LONDON (Reuters) - Oil scaled a new high above $55 a barrel Monday as a threat by Norwegian ship owners to halt production from the world's third biggest exporter stoked fears of a winter supply crunch.
5141,0,"Yahoo fixes two flaws in mail system News.com: Yahoo fixed two flaws in its free mail system that could have allowed a malicious user to read a victim 's browser cookies and change the appearance of some pages, Yahoo said Thursday. "
112338,0,"Philip Morris Eases Discounts, Ups Prices Philip Morris, a unit of Altria Group Inc. (MO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , told wholesalers on Thursday it would reduce its ""off-invoice "" discounts to $5.50 a carton from $6.50, a move that "
67958,0,"Microsoft Profit, Revenue Rise Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said its quarterly profit climbed as revenue rose 12 percent, but its shares fell as investors failed to account for the effect "
103192,0,"Starting a Heat wave MIAMI -- The signs are everywhere. From the absence of the dreaded balcony curtain inside American Airlines Arena to the giant poster on the outside of the building triumphantly announcing, ""Daddy's Home. "" This is, indeed, one big daddy. Shaquille O'Neal always has had a larger-than-life persona, perhaps because he is, well, very, very large. His singular presence on the Miami ..."
12565,0,"Gateway Launches First 'BTX ' Desktop PC Employing the latest in PC technology, the Gateway 700GR is designed on Intel 's highly anticipated BTX architecture, which aligns key components in a central wind tunnel."
22856,0,"Ali Calls for U.S. Boxing Commission (AP) AP - Boxing great Muhammad Ali asked Congress on Thursday to create a U.S. Boxing Commission, saying oversight by the federal government is needed to protect boxers from exploitation and injury."
104892,0,"It's hardly a weighty issue for Colonials Density may be important in physics, but Acton-Boxboro thinks the concept is overrated -- especially when it comes to its football team."
23998,0,Blogger is now surprisingly cool Blogger is now surprisingly cool\\I have had a love hate relation with Googles Blogger service. I started blogging with it. It just stopped working for me one day and I moved on. But since then I have had minor brushes with the updates that Google added with time and it ...
104284,0,Sovereign CFO Hogan to Retire Sovereign Bancorp Inc. on Monday said chief financial officer James D. Hogan will retire from the position after helping the northeastern regional bank grow dramatically through a succession of acquisitions and other financial deals.
56427,0,Delhomme at head of QB Class of '97 CHARLOTTE -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme only remembers one thing about the 1997 draft -- that he wasn 't going to be in it.
11287,0,FBI Sting Targets P2P Operation The US Department of Justice has targeted a group known as the Underground Network for its first criminal investigation into intellectual property piracy over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.
42037,0,"Patient dies as mechanical heart fails A man who lived for 147 days on a mechanical heart made by Danvers-based Abiomed Inc. died because of complications related to the device, officials said yesterday."
27262,0,"Hot Rod Job For SpaceShipOne rwven writes ""MSNBC is reporting that the engine on SpaceShipOne has been modified to provide more thrust, for a longer amount of time."
69424,0,"Aussie drought to break at Classic? No Australian has ever won the Funai Classic at Disney World, but there were signs here today of an impending break in the drought."
95500,0,"Knight: Quits As Nike CEO, President; Remains Chairman In one fell swoosh. Nike (nyse: NKE - news - people ) said its President and Chief Executive Phil Knight, 66, will relinquish those posts."
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14566,0,"Stocks Set to Open Lower on Quiet Earnings US stock futures were moving into negative territory early Monday at the start of a quiet earnings and a noisy political week. Dow Jones futures were down 28 points recently, while Nasdaq futures declined 8 points and S &P futures were down 3.4 points."
51270,0,Wal-Mart to open another 500 stores Wal-Mart has shrugged off growing opposition to its dominance of the US retail market by announcing plans for another 500 stores in 2005.
8205,0,"Oil Won 't Derail US Expansion -Bernanke Rising oil prices will weigh on US economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday."
74390,0,"NTT DoCoMo, IBM, Intel team to secure mobile devices With an eye towards making mobile devices and the commerce services that run over them more secure, NTT DoCoMo Inc., Intel Corp. and IBM Corp. on Wednesday published a jointly developed security specification called the Trusted Mobile Platform."
110785,0,"Campina and Arla churn up dairy merger Falling milk prices, evaporating European Union subsidies and tougher demands by supermarket chains yesterday nudged two of Europe 's leading dairy companies into the biggest merger in the continent 's dairy industry."
115482,0,IBM claims virtualisation victory over EMC IBM is claiming a storage management victory over EMCand has said it can control its entire line of storage arrays with the latest version of its San Volume Controller appliance.
87008,0,"Shoppers Drug Mart Q3 profit up 21 at $92.5M as sales rise 9 to NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. technology stocks gained onThursday after bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast,but blue chips slipped as oil prices climbed almost $2 perbarrel, increasing concerns about future corporate profits.
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56280,0,"Michigan Led by Fab Two: Henne and Hart (AP) AP - The Michigan Wolverines knew they would have to replace quarterback John Navarre and running back Chris Perry this season. They had no idea two freshmen, Chad Henne and Michael Hart, would be doing it."
51315,0,Fannie Mae Execs Appear Before Congress Fannie Mae 's chief executive and another top official are to appear before Congress to explain an accounting lapse at the mortgage giant amid regulators ' allegations of earnings manipulation and management misdeeds.
77045,0,"Nexen to Buy EnCana Unit for $2.1 Billion NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nexen Inc. has agreed to buy a U.K.-based subsidiary of EnCana Corp. in an all-cash deal worth $2.1 billion, enabling Canada's fourth largest oil explorer to expand into the U.K. sector of the North Sea."
43624,0,Border surveillance plan unveiled The UK government will store electronic records of people entering the UK in effort to tighten border control.
58093,0,"Vogts Expects Victory The game certainly is a must-win affair if the Scots are to have any chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals. With just one point from home games with Slovenia and Norway, they are already trailing in Group Five."
87209,0,"New open-source browser from Mozilla aims to challenge Microsoft (AFP) AFP - A new front has been opened in the long-dormant browser war, with an open-source program called Firefox aiming to challenge Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer."
51742,0,Treasuries Lower Before Five-Year Auction NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices eased on Wednesday as the market prepared to absorb $24 billion in new supply just a few days before a jobs report which could set the trend for yields for weeks to come.
82563,0,"Northwest Pilots OK $265 Mln Concession (Reuters) Reuters - The pilots union at Northwest Airlines Corp. , the No. 4 U.S. air carrier, ratified a $265 million concession package that includes 15 percent pay cuts,\the union said on Friday."
1492,0,"Stocks Rise on Drop in Consumer Prices A drop in consumer prices and a decline in crude oil futures Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term, and they sent stocks modestly higher. "
3935,0,Technical breakthrough boosts Broadband Britain Broadband should be available through 99.4 per cent of phone lines by next summer thanks to a technical breakthrough by BT.
79140,0,"Offensive struggles continue for Ravens Everyone knew Sunday 's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens was going to be a defensive struggle, but very quietly each team had designs on a big offensive day."
20831,0,Would a Settlement Boost Wal-Mart's PR? The company says it is discussing a settlement with the Justice Department.
25684,0,Meche Shuts Out Red Sox; Colon Wins 15th (AP) AP - The Boston Red Sox were beating up on pitchers — until they ran into Gil Meche.
77123,0,Australia breach final frontier Australia have won their first Test series in India since 1969-70 after a crushing 342-run win in the third Test in Nagpur. The win gives them an unassailable 2-0 series lead and means that the one blot on their copybook has been erased.
99941,0,"Facet of KC offense was a bit run down It was another record-setting day for the Kansas City Chiefs' offense last night, but New England proved it could get by with focusing primarily on stopping the run."
27269,0,"Kroger 's 2Q Earnings Drop Almost $50M CINCINNATI Sept. 14, 2004 - The Kroger Co., one of the nation 's largest operators of supermarkets, reported Tuesday that its second-quarter earnings fell almost $50 million from a year ago, hurt by debt charges and the southern California strike."
67275,0,"NEC updates vector supercomputer The SX-8 is the latest incarnation of the high-end but relatively rare ""vector"" computer breed."
48328,0,"Kirui, Sun win world half-marathon titles Kenya 's Paul Kirui won the world half-marathon title Sunday, capping a year in which he also captured 13.1-mile races in Rome and Berlin."
78540,0,"Delta pilots to vote on proposed pay cut agreement ATLANTA - Delta Airlines Inc. is hoping its pilots ' union will approve a steep pay cut to help the company avoid bankruptcy. Delta pilots, currently among the highest paid in the nation with salaries that "
51121,0,"House Approves Bill Imposing 'Spyware' Fines By TED BRIDIS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Companies and others that secretly install ""spyware"" programs on people's computers to quietly monitor their Internet activities would face hefty federal fines under a bill the House passed Tuesday. The most egregious behaviors ascribed to the category of such software - secretly recording a person's computer keystrokes or mouse clicks - are already illegal under U.S..."
1279,0,"Stocks surge amid upbeat outlooks NEW YORK -- A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher yesterday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points."
108294,0,"Pats to test Browns defense again While wondering if the Cleveland Browns (3-8) can hold their opponents under 60 points for a second consecutive week, in their defense it has to be said they 're in the tougher of the two conferences."
7934,0,"Blue Chips End Lower, Wal-Mart Weighs US blue chips ended lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from the world 's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc."
22534,0,"Wall Street Expected to Slip at Opening LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street was expected to dip at Thursday's opening, but shares of Texas Instruments Inc. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that more than doubled on stronger demand for computers,\cellphones and other electronic products.
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51245,0,"Regulator Wants Riggs Records on Jet, London Apartment London's Savoy Court Apartments are counted among Britain's most exclusive private residences. And No. 6 was among the most lavishly appointed."
112251,0,"NASA telescopes finds dust rings around planet-bearing stars For the first time, scientists have found rings of dust around planet-bearing stars an important confirmation of theories about how planets form, NASA has announced."
63311,0,"Beltran, Astros have the power HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros not only tied the National League Championship Series with a 6-5 triumph yesterday over the St. Louis Cardinals. They sent a message entering tonight's Game 5 that they have more than enough to cope with the NL's most potent offense."
51844,0,"Cole found guilty by FA London, England (Sports Network) - The Football Association suspended Fulham striker Andy Cole for three matches Wednesday. The suspension stems from an incident during Fulham 's 1-1 draw with West Bromwich on September 18."
79669,0,"Chrysler Recalls 240,000 Minivans The recall involves the 2001 and 2002 model year Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country minivans. The automaker says the short circuit may result from water seeping into the radio."
72019,0,Industry news drives AK Steel stock Stock in AK Steel Corp. and other publicly traded US steel companies posted large gains Monday on news of a three-way merger that 'll create the world 's largest steelmaker.
48793,0,"SBC has one-stop message service Residential and small business customers of SBC Communications Inc. in Flint, Ann Arbor and metro Detroit can now access their home and wireless voice mail as well as e-mail accounts "
37606,0,AL Wrap: Texas Completes Sweep of Oakland (Reuters) Reuters - David Dellucci's two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning helped the Texas Rangers complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 win in the American League at Arlington Thursday.
46908,0,"US cybersecurity chief resigns The top cybersecurity official in the United States has resigned, a little over a year after joining the Department of Homeland Security, the agency said Friday."
108187,0,ND officials take search for a coach to Utah Notre Dame officials hope to be one step closer to obtaining a new football coach after getting to bed a little later than usual Thursday night.
52981,0,"New Technology Helping Volcanologists (AP) AP - Geologist David Johnston wouldn't have died on Mount St. Helens today. New equipment developed since the 1980 eruption of the volcano has made it possible for volcanologists to take better measurements without hiking up the volatile mountain, a requirement 24 years ago that cost Johnson his life."
37864,0,"Congress Votes to Extend Tax Cuts The House and the Senate overwhelmingly approved the $146 billion measure, sending President Bush what would be his fourth tax cut in four years."
64003,0,Mutu faces two-year suspension Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu failed a doping test and could force a ban of up two years from domestic and international soccer. Professional Footballers ' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor confirmed the positive test Monday.
91307,0,"Novell Puts Its Weight Behind Desktop Linux NOVEMBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Novell Inc. last week began shipping a desktop version of Linux that is designed for business users and comes with a bundled set of open-source applications as well as technical support, training and consulting options."
31716,0,"Preview day for Cup contenders Four major races will be held tomorrow as earnest preparation begins for the Breeders' Cup at Lone Star Oct. 30. Belmont Park will host the $300,000 Matron for 2-year-old fillies, at 1 mile, the $300,000 Futurity, for 2-year-old colts, also at a mile, and the $300,000 Ruffian Handicap for fillies and mares at a mile and one-16th. Woodbine will hold ..."
82448,0,"US adds more jobs than expected The US economy added 337,000 now jobs in October, a seven-month high and much higher than Wall Street expectations."
46665,0,CLASS ACT ALAN Shearer and Patrick Kluivert teamed up to fire Newcastle into the group stage of the Uefa Cup. It was a striking master-class in Tel Aviv.
13482,0,"Earnhardt Ends Slump With Bristol Win (AP) AP - Dale Earnhardt Jr. found the perfect cure for his struggling team's ills: Winning. Earnhardt broke out of a six-week slump Saturday night with a convincing victory in the Sharpie 500, giving him a weekend sweep at Bristol Motor Speedway that will certainly give him momentum for the upcoming championship chase."
30143,0,"F1: Trulli to Drive for Toyota Team Next Year Italian Formula One driver Jarno Trulli will drive for Toyota 's Formula One team next year. Toyota said Trulli, who was released by Renault this week, signed a two-year deal and will be paired with Germany 's Ralf Schumacher next year."
82890,0,"JP Morgan, Cazenove tie up LONDON: JP Morgan Chase & Co, the ninth ranked underwriter of UK stocks, formed a joint venture with Cazenove Group Plc to improve its access to Britain 's biggest companies."
96175,0,"In-Depth Review: What Makes Firefox 1.0 So Compelling Mozilla 's new Firefox Web browser can make believers even out of loyal Internet Explorer proponents. By Scot Finnie, Desktop Pipeline."
7902,0,"Googles Googly Despite Wall Streets carping in recent weeks and having landed in trouble (for failing to register as many as $3 billion worth of shares), Googles young founders have landed on their feet."
9202,0,Update 4: Kuwait Foreign Minister Discusses Oil Kuwait 's foreign minister said Wednesday that Middle East oil exporters are producing at maximum capacity to stabilize prices that are being driven up by speculators from outside the region.
5520,0,Utes D coordinator has two offers SALT LAKE CITY -- Defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham is deciding whether to stay at University of Utah and accept its head coaching job or take a rival offer from Brigham Young University.
12008,0,"Rogge says no to duplicate golds International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Friday that the IOC had rejected South Korean requests for the awarding of duplicate gold medal to South Korean Yang Tae-Yong, who lost the men 's all-around gymnastics gold to American Paul "
18173,0,"Firm Requests 'Success Fee ' in Enron Case The firm led by the acting chief executive of Enron asked a bankruptcy judge for a $25 million ""success fee "" for its efforts in shepherding the company through nearly three years under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a court filing shows."
24520,0,"TEAM SPIRIT GIVES US THE ADVANTAGE - MONTY Colin Montgomerie believes Europe 's team spirit can defeat USA - and their partisan fans - when the Ryder Cup starts this week in Oakland Hills, Michigan."
38414,0,"That's rich: Gates tops Forbes list once again Microsoft's leader brings home the gold medal for the 11th year running. Google's founders aren't doing too badly, either."
48964,0,"Nintendo Raises Net Profit Estimate OSAKA (Reuters) - Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd. raised its full-year net profit forecast by 20 percent on Monday, citing a stronger dollar and solid demand for software titles for its handheld GameBoy Advance machine."
17929,0,"F5, Redline expand software for speeding app performance Rivals F5 Networks and Redline Networks are announcing new Web-enabled application delivery tools that are designed to accelerate data processing by shifting workloads off of servers."
85236,0,"Nikkei Inches Up, Mazda Drives Higher TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.27 percent by midsession on Tuesday as buyers went after shipping firms with solid financial prospects while an upbeat earnings result and outlook propelled Mazda Motor Corp. higher."
106644,0,"Magic Place Pat Garrity on Injured List (AP) AP - Magic forward Pat Garrity was placed on the injured list with a sprained left foot. Stacy Augmon was activated to fill the roster spot, making him available to play against Toronto on Wednesday night."
28954,0,"First snapshot of a distant planet? In what could be a breakthrough in the search for worlds, an international team of astronomers claims to have made an image of a planetlike object beyond our solar system."
90522,0,"Oil prices skid, US stocks of crude seen growing NEW YORK : World oil prices fell, capping a drop of more than 14 percent in a two-and-a-half-week slide triggered by a perception of growing US crude oil inventories."
5649,0,"Battle heightens over San Francisco bridge costs Plagued by delays and cost overruns, a $5.1 billion renovation of San Francisco 's Bay Bridge has run into added problems as the state refuses to pay for "
46508,0,Banks sound alarm on online fraud The banking industry warns online customers to guard against a new wave of sophisticated cyber-fraud.
58270,0,LG.Philips: This Side Up The joint venture between Korea 's LG Electronics and the Netherlands ' Philips (NYSE: PHG) reported an increase in year-on-year sales for its fiscal third quarter (up 12).
30735,0,London 'call girl' gives up blog The writer of an online journal describing her life as a London call girl has signed off.
111557,0,Most Browsers Vulnerable to Pop-Up Attack Five advisories issued by security firm Secunia warn that a pop-up attack could expose users to phishing scams on most Web browsers.
47510,0,"Nemechek wins Bud Pole at Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Joe Nemechek took his first Bud Pole of the year and his third at Talladega Superspeedway Friday, turning a top speed of 190."
106749,0,"Kazaa Trial Opens Down Under The firm behind Kazaa is being sued by the record industry in the latest round of a fight over copyright. Lawyers in Australia branded the online software network ""an engine of copyright piracy "
40844,0,"Microsoft Still Wants EU Settlement BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's chief counsel, briefing reporters in the lead-up to a European Union court hearing this week, said on Monday he remains hopeful the software giant's European antitrust case can be settled."
102144,0,"DoCoMo turns to mm02 for a UK i-mode data service Japanese mobile giant DoCoMo has turned to mmO2 to offer its i-mode data service, according to sources. Reuters reports a source confirming a basic agreement to launch the service following mmO2 's CEO Peter "
91862,0,"PBL to Invest in Macau Hotel, Casino Kerry Packer 's media and gambling empire will invest US$163 million (euro126 million) for a 28 percent stake in a luxury hotel and casino in Macau, Packer 's company said Tuesday."
112628,0,"Consumers Cheer Up, Budget Deficit Swells CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. consumers' mood brightened in early December, which may bode well for retailers in the key holiday shopping season, a survey showed on Friday."
61242,0,Spawn of X Prize on Horizon So Burt Rutan 's SpaceShipOne has grabbed the $10 million Ansari X Prize. What 's next for Peter Diamandis and the organization he started in the mid- '90s to promote development of private spaceships?
117105,0,"Gates Joins Berkshire Board So, what does a board with more than $100 billion in wealth do for an encore?"
25902,0,IBM Triples Transistor Performance with Germanium Improved electron flow is the key to more powerful chips.
43504,0,"BEA veterans launch new approach to open source services The former head of Microsoft Corp 's Windows business has given his financial backing to SourceLabs Inc, a new open source support and services firm set up by former executives at BEA Systems Inc."
26575,0,"U.S.: High Oil Price Due to Supply Fears MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Supply and demand in the oil market are roughly in balance and current high prices are due to the possibility of disruptions rather than any shortage, a U.S. official said on Tuesday."
77843,0,"US economy grew at 3.7 percent in summer The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the summer as a big rebound in auto sales offset weakness from an expanding trade deficit, soaring "
42108,0,"Finance chiefs see brighter world economy, but storm clouds loom (AFP) AFP - World finance chiefs meeting in Washington this week will express satisfaction with a rebounding global economy, but also highlight risks from surging oil prices, turmoil in Iraq and other factors."
99310,0,Texas Quickly Fading From BCS Picture (AP) AP - The Texas Longhorns might want to forget about the Bowl Championship Series. It looks like the BCS has all but forgotten them.
99830,0,"Time Warner Shares Rise on Talks Report NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Time Warner Inc on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit despite slumping sales as it cut jobs and reduced advertising and discounts, boosting its cash pile to $2.6 billion."
21478,0,"Modest Growth Seen for Calif. Economy - UCLA Study California 's economy will grow at a modest pace this year in an uneven recovery that will chip away at an unemployment rate projected to remain higher than the national average, according to a closely watched economic forecast "
86257,0,IBM trots out new Workplace products SAN FRANCISCO -- IBM on Tuesday released a series of new products and services in its Workplace productivity software lineup. IBM Workplace blends collaborative tools from Lotus Notes/Domino with WebSphere Portal and Everyplace technologies.
81698,0,"Lawyer in Philly corruption probe dies PHILADELPHIA -- A lawyer who was a central figure in an ongoing FBI investigation into city corruption died Thursday after a hospitalization of several days, his attorney said."
78448,0,"Mauresmo powers to Linz victory Top seed Amelie Mauresmo won her fourth title of the year with a comprehensive victory over Elena Bovina at the Generali Open in Linz, Austria."
101823,0,"Manning 's six TDs extend record pace COLTS 41, LIONS 9: The Colts quarterback throws four touchdowns in the first half to blow out the slumping Lions. By wire services."
113415,0,"Baer set to lead Notre Dame Interim Notre Dame football coach Kent Baer completed his team 's third postseason practice Friday morning, and is only beginning to prepare for the Insight Bowl."
103380,0,"Eagles Clinch Division Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook lead a 20-point second half to deliver a 27-6 win over the Giants, securing the Eagles' fifth straight trip to the playoffs."
14502,0,A Celebration of Cell-Phone Film Filmmakers who who make tiny movies now have a festival. An independent studio is collecting entries of films made for the small screen -- the cell phone. By Daniel Terdiman.
63371,0,Souness To Bellamy: I Make The Decisions Newcastle United striker Craig Bellamy was clearly unimpressed about being substituted by Shola Ameobi after 66 minutes of Sunday 's 1-1 draw with Charlton at The Valley.
26429,0,"Mozilla Nears Firefox Finale (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - With a preview of Firefox 1.0 ready for release, the open-source development group says it is also preparing for a grassroots marketing push."
118034,0,UPDATE 1-Germany banish World Cup ghosts in Japan Germany banished their 2002 World Cup ghosts with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Japan in the first match of their three-game tour of Asia on Thursday.
39953,0,"Villanova snaps Penn's winning streak Marvin Burroughs and Terry Butler each scored touchdowns and Villanova held off a late Penn rally last night to defeat the Quakers, 16-13, in Philadelphia."
33353,0,"Alcatel Says Closing in on China 3G Mobile Deal (Reuters) Reuters - French telecoms equipment maker Alcatel is nearing a deal with a Chinese peer on cooperating to build third-generation (3G) mobile phone networks using a Chinese technology standard, a senior executive said."
106606,0,"2004 U.S. Hurricane Season Among Worst on Record Insurance adjusters and meteorologists are still crunching numbers and analyzing data, but the 2004 U.S. hurricane season will likely go down as one of the most active on record."
33025,0,"Nokia pulls out, Sony Ericsson goes in STRANGE. THE DAY after Sony Ericsson announces it has done a deal with the Financial Times (FT) to offer content via its portal, Nokia says it is reigning back its own portal, Club Nokia."
46887,0,"GM's U.S. Sales Surge DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. GM.N on Friday said its U.S. sales soared a surprising 20.5 percent in September, but the U.S. automaker also cut production and raised incentives as it grapples with high inventories of unsold vehicles."
49669,0,PalmOne Introduces a Memory-Packed Organizer Handheld computer maker PalmOne Inc. unveiled Monday a new memory-packed personal digital assistant that can double as a portable data storage drive. PalmOne's new Tungsten T5 handheld has 256 megabytes of built-in flash memory.
96240,0,"Vodafone tests Chinese mobile phone equipment Vodafone Group, Europe's largest mobile phone operator, is testing several network systems from Chinese manufacturers with the intention of purchasing equipment within the next few years."
45673,0,"Dunn Sets Strikeout Record Cincinnati Reds slugger Adam Dunn set the major league record for strikeouts in one season with 190, when he fanned in his first two at-bats Thursday against the Chicago Cubs."
108742,0,"Backman Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail KENNEWICK, Wash., (Sports Network) - Wally Backman, briefly the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, was sentenced to 10 days in jail Friday for violating his probation."
100224,0,"Parents need to understand video games: expert A US group released its annual warning about antisocial video games, but a University of Toronto professor says he 's only really worried about a very narrow category of such interactive entertainment."
41407,0,"Cisco offerings target small firms Cisco this week will release products it says will help small companies deal with the complexities of LAN switch security, convergence and network management."
112558,0,Man City v Tottenham Stuart Pearce has placed an early claim on the Manchester City job when Kevin Keegan steps down as manager in 18 months ' time.
26446,0,"Bonds arrives one short of 700 Diamondbacks manager Al Pedrique struggled with him all weekend. On Tuesday, Barry Bonds becomes the Brewers ' problem. ""I wake up every morning thinking about it, "" Brewers manager Ned Yost said."
56127,0,Beckham sours super strike ENGLAND took a huge step towards booking its ticket to Germany for the 2006 World Cup when it outclassed Wales with a controlled performance at Old Trafford yesterday.
87678,0,"PeopleSoft rejects Oracle 's takeover bid again NEW YORK, November 11 (newratings.com) - PeopleSoft Inc (PSFT.NAS) has again rejected Oracle Corporation 's (ORCL) ""best and final "" takeover bid, while urging its shareholders to reject Oracle 's $24 per share tender offer as well."
99412,0,"NCAA Game Summary - Iowa vs. Louisville Maui, HI (Sports Network) - Jeff Horner scored 18 points and Pierre Pierce added 16, as Iowa knocked off 12th-ranked Louisville, 76-71, in the opening round of the Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center."
80919,0,Sonic Mega Collection Plus Ships Sega of America today announced that Sonic Mega Collection Plus for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 has shipped to retail outlets across North America.
26383,0,"Sony Group Agrees in Principle to Buy MGM (Reuters) Reuters - A group headed by Sony Corp of America agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $12 a share in cash, MGM said on Monday."
74386,0,"Increased Sales Power Tool Company Profit ATLANTA (Reuters) - Black Decker Corp. BDK.N on Wednesday reported a 51 percent increase in third-quarter profit, topping estimates, as sales and profit margins improved in power tools and home hardware."
104434,0,"Music groups launch test case against website The music industry on Monday launched a test case against Kazaa, one of the world 's largest file-sharing websites, in a bid to stem rampant internet piracy."
59833,0,"German goalkeeper battle escalates BERLIN - Jens Lehmann wore the wrong gloves and is not available for Germany 's Asian tour in December. Oliver Kahn, by contrast, has the right gloves, can play in December and will be made fit like never before by Sepp Maier."
20310,0,Frances-related accident claims Bowden relatives The grandson and former son-in-law of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden were killed late Sunday when their car was hit by a utility truck traveling from Texas to Florida to help restore power outages caused by Hurricane Frances.
48030,0,"ALL AUBURN, ALL NIGHT com. An Auburn touchdown with 52 seconds left in the first half Saturday night brought a smile to celebrity Tiger fan Charles Barkley pacing the sideline."
64923,0,"Canadians Seek Ban on Americans' Drug Shopping By COLIN McCLELLAND TORONTO (AP) -- Canadians must stop Americans from using Internet pharmacies to raid its medicine chest or face a drug shortage, a coalition of Canadian groups representing seniors, pharmacies and patients has warned. The groups, claiming to represent 10 million Canadians, or about one-third the population, called on the Canadian government Monday to ban prescription drug exports..."
100378,0,"Thoughts on Tysabri 's Approval For those that missed it last night, Biogen Idec (BIIB:Nasdaq - news - research) and Elan Pharmaceuticals (ELN:NYSE ADR - news - research) received FDA approval for their new multiple sclerosis drug, now called Tysabri (formerly known as Antegren."
89562,0,Pfizer plant faces EPA inquiry Pfizer Inc. 's manufacturing plant in Portage has been put on notice by the US Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly violating federal.
76009,0,Taylor Charged With DUI Free safety Sean Taylor was arrested by Virginia State Police on Thursday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and refusing to take the alcohol breath test.
23201,0,NHL Lockout Looming As Talks Break Off (AP) AP - The NHL and the players' association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off Thursday after the union's first new proposal in nearly a year.
27987,0,"Oracle beats forecast by penny, stock up SAN FRANCISCOOracle Corp. reported a 16 per cent rise in quarterly net income yesterday as the world 's second-largest software company benefited from steady demand for its flagship database software."
49845,0,"UPDATE 3-Siebel sees sales beating estimates, shares jump Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. (SEBL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing "
93756,0,GLAZER HOUNDED WHERE EVER HE GOES Yesterday Deutsche bank were reported to be involved in talks on Monday with the Glazer camp about the possibility of replacing JP Morgan - not any more they ain 't.
82307,0,"Cell Signaling Technology Carlos Del Castillo, IT manager at Cell Signaling Technology, drove the effort to move the company to Macs. Now “no one worries about the system anymore, ” he says. “They ’re concentrating on their work, using the Mac as a tool rather than as a computer. ” Also, check out Why Mac for Science and other new features on the Science site.\ Nov 04"
36079,0,"Putin Tells Ministries to Salvage Kyoto -- Lobbyists (Reuters) Reuters - Russian President Vladimir Putin has told key ministries to sign the Kyoto protocol on global warming in a step toward salvaging the U.N. plan, international environmentalists said Wednesday."
62045,0,"UNC Starts Pilot File-Sharing Program (AP) AP - Four schools in the University of North Carolina system will participate in a pilot program that allows students to download music, movies and other copyrighted material on the Internet for free."
83072,0,"Verizon to Buy NextWave Licenses Verizon Wireless announced Friday that it plans to buy airwave licenses from NextWave Telecom Inc. for $3 billion in cash, giving the cellular phone giant the ability to carry more calls in some of the nation's largest cities.\-The Washington Post"
57212,0,"Senate Approves Corporate Tax Bill The bill's tax breaks, while worth about $140 billion over 10 years, is also designed save that much by closing shelters and raising customs fees."
58585,0,"Dell and Philips Ink $700 Million Deal Dell has won a $700 million hardware and services contract with Philips Electronics. The deal will include the sale of Dell OptiPlex desktop computers, Precision workstations and Latitude "
47415,0,"Els takes lead at WGC American Express Playing some of his best golf in the worst conditions, the South African breezed through a wacky day of weather at the WGC American Express Championship by starting with four straight birdies and finishing with an 8-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead "
104315,0,"Boggs Heads 2005 Hall of Fame Ballot (Reuters) Reuters - Five-time American League batting champion Wade Boggs, two-time NL batting champ Willie McGee and former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell are among 12 first-year candidates on the 2005 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot."
8794,0,"Second gold medal won 't be awarded ATHENS, Greece -- The International Gymnastics Federation said it won 't request a duplicate gold medal or change the results in American Paul Hamm 's disputed victory in the all- around event at the Olympics."
63705,0,"Yum Brands Names New Operating Chief Fast-food restaurant operator Yum Brands Inc. on Monday named David Deno chief operating officer, replacing Aylwin Lewis, who resigned to become president and chief executive of Kmart Holding Corp."
27259,0,"Yahoo agrees to buy Musicmatch for $160 mn NEW YORK, September 14 (New Ratings) - Yahoo! Inc (YHOO.NAS) has agreed to acquire Musicmatch Inc, a privately held digital music software company, for about $160 million in cash."
79256,0,"Cocaine and opiates found in Caminiti 's body Caminiti died from acute intoxication due to the combined effects of cocaine and opiates, a spokeswoman for the New York City Medical Examiners Office told ESPN."
51333,0,"Pennington 's return inspires Jets offense Chad Pennington, who missed the previous three games due to a rotator cuff injury on his right (throwing) shoulder, returned with a fury on Sunday."
38720,0,"Group Abandons Work on Anti-Spam Standards The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has shut down the MARID working group, which was attempting to develop a Sender ID standard."
39588,0,"Giants Blast Dodgers to Aid Playoff Hopes (AP) AP - Pedro Feliz hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning for his fourth hit of the day, and the Giants helped their playoff chances with a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday."
9149,0,Nokia to offer encryption tool The handset maker is teaming up with a Swedish security company to offer encryption software for some of its phones.
87685,0,"Microsoft To Spoil Google & Yahoo 's Search Party With the announcement of its new search engine, Microsoft is all geared to spoil the search engine party of Google and Yahoo. The software giant today released a beta version of its new MSN search service, claiming "
65323,0,"Coke, Bottler and EU Reach Antitrust Deal ATLANTA (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co. KO.N and its largest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. CCE.N, said on Tuesday they had reached an agreement to settle a five-year antitrust case with the European Commission."
50054,0,"Economists expect job creation to pick up US employers will add jobs at a quicker pace at the end of 2004 and throughout 2005 than earlier expected, according to a survey of economic forecasters out Monday."
20892,0,Petacchi snatches victory again in Zaragoza For the second year running Alessandro Petacchi won a bunch sprint at the Tour of Spain in Zaragoza to take his second stage of the 2004 race.
11919,0,"Stock Futures Near Unchanged After GDP NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures were little changed on Friday after the Commerce Department released preliminary figures showing gross domestic product rose 2.8 percent in the second quarter, which was in line with Wall Street expectations."
84749,0,In search of the albino elephant Tom Parker heads out for a sighting of the rare white elephant in Sri Lanka.
71115,0,"US insurance investigation widens Investigators probing US insurance firms are alleged to have found evidence of improper practices at Aon, the world 's second largest broker."
54106,0,Gluecode Contributes Open-Source BPM Engine (TechWeb) TechWeb - Gluecode Software is contributing what it says is the first open-source business process management engine to the Apache Software Foundation.
26983,0,"Ground Zero Workers File Billion-Dollar Health Lawsuit Nearly three years to the day of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, lawyers for more than 800 ""Ground Zero"" rescue and clean-up workers announced Monday a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against owners of the World Trade Center for exposing the workers to allegedly toxic conditions."
92975,0,"In Brief: Bowstreet unveils pre-packaged portal offerings Bowstreet this week launched its Enterprise Portal Solutions, a set of portal-based composite applications designed to bolster employee, partner, and customer productivity."
89117,0,"News: Say hello to the 'time bomb' exploit Prepare yourself for ""time bomb"" exploits that attack web-based systems at a pre-determined time."
14555,0,Schumacher Rewrites the History Books Again It was not quite business as usual for Michael Schumacher on Sunday. He was on the podium at the end of the Belgian Grand Prix but in second place.
26280,0,"Feds Warn on Children and Antidepressants By DIEDTRA HENDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Food and Drug Administration epidemiologist who triggered a closer look at suicidal behavior among children taking antidepressants cited independent experts at hearings Monday who he said support his findings. In addition to seeing increases in suicidal thoughts among children receiving all the antidepressants he studied, Dr..."
24981,0,"Freshman mixer SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame found a familiar way to make its problems go away -- beat Michigan."
20016,0,"Finland Beats Germany 2-1 in Cup Play (AP) AP - Mikko Eloranta tipped a shot past Olaf Kolzig with 3:22 left, lifting Finland to a 2-1 win over Germany on Monday and into semifinals of the World Cup of Hockey."
39680,0,Pedro knows his daddy Boston -- There were no new concession speeches or genealogy reports issued yesterday by Pedro Martinez. Nothing more needed to be said.
95455,0,"Rayovac to Buy United Ind. for $476 Mln NEW YORK (Reuters) - Battery maker Rayovac Corp. ROV.N on Tuesday said it would buy United Industries Corp., a maker of lawn and garden products, for about $476 million in cash and stock in a bid to diversify its product mix."
30238,0,At least five rigs adrift in the Gulf NEW ORLEANS Five offshore oil rigs were set adrift in the Gulf of Mexico and three others were damaged by Hurricane Ivan. The Coast Guard says it received a report from Diamond Offshore that a 335-foot semi
86775,0,Losing 60 years of experience STUART Rose conceded that more than 60 years of Marks & Spencer experience was walking away with the clutch of top-tier departures.
16648,0,US Airways Pilots Hint Deal Is Near on Cuts he pilots ' union at US Airways said yesterday that it might be close to reaching an agreement on wage and benefit cuts that the struggling airline contends are necessary to avoid another bankruptcy filing.
23746,0,"Altnet Fights Back, Sues RIAA Peer-to-peer company accuses RIAA and its partners of infringing upon its patents."
60189,0,"Cricket: Harbhajan 's dual strike halts Australia in second Test MADRAS, India : Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh grabbed two wickets in three balls to lead India 's fightback in the second cricket Test against Australia here."
119819,0,"Mets set sights (quietly) on Beltran The Mets stayed well under the radar for a good while with their stealth pursuit of Pedro Martinez, and it looks like they will try to take that approach again."
1283,0,"January trial is set for former HealthSouth CEO BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge has scheduled jury selection in the fraud trial of fired HealthSouth Corp. chief executive Richard Scrushy to begin Jan. 5."
48024,0,"Ichiro talks about his 'greatest moment ' SEATTLE -- Achieving the Major League record for the most hits in a single year was ""the best moment of my career, "" Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki said after Friday 's game."
12255,0,"Former Financier Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges Former financier Martin Armstrong pleaded not guilty to expanded charges of fraud on Friday, just days after he challenged a contempt order that has kept him imprisoned for more than four years."
106791,0,"Nothing Ventured, Everything Gained A new trading tactic that could tip takeover battles has emerged from the hedge fund industry, sparking outrage among some investors and corporate governance experts."
42250,0,Oil Charges Over $50 on Nigeria Threat \
By Andrew MItchell
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices raced to new record highs above $50 on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global supplies.
100341,0,"NBA Needs to Look in Mirror, Not Just at Artest Ron Artest has some time off now to assess where his life and his career are going. He can get some help. He is only 25 and it 's not as if he can 't revive his career next season."
52758,0,"Virginia opens ACC vs. nemesis Clemson After bolting to a 4-0 record and its highest ranking in five years against opponents with a collective 7-13 record, Virginia begins its football season "
42184,0,"GAO Says Offshoring Could Stymie Tech Job Growth SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - A new government report indicates that offshore outsourcing could hurt IT employment growth over the next decade."
114653,0,"Lockheed Martin to Buy Stasys Ltd. Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. on Monday said it agreed to buy Stasys Ltd., a Britain-based technology and consulting firm specializing in network communications and defense interoperability."
45591,0,Shearer just the trick for Toon Alan Shearer and Patrick Kluivert teamed up to fire Newcastle into the group stage of the UEFA Cup with a striking master-class in Tel Aviv.
1790,0,Mobile Boohoo for Sohu Chinese net stock Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) dropped by 10 on Friday after the company announced that its multimedia messaging services with China Mobile Communication had been temporarily suspended for a year. The sanctions were ...
55964,0,"Police: 6 killed in arson at Philadelphia rowhouse Philadelphia -- A fast-moving arson fire killed six people in a rowhouse before dawn Saturday, four of them children, police said."
20400,0,"Vijay takes win in stride NORTON -- Most people will look back on the final round of the 2004 Deutsche Bank Championship and think, ""wasnt that poetic "" -- Vijay Singh overtakes Tiger Woods in the world rankings by beating him head-to-head on the golf course."
49201,0,Wal-Mart wireless with RadioShack RadioShack to take over the operation of cell phone kiosks at retailer 's Sam 's Club stores. NEW YORK (Reuters) - RadioShack Corp.
72426,0,"Delta likely to land in 1 of 3 courts With the likelihood of bankruptcy growing stronger each day, Delta Air Lines Inc. officials may consider ""shopping out "" to another bankruptcy court outside of Atlanta to get the most favorable conditions for restructuring their business."
106736,0,"Macquarie led consortium acquires UK 's ntl Broadcast A Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) led consortium (Consortium), in which Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL) has an approximate 13 interest, today announced it has been selected as the successful bidder for the acquisition of National "
97151,0,"Google releases Scholar Search In the latest release of its customized search engines, the groups of people to be benefited are Scholars and Scientists. The engine is called Google Scholar and as usual with Google, it is in beta."
107747,0,"Benfica, Alkmaar Reach Last 32 of UEFA Cup Soccer Tournament Benfica beat Beveren 3-0 and Alkmaar of the Netherlands defeated Rangers 1-0 to advance in European soccer 's UEFA Cup. Italy 's Lazio was eliminated."
82088,0,"Sugar Bowl will leave Tigers with bitter taste If theyd lost a game, they would understand. If they hadnt won their conference championship game, they wouldnt argue. If theyd even ever really struggled to win, they could see being left out on the championship picture."
47903,0,A Giant collapse Crushing loss to LA in ninth inning dims playoff ... Los Angeles - -- JT Snow never turned to see Steve Finley 's grand slam land softly in the right-field pavilion. He just lowered his head and jogged off the field.
31713,0,NL notables Montreal's Tony Armas Jr. was a late scratch for his start at Philadelphia because of tendinitis in his right shoulder.
18479,0,"Tenn. Coach Excited About Freshman QBs (AP) AP - Coach Phillip Fulmer can relate to Tennessee's fans. He, too, is eager to see how his two freshmen quarterbacks do in their college debuts."
116304,0,"Google Strikes Deals for Library Content Google reached agreements with several major research libraries to digitize the content of thousands of books in their archives, adding momentum to the search giant 's effort to catalog vast amounts of offline information in addition to Web pages, the "
12896,0,"Yahoo sells $191 millions in Google stock : Yahoo Inc. said today it sold $191 millions in Google Inc. stock in that company 's initial public offering, cashing out some of the 2.7 million shares Google gave Yahoo this month to settle two disputes."
94595,0,"Taking it from the top Kansas is on top right now, ranked first in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll. In the past, such an honor would be regarded with some trepidation since the list of teams that started and ended the season No. 1 is a short one. North Carolina made the run in 1994, Duke in 1992 and UNLV a year before ..."
64194,0,Scientists: New planets may take longer It may take much longer than scientists have thought for violent turbulence to turn grains of space dust into new planets. A NASA telescope recently discovered evidence that
91692,0,"NASCAR to Keep New Points System for 2005 NASCAR chairman Brian France will keep the new points system in place for next year, satisfied that the closest championship race in history is proof that the 10-race playoff structure works better than expected."
4410,0,"Apple's iPod a Huge Hit in Japan The iPod is proving a colossal hit on the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant's home ground. The tiny white machine is catching on as a fashion statement and turning into a cultural icon here, much the same way it won a fanatical following in the United States."
101763,0,"A Proud Father One of the most dynamic players on the Cavaliers team, Darryl Blackstock, makes sure that he takes care of his 15-month-old son."
2673,0,"Radiation and Drug Combo Help With Prostate Cancer By LINDSEY TANNER CHICAGO (AP) -- Men with prostate cancer that doesn't appear to have spread have better survival chances when they get short-term hormone treatment along with standard radiation, rather than radiation alone, a small study found. Almost five years after treatment, six men in the radiation-only study group died of prostate cancer; none of the men who got combined treatment died of prostate cancer..."
45549,0,Nortel Lowers Job-Cut Estimates Nortel Networks Corp. on Thursday said it would cut fewer jobs than announced in August as part of the effort to improve its financial condition.
35605,0,"Aviva to move 7,000 jobs to Asia Britain 's largest insurer Aviva says it plans to have moved up to 7,000 UK jobs to low-cost centres in Asia by the end of 2007, the final figure in its controversial programme to shift jobs offshore."
9620,0,"Don 't do the math in the Hamm controversy If everybody always agreed with me, there wouldn 't be any sense in writing a column. So in the true Olympic spirit, it 's your turn."
72480,0,Classmates Online sells for $100 million Classmates Online founder Randy Conrads was feeling good yesterday after the company he started nine years ago in the basement of his Kent home was sold for $100 million in cash to United Online Inc.
94022,0,"Aquilini buys half of Vancouver Canucks VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Local businessman Francesco Aquilini bought half of the Vancouver Canucks from American John McCaw."
100234,0,"Red Cross tsunami victims' Web site overwhelmed A Red Cross Web site designed to help relatives locate survivors of last week's Indian Ocean tsunami partially crashed last week after being overwhelmed by traffic in its first 24 hours, a spokesman said."
32404,0,"U.S. Defiance Undermined by Lack of Conviction BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (Reuters) - The words were there but the conviction was missing as members of the U.S. team vowed to produce another Ryder Cup miracle Saturday."
91553,0,Barnes Noble Gives Up GameStop The nation's largest bookseller reports a fall in earnings and completes a spinoff.
60724,0,"Coventry Health to Buy First Health CHICAGO (Reuters) - Coventry Health Care Inc. CVH.N on Thursday said it agreed to buy rival health plan First Health Group Corp. FHCC.O for about $1.8 billion in stock and cash as it looks to expand its geographic reach and keep pace with rivals."
71281,0,EU to Lift Sanctions as Bush Signs Law Repealing Tax Breaks The European Union will lift sanctions on US imports after President George W. Bush signed a law replacing an illegal export tax subsidy with a $145 billion package of new corporate tax cuts and a buyout for tobacco farmers.
59903,0,Vonage talks about 911 advancements Does Rhode Island have the answer to a major problem facing the Internet phone industry?
2934,0,"Barclays Buys CIBC US Credit Card Unit for $293 Mln (Update5) Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc, the UK 's third-biggest lender by assets, agreed to buy the US credit card business of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for $293 million to expand into the world 's biggest credit card market. "
98484,0,"New Video Game Lets You Kill JFK ""JFK Reloaded "" from Scottish videogame company Traffic Games lets you become Lee Harvey Oswald and recreate the assassination of JFK."
87249,0,Delta Says 185 Workers Take Pay Cut Delta Air Lines (DAL:NYSE - news - research) said Wednesday its 185 flight superintendents have approved a new contract including 10 wage cuts.
20432,0,"Scott's birdie string runs out He had his chances. Oh, did Adam Scott have his chances for a repeat victory in the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston yesterday. After igniting the inbound nine of his final-round 65 with birdies on Nos. 10 through 13, Scott narrowly missed opportunities on his next four holes."
111594,0,Visiting Indian delegation gets earful Visiting Indian delegation gets earful from U.S. workers dislocated by outsourcing.
12808,0,"Microsoft cuts key Longhorn feature By scaling back, company hopes to hit a 2006 release. Microsoft Corp. is dropping a highly touted new feature from its plans for the next generation of Windows -- scaling back ambitions for its biggest product "
117345,0,"Google Wins Trademark Victory Over GEICO A federal judge on Wednesday handed online search engine Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) a victory in a trademark infringement case on Wednesday, ruling "
10836,0,"Smithfield 's 1Q Profits Beat Outlook Pork processor Smithfield Foods Inc. said Thursday that improved profitability in the hog production segment, combined with strong results in pork, offset lower earnings in the beef segment to push first-quarter profits above revised expectations."
37389,0,Ireland Cracks Down on Internet Fraud Ireland has become the first country on earth to cut off direct-dialed calls to entire nations in a bid to crack down on Internet-based fraud.
10969,0,"Deutsche Bank, Weisel to Pay $100 Mln to End Probe (Update1) Deutsche Bank AG and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC will pay a total of $100 million to settle allegations they published misleading stock research to win investment-banking business, becoming "
25310,0,"Lions end record 24-game road losing streak vs. Bears Bracy Walker got one of the game balls and rightfully so. Needing intravenous fluids to fight off dehydration, Walker rescued the Detroit Lions from the NFL 's longest road losing streak Sunday."
23918,0,"Likely First Photo of Planet Beyond the Solar System (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A group of European-led \ astronomers has made a photograph of what appears to be a planet orbiting another \ star. If so, it would be the first confirmed picture of a world beyond our solar \ system."
52055,0,Regulator Says Fannie Mae Execs May Need to Go WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae's regulator told Congress on Wednesday his office was considering seeking management changes at the mortgage finance company after finding pervasive accounting irregularities.
54298,0,"Fierce T. rex 's 'fluffy ' history What is more, the creature, which lived 60 to 70 million years before T. rex, had fluffy feathers covering its body. Xing Xu and colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing found their tyrannosauroid "
23491,0,"The Pride are back for more Springfield College begins this season with lofty expectations and a No. 4 preseason ranking from d3football.com. That doesn't impress coach Mike DeLong, whose team opens at home tomorrow night with a tough test against Union College."
89875,0,"US courtrooms go hi-tech The legal profession may have a reputation for being conservative, but some US courts are taking a more hi-tech approach."
71428,0,CTIA shines spotlight on mobile middleware (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Mobility will take center stage this week as San Francisco plays host to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's (CTIA) Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2004 fall conference.
39876,0,"Rewind: Giants vs. Dodgers, Game #2 Jim Tracy and the Los Angeles Dodgers would not allow Barry Bonds to beat them on Friday night, even to the chagrin of Eric Gagne."
41888,0,"NL Wrap: Cubs Pound Reds to Retain Wild Card Lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Todd Walker homered, had three hits and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 12-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in National League play at Wrigley Field on Monday."
48329,0,Smith saves United blushes Alan Smith netted his sixth goal of the season to earn Manchester United a precious point against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford. Boro looked certain to record a Premiership win against the Red Devils for the
26171,0,"Catalanotto, Blue Jays agree to two-year deal Outfielder Frank Catalanotto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed Monday to a $5.4 million, two-year contract extension through 2006. Catalanotto will make $2."
84075,0,Tesco begins music-download site UK supermarket chain Tesco launches an online music service it hopes will rival Apple's market-leading iTunes.
104773,0,"The Benefits Of The New Firefox Browser You probably heard of the new Firefox browser version 1.0 recently released by Mozilla. If you are currently using Internet Explorer or Netscape, you are probably wondering if Firefox is better and why is it better."
98448,0,"Holland: PSV Eindhoven keeps lead PSV Eindhoven beat Vitesse Arnhem 2-0 to maintain a five-point lead atop the Dutch First Division on Sunday, earning its 10th straight shutout in a game that was suspended 15 minutes for unruly fan behaviour."
28568,0,"Three Nacional players suspended after nightclub altercation Lisbon, Portugal (Sports Network) - CD Nacional suspended three players who were arrested following an altercation at a Portuguese nightclub early Monday morning."
7079,0,"Williams on fast track after streaking to silver Not long after sunrise yesterday, Lauryn Williams woke up and had some breakfast. And, with that, the normalcy ended. Before noon, she was at the Olympic complex "
79989,0,"Yahoo! Building Desktop Search, More Personalization Portal player Yahoo! will compete with Google and MSN in the desktop search arena, CEO Terry Semel told an audience at a Morgan Stanley investor conference."
3247,0,"It 's hip, it 's funky, it 's a PC made just for teens AUSTIN (Texas) - It is not your typical, humdrum, slate-coloured computer. Not only is the PC known as the 'hip-e ' almost all white, but its screen and keyboard are framed in fuzzy pink fur. Or a leopard skin design. Or a graffiti-themed pattern. "
109136,0,"Stocks Fall as Energy Shares, J J Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Tuesday as a sharp drop in oil prices hurt energy shares and health-care company Johnson Johnson JNJ.N fell following a report of a possible $24 billion takeover of Guidant Corp. GDT.N."
113462,0,"Is Microsoft 's media center ready for prime time? The traveling ' 'Windows on Wheels "" exhibition, parked at dusk outside the Micro Center electronics palace on Memorial Drive, is jam-packed with "
85881,0,"Microsoft Shareholders OK Stock Changes (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp. shareholders on Tuesday approved changes to the company's stock compensation plans, clearing the way for the software giant to award a one-time, $3-per-share dividend that will cost the company an estimated $32 billion."
34279,0,"Tobacco firms face huge fraud lawsuit After five years of preparation, the federal government expects to take the nation 's tobacco industry to court today, alleging massive fraud and seeking a $280 billion penalty "
85437,0,"Colts, Vanderjagt save best for last Peyton Manning provided the expected fireworks. Mike Vanderjagt's leg sealed the win for the Indianapolis Colts."
98996,0,Update 4: Crude Oil Prices Trade Below $49 a Barrel Crude oil futures traded below $49 a barrel Monday following a steep runup on Friday that was prompted by persistent concerns about winter fuel supplies.
36883,0,"Rumours surround Google browser Online journals, or weblogs, have put together a series of developments which suggest that the search engine is developing new web tools."
7954,0,"Study Shows 1 in 3 Adults Has Hypertension By JAMIE STENGLE DALLAS (AP) -- As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday. A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four..."
27615,0,Samba servers vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks Patches released for flaws in software package that lets Windows files and printers be shared by Unix and Linux systems.
105687,0,"Natural gas giant Gazprom to participate in Russian auction of key ... The nascent petroleum division of natural gas giant Gazprom will bid for the crown jewels of the battered Yukos oil empire, its chief said Tuesday - a widely anticipated move that could put the heart of the company jailed billionaire Mikhail "
87688,0,"Game on: Fans are fired up for release of Halo ' sequel Three years is an eternity to wait for a sequel. Early Tuesday morn ing, ""Halo "" fans received deliverance with the launch of ""Halo 2, "" one of the most anticipated video games of all time."
118237,0,"Wannstedt Decides Against Coaching at Pitt (AP) AP - Former Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears coach Dave Wannstedt decided Thursday not to seek the coaching job at Pitt, the school where he played and once was an assistant coach."
83627,0,"With Vioxx gone, now what do I do? Drug companies rushing to fill the vacuum left by Merck & Co.'s withdrawal of its best-selling arthritis drug Vioxx are flooding the airwaves with competing advertising claims that are bewildering many patients."
56833,0,"Kenyans go 1-2 in a wild finish In a wild sprint to the finish, Kenyan Luke Metto edged countryman Wilson Kigen to win the BAA Half Marathon yesterday, though both were credited with the same time -- a record-breaking 1 hour 2 minutes 57 seconds."
95293,0,"Stern and Letterman Get Sirius Stern has a date with Letterman tonight, and you can expect fireworks."
16082,0,Glaxo to Begin Posting Drug Trial Results GlaxoSmithKline is expected to start the process of publicly posting the results of clinical trials for its marketed drugs.
75233,0,"Oil Prospecting Under Kremlin Watch BP, the only Western concern that owns a controlling share in a major Russian oil company, is hoping to avoid any direct conflict with the Kremlin."
43248,0,"Oil Clings to $50, Fuel Stocks to Fall (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices hugged $50 a barrel on Wednesday on worries of potential supply disruptions and with U.S. crude inventories expected to fall due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Ivan."
65155,0,"Venus wins in 54 minutes ZURICH, Switzerland -- Venus Williams avenged her controversial loss at this year 's Wimbledon tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Karolina Sprem at the Swisscom Challenge on Tuesday."
77636,0,"Spitzer: Marsh may face more than $500 million penalty NEW YORK New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says the price for settling state charges of collusion and bid rigging by the nation 's largest insurance broker could be ""far higher "" than 500 (m) million dollars."
96142,0,Telcos forge 3G link THE race to get a widespread third generation mobile phone network in Australia started in earnest yesterday with Optus and Vodafone agreeing to a joint venture network.
109642,0,"Spherix May Get Another Shot at Contract The Government Accountability Office recommended that a federal contract competition that went against Spherix Inc. be reopened because of flaws in the process, Spherix said yesterday."
950,0,HP unveils Unix roadmaps HP World Free Alpha upgrades to stem defections
58557,0,"News: Botched maintenance - not worm - blamed for MS IM glitch MSN Messenger, Microsoft's instant message service, is back up and running this morning after a routine maintenance operation went wrong, rendering the service sporadically unavailable for three days."
36869,0,Rumours over Google 'browser' The search giant Google is rumoured to be working on its own web browser.
13654,0,Move to block health deal The California Department of Insurance reaffirmed its opposition to the proposed WellPoint Inc. merger with fellow health care giant Anthem Inc.
56436,0,"Vick looks sick -- in a bad way -- vs. motivated Lions D ATLANTA -- They choked on their eggs. Got heartburn from the orange juice. And don 't even ask about the sausage. Breakfast was a tough go Sunday for the Detroit Lions defensive players, but it had nothing to do with the food."
18172,0,"Mathew Ingram one good (or at least pretty good) and one bad. In a way, that sort of bipolar news is typical of the roller-coaster ride the major stock markets have been on for the past few months."
39212,0,"Two Huge Galactic Clusters Are Colliding Millions of Light-Years ... Astronomers have spotted two monster galactic clusters slamming together in one of the biggest collisions ever recorded. The smash-up poses no danger to Earth -- it is about 800 million light-years away, and "
107578,0,Google Launches Revamped E-Mail Groups Google Inc. turned on the switch Thursday to its new e-mail list service that combines the Usenet archive with the ability to create and manage new groups.
115807,0,"Trade Gap Widens to Record $55.5 Billion WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade gap widened nearly 9 percent in October to a record $55.5 billion as sky-high oil prices helped propel imports into new territory, the government said on Tuesday, while a second report showed industrial output rose in November, as expected."
108280,0,"Nortel Wins $5 Million Contract for BT Virtual Call Center Nortel said that the Internet-protocol infrastructure at BT will reduce costs and boost efficiency by making it easier to operate agents across multiple sites, ""allowing dispersed teams to seamlessly work together as if in a single contact center location "
79553,0,"BCS Is Shaken by Upsets, But Top Two Stay in Place The Bowl Championship Series standings underwent a shakeup yesterday, but the top two teams -- Southern California and Oklahoma -- remained the same."
69515,0,"Briny Baird Seeking Elusive PGA Tour Win (AP) AP - Briny Baird has played 153 times on the PGA Tour without winning, and he gets another chance this weekend in the Funai Classic at Disney."
71475,0,"Intel Prepares for the Next 20 Years Chip maker plans for smaller, faster, less power-hungry processors."
107038,0,"Oil Price Drop Fuels Europe Stocks Gains (Reuters) Reuters - European shares opened higher on Thursday, encouraged by Wall Street's powerful performance overnight on the back of a slump in oil prices, while Swiss Life rose after posting solid growth in premium income."
98579,0,ING to sell Baring Asset Management Financial group ING has agreed to sell Baring Asset Management to US groups MassMutual and Northern Trust and says it will make a net gain of 250 million euros (176 million pounds) on the deal.
23124,0,"Microsoft ready to ship Virtual Server com September 9, 2004, 5:10 PM PT. This fourth priority 's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half."
107774,0,"Agencies Find What They're Looking For While the high-profile battle between the major search engines that scour the Web rages on, Convera Corp. in Northern Virginia has quietly carved out a niche for itself: selling software that helps U.S. and foreign intelligence agents search their databases.-The Washington Post"
83880,0,"Canada considers curbs on emissions Under pressure to reduce greenhouse gases, top Canadian officials are pushing for the government to follow California 's sweeping plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from cars and trucks."
86085,0,"Gold Up as Traders Worry About Inflation Gold prices rose to 16-year highs on Tuesday, spurred on by buy ' ' signals in technical price charts and fears that inflation, seemingly under control, could rise again in the months ahead."
112842,0,Babb 's Bits: The Notre Dame Dilemma Some are undoubtedly asking - Why another Notre Dame article? Hasnt every media hack in the United States and even China written something on this the last two weeks?
22553,0,"Panis Takes Step Back Frenchman Olivier Panis has announced his retirement from racing in Formula One, although he will continue as a test driver with Toyota."
6487,0,"Stocks May Rally if Oil Eases NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors will watch for oil news from Russia and Iraq this week, but skepticism that crude prices will stay sky-high is growing and a break in the energy market would fuel a rally in the U.S. stock market."
112419,0,"Delphi to Cut 8,500 Jobs Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. (DPH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it plans to cut 8,500 jobs, or up to 5 percent of its work force, in 2005 because of vehicle "
54335,0,Parmalat sues in US for $10b to recoup losses Parmalat's government-appointed administrator filed a suit yesterday against Bank of America in a federal court in North Carolina in the latest attempt by the collapsed dairy giant to recoup money from financial institutions with which it dealt.
87346,0,"Microsoft, Google Square Off in Search Arena As Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O prepares to launch its own Web search engine to take on Google Inc. GOOG.O , industry watchers are already speculating "
8312,0,NL Wrap: Lucky 13 for Clemens as Astros Defeat Phillies Roger Clemens pitched seven strong innings to earn his 13th victory of the season and 323rd of his career as the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 in the National League Monday.
77836,0,"Longtime St. Peter 's basketball coach Kennedy dies at 97 Don Kennedy, who led St. Peter 's basketball team from a small-time program to major college status during his 22 years as head coach, has died."
73819,0,Mariners' Martinez Gets Clemente Award (AP) AP - Retiring Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez won the Roberto Clemente Award for excellence on the field and in the community.
97254,0,India slip into a deep Hall KANPUR: A masterstroke. Thats what everybody would term the South African think-tanks decision to open the innings with a makeshift opener.
98900,0,"Apple Stock Jumps to 4-Year High on IPod (AP) AP - Apple Computer Inc. stock jumped to a four-year high Monday after a major Wall Street firm nearly doubled its price target on the stock, saying that customer satisfaction with its iPod music player is creating ""wildfire word-of-mouth marketing"" for its Mac computers and other products."
3286,0,"Naked ambition finally earns reward for Williamson For eight years Alison Williamson has been all too aware that the only time she imposed herself on the national consciousness was when she posed nude for a glossy magazine. As of yesterday, she will be remembered as an Olympic bronze ..."
58292,0,Australia pull out of Champions Trophy in Pakistan LAHORE: Australia has officially pulled out of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament being played here from December 4-12 on security fears.
101073,0,"Angling for Sales, Retailers Set Their Bait To lure shoppers into their stores, the nation 's retailers will again offer LOW LOW LOW prices on a number of gifts and gadgets, as stores throw open their doors at Oh-Dark-Hundred tomorrow and kick off the holiday shopping season."
64589,0,"Mutu 'confessed ' to taking drugs Becali, the most senior of Mutu 's team of four advisers, told Romanian television last night that the 25-year-old striker took cocaine at a party."
66034,0,"JBoss moves up to business processes After a series of announcements last month JBoss has announced JBoss jBPM, their first step into business process management. They have taken the Java Business Process Management project (jBPM), founded by "
12815,0,McGill Takes Lead at Wachovia Classic (AP) AP - In-N-Out Burger was looking mighty tempting to Jill McGill.
104316,0,Austrian Men's Team Gets Female Goalie (AP) AP - Barbara Zemann is a banker by trade. Now she's the first female to play for an Austrian men's hockey team.
61527,0,"8th-inning homers to Pujols, Rolen sink Astros The Astros hoped for a rainout Thursday night to better set up their aces Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt in the National League Championship Series."
107516,0,"Canada Bans Greenland, Faroese Fishing Boats (Reuters) Reuters - Canada said on Thursday it had banned fishing boats from Greenland and the Faroe Islands from its ports because of their ""highly irresponsible"" overfishing of shrimp stocks outside Canadian waters."
56774,0,"Waiting and hoping Whether we arrive at Fenway in business suits or face paint, Red Sox fans have much in common. We are passionate and knowledgeable, as visiting players regularly report."
72553,0,"Lukas, Baffert, Frankel, Bailey must mean it 's Breeders ' Cup If D. Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert, Bobby Frankel, Jerry Bailey and Pat Day are at the same track on the same day, it must be the Breeders ' Cup."
36502,0,"National League Game Summary - Chicago at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Carlos Zambrano tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the middle contest of a three-game set at PNC Park."
23046,0,"Nokia Raises Outlook on Global Phone Sales By MATTI HUUHTANEN HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -- Nokia said Thursday its third-quarter revenue and profits would be better than expected, citing an increase in mobile phone sales. The news pushed its shares up nearly 6.5 percent in trading..."
34200,0,"This Date in Baseball (AP) AP - 1934 — Daffy Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a no-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers for 3-0 victory in the second game of an Ebbets Field doubleheader. Daffy's brother, Dizzy, held Brooklyn hitless for eight innings in the opener and won 13-0."
84091,0,"Buddha teaches Safin to be master of himself Marat Safin, on current form, will start the favourite for the Masters Cup that begins in Houston a week today, the 24-year-old Russian having won his third Paris Indoor Open in five years yesterday with a 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 victory over the Czech qualifier "
102981,0,"Building With EBay, Piece By Piece (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Peggy Norris was in the final stages of building her West Virginia mountain getaway, still searching for the remaining flourishes to showcase the treasures she has collected in years of traveling the world."
104714,0,"Reeling Merck Offers Officers a Bonus Deal With its stock plunging, drug giant Merck has adopted a plan that could give top executives big bonuses if the company is taken over."
106801,0," 'It 's high noon ' for unions, airline A bankruptcy judge today begins hearings on US Airways ' request to reject its union contracts and impose $1 billion in wage and benefits cuts on 28,000 workers."
35170,0,Russia to Help Train South Korean Astronaut by 2007 (Reuters) Reuters - Russia agreed on Tuesday to help train South Korea's first astronaut by 2007 -- although it is still not clear whether Seoul's space cadet will make it into orbit that year.
24943,0,"Full steam ahead Former Red Sox righthander Carl Mays died in 1971, the year Pedro Martinez, Kevin Millar, and Bill Mueller were born. When Mays died, Manny Ramirez was but a twinkle in his parents ' eyes."
2227,0,Still No Movement in N.H.L. Labor Talks The N.H.L. and the players association moved no closer to a collective bargaining agreement during a five-hour meeting.
19676,0,"Scientists Show Babies Have Innate Sense of Beauty (Reuters) Reuters - Beauty may not be just in the eye of the beholder after all because a sense of visual attraction is hardwired in the brain at birth, a British scientist said on Monday."
115352,0,"A Species in a Second: Promise of DNA 'Bar Codes' If it works as promised, DNA bar coding will assist in the urgent task of cataloging unknown species before their ranks are decimated by extinction."
23898,0,"Sindelar snaps slump with 66 at rainy Open Joey Sindelar had to wait five hours for the Canadian Open to get started Thursday at Oakville, Ontario, which was nothing compared with the five weeks he had to wait for his game to show up."
80470,0,"Results are in: They 're not same old Lakers Jeffrey Osborne sang the national anthem before a Lakers home opener for the 22nd straight year, the sellout crowd cheered loudest in the pregame introductions for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers "
109722,0,"Editorial: Supreme Court should allow interstate trade The United States Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases yesterday that address the legality of interstate wine sales. Currently, there are 24 states that place restrictions on interstate wine sales, including Kentucky, Tennessee and Maryland."
87296,0,"Ht Rangers 0 Celtic 0 Prso, whose forehead was swathed in a white bandage, was ready to come on to replace Thompson in the 27th minute after the striker had gritted his teeth to head a cross over."
106940,0,"FACTBOX-Anil Kumble factbox Factbox on leg spinner Anil Kumble, who took his 434th test wicket to equal Kapil Dev 's India record in the second test against South Africa on Thursday."
1409,0,Stocks Set to Open Up After Reports NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday after an economic report showed U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months and another report said U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in July.
38705,0,"Murphy fired as Rockets ' broadcaster Former NBA star Calvin Murphy, who faces trial on charges of sexually abusing five of his daughters, was fired Friday as the Houston Rockets TV analyst."
72856,0,"Depleted India strike early blows Injury-hit India made a good start in the third cricket Test against Australia on Tuesday, leaving the tourists on 103-3 by lunch on the opening day."
12221,0,"Chico 's: A Retailing Steamroller Shopping at women 's clothing stores is an acquired taste. The way I see it, you either embrace the experience and help your significant other shop till she drops or you mope around "
31427,0,Farmers to cut rates under settlement AUSTIN Farmers Insurance today announced plans to cut its Texas homeowners insurance rates by five percent in a settlement with the state.
96140,0,"EMI stock surges 10 on robust 2H outlook LONDON, November 19 (newratings.com) The share price of the global music company, EMI (EMI.ETR), appreciated nearly 10 to 228.5p on the London Stock Exchange today, after the company guided to improved full year results, despite posting ay/y decline "
15237,0,"Cell phones could keep atomic time Atomic clocks may be headed into cell phones, thanks to a breakthrough by federal researchers. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated the heart of an atomic clock "
100942,0,"What Are Good Friends for? Perhaps for Recommending DVD's A new Netflix feature, Netflix Friends, lets you know what others are watching (and vice-versa)."
30014,0,"Ohio State Buckeyes Succeed in Close Games (AP) AP - Ohio State is 15-5 in games decided by a touchdown or less under coach Jim Tressel, an uncanny run of success that defies explanation."
116347,0,Knicks get defensive Someone asked Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury after his team 's 87-79 victory over the rival Nets at Continental Airlines Arena last night whether a message had sent to the three-time
32297,0,"BC's game plan: Improve daily The Eagles are off to one of their best starts in five years, undefeated after their first three games for the first time since opening the 1999 campaign with a 4-0 record."
97365,0,"Friday Night Fracas Was Criminal on Every Level The NBA is facing serious, serious issues, problems bigger than fan arrests and player suspensions can repair. A season that began with Latrell Sprewell suggesting he would be hard-pressed "
20751,0,Petacchi snatches second stage win Alessandro Petacchi won a bunch sprint at the Tour of Spain in Zaragoza for the second year running to take his second stage of the 2004 race on Tuesday.
53315,0,Group including Mansell says it has deal to save British GP A group that includes former Formula One champion Nigel Mansell said Thursday it had reached a deal with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to promote the race.
24048,0,"Q A: Sara Lee wrestles with RFID, looks for benefits Ray Hagedorn, an IT manager at Sara Lee Foods, said in an interview that the company is taking a 'slap and ship' approach to its use of RFID tags while it learns more about the technology and looks for ways the tags can provide business benefits."
105798,0,"Rentokil at four-month low after profits warning Rentokil warned yesterday that its profits would fall next year, sending shares in the rat-catching to security firm down by more than 5 per cent to a four-month low."
14360,0,"Woodhall backing for Khan Former Olympic bronze medallist Richie Woodhall believes Amir Khan will be ""the Mario Kindelan of the next Games "" if he is still an amateur in four years ' time."
61398,0,Forensic experts track printer fingerprints Counterfeiters who make $10 bills on printers could find the cops on their trail if tracking techniques pan out.
90312,0,"Should the US toughen greenhouse gas policies? In some remote Alaskan villages, the coastline creeps closer each year, threatening the homes and livelihood of Inupiaq Eskimo, Inuit and other indigenous tribes."
86994,0,"MGM Mirage Sees a City The casino company Wednesday announced ambitious plans to create a 66-acre city-within-a-city on the Las Vegas Strip between the Bellagio, which MGM Mirage owns, and the Monte Carlo, in which it holds a 50 stake."
33854,0,Adobe Beats 3Q Estimates; Shares Rise Shares of Adobe Systems Inc. rose more than 3 percent in the extended session after the software company reported better-than-expected third-quarter profit.
42622,0,"Fuel price flying off the handle The airline industry is expected to lose as much as $4-b in 2004 due to the high fuel costs, despite an increase of about 19 in international passenger traffic so far this year."
90780,0,"Second win of year at Darlington comes in the last Southern 500 For the majority of his victory in yesterday 's Southern 500, Jimmie Johnson was driving blind. With each trip through a treacherous Turn 3 drenched in unusually blazing sunlight, Johnson 's No."
17328,0,"Red Hat Names New CFO as Class-Action Suits Loom More than two months after Red Hat 's chief financial officer resigned and the company announced a change in its accounting methods, the Linux distributor on Thursday named Charles E. Peters Jr."
22398,0,"Jackson returns to help Storm snap three-game losing streak Sue Bird led Seattle with 23 points and Lauren Jackson returned from a three-game absence to score 15, helping the Storm snap a three-game losing streak."
1043,0,"Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead EAGLE, Colo. (Reuters) - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key piece of evidence in the high-profile case."
119937,0,"Murdoch offers $44 million for Manhattan penthouse MUMBAI: Media moghul and billionaire chairman of News Corp Rupert Murdoch has, according to agency reports, offered to buy a penthouse in New York 's upscale Manhattan area for cool $44 million."
73965,0,"Handheld Satellite Radio Receiver is Unveiled XM Satellite Radio and radio manufacturer Delphi Tuesday introduced the Delphi XM MyFi, the latest entry in the battle over digital music, pitting XM against Sirius Satellite Radio and on-line music sources like Napster.\ -The Washington Post"
12564,0,"Sprint, SBC sign Wi-Fi roaming pact OVERLAND PARK, Kan.Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. announced they have entered a reciprocal Wi-Fi roaming agreement. Through the partnerships, the carriers customers will be able to access each "
88651,0,"Seeking to refocus, Intel names nonengineer CEO SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Despite a recent series of product missteps, Intel Corp.'s board yesterday selected the semiconductor giant's day-to-day operations chief to replace chief executive Craig Barrett, who is stepping aside to become chairman in May."
110838,0,Sox Meet With Martinez Pedro Martinez briefly meets with Red Sox owner John Henry and president Larry Lucchino while passing through the airport.
105250,0,"Treasuries Skid, Yields Hit Fresh Highs (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt slid for a second session on Tuesday as data showed the U.S. economy expanded at a slightly faster pace than first thought in the third quarter,\though inflation remained subdued."
93639,0,Oil prices still under pressure Oil prices extended recent losses Wednesday in anticipation of that another increase in crude supplies will be accompanied by a rise in heating fuel inventories.
116300,0,"Hollywood sues BitTorrent web site owners Hollywood movie studios, through the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), have today sued scores of operators of computer servers that help relay digitised movie files across online file-sharing networks."
41222,0,"After six-month grind, three races left to be decided in season 's ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Peter Magowan knows all of the schedules by heart -- when everybody plays, who they play, where they play. He knows the standings, too, obviously."
23606,0,"US official backs producers on China apparel curbs HONG KONG Brushing aside Chinese warnings of a possible challenge at the World Trade Organization, a senior US trade official said here on Friday that the United States would limit apparel imports if American manufacturers provided evidence that such "
92188,0,England friendly hit by Olympic row England 's friendly with Spain tomorrow night has been overshadowed by a row between Madrid and London Olympic officials. They have clashed over the use of the match to promote the Spanish city 's bid for the 2012 Games.
76167,0,"The 'Float ' Is Gone As 'Check 21 ' Goes Into Effect SEATTLE - Next time you write a check, be prepared for the money to come out of your account in record time. A new law gives banks access to your money within hours."
113419,0,"NBA Wrap: Finley, Nowitzki Lead Mavericks to Win Over Rockets NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Finley had 26 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks crushed their state rivals, the Houston Rockets, 102-78 in National Basketball Association play Saturday."
76062,0,"Yahoo follows Google with mobile search service Yahoo Inc. has followed Google into the mobile-search arena, launching a service that allows wireless users to query its search engine over their handsets."
36951,0,Cisco Sees China as Center of World Tech Market \
By Eric Auchard and Daniel Sorid
BEIJING (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc. Chief Executive John Chambers said China was well on the way to becoming the world's technology hub as he revealed plans for his company's first research center in the country.
95771,0,"In the Second Half, an Orange Burst and Victory After a miserable offensive first half during which two of Syracuse 's best players seemed to be missing in action, an explosion seemed inevitable."
89985,0,"Special teams gives BC upperhand in Big East Morgantown, WV (Sports Network) - Paul Peterson threw two touchdown passes and Boston College scored a pair of touchdowns on punt returns, as the 21st-ranked Eagles upset No."
11456,0,Three Share First-Round Lead at Tradition (AP) AP - Jose Maria Canizares birdied his last hole to complete a 5-under-par 67 and share the first-round lead with Bruce Summerhays and Vicente Fernandez at the Tradition on Thursday.
73827,0,"Megson Sacked By West Brom West Bromwich Albion manager Gary Megson has been sacked after telling the club he would quit at the end of his contract in June. ""The club accepts this as a letter of resignation, "" said a statement by Albion "
60327,0,"India Rallies as Australia Slumps; Warne Ties Record (Update1) Anil Kumble led a fightback by India, trailing 1-0 in the four-match cricket series, as Australia slumped to 235 all out on the first day of the second Test."
104035,0,"GDP in Q3 grows 6.3 DESPITE the budget deficit, continued increases in oil and consumer prices, the economy, as measured by gross domestic product, grew by 6.3 percent in the third "
2181,0,Still No Movement in N.H.L. labor Talks The N.H.L. and the players association moved no closer to a collective bargaining agreement during a five-hour meeting Tuesday.
41552,0,Yahoo Rolls Out Tests of Redesigned Start Pages (Reuters) Reuters - Online media company Yahoo Inc.\ late on Monday rolled out tests of redesigned start pages for its popular Yahoo.com and My.Yahoo.com sites.
112405,0,"ING Canada prices its shares at $26 each in $907M initial public ... TORONTO (CP) - In one of the largest initial public stock offerings in Canada in the last few years, ING Canada Inc. is aiming to raise $907 million in its IPO after pricing the shares at $26 each."
53383,0,"Graeme McDowell Hits 62 to Match Old Course Record ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Briton Graeme McDowell took a leaf out of Tiger Woods's book to equal the St. Andrews Old Course record of 62 Thursday and take a three-stroke lead in the Dunhill Links Championship first round."
119814,0,Iressa more trouble for AstraZeneca AstraZeneca PLC 's shares plunged 7.7 percent Friday after a study found that its new lung-cancer drug Iressa failed to improve survival rates among patients.
25523,0,Federer Is Too Much for Hewitt in U.S. Open Final Roger Federer won the U.S. Open over Lleyton Hewitt and became the first player since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three Grand Slam titles in one year.
30953,0,"Version 2.0 of Linux Standard Base specs now available The latest Linux Standard Base specifications are now out, allowing open-source vendors and developers to maintain easy portability and compatibility among applications for Linux."
44390,0,"IBM creates fastest super model in the world International Business Machines Corp (IBM) said it created the world 's fastest supercomputer and is using it as the model for smaller, less costly systems due next year that can handle trillions of calculations a second."
82493,0,"Oil at 5-Week Low as Supply Fears Ease Oil slid to a five-week low on Friday, continuing a fund-led selling spree that has knocked 12 percent from last week 's record highs as rising stockpiles have eased worries of a winter supply crunch."
94018,0,"United Loses Nelsen Ryan Nelsen, the defensive force behind D.C. United's MLS championship run this season, will not return to the club."
95141,0,"Gates: Even Microsoft Master Is Plagued By 'Spam ' Think you get spam? Imagine having an Internet profile like Bill Gates. The Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) chairman gets millions of e-mails every day, according to Chief Executive Steve Ballmer."
52122,0,"Making Cents (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - I am a shareholder in many small companies who has benefited tremendously from the class action process, notwithstanding abuses of the system described in ""Dirty Money"" (Sept. 20, p. 150). Despite Sarbanes-Oxley, managers of small companies continue to commit securities fraud, sell company assets to themselves below market prices, issue themselves below-market options and take companies private at ridiculous valuations. The class action process allows small shareholders to fight for their rights, aggregate their claims and be heard. New York, N.Y."
10444,0,"Walking away THE GAZETTE. ATHENS, Greece - Moments after wrestler Rulon Gardner won an Olympic bronze medal Wednesday, beating an opponent 4 inches taller and 10 years younger, he had another task to perform."
79072,0,"Gmail Accounts Vulnerable to XSS Exploit mallumax writes ""A security hole in GMail has been found (an XSS vulnerability) which allows access to user accounts without authentication."
1759,0,Greece grabs first gold HOST nation Greece grabbed its first gold medal of the Athens Olympics this morning when Nikolaos Siranidis and Thomas Bimis won the men 's three-metre synchronised diving after China 's favourites suffered a no-dive.
104674,0,"Toshiba Wins HD DVD Support from 4 in Hollywood TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp. on Monday said it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from four Hollywood studios, advancing its cause in the battle for the next-generation DVD."
91610,0,Wrong or wronged? KOLKATA: The two-Test ban slapped on Sourav Ganguly by ICC Match Referee Clive Lloyd for his slow over-rate has evoked wide-ranging response from former players in the country.
19890,0,Souness Leaves Rovers Manager Graeme Souness has stunned the football world by turning his back on Blackburn Rovers to become the new manager of Newcastle United.
2421,0,"Southern Cal faces sex assault probe A member or members of the USC football team is being investigated for alleged sexual assault, the Los Angeles police department said last night. "
90465,0,"Shortstop Omar Vizquel to Play for Giants Free agent shortstop Omar Vizquel has agreed to terms on a $12.25 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, a person close to the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity."
87027,0,Oil Prices Rebound After Heating Report LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rebounded from seven-week lows on Wednesday as U.S. heating fuel stocks fell again ahead of winter.
113801,0,Dunfermline v Celtic Celtic sent out a chilling winter message to rivals Rangers by responding to their European failure with one of their best performances of the season to return to the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League table with a comfortable 2-0 win at East End
93260,0,"Eagles Hang On Jason Thomas scores a career-high 23 points and grabs 11 rebounds to help American withstand a late Vermont rally and beat the Catamounts, 67-64."
66625,0,"BC lowers provincial sales tax to 7 per cent The BC government has decided to reduce the provincial sales tax by one-half of a percentage point. Starting Thursday, the provincial tax rate will fall to 7 per cent from 7.5 per cent."
100339,0,"Automated phishing on the rise, experts say Fraudsters are achieving higher levels of automation for phishing scams, using software tools and botnets to increase the reach of their work, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group."
103582,0,Drug Testing Doesn't Always Tell the Whole Story Academic institutions and researchers are widely viewed as impartial actors in drug trials. But that independence often comes with strings attached.
94762,0,"Bettman, Union Meet NHL commissioner Gary Bettman had lunch Friday with NHL Players ' Association executive director Bob Goodenow in New York, and the league will listen to a new proposal from the union Thursday in Toronto."
32749,0,Youhana sparkles for Pakistan Yousuf Youhana has played many outstanding innings but few will have given him more pleasure than that which took Pakistan to a three-wicket victory over their fiercest rivals here yesterday.
110552,0,Gerrard stunner seals comeback STEVEN GERRARD scored one of the finest - and most dramatic -oals Anfield 's famous Kop has ever witnessed today. And it was enough to fire Liverpool into the knockout stages of the tournament with a gut-wrenching victory.
70406,0,"Eurozone economic data to show confidence down, inflation up again (AFP) AFP - Eurozone economic indicators to be released in the coming week will show that business and consumer confidence is falling and that inflation is rising again, economists said."
14589,0,"Schwab said to sell capital markets business to UBS LONDON (CBS.MW) - US stock futures were tracking lower on Monday, indicating expectations for a weaker start despite a couple of anticipated deals."
75375,0,"BAY AREA Skywatchers awed by total lunar eclipse Just four days shy of Halloween, the moon got festive Wednesday night and turned from corpse white to pumpkin orange and then blood red during a total lunar eclipse visible from every continent on the planet, except Australia."
36574,0,"Asia growth to hit 7, bank says Developing Asia and the Pacific will grow at 7.0 percent in 2004 on strong exports and buoyant intraregional trade, the Asian Development Bank says."
38960,0,"Too close to call EVEN after six months of constant competition between the same teams, in both forms of the game, it is difficult to call today 's ICC Champions Trophy final at the Oval."
92973,0,"Yankees meet with Martinez The hot stove season got a little hotter on Tuesday, as Pedro Martinez met with the Yankees in Tampa to discuss the possibility of joining the Bronx Bombers."
19911,0,"Crude oil may rise on inventory concern Crude oil may rise this week on concern US inventories are falling and supply may be disrupted from Iraq and Russia, according to a weekly Bloomberg News survey of traders and analysts."
34670,0,"OECD Cuts US 2004 Growth Forecast to 4.3 Percent ""The US expansion increasingly hinges on employment creation and business investment, "" OECD chief economist Jean-Philippe Cotis told a news briefing."
111280,0,Saudis call for delays in output cuts Saudi Arabia is urging global oil stocks be increased before the world 's crude oil cartel consider cutting output. Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
7088,0,"Report: Southwest to cut 88 flights this fall Southwest Airlines is planning to cut as many as 88 flights from its schedule to free up the planes for more profitable markets, according to a published report."
19384,0,"Confidence slips in the service sector RISING oil prices and interest rates have hit confidence in service firms, but manufacturers have recorded their best spell of orders for nine years, two new surveys show today."
31998,0,Exploit for Microsoft JPEG Flaw Is Published Code that claims to partially exploit a weakness in Microsoft software 's handling of image files has been published on the Internet.
68254,0,"Intel switches off TV chip IN ANOTHER change of plan, semiconductor giant Intel has cancelled a project to develop a chip for projection TVs, saying it plans to focus its resources in other areas."
80646,0,Companies Unite to Make UHAPI A plan to help network various consumer devices is getting a boost this week thanks to a newly formed group of consumer electronics companies and chipmakers.
105793,0,"China Hurries to Animate Its Film Industry With ""Thru the Moebius Strip,"" China is serving notice to the Disneys and Pixars of the world that its day is arriving in the lucrative business of 3-D computer animation."
17564,0,"Wal-Mart Enters the Online Music Store Mix Wal-Mart Enters the Online Music Store Mix\\Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched an online music store that works with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Player. Wal-Mart, which began offering music downloads in March, said that its new store will offer downloads at 88 cents per song and is somewhat of an affiliate of ..."
63987,0,"Who Leaked ""Halo ""? I 'm tired of letting the bloggers have all the fun, so I figured I 'd better come up with my own conspiracy theory to explain the much-discussed but mostly meaningless "
69775,0,"Nalbandian moves into second final of the season Fourth seed David Nalbandian tamed the big-serve threat of Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to move into the final of the 2."
111907,0,Oil prices edge higher OIL prices edged higher in Asian trading today as the market waited for a decision by OPEC ministers on whether to cut the cartel 's production when they meet in Egypt later today.
93035,0,US 'Scramjet ' Breaks Speed Record The US space agency (NASA) says an unmanned supersonic jet Tuesday succeeded in breaking a speed record. NASA says preliminary data from its X-43A experimental aircraft shows it reached speeds
52100,0,Can Skype Cash In On Free? NEW YORK - Skype Technologies made a name for itself providing a free Internet telephone program to users around the world. Now it 's time to cash in.
38152,0,Trendy retailers get dressed for work (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - There's a new tier of retailers hawking officewear to young professionals.
2087,0,"Briefly: Maxtor ships multimedia-friendly drive roundup Plus: Gateway says, hold on to your hard drive...Kinko's debuts Web-based print options...Majoras takes charge of FTC."
26831,0,"Linux standard adds C support The Free Standards Group (FSG) has revealed details of its Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, a specification aimed at preventing Linux fragmentation."
90194,0,"Trail Blazers 105 Raptors 102 PORTLAND, Ore. Zach Randolph had 27 points and 16 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers got a last-second break to beat the Toronto Raptors 105-to-102."
111297,0,"Sky is the limit The movement of oil prices this year, both in the international and local markets, has consistently maintained an upward trend causing hysteria in the global oil market."
24127,0,California boy wins national science competition A 17-year-old California boy won a premier high school science competition Monday for inventing a device that converts ocean wave energy into electricity.
81087,0,Defiant Sprewell holds court Latrell Sprewell was beginning to make a little sense last night until a final thought bypassed his brain. He wants a contract extension in the worst possible way and keeps
15816,0,"Japan megabank turns deaf ear IN many markets, investor response to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 's 1-for-1 merger offer to UFJ Holdings would have been predictable and nearly instantaneous."
76843,0,"THE DARKNESS JUST when you thought the dark days were over for good, they came back with a vengeance. Perhaps it might not have needed Nostradamus to predict the outbreaks of violence at both Millwall and Chelsea this week."
11929,0,"Henry Schein to Ship Flu Vaccine in Oct. Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it expects to begin shipping a flu vaccine on time in early October and reaffirmed its forecast for 2004."
15036,0,Dell expands SMB desktop services Dell Inc. introduced on Monday a new suite of desktop support services for small and medium size businesses (SMBs) designed for companies with overstretched IT staffs.
84612,0,Poison pill defence for News Corp Media giant News Corp is planning a defence to block anyone from challenging the Murdoch family's control of the firm.
117004,0,"Washington Mayor Says Baseball Deal Nearly Dead WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deal to bring Major League Baseball back to Washington, D.C, was described by Mayor Anthony Williams as close to dead Wednesday after the City Council changed the plan to require private financing."
83541,0,"Knicks Embarrassed in Opener at the Garden Boston smacked its hosts around and pinned a defeat on the Knicks, who absorbed their most lopsided home-opening loss."
4853,0,"Stumbling over SP2 People have Bill Gates all wrong. He doesn 't want to rule the world (or at least the computerized portion of it). And although he may secretly hope that all Linux source code spontaneously combusts, that isn 't his biggest wish. "
55927,0,"Going to the Moon, Sponsored by M &M's Marketing is a big part of the private space race - and, its boosters say, an essential one."
23040,0,"Swedes Czech out early The scattered tickets outside the Globe Arena told the story. There were no souvenirs from this one. In yet another important game that demanded the team be at its best, Sweden was at its worst."
98986,0,"Skulls trojan bites Symbian 60 p2pnet.net News:- Nokia 7610 smart phones, as well as other mobiles running Symbian Series 60 software, could be hit by the new Skulls malware."
92590,0,Update 2: Eisner Says He Discussed Ovitz Hiring Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner testified Tuesday that he discussed individually with directors bringing on Michael Ovitz as the entertainment giant 's president and reviewed the details of his
84408,0,"Single molecule may lead to nicotine addiction A single molecule may be partly to blame for nicotine 's addictive allure, a finding that researchers say could lead to potential therapies to help millions of smokers quit."
69733,0,Researcher says hacked data stored properly A Connecticut researcher on leave at UC Berkeley said Friday she tried to follow all the rules when she stored a confidential database on a campus computer system that was broken into by a hacker.
39470,0,Insurers Use Satellite Data to Study Risk Insurance companies are using satellites to identify homes at high risk of fire damage because of their proximity to brush--a development that alarms some state regulators and privacy advocates.
87955,0,UWB group completes key radio spec The Multiband OFDM Alliance (MBOA) has finished its ultrawideband (UWB) radio physical layer (PHY) specification. What this array of abbreviations means is that UWB chip makers can now finalise their designs
29623,0,"Dollar Idles vs. Euro Before US Data The dollar kept close to the previous session 's one-week highs against the euro on Thursday, holding steady as investors awaited US data to confirm fresh signs of strength in US manufacturing."
13046,0,"Funk loses sole lead after bogey ZACH JOHNSON, a rookie on the PGA Tour, and Fred Funk share the lead after the second round. Johnson is tied with Funk atop the leaderboard when Funk bogeyed the par-4 18th hole."
80671,0,"A Short-Lived Bush Rally? WASHINGTON, DC - The stock market got off to a quick start on news of President George W. Bush 's victory, with the S &P 500 and the Nasdaq on Wednesday morning both up by more than 1."
91903,0,"Collaborating on Mission Moon Ahmedabad, November 15: Even 35 years after Neil Armstrong first put his foot on the moon, the Earths natural satellite remains a mystery to man."
9408,0,SMIC to challenge latest TSMC infringement claims Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) said Wednesday it will defend itself against the latest allegations of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation made by rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC).
16157,0,"Self-contained The Cupertino firm unveiled a new line of iMac desktop computers on Tuesday that have been reduced to a simple 2-inch deep flat-panel LCD display, held up by a slim, aluminum stand."
46889,0,"Mercedes-Benz Posts Slight Sales Increase Mercedes-Benz USA, a unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, posted a slight increase in September sales Friday, in a month with one more selling day that the year before."
83661,0,The Flu Hunters What keeps these scientists up at night is the idea that global politics may prevent them from knowing until it's too late that a flu pandemic is brewing.
75452,0,FOOTBALL: DONS PUT BHOYS IN A STEW ABERDEEN boosted their reputation and brought the championship race alive with a dramatic win at Celtic Park last night. Substitute John Stewart pounced in injury time after poor defending to give Aberdeen
53247,0," 'A dream come true ', says Clarke Michael Clarke entered Australian folklore at the Chinnaswammy Stadium today, by converting his overnight 76 into a brilliant 151 on his Test debut."
95575,0,Fears over five more big-selling medicines in US A senior United States drug official last night said he believed at least another five medicines at present on sale needed further scrutiny in the wake of recent health scares.
116492,0,"Positive Wales in jobs lead THE hiring intentions of Welsh employers for the first quarter of 2005 are more positive than the UK average, research from Manpower showed yesterday."
60161,0,First Look: OQO Handheld PC Fails to Excite Design and performance issues hold back this very cool idea.
26547,0,"Sony jumps on MGM after Time Warner drops bid A Sony-led group has a deal in principle to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.94 billion in cash and $1.95 billion in assumed debt, MGM (MGM) announced Monday evening."
33596,0,"Oprah 's Car Giveaway, Majorly Boosted Site Traffic comScore Networks today released a late-breaking analysis of Web visitation related to Oprahs heavily publicized giveaway of 276 Pontiac G6 automobiles to audience members on September 13."
105312,0,Euro Rises to Record High Above $1.3329 The euro hit a fresh record high against the dollar above $1.3329 on Tuesday following the release of weaker-than-expected US consumer confidence data.
7979,0,"Cisco Ties Microsoft CRM to Your Phone System In an effort to integrate its IP-based communications products with Microsoft customer relationship management software, Cisco Systems today announced the Cisco CRM Communications Connector."
47859,0,"Delgado Looks Ready to Fly Blue Jays Nest TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Saturday but are losing money, losing fans and at the conclusion of the Major League season on Sunday could be losing first baseman Carlos Delgado."
91072,0,Bid Books Land in Lausanne as Cities Sweat It Out LONDON (Reuters) - Five cities vying to stage the 2012 Summer Games reveal their hands this week as Olympic chiefs scrutinize their plans for holding the world's greatest sporting extravaganza.
81437,0,"Nicotine Addiction Gene Identified Researchers say they have identified brain cell receptors that appear to be responsible for nicotine addiction, a finding of clear importance for smokers who are desperately trying to kick the habit."
107124,0,"Update 1: Cingular Sees Merger Savings Above Plan Cingular Wireless, the nation 's largest wireless carrier following the company 's merger with AT &T Wireless, said Wednesday that it has completed integration activities ahead of schedule and now expects merger-related cost savings to exceed prior estimates "
77438,0,"Secret Service Nabs 28 in Online Fraud Sting (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - An undercover investigation led by the U.S. Secret Service has led to the arrests of 28 individuals suspected of being part of a global organized cybercrime network. Charges against the suspects include identity theft, computer fraud, credit-card fraud and conspiracy."
35512,0,Bettman blames union That summed up NHL commissioner Gary Bettman 's appearance on a special segment of CBC 's The National with Peter Mansbridge last night.
21037,0,"U.S. Stocks Rise; Oil, Gold Fall NEW YORK (Reuters) - A decline in the price of oil helped lift U.S. stocks to their highest level in two-months on Tuesday."
65334,0,Shakhtar Have Selection Problems Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu is facing a selection headache ahead of the crucial Champions League clash with Celtic. Neither side have a Group F point so far after defeats against AC Milan and Barcelona
54870,0,Chad being 'cheated of oil dues' Chad says a US-Malaysian consortium is failing to pay market rates in royalties for oil it extracts.
115715,0,"News: Tunable surfaces prevent Wi-Fi leaks Last year a man in Canada was arrested for downloading child pornography onto his laptop, but he used someone else's wireless access point to access the illegal material."
26721,0,"Marlins rally past Expos as home team _ in Chicago ""If you got to play in Comiskey or if we got to play in Alaska, it doesn 't matter, "" starting pitcher Josh Beckett said."
103423,0,"Taiwan Celluar chief voices 3G doubts (FT.com) FT.com - Taiwan's telecommunications industry will need another two years before third-generation mobile services generate substantial revenue, according to Harvey Chang, president and CEO of Taiwan Cellular, the island's second-largest mobile phone operator."
94556,0,"Olympic bids in: Let the quest begin The race for the 2012 Summer Olympics entered its final phase yesterday, as candidate cities from New York to Moscow released the formal bids they hope will land them the Games."
68472,0,"Little startup carrier is first to buy 7E7s in US Boeing finally has a US launch customer for the 7E7 Dreamliner, but it is a virtually unknown carrier with just one 15-year-old plane in its fleet."
33558,0,"Are you a ""likely voter ""? In the weeks leading up to November in the US, it ’s abundantly clear that this is not “election season ” but rather “polling season ”; with the actual voting still some ways off, our pundits must resort to polls and surveys as an estimate of what the will of the people will be on Election Day. But just how accurate are the samples in those polls?"
16214,0,"Mortgage Applications Ease in Aug 27 Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. home loans eased last week for the second week in a row even though 30-year mortgage interest rates decreased slightly, an industry group said on Wednesday."
93339,0,Sonics ' Defense to Get a Boost with Return of Fortson Allen ... PHILADELPHIA - How valuable has Danny Fortson been to the Seattle SuperSonics? He 's having an impact on the team even when he 's not playing.
116860,0,"FCC to Allow Wireless Access on Planes WASHINGTON Dec 15, 2004 - Federal regulators voted Wednesday to give airline passengers high-speed Internet connections while they fly."
17822,0,"Pole Vault, Steeplechase World Marks Set (AP) AP - Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia and steeplechaser Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar set world records at the Van Damme Memorial meet Friday."
21528,0,"Francis, Late Holiday Hit Chain Sales (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. chain store sales in the first week of September finished flat, due in part to a later Labor Day and Hurricane Francis, a report said on Wednesday."
47808,0,"Angels stun A 's, need one more to clinch In a way, he was the guy who started the whole mess, simply by setting foot on the field. Just following orders, Alfredo Amezaga innocently came on to pinch run Sept."
92439,0,"Update 4: Wal-Mart 3Q Earnings Rise on Higher Sales Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world 's largest retailer, reported a 12.7 percent rise in its third-quarter earnings, meeting Wall Street expectations."
78788,0,"Miami 's defense becoming costly In the first four games of the season, the University of Miami had one of the best defenses in the country. Offseason talk was proving to be true that this group of defenders "
20328,0,"Mizuho Securities, Japanese farmers ' bank to boost ties TOKYO : The brokerage arm of Japan 's biggest lender, the Mizuho Financial Group, and Norinchukin Bank, the umbrella bank for farmers ' cooperatives, are considering expanding their ties, an official said."
46456,0,"Qualcomm Sees Spike in its Future Qualcomm (Quote, Chart) is in talks to acquire a semiconductor design firm to help satisfy demand for its third-generation CDMA (define) wireless devices, the company said Thursday."
96022,0,"Oracle to Issue Tender Results Saturday Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said it would report preliminary results of its $8.8 billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft (PSFT."
67639,0,"Saskatoon 's super microscope set to open SASKATOON - Scientists in Saskatoon are set to unveil a synchrotron on Friday, a state-of-the-art research facility and Canada 's largest science project in 30 years."
52225,0,Novell spiffs up its desktop Linux software Software maker has its eye on consumers who might be ready to make the switch from Windows.
11897,0,Crude oil price declines for fifth session Crude oil futures declined for a fifth session Thursday as a cease-fire in Najaf eased concern that shipments from Iraq would be disrupted.
15714,0,"Cluster Workstations bring supercomputing to power users ' desks Santa Clara, California start-up Orion Multisystems is trying to take the benefits of supercomputers and put them into a workstation for power users."
72579,0,"WHICH PEDRO WILL SHOW TONIGHT? (New York Post) New York Post - ST. LOUIS — Tonight is the first World Series start in Pedro Martinez' illustrious career. Not to spoil the party, but will he finally pitch like a three-time Cy Young Award winner this postseason?"
108161,0,"Players, at charity game, express hope of having season ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Some NHL players who took part in a charity hockey game at the University of Michigan on Thursday were hopeful the news that the NHL and the players association will resume talks next week "
59778,0,"Mobile Phones Increase Tumor Risk - Swedish Study (Reuters) Reuters - Ten or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of developing acoustic neuroma, a benign tumor on the auditory nerve, according to a study released on Wednesday by Sweden's Karolinska Institute."
84548,0,"Splat go the Eagles To the delight of the fans in a city that made him famous, Franco Harris was wearing black and gold and back on the football field yesterday."
62198,0,"Top-three seeds waltz out of Vienna Vienna, Austria (Sports Network) - Top seeds David Nalbandian, Nicolas Massu and Rainer Schuettler were all quarterfinal losers Friday at the indoor BA-CA Tennis Trophy."
119794,0,"Stove burns hot in Seattle The Mariners, who as a collective organization said to anyone who would listen that they wouldn 't stand for another 99-loss season or anything resembling it, have put their money where their mouth is."
51252,0,"Ronaldo likely to play against Venezuela, says Brazil doctor Brazil striker Ronaldo is likely to face Venezuela in Saturday 's World Cup qualifier despite strains in both thighs. ""I believe that he won 't miss out because, with this type "
27773,0,News: Microsoft warns of poisoned picture peril A vulnerability in Windows XP and other products means JPEG viruses may not remain just a hoary myth.
57744,0,"Donovan Captains Team With longtime captain Claudio Reyna sidelined with a thigh injury, Coach Bruce Arena feels comfortable tapping 22-year-old phenom Landon Donovan to captain the U.S. squad."
84226,0,"English Premier League match reports The Manchester derby ended goalless despite faltering United having several good chances, possibly the best of which came in the 63rd minute when Alan Smith 's acrobatic effort was cleared off the line by City 's Steve McManaman."
99450,0,"Detroit Pistons Team Report - December 4 (Sports Network) - The defending world champion Detroit Pistons will try to get back to the .500 mark tonight, when they travel to New Orleans to battle the struggling Hornets."
84281,0,St. Louis defenders didn't know what hit them ST. LOUIS -- It seems most everyone on the St. Louis sideline figured out the Patriots were up to something when they lined up for a field goal midway through the third quarter. The problem was they couldn't get the message to the 11 Rams on the field at the time.
100933,0,"UTEP accepts invite to Houston Bowl EL PASO, Texas Texas-El Paso announced today it will play in the EV-One-dot-net Houston Bowl on December 29th. The Miners will face an as yet unnamed Big 12 opponent."
104021,0,"Sehwag slams 82 in Indian reply CALCUTTA, India - Indian opener Virender Sehwag slammed a sparkling 82 not out to ensure the base for a big total in reply to South Africa 's modest score in the second and final Test."
30406,0,"Corning goes ahead with capacity upgrade Corning Inc, the world 's largest maker of glass substrates used in liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), said yesterday that it would go ahead with its capacity expansion as planned, adding that decisions "
3203,0,US Women Shatter Olympic 800-Meter Freestyle Relay Record The United States has shattered a 17-year-old world record in the women 's Olympic 800-meter freestyle relay.
69950,0,"Offensive balance eludes Cats Even-mannered and analytical possibly to a fault, the word just fits Bill Snyder. It 's more than just Snyder 's goal for the Kansas State offense."
14810,0,"China gives bullet-train contract to Japan BEIJING - A consortium of Japanese firms led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. won a $12 billion contract to provide high-speed trains to China, Xinhua news agency said on Monday."
81166,0,"Stem cell initiative aids state Passage of the $3 billion stem cell research initiative, Proposition 71, could help California repeat one of the most celebrated chapters in its business history if one of its most eminent supporters is right."
47383,0,Former military official jailed for lying about Boeing deals WASHINGTON - A former high-ranking Air Force procurement official was sentenced to nine months in federal prison Friday after she admitted that she had lied to federal prosecutors and that favors from Boeing Co.
82852,0,"Randolph Guaranteed $1.88M in Mets Deal (AP) AP - Willie Randolph is guaranteed $1,875,000 under his three-year contract with the New York Mets, one of the richest deals for a first-year manager."
14994,0,VoIP picks up momentum The number of U.S. Internet telephony subscribers is expected to surge to 1 million by the end of 2004.
42388,0,"Pepsi Bottling Group beats by a penny Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., the world 's largest maker and distributor of PepsiCo 's beverages, edged past analysts ' estimates by a penny in its third-quarter results released Tuesday."
7866,0,Andy Gray on Arsenal Arsenal are one game away from history - and Andy Gray will be hoping they make it. The Sky Sports pundit told viewers of his new Last Word slot that Arsene Wenger 's side deserved to be remembered as the best this country has ever seen.
80323,0,"WWII In Your Hands November 02, 2004 - Atari announced today that real-time strategy title Axis & Allies is now shipping to North American retail stores."
117672,0,NBA Game Preview (Sports Network) - The Detroit Pistons will try to avoid their first three- game losing streak of the season when they head to Madison Square Garden to battle the New York Knicks.
100910,0,"NCAA Game Summary - Wake Forest vs. Providence Wake improved to 6-1 in the Preseason NIT...The Demon Deacons beat George Washington on Monday in its first game as the No. 1 team...This was the first- ever meeting between the two schools. New York, NY (Sports "
64983,0,Robbie Williams: crooning soon on a memory card near you Record label EMI will release Robbie Williams ' Greatest Hits on mobe and PDA-compatible Multimedia Memory Card (MMC) memory card from next month.
76254,0,"Stocks Inch Up, Oil Drop Offset by China NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks finished marginally higher on Thursday after a drop in crude oil prices to near $50 a barrel was offset by China's first rate increase in nine years, which triggered a sell-off in metals and mining stocks."
38503,0,Galaxies rent asunder in huge cosmic collision An international team of astronomers has observed the perfect cosmic storm: the most powerful collision of two galactic clusters ever recorded.
89597,0,"Roadwork ahead They have played -- and won -- big road games in hostile locales such as Blacksburg, Va., South Bend, Ind., and State College, Pa."
53516,0,IBM spells out mainframe strategy IBM is laying out a new road map for its mainframe that will include the adoption of the Common Information Model standard that allows different platforms to exchange information.
108915,0,"Three Ways Technology Brings People Together The holidays are coming. Now, more than ever, the desire is to be close to friends and family. While not everyone can catch a plane or train to be with the ones they love, today 's communications technologies "
51615,0,Greenspan points bank mergers as stability factor The US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said at a meeting of the American Bankers Association in New York on Tuesday the increasing number of bank mergers underlines new opportunity for the financial sector to recover.
85359,0,"Petrino 'really happy here ' University of Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino, amid rumors of job offers coming his way, said after yesterday 's regular-season finale at Tulane that his first move "
23577,0,"Royal Bank Hires Stymiest From TSX in Executive Shakeup Royal Bank of Canada Chief Executive Officer Gordon Nixon replaced three senior bankers and hired the head of the Toronto Stock Exchange, overhauling senior management at Canada 's largest bank after a slump in the US eroded profit."
85190,0,"IBM Dominates Top Supercomputer List (PC World) PC World - Silicon Graphics comes in second for ""fast computer"" bragging rights."
79186,0,"Google Corrects Gmail Exploit Search engine Google has fixed a security flaw that was occurring in their email service, Gmail. The company did not reveal the nature of flaw, only that they had corrected it."
5811,0,Swimming: Phelps Wins Eighth Medal at Athens Games ATHENS (Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps won an Olympic record-equaling eighth medal at the Athens Games when the U.S. team took gold in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay Saturday.
43328,0,"Capital Radio and GWR to merge Capital Radio and GWR Group say they plan to merge in an all-share, nil-premium deal that will create the dominant company in the UK radio sector."
28115,0,Did Intel mock up dual Pentium 4 demo? ANALYST NATHAN BROOKWOOD has raised several questions about a technology announcement Intel made last week on Pentium 4 dual core processors and wonders just what technology was under the hood.
113128,0,"Old Firm plum tie in Scottish Cup Tennent 's Scottish Cup holders Celtic have been drawn to face Old Firm rivals Rangers in next month 's third round. Martin O 'Neill 's men, who knocked out their Glasgow neighbours in the quarter-finals last "
66047,0,"Bush Kerry Battle It Out In Search Bush & Kerry Battle It Out In Search\\So if it was up to the search engines to decide who would win the Presidential election, would you agree? Found an interesting press release today that I thought could provide some insight into how our favorite candidates are doing in the search ..."
48460,0,"Barber, Shockey score TDs to lead Giants past Packers 14-7 Tiki Barber ran for a 52-yard touchdown and Kurt Warner threw a touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey to lead the New York Giants past the Green Bay Packers 14-7 on Sunday."
49089,0,"BBC off-loads technology wing 9.15am: The BBC has closed a 2bn deal with Siemens Business Services for the contracting out of its technology wing. The ten-year Technology Framework Contract, approved by the government, will see the corporation save an estimated 30m a year."
2154,0,"Antiwar Protesters Told Shop Till You Drop, Too New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided that if antiwar protesters are to descend on his city by the hundreds of thousands for the Republican Convention, he may as well turn them into shoppers.
-The Washington Post"
88484,0,Giants Hold On to Warner The Giants on Thursday tried to fan away every possible wisp of a quarterback crisis. Even rookie Eli Manning tried to do his part.
66949,0,"Voluntary response key to BCA grading The grade on the report card was ""F. "" The University of Nevada was one of four colleges that failed to meet the standards for a football coaching search as outlined by the Black Coaches Association."
80658,0,Wednesday 's preview Points: The 19-day extravaganza continues with the first of two nights with Conference USA in the spotlight. Neither team left the field happy last time out.
1868,0,Mobile Boohoo for Sohu (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Chinese net stock Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU - News) dropped by 10 on Friday after the company announced that its multimedia messaging services with China Mobile Communication had been temporarily suspended for a year. The sanctions were imposed after Sohu sent solicitations for phone messaging services without China Mobile's approval. Sohu is now down 25 after its high-flying start to this calendar year.
24549,0,"Dow wanes, Nasdaq gains Alcoa 's profit warning a thorn in industrials ' side. Nasdaq up with PeopleSoft, extended tech rally. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Alcoa 's profit warning bruised the Dow Friday, while the broader market inched higher "
22823,0,"Global house prices still rising As the sun looks ready to set on the UK house price boom, global house prices are still rising, a report in the Economist said."
98363,0,"HGS Picks Watkins as New Chief Executive 20-year product development veteran from Abbott Laboratories will face the challenge of completing Human Genome Sciences' makeover from gene hunter to drug marketer.
-The Washington Post"
34237,0,"76ers sign Josh Davis Philadelphia 76ers President and General Manager Billy King announced today that the Sixers have signed free agent Josh Davis. Per team policy, terms of the contract are not disclosed."
4543,0,"Google Up in Market Debut After Bumpy IPO (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc. shares jumped 18 percent in their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday,\after a scaled-down $1.67 billion IPO marked by missteps and lackluster market conditions."
77421,0,"GAME REVIEW: New 'Grand Theft Auto ' will pull you in Like Al Pacino 's Michael Corleone says in ""Godfather III "": ""Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."
119095,0,News: Symantec snaps up Veritas Software for $13.5 billion in stock The Associated Press By Michael Liedtke
34966,0,"Vandals struggle to cope with shooting of player University of Idaho football players will wear a decal with the initials of slain teammate Eric McMillan on their helmets when they play at Oregon on Saturday, coach Nick Holt said Tuesday."
54212,0,Crude Oil Falls From Record $53; Supplies May Meet Winter Needs Crude oil fell after reaching a record $53 a barrel in New York yesterday on speculation global output may provide US refiners with enough supply to meet winter needs.
98675,0,Anglos win World Cup ENGLANDS Paul Casey and Luke Donald clinched the World Cup by one shot in Seville. The pair trailed Spain by one at the start of the final day but fired a closing alternate-shot 64 for 31 under to overhaul the local favourites.
19733,0,Alitalia management to unveil rescue plan to unions ROME : The management of Alitalia was due to present a rescue plan to trades unions which hold the key to whether the state-controlled airline receives a government-guaranteed loan to avoid bankruptcy.
1484,0,Kenteris protests innocence Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris insists he is not a drug cheat as he leaves hospital.
92788,0,"Pittsburgh prep star King chooses Penn State Justin King, a Gateway High School cornerback-running back who is considered one of the nation 's top 10 high school players, will play at Penn State."
1088,0,"Defense Could Dominate in the Big Ten (AP) AP - Following a mass exodus of offensive stars and starting quarterbacks, defense could dominate the Big Ten this season."
79033,0,"Oracle boosts offer for PeopleSoft REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. - Oracle Corp. has again raised the stakes in its long-running attempt to take over rival PeopleSoft Inc. On Monday, Oracle boosted its bid by another 14."
59586,0,"FASB Delays Options Expensing Rule Bowing to corporate pressure, the group that sets standards for the US accounting industry said on Wednesday it postponed the implementation of compulsory expensing of employee "
1661,0,"That Special Underwater Glow any coral colonies have a nice healthy glow about them, courtesy of fluorescent proteins produced by the coral animals themselves. "
47585,0,"Virgin Making Mark Among Mobile Services NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Virgin Group VA.UL Chairman Richard Branson put his brand on a U.S. mobile telephone service two years ago, there appeared to be scant space for newcomers to the crowded market."
70844,0,"Amazon Rumor Ruffles DVD Rivals Amazon.com hasn't yet entered the DVD rental business, but prices are tumbling even at the prospect."
73821,0,"Cats suffer stress, experts say Cats can suffer from stress-related illness like humans, a new study by animal experts suggests."
22863,0,Kraft affirms 2004 profit forecast Kraft Foods Inc. Thursday stood by its previously lowered earnings forecast for the calendar year and said new products including its 100-calorie snack packs would help drive growth in the second half.
17174,0,"Oil Up on Russia, Iraq Supply Concerns LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices rose sharply again on Thursday after Russian oil giant YUKOS said a Moscow court's decision to effectively freeze its bank accounts threatened its ability to continue production."
109057,0,IOC opens investigation LONDON The International Olympic Committee has opened an investigation into doping allegations against US athlete Marion Jones. IOC president Jacques Rogge (ROH '-guh) set up a disciplinary commission to look
89909,0,"Lyon back to their winning ways against Nantes Olympique Lyon returned to their characteristic winning ways on Saturday, beating Nantes 2-0 to strengthen their Ligue 1 lead. The three-times French champions, beaten for the first "
40890,0,"Can 't do much other than wait, Braves say The television in Bobby Cox 's office was tuned to the Chicago Cubs ' game, and the Braves manager intently watched the ninth inning."
64128,0,"Sox Still Breathing If Pedro Martinez can help the Red Sox to a victory in Game 5, then this series will suddenly be exactly where everyone always thought it would be at this juncture."
88089,0,"Oil Drops Another Dollar on Rising Supply LONDON (Reuters) - Oil tumbled another dollar on Thursday, resuming a two-week slide that has cut 15 percent from prices as rising crude inventories ease concerns over winter fuel supplies."
27597,0,"Chelsea Impressive in Opening Match (AP) AP - Chelsea coasted to a 3-0 win on Didier Drogba's two goals, Arsenal needed an own-goal for victory and defending champion FC Porto was held to a 0-0 draw on the opening night of the Champions League season."
107931,0,"Crude futures tumble for second day in row Crude oil futures nose-dived for a second day in a row yesterday, briefly dipping below $43 a barrel, as traders focused on rising fuel supplies and the lack of cold weather. The two-day drop of more than $5 a barrel picked up momentum from technical and speculative trading."
88225,0,"S &P may cut Blockbuster 's rating Standard & Poor 's on Thursday said it may cut its ratings on Blockbuster Inc.(BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) deeper into junk, citing the company 's offer to buy competitor Hollywood Entertainment Corp."
85846,0,"Miami Dolphins Coach Dave Wannstedt Resigns After 1-8 Start Miami Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt, whose team has the worst record in the National Football League, resigned after 4 1/2 seasons and was replaced by defensive coordinator Jim Bates."
71912,0,"New Crop of Portable Players Nips at IPod (AP) AP - Lauren, 11, saunters nonchalantly past a Discovery Channel store and a Gymboree clothing store at the mall. Then suddenly, the girl's eyes light up and she pulls her mother into an Apple Computer Inc. retail shop."
49787,0,"Lockheed Martin announces $625 million in contracts SYRACUSE, NY -- Lockheed Martin announced Monday that its Maritime Systems & Sensors unit has received contracts worth $625 million for radar development."
68456,0,"Key New England games NORTHEASTERN (3-3) vs. MAINE (3-3) When, where: Tomorrow, 2 p.m., at Orono, Maine. Radio: WJIB-AM (740). Last season: Northeastern won, 20-14. Comments: Northeastern (2-1 in conference) is looking to keep its lead at the top of the Atlantic 10 North Division. Last week, the Huskies suffered a 41-14 loss to Harvard. QB Shawn Brady is 86 of 137 for 1,271 ..."
102828,0,MLB: Pirates Ship Kendall to A's (Reuters) Reuters - The Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday traded veteran catcher Jason Kendall and cash considerations to Oakland in exchange for pitchers Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes.
11545,0,"HP Set to Launch Latest Push Into Consumer Markets SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N on Friday will unveil a range of products including its version of the iPod digital music player that raises the stakes in a war between PC and electronics makers for a spot in increasingly digitized living rooms."
60490,0,"A Closer Look At Privacy And Desktop Search Google's new Google Desktop Search tool raises a number of search privacy issues. In this article, we'll look at some of the usual specters of search privacy plus some new things people should consider."
92146,0,"Paris is favorite for 2012 The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Olympics submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee, with Paris the front-runner to win next year 's vote."
108396,0,"NOVO PROMISES RANGERS REACTION Striker Nacho Novo expects Rangers to respond in style to their UEFA Cup setback in Holland because of the prevailing ""great spirit "" in the squad."
17359,0,"Sharapova, Venus Struggle to Win at Open (AP) AP - Maria Sharapova zinged shots so sharply against Jelena Jankovic, many fans at Louis Armstrong Stadium left their seats early in hopes of finding a more competitive match. They missed seeing things get kind of interesting at the U.S. Open."
108412,0,"Cable Internet case goes to Supreme Court The US Supreme Court will decide whether cable operators that provide high-speed Internet connections, like Time Warner Inc., should be required to open their networks to other Internet service providers."
109071,0,New Comet Now Visible to Naked Eye (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A comet discovered earlier this year has now moved close enough to be visible without binoculars or telescopes by experienced observers under dark skies. It is expected to put on a modest show this month and into January.
96543,0,"Anaheim receives Izturis, Rivera in trade com. Washington-bound Expos general manager Jim Bowden made another bold move to upgrade the club 's offense on Friday, acquiring outfielder Jose Guillen from the Angels in exchange for "
45254,0,"Crisis looming at Ajax What seemed like the perfect football marriage is suddenly splitting at the seams. Ajax and Ronald Koeman are no longer a couple, although they still live in the same apartment."
69298,0,"FOAI Lands FAA Conversations \\""In response to its FOIA request, EPIC has received from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) transcripts (pdf) and audio recordings concerning the request by the office of US House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay\(R-TX) to the FAA regarding the May 2003 search for the plane owned by Texas State Representative Pete Laney (Tail Number N711RD).""\\""The May 12, 2003 audio recording of telephone conversations between the FAA's Washington Operations Center and various FAA field employees clearly indicate that the FAA employees were misled into believing that the request from DeLay's office was part of 1) a formal Congressional investigation; 2) a formal Congressional inquiry; a ..."
92308,0,"Euro Zone Presses U.S. on Weak Dollar (Reuters) Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers on Tuesday stepped up pressure on the United States to show its strong dollar policy was more than just rhetoric, asking it to slash budget and trade deficits that undermine the dollar."
41129,0,"IDC raises 2004 PC growth view, but trims 2005 Shipments of personal computers this year will be higher than previously anticipated, boosted by demand from businesses, research firm IDC said Monday."
44427,0,02 announces European 3G network launch Mobile operator 02 's parent mmO2 has this morning announced the launch its third-generation European data network. The network will incorporate HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) technology and IMS
5303,0,Swimming: Shibata Joins Japanese Gold Rush ATHENS (Reuters) - Ai Shibata wore down French teen-ager Laure Manaudou to win the women's 800 meters freestyle gold medal at the Athens Olympics Friday and provide Japan with their first female swimming champion in 12 years.
82178,0,"IBM revs supercomputer in rankings race Blue Gene/L performance likely to far outpace NEC's Earth Simulator in contest of high-powered machines, News.com has learned.\
Photos: SGI's rival Columbia supercomputer "
105758,0,"Cingular to Offer Faster Wireless Service (AP) AP - Cingular Wireless LLC will begin deploying a speedier wireless Internet service next year, a move made possible by the network capacity gained with the recent acquisition of AT &T Wireless as Cingular tries to catch up with to catch up with rivals led by Verizon Wireless."
110687,0,"Chicken Genome Should Boost DNA Research In their first detailed and comprehensive look at the DNA of chickens, scientists have found that 60 percent of the bird 's genes have close cousins in humans."
15030,0,"WTO rejects a US appeal GENEVA The top court of the World Trade Organization on Monday dismissed a US appeal of an April decision that Canada 's Wheat Board met international rules, undermining the Bush administration 's efforts to dismantle the Canadian agency."
9633,0,"Sick Serbians Bow Out in Volleyball ATHENS (Reuters) - Reigning champions Serbia and Montenegro, hit by a virus, were eliminated from the men's Olympic volleyball tournament Wednesday in an outstanding match with Russia."
67516,0,"Enfant terrible There is no higher praise that I can bestow on Craig Bellamy other than to reveal that he has graced my fantasy football team on several occasions - an honour I impart only on those select few that pass my unscientific, spurious but highly-stringent "
113994,0,"Telekom Malaysia Spreads Its Wings But No Quick Returns KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Telekom Malaysia Bhd. (4863.KU) has begun to spread its wings overseas, but it will be awhile before its Indian and Indonesian investments begin to pay off in substantially stronger earnings."
69147,0,"Global Warming Effects Faster Than Feared - Experts (Reuters) Reuters - Recent storms, droughts and heat waves are probably being caused by global warming, which means the effects of climate change are coming faster than anyone had feared, climate experts said on Thursday."
119917,0,Trail Blazers Snap Warriors' Win Streak (AP) AP - Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 97-88 come-from-behind victory Saturday night over Golden State that snapped the Warriors' four-game winning streak.
98376,0,"Raptors rally to drop Spurs TORONTO - Lamond Murray scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, helping the Toronto Raptors overcome a 20-point deficit in the second half to beat the San Antonio Spurs 96-91 yesterday."
9702,0,"Briefly: WS-I tackles Web services attachments roundup Plus: Newspaper sites take up paid search ads...Microsoft IPTV to woo Swiss test group...Sony speeds up Memory Stick cards...Real touts one week, 1 million songs."
32063,0,"OWEN SUBBED AS REAL CRASH Michael Owens unspectacular start to life with Real Madrid continued as he was substituted early in the second half after making his first start for the club, as they lost 1-0 to unfancied Espanyol."
60065,0,"Australia elect to bat in second test v India Australia 's stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist elected to bat in the second test against India on Thursday. Australia, 1-0 up in the four-match series, retained the same eleven "
62770,0,Ronaldo saves Real 's Betis blushes Real Madrid coach Mariano Garcia Remon lamented poor finishing after his side were forced to rely on a trademark poacher 's strike from Ronaldo in a fortuitous 1-1 draw at Real Betis.
89840,0,"Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in WinXP SP2 SoTuA writes ""Few months after SP2 hit windowsupdate.com, Finjan Software reports that security flaws have been found in WinXP SP2, including malicous code execution without user intervention."
70933,0,"Madrid Masters: Safin beats Nalbandian Sunday 's final of the Madrid Masters pitted players ranked ninth, Marat Safin, and 10th, David Nalbandian, in the world; both near the top of their games."
37156,0,Ex-CA Chief Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud (Reuters) Reuters - Former Computer Associates International Inc. Chief Executive Sanjay Kumar pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice stemming from a two-year investigation into accounting fraud at the software company.
76566,0,China Raises Rates to Cool Its Economy But the step could risk social unrest if heavily indebted state companies respond by laying off more workers.
74962,0,SERENA STUNNED BY RUSSIAN The Russian revolution in women 's tennis appears to be expanding further after Alina Jidkova saw off former world number one Serena Williams in the second round of the Generali Ladies Linz in Austria.
46212,0,Classy Kluivert Newcastle United romped into the group stages of the UEFA Cup with a 5-1 win away to Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin that completed a 7-1 aggregate victory in the first round.
74337,0,"Football: Navy marches over Army for 42-13 victory Ross, in his first season at West Point, stated matter-of-factly that Navy had surpassed Army on the football field and that his program had a lot of catching up to do."
94350,0,"Linux Core Consortium To Build Common Code Linux vendors from Europe, Asia, and North and South America have teamed up to create a common core implementation of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0."
18846,0,"California proves to be a second-half force AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- J.J. Arrington ran for 181 yards and three touchdowns, and Aaron Rodgers threw for 208 yards and a TD to help No. 13 California pull away from Air Force in a 56-14 victory yesterday. The Bears had touchdowns on their first three possessions and put the game away with five more scores in the second ..."
49918,0,"Wal-Mart to Open, Expand Up to 295 Stores (AP) AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open or expand 40 to 45 discount stores and 240 to 250 Supercenters in the United States next year as the world's largest retailer continues an aggressive expansion plan."
65501,0,"Unisys signs up Linux allies com October 19, 2004, 4:16 PM PT. With most organizations that planned to move already moved to Microsoft Server 2003, OS migration has dropped to the bottom ranks after making "
109300,0,"Intel sheds light on 2005 desktop strategy Company says that instead of just performance, customers now want manageability features and lower power consumption."
89738,0,Red Bull Close to Deal with Jaguar Formula One Team LONDON (Reuters) - Austrian energy drink company Red Bull is poised to take over the Jaguar Formula One team after weeks of negotiations.
31527,0,"Top-Seed Spadea Advances at Millennium (AP) AP - Top-seeded Vincent Spadea beat qualifier Hugo Armando 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 Friday night to reach the semifinals of the Millennium International Tennis Championships."
34796,0,"Fed raises key interest rate quarter point to 1.75 percent (AFP) AFP - Federal Reserve policymakers lifted the federal funds rate a quarter point to 1.75 percent, saying the US economy has ""regained some traction "" and no longer needs as much stimulus."
17349,0,"Tiger 's father has a relapse Tiger Woods has more than golf on his mind as he prepares for the Deutsche Bank Championship near Boston: His father, Earl, has had a relapse of prostate cancer."
48657,0,NFL Wrap: Barber Runs Over Packers as Giants Win (Reuters) Reuters - Tiki Barber rushed for 182 yards and ran half the length of the field for a touchdown as the New York Giants used a stifling defense to upset the Packers 14-7 in Green Bay on Sunday.
9454,0,Small 'scope spots big planet A new extra-solar planet has been identified orbiting a star 500 light years from our solar system. The discovery was made by a team using a four-inch diameter telescope to make their observations - a size
100034,0,"Euro Near New High; Asian Stocks Gain (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar hovered near a record low around $1.31 per euro Wednesday but was steady against the yen after Russia suggested it might buy more euros, while Asian stocks rose on expectations of good earnings."
54126,0,"Sosa fined for untimely departure Sammy Sosa was fined $87,400 -- one day's salary -- for arriving late to the Cubs' regular-season finale at Wrigley Field and leaving the game early. The slugger's agent, Adam Katz , said yesterday Sosa most likely will file a grievance. Sosa arrived 70 minutes before Sunday's first pitch, and he apparently left 15 minutes after the game started without ..."
105388,0,"Super Bowl Advertisers Still in the Game NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advertisers may have been bitten once by an indecency scandal at the 2004 Super Bowl, but they are not shy about getting back into the game for the next U.S. football championship."
10543,0,"Krispy Kreme Scales Back as Profit Dives NEW YORK (Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N on Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly earnings, signaled that the second half of the year would be weak and scaled back store openings after it was battered by the low-carbohydrate diet craze."
18864,0,"Yankee batters hit wall Sidney Ponson pitched a two-hitter for his fourth career shutout, and Rafael Palmeiro hit one of the Baltimore Orioles ' three homers yesterday in a 7-0 victory in New York over the suddenly punchless Yankees."
94125,0,ATP Tour to Give Nutritional Supplements (AP) AP - The ATP Tour will supply players with nutritional supplements checked by a WADA-affiliated laboratory starting next season.
9169,0,"Noguchi looks back ""I really feel its weight, "" Noguchi said. ""Every time I look at it, my eyes well up in tears. I want to show it to all the people who made it possible."
102852,0,"R Obsession comes flying in Frances Genter The speed battle trainer Tim Ritvo hoped would develop to enhance stretch-running R Obsession 's chances in Saturday 's $100,000 Frances Genter Stakes at Calder never materialized."
110619,0,"Chicken gives up genetic secrets Scientists have published a detailed analysis of the chicken genome, the biochemical ""code "" in the bird 's cells that makes the animal what it is."
92774,0,"MPAA touts lawsuits, new P2P-fighting software com November 16, 2004, 12:19 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients."
114406,0,"Oracle signs deal to buy PeopleSoft for $10.3B DECEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Oracle Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. for $26.50 per share, or about $10.3 billion, the companies said today, ending an acrimonious "
25609,0,"Tottenham 0 Norwich 0 Tottenham continued their unbeaten run to the season after being held to a goalless draw by Norwich at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Spurs had a number of chances to break the deadlock, but City goalkeeper Robert "
6254,0,"Sluggish Seahawks buried by Broncos If last night 's Seahawks-Broncos exhibition game was a Super Bowl preview, as some have predicted, the Seahawks are in trouble."
27255,0,Hurricane Ivan blows price of oil higher US crude leapt about $1.50-a-barrel yesterday as petroleum giants evacuated thousands of workers from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Ivan.
52490,0,"Maurice Wilkins Maurice Wilkins, the molecular biologist who died on Tuesday aged 87, was the third and least well-known of the three scientists who in 1962 won the Nobel Prize for medicine for determining the structure of DNA, the molecule which carries the genetic code "
104695,0,Plucky tail can 't save Kiwis Australia finished off a clinical 213-run win over New Zealand just after lunch Tuesday on the fifth day of the second cricket test to secure a series sweep.
113853,0,"All square after love and war HANG ON A MINUTE, WASNT this supposed to be a derby match, packed with grunts, grimaces, full of ugly, clumsy and petulant tackles and a general lack of oxygen available for the players to feed to their brains?"
106416,0,"Mobile phone sales still booming Worldwide mobile phone sales rise 26 in the July to September quarter, driven by demand for new handsets."
24814,0,Colonials Enters Top 25 Two wins over top 15 schools catapults No. 21 George Washington into the top 25 for the first time since 1998 with some newfound respect in tow.
86510,0,"Aerospace giants hope to build next craft Boeing NASA Systems of Houston will team with another aerospace giant to bid on building the successor to the space shuttle, a spacecraft that would take explorers to the moon and Mars, officials from the two companies announced Tuesday."
57414,0,"Gadhafi Prize to Chavez CARACAS, Venezuela -- Libya on Sunday awarded its annual Moammar Gadhafi human rights prize to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for resisting ""imperialism "" and being a champion of the poor."
26196,0,"Blatter criticises 'childish ' England players Sepp Blatter, the president of football 's world governing body Fifa, will tell Sven Goran Eriksson today that his England players were wrong to boycott the media last week."
50338,0,Reg writer receives right royal rogering FoTW 'What unadulterated bollocks'
41847,0,"MLB: Boston 7, Tampa Bay 3 Johnny Damon hit a three-run homer and Manny Ramirez a two-run homer Monday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays."
118966,0,Ebay May Be Afoul of Scalping Law in N.J. (AP) AP - A benefit concert by the Boss is bringing out big bids on eBay. But some people offering tickets at several times their face value for an intimate performance Sunday by Bruce Springsteen may be running afoul of anti-scalping laws. The face value of the tickets is $100 each.
54748,0,"U.S. Presidential Debate Trivia: Gaffes, Zingers, More Voters tend to forget most of what is said during U.S. presidential debates, but a few memorable moments endure."
27157,0,IBM offers RFID services for manufacturers Big Blue also introduces radio tag services for midsize suppliers working under mandates from retail giants such as Wal-Mart.
52311,0,"A River That Follows Two Paths The Lower Delaware, site of a recent oil spill, seems as if it has been mistakenly stuck at the end of the pristine Upper Delaware."
63075,0,"Preservationists battle Apple CEO Steve Jobs over his 'dump ' of a ... ""A battle has erupted between Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs and a group of local preservationists over the future of a 78-year old mansion on Jobs ' property."
114673,0,"Samsung 's MMCmicro shrinks flash memory further Yet another card format is here, spun off of the venerable MMC format by Samsung. This one is small enough to fit on a key of a keyboard, or into the smallest device."
86924,0,"HP Unveils an Array of Printing Products (PC World) PC World - Multifunction devices, workgroup printers, and a new digital pen debut."
107826,0,"UPS to Take Over China Network United Parcel Service Inc., Atlanta, announced yesterday that it will pay $100 million to take over most of the international express delivery operations of its Chinese partner, Sinotrans."
82340,0,Musicians push for satellite radio A rift appeared within Canada 's music industry yesterday as prominent artists called on the CRTC to embrace satellite radio and the industry warned of lost revenue and job losses.
44872,0,Wednesday 's Baseball Roundup (CP) - Troy Glaus provided the Anaheim Angels with the type of clutch hitting Oakland could have used on Wednesday night. Glaus hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Angels beat the Texas Rangers 8
30476,0,"Schilling gets 20th as Red Sox romp BOSTON - Curt Schilling got his 20th win on the eve of Boston 's big series with the New York Yankees. Now he wants much more. ""In a couple of weeks, hopefully, it will get a lot better, "" he said after becoming "
35731,0,"FedEx Earnings More Than Double NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. FDX.N, the world's top air-express shipper, on Wednesday said quarterly earnings more than doubled on strong growth in its international, ground and freight services."
76864,0,"This weekend on TV, radio TODAY AUTO RACING 1:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series Aaron's 312 qualifying at Hampton, Ga., Speed Channel 7 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 qualifying at Hampton, Ga., Speed Channel PRO BASKETBALL 8 p.m. -- Exhibition: Detroit at Minnesota, ESPN 10:30 p.m. -- Exhibition: Phoenix at Sacramento, ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. -- Hawaii at Boise ..."
72475,0,"Three Amazing Things Your Automobile Can't Do In many vehicles nowadays, you can check your e-mail, view Web sites, even watch television, from the comfort of your driver's seat."
24670,0,HONOURS EVEN IN VERONA Verona - Saturday evening 's Serie A TIM 2004/05 curtain raiser between Chievo and Inter at the Bentegodi finished in a 2-2 draw.
10101,0,"Jones in Long-Jump Final; Johnson Falters (AP) AP - Marion Jones made a quiet debut, drawing a smattering of applause while advancing to the long jump final. Allen Johnson attracted the eyes of the entire Olympic Stadium, for all the wrong reasons."
70249,0,"He remains Fenway fixture At 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."
37352,0,Update 2: Judge OKs Interstate Bakeries ' Financing A federal bankruptcy judge approved a $50 million loan to Interstate Bakeries Corp. on Thursday so the maker of Wonder Bread and Hostess Twinkies can continue operating for another month.
112613,0,"School 's out to shun IE Citing security risks, a state university is urging students to drop Internet Explorer in favor of alternative Web browsers such as Firefox and Safari."
3296,0,"Fuel surcharges grow LONDON Air France and its unit KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, as well as British Midland Airways, announced new fare surcharges on Wednesday as a result of higher fuel costs. They follow similar moves by British Airways and Deutsche Lufthansa. "
31106,0,Panthers Lose Davis to Knee Injury (AP) AP - Panthers running back Stephen Davis will miss Sunday's game at Kansas City because of swelling in his knee that could sideline him two to five weeks.
99232,0,"Congress ups H-1B visa cap by 20,000 In response to pressure from high-tech businesses and industry groups, Congress this weekend approved an increase in the number of H-1B visas by 20,000 but limited it to specially qualified students."
74676,0,"Nortel delays reporting, again OTTAWA - Nortel Networks has announced that it 's once again delaying the release of financial reports. The company is currently reviewing its accounting for the past four years."
64146,0,"Siemens Wins Malaysian 3G Deal Siemens has been working with Malaysia mobile-phone carrier Maxis since 1995 as a supplier of 2G/GSM mobile technology. As of June 2004, Maxis had 5.12 million customers, giving it over 40 "
46945,0,"Carpenter blow for Cards Pitcher Chris Carpenter, a 15-game winner for St Louis this season, will miss the opening round when they their play-offs campaign next week."
51597,0,"Emirates Airlines signs sponsorship deal with Arsenal According to the deal, the new 60,000-seater ground at Ashburton Grove will be named the Emirates Stadium. The contract also makes Emirates the Gunners ' shirt sponsor for eight years - starting in 2006-07."
71364,0,"Ispat to Buy LNM Holdings, Intl Steel Netherlands-based steelmaker Ispat International NV said Monday that it agreed to acquire LNM Holdings NV and International Steel Group Inc."
94143,0,"Can 't say I didn 't tell you so Previously, I have asked what happens to the software industry if enterprises expect to acquire their software for free via open source."
89392,0,"VW trims investment to increase cash flow BERLIN Facing a struggle to lower costs and lift its profit, Volkswagen said Friday that it would cut investment in its auto operations over the next two years and reshuffle its management board."
37796,0,"Nokia remote camera integrates motion detector, video capture HELSINKINokia Corp.s new Nokia Remote Camera wireless home monitoring solution features an integrated motion detector and video capture with sound."
27617,0,"Brief: Oracle profit rises on software demand in Q1 The company reported net income of $509 million in its first fiscal quarter, compared with $440 million in income for the same quarter a year ago."
54560,0,"Bank of America plans to cut 4,500 jobs Bank of America Corp., which operates 25 branches in San Antonio, plans to cut about 2.5 percent, or 4,500 jobs, from its work force."
74951,0,Oil Prices Tumble Nearly 5 Percent Oil prices fell sharply from near record peaks on Wednesday after a larger-than-expected build in US crude stocks spurred traders to take profits from a fierce rally.
19152,0,"Rio Says It May Sell 51 Stake in Brazilian Gold Mine (Update1) Rio Tinto Group, the world 's third- largest mining company, said it may sell its 51 percent stake in the Morro do Ouro gold mine in Brazil, which supplies about 8 percent of the South American nation 's gold."
114585,0,"Wither The Dollar A weak dollar should be good for U.S. exports. But it's already causing pain overseas, and in the long run it could drive up the cost of living at home"
94775,0,"Dexia, Sanpaolo IMI confirm talks LONDON (CBS.MW) -- French-Belgian bank Dexia and Italy 's Sanpaolo IMI both confirmed a report on Thursday that they were in talks that could lead to the creation of the eurozone 's fourth largest bank."
11407,0,"Crowd turn on sprinters over Kederis affair Konstandinos Kederis relinquished his Olympic 200m title in absentia here yesterday - but it was almost as if the stadium was filled with his angry spirit as the 70,000 crowd jeered "
23751,0,"Many Web Sites Keep Tabs on Campaign Giving By ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK (AP) -- As a Washington journalist during the 90s, I made frequent treks to the Federal Election Commission to inspect cabinets full of campaign-finance reports to find out who was giving to whom. Though some data were available through a proprietary online system, those $20-per-hour access fees added up..."
18381,0,"Fitzpatrick, Harvard are thinking big Recently named one of 16 ""players to watch "" for the 2004 Walter Payton Award, senior quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick looks to lead the Harvard football team to its first Ivy League title since 2001."
103975,0,"Holiday Shoppers Off to a Fast Start Holiday shoppers spent 10 percent more Friday than they did a year ago, according to early reports, but Wal-Mart Stores Inc. dampened hopes for a strong start to the key retail season by slashing its November sales forecast by more than half."
25491,0,"IBM Rolls Out New Linux Server Using Power5 Chip (Reuters) Reuters - International Business Machines Corp on Sunday announced a new computer server using its Power5 microprocessor tuned for the popular Linux operating system, as the No. 1 computer maker aims to broaden the adoption of Linux in broader corporate computing markets."
67938,0,"The Red Sox celebrate after Game 7 of the ALCS. (Doug Pensinger ... You just know that somewhere on this planet, at about 11:30 Saturday night, a bunch of stressed-out people losing their grip on reality began a four-day group-therapy retreat at some sanitarium."
66453,0,Citigroup culls top ranks following Japan banking scandal WASHINGTON : US banking giant Citigroup Inc has ousted three senior executives after Japanese regulators last month ordered it to shutter its private banking operations in the country for violating banking laws.
45738,0,"Chelsea and CSKA win, ousted coach Ranieri loses PARIS: Chelsea beat Porto, Barcelona blew away Shakhtar Donetsk and AC Milan struck twice in the last two minutes to sink Celtic but Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was the biggest winner of them all."
111530,0,"Mystery tremors may portend California quakes deeper than most quakes. Some began just before a relatively large quake last September, they report in this week 's issue of the."
76390,0,"IDC sees continuing decline in PDA market For the third straight quarter, shipments of handheld devices fell as some prominent vendors decided to pull back from the market, according to research firm IDC."
91084,0,"Kinross Gold revises Q3 to loss $133.6M NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Kinross Gold Corp., (KGC) a Toronto gold and silver mining and processing company, reported that it revised third-quarter results to a loss of $133."
32974,0,Giants: How they won WHY IT HAPPENED Tom Coughlin won his first game as Giants coach and immediately announced a fine amnesty for all Giants. Just kidding.
17396,0,Tiny Space Rocks Help Settle Astronomical Debate (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A pair of miniscule meteorite grains has helped astronomers settle a long-running debate on the origins of space dust belched out by dying stars.
110016,0,"US is urged to adopt new, diverse energy policy WASHINGTON Trying to break a deadlock on energy policy, a diverse group of environmentalists, academics and former government officials were to publish a report on Wednesday that presents strategies for making the United States cleaner, more competitive "
62164,0,"Golf Roundup: Geiberger battles ailing hip, weather for lead at ... At Greensboro, NC, A heat wrap kept Brent Geiberger 's ailing hip from hurting, and his best consecutive rounds of the season took care of the rest."
67784,0,"Apple warns of store shut-off for older iTunes If you've been clicking ""remind me later"" for those pesky update windows, Apple's closing its music store to you."
47399,0,"Buzz Was Big, but Mount St. Helens Eruption Wasn't Mount St. Helens's small explosion, predicted for several days and posing no imminent danger to people in the region, was greeted with jaw-dropping delight by many."
54338,0,"Tennis Roundup Second-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina lost at the Japan Open Thursday at Toyko, beaten by Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 in the third round."
113771,0,"Chelsea ties Arsenal in Premier League Eidur Gudjohnsen scored 31 seconds into the second half for league-leading Chelsea, helping offset two first-half goals by Arsenal 's Thierry Henry."
9510,0,"Indian low-cost airline expands India's first low-cost airline, Air Deccan, offers cheap flights between Bangalore and New Delhi."
84877,0,"STRAHAN MAY BE LOST FOR SEASON To make a bad loss even worse, there is fear among the Giants that Michael Strahan, their Pro Bowl defensive end, could be lost, possibly for the season, with a torn pectoral muscle."
60598,0,Cole suspension cut by two games Andy Cole 's six-game suspension over last month 's brawl at West Bromwich was cut to four on Thursday after an appeal to the English Football Association.
81340,0,Ruud boys plot big City kill for Fergie WHAT a Champion act ... now give me an encore when we take on Manchester City at the weekend. That was Sir Alex Ferguson 's challenge to his team today after their Ruud van Nistelrooy-inspired 4-1 win over
34610,0,"Terror Attacks Spur Israel Road Deaths Spike-Study (Reuters) Reuters - Fatal attacks in Israel cause a direct increase in the number of deadly traffic accidents --\but not until three days later, researchers said on Monday."
18482,0,"Third Seed Moya Stunned by Belgian Rochus NEW YORK (Reuters) - Third seed Carlos Moya became the highest seed to exit the U.S. Open when he was dumped out 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 by unseeded Belgian Olivier Rochus in the third round Saturday."
80716,0,"UPDATE 2-US Treasury to sell $51 bln next wk;warns on limit The US Treasury Department on Wednesday said it would sell $51 billion in notes at its quarterly ""refunding "" auctions next week, and warned it was running out of room to maneuver around the federal debt limit."
66497,0,"NCAA clears Neuheisel, extends Washington 's probation Former Washington coach Rick Neuheisel was cleared of wrongdoing by the NCAA Wednesday for gambling in a college basketball pool, but the university had its probation extended two years."
114223,0,Oracle Signs Merger Deal With PeopleSoft (AP) AP - Oracle Corp. announced Monday that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. for approximately $10.3 billion.
106424,0,"Electronic Eye May Help Blind Cross Street (AP) AP - Equipped with a tiny camera, a high-tech device that recognizes the white stripes of a pedestrian crosswalk and reads traffic lights could tell a blind person when it's safe to cross the street, researchers say."
71715,0,"Sooners surpass Miami in BCS rankings; Utah 6th Oklahoma moved up to No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings Monday and Utah is sixth, a position that would guarantee the Utes a spot in one of the four big-money bowl games if they can hold on to it."
119553,0,"Worldstars play strong defensive game in 5-1 victory over HV 71 JONKOPING, Sweden (CP) - Ray Whitney scored and assisted on Alexandre Daigle 's goal as the Worldstars played a strong defensive game in a 5-1 victory over HV 71 on Friday."
91763,0,"Threats could force England to cancel trip As England departed on a three-month tour of southern Africa yesterday, their captain, Michael Vaughan, suggested that his team could yet refuse to fulfil their commitment to the Zimbabwe section of the trip."
82374,0,"California Company to Make New Anthrax Vaccine (Reuters) Reuters - California vaccine maker VaxGen Inc.\will make a new and improved version of the anthrax vaccine for use in case of a biological attack, the U.S. government said on Thursday."
63447,0,"Crude oil price surges past $55 Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented $55 per barrel Monday as uncertainty swirls over production, high demand and tight global supplies."
38451,0,"Blackhawks winningest head coach Billy Reay dead at the age of 86 CHICAGO (CP) - Billy Reay, who amassed more coaching wins than any other person in Chicago Blackhawks history, has died. He was 86."
54776,0,"Dodgers say Bradley won 't be disciplined Los Angeles outfielder Milton Bradley won 't be discplined by the Dodgers for a clubhouse confrontation with a reporter he called an ""Uncle Tom."
31773,0,Motorsport: Solberg 's stage hat-trick PETTER SOLBERG and Welsh co-driver Phil Mills reeled in Wales Rally GB leader Sebastien Loeb with a stage win hat-trick yesterday.
34752,0,"Sony Shows Slim, Trim PlayStation 2 Company also says upcoming PlayStation 3 will support Blu-ray discs."
69356,0,"No Patriots Letup After Pennington's Long Day On the worst day of Chad Pennington's career, he threw five interceptions in a loss to the Patriots last year. The Jets face the Patriots again on Sunday."
90300,0,It 's time for US action on global warming The Bush administration would like to throw cold water on the idea of doing anything substantive about global warming. But the heat should be on the president until the United States limits emissions of greenhouse gases.
67517,0,"Morientes not for sale, say Real Madrid Real Madrid sought to dampen speculation over the future of Fernando Morientes by issuing a statement saying the striker was not for sale."
8527,0,Spanish Bank 'Won 't Be Put off by Rival Abbey Bid ' The Spanish bank bidding to buy Abbey National insisted today that a rival offer from UK group HBOS would not necessarily derail its interest.
6976,0,"US economy buffeted by record high oil prices High oil prices, which have een a factor in virtually all US recessions over the past three decades, are surging again this year. And the higher crude oil prices climb, the more risk energy "
89751,0,"Update 18: Economists Predict Another Rate Increase Federal Reserve policy-makers encouraged by the economy 's performance may bump up interest rates again in December - a fifth time this year - and will continue to tighten credit in 2005, economists predict."
9597,0,"Cricket: Herath puts South Africa in spin DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka : Little-known spinner Rangana Herath grabbed three wickets as Sri Lanka boosted their chances of wrapping up the one-day series when they restricted South Africa to a modest 191 in the third match here."
95044,0,"Sprinters Charged With Dodging Drug Test Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou, center, arrives in court to appear before a public prosecutor in Athens, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004."
73724,0,US consumer confidence dips again US consumer confidence hits a seven month low ahead of next week's presidential election.
115590,0,"Before the Bell: Sprint, Veritas Rise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Sprint Corp. FON.N rose 5.4 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Verizon Communications VZ.N has gained the backing of partner Vodafone Group VOD.L to bid for Sprint."
36833,0,"Needham tackle now playing for Harvard Andrew Brecher, a three-sport athlete at Needham High School, is now a sophomore at Harvard University, where he is a backup offensive tackle on the varsity football team."
62115,0,"Walsh in charge for Masconomet Myles Walsh stole the spolight in what is normally hailed as the Drew Carey show in Masconomet, as the Chieftains claimed a 28-7 victory over visiting Newburyport (1-5)."
27923,0,"Vivendi says it has turned the corner despite net loss Paris - Vivendi Universal 's recovery was almost complete, the French media and telecommunications giant said yesterday, despite a massive second-quarter net loss, bloated by the effects of the weaker dollar."
109449,0,"Arizona bell-ringers taking plastic this year No problem. Salvation Army bell ringers will swipe your debit or credit card for an on-the-spot donation. Starting Wednesday in Arizona, the agency is using hand-held debit/credit machines at select Valley locations."
11103,0,Long Jump Gold for American Dwight Phillips ATHENS (Reuters) - Dwight Phillips of the United States completed a hat-trick of global long jump titles when he crushed the field with his opening leap to take gold in Thursday's Olympic final Thursday.
104469,0,Merck moves to protect top officers Merck said Monday that its board had adopted a plan that would pay hefty severance packages to about 230 employees if the company were acquired or a proxy fight ended in the board being replaced.
90190,0,Ramjet aims at record Mach 10 speed NASA will attempt to set the world speed record for an air-intake engine tomorrow. The X-43A Hyper-X is a supersonic ramjet that may lead to more efficient launch vehicles and missiles in the future.
88570,0,"Boeing, Northrop Grumman to team up on spaceship Two US aerospace giants, Boeing and Northrop Grumman, say they will form a partnership to compete for the contract to build NASA 's next manned spaceship, China Radio International reported Thursday."
110913,0,"HOW IT WORKS Giving Gamers Another Window on Their World THE newest piece of hardware in the video game wars, the Nintendo DS hand-held console, arrived in stores last month, out to prove that two is better than one, in more ways than one."
97313,0,"McGrady Leads Rockets Past Clippers in OT (Reuters) Reuters - Tracy McGrady tallied 32 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead Houston over the Los Angeles Clippers, 91-86, in an overtime contest at the Staples Center."
112630,0,"Stocks Down Slightly; Economic Data Mixed NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Friday as a higher-than-expected jump in U.S. producer prices helped to offset a fall in oil prices and dividend hikes from General Electric Co. GE.N and SBC Communications SBC.N."
77860,0,"Hendrick team working through pain For those involved in NASCAR, racing is more than a sport. It is a way of life. It is a way of conducting one 's self throughout life, and eventually getting through the toughest part of life: dealing with death."
66584,0,"CA posts Q2 loss on restitution charges Computer Associates International reported a six percent increase in revenue during its second fiscal quarter, but posted a $94 million loss after paying to settle government investigations into the company, it said Wednesday."
92438,0,"Update 8: Oil Market Cautious on Tight Supplies Crude oil futures markets reflected some caution Tuesday about tight distillate supplies, despite expectations that a winter supply crisis will be averted."
50867,0,"Intel, Nokia, Symbian Drive to 3G Future Hoping to solidify the often-diverse smartphone marketplace, three high tech companies said they are collaborating on future 3G (define) developments."
88745,0,New IE Bugs Open Up XP SP2 To Attack (TechWeb) TechWeb - Two new vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 6.0 -- unveiled by a security firm Wednesday -- could be exploited by hackers to bypass security features in Microsoft's Windows XP SP2.
26423,0,"IBM Touts Entry-Level Linux Servers IBM today rolled out its eServer OpenPower family of entry-level Linux servers, positioning the systems as cost-effective alternatives to Solaris boxes offered by archrival Sun Microsystems."
11020,0,"Tech Firms Seek to Soften Proposed Anti-Piracy Bill By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Internet service providers and other technology firms are proposing to soften a bill in Congress that they claim will make them targets of frivolous entertainment industry copyright lawsuits. The group, which includes Verizon Communications Inc., SBC Communications Inc..."
30977,0,"Foam, not shuttle repairs on the go, key flight issue NASA can return shuttles to flight even if the agency is unable to fix in space the type of wing damage that caused the February 2003 Columbia accident, the head of an oversight group said Thursday."
28293,0,"Russia to keep some state limits on foreign ownership of Gazprom MOSCOW : The Russian state will maintain some restrictions on foreign ownership in gas giant Gazprom after the liberalisation of its shareholding structure, a top minister said."
72828,0,"Stocks Seen Slightly Higher; Oil Slipping NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly higher market open on Tuesday, as oil prices retreat and insurance stocks look to extend gains from Monday that were sparked by the resignation of a key figure in the investigation into the industry's business practices."
88729,0,NASA Scramjet Aims for Speed Record NASA 's unmanned X-43A plane is the latest product of its research program into flight at more than five times the speed of sound.
79753,0,"Japanese point guard makes NBA history PHOENIX -- A 5-9 point guard who mixes off-court humility with an on-court flair for no-look, fast-break passes is the first Japanese-born player to make an NBA roster."
68790,0,"Andrew Kantor: CyberSpeak - Ultra-accurate clocks are all around us (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - It's not just cell phones taking advantage of a time standard. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colo., sends out a radio signal that any properly equipped device in much of North America can pick up and use to set itself to the proper time."
50308,0,"Gavaskar To Help Struggling Indian Batsmen Bangalore, Oct. 5 (NNN): Countrys former skipper and batting great Sunil Manohar Gavaskar will assist India 's out-of-form batsmen in the Test series against Australia kick-starting here from tomorrow."
34094,0,Stelios reaps windfall from tanker disposal EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his family are likely to receive a windfall of about 100m from the sale of a New York-quoted shipping business which he established 12 years ago.
78892,0,"Tom & Lewis team up, Tom Coughlin and his staff drilled it into the players last week not to give up if the ball was not caught. The way the play develops, it could be a lateral and a live ball."
29119,0,"Greene expected to miss rest of season Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - San Diego Padres shortstop Khalil Greene is expected to miss the rest of the season with a broken bone in his right index finger."
98353,0,VICK SHATTERS ELI 'S DEBUT DREAMS Michael Vick did enough to make sure that Eli Manning 's first start as the quarterback of the New York Giants did not have a fairytale ending.
6944,0,"New twist in Middleweek saga as FSA enters fray FINANCIAL regulators will today examine fresh allegations about the professional conduct of James Middleweek, the analyst who has been embroiled in a bitter feud with former employer Collins Stewart."
341,0,"Vonage hangs up on some callers VoIP company suffers ""delays,"" the second glitch in two weeks. Those affected are told to reboot their adaptors."
86123,0,"Mozilla Firefox - setting the world on fire After a year in development, today is the day the Mozilla Foundation released their long awaited browser named Firefox officially launching version 1.0."
44698,0,"Kimberly-Clark Outlines Cost Savings Kimberly-Clark Corp. said Monday it aims to cut costs by $400 million to $500 million over the next three years, and plans to boost its dividend by 12.5 percent and repurchase at least $1 billion in stock during 2005."
41052,0,"T-Online Takes Over German Music Portal (Reuters) Reuters - Germany's music industry has switched efforts to sell music over the Internet to Deutsche Telekom's\(DTEGn.DE) Web unit T-Online (TOIGn.DE) from a previous collaboration with another Telekom division, it was announced on Monday."
95258,0,Yukos lawyer faces arrest warrant Russian prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Yukos ' chief lawyer and arrested another executive from the oil firm on suspicion of embezzlement.
68,0,BEA grabs CA exec to head product group BEA Systems Inc. has hired the Computer Associates International Inc. executive responsible for CA's Unicenter line of enterprise management software to head BEA's product development group.
28985,0,"MS Releases Fix For Graphics Flaw Microsoft (Quote, Chart) officials have announced two patches as part of its monthly releases for September -- one rated critical, one important."
75718,0,"ICANN moves closer to approving .post and .travel suffixes Internet users may soon see two new domain name suffixes in their browser window: "".post "" to identify the postal community and ""."
35376,0,End the steroid guilt by (players) association You know who you are. The ones who choose the right path. The ones who perform at a competitive disadvantage. The ones who refuse to alter your bodies with performance-enhancing drugs.
83609,0,"Nokia sues over patent and registered designs Nokia, the world 's largest mobile phone maker, this week took legal action against two European manufacturers for allegedly infringing on technology patents and registered designs."
10181,0,"Aussies to take on Dutch in hockey finals Defending champions Netherlands will meet Australia in the finals of the men 's hockey event at the Athens Olympic Games. While Australia beat Spain, Netherlands got the better of Germany to qualify for the finals."
95126,0,"Senator Says FDA Ignored Own Scientists on Vioxx The Food and Drug Administration ignored danger signals from its own scientists about Merck and Co. Inc. 's Vioxx painkiller, Sen. Charles Grassley told a hearing Thursday into the drug 's withdrawal in September."
14144,0,"SI.com CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- For the second time in a week, the Chicago White Sox have fallen victim to a pitcher 's first major league shutout."
84161,0,"Preview: Spurs vs. SuperSonics It hasn 't taken long for Brent Barry to see why he joined the San Antonio Spurs. Barry returns to the city where he spent his previous five NBA seasons as the Spurs, coming off two wins over perennial title contenders, visit the Seattle SuperSonics."
8509,0,"Swatch First-Half Profit Rises on US, Asian Demand (Update4) Swatch Group AG, the world 's largest watchmaker, said first-half profit advanced 17 percent as a recovery in US and Asian spending on luxury goods boosted demand for brands including Omega and Breguet."
27211,0,Update 3: Yahoo Buying Musicmatch for $160 Million Yahoo Inc. is buying online jukebox provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in a deal designed to broaden the Internet giant 's appeal with the growing audience of consumers who buy songs off the Web.
44451,0,"Yen Back Under Pressure; Oil, Tankan Eyed TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen was back under pressure on Thursday from oil prices and as market players awaited the Bank of Japan's quarterly survey of corporate sentiment."
17169,0,"Singapore Bans Human Cloning, Stem Cell Research OK (Reuters) Reuters - Singapore banned human cloning Thursday and said offenders would face 10 years in jail to prevent ""abhorrent experiments."""
84372,0,Western tops Maclean 's rankings The University of Western Ontario is ranked third among Canada 's biggest universities in the annual Maclean 's magazine ratings that hit newsstands today.
72824,0,"Intel gives wireless boost to Chinese panda research Intel has teamed up with Globio, a nonprofit educational group, to set up a wireless network for researchers at China 's Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan province, the home of the endangered giant panda."
21387,0,"Nanogen to buy Bothell biotech Epoch Biosciences, a small Bothell company that makes tools to speed up genetic analysis, said yesterday it has agreed to be sold to San Diego-based Nanogen for about $60 million in stock."
107109,0,"Canadian iTunes Music Store Delayed Apples popular iTunes music service, for use with Apples insanely popular iPod music player, will not be today as planned. Company officials are stressing it will be available very soon though "
49456,0,"Bush, Kerry Don't Spend Much on Online Ads-Study (Reuters) Reuters - The information superhighway has been a one-way street in the 2004 presidential campaign, with President Bush and Democrat John Kerry raising money on the Internet but spending very little to advertise online,\according to a study released on Monday."
59702,0,"SEC considering disclosure rules for executive pay In the flood of corporate reform unleashed by recent business scandals, one issue has been largely ignored, shareholder activists say: the stratospheric level of executive pay and "
4771,0,"Asian Stocks: Japan 's Topix, Taiwan 's Taiex Climbed This Week Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japan 's Topix stock index rose for the first week in three. Retailers such as Ito-Yokado Co. gained after a government report showed service industries expanded more than economists forecast in June, suggesting a pickup in ..."
117813,0,"Retail sales show festive fervour UK retail sales were better than expected in November as Christmas shoppers began their seasonal flock to the High Street, figures show."
92221,0,"Pataki has reservation about taxes Gov. George Pataki yesterday vetoed a bill that would have taxed cigarettes and gasoline sold to non-Indians from reservations around the state, saying the measure went against his policy of negotiating voluntary solutions with tribes."
46115,0,"Study backs Hanscom, Natick site Hanscom Air Force Base and the Natick Soldier Systems Center pump more than $3 billion into the Massachusetts economy, and their closure would damage the state's vital technology and research cluster, according to a study released yesterday."
44507,0,"Gateway PC Delivers New Motherboard Standard Gateway 's new 700GR desktop PC, based on a new chassis design that focuses on helping cool high-end processors and graphics cards, will be available this weekend at US retail stores."
68580,0,"Peoplesoft bounces back to profit Peoplesoft, the software maker that is the target of a hostile takeover bid from industry heavyweight Oracle, returns to profit in the third quarter."
113172,0,"No. 7 Notre Dame Women Beat Washington (AP) AP - Crystal Erwin scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-9 shooting and Jacqueline Batteast had 17 points and 10 rebounds, leading seventh-ranked Notre Dame to a 72-58 victory over Washington on Saturday."
52202,0,"Danger of Mount St. Helens Eruption Passes MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. Oct. 6, 2004 - Government scientists said Wednesday that the danger of a strong Mount St. Helens eruption at any moment has passed, but warned the mountain could continue venting steam and volcanic rock for several weeks."
99935,0,Anger Management May Not Help at All The brawl that erupted last week at a basketball game has exposed the weakness of a common assumption: that anger can be treated almost as if it were an infection.
111761,0,"Dean on Blogs, Politics and the Internet \\My boy Howard Dean talks about the next generation of politics:\\""The destination of the Democratic Party means making it a party that can communicate with its supporters and with all Americans. Politics is at its best when we create and inspire a sense of community. The tools that were pioneered in my campaign -- like blogs, and meetups, and streaming video --\are just a start. We must use all of the power and potential of technology as part of an aggressive outreach to meet and include voters, to work with the state parties, and to influence media coverage.""\\The Internet will fundamentally change every aspect of society. It started in how we developed software. Open Source is starting ..."
72290,0,"Key executive will rejoin troubled ATA David Wing will return to his posts of chief financial officer and executive vice president at the parent company of ATA Airlines, four months after abruptly leaving the Indianapolis company for personal reasons."
74497,0,"For SGI supercomputer, a record-setting day With new rankings due soon, SGI, IBM and others jostle for bragging rights. Also: Speedy Mac system gets speedier."
12899,0,"Focusing on the nanorealm EDMONTONThe pragmatic visionaries of NINT could be forgiven a quiet groan at yet another prediction that research into the very, very small will soon yield very, very big payoffs."
110629,0,"Australian Open Exec Says Clijsters Out (AP) AP - Kim Clijsters' left wrist injury will keep her out of the Australian Open, tournament chief executive Paul McNamee said Thursday."
15280,0,"A 53-Minute Dress Rehearsal for Serena Williams Warming up in black, knee-high tennis boots, Serena Williams rolled to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Sandra Kleinova on opening night at the United States Open."
42216,0,"Phone Lines Deliver Next-Gen TV On-demand viewing isn't just for TiVo owners anymore. Television over internet protocol, or TVIP, offers custom programming over standard copper wires."
93970,0,"Culpepper Ahead in Pro Bowl Voting NEW YORK, (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper is ahead of all players in voting for the 2005 Pro Bowl, while Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb is one of three Eagles in the top-10."
110265,0,Update 8: Oil Prices Rise on Heating Oil Concerns Crude oil futures prices rose Wednesday because of lingering concerns about heating oil supplies and fears that OPEC could rein in output when it meets later this week.
106187,0,Kazaa makes plea for legal status M 'LEARNED FIENDS for the file sharing outfit Sharman Networks told the Australian District Court that Kazza should be allowed in Australia because it is legal in the US.
118534,0,"NHLPA Disputes Claims The NHLPA said on Thursday that its 24 percent salary rollback would produce a $275.5 million profit for teams as opposed to a $568.5 million loss, as stated by the NHL."
695,0,"Singh Wins Playoff and P.G.A. Title Several players outplayed Vijay Singh on Sunday, but nobody outlasted him at the 86th P.G.A. Championship."
101655,0,"FAO opens flagship Manhattan store FAO Schwarz, the upmarket toy retailer that has been closed for nearly a year, yesterday opened its redesigned flagship Manhattan store in time for the start of the holiday spending season."
105253,0,"Lawmakers Grill Citigroup Over Scandal TOKYO (Reuters) - Citigroup's top executive in Japan endured unprecedented questioning by lawmakers on Tuesday over a scandal at the firm's private bank in the country, the latest turn in a high-profile case that has embarrassed the world's biggest financial company."
25572,0,"no NH effect from US Airways woes The airline industrys financial crisis deepened yesterday as cash-strapped US Airways Group Inc., the nations seventh-largest carrier, filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years."
104019,0,"Oram relishes the tough Aussie challenge Adelaide: New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram said playing in the lopsided series against Australia ""leaves for dead "" thrashing Bangladesh twice in Tests last month."
98976,0,"Scots eye the grand prize in Sharjah Scotland seized the initiative on the first day of the ICC Intercontinental Cup final against Canada, in Sharjah, yesterday, when Yorkshire 's John Blain trapped opener Ashif Mulla lbw with the last ball of the first over."
6537,0,"Stocks ' second thoughts Indexes are up so far this week, but another record oil price could put some of those gains at risk. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - US stock markets were set for a little slip at Friday 's open, but it would take a "
110705,0,US group raises Kidde offer American engineering group United Technologies (UTC) yesterday moved a step closer to buying fire extinguisher maker Kidde. Kidde confirmed it was planning to open its books to UTC after receiving a revised 165p-a-share offer from the group.
9509,0,"MmO2 leapfrogs rivals with super-fast 3G Telecoms provider mmO2 says it will adopt extra fast 3G network technology from next summer, although the ultra-high-speed network initially will be available only in the Isle of Man."
62384,0,Ferguson tells United -- 'You must beat Arsenal ' Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson says next week 's game against Premier League champions Arsenal is a 'must win ' affair for his struggling side.
14519,0,"No gold but Khan shows his mettle IT HAD always threatened to be a fight too far for Amir Khan, and so it proved. Up against the vastly experienced Cuban Mario Kindelan, the 17-year-old from Bolton fought gamely, but in the end lost out by "
7687,0,"Motorists Look for Cheap Gas on Internet (AP) AP - Gas prices have eased up a bit over the past couple of months, but they are still more than 30 cents higher than a year ago. Which is why price-sensitive motorists are flocking to the Internet to find cheap — or at least cheaper — gasoline."
10120,0,"For Graphic Artists, Back to the Barricades This is a big year for protest graphics, one of the oldest art forms in the United States and one that is booming thanks in part to the Internet."
46955,0,New Stanford center probes nanoscale material The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $7.5 million over five years to establish the Center for Probing the Nanoscale (CPN) at Stanford University.
22864,0,"FCC Insists Broadband Deployment Improving (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. communications regulators on Thursday insisted the United States was making progress in rolling out high-speed Internet service, despite falling further behind other countries."
58034,0,"Infosys Profit Growth Best in Three Years BANGALORE (Reuters) - Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second-largest software services company, posted its biggest quarterly profit jump in three years on increased outsourcing by telecoms and financial companies."
103459,0,"Bus reaches century mark again in Staley 's absence Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Duce Staley missed his fourth straight game Sunday with a bruised hamstring, but Jerome ""The Bus "" Bettis ran for 100 yards and a score in Pittsburgh 's 16-7 victory over Washington."
100821,0,"Reciprocal Links Are Not Evil Reciprocal Links Are Not Evil\\I will repeat, reciprocal links are not evil. All this discussion in the forums about how people only want one-way links because they heard reciprocal links are bad and can get you kicked out of the search engines is taken way out of proportion. One example ..."
73583,0,"FALL CTIA - US carriers come together on MMS SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. wireless operators have created a plan for MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services) interoperability across networks, the Cellular Telecommunications Internet Association (CTIA) announced Tuesday."
33087,0,S. Korea to Secure 600-800 Mil. Barrels of Oil From Kazakhstan Energy-poor South Korea is expected to raise its energy independency as the government has agreed to join oil field and uranium development projects in Kazakhstan.
5856,0,Absent Phelps Gets Eighth Medal ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States broke the world record to win the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the Athens Olympics Saturday and allow Michael Phelps to match Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin's 1980 record for the most medals at one Games.
98898,0,"Russia May Have Moon Base by 2025 Nikolai Moiseyev informed space officials from other countries about Russia 's International Space Station program, which includes studies aimed at the exploration of the solar system and the use of automated spacecraft."
112199,0,"McGrady saves Houston Houston guard Tracy McGrady has scored 13 points in the final 35 second of the match against San Antonio, to hand his side an 81-80 victory."
71900,0,"Rockstar Games Ships Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for ... Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has shipped to retail stores in North America."
59570,0,"SBC to Use WiFi Network to Extend Cingular Reach (Reuters) Reuters - SBC Communications Inc. will use its growing roster of public Wi-Fi access points as a springboard for Cingular Wireless services, including advanced phones and voice services using Internet technology."
93886,0,"US scramjet clocks nearly 10 times speed of sound EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California (AFP) - A US hypersonic experimental scramjet, the X-43A, raced into the record books, flying at a world-record speed nearly 10 times faster than sound, NASA confirmed."
19116,0,"Red Hat Gets New CFO, Will Restate Results Red Hat 's decision to change the way it accounts for subscription revenues ""is an accounting issue, "" says Yankee Group analyst Dana Gardner."
86426,0,Satellites track albatross flight A satellite tracking project shows the ocean hotspots where albatrosses come into conflict with longline trawlers.
9466,0,"Formula One statistics for Belgian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher 's Hungarian Grand Prix victory was the German 's 12th in 13 races this year, a Formula One record for a single season."
88908,0,Male Contraception Gets a Boost Scientists successfully inject male monkeys with a protein that renders the chimps temporarily infertile. The research may provide a new birth-control option for men in the next decade.
19624,0,"JAPAN: Toyota to build Chinese Camry plant with Guangzhou ... Toyota Motor and Chinese partner Guangzhou Automobile reportedly will invest 3.8 billion yuan ($US459 million) to build a new plant in China, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 vehicles."
117674,0,"Bryant is sorry; Shaq justhasnothingtosay With their Christmas Day showdown nine days away, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Heat center Shaquille O 'Neal shared thoughts Wednesday on their upcoming reunion game at Staples Center."
23829,0,"McAfee 's Trojan error ires developer Most IT Managers won 't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies."
10854,0,Texans LB Bell Placed on Injured Reserve (AP) AP - The Houston Texans placed inside linebacker Marcus Bell on injured reserve Wednesday with a shoulder injury he suffered last weekend in a game at Pittsburgh.
80185,0,"Climax Peeks at Next-Gen Consoles November 02, 2004 - Independent developer Climax announced today the development of Avalon, a multi-vehicle shooter designed for next-generation consoles."
38397,0,"Firms aim to tighten Linux security The project, valued at EUR7 million over three years and funded by the French Ministry of Defence, will be conducted by a consortium which includes Bertin Technologies, Surlog, Jaluna, Oppida and Mandrakesoft."
105195,0,"Smithfield Foods Reports Higher Profit Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US hog and pork producer, on Tuesday reported higher fiscal second-quarter profit due to strong hog prices and the acquisition last year of Farmland Foods."
77980,0,"US growth steady in quarter The nation 's economy grew at a moderately strong pace in the three months ending Sept. 30, driven by solid gains in consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported Friday."
33049,0,"Thorburn: Broncos revert to exhibition form on offense Not just the one Denver 's placekicker never got to try. Don 't forget about that 52-yard attempt with 31 seconds left in the third quarter, which also would have given the Broncos the 9-7 lead they needed for "
55887,0,"Trojans are in a golden state LOS ANGELES -- Southern California seemed helpless as Aaron Rodgers picked away at its defense, hitting pass after pass."
57500,0,"Autopsy performed on Caminiti, results may not be known for 10 ... An autopsy was performed on Ken Caminiti on Monday, though the cause of the 1996 National League MVP 's death may not be known for 10 days."
116474,0,"Celtics enjoy fruits of labor As the end of regulation neared Monday night at Staples Center, a visiting scout watched coach Doc Rivers go through a series of fiery paroxysms and asked, ""Is Doc always this emotional? "" Yes, but as Rivers watched the Celtics rally from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit, his display was clearly different."
4065,0,Conquering Man -- and Beast -- Is Crawford's Goal ATHENS (Reuters) - Conquering man's fastest runners at the Olympics is not the only sprint show that may await American Shawn Crawford; his agent is talking about another go at the animal kingdom.
103912,0,"Shoppers Spend, Retailers Rejoice On the Day After Thanksgiving The news was good for many retailers over the holiday weekend as enthusiastic consumers took to stores in droves on Black Friday and bought at a higher rate than last year."
67168,0,Morrisons increasing Safeway conversion rate Morrisons is accelerating the conversion programme of the Safeway stores acquired earlier this year as the 3bn takeover continues to cause the company short-term pain.
70258,0,"Old QB makes adjustments with new team Three years ago, when the Patriots were starting their run to the Super Bowl, a lot of New England fans suspected something special was percolating in Foxborough, even though the team was only 2-3 going into Game 6."
40891,0,"CNet gets makeover to broaden its appeal (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - CNet.com - a go-to Web site for tech product reviews - is expanding from geekville to soccer moms and dads. The shift is aimed at showing tired, wired consumers how to make high-tech gadgets work together."
27571,0,"Eagles bring back Levens; place Andrews on IR Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles made several roster moves on Tuesday, including bringing back Dorsey Levens and placing Shawn Andrews on injured reserve."
84727,0,Skilling seeking to move trial out of Texas HOUSTON An attorney for former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling filed a motion today seeking to have his trial moved from Houston.
104570,0,"Dollar Rebounds; Tone Cautious on U.S. Jobs NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rebounded on Monday after last week's heavy selloff, but analysts were uncertain if the rally would hold after fresh economic data suggested the December U.S. jobs report due Friday might not live up to expectations."
72695,0,Oil Prices Hold Above $54 LONDON (Reuters) - High-flying oil prices held above $54 a barrel on Tuesday as concern lingered over the thin state of heating oil supplies ahead of the northern winter.
103651,0,Bowl Schedule Confused U-Va.'s decision to decline any postseason bowl invitations that conflict with final exams is causing a headache for the ACC.
16230,0,"Reverse rout in Bronx makes us wonder As opening statements go, this was something along the lines of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and JFK's inaugural address. In the first true ""big "" game of the season -- the series opener against the potential playoff foes from Anaheim on the very eve of September -- the Red Sox batted around and put a 4-0 lead on the board ..."
104691,0,Judge Dismisses Suit Against Oracle Officers A judge dismissed a lawsuit against two officers of the Oracle Corporation that accused them of insider trading before the company announced an earnings shortfall in 2001.
43233,0,"Daily News US consumer confidence fell for the second straight month in September as the outlook for jobs deteriorated, the Conference Board said Sept."
41322,0,HP Bolsters RFID Offerings With Partners The vendor is teaming with OATSystems and BearingPoint to launch new RFID systems and services. By Elena Malykhina. Hewlett-Packard is teaming up with OATSystems Inc.
37292,0,"B of A sets plans to move wealth management operation to Boston Bank of America Corp., following pressure from Massachusetts authorities to justify job cuts and movement of business lines out of state, today unveiled plans to locate its wealth-management business in Boston."
97356,0,"US trail by one in UBS Cup KIAWAH ISLAND (South Carolina): Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer won for the eighth time together in matchplay as the Rest of the World led holders the United States by 3 points to 2 on the first day of the UBS Cup, which is limited to golfers in "
43724,0,"Report: Russia to OK Kyoto Ratification (AP) AP - The Russian Cabinet will approve ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday."
65135,0,"Insurance Probe Woes Deflate Stock Rally NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were flat on Tuesday after a strong opening as declines in health insurers offset better-than-expected earnings from tech bellwethers IBM Corp. IBM.N and Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N."
10495,0,Fat and Happy? Evaluating Fund Manager Incentives It 's a question that has bedeviled fund investors for years--how do you know if the people running the fund have your best interests at heart?
12199,0,"Raikkonen Posts Fastest Time at Belgian Grand Prix Practice Finnish Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen has posted the fastest time on the first day of practice for this week 's Belgian Grand Prix, where Michael Schumacher can capture the drivers ' title for the year."
82034,0,"Journey Nears an End Fletcher's Cove -- one of the best fishing holes in the country -- has been in the Fletcher family since the Civil War, but will soon be handed over to the National Park Service."
87935,0,"Intel board approves Otellini as CEO Paul Otellini, currently president and COO, will replace outgoing chief Craig Barrett in May. \
Photo: Barrett's mea culpa "
51787,0,2 men killed in mine accident in Nevada near Utah line Two men were killed in an accident Sunday at a copper and gold mine near Ely. Ruth Volunteer Fire Department Chief Martin Sorenson says the victims were repairing a huge shovel at the Robinson Mine when some safety measures failed and they were killed.
82044,0,Colonials Favored George Washington and Saint Joseph's were picked to win their respective Atlantic 10 divisions in a poll of men's basketball coaches and media.
63876,0,"Investors Cutting the Edge of CNET (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - CNET Networks (Nasdaq: CNET - News) has built a brand in the geeky world of tech products. Of course, with the drop in tech spending, CNET needed to make a transition. So the company is focusing more on the ""digital lifestyle."" Just look at cultural movements such as Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) iPod. Yes, tech can be cool and hip."
42019,0,BCCI questions Zee 's petition The BCCI today questioned in the Supreme Court the maintainability of the writ petition filed by Zee Telefilms challenging cancellation of the exclusive telecast rights of domestic cricket for the next four years granted by the former to the latter.
52258,0,"Firm Develops All-Purpose Memory Cards (AP) AP - A leading Japanese electronics company is developing memory cards that can be used to make cashless payments, open locks and read identification with a simple flick."
44764,0,"Graphic Content: Is It Time to Take the PCI Express? If you 're planning a PC purchase, you have to decide whether the time has come to let your graphics ride the PCI Express. The new standard replaces the PCI and AGP slots that connect graphics cards and other components to your PC."
23433,0,"Woman 's loss of dreams helps brain researchers make gains Swiss doctors may not yet know what makes us dream, but they 're closer to understanding where they unfold in the brain by studying an elderly patient who lost her ability to dream following a stroke."
8499,0,"RCN looks to exit Chapter 11 RCN Corp., the upstart telecommunications provider that has sought to battle giants like Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc."
13193,0,"India battles the red river dragon India 's fear of a downstream deluge in the Sutlej River in the northwestern state of Himachal Pradesh, should a blockage on the Peerechu river in Tibet burst, highlights the "
46046,0,"General Mills plans nutritional makeover General Mills announced Thursday it will become the first leading food manufacturer to make all of its Big G breakfast cereals, shown in this undated photo, with whole grain."
50957,0,"Mourning Takes It Easy in First Practice (AP) AP - Alonzo Mourning wasn't ready Tuesday to put too much strain on his body, and the New Jersey Nets weren't rushing Mourning along in his attempt to become the second NBA player to return after a kidney transplant."
102760,0,"Once-Proud Niners, Dolphins Flounder (AP) AP - Bill Walsh and Don Shula might want to avert their eyes from this one. Twenty seasons after the San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins faced each other in two of their 10 combined trips to the Super Bowl, they've become the NFL's two most miserable franchises."
73186,0,"Sky gazers in for a treat -- weather permitting Wednesday 's ... A lovely full eclipse of the moon is coming Wednesday night, and you might even be able to see it if clouds don 't get in the way."
47404,0,"Taking aim at iPod: How competition for the market stacks up Apple Computer 's lovely little music player dominates the market, and its design and simplicity make it hard to beat. But let 's face it - the iPod is the luxury car of hard-drive music players."
32533,0,Italian Serie A match reports Champions Milan picked up their first win of the season but it was hard going against a determined Bologna whose inspired keeper Gianluca Pagliuca kept the visitors at bay until the 84th minute
10457,0,"Sports Log NAMES Connecticut assistant men's basketball coach Clyde Vaughan resigned following his arrest last week in a prostitution sting by Hartford police, the Hartford Courant and New Haven Register reported on their websites. The resignation came shortly after state officials learned that Vaughan was arrested two previous times on charges similar to the patronizing a prostitute count lodged against him Aug. ..."
52725,0,"Holliston grad off to a fast start in college Lindsay Bove, a graduate of Holliston High School, has made an immediate and positive impact on the women's soccer team at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y."
94374,0,"Manning and Giants in Line of Fire The players forming rookie quarterback Eli Manning's line of protection have not inspired much confidence lately, least of all among themselves."
94589,0,"Legal woes for Zukauskas, Terrell Cleveland Browns offensive guard Paul Zukauskas was arrested and charged with drunken driving after an early-morning traffic stop."
4388,0,"AL: Paul, Guerrero, Erstad Guide Angels to Win (Reuters) Reuters - Josh Paul, Vladimir Guerrero and Darin Erstad hit multi-run homers to lead the Anaheim Angels to a 10-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in St. Petersburg Thursday."
64311,0,Ruffin Grabs Attention Forward Michael Ruffin is impressing Wizards coaches with his rebounding and rough play under the basket.
9042,0,Microsoft To Resume SP2 Auto Updating Wednesday Microsoft will resume rolling out Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Wednesday when it starts pushing the massive update to business users via Windows Automatic Update and the Windows Update Web site.
94599,0,"Firepower rests with Bucknell Holy Cross coach Ralph Willard had his eye on Kevin Bettencourt three years ago, but the former Peabody High star opted for Bucknell. Now Bettencourt figures as a prominent road block for the Crusaders to return to the pinnacle of the Patriot League."
79682,0,Oil slips back below USD50 a barrel Crude oil prices slipped below USD 50 a barrel in Asian trade overnight as the market waited for the outcome of the US presidential election.
48911,0,The looming national benefit crisis The long-term economic health of the United States is threatened by $53 trillion in government debts and liabilities that start to come due in four years when baby boomers begin to retire.
5764,0,Olympics: American sprint stars throw down 100m gauntlet ATHENS : America 's 100 metres sprint stars threw down the gauntlet at the Olympics but their Carribean rivals replied with a double salvo of their own to give the blue riband event an added edge.
118616,0,"Australia 's Dish ready to for another brush with fame For Australians, the ""Dish "" as they like to call the giant antennae of the Parkes radio telescope is nearly as well known as the Sydney Opera House."
115893,0,"Roda will not extend Vloet Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - Dutch club Roda JC announced Tuesday that coach Wiljan Vloet will not be back next season."
116865,0,Ponting in Lee plea OPINIONS were split in the Australian camp on the future of Brett Lee after a maverick selection push by captain Ricky Ponting last night.
38491,0,"Former Knight Assistant Accepts $35,000 (AP) AP - Indiana University agreed to pay $35,000 to former basketball assistant Ron Felling, who was fired by Bob Knight after a postgame confrontation in 1999."
105017,0,"Russian gas giant plans Yukos bid Gazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, says it will bid in the $8.65bn government sale of the main production arm of embattled oil firm Yukos."
101843,0,"Cuqua drives Rebels Walpole ended its regular season with a 35-12 victory over Weymouth yesterday, but for the 10-1 Rebels, it was just the first stage."
117506,0,"Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Be a Show-off Want to impress your Windows-using friends and colleagues? Start a QuickTime movie, play a DVD, click on the visualizer in iTunes while it plays a song. Then press F9 and watch what happens. Dec 15"
64880,0,"Housing Starts Fall 6 Pct. in September (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. housing starts slowed by a larger-than-expected 6 percent in September after two months of gains, but permits granted to builders outpaced expectations, a government report showed on Tuesday."
66621,0,"Pentagon to Post Write-In Ballot on Web (AP) AP - The Pentagon will post on its Web site a federal write-in ballot for civilian and military voters overseas who do not get their regular absentee ballot in time, a spokesman said Wednesday."
102506,0,Mitsubishi Motors to Sell $2 Bln of Loans to Merrill (Update1) Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said it will sell $2 billion of auto loans to Merrill Lynch & Co. as part of a plan to help the automaker reduce debt.
9802,0,Briefly: Music promoter offers concert downloads roundup Plus: WS-I tackles Web services attachments...Newspaper sites take up paid search ads...Microsoft IPTV to woo Swiss test group.
72090,0,"PalmOne updates the Treo smart phone Analyst says wireless synchronization with Exchange e-mail software may make it more attractive to corporate IT departments, which usually favor devices based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system."
57350,0,"Web Servers Lead Top 20 Security Problems List (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute has issued its latest list of 20 most critical Internet security vulnerabilities. Web servers top the list of ten vulnerabilities for Windows-based systems, and they fall second on the list for those that are Unix- or Linux-based."
24591,0,"Chrysler Boss Sets Sights on Europe CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - It has taken six years, but Chrysler is betting it has improved the quality and style of its cars to the point where it can win over twice as many European motorists, its chief executive said."
50800,0,"Olympic Tennis Champ Massu Ousted in First Round LYON, France (Reuters) - Top seed Nicolas Massu of Chile was ousted in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix, losing 6-3, 6-4 to Argentine Agustin Calleri Tuesday."
6835,0,"Bush advisers wary of oil In shift of tone, White House says high energy prices are now dragging on US economy. CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush 's economic advisers are warning that high energy prices have become a drag on "
71902,0,Sony Ericsson introduces new quad-band EDGE/Wi-Fi PC card The GC89 PC Card combines global EDGE coverage with the WiFi technology in a single card which is compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computers.
113928,0,Dollar Dips as Market Tests Recovery (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar slipped on Monday as market players hesitated to push the currency much higher before upcoming U.S. trade data and a Federal Reserve meeting.
355,0,"Sharp brings 3D to PCs, without the funny specs Firm brings tech already used in phones and laptops to desktops. Screen creates different pixel images for each eye."
708,0,"Wal-Mart Tries to Shine Its Image by Supporting Public Broadcasting Wal-Mart, stung by criticism of its business tactics, is working to improve its image by supporting public broadcasting."
85424,0,"Novell, Microsoft settle row Novell Inc. of Waltham is getting a half-billion-dollar check from Microsoft Corp. to settle an antitrust case that's never been filed."
87251,0,"US should drop ban on offshore Internet gambling, world trade ... A World Trade Organization panel on Wednesday ruled that the United States should drop its ban on Americans wagering with offshore Internet casinos."
68341,0,"Hamm allowed to hold his gold Two months after a judging error overshadowed one of the most stunning comebacks in Olympic history, Paul Hamm is no longer stuck in limbo."
118655,0,"US Airways, Flight Attendants Closer to Deal The lead negotiators for US Airways flight attendants reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that will save the carrier about $94 million a year, officials from both sides said yesterday."
21890,0,"Study: meager recovery for IT job market The number of US information technology workers rose 2 percent to 10.5 million in the first quarter of this year, but demand for them is dropping, according to a new report."
31252,0,"Oil Lifted 4 Percent by Ivan Supply Crimp NEW YORK (Reuters) - World oil prices surged nearly 4 percent on Friday on worries the U.S. hurricane season would continue to hamper energy production and imports in the Gulf of Mexico, delaying vital stock-building ahead of winter."
4666,0,"Peer-to-peer networks win ruling Companies providing software that helps music and movie lovers trade files with each other can 't be held financially responsible for copyright theft resulting from the trading, a federal court in Los Angeles ruled yesterday. "
104598,0,"Kellogg appoints Jenness CEO after Gutierrez resigns to join ... DETROIT Kellogg has appointed James Jenness as chairman and chief executive, following the resignation of Carlos Gutierrez. The cereal maker 's board of directors elected the 58-year-old Jenness during a special meeting."
111684,0,"Space Telescopes Spy Dusty Debris of Planets Planet-building is dusty work, and now two space telescopes have captured images of cosmic construction materials: disks of dust circling stars about the same size as our sun."
74433,0,"Boeing Quarterly Earnings Jump 78 Percent Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday topped expectations with a 78 percent jump in quarterly profit on strength in its defense operations, and raised its earnings forecast for 2004."
73423,0,"Official: Iraq not likely to hurt economy The economy is growing and the war in Iraq is unlikely to short-circuit the recovery, Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board said Tuesday."
69032,0,"Google Phishing Holes Found (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Two Google site vulnerabilities that could be used to mount phishing attacks have been reported, says the Internet search giant. It already has fixed one, and expects to patch the second shortly."
82016,0,"Farming Killer Cone Snails a Risky Affair (AP) AP - Jon-Paul Bingham puts his life on the line every week for the sake of science. One wrong move, and he could become the hapless victim of a snail attack that could kill him. Bingham, a biochemist at Clarkson University, is a self-described ""conehead"" whose livelihood depends on scuba diving for tropical marine cone snails and coaxing them to discharge their venom in his laboratory."
88621,0,"Belgium Assaults Democracy and Self-Determination ""What happened in Brussels today is unique in the Western world: never has a so-called democratic regime outlawed the country's largest political party."" The party outlawed is for Flemish self-determination. When Belgium's largest political party (despite being a minority, which even the largest parties usually are in parliamentary politics) cannot even seek self-determination via democratic means, aren't international organizations obligated to ask what ""self-determination"" really means in a ""liberal democracy""?"
51441,0,BECKS: OWEN 'S GOT A REAL PROBLEM DAVID BECKHAM last night backed Michael Owen to prove he deserves to be a Real Madrid galactico but admitted that his new club-mate will have to prove it himself.
58314,0,"Samsung Elec to Invest $24 Bln in Chips by 2010 SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world's largest maker of memory chips, said on Monday it would invest $24 billion in its semiconductor business by 2010."
86565,0,"Meyer says he 's headed for Florida SALT LAKE CITY Urban Meyer confirms he 's leaving undefeated Utah to become the head football coach at Florida. Meyer said that at Florida everything is in place to make a run at the whole thing, and that was a factor in his decision."
19001,0,Roddick and Williams to Star on Sunday at U.S. Open NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first week of the U.S. Open concludes Sunday with Andy Roddick and Serena Williams the star attractions at Flushing Meadows.
30031,0,Small telephone companies worry about paying more to use SBC ... A group of small telephone companies said Thursday it 's worried that state regulators next week will allow telecommunications giant SBC Communications Inc.
78918,0,BREAKING POINT DJIBRIL CISSE faces a year out of football with a horror double leg-break that has plunged Liverpool into a major crisis. French striker Cisse snapped two bones in his left leg above the ankle
26499,0,Sony Group Agrees to Buy MGM PHILADELPHIA/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group headed by Sony Corp. of America on Monday agreed to buy Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.85 billion in cash to mine MGM's lucrative library for the booming DVD market.
35777,0,Shell Plan Disappoints Investors LONDON (Reuters) - Scandal-hit oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell will invest $45 billion over three years to boost reserves and production but its shares fell on disappointment it did not extend a stock buyback program.
113749,0,"NASA chief to resign Sources inside NASA told CNN Sunday that O 'Keefe will accept an offer from Louisiana State University to be its chancellor. O 'Keefe 's decision, the sources said, was made for personal and financial reasons "
42654,0,Colorado Rockies Team Report - September 28 (Sports Network) - The Colorado Rockies continue a four-game series versus the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Dodger Stadium.
49077,0,"Chinese handset makers led chip slowdown A slowdown in demand for semiconductors that began earlier this year was caused in part by Chinese cellular handset makers' inexperience with managing their supply chains and forecasting end-user demand, according to the top executive at semiconductor distributor Avnet Inc."
110993,0,"The Terminator takes on Detroit Nine automakers, led by Toyota and General Motors, have sued to block California 's new greenhouse gas regulation, which would require a 30 percent cut in emissions from cars and trucks sold in the state by 2016."
75738,0,"Fort Lauderdale boat show provides a boost to hotels For South Florida hotels, October 's end brings more than a change in the weather. It also ushers in the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, an annual highlight for many hospitality firms."
947,0,Stamps.com Asks You to Picture This The online postage service offers a chance to put personal pictures on official stamps.
16470,0,"Davis tops US qualifying England 's Brian Davis took top spot in the qualifying tournament at PGA West in California, where the leading 30 and ties made it onto the American tour."
109435,0,"Seattle catcher Dan Wilson agrees to one-year contract The Seattle Mariners signed catcher Dan Wilson to a one-year contract Tuesday, bringing back a fan favorite who represents a link to the team 's historic 1995 breakthrough."
4066,0,Hamilton's career highlights Won 1999 Tour of Denmark Finished 10th in individual time trial in 2000 Olympics at Sydney
86250,0,"Cisco First-Quarter Profits Up 29 Percent (AP) AP - Cisco Systems Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter profits jumped 29 percent as the network equipment giant reported continued strength in its traditional markets as well as emerging technologies such as Internet telephones, wireless and home networking gear."
87281,0,Apple details plans to Spotlight desktop search Recently posted document throws a little light on a key feature of the next edition of Mac OS X.
52904,0,"Yankees rally in 12th, even series They knew all about this haunted house in the Bronx and about the ghosts that come out around midnight in October. But until last night, the Minnesota Twins hadn't lived the nightmare themselves. Now, they have."
20292,0,"No To-Morrow The Ravens released their final 53-man roster Monday. The team terminated the contract of veteran fullback Harold Morrow, and waived eight other players."
29933,0,"Vodafone launches second phone-form BlackBerry Research In Motion and Vodafone have released the BlackBerry 7100v, available exclusively for Vodafones subscribers. Like the 7100t launched earlier this month with T-Mobile USA Inc."
18413,0,EU To Decide Soon on Sanctions Against US The European Union said Wednesday it will decide soon whether to impose trade sanctions on the United States after receiving authorization to do so from the World Trade Organization
76135,0,"USC-UCLA Notebook: Killeen comes through in the clutch for the ... If USC was going to have an off day in special teams play, fans would be quick to predict it would be their third-year kicker as the culprit."
107592,0,"Blue Jays sign Menechino Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed utilityman Frank Menechino to a one-year contract. The deal is worth $650,000 with an option for 2006."
67313,0,"Sears Posts a Loss, Cuts Full-Year View (Reuters) Reuters - Sears, Roebuck Co , the largest U.S. department store chain, on Thursday posted a third-quarter loss as its clothing sales continued to slide and cuts its forecast for the full year."
67190,0,Early sea spider flashes pincers Scientists reconstruct a sea spider from the faint imprint it left when it fossilised 425 million years ago.
58845,0,"Fifth-Game Success GameNight: After winning the NLDS clincher on three days ' rest, Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt looks ahead to the Cardinals ' series."
49614,0,Owen 's injury minor - Eriksson England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident Michael Owen will prove his fitness for England 's crucial World Cup qualifier against Wales on Saturday.
1615,0,IBM seeks dismissal of SCO claims IBM has filed a 100-page motion with a US district court in an attempt to have some of the claims made against it by The SCO Group dismissed.
83198,0,"Activists Slam Homeless Tracking Women who wind up in government databases designed to track homeless people are likely to be in danger of stalking and violence, no matter how many security techniques the government uses, activists say. By Ryan Singel."
93205,0,"Yahoo Launches Premium Personals Service (Reuters) Reuters - Yahoo Inc. late on Tuesday launched Personals Premier, a premium online dating service aimed at attracting serious relationship seekers with deeper pockets."
104194,0,"NHL season nearing point of no return: Dryden CHARLOTTETOWN -- He 's long since traded his pads for politics. But, that doesn 't mean Ken Dryden has lost his love of the game."
18548,0,Austria Hits Back to Tie Scrappy England VIENNNA (Reuters) - England's World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a miserable start Saturday when they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Austria in Group Six.
60206,0,"Italy slips down competitive list while Nordic countries remain ... Italy has sunk down the list of the world 's most competitive countries because of bureaucracy, infrastructures and high taxes, a report by the World Economic Forum has revealed."
64196,0,"Westbridge Merger Is Where The Actional Is Actional Corp. and Westbridge Technology Inc. on Monday announced the merger of the two companies, reflecting consolidation in the Web services market, as vendors try to provide a broader product portfolio to a larger customer base."
9933,0,"Cost of Gold in Olympics: $12.1 Bln The Athens Olympics will cost a total of almost 10 billion euros ($12.1 billion), more than double the original target, pushing Greece 's budget gap well above EU limits, finance ministry sources said on Wednesday."
81689,0,"Movie Studios to Sue Internet File Traders Taking a cue from the music industry, film studios and the Motion Picture Association of America said on Thursday that they were readying the first lawsuits against people "
58412,0,"Microsoft launches MSN Music online store Microsoft 's online music store, known as MSN Music store, is being hailed as the most capable competitor to the iTunes Music Store of California 's Apple."
68473,0,"Stewart 's lawyers file 89-page appeal Even as she adjusts to prison life, Martha Stewart continues to try to clear her name. In an 89-page appeal filed Thursday, Stewart 's lawyers urged the US Circuit Court here to "
31849,0,"Enterprise SAN for Mac OS X Server, Part 1 Columnist Yuval Kossovsky offers a primer on storage-area networks in Part 1 of this two-part series, and then follows up with a piece on how to set up a SAN for Mac OS X."
7838,0,"Fed President Calls Oil Troublesome Record oil prices are creating headwinds for the U.S. economy but do not place its recovery at risk, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer said on Monday."
30699,0,"Kodak, IBM See Eye to Eye on New Image Sensors Eastman Kodak Company and IBM will work together to develop and manufacture image sensors used in such consumer products as digital still cameras and camera phones."
21778,0,Greenspan Says Economic Expansion Was Slowed by Oil Prices Greenspan's moderately upbeat forecast today is likely to cement expectations that the central bank will raise interest rates for a third time in two weeks.
49834,0,"PalmOne 's new Tungsten T5 PDA Nearly doubling the industry 's current handheld storage maximum, palmOne today introduced the Tungsten(TM) T5 handheld with 256MB of flash memory."
38093,0,"Countdown begins With the countdown at T-minus five days and counting, SpaceDev founder Jim Benson says his small Poway company is ready to usher in a new era in space exploration."
13396,0,"Argentina wins first basketball gold com. Hours after its men 's soccer team beat Paraguay for the country 's first Olympic gold medal in any sport since 1952, the Argentine men 's basketball team made it a double "
47002,0,"Bill Gates: U.S. Need Not Fear Overseas Tech (Reuters) Reuters - The United States has nothing to fear from rapidly growing technology markets in China and India, Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp. said on Friday."
77339,0, 'Approved ' Stem Cells Found Faulty New research is casting doubts on the usefulness of the human embryonic stem cells available under the White House 's research policy.
111397,0,"Mac OS X — Rock Solid “The Macintosh, with its OS X operating system, is rock solid, ” writes Walt Mossberg for the Wall Street Journal. “It is elegant, and — when you do a feature-by-feature price comparison with Windows competitors — it ’s surprisingly affordable. ” Dec 09"
78269,0,"No decision on price hike of fuels: Aiyar: Business India: New Delhi, Oct 30 : The government Saturday deferred a decision on the issue of hiking prices of petroleum products."
4636,0,"Oil Near $49 on Mounting Iraq Violence (Reuters) Reuters - Global oil prices rallied to fresh highs on Friday with U.S. crude approaching $49, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India."
118724,0,"Lakers 115, Kings 99 When the Lakers were dismantled last summer, the Sacramento Kings thought their biggest rivalry was finished. Turns out Kobe Bryant and his new teammates are ready to start it up again."
2274,0,"America pays big price for small mistakes She was shaking her hips, twirling her hands, letting that high-wattage smile shine and turning the arena into her own little disco. "
35710,0,"AT &T forms VoIP interop program BEDMINSTER, NJ - In a move its IP voice services forward, AT &T announced Tuesday (Sept. 21) that is has formed an Innovation and Interoperability Program to foster development of applications and systems for its voice-over-IP (VoIP) network."
63944,0,"Larger Customer Deals To Boost Check Point Prudential Equity Group maintained an ""overweight "" rating and a $26 target price for Check Point Software Technologies (nasdaq: CHKP - news - people ). ""The company suggested that although InterSpect might "
21332,0,"Before Updating, Wash Your Windows (CBS/AP) Though Microsoft Corp. 's new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can 't do much about what 's already on computers - and that could pose a problem."
9534,0,American Susan Williams Takes Triathlon Bronze Kate Allen produced a stunning run to overhaul long-time leader Loretta Harrop in the last 150 meters of the women 's Olympic triathlon Wednesday and win Austria 's first gold medal at Athens.
53511,0,"Martha Stewart Accuses US of Hiding Key Memos A day before Martha Stewart was to start serving a prison sentence, the lifestyle trendsetter on Thursday accused prosecutors of withholding evidence she hopes will help "
97744,0,"Fans 'disgusted ' by Tigers ' fate ATLANTA -- After watching Auburn University 's football team finish a perfect regular season yet remain on the outside of the national championship picture, Doyle King is experiencing a familiar and not-so-welcome feeling these days."
119290,0,"Court to rule on stay of EU sanctions against Microsoft A decision on whether to suspend the European Commission's anticompetition sanctions against Microsoft pending appeal is expected to come in the first half of next week, according to a source close to the company."
2801,0,"Tiffany & Co. selling stake in Aber Diamond TORONTO - Aber Diamond Corp. said Tuesday that world-renowned retailer Tiffany & Co. has sold its 8 million shares of Aber, and the companies have ended their discount sales agreement ."
81094,0,"EADS Triples 3rd-Quarter Profit, Raises 2004 Forecast (Update2) European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co., Europe 's largest aerospace company, more than tripled third- quarter net income and raised its 2004 earnings forecast because Airbus delivered more planes and the space unit posted a profit."
63846,0,Microsoft Upgrades Navision ERP Suite The vendor says the upgraded software is easier to use and helps companies control finances. By Laurie Sullivan. Microsoft on Monday announced the first major upgrade to the enterprise-resource-planning suite it acquired when it bought Navision in 2002.
117664,0,"GEICO vs Google Ads: Google Wins abertoll writes ""A federal judge decided that Google is able to sell ads under the GEICO trademark, claiming that this is fair use of the trademark."
6942,0,"Wal-Mart Unit Passes Rival in Britain Asda, a unit of Wal-Mart, has overtaken Marks Spencer as Britains biggest clothing retailer, industry figures showed."
34483,0,"General Mills Profit Drops as Costs Rise CHICAGO (Reuters) - General Mills Inc. GIS.N on Tuesday reported a steeper fall in quarterly earnings than Wall Street had expected due to higher costs of key food ingredients and promotional spending."
82171,0,Inuit language finds home on net Inuit living in Canada can finally have their say on the web as their native tongue is offered online.
41453,0,McCown benched; Cardinals offense continues to struggle Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green said last week that his team 's offensive system was the best in the league. Apparently the rest of the league never received the memo.
30410,0,"Shuttle schedule clouded by hurricanes Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have cost NASA a least a weeks worth of work and upset its tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, throwing into doubt the "
104117,0,"Packers face Rams in Monday nighter GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Brett Favre will be hoping his 200th consecutive start turns out better than his last two have against the St."
36455,0,"Celebrity Might End Up In Florida A high profile celebrity may serve her prison sentence right here in North Central Florida. Martha Stewart could be coming to the small town of Coleman, Florida."
12753,0,"Researchers: Fishermen need more restrictions Millions of casual fishermen reel in more of the nation 's most prized saltwater fish than previously thought, researchers say, prompting them to urge tougher regulation of recreational fishing."
44575,0,"Miss Peru Wins World Beauty Title Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, was crowned Miss World 2004 at a glittering event held in China. Miss Dominican Republic Claudia Julissa Cruz Rodriguez was the first runner-up, and Miss USA Nancy Randall was third."
23236,0,"Qualcomm pays $170 million for display start-up The wireless company buys a majority stake in Iridigm, developer of a brighter, low-cost alternative to LCD screens."
115643,0,"Pier 1 Shares Up (Reuters) Reuters - Home furnishings retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc. on Tuesday posted a sharp fall in third-quarter earnings, but its share price jumped as analysts had feared worse news."
39282,0,"Lara the man to restore Windies pride and passion Brian Lara, equally sledged and celebrated for the role he has played in West Indian cricket, brought the horns of Brixton to life with a stirring performance against England in the final of the Champions Trophy at the Oval."
93918,0,"Talk NASCAR with Mike Massaro Welcome to The Show! On Novemeber 21 in Homestead, Fla, NASCAR will crown a champion when the inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup concludes."
86593,0,"Big 12 notes Blame Bret Culbertson. Just don 't let Iowa State coach Dan McCarney hear you do it. In case you don 't remember, Culbertson is the freshman kicker whose missed 24-yard field "
91696,0,Prescription Drugs to Get Electronic IDs The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced an anti-counterfeiting initiative that would provide prescription drugs with an electronic fingerprint by outfitting them with tiny chips and antennas.
9443,0,"India, GCC agree to promote economic cooperation New Delhi, Aug 25 (VNA) - India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed on Wednesday a Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation to boost economic and trading ties as well as to explore the possibility of a free trade area between India and GCC "
39834,0,"Roundup: Singh takes lead into final round Vijay Singh is making the game look easy by winning tournament after tournament, and millions upon millions of dollars, while chasing Tiger Woods ' season money record."
72011,0,"Red Sox Fans Really Do Cover the Nation (AP) AP - It's 5 a.m. in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Most people are sleeping or rubbing their eyes as they get ready for work. Ric Glaub and his friends, however, have their game faces on."
46786,0,The Fall-Out from Vioxx Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. chose to go on the offensive and voluntarily withdraw its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market Thursday.
3848,0,"Broadband increases its reach, says BT With broadband access an increasingly critical requirement in running a business, BT said as many as 78,000 more West Midland homes and businesses will be brought within reach of its broadband service next month. "
72220,0,"Fish Beats Hernych at St. Petersburg ST. PETERSBURG, Russia Oct 25, 2004 - Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish beat Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 Monday to reach the second round of the St."
61684,0,"Redskins ' Arrington out for Sunday Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins star linebacker LaVar Arrington will miss his fourth straight game after having right knee surgery last month."
118157,0,"CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Krispy Kreme lawyers found no purposeful ... In CHICAGO story headlined ""UPDATE 2-Krispy Kreme lawyers found no purposeful misconduct, "" please read in paragraph 9 ... a former operating manager of a Northern California franchise ... instead of ... a "
69376,0,"Kite maintains lead in Sonoma Hatalsky 's 5-under 67 was the best round among the leaders, but Kite stayed in front at 10-under 134 with an afternoon of saves and clutch putting -- though he didn 't know it at the time."
70161,0,Bumbling Ramirez Gives (And Gives Away) (AP) AP - He slips. He trips. He lets it rip. That's Manny Ramirez.
84158,0,"Study ties molecule, nicotine addiction A single molecule may be partly to blame for nicotine 's addictive allure, a finding that researchers say could lead to potential therapies to help millions of smokers quit a life-threatening habit."
89188,0,FedEx told to repay $29M in 9-11 aid FedEx Corp. 's express air shipping unit was ordered to repay $29 million in emergency financial aid granted by the US government after the Sept.
84192,0,"Malaga keeper Calatayud aware of Real Madrid, Liverpool interest Malaga goalkeeper Juan Calatayud has played down talk of a summer switch to Real Madrid. The 25 year-old is expected to move to Real at season 's end after signing a new contract extension with a revised buyout clause of a knockdown 5 million."
90753,0,McLeish considering appeal Rangers manager Alex McLeish has revealed he will consult with his own bosses before deciding whether to fight Nacho Novo 's Old Firm suspension.
55984,0,Rossi wins Malaysian Grand Prix Valentino Rossi has won the Malaysian MotoGP to extend his overall lead in the world championship at the Sepang circuit. Italian countryman Max Biaggi finished second and Alex Barros of Brazil was third.
78131,0,"The secret world of marsh mac When Jeffrey W Greenberg took the helm of notoriously secretive Marsh & McLennan Cos., a $12 billion financial-services company, on Nov. 18, 1999, analysts were happily buzzing that Greenberg was a gregarious, outgoing executive."
29226,0,"OPEC to boost production target OPEC will increase its oil production target by 1 million barrels a day later this year in a move widely viewed as more symbolic than significant, given "
23311,0,NL Wrap: Perez Strikes Out 14 as Pirates End Astros Run Oliver Perez tossed a three-hitter over eight innings and struck out 14 batters to help host Pittsburgh end Houston 's 12-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory in game one of a National League (NL) doubleheader Thursday.
97329,0,"Giggs and Scholes give United win MANCHESTER, England -- Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes scored their first league goals of the season to give Manchester United a 2-0 win over Charlton in Alex Ferguson 's 999th match in charge."
44062,0,"SpaceShipOne Successfully Soars Into Space Again By JOHN ANTCZAK MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) -- The first private manned rocket recovered from a wild corkscrew roll on its ascent to soar to space and back Wednesday in a bid to earn a $10 million prize..."
6374,0,"Competition Probe Threatens Abbey Deal The Spanish bank poised to take over Abbey National will walk away if the 8.2 billion deal is stalled by competition concerns, it was reported today."
111898,0,"Functional Fashion at Airport Checkpoints In this era of tightened airport security, retailers are offering new products -- such as bras and shoes -- designed to get passengers through the checkpoints without the indignity of a pat-down."
84604,0,"Biaggi breaks leg in training accident Italian MotoGP rider Max Biaggi has broken his leg in training and will be out of action for at least two months, ANSA news agency reported on Monday."
17722,0,"Owls use dung to ""fish "" for beetles A clever species of owl, baits its lair with dung to attract tasty beetles. The burrowing owl has long been known for its preference for dung beetles; the insect accounts for nearly two-thirds of the bird 's diet."
37326,0,Microsoft updates home PC package The new version of Works Suite includes Word 2002 plus updated editions of several other tools.
63507,0,"Mutu 's failed drug test confirmed by player 's union Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu failed a drug test, the English players ' union confirmed Monday. The Romanian could face a ban of up two years from domestic and international soccer."
54369,0,"Twins intimidated by Yanks? No way (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Too tired to take batting practice, the bleary-eyed Minnesota Twins milled around the Metrodome just hours after another postseason rally by the New York Yankees evened their American League Division Series at one game each."
65189,0,Microsoft announces Istanbul LCS client Microsoft Corp. is developing a new front-end application for its upcoming Live Communications Server (LCS) 2005 instant messaging server that links LCS 2005 with end-users' telephones.
8202,0,MOTOR RACING: IT 'S TWO IN A ROW FOR DARIO DARIO FRANCHITTI scored a scorching second Indy Racing League race of 2004 on a triumphant return to Pikes Peak. The Scot finished fourth at the Colorado track last year but this time he led the race four
29689,0,"Microsoft Offering Early Security Warnings Microsoft Corp. has quietly begun giving some of its largest customers early warning of security problems with its products. -AP"
91218,0,"Gold Hits 16-Year High - $440 an Oz. LONDON (Reuters) - Gold hit $440.00 an ounce, its highest in 16-1/4 years, in Europe on Monday and was seen consolidating before rising further on a shaky dollar."
110965,0,"Lenovo shares slump after IBM deal (AFP) AFP - Shares in China's largest personal computer-maker Lenovo fell in Hong Kong trade, as they resumed trading after the company's purchase of American IBM's PC-making business."
64640,0,"Red Hat drafts Sun exec for desktop Linux push Red Hat, the top seller of Linux, has hired a former Sun Microsystems executive to head its push to get the open-source operating system on desktop computers."
52768,0,UK music to 'sue online pirates' The UK music industry is set to launch legal action against people who download music from the net.
35607,0,"Total to take 25 stake in Russian gas producer Novatek PARIS : French oil group Total said it had signed an agreement to acquire a 25 percent stake plus one additional share in Russian natural gas producer Novatek, without disclosing the financial terms of the deal."
119957,0,"MetLife may be sued over Boston unit MetLife Inc. , the second-largest US life insurer, said the Securities and Exchange Commission may sue the company for improperly recording expenses at its New England Life Insurance Co. unit."
73211,0,"AT &T Settles Shareholder Lawsuit Telecommunications giant AT &T Corp. said Tuesday that it agreed to pay $100 million to settle a shareholder class action lawsuit underway in a New Jersey district court, three weeks after the trial began."
41284,0,"Rebirth for the x86 Your basic everyday x86 server doesn't look so average anymore. In fact, with 64-bit extensions on the table and multi-core processors in the works, this venerable PC server is looking downright jazzy."
4516,0,Stunt pilots to aid NASA in catching a piece of the sun Moonlighting Hollywood stunt pilots and NASA scientists are teaming up to snatch a returning space capsule in midair over central Utah next month.
26351,0,Top End for No. 10 Cal Finally Healthy (AP) AP - Almost the only thing Chase Lyman has kept healthy while playing football is his head.
70698,0,"Ballmer: Microsoft Courting Linux Users, Longhorn Worth Wait Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has made courting Linux users and those considering the open-source option a top priority and said the sheer volume of innovation that Longhorn development efforts "
42195,0,"Citigroup Job Changes May Be Dress Rehearsal for Top Post in ... Citigroup said yesterday that Sallie L. Krawcheck, the former equity analyst recruited to the bank to clean up its research department, would become its chief financial officer."
106489,0,Microsoft Sues Alleged Software Pirates Resellers are accused of selling products with fake Certificate of Authenticity labels.
115169,0,Jaguar workers vote against strike action Jaguar workers have voted against strike action in protest at the axing of car production in Coventry. Although the switch from Browns Lane to production facilities at Castle Bromwich in Birmingham forces
108880,0,"Yankees bolster bullpen The New York Yankees began reshaping their roster yesterday, sending outfielder Kenny Lofton and more than $1.5 million to the Philadelphia Phillies for setup man Felix Rodriguez and also reacquiring Mike Stanton from the Mets."
96792,0,"A Baseball Legend Playing a New Position: Flawed Human Jackie Robinson, the man who broke baseball's color barrier, is featured in a new play at the the Castillo Theater in which even a treasured icon is not sacrosanct."
106428,0,The sticky problem of software authenticity Microsofts anti-piracy campaign is getting down to the nitty gritty of sticky labels that affix to PCs and software packaging. The company revealed today its cracking down on the illegal use of certificates
46281,0,Dollar Edges Off Lows Before G7 LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar recovered from a two-month low on the euro and a one-week low on the yen on Friday as the market waited to see if a G7 meeting and key U.S. data could break the U.S. currency out of a half-year range.
75758,0,"DaimlerChrysler Posts $1.18B Quarterly Profit Automaking giant DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it earned 951 million euros ($1.18 billion) in the third quarter on good performances from its financial services division and its U.S. Chrysler arm, rebounding from a 1.7 billion euro loss a year ago when it had a large one-time write-off."
64939,0,"U.S. Core Inflation Hotter Than Expected WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months."
9629,0,"Server Sales Continue to Soar (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - According to Gartner, worldwide server revenue increased in the second quarter by 7.7 percent over the year-ago period, and server shipments jumped 24.5 percent."
35199,0,"Vikings Impress in Loss The Vikings drove the ball impressively on a tough Philadelphia Eagles defense, but their red zone failures left Minnesota short of victory, long on respect."
49307,0,Postal Service Cancels PhotoStamps The innovative Stamps.com program has been halted after its test run.
30871,0,"US Stocks Higher, Helped by Ford Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday after Ford Motor Co. raised its earnings forecasts, but Qualcomm Inc. weighed on the Nasdaq index after the wireless technology company said it would review how it accounts for technology royalties."
2529,0,Sprinters ' Withdrawals Lift Cloud Over Games ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece 's top two sprinters pulled out of the Olympics on Wednesday after inflicting six days of embarrassment on their country over a hide-and-seek contest with anti-doping enforcers.
86231,0,"Aftershocks of a fender bender In Massachusetts, where the average annual auto insurance premium is nearly $1,100 and drivers are involved in more accidents than anywhere else in the country, a claim for $4,000 barely raises an eyebrow."
68454,0,"Bentley's Eddy is ready for passage into elite club In New England college football history, only Doug Flutie and Glenn Foley of Boston College have thrown for 10,000 yards."
94059,0,Taking care of business They don 't call it the Grand National Drunk for nothing. Temptations abound during Grey Cup Week and it 's easy for players on both sides to get caught up in all the hoopla.
99435,0,"Bird says team ""fully supports Ron Artest, "" police review tape Indiana Pacers chief executive Donnie Walsh says the team hasn 't decided whether it will appeal the NBA 's suspensions of Ron Artest and two other Indiana players following Friday night 's brawl in Detroit."
20880,0,Start-up says it can deliver secure VoIP Net6 says it has just the trick to make voice calling over a Secure Sockets Layer VPN work well.
26347,0,Rogers Communications to pay $1.77B for AT &T stake in Rogers ... TORONTO (CP) - Rogers Communications Inc. said Monday it will pay $1.77 billion in cash for the 34 per cent stake in cellphone subsidiary Rogers Wireless owned by longtime US partner AT &T Wireless Services Inc.
66227,0,"Google Expects to Add 372,050 Advertisers by 2008 (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc. , the No. 1 Web search company that recently went public and said it will not issue financial forecasts, expects to add 372,050 advertiser accounts by 2008, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday."
35983,0,Alarm sounded for Caribbean coral US conservationists say nearly two-thirds of the Caribbean's coral reefs are threatened by human activities.
19137,0,"Lions cut receiver Kircus, five others The team also placed starting strong safety Brian Walker on injured reserve. The nine-year veteran had arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday."
64401,0,Intel's dual-core Xeon due in 2006 A competing chip from rival Advanced Micro Devices will likely arrive several months earlier.
54981,0,"Why cant Johnny compute? When I suggested in a recent column that a problematic 5 percent of employees account for 75 percent of the IT support burden, I expected a wave of right on! letters from IT support staffers. After the column was published, the letters did come most of them disagreeing with my premise, with one reader suggesting that the real whiner was yours truly. I still think its outside the realm of overextended IT departments to provide training on basic computing skills (which I defined as managing and finding files, and basic working knowledge of suites such as MS Office). But my thinking was adjusted a bit by the thoughtful feedback."
9448,0,"UPDATE 2-US mortgage applications fall 6.3 percent in week Applications for US home loans fell 6.3 percent last week after a brief bounce in early August spurred by a drop in mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday."
50099,0,"Lions ' injuries improve, but ... ""All right, vacation 's over, "" he told the Lions players Monday. ""Now, wire in. Go to work. "". And, although he didn 't say it, he might have included one more thought: Heal faster."
102884,0,"Australia edge England in Cook Cup thriller LONDON: Australia retained the Cook Cup with a 21-19 win against England here yesterday, their first victory at Twickenham since 1998."
51710,0,Cal faces No. 1 USC with eyes - and its offense - wide open Bee Staff Writer. BERKELEY - Jeff Tedford said the lasting image from last year 's Cal-USC game wasn 't necessarily Tyler Fredrickson 's field goal that gave the Golden Bears a triple-overtime triumph.
99800,0,Fury over 'shoot JFK video game ' A new computer game which recreates John F Kennedy 's assassination was branded despicable yesterday by late president 's family.
57799,0,"Beltran, Astros Advance Carlos Beltran drives in five runs to carry the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Braves in Game 5 of their first-round NL playoff series."
111758,0,"Chattanooga Reporter Claims a Role in Rumsfeld Showdown (Editor and Publisher) Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK One day after U.S. soldiers directly questioning Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld about the lack of armored vehicles in Iraq made national news, an email from a Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times embedded reporter ignited more interest after it was posted on two influential Web sites."
43995,0,"Cut-down Windows XP released in India Microsoft has developed a cut-down version of Windows XP with a Hindi interface for the Indian market. The Indian version, which will be available early next year, will also feature help and training in Hindi."
39437,0,"IMF Says Antigua Needs Aggressive Strategy Antigua needs to implement an aggressive reform program to break years of fiscal mismanagement and lift itself out of deep debt, the International Monetary Fund said Friday."
62389,0,Real Madrid held to 1-1 draw by Betis in Spanish league Ronaldo scored a second-half equalizer Saturday to earn struggling Real Madrid a 1-1 draw against Real Betis in the seventh round of the Spanish league.
91532,0,"Late rally keeps Sonics ' win streak alive Having allowed 71 points at halftime, down 16 headed into the fourth quarter and with their five-game winning streak hanging in the balance, the Seattle Sonics somehow summoned the strength for an improbable comeback in the final frame."
53246,0,Glazer - has yet to reveal his hand (Getty Images) Manchester United are not likely to find out if Malcolm Glazer intends to launch a takeover bid until next week at the earliest. The American business tycoon is widely believed to be pondering a bid for the
108762,0,"Rockies ' Neagle arrested for solicitation of prostitution Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Colorado Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle was arrested early Friday for allegedly paying a woman $40 for oral sex, the Rocky Mountain News reported."
94170,0,"Could Kinsey's Sex Research Be Done Today? When Alfred Kinsey's sexual-behavior studies were published half a century ago, the United States was shocked. The topic remains so sensitive that some scientists think Kinsey would not have been able to do his work today."
3808,0,"Sony Unveils New Flat TVs, Aims to Boost Share TOKYO (Reuters) - Electronics conglomerate Sony Corp. unveiled eight new flat-screen televisions on Thursday in a product push it hopes will help it secure a leading 35 percent of the domestic market in the key month of December."
86148,0,"Small Vendors Issue Security Challenge To Large Competitors Four vendors of application security products have created an alliance to challenge the ability of large-scale vendors--such as Check Point Software Technologies, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks "
9991,0,"Bouygues and Vivendi in mobile deal PARIS Bouygues Telecom and Vivendi Universal, both of France, began a new mobile phone service Wednesday in an attempt to bolster their market share and increase revenue from young customers."
110737,0,"Disney Picks Sony Format for DVD 's of Its Films The Walt Disney Company and its home video division, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, said yesterday that they would release films in the next-generation high-definition DVD format being developed "
76592,0,"Racing's Standard The Breeders' Cup makes it tougher for trainers, horses and veterinarians to cheat and dope their horses than any other competition."
56606,0,Davenport 's default title AMERICAN Lindsay Davenport won the Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany yesterday after world No1 Amelie Mauresmo retired injured at the end of the first set.
114889,0,"Microsoft Debuts Desktop Search Tool (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Monday unveiled a new, preliminary version of its search tool for finding documents, e-mail and other files stored on personal computer hard drives."
10926,0,"US Sees Japan Beef Trade Unlikely in 2004 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan's lucrative market for U.S. beef, ruptured by mad cow disease worries, is likely to remain closed for the rest of this year, U.S. meat industry officials said on Thursday."
68435,0,"Nvidia aims to take lead in K8 chipset market with nForce 4 MCP With its recent introduction of the PCIe-enabled Nvidia nForce4 media and communication processors (MCP) for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors, Nvidia expects to extend its lead against other chipmakers for the worlds K8 chipset market, said Drew "
102508,0,Pampling clings to lead at Australian Open Australia 's Rod Pampling recovered from a shaky start to Saturday 's third round of the centenary Australian Open to retain the outright lead going into the final day.
59832,0,"Solaris security suffers image problem A highly critical security hole has been reported in the X Pixmap (libXpm) technology shipped with Solaris and JDS for Linux, which could allow someone to run code on your system if a modified X Pixmmap (.xpm) image is loaded."
42095,0,"Plunkings strike a sour note They may never be mistaken for the boys from the Bronx as Boston's archrivals. But the Devil Rays picked up last night where the Yankees left off Sunday, squaring off with the Red Sox in an incident that emptied both dugouts and bullpens before Terry Francona's crew celebrated the clinching of a playoff spot."
116724,0,"Another Successful Cassini 's Titan Flyby NASA 's Deep Space Network tracking station in Madrid, Spain, acquired a signal at about 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time) yesterday."
26283,0,"Marlins Win at Temporary Home in Chicago (AP) AP - Chased out of Florida by Hurricane Ivan, the Marlins were forced to play a home game on the road and still cut their gap in the NL wild-card race. Florida rallied with six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, taking advantage of four Montreal errors to beat the Expos 6-3 Monday at U.S. Cellular Field."
108138,0,"Nokia 's market share back above 30 In the three months to September, Nokia gained market share for a second consecutive quarter, helped by price cuts and new handsets."
34304,0,"Cubs, Marlins Split The Cubs briefly lead the NL wild-card standings after winning the first game of a doubleheader with the Marlins, but lose the sceond."
92540,0,"Stir Crazy (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - On a cold November morning in Brooklyn Edward Hamann, a buyer for Barnes & Noble, drops to one knee and cautiously cuts a green chili with a 300-year-old Bengalese fish slicer. The device is an upright sheet of hammered iron in the silhouette of a swan, its neck a vertical sword. ""Too fast!"" warns Julie Sahni, the raven-haired Indian chef who is teaching this master class. ""Indians do everything by hand, so you're going to need all your fingers."" Her three students laugh nervously."
22547,0,"Stem cells 'arrest brain damage' Newborn babies with brain damage could one day be treated by stem cell therapy using cells taken from their bone marrow, scientists say."
16021,0,Inamoto signs for West Brom LONDON - Japan international midfielder Junichi Inamoto looks set to remain in the English Premier League after signing a two and a half year contract with newly promoted West Bromwich Albion.
82211,0,"Net Banking Fraudsters Step Up the 'Phishing' Scam LONDON (Reuters) - Fraudsters have developed a potent new computer program that steals Internet banking customers' details by duping them into opening up a bogus e-mail, a British security firm said Wednesday."
71696,0,MtBE Showing Up More Often in Some Wells (AP) AP - Scientists in Rockingham County have detected higher concentrations of the gasoline additive MtBE hundreds of feet below the surface than in shallow wells.
13196,0,"Men 's Tennis: Srichaphan, Hewitt Advance to Long Island Cup ... Two-time defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand and former world number one Lleyton Hewitt of Australia have advanced to Saturday 's semifinals of the Long Island Cup men 's tennis tournament in New York."
61837,0,Strong performance by Liu improves NBA hopes BEIJING: Chinas basketball hopeful Liu Wei improved his chances of becoming the first Asian point guard to make the NBA after putting in a spirited performance with the Sacramento Kings in the defeat by the Yao Ming-led Houston Rockets.
63027,0,"Investor Suit at Disney Puts Exits in a Spotlight Just when it appeared Michael D. Eisner, the chief of the Disney, could begin enjoying his final years in charge, a lawsuit threatens to dredge up embarrassing details of his two-decade reign."
111025,0,"IBM signs seven-year deal with Lloyds TSB IBM Corp has signed a seven-year deal to manage the voice and data services of London, UK-based financial institution Lloyds TSB. The contract is estimated to be worth $972.5 million."
56072,0,"No Irish magic -- just a big 'W ' SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- It was far from a masterpiece in any aspect of the game, but Notre Dame was able to get back in the win column Saturday with a 23-15 comeback victory over Stanford before a sellout crowd of 80,795 in Notre Dame Stadium."
111263,0,OPEC Warns Oil Supply Cuts Needed for 2005 \
By Peg Mackey and Francois Murphy
CAIRO (Reuters) - OPEC oil producers said on Thursday that Friday's ministerial meeting would focus on halting oversupply to bolster falling prices and that the cartel would have to reduce output quotas early next year.
29260,0,"McKenzie back in Green Bay GREEN BAY, Wis. - Cornerback Mike McKenzie returned to the Green Bay Packers yesterday after holding out throughout training camp and missing the season opener."
20700,0,Oil prices fall as storm worries wane LONDON : Oil prices fell back as worries about the impact of tropical storm Frances subsided. The price of benchmark Brent North Sea crude oil for delivery in October lost 11 cents to 40.
69798,0,"Ebookers chief gets 92m from sale to Cendant Online travel agency ebookers succumbed to a 209m bid from American travel and real estate group Cendant yesterday in a move which will see founder, chairman and chief executive Dinesh Dhamija pocket more than 92m."
20100,0,"DiFelice reports; Cubs recall Dubois, Wuertz, Mitre and Murray Catcher Mike DiFelice reported to the Chicago Cubs on Monday, six days after being acquired from the Detroit Tigers. DiFelice, who hit ."
29484,0,"Wall Street Start Seen Steady (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was set to open slightly firmer on Thursday, recovering some lost ground after Wednesday's sell-off, but lofty crude prices and worry about profit warnings will cap investor enthusiasm."
95137,0,"U.S. Airlines' October Unit Revenue Declined CHICAGO (Reuters) - A key measure of U.S. airline industry revenue slipped more than expected in October, pressured by excess capacity, weak demand and a lingering impact from hurricanes in Florida, analysts said."
43360,0,"Sabres' Roy Happy to Be Back on Ice (AP) AP - As much as Derek Roy would rather be wearing a Buffalo Sabres uniform, the forward was happy to be back on the ice — even if it's in the minors."
92688,0,"FDA Plans to Tag Certain Medicines to Prevent Fraud The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with several major drug companies, is working on an initiative that would involve fitting medicine bottles with tiny antennas to prevent fraud and counterfeiting, the New York Times reported Nov. 15."
16260,0,"State eyes 9.3 auto-rate hike In what Governor Mitt Romney hopes will be a regulatory swan song, Massachusetts officials yesterday began hearing testimony on rate increases sought by the state's automobile insurers and agents that would boost the average premium of drivers next year by 9.3 percent, to $1,183."
66260,0,"Briefly: Target to sell TiVo DVRs roundup Plus: Unisys signs up Linux allies...LookSmart names new CEO...Akamai boosts Web application services...Good Technology supported by HP, Samsung."
71111,0,"Teams halt unofficial Brit GP It would be difficult to justify the extra cost of racing in a non-championship British grand prix, Williams ' Sam Michael said on Sunday."
109576,0,"Astronaut 's Long Career Ends The longest serving astronaut in history, John W. Young, announced his retirement on Tuesday. Mr. Young, who has spent 42 years at the National Aeronautics and Space "
106305,0,Laserpod: Groovy Goes Modern Scratch that underwear off your wish list. The Laserpod ambient lighting system is one gift you won't regret getting this holiday season. By Amit Asaravala.
11938,0,"Research Firms Can 't Get Enough Of AAPL While shares of Apple have climbed more than 10 percent this week, reaching 52-week highs, two research firms told investors Friday they continue to remain highly bullish about the stock."
97766,0,Hewitt bids to derail Federer express THE odds are stacked heavily against Lleyton Hewitt but the Australian has incentives aplenty when he faces world No. 1 Roger Federer in the Masters Cup final in Houston today.
15973,0,"Hollinger Panel Says Black Looted Company Conrad Black, the former CEO of Hollinger International Inc., looted the newspaper publisher of hundreds of millions of dollars to indulge his appetite for "
52090,0,RealNetworks signs up Red Flag Linux Digital media company signs up a new Linux partner to distribute its audio and video player.
43739,0,"Computer Associates to Fire 800, Trim Product Line (Update3) Computer Associates International Inc., the software maker operating under government oversight after an accounting scandal, will fire 800 workers, or 5 percent of its employees, as the company trims its product line."
46697,0,"US Stocks Rise as Oil Eases, Techs Surge NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks moved higher on Friday, as oil prices edged down and PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O and chip-related stocks boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq to its highest level in more than two months."
3692,0,"CIBC sale of Juniper completes US retail retreat Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce sold its last retail banking operation in the United States yesterday, ending a brief, but tumultuous, foray south of the border. "
61677,0,"Users buoyed by monthly patch releases OCTOBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Microsoft Corp. 's move to a monthly patch-release cycle one year ago this month has made it easier to install security updates for Windows and other products, IT managers said this week -- even as they were greeted with "
110525,0,IBM brand loyalty holds key for Lenovo Lenovo 's purchase of IBM 's PC business is such an unprecedented coup for a Chinese technology company that even some local journalists joined the cheers when it was announced on Wednesday.
55507,0,"Japanese GP set to go ahead on Sunday Sunday 's Japanese GP looks set to go ahead as planned after the feared typhoon largely bypassed Suzuka on Saturday. With fears of torrential rain and 110mph winds, qualifying for the race was postponed for 24 hours."
51126,0,"LA 's comeback strategy won 't work in playoffs ST. LOUIS -- The Dodgers absolutely love the team persona that they nurtured throughout the long regular season, the never-say-die, don 't-count-us-out, play- 'til-the-end Comeback King thing."
33802,0,"JBoss delivers aspect orientation with Version 4.0 Open source application servers vendor JBoss Inc will today release version 4.0 of its core JBoss AS product, which is claimed to be the first open source application server to support AOP (aspect oriented programming) for Java."
54114,0,"Migo Transforms iPod Into Backup Device (TechWeb) TechWeb - The $99.95 software stores Outlook e-mail, calendar and contacts, Internet Explorer favorites and browsing history, among other data."
29411,0,Games blur news and entertainment Some game makers are trying to get players to expand their horizons by reflecting on news events in games
98269,0,"Federer Defends Master Cup With 13th Win (AP) AP - Top-seeded Roger Federer won a record 13th straight final Sunday, beating Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-2 in the title match of the ATP Masters Cup."
12660,0,McGill takes 4-shot lead in Wachovia Jill McGill fired an eight-under 64 Friday for a tournament record 14-under 130 and a four-shot lead midway through the Wachovia LPGA Classic.
110168,0,"PalmSource to Acquire China MobileSoft, Develop for Linux PalmSource today announced entry into an agreement for the acquisition of China MobileSoft Limited (CMS), a leading Chinese mobile phone software company with business operations headquartered with its wholly-owned subsidiary, MobileSoft Technology "
95414,0,"Holy Toast! eBay Sandwich Taking Record Bids The most popular item on eBay today is not a rare signed copy of Bob Dylan 's 'Like a Rolling Stone. ' Nope. It 's a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich with a running price of over $16,000."
69166,0,Broadhurst keeps promise to wife in Madrid Paul Broadhurst 's wife gave him the go-ahead to play this week 's Madrid Open after the birth of their son a month ago -- provided he did well -- and he has responded by taking over the second round lead.
117630,0,Hospital company settles fraud claims State and federal investigators said a day treatment center in Ashland for disabled people overcharged the government Medicaid program by exaggerating clients' disabilities to earn bigger payments.
43435,0,"UPDATE 1-Circuit City posts weak sales; shares fall Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US electronics chain, on Monday reported a surprise 4.3 percent drop in quarterly sales at stores open at least "
25376,0,"Tokyo Stocks Open Higher After Nasdaq TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average opened 0.64 percent higher on Monday as investors took a cue from gains in U.S. technology stocks, snapping up Toshiba Corp. and several other lagging high-tech issues."
50291,0,"Kodak to Shed 900 Jobs, Reorganize European Business (Update3) Eastman Kodak Co., the world 's biggest photographic company, said it will shed almost 900 jobs in Europe to concentrate on the digital market and cut costs as demand for traditional film products declines."
81457,0,"Intel, Microsoft To Debut 'Digital Joy ' Campaign Microsoft corporate Vice President Tom Button said his companu and Intel want consumers to realize how PCs can help them get the most out of their entertainment experiences, from digital movies and music to photos and TV programs."
4347,0,"Google Up in Market Debut After Bumpy IPO NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc. shares made their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday, rising sharply to $100 after an initial public offering marked by missteps and lackluster market conditions."
59455,0,Home Office seeks spin doctor to sell cuddly ID card brand An ID card says something about a man. Oh yes...
64986,0,Sports Buzz It 's about time that someone addressed the inherent lack of integrity in the failure of the University of Alabama to play UAB in football.
97973,0,"Ambani sisters in Mumbai for family meeting MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The stage is set for a family meeting of the Ambanis in Mumbai on Monday on the ownership issue in the Rs 80,000 crore Reliance group as Mukesh Ambani has returned from the US while Anil is understood to have authorised his mother to "
72861,0,"IT Services, Jets Lift Lockheed Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - No. 1 U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N reported a 41 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating Wall Street forecasts, as demand soared for its combat aircraft and information technology services."
609,0,"Nicholls State Fires Football Coach (AP) AP - Nicholls State football coach Daryl Daye was fired Sunday over accusations of academic fraud involving players and an assistant coach. Daye was not implicated in the alleged fraud, but an investigation found he failed to ""maintain proper controls"" of the assistant, the Southland Conference school said."
16064,0,"Arizona Gets RB Hambrick and DE Zellner from Raiders FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (Sports Network) - The Arizona Cardinals Tuesday acquired running back Troy Hambrick and defensive end Peppi Zellner from the Oakland Raiders for an undisclosed 2005 draft pick."
28697,0,"Marshall Coach Apologizes for Remark (AP) AP - Marshall coach Bob Pruett will not be reprimanded for calling the Ohio State football team ""a bunch of Mandingos,"" a comment some thought could be offensive to blacks."
44072,0,"Clijsters Makes Winning Return to Tour (AP) AP - Former top-ranked player Kim Clijsters made a winning return to the tour Wednesday, shaking off five months of rustiness to beat Iveta Benesova 7-6 (3), 6-2 and moving into the quarterfinals of the Gaz de France Stars tournament."
82826,0,"More Office System Servers, Services On The Horizon The current Office System lineup--including the various Office SKUs, Live Communications Server, SharePoint Portal Server, Project Server, Content Management Server, etc."
56677,0,"Wal-Mart Says October US Sales Rise Within 2 to 4 Forecast Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world 's largest retailer, said US sales at stores open at least a year are rising within its forecast after four months of disappointing results."
117893,0,"Nvidia TurboCaches GeForce 6200 Nvidia Corporation, a leader in graphics and digital media processors has introduced the Nvidia GeForce 6200 graphics processing unit (GPU) with TurboCache technology."
89044,0,"Blue Titan adds reliable messaging to SOA tool (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Attempting to fine-tune its software for use in business-critical applications, Blue Titan Software on Monday is unveiling Network Director RM (Reliable Messaging), a tool for policy distribution and messaging in SOAs (service-oriented architectures)."
46342,0,"UPDATE 1-Cricket-India call up Tendulkar for Australia tests Cricket-Tendulkar gets go-ahead for Australia tests October 1, 2004 10:54:13 BANGALORE, India, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar was named in India 's 14-player squad on Friday for the first two tests against Australia."
62187,0,"Programs: New 'Sandiego' Has Better Graphics, Less Learning PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) - Although the ""Carmen Sandiego"" series is synonymous with learning, the latest game has been drained of virtually all educational content."
356,0,"Report: Los Alamos lab needs better hardware inventory In a report this week, the U.S. Department of Energy said inventory controls at the Los Alamos National Laboratory were not robust enough, and some computers were never entered into the lab's inventory database."
49450,0,"U.S. Plans Crackdown on Piracy, Counterfeiting WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is cracking down on the growing trade in counterfeit and pirated goods that costs U.S. businesses hundreds of billions of dollar annually, U.S. government and industry officials said on Monday."
16697,0,"From Microsoft, a First Take F you 're trying to figure out if somebody is a gadget freak, try this simple test: work the phrase ""video iPod "" into a sentence."
98952,0,"Clemson, South Carolina might be kept from playing in bowls There are strong indications that Clemson and South Carolina will not be allowed to play in bowl games following Saturday 's melee between the two teams, SportsLine."
54240,0,"Opec in no hurry to cut quota LONDON - Despite a recent plunge in oil prices, Opec producers appear to be in no rush to cut output quotas and markets expect the taps to be left wide open when ministers meet in Cairo this week."
94245,0,"U.S. Stocks Up on Kmart-Sears Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday on news of Kmart's plan to buy Sears, but the dollar sank, touching a record low against the euro on worries over the wide U.S. current account deficit and the strength of China's yuan currency."
74424,0,"Google Market Value Tops Yahoo Google Market Value Tops Yahoo\\Google market value surges past $50B, tops Yahoo so now they're worth more in dollar value than Yahoo. That goes right in line with being worth more in search value and relevance. I've written before that Yahoo has their fingers in so many pies that they ..."
16344,0,"Singapore economy may grow by 8 despite high oil prices Despite higher oil prices, the Singapore government on Wednesday keeps its economic growth forecast of 8 percent to 9 percent for this year, and growth of 3 percent to 5 percent for next year."
113970,0,"Humble Sandwich Gains In Stature The Atkins diet frenzy slowed growth briefly, but the sandwich business is booming, with $105 billion in sales last year."
28848,0,"Howe Done with Mets, Effective at Season's End New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Mets have reportedly told Art Howe he will be fired, but he has agreed to remain as the team's manager until the end of this season."
112217,0,"Edwards, Nugent earn awards LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Michigan 's Braylon Edwards took the Biletnikoff Award for best wide receiver, and Ohio State 's Mike Nugent won the Lou Groza Award for best kicker when college football 's top awards were announced last night."
104257,0,"Marc Bulger (2819 yards, 15 TD, 11 INT) is coming off a so-so ... ball compared to last year. His most crucial INT last Sunday came early in the. to all but end any chance of a comeback. Torry Holt (8 receptions, 90 yards)."
89717,0,FDA removes arthritics drugs critic from advisory panel meeting Cuty Furberg has been removed from the FDA advisory panel meeting on arthritic drugs such as Vioxx (COX-2 drugs) because of his criticism of the entire class of medications made last week.
119073,0,Mathematicians crochet chaos Mathematicians have made a model of the stable manifold of the origin of the Lorenz system - in crochet.
32542,0,"Oracle Eyes Content Management Prize Oracle will catapult itself into the ECM (enterprise content management) fold next quarter by introducing ""Tsunami, "" its unstructured data management technology."
45804,0,Dell green-lights photo printers PC maker expanding printer business with new photo printers. Digital cameras also a possibility.
13962,0,"FBI Probing Suspected Israeli Spy at Pentagon Reuters, CNN, CBS news, and the Washington Post are reporting that the FBI is investigating a possible Israeli spy in the Pentagon. The suspected individual is described as a mid-level Pentagon analyst ""specialized in Iranian affairs."" The analyst is suspected of passing classified documents to Israel via the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful pro-Israel lobby in Washington. According to CBS news, the analyst had ties “to Rumsfeld's deputy Paul Wolfowitz and Defense Undersecretary Douglas Feith, both regarded as leading architects of the war on Iraq. ” However, another government official claims the suspect is ""not in a level to influence policy."""
79104,0,"Resident Evil 4 It is 2004, six years after the events of Resident Evil 2. The Umbrella Corperation is gone. You are Leon S. Kennedy, a ex-police officer for the doomed town of Raccoon City."
95878,0,"December date for Yukos sell-off Russia sets a date and price for the auction of embattled Russian oil giant Yukos' main unit, as it seeks payment of a massive tax bill."
77608,0,"Henman Falls to Unseeded Novak in Basel BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - World number four Tim Henman was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the 989,750-euro Swiss Indoors tournament Friday, falling 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 to unseeded Czech Jiri Novak."
30992,0,US consumer sentiment inches lower The consumer sentiment index slipped to 95.8 from 95.9 in August. Economists were expecting the index would tick up to 96.5. The index will be updated in two weeks to reflect surveys returned throughout September.
92106,0,"New York and 4 Others Submit Bids for 2012 New York, Paris, London, Madrid and Moscow submitted their final bids to be host of the 2012 Summer Olympics."
53585,0,"Reuters opens Bangalore office BANGALORE, Oct. 7. - Reuters, the 3.2-billion information group, opened its back office here today, its fourth such centre in the world after Tiverton in the UK, New York and Singapore."
113587,0,"Irish in talks with NFL 's Weis By wire services. Notre Dame 's search for a coach to replace ousted Tyrone Willingham appears to be nearing an end. According to the Chicago Tribune, the seven-member committee that voted to fire Willingham Nov."
92846,0,Update 4: Flight Attendants ' Union Approves Strike The board of the country 's largest flight attendants union authorized a national strike Tuesday after its president accused the airline industry of using the bankruptcy process to cut workers ' pay and eliminate other benefits.
98163,0,No. 24 Maryland Beats Siena 73-52 (AP) AP - Shay Doron scored 21 points to lead No. 24 Maryland past Siena 73-52 on Sunday.
107625,0,"Samsung Bullish On 2005 Samsung Electronics expects profit from mobile devices to pick up next year, despite a rating cut issued by an investment bank. During a presentation at the UBS investor conference in Seoul, Samsung "
100772,0,"Chimes up for Redknapp Harry Redknapp quit Portsmouth after the relationship with chairman Milan Mandaric became untenable, though the manager diplomatically said he simply felt it was time for a break."
41020,0,"Cheap thrills Sven Jaschan, who may face five years in prison for spreading the Netsky and Sasser worms, is now working in IT security. Photo: AFP."
99009,0,"Symbian, security groups warn of Series 60 trojan A trojan by the name of ""Skulls "" has appeared in the wild for some Series 60 smartphones, and users are warned to be wary as always."
94894,0,"Enron case focuses on Lay stock sale HOUSTON, Texas - Federal authorities are investigating whether former Enron Chairman Ken Lay 's wife acted improperly when she had their family foundation sell large quantities of Enron stock just days before the company 's bankruptcy."
21208,0,"Atari to Reissue Scores of Old Video Games By ANTHONY BREZNICAN LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Atari wants to take you back in time, and to get there, you can ride a ""Centipede"" or an ""Asteroid,"" or bounce back and forth between the pixilated paddles of ""Pong."" The video game company told The Associated Press on Tuesday it plans to reissue scores of its classic titles from yesteryear on a single disc that can be played on the game consoles Xbox and PlayStation 2. ""Atari Anthology"" will feature 85 games and is scheduled to go on sale in November at a cost of about $20..."
7962,0,"Big German banks hit by phishing attacks Two of Germany's biggest banks, Postbank and Deutsche Bank, were the targets of coordinated phishing attacks last week."
30076,0,Nortel sees slower-than-market growth in Q3 Nortel Networks Corp. expects its revenue in the third quarter to fall below the previous quarter 's estimated number and for its full-year 2004 revenue to grow slower than the overall communications equipment
101358,0,"Yukos board escapes from Russia Fear of arrest has forced all the top executives at Russian oil giant Yukos to flee the country. The entire management board was in London on Thursday, according to the Financial Times."
52932,0,"Too much auditing, not enough auditors (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Two weeks ago Monday was a lousy day for Julianne Biagini, chief financial officer of a Sunnyvale wireless company."
93586,0,"Half-Life 2 In Stores Now November 16, 2004 - VU Games sends word that Half-Life 2 is now officially in stores: Why is the first minute of Tuesday, November 16th so newsworthy?"
117306,0,"Spain coach facing 'slap on wrist ' The Kick Racism Out Of Football campaign believe Luis Aragones will receive little more than ""a slap on the wrist "" after the Spanish Football Federation yesterday belatedly opened a disciplinary "
119967,0,"Sabotage Stops Iraq's North Oil Exports (Reuters) Reuters - Saboteurs blew up Iraq's northern export pipeline for the second week in a row on Saturday,\halting oil flows to Turkey's Ceyhan port, oil officials said."
10418,0,"Carbone leaves a legacy behind CROMWELL, Conn. -- There were professional golfers on hand, the sunlight was pouring down, and Eddie Carbone had on a shirt and tie, so in many ways everything seemed in place yesterday."
29779,0,"Fighting Irish should build on momentum There is no conference or in-state affiliation between these two programs, but it hasn 't prevented the annual Notre Dame-Michigan State game from becoming one of the most heated rivalries in all of college football."
116726,0,"Uefa Cup Wednesday Preview Middlesbrough, Partzan and Villarreal have all booked their place in the next round of the Uefa Cup, but today will decide who tops Group E. Boro face off against Partizan possibly without the services of George Boateng."
51589,0,Stewart case ink expert found not guilty of lying An ink expert who testified for the government at the Martha Stewart trial was found not guilty yesterday of lying on the witness stand.
99913,0,"Arctic Nations to Make Scant Promises to Slow Thaw (Reuters) Reuters - Eight Arctic countries will make scant promises to slow a rapid thaw of the region linked to global warming at a meeting in Iceland on Wednesday after U.S.\opposition to firmer action, delegates said."
44457,0,"IBM ordered to pay court costs to Compuware New York, September 28: Compuware Corp, a maker of software to manage computer systems, on Monday said a federal court had ordered International Business Machines Corp to pay certain pretrial court costs related to Compuware 's ongoing lawsuit against the "
88858,0,"Cell phones take iPod challenge Backers say new mobile music services will be big in Europe, but admit U.S. could be a problem."
58357,0,"Countrywide Fincl loan volume falls NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Countrywide Financial Corp. on Tuesday reported September loan funding of $31 billion, down 6 percent from year-ago levels and steady with August."
28583,0,"Bears Eyeing Playoffs After Beating Vikes (AP) AP - The day after Chad Hutchinson pumped some life into their offense and their season, the Chicago Bears were actually talking about making the playoffs — despite a 5-7 record."
103796,0,"PEPPER-SPRAY TOYS 'R ' US 'DESERTED ' Customers of the Times Square Toys 'R ' Us yesterday said the flagship store lacked its normal Christmas bustle, one day after pepper spray forced the evacuation of some 3,000 customers."
51834,0,PeopleSoft nearly positive towards Oracle bid PeopleSoft said it could accept a takeover bid from Oracle and now needs time to weigh on it. Oracle has been haunting PeopleSoft for 15 months with the possible bid of $7.
104625,0,"Celtics 117, Magic 101 Doc Rivers got his team back on track while gaining a measure of revenge on his old squad, and the Boston Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Orlando Magic 117-101 on Monday night."
12109,0,Microsoft to show off team-development tools Microsoft next month plans to distribute an updated beta version of its Visual Studio 2005 development tool that includes the first fruits of the company 's ambitious initiative for team development.
106578,0,"Fish agency lets dams off hook Columbia River Basin dam operations don 't jeopardize imperiled salmon and steelhead, according to a new biological opinion released Tuesday by the National Marine Fisheries Service."
103471,0,"Insurance chief says she 's heard no complaints in wake of scandal HARTFORD, Conn. -- Despite charges of bid-rigging and conflicts of interest against the insurance industry, Connecticut insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell said she has not found corruption in Connecticut."
46580,0,"NASA Tracks Three Space Bursts, Says Stellar Explosions Imminent (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Three powerful bursts of energy from different regions of space could presage \ spectacular explosions of huge stars, astronomers just announced."
115969,0,"Worm alert rises Security specialists at both McAfee Inc. and Trend Micro have raised their risk assessment on the recently discovered W32/Zafi.dMM, also known as Zafi."
26876,0,"Sony Closer to Content/Gadget Vision with MGM Deal TOKYO (Reuters) - With its acquisition of Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony Corp is one step closer to its vision of linking hardware and content, and to winning the key battle for the next generation DVD."
99679,0,BRADY AND PATS DOWN CHIEFS Tom Brady threw for 315 yards and a touchdown pass as the New England Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27-19. Brady did not turn the ball over all night and frustrated the Chiefs on third down.
116849,0,"Dollar Back on the Defensive NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar weakened on Wednesday on dealers' renewed concern about the ability of the United States to finance its trade and current account deficits, causing a recent rebound in the currency to fizzle out."
79010,0,Shell sells Dutch pipeline stake The Dutch government is taking control of its country 's gas transport network in a deal that analysts said will boost competition in the Netherlands and ease the way for the creation of a single European gas market.
85191,0,"Document spec for e-commerce is approved Looking to provide a catalyst for e-commerce, OASIS on Monday announced ratification of Universal Business Language (UBL) Version 1.0, which defines a common XML library of business documents for use in online transactions."
28931,0,"At VW, threat of job losses hits nerves FRANKFURT Representatives of Volkswagen and its labor union faced off across a table Wednesday, opening a round of negotiations that will be closely watched here as a test of how long German workers can preserve their privileged place in the global auto "
111934,0,"GM management, unions reach agreement RUESSELSHEIM - General Motors, the world 's biggest car maker, said on Thursday that after months of negotiations it had finally reached a framework agreement with unions on a deep restructuring programme for its loss-making German unit Opel."
72533,0,"Lakers 117, SuperSonics 91 Caron Butler scored 18 points in the first quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers won their third straight preseason game, 117-91 over the Seattle SuperSonics on Monday night."
27419,0,"Villeneuve to test for Renault Canadian former world champion Jacques Villeneuve will test for Renault at Silverstone on Wednesday and Thursday, the Formula One team said."
109975,0,IT disaster in British public authority caused by operator The US IT service provider EDS has admitted that one of its employees was responsible for the crash of thousands of computers in Britain 's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) two weeks ago.
72033,0,"Marsh McLennan CEO Greenberg Resigns NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marsh McLennan Cos. MMC.N said on Monday Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Greenberg resigned, 11 days after New York's attorney general accused the world's biggest insurance broker of rigging insurance prices."
15356,0,"AMD to demonstrate dual-core chips Aiming to deflate archrival Intel, Advanced Micro Devices this week will show off its dual-core chips, which will start to trickle out toward the middle of next year."
38779,0,"Oil Prices Hit New Record High Crude oil prices closed at a new record high, extending the recent rally to seven sessions, as traders weighed the impact of the Energy Department 's decision to use the nation 's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to offset lost production as a result of "
37667,0,"DHS official: safer software is everyone 's responsibility Imposing government security standards on software companies is not the answer to improving the security of the country 's computer networks, a US Department of Homeland Security official said Thursday."
91029,0,"Slowly but Cheaply, a New Way to the Moon SMART-1, a spacecraft carrying an experimental engine, was designed to test ion propulsion. A mission set to begin in 2006, called Dawn, will use ion propulsion to explore the asteroids Ceres and Vesta in a multi-year journey."
18057,0,"Chinas new face Just back from three weeks in China, Ill spare you the boring slides except for two observations. First, China presents amazing contrasts. You can bounce over mountain roads and still enjoy four bars of reception on your cell phone. (In general, Chinas cell coverage makes that of the United States seem Third World.) Second, China has a great future in IT."
8599,0,Update 1: Sumitomo Mitsui Tries to Woo UFJ Japan 's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it proposed to UFJ Holdings Inc. that the two banks merge on an equal basis in its latest attempt to woo UFJ away from a rival suitor.
52575,0,"Bankruptcy Proceedings Could Free Williams From Contract As tailback Ricky Williams contemplates a return to the NFL, his representatives are considering having him file for bankruptcy in an attempt to void the remainder of his contract with the Miami "
89498,0,BSkyB 's customer numbers beat forecasts British pay-TV company BSkyB said its first-quarter profit climbed as its closely-watched subscriber growth figures surpassed analyst expectations.
26841,0,"New Worm Installs Network Traffic Sniffer A new worm whose payload includes the SDBot trojan tries to install a ""sniffer, "" seeking to use infected computers to capture login and banking information for other computers on the same network."
49320,0,Supreme Court sidesteps credit card dispute MasterCard and Visa no longer can block banks from issuing credit cards from competitors after the Supreme Court declined to hear their appeal Monday.
117835,0,"Fannie Mae 'should restate books' US mortgage company Fannie Mae should restate its earnings, a move that is likely to put a billion-dollar dent in its accounts, watchdogs say"
20089,0,"Oracle touts grid computing to open show Oracle rang in the first day of its OpenWorld European conference series on Monday by touting the growth of grid computing in Europe, followed with the main news of the day: the release of E-Business Suite Version 11i."
61111,0,"Sox to go without Schilling Boston - Given a short flight home and abbreviated night 's sleep, the Boston Red Sox decided not to bother. Curt Schilling will not pitch in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series because of a dislocated "
53312,0,"Spyware Legislation To Take Effect Jan. 1 Some experts doubt whether the California law will have much impact on illegal spyware activity. By George V. Hulme. A new California law aimed at curbing spyware, software applications that surreptitiously "
115729,0,"Hornets Guard Garcia Out for Season New Orleans Hornets forward PJ Brown practices at the Charlotte Bobcats Training Facility in Fort Mill, SC, Monday, Dec. 13, 2004."
116619,0,Pompey frustrate Liverpool boss Benitez The Spaniard saw Portsmouth snatch an injury-time equaliser on Tuesday night to frustrate Liverpool who had been hoping for a win after Saturday 's derby defeat to Everton.
44491,0,Red Hat acquires AOL's Netscape server software The Linux seller plans to release the Netscape Enterprise Suite as open-source software in a bid to expand beyond its core product.
72232,0,Branson aiming to build hotel in space SIR Richard Branson has said one of the next projects he wants to undertake is building a Virgin hotel in space. The multi-millionaire entrepreneur is working on plans for Virgin Galactic Airways and has designers
67262,0,"Top Cyber News 10/22 It used to be the most popular online file-sharing software, but Kazaa 's long-term run at the top of the heap is now over. An online tracking firm says the new #1 site is the e-Donkey Overnet network."
99724,0,Debatable: Should there be criminal charges in sports brawls? NBA players charge into the stands and punch fans. College football players get into a brawl and one kicks another in the head as he 's lying facedown on the ground.
69702,0,"Former Tottenham Coach Bill Nicholson Dies (AP) AP - Bill Nicholson, who coached Tottenham in its glory days of the 1960s and 1970s, died Saturday after a long illness. He was 85. Nicholson's death at a hospital in Hertfordshire, outside London, was announced on Tottenham's Web site on behalf of his family."
3710,0,"Singh has put PGA to rest AKRON -- As the $7 million NEC Invitational begins today on Firestone County Club 's South Course, there is bad news for the 75 players in the field who aren 't Vijay Singh. "
111010,0,Premier Delight at buy from Kraft PREMIER FOODS today emerged victorious in the bidding for another slice of British gastronomic history. The owner of Ambrosia creamed rice has.
87052,0,"Northrop Grumman, Boeing team up to bid on space contract LOS ANGELES Boeing and defense contractor Northrop Grumman say they 'll bid as a team to compete for NASA 's manned and robotic space exploration program."
58579,0,"Business Council: Economic Survey Wrong NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chief executives in the United States are not as pessimistic as the Business Council thought last week when it issued its economic survey, the group said on Tuesday, citing a ""tabulation error."""
14506,0,"Florida Judge: Recount Votes A state rule barring Florida counties with touch-screen voting from conducting manual recounts is at odds with state law, according to an administrative law judge ruling in a lawsuit against the state."
21206,0,"Heart Disease Should Not Come As A Surprise Bill Clinton was an active, jogging, jovial time bomb. Like thousands of others, he had no idea how close he was to a heart attack and possibly death - even though he had years of presidential health care and continued checkups."
67306,0,"FLETCHER PREPARED TO BIDE TIME Forgotten man Darren Fletcher insists he still has a big part to play at Manchester United. With all the chopping and changing Sir Alex Ferguson has been forced into this season, most United fans are scratching "
23275,0,"Saturn reveals new ring and moon Images of Saturn sent back to Earth by the Cassini spacecraft reveal a newly discovered ring and at least one new moon, scientists say."
10104,0,"Squirrel Runs Circles Around Yanks, Tribe (AP) AP - This squirrelly newcomer caused quite a stir at Jacobs Field. A brown squirrel ran onto the field in the bottom of the third inning Wednesday night and ran circles around the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians."
40271,0,"Four Geneva communities had the choice of voting online (Keystone) Of the 22,000 voters in Anieres, Cologny, Carouge and Meyrin, 2,723 chose to cast their votes online in four ballots on easing citizenship, introducing statutory maternity benefits nationwide, and preventing the closure of some 800 state-owned post offices "
101994,0,"NBA: James Returns to Lead Cavaliers Over Bobcats CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sports Network) - LeBron James, playing his first game since suffering a facial fracture, scored a game-high 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists to lead Cleveland to a 94-83 win over the Bobcats at Charlotte Coliseum."
12426,0,Oracle again extends offer for PeopleSoft Oracle extended its offer to acquire PeopleSoft for $7.7 billion from today to Sept. 10 -- the 10th time is has made an extension since launching the takeover campaign in June 2003.
54490,0,"Citigroup Sues Italy Over Parmalat Bankruptcy Case (Update3) Citigroup Inc., the biggest creditor of Parmalat Finanziaria SpA, sued Italy for its handling of the foodmaker 's bankruptcy, saying the restructuring violated its rights as a lender owed almost 540 million euros ($665 million)."
79930,0,Europe Left Cold By Portable Video European consumers want music not video or games on their portable gadgets. According to Jupiter Research only a lowly five per cent of people would like a music player which could also play films.
32392,0,"Survey shows what pleases new-home buyers Price and consumer satisfaction are not necessarily fellow travelers, according to a survey of new-home buyers. But buyers of new homes in the greater Bay Area were for the most part satisfied with the people "
84215,0,Treasuries Decline on Concern Fed to Lift Rates Amid Debt Sales US 10-year notes fell in Asia as traders prepared to bid for $51 billion of debt being sold this week and on expectations the Federal Reserve will raise its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point in two days.
78981,0,"Delta 's position still precarious Georgia 's homegrown Delta Air Lines has scratched and clawed for three years now, trying to gain every concession it deemed necessary to avoid filing bankruptcy."
91555,0,American Express Suing Card Companies Over Antitrust Violations Travel and financial services giant American Express Co. on Monday sued Visa and MasterCard as well as eight banks for damages stemming from anticompetitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through U.S. banks.
44574,0,"Moya helps Spain draw first blood CARLOS Moya fired Spain into a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final yesterday. In front of a record tennis crowd of 27,200, the former world No 1 bamboozled Mardy Fish 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 at Seville 's Olympic Stadium."
96542,0,Honda moves in at BAR As we exclusively predicted earlier this week Honda has bought into British American Racing. David Richards will now stand down and Nick Fry will take over.
91352,0,"Oil Dives Below $46 to 8-Week Low (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices tumbled again on Monday,\sliding to an 8-week low under $46 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch."
80595,0,Robben One of Europe 's Best - Kezman Mateja Kezman today hailed Chelsea team-mate Arjen Robben as one of Europes leading players after his matchwinning performance in Moscow.
70459,0,"On the record: Rdiger Assion, Michel Camdessus, Stephen Roach Rdiger Assion, a spokesman for General Motors, trying to persuade union members striking over the company 's plans to cut 12,000 jobs at its Opel plants in Germany that strikes would risk more jobs."
60796,0,"Cisco, IBM Team Up on Security IBM 's Tivoli Security Compliance Manager scans devices that plug into the network, such as laptops and home computers that may have been unprotected by network security."
66862,0,"Lucent Says Earnings More Than Triple Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , among the world 's largest makers of telecommunications equipment, on Wednesday said its fourth-quarter earnings "
36656,0,"Martha Stewart headed for prime-time TV show Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., whose founder will begin serving a prison sentence Oct. 8, said it agreed to work with television producer Mark Burnett to create a prime-time TV series featuring Martha Stewart."
54830,0,"Unisys cuts 1,400 jobs The Blue Bell, Pa.-based company said it will close some of its facilities and reduce its employee head count."
56722,0,"Shaq makes Heat debut Shaquille O 'Neal scored 17 points and added seven rebounds on his debut for Miami, an 85-75 exhibition loss to Houston. The former LA Lakers star said he was ""in cruise mode "" during the game, but attracted compliments from his rivals."
59789,0,"US files first lawsuit in spyware battle THE United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) formally announced on Tuesday its first assault against spyware - bits of computer code that surreptitiously install themselves on the computers of Internet users to track their activities, push them to "
47883,0,"Williams to Start Game 1 of Playoffs (AP) AP - Woody Williams has the fewest victories of any Cardinals starter. But he, and not Matt Morris, will get the honor of starting their playoff opener."
37978,0,"Dodgers Clobber Padres 9-6 (AP) AP - Cesar Izturis homered and Adrian Beltre had three hits for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who survived a shaky start by Kazuhisa Ishii and beat San Diego 9-6 on Thursday night to take a 1 1/2-game lead over San Francisco in the NL West."
60626,0,Starbucks Serves Up Digital Music Starbucks will begin rolling out next week the in-store CD burning service it announced in conjunction with Hewlett-Packard back in March.
6205,0,"Lindows Delays IPO In the latest setback for IPO hopeful tech companies, San Diego-based Lindows (www.lindows.com) has indefinately postponed its IPO."
12282,0,"OSDL hires lawyer, opens China office The lab home of Linux founder Linus Torvalds hires an intellectual-property attorney and says hello to Beijing."
54481,0,"Belgian trio hit with bans The Belgian cycling federation for doping has banned Johan Museeuw, Chris Peers and Jo Planckaert for four years. None of the three failed a test but all have been implicated in the trafficking ring run by vet Jose Landuyt."
107733,0,Salvation Army Seeks Online Holiday Donations SAN FRANCISCO -- The Salvation Army is counting on tech-savvy Bay Area residents to help the organization meet its holiday fundraising goals with as much clicking of the mouse as clinking of coins.
111654,0," 'Best ' ratings a response to rising costs, safety concerns SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The magazine known for evaluating cars and electronics is setting its sights on finding the best value and quality of prescription drugs on the market."
2728,0,"Air Canada Stock Plunges on Review MONTREAL (Reuters) - Shares of Air Canada AC.TO fell by more than half on Wednesday, after the Toronto Stock Exchange said it was reviewing the company's stock to determine if it meets listing requirements."
53950,0,Cardinals Crush Dodgers to Grab 2-0 Series Lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mike Matheny's two-run single highlighted a three-run fifth inning rally which lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Divisional Series Thursday.
97532,0,"Sugar Shane Mosley Sweet, but Wright Call in End Sugar Shane Mosley made all of the necessary adjustments from the first fight, but still managed to come up short as consensus junior middleweight champion Ronald Winky Wright earned "
28292,0,"Botin pursues dream of Santander in world top 10 Santander Central Hispano 's Chairman Emilio Botin pledged a year ago to propel the Spanish bank into the world 's top 10 by market capitalisation, an ambition which could now be realised with a bid for Abbey National."
80154,0,UPDATE 1-Own goal gives Panathinaikos 1-1 draw at Arsenal Arsenal missed a chance to virtually guarantee themselves a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League when they were held 1-1 by Panathinaikos at Highbury on Tuesday.
93164,0,"NBA Wrap: Allen Leads Sonics to Seventh Straight (Reuters) Reuters - Ray Allen scored a season-high 37 points to carry the Seattle SuperSonics to their seventh straight victory, a 103-95 win over the 76ers in Philadelphia Tuesday."
89098,0,Study: Supercomputer clusters shortchange security Group says popular technique threatens U.S. security by sidelining other approaches more suited to decryption and the like.\
Photo: IBM's unusual design\
Photos: The fastest computer on Earth--for now
2001,0,"NZ PRESS: NGC Seeks LPG, Network Businesses To Grow WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--NGC Holdings (NGC.NZ), a New Zealand-based gas distribution and metering concern, is seeking liquified petroleum gas and electricity network businesses in its quest for growth, the Dominion Post reported on its Web site Wednesday. "
81563,0,"MPAA to Sue Movie File Swappers The Motion Picture Association of America will begin suing online file traders this month, pursuing a strategy similar to one employed by the recording industry during the past year."
52186,0,"AmerisourceBergen Cites Lowers Outlook Drug-distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp., following in a rival 's footsteps, warned that lower-than-expected increases in drug prices will hit earnings for the quarter and fiscal year ended Sept."
100854,0,"Jones turns tables with renewed attack on England tactics The more things change, the more Eddie Jones stays the same. Two years ago, Australia 's super-smart coach countered accusations about the Wallabies ' illegal dummy running by deflecting attention towards English skulduggery at the line-out."
75420,0,"NASCAR glance 1. KURT BUSCH. He has posted 12 straight top-15 finishes, including six straight top-10 finishes. He is coming off a fifth-place finish at Martinsville, Va."
20888,0,"Tivo, Netflix Close to Internet Movie Deal - Report Online DVD renter Netflix Inc. and television recorder maker TiVo Inc. are close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies over the Internet to their "
22524,0,"Confident Germany Hold Brazil in Friendly Draw The German contingent in the 74,000-strong crowd that packed out the new look Olympic Stadium in Berlin on Wednesday night were pleasantly surprised to see a positive, attacking Germany team draw 1-1 with Brazil."
28728,0,"Owners Lock Out Players in Labor Dispute TORONTO (Reuters) - NHL owners carried out their threat to lock out players on Wednesday, shutting down the league after the two sides failed to reach a new labor deal."
67215,0,Microsoft Distributes XP Security Update Microsoft Corp. says it has distributed about 106 million copies of its major security update for the Windows XP operating system.
105099,0,Intel Brings N.Mexico Pollution Concerns LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 15-year tax break that secured Intel Corp.'s ongoing investment in the state of New Mexico has rekindled a heated debate over the ability of a poor U.S. state to regulate the world's largest chip maker.
24289,0,Court Rejects Child Porn Internet Law A federal court Friday struck down as unconstitutional a path-breaking Pennsylvania law designed to prevent Internet users from seeing Web sites that contain child pornography.
18033,0,"Chip maker plans capacity hike amid slowdown fear SHANGHAI: Semiconductor Ma-nufacturing International Corp., Chinas top chip maker, said it aims to hike capacity by about half by the end of 2005 to feed an anticipated sales leap in a $30 billion market."
27587,0,"BellSouth Uses New Cisco Routers to Reach SMBs, Branches BellSouth today announced it will use the routers that Cisco launched today to allow small and medium businesses and enterprise branches to receive cost-effective access to VoIP, call and content management, security and other applications previously "
57719,0,"Offense at fault in Skins ' skid The good news for coach Joe Gibbs and the Washington Redskins is that despite scoring just 10 points Sunday night against Baltimore and 13 against Cleveland the previous Sunday, the Redskins are not last in the NFL in points scored."
12538,0,"Harrah's, Caesars: FTC Asks for More Info SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Federal regulators have asked for more information about casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s HET.N proposed $5 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Inc. CZR.N, the two companies said on Friday."
59747,0,WebMethods wraps process software in Fabric The new software is designed to simplify the process of knitting together back-office business applications.
20071,0,"VIEW: Will the EU keep faith with Turkey? Martti Ahtisaari and ... It is feared that Islamists may one day turn Turkey into a fundamentalist state. Unlikely as it may be in view of Turkeys deeply rooted secularism, such a risk cannot be totally excluded."
58643,0,A Yukos subsidiary gets a low valuation MOSCOW The Russian government said Tuesday that it would sell part of Yukos 's most valuable subsidiary by the end of November as the company tries to pay off the billions of dollars it owes in taxes.
106786,0,"Team of Mystery Many around the NFL say they are surprised by the team's poor performance and question whether the problem lies with the Redskins' system, players or Joe Gibbs."
71647,0,"Google Desktop Search Fast Forward columnist Rob Pegoraro will be online to discuss recent reviews, including high-end handhelds and Google Desktop Search."
102351,0, 'Star Wars ' phone plans like the one used in Star Wars - could soon be installed on the high-street. Boffins in Japan claim to have developed technology for image chambers - similar
89399,0,"Nintendo Set to Launch New Game System A Nintendo Co. employee demonstrates a Nintendo DS, the latest in its line of wallet-sized game systems, Nov. 4, 2004, at their shipping center in North Bend, Wash."
33000,0,"Brown TD return tempered by injury to key defender GREEN BAY, WIS. - Lovie Smith did not take long to fulfill his No. 1 goal of beating Green Bay. But the man who helped him do it wasn 't around afterward to celebrate."
100039,0,"Video game violence goes to next level What most adults might consider games for kids are anything but, say video game industry critics and two US senators. BY CHARLES HOMANS."
18711,0,"European stability pact watered down Bowing to the inevitable -- following persistent breaches of the rules by the eurozone 's two most powerful members, Germany and France -- Brussels announced plans that would make the pact less rigid."
113624,0,"PluggedIn: Digital Cameras All the Rage This Christmas (Reuters) Reuters - When families and friends get together for the holidays this year, many more of them will use a digital camera to record those memories."
5063,0,"Feds Subpoena Fannie Mae -Source WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators investigating Fannie Mae's accounting practices have sent subpoenas to the No. 1 U.S. mortgage finance company in connection with the probe, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday."
45560,0,"Company Recalls Vioxx Arthritis Drug The company that makes the drug, Merck, said the company recalled the drug voluntarily after it received new research results. The results showed people taking the drug for several years have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke."
37619,0,"The Forbes 400 richest Americans The economy 's recovery may be a little shaky, but you wouldn 't know it from looking at this year 's Forbes 400. In this, Forbes ' 23rd annual ranking of the 400 richest people in America, the combined net worth "
50740,0,"Greenspan: US Banks in Good Shape The top US central banker says the country 's banking system has weathered a recession and major corporate bankruptcies, and emerged ""strong, vibrant and profitable."
59374,0,"AOL Develops Desktop Search According to sources familiar with testing, America Online Inc. is developing its own desktop search technology that will initially be added to the AOL Browser beta as early as the end of this week."
98815,0,"Notice: IE 'worm ' targets IOL ad supplier Every 30th or so request for an advert was redirected to another compromised server, which in turn tried to execute the Bofra Internet Explorer exploit in an attempt to infect the user 's machine."
64858,0,Renowned European Laboratory Turns 50 (AP) AP - A European laboratory that was the birthplace of the World Wide Web and home of Nobel prize-winning developments in the quest to understand the makeup of matter wished itself a happy 50th birthday Tuesday.
68432,0,"Google your personal computer Do you love Google? Thanks to the search site, anyone can easily find the capitals of states, pictures of Lego pieces and the name of that NKOTB guy on The Surreal Life (Jordan Knight)."
46473,0,"Lazio, Newcastle, Stuttgart among UEFA Cup top seeds Italian club Lazio, England 's Newcastle United and Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart are among the top group of seeds for Tuesday 's UEFA Cup group draw."
96427,0,Agassi Wins Appeal Against British Tax Ruling Former world number one tennis player Andre Agassi has won his appeal against a High Court ruling that athletes and other professional entertainers are liable to tax on sponsors ' payments while working in Britain.
106053,0,Martinez Apparently Using Mets As Leverage to Up the Ante in ... NEW YORK - The Mets made their pitch to Pedro Martinez. Now the attention shifts to the Boston Red Sox to see if the World Series champs are willing to up their bid.
17712,0,"Pfizer to Take $369 Mln Asbestos Charge NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on Friday said it would take a third-quarter pretax charge of $369 million for a settlement with plaintiffs who allege they were harmed by products containing asbestos and other minerals once sold by a Pfizer subsidiary."
29637,0,"August Consumer Prices Up 0.1 Percent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices inched up just 0.1 percent last month as gasoline and car prices tumbled, the government said on Thursday in a report that suggested the Federal Reserve need not hurry to push interest rates higher."
2365,0,"Brazilians attack money laundering Brazilian police arrested more than 60 people yesterday in a massive operation to crack down on money laundering, targeting currency changers who illegally transfer money abroad."
40927,0,"Microsoft is ready to remove media player for EU BRUSSELS -- Microsoft Corp. will be ready to comply with the European Commission's demands for changes to its Windows operating systems if a European court rejects its request for the measures to be suspended, a spokesman for the company said Monday."
102801,0,"Knicks Hold Off Raptors 108-102 (AP) AP - Jamal Crawford scored 30 points, Stephon Marbury had 15 assists and Tim Thomas scored 17 to lead New York past Toronto 108-102 on a Saturday of season highs for several Knicks."
113510,0,"Are steroids as bad as we think they are? IT MAY NOT HAVE been the most substantive line in President Bush 's State of the Union address last January, but it had to be the least controversial."
83842,0,Steelers' Staley Out for Eagles Game (AP) AP - Steelers running back Duce Staley missed Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles — his former team — with a hamstring injury that apparently happened during practice Friday.
56824,0,Security: End users are your first line of defense ComputerWorld AU: Respondents to the 2004 Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey cited lack of security awareness by end users as the top barrier to achieving the required level of security.
76794,0,"Yankee fans forced to face harsh reality NEW YORK - They clung to hope that the Red Sox would choke at the last minute and once again fail to win the World Series, but when it didn't happen, some Yankees fans yesterday begrudgingly gave the Sox their due."
60188,0,$9-billion surplus puts tax cuts on gov 't agenda OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Ralph Goodale says he 's looking at another round of tax cuts after revealing the federal government posted a $9.
37921,0,"Square Enix, Gamemakers Count on Sony, Nintendo to Boost Sales Square Enix, the world 's biggest maker of role-playing computer games, and rivals including Koei Co. are counting on the new consoles from Japan 's Sony Corp."
20233,0,"Pirated Goods Continue To Swamp China Street sales of illegally copied Hollywood films, fake auto parts and pharmaceuticals are thriving despite an official government crackdown, agitating a nettlesome trade conflict between Washington and Beijing."
67750,0,"Mortgage rates hit 6-month low NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Long-term mortgage rates fell again this week to the lowest level in six months, Freddie Mac reported Thursday."
57200,0,"Brazilian Industrial Output Goes Up (AP) AP - Brazil's industrial output grew 1.1 percent in August compared to July, the sixth straight month-to-month rise as the economy gathers steam following a recession last year and a slow start in 2004."
97549,0,"Gamecocks finish at bottom of class CLEMSON, SC - It 's not too late, Steve Spurrier. Don 't sign any dotted lines until you see the film from the latest South Carolina debacle in Death Valley."
77923,0,"Update 1: Venezuela, Colombia Mull Gas Pipeline The world 's oil producers don 't have much capacity to increase output, which should keep prices high throughout 2005, Venezuela 's oil minister said Thursday."
59595,0,"Novell to defend open-source software with patents OCTOBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Novell Inc. is prepared to use its portfolio of software patents to protect its open-source software products against lawsuits, the company said in a statement posted "
69299,0,"Integrity of Florida E-Voting in Doubt (AP) AP - With polls showing nearly equal numbers of Florida voters for President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, the election's outcome may again hinge on a Florida recount. And the more that Floridians learn about how voting machines work, the more they question whether the 15 counties with paperless voting systems can accurately count and recount votes."
96600,0,"Salvation Army Facing Uphill Battle This Holiday Season Louisville rings in the Christmas season with a 120-year tradition. The Salvation Army kicked off its kettle and bell ringing campaign Friday, called ""Keep the Tradition Alive."
52705,0,CRICKET: KUMBLE JOINS THE 400 CLUB ANIL KUMBLE claimed his 400th Test victim yesterday - but could not stop Australia gaining the upper hand in Bangalore. The wrist spinner bowled Simon Katich for 81 in the 79th over to reach the milestone
5098,0,"Alcatel Spreading DSL Wealth in China Building on a longstanding relationship, Alcatel (Quote, Chart) will help China Telecom deploy 1.3 million DSL (define) lines, the latest in a slew of recent industry deals from emerging markets. "
74753,0,"Ont. puts parents on notice about new video game TORONTO -- Attention, Ontario parents: there may be a skull-cracking, car-stealing thug in your living room. Jim Watson, the province 's consumer and business services minister, put parents on notice Wednesday "
109450,0,"Business Analysis: Turner & Newall pensions crisis leaves ... The crisis in the UK occupational pensions sector seemingly scaled new heights this week as Federal Mogul, the insolvent American car parts manufacturer, finally pulled the plug on the pension fund of its UK subsidiary Turner & Newall."
59052,0,"Storm scuttles Sun Betty Lennox had another huge night, scoring 23 points to lead the Seattle Storm to their first WNBA title with a 74-60 victory over the Connecticut Sun last night."
101106,0,Microsoft Foe Wins in Settlement Head of a technology industry trade group that encouraged aggressive legal action against Microsoft for antitrust violations for years received nearly $10M as part of a settlement with the software giant.
75908,0,"Shrek 3: The Wall Street Years Hollywood has a new star this morning. But you won't find this star on the Walk of Fame. Instead, you'll have to head 3,000 miles east to Wall Street, where the much-anticipated IPO from DreamWorks Animation is having its debut. -washingtonpost.com"
81767,0,"A three-way tie, and Singh lurking Vijay Singh of Fiji hits from the tee on the seventh hole during first-round play at the Tour Championship on Thursday in Atlanta."
66291,0,Delta 3rd quarter losses four times same period 2003 ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines is reporting a much wider third-quarter loss despite a rise in revenue. The Atlanta-based airline warned Wednesday that its financial situation has worsened to the point that it needs
11223,0,"Rangers Bolster Goaltending by Adding Weekes Goaltender Kevin Weekes signed Thursday with the Rangers, who expect the unrestricted free agent to compete for the No. 1 job with Mike Dunham."
44455,0,Greece 's funding under threat The European commission threatened yesterday to suspend development funds to Greece in response to Athens 's admission that it had disguised the extent of the country 's debts in order to join the euro.
73861,0,"Radcliffe to take bite at Big Apple Paula Radcliffe yesterday announced that she would make a surprise, high-profile return to racing in the New York City Marathon on Sunday week."
57726,0,"Senate Approves $143B Corporate Tax Measure The move sends President Bush a 650-page measure that reduces taxes for domestic manufacturers, builders and even Hollywood studios and doles out scores of tax breaks for interests groups."
42928,0,"Network emulator eases WAN pain Company says replicating network latency, bandwidth and packet loss problems enables better lab testing."
28024,0,"More flaws found in Microsoft Windows The giant has released a patch so that Windows doesn 't let in hackers when it handles JPEG graphics formats. The flaw means that attackers can create an image file that will automatically run dodgy code, dump "
22704,0,"Genesis Crash Adds to NASA Post-Columbia Troubles (Reuters) Reuters - With NASA's broken Genesis capsule stuck in the Utah desert and its shuttle assembly building battered by a hurricane at Cape Canaveral, the U.S. space agency defended its budget and mission on Wednesday."
58981,0,"Investors Flock to Web Networking Sites (AP) AP - Internet whiz kids Marc Andreessen, Josh Kopelman and Joe Kraus share something in common besides reaping huge jackpots during the dot-com boom."
3364,0,"Medtronic Net Up on Higher ICD Sales CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc. (MDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its quarterly earnings rose on surprisingly brisk demand for devices that slow racing heartbeats, offsetting a weaker-than-expected performance in some ..."
59110,0,Gas line measures approved WASHINGTON--Two of Alaska 's three major oil companies have offered cautious optimism about the potential for a North Slope natural gas pipeline under incentive packages approved Monday by Congress.
72632,0,"Celtics loudest after the game COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The most intense action last night occurred in the corridor between the locker rooms when a fight erupted between the teams after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Celtics, 95-88, in an exhibition game at Value City Arena."
76045,0,"Liz Claiborne Earns Up, Raises Forecast (Reuters) Reuters - Clothing maker and retailer Liz Claiborne Inc. on Thursday posted a 14 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, helped by its acquisition of ENYCE and solid sales of brands such as Juicy Couture."
63010,0,Broncos Rout Reeling Raiders 31-3 (AP) AP - Jake Plummer and Reuben Droughns did little wrong while turning the Denver Broncos' biggest rivalry into a rout.
101414,0,"Barnes Leads Australian Open by 2 Strokes (AP) AP - Kurt Barnes held a two-stroke lead Thursday after shooting a 6-under-par 65 in the first round of the Australian Open, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary."
48405,0,Twins win suspended game quickly com. Michael Cuddyer 's RBI double in the bottom of the 12th scored Jason Bartlett to give Minnesota a 6-5 victory Sunday over the Indians during the completion of Saturday 's suspended game.
89900,0,"Dell flirting with AMD 's 64-bit processors Chief Executive Kevin Rollins from Dell said that the company was considering using AMD 's chips for some future server products, maybe in the first half of 2005."
12180,0,Rooney signing could influence title race - Wenger Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Manchester United 's title challenge would be strengthened by the signing of England striker Wayne Rooney.
5477,0,FCC Adds 6 Months to Local Phone Line Rules The Federal Communications Commission yesterday released a set of stop-gap rules governing local phone competition that requires regional telephone companies to continue leasing their lines to rivals at discounted rates for six months.
45936,0,"Area Codes, Now Divorced From Their Areas It used to be safe to assume that dialing 212 made a phone ring in Manhattan, but in this era of mobile telecommunications, calls connect people, not places."
80321,0,"Real world space exploration Lost in the pre-election noise and the hoopla over the Red Sox march to the World Series title was perhaps the most remarkable event of all -- the visit to the atmosphere of the Saturnian moon Titan last week by the space probe Cassini, which negotiated "
10477,0,"Lawsuits fly over Northwest 's new GDS fees As expected, the battle of the lawsuits and press releases started soon after an announcement Tuesday by Northwest Airlines that it was taking steps to align its distribution costs with those of the low-cost carriers it increasingly is competing with for "
20386,0,"Yukos feels heat Prosecutors tightened the screws on Yukos yesterday, calling in the oil giant 's top in-house lawyer for questioning after searching his office and apartment on the same day the company challenged "
95942,0,"Yukos Main Subsidiary to Be Sold on December 19 The Russian Federal Property Fund announced on Friday, November 19, that the auction to sell the shares of Yuganskneftegaz, the main production subsidiary of embattled Yukos Oil Company will take place on December 19."
61485,0,"Judge approves US Airways financing deal, delays ruling on pay ... A federal judge is expected to rule today whether US Airways Group Inc. will be permitted to impose a far-reaching 23 percent employee pay cut."
20709,0,"Fever pitch for mobile entertainment market It has been 25 years since Sony launched the original Walkman, now the portable entertainment scene is going through a energetic renaissance, but this time it is digital."
100481,0,"MedImmune Forms Research Partnership MedImmune Inc. will pay a New Jersey biotech company $15 million to collaborate with it on potential new treatments for autoimmune diseases, starting with lupus. - The Washington Post"
30438,0,"Forecasters: More Hurricanes May Be on Way (AP) AP - Ivan, Frances and Charley delivered three staggering blows to the Gulf Coast and Florida, as well as Caribbean island nations, all in just five weeks. Now here comes Jeanne, which could be lashing north Florida and Georgia by Monday. Homeowners ritualistically re-hammering the same plywood over their windows figure it can't get much worse, right?"
115116,0,"NHL to reject players ' latest offer: TSN TSN has obtained a memo showing the NHL will reject the latest offer from its players. ""In sum, we believe the Union 's December 9 CBA proposal, while offering necessary and significant short-term financial "
58703,0,"Dell Axim X50 and X50v Pocket PC reviews roundup You cant get your hands on one quite yet (they want to see how badly you really want it and so wont be shipping them out until the 18th), but tons of reviews of Dells new Axim X50 and X50v Pocket PCs have started popping up, and as were known "
24418,0,Circulation scandal cost grows for Tribune Co The cost of a circulation scandal at Tribune Co. 's Newsday and Hoy newspapers could be almost $100 million. The Chicago-based company said Friday it would take a charge of $45 million to $60 million this quarter on top of $35 million set aside in June.
64653,0,"E-Voting Still a Florida Bugaboo Early voters in the Sunshine State begin casting electronic ballots Monday, and it doesn't take long for the first problems to surface."
54882,0,"Alpharma, Pfizer Launch Generic Neurontin (Reuters) Reuters - Alpharma Inc. on Friday began selling a cheaper generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s $3 billion a year epilepsy drug Neurontin without waiting for a court ruling on Pfizer's request to block the copycat medicine."
439,0,"Animating for the Super Bowl Against 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"
55441,0,"More Signs Of Water Discovered On Mars NASA 's Mars rover, Opportunity, has discovered more evidence that water may have flowed over rocks on the Red Planet. Data sent back by Opportunity suggests an area known as the Meridiani Planum, was drenched "
78998,0,"Boeing Looks To China For 80 7E7 Orders Boeing hopes that Chinese airlines will soon place orders for up to 80 of its new 7E7 ""Dreamliner "" jets, according to the official publication of Airshow China 2004."
54128,0,"NFL games on TV ST. LOUIS (2-2) vs. SEATTLE (3-0) When, where: Sunday, 4 p.m., at Seattle. TV: Ch. 25. Last season: Seattle won, 24-23, and St. Louis won, 27-22. Comments: The Seahawks are going for the first 4-0 start in franchise history. They lead the league in defense (242.3 ypg), having yielded only 13 points so far this season. They also lead in ..."
73897,0,"Terry gives Papi first shot The Red Sox have made an astounding eight errors in the first two games of the World Series, so naturally, they plan to downgrade their defense for Game 3 tonight."
59970,0,Red Sox Could Lose Schilling for Game Five (Reuters) Reuters - The Boston Red Sox could be without starter Curt Schilling for the remainder of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees after their ace aggravated an ankle injury in a Game One loss.
99947,0,Coaches on Firing Line The NFL coaches whose job security is under the most intense scrutiny these days are the Cleveland Browns' Butch Davis and the New Orleans Saints' Jim Haslett.
88536,0,"Security Vendor Reports XP SP2 Holes; Microsoft Disputes Claims Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has 10 unpatched vulnerabilities, a US security firm says. Microsoft, however, ardently disputed the claims, calling them ""potentially misleading and possibly erroneous."
116807,0,"Norway goes 1-2 in biathlon sprint Stian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen gave Norway a 1-2 finish in a 10-kilometer World Cup biathlon sprint event Wednesday. Jay Hakkinen of the United States finished seventh, his best outing this season."
74971,0,"Bonds 700th Homer Ball Gets $804,000 at Auction SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Baseball slugger Barry Bonds's 700th career home run ball drew a winning bid of $804,129 in an online auction that closed Wednesday."
108034,0,"Wired Tools 2004 The coolest geek shopping list ever: 129 of the best screens, cams, phones, games and gadgets of the year, from Wired magazine."
25923,0,"Study Finds U.S. Companies Shifting Profits Overseas From 1999 to 2002, American multinational corporations increased profits taken in countries with no taxes or low rates by 68 percent, a study found."
83175,0,"Air Force GPS Satellite Roars Into Space (AP) AP - After a series of delays, a Boeing Delta 2 rocket carrying a Global Positioning System satellite for the Air Force roared into space early Saturday."
87647,0,Consumers flock to online shops E-commerce is looking healthy in the UK although the exact figures are in dispute.
5796,0,"Great Britain wins gold again in track cycling Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - For the second straight day a Briton captured gold at the Olympic Velodrome. Bradley Wiggins won the men 's individual 4,000-meter pursuit Saturday, one day after teammate "
21463,0,"- Anthony J. Causi September 8, 2004 -- The Yankees are expected to send Major League Baseball a bill for between $2 and $3 million in an effort to recoup the money lost when the first game of Monday 's doubleheader was canceled because the Devil Rays didn 't make it out of "
77560,0,"NVIDIA SLI Performance Preview with MSI 's nForce4 SLI Motherboard The MSI motherboard we tested is actually the very first working sample of the K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI; in fact, as of right now there are only 4 working nForce4 SLI samples at MSI in Taiwan, two of which happen to be in my hotel room."
73938,0,"McFarlane rewarded for record ANZ profit ANZ reported a record rise in post tax operating profit today, announcing a 20 per cent jump to $2.8 billion for the year ending September 2004."
115619,0,"UPDATE 2-ProQuest buying education company, stock jumps Electronic publisher ProQuest Co. (PQE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it would buy privately held Voyager Expanded Learning, a reading curriculum provider, for $360 "
49006,0,Consensus eludes in Fund-Bank meet The annual meeting of World Bank and IMF failed to arrive at a consensus in giving more powers to developing countries in decision-making besides increasing aid flow for reducing poverty.
9040,0,"Verizon, Qwest Ask Court to Block FCC Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Qwest Communications International Inc. (QN: Quote, Profile, Research) asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to block "
71561,0,"No Fast Answers in Probe of Seal Deaths (AP) AP - Scientists investigating high mortality rates of seals say no fast answer has emerged. Reports of stranded seals have slowed to normal rates in recent weeks, but researchers continue to search for clues about what happened to the harbor seals last summer in Maine."
51371,0,"Greenpeace protests Malaysia 's 'laundering ' of ramin in RI forests BANGKOK, Thailand (DPA): Activists from the Greenpeace environmentalist group on Wednesday handcuffed themselves to the gates of the Malaysian embassy in Bangkok to protest Malaysia 's ""laundering "" of ramin, a protected hardwood found primarily in "
58695,0,US court refuses piracy appeal THE US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the recording industry seeking to force internet service providers to turn over the names of subscribers suspected of music piracy.
39224,0,"Irish identify with must-win Huskies The Notre Dame players have heard them all around campus this week, and theyre not listening to any of it. After all, wasnt it just a couple of weeks ago the same sort of negative "
40616,0,"Seahawks keep 49ers off board SEATTLE -- Once again, the Seattle Seahawks won with their dominant defense. This time, they ended an NFL record streak. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 254 yards with two TDs, Shaun Alexander scored three TDs and "
49856,0,"US Air to Cut Some Management Jobs WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bankrupt US Airways Group. Inc. UAIRQ.OB said on Monday it would eliminate hundreds of management and nonunion jobs and impose wage and other cuts to save more than $45 million annually as it tries to overhaul its business and survive."
97772,0,"MacCentral week in review Apple opens its first European Apple Store on Saturday, on Regent Street in London 's West End. In a special press tour of the store earlier this week, Apple 's vice president of retail Ron "
29725,0,"Symantec: Anti-Blocking Software Is A Trojan According to a report in the Financial Times, Symantecs local office has announced that a program called Freegate, which allows users in China to access government-blocked Web sites, should be considered a Trojan horse."
104848,0,"Celtics enjoy laugher When Doc Rivers has dinner with Orlando coach Johnny Davis and Magic players Pat Garrity and Grant Hill sometime next summer, there should be some interesting conversation."
51208,0,"MTV, Gamers Hope Video Clicks With Young MTV and the gaming industry are hoping characters from the gaming world will be able to reach the double-click generation. The message is clear: Young people need to take voting seriously.
\-The Washington Post"
51956,0,"EADS acquires Racal Instruments for $105 million Arlington, Va.-based EADS North America has purchased Racal Instruments Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of electronic tests and measurement equipment, for $105 million."
81999,0,"SFO to investigate BAE contracts The Serious Fraud Office investigates allegations of false accounting in connection with contracts between the Saudi Arabian government and three firms, including BAE Systems."
74494,0,"US Sept durable goods sales rise New orders for US-made durable goods increased 0.2pc in September, held back by a big drop in orders for transportation goods, the US Commerce Department said today."
106077,0,"Davis Quits As Cleveland Browns Coach (AP) AP - As coach Butch Davis pulled out of the driveway at 76 Lou Groza Blvd. for the final time, he might have caught a glimpse of a brown-and-orange colored hearse across the street from Cleveland's team offices. The vehicle was parked. Davis was the one moving on."
31189,0,"Riley, Cink score for US team Riley and Stewart Cink halved their Friday morning four-ball match with the Europes Paul McGinley and Luke Donald when Riley saved par with a six-foot putt on the 18th hole."
70524,0,Lockyer Doubtful for Series Australia captain Darren Lockyer and second rower Craig Fitzgibbon have both been ruled out of Saturdays Gillette Tri-Nations clash with Great Britain.
74776,0,Workers of Germany 's VW hold major protests ahead of wage talks Thousands of workers of German car giant Volkswagen on Wednesday held demonstrations ahead of a crucial round of wage talks. The company 's works council said Wednesday that about
47958,0,"Mussina leads playoff rotation Mel Stottlemyre revealed some of the Yankees ' postseason pitching plans on Saturday afternoon, but Kevin Brown 's performance and the health of Orlando Hernandez are clouding "
28913,0,Identity Theft Suspect Pleads Guilty Man had been charged with one of the largest such scams in U.S. history.
104487,0,"After Bell: Hot Topic Falls, Micromuse Up Shares of clothing retailer Hot Topic (HOTT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell nearly 10 percent in extended-hours trading on Monday after it cut its fourth-quarter earnings forecast, citing lackluster sales of accessories."
27894,0,"CCB picks founding shareholders ahead of IPO State-run China Construction Bank, the countrys top property lender, has chosen five founding shareholders for its listing vehicle in an initial step towards an estimated $10 billion IPO, a shareholder said on Wednesday."
10284,0,"After upset, Halkia must hurdle skeptics In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country 's new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic "
8060,0,"Cingular, AT &T Settle Branding Deal Cingular Wireless LLC said Monday that AT &T Corp. and AT &T Wireless have extended their licensing agreement in preparation for Cingular 's acquisition of the telecom giant 's former unit."
99931,0,"Union Appeals, Pacers Protest and 2 Fans Sue The N.B.A. Players Association filed an appeal to Commissioner David Stern over the suspensions of the Pacers' Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal."
107350,0,Microsoft-Sun: I can 't see me lovin ' noboby but you Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on Wednesday held a progress report on work being done pursuant to their April 2004 agreement to collaborate on interoperability.
53403,0,"Tech Briefs The city of Seattle, which is considering building a municipally owned high-speed Internet network, has named a task force to study proposals that include a Wi-Fi, WiMax, cable or fiber optic system."
114985,0,"IBM, AMD work on straining silicon IBM and Advanced Micro Devices have come up with a new way of straining silicon in a move that will allow them to make chips with better performance."
86919,0,"Merck Boosts Blue Chips, Cisco Fells Tech US blue chip stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK), but technology stocks fell as results from technology bellwether Cisco Systems Inc."
54012,0,#2 Oklahoma (4-0) vs. #5 Texas (4-0) Kick-off for the 99th edition of the Red River Shootout is set for 11 am Saturday at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The game will be broadcast nationally by ABC.
42213,0,"Origins Traces Our Original Din From the big bang to the search for ET, a new PBS miniseries seeks the meaning of life, the universe and beyond. The show brings together the latest research on ancient frozen moss, far-flung meteors and organisms that live in boiling water. By Jason Silverman."
83532,0,"United Edge Revolution 4-3 in Overtime (AP) AP - Nick Rimando stopped Clint Dempsey's shootout kick, and D.C. United rode Brian Carroll's successful boot moments earlier to a 4-3 victory Saturday over the New England Revolution and advanced to the MLS Cup."
88483,0,"Fight Night at the Hilton At the Washington Hilton and Towers, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and other members of boxing's royalty attended Fight for Children's 15th annual Fight Night."
4529,0,"Nordstrom 's profits up 62; stock falls Nordstrom Inc. 's second-quarter profit surged 62 percent on sales of fashions such as tweed jackets and ponchos, but the company missed analyst expectations, sending its shares down in after-hours trading yesterday. "
62192,0,New crew arrive at space station Three new crew members have reached the International Space Station after a Russian spacecraft docked successfully. Salizhan Sharipov and Yuri Shargin and US astronaut Leroy Chiao are all now on board the
85480,0,"$8-billion deal for NFL, 2 networks CBS and Fox will continue to televise NFL games on Sunday afternoons through the 2011 season. The price tag for the six-year deal: $8 billion, 25 percent and 30 percent higher than the previous eight-year contracts for the two networks."
69017,0,"Arsenal tries to extend unbeaten streak to 50, put away rivals More than a record unbeaten streak is at stake when Arsenal plays at Manchester United on Sunday: The result could go a long way to determining who wins the Premier League championship."
92491,0,Australians peek in Beijing 's door AUSTRALIA 'S next Olympic effort will be based on a policy of sleeping with the enemy -- or should that be our new best friend?
64332,0,"Thank heaven for Arsenal, the sunshine boys IF IT wasn 't for Arsenal - thank heaven not for little girls but for Arsenal, Maurice Chevalier would have crooned had he cared for the beautiful game - the Premiership might already be in the process of being re-named."
31506,0,"A Long Division Test The Redskins, facing their first critical test against a division rival, know they must do well in the NFC East to make the playoffs."
40586,0,"Ape Learning Center Welcoming 'Students' (AP) AP - Azy and Indah are heading to school this week — a unique experience for two clever orangutans whose classroom will eventually encompass more than 200 acres of lowlands, river forest and lakes."
41363,0,"WorldCom, Microsoft cases before EU court Two of the European Union 's landmark antitrust decisions against US companies are in court this week as WorldCom Inc. seeks a moral victory and Microsoft Corp."
109154,0,"Sony Uses Russian Cargo Jets to Fix Christmas-Time PlayStation ... Sony Corporation, the worlds second largest consumer electronic maker, was forced to use Russian cargo planes to fly the new version of its PlayStation 2 games console to Europe after an incident in the Suez Canal disrupted its schedule of Christmas "
119555,0,"A primer on office politics, good and bad One doesn't have to get past the first page of this book before corporate consultants and coaches Rick Brandon and Marty Seldman spell out one of the major problems many corporations face today: ''For most people, the words integrity and politics don't mix."""
81910,0,"Congressional Republicans to Push Stem-Cell Issue (Reuters) Reuters - California voters' approval of a $3 billion ballot measure this week to fund controversial stem-cell research gives new life to a similar effort in the U.S. Congress, moderate Republicans said on Thursday."
114496,0," 'Kick up the backside for England, ' says Vaughan after loss POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa (AFP) - England captain Michael Vaughan admitted his team had received a ""kick up the backside "" when they crashed to a seven-wicket defeat against South Africa A at Sedgars Park."
86529,0,"Patriots shift Nov. 28 start Sunday at 1 o'clock. Time for football. That's the way it was for Patriots fans pretty much every fall weekend for four decades. Then Bill Belichick & Co. had to go and win two of the last three Super Bowls, and now they're TV stars."
50793,0,Ask Kim Komando Q: I have Windows 98 and want the Internet Explorer upgrades (such as the built-in pop up advertisement blocker) that came with Service Pack 2. When will Microsoft release versions for all Windows users?
55769,0,"lice provide clue to prehistoric lives A study of an ancient human pest - head lice -uggests that the ancestors of today 's American Indians may have met and fought with pre-humans long extinct elsewhere, scientists said on Tuesday."
116602,0,"YUKOS Seeks U.S. Bankruptcy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS has filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court and will seek an injunction to stop Russia from auctioning off its main production unit on Dec. 19, it said on Wednesday."
4217,0,"Hamm Has Little Time to Savor All-Around Victory THENS, Aug. 19 It was nearly 3 am and Paul Hamm was alone on his porch at the Olympic village, sky dark, grounds quiet, gold medal hanging around his neck. "
12392,0,"Allchin explains Longhorn's haircut A clear roadmap for Longhorn was more important than inclusion of an advanced file system, Jim Allchin tells CNET News.com."
53916,0,"Computer doubles as telephone If you 're already paying for high-speed Internet service, why not make the most of your money? Those cables aren 't just good for downloading sports scores, they can digitally transmit and receive phone calls, too."
46033,0,"Finance ministers meeting in US Global finance ministers gather in Washington for simultaneous meetings of the G7, World Bank and International Monetary Fund."
103499,0,Kazaa file-swapping trial begins Lawyers for Australia 's recording industry were launching a trial Monday against the owners of the popular file-swapping network Kazaa -- in the latest battle between copyright holders and computer users accused of music piracy.
58118,0,"You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best NEW YORKCurt Schilling started Game Seven of the World Series for the Diamondbacks against the Yankees in 2001. Three years later, he finally gets to pitch in the biggest game of his life when he takes "
33877,0,Woman Acquitted in Hockey Murder Plot (AP) AP - A young Missouri woman was acquitted Monday of charges she helped former NHL player Mike Danton hire a hit man in a failed plot to kill his agent.
52183,0,Senate fate uncertain amid tobacco buyout dispute WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- House and Senate lawmakers reached a deal Wednesday on a massive corporate tax bill that would repeal a portion of the tax code that has spurred mounting retaliatory sanctions by the European Union.
98447,0,Fans stand behind suspended Wallace It might have been NBA Commissioner David Stern taking his chances had he tried to enter the stands at The Palace on Sunday after suspending Ben Wallace for six games.
72514,0,"Wireless venture has Intel onboard SAN JOSE, CALIF. - Hoping to accelerate the deployment of a new wireless technology, Intel announced Monday it 's invested in a venture started by billionaire Craig McCaw to deliver high-speed Internet service over the airwaves."
26065,0,"Fernando positive for the end of the season Fernando Alonso was disappointed to spin out of yesterdays Italian Grand Prix, but remains optimistic for the coming races."
34998,0,"US Interest Rates Boosted for Third Straight Month The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, Tuesday raised short term interest rates for the third time in as many months. The central bank believes the economy has absorbed the sharp rise in energy prices that occurred earlier this year."
108785,0,NHL players still oppose salary cap An overwhelming majority of NHL players who expressed their opinion in a poll said they would not support a salary cap even if it meant saving a season that was supposed to have started Oct. 13.
64526,0,"Hub consumer group joins AFL-CIO in AstraZeneca suit The AFL-CIO and a Boston-based consumer advocacy group sued AstraZeneca yesterday, accusing the drug manufacturer of deceptively selling doctors and patients "
16720,0,Plastic magnet breaks the mold Researchers in England have made the first magnet made of plastic that works at room temperatures.
83601,0,"San Andreas game a masterpiece of mayhem On the warpath in LA ... Sometimes you 've just gotta drop your guard and own up to yourself that you 're a geek. So, after pretending for about 24 hours to be above the fray surrounding the official release of Grand Theft Auto: San "
6971,0,"Funny Cide Finishes Second in His Return Home Because of setbacks in his training, Funny Cide didn 't have the chance to run in the Travers Stakes last summer after he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes."
64542,0,"A Patient's Suicide, a Psychiatrist's Pain Sterile statistics don't shield a therapist from a sense of failure."
71892,0,Panthers' Foster Out for Remainder of Season (Reuters) Reuters - Carolina Panthers running back DeShaun Foster will miss the rest of the season due to a broken collarbone.
12886,0,"Hype aside, Patriots hope to rebound FOXBOROUGH -- The game has been hyped on national television for a week. It will be played in a stadium full of fans wearing T-shirts made for that night. One player has dubbed the contest, ""Super Bowl No. 2, Round 2. """
3485,0,Nortel announces Sprint extension worth US$1B; Lucent claims US ... TORONTO (CP) - Sprint Communications Co. has again split big wireless network equipment contracts between Nortel Networks Corp. and Lucent Technologies.
119606,0,Mourinho gets his wish Chelsea said today they will not fear Barcelona after drawing the Spanish league leaders in the last 16 of the Champions League. Jose Mourinho got his wish of landing
114049,0,"'House flipping' said to cheat minorities ALBANY, N.Y. -- A four-bedroom, 1-bath colonial for only a $450 monthly mortgage payment? How can you go wrong? Lots of ways. Fair housing advocates say the first-time buyer of that $85,000 Syracuse, N.Y., home lost out in one of the many forms of ""house flipping, "" or the fast resale of property at high profits."
82296,0,Why you should NOT submit your site on Search Engines Why you should NOT submit your site on Search Engines\\Before to answer to this question we have to know what is the difference between a search engine and directory. Here is a brief explanation. The main difference between search engine and directory lay in the way how websites get entered ...
30148,0,"Intel CEO All but Rules Out Chip Plant In a blow to Brazil, Intel Corp. chief executive Craig Barrett on Thursday all but ruled out building a chip manufacturing plant in Latin America 's largest country because of high labor costs."
7720,0,"Wal-Mart Lowers August Sales Forecast Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing Hurricane Charley's swipe across Florida and slower than expected back-to-school sales."
85973,0,"Clarett Rips Ohio State Coach, Staff (AP) AP - Maurice Clarett accused Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and his staff of arranging for him to get passing grades, cars, and money for bogus summer jobs. The school immediately denied the claims Tuesday."
83664,0,"To Salvation Army, Target is the Grinch who stole Christmas Citing need for fairness to other nonprofits, bell ringers will be banned from stores this year. By David Kaplan. Target 's branding campaign is the darling of the advertising world."
46760,0,"Federer, Roddick lead charge into Bangkok semis Bangkok, Thailand (Sports Network) - The world 's top players -- Roger Federer and Andy Roddick -- highlighted Friday 's quarterfinal winners at the $550,000 Thailand Open."
47893,0,Rooney 's ready for Wales - Eriksson LONDON: England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is counting on teenager Wayne Rooney to strike fear into Wales when they meet in next weekend 's World Cup qualifier.
43335,0,"Microsoft open sources more code OPEN SOURCE champion, Microsoft has released the code for its FlexWiki, under an open source licence. FlexWiki, which is a Web-based user collaboration and content management program, is the third that Vole has released under an open source licence."
59451,0,"Problems with PayPal Persist for Fifth Day PayPal 's problems arrive at the very start of the crucial holiday selling season. Users began to note problems on Friday following a software upgrade, eBay said."
40968,0,"Fannie Mae in Deal to Hike Capital (Reuters) Reuters - Embattled mortgage finance company Fannie Mae agreed to keep billions of dollars more cash on hand while it corrects accounting problems, its government regulator said on Monday."
104582,0,"UPDATE 1-Perry acquires 9.89 percent stake in Mylan Labs Investment firm Perry Corp. on Monday said it holds a 9.89 percent stake in Mylan Laboratories Inc. (MYL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , exceeding the holdings of financier Carl "
57141,0,FTC Goes After Spyware Operations The FTC has taken legal action in an effort to shut down Seismic Entertainment Productions and SmartBot.Net -- two companies that have become notorious as distributors of spyware.
65490,0,"SQL Server pros aren 't charmed by open source They are curious about the growing number of open source database products on the market, but some SQL Server DBAs say they remain doubtful that companies will adopt it for the long haul."
78760,0,"Worldwide pants: trade flap between US and China Beijing this weekend urged Washington, DC, not to limit imports of Chinese cotton slacks. The Ministry of Commerce said such a restriction would violate World Trade Organization principles and hurt trade relations."
52280,0,"News in Brief Coming soon: the first sub-$1000 color laser MFP, a Wi-Fi card for handhelds, a small external TV-tuner box for PCs, and new long-lasting printer inks."
77181,0,"Update 1: Ad Sales Spur Growth at Washington Post The Washington Post Co. earned $82.5 million in its third quarter, the company reported Friday, well above the $19.9 million it earned in the year-ago period, when results were weighed down by expenses for "
23591,0,"Profit could miss Wall St. forecast by as much as 42 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Alcoa fell more than 5 percent in late trade Thursday after the company said it expects third-quarter earnings to fall short of Wall Street forecasts, citing a strike, a fire and restructuring costs."
70164,0,"Intel Cancels Plans for Big-Screen TV Chip Intel spokesman Bill Calder noted, ""We looked at the investment required and the return on investment, and we decided to focus our resources in other areas of higher return."
98728,0,"Ryanair 's northern expansion opens new routes to the Med The Mediterranean came a little closer to sun seekers in the north-west today after Ryanair announced a new hub and nine extra routes including southern France, Italy and Spain."
15977,0,Serena in denim puts the boot into tradition Serena Williams strode on to court for her first match at the US Open in an outfit that would have sent shockwaves through the All England Club.
23320,0,"-Posted by dan.farber 10:16 pm (PDT) Intel CTO Pat Gelsinger says the Internet must be upgraded with a new layer of capabilities to deal with imminent problems of capacity, security and reliability."
5300,0,"Stocks End Higher as Oil Eases NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday, as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil prices fell from their peak."
105429,0,"Cisco revamps Catalyst switch range Cisco today unveiled what it claimed is the world 's first Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) enabled IP phone, in addition to a raft of enhancements to its Catalyst switching range designed to boost security, availability and performance."
87104,0,"Cox, Showalter Honored Bobby Cox is voted NL Manager of the Year for leading the Braves to a 13th straight division title, and Buck Showalter wins the AL honor after his Rangers became a contender."
116866,0,"Former Greats Lament TV Deal Two former England captains today bemoaned the loss of cricket to Britains living rooms, claiming the sports new television deal had turned its back on thousands of potential future players."
78674,0,"Lions ' miscues let Cowboys slip by, 31-21 A defense so porous the 40-year old quarterback completed all except five of his 24 pass attempts against the bad Lions. And so it went as the game and the opportunities slipped away."
27847,0,"Stores' Closure Jilts Brides Ski buff Ashleigh Strobel envisioned an early winter wonderland for her wedding next month: royal-blue and white snow globes as centerpieces at each table, snowflake-shaped cookie cutters as favors and, glimmering over everything, eight crystal chandeliers lighting the reception hall behind the Walkersville Fire House."
17491,0,"UPDATE: Intel lowers Q3 revenue estimates SAN FRANCISCO - Citing lower than expected product sales, Intel Corp. on Thursday lowered its revenue expectations for the third quarter of its 2004 fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 25."
107048,0,"Samsung Faces Concerns Over Margins Concern over falling profit margins at Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. grew on Thursday as the company said it was spending more on handset marketing and a top broker issued a ""sell "" rating on its stock for the first time in years."
77044,0,FDA Holds Off Approval of New Merck Arthritis Drug NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck Co. on Friday said U.S. regulators won't approve its experimental arthritis drug Arcoxia until the company provides more data showing it is safe and effective.
37661,0,"Oracle attracting MySQL users Oracle is now seeing the MySQL database user base as an opportunity, unlike two years ago, when Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said users of the open source product are not the people who would buy Oracle because they did not have any money. "
109585,0,"Bears ' Krenzel sidelined for season CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Chicago Bears quarterback Craig Krenzel landed on injured reserve Tuesday, effectively ending his season. Krenzel injured an ankle as he scrambled for two yards in the second quarter of a 21-7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 25."
104729,0,"The Giants' Warner, a Backup, Speaks Up The person insisting loudest that the Giants' offense has bigger problems than Eli Manning is Kurt Warner, the quarterback who was benched in favor of Manning."
30482,0,"Monty Relishing Early Ryder Cup Showdown with Woods BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie, the dominant Ryder Cup player of the last 10 years, will clash with the game's foremost talent in a mouth-watering opening to the 35th match at Oakland Hills on Friday."
112834,0,"Energy proposal pushes debate toward center A nonpartisan group that includes advocates for business, labor, consumers, and the environment gave a significant nudge this week to the effort to craft a national energy policy."
74800,0,"Spanish MP3 site owner to pay RIAA $10m Four men who attempted to use what they believed was a loophole in Spanish law to allow them to sell MP3s online legally, along with the company behind the site they ran, have agreed to pay music labels $10."
88148,0,"Indo-Pak ODI much more than a cricket match: Inzamam KOLKATA, India, Nov 11 (AFP): Pakistan 's first one-day cricket match in India in five years is more about 'building relations "" than winning or losing, visiting captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said Thursday."
96719,0,Former Crematory Operator Pleads Guilty To Dumping Bodies Former crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh says he 's guilty of dumping hundreds of bodies he was supposed to cremate. Marsh stopped performing cremations not long after he took over the family business in 1997.
66750,0,"Europe 's New Members Not Ready for the Euro Six months after the European Union admitted 10 new members, capping their journey from Communism to the free market, they got a blunt reminder that the club 's inner sanctum "
5271,0,Stocks Rise as Oil Retreats from High NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained ground in light volume on Friday as investors were encouraged about the prospects for corporate profits after oil prices fell from their peak.
86055,0,"Collisions in Gran Turismo 5 November 09, 2004 - Gran Turismo 4 has just finished its development cycle. While developer Polyphony Digital is still hard at work on Gran Turismo 4 Mobile and, possibly, Gran Turismo For Boys, we 're sure "
54500,0,Farina aware draw would be disastrous Socceroo goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer poses in front of a set of makeshift goal posts in the Solomon Islands. Photo: Tim Clayton. Australian coach Frank Farina last night admitted anything
20086,0,"New Hurricane Threatens Fla. Space Center Sept. 6, 2004 The damage report isn 't even complete, much less an understanding of the impact Hurricane Frances will have on NASA 's wallet and scheduled return of the shuttle fleet to flight."
29818,0,"Milwaukee Brewers Team Report - September 16 (Sports Network) - The Brewers will try to keep Barry Bonds from getting his 700th homer today, when they close out their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants."
105618,0,"Philips Sees Flat Chip Market in 2005 EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Philips Electronics said on Tuesday it expected a flat global chip market next year, in line with market research forecasts but more cautious than many of its rivals."
118756,0,"Multicore designs might force Intel off its bus As Intel moves in step with the rest of the chip industry toward the multicore design era, it is preparing to overhaul the memory bus architecture that has served it well for so many years, according to company executives and analysts."
42724,0,"Centene expands into Missouri, Kansas markets Centene Corp., the parent company of West Allis-based health maintenance organization Managed Health Services Insurance Corp., said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy two FirstGuard health plans serving a total of 136,000 members in Missouri and Kansas for "
77865,0,"Crude Oil Falls a Third Day in London as China May Slow Demand Crude oil fell in London, leading to its biggest three-day drop in a month, on rising US stockpiles and concern China is taking steps to slow demand in the world 's second-largest oil consuming nation."
29466,0,"Gap Matures, Targets Women Over 35 The parent company of Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy plans to test a new idea for a clothing chain targeting women over 35. In a statement, Gap Incorporated says it will try out its new "
37568,0,Report: CEOs Stagnant on Security CEOs aren 't doing enough to address the myriad IT security threats that loom large. At least that 's what Ernst & Young concluded from survey results it released today.
66055,0,"Update 8: Oil Prices Up Slightly Ahead of Data Crude oil prices rose slightly Wednesday, reversing a two-day slide, as the market awaited the US government 's weekly petroleum supply report."
82709,0,"UAL seeks another $2 bln cost savings SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - UAL Corp., the bankrupt parent of United Airlines, is seeking to slash another $2 billion in operating costs as it struggles to overcome record-high fuel costs and the lowest airfares in over a decade."
92318,0,"Erickson cites mistakes, but backs Rattay After watching his offense struggle the last two weeks, Giants coach Tom Coughlin announced Monday he was benching Kurt Warner in favor of rookie Eli Manning."
102870,0,"Holiday shoppers hospitalized after spray released in toy store The holiday shopping season got an unexpected twist of craziness Saturday when someone released pepper spray in an elevator at the Toys R Us store in Times Square, sending at least three people "
117598,0,"$500 million resolves criminal, civil allegations Time Warner has agreed to pay more than $500 million to settle wide-ranging criminal and civil allegations that its America Online division improperly pumped up revenue and engaged "
14151,0,"Iran says it has achieved effective deterrent power Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said Saturday that Iran has achieved an "effective deterrent power "" to confront its enemies in the region, the official IRNA news agency reported."
49237,0,"It 's official: Gibbons stays on in Toronto Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that they have retained manager John Gibbons for next season."
14884,0,European shares slip in light early trades European shares slipped back in light trading with the London Stock Exchange closed for a bank holiday and New York investors expected to take it easy while the Republican convention is in town.
48614,0,"Favre adds to his legend Brett Favre 's legend is already lengthy, to say the least. Sunday he contributed another page. Favre went down and stayed down for a few tense moments during the Packers ' opening drive in the second half."
42248,0,Stocks Seen Up as Value Hunters Step In NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were poised for a bounce at the open on Tuesday as investors hunt bargains a day after surging oil prices sent the major U.S. stock indexes to their lowest levels in weeks.
15700,0,"US IT spend to mark modest growth US IT spending will grow by seven per cent next year, according to a study out yesterday from IT analysts Forrester Research. Forrester predicts that spending on IT goods, services, and staff will remain at seven per cent over the next three years."
91811,0,"Dell Looking For Bigger Blade Share Just as some analysts believe the market for blade servers is about to heat up, Dell (Quote, Chart) moved forward with its most significant modular server, unveiling the PowerEdge 1855 for powerful computing at a lower cost."
5630,0,"High crude here to stay Oil dipping almost $1 doesn 't signal the beginning of a major retreat, say commodities experts who suggest crude might never fall below $40 US a barrel again."
47053,0,"Wilson, Green and Cousin Fined $20,000 by NFL The NFL fines three New York Giants defenders a total of $20,000 for illegal hits during last weekend's game with the Cleveland Browns."
100428,0,"NETHERLANDS: Ahold says Q3 loss highlights 'year of transition ' Dutch retail giant Ahold has reported a third-quarter net loss, as its results were impacted by exceptional costs and asset impairment charges."
97839,0,San Francisco hotel lockout ends; talks to continue SAN FRANCISCO - Employers agreed to end their lockout of workers at 14 San Francisco hotels and resume negotiations with UNITE HERE!
106057,0,"US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in November The Conference Board, a New York-based private research group, reported Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index fell in November to the lowest level in eight months as high "
114465,0,"Jaguar Workers Vote Against Strike Fifty-five percent of workers voted against strikes, in a ballot that drew participation by 77 percent of the 1,300 eligible employees."
95195,0,"FDA Defends Its Handling of Vioxx Review Responding to public criticism of its handling of the controversial arthritis drug Vioxx, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday defended its oversight of the monitoring process and said it acted in the best interests of the public 's safety."
118120,0,"Symantec to Buy Veritas for $13.5 Billion NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Symantec Corp. SYMC.O, the top global security software maker, on Thursday said it will buy Veritas Software Corp. VRTS.O for $13.5 billion, expanding into the data storage and recovery business."
4064,0,"The Art of Controlled Aggression ATHENS (Reuters) - The word judo means ""Way of Gentleness"" in Japanese."
7666,0,The U.S. Grabs the Gold in Softball ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States softball team came into Athens on a simple mission -- take home their third straight gold medal or call the trip to the Olympics a failure.
10216,0,"Dollar Recoups Losses But Stuck in Range (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar recouped earlier losses against the yen on Thursday, but currencies shuttled in narrow ranges as investors awaited direction from U.S. growth data and comments from Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan."
36176,0,Former CA CEO Charged with Fraud Former Computer Associates International Inc. on chief executive Sanjay Kumar was charged on Wednesday with securities fraud and obstruction of justice stemming from a
73285,0,"Huge blow for Middlesbrough Football Club The Spaniard has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee ligament injury, which he picked up in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Sunday."
61771,0,"Max Table size in MySQL \\It turns out that MySQL has a terrible upper limit on the max MyISAM table size. It appears that innodb doesn't have this problem.\\Jeremy talks about it over on his blog \\""When this happens, the first reaction I hear is ""You never told me that MySQL has a 4GB limit! What am I going to do?"" Amusingly, I usually do describe the limit when I discuss the possibility of using MySQL with various groups--they often forget or underestimate the impact it will have. Putting that aside, the problem is easily fixed, as that page explains. You simply need to run an ALTER TABLE command.""\\""And you'll need to wait. That ALTER TABLE is going to take some time. Really.""\\Of course Jeremey warns us that ..."
11035,0,"EU launches another probe into Microsoft monopoly The European Commission has announced that it is to investigate the recent purchase by Microsoft and Time Warner of ContentGuard, a specialist in digital rights management."
64006,0,"Microsoft, Cisco: Seeing Eye-to-Eye on Network Security Tech giants Microsoft and Cisco have agreed to develop and promote interoperability between their respective network access technologies."
73573,0,"The Science of Hiding in Plain Sight Steganography is the science of hiding one message inside another message - hiding in plain sight, so to speak. Think of steganography as the soft-spoken yet elegant sister of cryptography. Where cryptography scrambles a message to prevent unauthorized people from reading it, steganography opts instead to hide the message in such a way that it is not obvious that there is anything there to see. Read on for a description of steganography, with examples."
70847,0,NFL Wrap: Dillon Helps Patriots Earn 21st Successive Win (Reuters) Reuters - Corey Dillon rushed for 115 yards as the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 13-7 at Foxboro Sunday to take their record winning streak to 21 games.
13416,0,Schumacher stays on course Jarno Trulli benefited from changeable weather conditions to take pole position for today 's Belgian Grand Prix after an inspired tyre choice gave him the edge.
21691,0,"Eagles Reward Reid with Four-Year Extension Philadelphia, Pa. (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles locked up their most successful head coach in franchise history Wednesday, signing Andy Reid to a four-year contract extension."
117406,0,"By Signing Renteria, Red Sox Finally Make a Big Splash Trying to counter the loss of Pedro Martnez and their failures in other contract negotiations, the Red Sox have reached an agreement shortstop Edgar Renteria."
17302,0,"Build Your Own Blade Server fw3 writes ""Information week is reporting that IBM and Intel are opening up the standards for the eServer BladeCenter. 'The companies will make available the design specifications for IBM 's eServer BladeCenter product."
1622,0,"Stocks Up on Earnings, Data; Oil Weighs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday, boosted by strong earnings from Home Depot Inc. HD.N and two separate economic reports that showed inflationary pressure was held in check and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in July."
107643,0,"Rogge orders bid cities not to fight dirty Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, is getting tough with the cities - including London -ho are bidding to host the 2012 Olympics."
39345,0,"Baggage handlers strike at Gatwick About 600 Servisair baggage handlers at Gatwick International Airport in West Sussex, England, staged a 24-hour strike Saturday over a workload dispute."
21499,0,"Sun Revisits Its Telecom Roots Sun Microsystems (Quote, Chart) is going back to its roots with fresh eyes as a key supplier in the telecommunications marketplace."
32577,0,"Cycling: Perez wins consecutive stages after two-year drought GRENADA, Spain : Spain 's Santiago Perez, of the Phonak team, won his second consecutive stage on the Tour of Spain here following a two-year victory drought after the death of his fiancee."
25411,0,IBM eServer to support Dual-Core processors IBM announced that it will begin shipping its new eServer 326 server to its enterprise clients starting next week. This server will be an upgrade from the company 's previously released eServer 325 model.
39561,0,Big Ten openers haven 't treated Illini well It doesn 't take a doctorate in football to recognize the differences between Joe Tiller 's tenure at Purdue and Ron Turner 's equally long stay at Illinois.
114240,0,"Beijing set to impose own tariffs on textiles HONG KONG The Commerce Ministry in China plans to impose tariffs on some textile exports, a step that could avert a trade war with the United States and the European Union over a new influx of low-cost Chinese garments that had appeared likely to flood "
5504,0,"Lonely town holds view of space 's deep corners Sutherland, South Africa - It 's a 60-mile drive off the main highway in South Africa 's Northern Cape to this 19th century wool-producing town, but the desert landscape is so desolate it can feel as if the distance is 6,000 miles. The narrow ..."
4381,0,Your regularly scheduled software patch The database maker confirmed on Thursday that it plans to start releasing patches on a specific day each month. The move mimics Microsoft 's decision last October to release patches for its software on the second Tuesday of each month.
104175,0,"GMail Fighting Spam with Oomph! GMail Fighting Spam with Oomph!\\GMail is already the seventh largest (1 month back) email service with roughly a million users. As and when it goes public, signups will increase exponentially. It will probably relegate Yahoo! Mail to the third spot and occupy the second spot by November next year (with ..."
17309,0,"Lockout Looms as NHL, Players ' Union Deadlocked The National Hockey League and its players ended three days of labor talks in an apparent deadlock on Thursday, with little progress seen in avoiding a lockout by team owners later this month."
119674,0,"Microsoft Takes Another Stab at Web on TV (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - If a reputable company sold a dirt-cheap machine that provided blissfully simple and virus-free Internet access, you might expect to see crowds of customers rushing into stores, credit cards in hand."
106368,0,"IBM to support Sybase for Linux IBM is extending its support for the products of one of its software competitors, Sybase, to present a Linux server-software package."
98564,0,"Man hurt keeping his tiger from teen ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. - The owner of a wildlife sanctuary was injured by a 350-pound Siberian tiger that was startled by a 14-year-old boy at a county fair, officials said Sunday."
93160,0,"NASA 'Scramjet ' Soars Almost 7,000 Mph In this photo released by NASA, the X-43A ""scramjet "" is seen attached to a modified Pegasus rocket under the wing of a B-52 aircraft before its release off the Southern California coast Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004."
72570,0,"Low rates boost housing: Single-family home sales reach 2nd ... The state 's housing market continued to hit record levels last month as a dip in mortgage rates and improved inventories spurred many buyers to action, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors."
27613,0,"PM gives dire warning on climate The UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, issues a dire warning on climate change as he sets out policies to tackle it."
9125,0,"Of Marathon Mice And Fat Men NEW YORK - By attacking the same basic biology drug companies are targeting for new anti-fat drugs, researchers have genetically engineered mice with abilities far beyond those of normal rodents."
78631,0,"Video games muscle in on movies Traces of the word ""video "" linger beneath a new sign that just went up on a suburban Blockbuster store here. In its place hangs "
16728,0,"Organizers shun wireless for GOP convention network Verizon Communications ran thousands of miles of cable to build a VoIP network in Madison Square Garden, while Cisco supplied the networking equipment, IBM donated PCs and servers, and Microsoft provided desktop and systems software."
108646,0,"Oil prices continue pullback New York - Oil prices continued to plummet on Thursday, falling almost five per cent to hit a 12-week low. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the January contract for light sweet crude was down $2.24 US "
24805,0,US trade body complies with NAFTA order on US-Canadian lumber ... WASHINGTON : The US International Trade Commission (ITC) grudgingly complied with a NAFTA trade ruling and issued a statement saying that the US lumber industry is not threatened by Canadian softwood imports.
34236,0,"Samsung Goes to 80nm Capitalizing on the DDR2 market momentum -- a market expected to grow from 11 percent this year to 50 percent by the end of next year according to Gartner Dataquest -- Seoul, South Koreas Samsung Electronics Co."
1989,0,"US Wins First Fencing Gold Since 1904 THENS, Aug. 17 As the American fencer Mariel Zagunis yelled in triumph, her teammates rushed her and hurled her into the air. What made their celebratory gesture especially notable was that Zagunis was still holding, and waving, her ..."
5464,0,"McGahee: Play Me or Trade Me Running back Willis McGahee has asked the Buffalo Bills to trade him if he is not their starter on opening day, a source told The Associated Press on Friday."
4981,0,Greek athlete fails test A spokesman for Greece's Olympic team confirms that a Greek athlete has failed a dope test.
6435,0,"Google Roadshows Left Small Investors Out NEW YORK (Reuters) - The initial public offering of Internet search engine Google Inc. was billed as a bonanza for millions of U.S. investors -- but the little guy, with check in hand, was left out of the party."
83726,0,"A 7th-rounder, Givens has caught up fast FOXBOROUGH -- It began as a punch line for Tom Brady's satellite radio ad. ""I thought I was his favorite receiver, "" David Givens says, as Troy Brown and Deion Branch glance at him askance. Right now, he is. Brady, the Patriots' diplomatic quarterback, likes to say that his favorite receiver is whoever's open. It just happens so far this season ..."
118718,0,Property Fund Says to Hold YUKOS Auction MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Property Fund said on Friday it intended to go ahead with an auction of oil major YUKOS' main unit Yuganskneftegaz despite a U.S. court decision to freeze the state-imposed sale.
85903,0,"IBM Celebrates Supercomputing Triumph The United States grabbed top honors in the race for the world 's fastest supercomputer, beating out the Japanese computer that has held the title for more than two years."
61607,0,"Tasman adds new router to lineup Tasman Networks has introduced a new entry-level WAN access router and security device. The Tasman 1001 also includes new features added to a new version of the company's operating system, including multicast routing, IPSec VPN, firewall, and an integrated Web-based GUI."
113145,0,Falcons' Michael Vick Throwing Hand Numb (AP) AP - Dallas receiver Keyshawn Johnson broke his left ankle in the second quarter of the Cowboys' game against the New York Giants on Sunday night.
33214,0,"Primary race in Cup Chase won by Busch LOUDON, N.H. -- In a year of sweeping changes for NASCAR, the most notable of which was the process by which its 2004 champion will be determined, Kurt Busch yesterday made it a clean sweep at New Hampshire International Speedway."
43445,0,"New supercomputer called BlueGene breaks speed record, IBM says IBM Corp. claimed unofficial bragging rights Tuesday as owner of the world 's fastest supercomputer. For three years running, the fastest supercomputer has been NEC 's Earth Simulator in Japan."
56317,0,"Colts 35, Raiders 14 The combination of Peyton Manning and Edgerrin James was too powerful for the Oakland Raiders. Manning completed 16 of 26 passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns, while James ran for 136 yards and a score "
93607,0,"Housing Starts Surge 6.4 Pct. in October (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. housing starts jumped a larger-than-expected 6.4 percent in October to the busiest pace since December as buyers took advantage of low mortgage rates,\a government report showed on Wednesday."
34969,0,"A9.com, advancing search On Wednesday, e-commerce giant Amazon.com officially launched its new A9.com search engine, with which it steps right into the battle for the Internet search market currently dominated by Google, with Yahoo!"
64195,0,Maxis set to roll out 3G in 2005 MOBILE phone operator Maxis Communications Bhd expects to roll out its third generation (3G) technology in the local market from the first quarter of next year.
75670,0,OutKast tops first digital-music sales awards Hip-hip duo OutKast have taken top honours as the recording industry handed out its first awards for music sold through Internet-music services like Apple Computer Inc.
42033,0,Antispam effort dealt setback A row over intellectual property claims from Microsoft Corp. has dealt a fatal blow to an ambitious effort by Internet engineers to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail.
72486,0,"Devils ' Gomez finds work close to home Anchorage, AK (Sports Network) - New Jersey Devils center Scott Gomez has signed with an East Coast Hockey League team in his hometown of Anchorage."
12065,0,"Thomson Corp. to buy e-learning company KnowledgeNet The Thomson Corp. of Stamford, Conn., will acquire KnowledgeNet Inc., a privately held live e-learning company, and merge it with its enterprise learning business, Thomson NETg."
114659,0,China to impose tariffs on some textile exports Bangladeshi garment exporters are poised to breathe a sigh of relief as China has decided to impose tariffs on some of its textile export items in preparation of the upcoming global textile quota phase-out.
72079,0,"Sun Delivers NetBeans 4.1 Access Release Sun Microsystems on Monday gave its NetBeans IDE 4.1 developers a rolling start toward working with the 4.1 version of the product, shipping an early access release that features support for Enterprise Edition 1.4 with EJB and Web services."
2631,0,"Google Slashes the Size of Its IPO NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc. slashed the size of its closely watched initial public offering nearly in half to less than $2 billion on Wednesday, splashing cold water on what has been touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years. "
111098,0,Crewmen Ration and Lose Weight on Space Station The two crewmen aboard the International Space Station lost a few pounds in the five weeks they were forced to ration their dwindling supply of food.
42254,0,"STOCKS TO WATCH SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Among the companies whose shares are likely to see active trading in Tuesday 's session are Pepsi Bottling Group and Emmis Communications, as the companies are scheduled to report their quarterly financial results."
85645,0,"Mac-based supercomputer drops to 7th place on Top500 (MacCentral) MacCentral - With performance almost double that of the Earth Simulator, in Yokohama, Japan, IBM Corp.'s Blue Gene/L on Monday was officially ranked first on the Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers. IBM built four of the top ten machines on the biannual list, which was set to be announced Monday evening at the SC2004 conference in Pittsburgh. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University reappeared on the list, finishing in seventh position five months after dropping off the June list because of a hardware upgrade to Apple Computer Inc.'s Xserve systems. ..."
25260,0,"Dementyeva Looks to Future After Loss NEW YORK -- When Yelena Dementyeva lost to fellow Russian Anastasia Myskina in the French Open final in June, she could barely hold back the tears."
59813,0,Soccer star subject of virus writers British experts warn some people involved in spreading computer viruses are exploiting the worldwide interest in British soccer super star David Beckham.
55368,0,"Clean sweep Red Sox dispatch Angels and wait for possible rematch ... At 8:21 pm last night, there was a simultaneous leap for joy and sigh of relief in pubs, restaurants, living rooms, college dorms, maybe even a few libraries, throughout the streets of New England and, of course, in Fenway Park."
94258,0,"4 Linux Vendors Team Up for Standardized Linux In an effort to encourage software and hardware providers to support Linux Standard Base 2.0, four smaller Linux vendors are joining together to ensure their core binaries are compatible with each other and with the standard."
66730,0,"Far from 'roid to ruin In many ways, in fact, this probably isn 't even as scandalous as the late, great Collusion Fiasco back in the 1980s. But now that we 've got that out of the way, there 's still no denying that "
117095,0,QB Lang Campbell Leads I-AA All-Americans (AP) AP - Lang Campbell played like an All-American even against major college competition.
79368,0,"UPDATE 5-BorgWarner bids 621 mln euros for diesel maker Beru US car parts maker BorgWarner Inc. (BWA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) launched a 621-million-euro ($790 million) takeover bid for German rival Beru "
18960,0,"England held by Austria, Greece stunned in Albania England 's World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a miserable start yesterday when it squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Austria in Group Six."
45314,0,"Heikki, champion of champions! The Renault driver won the Race of Champions at the Stade de France last weekend against illustrious opposition!"
8455,0,"Lily shuts down Red Sox The last the Red Sox had seen of Ted Lilly, he was serving up tape-measure home runs and hitting Sox sluggers with pitches in a Blue Jay loss at Fenway Park."
76080,0,Leeds: No deal yet Leeds United 's board have asked for proof of funding after considering a 25million takeover deal headed by Sebastian Sainsbury.
46937,0,Oil Closes Over $50 as Market Eyes Nigeria Oil prices pierced the $50-a-barrel mark again today amid concern over possible conflict in Nigeria's oil-producing delta region.
107301,0,"Milwaukee Bucks Team Report - December 2 (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Bucks continued to struggle on Wednesday, as they dropped a 101-100 decision to the Boston Celtics at the FleetCenter."
39413,0,"Redskins' Brunell to Start Vs. Cowboys (AP) AP - Quarterback Mark Brunell will start for the Washington Redskins on Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys, having recovered sufficiently from a strained hamstring."
91434,0,"SEC Charges Hollinger's Black with Fraud WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators filed fraud charges on Monday against former Hollinger International Inc. HLR.N Chairman Conrad Black and his deputy, David Radler, moving to bar the two from serving as officers of a public company."
42926,0,Dell introduces new compact desktop PC It's the first Dell PC to feature a multiformat expansion card reader.
7515,0,"Scientists Say Risk of Water Wars Rising (Reuters) Reuters - The risk of wars being fought over water is rising because of explosive global population growth and widespread complacency, scientists said on Friday."
13559,0,Agriculture minister argues case for opening US border to live ... NEW YORK (CP) - Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell came away empty-handed Saturday after arguing the case for reopening the Canada-US border to live cattle exports in a meeting with his American counterpart.
61161,0,Salmond in fishing policy demand Alex Salmond is to deliver a petition calling on the UK to withdraw from the Common Fisheries Policy.
41572,0,"SAS launches automated forecasting tool SAS unveiled on Monday a forecasting tool, SAS High-Performance Forecasting, targeted at industries that do large volumes of forecasts."
116781,0,"RIM patent dispute referred back to lower court A US appeal court has delivered a mixed ruling in a patent dispute between Research in Motion (RIM) and NTP. It upholding a decision that RIM had infringed on patents held by NTP, but cancelled an injunction "
63651,0,"UPDATE 2-Check Point Software Q3 profit up, sees more growth Check Point Software Technologies Inc. (CHKP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) reported a rise in third-quarter net profit that beat Wall Street estimates on strong "
6749,0,"Angels Take Third Straight From Yankees Bengie Molina went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer, Kelvim Escobar outpitched Kevin Brown and the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game sweep."
115256,0,"Hewlett-Packard Unveils Low-Priced PC For Chinese Market Hewlett-Packard Co. has moved aggressively into the PC market in China by introducing a $483 machine, a price point which is in the same ballpark as other lean PCs announced earlier in the year by Lenovo Group."
40859,0,Tensions still high between Red Sox and Yankees More bad blood between the Red Sox and Yankees in Boston 's 11-to-4 win yesterday. Boston 's Pedro Astacio and New York 's Brad Halsey were ejected in the eighth inning for throwing at batters.
65176,0,"CL Preview: Panathinaikos-Arsenal Arsenal, so far unstoppable in the English Premiership after a sequence of 49 unbeaten games, travel to Greece in a further attempt to reproduce their domestic flair in Europe and convince the sceptics that they are credible challengers for the Champions "
110641,0,"McNealy: Sun still strong on Oracle SAN FRANCISCO -- Despite Oracles strategic push for Linux- and Intel-based deployments, Sun Microsystems retains its position as the leading platform for Oracle, Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy said Wednesday at the Oracle OpenWorld conference here."
19289,0,"Russia Tops Slovakia in World Cup Hockey (AP) AP - Pavel Datsyuk, Alex Kovalev, Sergei Samsonov, Alexei Yashin and Alexander Ovechkin scored to help Russia beat Slovakia 5-2 on Sunday night in the final preliminary game in the World Cup of Hockey."
42993,0,3-1 Notre Dame Unfazed by Being Unranked (AP) AP - Only one other time has Notre Dame been 3-1 and unranked.
51453,0,George Washington Upsets No. 12 Maryland (AP) AP - George Washington's weekend has to rank among the best in school history. The Colonials beat two Top 25 teams in winning the BB &T Classic and have won five straight since a season-opening loss to top-ranked Wake Forest.
46674,0,"Stocks Ascend as Oil Eases and Techs Gain NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks moved higher late on Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped, shares of PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq and data showed that factory activity stayed at a healthy pace last month."
85188,0,Novell extols desktop Linux (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Novell this week spruced up a version of its Linux desktop aimed squarely at enterprise users.
14094,0,"NL Wrap: Pujols Hits 40th Homer, Reaches 100 RBI for Cards NEW YORK (Reuters) - Albert Pujols cracked his 40th home run of the season and reached 100 RBI for the fourth straight year to help the St Louis Cardinals blank the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in the National League Sunday."
86630,0,"Clemens awarded seventh Cy Young No matter where he goes, the Cy Young Award always seems to find Roger Clemens, who was halfway around the globe and just off a Japanese bullet train when learning yesterday that he 'd won "
109341,0,"Veteran signs one-year deal to remain in Seattle com. The last link to the Mariners ' first playoff team is returning for at least one more season. Catcher Dan Wilson agreed to a one-year contract on Tuesday, several hours before the Mariners "
86317,0,"Cisco Systems Earnings Rise 29 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. , the biggest maker of equipment that directs data over the Internet,\on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on stronger demand for gear such as wireless networks and Internet telephone equipment."
108038,0,Apple iTunes 'overcharging in UK' The Office of Fair Trading refers Apple's iTunes service to the European Commission on the grounds that it over-charges UK customers.
81243,0,Markets welcome Bush victory with a stock rally Wall Street cheered the incumbents victory with a day of active trading and a rise in the major indexes. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 101.
6773,0,Mactier 's pursuit halted by Kiwi gold CHAMPION Kiwi cyclist Sarah Ulmer denied Victorian Katie Mactier the Olympic Games 3000m individual pursuit gold medal today by smashing the world record.
63353,0,Game firm Eidos delays launch Tomb Raider creator Eidos delays the launch of a new game in the run up to the all-important Christmas trading season.
91294,0,Mexico 's Cemex May Sell Two US Plants Mexican cement company Cemex SA said Monday it has signed a letter of intent to sell two cement plants in the US to Brazil 's Grupo Votorantim for US$400 million (euro308 million.
82099,0,"Citigroup Unit Violated Its Fiduciary Duty Arbitrators have awarded $75,000 to a longtime WorldCom Inc. employee who argued that bankers contributed to her financial losses by profiting from their relationship with the struggling company and its chief executive at the same time they administered a stock-options program for WorldCom workers.
\-The Washington Post"
95692,0,"PeopleSoft Chief Threatens to Sue Over Oracle Statements With Oracle 's $9.2 billion tender offer for PeopleSoft set to expire Friday, David A. Duffield, PeopleSoft 's chief executive, accused Oracle on Thursday of spreading "
15160,0,"Best Software overhauls Act, unveils premium edition It adds CRM functionality but faces competition from hosted services."
99527,0,"McDonald's Bell Steps Down Due to Cancer (Reuters) Reuters - McDonald's Corp. said on Monday that Charlie Bell, its 44-year-old president and chief executive, had stepped down to focus on battling cancer just seven months after assuming the top post at the world's largest fast-food company."
77496,0,"Secret Service Busts Cyber Gangs The US Secret Service Thursday announced arrests in eight states and six foreign countries of 28 suspected cybercrime gangsters on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit-card fraud, and conspiracy."
41595,0,"Virgin tunes in to online music RICHARD Branson 's Virgin Group said today it was jumping into the market for online music, with a ""Digital Megastore "" offering US customers song downloads for 99 US cents ($1."
5647,0,"NASA Researchers, Stunt Pilots Prepare for Genesis Probe 's Return A team of NASA (news - web sites) scientists, navigators and helicopter stunt pilots is ready to snatch a space sample canister out of the sky next month when the Genesis spacecraft returns to Earth."
42692,0,"Ralf Rangnick hired as Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick was named head coach of Schalke on Tuesday, taking over the German Bundesliga team from Jupp Heynkes, who was sacked two weeks ago."
4399,0,"Scientist says numeracy theories don 't add up Language moulds our thoughts so much that we cannot conceptualise ideas for which we do not have words, according to an American researcher. "
52006,0,"LIVE! FROM SUNNY ANAHEIM Maybe it 's the memory of Curt Schilling sprinting off the mound during an 8-2 game, pulling down a high chopper, awkwardly throwing the ball into right field, then pulling up lame as my buddy Hench screamed ""He 's grabbing his ankle, I think he hurt his "
29353,0,"Doubts expressed over Delta Delta Air Lines Inc. revised its annual report yesterday to reflect its growing financial difficulties and the possibility of seeking bankruptcy protection ""in the near term. """
9977,0,Liquidation threat grows at Alitalia MILAN Alitalia moved closer to liquidation Wednesday with a government official demanding that the management of the Italian state-owned airline and its unions reach a quick agreement on a restructuring plan.
90024,0,"Daly-Donofrio bolts ahead at Tournament of Champions MOBILE, Ala. (SportsTicker) - After having the door opened for her, Heather Daly-Donofrio is walking right in. Ineligible to participate in the past, Daly-Donofrio carded an 8-under-par 64 in Saturday 's "
17095,0,Rooney will help my game - Saha Manchester United striker Louis Saha says the arrival of Wayne Rooney will help him to improve his own game. Rooney arrived at Old Trafford in a 27million deal as a transfer deadline signing on Tuesday to
26430,0,"Sony Group Agrees in Principle to Buy MGM PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A group headed by Sony Corp of America agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM.N for $12 a share in cash, both sides said on Monday."
22208,0,"Dow Jones Lowers Guidance on Fewer Ads Dow Jones & Co., a financial news provider and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, lowered third-quarter guidance on Wednesday, due to declining Journal advertising bookings for September."
41461,0,"Harrah 's, Caesars to Sell Four Casinos Harrah 's Entertainment Inc. (HET.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Caesars Entertainment Inc. (CZR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said they have agreed to sell four casinos for "
9686,0,Prosecutors Seize Medical Files of Greek Sprint Stars Prosecutors seize the hospital records of two Greek sprinting stars who withdrew from the Olympics after they missed a doping test and were involved in a suspicious motorcycle accident.
95337,0,"WebMasterWorld Conference Coverage WebMasterWorld Conference Coverage\\I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be attending the WebmasterWorld's Conference. I hope to be able to provide the conference coverage I have in the past for this conference, I actually plan on it, so stay tuned. The conference begins tomorrow morning and ends ..."
43204,0,"Analysts can 't peg Google com September 28, 2004, 9:54 AM PT. There 's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology."
112,0,"Rescuers Free Beached Whale in Brazil (AP) AP - Rescuers succeeded in freeing a minke whale that washed up on a beach in southeastern Brazil, the fire department said Thursday."
68358,0,"No color blindness in this World Series Red Sox Nation vs. Cardinals Nation. Redbirds vs. Red Sox. Can we start this thing off by banning each and every use of the phrase ""Red October "" right now?"
89499,0,"US Air Asks Court to End Labor Contracts US Airways asked a bankruptcy court yesterday to throw out contracts covering passenger service agents, flight attendants, mechanics and other workers and replace them with less-expensive ones."
11671,0,"Blogs may be good for business If you 're the tech-savvy sort, you may already know about blogs. If not, blog is short for Web log, a sort of online journal. They 're the hottest thing to hit the Internet since Anna Kournikova."
40651,0,"Time for US to spank Fannie Ever since Enron collapsed, a seemingly endless parade of America 's largest companies have been caught manipulating their numbers, more than a few of them criminally."
115718,0,"Google Puts Library Collections Online including out of print volumes -- soon will become part of the vast Google database. Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and the New "
92545,0,"Bonds wins record 7th MVP Barry Bonds won his record seventh National League MVP award Monday in a walk, easily outdistancing Los Angeles slugger Adrian Beltre and the St."
41767,0,"UPDATE 1-Ecclestone sets Silverstone deadline Silverstone 's owners have been given 48 hours to agree a contract for next year 's British Grand Prix, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Monday."
47896,0,"Dodgers miss chance to clinch division title BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - In search of their first playoff berth in eight years, the Los Angeles Dodgers squandered a golden opportunity to secure it at the hands of their bitter rivals."
69792,0,"Historic teams meet in World Series CBC SPORTS ONLINE - It?s been 86 years since the Boston Red Sox last won the World Series, but they still have a long way to go to vanquish the so-called 'Curse of the Bambino."
18915,0,"WRAPUP 1-Open-Roddick keeps home flag flying in New York Defending champion Andy Roddick kept the home flag flying at the US Open on Friday, but it was a bad day for his compatriots as only two American men reached the "
117588,0,"Testing the Secondary That Ravens' swaggering defense will face its biggest test of the season Sunday, as Baltimore takes on the Colts and Peyton Manning."
104041,0,"Russia Captures Fed Cup Tennis Title Favored Russia has captured the Fed Cup tennis title for the first time, with a dramatic 3-2 win over defending champion France in Moscow."
57568,0,"Yukos Ordered To Pay $1.3 Billion in Tax Debt The Russian government is demanding a total of $4.09 billion for 2001 from Yukos. Apart from the fines, more than $3 billion in back taxes are being docked from the oil giant 's frozen accounts."
2784,0,"Chinese boom pays off for BHP BHP Billiton has delivered the biggest profit ever achieved by an Australian company - a $US3.38billion ($4.73billion) whopper, up 78 per cent on last year. "
84427,0," ""Halo 2 "" ready for blastoff While the rest of the Puget Sound area relished a gorgeous summer, Microsoft 's Bungie Studios team spent nearly every waking hour putting the finishing touches on the video game ""Halo 2. ""."
80852,0," ""Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas "" You carjack a taxi and say to the cabby, ""I know it seems bad, but it could be worse. "" Then, you carjack a cop car and explain to the officer, ""Blame society."
91805,0,"NASA Delays Flight of Hypersonic Jet (AP) AP - NASA on Monday delayed a planned flight of an unmanned hypersonic jet designed to reach a record speed of Mach 10, or 7,000 mph."
40092,0,"Sweden's Stenson Holds Firm to Win Heritage Title WOBURN, England (Reuters) - Sweden's Henrik Stenson ended a three-year barren spell with a four-stroke victory in The Heritage on Sunday to take his second European Tour title."
35154,0,Spain 's BBVA Acquires Laredo National Bancshares for $850 Million Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) said in a filing with securities regulators Tuesday it was acquiring US-based Laredo National Bancshares (LNB) for $850 million.
41316,0,"JPMorgan to Buy Stake in Highbridge Fund NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan Chase Co. JPM.N plans to buy a majority stake in the hedge fund Highbridge Capital Management, the companies said on Monday, a sign that Wall Street is seeking a bigger role in the rapidly growing hedge-fund industry."
64919,0,Wall St set for gains as techs prepare for rally (FT.com) FT.com - US stock index futures indicated a higher open for cash stocks on Wall Street on Tuesday thanks to falling crude prices and better-than-expected earnings from IBM and Texas Instruments.
42474,0,"Consumer Confidence Dips in September (AP) AP - Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday."
33663,0,"Internet threats take on new hue The daily volume of Internet attacks dropped off in the first half of this year, and the rate at which new vulnerabilities are being reported appears to have hit a plateau, according to Symantec Corp."
16459,0,"Hollinger Accuses Black of 'Ethical Corruption ' Lord Conrad Black ran a ""corporate kleptocracy "" for his own benefit at Hollinger International, the owner of the Telegraph papers in London and The Chicago Sun-Times, and the board of directors "
65076,0,"Apple Xserve RAID upped to 5.6 terabytes (MacCentral) MacCentral - Apple on Tuesday announced that its Xserve RAID storage system is now available with up to 5.6 terabytes (TB) of storage capacity -- up from 3.5TB in previous models. Apple has also received certification for the Xserve RAID from Cisco and SUSE Linux, and has optimized the RAID system to work with Apple's own Xsan Storage Area Network (SAN) file system."
93353,0,"Hewitt rallies to beat Moya; Roddick wins without best serve Lleyton Hewitt knows how it feels to be No. 1 in the world. Anything less is no big deal to him. Hewitt rallied to beat Carlos Moya 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in a first-round match at the ATP Masters Cup Championships "
10193,0,"UPDATE 1-Potlatch to sell $457.5 mln in assets to Ainsworth Forest products company Potlatch Corp. (PCH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it agreed to sell certain plants and assets to Canada-based Ainsworth Lumber Co."
96809,0,NASA Sets Swift Launch for Saturday Nov. 20 Launch of NASA 's Swift spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket is scheduled for Saturday Nov. 20 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station complex 17.
31597,0,"Report says consumer confidence about the same NEW YORK - Consumers ' assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday."
11695,0,"Yankees top Toronto Alex Rodriguez finally came through in the clutch, hitting a go-ahead single in the ninth inning to help the New York Yankees rally past the Blue Jays, 7-4, last night in Toronto. After the Yankees came back from a 4-0 deficit to tie it, Derek Jeter drew a leadoff walk from Jason Frasor (4-4) in the ninth. Gary Sheffield doubled ..."
34092,0,"Mets or Expos Will Be Crowned the NL Least ORGET Red Sox-Yankees. Never mind the National League wild card. Oakland-Anaheim, Los Angeles-San Francisco? Who cares? The most compelling race left is the pursuit of last place in the National League East."
17219,0,"Could Space Signal Be Alien Contact? - Magazine An unexplained radio signal from deep space could -- just might be -- contact from an alien civilization, New Scientist magazine reported on Thursday."
115412,0,"Jets' Martin No. 4 on NFL Rushing List (AP) AP - New York Jets running back Curtis Martin passed Eric Dickerson and Jerome Bettis on the NFL career rushing list Sunday against the St. Louis Rams, moving to fourth all-time."
68612,0,"Peoplesoft bounces back to profit Peoplesoft, the software maker that is the target of a hostile takeover bid from industry heavyweight Oracle, has returned to profit."
50230,0,"Perfection not enough for Auburn Oklahoma and USC, 12-0 like the Tigers, head to the Orange Bowl title game while Texas vaults Cal for a BCS berth. By wire services."
53256,0,"Oil Prices Keep Rising The cost of a barrel of oil jumped more than 25 cents in just a few hours Thursday -- hitting $52.53. .At this rate, the price could be aiming for the $53 mark soon."
90587,0,"Williams Downs Mauresmo to Reach WTA Tour Final LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Serena Williams ended Amelie Mauresmo's hopes of grabbing the year-end number one ranking by beating the Frenchwoman 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the WTA Tour Championships Sunday."
109501,0,"Can Klitschko Establish Himself as the Best against Williams? December 8, 2004. Vitali Klitschko is recognized by Ring Magazine as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. HBO Sports would also like you to believe it."
65327,0,Photo: Apple's lower-price iBook G4 Tech companies and automakers converge on Detroit in search of new ways to entertain American motorists.
37995,0,"Casey sets rookie record for Ryder Cup Former Hampton schoolboy Paul Casey played a crucial role in Europe 's biggest ever Ryder Cup win last weekend even though he lost one of his two matches, writes Tony Flood."
74095,0,"No raindrops on Arroyo The steady rain was getting to Bronson Arroyo, and not because it presented the clear and present danger of frizzing his cornrows. ""It's pretty slick out there, "" he reported, 2 hours 10 minutes before the scheduled start of Game 3 last night. ""It's very difficult to get your footing. I don't like it. It will be tough ..."
39752,0,Wal-Mart Exec Tom Coughlin to Retire Wal-Mart Stores Incorporate vice chairman Tom Coughlin is retiring from the Bentonville-based retailer. Coughlin 's responsibilities include overseeing Wal-Mart and Sam 's Club warehouse stores.
46560,0,"Italian Appliance Maker Cuts Outlook MILAN, Italy (Reuters) - Merloni shares fell more than 10 percent on Friday after the Italian home appliance maker cut its 2004 profit forecast, blaming weak demand and high prices for steel and oil."
76951,0,Yahoo chases Google in mobile search race Yahoo has unveiled its own version of a search facility for mobile phones hot on the heels of similar software from US rival Google.
38408,0,Human Stem Cells Show Potential for Eye Repair (Reuters) Reuters - Corporate researchers working outside controversial federal restraints said on Thursday they had engineered human stem cells that they believe could be used to repair eyes.
65512,0,"Agassi puts in model performance Andre Agassi had to cope with the power, accuracy and consistency of Max Mirnyi 's serve and the novelty of models acting as ball-girls in his opening match at the Madrid Masters here last night."
79461,0,"CA sets Ingres database free com November 1, 2004, 8:03 AM PT. This fourth priority 's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure."
4927,0,"Earnings alert: Novell sees weakness in IT spending Plus: Salesforce reports rise in profit...Nortel to lay off 3,500...Intuit posts loss while revenue rises...BEA earnings rise amid internal turmoil."
56910,0,"London Oil Price Tops $50 for First Time Oil prices hit fresh records on Monday, pushing London Brent crude above $50 for the first time and extending a relentless rise that has added around 65 percent to the cost of crude this year."
109304,0,"Oracle readies major app server upgrade Oracle plans tomorrow to introduce Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2, a significant upgrade with improvements in Java, Web services and identity management, as well as support for RFID technology."
53395,0,"US pension agency chief says solvency at risk The longer-term solvency of the US fund that insures traditional pensions is at risk, the director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp."
78357,0,"Ashado stakes claim as top 3-year-old filly Ashado for 3-year-old filly champion. No doubt about it, after her winning the Breeders ' Cup Distaff here yesterday. The Kentucky Oaks heroine had gone through a summer "
113385,0,Manager believes club will remain competitive in 2005 There was a time when Braves manager Bobby Cox didn 't have to worry so much during the offseason. Those were the days when the organization 's pockets were deep enough to
57156,0,"Yanks ' Rivera Intends to Be Back for ALCS PANAMA CITY, Panama -- A grieving Mariano Rivera returned to Panama after two family members were electrocuted in his pool, but the star reliever intends to be in New York when the Yankees open their playoff series with the Boston Red Sox."
16533,0,"Neptune-Class Extrasolar Worlds Found While striving to find ever smaller, more rocky worlds, planet hunters have moved from discovering not just Jupiter-class planets outside our solar system. Now astronomers have found two new Neptune-class planets on their road to pinpointing a new Earth-like system."
117930,0,"UK's Brown to Urge U.S. to Cut Deficits (Reuters) Reuters - British finance minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday he would urge the United States to tackle its current account and budget deficits, and warned that the weak dollar was hurting the British and other global economies."
60547,0,"Linux hurricane sinking SCO SPEAKING AT the Etre conference in Cannes, the darling of the IT industry and president and CEO of SCO, Darl McBride warned everyone in sight about the risk of not protecting their intellectual property from open source ""bandits "" -or so the journos that "
40340,0,Oil prices steady as US readies draw on strategic reserves Resurgent oil prices paused for breath as the United States prepared to draw on its emergency reserves to ease supply strains caused by Hurricane Ivan.
113997,0,"Bayer sells plasma unit to US consortium Bayer continued with its strategic refocusing, announcing on Monday the sale of its plasma business to two US private capital funds."
3834,0,"US Supreme Court hears dispute over interstate wine sales; Maine ... The Supreme Court is considering whether states may bar people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers, a big-money question that could lead to sweeping changes "
22712,0,"Developer Wins Victory in WTC Case NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York developer hoping to rebuild the destroyed World Trade Center on Monday won a major victory against his insurers, when a jury decided the hijacked airline attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were two separate events."
87150,0,Delta gets share incentive boost Delta Air Lines is to issue millions of new shares without shareholder consent as part of moves to ensure its survival.
56321,0,"Gas Hits 4-Month High of $1.99/gallon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. average retail gasoline prices are again approaching $2 a gallon, reaching a four-month high amid record high crude oil prices and the effects of Hurricane Ivan, a leading industry analyst said on Sunday."
36413,0,Nintendo to launch DS game system in November Japanese game giant Nintendo announced Tuesday that its forthcoming DS (short for Dual Screen) portable game system will launch in the United States on Nov. 21 for a retail price of $149.
15983,0,Astronomers Spot Smallest Planets Yet The roll call of planets beyond the solar system swelled significantly with the announcement of a trio of newly discovered worlds much smaller than any previously discovered around other stars.
28166,0,"US Treasuries Drift Lower, Data in Sight (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices drifted lower on Wednesday in generally subdued trade, with some focus on the day's economic numbers."
114884,0,"ChiSox trade Lee to Brewers for Poz, Vizcaino Lee, who batted .305 with 31 homers and 99 RBIs last season, gives the Brewers a right-handed slugger in the middle of the lineup to complement Geoff Jenkins and Lyle Overbay, both left-handed hitters."
28755,0,FIFA Announces New Dates for Kenya 's Qualifying Matches The International Football Federation has announced new dates for Kenya 's three qualifying matches for the 2006 World Cup tournament in Germany.
67274,0,"UPS Third-Quarter Profit Grows NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest package carrier, said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose, driven in part by strength in its international and non-package businesses."
81153,0,"Sun: ""It 's Not That We 're Trying to Undercut Linux "" When last interviewed by SYS-CON Radio at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Sun 's John Fanelli - senior director of marketing for Sun 's Network Systems Group - was adamant that the sheer number of product offerings Sun has delivered into the Linux community "
105300,0,Winn-Dixie: Paper or Drastic? The Southeastern grocer sinks to a new low as it bows out of the S P 500.
50300,0,Parmalat judge to open hearings A Milan judge on Tuesday opens hearings into whether to put on trial 32 executives and financial institutions over the collapse of international food group Parmalat in one of Europe 's biggest fraud cases.
57331,0,Office Depot hears call for VoIP The office equipment supplier jumps into the growing market of placing cheap calls over the Net.
100357,0,Hearing Set After Microsoft Rivals Quit BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The judge considering Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against European Union sanctions has called a closed meeting for Thursday to decide what action to take after two more major opponents of the U.S. software giant withdrew from the case.
5036,0,Holes found in Windows XP update Security firms are starting to find loopholes and bugs in the SP2 security update for Windows XP.
45656,0,"Aids and a Samoan tree The University of California, Berkeley, has signed an agreement with the Samoan government to isolate, from a tree, the gene for a promising anti- Aids drug and to share any royalties from the sale of a gene-derived drug with the people of Samoa."
103141,0,"Digital recorders bump old VCRs off the shelf If you 're replacing an aging VCR, a recorder that uses digital technology now deserves first consideration. The reasons include picture quality that can exceed that of a "
73745,0,"A's Add Rene Lachemann As Bench Coach (AP) AP - The Oakland Athletics hired Rene Lachemann on Tuesday as their bench coach for next season, replacing Chris Speier."
60115,0,"Skipper Ponting blow for Aussies Australia could be without skipper Ricky Ponting for the whole of the Test series in India. Having missed the First Test victory in Bangalore and the Second Test, which started today in Chennai, Ponting has "
7371,0,"Alcoa, BHP Billiton to sell shares in Integris Metals IPO NEW YORK, August 23 (New Ratings) - Alcoa Inc (AA.NYS) and BHP Billiton have announced their plans for an initial public offering filing for their metal processing and distribution joint venture, Integris Metals Corporation."
16458,0,"France to Cut Debt with Telecom Sale PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - France will sell up to 12.1 percent of France Telecom in Europe's largest share placement in four years, bringing as much as 5.75 billion euros ($6.95 billion) into state coffers as it strives to cut national debt."
119318,0,Former Toronto Manager Bobby Mattick Passes Away TORONTO (Sports Network) - Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Bobby Mattick has died after suffering a stroke. Mattick was 89.
81281,0,"Harmony unveils cost saving plan measures, which it said would deliver at least one billion rand per annum in improved pre-tax operating profit at Gold Fields ' South African operations."
10754,0,"Microsoft Finalizes MOM 2005 On Wednesday Microsoft announced that it had completed the development of Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005, its next-generation operations management server product, which will ship in separate versions aimed at enterprises and mid-sized businesses "
57903,0,"Abbott acquires nutrition firm EAS in deal valued at $320 million Abbott Laboratories Inc. has agreed to buy the nutrition firm EAS Inc. for $320 million. The two companies said Monday the cash transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter, pending regulatory approval."
30775,0,HUGHES: I SAID NO TO UNITED MARK HUGHES last night revealed he turned down a cushy number with Manchester United because he wanted to be his own man - and his own manager.
66632,0,"Journalist at centre of Kenteris row is stabbed A GREEK journalist, who has been giving evidence in the Konstantinos Kenteris Olympic doping scandal, was yesterday recovering in hospital in Athens after being stabbed and beaten up with iron bars."
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47039,0,"Microsoft FAT patent shot down Microsoft has lost the FAT, and it 's not part of a slimming down regimen. In a stinging defeat, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has declared Microsoft 's File Allocation Table (FAT) file "
59528,0,"Ahold, Former Executives Settle SEC Charges Global grocery retailer Ahold NV has agreed to a settlement of civil fraud charges over an alleged $1 billion overstatement of earnings in a deal with U.S. regulators that does not fine the company."
39431,0,"Ralf looks fitter than before, says Williams Ralf Schumacher drew plaudits from team boss Frank Williams on Saturday after qualifying fifth for Sunday 's inaugural Chinese Grand Prix despite a three-month absence from Formula One."
115129,0,"No. 6 Wake Forest 67, Temple 64 With two starters on the bench, Wake Forest had a different look at the start of its game against Temple. The postgame celebration wasn 't quite the same, either."
82359,0,IBM Supercomputer Again Claims Record A $100 million supercomputer being built to analyze the nation's nuclear stockpile has again set an unofficial performance record - the second in just over a month.
90391,0,BOLD MOVE FROM UNITED It was a bold move by David Gill and chairman Sir Roy Gardner to be so openly critical of a man who had proved how much power his stake in the club gives him.
39033,0,"A 's stretch AL West lead If anyone wasn 't quite sure whether 22-year-old A 's righty Rich Harden is ready for prime time, they got their answer on Friday night."
89971,0,"Jets Have Multiple Choices, but No Easy Answer for Ravens' Lewis Ray Lewis, perhaps the finest linebacker in the N.F.L., will present the Jets' offense with what will probably be its biggest matchup problem on Sunday."
27546,0,"Officials Can 't Say Nukes Safe From Terror Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cannot independently verify that every nuclear power plant is taking required safeguards to protect "
4937,0,Industry report Delta Air Lines Inc. 's plan to restructure some of its debt outside of bankruptcy has raised concerns among credit analysts who say the move could be tantamount to defaulting on the money the struggling carrier owes.
81155,0,"NHL Cancels All-Star Game; is Season Next? In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star game Wednesday because of the lockout. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin Oct."
46029,0,"Texas Tech hoping comeback unnecessary against No. 2 Sooners NORMAN, Okla. - Is any lead safe with Texas Tech 's offense and a suddenly stingy defense primed for a comeback? After rallying from 21 and 25 points down in back-to-back weeks, the Red Raiders aren 't planning to find out when they play No."
117056,0,"Ranger reject Boumsong bid RANGERS have rejected a £7.5 million ($19m) bid from Newcastle United for French central defender Jean-Alain Boumsong. ""I can confirm we have been in touch with Rangers and I can confirm he is one of "
106230,0,IBM Details PC Unit's Financial Woes The business racked up nearly $1 billion in losses since 2001.
25472,0,Spurs frustrated by Norwich keeper Green Tottenham Hotspur were left to rue missed chances after being held to a 0-0 draw by Premier League newcomers Norwich City at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
52883,0,Prof Pursued by Mob of Bloggers A Utah professor finds himself the target of an unexpected flood of hate mail after posting a report defending the disputed Bush National Guard memos. The incident is one of many examples of the power of bloggers acting in unison. By Staci D. Kramer.
68068,0,Leftwich Set for Showdown at Indianapolis (AP) AP - Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich doesn't understand why his teammates and coaches rave about his toughness.
94145,0,Haristeas double hands Greece much-needed victory Two first-half goals from Werder Bremen striker Angelos Haristeas helped Greece secure a 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan on Wednesday and kickstart their World Cup qualifying campaign.
74472,0,"Mahe makes most of his opportunities Donovan McNabb drops back to pass, dumps the ball off, and his receiver gathers it in and starts darting through traffic down the field."
64938,0,"U.S. Core Inflation Hotter Than Expected (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months."
70547,0,US Airways ' pilots vote for 18 salary reduction US Airways ' pilots voted to approve a new labor agreement yesterday that will reduce their salaries by 18 percent but will save the airline $300 million a year.
21502,0,"Federer Walks Into Spot in Quarterfinals Without so much as a groundstroke, Roger Federer jumped directly from the third round to the quarterfinals Monday afternoon, setting up one of the marquee matches of the US Open."
22628,0,"Hughes: Referee Over-Reacted Northern Ireland midfielder Michael Hughes today insisted his challenge on Robbie Savage merited only a booking, not a red card. Hughes is due to miss the next World Cup qualifier against "
10231,0,"With Pieces in Place, the Yankees Slip Up The pieces had fallen into place perfectly for the Yankees. Orlando Hernndez, who had not only been a perfect 5-0 for the team, but also good enough that the Yankees were "
45624,0,Red Hat acquiring LDAP server from AOL's Netscape unit Red Hat Inc. is adding Netscape Directory Server and Netscape Certificate Management System to its software arsenal through a $25 million deal with America Online Inc.
47527,0,"AL Wrap: Angels Thump Athletics to Near Playoffs OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Bartolo Colon pitched seven shutout innings and Alfredo Amezaga hit a grand slam home run as the Anaheim Angels trounced the Oakland Athletics 10-0 in their American League West showdown series opener Friday."
94969,0,"Limited Brands Quarterly Earnings Fall (AP) AP - Fashion retailer Limited Brands Inc.'s third-quarter earnings fell 40 percent because of fewer one-time gains, the company reported Thursday."
74695,0,Dell moves closer to Linux with SuSE deal Dell and Novell have reached an agreement that will see Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 receive certification on a selection of Dell PowerEdge servers.
99801,0,Keane dropped for Spurs defeat Robbie Keane was dropped as dreadful Spurs crashed to their SIXTH straight Premiership defeat on Monday night. The Irish striker - who spoke on Sunday about a new-found freedom to express oneself at White
4858,0,Lindows halts stock release Linux supplier Lindows has announced it has called a halt to the initial public offering of its common stock after filing for registration in April.
5002,0,"Magna Int 'l Names Mark Hogan as President TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada 's Magna International (MGa.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world 's seventh-largest auto-parts supplier, named Mark Hogan as its president on Friday and said he will be based in Detroit. "
8591,0,Beagle team probes its own loss The UK-led Beagle 2 team maintains its Mars lander was probably lost because of unexpected atmospheric conditions during entry.
76929,0,"Don't Knock the Birdbrains Scientists flock to songbird research, hoping finches and canaries will provide insight into the mysteries of human speech, memory and neuron production. Randy Dotinga reports from the Society for Neuroscience convention in San Diego."
21399,0,"Hollywood to Help NASA Catch Space Probe In a meeting of the cinematic with the scientific, Hollywood helicopter stunt pilots will try to snatch a returning NASA space probe out of the air before it hits the ground."
110377,0,"Snow to Stay at Treasury President Bush asked Treasury Secretary John Snow on Wednesday to stay in his administration, and Snow agreed, keeping a key member of Bush's economic team in place."
821,0,"Wall Street to Open Little Changed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is seen opening little changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday."
88397,0,"Motivated Seller (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Sun Microsystems has a new business model. Over the past year the intermittently profitable Santa Clara, Calif. computer maker has moved from quoting traditional pricing--per processor for hardware, per user for software--toward a surfeit of new choices. One package of software for all sorts of Internet chores comes with one free server for a flat $100 per employee per year, unless the buyer has fewer than 100 employees, in which case the software is free (but the server is paid for). Or customers can buy computing power like electricity, at a rate of $1 per processor per hour."
103603,0,"India plans major sale of oil exploration rights THE Indian government is to offer 20 oil and gas blocks for exploration to foreign and domestic firms from January. Oil minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said he was seeking bids ""with a view to bringing more areas "
32129,0,"701, But No Win Barry Bonds adds another home run to his total a day after hitting No. 700, but San Diego's Jay Payton hit a three-run shot in the seventh to lead the Padres past the Giants, 5-1."
77883,0,"US growth bounces up before vote The US economy picked up speed in the third quarter to expand at a 3.7 percent annual rate, the government reported Friday in the last significant look at the economy before Election Day on Tuesday."
88019,0,"Update 3: German Recovery Slows in Third Quarter Germany 's fragile recovery slowed in the third quarter as exports slipped, with Europe 's biggest economy growing by just 0.1 percent, according to government figures released Thursday that underlined concerns over high oil prices and the strong euro."
27557,0,"Boston's Beth Israel to pilot PanGo's asset tracking technology When the asset-tracking project goes live on Oct. 1, the hospital expects to be able to better track patients, clinicians and critical equipment."
23138,0,"Kasthari makes himself known Digital technology has now replaced the old photo-finish cameras at Britain 's racecourses, but still there are times when even a computer cannot help."
101852,0,"Pritchard sends Newton North to postseason Khalel Pritchard threw three touchdown passes yesterday, giving him 20 on the season, to lead Newton North to a 41-13 win over Brookline and a surprising playoff berth."
113702,0,FC Porto defeats Once Caldas on penalties to win Toyota Cup Pedro Emanuel scored the winning goal Sunday as Portugal 's FC Porto defeated Colombian side Once Caldas 8-7 in a penalty shootout to win the final Toyota Cup.
44289,0,"Scientists rumble Earth 's hum Scientists have solved the mystery of a global hum which has plagued them since it was discovered in 1998. The constant drone at low frequencies, well below the range of human hearing, shows up in seismic "
107030,0,"What's in the cards for this ace? To ante up, or not to ante up? That would appear to be the question for the Red Sox as they make an attempt to re-sign Pedro Martinez."
79885,0,"Verizon Wireless Won 't Oppose Nextel Swap Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday it would not oppose a plan that would give Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) valuable new wireless airwaves, sending Nextel 's shares up more than 3 percent."
83061,0,"SuperSonics Ground Hawks 106-85 (AP) AP - Rashard Lewis brought his game at both ends, scoring 23 points and blocking five shots, leading the Seattle SuperSonics to a 106-85 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night."
98162,0,Kennedys Condemn 'Despicable ' JFK Assassination Game A controversial new British-made computer docu-game recreating John F Kennedys assassination has been branded despicable by aides to the late presidents brother.
117102,0,"1. Vulnerability in WordPad According to the Microsoft site, the vulnerabilty in WordPad allows an attacker to take complete control of the affected system."
94182,0,SEC Delays Annual Report Filing Deadline WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it was postponing by one year a deadline for large corporations to speed up filing of annual and quarterly financial reports with the SEC.
33232,0,"Watchdog says few make the grade Expert says most companies still need to improve governance and raise ethics of those at the top. By Jay Loomis. Nell Minow has never been afraid to confront the power brokers in corporate America, first as "
20750,0,"Hewitt in Quarterfinals at US Open Former champion Lleyton Hewitt beat Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 and rolled into the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday without dropping a set."
97048,0,Ban OK 'd on taxes on Net connections Congress acted yesterday to block state and local governments from taxing connections that link consumers to the Internet for the next three years.
12864,0,"HP digital push aims for living room SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Hewlett-Packard moved Friday to erase memories of its recent disappointing quarterly results with a new push into consumer electronics that includes digital televisions, printers and the long-awaited debut of its version of "
91422,0,"Dell and Microsoft to Launch Server Management Tools Microsoft and Dell are looking to merge their Systems Management Server and OpenManage suites to create a powerful, easy and cost-effective server management solution."
84060,0,"Doubt removed: Steelers simply looking Super Two weeks ago, the NFL was as certain and predictable as a German train schedule. All you needed to do was page ahead to February to see which two trains were going to meet at the Super Bowl station."
15996,0,"Shareholders the losers, report charges When Hollinger International bosses Conrad Black and David Radler were selling the company 's Canadian newspapers - including the National Post -our years ago, they put more effort into lining their own pockets than getting a good price for the papers "
70435,0,"Gordo at Fenway: It 's slow-pitch softball with jacked-up fans First and foremost, the Red Sox can hit. They look like a slow-pitch softball team, with all that unruly hair, and they tee off on pitches like one."
73764,0,"Apple launches new U2 iPod Apple Computer Inc., maker of the 50 percent market shareholder iPod music player, has announced a special edition U2 iPod for music fans."
48890,0,"Garciaparra still interested in Cubs BASEBALL Nomar Garciaparra can become a free agent after the World Series and will consider returning to the Chicago Cubs, his team for the final two months this season. ""Do I know what's going to happen, what is going on? That I can't foresee, "" Garciaparra said before yesterday's season finale against Atlanta, one day after the Cubs were eliminated from ..."
107416,0,3 Former KMart Execs Charged with Fraud WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three former Kmart executives and representatives of several major vendors were charged on Thursday with fraudulently accounting for $24 million of profit before the retailer filed for bankruptcy in 2002.
40100,0,"Rates Mean End of Low Interest Costs WASHINGTON (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."
56080,0,"Round Two: US, EU Subsidy Battle Heats Up WASHINGTON, DC / BRUSSELS, Belgium - 10/09/04 - The bell has rung on Round Two in the fight between the US and the European Union on the issue of commercial aircraft production subsidies."
19879,0,"Domestic nickel demand rises on lowar prices China 's nickel demand is rising on reduced prices and increased purchases from stainless steel and plating plants that are running at higher rates, Shenzhen Daily reported Monday."
83750,0,"A long wait is over for Duxbury It's no 86-year championship drought, but after suffering three consecutive season-ending losses to King Philip in the Division 2 South tournament, the Duxbury girls' soccer team had started to feel cursed. Last night the eighth-seeded Dragons (12-1-6) exacted revenge with a 1-0 first-round tournament victory in Duxbury. King Philip entered as the No. 9 seed."
14468,0,"Long-Term Capital 's Loss in Tax Case May Help IRS Hinder Abuses Long-Term Capital Management LP, whose failure in 1998 forced a bailout by Wall Street 's biggest investment banks, has to pay $56 million in tax and penalties after a judge said the hedge fund claimed an improper deduction."
4385,0,"Dodgers acquire Dessens for bullpen Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired right- handed pitcher Elmer Dessens and cash considerations from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for minor league outfielder Jereme Milons on Thursday. "
111516,0,"Are you Chicken? Genome study shows we share half their genes! According to a recent study, a Chicken and a Human share half of their genes. Although the chicken genome contains considerably less DNA than the human genome, it has about the same number of genes."
105952,0,Telstra CEO out ahead of full sale Australian telecommunications giant Telstra is looking for a new CEO to handle its full privatization after incumbent Ziggy Switkowski resigned Wednesday.
65099,0,Ravens Sign Receiver Patrick Johnson (AP) AP - The Baltimore Ravens signed wide receiver Patrick Johnson to his second stint with the team.
108028,0,"The Playlist: Sony and MP3, Together at Last The consumer electronics giant is finally ready to build MP3 players that play MP3s. What does that mean to the industry?"
91613,0,"Bears' Urlacher Sidelined with Leg Injury LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher is expected to be sidelined four-to-six weeks because of a lower left leg injury."
104982,0,"Dollar Wins Reprieve, Data Weighs on Yen LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar won a reprieve against other major currencies on Tuesday, bouncing off last week's record low versus the euro as markets grew cautious ahead of words from the European Central Bank chief and U.S. data."
47736,0,Low-cost versions of Windows XP unveiled Microsoft is removing features and cutting prices in India for a special version of its Windows XP operating system to tap the large market potential
64531,0,Heat scores style points at home exhibition MIAMI Monday night 's 92-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks provided Heat fans at AmericanAirlines Arena their first opportunity to offer thanks for the arrival Shaquille O 'Neal.
63647,0,"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."
13646,0,"Legendary double for El Guerrouj ATHENS -- In a historic 5,000-meter race, Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, who won gold at 1,500 meters last week, outkicked Ken enisa Bekele of Ethiopia in the final straightaway to record the first such double victory since the great Paavo Nurmi of Finland, El Guerrouj's hero, accomplished the feat 80 years ago at the 1924 Paris Olympics."
6112,0,"Henin-Hardenne beats Mauresmo; Gonzalez 's long day yields gold ... Healthy at last, Justine Henin-Hardenne is back at the top of her game. And she has a gold medal to prove it. In a No. 1 vs. No. 2 final that wasn 't really close, the top-ranked Henin-Hardenne overwhelmed "
75024,0,"Europe gets iTunes, Canada is next Along with the launch of 2 new iPods in iPod U2 Special Edition and iPod Photo, Apple also launched their flagship digital music store iTunes in European countries."
33012,0,"Samsung expects to see '05 chip growth halved Annual global semiconductor sales growth will probably fall by half in 2005 and memory chip sales could collapse as a supply glut saps prices, world-leading memory chip maker Samsung Electronics said on Monday."
36209,0,"Reports: CA may escape charges in DOJ deal Accounting fraud charges against CA will be dropped if the company meets certain conditions, including paying compensation and appointing an independent overseer of its accounts, according to reports in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal."
50347,0,US: Diageo to sell General Mills shares Diageo is looking to sell part of its stake in General Mills Inc. The drinks giant announced yesterday (4 October) that it plans to sell around 33.
46977,0," 'Take it or leave it ' letter doesn 't sit well with Ecclestone LONDON -- Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone rejected an offer to save the British Grand Prix, leaving the country without F1 racing for the first time in 54 years."
7197,0,"Numbers in dispute as OT rules kick in WASHINGTON -- Paychecks could surge or shrink for a few or for millions of workers across the country starting today, when sweeping changes to overtime pay rules take effect."
93845,0,"IBM launches global research grid US IT giant IBM and a number of research organisations have launched the World Community Grid, a global humanitarian effort that applies the unused computing power of individual and business computers to help address the world 's most difficult health and "
103107,0,Barrera edges out Morales Marco Antonio Barrera has claimed the WBC super-featherweight title with a majority points win over old adversary Erik Morales at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
37635,0,Ireland first country to crack down on modem hijacking Ireland has become the first country to cut off direct-dialled calls to entire countries in a bid to crack down on Internet-based fraud.
107726,0,"Steel crisis leaves Nissan output 'at risk ' The steel crisis at Nissan Motor might force the carmaker to reduce production by a further 15,000 vehicles next March on top of the 25,000 that have been "
45903,0,"Undefeated Navy Sinks Air Force 24-21 (AP) AP - Geoff Blumenfeld picked a good time to make his first field goal of the season, nailing a 30-yarder with 4 seconds left to lift Navy to a 24-21 victory over Air Force on Thursday night."
46901,0,Cincinnati Reds Team Report - October 1 (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds will start a season-ending three-game series versus the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at Great American Ball Park.
59501,0,EU takes aim at Intel--again The European Commission has asked four more countries for information on how they buy computers. Rival AMD applauds the move.
103432,0,Liga Wrap: Barca Storm Nine Points Clear Barcelona opened up a nine-point lead at the top of La Liga on Saturday night with a 2-1 win at Getafe. Rafael Marquez and Deco scored early on to give the Catalan giants a two-goal lead after just 22 minutes.
54911,0,"Hollywood Asks Top U.S. Court to Weigh File Trading WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Movie studios and record labels on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that Internet ""peer to peer"" networks cannot be held liable when their users copy music and movies without permission."
102902,0,"Colorado Set to Play in Big 12 Title Game (AP) AP - Colorado will have more to remember about this season than just scandal and turmoil — most notably, a trip to the Big 12 title game that seemed nearly impossible just a few weeks ago."
94118,0,"Kmart, Sears Join Forces Plus, Hewlett-Packard's marginal margins, Yahoo! courts singles, and hyper growth equals one hot IPO."
49058,0,"Report: U.S. to Crack Down on Pirated Material NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. officials are expected to announce on Monday a coordinated crackdown on the theft of U.S. intellectual property such as pirated compact discs and knockoff auto parts, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday,"
78614,0,ATP Stockholm Sunday results Thomas Johansson denied top-seeded American Andre Agassi his second title of the year in a riveting three-set match while he collected his second If.
18938,0,"Digital Bridges sign major deal with EA DIGITAL Bridges, the mobile phone games company, has acquisitions in its sights after signing an exclusive deal with the worlds biggest computer game publisher."
95305,0,"Oracle readies integration splash Oracle at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco the week of Dec. 5 plans to unveil Oracle Integration, a product that combines the companys application server with several other technologies for integration and enablement of SOAs (service-oriented architectures)."
95237,0,"Google Shares Fall on 4Q Revenue Warning Google Shares Slip As Co. Warns That Its 4Q Revenue Growth Rate Is Likely to Slow. The Google Inc. company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif."
70872,0,Vijay turns up the heat ORLANDO (Florida): World number one and defending champion Vijay Singh was stalking joint leaders Tom Lehman and Briny Baird after the third round of the Funai Classic at the Walt Disney Resort on Saturday.
2031,0,"Novell bundles JBoss app server Novell Inc. earlier this month bundled the open-source, J2EE-compliant JBoss Application Server with its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, giving application developers a built-in deployment option."
17233,0,"Contact Lens Implants Clear Myopia Effective way to correct nearsightedness, study finds HealthDayNews -- Implantable contact lenses are a safe and effective way to correct moderate to high nearsightedness, says a study in the September issue of Ophthalmology. The research was funded by STAAR Surgical of Monrovia, Calif., which has applied for U.S..."
1803,0,"Symantec Updates SOHO Gear To Battle Against Worms, Phishing Symantec on Tuesday introduced versions of its consumer and small business security software with updates that protect against network-scanning worms such as Sasser, and keep phishing attacks at bay. "
51157,0,"EarthLink 's Calling EarthLink (Nasdaq: ELNK) is the latest company to bridge the Internet and the telephone. It 's offering Voice over Internet Protocol (or VoIP) service for free to its customers, as it announced in a press release today."
8390,0,"Softball gold takes Candrea, US from tragedy to triumph To the rest of the world, they were the ""In Your Dreams "" Team. But for their coach, Mike Candrea, it was about another dream."
96115,0,"Digital music download coin-op to offer 'all formats, all DRMs' Analysis Inspired thinks big but lacks the content"
22755,0,"Tracking down the 'jungle yeti' Two amateur explorers prepare to fly out to Indonesia in the hope of proving the existence of the ""jungle yeti""."
96752,0,No. 3 Georgia Tech Routs Alabama St. 74-37 (AP) AP - Jarrett Jack scored 20 points and No. 3 Georgia Tech held Alabama State scoreless for more than nine minutes at the start in a 74-37 rout on Friday.
69326,0,"Bells Look to Fiber After Regulatory Wins (AP) AP - For at least a decade, phone companies have been promising to rewire America with fiber-optic cables. Now, with a romp of regulatory victories in hand, the regional Bells say they're free to make good on that ambitious plan to bring lightning-fast Web and TV services to all the nation's homes."
24117,0,Williams to Challenge Klitschko for World Title LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Danny Williams is to challenge Vitali Klitschko for his World Boxing Council heavyweight title in the United States in December.
76337,0,HP announces new low-end server ProLiant ML150 G2 offers a Xeon chip or two for small and medium-sized businesses.
84596,0,"XPRESS 200, nForce 4, PCI-Express shaping up to replace AGP Granted, from a performance point of view PCI-Express is barely a match for AGP8X, but both ATI and NVIDIA have been aggressively moving forward with introducing graphic cards using the interface."
118187,0,"The two sides of Wenger Is the real Arsenal boss the fair-minded French Professor we have come to admire or the sore loser who is to face the FA today for calling Ruud van Nistelrooy ""a cheat ""?"
96791,0,"Mora's Straight Shooting Has Gone to Falcons' Heart Coach Jim Mora's direct approach has helped lead Atlanta to the second-best record in the N.F.C., behind only the Philadelphia Eagles."
114689,0,"New Strained Silicon Server Chips in '05 Thanks to a new 'Dual Stress Liner ' strained silicon manufacturing technique, AMD and IBM today announced that new Athlon64 and Power processors, set to debut in early 2005, could offer a performance boost of up to 24 percent."
22120,0,BA merger with Iberia steps closer after 425m Qantas sale A merger between British Airways and the Spanish airline Iberia moved closer yesterday after BA raised 425m by selling its stake in Australia 's national carrier Qantas
94484,0,"Nuggets Hold Off Raptors 112-106 (AP) AP - Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Kenyon Martin added 24 points and 16 rebounds, helping the Denver Nuggets hold off the Toronto Raptors 112-106 Wednesday night."
22854,0,"RealNetworks Sells 3 Mln Songs, Ends Download Promo SEATTLE (Reuters) - RealNetworks Inc. RNWK.O is ending its 49 cent-per-song music download service but will keep the promotional prices in place for top 10 songs, the Internet media and software company said on Thursday."
26760,0,"Rout leaves Yanks ' lead at 3 Royals gain control with 10-run 5th Against a nothing-to-lose team such as the Kansas City Royals, the Yankees ' manager wanted his team to put down the hammer early and not let baseball 's second worst team believe it had a chance."
102252,0,"Apples iPod takes a bite of hip culture Short of an actual prize, one of the most coveted handouts at this years Grammy Awards, Academy Awards and MTV Video Music Awards was the iPod music player stashed in celebrity goody bags."
31747,0,"Leading indicators This year 's hurricane season has many homeowners looking more closely at the fine print on their insurance policies, and many investors eyeing the impact on insurance stocks."
4456,0,"Crude oil soar above $48 a barrel in NY NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Crude oil futures jumped to new record high Thursday as market concerned that Iraqi exports might drop further because of clashes in southern Iraq between US troopsand fighters loyal to Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada ..."
82869,0,"BlueGene Wins the Supercomputer Speed Race In September, IBM announced that the Blue Gene/L prototype had sustained speeds of 36 trillion calculations per second. Blue Gene/L recently achieved a sustained performance of 70."
111447,0,"Harley-Davidson CEO dismounts CHICAGO - Harley-Davidson Inc. Chief Executive Jeffrey Bleustein will retire from his CEO post effective April 30 and be replaced by Chief Financial Officer James Ziemer, the motorcycle maker said Thursday."
88537,0,A Legal Gun in the Open-Source Corral Who says litigation is always bad for business? SCO Group 's (SCOX ) litigation against sellers or users of the Linux open-source software operating system created a market opportunity for venture capitalist Daniel Egger.
54285,0,"Stocks Seen Up After GE; Jobs Data Next NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher market open on Friday, snapping back from the previous day's losses, as oil prices eased below $53 a barrel and General Electric Co. GE.N reported earnings in line with Wall Street's expectations."
90849,0,Layovers getting longer as US airlines struggle The scramble by big traditional US airlines to become profitable again is leaving many travelers with longer airport layovers. The typical American Airlines passenger connecting through Dallas/Fort Worth now
65435,0,"Williams ' CD to be sold on memory card Singer Robbie Williams ' greatest-hits album will soon be released in UK music stores, and some phone shops, pre-loaded on a memory card."
106172,0,"Pension adviser takes on United Exiting bankruptcy court could cost United Airlines as much as $1 billion more than expected if a judge approves a request filed Tuesday on behalf of 95,000 workers at the airline."
16158,0,"Earth 's 'big brothers ' floating around stars Washington - A new class of planets has been found orbiting stars besides our sun, in a possible giant leap forward in the search for Earth-like planets that might harbour life."
69184,0,"Chinas Q3 growth slows BEIJING, OCTOBER 22: China 's economy expanded by 9.1 per cent in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, marking the third consecutive quarter of slower growth as Beijing reins in investment and lending."
20194,0,Golf: Singh shows Tiger who 's Number One Fiji 's Vijay Singh replaced Tiger Woods as the world 's No.1 ranked golfer today by winning the PGA Deutsche Bank Championship.
52711,0,"Dreams hinge on Okla.-Texas outcome AUSTIN - Jason White, the heady Oklahoma quarterback with the two surgically repaired knees, already has ensured his legacy in the Red River Shootout, no matter the outcome of Saturday 's game."
34099,0,JP Morgan cancels 2.8bn IBM outsourcing deal Financial services firm JP Morgan Chase has cancelled a groundbreaking 2.8bn outsourcing deal with IBM which was intended to run for seven years.
97327,0,"Sagging Dollar Hits New Low Against Euro BRUSSELS, Belgium A top European Union official urged the United States on Monday to curb its deficits to help bolster the sagging dollar amid fears a strengthening euro would stifle Europes fledgling economic recovery."
18749,0,"Mercury 63, Storm 55 Behind 18 points each from Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor, the Phoenix Mercury kept their playoff hopes alive by knocking off the second-place team in the Western Conference."
86923,0,"USDA: Devastating Soybean Disease Found (Reuters) Reuters - The first case of soybean rust, an economically devastating disease for farmers, has been found in the mainland United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday."
50887,0,"iMac G5: “Marvel on the Inside, too ” “The new G5 iMac is the finest personal computer I ’ve ever used, hands down, ” writes Mike Wendland for the Detroit Free Press. “Nothing comes close. If you have ever thought of switching from a Windows-based PC to a Mac, this is the deal-clincher. It is simply a stunning machine both to look at and to use. ” Oct 05"
25796,0,"I Want My MSFT-TV Microsoft (Quote, Chart) showed off its interactive television platform in Amsterdam at IBC2004, an international conference devoted to the broadcasting industry."
20374,0,"Notes: Finger sidelines Damon The last time Johnny Damon was at the Network Associates Coliseum before Monday, he doesn 't remember leaving. The date was Oct. 6, 2003."
9124,0,"Cingular, AT &T Reach Branding Agreement It 's official. Cingular Wireless may continue to use the AT &T Wireless brand in its advertising, at least in the short term, following its planned merger with the carrier."
49875,0,"Chargers hope big win wasn 'ta fluke The San Diego Chargers would like to think that their big win Sunday was the real thing and not a mirage. The Chargers beat Tennessee 38-17, getting strong performances from LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees "
106292,0,Harbhajan has South Africa in spin Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh ran through the South African top order to give India a whiff of victory on the fourth day of the second test in Calcutta on Wednesday.
104587,0,"DoCoMo, MMO2 to Offer I-Mode Service in UK, Ireland (Update1) NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan 's largest mobile-phone operator, and MMO2 Plc will introduce a cellular- phone service in the UK, Ireland and Germany based on the Japanese carrier 's i-mode wireless Internet technology."
249,0,"Spinning Brains One day, astronauts could zip across the solar system in spinning spaceships. How will their brains adapt to life onboard a twirling home where strange ""Coriolis forces "" rule?"
68131,0,"=== Lewis grabs two-shot lead with scorching 62 === Lake Buena Vista, FL (Sports Network) - JL Lewis fired a 10-under-par 62 Thursday to take a two-shot lead after the opening round of the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney Resort."
2666,0,"China Mobile Reports Jump in Profits China 's largest cell phone service provider, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd., reported a 7.8 percent jump in first-half profits Wednesday as its number of subscribers rose by 23 percent. "
119239,0,Drug approval process flawed THE US pharmaceutical industry that exports medicines around the world is facing further scrutiny after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs about which they had reservations.
33622,0,Rogers Wireless trumps rival with $1B Microcell deal Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. reported that its wireless subsidiary Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.
29304,0,"John Madden First you have to look at the Dallas Cowboys. Last year they won 10 games, made the playoffs, and of course lost to the Carolina Panthers who went onto the Super Bowl."
29240,0,Red Sox Stay Hot Kevin Millar and Mark Bellhorn hit two-run homers Wednesday to lift the Red Sox to a 8-6 victory over the Devil Rays.
47041,0,"US Captain Reyna Left Out of World Cup Squad US captain Claudio Reyna, who has been suffering with a thigh injury, was missing from Bruce Arena 's 23-man squad named Friday for this month 's World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Panama."
68159,0,Ian Griffiths Philip Green has never been afraid to redefine conventional wisdom in the worlds in which he operates. But his recrafting of what constitutes a dividend represents his most challenging thinking to date.
108664,0,"Moya lands opening point for Spain SEVILLE, Spain (AFP) -- Carlos Moya fired Spain into a 1-0 lead on Friday at Seville 's Olympic Stadium, defeating Mardy Fish of the United States 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 in 1hr 57min."
113979,0,"Mysterious Tremors Could Warn Of Future Earthquakes BERKELEY, Calif. -- Mysterious tremors deep beneath the San Andreas Fault could portend future earthquakes, according to University of California, Berkeley scientists."
39678,0,Mayfield Chasing Win Jeremy Mayfield needs more than a victory at Dover International Speedway to get back in the thick of the Nextel Cup championship race.
21810,0,"Nokia plans new, lighter version of Communicator Trying to regain some of its lost market share, Nokia Corp. is hoping to woo both enterprise and consumer customers with a lighter, sleeker version of its high-end Communicator handset that will be released worldwide at the beginning of next year, the company announced Wednesday."
13836,0,"El Guerrouj, Holmes complete doubles; Americans yield ATHENS, Greece - Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at one Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books on Saturday."
32083,0,"Dominguez a late scratch Saturday, Benoit fills in After appealing his 16-game suspension Friday night and pitching one inning in a mopup role against the Angels, Rangers right-hander Frank Francisco began serving his "
83319,0,"Mars Rover Science Planning Shifts to Cornell The planning and operations that must occur twice each day -- between the time when ""yester-sol 's "" data reach Earth until commands for the next sol 's activities are sent off to the rovers -- is becoming more efficient."
85607,0,US Rejects EU That Hormone-Treated Beef Ban Is Justified The US Trade Representative on Monday rejected the European Union 's assertion that its ban on beef from hormone-treated cattle is now justified by science and that US and Canadian retaliatory sanctions should be lifted.
31329,0,"Donald finds the taste for battle after shaky start In the wake of the Montgomery-Woods skirmishes already commenced, we half expected to find the bloody detritus of combat as two virgin soldiers prepared for action on this dank, grey opening morning."
58202,0,"Chain Store Sales Rise in Latest Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week as a holiday weekend gave Americans more time to shop, a report said on Tuesday."
1512,0,"Indian researcher designs revolutionary low cost PC for the poor Professor Raj Reddy, an Indian researcher in artificial intelligence and a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.Has designed a wirelessly networked personal computer worth just 250 US dollars intended for the four billion people around the world who ..."
29220,0,"NL Wrap: Sosa Belts Two Homers as Cubs Pound Pirates Sammy Sosa belted a pair of home runs, including his first grand slam in more than two years, as the Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 in National League at Wrigley Field on Wednesday."
31284,0,"New National Indian Museum Is Native by Design From the wetlands out front to the undulating exterior, the new National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., is built on native ideas. Includes photo gallery."
119684,0,"Intel hires HP Itanium processor design team Intel is to hire HP 's 300-member Itanium processor design team based in Fort Collins, Colorado. This will end HPs processor development attempts within the company."
28254,0,"Opteron gets power management In an effort to help enterprise users get a handle on power and heat issues associated with new server designs that pack more processing punch in smaller spaces, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced that systems built with its 32/64-bit Opteron "
74078,0,"Florida notebook: Focus on defense after loss After all, Florida is second in the Southeastern Conference and 17th nationally at 35.1 points per outing. And the Gators have put up 83 points in their last two games."
43082,0,"California Quake Area a Seismic Hot Spot (AP) AP - The area of the San Andreas fault where a magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck Tuesday is a seismic hot spot that has produced similar temblors every two or three decades and, as a consequence, is among the most-monitored quake sites in the world."
106680,0,"Redskins ' Taylor Pleads Not Guilty to DUI FAIRFAX, Va. Dec 1, 2004 - Washington Redskins rookie safety Sean Taylor plans to call teammates as witnesses to say he was sober when he was arrested for drunken driving on Oct. 27."
65584,0,"IBM 's third-quarter earnings and revenue up Armonk, NY-based IBM Corp., which has 13,500 Triangle employees, has reported increases in revenue and net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2004."
40508,0,"ETF INVESTING BOSTON (CBS.MW) - A recent spate of index-fund expense reductions by Fidelity Investments and others has been widely interpreted as a direct challenge to low-cost index leader The Vanguard Group, but they also take aim at the burgeoning exchange-traded "
36845,0,Senate action could allow broadcasters to keep 700 MHz spectrum ... WASHINGTONThe 700 MHz spectrum situation just got worse. The Senate Commerce Committee voted 13-9 Wednesday to possibly never require TV broadcasters to return spectrum in the 700 MHz band.
44991,0,"House Bill HR 10 permits sending certain suspects abroad for torture? Tucked away in Section 3032 and 3033 of H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004, is an ""anti-terrorist"" provision that was never recommended by the 9/11 Commission. Indeed, it is the very opposite of a Commission recommendation - as noted in a critical press release about the bill from Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), quoted here. The bill was introduced by House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL). This provision retroactively establishes a loophole legitimising the practice of extraditing ""suspected terrorists"" to another country where torture is legal or unprosecuted, for the purpose of having them tortured there."
84146,0,"Warner 's Mistakes Costly for Giants Giants quarterback Kurt Warner walked off the field looking a bit like a chastened child, eyes cast down, licking his lips. He did not yet know that Coach Tom "
10046,0,Publishing & Broadcasting Second-Half Doubles to A$394 Million Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. 's second-half profit more than doubled as advertising sales and gaming returns increased at the owner of Australia 's top-rating television network and the nation 's biggest casino.
70999,0,"Top Cards Underachieving The powerful St. Louis trio of Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds is 4 for 23 with one RBI in the series and with runners on base, they are 1 for 13."
56983,0,"Old age a 'burden' to employers Old age is ""an illness for which there is no cure"" for many employers, according to new research."
11080,0,"MCI Offers to Pay Part of States' Claims NEW YORK (Reuters) - MCI Inc. MCIP.O has offered to pay states from 2 cents to 30 cents on the dollar to settle charges it owes them as much as $2 billion in back taxes, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday."
66731,0,Vikings Receivers Fill in Well for Moss (AP) AP - No. 84 was back at practice for the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday.
84733,0,"NASA Studying 'Rain Man 's ' Brain SALT LAKE CITY Nov 8, 2004 - NASA scientists are studying autistic savant Kim Peek, hoping that technology used to study the effects of space travel on the brain will help explain his mental capabilities."
43906,0,"Asteroid Comes Closest to Earth Since 12th Century, NASA Says Toutatis, a mountain-sized asteroid, came the closest to the Earth since at least the 12th century, allowing scientists to gather data about its trajectory and features, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration said."
3629,0,"Saulnier Continues Strong 2004 Showing Seventh-seeded Cyril Saulnier advanced to his sixth ATP quarterfinal this season with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) victory yesterday over Gilles Elseneer in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at the William HG FitzGerald Tennis Center. "
81066,0,"Golf Notebook: 'Deadened ' ball revisited The world 's top professional players might soon have to use a ""deadened "" golf ball to counter more athletic golfers hitting longer shots each year, US PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said."
40034,0,"Index funds can be great tool for small investors, but choose ... If youve got better things to do than pour over the finer points of your stock portfolio and you dont care to study the performance records and investing styles of mutual "
37540,0,Cardinals reach 100 victories Youth was served in a big way for the Cardinals at Miller Park on Thursday afternoon. Rookies Yadier Molina and Hector Luna combined for six hits and all four RBIs as St.
59921,0,Scotland player ratings Craig Gordon: Could not be faulted for the loss of the goal and made a tremendous save at the beginning of the second half to deny Serghei Dadu.
56313,0,Gilchrist leaps to Warne 's defence Australia 's caretaker captain Adam Gilchrist has sprung to the defence of Shane Warne after the leg-spinner fell agonisingly short of becoming Test cricket 's leading bowler.
33103,0,"UPDATE 2-Hutchison telecom unit markets US$1 bln IPO Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (HTIL), part of Hong Kong 's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., on Monday began marketing a scaled-down IPO worth up to HK$8."
118344,0,European round-up Real Madrid 's match against Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu was abandoned with three minutes left and the score at 1-1 after police received a warning that a bomb would explode.
10023,0,Jamaica to provide free Net access JAMAICA 'S government has announced a $US5 million program to provide free internet access in poor communities across the island.
10906,0,My Fund Manager Ate My Retirement! How much of your retirement savings are consumed by your mutual funds?
102539,0,"Clippers Whack Warriors 98-87 Los Angeles Clippers ' Chris Wilcox, middle, dunks as the Golden State Warriors ' Troy Murphy, right, and Jason Richardson look on in the first half on Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, in Oakland, Calif."
118891,0,"J &J biggest acquisition in its history will reshape the medical ... Johnson & Johnson has made a deal to buy Guidant Corp. a producer of medical equipment for patients with heart and circulatory illnesses, for $24 billion in stock and cash."
52938,0,Google to begin indexing books If you want to hit the books online - you can point your Internet browser to hit the online search engine Google. The site is inviting publishers to include entire books in its index.
104098,0,Univision drops suit against Nielsen NEW YORK -- Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. on Monday said it has dropped its lawsuit against Nielsen Media Research over a new TV rating system Univision claimed miscounts its viewers.
40594,0,"Spain through to Davis Cup final Teenager Rafael Nadal led Spain into the Davis Cup final on Sunday, but then admitted he may face a bit-part role in December 's title clash with the United States."
48280,0,"Ex-Air Force buyer sentenced in scam Darleen Druyun, who was leaving to join Boeing, gets nine months for sweetening tanker deal. ALEXANDRIA, Va., (Reuters) - The former No."
110295,0,Chicken Genome Should Boost DNA Research (AP) AP - Here's something to ponder when you bite into your next chicken wing: A new study says about 60 percent of the genes in the critter you're eating have close cousins in your own DNA.
95459,0,Vikings' Birk Expected to Play Vs. Lions (AP) AP - Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk is expected to start Sunday against the Detroit Lions despite pain in his abdomen.
88248,0,"Red Sox present World Series trophy to Rhode Island Boston Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo and team president Larry Lucchino took the World Series trophy to Rhode Island on Thursday, as fans gathered to celebrate the historic accomplishment."
15422,0,"Douglas cut, then lands with Eagles Just a week after releasing their all-time sack leader, Tony Brackens , the Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday cut three-time Pro Bowler Hugh Douglas , leaving them without their starting defensive ends from last season."
59113,0,"Baseball: Ex-Gold Glove winner Larkin cut loose by Cincinnati CINCINNATI, United States : Former all-star Barry Larkin, who has the longest tenure of any current player with one team, was cut loose by the Cincinnati Reds."
21022,0,"Insurers Assess Frances ' Damage Toll Insurers are having their costliest year since 2001, when the September 11th terrorist attacks in the US led to $26.5 billion in catastrophe claims."
97007,0,"PeopleSoft Soap Opera Still Alive Merger talks are still alive in the hostile takeover soap opera between Oracle (Quote, Chart) and PeopleSoft (Quote, Chart). Early Saturday morning, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said his ""best and final all cash "
49551,0,"Siebel Raises Forecast, Stock Up 16 Pct. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing revenue, sending its shares up almost 16 percent."
61100,0,"Satellite radio looks to lure males hock jock Howard Stern 's move to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. begins an association between a man who was happy to describe, in detail, Paris Hilton 's sex tape and the industrial giants of the auto industry."
29803,0,"EDS:US Airways Bankruptcy to Cut Earnings WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Electronic Data Systems Corp. EDS.N on Thursday said the bankruptcy of US Airways Group Inc. UAIRQ.OQ could sharply reduce its third-quarter earnings because of a long-term information technology contract between the companies."
111869,0,Perth join Super 14 THE Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced that Perth have been chosen as the fourth Australian team for the expanded Super 14 rugby competition in the 2006 season.
16793,0,"Charity Begins at Home? Perhaps Not at Hollinger How much does it cost to become a lion on the social scenes in New York, London and Toronto? Not as much as one might think."
73402,0,E-Voting Raises New Issues Washington Post staff writer Dan Keating discusses electronic voting with washingtonpost.com tech policy editor Robert MacMillan. He'll also take your questions.
28499,0,"Industrial Production Nearly Stalls WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial output growth nearly stalled last month as production cuts at mines and utilities nearly swamped a solid performance in factories, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday."
52747,0,"Rising fuel costs worsen outlook, airline says US Airways Group Inc. said yesterday that sharply rising fuel costs in recent weeks have made the bankrupt airline's already dismal financial outlook even more acute."
52916,0," 'No experiments ' for SpaceShipOne Burt Rutan, the man who designed and masterminded the X-Prize winning SpaceShipOne, says the craft will only be used for people, not experiments."
48726,0,Hitting History: Seattle outfielder singles in first two at-bats ... What once looked like a forgettable season-ending weekend at Safeco Field came alive Friday night. Ichiro Suzuki became major league baseball 's single-season
31811,0,Chemical treaty to extend scope Up to 15 hazardous chemicals could have their global movement more strictly regulated at a conference in Geneva this week.
93967,0,"Consumer Prices Surged 0.6 Percent in October Pushed by higher energy prices, US consumer prices rose in October, the Labor Department said today. The seasonally adjusted consumer price index rose 0.6 percent in October, the largest gain since May."
92939,0,"Bush Econ Team to Undergo Gradual Changes (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush, who swiftly reshuffled his foreign policy team on Tuesday, is planning a more gradual overhaul of his top economic staff, people close to the White House said."
29939,0,"Seattle Tackle Jones Misses Training Camp (AP) AP - After opening week, the sharpest criticism Seattle coach Mike Holmgren had for tackle Walter Jones was that he sometimes let the pocket get too close to quarterback Matt Hasselbeck."
114984,0,"Computer-scouring software rivals Google tool The Redmond, Washington-based software allows the user to quickly locate files on personal computers -- just like Google 's two-month-old rival product."
117417,0,Company Settles Charges on Funds Sold to Soldiers First Command Financial Services agreed to pay $12 million to settle accusations that it used misleading information to sell mutual funds to military officers.
35509,0,"Nvidia rolls wireless media processor Aimed at enabling new levels of interactive content not previously possible on mobile phones, PDAs and other handheld devices, Nvidia has unveiled its GoForce 3D 4500 3D wireless media processor (WMP), which allows mobile content developers to create 3D "
64225,0,"Ex-New York Rangers Cheerleader Sues (AP) AP - A former captain of the New York Rangers skating cheerleading squad sued the owner of Madison Square Garden on Monday, saying she was fired after she told fellow cheerleaders she was sexually harassed by an MSG staff member."
52477,0,"Honeywell Sues Apple, Others Over LCD Patent Honeywell announced late Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against Apple, and 33 other electronics companies claiming claiming infringement of a liquid crystal display (LCD) patent."
34241,0,"Sun begins pay-as-you-go supercomputing Plan will let customers rent supercomputing power from the company's data centers, paying for exactly as much muscle as they need."
106930,0,"Hot Topic: Color Open your eyes to virtual color proofing. Explore the new pro/color site to learn how you can make your all-digital design workflow truly all digital. You ’ll also discover what hues color the worlds of leading designers, tools and resources for achieving optimal color and more. Dec 01"
26097,0,"Novell: Microsoft 'sucked $60 billion ' out of IT This fourth priority 's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. BARCELONA, Spain--Microsoft has sucked billions of dollars out of the IT industry that could "
56934,0,"AOL 's New Stand-alone Browser AOL are working on a new own-brand web browser just as the browser wars enter a new phase. Recently, Microsoft really has shot itself in the foot - it looked like the once-bitter war was over and that just "
32852,0,"Langer Would Consider Staying as European Captain BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., (Reuters) - Bernhard Langer said he would consider staying on as European Ryder Cup captain after guiding them to a record victory over the U.S."
116742,0,Atheros unveils 'world first ' Wi-Fi access-point-on-a-chip Access points for 802.11g wireless networks should become even cheaper next year after WLAN chip maker Atheros begins full-scale production of what it claims is the world 's first 'base-station on a chip ' product.
80392,0,"New gaming star Like millions of video-game freaks, I spent a chunk of the past week making my bones as a low-level gangsta in the alternate universe of ""Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."
7143,0,"DoCoMo and Motorola talk phones Japanese mobile phone company DoCoMo is in talks to buy 3G handsets from Motorola, the world's second largest handset maker."
24394,0,Scientists: Can pull science out of Genesis pieces NASA officials said today they were more optimistic about the possibilities for extricating some science from the battered Genesis space capsule.
11155,0,Sprint backs Apple tech for video streaming Cell carrier certifies QuickTime format for delivering video to handsets.
98491,0,"Swift roars to record the ""birth cries "" of black holes Nasa 's fastest-swivelling space probe ever built -- Swift -- roared into the orbit aiming to explore the violent celestial explosions which may bestow black holes the birth cries."
45274,0, 'It flew like a dream ' Test pilot makes successful foray into space on rocket ship. But there was some drama... THE spectators on the ground gasped as the rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in about 16 seconds.
35689,0,"Adelphia Plans to Sell Assets in Clusters Adelphia Communications Corp., the nation's fifth-largest cable television operator, plans to sell its assets in seven geographic clusters as it emerges from bankruptcy."
117808,0,Retail sales show festive fervour UK retail sales are better than expected in November as Christmas shoppers flock to the High Street.
16060,0,"Venus Battles Through to Second Round NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venus Williams advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday but had to work hard for her 6-3, 7-6 victory against Hungary's Petra Mandula."
92316,0,"INTERVIEW: Nokia To Launch Over 10 CDMA Handsets Next Yr HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Nokia Corp. (NOK), the world 's largest mobile phone maker, expects to launch more than 10 handset models operating on code division multiple access technology in 2005, a senior executive said Tuesday."
78028,0,"Jayasuriya hits back for Sri Lanka KARACHI, Pakistan -- Sri Lanka staged a spirited fightback to finish the third day of the second test against Pakistan in Karachi trailing by 136 runs with nine second-innings wickets standing."
12805,0,"Virginia Tech Seeks Luster Against USC (AP) AP - Three straight late-season stumbles have taken the luster off Virginia Tech. Now the Hokies are looking to get it back, and there's no better way to do that than to knock off No. 1 Southern California."
39670,0,Ferrari first and last in qualifying Rubens Barrichello put Ferrari on pole position for race of the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix on September 25 while his teammate Michael Schumacher has to start from the back of the grid after a spin-off in Saturday 's qualifying.
57814,0,"Space Tourism Seeking Public Investors (AP) AP - It was billionaire Paul Allen's $20 million that allowed Burt Rutan to build SpaceShipOne, the first privately financed manned rocket to reach space."
63210,0,"Ortiz Saves Red Sox David Ortiz hammers a two-run, 12th inning home run to give the Boston Red Sox new life and a 6-4 win over the Yankees early Monday morning. New York leads the series 3-1."
10771,0,"DoJ Cracking Down on P2P If this were a Hollywood movie, the federal lawman would be played by an A-list actor. But in the real world, the marshal displays only the familiar, everyman face of U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, while the film might be a bootleg copy swapped illegally online. -washingtonpost.com"
98021,0,"Martin joins Sanders, hurts knee Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - New York Jets running back Curtis Martin became the second player in NFL history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in his first 10 seasons before bruising his right knee in the second quarter."
28273,0,"Rangers 12, Athletics 9 OAKLAND, Calif. Alfonso Soriano had three hits and two RB-Is as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics, 12-to-9. The win comes a night after Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a plastic chair into the stands in Oakland and broke a woman 's nose."
113278,0,"Monty leads by two after late charge Thousand Oaks, CA (Sports Network) - Colin Montgomerie eagled the 16th and birdied the 17th Saturday en route to a four-under 67 and a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Target World Challenge."
67917,0,"Google Reports $805 Million in Gross Revenues for Third Quarter Google Reports $805 Million in Gross Revenues for Third Quarter\\Google (GOOG on the stock market) today announced financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004. Total revenue in the quarter totaled a record $805.9 million, representing a 15 percent increase over the second quarter of 2004 and a 105 ..."
53183,0,"Partners said to support Lazard IPO Memo says offering has support, muting talk that some fear IPO will give bank head too much power. LONDON (Reuters) - Head of Lazard Bruce Wasserstein has ""near unanimous support "" from the working partners "
42154,0,"Virgin group to launch US online music service New York, September 28: British tycoon Richard Branson 's Virgin Group has said it was jumping into the market for online music, with a ""digital megastore "" offering US customers song downloads for 99 cents."
7592,0,Rethinking Big Pharma Risk is knocking Big Pharma stocks down. They won't be getting up anytime soon.
61639,0,"The week in iPod Apple is the undisputed champion of the hard-drive music market, but competitors are gearing up for a shot at the title."
53559,0,"Apple, Dell Hit By LCD Patent Suit Dell Computer (Quote, Chart), Nokia (Quote, Chart) and Apple Computer (Quote, Chart) are among 34 companies manufacturing giant Honeywell (Quote, Chart) has filed suit against, charging they infringed its patent on liquid crystal display technology (LCD)."
15034,0,"Alitalia unions force new talks with carrier Alitalia said Monday that it would meet with union representatives after nine labor groups demanded that the airline tell them its strategic and organizational plans, and called for government intervention in further talks."
12052,0,Eyetech Awaits FDA Panel Vote Eyetech (EYET:Nasdaq - news - research) did not open for trading Friday because a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee is meeting to review the small New York-based biotech 's experimental eye disease drug.
56362,0,Cingular 's Quiet Takeover although they wouldn 't know it from watching the company 's commercials or shopping in its stores. The cell phone provider is expected
113276,0,"O 'Keefe poised to step down from NASA post After three tumultuous years at the space agency 's helm, NASA administrator Sean O 'Keefe is poised to leave the Bush administration to become chancellor of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge."
76261,0,News.com Extra: When Hilary and Larry didn't come to blows Also: Get your Ashlee Simpson karaoke iPod.
54743,0,"Novell Delivers Latest SuSE Linux (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) is poised to launch the latest version of its SuSE Linux operating system, providing new features designed to appeal to both Linux neophytes and current users of the open-source desktop software."
42411,0,"Atherogenics stock leaps on heart trial data Shares of Atherogenics Inc. (AGIX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) leaped 82 percent in electronic trading before the market opened on Tuesday following the release of data showing "
12880,0,"Tavarez's cap is plain dirty Baseball Julian Tavarez's baseball cap is dirty and grimy -- but not illegal, according to the man who now owns it. Gene McNary , who bought the cap for $140 from the fan who caught it when Tavarez was ejected and tossed it into the stands, took the cap to St. Louis Testing Laboratories, where substances on it were analyzed. ..."
100594,0,"Anfield 's big three make Kop appeal Rafael Benitez, Steven Gerrard and Sami Hyypia have appealed to the Kop to inspire a reprisal of Liverpools great European performances when Olympiacos visit Anfield next month for a critical Champions League match."
5476,0,"Rival has deal for mall owner WASHINGTON - Rouse Co., the once-visionary real estate firm that founded the city of Columbia, Md., and revitalized Harborplace in Baltimore, is being acquired for $7.2 billion in cash by General Growth Properties, a Chicago-based owner ..."
66116,0,"A second strike of lightning The storms are done and the floodwaters have abated, but lightning still struck for the second time at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today, as New Zealand 's James Franklin emulated his idol, Wasim Akram, by claiming cricket 's equivalent of the hole-in "
75009,0,"Federal Reserve 's Eighth District economy mixed While some manufacturers in the Federal Reserve 's Eighth District planned to expand and add jobs in the last few months, about the same number planned to close plants and cut jobs, according to the Fed 's Beige Book report."
10728,0,"Treasuries Tick Higher, Curve Flattens (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasuries prices were a shade firmer on Thursday, though gains were tentative at best as a drought of major data left the market at the mercy of volatile oil price changes."
12293,0,"Toxins Accumulate in Arctic Peoples, Animals, Study Says For several decades researchers have studied toxin levels in Arctic peoples and wildlife and tracked pollution sources. Peter Ross is a marine mammal toxicologist with the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Sidney, British Columbia."
95769,0,"Report: Holtz to quit; Spurrier to take over Stephen Orr Spurrier may become the new ball coach at South Carolina, a Southeastern Conference rival that immediately would leapfrog the Seminoles and Bulldogs as the opponent to bookmark on future schedules."
28911,0,Wireless technology aids post-hurricane claims processing Property and casualty insurers such as State Farm and The Hartford have invested in wireless and other technologies to streamline claims processing for policyholders affected by recent hurricanes.
88706,0,"Circulation Fraud Contained, Audit Group Says The chairman of the newspaper industry 's circulation-auditing body said Thursday that the organization would work to repair its image, tarnished by circulation scandals over the past year at four large US newspapers."
112554,0,"Local gamer: Grand Theft Auto ' steals the show Just how excited is Justin Field about the new ""Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas "" video game. ""(It 's) the best game on the planet, in my mind, "" said Field, the owner of the Eugene store and gaming center Big City Gamin '."
111757,0,"Finley Returns From Injury List to Mavs (AP) AP - Mavericks swingman Michael Finley came off the injured list Thursday in time to start against the Seattle SuperSonics, giving Dallas another scorer besides Dirk Nowitzki."
47476,0,"U. runs away with it Playing with an intensity born of embarrassment last season, the No. 14 Utes turned New Mexico into a threadbare red carpet at University Stadium on Friday night, running over the Lobos "
4455,0,Google jumps 18 pc on debut NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -- Google stock jumped 18 percent in its long-awaited but rocky debut Thursday.
44386,0,Tokyo Stocks Bounce Up at Opening TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's key Nikkei average opened up 0.78 percent on Thursday as gains on Wall Street encouraged investors to scoop up bargains including key technology stocks following the market's nine days of losses.
17274,0,"Microsoft launches MSN Music service Microsoft Corp. is offering a ""preview release "" of MSN Music, its answer to Apple 's popular iTunes Music Store. The music download service is available in the United States exclusively for users of the Windows "
21043,0,"Invesco, AIM Agree to $450 Mln Settlement DENVER (Reuters) - Invesco Funds Group Inc. and affiliate AIM Advisors Inc. agreed to a $450 million settlement with state and federal regulators to resolve probes of improper trading, officials and the parent company said on Tuesday."
109571,0,"Local IBM PC employees gear up for Lenovo move Lenovo 's planned acquisition of IBM 's personal computing division is expected to see 180 employees in Australia and 10 in New Zealand transition to the Chinese company, IBM Australia officials said today."
33691,0,"Hynix may be fined for accounting violations South Koreas financial regulator has found accounting irregularities worth Won1,980 billion ($1.7 billion) at Hynix Semiconductor, and has warned that the worlds second largest memory chipmaker could be fined for the violations."
32804,0,"Foster pounds Chiefs in second half DeShaun Foster runs well when he 's angry and he was angry Sunday. So were his Carolina Panthers teammates. On Monday night, the Panthers admit they stunk it up in a 24-14 home loss to the Packers."
117626,0,Time Warner to settle securities fraud charges Time Warner Inc. agreed yesterday to pay $210 million to settle criminal securities fraud charges brought by the Justice Department against the company's America Online unit. The media giant also is prepared to pay $300 million to end another probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
109828,0,"It 's official: IBM sells PC unit to Chinese company IBM (IBM) said Tuesday that it would sell its PC business to Lenovo, China 's No. 1 PC maker, in a $1.75 billion deal that marks the end of an era."
92799,0,Gymboree 3rd-Quarter Earnings Slump (Reuters) Reuters - Children's apparel retailer Gymboree Corp. said on Tuesday its third-quarter net profit fell sharply as fierce competition with rivals forced it to cut prices and bit into profit margins.
31744,0,"Oracle president avoids controversy SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle President Charles Phillips opened Oracle's largest user show to date with a keynote address that avoided controversial topics like Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoftand focused instead on a high-level overview of Oracle's vision for flexible, integrated IT systems."
112533,0,"Cinergy to sell 6.1 million shares Cinergy Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio, said Friday it plans to sell 6.1 million shares of common stock. The sale will be made under Cinergy 's effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission."
78024,0,"Saturn moon Titan remains ""very alien "" to researchers LOS ANGELES Saturn 's moon Titan has some familiar-looking features, but scientists say most of it looks ""very alien. ""."
98775,0,Chipsets boost Wi-Fi range by 50 per cent Broadcom 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.
71518,0,Robot promoters look to Social Security set The elderly are being eyed as a potential market for personal assistant robots that could help them live independently longer.
97914,0,"Stage set for Ambani family meeting Mumbai/New Delhi: Four days after Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani went public about differences with his younger brother Anil over the company ownership issue, a meeting of the family is likely here on Monday to sort out the problem."
18637,0,Gerrard reveals England change howler England boss Sven Goran Eriksson has defended goalkeeper David James after last night 's 2-2 draw in Austria. James allowed Andreas Ivanschitz 's shot to slip through his fingers to complete Austria comeback from two goals down.
86310,0,"Dell to spend $115 million on new plant Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and theyre also investing in storage."
89319,0,"HP to offer first-call support for JBoss app server In a deal aimed at helping corporate IT decision-makers feel more comfortable about open-source software offerings, Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to offer first-call support for JBoss Inc.'s open-source application server application."
98014,0,McEnroe to Captain Davis Cup Through 2006 (AP) AP - Patrick McEnroe will remain the U.S. Davis Cup captain through 2006.
47045,0,"Ga. Tech Set for First ACC Game With Miami (AP) AP - When quizzed this week about the prospect of facing Miami every season, Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey asked: ""As opposed to what, the Steelers?"""
68429,0,"Oil Bubbles Near $55, China Supports (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices simmered near $55 a barrel on Friday on rising fears of a winter fuel supply crunch and robust but slowing economic growth in China, the world's number two user."
105351,0,"Alonso wants further improvement Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso wants his side to build on Sunday 's confidence-boosting win over Arsenal. The Spaniard, who scored his first goal at Anfield to open the scoring, said: ""The result was very good for our morale and to score was even better."
43211,0,"Google Shares, Once Devalued, Just May Be Winners After All Wall Street, which forced Google, the Internet search engine, to lower the price of its shares sharply in its initial public offering in August, has decided that the company is worth a lot more today than it was then."
53342,0,"Astros-Braves Game 2 preview The Houston Astros refuse to live in the past, especially with their immediate future looking so bright. Roy Oswalt, the National League 's only 20-game winner, will try to give Houston a commanding lead in "
5891,0,Can OHare trims help Gary gain? Flight reductions announced Wednesday by 16 major airlines serving ChicagosOHare International Airport are expected to improve nationwide on-time performance but
48725,0,"SunGard to Spin Off Data Unit SunGard, which provides software and services to top financial companies, plans to spin off its disaster data recovery business into a separate publicly traded company."
76881,0,"Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Basel British number one Tim Henman is ready to seek revenge over Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors event in Basel, having lost their last encounter in the first round of the Olympics in Athens."
35329,0,"Bank stocks climb on earnings reports Investment bank stocks rose Tuesday after Goldman Sachs and Lehman Bros. reported surprisingly strong third-quarter results, indicating that sluggish market conditions this summer did not dent Wall Street earnings."
13500,0,"China wins first women 's volleyball Olympic gold in 20 years China embraced its first volleyball Olympic title in 20 years, beating Russia 3-2 in the women 's final in Athens on Saturday. After trailing two sets down, China came from behind to trounce Russia 28-30, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23 and 15-12 to claim the title."
42155,0,"Baseball: Boston clinches fourth playoff berth since 1998 ST. PETERSBURG, United States : Manny Ramirez hit a two run home run in the fifth inning and Johnny Damon added a three run homer as the Boston Red Sox clinched their second straight post-season berth with a 7-3 win over Tampa."
8533,0,"German public deficit balloons in first half (AFP) AFP - Germany's public deficit amounted to 4.0 percent of gross domestic product in the first six months of the current year, well above the EU limit of 3.0 percent, official data showed."
114855,0,"US Air Flight Attendants Ready for Strike WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flight attendants at bankrupt US Airways Group Inc. UAIRQ.OB have authorized their union to authorize a strike should a federal court permit airline management to void their contract, the Association of Flight Attendants said on Monday."
39961,0,"Savvy Web Surfers Catch New Wave of Browsers Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change."
106333,0,"Verizon Will Sell Its 20.5 Stake in Canada 's Telus (Update3) Verizon Communications Inc., the biggest US telephone company, will sell its 20.5 percent stake in Telus Corp. to raise cash to invest in its wireless and high- speed Internet services."
41790,0,"Jeremy Warner 's Outlook: The pensions blot on Chancellor 's ... Gordon Brown was at it again at the Labour Party conference in Brighton yesterday, boasting of the fiscal and monetary stability he and his policies have introduced into the UK economy."
73801,0,"Japan Shares Rise TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.89 percent in early Wednesday trade as exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. rose, while the market showed little reaction to news of a Japanese held hostage in Iraq."
65237,0,"No. 8 Connecticut Tops Holy Cross, 75-36 (AP) AP - Ann Strother had 16 points and Charde Houston added 14 to lead No. 8 Connecticut to a 75-36 victory over Holy Cross on Sunday."
95542,0,"Scientist blasts FDA over Vioxx, says other drugs pose similar ... The recently withdrawn painkiller Vioxx may have caused as many as 139,000 heart attacks, strokes and deaths, a government drug-safety scientist told lawmakers on Thursday."
4235,0,"Amazon.com to Acquire Joyo.com for $72M Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to buy Joyo.com Ltd., China's largest online retailer of books, music and videos, for $72 million."
104450,0,PlayStation 3 chip on track Sony revealed new details Monday on the chip that will power the next version of its PlayStation video game machine and said development is on track to deliver products based on the chip next year.
2506,0,"Phelps ' gold rush ATHENS, Greece - The night before, Michael Phelps had stood by the pool with a strained smile and a bronze medal, his quest for Olympic immortality dashed, his million-dollar bonus lost, his gold medal count stuck on one. "
50893,0,"Martha ink expert found not guilty In a major blow to Martha Stewart, the government ink expert who testified during her trial was found not guilty of perjury after less than two days of jury deliberations."
9152,0,"Polish Cops Bust 100-Member Computer Piracy Gang (Reuters) Reuters - Polish police have broken up a gang of more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using academic computer systems around the world to store their wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday."
385,0,Intel Shows Wireless Transceiver Prototype 90-nanometer radio chip promises more power than current CMOS technology.
115486,0,"Sluggish holiday sales leave retailers uneasy (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - The holiday shopping season is hurtling toward its close, but demand remains soft and inconsistent. With just 11 days before Christmas - and heading into the last full weekend of shopping - retailers have been steadily easing prices. But a burst of late spending has yet to materialize."
64269,0,MCI writes down value of telephone network by $3.5 billion ... MCI Inc. plans to write down the value of its assets by $3.5 billion to reflect the decreased worth of the company 's telephone network as its consumer business shrinks.
109878,0,"Scientists Develop Fast Diagnostic Test for Bird Flu (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists in Hong Kong and China said Wednesday they have developed a test to detect bird flu infections in humans within hours, which could give health officials an important tool for controlling the killer virus."
23758,0,"Intel hopes to help build Internet of the Future Intel 's Chief Technology Officer, Pat Gelsinger, implied that the Internet needs upgrading, and his company is ready to assist."
78641,0,"Apple rolls out iPod Photo Apple Computer Inc has rolled out a new iPod that allows users to view and share photos as it opened nine new iTunes music stores in Europe, spurring its rivalry with Microsoft Corp and others."
49524,0,"US Airways pilots to resume talks on pay cuts -NYT The pilots union of bankrupt airline US Airways (UAIRQ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) failed over the weekend to agree to a new round of pay cuts and will resume its deliberations on Tuesday, the New York Times reported."
72976,0,Woolworths beats rival to buy liquor company SINGAPORE The takeover battle for Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group and its liquor stores appeared to come to an abrupt end on Tuesday as the retailer Coles Myer handed its rival Woolworths what analysts said might prove a Pyrrhic victory.
65002,0,Iomega rolls out low-end NAS Iomega on Friday introduced a new network-attached storage appliance for Windows networks in small and midsized businesses. The Iomega NAS 400r incorporates Serial ATA drives and uses Microsoft 's Windows Storage Server 2003 technology.
79500,0,"Cuba rules out US change of policy towards it The Cuban government does not believe there will be changes in Washington 's policy against the island country, regardless whoever wins the presidential election in the United States next week, local press said Saturday."
78350,0,"Three and out JACKSONVILLE - The players pinned buttons to their Gator blue wind suits that read: ""Another level. "". They wore gray T-shirts with the words ""Pride Out "" on the front and ""Coaches, Team, Family, "" on the back."
86762,0,Cisco reports record profit but outlook disappoints (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Cisco Systems' fiscal first-quarter profits jumped 29 as the network equipment giant saw growth in its traditional routing markets as well as its emerging technologies like Internet telephone and home networking gear.
81611,0,"Viacom Will Bid for Marketwatch Viacom said today that it expects to make a bid for MarketWatch Inc., according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing."
20246,0,"Donald confident enough to play with any of his Ryder Cup ... CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland (PA) -- Luke Donald will tell Bernhard Langer this week that he is confident enough to be paired with any of his European teammates in the 35th Ryder Cup Matches at Oakland Hills."
107537,0,"Fifth Third Predicts Lower 4Q Outlook Fifth Third Bancorp predicted fourth-quarter results well below Wall Street expectations Thursday, citing a balance sheet restructuring aimed at reducing the risks associated with increasing interest rates."
9317,0,"No finishing kick left for Pappas ATHENS -- Tom Pappas, a US gold medal favorite in the decathlon, saw his quest for an Olympic crown dashed yesterday by a serious foot injury that forced him to withdraw from the pole vault portion of the 10-event competition."
27747,0,"Microsoft Issues Patch; E-Mail ID Plan Rejected Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O released on Tuesday a patch for its latest ""critical "" rated security flaw affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software programs."
4607,0,"Stocks Open Flat NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed in early trade on Tuesday, as a report of a possible $24 billion takeover of cardiovascular device maker Guidant Corp. GDT.N by Johnson Johnson JNJ.N and easing oil prices provided support."
38678,0,"Celestica selling power-systems division to C &D Technologies TORONTO (CP) - Celestica Inc. is selling its power-systems business to C &D Technologies, a Pennsylvania-based company which will keep the 160 people employed at the division as part of a strategic expansion of its own business."
48839,0,"EMC debuts data-management software The Hopkinton data storage company EMC Corp. will roll out a set of new products today, aimed at filling out the company's ""information lifecycle management "" strategy."
76269,0,"Productivity's Battleground (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - At its Twinsburg, Ohio plant (below), Rockwell uses its own Logix controllers to make the 2.5 million circuit boards per year that power them. On one line, sensors scan boards as they move along a conveyor; if a match is found, a controller inches the conveyor forward. The same controller tracks the temperature of an oven used to cure the glue between the electronics and the board, adjusting the speed of the oven's conveyor based on the reading. All the controllers are lashed to an enterprise-management program that spits out productivity readings every two hours and looks for bottlenecks. ..."
12334,0,Hewlett-Packard to Launch Latest Push Into Consumer Markets The company will unveil a range of products today including its version of the iPod digital music player that raises the stakes in a war between PC and electronics makers.
75869,0,"Crude Drops for Second Day as China Increases Interest Rates Crude oil futures fell, posting their biggest two-day decline in London in two months, after China 's central bank raised interest rates for the first time in nine years in an attempt to stem inflation."
100724,0,"Maytag Stuck in Spin Cycle The appliance maker freezes pay and asks workers to quit, but rewards its executives with stock options."
102625,0,"FIC to Roll Out Linux Video Player (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - FIC's ""Vassili"" includes a 3.6-inch color LCD screen and a 20GB hard drive, and can play multimedia content downloaded directly or via a TiVo"
71989,0,"Flextronics Has Profit; Stock Lower SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Flextronics International Ltd., the No. 1 contract electronics manufacturer, on Monday posted a quarterly profit helped by strong sales of consumer electronics equipment but issued a forecast that fell short of estimates, sending shares down nearly 8 percent."
101788,0,Oracle to nominate four PeopleSoft directors Software company Oracle (ORCL) said Wednesday it plans to nominate four candidates for election in 2005 to the board of its rival and takeover target PeopleSoft (PSFT).
68375,0,"China says economic growth slows again Annual economic growth in China has slowed for the third quarter in a row, to 9.1 percent, responding to Beijing 's efforts to rein in breakneck investment and lending, third-quarter official data shows."
4756,0,"Kazaa owner takes heart from US copyright ruling Sharman Networks, parent company of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software Kazaa, is rejoicing at the US court ruling that found two similar P2P programs, Grokster and Morpheus, do not violate US copyright law. However, the company concedes that the ..."
110144,0,"PalmSource buys into China, Linux com December 8, 2004, 7:53 AM PT. PalmSource, which makes software for mobile devices, said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire China MobileSoft in a deal expected to expand the "
103653,0,Christmas Tree Farms in Fairfield County - Choose or Cut Your Own! The use of evergreens as a symbol and celebration of life during Winter Solstice celebrations started in ancient Roman and Egyptian times.
35440,0,"FDA's home county eyes Canadian drugs The county that is home to the Food and Drug Administration took a first step yesterday toward buying prescription drugs from Canada, despite FDA warnings that such a practice would be illegal."
82257,0,EDS again postpones Q3 earnings report A continuing review of its troubled Navy/Marine Corps Intranet contract forced embattled services provider EDS to again delay its third-quarter financial report.
89005,0,"FedEx Ordered to Repay U.S. $29M \
CHICAGO (Reuters) - FedEx Corp.'s express air shipping unit has been ordered by the U.S. government to repay\$29 million in excess funds received under an act established after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the company said on Friday.
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10050,0,Nikkei Opens Higher on Economic Optimism (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.73 percent at the opening on Thursday as investors bought exporters such as Canon Inc. after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
30817,0,"Monty Gives Europe Early Advantage at Oakland Hills BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie drew first blood for holders Europe with a birdie-three at the first hole as the 35th Ryder Cup began at Oakland Hills under cloudy skies on Friday."
37286,0,"International Space Station Crew Plans New Missions STAR CITY, Russia (AP) -- The next crew for the international space station said Thursday it will conduct experiments to research new AIDS vaccines and plant growth and work on new space vehicles that will help future missions to the moon and Mars. Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and U.S..."
18111,0,Schottenheimer Delays Naming Quarterback (AP) AP - San Diego Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer is keeping his team — including quarterbacks Drew Brees and Philip Rivers — in suspense.
44222,0,"Dell Aims To Drive Down Cost Of High-Performance Computing Vendor offers server, switch, and host-channel adapter bundle with increased I/O bandwidth, processing capability, and memory. By Larry Greenemeier."
29280,0,"Rangers Clobber Athletics 10-3 (AP) AP - Mark Mulder has lost his edge, and the Oakland Athletics are in ever-greater danger of losing their spot atop the AL West. Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer off Mulder, and the Texas Rangers kept creeping back into the playoff chase with a 10-3 victory over the A's on Wednesday night."
55529,0,"Yellow Jackets Romp B.J. Elder scores 19 points and Jarrett Jack adds 18 as No. 4 Georgia Tech crushes instate rival Georgia, 87-49, on Sunday night."
82683,0,"Verizon Catches the NextWave (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Arguably the longest running soap-opera drama in the wireless industry has announced its final episode: Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ - News) announced plans to acquire assets of a reorganized NextWave Telecom (Pink Sheets: NXLCQ.PK - News), owner of 23 valuable PCS spectrum licenses around the country."
53835,0,"Kodak, Sun Microsystems Settle Java Suit Eastman Kodak Co., poised to ask for more than $1 billion in damages from Sun Microsystems Inc., has reached an out-of-court settlement in a long-running patent dispute over the Silicon Valley company 's Java programming language."
60439,0,"Burt Rutan: Building 'Tomorrowland' One Launch at a Time (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - MOJAVE, California nbsp;-- Nobody can claim that Burt \Rutan, the innovative aerospace designer, doesn't have his head in the \cloudsand his eyes focused on the stars."
65010,0,"Bird Flu May Have Killed Thai Tigers -- Minister (Reuters) Reuters - The bird flu epidemic that has killed 31 people in southeast Asia this year may also have killed 23 tigers at a zoo in eastern Thailand, a cabinet minister said Tuesday."
40969,0,Cemex Buys 18.8 Percent Stake in RMC (Reuters) Reuters - Mexican cement company Cemex said on Monday it had spent about 432 million pounds ( $780 million)\buying an 18.8 percent stake in RMC Group as part of its planned takeover of its British rival.
99832,0,"Intel Shares Edge Lower After Downgrade NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intel Corp. INTC.O shares slipped on Tuesday after Credit Suisse First Boston downgraded the stock, forecasting that the computer chip maker will have difficulty outperforming the overall semiconductor sector next year."
11871,0,"Slash UK broadband costs, says watchdog BROADBAND access prices in Britain are still too high and need to be cut further to bring the country into line with other nations, according to Ofcom, Britains media and telecoms regulator."
86898,0,"O 'Connor 's medal now 'tarnished ' Avril Doyle, president of the Irish Equestrian Federation, believes Cian O 'Connor 's Olympic medal is tarnished following a positive blood test."
87836,0,"Cricket: Sri Lanka says ICC ruling buries Muralitharan controversy COLOMBO : Sri Lanka 's cricket governing body welcomed the new bowling rules of the International Cricket Council (ICC), saying the decision will finally end the controversy over Muttiah Muralitharan 's action."
12091,0,"Technology Key to RNC's Protective Net The Republican National Convention kicks off on Monday in the Big Apple and while politics is the main focus, technology will play an important role in securing the event. -washingtonpost.com"
16769,0,Dollar Struggles Near Recent Lows TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar struggled near recent lows on Thursday after soft U.S. manufacturing data failed to dispel concerns that the U.S. economy may be running out of steam.
63456,0,"Poll: Antiterror tech plans are flawed U.S. government isn't doing enough with technology to improve homeland security, a CNET News.com-Harris Interactive poll finds."
33096,0,Skins Cough one up for Tom One more loss and the Giants would set a franchise record with 10 straight. One more fine by Tom Coughlin before he even picked up his first victory and the Giants would be on the verge of revolt.
88344,0,"NBA to experiment with 3-point rules in NBDL NEW YORK (SportsTicker) - The NBA appears determined to lessen the impact of the 3-pointer. First, it will test out the change in the National Basketball Development League."
54092,0,"Marriott earnings up 45 percent on growing demand for rooms COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. said its third-quarter earnings rose 45 percent as growing demand for rooms helped drive revenue up 9 percent."
111846,0,Corporations in Brazil Shed Stay-at-Home Tradition Many of Brazil's biggest companies riding high at home are increasingly flexing their muscles on the international stage.
16938,0,"Acclaim Entertainment to liquidate in bankruptcy Acclaim Entertainment Inc., maker of video games such as ""Showdown: Legends of Wrestling, "" filed for bankruptcy and will liquidate its assets after failing to obtain a loan to pay employees and other expenses."
47847,0,Resignation will ease the pain of Merck investors WHAT a pill Vioxx turned out to be for Merck. Between 50 cents and 60 cents a share were lopped off expected earnings this year after the US pharmaceutical giant gave up defending its painkiller in public
26903,0,"Web Site Killings Raise Dilemmas for Media (Reuters) Reuters - A terrified-looking man, rocking back and forth in his chair with his hands tied behind his back, appeals to the United States to leave Iraq and spare him death. Then a hand with a knife appears to slice off his head."
31469,0,"Europe take charge after making history Not even a deafening din from the voices of over 30,000 Detroiters could prevent Europe from taking a record 6.5 - 1.5 lead after the first day of the 35th Ryder Cup at the Oakland Hills Country Club yesterday."
51401,0,"Alitalia, Unions Agree on Job Cuts; Rescue Proceeds (Update1) Alitalia SpA, Italy 's largest airline, reached a government-brokered agreement with its labor unions that will allow the carrier to cut about 3,700 jobs and gain funding for a plan to reorganize the company."
9641,0,"Microsoft Pulls Out of UN Talks In an e-mail message sent Monday to two officials of the UN standards group, Dave Welsh, a Microsoft program manager, wrote: ""Microsoft regularly evaluates its standards participation and its "
52468,0,Proof that size isnt everything A quick glance down the list of clubs Paul Dickov has played for inexorably leads to one conclusion: the man is football 's eternal optimist.
70248,0,"Loyalties divided, but a connection remains Some guys can do it. Some guys can look past the faces and the memories and the feelings and the history and see only a uniform. It is the World Series, and there is no room for sentiment or friendship. If you are a member of the Boston Red Sox, every member of the St. Louis Cardinals must be the ..."
80964,0,"Hauritz answers the call... again If you could rewind events back to February 2003, try winding back to Cricket 's World Cup. Before Australia bowled a ball in anger, Shane Warne has stole all the headlines, failed a drugs "
48595,0,Late-Season Heroics Guide Astros Into Playoffs HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Houston Astros seemed as shocked as they were happy after beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday to clinch the National League wild card playoff berth and cap an improbable late-season comeback.
65813,0,"Pfizer Profit Up on Demand for Key Drugs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, the world's biggest drugmaker, on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings rose on higher sales of key medicines."
115417,0,"Unocal strikes deal with Myanmar villagers over alleged slave ... LOS ANGELES: US-based Unocal Corp. will pay to boost living conditions and protect villagers near Myanmar 's Yadana gas pipeline under the settlement of a key human rights abuse case, the parties said."
49680,0,"China 's central bank has no timetable for more flexible exchange ... WASHINGTON : China, invited to the table of the world 's top financial powers for the first time, did not appear to buckle to pressure to speed up moves to adjust or end a currency peg that many say distorts global trade flows."
13509,0,Ceasefire in Najaf helps to steady global oil prices World oil prices firmed on Friday after a five-session drop amid renewed concerns over unrest in Iraq despite a ceasefire in its holy city of Najaf.
17347,0,"BASEBALL ROUNDUP Redman Helps Put A 's Back on Track ark Redman pitched seven strong innings for his 10th victory and Billy McMillon homered to lead the Oakland Athletics past the White Sox, 4-2, in Chicago yesterday."
7017,0,"Gatlin 's the best by the blink of an eye If you live for the mens 100 meters and figure that once its over, the rest of the Olympic track meet is just a lot of people from places you couldnt find on a map "
43454,0,"Oil Prices Ease From 21-Year High But Remain Volatile New York, Sept. 29 (NNN): Hitting fresh 21-year highs of more than $50 a barrel a day earlier, oil prices eased slightly on Tuesday but remained quite volatile as increased fighting in Nigeria forced several "
53101,0,Gailey: Ball still the starter Georgia Techs Reggie Ball walks toward the sideline during Saturdays loss to Miami. ATLANTA - There is no starting quarterback controversy at Georgia Tech.
39469,0,"Testaverde Is Hearing It All Again From Parcells Vinny Testaverde heard that grumble growing to a growl, always a warning of yet another Bill Parcells tirade in which the words become sledgehammers."
117297,0,Drinking at last-chance saloon Yukos will on Thursday seek an injunction from a US court in a last-gasp bid to block the forced auction of its main operating unit by the Russian government on Sunday.
71196,0,"Somerfield takes on 114 Safeway stores Wm Morrison has sold 114 small stores acquired with the 3 billion takeover of Safeway, signalling its distaste of the convenience market being pursued by rival supermarket giants."
32238,0,"No. 13 Tenn. Stuns No. 11 Florida 30-28 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 19, 2004 - James Wilhoit missed the easy one to tie, then made the tough one to win it. Wilhoit kicked a 50-yard field goal with 6 seconds left after missing an extra point that would have tied the game to give No."
77466,0,"Angry Safin Upset by Call, Llodra Marat Safin lost his temper and his quarterfinal at the St. Petersburg Open on Friday, getting surprised by seventh-seeded Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-1 after protesting a line call."
29000,0,"Rivals end phoney contest A cricket match is expected to break out this morning at the Oval, ending a week of tediously phoney contests and sparking the ICC Champions Trophy into belated life."
71071,0,Leftwich is best on day of passing Donovan McNabb threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns to lead Philadelphia to a 34-31 overtime win at Cleveland. Minnesota 's Daunte Culpepper completed 24 of 30 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown to lead the Vikings to a 20-3 rout of Tennessee.
56979,0,"Stocks Seen Little Changed; Oil at Record NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked set to open nearly unchanged on Monday amid expected light trading volume on the Columbus Day holiday, but record high oil prices could put pressure on markets."
99529,0,"Wal-Mart Will Allow Unions in China (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, gave ground to Chinese pressure Tuesday and said it would allow its workers to set up a trade union."
34584,0,"MLB: Anaheim 5, Seattle 2 Anaheim gained ground in the American League West and the wild card race with a 5-2 win over Seattle Monday. The Angels are now 2 1/2 games behind first-place Oakland and 4 1/2 behind wild card leader Boston."
97815,0,"Sears-Kmart Deal Highlights Future Retail Trend The planned acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co. by Kmart Holding Corp. highlights a changing retail environment that could soon eliminate the department store as we know it, analysts and consultants said on Friday."
84854,0,"US approves stun guns for international flights US authorities have approved the use of Taser stun guns on commercial flights to and from the United States, the manufacturer has said."
54616,0,Oil Holds Near $53 High Oil prices held near record highs today even though oil unions in OPEC member Nigeria said a two-day wildcat strike would pass without any impact on exports.
7457,0,"Everton board meeting postponed The Everton board meeting to unveil details of a new investor has been postponed at the request of director Paul Gregg, chairman Bill Kenwrights rival for control of the club."
63085,0,"Sony and MP3, together at last Before Sony brought out its new NW-HD3, it didn 't have a hard-drive-based digital audio player that could play MP3s. This was a shame, because while Apple makes some great MP3 players, it could use some credible competition."
3921,0,"Amazon to Buy China's Biggest Internet Retailer (Reuters) Reuters - Internet giant Amazon.com Inc. is to buy China's biggest online retailer, Joyo.com, sources familiar with the deal said on Thursday."
118523,0,"Atletico Madrid complete deal for Birmingham 's Gronkjaer Birmingham managing director Karren Brady and Gronkjaer 's agent, Vincenzo Morabito, were both in Madrid to finalise terms with Atletico officials."
93380,0,Rupe tries roadblock Rupert Murdoch wants to put up another gate to keep media mogul John Malone from buying a bigger stake in his kingdom. One week after adopting a poison pill to protect his News Corp.
96736,0,"Pacers ' Bender Out Six Weeks With Injury Atlanta Hawks forward Al Harrington, middle, is welcomed to Conseco Fieldhouse by Indiana Pacers forward Jonathan Bender, left, and forward Ron Artest before the start of the game in Indianapolis,Wednesday, Nov.17, 2004."
41883,0,"Cook: Angels make right decision On Sunday, the Anaheim Angels took time out from their playoff chase with the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers to suspend left fielder Jose Guillen without pay for the "
116104,0,"US Central Bank Boosts Interest Rates Again The American central bank, the Federal Reserve, Tuesday raised short-term interest rates for the fifth time in six months. Even with the quarter point increase short-term rates are a still-very-low 2.25 percent."
59456,0,"Caution Dampens Spirit at Cannes Tech Conference CANNES, France (Reuters) - Concerns about soaring oil prices and terrorism have injected fresh caution into global markets over the last six months, executives and investors said at a technology conference in Cannes."
89114,0,"E-Mail Authentication Faces Hurdles Cost, different standards remain the key challenges in the fight to craft an antispam plan."
6597,0,TXT-to-pay parking gets green light Wellington City Council will this week start replacing 1300 parking meters with 300 pay-and-display machines that can accept payments from mobile phones or credit cards.
41214,0,Ingram Micro Expands Asia Pacific Presence Ingram Micro Inc. today announced during a conference call that it has entered into an agreement that will increase its reach in the Asia Pacific region.
116403,0,"Verizon unlikely to bid for Sprint update Verizon Communications has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday, toppling a potential obstacle to Sprint 's $37.8 billion bid for Nextel Communications."
29148,0,"chipmaker Infineon admits price fixing German computer chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG has agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and will pay a $160 million fine, the Justice Department announced Wednesday."
29982,0,"Pre-Inca Ruins Emerging From Peru's Cloud Forests In the Andes mountains, forests cloak the ruins of a pre-Inca civilization, the size and scope of which archaeologists are only now beginning to understand."
23988,0,The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job plea But the antivirus community wrinkles its nose at the notion of a worm as curriculum vitae.
69464,0,"Newman wins pole in Martinsville MARTINSVILLE, Virginia (Ticker) - Ryan Newman is probably too far back in the ""Chase for the Championship "" to seriously contend for the title."
119846,0,"FOOTBALL: MOURINHO: BEAT BARCA? NOU PROBLEM JOSE MOURINHO last night promised Barcelona that as far as football is concerned, his side can prove that size doesn 't matter."
10209,0,"Nikkei rises; exporters and banks gain TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Japanese stock indexes rose by midmorning Thursday as exporters and banks led gains following the strong performance of their US counterparts, as well as the fourth session of falling oil prices in New York."
77156,0,"Move Over, Edison (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - MaryLou O'Malley wants to get something off her chest--or collarbone, more precisely. The 72-year-old is tired of having to adjust her necklace when it slips around her neck. Wouldn't it be wonderful, she says, if there were an adhesive to keep her jewelry stuck to her skin?"
61705,0,A Day With The Patch Patrol InformationWeek takes a behind-the-scenes look at patch-management software maker Shavlik Technologies the day Microsoft unleashes a flood of security patches.
83503,0,"Letters to the Editor: Poor odds for super-casinos TESSA JOWELL should visit Atlantic City, New Jersey, the former equivalent of Blackpool, if she thinks casinos will regenerate run down resorts and provide jobs for the locals (News, last week)."
17970,0,"Spacewalking astronauts replace worn-out piece of cooling ... Leaving their orbiting outpost unmanned, the international space station 's two astronauts floated outside on a spacewalk Friday and plugged in new antennas and replaced a worn-out piece of cooling equipment."
64602,0,"DaimlerChrysler, union reach deal at Brampton TORONTO - The Canadian Auto Workers have reached a tentative deal on workplace issues to allow DaimlerChrysler to add 900 jobs to its Brampton assembly plant, but the expansion is still awaiting provincial government assistance."
81400,0,MSN Music expands reach to give iTunes a serious challenge Eight more European countries got access to Microsofts MSN Music Store today. This comes in wake of Apples similar move to provide iTunes access to more European countries.
49255,0,"Panthers pile up yards, but still lose New Orleans, the city, is known as the Big Easy. The Atlanta Falcons defense should be called the Big Tease. How else can you explain the frustrations of the Carolina Panthers and quarterback Jake Delhomme."
16,0,Kids Rule for Back-to-School The purchasing power of kids is a big part of why the back-to-school season has become such a huge marketing phenomenon.
105731,0,"Search engines zero in on video Google has officially joined the race to come up with a way to search videos and TV shows. In addition to a search technology for Internet-based video content, Google is also working with TV and cable broadcasters "
112355,0,"Laptop Usage Can Lead to Low Sperm Count and Infertility Laptop Usage Can Lead to Low Sperm Count and Infertility\\Laptops may be one of the most useful inventions in the world, even more useful than TiVo and Jiffy Pop. However, a quite frightening study was released yesterday that linked laptop usage to infertility in males. The study, released by the ..."
8558,0,Kazmir dazzles in D-Rays debut Scott Kazmir 's big league debut was everything Mets fans had dreamed about since the day he was drafted in the first round two years ago.
73279,0,"Treasuries Flat, Consumer Gloom No Shock (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt yields held near seven-month lows on Tuesday after a soft reading on U.S.\consumer sentiment added modestly to concerns about the economy."
44436,0,"Nasdaq Chief Sees Changes Ahead NEW YORK - Nasdaq plans to list itself on its own National Market by the end of the year, President and Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said Wednesday."
88767,0,"McEnroe backs Henman John McEnroe believes Tim Henman can pick up the 1million winner 's cheque at the Tennis Master Cup in Houston next week. McEnroe, who will be at the Albert Hall for the Masters "
54799,0,SANS Unveils 2004 's Top 20 Internet Vulnerabilities The security research group The SANS Institute on Friday released its annual Top 20 list of the most critical Internet-related vulnerabilities to give organizations a way to prioritize their defensive efforts.
105150,0,Stocks to Watch Tuesday The Web search company said it will commence its share buyback offer today for the 23.4 million common shares it may have issued improperly to previous and current employees and consultants.
46792,0,"Tourists Await Mount St. Helens Eruption (AP) AP - Camcorder in hand, Sheri Ray stood on Johnston Ridge — named for a man who died in the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 — and waited impatiently for the volcano to blow again."
91921,0,"CORRECTED - US stocks rise slightly, Intel offsets jobs data In NEW YORK item headlined ""US stocks rise slightly, Intel offsets jobs data, "" please read in paragraph 12, "" ... By Friday afternoon, the euro was at $1.3458, a new record high against the dollar, according to Reuters data."
119942,0,"Toronto trades Carter The Toronto Raptors traded six-time All-Star Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets for three players, including center Alonzo Mourning, and two first-round draft picks."
87366,0,"NASCAR Lifts Ban on Liquor Ads on Cars (AP) AP - NASCAR lifted its ban on hard-liquor ads on cars Wednesday, easing restrictions aimed at cleaning up the image of a sport that traces its roots to good ol' boys running moonshine through the hills of Georgia and the Carolinas."
80943,0,"Jury Convicts 5 Involved in Enron Deal With Merrill The first criminal trial stemming from the financial dealings at Enron ended yesterday with a raft of convictions, as a federal jury found that five defendants, including four former executives "
33041,0,Viewpoint: School finance deadline unrealistic State District Judge John Dietz declared Texas ' public school funding system unconstitutional last Wednesday. Dietz said the $30 billion funneled into public schools each year by the state is inadequate to foot the educational bill.
32860,0,"Yukos Said to Halt Some Exports to China MOSCOW - Russia 's Yukos oil company is suspending oil exports to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it cannot afford to pay transport expenses, a news agency reported Sunday."
96186,0,"Investors May Sue Russia as YUKOS Tanks MOSCOW (Reuters) - YUKOS' foreign investors accused Russia on Friday of attempting to steal the oil giant's key unit Yugansk and threatened to sue after Moscow set a Dec. 19 fire sale of its assets, sending the stock collapsing by 25 percent."
96253,0,"Search Engine Marketing: Internet Gardening Tips For 2005 Search Engine Marketing: Internet Gardening Tips For 2005\\With the major elections now behind us, we can once again concentrate on getting back to business. In Canada, we don't even have Hockey to distract us this year. Here are a few gardening tips to help you prepare for marketing your business ..."
59293,0,Oil surpasses $54 then falls sharply; supply fears wane after briefly surpassing $54 a barrel for the first time -n speculation that demand doesnt justify further price increases. Also
88583,0,"Afridi: No clear favourites Calcutta: Shahid Afridi felt that the Saturday one-dayer between the arch-rivals will be a close one with no clear favourites. Any team can win on the day, the Pakistani allrounder said at a city hotel on Thursday."
25364,0,NASA Hopes Data Can Be Salvaged From Crashed Craft A top NASA official said Thursday that scientists examining the remains of the crashed Genesis space capsule have peeked inside a broken canister containing atoms
116061,0,Ask Matt A: If you 've seen the legions of music lovers walking around with white ear buds dangling from their ears: you 've witnessed the iPod revolution.
1705,0,"Cassini Spacecraft Discovers 2 New Moons Around Saturn The US Space Agency 's Cassini spacecraft has discovered two new moons around Saturn - bringing the planet 's count to 33. NASA said Monday the images of the two, small moons were taken June 1. "
5530,0,"Car accident can't keep coach away SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Randy Hien has spent more than two decades managing Little League baseball, and he wasn't going to miss the Lincoln (R.I.) All-Stars team's trip to the Little League World Series, even though a recent car accident nearly killed him."
78518,0,"Park hangs on to win Nine Bridges Entering the final round tied with Kate Golden with a two-stroke lead over the rest of the field, Park birdied eight holes to hold off Annika Sorenstam and defending champion Shi Hyun Ahn and win the $1."
73039,0,UPDATE 1-Fleming sets two records as Kiwis dominate Captain Stephen Fleming set two national records on Tuesday as New Zealand took control on the first day of the second test against Bangladesh.
7222,0,Arm Holdings buys US tech firm Microprocessor designer Arm Holdings buys US tech firm Artisan for about $913m.
86482,0,"Virus writers exploit Microsofts monthly patch cycle The creators of the Bofra worm, which exploits the recently discovered iFrame vulnerability in Internet Explorer, may have timed the release of their worm to throw Microsofts monthly patch cycle into disarray, say security experts."
103367,0,Swiss endorse stem cell research Swiss voters overwhelmingly approve government proposals to permit research using stem cells of human embryos.
109494,0,"No. 11 Pittsburgh Beats Memphis NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Carl Krauser scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out four assists to lead No. 11 Pittsburgh over Memphis, 70-51, in the Jimmy V Classic from New York's famed Madison Square Garden."
115127,0,"NFL Wrap: Steelers End Bills' Playoff Hopes ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Jeff Reed kicked five field goals and James Harrison returned a fumble for a touchdown, as the Pittsburgh Steelers completed the best season in franchise history and knocked the Buffalo Bills out of playoff contention with a 29-24 victory at Ralph Wilson Stadium."
108260,0,Microsoft Sues Spammers over Porn E-Mails Laws require that sexually oriented solicitations be marked with a label warning users of the content in both the subject line and the initially viewable area of the message.
118689,0,"Notebook: Burress, Kriewaldt ruled out for Sunday Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress (hamstring) and linebacker Clint Kriewaldt (hamstring) have been downgraded from questionable to out for Saturday 's game at the New York Giants."
40496,0,"US Airways Outlines Time Frame for Possible Liquidation US Airways faces a ""high probability"" of liquidation by mid-February if the temporary pay cuts it requested are not approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court."
28258,0,"PacifiCare to Buy American Medical (Reuters) Reuters - PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. , one of the biggest Medicare plan providers, said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy health-care benefits provider American Medical Security Group Inc. for $502 million to expand its product offerings to individuals and small businesses."
43618,0,"MMS to replace texts as mobile money spinner Multimedia messaging service (MMS) is rapidly taking over from short messaging service (SMS), but operators must undertake major infrastructure upgrades to cope with the technology 's increased traffic demands or risk alienating customers with poor service "
10915,0,Bertuzzi pleads not guilty Vancouver Canucks star Todd Bertuzzi has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault causing bodily harm. The plea was entered during a brief arraignment hearing Thursday morning in a Vancouver court room.
17917,0,"3Com lowers revenue forecast One analyst complains that the gear maker is in a ""perpetual state of transition, constantly trying to identify where it can execute."""
57400,0,"Nintendo DS Readies for Portable Gaming Competition ""DS provides the road map to the future of video games, "" Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America 's executive vice president of sales and marketing said."
114252,0,"Space agency chief 'to resign ' The head of the US space agency (Nasa), Sean O 'Keefe, is preparing to resign, according to US newspaper reports. Mr O 'Keefe will meet with a committee seeking to fill the job of chancellor at Louisiana State "
101478,0,Hunters off the hook for bison declines Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.
47968,0,"Sharapova Faces Unseeded Domachowska in WTA Seoul Final Top-seeded Maria Sharapova pounded unseeded Anne ""Kosmo "" Kremer of Luxembourg 6-0, 6-2 Saturday to advance to the final at the WTA stop at Seoul."
119501,0,"Makaay Hails ""Incredible Draw "" Bayern Munich players and officials were thrilled at the propsect of meeting English champions Arsenal for a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions ' League after today 's draw in Nyon paired the two clubs."
118472,0,"Osborne upset about athletic directors not calling back Tom Osborne has been out of college football for seven years, and now he can 't even get a phone call returned. The Nebraska coach-turned-congressman on Thursday bemoaned the lack of response he received from "
10427,0,"Ethics commission clears Meirelles of wrongdoing BRASILIA -- A commission that monitors Brazilian government members has concluded that Central Bank president Henrique Meirelles, facing media accusations of tax evasion, has not behaved unethically."
20283,0,"Healthy-scratch Hull leaves practice in a huff ST. PAUL, Minn. - A winner of the World Cup of Hockey tournament has yet to be crowned, but newly signed Coyotes player Brett Hull already is assured an award - Most Unhappy Player."
23100,0,"Keeping IT work close to home Group proposes outsourcing to underutilized, lower-cost IT workers in outlying areas of the U.S. rather than offshore."
45891,0,"Senate postpones vote on file-swapping bill com September 30, 2004, 9:28 AM PT. There 's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology."
58593,0,"Verizon, Comcast execs slam regulation OCTOBER 12, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - SAN FRANCISCO -- Cable met telecommunications yesterday at the Telecom '04 trade show in Las Vegas as the top executives of Verizon Communications Inc."
73388,0,"Radcliffe decides to race in NYC Marathon Paula Radcliffe decided there was only one way to get over the heartbreak of twin failures at the Athens Olympics: race again. She will do that Nov. 7 in the New York City Marathon, less than three months "
45623,0,"Call center services on the horizon Two carriers plan hosted, IP-based services that provide automatic call distribution, interactive voice response, call control, monitoring and customer-history databases."
17168,0,Science Oddities Are Revealed to the British Public (Reuters) Reuters - One of the world's most bizarre scientific collections went on show on Thursday.
92786,0,"Coach receives extension after NCAA tourney berths CHICAGO -- DePaul University women 's basketball coach Doug Bruno has signed a contract extension, the school announced Tuesday."
108527,0,"Lycos pulls the plug on anti-spam screensaver Lycos Europe has yanked its ""Make Love, Not Spam "" anti-spam screensaver from its site, leaving only a cryptic message of ""Stay Tuned "" in its place."
50256,0,"Marks and Spencer grabs new clothing outfit London - Marks and Spencer on Tuesday announced it had acquired the ""per una "" clothing brand for 125 million (R1.44 billion), in a deal the group hopes will help to lift falling sales."
118330,0,Oil Holds Big Gains on U.S. Fuel Concerns NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices held Wednesday's 6 percent gains on Thursday on fears over U.S. fuel supplies ahead of the northern winter.
37766,0,"Study Links Glaciers, Warmer Waters Description: New evidence is reported that rising global temperatures could have rapid effects on the Antarctic ice pack and on ocean levels."
103406,0,"Dexia calls off talks with Italian bank Dexia, the French-Belgian bank, on Sunday called off merger talks with Italy 's Sanpaolo IMI, ending the prospect of Europe 's biggest cross-border banking deal."
10429,0,A technology whiz strives to make life simpler John Maeda is a man with a lot on his mind. The MIT professor of media arts and sciences thinks about how to make technology simpler; he thinks about using the computer as a mode of expression rather than simply as a tool; he thinks about making digital art from Cheetos and sugar crystals.
59354,0,"US mortgage applications fall last week NEW YORK - New applications for US home loans dropped more than 9 percent last week even as average 30-year mortgage rates also eased from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday."
44244,0,"LUKoil-Conoco Deal Opens Way to Iraq In the country 's biggest-ever privatization auction, ConocoPhillips on Wednesday paid nearly $2 billion for a 7.59 percent stake in LUKoil, sealing a strategic alliance between the oil majors and revitalizing energy ties between Russia and the United "
56913,0,US gov targets spyware outfit A company which makes software that infiltrates users ' computers and demands $30 to be removed has been targeted by US authorities.
95433,0,"American Lowers 'Walk-Up ' Fares, Cuts Restrictions For S. Florida ... FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines has unveiled a new simplified domestic fare structure and eliminated many fare restrictions, including all Saturday night stay requirements on the Fort Worth-based airline, as well as American Eagle and "
41674,0,"YOUR news source for Monday, September 27, 2004 NASHVILLE -- After Chris Brown 's 26-yard touchdown run that finally quenched the Tennessee Titans ' touchdown thirst Sunday afternoon, it became apparent that quarterback Steve McNair was hurt."
96846,0,Safin secures last berth Maraf Safin finally secured a berth at the semi-finals of the year-end Masters Cup after an easy victory over Tim Henman. The two were even at 1-1 when they took to the court.
28095,0,European Shares Tread Water LONDON (Reuters) - European shares traded sideways on Wednesday but banks were a bright spot as Britain's HBOS rallied on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic peer Abbey.
99461,0,Far EasTone says pickings slim Far EasTone Telecommunications Co () projects earnings to expand mildly next year as the company 's planned third-generation (3G) mobile service is not expected to stimulate business
59515,0,"Dollar Lifted by Slipping Oil Prices (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar rose to a three-week high against the euro on Wednesday, boosted by a fall in the price of oil, which should help narrow the U.S. trade deficit and thus benefit the dollar."
41502,0,"Toshiba presses Play on 60GB audio player Up to 15,000 audio files can be stored on the company's upcoming hard drive-based player."
74147,0,"US Steel reports 3rd quarterly profit PITTSBURGH -- US Steel Corp. swung to its third consecutive quarterly profit, helped by higher prices and a tax gain, to beat analysts ' earnings estimates."
31302,0,"Next Online Music War Set to Play It 's just another sign that a major battle for the hearts, minds and dollars of young, tech-minded consumers will be fought over music -- who sells it and who gets to play it on what portable gadgets."
105179,0,"Charleston tourism brisk after busy hurricane season The busiest hurricane season in years chased tourists from the South Carolina coast last summer. But in recent weeks, as hurricane season passes, tourists are again returning."
77186,0,A monkey off their back THE wait is over. Australia yesterday stormed the barricades to its final frontier and plundered the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with one of its biggest victories in Test history.
85405,0,Big Blue named top computer again Big Blue has brought the title of the worlds fastest supercomputer back to the US for the first time in three years. IBMs still incomplete Blue Gene/L system has been officially named the fastest in the
68540,0,Vettori spins NZ to big win DANIEL VETTORI captured six wickets as New Zealand completed a hat-trick of victories over Bangladesh after clinching the opening Test by an innings and 99 runs in Dhaka today.
80951,0,"Victory of known entity lifts stocks Stock markets powered ahead while government bonds suffered yesterday as financial markets around the world signalled relief at the emerging clarity, and the result, of the US presidential election."
85343,0,"SportsNetwork Game Preview (Sports Network) - The winless Golden State Warriors start a five-game road trip tonight, as they visit the undefeated Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center."
52096,0,"House, Senate Agree to Cut Taxes, End Export Break (Update1) US House and Senate negotiators agreed to replace a $50 billion tax break for US exporters ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization with a $76."
35148,0,"Sports: Kennedy out for season with knee injury ANAHEIM, Calif. The Anaheim Angels will be without second baseman Adam Kennedy as they pursue a postseason berth. Kennedy tore up his right knee in the fifth inning of last night 's 5-to-2 win over Seattle."
42886,0,"Munich set to approve Linux despite patent worries SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 (REUTERS) - More than a year after Munich declared its intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of open-source rival Linux, city councilors are finally ready to move ahead with the plan."
94965,0,"Jobless Claims Dip, Match Forecasts (Reuters) 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."
108222,0,"RAIDERS NOTEBOOK Schweigert might get start against Chiefs One week after making his first NFL start, opening last Sunday 's 25- 24 win at Denver in the Raiders ' 4-1-6 defensive package in place of strong safety Marques Anderson, rookie Stuart Schweigert may get the opportunity to start in the base defense as well "
47570,0,"Quick-thinking driver helps cops save the day Nashville - Thanks to a quick-thinking robbery victim and his camera-equipped cellphone, police had a photo of the suspect and tracked him down in 10 minutes, police said."
94731,0,"Union meets with agents; no progress An NHL lockout that 's already nine weeks old won 't end any time soon unless owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players ' union."
7492,0,"ARM shares tumble on deal for chip firm LONDON ARM Holdings, a British semiconductor designer, said on Monday that it would buy Artisan Components for $913 million to broaden its product range."
23248,0,Canon Unveils a Cavalcade of Printers Topping the list of new models is a $999 color laser multifunction printer.
8769,0,"Singles Seek Home-Run Date at California Ball Park (Reuters) Reuters - When the San Francisco Giants play baseball, slugger Barry Bonds and the other players are far from the only ones thinking about hitting home runs."
88739,0,"Cellphones get debugging tool For the millions of mobile-phone users buying fancier and more complicated phones these days - particularly in Asia, where the most cutting-edge phones often are introduced -he old model of cellphone service is getting a reboot."
85213,0,Wall Street slips as profit-takers move in post-election STOCKS stayed little changed yesterday as interest rates and a weakening dollar took centre stage after last weeks US presidential election inspired rally.
61569,0,EU to appeal WTO sugar ruling The EU is to appeal against a World Trade Organisation ruling that its sugar subsidies breach world trade rules.
83281,0,DTM deal ends Mika/ Williams rumours Stories about Mika Hakkinen driving for Williams next year have proven to be nothing but fairytales as the Finn has signed to race in Germany 's DTM Touring Car Championship.
91852,0,"Kazaa Faces Piracy Charges in Trial Australia 's record company lawyers are attempting to have Kazaa 's owners, Sharman Networks, declared liable for copyright breach and loss of earnings in the civil case now underway."
32744,0,"Hands off Great Lakes As an environmentalist with more than 30 years of activism under my belt, I am generally not vulnerable to complacency. But if there is any area of environmental concern I tend to feel is well in hand it is the Great Lakes."
56894,0,"CapitalSource's Especially Warm Reception Investor conferences put on by public companies tend to be upbeat affairs. That was indeed the case at CapitalSource Inc. 's annual presentation to research analysts. About 125 people -- mostly the youngish, mathy types who follow financial service companies for Wall Street -- were crammed into the Fairmont hotel in Foggy Bottom to listen to a procession of crisp, data-laden speeches about CapitalSource."
26811,0,"Vivendi Net Loss Widens PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi Universal posted a near doubling in its first-half net loss to 1.86 billion euros ($2.28 billion) on Tuesday, hit by currency translation losses linked to its entertainment deal with NBC, but cellphone unit SFR boosted profits at the operating level."
4749,0,"Davenport advances in Cincinnati Mason, OH (Sports Network) - Lindsay Davenport shook off a sluggish start to rally for a three-set victory over unheralded Lilia Osterloh at the inaugural Western &&& Southern Financial Group Women 's Open. "
89729,0,"NHL overstated losses, report says While the audit released last February found the league lost $274 million in the 2002-03 hockey season, Forbes pegged losses that year at just $123 million, a massive and contentious discrepancy in the two-month-old lockout of the 750-member NHL Players "
52887,0,NASA Hedges Bets on Hubble The space agency taps Lockheed Martin and MD Robotics to build robotic technology it may use to repair the ailing Hubble Space Telescope. By Amit Asaravala.
119848,0,"Tinsley 's big 2nd half lifts Pacers to win INDIANAPOLIS Jamaal Tinsley scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half to lead the Pacers to an 89-86 victory over the Raptors, who traded All-Star Vince Carter to New Jersey earlier Friday."
41756,0,James Hardie 's Macdonald Stands Aside for Regulator 's Inquiry James Hardie Industries NV said Chief Executive Officer Peter Macdonald will stand aside during a probe by Australia 's securities regulator into allegations he misled investors about
92262,0,"Petrol prices drive up inflation A 2p increase in the average cost of petrol, as a result of surging crude oil prices, helped push UK inflation higher in October."
119273,0,"Circuit City Cautious on Outlook CHICAGO (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N on Friday posted a narrower quarterly loss from continuing operations but said its outlook was cautious for the current quarter, which includes the holiday shopping season."
41431,0,Apple to replace 'spotty' PowerBook screens Company offers free replacement screens to owners of 15-inch models that display white spots.
56669,0,"Clayton enjoys homecoming NEW ORLEANS - Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden may not have realized it, but he had the perfect four-leaf clover for his teams 0-4 start as it walked into the Louisiana Superdome Sunday morning."
95021,0,"Broker Downgrades Sink Medtronic (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Medtronic Inc. on Thursday sank 7 percent to their lowest level in more than three months after the medical device maker posted weaker-than-expected growth in one of its key business units,\sparking at least three broker downgrades."
65834,0,Digital Agenda: Homeland security--A global assault on anonymity (page 3) Cutting-edge data mining and other intelligence tools could redefine privacy as we know it. A News.com special report.
52309,0,Phelps targets six golds Michael Phelps will bid to repeat his feat of six Olympic gold medals when he competes in the Fina swimming short course world championships.
82406,0,"Stars come out to compete at Advanta Championships at Villanova A year ago, the Advanta Championships returned to The Pavilion after a two-year absence, but the tournament suffered from injury withdrawls and a lack of star power."
38447,0,"Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw now public com September 22, 2004, 4:17 PM PT. Most IT Managers won 't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies."
117881,0,Eli should envy friends of Ben 's Ben Roethlisberger knows how good he has it in Pittsburgh these days with a talented supporting cast around him. And he knows how bad Eli Manning has it in New York without much of a supporting cast at all.
50835,0,"CORRECTED - UPS buys CNF 's Menlo Worldwide Forwarding In NEW YORK item, please read headline as ...UPS buys CNF 's Menlo Worldwide Forwarding... instead of ...UPS buys CNF 's Menlo Worldwide for cash,debt... (Clarifies that UPS buying just a unit, not whole of Menlo Worldwide)."
6779,0,"Report: Consumers tuning in to plasma TVs First-quarter shipments of plasma televisions in the United States more than doubled from the previous year, according to research firm iSuppli."
27302,0,"Hurricanes Hurt Office Depot's Profit CHICAGO (Reuters) - Office Depot Inc. ODP.N on Tuesday warned that profit for the rest of the year would fall short of forecasts because of the string of hurricanes in Florida and poor sales elsewhere, sending its stock down 6.5 percent."
119701,0,"Suns Tops in West Using what he learned from Italy's pro league, Mike D'Antoni has installed a run-and-gun offense that has Phoenix trampling opponents."
96406,0,"""Brain"" in Dish Flies Simulated Fighter Jet Scientists have grown a ""brain"" in a petri dish that can fly a simulated F-22 fighter airplane. It's all part of a quest to build ""living"" computers."
81196,0,"Microsoft, Intel promote Digital Joy campaign INTEL AND MICROSOFT are to hold a joint advertising and marketing campaign aimed at plumping a PC at the centre of a converged digital home."
42468,0,"CDs to dominate for years over net downloads, study shows LONDON - The compact disc has at least another five years as the most popular music format before online downloads chip away at its dominance, a new study said on Tuesday."
100695,0,Recording companies sign deal to sell songs over new file-sharing ... Three major recording companies have agreed to make their music available to be shared and sold over a new online file-swapping service that aims to lure music fans away from rival
60782,0,Spitzer puts Wall Street 's top insurers in his sights Eliot Spitzer showed once again why he is Wall Street 's worst nightmare yesterday when he launched a scathing attack on the insurance industry that could lead to criminal charges against leading executives.
15162,0,FrontRange CEO bullish He outlines management and strategy changes for the CRM and service management company.
107103,0,"Oil Slides Another Dollar to 11-Week Low LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices tumbled to an 11-week low below $45 a barrel on Thursday, deepening a dramatic slide after an increase in U.S. heating oil stocks eased worries of a winter supply squeeze."
59183,0,"IBM makes Websphere smarter to improve business continuity IBM is fleshing out its On Demand computing strategy with the release later this year of Websphere 6.0, the next incarnation of its flagship application server software."
98034,0,"Pacers Scared, Shocked by Detroit Fans (AP) AP - The Indiana Pacers were frightened when spectators began hurling chairs, drinks, and ice at them in one of the most violent exchanges between players and fans in U.S. sports history."
116544,0,"Yukos files for bankruptcy Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos has launched bankruptcy proceedings in a Houston, Texas court, the company has said. Claire Davidson, a spokeswoman for the company in London, did "
109834,0,IBM CEO's memo clarifies PC biz sell-off Exclusive The Palmisano email to the troops in full
27326,0,Iraq Pledges to Improve Oil Security The man in charge of Iraq 's massive oil sector promised to better protect infrastructure critical to production and exports as saboteurs underscored the difficulty of that task by blowing up a pipeline junction in northern Iraq.
73575,0,"U.S. Bancorp, VeriSign team on banking security U.S. Bancorp will use VeriSign's Unified Authentication service to validate and secure interactions with commercial banking customers, providing them with a secure USB token they must use when accessing services online."
80894,0,"Consumers seen as drivers of longer-term semi growth SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Global semiconductor sales are expected to be flat in 2005, below previous forecasts, and growth won 't reach double digits again until 2007, a trade group said late Wednesday."
77563,0,Google Shares Flirt With $200 Mark Google Inc. shares came within a nickel of reaching $200 on Thursday before investors buckled to weakness seen throughout the technology sector as trading came to a close.
61332,0,"Google expands search to desktop (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - In a move that beats competitors Yahoo, Microsoft, America Online and AskJeeves to the starting gate, Internet search giant Google on Thursday unveiled a program enhancement that searches Web pages plus e-mails, pictures, music and other documents on your hard drive."
42461,0,"Price hike set Citing higher prices of coffee and sugar, Starbucks says it will raise the average price of its drinks by eleven cents at all 45-hundred stores in North America."
117051,0,"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 time cheer. Now, I present for the meek, scared of e-backlash, a guide to making your very own K5 recipe from scratch."
26427,0,"Media Repeat Bid to Unseal Bryant Records (AP) AP - The dismissal of the sex assault charge against Kobe Bryant underscores why records in the case should be made public, media organizations said in motions Monday to unseal the evidence."
27056,0,Hopes rise for Alitalia rescue Talks between Alitalia and the airline 's unions continued on Tuesday as hopes rose of side-stepping bankruptcy before Wednesday 's deadline.
38968,0,"The Rundown 1 Southern California at Stanford 7 p.m., TBS
Not that long ago -- 1999 to 2001 -- Stanford won three straight in this series, but times have changed. All the preseason hype was for USC quarterback Matt Leinart, but he may not even be the best player on his team. Tailback Reggie Bush can, and will, line up just about anywhere. Something must give: USC is averaging 38 points per game; Stanford is allowing just 6.5."
112741,0,"Disney to support Blu-Ray Disney announced yesterday that it will support Blu-Ray as its choice for the next generation optical format, instead of the HD-DVD."
58269,0,"Oil punches through $54 US a barrel TORONTO - Oil prices broke through another new record, passing the $54-per-barrel mark on Tuesday. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the price for the November contract for light sweet crude stood at $54."
22466,0,"Downpours place a heavy load on scheduling Rain played havoc with the schedule makers at the US Open yesterday. After eight days of ideal weather, rain forced significant revisions in the schedule, scuttling the day "
90055,0,"Economy slows in Germany FRANKFURT The German economy slowed in the third quarter, the government said Thursday, amid signs that the rise in the euro is taking a toll on exports."
111566,0,"Illicit Cameraphone Clicks Could Mean Jail (AP) AP - Camera phones may make great Christmas gifts, but people better not use them for peeping-Tom photos on federal property."
114215,0,Nedved strike keeps Juve four points clear Pavel Nedved scored with a superb free-kick four minutes from time to give Juventus a precious 1-0 Italian Serie A win at Bologna on Sunday.
27792,0,"Oracle's Earnings Just Top Expectations (AP) AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp.'s quarterly earnings exceeded analyst expectations, overcoming sluggish sales in a product line that the company hopes to bolster by completing a long-sought takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc."
45368,0,Microsoft Appeals EU Ruling The company will fight the order to reveal its software code to rivals. Also: Startup wants Google to feel outdated hellip;. Sony plasters Europe with Walkmans hellip;. and more.
15066,0,"Dell Launches Help-Desk Service For Smaller Businesses PC Workspace Services initially will serve businesses with 500 or more employees and eventually will work with smaller companies. By Kevin Ferguson, SmallBiz Pipeline."
33998,0,"US tobacco firms set for trial America 's largest tobacco companies go on trial on Tuesday as they face a $280bn (156bn) government lawsuit. Opening arguments will be heard in the case, in which the Justice Department accuses the companies "
88996,0,"CA updates spyware-zapper Moving to capitalize on a recent acquisition, Computer Associates International Inc. this week released an updated version of its home spyware-zapping software, and began selling a corporate "
61495,0,"Starbucks serves up CD-burning This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients."
15077,0,"Start-Up Offers Low-Power 'Personal Supercomputers' (Reuters) Reuters - Lower electrical power consumption,\not just greater data processing oomph, will help a new class of desktop supercomputers unveiled on Monday turn conventional industry logic on its head, its designers say."
8694,0,"Stocks to Watch on August 24 (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks to watch: CISCO SYSTEMS INC. (CSCO.O) Cisco, the world's largest maker of gear for directing Internet traffic, on Monday distributed 162 million merit-based common stock options to employees, including 1.5 million to Chief Executive John Chambers. Its shares ended at\ $19.18 on Nasdaq."
40361,0,NFL Wrap: McNabb Sparkles as Eagles Rout Lions NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Eagles thumped the Detroit Lions 30-13 Sunday in a clash of two previously unbeaten teams.
11491,0,Paul Hamm: 'I competed my heart out ' Gymnast Paul Hamm became the first-ever American to win the men 's all-around title in one of the closest-ever Olympic competitions.
108666,0,Area sports in brief One of the people free-agent right-hander Carl Pavano wanted to talk to on his trip to Detroit was Tigers pitching coach Bob Cluck.
10059,0,"Under fire, CA pledges to right its ship Facing shareholder anger, top executives of Computer Associates International (CA) this week pledged to add 150 new employees to aid its channel efforts and to overcome distractions created "
116003,0,"ATR Urges 'Buy ' of Apple; Targets $78 Price American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu has initiated coverage of Apple Computer (AAPL) with a 'buy ' recommendation, and a 12-month target of US$78 per share."
22185,0,"DNA Fingerprint Discoverer Has Concerns (AP) AP - One morning 20 years ago, Alec Jeffreys stumbled upon DNA fingerprinting, identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual. The discovery revolutionized everything from criminal investigations to family law."
24703,0,"Weir on Verge of Ending 50-Year Canadian Wait OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - Mike Weir, seeking to become the first home winner of the Canadian Open for 50 years, hit a one-under-par 70 to take a three-shot lead after the third round of the 100th version of the event on Saturday."
28516,0,"Airbus Sees Mobile Phone Use on Planes in 2006 LONDON (Reuters) - European planemaker Airbus reported progress on Wednesday in plans to allow passengers to use mobile phones in flight, beginning in 2006."
29397,0,PacifiCare buys AMS for $502 million PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. said Wednesday it may look to expand in Wisconsin after completing its purchase of American Medical Security Group Inc.
92760,0,Sony Announces DVD Burner for Mac (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Sony (NYSE: SNE) has announced plans to release a double-layer DVD burner that is compatible with the Macintosh platform.
43146,0,"Auburn wants repeat of last year 's play vs. Vols After two ugly losses and two lightweight wins, the Auburn Tigers finally had a chance to prove their mettle against Tennessee last season."
86024,0,"Fed Rate Hikes Expected The Federal Reserve is expected to nudge interest rates up for a fourth time this year on Wednesday, acting on the belief that the economy has finally emerged from an extended ""soft patch."""
115436,0,"Crime dive lifts Mike 's spirits In what could have passed for a campaign kickoff, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday touted fresh statistics that show crime in the city continued to plunge this year."
68163,0,Oil Back Up to $55 on US Winter Stocks LONDON - Oil prices charged back up to $55 a barrel this week as a fresh fall in US heating oil stocks stoked worries over winter supplies.
53459,0,"Stocks Close One Percent Lower NEW YORK (Reuters) - The major stock indexes ended 1 percent lower on Thursday after crude oil rose to a record $53 a barrel and drug makers like Pfizer Inc. PFE.N and Merck Co. MRK.N sank on worry that the government may intensify scrutiny of that sector."
51801,0,"Broadcom, Agere Settle Suit IRVINE, Calif. -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) today announced that it has settled all outstanding litigation with Agere Systems Inc."
78872,0,Upsets shake up ACC Losses by Florida State and Miami leave Virginia Tech and Virginia in position to control their own destiny as they chase conference football title.
98455,0,1-2 punch is a hit for Colts CHICAGO -- Edgerrin James on the ground. Peyton Manning through the air. The Indianapolis Colts made it look easy.
113384,0,"Cheetham Leads Dunhill After 3 Rounds (AP) AP - England's Neil Cheetham had the only bogey-free round Saturday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that gave him a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Dunhill Championship."
63222,0,"Oil sees new high in Asia trade Oil prices have surged past a record $55 per a barrel in Asian trade, amid concerns over winter fuel supplies. The price of crude for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $55."
76574,0,Armstrong leaves Tour de France guessing PARIS: Lance Armstrong has left the question marks hovering over his participation on next years Tour de France where the American could stretch his record to seven consecutive victories.
13477,0,"Jones should ""lose all medals if guilty "" World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Dick Pound says that if US sprinter Marion Jones has taken banned substances she should be stripped of all her medals regardless of when she won them."
93766,0,"SBC Gives Microsoft $400 Mln Internet TV Deal SBC Communications SBC.N will pay Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O at least $400 million over 10 years for technology to help SBC sell video services over its upgraded broadband lines, the companies said Wednesday."
37415,0,"Study: Government data limited on offshoring New report from Congress reveals little on extent of shipping IT and other services work abroad, as debate on the trend heats up."
13226,0,"Halftime: US leads Lithuania in bronze medal game Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States has grabbed a 49-44 lead over Lithuania at the half of their bronze medal game at the Olympics."
58273,0,"M &T Bank Posts Higher 3Q Profit M &T Bank Corp. said Tuesday that its profit jumped 19 percent for the quarter ended Sept. 30, helped by a slight rise in interest income and loans during the period."
24166,0,Qwest Shares Rise on Reported Settlement Shares of Qwest Communications rose more than 5 percent in Friday action amid news that the company has agreed to pay $250 million to end a federal probe of fraudulent accounting practices employed by former management.
34588,0,"America 's Lack of 'Spirit Fingers ' Team USA failed miserably in the team performances of the Ryder Cup golf tournament this weekend. For those of you unfamiliar with golf, the Ryder Cup is the Davis Cup of golf, where the US takes on Europe in a series of different match-types."
86027,0,"Midway to Profitability Video game developer is moving in the right direction, despite an ""unprofitable"" image it needs to shake."
28826,0,"Firm, founder agree to pay more than $5 mln BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- Bridgeway Capital Management and its president, lauded for practices that benefit mutual fund shareholders, have agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the firm overcharged investors "
67530,0,"Martha Stewart Appeals, Says Tarred by US Martha Stewart is urging an appeals court to overturn her conviction because she was ""tarred "" by prosecutors ' implications she committed the uncharged crime of insider "
72903,0,"Google stock shoots, scores, up 120 from IPO (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - For anyone who misses the late '90s, there's an easy way to get a flashback fix. Check out Google's stock. Shares of the Internet search engine Monday soared another $14.97 to $187.40, capping a 120 surge from its initial public offering price in August."
42700,0,"Study: CDs Still Overshadow Digital-Music Downloads The CD will remain the dominant format for music distribution in Europe at least until the end of the decade, according to a new study."
37580,0,"Glen Johnson: More Than ""The Other Guy "" Fighting Roy Jones ... In any aspect of life you would like to think that eventually - in some way, shape or form - that justice will be done, that the right thing would happen to the right people."
3440,0,Royals Rally to Defeat Mariners 3-2 (AP) AP - John Buck hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
42871,0,Russian Space Launch Delayed Again Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and US astronaut Leroy Chiao were due to leave on October 11th aboard a Soyuz space craft to replace the current crew.
16287,0,Silver surfers' cyber caf award Pensioners celebrate after their internet caf is chosen as one of the world's best places to surf the internet.
27859,0,"Deal key to opening energy sector to foreign investment SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a plan Tuesday to merge state oil company Rosneft into Gazprom, a move that would end restrictions on foreign ownership in the giant gas company, according to published reports."
62149,0,PayPal: Service Fully Restored PayPal on Thursday reported that it had restored its online payment services after facing intermittent outages for more than five days.
62543,0,"Closer Brad Lidge Delivers for Astros (AP) AP - No bullpen collapse by the Houston Astros this time. Brad Lidge was on the mound. The Astros closer allowed just one hit and struck out five in two innings Saturday, protecting a lead and helping Houston beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game 3 of the NL championship series."
26432,0,IBM Annouces New Resources for Business Partners IBM today announced new virtual resources to help business partners more quickly build and deploy on demand business applications tailored to meet customer requirements across all vertical industries.
52378,0,New Smartphone Triumvirate The epic rivalry between Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is legendary. The original point of debate centered on which company was more integral to making PCs.
108964,0,"Next season not so bad, experts say Sure, next year 's season likely will have more storms in the Atlantic region than an average year, Colorado State University forecaster William Gray said."
14542,0,"WHELDON WINS INDY RACE Englishman Dan Wheldon claimed an historic Indy Racing League victory in the Indy 225 at Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Wheldon, from Emberton, got his title challenge back on track with his win in the 100th IRL race, his third victory of a superb season."
85521,0,"Everything Is Green at This Fair San Francisco's Green Festival is a cornucopia of environmentally conscious products and services, displaying everything from a corn-based disposable printer to hemp bars. Daniel Terdiman reports from San Francisco."
113227,0,"Space Station Food Supply Lower Than Thought Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been asked by NASA to ration their food supply until a cargo ship with fresh supplies arrives on, or about December 25."
62428,0,Celtic leave Hearts broken CELTIC enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Hearts overnight as the visitors paid a heavy price for trying to frustrate the Scottish Premier League leaders.
2659,0,SAP users warned of false support calls German business software vendor SAP AG issued a warning to customers not to provide confidential information on the phone to people claiming to be company support staff.
117627,0,"Roxbury group to buy S. Boston building The Mayo Group of Roxbury is expected to purchase 51 Sleeper St. in South Boston, a vacant eight-story building owned by Frank H. McCourt Jr. McCourt, who owns the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, defaulted on a $22.5 million loan on the property this year. A group of investors sold the loan to Mayo Group for about $17 million, and ..."
11903,0,"Schrager eyes London hotels sale Ian Schrager, known for his luxury boutique hotels, has hung for sale signs over two of his London hotels, the St Martins Lane and the Sanderson."
62285,0,"Broadband Duopoly Calms Cable, Telecom Battles (Reuters) Reuters - The long-promised battle between U.S.\cable and telephone companies has so far been more of an uneasy peace. Thanks to their duopoly over broadband Internet access,\it may stay that way."
100485,0,"Group Cites Video Games for Violence, Sex Video games that have players shoot rival gang members, watch bare-breasted women and recreate the assassination of President Kennedy were criticized Tuesday by advocacy groups that said, at the least, they should be kept away from children."
56978,0,"Sainsbury's Warns of First-Half Profit Dip (AP) AP - Troubled grocery chain J Sainsbury PLC, Britain's third-biggest supermarket retailer, said Monday it expected to announce a big drop in profits for the first half of this year."
49942,0,"Visa, MasterCard Lose Supreme Court Appeal The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for banks to begin issuing credit cards bearing logos such as American Express and Discover while continuing to offer Visas and MasterCards."
37091,0,Report-Lehman Near Deal on Enron Lawsuits Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH) is close to settling a class action lawsuit for $220 million stemming from allegations that it colluded with other brokerages to mislead Enron Corp.
63938,0,"Fed's Olson Says Economy Still Improving (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. economic growth, while improving, has not hit the pace it was expected to do by now,\Federal Reserve Governor Mark Olson said on Monday."
60175,0,"EU charges countries favouring Intel over AMD France, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden are violating European Union law by favouring chips made by Intel over rival AMD when they buy computers, the European Commission has said in formal charges."
45695,0,"Vic koalas to go on the pill Victorian environment officers are about to embark on an ambitious campaign, implanting contraceptives in 2,000 koalas. The new koala management strategy is designed to protect the koalas and their environment."
70518,0,"HD DVD in Toshiba laptops next year Toshiba announced plans to include an HD DVD-enabled DVD player in its laptops starting in December next year. The new drives will be limited to the high-end ""Qosmio "" brand, and will sell for around 200,000-300,000 yen (US$1,845-$2,770)."
12394,0,Apple fans abuzz over new iMac Company maintains its famous veil of secrecy as faithful speculate about possible designs.
15635,0,"Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba in LCD Venture Japan's Hitachi Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. struck a deal to jointly make displays for flat-screen televisions, starting as early as July 2006, the companies said Tuesday."
22676,0,"Santander to sell up to 79 million RBS shares SPAINS Santander Central Hispano is to sell up to 79 million shares in Royal Bank of Scotland, and said it will end cross-directorships with RBS if its bid for Abbey National is successful."
99689,0,"Menino plans to add job training programs The City of Boston said yesterday that it will rely on $1 million in linkage funds to finance more job training programs for low- and middle-income men, and weekend training for workers -- men and women -- seeking to escape low-wage, dead-end jobs."
94815,0,"Euro continues surge against US dollar, hitting new high of ... The dollar plunged to a new low against the euro Thursday, which hit $1.3074 US in a rise that has been fuelled by nagging concerns about high oil prices and Washington 's trade and budget deficits."
52782,0,"The browser wars are back, according to Netscape 's founder This time, it 's not Andreessen 's former company Netscape Communications that 's taking on Microsoft 's Internet Explorer; it 's the emerging popularity of smaller products such as Apple Computer 's Safari and open-source browser Firefox, Andreessen said."
31010,0,Trescothick boosts England England and Sri Lanka were evenly poised when rain brought a premature end to their crucial Champions Trophy encounter at the Rose Bowl.
47229,0,Larkin Homers As Reds Beat Pirates 5-1 (AP) AP - Barry Larkin homered in his final at-bat on a noteworthy night — perhaps one of his last in a Cincinnati Reds uniform — and got a curtain call that capped a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
110407,0,"Siebel creates cheaper, SMB software version Siebel Systemshas quietly introduced a version of its CRM (customer relationship management) sales software tailored for midmarket companies.ADVERTISEMENT
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41349,0,PalmSource to unveil smart phone OS An operating system for smart phones might make up for a rough quarter and Microsoft nipping at its heels.
1743,0,"Last Call for Investors to Bid on Google (Reuters) Reuters - Time is running out for prospective investors to submit their offers to buy shares of Google Inc.\(GOOG.O), the Web's No. 1 search company."
38604,0,"Microsoft 's New Suit Microsoft 's (Nasdaq: MSFT) SenderID technology may not be hitting it off with other technology companies, but the company 's continuing on the anti-spam crusade that it started talking up back in January."
107437,0,Bud Selig calls for vote on Expos Moving the Expos to Washington is subject to approval from MLB owners and the DC council approving financing for a new stadium by Dec. 31.
19683,0,"UK creates new numbers for Internet phone users A new batch of phone numbers will be assigned in Britain to accommodate the emerging market for cheap phone calls over the Internet, the UK 's media and telecoms regulator said on Monday."
4970,0,"Five more suspended by weightlifting body ATHENS -- Weightlifting 's aggressive pursuit of drug cheaters will continue even if it jeopardizes its future in the Olympics, its top official said yesterday after six more positive doping cases in what is again becoming the Games ' dirtiest sport. Five ..."
48654,0,"Educational and Funny Research Honored The King of Sweden was not there and the circumstances were a bit short of pompous, but 15 intrepid scientists attained a modicum of fame last week as this year 's winners of coveted Ig Nobel Prizes."
58179,0,"From spam king to spy master? In what could prove to be one the great second acts in Internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford Wallace takes center stage this week as exhibit A in a federal crackdown on invasive online advertising software."
54271,0,Stem Cells to the Rescue A new study shows that embryonic stem cells can heal defective heart cells in mice. It could be a new way to look at the potential healing power of these controversial cells. By Kristen Philipkoski.
77410,0,"Lucent, Unions to Talk Beyond Deadline CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lucent Technologies Inc. LU.N and unions representing roughly 10 percent of the telecommunications equipment maker's work force said on Friday they have agreed to extend talks a week beyond a midnight EST Sunday contract deadline."
4266,0,"Brazil Tribe Has Great Excuse for Poor Math Skills WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some people have a great excuse for being bad at math -- their language lacks the words for most numbers, US-based researchers reported on Thursday. "
94413,0,"No. 19 NC State 92, New Orleans 58 Time and again, a North Carolina State player turned down an open shot, choosing instead to pass the ball to an open teammate. ""I 'm just really proud of them, because they did it the right way, "" Wolfpack coach Herb Sendek said."
11583,0,"Drug firm agrees to disclose all data ALBANY, NYGlaxoSmithKline PLC agreed yesterday to release negative data on the safety and effectiveness of its drugs to settle a lawsuit by New York 's attorney general that accused the pharmaceutical maker of misrepresenting data on prescribing its "
15429,0,"Today's schedule Amateur baseball: Yawkey League playoffs -- South Boston vs. Somerville at Ronan Park, Dorchester, 7:30 p.m."
106440,0,"N.D. Consortium Wins NASA Research Job (AP) AP - NASA has awarded control of its DC-8 research aircraft to the Upper Midwest Space Consortium at the University of North Dakota, a move officials say will create new jobs at the university and give it added national prestige."
7715,0,EMC rolls out new content integration software EMC Corp. aims to make it easier for businesses to search unstructured information from multiple sources in multiple languages with a new software tool it released Monday.
50863,0,PeopleSoft's Courtroom Confession PeopleSoft's board is willing to talk about a deal if the price is right.
32827,0,Yahoo to launch online music service The World 's leading portal website Yahoo.com will blaze its trial in the digital music market launching an online music service by the end of this year.
995,0,"U.S. Stocks Rebound as Oil Prices Ease NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday as oil prices retreated from their highs, while upbeat earnings announcements from retailers fueled the improved sentiment."
67779,0,"Excess Chip Stockpiles Surge Above $1 Bln -ISuppli SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Surplus stockpiles of semiconductors ballooned 38 percent to $1.1 billion in the third quarter, according to preliminary estimates by market research firm iSuppli."
59693,0,"Nordic Nations Prevail in Surveys of World's Hot Economies Finland retained its hold at the top of the world's economies in the survey with Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland also in the top 10."
94855,0,"Reuters Up on Report Instinet Up for Sale (Reuters) Reuters - Shares in global news and information provider Reuters Group Plc rose to their highest level since April after a report Thursday that the firm may sell its U.S.\electronic trading subsidiary, dealers said."
20544,0,Talking heads are catching on as Web meetings take off (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Why waste time at the airport and rack up travel expenses when you can hold that business meeting over the Internet?
29992,0,"Another day without practice for Phil BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Phil Mickelson skipped a practice for the second straight day on Thursday, 24 hours before the Ryder Cup gets under way at Oakland Hills."
48881,0," 'We own the South ' Linebacker Keith Brooking makes the claim after 4-0 Atlanta matches the best start in franchise history. By Associated Press. CHARLOTTE, NC - The Atlanta Falcons stormed off the Panthers ' field, a victory in hand and a message for the rest of the NFL."
31077,0,"Many Swedes Say OK to Skip Work if Tired In a country already plagued by skyrocketing sick leave costs, a new survey found that 40 percent of the population thinks it 's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues."
60466,0,China pledges stable money policy Chinese leaders have closed a key economic meeting with pledges to maintain stable fiscal and monetary policies in 2005 and keep a tight lid on fixed-asset investment.
82887,0,SonicWall to bolster next OS with anti-virus scanning capabilities Company says having the operating system screen for viruses at the gateway is more thorough and more efficient.
82962,0,"Yankees Want Lieber, but They 'll Wait and See The Yankees took a risk two years ago when they signed Jon Lieber a few months after his reconstructive elbow surgery. They took another risk yesterday when they declined his option and let him become a free agent."
48774,0,"X Prize try today may set history A maverick California company is poised to launch a bid today to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize, a global competition expected to spur a ""personal spaceflight revolution."
104412,0,"SCO Web site attacked again SCO, the ever-popular Unix company, has come under attack from hackers once again. This time they have replaced the front page of SCO 's Web site with their own version that parodies SCO 's legal battles over Linux."
28528,0,"JP Morgan ends IBM outsource deal JP Morgan Chase & Co. said Wednesday it was canceling a $5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM Corp. and planned to rehire about 4,000 workers who had been transferred to IBM under the pact."
2294,0,"MLB: Texas 16, Cleveland 4 Arlington, TX, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Mark Teixeira had seven RBI Tuesday to help Scott Erickson earn his first win in over two years as Texas Rangers pounded the Cleveland Indians, 16-4. "
86526,0,"Fed Seen Likely to Raise Interest Rates WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. economy picking up steam, the year's fourth straight interest-rate hike looked like a certainty at Wednesday's meeting of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee, economists said."
55251,0,MySQL To Use Open-Source Microsoft Toolset (TechWeb) TechWeb - The next release of the MyQSL database server will include a Windows installer based on an open-source toolset released by Microsoft.
46370,0,"Launch of New Space Station Crew Set (AP) AP - The new crew of the international space station will head into space on Oct. 14, Russia said Friday, after two delays pushed back the launch."
16932,0,"Infineon executives fined; jail term for price fixing NEW YORK, December 6 (newratings.com) - The US Department of Justice has imposed steep fines and announced jail terms for four senior executives of Infineon Technologies (IFX."
88925,0,"San Andreas shoots up more than gaming sales charts A new world power has arisen to stun the masses with its might. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the latest addition to the Grand Theft Auto series on Playstation 2, will blow the minds of gamers."
84444,0,"Lamp makers: Tight supply of projector and RPTV lamps to persist ... A tight supply of lamps for front projectors and rear-projection TVs (RPTVs) is likely to persist through 2005 as Taiwan-based projector makers are increasing their shipments of RPTV optical engines, said lamp makers Ushio, Royal Philips Electronics and "
95182,0,"US leading indicators reveal sluggish economy: Conference Board (AFP) AFP - The US economy is ""losing steam, "" the Conference Board said, reporting that the index of US leading economic indicators fell 0.3 percent in October, marking the fifth straight decline."
27553,0,Hurricane postpones Louisville-Tulane game until December Tulane officials have postponed Saturday 's football game against Louisville because of the threat of Hurricane Ivan. Tulane officials said in a statement Tuesday that the game is tentatively rescheduled for the weekend of Dec. 4 at the Superdome.
22908,0,IBM Database Eases Maintenance Burden (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) has released what it says is the first software that automatically self-manages and self-tunes databases containing key business information without human intervention.
20078,0,"Rangers labor in holiday loss The Rangers lineup hit three home runs and racked up 11 hits, but perhaps the most offensive display Monday afternoon came via the usually steady Texas defense."
72825,0,"Microsoft users catch price break In what 's being called a shrewd licensing move, Microsoft last week put its competitors on the defensive and avoided price increases for customers by announcing it would not charge extra fees for server software running on dual-core, processor-based "
93467,0,"Palko Throws for 5 TDs as No. 19 Pitt Routs South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (Sports Network) - Tyler Palko threw for a career-high 411 yards and five touchdowns, leading 19th-ranked Pittsburgh to a 43-14 drubbing of South Florida at Raymond James Stadium."
12589,0,"US Air, Pilots to Reopen Concession Talks US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and its pilots union agreed to reopen concession talks late on Friday after leaders of the labor group declined to endorse a plan proposed by management for nearly $300 million in "
75961,0,"Logic Express 7 Ships Apple has begun shipping Logic Express 7, music composition and production software that delivers professional quality audio and MIDI tools at an affordable price of $299. With new Apple Loops support, software instruments and high-quality effect plug-ins, Logic Express 7 allows musicians to create, record, edit, and mix music. Oct 28"
107395,0,"Nintendo DS Game Player Makes Strong Japan Debut Nintendo Co. Ltd. 's DS video game player saw strong sales on its debut in Japan on Thursday, kicking off what is expected to be a fierce fight with rival Sony Corp."
28239,0,"T-Mobile introduces new Windows Mobile Smartphone in Germany The SDA Music (pictured) phone is the first Windows Mobile Smartphone to be release by the operator and gives not only allows access to Microsoft applications like Outlook, but also can be used to relax after work thanks to the integrated audio player."
13189,0,Monty tipped for wildcard Ryder Cup qualifiers Thomas Levet and Miguel Angel Jimenez moved two shots clear at 15-under with one round of the BMW International in Munich remaining.
72135,0,"Farina Elia advances at SEAT Open Third-seeded Silvia Farina Elia of Italy eased into the second round of the SEAT Open on Monday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Stephanie Foretz of France."
60728,0,"Arrogant, or Desperate? A Netflix policy has Bill Mann wondering -- is it because the company needs to, or it just can?"
119397,0,"Survey: FDA scientists question safety Two-thirds of Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed two years ago lacked confidence that the FDA adequately monitors the safety of prescription drugs, a report released Thursday shows."
28393,0,"Yankees bounce back After ending a career-worst five-game losing skid last week, the right-hander held the Kansas City Royals to three hits in eight innings Tuesday night, pitching the New York Yankees to a 4-0 victory."
117326,0,"Kodiak missile goes up, but interceptor fails A target missile successfully blasted off from the Kodiak Launch Complex at 8:45 pm Tuesday, but the interceptor it was meant to test failed to launch from the Kwajalein Atoll in the central "
107377,0,"First woman on Saudi bank board A woman is elected to the board of a major Saudi bank, becoming the first female in the kingdom to occupy such a position."
10567,0,"There Turns Off Road to Nowhere After big layoffs and management turmoil, the developer of the metaverse There looked near death. But $14 million in new funding has pumped some life into the company. By Daniel Terdiman."
115752,0,"Merck looks to cut jobs, trim spending Drug giant Merck, stung by its handling of the recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx, says it will cut about 51-hundred jobs by the end of the year."
111840,0,"Buy Now, Buy Often, but Make a Good Deal The glass doors to the Anaheim Marriott opened into a spacious lobby that was calm early on Thursday afternoon. All but one of the plush chairs near the entrance was "
4765,0,"Techies Praised for E-Vote Work At a meeting of technologists developing new standards for e-voting systems, the head of the nation's new elections commission lauds computer scientists for the work they're doing on the nation's behalf. By Kim Zetter."
94992,0,Reuters shares up on Instinet sale rumors LONDON -- Shares in Reuters Group PLC rose Thursday on speculation that its part-owned stock-trading network Instinet Group Inc. is up for sale.
76300,0,Agassi rolls back the years Stockholm - Evergreen Andre Agassi continued his career-long stranglehold over fellow veteran Jonas Bjorkman on Thursday when he beat the Swede 6-3 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Stockholm Open.
87227,0,Microsoft to indemnify most customers from legal threats Microsoft yesterday said it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers in a move to set itself apart from open-source rivals.
45826,0,"Arthritis Drug Is Withdrawn by Its Maker Merck said that it would stop selling Vioxx, because a study found that it doubled patients' risk of heart attack and strokes."
68830,0,"Tennis Stars Clijsters, Hewitt Split - Belgium 's Kim Clijsters, left, kisses Australian Lleyton Hewitt, center, after their ""love match "" tennis game at the Expodroom in Bree, Belgium, in this Saturday April 17, 2004 file photo."
98382,0,Crude Oil Little Changed After Gaining on Heating Oil Concern Crude oil futures were little changed in New York after surging 5.4 percent on Nov. 19 on speculation falling temperatures in Europe will boost competition with the US for heating fuel.
23702,0,"Last team standing They were like two great heavyweights slugging away, neither willing to take a backward step or bend to the other's demands."
49687,0,"Soccer: US overture puts Manchester United in play LONDON What excites us more, the dazzling skills that young players perform on the pitch, or the seemingly bottomless fortunes of the rich entrepreneurs apparently willing to speculate on the clubs?"
17936,0,Google May Face Another Lawsuit GEICO's case alleges that keyword advertising programs infringe on its trademark.
81260,0,"US in new warming battle over Arctic Deepening a rift over global warming policy, some European partners are accusing the Bush administration of trying to weaken a report that warns the Arctic is warming almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet."
42439,0,"Pepsi Bottling Profit Rises Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose on volume growth in the United States and Europe."
37749,0,"Gates Tops Forbes List of Richest in US -- Again The Nasdaq may be well off its highs of the dot-com era, but tech tycoons still top the list of the wealthiest Americans. For the 11th consecutive year, Microsoft Corp."
35879,0,Mars Rovers ' Break Time Over NASA 's robotic explorers are back at work on Mars following an extended siesta that had left mission managers with only hope and optimism that the rovers
56781,0,"Industry fears security setbacks With Amit Yoran 's sudden departure from the nation 's top cybersecurity job, industry officials said they fear another setback in efforts to make government and corporate networks secure from attacks that hurt business and national security."
38636,0,"Billy Reay, former Blackhawks coach, dies Billy Reay, the winningest coach in the history of the Chicago Blackhawks, has died after a struggle with cancer. He was 86, the Arlington Heights, Ill."
73003,0,"China ready to implement WTO promises China is ready to reduce tariffs and drop barriers for foreign products to enter its market next year, China Radio International reported Tuesday."
118728,0,"Alabama Troopers Issue Electronic Tickets (AP) AP - Alabama state troopers are getting on the information highway. Fifty state trooper cars are already equipped with laptop computers, scanners and printers that allow them to issue traffic tickets electronically, and the goal is to have the equipment in all 325 patrol cars within two years, state Public Safety Director Mike Coppage said Thursday."
60028,0,"Profiteering seen with flu vaccine Amid an unprecedented shortage of flu vaccine, pharmacists at several Massachusetts hospitals say that suppliers have offered to sell them shots in recent days for as much as $90 a dose, more than 10 times the normal price."
49218,0,"Watching while you work Computer misuse at government offices is an ongoing problem, and experts say managers should take specific actions to keep federal employees from using their desktop computers for personal business."
69111,0,The Business Week In Pictures NEW YORK - Oil and corporate earnings reports dominated the week. Oil bobbled around $55 a barrel for much of the week. US Federal Reserve Gov.
2399,0,"White Sox 's Guillen hospitalized with what may be kidney stones Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was hospitalized last night and might have kidney stones. Guillen, serving the first game of a two-game suspension, left the ballpark about three hours before the game against Detroit and went to a Chicago hospital ..."
20220,0,"Toyota in quest for pole position in China Japan 's No. 1 automaker is no longer content to take a back seat to foreign rivals in China. On Monday, Toyota Motor Corp. announced the launch of Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co."
7118,0,"Australian Agency Picks Sun Desktop Over Microsoft An Australian city has signed a contract to replace Microsoft 's Windows-desktop system on several thousand PCs with Sun Microsystems 's products, Sun officials said Friday."
94282,0,"Microsoft Unveils Management Software November 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) announced on Tuesday that it has released version 3.0 of Microsoft Solutions for Windows-based Hosting, a management platform that includes tools for handling "
26450,0,"NASA releases plan for shuttle 's return to flight Six months before NASA plans to return the shuttle to space, officials think they 've essentially solved the problem that doomed Columbia in 2003 - debris coming off "
13259,0,"Hewitt in Long Island Final After Tursunov Injury COMMACK, New York (Reuters) - Second seed Lleyton Hewitt enjoyed a comfortable passage into the final of the Long Island Cup Saturday when Russian Dmitry Tursunov retired from their semi-final match because of a back injury."
6525,0,"Springboks prove passion is back SOUTH AFRICA completed their resurrection from international disgrace to rugby power with their most important win since the World Cup final in 1995, which briefly united the Rainbow Nation."
95090,0,Racially Offensive Search Terms To Be Banned By EBay Internet auction house eBay has announced that they will be taking preventative action against users searching for racially sensitive items.
87183,0,"Lyx - WYSIWYM Document Processing WYSIWYG is dead; long live WYSIWYM - What You See Is What You Mean! Well, perhaps that's an exaggeration. WYSIWYG seemed like a great idea last century ;-). With all the latest display and print technology, one could craft a document on screen and see it how it would be printed. The WYSIWYG paradigm has become so entrenched in UI design it's almost taken for granted by users and developers. "
2545,0,"Ump says Ozzie threw spitter According to White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, umpire Hunter Wendelstedt filed a claim that said Guillen spat on him during an Aug. 9 argument, a big reason Guillen was dealt with so severely by Major League Baseball. "
60351,0,"Sony Ericsson profits from mobile growth Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has reported a steep year-on-year incline in revenues for the third quarter, as the public appetite for sophisticated handsets heightens."
49002,0,"SpaceShipOne goes for X-Prize glory SpaceShipOne will today attempt to reach an altitude of 100km for the second time in less than a fortnight, and thereby claim the $10m X-Prize for the first private space vehicle to accomplish the feat."
48493,0,"Oil Price Spike Had Chilling Effect -Fed (Reuters) Reuters - The recent spike in oil prices has had some negative impact on the U.S. economy, but the futures markets suggest that this will be a temporary phenomenon, a top Fed official said on Sunday."
12969,0,"Selection of jurors first step in trial EAGLE, COLO. -- Kobe Bryant 's trial began yesterday with 300 prospective jurors arriving at the county courthouse to fill out questionnaires, the first step toward choosing 12 people who will decide whether "
45411,0,"US Blue Chips Fall After Merck Recall NEW YORK (Reuters) - The blue-chip Dow Jones average was knocked lower on Thursday after drug maker Merck Co.MRK.N, a member of the Dow, recalled its widely sold Vioxx painkiller and oil prices hovered around $50 a barrel."
109466,0,"Project shows business side of grid Hoping to prove that grid computing can work in the business world, Dell, EMC, Intel and Oracle on Tuesday announced a joint effort designed to show business users how to use the distributed computing technology."
55629,0,"drivers ' role in the big picture If things worked like the most cynical believe they do, Tony Stewart would get six speeding penalties in Sunday 's Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway."
40994,0,All I Wanted Was a Pepsi Pepsi is ready to post earnings; let's hope it doesn't follow in Coke's footsteps.
28228,0,Staying course on 'rocky ' road Donahue gets 4-year extension from ... The 49ers announced a four-year extension for general manager Terry Donahue in a news conference Tuesday with Donahue and owner John York.
10837,0,Argentina visit will be big test for new IMF head Rodrigo Rato visits Argentina next week in a key test for the IMF 's new head as strains grow with the fund 's third biggest borrower after the government made a risky gamble to halt its loan program.
94119,0,SBC to use Microsoft software SAN ANTONIO SBC Communications will use a Microsoft software system to transmit television over high-speed Internet connections. Those are like the ones San Antonio-based SBC will offer after replacing the
83606,0,"No fault in Andreas Sometimes bigger isn 't better. Sometimes bigger is just, well, bigger. The only difference between a 14-ounce New York steak and a 21-ounce New York steak is an extra seven ounces of dead cow flesh that just sits there and congeals in your gut."
111540,0,"Amazon.com Begins DVD Rental Service on UK Site (Update2) Amazon.com Inc., the world 's biggest Internet retailer, began offering a DVD-rental service in the UK that will probably increase traffic on its site and could compete with Netflix Inc."
94575,0,"Dollar Hits New Euro Low; Nikkei Falls (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar hit a record low against the euro Thursday as traders bet officials would not act to stop its slide, sending gold to a fresh 16-year peak and hurting Japanese stocks as a stronger yen weighed on exporters."
28390,0,"July business inventories up more than expected Businesses saw inventories rise in July and sales picked up, the government reported Wednesday. The Commerce Department said that stocks of unsold goods increased 0.9 in July, down from a 1.1 rise in June."
76164,0,"Mauresmo Joins Zvonareva in Linz Quarterfinals VIENNA (Reuters) - World number two Amelie Mauresmo shrugged off a thigh strain to cruise into the last eight of the Linz Open with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Marta Domachowska Thursday."
14321,0,"Bizarre finish to men 's marathon overshadows American 's silver If legend is to be believed, the end of a victorious war was behind Pheidippides ' trek from Marathon to Athens 2,500 years ago."
86037,0,Cisco First-Quarter Profits Up 29 Percent (AP) AP - Cisco Systems Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter profits jumped 29 percent as the network equipment giant saw growth in its traditional routing markets as well as its emerging technologies like Internet telephone and home networking gear.
70491,0,"Workers pushing for structure change at GM Europe, representative ... Employees at General Motors Corp. in Europe have discussed a major overhaul of the corporate structure in negotiations with management, the chief employee representative said in an interview published Sunday."
72711,0,Hanging on the musical telephone BT is looking to breathe new life into its network of phoneboxes by giving customers the chance to download music.
39713,0,"The short of it, teams are equal No matter what you want to believe, they simply do not take the losses home like you do. Certainly, they do not bring them back the next day, not the Red Sox stats, schedule nor "
24879,0,"The End User: Bluetooth now lives up to hype PARIS When I first heard the word Bluetooth in 1998, the page-one editor of this newspaper asked for my studied opinion as to whether it was ""a big deal."
52205,0,"Smaller, Cuter Isn 't Always Better NEW YORK - Now that digital music players have evolved beyond the ability to store 20 gigabytes worth of music, storage capacity memory is no longer the only factor to consider before buying."
37465,0,Cyberonics Sends More Data to FDA Medical device maker Cyberonics Inc. said Thursday that it filed additional data with the Food and Drug Administration for its VNS therapy system designed to treat depression.
109170,0,"Colgate Plans to Cut Work Force by 4,400 and Close Plants Pressured by global competition, Colgate-Palmolive announced today that it would cut jobs and close plants to increase profit margins."
210,0,"A Digital Doctor Treats Computer Contamination Unfortunately for users, computer equipment manufacturers and resellers don't adequately inform Windows users of the risks involved in accessing the Internet without proper security measures.
-The Washington Post"
19691,0,EU welcomes Coca-Cola plan to resolve anti-trust row The European Commission welcomed Monday proposals by Coca Cola to resolve a competition dispute focussed on deals between the drinks giant and retailers to ensure high-profile display.
38294,0,"Philips Warns Sees 2005 Slowdown AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Philips, Europe's top consumer electronics group, cut the sales forecast for its closely watched chip unit on Friday and predicted much smaller growth for the semiconductor industry next year."
7666,0,The U.S. Grabs the Gold in Softball ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States softball team came into Athens on a simple mission -- take home their third straight gold medal or call the trip to the Olympics a failure.
4538,0,Thursday 's Golf Capsules Stewart Cink made five birdies on his first 10 holes and led by one shot over Rod Pampling before the rain-delayed first round of the NEC Invitational was suspended by darkness Thursday.
94973,0,"SAP CFO Puts Off Margin Target (Reuters) Reuters - Europe's biggest software maker SAP could need a year more than anticipated to reach its profitability target as it spends on research, development and marketing, its chief financial officer said on Thursday,\sending its shares lower."
57873,0,"UAW and Axle Alliance Co. announce new multiple plant contract The United Auto Workers and Axle Alliance Co., a DaimlerChrysler AG subsidiary that makes parts for commercial trucks, announced a new labor contract Monday that paves the "
83724,0,"Lack of finishing kicks ends Revolution's run WASHINGTON -- Another Revolution season concluded with an overtime elimination. Last night, the Revolution thrice rallied from deficits for a 3-3 tie with D.C. United in the Eastern Conference final, then lost in the first-ever Major League Soccer match decided by penalty kicks."
64137,0,"MCI to Write Down Asset Values by $3.5 Bln in 3rd Qtr (Update2) MCI Inc., the second-largest US long- distance telephone company, will write down its assets by $3.5 billion in the third quarter, reflecting their reduced value as calling prices tumble and demand declines."
23732,0,"Grace Gravity Mission Weighs in on Earth's Changing Climate Jet Propulsion Lab -- For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that precise measurements of Earth's changing gravity field can effectively monitor changes in the planet's climate and weather. This finding comes from more than a year's worth of data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, or Grace..."
44262,0," 'Soft patch ' not so soft, as US economic growth is revised higher The US economy 's ""soft patch "" was not as weak as initial estimates, according to government data showing a 3.3 percent pace of expansion in the second quarter."
114409,0,"Does Geico Own 'Geico ' or Does Google? NEW YORK - Geico doesn 't mind you Googling Geico, but when you do, it wants Google to tell you about Geico, not Allstate or AIG."
4720,0,"New York averts sweep by Twins Gary Sheffield homered twice and keyed a four-run rally in the ninth inning last night, sending the New York Yankees to a seesaw 13-10 win over the Minnesota Twins at Minneapolis."
45881,0,"Johnson Will Retire As CACI's No. 2 Executive CACI International Inc.'s president of U.S. operations, L. Kenneth Johnson, will retire Nov. 1. The Arlington government contractor said in a statement that the 58-year-old Johnson, its second in command, is leaving ""to pursue personal interests.""
\-The Washington Post"
117508,0,Ecobot Eats Dead Flies for Fuel Researchers are working on autonomous robots that eat to produce energy. The problem right now is that batteries are much better. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
22667,0,Healy gets Dad 's backing David Healy 's dad Clifford said that he could not believe it when he saw his son sent off for his celebrations during the 2-2 draw with Wales.
96893,0,"Syracuse, Off to a Fast Start, Wins Tournament The season may be young, but No. 6 Syracuse has already made a statement. Facing two Top 25 teams in two nights in the Coaches vs."
75703,0,"JetBlue Profit Down 71 Percent NEW YORK (Reuters) - Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU.O on Thursday said third-quarter earnings fell 71 percent as it struggled with skyrocketing fuel prices and tough competition."
67272,0,"AIG Earnings Up, Shrugs Off Probe Impact (Reuters) Reuters - American International Group ,\the world's largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose despite losses related to four U.S. hurricanes but fell short of market estimates."
19159,0,Monti Says Santander Abbey Bid Would Boost to Bank Integration European Union Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said Santander Central Hispano SA 's bid for Abbey National Plc would boost the integration of the European banking market if it succeeds
35972,0,"Iconic US bakery giant files for bankruptcy CHICAGO : Interstate Bakeries Corp., the maker of popular, old-style snacks Twinkies and Hostess Cakes, filed for bankruptcy, citing rising costs and falling sales."
40415,0,Angels suspend Guillen for rest of season CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Anaheim Angels suspended outfielder Jose Guillen for the rest of the season without pay Sunday following an outburst during a game the previous night.
10979,0,Russian Oil Project to Be Vetted for Whale Threat A top environmental group said on Thursday it had agreed to probe an oil and gas project led by Royal Dutch/Shell off the Russian far east coast because of fears it threatens endangered whales.
57490,0,"Injuries leave Panthers with no tailbacks DeShaun Foster suffered a broken clavicle during the second quarter of Sunday 's 20-17 loss against the Denver Broncos, forcing coach John Fox to play the rest of the game with fullbacks Brad Hoover and Nick Goings in his backfield."
92530,0,Eisner 's challenge in court is to field tough questions Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael Eisner acknowledged Monday that he and former company President Michael Ovitz were good friends.
111692,0,"English league sets standard for European elite HAVING produced only one European Cup finalist in the last 19 seasons, England can suddenly claim pre-eminence in the games elite club competition with four teams through to the first knock-out round."
35400,0,"How to get the most out of Microsoft 's SP2 Any release from Microsoft brings a lot of questions. But since Windows XP Service Pack 2 came out in August, it has been particularly active."
92301,0,"Profit Rises for Optimistic Wal-Mart (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's biggest retailer, on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit, meeting Wall Street expectations, and said it was optimistic about the rest of the year."
9435,0,"Banknorth, TD Bank Are in Talks Canada 's TD Bank Financial Group is discussing ""a possible transaction "" with the Northeast regional bank Banknorth Group Inc."
68236,0,"One Nation, Indivisible Speaking for all non-members of Red Sox Nation, we're happy you beat the Yankees. Now go win a World Series so we can be done with you."
50869,0,"Newcastle meets Sporting Lisbon LONDON -- Italian hopefuls Lazio will take on Villarreal, Newcastle United faces Sporting Lisbon and two former winners will meet when Schalke 04 plays Feyenoord after Tuesday 's draw for the group stage of the UEFA Cup."
2262,0,"Army, in Shift, Will Pay Halliburton The Army reversed a decision to withhold payment on 15 percent of future payments to the Halliburton Company on its contracts in Iraq and Kuwait."
113233,0,Cheetham leads as Els moves up at Dunhill Championships Briton Neil Cheetham carded a bogey-free 69 to move into the lead of the Dunhill Championship as Ernie Els moved up the leaderboard after the third round.
77126,0,"Merck Pain Reliever Gets Preliminary OK The Food and Drug Administration told Merck & Co. that it would approve the company's successor drug to the now defunct pain reliever Vioxx if it provides further safety and efficacy data, the big pharmaceutical company announced Friday."
55102,0,Astros ready for some good home cookin ' (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros won a franchise-record 18 straight games at Minute Maid Park to end the season and now will lean on their home crowd on Saturday for Game 3 of their National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves.
106720,0,"Mississippi coach David Cutcliffe fired after 4-7 season OXFORD, Miss. A source says David Cutcliffe, the only coach in Ole Miss history to win at least seven games in his first five years, was fired by the university today."
24150,0,Will Your Next Cell Phone Have a Hard Drive? Hitachi and Intel are teaming up to add storage to more mobile devices.
49460,0,"Talk of El Nino Floods, Droughts Worries Farmers (Reuters) Reuters - After a seemingly unending string of hurricanes and typhoons, talk that the ""little boy"" is stirring in the Pacific is unwelcome news for weather-battered farmers."
98422,0,"Oracle seen closer in PeopleSoft bid SAN FRANCISCO -- Bolstered by investors, Oracle Corp. appears destined to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. unless its rival becomes more profitable and proves it's worth more than the $9.2 billion bid currently on the table."
9775,0,"Bryant Prosecutors Question Defense DNA Evidence (Reuters) Reuters - Prosecutors in the rape case against U.S. basketball star Kobe Bryant are questioning the validity of DNA evidence crucial to the defense's case, saying data appeared to have been manipulated and might have to be thrown out."
1491,0,"PCI: Charley not as devastating as Andrew The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), the group from which member companies write about a third of Florida homeowners insurance, said initial reports from claims adjusters indicate damage from Hurricane Charley, while extensive, was ..."
88595,0,"Browser war flares again WASHINGTON: A new front has been opened in the long-dormant browser war, with an open-source program called Firefox aiming to challenge Microsoft 's dominant Internet Explorer."
16861,0,"CLEAN SLATE FOR ENGLAND - NEVILLE Gary Neville insisted England must ""start again "" this weekend to build for the 2006 World Cup, fuelled by the self-belief they can finally end almost 40 years of international under-achievement."
7171,0,"IOC strips gold medal from Russian shot putter Russia 's Irina Korzhanenko was stripped of her shot put gold medal Monday, the first athlete of these games to lose an Olympic title because of doping."
113428,0,"Team on the take: Bengals like to force issue Bill Belichick news rarely cites statistics to make a point. So when a particular figure impresses the Pats ' coach, it 's got to be a doozy."
93054,0,"eXo adds portal software to ObjectWeb ObjectWeb, a consortium focused on delivery of open source infrastructure technologies, announced Tuesday that eXo Platform SARL has joined the consortium and that its Enterprise Portal Solution (EPS) will be hosted by ObjectWeb."
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89186,0,"US Airways Seeks Court OK to Nix Contracts US Airways (UAIRQ.OB:OTC BB - news - research) wants a federal judge to tear up contracts with three of its unions, reduce retiree health benefits and cancel its remaining defined-benefit pension plans."
46060,0,"Multiplex May Miss Contracts Should Westfield Buy Chelsfield Multiplex Group, an Australian construction company, may miss out on UK development contracts should Westfield Group 's proposal to buy property developer Chelsfield Plc succeed, Merrill Lynch & Co."
94783,0,"First Test, Day one, Aus v NZ Stephen Fleming 's decision to bat first didn 't look the correct one at first as Michael Kasprowicz ripped though the tourists ' top order, taking all of the first three wickets to fall, including Fleming for a duck."
82267,0,"Microsoft to help users prep for patching Microsoft Corp. will give customers advance notice of its monthly security updates in an effort to help them prepare to install related software patches, the company announced Thursday."
96089,0,"Liga Weekend Preview: El Clasico Dominates There is a strange La Liga round of fixtures in store, mainly because its difficult to tell if more than one game is taking place."
86628,0,"Stem cell research a battle of the coasts A $3 billion stem cell research initiative in California means the Garden State faces stiff competition to secure and retain top researchers, experts warned Tuesday."
47144,0,"Youngsters Find and Return Lost Yankees Playoff Tickets Talk about temptation: $20,000 worth of box seat tickets for Yankees playoff games, just lying there on the street. Nine youngsters who came across the tickets turned them in."
117543,0,U.S. Missile Defense System Test Fails Latest setback for the Bush administration's effort to build a system for defending the country against ballistic missile attack fuels doubts about the system.
15713,0,"AMD Demonstrates 90nm x86 Dual-Core Processor AMD has been demonstrating the industrys first x86 dual-core processor at its Austin facilities on an HP ProLiant DL585 server powered by four dual-core Opteron processors manufactured on 90nm SOI process technology, the company announced today."
90222,0,"A shallow look at celebrities who lost jobs With so many jobs pruned from corporate payrolls in recent years, interest in the gestalt of being fired -- the hows and whys, the trauma and consequences -- is understandably high. Witness the surprising success of the television series ""The Apprentice. """
46823,0,Sun lassoes Longhorn-sized supercomputer win Sun Microsystems and the University of Texas have teamed to create an UltraSparc-powered giant that will crunch 3D tasks for the school.
64201,0,"Insurance scandal spreads to Britain By James Daley in London and Katherine Griffiths in New York. The UK regulator for the insurance industry has said it attempted to launch investigations into several of its member firms earlier this year, after "
102571,0,Men: Nation 's best wins NIT by holding off Arizona Justin Gray scored 21 for the second straight game as No.1 Wake Forest beat No.18 Arizona 63-60 for the Preseason NIT title Friday.
50337,0,"Excerpts From the Citation for Nobel Prize (AP) AP - Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics to David J. Gross, H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczeck, for their work in the exploration of strong force and quarks."
61349,0,"Chargers Edge Broncos, 20-17 (AP) AP - The Chargers — yes, the Chargers — took firm control of the AFC West by hanging on to beat the Denver Broncos 20-17 in a wild one on Sunday. LaDainian Tomlinson ran for two touchdowns and San Diego's defense saved the day by intercepting Jake Plummer four times, including in the end zone in the closing minutes."
41969,0,Sports: Dodgers 8 Rockies 7 LOS ANGELES Milton Bradley singled home the game-winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-to-7.
56970,0,"Sainsbury Profit Falls by as Much as 66; Stock Drops (Update5) J Sainsbury Plc, Britain 's third- largest supermarket chain, said first-half profit fell by as much as 66 percent as the company lost business to Tesco Plc and Wal- Mart Stores Inc."
104291,0,Investors Eye Brokerages 4Q Reports Some of the Wall Street brokerages on tap to report earnings next month might see better-than-expected results as a rebound in the stock market is expected to fuel performance within their equities businesses.
12617,0,"Serena Says She's 90 to 95 Percent Back (AP) AP - The first thing you notice is the scar. It's a jagged 2-inch line running just above Serena Williams' left knee, a reminder of the surgery that sidelined her for the last half of 2003 and the start of this season."
117472,0,"GOP Gains Boost Chances of Alaska Drilling Republican gains in the Senate from last month's elections have pumped new life into the administration-backed move to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, prompting environmentalists to mount what one of them called ""the fight of our lives"" to defeat the proposal."
85737,0,Sainz injured in pre-rally testing Two-time world champion Carlos Sainz was taken to hospital for observation after crashing his Citroen during practice for the Rally Australia on Tuesday.
7696,0,"Barbour makes decisive move Donors come up with much of the money As soon as Sandy Barbour arrived as Cal 's athletic director in September, she knew she would be judged by one criterion: Could she keep Jeff Tedford?"
115958,0,"Google to put books from great libraries on internet More than a million books at Oxford University 's expansive Bodleian Library, including rare first editions, are to be scanned by the search engine Google and posted online for readers around the world."
118126,0,"Southwest Airlines Nears $117 Million Deal for ATA Southwest Airlines was the apparent winner today in the bidding war for ATA Airlines, a low-fare carrier that sought Chapter 11 protection this fall."
117209,0,Apple Locks Out RealNetworks With iPod Update Apple Computer has updated the software for some of its iPod digital media players so that songs bought from RealNetworks won 't play.
96273,0,"Zoo nixes request to send aging elephants to sanctuary The American Zoo and Aquarium Association on Thursday denied Detroit Zoo director Ron Kagan 's final appeal to send the two aging, arthritic elephants to one of two US sanctuaries where they could roam hundreds of acres."
118501,0,"Continental cuts $22 mln more in wages, benefits Continental Airlines (CAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday finalized details of wage and benefits cuts for reservations and food service workers that the airline said "
6013,0,Johnson Leaves Game With Strained Hip (AP) AP - Detroit Tigers right-hander Jason Johnson left his start Saturday against the Seattle Mariners with a strained left hip.
45887,0,"Update 2: NY Firm Buying Sports and Talent Agency International Management Group, a sports and celebrity management and marketing firm that has represented Tiger Woods, Joe Montana and Derek Jeter, is being sold to a New York buyout specialist firm in a cash deal valued at more than $700 million."
105668,0,"GM to Lay Off 950 at New Jersey Truck Plant General Motors Corp. on Tuesday said it will lay off about 950 workers at its Linden, New Jersey, truck plant early next year and cease production of the two sport utility vehicles manufactured at the facility."
48096,0,"Shelton runs for five TDs LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Eric Shelton ran for 129 yards and tied a Louisville record with five touchdowns on the ground yesterday to lead the No. 22 Cardinals to a 59-7 win over East Carolina."
58639,0,"Virgin to Launch Digital Music Player (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Virgin Electronics, the consumer electronics arm of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, has announced an own brand digital music player."
11466,0,"Nikkei Up as Economic Optimism Grows TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.39 percent by midsession on Friday, bolstered by solid gains in stocks dependent on domestic business such as Kao Corp. 4452.T."
118162,0,LEVEIN RELISHING DERBY CLASH Craig Levein hopes to give Leicester fans an early Christmas present when his side face local rivals Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
36257,0,Canadian Geologists Make Key Dinosaur Discovery (Reuters) Reuters - Geologists unveiled a fossil discovery on Tuesday they believe will help resolve a long-standing mystery over whether dinosaurs ever roamed to what is now Canada's Pacific coast.
104299,0,Screensaver tackles spam websites Internet portal Lycos has made a screensaver that endlessly requests data from sites that sell the goods and services mentioned in spam e-mail.
46694,0,"Pavano Finishes Meeting With Yankees (AP) AP - Carl Pavano met with Yankees officials and Reggie Jackson this weekend, then was scheduled to travel to Baltimore to meet with the Orioles."
108608,0,Reports: Meyer accepts Florida job It looks like Florida is going to get its first choice this time. Turned down by Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan three years ago before
16536,0,"Apple: Open-source pedigree will protect Tiger The Mac OS X update will be spared the security woes that have hit Microsoft because it's based on Unix, executives say."
50591,0,Adaptec: Friend or foe? The company is changing tack under CEO Robert Stephens and may soon find itself in direct competition with several longtime partners.
22073,0,"NASA Says Fixing Space Shuttle Fleet Could Top $2 Billion WASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Wednesday the cost of fixing all the problems with the space shuttle fleet could top $2.2 billion - double the estimated price tag given to Congress a year ago. O'Keefe, testifying before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, was pressed on whether that estimate again could rise..."
3108,0,"United, American OK flight caps to ease airport gridlock CHICAGO : United Airlines and American Airlines have agreed to temporary flight caps at Chicago 's O 'Hare International Airport to ease congestion at one of the world 's busiest hubs, federal officials said. "
100047,0,DWIGHT YORKE RACE TAUNTS: TWO IN COURT Two men will appear in court today accused of racial public order offences involving Birmingham striker Dwight Yorke. Yorke complained to police that he was taunted with monkey chants and other racist abuse
16575,0,"Chief of Advanced Micro Targets Market Share Gains Hector Ruiz, the chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices, today laid out a plan to break what he called the monopolistic grip on the microprocessor industry by Intel."
117294,0,"US to unveil deal with AOL on fraud charges The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will announce a settlement deal it has reached with Time Warnerconcerning accounting issues with its America Online(AOL) Internet division on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter."
107389,0,New Challenge to Evidence in Steroid Case Four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes in the Balco case are challenging the evidence against them. Defense lawyers claim federal agents illegally searched the Balco lab in Burlingame.
3250,0,Lefty done for season with torn left flexor tendon PHILADELPHIA -- Andy Pettitte 's frustrating season officially came to an end Wednesday when the Houston Astros announced that the left-hander will undergo surgery to repair the torn flexor tendon in his left elbow.
57599,0,"Flu Shot Disaster Shows Communications Gap-FDA (Reuters) Reuters - The decision by British authorities to suspend the license of a major influenza vaccine manufacturer just before the vaccine was to be shipped shows a need for better communication, acting FDA chief Dr. Lester Crawford said on Monday."
39877,0,"Nowhere to run Michigan 's defense stifles Iowa 's running game ... refrain from stealing a glance or two at the mammoth Michigan Stadium scoreboards during Saturday 's game against Iowa. ""Don 't tell the coaches, "" he said afterward, putting a finger to his lips and smiling."
75711,0,Update 1: Volkswagen Reports Drop in Net Profit Automaker Volkswagen on Thursday reported a 65 percent drop in third-quarter net profit from the same period a year ago amid fiercely competitive markets and difficult economic conditions such as a strong euro and high oil prices.
69224,0,"Broadhurst takes charge in Spain Paul Broadhurst fired a six-under-par 65 to claim a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Madrid Open. The Englishman had seven birdies to end the second round on 10 under, one ahead of Miguel Angel Jimenez, Darren Fichardt and Johan Edfors."
33494,0,"MS Windows besieged by hackers The number of cyber attacks on Windows operating system rose by 400pc between January June of this year, computer security company Symantec said today."
65308,0,"Microsoft Won 't Charge More for Multicore Licenses Software vendors have proceeded cautiously on the core question, with rivals IBM, Oracle, Sun, Microsoft and others waiting to see how the others approach the issue, partly to learn what works and partly to have the opportunity to counter."
110393,0,"Apple tangles with owner of itunes.co.uk (MacCentral) MacCentral - U.K.-based Internet entrepreneur Benjamin Cohen says that he got an unexpected shock last month after he checked his voicemail and heard a lawyer representing Apple Computer Inc. telling him to hand over his Web site domain, itunes.co.uk. Apple alleges that Cohen's CyberBritain Holdings Ltd is a ""cybersquatter"" just sitting on the domain hoping for a big settlement; Cohen denies the allegation."
69698,0,Edfors Ekes Out Precious Lead Swedens Johan Edfors and South Africas Darren Fichardt both went to the turn in 32 today to take over the lead in the Madrid Open.
14227,0,VeriSign Loses Icann Antitrust Case A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust complaint against an Internet oversight group brought by a company that controls directories for Internet users worldwide.
38898,0,"Brown could pitch Sunday finale com. Kevin Brown may return to the mound sooner than expected, as Joe Torre said Friday that the right-hander is in the mix to start on Sunday afternoon against Curt Schilling and the Red Sox at Fenway Park."
113201,0,"A Visit to the Museum of Underappreciated Games PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) - You've heard of ""Myst,"" ""Quake"" and ""Tomb Raider,"" but how many people remember ""Obsidian,"" ""Grim Fandango"" and ""Under A Killing Moon?"""
9556,0,"Basketball: U.S., Russia Set for Semifinal Showdown ATHENS (Reuters) - The unbeaten U.S. women's basketball team cruised to another victory Wednesday, pummeling Greece 102-72 to advance to the Olympic semi-finals."
41079,0,Holidays That are Out of This World It used to be that a trip to Africa or Antarctica qualified as an exotic tourist destination. But cash-rich tourists seeking adventure are now rejecting earthly adventures for destinations that are more out of this world.
3893,0,"Toshiba, Memory-Tech Develop New DVD (AP) AP - Two Japanese companies said Tuesday they have developed a DVD that can play on both existing machines and the upcoming high-definition players, raising hopes for a smooth transition as more people dump old TV sets for better screens."
18599,0,Frances takes out sports events MIAMI - The Florida Marlins postponed Sunday 's game against the Chicago Cubs as Hurricane Frances crept ashore on the eastern coast of Florida.
60670,0,"FCC Backs Bells on Fiber Phone Line Sharing Limits WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday said big local phone companies will not have to share new fiber-optic lines built for high-speed Internet and other services, spurring one carrier to speed roll-out plans."
39326,0,"New Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of Spin' By STEVE HARTSOE RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin..."
2769,0,"Ford dumps $200m Oracle system Ford has ditched Oracle 's online purchasing system eVEREST, because of flaws in the software. The car manufacturer has reportedly spent more than $200m trying to get the system to work since it bought it in 2000. "
117449,0,Anthony Lifts Nuggets Carmelo Anthony's 15-foot jumper with 3.6 seconds remaining lifts the Nuggets to a 100-99 victory over the Celtics.
83922,0,"Radcliffe, Ramaala win NYC Marathon New York, NY (Sports Network) - Great Britain 's Paula Radcliffe captured the New York City marathon in the closest-ever women 's finish in the history of the race, while Hendrik Ramaala of South Africa won the men 's side."
75272,0,Dollar stronger at noon THE Australian dollar was trading stronger today as news of a takeover bid for Australian mining company WMC Resources supported the currency during morning trading.
21665,0,"Criticism and Praise for New HDS Storage Platform Hitachi Data Systems ' (Quote, Chart) TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform was designed to grab market share from high-end competitors EMC and IBM (Quote, Chart)."
36644,0,Brees Gets Starting Nod for Chargers (Reuters) Reuters - San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees will be under center for this Sunday's contest versus the Denver Broncos.
108146,0,"Four Infineon Execs Plead Guilty in DRAM Probe Samsung, Micron Technology and Hynix Semiconductor have acknowledged that they have received subpoenas related to the investigation."
8225,0,"Day 10 roundup: Ryu denies China 3rd clean sweep But this time in Athens, they have to accept the bitter fact that South Korean Ryu Seung Min was a better player in the pulsating men 's singles final against Chinese Wang Hao."
34638,0,Bank of New York Buys Wilshire Business Bank of New York Co. said Tuesday that its BNY Brokerage Inc. unit has agreed to acquire the execution and commission management business of investment management firm Wilshire Associates for an undisclosed amount.
88138,0,"German economic recovery slows down LONDON, November 11 (newratings.com) - Germany witnessed a slowdown in its economic growth momentum during the third quarter this year, with the nation 's GDP growth rate declining to 0.1 from the relatively robust growth rate of 0.4 in the first two "
99243,0,"CA Taps IBM Vet John Swainson As CEO Swainson, a 26-year IBMer, most recently led the worldwide sales organization for the company 's software group. He replaces interim CEO Kenneth Cron."
67471,0,"Sox beat Yankees, curse Boston players celebrate beating the New York Yankees in game seven of the American League championship series. Photo: AP. They had been reliable caretakers of a cosmic curse, feasting for decades "
65182,0,Photo gallery: Consumer gear takes a test drive Theater-quality systems and other entertainment are coming to the car. But will wireless file swapping wreak havoc during rush hour?
87229,0,"Eudora adds ScamWatch URL protection The update for the e-mail program focuses mainly on security enhancements and adds a feature dubbed ScamWatch, which aims to combat ""phishing"" on the Internet."
1349,0,"Soldering Surprise There's nothing routine about working in space, as astronaut Mike Fincke found out recently when he did some soldering onboard the International Space Station."
15573,0,"Treasuries Rise After Manufacturing and Confidence Indexes Drop US Treasury notes rose, heading for their biggest monthly gain since September, after reports today showed declines in consumer confidence and a slowdown in manufacturing."
44665,0,"NL Wrap: Padres Edge Giants, Astros Soar to Wild-Card Lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mark Loretta hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th to lift the San Diego Padres a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League action on Wednesday."
37723,0,"James Practices, May Play Against Packers (AP) AP - Running back Edgerrin James, sidelined two days with a strained hamstring, returned to practice Thursday and could be ready to play when the Indianapolis Colts host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday."
25192,0,"Harrington Shows Form to Win German Masters COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Ireland's Padraig Harrington demonstrated his return to form five days before the Ryder Cup, with victory in the German Masters on Sunday."
6775,0,"Arsenal win thriller, equal Notts record LONDON, AUGUST 22: Arsenal equalled Nottingham Forests 42-match unbeaten league record in heart-stopping style on Sunday when the Premier League champions roared back from 1-3 down to beat Middlesbrough 5-3 at Highbury."
112722,0,"Stocks Dip as Dollar Rises and Oil Drops (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks inched lower on Friday but fresh economic data drove the dollar and bonds higher, while profit-taking pushed oil prices down after OPEC'S widely expected decision to curb production."
57421,0,International Conference Focuses on Spam Officials from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the British Office of Fair Trading (OFT) hosted the first international meeting of spam enforcement agencies today in London.
11025,0,"Gates, others lead California effort for stem cell research Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California 's Nov. 2 ballot to devote $3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in "
74372,0,Procter & Gamble profit up on sales growth CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble Co. said net income rose 14 percent in the first quarter on solid sales growth in all the company 's markets.
107695,0,Top College Programs Focus on Bottom Line Maybe it's finally time for every college with a big-time football program - or big-time basketball program for that matter - to turn pro.
67919,0,"Microsoft Profit, Revenue Rise SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.Oon Thursday said its quarterly profit climbed as revenue rose 12 percent, but its shares fell as investors failed to account for the effect of the expensing of stock-based compensation in assessing the earnings."
77386,0,Lehman Brothers settles Enron shareholder lawsuit HOUSTON - Wall Street brokerage house Lehman Brothers has agreed to pay $222.5 million to a class-action lawsuit alleging that it and other banks and brokerages helped Enron Corp.
3610,0,"Braves Edge Padres 6-5 (AP) AP - Andruw Jones hit a two-run homer off Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves threw out the potential tying run at the plate for the final out Wednesday night, preserving a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the San Diego Padres."
30149,0,Canadian teams voice support for Bettman CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada 's NHL teams came out Thursday and voiced their support for the league 's decision to lockout its players.
95163,0,"Kmart purchase highlights struggle for once-huge Sears Sears, Roebuck and Co. was once on top of the world, reveling in the popularity of its ""big book "" catalog from company headquarters in the world 's tallest building."
53047,0,"Details emerge in Honeywell's suit against Apple (MacCentral) MacCentral - Honeywell on Wednesday announced that it has filed suit in federal court against Apple Computer Inc. and more than thirty other companies, alleging infringement over a 1994 patent that describes technology used to improve the quality of images shown on a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel. MacCentral has obtained a copy of the documents Honeywell filed on October 6, 2004 in U.S. District Court for the district of Delaware."
57471,0,"TELECOM '04 - Verizon, Comcast execs slam regulation LAS VEGAS - Cable met telecommunications Monday at the Telecom '04 trade show in Las Vegas as the top executives of Verizon Communications Inc. and Comcast Corp. both urged decreased regulation of communications in a joint keynote appearance."
81817,0,"Japan Air 's 2nd-Qtr Profit Soars Sixfold on Demand (Update2) Japan Airlines Corp., Asia 's largest carrier by sales, had a sixfold jump in second-quarter profit as rising Japanese exports boosted airfreight demand and passenger numbers rebounded from last year 's SARS-induced slump."
62252,0,"Santomero Says Rates 'Still Stimulative' (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. interest rates are still stimulative but should return to ""more normal levels"" as expansion continues, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Anthony Santomero said on Saturday."
73921,0,"Jimmy Spencer, son arrested Nextel Cup Series driver Jimmy Spencer and his son were arrested Sunday night at he driver 's home in Cornelius, NC, according to a report in the Charlotte Observer."
33266,0,"VMWare reveals Ace in the hole Using its strengths in virtual machine technology, VMWare Inc. on Monday unwrapped new beta software for the desktop that allows administrators to more securely deploy and mange work environments outside the corporate network."
30235,0,Woods and Mickelson Get Nod for Opener U.S. captain Hal Sutton made sure this Ryder Cup gets off to a dynamic start by pairing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for the first time in the opening match.
79873,0,"Lord Hanson: a swashbuckling risk-taker For a man whose name hung above the door, James Hanson was remarkably unsentimental about the company he had built from scratch. As a champion of shareholder value, he believed that all assets were up for sale (or at least, should be)."
21259,0,Intel Demonstrates New Chips Intel Corp. President Paul S. Otellini yesterday demonstrated new chips scheduled for release next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games
58362,0,Red Sox vs. Yankees: Bitter enemies clash with Series on line (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Stick a tape in the VCR and save it for posterity. Clip the newspapers. Buy the frame for the ticket stub. Baseball history beckons. Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees. The American League Championship Series that opens Tuesday night in Yankee Stadium pits teams that have been bickering for 100 years.
9315,0,"After comeback, comedown for US Playing from behind finally doomed the US women's volleyball team. After struggling just to get out of the preliminary round, the Americans were eliminated from the Olympics yesterday in Athens when a late rally fizzled against Brazil in a quarterfinal defeat, 25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 25-27, 15-6."
109413,0,"Bryant Comments Sour Malone on Lakers (AP) AP - Karl Malone has ruled out a return to the Los Angeles Lakers because of comments made by Kobe Bryant in a radio interview, Malone's agent said Tuesday."
39761,0,"Samsung to make $24B chip investment by 2010 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to invest 25 trillion won (US$24 billion) in building new semiconductor production lines by 2010, the company said Monday."
68206,0,"Global Warming Effects Faster Than Feared - Experts Recent storms, droughts and heat waves are probably being caused by global warming, which means the effects of climate change are coming "
33306,0,China supply cutback raises stakes in Yukos standoff Russia 's embattled Yukos oil giant raised the stakes in its bitter standoff with the Kremlin as the company slashed supplies to China in a move analysts said was designed to cause maximum embarrassment in Moscow.
112182,0,"Thursday 's NBA Roundup (CP) - With their depth and determination, there is little surprise the Seattle SuperSonics are the best team in the NBA. One night after Ray Allen helped Seattle become the first team to win in San Antonio "
43973,0,"Chiefs suddenly struggling in red zone To the expanding litany of woes that has plagued the winless Kansas City Chiefs through the first three weeks of the 2004 campaign, a spate of unexpected problems that extends far beyond "
96400,0,"Judge Will Mull Voiding UAL Union Deals CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal bankruptcy judge agreed on Friday to consider a motion by United Airlines UALAQ.OB to cancel its union contracts to save $725 million annually."
38549,0,"Oil Companies Negotiating for SPR Crude NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two major oil companies and a small Louisiana refiner are negotiating with the U.S. Department of Energy to borrow crude from national emergency reserves as crude production in the Gulf of Mexico only slowly recovers from Hurricane Ivan, sources said on Friday."
96154,0,"Science: Europe Probe Lands on Mars The Smart 1 lunar probe has entered into orbit around the Moon, the first European mission to do so. On Monday, Smart 1 began firing its ion engine to bring it into lunar orbit."
93173,0,Yankees ' Sheffield blackmailed CBC SPORTS ONLINE - New York Yankees right-fielder Gary Sheffield revealed Tuesday that he and his wife were targeted by a blackmailer.
29686,0,New Blackburn manager Hughes to stay on with Wales for two games Mark Hughes took over as manager of Blackburn Rovers on Friday but will still lead Wales in its next two World Cup qualifying games.
92147,0,"Tigers stuck at No. 3 in BCS The Auburn football team crept closer to Oklahoma for the coveted second spot in the latest Bowl Championship Series rankings, which were released on Monday."
85891,0,Update 9: Oil Prices Briefly Fall Below $48 a Barrel Crude oil futures prices briefly dipped below $48 a barrel Tuesday on expectations that US oil supplies will continue to grow and that heating oil inventories will be adequate this winter.
19002,0,"Newbiz: an Unconventional Asset-The Past WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When businesses consider their assets, they may look at obvious things like products, buildings, equipment, patents, even valued employees. But the company's history?"
63317,0,"Torre: No chance of any early Moose sightings Unlike their red-stockinged rivals, the Yankees weren't going to use their next scheduled starter -- Mike Mussina -- to relieve if things went bad early last night."
43396,0,Recording in theaters felony under House bill Using video cameras to record films in movie theaters would become a federal crime punishable by up to six years in prison under a bill passed yesterday by the House.
61704,0,"Hall may not have kicks coming Washington Redskins kicker John Hall strained his right groin during practice yesterday, jeopardizing his availability for Sunday 's game at Chicago."
2933,0,"Parmalat sues ex-auditors Deloitte, Grant Thornton MILAN, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Parmalat sued its former auditors Deloitte & Touche and Grant Thornton on Wednesday, broadening a legal battle to claw back billions of euros from ex-allies the food group says helped drive it into ..."
28764,0,"Oracle Earnings Beat Analyst Forecasts (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), the world's second-largest software vendor, has beaten Wall Street analysts' expectations with its first-quarter results, due to strong sales of its \database software."
97907,0,"England wins World Cup with final-round 64 Seville, Spain (Sports Network) - Paul Casey and Luke Donald of England fired an eight-under 64 in the alternate-shot format Sunday to win the World Golf Championships - World Cup."
12819,0,Argentina topples NBA stars ATHENS -- Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn 't beat a better team -- Argentina.
118795,0,"Dravid, Gambhir blast Bangladeshi bowlers Gautam Gambhir scored a half century in his second consecutive innings after India suffered an early setback on the first day of the second and final cricket Test against Bangladesh at Chittagong today."
55182,0,"INVESTCORP BID WINS THOMSON In a move that caught the publishing world by surprise, an underdog bidder defeated the likes of media bigwigs Bruce Wasserstein, Robert Krakoff and Jimmy "
12241,0,HP cues iPod Hewlett-Packard brands its own version of Apple's music player and introduces a line of consumer products.
35139,0,"Internet ad tevenues jump AMERICAN INTERNET advertising revenues have increased by more than 40 per cent in the first six months of this year. According to bean counters Price Waterhouse Coopers, US revenues for the first six months "
23262,0,"Judge Rules for Oracle in PeopleSoft Bid SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Software maker Oracle on Thursday got the green light from a U.S. federal judge for its $7.7 billion takeover of smaller rival PeopleSoft Inc., sending PeopleSoft shares up 15 percent."
114639,0,"Online map of brain genes to be released It has been billed as one of the most massive information-crunching, gigabyte-gobbling research endeavors in history -- which might explain why after a year 's work, scientists have gotten through only about one-tenth of a mouse 's brain."
57610,0,Founder set to quit Chelsfield Elliott Bernerd has agreed to walk away from the property empire he built over two decades for about 65m cash after falling out with his billionaire business partners.
26992,0,Update 2: Swedish Exchange Halts Gambro Trading Trading in shares of Swedish health care company Gambro AB were halted Monday by the Stockholm Stock Exchange following a report that the US dialysis company DaVita Inc.
82452,0,Cazenove Loses Independence with JPM Deal UK brokerage Cazenove effectively gave up 181 years of independence on Friday when it sealed a joint venture with JP Morgan Chase & Co.
61678,0,"One Thousand Words on PSP October 15, 2004 - Yet another PSP-related interview has appeared over in Japan. This time, the interviewer is Japanese site Impress GameWatch."
95125,0,"Oil prices turn lower again as rally fades LONDON, Nov 18 (AFP) - Oil prices continued their decline Thursday after a brief rally on the back of renewed concerns over heating oil stocks in the United States fizzled out."
97672,0,"Ricker goal enough for Nashoba WORCESTER -- Despite graduating 11 seniors from last year's two-time defending Central Mass. champion squad, Nashoba girls' soccer coach Pam Vaughan was confident of her team's chances to succeed in 2004. And boasting players like sophomore Kylie Ricker and junior Jill Camilleri on her roster, why wouldn't she be? Ricker, who netted the winner in a victory over Longmeadow in ..."
108358,0,Earnhardt Jr. Wins Most Popular Driver Award NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. was voted the NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver of the Year for the second consecutive year. The announcement was made Friday during the National Motorsports Press Association's breakfast at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
96726,0,FCC Pooh-Poohs a la Carte Cable The Federal Communications Commission says in a Congressional report that cable bills would increase under a system that lets customers pick and choose. Consumer groups disagree.
21496,0,"Unisys Gets Deeper into Linux, Joins Red Hat Partner Community Unisys, the maker of high-end servers, has joined the Red Hat Partner Community, strengthening its ties to the Linux vendor. Unisys, formerly a Windows-only shop, began offering its ES7000 servers "
63170,0,"News Analysis: Global vote of confidence for euro FRANKFURT When they introduced the euro in 1999, the European countries that gave up their own money knew they wanted a strong, stable currency that would command their citizens ' confidence and ease the conditions for cross-border commerce."
44604,0,Search Upstart Launches New Site (AP) AP - Online search engine upstart Vivisimo Inc. is setting out to persuade the masses that Google Inc.'s vaunted technology isn't the most efficient way to find things on the Internet.
60572,0,Google searches India -- for employees Editor 's Summary: Google is searching India -- for white collar IT workers. Google gurus Sergey Brin and Larry Page are touring cities -- including hi-tech hubs Bangalore and Hyderabad -- looking to hire engineers and online sales and support workers.
86483,0,Trojan horse can spread spam to mobile phones Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. ANTIVIRUS firm Sophos has warned mobile phone users that spammers are using a newly
19193,0,Donald vindicates Langer 's faith LUKE Donald gave Bernhard Langer the response he was looking for yesterday by romping to victory in the Omega European Masters just a week after being handed the final wild-card for next months European Ryder Cup team.
61436,0,"Dollar Falls Broadly vs. Major Currencies NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell broadly against major currencies on Friday in a technically-driven session, as traders ignored a generally positive batch of U.S. economic data and sold the greenback."
9195,0,"Execs upbeat on IT spending Amid mixed indications of software industry's health, polled tech execs predict spending rise."
17969,0,"IBM recalls notebook power adapters IBM, maker of the popular Thinkpad notebook computers, released a statement announcing the recall of 553,000 notebook computer power adapters."
109706,0,Oil Prices Touch a New Three-Month Low SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices touched a new three-month low on Wednesday as mild winter weather in the United States and expectations of a rise in heating fuel stocks kept the downward pressure on the market.
79331,0,"Is Google Bobbing for Apple? Just in case Apple 's (Nasdaq: AAPL) computer users were feeling left out, news reports say that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) intends to develop its Desktop Search application for the Mac platform."
35918,0,"US rates won 't hit home THE decision by the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for the third month in a row would have little effect on the Reserve Bank of Australia 's deliberations on monetary policy, economists said yesterday."
43378,0,"Delta CEO, many workers get pay cut Delta Air Lines Inc. 's CEO said Tuesday he declined his six-figure salary for the rest of the year as he detailed a 10-percent pay cut that will affect senior officials, administrative staff and ticket and gate agents."
52120,0,"Fannie Mae Execs, Regulator Square Off (Reuters) Reuters - Fannie Mae executives and their regulator squared off on Wednesday, with executives denying any accounting irregularity and the regulator saying the housing finance company's management may need to go."
53300,0,"Ethics in Practice In debate, participants often present ethics as an overriding consideration. nbsp;Sometimes, ethics is referenced by several nbsp;participants in support of contradictory positions. nbsp;When this happens debate tends to stall, as participants lack a framework for resolving their varying ethical valuations. nbsp;In the interest of keeping K5 flamewars running smoothly, below is an attempt to outline what such a framework might look like."
73526,0,"Federer Pulls Out; Dent, Srichaphan Lose (AP) AP - Roger Federer pulled out of the Swiss Indoors after hurting his left thigh in a practice session Tuesday, while Taylor Dent and Paradorn Srichaphan exited with upset losses."
106313,0,"Major progress achieved in banking reform: regulator China 's top banking regulator said here Wednesday that the country has made ""tremendous "" progress in the reform of the banking industry characterized by a drastic dropin both the amount and ratio of non-performing loans."
88373,0,"Google Adds More Searchable Pages Google stole some thunder from Microsoft 's introduction of a rival search engine by announcing that it has doubled the number of indexed pages its search engine processes, from 4 billion to 8 billion."
35976,0,"Cards, Dolphins in store for long season In his 14th year as an NFL head coach, Dick Vermeil has now started a season with two straight losses four times, the latest with the current edition of the Kansas City Chiefs."
48552,0,"What's That? Baseball's Back? I hadn't paid much attention to baseball lately -- what with the scintillating presidential campaign, the scintillating fall television season and Britney Spears's scintillating, latest marriage -- so imagine my surprise when I woke up the other afternoon to the latest developments:"
88360,0,"US rate hike seen as Fed meets WASHINGTON: The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting panel for the US Federal Reserve, began its deliberations Wednesday with a rate hike widely expected."
99599,0,"Quattrone Barred for Life From Securities Frank P. Quattrone, the former star investment banker who was found guilty of obstruction of justice, has been barred from the securities industry for life by regulators who contend "
14012,0,"UDPATE 1-Hewitt wins Long Island, sends US Open warning Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt hammered out a warning to his rivals for next week 's US Open as he demolished Peru 's Luis Horna 6-3 6-1 to win the Long Island Cup on Sunday."
18448,0,"Economy adds 114,000 jobs; four year job growth still negative On the campaign trail today, President Bush stressed that the economy ""is strong and getting stronger, "" after the Labor Department released data showing that the economy gained 144,000 jobs in August."
58133,0,"Botched maintenance - not worm - blamed for MS IM glitch MSN Messenger, Microsoft 's instant message service, is back up and running this morning after a routine maintenance operation went wrong, rendering the service sporadically unavailable for three days."
59399,0,EU asks four countries to justify call for Intel chips The European Commission Wednesday announced it has asked four European Union countries to justify why they favor Intel processors in computers for public authorities.
5693,0,"UPDATE 3-US airlines agree to cut flights at Chicago 's O 'Hare US airlines have agreed to limit flights into Chicago 's O 'Hare International Airport at peak periods to stem record delays that have slowed aviation nationwide, federal officials said on Wednesday."
73814,0," ""Grand Theft Auto "" Hits Stores ""Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas "" was released in GameStop stores in the Lansing area Monday night. Many other video game retailers will have the Playstation-2 game Tuesday."
119202,0,"Bad Day for Drug Companies and Patients LONDON (Reuters) - Investors in pharmaceuticals were dealt a triple whammy on Friday as Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca Plc and Eli Lilly and Co all shocked the market with bad news about key products."
83266,0,"Former Aussie Soccer Captain Warren Dies (AP) AP - Johhny Warren, who captained Australia in 1974 in its only World Cup soccer appearance, died from cancer Saturday at 61."
73680,0,US Trade Deficit No Cause for Alarm-Evans WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans on Tuesday brushed off financial market concerns about America's massive trade deficit and stressed that a recent sharp uptick was fueled in part by surging energy prices.
77657,0,"This week in supercomputers A new list of the top machines is about to be released and SGI, IBM and others are jostling for bragging rights."
86877,0,"What 's Next For Mozilla? ezberry writes ""After releasing version 1.0 of Firefox, what 's ahead for the Mozilla Foundation and the venerable Firefox browser?"
7119,0,Men 's Gymnastics Mired in Scoring Fiasco In many Olympics competitions winners and losers are determined by less than a fraction of a point and even the slightest error in scoring can set back an athlete from the gold to the bronze.
31870,0,"Napster Receives New Life As Public Company Call it the kitty's third life. Roxio Inc. (ROXI) bought the Napster brand name and feline logo at a bankruptcy auction two years ago and with the acquisition of another music service, pressplay, relaunched the once-renegade file-swapping pioneer as a legal music service last October."
4011,0,Napster launches download chart Online music service Napster teams up with Virgin Radio to launch a music download chart.
28272,0,"Cisco announces integrated services routers aimed at SMBs and SMEs Cisco Systems has announced new integrated services routers capable of delivering wire-speed data, voice, video and other advanced services to the small- and medium-sized business and enterprise branch office market segments."
52099,0,"Extinct Giant Deer Survived Ice Age, Study Says Now a new study, published tomorrow in the science journal Nature, suggests that another striking mammal, the Irish elk, likewise lived way beyond the last ice age."
54135,0,"All of a sudden, Cal is loaded for bear Call them the ""almost ready for prime-time "" Bears. Or maybe you can call them more than that after tomorrow. For the University of California, the time is now. Or, more specifically, tomorrow afternoon, when they take on top-ranked Southern Cal."
40462,0,Fannie Mae Takes New Approach in Crisis Independent probe might throw some top executives overboard.
93250,0,"Murdoch Moves to Avoid a Friendly Fight for Control The chairman of the News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, may be telling investors and the media that his relationship with his counterpart at Liberty Media, John C. Malone, is friendly, as he did yesterday at an annual meeting."
89180,0,Glazer has revenge on Man Utd board Three Manchester United directors lost their seats on the Old Trafford board tonight as Malcolm Glazer exacted revenge for his stalled takeover bid.
9912,0,"Vice chairman quits Wal-Mart (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Thomas Coughlin, who joined Wal-Mart Stores as head of security and rose to vice chairman, will give up the post early next year after 25 years of service that helped the company become the world's biggest retailer."
119829,0,"United pilots set to vote on pay cut SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Pilot leaders at United Airlines unanimously endorsed a tentative agreement that will cut pay by 15 percent, opting to accept management 's demands rather than risk the chance of losing more in federal bankruptcy court."
10587,0,"Inventor Makes Car Engine that Runs Off Air MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian inventor claims to have made the world's first commercially-viable motor vehicle powered by compressed air. The vehicle is being tried out by contractors in Melbourne's parks and gardens over the next 12 months as an alternative to conventional diesel or petrol engines..."
9996,0,"BMC adds PeopleSoft management BMC Software has released a new version of Patrol for PeopleSoft 2.0 that allows companies to centrally manage PeopleSoft users, transactions, jobs, SQL requests, and business processes."
100096,0,"AMD 's Sempron Set for Holiday Showdown with Centrino AMD has introduced its latest Mobile AMD Sempron processor 3000, which is designed for thin notebooks. Built to compete with Intel 's Centrino, the AMD processor offers Enhanced Virus Protection "
54075,0,"House OK's $136b in tax breaks The House last night passed a sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law, a measure designed to end a trade war with Europe and shower $136 billion in new tax breaks on businesses, farmers, and other groups."
105942,0,Universities Struggling with SSL-busting Spyware (PC World) PC World - Experts call Marketscore software a privacy threat.
26745,0,"But Where Is the Hurricane Going? Hurricane science in the new century is a mix of growing skill and persistent uncertainty, of intuition and algorithms, satellites and erasers."
85367,0,English Premiership round-up Chelsea 's drive to claim the club 's first English title in half a century gathered pace on Saturday as Newcastle were blown away by four memorable late goals at Stamford Bridge.
17942,0,"Dresser Inc. files $575M IPO NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Dresser Inc., an Addison, Texas, drilling equipment company sold by Halliburton to private equity firms in 2001, on Friday filed to raise as much as $575 million in an initial public offering."
69625,0,"Executives of US-based miner Newmont to be freed in Indonesia ... JAKARTA : Five executives of US-based mining firm Newmont who have been detained for a month as suspects in a pollution case will be released from custody, their lawyer said."
95874,0,"BC's Lee was a little late getting started College football is big business, but there is still room for players such as Boston College fullback Everett Lee."
88986,0,"AOL Enters the Online Travel Market America Online is aiming to get a piece of the travel search market, announcing plans to introduce a new Web-based property to compete with the likes of Travelocity."
87904,0,"Stocks Open Higher; Fed Offers Relief (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday,\with oil prices slipping on signs of strong supplies and Wall Street encouraged that the Federal Reserve seemed unlikely to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes."
46071,0,Inspector General Says E.P.A. Rule Aids Polluters Legal actions against major polluters have stalled because of the agency's decision to revise rules governing emissions at older coal-fired power plants.
103426,0,Eagles Clinch N.F.C. East Title Brian Westbrook scored two touchdowns and the Eagles' defense made life miserable for Eli Manning and frustrating for Barrett Green.
102544,0,"A fortunate change It was Monday Night Football the way it was meant to be played, minus Nicollette Sheridan."
35461,0,"Giants Beat Astros, Boost Playoff Hopes (AP) AP - Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants can reach the playoffs two ways. They certainly boosted both chances Tuesday night. Brett Tomko won his sixth consecutive decision and San Francisco beat the visiting Houston Astros 9-2 to maintain their wild-card lead and move within 1 1/2 games of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West."
96306,0,Honda to take stake in BAR-Honda F1 team Honda Motor Co. will own a stake in BAR-Honda for the first time since the Japanese automaker rejoined Formula One racing in 2000.
43473,0,Particle lab celebrates 50 years The European research facility which invented the web and helped shape our view of matter is exactly 50 years old.
113475,0,"Prem Preview: Southampton Middlesbrough Next in the hot seat we have Mr Redknapp. Your first question Mr Redknapp, for 3 points, is how on earth are you going to rescue Southampton from relegation this season?"
77254,0,"Cricket 's final frontier conquered DEEP in the heart of the Indian subcontinent, the Australian Test side last night was celebrating an historic victory, having conquered cricket 's final frontier with a Test to spare."
73225,0,"Schroeder Seeks More Budget Leeway, Says Euro Gains Worrying ' German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, saying the euro 's gains against the dollar are worrying, ' ' called for changes to European Union budget rules to give governments more leeway on spending."
79591,0,"Wal-Mart 's health care under attack In the debate over what to do about the growing number of working people with little or no health insurance, no company may be taking more heat than the United States ' largest employer, Wal-Mart Stores."
102699,0,Rough Reception for DNA Law California voters approve an aggressive DNA-collection program -- basically anyone held in connection with a felony will be tested -- and that has privacy advocates worried. By Julia Scheeres.
67484,0,"Bumpy ride for Qantas QANTAS is suffering an unexpected softening in passenger demand, particularly on international routes, as the impact of the rising global oil price starts to strike consumer spending."
35863,0,"NASA extends Mars rover mission for another six months PASADENA, Calif. NASA thinks its Mars rovers just might keep going and going and going. The space agency has funded another extension of their mission, for an additional six months, if they last."
78404,0,"Online companies facing huge losses in battling Web extortion So when he got an e-mail from gangsters threatening to bring his online sports betting operation to its knees, he paid up. Before long, though, the thugs wanted $40,000."
39569,0,"Fear and Laptops on the Campaign Trail The bloggers covering the presidential race are maverick, funny, mostly partisan and always hypercaffeinated. Are they ruining political journalism or recharging it?"
105514,0,US GDP rise fails to halt caution Increased spending by consumers and business helps US economic growth rise at a higher-than-predicted rate in the July to September period.
88427,0,"Lycos screen saver attacks spammers At the risk of breaching Internet civility, Lycos Europe is offering computer-users a weapon against spam-spewing servers: a screen-saver program that automatically hits the offenders with data to slow them down."
91895,0,"Wrigley swallows $1.5bn Life Savers Kraft, the struggling American food group, yesterday announced the $1.5bn (810m) sale of its Life Savers and Altoids confectionery division to the chewing gum business Wm Wrigley Jr."
85051,0,"Baker: Callaway CEO Adds Two New Executive Feathers To Cap Wearing many tam-o '-shanters. Callaway Golf (nyse: ELY - news - people ) executive William C. Baker will take the mantles of president and chief operating officer from Patrice Hutin, the company announced Monday."
9639,0,Hollywood battles DVD chip makers Hollywood has made legal moves against two chip makers in its bid to combat DVD piracy.
87546,0,"Louisville routs TCU 55-28 LOUISVILLE, KY. - Louisville needed less than seven minutes to shake off Conference USA nemesis TCU and roll to another big victory."
79051,0,"Wachovia Completes SouthTrust Acquisition Wachovia Corp. has completed a $14.3 billion acquisition of SouthTrust Corp. to create the largest bank in the Southeast, both banks said Monday."
100205,0,Tomkins in focus in quiet start to London trading An agreed bid for aiports operator TBI was the most notable feature for investors in a flat open to trading in London on Wednesday.
35648,0,"Giants closing in on Dodgers Forget this wacky, complicated wild-card puzzle. The Giants ought to go for the whole kit and caboodle now and make things simple."
44140,0,"Baseball returns to Washington; Expos relocated to DC Baseball is returning to the nation 's capital for the first time in 33 years, in the form of the Montreal Expos. Expos president Tony Tavares said Major League Baseball told him Wednesday his team was moving "
4951,0,Researchers spot XP SP2 security weakness Security researchers believe they have discovered a weakness in the new security given to Windows XP by the recently unveiled Service Pack 2 (SP2).
70153,0,"Campaigns fail to focus on energy Gasoline prices are hitting record highs, stocks of winter heating fuel are shrinking and energy costs are slowing the US economy."
13896,0,Athletics: Russian flies high for gold ATHENS - Russian Yelena Slesarenko deprived Hestrie Cloete of the high jump gold medal by soaring to the title with a display bordering on perfection.
119603,0, 'Culture change ' required at AstraZeneca after key drug fails Astrazeneca Admitted yesterday to an over-optimistic culture within its drug development division as it revealed its recently launched lung cancer pill did not improve patients ' life expectancy.
36649,0,"AL Wrap: Jays Sink Yankees, Six-Hit Ibanez Mauls Angels (Reuters) Reuters - Vernon Wells cracked a two-run triple in the seventh inning to earn the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees in the American League Wednesday."
32739,0,Colts Flash Weapons The Colts' Edgerrin James's two touchdowns and 124 yards rushing plus Reggie Wayne's 119 yards receiving with two scores produces an impressive 31-17 win over the Titans on Sunday.
116408,0,Schu doesn 't score World champion Michael Schumacher failed to score a goal at Madrid 's Santiago Bernabeu (Spain) soccer stadium - recently evacuated after a bomb scare - on Tuesday night.
20379,0,"Vijay Singh Beats Tiger Woods to Take No. 1 Ranking (Update1) Vijay Singh ended the five-year run of Tiger Woods as the world 's No. 1-ranked golfer, beating Woods and Adam Scott by three shots at the Deutsche Bank Championship."
119190,0,Record Industry Sues 754 for Internet Song Swaps A recording industry trade group said Thursday that it has filed another wave of lawsuits against 754 people it suspects of distributing songs over the Internet without permission.
105139,0,"Federer Wins Easily to Begin 2005 Season (AP) AP - Roger Federer began his Australian Open preparation by beating David Ferrer of Spain 6-1, 6-1 Monday in the first round of the Qatar Open."
43166,0,"Toshiba, M'shita LCD Venture to Make Big TV Panels (Reuters) Reuters - An LCD joint venture between Toshiba Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said on Wednesday it would start making large TV displays early next year,\entering a rapidly expanding but crowded market."
49061,0,"Disabled Are Pleased With E-Voting This November, Eileen Rivera Ley, 41, will vote by herself for the first time. Blind voters in Maryland and several other states will use electronic voting machines equipped with technology that allows the disabled to vote independently."
69822,0,MIT Grad Delivers Tech for Health Care (AP) AP - Vikram Kumar is hardly your typical tech chief executive. He shares a two-bedroom apartment with a sister and a nephew and gets around town by bicycle or in a 20-year-old Mercedes Benz.
95558,0,Stubblefield eyes NCAA receptions mark But he admits he never expected to be on the brink of breaking the NCAA career receptions record when he first arrived in West Lafayette five years ago.
85028,0,Key Expos Vote Set for Tuesday (AP) AP - Mayor Anthony A. Williams predicted Monday he has enough votes in the District of Columbia Council to approve financing for a ballpark for the Expos in the location agreed to in the team's contract to relocate to the capital.
96407,0,"""National Treasure"": Freemasons, Fact, and Fiction National Treasure, the new Nicolas Cage movie, plays to the public's fascination with conspiracy theories and secret societies like the Freemasons. So how true is it?"
66128,0,"Henman Makes It Third Time Lucky in Madrid MADRID (Reuters) - Top seed Tim Henman finally won a match at the Madrid Masters Wednesday, producing a classy display to beat Spain's Albert Costa 6-4, 6-2, and reach the third round."
37479,0,Edge Dynamics launches new breed of enterprise app (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Enterprise software takes an evolutionary step forward as Edge Dynamics and Tibco Software develop software that combines elements of both ERP and BI applications.
105506,0,"Trial Date Set For Michael Phelps SALISBURY, Md. -- A trial date has been set in Salisbury for Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. He 's scheduled to appear in District Court on Dec. 29."
12849,0,"Jones ends up short in relay, long jump In the precious milliseconds it took to miss the exchange of an aluminum relay baton, American Marion Jones ' brave smile gave way to a flood of tears."
71483,0,"Now Norway riles the oil market Norwegian ship owners threaten to expand a lockout, disrupting production. Marsh & McLennan 's CEO reportedly is set to resign."
75723,0,Henman proves he 's far from deficient in Basel TIM HENMAN confirmed his well-being despite recently being diagnosed as suffering from magnesium deficiency with a straight-sets win over Antony Dupuis in the first round of the Davidoff Swiss Masters.
50691,0,"UConn basketball player hospitalized (Hartford-WTNH, Oct. 5, 2004 12:01 PM) _ A UConn basketball player is in the hospital in critical condition at this hour. Freshman AJ Price was admitted to Hartford Hospital Monday."
4532,0,NASA prepares to catch a falling star sample NASA 's three-year effort to bring some genuine star dust back to Earth is set for a dramatic finale Sept. 8 when Hollywood helicopter pilots will attempt a midair retrieval of a descending space capsule.
77209,0,"Washington Post Profit Up on Education,TV Washington Post Co. (WPO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that quarterly profit jumped, beating analysts ' forecasts, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations."
38154,0,"Dollar Weakens in Yo-Yo Trade LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar drifted within recent ranges against the euro on Friday, while moving away from a five week high versus the yen, as investors remained uncertain about the near-term outlook for the U.S. economy amid high oil prices."
98243,0,"Kiwis crumble to McGrath Australia, inspired by a rejuvenated Glenn McGrath, skittled New Zealand out for a paltry 76 in their second innings to win the first Test by an innings and 156 runs in Brisbane."
61304,0,"Bundesliga matches, Oct 16-17 VfB Stuttgart coach Matthias Sammer hosts his former charges Borussia Dortmund on Saturday and believes Kevin Kuranyi will be back to inflict further pain on the visitors."
71311,0,"Most computer users ignore basic online security measures You may lock your doors and windows - and maybe even activate an alarm system to keep your home protected, but a new study indicates that most of us haven 't taken the equivalent of those basic steps when it comes to protecting ourselves when we go online."
31757,0,VILLENEUVE FIRED UP FOR BATTLE Jacques Villeneuve has admitted he is desperate to get one over on former team BAR after signing a three-race deal with Renault. Renault and BAR are currently vying for second in the constructors championship.
49125,0,"PeopleSoft Sees Revenue Above Views PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday forecast third-quarter revenue would exceed Wall Street expectations, saying it added 150 new customers and had more large software license transactions than in the previous quarter."
69813,0,"Nalbandian and Safin reach Madrid final Marat Safin played his best tennis in quite some time, beating Andre Agassi 6-3, 7-6 (4) Saturday to advance to the final of the Madrid Masters."
6607,0,"Pope Condemns Unethical Science, Cloning CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II warned in a statement released Sunday that humanity 's speedy progress in science and technology risks overlooking moral values, citing with particular concern experiments in human cloning."
20737,0,AMD 's German Plant Inflicts Wounds on Rival Intel A sprawling computer chip factory near the war-scarred German city of Dresden is forcing a shift in momentum in the battle between two US technology superpowers.
9772,0,"Brazilians win gold at the beach Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Brazil 's Ricardo Sanos and Emanuel Rego won their country 's first-ever gold medal in men 's beach volleyball Wednesday night with a straight set victory over Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera of Spain."
94133,0,NASA Delays Swift Launch Launch of NASA 's Swift spacecraft has been delayed at least 24 hours due to a concern with Range Command-Receiver Decoder equipment on the launch vehicle.
112245,0,Introgen Sells Additional Shares Introgen Therapeutics Inc. reported Friday that it raised an additional $7.8 million from the same European institutional investors with whom it placed shares Wednesday.
55301,0,"Dell recalls 4M laptop adapters for fire risk Dell, the world 's largest seller of personal computers, recalled 4.4 million notebook computer power adapters because they may catch fire."
111783,0,"Fichardt looks strong in weak field Ernie Els is a red-hot favourite to win the Dunhill Championship, which begins at Leopard Creek in South Africa early tomorrow. The Big Easy is as short as 11-10 with the fixed-odds firms to brush aside a "
36629,0,"Taste of the times The company behind Twinkies, spongy cakes that have been an American institution since the 1930s, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection."
17092,0,MessageLabs taps Brightmail in war on spam Email filtering firm MessageLabs yesterday announced a deal to incorporate Symantec 's Brightmail anti-spam technology into its own anti-spam service.
49553,0,"VERITAS: Discounted and Attractive It might be worth taking a good look at this stock, which has fallen far in the last 52 weeks."
26233,0,Langer 's delight at resurgent Harrington There was a family double for the Harringtons on Sunday but both Padraig and Joey will be hoping the same does not come true next weekend.
22247,0,Microsoft builds-in biometric MICROSOFT has unveiled a new range of peripherals that include the company 's first foray into biometric identification on the desktop.
21110,0,"Unisys joins Red Hat Partner Community SEPTEMBER 07, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - IT services and hardware vendor Unisys Corp. has upped its involvement with Linux by joining the Red Hat Partner Community one month after unveiling support for Linux on its ES7000 servers (see story)."
78878,0,Chelsea Football Club eye 15 million Owen swoop Chelsea Football Club are keen to test Real Madrids resolve to keep Michael Owen with a big money January move for the striker.
28499,0,"Industrial Production Nearly Stalls WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial output growth nearly stalled last month as production cuts at mines and utilities nearly swamped a solid performance in factories, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday."
62003,0,Google Revolutionizes Desktop Searching We 're all used to searching the web at blazing fast speeds: picking out the right webpages among the five billion choices takes only a few hundredths of a second.
54963,0,"Dell Recalls Millions of Potentially Faulty Notebook Adapters Dell has announced a massive recall of notebook computer power adapters, saying the components -- made by a company whose products caused a similar recall last month by IBM -- could overheat and spark fires or electrical shock."
59145,0,"More Holes in The Window Software giant Microsoft on Tuesday announced 10 security advisories, seven of them critical, urging consumers to patch 21 new flaws in its software products."
58015,0,"Britain faces pension savings gap, report warns? (updated PM4:26) British workers will have to save more and retire later to make up for a looming gap in pension savings, said the author of an official report being released Tuesday."
5798,0,"Crawford, Four Others Post Fast 100 Times (AP) AP - It was only the second round of the 100 meters, yet the world's top sprinters already were playing a lightning-quick game of ""Can You Top This?"" Five men broke 10 seconds Saturday, with Shawn Crawford's time of 9.89 the best of the round. And several top competitors slowed before the end, which means there could be some incredibly fast times in the semifinals and final Sunday night."
9864,0,"Deutsche Bank hit again by phishing attack After facing its first-ever phishing attack last week, Deutsche Bank AG said today it was the target of a renewed assault that began late yesterday and continued until this morning."
38652,0,"Hidden Costs of Online CRM - Part 3 (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - It is low in cost, it delivers enterprise-level functionality, and it spares a company the ordeal of an extensive implementation project. It is hosted software, and many say this once-fledgling software space is now in its prime as more and more companies -- both buyers and sellers -- jump on the bandwagon."
84613,0,Microsoft to Pay Novell $536 Million Microsoft will pay Novell $536 million to settle an antitrust dispute. Novell plans to file a new suit againt Microsoft regarding word-processing software.
37023,0,"More attackers targeting e-commerce and Web apps, says Symantec The total number of virus attacks are down, but malicious codemeisters are getting faster, more sophisticated, and they 're beginning to target e-commerce concerns and small businesses."
75193,0,UA researchers work on Cassini project The University of Arizona in Tucson has a dozen faculty members and scores of graduate students who have spent hundreds of thousands of hours working on Cassini-related projects.
83628,0,"Retailers simplify the rebate process Rebates are getting easier. Instead of making it as difficult as possible for a consumer to claim a rebate, some retailers are simplifying the process, figuring fewer hassles along the way will build customer loyalty and raise sales."
24632,0,"US Air Pilots Agree to New Talks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Airways and its pilots union said on Saturday that they were willing to resume talks over a $295 million package of concessions, as time ran short for the company to strike giveback deals with its labor groups and avert another trip into bankruptcy."
60255,0,"Urban Smog: State of the World Based on 18 months of Envisat observations, this high-resolution global atmospheric map of nitrogen dioxide pollution makes clear just how human activities impact air quality."
59357,0,Rivera saves the Yankees NEW YORKFew had noticed the third-inning ballpark arrival last night of the New York Yankees closer who would ultimately rescue them from a disaster of historical proportions.
85227,0,"Justice Dept. And S.E.C. Investigating Merck Drug Federal prosecutors and the S.E.C. are investigating Merck in connection with its recalled pain reliever, Vioxx."
57643,0,Rooney 'blackmail ' trio are cleared LONDON: A judge threw out all charges yesterday against three men accused of blackmailing teenage soccer star Wayne Rooney 's agent.
23302,0,EBay to Tender for South Korea's Internet Auction (Reuters) Reuters - EBay Inc. on Thursday said it will soon launch a tender offer to buy the remaining outstanding shares of South Korea's Internet Auction Co. Ltd.\for about $41.1 million in cash.
1340,0,UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.
20739,0,"Intel Tests Long-Range Wireless Chip Intel is testing a new chip, dubbed ""Rosedale, "" designed for long-distance, high-speed, wireless Internet access (WiMax)."
74380,0,"New Crop of Portable Players Nips at IPod (AP) AP - At least a dozen portable music players are angling to steal sales away from Apple Computer Inc.'s wildly popular line of iPods this holiday season. In the past month alone, five companies have unveiled their iPod challengers — pocket-sized players with hard disks that can store anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 songs."
118081,0,"Coming to America (to Die) You know your country is messed up if people don 't even want to die there, much less live there. On Wednesday, Russia 's erstwhile oil giant, Yukos (Pink Sheets: YUKOY), attempted to commit corporate "
100099,0,"Citrix to Acquire SSL VPN Provider Citrix Systems Inc. on Tuesday announced that it is acquiring a small SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) VPN provider, a move that company officials hope will position Citrix as a major player in the remote-access market."
28039,0,"The Homer, by Powell Motors Have you ever seen that Wendy 's commercial with the guy who goes around advertising for Wendy 's because he loves their food so much, even though he is not actually a Wendy 's employee?"
83817,0,"Pavin third in Vietnam Masters Former US Open champion Corey Pavin finished third Sunday in the inaugural Vietnam Masters, which was won by Angelo Que of the Philippines."
13678,0,"Time out for Acuff Amy Acuff won 't leave the Olympics with a medal, but she will leave with thoughts of what could have been. The Calallen High School graduate settled for fourth, but "
18838,0,"Lined up for an early start The Patriots start preparation for Thursday's season opener today, treating practice as they would a Wednesday session during a week leading up to a Sunday game. Led by head coach Bill Belichick , they move on to the regular season with little reflection of the five weeks of training camp."
110286,0,"Crossing the great divide Before Harry Redknapp had even been officially unveiled as the new Southampton manager, the first emotive pot shots that invariably accompany the bridging of entrenched football divides had been fired."
106418,0,Giuliani Creates Investment Banking Firm Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced Wednesday he is creating an investment banking firm to advise companies on financial transactions.
112818,0,"Gadget of the Year: iPod mini “The Apple iPod mini, at $249, is my choice as 2004 ’s hottest high-tech gadget, ” writes Mike Wendland in the Detroit Free Press. “All of the iPods are awesome. But this little package, weighing in at 3.6 ounces, a half-inch thick and the size of a business card, is so slick and so sleek that all I can say is: Sweet … And it delivers a sound quality so big and so pristine that it ’s hard to believe it ’s coming from something so tiny. It ’s cutting-edge, high-tech chicness. ” Dec 10"
95266,0,Device Allows Doctors to Practice Deliveries The birth simulator has now been used to determine the best way to deliver a baby whose shoulders become stuck in the birth canal.
43412,0,"Munich expected to make move to Linux official Despite concerns about software patents in Europe, Germany 's Munich city government make their move to Linux official according to Reuters."
4116,0,The start of something big? CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says start-ups and their innovative ideas are the lifeblood of Silicon Valley.
25963,0,Eye scanner project scrapped A futuristic eye scanner system at a Wearside school is scrapped because it is too slow.
31684,0,"Delay urged on LNG facility Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly is urging federal regulators to hold off on approving a proposed Fall River liquefied natural gas terminal. Reilly told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that it ""should defer any decision on the Weaver's Cove facility until true siting standards are in place and a regional plan is developed "" that evaluates whether the Taunton River ..."
86364,0,"Marsh Plans to Cut 3,000 Jobs to Offset Recent Setbacks Staggered by accusations that it cheated its customers, Marsh McLennan will lay off 3,000 employees, or 5 percent of its work force."
67511,0,"Intel Boosts Centrino 's Speed Intel gave its Centrino laptop package a speed boost this week with the release of a new, faster Pentium M processor. The Centrino package includes a Pentium M processor, a PC chip set, and a WLAN (wireless LAN) chip set."
27020,0,FIFA claims victory over US firm concerning Internet rights World soccer 's governing body said Tuesday it had won a US legal dispute over World Cup rights with a Florida-based Internet company that focuses on Latin America.
31515,0,"Under Construction In each of the past 31 seasons, Nabraska has gained more rushing yards than passing yards. With the hire of Bill Callahan, a West Coast guy known for the West Coast offense, that will change."
7291,0,Army: JetBlue Data Use Was Legal A report by the Army's inspector general concludes that a controversial data-mining project involving airline passenger records did not violate federal privacy law. Critics say the report misinterprets the law. By Ryan Singel.
58277,0,Business travel group urges 'failure ' plan for US airlines A group representing business travelers was expected to ask the US Congress on Tuesday to draft plans in the event that several major airlines are forced to liquidate.
28715,0,"JP Morgan cancels $5B outsourcing deal with IBM NEW YORK - IBM Corp. lost one of its highest-profile outsourced-IT clients on Wednesday, as JPMorgan Chase Co. said it is canceling the remaining portion of a contract that was intended as a seven-year, $5 billion deal."
103944,0,"Passport Privacy Protection? Nope The Bush administration opposes security measures recommended by privacy advocates for new microchip-equipped passports, saying it's concerned for the safety of American travelers. Critics say the chips are good for identity thieves and government snoops."
51784,0,"Cardinals show their power with 5 homers against Dodgers ST. LOUIS, Missouri Larry Walker savored the moment - make that moments - from the top step of the St. Louis Cardinals ' dugout."
86833,0,"Katich in form, but axed again AUSTRALIA 'S ageing cricketers have been promised they will not be axed prematurely after batsman Simon Katich became the fall guy for the second time this year."
56478,0,"Yankees could be without Rivera early in ALCS New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is reportedly dealing with a personal issue that could affect his availability early in the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox, which begins Tuesday in the "
55247,0,"Pressure-packed SEC Few coaches have endured the public scrutiny that has clouded Ron Zook 's tenure at Florida. From the moment his hiring became official, Zook was ostracized by fans and the media."
21718,0,"Northwest Backs Down: Following Backlash, Carrier Rescinds GDS ... Northwest Airlines late last week rescinded a policy to levy fees on travel agent bookings made through global distribution systems."
65445,0,"Mourinho tips Kezman to take chance CHELSEA meet their nouveau riche counterparts from Russia tonight, but Jos Mourinhos desire for a compact squad has left him with a lack of strength up front for the Champions League encounter with CSKA Moscow."
39222,0,Boston Red Sox Team Report - September 25 (Sports Network) - Tim Wakefield hopes to stop a personal three-game losing streak this evening when the Boston Red Sox continue their three-game set with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
78509,0,"Apple introduces the U2 iPod Apple today introduced the iPod U2 Special Edition as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group (UMG) to create innovative new products together for the new digital music era."
18632,0,"Finland Wins European Pool Finland didn't get its long-awaited revenge on Sweden, but a 4-4 tie was good enough to win the European Pool at the World Cup of Hockey on Saturday in Helsinki."
115621,0,"Microsoft Launches Desktop Search Microsoft debuts a preview of its long-anticipated desktop search as part of a toolbar suite that integrates with Windows, Internet Explorer, and the company 's Outlook e-mail client."
92532,0,"Magic's Mobley Out for Another Game (AP) AP - Orlando Magic guard Cuttino Mobley will be sidelined with a strained groin until the weekend, but the team said Tuesday that center Kelvin Cato is expected to return Wednesday from a sprained right ankle."
93722,0,UPDATE 5-Oil extends retreat ahead of US stock data Oil prices extended recent heavy losses on Wednesday ahead of weekly US data expected to show fuel stocks rising in time for peak winter demand.
15250,0,Juniper Tightens Security In VPN Appliance Juniper Networks Inc. on Monday launched an initiative to tighten security between its VPN gear and third-party end-point security products.
18745,0,"Continental isn 't funding its pension plan this year Continental Airlines, the fifth-largest US carrier, yesterday said it will skip contributions to employee pension plans this year, taking advantage of a law enacted in April to conserve cash."
95966,0,"From the frying pan to the kitchen After further review, the ABC promotion for last week's Eagles-Cowboys ""Monday Night Football "" was over the top."
21494,0,"Business Briefs Tellabs, which makes equipment for telephone networks, reduced its takeover offer for Advanced Fibre Communications to about $1.5 billion, citing a decline in Advanced Fibre 's profit and outlook."
97008,0,Date Set for Auction Of Russian Oil Giant The protracted legal battle over Russian oil giant Yukos appeared to enter its final phase Friday when the government set a date to auction off a majority stake in the company 's
74965,0,"Review: A Flat Panel That's Also Deep (AP) AP - Three-dimensional movies at home, without the silly glasses, have been a science-fiction dream for at least as long as Dick Tracy's wristwatch cell phone and the household robot."
106074,0,"HEVESI RIPS MERCK 'S LOSS New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi sued Merck & Co. over pension fund losses related to Vioxx, the painkiller pulled from the market on Sept."
17039,0,"Astros, Marlins Keep Pressure on Cubs (AP) AP - The Chicago Cubs found a good way to make up for their poor hitting — a shutdown pitching performance by Kerry Wood. Wood's eight shutout innings made up for another listless performance by the Cubs' offense and gave Chicago the lead in the National League wild-card race."
37735,0,NL Wrap: Maddux Hits 15-Win Mark as Cubs Top Bucs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Thursday.
4500,0,United Warns It May Jettison Pension Plans to Stay Afloat United Airlines said the termination of its four employee pension plans was needed to attract the financing that would allow it to emerge from bankruptcy protection.
118704,0,"Cell phones in the air: Convenience or curse? Just when air travel seems to have become our national gripe, along comes a possibility to make us appreciate flight as we now know it: A cabin full of people talking, loudly and simultaneously, on their cell phones."
40959,0,"Why are oil prices so high? US crude prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange have hit fresh record highs, hitting $49.45 a barrel, up more than 50 percent from the start of the year."
29697,0,"US August Inflation Mild, Job Claims Rise (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer prices inched up just 0.1 percent last month as gasoline and car prices tumbled, the government said on Thursday in a report suggesting an inflation spike earlier this year was an aberration."
74412,0,"Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Basel British number one Tim Henman is currently facing world number 80 Anthony Dupuis of France at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors event in Basel."
117565,0,Time Warner Settles 2 Cases Over AOL Unit The Justice Department announced yesterday that it would defer bringing criminal securities fraud charges against the America Online unit of Time Warner as long as Time Warner adopted
78051,0,"Agassi reaches final in Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Andre Agassi earned a grueling victory against fourth-seeded Tommy Haas in Saturday 's semifinals at the Stockholm Open."
67628,0,"IBM expands China research site in mid-market push Big Blue adds ""innovaton center"" to its China Research Lab to develop technology catering to small and midsize businesses."
4637,0,"Google stockowner for a day: a memoir One week ago, I submitted a bid for Google Inc. stock that overestimated the eventual auction price of the computer search company 's initial public offering by nearly 30 percent. But I sold my shares shortly ..."
78938,0,"Bagle.BC sparks red alert IT security experts have increased the threat rating of the newly discovered Bagle.BC infection to 'Red Alert ' as the worm continues to spread rapidly worldwide, causing more and more incidents."
71359,0,Manchester United Ends Talks With Glazer on Takeover (Update2) Manchester United Plc said it ended talks with Malcolm Glazer about a takeover bid for the world 's biggest soccer club by revenue because the US billionaire 's proposal involves borrowing against the company 's assets.
82796,0,"More e-voting glitches surface Almost 4,000 votes got added to Bush's Ohio count. Reports of minor glitches continue to turn up."
15204,0,"Bills sign Matthews to replace injured backup QB Shane Matthews signed with the Buffalo Bills on Monday, bolstering the team 's banged-up quarterback corps. Matthews, an 11-year veteran, is expected to immediately take over as Drew Bledsoe 's backup, filling "
46291,0,"Space isn 't all astronauts With a little help from NASA, students from McNair High School - which is named for an astronaut -ight play a role in future space exploration."
26544,0,"US Airways Tries to Reorganize for a 2nd Time The airline, whose workers refused to accept $800 million in wage and benefit cuts, joins United Airlines in bankruptcy. Delta could soon follow."
102395,0,"Ohno, Yang Take Golds in Short Track Yang, Yang, left, of China takes an outside turn against Alison Baver (47) of Reading, Penn., during the 1,500-meter finals at the World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Madison, Wis."
47165,0,"Three are tied at Farm Bureau It took most of Thursday to identify the first-round leaders in the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, but Harrison Frazar, Glen Day and John Senden finally separated themselves "
15498,0,Hewlett-Packard: a wannabe Kodak? Analysis Photos and printing dominate marketing strategy
14366,0,5 dead in house fires in Waterford and Detroit A police officer who had just finished working a long night shift. A wife who finally got to snuggle in bed next to her husband. A son who would have started fifth grade today.
110933,0,"Watch out Outlook, here comes Thunderbird THE Open Source Mozilla Project is on a roll and attracting favourable attention and interest right now. Its Firefox 1.0 browser, officially launched last month, has created enough buzz judging from the number of downloads to date."
84901,0,Half of Giants ' starting defensive line lost for season Giants defensive end Michael Strahan is done for the year and will be joined on the inactive list for the remainder of the season by the team 's other starting defensive end Keith Washington.
88722,0,"Pixar may shift release of films Despite a strong November opening for ""The Incredibles, "" Pixar Animation Studios Inc. is considering shifting its feature film release dates to the spring to maximize box office potential "
111006,0,Nintendo's DS beats sales target Japanese computer games firm Nintendo raises its sales target for the DS handheld games console after strong early sales.
15501,0,"AMD to demo '8-socket ' dual-core Opteron box AMD will make the first public demonstration of a system build out of its dual-core processors today, the result of a strategy first made public almost a year ago."
2418,0,"UAE joins Olympics gold medal winners UAE joins Olympics gold medal winners ABU DHABI, 18 Aug. 04 (WAM) -- A UAE paper said today that Sheikh Ahmed bin Hashar Al Maktoum 's winning of the gold medal in double trap shooting had taken the UAE to the pinnacle of sporting glory at the Olympics. "
117288,0,"GERMAN PAPERS Frankfurt Courts London Stock Exchange The Deutsche Boerse has tendered its second offer to buy the London Stock Exchange in four years. The last bid ended in catastrophic failure, but German newspapers generally agree on Tuesday that its chances this time around are much stronger."
30954,0,"Arrest made in Cisco source code theft Police in the U.K. have arrested a man in connection with the theft of source code from networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. in May, a Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed Friday."
43447,0,Via gives a PCI Express boost to AMD-based computers Via Technologies Friday announced the introduction of its K8T890 PCI Express chipset for Advanced Micro Devices ' (AMD) 64-bit processors.
20740,0,Softbank Protests Bandwidth Allocation the billionaire founder and CEO of Softbank -- says Softbank issued a statement protesting the Japanese government 's plan to allocate the 800mhz band exclusively to two existing mobile-phone operators.
81808,0,"Shaq debuts in Miami win over New Jersey Dwyane Wade paced a balanced attack with 21 points and Shaquille O 'Neal added 16 in his Heat debut, leading Miami to an easy 100-77 win over the New Jersey Nets at the Meadowlands Wednesday (Thursday in Manila)."
89295,0,"EPA Will Use Poor Kids as Guinea Pigs in New Study on Pesticides WASHINGTON -- November 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Bush appointees, plans to launch a new study in which participating low income families will have their children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of two years."
56226,0,Opec 'ready with spare capacity ' The oil ministers of Opec heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have pledged to maintain output after prices hit new peaks at the end of last week.
95936,0,"Prince of Persia: Warri Ubisoft today announced that Prince of Persia: Warrior Within has been shipped to stores nationwide for the Playstation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC."
102904,0,"Can 't Bury Raptors, but Knicks Hold Them Off If the Knicks have not yet found the ability to crush teams at will, they have at least discovered how to win even when their minds wander and their discipline disappears."
21304,0,"Thumbs up for Woodward and Jenkins THE WRU last night gave their blessing to Gareth Jenkins joining the British Lions coaching team, as Sir Clive Woodward was confirmed as head coach for next summer 's tour of New Zealand."
82912,0,"Roundup: Santini resigns as Hotspur coach Jacques Santini has resigned as coach of Tottenham Hotspur after just 13 games in charge, the English Premier League club announced Friday."
43367,0,The final frontier Private space travel is one of those great unfulfilled promises of the modern age -- like flying cars and video-telephones -- that futurists have promised for decades.
104904,0,"Radio Boycott of Skinny Puppy's new album urged Patriotic Americans Boycotting Anti-American Hollywood has sent letters threatening a boycott against radio stations playing the new Skinny Puppy album, The Greater Wrong of the Right."
34974,0,Stocks Gain After Fed Raises Rates NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said the economy was regaining some momentum and raised interest rates for the third time this year.
42761,0,"RIM releases new BlackBerry in U.S., European markets The new model of Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry e-mail device includes a quad-band phone and Bluetooth."
29813,0,"UPDATE 2-Williams ends effort to sell power business Williams Cos. Inc. (WMB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has scrapped efforts to sell its power business as the depressed wholesale market has damaged prospects for selling the unit, the natural gas company said on Thursday."
43508,0,Freescale shows off dual core Power PC chip THE FIRM spun out of Motorola to sell semiconductors said it has started showing off a dual core processor based on the E600 architecture.
2957,0,"McDonald 's testing deli sandwiches in Louisville, other markets McDonald 's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) plans to expand a test market of five types of deli-style sandwiches to Louisville and three other cities, according to reports. "
15527,0,Lycos Europe buys Tiscali Sweden Spray Network AB - a subsidiary of Lycos Europe - has become the latest outfit to buy one of Tiscali 's unwanted ISPs. Spray has agreed to cough up 13m (8.
5670,0,"Favorite son eliminated Hoosier Overton fends off four-time Winged Foot champ and St. John 's grad Svoboda in Amateur. BY MARK HERRMANN. MAMARONECK, NY - The golf phrase ""local knowledge "" took on new meaning this week at the US Amateur."
52589,0,"Veto This Bill IN JUNE, the House and Senate each passed corporate tax bills. As we wrote at the time, both threatened to inflict further complications on the tax code, widen the budget deficit and affirm the belief of corporations "
3085,0,"Wireless sensor networks looking to Zigbee Alliance Imagine a golf course that can sense rainfall, and adjust the automatic sprinkler system to delay a scheduled watering session or focus on parts of the course that didn't get as much rain as others. Or a hotel that can detect when a room is vacant, and turn off the heating or cooling systems in that room to save energy."
114230,0,"IBM, AMD, Sony boost chip speeds by 24 Chip-making technique to fuel AMD64, PowerPC, 'Cell' production"
113360,0,"Coral Peril TWENTY PERCENT of the world 's coral reefs ""have been effectively destroyed and show no immediate prospect of recovery. "" An additional 24 percent ""are under imminent risk of collapse through human pressures, "" and an additional 26 percent ""are under a "
62427,0,Referee halts Dutch league match over crowd insults Referee Rene Temmink ended the Dutch first division match between ADO Den Haag and PSV Eindhoven 10 minutes early on Saturday after taking exception to insulting chants aimed at him by the home fans.
57836,0,"Division rivals meet for pennant BOSTON - The fans wanted it. For that matter the entire baseball world wanted it. Now it 's here, and nobody is champing at the bit more than the Boston Red Sox."
46431,0,"Microsoft Tests MSN Messenger 7.0 A select group of testers next week will get an early look at MSN Messenger 7.0, the next version of Microsoft 's popular instant messaging client."
95257,0,"Rates on 30-Year, 15-Year Mortgages Dip Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages dipped this week, a development that should help keep the housing market humming. Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.74 percent for the week ending Nov."
104445,0,"US Promises Compliance with WTO Rules The WTO gave the go-ahead to countries in Europe and elsewhere to impose punitive duties on US exports. The United States has failed to repeal a trade law that protects the US Steel industry, according to WTO."
11432,0,Oracle Sets New PeopleSoft Buyout Deadline (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The long wait for a decision in the government's antitrust trial against Oracle has prompted the company to extend the deadline yet again for its $7.7 billion attempted buyout of PeopleSoft.
34136,0,Chicago Moving to 'Smart' Surveillance Cameras An advanced system of video surveillance will alert Chicago police whenever anyone viewed by the cameras acts suspiciously.
69308,0,"Yahoo Acquires E-mail Software Firm its second purchase this year of an e-mail startup. Stata Labs ' Bloomba, which has earned high marks for performance, will bolster Yahoo 's competitiveness with Google and Microsoft, the companies say."
321,0,Dell's second-quarter earnings meet expectations CEO says firm saw no sales slowdown. Could results help calm waters after bad news from HP and Cisco?
51533,0,"A place is saved for Hernandez As expected, the Yankees bumped first baseman Jason Giambi off the playoff roster yesterday to save a place for tired-armed righthander Orlando Hernandez , who manager Joe Torre said will get ""every opportunity to be in the mix. """
109719,0,"OPEC likely to push to tighten supply OPEC oil producers meeting here this week are likely to clamp down on excess supply has that helped lower prices from record highs and will discuss how much to raise their price target, cartel officials said yesterday."
70651,0,"Stark times for Zook, Gators There are opportunities, there are missed opportunities, and then there 's what Florida did on Saturday. Ron Zook and the Gators fell to 4-3 on Saturday."
44252,0,AC Milan defeats Celtic 3-1 on late goals in Champions League Andriy Shevchenko celebrated his 28th birthday by scoring one goal and setting up Filippo Inzaghi 's game winner with a minute remaining to help AC Milan beat Celtic 3-1 for its second win in as many matches.
32582,0,"Bonds Gets Day Off in Finale Vs. Padres (AP) AP - Barry Bonds rested Sunday, staying out of the starting lineup in the San Francisco Giants' series finale against the San Diego Padres."
55442,0,Now you can... Record all TV shows for a whole week TV fans who are planning to go to Japan for their next holiday should put this nifty gadget on their shopping list. Japan 's Sony Corporation will begin selling a computer and home-server system in Japan with
66456,0,"FCC Chair Advocates Hands-Off Approach to VoIP US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell says that after the presidential election he will try to wrest regulatory control of voice over IP from the states because to thrive as a business, the technology needs a single, easy-handed "
81180,0,"Slimmer PlayStation triple sales Sony PlayStation 2 's slimmer shape has proved popular with UK gamers, with 50,000 sold in its first week on sale. Sales have tripled since launch, outstripping Microsoft 's Xbox, said market analysts Chart-Track."
113115,0,"Seoul Stocks Under Pressure, HK Firmer HONG KONG (Reuters) - Seoul shares were under pressure early on Monday as a strong currency fueled worries about export earnings but Hong Kong and Singapore stocks were slightly firmer in light post-holiday trade."
80350,0,"Wal-Mart to open up to 18 new stores in China by end-2005: report HONG KONG : US retail powerhouse Wal-Mart Inc will open as many as 18 stores in China by the end of next year as it takes advantage of new rules allowing foreign retailers to expand into second-tier cities, a press report said."
3896,0,Net firms set sights on spammers British net firms are starting to get tough with firms that drum up trade using junk e-mails.
63468,0,$55 Oil Weighs on Shares as Dollar Sags LONDON (Reuters) - European stock markets fell and the dollar toyed with multi-month lows on Monday as U.S. crude topped $55 a barrel and investors prepared for a busy week of company results.
108614,0,"HP drops plans to put Compaq technology into HP-UX Hewlett-Packard has dropped plans to add a number of technologies acquired in its purchase of Compaq Computer to its flagship HP-UX operating system, and will instead partner with Veritas Software on new file system and clustering capabilities."
52124,0,"Conway Admits 'Vilifying' Oracle Bid The former chief executive of PeopleSoft admitted today that he responded to a hostile takeover bid from Oracle with a campaign of ""vilification."""
96787,0,"Techies getting on-the-job nontech training? Business and communication skills are important, but many tech pros aren't given such training by employers, according to a report."
59426,0,Queuing fans miss Kewell ANGRY soccer fans missed most of Harry Kewell 's rare Sydney performance on Tuesday because of long queues to buy and collect tickets.
79999,0,"China Shuts Down 1,600 Internet Cafes China has closed 1,600 Internet cafes and fined operators a total of $12 million for letting children play violent games and for other violations, the government said Saturday."
102472,0,"Dollar Struggles to Extend Recovery (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar struggled on Tuesday to extend its recovery against the euro from a record low hit last week,\as the market eyed a deeper decline in the U.S. currency in the near-term. The unexpectedly quick rebound in the dollar against the euro at the start of 2005 caught some traders off guard and left the market cautious about selling the U.S.\currency."
34896,0,Two Arrested in Death of Idaho Player (AP) AP - A University of Idaho football player was shot to death and police arrested two brothers from Seattle after a car chase that extended across two states.
51721,0,"Carphone poised to ring up healthy profits Carphone Warehouse today announced a 25 increase in the number of connections during its second quarter, with interim pre-tax profits expected to be at least 27m."
116802,0,"Wireless Merger December 15 - Call it a blockbuster merger, rumored for days and made official this morning in New York. Reston, Virginia. The $35 billion deal creates the nation 's third-largest wireless telephone service provider."
104694,0,"Skulls program carries Cabir worm into phones Virus writers have unleashed a second version of the ""Skulls "" Trojan horse and packaged it with a cell phone virus, a security company has warned."
95309,0,"New Google Scholar search service aimed at academics Google on Thursday formally launched a new search service aimed at scientists and academic researchers.ADVERTISEMENT
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107211,0," ""Blog "" takes #1 word of 2004 The folks at Merriam-Webster (publishers of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary) have released their Top Ten list for 2004. Topping the list is the word ""blog, "" which most of us know all about from firsthand experience."
62426,0,Sooners Survive Oklahoma wide receiver Mark Clayton scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Sooners ' 31-21 come-from-behind win over Kansas State Saturday in Manhattan.
83345,0,"Are you game? That Michael Siewert didn 't fit in at the recent launch party for Sony PS2 's fall releases was telling. The bulky, plainly dressed video game critic from Edmonton had been squeezed to the back of the VIP area "
104065,0,"Expedition 10 Relocates Soyuz The Expedition 10 crewmembers successfully relocated a Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station this morning, setting the stage for their upcoming spacewalks."
67123,0,Update 3: DHL Pulls International Hub From Brussels The DHL parcel delivery service said Thursday it was pulling its intercontinental hub - and thousands of jobs - out of Belgium because authorities refused to accept an increase in noisy night flights.
107551,0,"Gateway 's Return to Japan May Be Symbolic Gateway Computer is returning to the Japanese computer market, which it abandoned in 2001. But analysts wonder whether the computer manufacturer can make much money there; the market is mature, and it is dominated by local brands."
32759,0,"Tampa Bay Buccaneers TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Coach Jon Gruden benched Brad Johnson in favor of Chris Simms , but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still couldn 't reach the end zone."
55973,0,"Earnhardt Jr. is high profile, for better or worse First, he won the 500-mile race at Talladega and grabbed the NASCAR Nextel Cup points lead. Two days later, he lost his points lead and $10,000."
8690,0,Japan fires up its semiconductor industry Chipmakers are again investing heavily to avoid the mistakes of the 1990s. But can they compete with overseas rivals and avoid a glut?
82184,0,Intel looks to the high end roundup The firm makes over its Pentium 4 Extreme Edition and gets ready to unveil a new top-of-the-line Itanium 2 for servers.\
\ Photo: Dell's 'Extreme' machine
96586,0,"Twins Keep U.S. Hopes Alive in Davis Cup Final SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Twins Bob and Mike Bryan breezed past Spain's Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero on Saturday to give the United States a glimmer of hope of rescuing the Davis Cup final."
54239,0,"Indian economy to grow at 7: FM Speaking at the India Economic Summit in New Delhi, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that the Indian economy will grow at 7 annually, for the next ten years, reports CNBC-TV18."
96800,0,Spanish Scientists Discover Fossil of Ancient Ape Description: The fossil remains of an ancient Spanish ape may help explain a key event in evolution. Scientists say the skeleton offers clues about how our ancestors stopped swinging from trees and started walking upright.
70253,0,"Schilling again willing, and hopes he's able Curt Schilling even wonders himself: What can he do for an encore? After he underwent a radical medical procedure by team physician Bill Morgan, Schilling went out and threw seven sizzling innings in the Sox' 4-2 victory over the Yankees in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, a performance that has reached mythical status."
87589,0,"Tooth and nail: Pierce, C 's bite Blazers at buzzer With a little more than 34 seconds to go last night, Portland 's Ruben Patterson brought his left forearm down across Paul Pierce news 's face in rebound traffic, bringing major pain to Pierce 's surgically repaired mouth."
112926,0,"Realtors ' big red kettle aids Target-less ringers Dismayed that Target stores have banned Salvation Army bell ringers, two Ahwatukee Foothills Realtors are bringing the biggest red kettle they can find to their office today and inviting donations."
31447,0,Garcia-Donald hold off Perry-Cink Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald were having way too much fun during their 2-and-1 foursome victory over Americans Kenny Perry and Stewart Cink on Friday.
107752,0,Tokyo Stocks Climb to a Two-Week High TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo stocks climbed to a two week high on Friday after Tokyo Electron Ltd. and other chip-related stocks were boosted by a bullish revenue outlook from industry leader Intel Corp.
49383,0,Infocus: Lessons Learned from Virus Infections This article discusses how a virus outbreak will produce a few unique opportunities to examine the health of an organization's network -- and learn ways to further harden the network from future automated attacks.
33117,0,"Hurricanes may have upset NASA 's schedule Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have cost NASA a least a week 's worth of work and upset its tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, throwing into doubt the "
20298,0,"China 's Olympians welcomed in HK China 's victorious Olympic athletes have arrived in Hong Kong for a celebration of their record-breaking achievements. China picked up 32 gold medals at the Athens games, and came second only to the USA in the overall medals table."
88907,0,Science's Next Big Score Forget matchmaking. Researchers should use social networks to land matching funds. By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine.
117400,0,Rockets Activate Lue from Injured List HOUSTON (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets activated guard Tyronn Lue from the injured list prior to Wednesday's game against the Hawks.
48913,0,"Siemens buys BBC technology for 150m Siemens have landed a ten-year deal to provide IT services to the BBC in an outsourcing contract, worth about 200m a year. The German technology group has been selected as part of a cost-cutting initiative "
6512,0,"JK gaffe costs Microsoft dear LONDON: It was a tiny software slip up - just eight pixels symbolising Jammu and Kashmir, which were coloured a different shade of green from the rest of India."
33851,0,"Silvestre double defeats Liverpool MANCHESTER, England -- A rare double from French defender Mikael Silvestre handed Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand a victorious Premiership return in a 2-1 win over Liverpool on Monday."
93814,0,"PBHG Funds, Founders Settle Charges (Reuters) Reuters - The founders of the PBHG mutual funds agreed to pay $160 million in restitution and civil fines, and to accept a lifetime ban from the securities industry to resolve allegations they facilitated improper trading in the funds, regulators said on Wednesday."
75286,0,Football: Aberdeen beat Celtic 3-2 via last gasp goal Celtic suffered their first defeat of the Scottish Premier League season on Wednesday when John Stewart grabbed a goal in injury time to complete a 3-2 win for Aberdeen.
46052,0,"Suzuki 's chase deserves more attention OAKLAND, Calif. -- The media attention on Ichiro Suzuki 's pursuit of George Sisler 's season hit record has become frenetic."
30606,0,"No shortcuts for staying safe As boating goes, it may be summer's version of snowshoeing -- inexpensive and easy to learn. For those reasons, not to mention the beauty and exercise factors, the number of sea kayakers grows by great leaps every season as these little boats -- some costing under $500 -- proliferate on every New England shore."
23032,0,"Why Greenspan Is Staying the Course When Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan kicked off his credit-tightening campaign on June 30, there was no question why he was raising interest rates."
35441,0,"PeopleSoft sets initiatives despite Oracle bid PeopleSoft Inc. will push ahead with a marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid could succeed, PeopleSoft's chief executive said yesterday."
62221,0,"Fans Flock to See Shaq, but He Sits Friday night 's game between the Magic and the Miami Heat drew an announced 20,454 to the St. Pete Times Forum. For an NBA exhibition game, that 's not bad."
86938,0,Rugby union-Lomu still hopeful of return to action Former All Black winger Jonah Lomu says he is still hopeful of a return to competitive rugby following his kidney transplant earlier this year.
362,0,"BEA meets lowered expectations for Q2 Though BEA Systems signed 18 licensing deals worth $1 million and added 488 new customers during the quarter, licensing revenue dropped to $116.3 million."
111145,0,"Where 's the market for Sun 's pay-as-you-go? During his keynote at Oracle OpenWorld, Sun CEO Scott McNealy talked up the company 's pay-as-you-go strategy, which is one of the bigger "
4032,0,"Walking in the Void of Space NASA -- Venturing into the vacuum of space, with its extreme temperatures and the challenges of weightlessness in what amounts to a personal spacecraft, can never become routine. Yet humans have made more than 250 spacewalks, 142 of them by NASA astronauts..."
1740,0,World 100m Champion Torri Edwards Banned from Games ATHENS (Reuters) - World 100 meters champion Torri Edwards will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a two-year drugs ban was dismissed Tuesday.
103073,0,Beware of banks bearing 'gift' cards Gift cards are hot items this holiday season -- both at stores and in the courts.
18152,0,"Magic number drops to 22 with rout in Montreal Paul Byrd mesmerized the Expos on Friday night, as he and the Braves opened a three-game series at Olympic Stadium with a 7-1 win."
92513,0,"Nokia 's New CDMA 6235 Series Nokia 6235 It appears that the CDMA markets of the world have finally caught the full attention of Finnish giant Nokia. Today in Hong Kong, Nokia introduced two new 6000 series business oriented handsets that work on CDMA networks: the 6235 and 6235i."
56653,0,"Worried Workers At Rouse Weigh Recruiters' Offers As soon as Rouse Co. announced it was selling itself to a Chicago-based mall owner, Chad Houck, a principal of Columbia-based employment consultant the Search Group, , and his recruiters hit the phones, calling about 40 Rouse employees."
77146,0,"Cricket: Fired-up Australia end 35-year drought as India hit new ... NAGPUR, India : World champions Australia conquered the final frontier here when they won their first series on Indian soil in 35 years with a 342-run rout in the third Test."
7020,0,"Gold Fields shareholders reject Canadian merger The management of Gold Fields, the South African gold producer, was dealt a blow on Tuesday after shareholders voted against a proposed reverse takeover of Canadian gold group Iamgold."
68547,0,"VW rejects union's salary offer Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, rejects a trade union offer to limit workers' pay rises, saying it does not go far enough."
103081,0,"Investing in their future What, having twins isn't enough? Patricia and Kevin Uniacke want to become landlords now, too?"
27101,0,"German Jewish leader lambasts UEFA over Champions League match HAMBURG - German Jewish leader Paul Spiegel said he was ""dismayed and outraged "" over UEFA 's decision to play a Champions League match in Tel Aviv as Jewish New Year festivities begin."
9270,0,"Sharapova Loses to Wild Card in Conn. (AP) AP - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was upset in three sets by wild card Mashona Washington Tuesday in the Pilot Pen tennis tournament. Sharapova had 12 double-faults in the match. Three of them occurred in the two games that Washington broke the fourth-seeded Russian in the deciding set of her 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win."
53333,0,Word mangled by unpatched security hole A highly critical and unpatched security hole in Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous Word software could be used to launch a denial of service attack and give system access.
72497,0,"Broadband in Suburbia (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - In many ways, Brambleton looks like any of the new housing developments that have popped up near Dulles Airport in the past several years. Except coursing under its crisp green lawns and treeless streets is a fiber-optic network that supplies some 600 homes with Internet access at speeds once reserved for the largest corporations."
67143,0,"American Passports to Get Chipped The United States plans to issue passports with personal data stored on radio frequency identification chips. The documents would be harder to forge, but might leave holders vulnerable to identity theft. By Ryan Singel."
47218,0,"Snow: Oil Prices a Risk to Global Growth WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow on Friday said higher oil prices were a risk to global growth, but would not be likely to cause a recession."
61336,0,"Retail Sales Up 1.5 Pct., Fueled by Autos (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. retail sales rose by an unexpectedly large 1.5 percent in September, propelled by the sharpest jump in auto sales in nearly three years, according to a government report on Friday that bodes well for economic growth in the third quarter."
26256,0,"Novell Releases New Linux Management Tool Novell Inc. on Monday announced at its BrainShare trade show in Barcelona, Spain, the immediate availability of Novell ZENworks 6.6 Linux Management, a Linux software management system."
11202,0,"Apple Jumps Ahead of HP iPod, iMac Launch (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Apple Computer Inc.\(AAPL.O) rose to an almost four-year high on Thursday ahead of the launch of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ.N) version of the iPod digital music player and Apple's revamped iMac computer."
12418,0,"Australia win first men 's hockey gold Australia won the Olympic men 's hockey tournament for the first time in history on Friday, beating the Netherlands 2-1 with a golden goal."
19590,0,Dollar Keeps Gains Against Euro LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar clung to most of the previous session's gains against the euro on Monday after a positive U.S. jobs report last week reinforced expectations for an interest rate rise this month.
96642,0,"Execs & Accounts for November 19, 2004 In a cred boost for satellite radio, former Viacom Chief Mel Karmazin signed on as chief executive of Sirius Satellite Radio. Viacom 's former CEO has also served as head of CBS Corporation and Infinity Broadcasting."
94846,0,Brown returns to steer Pistons past Timberwolves There was an elevated chair in front of the Detroit Pistons bench for head coach Larry Brown and his still-on-the-mend left hip. It was there to provide him with added
94978,0,"SAP CFO Puts Off Margin Target BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Europe's biggest software maker SAP could need a year more than anticipated to reach its profitability target as it spends on research, development and marketing, its chief financial officer said on Thursday, sending its shares lower."
96941,0,"Walpole back on top State titles were common for the Walpole field hockey teams of the 1990s, and now that prize has returned to Common Street."
15754,0,"Update 1: Six Flags Shares Up on Gates, Redskins Pressure from Microsoft chairman and shareholder Bill Gates over a sagging financial outlook and news that Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has bought nearly 9 percent of Six Flags, Inc."
62116,0,"Finish line is in sight for Martin Self-proclaimed sham Mark Martin vowed to leave racing at the top of his game. A late-season surge has put him there, back in the chase for that elusive NASCAR title."
55862,0,"Hundreds of file-sharing lawsuits filed against Kazaa, Gnutella ... The very lawsuits that swept through US cyberspace have reportedly made their way across the Atlantic. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry said Thursday that it filed 459 criminal and "
10938,0,"Global Server Revenue Jumps in Second Quarter IBM held tight to its top ranking for server revenue, laying claim to a 30.7 percent market share in the quarter. HP -- which topped the charts in terms of units shipped -- remained in second place on the revenue list with 27."
37579,0,"Sven Doesn 't Rule Out Real Switch Sven-Goran Eriksson has insisted he hasn 't had any contract from Real Madrid, but crucially didn 't rule out the chance of him leaving England to take charge of the Spanish giants."
105799,0,"MmO2 links with Japan entertainment service British mobile users will get a chance from next year to access i-mode, the runaway success Japanese entertainment service, after MmO2 yesterday agreed to adopt the technology pioneered by NTT DoCoMo."
38964,0,"Red Sox Forget, and Yanks Gladly Remind Them In a spot similar to Game 7 of last season's American League Championship Series, Pedro Martnez got another chance Friday night. Again, he failed."
23878,0,"Horror comes home in 'Silent Hill 4 ' Unlike Hollywood horror movies that often get worse with each new sequel (Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, for example), Konami 's scary Silent Hill series gets better - and creepier -ith age."
21123,0,Tellabs scales back AFC buy The communications equipment maker scales back the size of its purchase of Advanced Fibre Communications.
115343,0,"Chiefs outlast Titans, 49-38 nfl roundup NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A phantom penalty and a nine-yard touchdown catch by Eddie Kennison on Monday night lifted the Kansas City Chiefs past the Tennessee Titans, 49-38."
92787,0,"Coughlin picked the wrong time to replace Warner with Manning at ... New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin announced the news in his typically stern manner. Eli Manning is the future of his team, Coughlin said during his Monday afternoon press conference, and the future is starting now."
19891,0,"Status of doubleheader in doubt The status of Monday 's doubleheader between the Yankees and Devil Rays remained in question as of 12:30 pm, as the Devil Rays had not yet left the Tampa-St."
69488,0,A deal would officially end billing disputes The Pentagon has all but abandoned hope that Halliburton Co. will be able to fully account for all expenses associated with supporting US troops in Iraq and is considering an accounting armistice.
60318,0,"Deepnet browser guards against phishing On the heels of a new Netscape preview release and the launch of Firefox 1.0, a UK company has released a web browser it claims is more secure than Internet Explorer (IE) or Firefox."
5736,0,"New Painkiller Produces Fewer Side Effects By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter HealthDayNews -- A new painkiller, one of the family of COX-2 inhibitors, appears to be as safe as certain other drugs when it comes to cardiac effects. And it's safer than other drugs that can cause gastrointestinal complications, new research contends..."
73538,0,"Cassini Heads Toward Giant Moon on Saturn PASADENA, Calif. - The US-European spacecraft Cassini hurtled Tuesday toward its closest encounter yet with Saturn 's giant moon Titan."
107336,0,"Wal-Mart Posts Weak Sales Forecast Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 US retailer, on Thursday posted weak November sales and gave its lowest monthly forecast in 19 months for December as high oil prices crimp core lower-income consumers ' spending."
112108,0,"Oracle Expands Beyond Databases Oracle announced the creation of Oracle Collaboration Suite, a real-time toolkit enabling enterprises to collaborate and manage content in whole new ways."
58599,0,"Sun Microsystems, Microsoft Cozying Up Former rivals Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have been working together to make their products more compatible -- permitting Windows to run on Sun 's hardware and making StarOffice and Java Runtime Environment compatible with XP SP2."
66115,0,Conservatives call for statement on British Grand Prix The Conservatives have called for the Sports Minister Richard Caborn to make an urgent statement to the Commons on the future of the British Grand Prix.
36768,0,Suit Alleges Racial Bias Against Wal-Mart (AP) AP - Wal-Mart has been sued in federal court by a man who claims the world's largest retailer discriminates against blacks in 12 Southern states from seeking truck-driving jobs.
44004,0,ConocoPhillips wins LUKoil stake in historic auction MOSCOW : US oil major ConocoPhillips bought a 7.6-percent government stake in Russia 's second-largest producer LUKoil for nearly two billion dollars in the nation 's largest post-Soviet privatization deal.
61120,0,"Rite Aid official gets 10 years for fraud harrisburg, pa.Franklin Brown, a former Rite Aid Corp. chief counsel convicted of accounting fraud, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison by a judge who rejected his arguments that the term would be a death sentence because he is 76 and ill."
19737,0,Mladin Release From Road Atlanta Australia 's Mat Mladin completed a winning double at the penultimate round of this year 's American AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship after taking
7043,0,"Hatchs comeback proves silver is golden When Annia Hatch was 17, her homeland of Cuba refused to send her to the 1996 Olympics even though she had won the country 's first world championship medal earlier that year."
78644,0,"Australia 's Incitec Pivot FY04 Net A$75.1 Million -2- MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian fertilizer interest Incitec Pivot Ltd. (IPL.AU) on Monday reported a net profit, including one-time items, of A$75."
17595,0,Gerrard injury scare Steven Gerrard faces a late fitness test today after giving England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson a scare ahead of tomorrow night 's 2006 World Cup qualifier in Austria.
58720,0,Bonds undergoes arthroscopic surgery on left knee Barry Bonds underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday and is expected to be at full strength when the San Francisco Giants open spring training in February.
43249,0,"Oil Clings to $50, Fuel Stocks to Fall SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices hugged $50 a barrel on Wednesday on worries of potential supply disruptions and with U.S. crude inventories expected to fall due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Ivan."
83112,0,"Safin downs Hewitt in Paris Marat Safin hit 10 aces and beat Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 7-6 (2) yesterday to reach the Paris Masters semifinals. Safin closed in on his third title at the indoor tournament and will "
398,0,"Hacker Cracks Apple's Music Streaming Technology SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The Norwegian hacker famed for developing DVD encryption-cracking software has apparently struck again - this time breaking the locks on Apple Computer Inc..."
18585,0,Update 1: Virgin in Talks With Chinese Telecom Firm British conglomerate Virgin Group Ltd. announced Tuesday that it is in talks with a mainland Chinese telecommunications company to set up a joint venture to provide mobile services in China.
18546,0,"Redskins Show Some Regular-Season Plays (AP) AP - In a way, the Washington Redskins didn't fight fair in their final exhibition game. They blitzed both cornerbacks on the first play and showed other blitzes and formations usually reserved for the regular season."
59961,0,"NHL Network programming: Lockout style Although the world seems more out of control than ever, it 's reassuring to know one thing has retained its original essence: the soul-sucking, creativity-crushing, black hole of brain cells we call TV programming."
110114,0,"Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 takes off Mozillas latest launch, the standalone Thunderbird 0.9 email client, has captured the attention of the mainstream media who are happily trumpeting its arrival and linking it to the hugely popular Firefox browser, which is giving Microsofts Internet "
8528,0,"Why we must watch Chavez A discussion of Venezuela 's political crisis should not begin or end with a cautionary parable about Herbert Mathews, but his image is hard to shake."
64227,0,"Oklahoma, No. 2 in Both Polls, Opens Third in B.C.S. Ranking Though it is early, the B.C.S. revisions have not quite worked out as planned. Southern California and Miami were ranked as the top two teams."
71266,0,"Man Utd rejects Glazer plan MANCHESTER United today dramatically rejected the advances of Malcolm Glazer, the US sports boss who is mulling an 825m bid for the football club."
87824,0,"Vodafone launches new 3G phones Vodafone has ushered in a new era in mobile communications with the launch of 3G (third generation) services in 13 countries, including the UK."
13392,0,Trulli claims pole at Spa SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Renault 's Jarno Trulli claimed pole position for today 's Belgian Grand Prix as weather conditions played into his hands in qualifying yesterday.
48193,0,"Notre Dame Notebook In a game with 1,048 yards of total offense, it 's hard to believe either Notre Dame or Purdue would come up short in any department."
98089,0,"Dollar Near Record Lows, No G20 Support TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was near record lows against the euro and its lowest level since March 2000 versus the yen on Monday after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations suggested no effort to stem the dollar's decline."
54214,0,"Bank of America to cut more jobs The decision comes on top of 12,500 job cuts that the bank initially said it would eliminate during the merger. The bank 's move drew fire from two Massachusetts "
2700,0,"Web Site Shows New York Drug Prices New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who has sued many big-name drug makers for bilking the government with their drug prices, on Tuesday unveiled a Web site that allows consumers to compare prices at pharmacies in the state."
59585,0,"Delta pilots offer a new contract proposal Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) pilots, who have been negotiating a slew of employment issues with company management, have offered a new contract proposal "
7874,0,"HP inks deal with Finnish energy firm Eventually, the computing giant will support data center, servers and workstations for all of Fortum's operations worldwide."
79844,0,Glen proves he 's the Boss on magic mare EMOTIONAL Glen Boss admitted he put too much pressure on himself talking up Makybe Diva 's chances before the Melbourne Cup yesterday.
114553,0,"Vintner Chalone Spurns Rothchild,Stock Up NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Chalone Wine Group Ltd. CHLN.O a U.S. winemaker, on Monday rejected an existing buyout offer from French luxury wine maker Domaines Barons de Rothschild, saying it was now entertaining a better offer."
105565,0,"Lycos Strikes Back At Spammers With Screensaver com. Lycos Europe is taking the fight to the enemy, launching a screensaver that conducts a group denial-of-service attack against sites marketing products via spam."
19856,0,"Former Sun, BEA executives forge grid venture Former executives from companies including Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems and Oracle are launching a venture called Cassatt, which looks to automate IT operations, leverage commodity hardware and software and govern network compute cycles in a gridlike manner."
76478,0,"AOL files 'spim ' lawsuit AMERICA Online has filed a lawsuit accusing numerous unnamed defendants of violating US federal and state laws by sending bulk messages known as ""spim "" to instant message accounts and internet chat rooms."
2634,0,"Airlines under pressure from soaring fuel price PARIS (Reuters) - Europe 's largest carrier Air France-KLM has joined rivals in raising its ticket prices to offset soaring jet fuel costs, but a leading bank has questioned how effective the surcharges will be in protecting airline profits. "
39213,0,"EA guns to become No. 1 Sony supplier Electronic Arts Inc., the top US video-game maker, aims to be the biggest supplier for Sony Corp. 's handheld console, expanding its share of the $2 billion global market for handheld games."
35590,0,"Plan for refuge would turn farmland back to marshes and mudflats NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Wash. -- Farmland that was drained and diked more than 100 years ago would turn back into salt marshes and mudflats for migrating salmon under a 15-year plan for the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge."
46942,0,"Dueling views in EU case The Los Angeles Times published an especially vivid account (free reg. required) of yesterday 's proceedings at the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, on the first day of the hearing in which Microsoft "
62312,0,"Canas, Lopez Advance to CA Trophy Final (AP) AP - Argentina's Guillermo Canas beat Tommy Haas of Germany 6-4, 6-3 Saturday to advance to the final of the CA Trophy."
31784,0,"Home loan fraud grows The FBI has fielded almost twice as many complaints from mortgage lenders so far this year as it did for all of 2003, the bureau reported Friday."
117076,0,Google Wins in Trademark Lawsuit Google Inc. won a major legal victory Wednesday when a federal judge ruled that the search engine's advertising policy does not violate federal trademark laws.
50606,0,"India strong without Sachin India will pose a massive challenge for Australia in the first Test, even without injured star Sachin Tendulkar. Australia are top of the world rankings but have not won a Test series in India for 34 years."
111754,0,India to play in Chittagong The Board of Control for Cricket in India has confirmed that the Indian cricket team will play in Chittagong after the venue was given the green light by the security delegation sent to Bangladesh.
65383,0,UT safety suspended after felony arrest Tennessee strong safety Brandon Johnson has been indefinitely suspended from the team following his early morning arrest today when he admitted to UT police that he fired a handgun
43032,0,"FIFA to Take Action Against France, Italy, Netherlands for not ... The International Football Federation says it will pursue disciplinary action against France, Italy and the Netherlands for not handing down tough penalties against players who use drugs."
50873,0,"SpaceShipOne Wins Ten-Million-Dollar X Prize SpaceShipOne, the world's first privately built manned spacecraft, completed its third round-trip journey to space today, laying claim to the ten-million-dollar (U.S.) Ansari X Prize."
105991,0,"Bolton 's Diouf charged for spitting incident London, England (Sports Network) - Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf was charged with ""improper conduct "" by the English Football Association (FA) Monday."
32303,0,"Practical advice for start-ups, with a high-tech angle In ''The Art of the Start, "" author Guy Kawasaki has accomplished something rare: He's written a how-to business book that is simultaneously smart, practical, and fun to read. There's lots of useful information in this book for start-up entrepreneurs."
17566,0,"Mysteries of San Andreas Fault Are Explored by a Drill Dubbed by the National Science Foundation as a modern-day journey to the center of the earth, a $250 million project uses a drill to explore the San Andreas fault."
84867,0,Dell Puts Open-Source Clustering Tools On New Server Dell has teamed up with cluster-management app-maker Platform Computing Inc. to create a small but powerful rack-mounted server complete with open-source cluster-management tools.
87816,0,"Microsoft Debuts Own Web Search Technology Microsoft Corp. finally debuted its own Web search technology on Thursday, hoping to challenge Google Inc.'s long dominance of the field with results tailored to a user's location and answers from its Encarta encyclopedia."
98707,0,"Camden Named Most-Dangerous City In US TRENTON, NJ -- Camden has become the nation 's most-dangerous city, but two Ocean County municipalities are among the safest, according to a Kansas company 's yearly ranking based on crime statistics."
88714,0,"Criminals 'joining finance firms' Members of organised crime are joining financial firms to commit fraud, a new report by the industry watchdog reveals."
106518,0,"Manufacturing Speeds Up as Consumers Spend Away NEW YORK (Reuters) - The outlook for U.S. manufacturing improved in November as factories hired more workers in response to a jump in new orders, a national survey published on Wednesday showed."
70354,0,"Liberty's Candidate While most polls, interviews, discussions, and debates only focus on two presendential candidates (although two more candidates were present outside the St. Louis presidential debate until they got arrested), there is a third party candidate that seems to be capturing a significant percentage of votes on many polls that his name appears on. He is not Green. He is Presidential Candidate Michael Badnarik, and compiled below are some real life responses he has given in interviews that may give you perspective into his person and policies that you can't get from his website."
62400,0,"No. 2 Oklahoma 31, Kansas St. 21 _ Jason White threw for four touchdowns as Oklahoma overcame its own mistakes to beat Kansas State 31-to-21 today. Freshman star Adrian Peterson added 130 yards rushing, with all 26 of those coming in the second half."
45341,0,"Microsoft questions future participation at CeBIT trade fair (AFP) AFP - US software giant Microsoft is looking closely at whether it is worthwhile continuing to attend CeBIT, the world's biggest high-tech and computer trade fair, in future, the head of Microsoft Germany Juergen Gallman said."
21507,0,"Let the emotional joy ride begin I am. I 've been eyeballing Thursday 's Colts-Patriots AFC title rematch since the schedule was released. Speaking of released, the Patriots ' Ty Law and every other NFL defensive back will have to let go this season after the allowable 5-yard chuck."
95701,0,Legacy key element of bid paper A massive injection of cash for grassroots sport and a new national stadium for athletics are included in a multi-million pound legacy promised by London 's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
55593,0,"Hernandez Uncertain About Return Orlando Hernandez's tired right arm felt better Saturday, but he's not sure when he'll be able to pitch again for the Yankees."
116404,0,"United, pilots tentatively agree on additional cuts United Airlines, seeking cost cuts to help it get out of bankruptcy, has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union, the first labor accord on additional "
13234,0,"RIAA SUES 744 MUSIC PIRATES The recording industry continued its onslaught of lawsuits against illegal filesharers yesterday, filing suit against hundreds of computer users who allegedly make music available online."
100282,0,"First malicious virus invades cellphones A virus has struck Nokia smartphone users. Once downloaded, the virus, called Skulls, replaces all phone desktop icons with images of a skull."
116276,0," 'Magnetic ' sharks add bite to compass theory Paris - Marine biologists say they have obtained the first proof that sharks can spot changes in magnetic fields, boosting evidence that the creatures have an internal compass to guide them as well as a phenomenal sense of smell."
87863,0,Blue chip lowers long-term growth targets NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it anticipates weakness in several key markets in 2005 and lowered long-term targets for both volume and operating income growth.
104472,0,"Bush supports strong US dollar US President George W Bush 's administration supported a ""strong (US) dollar "" while trusting the market to set its value, Treasury Department spokesman Tony Fratto said today."
110054,0,"Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Inspires Trojan Even though it 's been withdrawn, the Lycos anti-spam screensaver is not forgotten. Rollie Hawk writes ""And with this, the 'What 's Good for the Goose... ' award goes to all those people trying to install that "
88040,0,"Nortel Further Delays Release of Financial Statements Nortel Networks said the further delay in its release of financial information will ""permit the resolution of focused revenue reporting issues and remaining accounting matters identified by Nortel management."
104575,0,"Are you sitting comfortably? Then let 's spy This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients."
83947,0,"Radcliffe Wins Closest NYC Marathon Radcliffe Makes Up for Olympic Heartbreak With Close NYC Marathon Win; S. African Wins Men 's Race. Great Britain 's Paula Radcliffe, left, and Kenya 's Susan Chepkemei, embrace after crossing the finish line at the New York City Marathon Sunday."
71191,0,"Web-apps are the legacy apps of the future. Back in the days of stone knives and bearskins applications were things that were written in cretinous languages like COBOL that ran on wierd 71 bit architectures and used messed up file formats like JCL and VSAM files or whatever. What's a 'Data Division'? Some whiny 80s band from Manchester? Of course today we are so much smarter. If you look at the evolution, from ML, to branched languages to structured programming to OOP, and from 3270 applications, to PC apps to client server to web apps, you can clearly see how the applications programmer transformed himself from knuckle dragging simian to homo sapiens. That's the stereotype, right? We have a name for all that old stuff, a pejorative name: 'legacy'.1 I'm here to tell you that the web application is the new legacy. "
104859,0,"Short-term T-bill rates up Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities rose in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.20 percent, up from 2.16 percent last week. An additional $17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 2.40 percent, up from 2.37 percent."
92610,0,"Half-Life 2 Released November 16, 2004 - Yes, we 'd barely believe it either if we hadn 't seen it ourselves: Half-Life 2 is here. More than six years in development, more than a year dramatically in the public eye, weathering delays "
15678,0,Sun readies app server upgrade Sun Microsystems is readying an upgrade to its enterprise-level application server and is touting new downloading figures as evidence of the companys growing presence in the application server market.
18117,0,"144,000 Jobs Were Added in August, a Bit of an Uptick The Labor Department report offered some political relief to the White House but only tepid signs of a rebound in employment."
90882,0,"Status Report: Wormwood to Screwtape It is with the greatest pleasure that I write to you today. Our successes of late have been many and profound, and your advice has helped further our cause immensely. As Our Father Below requested, I have compiled a list of our recent successes and victories. It is difficult to express in words how excited I am at our prospects. "
22089,0,"Delta to Lay Off 7,000 The friendly skies aren 't so friendly to some Delta employees. The airline plans to cut 7,000 jobs in the next 18 months. It 's trying to save $5 billion by 2006, and that means some major changes."
69647,0,"Kite goes everywhere, but stays at the top Friday 's lesson of the day at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship: When in doubt, fight back. If still in doubt, fight back some more."
72769,0,"Dollar Pauses Near Record Low Vs Euro (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar hit an eight-month low against the euro on Tuesday, coming within a cent of a record low, and set its lowest level in eight years versus Swiss franc on concerns about the U.S. economy and current account gap."
112244,0,"Agency seeks recall of 600,000 Dodge trucks WASHINGTON - Federal safety regulators want 600,000 Dodge Durangos and Dakota trucks recalled because their wheels could fall off, but the auto maker doesnt believe the defect is dangerous, a company spokesman said."
2141,0,Japan Stocks Turn Lower on Oil Worries TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average turned lower by late morning on Wednesday as concern over surging oil prices and their possible impact on the global economy hit exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
58928,0,FTC Files First Federal Lawsuit Against Spyware Federal authorities have asked a US District Court judge to shut down an operation that they said installed intrusive spyware on people 's computers and then sold the victims anti-spyware software
79473,0,"Microsoft, Others Launch Anti-Spam Lawsuits AOL has filed two lawsuits, while EarthLink and Yahoo! each filed a single lawsuit. The three Microsoft lawsuits allege that defendants spoofed the domains of all four ISPs and used open proxies to route the emails."
43704,0,"Microsoft Unveils Windows XP Operating System for India By RAJESH MAHAPATRA NEW DELHI (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced Wednesday that it would offer a low-cost, localized version of its Windows XP operating system in India to tap the large market potential in this country of 1 billion people, most of whom do not speak English..."
39475,0,"Three and easy for slick Celts Much has been made of the extent to which domestic matches such as this one prepare Celtic for the rigours of the Champions League, with the verdict rarely particularly flattering to Scotlands less glamorous clubs."
29703,0,"United Airlines Sees More Job Losses BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of UAL Corp.'s United Airlines said on Thursday the airline's restructuring plan would lead to a significant number of job losses, but it was not clear how many."
76989,0,"Pilots at Delta take 33pc cut in pay The airline 's chief executive Gerald Grinstein describes the pact as a ""crucial step "" in securing its future. However, he warned that bankruptcy was still a possibility."
88557,0,"Vote Fraud Theories, Spread by Blogs, Are Quickly Buried Some web logs were swift to provide dark theories about the presidential election, but others were just as quick to debunk them."
57094,0,"Vodafone UK launches SMS-from-PC software Mobile operator Vodafone UK has launched Vodafone Text Centre, a service that allows users to send and receive text messages from PCs."
37190,0,News: US credit card firm fights DDoS attack US credit card processing firm Authorize.Net is fighting a sustained distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that has left it struggling to stay online.
83250,0,CORKY: $500K job and no one checked his rap sheet? Front office management - make that mismanagement - of the Arizona Diamondbacks has now provided for the franchise and its adoring public the fourth trail boss since the 2004 season began.
47503,0,"Canas Advances to Shanghai Open Final (AP) AP - Guillermo Canas booked his third finals appearance of the season with a 6-1, 6-2 victory Saturday over Jiri Novak at the Shanghai Open."
47199,0,"Vieira plays down bus fracas with Lauren ARSENAL captain Patrick Vieira admitted yesterday that there was a ""disagreement "" between him and team-mate Lauren in midweek, but insisted the team spirit at Highbury is ""fantastic ""."
3609,0,Oil Above $47 After New Record (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices struck another record high on Thursday and remained supported above $47 by a fall in U.S.\crude stockpiles and threats by insurgents in Iraq against oil facilities.
72772,0,"Walks on the wild Cards ' side St. Louis- The World Series is no place to talk about walks and errors. It is a time for walk-off home runs, diving catches and pitchers getting big outs when nothing else is acceptable."
15560,0,"Veritas Buys Email Backup Company KVault (Reuters) Reuters - Veritas Software Corp. , the leading storage software provider, said on Tuesday it agreed to acquire email backup company KVault Software Ltd. for $225 million in cash."
28329,0,"Best Buy Posts Quarterly Profit Increase (Reuters) Reuters - Top U.S. electronics chain Best Buy Co. Inc. on Wednesday reported higher quarterly profit due to expense control and higher gross margins, offsetting sluggish sales growth."
21804,0,Sony readies high-definition camcorder The electronics giant is betting that consumers are ready to spend a couple grand to up the quality of their home movies.
28467,0,"FA Cup semifinals to be played in Cardiff London - This season 's FA Cup semifinals will be held at Cardiff 's Millennium Stadium, the Football Association said on Wednesday."
22920,0,"Oxygen Generator Fails on Space Station (AP) AP - The main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board will tap into an attached cargo ship's air supply this weekend, NASA said Thursday."
26657,0,"US, Europe trade officials to discuss Airbus-Boeing dispute US ... The dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing are expected to be on the agenda as the new commissioner of the European Trade Union, Peter Mandelson, and his counterpart from the United States, Robert Zoeller, started discussions Monday."
61421,0,"Before-The-Bell: Netflix, Delta Drop Shares of Netflix Inc. (NFLX) plunged 40.2 percent before the bell Friday, the morning after the online DVD rental company said it would charge a lower subscription fee as of Nov. 1. On "
25531,0,"Off To a Fast Start Call it a fluke, or the upset of the week, or whatever you want. Fresno State's players and coaches don't think of it that way."
30663,0,"EIA Says Heating Oil Bills to Rise VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States has plenty of fuel in storage for winter heating thanks to near full-throttle refinery production, but household energy bills are still likely to be up sharply, the head of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Friday."
93280,0,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.
34646,0,Contaminated GM crops found at nine Thai farms BANGKOK : Thailand said on Tuesday that at least nine farms had been contaminated by genetically-modified crops after a seed selling scandal shut down a major part of the country 's GM testing programme.
108852,0,"US skier Kildow wins downhill event Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., won her first World Cup skiing event yesterday, taking the season 's first downhill in 1 minute, 23.44 seconds."
71208,0,"NFL Game Summary - Jacksonville at Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Josh Scobee hit a 53-yard field goal with 38 seconds left and Byron Leftwich threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns, as Jacksonville defeated Indianapolis 27-24 at the RCA Dome."
52627,0,"Samsung plans to invest $24bn in chips by 2010 Samsung Electronics, the worlds second largest chipmaker, said on Monday it would invest Won25,000bn ($24bn) in new chip production lines by 2010 to generate accumulative sales of Won200,000bn."
19270,0,"HBOS fury as EU backs Santander 's Abbey bid HBOS, THE Halifax and Bank of Scotland group that is considering whether to make a bid for Abbey National, yesterday reacted furiously to a statement from Mario Monti "
5104,0,Aussie woman takes 500 time trial in the velodrome ATHENS (AP) Anna Meares of Australia won the gold medal Friday in the 500-meter time trial with a world-record time of 33.952 seconds.
89265,0,"Major software pirates caught A multimillion-euro software piracy ring has been broken following synchronized raids in Athens and London yesterday, Attica police said."
29694,0,"Hibiscus Flowers Help Your Heart New research finds extract helps control cholesterol levels HealthDayNews -- Hibiscus flowers may help your heart in the same way that red wine and tea do, claims new research from China. Hibiscus contains antioxidants that help control cholesterol levels and reduce heart disease, says a study in the current issue of the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture..."
90688,0,"Four goals. But can Chelsea really win all four trophies? Now that Chelsea have added Newcastle United to the list of clubs that they have given what for lately, what price Jose Mourinho covering the Russian-funded aristocrats of west London in glittering glory to the tune of four trophies?"
102242,0,"NCAA Game Summary - Colorado at Nebraska Lincoln, NE (Sports Network) - Bobby Purify ran for 130 yards with a touchdown and Joel Klatt threw for 222 yards with a score, as Colorado kept its Big 12 title hopes alive and sent Nebraska to its first losing season in 43 years with a 26-20 victory in "
38356,0,Airbus withdraws support for Microsoft in EU case European aircraft maker Airbus SAS has withdrawn its petition to intervene in the European Commission 's antitrust case against Microsoft Corp.
49287,0,"Freddie Mac Restructuring Some Operations Freddie Mac will shut down the market-making operations of its securities sales and trading unit as it restructures some mortgage-securities operations, the government-sponsored home-mortgage company said Monday."
96182,0,"Canadian Grocer Loblaw Sales Up 6 Pct. TORONTO (Reuters) - Loblaw Cos Ltd. L.TO, Canada's largest grocery store chain, reported a higher third-quarter profit on Friday, as stronger sales in non-food categories helped boost overall sales by 6 percent."
35404,0,Ichiro notches 5 more hits ANAHEIM - Ichiro went 5-for-5 to break his own rookie mark with his 243rd hit this season as the Mariners overpowered the Angels 7-3 on Tuesday.
6911,0,SA coach Simons could quit South Africa coach Eric Simons is considering resigning because of the team 's poor performances in Sri Lanka. South Africa drew the first Test but lost the second by 313 runs and they have already been defeated in the first one-day international.
88277,0,"Dell Profit Rises (Reuters) Reuters - Dell Inc., the world's largest personal computer maker, on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by market share gains and lower component costs despite slowing demand for corporate PCs."
69780,0,Stocks sent sliding on rash of bad news US stocks fell sharply as record oil prices and disappointing sales forecasts from Microsoft Corp. spurred losses in technology shares.
35328,0,"Fed ups rate by quarter point For the third time in as many meetings, the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter of a point, which experts say sends a message the economy is moving in the right direction at the right speed."
7907,0,"iPass Adds In-Flight Access To Portfolio Communications aggregator iPass said Monday that it is adding in-flight Internet access to its access portfolio. Specifically, iPass said it will add access offered by Connexion by Boeing to its list of access providers."
40513,0,Does the Patent System Need an Overhaul? Two professors argue that seemingly innocuous reforms have caused a shift away from encouraging innovation in favor of exploiting patents largely for lawsuits.
114761,0,"IBM plans foray into local home PC market NEW DELHI: IBMs PC business sale could rock the Indian PC market. Virtually missing from the consumer PC market till now, IBM India is already drawing up a blueprint to sell PCs to households."
40429,0,"NASA Struggles for Shuttles ' Return Twenty months after the Columbia tragedy, NASA is still struggling to overcome serious engineering hurdles to resume flying its space shuttles in March, a task that has become even tougher "
106036,0,Telstra CEO out ahead of full sale The chairman of Telstra has nominated the upcoming full sale of the company as the major reason for the departure of chief executive Ziggy Switkowski.
84468,0,Reaction from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club A number of former players and staff linked with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have voiced their opinion on the sensational exit of manager Jacques Santini.
108056,0,Jimenez two clear in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Sports Network) - Miguel Angel Jimenez fired a six-under 64 Friday to surge into the lead after the second round of the Omega Hong Kong Open.
76771,0,"Radar Images Suggest a Saturn Moon's Landscape Contains Basins of Ice The Cassini spacecraft's first radar images of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, have revealed a diverse frozen landscape of bright streaks and dark regions."
36835,0,"Griest making a run for URI cross-country Derek Griest, a former track, cross-country, and soccer athlete at Bellingham High, is now a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island, where he is on the varsity cross-country team."
119272,0,Drug Sector's Bitter Dose Downs Stocks NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday hurt by a string of negative reports from top drug makers and as oil prices climbed nearly $2 a barrel.
109265,0,"UPDATE 1-Martins double secures top spot for Inter Inter Milan made sure of top spot in Group G of the Champions League on Tuesday, two goals from Nigerian Obafemi Martins helping them to a comfortable 3-0 win over Anderlecht."
15300,0,Thirteen Players Released The Washington Redskins announced 13 cuts Monday and must make one more roster move today to reach the NFL's limit.
88701,0,"Syracuse rolls after fast start NO. 6 SYRACUSE 104, N. COLORADO 54: At Syracuse, NY - Syracuse had lost its last two season openers. The Orange weren 't about to make it three in a row."
74864,0,Activision Nails Second Quarter The video game publisher blows away expectations and ups the ante for fiscal 2005.
70304,0,"California overbearing TUCSON, Ariz. -- Aaron Rodgers threw three first-half touchdowns and J.J. Arrington topped 100 yards rushing for the sixth consecutive game to lead No. 7 California (5-1, 3-1 Pac-10) to a 38-0 rout of Arizona (1-6, 0-4) yesterday."
72685,0,Tokyo mixed ahead of US poll Tokyo stocks were mixed Tuesday morning as investors grew cautious ahead of US presidential election. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
106476,0,"WINS Flaw Found in Microsoft Server Software Microsoft (Quote, Chart) plans to issue a patch for a security flaw in Windows Server software that may allow attackers to gain control over systems running the program, the company said."
84858,0,"EU files WTO complaint against US, Canada in hormone beef dispute The European Union 's head office said Monday it had filed a complaint against the United States and Canada for failing to lift sanctions against the EU over its ban on imports of hormone-treated beef."
45128,0,Is Vieri 's Inter career over? The chemistry between Adriano and Obafemi Martins raises questions further marks about Christian Vieri 's future at Inter Milan.
33059,0,"Solberg waits for the breaks World Champion Petter Solberg has promised Sebastien Loeb ""a hell of a fight "" for victory in this weekend 's Wales Rally GB."
115443,0,"Kobe upset by Malone 's alleged come-on to wife Kobe Bryant has accused Karl Malone of making a pass at his wife, Vanessa, at a game last month. She told him that Malone made inappropriate comments to her Nov. 23 at Staples Center."
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27971,0,"Bills for Domestic Programs, Disaster Relief Get Support Faced with pressures to deal with a spate of unanticipated natural disasters as well as with the election-year needs of dozens of key constituencies, Congress moved this week "
115970,0,"ICANN Clears Way for Mobile, Job Domain Extensions Because of speed restrictions, mobile devices often have trouble downloading Web pages that are designed to provide the optimum experience for high-speed Internet users."
4107,0,"Stocks Sag as Oil Marches Higher NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday as oil prices marched above $48 a barrel, but Google Inc. GOOG.O provided some excitement after shares of the Internet search company surged on their debut."
86447,0,Microsoft expands software indemnification program Microsoft is expanding its indemnification program for Windows and other software products in order to shield users from legal claims and patent disputes.
31587,0,"Circuit City narrows Q2 loss LONDON (CBS.MW) - Electronics retailer Circuit City Stores on Friday narrowed its fiscal second quarter loss, citing improvements in the average ticket price and extended warranty penetration rates on key merchandise."
71432,0,Ancient Bird Fossil May Suggest Link with Dinosaurs (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists in China have found a 120 million-year-old fossil of a baby bird which is believed to have died just before it hatched and which could shed light on the relationship between dinosaurs and birds.
7464,0,"FedEx raises first quarter, full-year outlook NEW YORK - FedEx Corp. Monday raised its earnings forecast for the first quarter ending this month and for the full fiscal year, citing strong demand for its international express, ground and less-than-truckload services."
80040,0,"Bowden lands a new GM job WASHINGTON The Washington-bound Montreal Expos have a general manager, at least for the time being. Former Cincinnati Reds GM Jim Bowden (BOH '-den) has been hired for the job."
26564,0,"NFL Game Summary - Green Bay at Carolina Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Ahman Green scored three touchdowns, Brett Favre passed for 143 yards and Green Bay took advantage of two key second- half turnovers to win its season opener, 24-14, over the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers."
51293,0,"Microsoft Unveils News Version of MSN TV Microsoft Corp. introduced on Tuesday a new version of its Internet TV service, seeking to broaden its appeal beyond a relatively small base of older, computer-phobic users."
114184,0,"AOL abandons exclusivity in favor of ad-supported model In a move both risky and essential, AOL is abandoning its strategy of exclusivity and will free much of its music, sports and other programming to non-subscribers in hopes of boosting ad sales."
114286,0,"Oracle Ups Its Offer and Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion The acquisition will elevate No.3-ranked Oracle to No.2, behind SAP of Germany, the world's biggest maker of business-management software."
32771,0,"MediaCorp, SPH sign deal to merge mass market TV Singapore 's largest broadcaster MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) on Friday signed agreements to merge their mass-market television and free newspaper operations in a bid to stem losses."
99471,0,"DC-bound Expos choose 'Nationals ' as new moniker With a new name, a new logo and a new generation of baseball fans, the nation 's capital now has a new baseball team, the Nationals."
94602,0,Canton reaches goal Canton field hockey coach Christine O'Connor didn't think one goal would be enough to beat Watertown last night. She's overjoyed that her defense proved her wrong.
76031,0,"Battery Sales Power Gillette Net income rose 14 to $475 million, or 47 cents a share, thanks to a 15 increase in sales at its Duracell battery unit, which benefited from the series of hurricanes that hit Florida and other parts of the Southeast US during the period."
54433,0,Suzuka : Saturday cancelled! Typhoon Ma-on is due to hit Suzuka in the next few hours and the race organisers have decided to cancel Saturdays two free practice sessions and qualifying as a result. What a weekend
53951,0,"Cards Roll, and It's Getting Late Early for Dodgers Even without hitting home runs, the St. Louis Cardinals' potent attack continued to pummel the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-3, Thursday."
88434,0,Wall Street takes heart from Fed 's upbeat economic outlook US STOCKS rose yesterday as investors were perked up by the Federal Reserves upbeat assessment of the economy and a continued drop in crude oil futures.
63225,0,ROOKIE ROETHLISBERGER TOO MUCH FOR COWBOYS Irving - Pittsburgh 's highly efficient passing game prevented Dallas from passing its biggest test of the season Sunday at Texas Stadium.
90924,0,"Asian Stock Markets Close Mostly Higher Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Monday, with the key index rising sharply in Tokyo and hitting a record high in Australia."
22501,0,"Boston South capsules BRIGHTON Coach: James Philip (eighth year, 10-48-2). Last year's record: 1-8. Returning starters (5): Donald Jeffrey, RB-DE, 5-11, 190, Sr; Garvin Jean-Bon, DB-WR, 5-6, 145, Sr.; Marvin Charles, C-LB, 6-1, 200, Jr.; Jermaine Bell, RB-LB, 5-10, 185, Jr. Returning letterman: Marshaunt Bowden, DE/TE, 6-1, 155, Jr. Strength: Running game. Weakness: Inexperience. Outlook: The Brighton Bengals and seasoned coach Philip have ..."
85189,0,"Toshiba sues Hynix on memory patents TOKYO - Japan's Toshiba Corp. filed patent infringement lawsuits in Japanese and U.S. courts on Monday against South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc., it said Tuesday."
9420,0,"Report Shows Universities Curtailing Online Piracy By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Despite evidence that sharing music and movies online remains popular, a report issued Tuesday by a committee of entertainment and university leaders says universities have made strides the past year to curtail online piracy. The report, submitted to Congress by the Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities, highlights steps taken by the universities to tackle Internet piracy but offers few details of their effectiveness..."
56928,0,"To Yao, Shaq looms large HOUSTON As the Rockets approached Sunday 's exhibition against the Heat at Toyota Center, Houston center Yao Ming was asked about yet another matchup against Shaquille O 'Neal."
70920,0,"Citigroup to Revamp Japan Operations -WSJ (Reuters) Reuters - Citigroup is to revamp its Japanese private banking unit, creating a local committee to oversee operations, the Wall Street Journal reported."
22954,0,"Mets, Benson cool off Marlins MIAMI - Kris Benson took a shutout into the seventh inning, Eric Valent homered and the New York Mets ended three streaks Thursday by beating the Florida Marlins 4-0."
53891,0,"Google introduces wireless service Google today launched a beta test version of Google SMS, this new service will allow US wireless users to query Google for almost any type of information."
104920,0,"AMD Launches Mobile Video Processor (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Chip manufacturer AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced a processor designed to handle the demands of multimedia content on mobile devices. The latest iteration of AMD's Alchemy product line, dubbed Au1200, promises to provide video entertainment for consumers on the move, much like what MP3 players deliver to music fans."
93088,0,"Microsoft to NetWare Users: I Want You Microsoft has introduced a package of tools, training and technical support designed to lure users away from Novell 's Netware, to Windows Server 2003."
77644,0,"Despite Google's Glitter, Other Dot-Coms Face Risks (Reuters) Reuters - Internet stocks are as volatile as ever, with growth-starved investors flocking to the sector in the hope they've bought shares in the next online blue chip."
46814,0,"Cavs 4-0 Heading Into Meat of Schedule (AP) AP - When he resigned as coach of the New York Jets to take over his alma mater nearly four years ago, Al Groh made it clear very quickly that he planned to change the culture of Virginia football."
166,0,"The Great K5 Limerick Contest Queue submissions being scarce, I suggest we all submit limericks for consideration. Mod up your favorites. I'm no poet, so I'll submit a favorite of my childhood: There was a young woman named Bright, Who traveled much faster than light She set out one day In a relative way And returned on the previous night. I'm afraid I don't remember the author."
11486,0,"Mortgage Rates Increase Mortgage rates rose this week, although 30-year mortgages were still below the 6 percent level for a fourth week, Freddie Mac said Thursday."
112978,0,"Seattle bank agrees with feds on changes Less than a month after posting a hefty drop in quarterly earnings, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle agreed yesterday with its regulator on steps to improve its performance."
14112,0,"China Southern Airlines joins SkyTeam China Southern Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding to become the first Chinese mainland 's air company to join a global airline alliance, according to Saturday 's China Radio International."
80072,0,"MORE DIVA MAGIC AT the halfway point of yesterday 's Melbourne Cup, Glen Boss admitted to a feeling of deja vu as he sat in 14th spot on favourite Makybe Diva."
43756,0,Chinese computer science major sentenced for Internet porn (AFP) AFP - A Chinese university student in eastern Zhejiang province was sentenced to a year in jail for selling pornography on the Internet.
20075,0,"Astronauts float outside ISS for spacewalk Leaving their orbiting outpost unmanned, the international space station 's two astronauts floated outside on a spacewalk Friday and plugged in new antennas "
6908,0,"How Google floated past Wall St By going Dutch, the geeks of the search engine taught the bankers a lesson in finance, writes John Naughton. If you were seeking a case study in schadenfreude, then last week 's coverage of the Google flotation "
99594,0,"Swiss Mine Company Steps Up Efforts to Buy in Australia The Swiss mining company Xstrata began a hostile $5.8 billion bid for the Australian mining company WMC Resources yesterday, in what analysts said could turn into an international bidding war "
58339,0,"BEA 's Diamond helps to define web services IT professionals could soon add the role of ""application configurator "" to their job descriptions according to BEA Systems."
88185,0,"Microsoft Unveils Beta MSN Search Site Microsoft on Thursday officially unveiled the new beta version of its MSN Search site, the company 's hotly anticipated attempt to take on Google for Web searching."
31084,0,"Update 1: Higher Ticket Prices Spur Carnival Profit Carnival Corp. & plc, the world 's largest cruise company, reported Friday that higher ticket prices and onboard sales propelled third-quarter earnings up 40 percent to its best three-month results ever."
79969,0,FERGIE SEEKING HOME COMFORTS Manchester United 's performance was so bad at Portsmouth on Saturday that Sir Alex Ferguson would give himself a game against Sparta Prague if he was picking a team purely on merit.
55285,0,"Frenzied fans pack Dome to see Twins There are a few more souvenir stands, quite a few more merchandise stands and a little different feeling among the fans at the Metrodome."
48811,0,Some insurers limited Vioxx Some large health insurers are feeling vindicated after Merck 's decision to withdraw its painkiller Vioxx from the market because long-term use raises the risk of heart attack or stroke.
99812,0,EasyJet faces tough year ahead An increase in passengers has propped up annual earnings for easyJet but the low-cost airline has warned it faces a tough two years as cut-throat competition drives down fares and fuel prices soar.
12073,0,"Hamm 's legacy should be for Olympic ideal Even though he has fled the perceived hostile atmosphere of Athens and the Olympic village for more friendly terrain in the United States, there is still time for Paul Hamm to do what 's right."
18590,0,"After the lurid stories, Black still faces judgment day The story could hardly be more dramatic. Over 513 pages, former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Richard Breeden accuses former Telegraph owner Lord Black and his fellow executives of systematically "
70169,0,"Photo Sites Put a Sharper Focus on Prices, Products (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Internet photo sites are scrambling to exploit the digital camera boom with new products and -- in some cases -- lower prices."
10811,0,"Datawest shares soar on bid by Open Solutions Shares of Datawest Solutions Inc. (DS.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) rose on Thursday after the Canadian maker of software for banks said it would be bought by rival Open Solutions Inc."
81319,0,"Roman women ' beauty skin cream secrets revealed: Health India: London, Nov 4 : Cosmetic face cream used by fashionable Roman women was discovered at an ongoing archaeological dig in London, in a metal container, complete with the lid and contents."
74924,0,"Edwards Rips Into Perceived Moral Victor (AP) AP - Earlier this week, Jets coach Herman Edwards said his team could take something positive from playing a close game with New England despite losing. But Edwards took a different tack Wednesday, railing against the perception the Jets took a moral victory from the 13-7 loss."
25393,0,"US Airways, pilots to resume talks on concession US Airways Group Inc, struggling to avert a second bankruptcy filing since 2002, and its pilots union have agreed to resume negotiations on US$295 million in pay-and-benefit cuts."
78838,0,"Crowd size could be in the eye of beholder But as soon as Mayor Thomas M. Menino 's staff announced that the crowd at Saturday 's Red Sox ' 'rolling rally "" celebration totaled 3.2 million people "
35910,0,El Duque seeks to stay unbeaten for Yanks NEW YORK - Orlando Hernandez will try to continue his unbeaten season when the AL East-leading New York Yankees close out a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.
33358,0,"JBoss ships J2EE 1.4-compliant open source app server JBoss on Monday is shipping JBoss Application Server 4.0, which the company is billing as the first open source application server certified as compatible with the J2EE 1.4 platform."
90771,0,Tigers Tame Bears Seimone Augustus scores a career-high 33 points for No. 3 LSU as it escapes with a 71-70 victory over No. 8 Baylor in the Tip-Off Classic Sunday in Austin.
107937,0,"Hyde Park learns to win Worst to first is one of the hardest things to do in sports, but how do you go from winless to a Super Bowl berth with a diverse group of kids from a variety of backgrounds and neighborhoods, many of whom have never played football before entering high school?"
53326,0,"Does Mars Methane Indicate Life Underground? New methane readings from a space probe raise the possibility that microbial life could exist on Mars. Some scientists, though, remain skeptical."
90870,0,Soccer: Ancelotti applauds formidable Shevchenko ROME : AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti believes there is much more to Andriy Shevchenko than just finding the net after the Ukrainian striker scored his 100th Serie A goal.
90693,0,Vaccine makes war on sperm-making protein A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
62998,0,"Switches blamed for Genesis crash Faulty switches have been identified as the most likely cause of the Genesis sample-return capsule 's crash landing in Utah, US, last month."
7127,0,"Cink goes wire-to-wire at NEC AKRON, Ohio -- The last man picked for the Ryder Cup team led at Firestone from start to finish. Where: Shanty Creek Resort, Bellaire (Legend and Cedar River courses)."
118730,0,"Adobe Profit Up, Shares Fall on Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. on Thursday posted a quarterly profit that rose more than one-third from a year ago, but shares fell 3 percent after the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software did not raise forecasts for fiscal 2005."
68121,0,"It 's Official: Hamm Can Keep Gymnastics Gold American gymnast Paul Hamm hung his gold medal around his neck and smiled on cue, in effect giving himself another Olympic medal ceremony."
26436,0,"Williams-Darling poised for jackpot BERLIN, Germany - Bahamian 400-metre Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling has to continue her unbeaten streak for one more race this season, tomorrow 's Berlin meet, in order to collect her share of the TDK Golden League jackpot."
102798,0,Wiltord helps leaders Lyon beat Auxerre Sylvain Wiltord scored one goal and made another as he returned to lead Olympique Lyon to a 2-1 victory over AJ Auxerre in a Ligue 1 game on Saturday.
82715,0,"Blu-ray Disc Goes Home (PC World) PC World - We test this next-generation DVD technology, and get mixed results."
39599,0,Mayfield Looking to Move Up in Dover Jeremy Mayfield needs more than a victory at Dover International Speedway in Delaware to get back in the thick of the Nextel Cup championship race.
61632,0,"Sprint announces additional 700 job cuts NEW YORK, October 15 (newratings.com) - The US-based telecom giant, Sprint Corporation (FON.NYS), has announced its plans for additional 700 job cuts in its Sprint Business Solutions (SBS) division."
82532,0,"MPAA to Sue Over Movie File Sharing The movie industry announced yesterday it will file its first wave of lawsuits later this month against those it alleges are illegally sharing copyrighted films on the Internet, joining the music industry in its fight against piracy."
41565,0,"Virgin launches subscription-based music service On Monday, Virgin Group subsidiary Virgin Digital launched an online store designed to leverage the name recognition of its brick-and-mortar Virgin Megastore while competing with a subscription-based model."
119384,0,"No Regrets, Says Departing NASA Boss NASA (news - web sites) 's departing boss, Sean O 'Keefe, said Friday he does not regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope "
47944,0,"Rocketing And Rolling You can 't say that Burt Rutan and the space pioneers at Mojave, Calif.-based Scaled Composites don 't know how to put on a good show."
98819,0,Dollar Continues Slide Vs Euro (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar slid back toward last week's record low against the euro on Monday after a weekend meeting of world finance chiefs ended with no agreement to stem the greenback's decline.
2575,0,Home users get key Windows update Microsoft is making its important security update for Windows XP available on auto-update servers today.
50,0,"Making Your Insurer Pay If Hurricane Charley blows your house down, how can you make your insurance company pay?"
95684,0,"Passing Marks in Peril Peyton Manning is on pace to shatter Dan Marino's single-season touchdown record and a second quarterback, Daunte Culpepper, is within striking distance of the mark."
10033,0,"IBM, Vanco Land VPN Deal LONDON -- IBM has signed a 7-year 500 million deal with Lloyds TSB to enhance the Bank 's voice and data services in support of next-generation business solutions."
87763,0,New SMB Tools Hit IBM AlphaWorks Site IBM Wednesday released new SMB tools on its emerging technology Web site to help customers deal with compliance issues as well as enable Business Partners to build solutions on WebSphere Express software.
20197,0,"Oracle apps upgrade to ship within 60 days Customers will be able to get their hands on the delayed version of Oracle Corp.'s E-Business Suite 11i.10 within 60 days, the Redwood Shores, California, company announced Monday, at the opening day of its OpenWorld conference in London."
107793,0,Says hundreds of thousands of e-mails sent illegally LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it filed seven lawsuits against so-called spammers who allegedly sent hundreds of thousands of sexually explicit e-mails to Internet users in violation of federal laws.
45517,0,"CME shares at new peak as earnings estimates rise Shares in Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings (CME.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , parent of the largest US futures exchange, reached the latest in a string of record highs on Thursday as earnings estimates continue to rise."
67738,0,Bears' Ogunleye Has Tear in Ankle Ligament (AP) AP - Chicago Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye has a small tear in the ligament of his right ankle and won't play Sunday against Tampa Bay.
35145,0,US out to restore pride in tie with Belarus Hot favourites the US will seek to restore lost American pride when they take on Belarus in a Davis Cup semi-final starting on Friday.
13944,0,"Brazilian Attacked During Men 's Marathon ATHENS, Greece Aug. 29, 2004 - The defrocked Irish priest who bolted from the crowd and tackled the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday has been arrested before for disrupting sporting events."
12305,0,"Bryant Trial Opens With Jury Selection EAGLE, Colo. Aug. 27, 2004 - Some 500 potential jurors began arriving at the courthouse here Friday, the first step toward choosing 12 people who will decide whether NBA star Kobe Bryant is guilty of sexually assaulting a resort worker last summer."
104719,0,"DC 's Thayer Gets Stake in BFI Canada Thayer Capital Partners, a DC private-equity partnership that buys companies, agreed to a deal that will give it a 24 percent stake in one of Canada 's largest trash haulers."
81657,0,Notes: Randolph to tutor Matsui Several factors went into Omar Minaya 's decision to hire Willie Randolph as the new manager of the Mets. One of them involved Kaz Matsui.
107464,0,"Oracle in Merger Talks Beyond PeopleSoft SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp. ORCL.O on Thursday said it is in merger talks with other technology companies as it pursues its $9.2 billion hostile takeover bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O."
13241,0,"Sports: Holmes added 15-hundred to 800 title ATHENS, Greece Britain 's Kelly Holmes has a rare middle-distance double at the Olympics. She came from behind to win the women 's 15-hundred today in Athens."
84657,0,Microsoft Settles With Novell and a Trade Group Microsoft settled with Novell for $536 million. Novell also intends to file a new suit againt Microsoft regrading word-processing software.
12691,0,"Bush to tout economic trend in NYC WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Through thick and thin, President Bush has consistently extolled the virtues of lowering taxes to make the economy stronger."
88635,0,"Quarterly profit climbs for Dell Dell, the world 's largest personal computer maker, posted a higher quarterly profit Thursday, helped by market share gains and lower component costs despite slowing demand for corporate PCs."
88105,0,Dell close to adopting AMD chips (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Dell president and CEO Kevin Rollins indicated that the company is actively considering including AMD processors in its server roster in the foreseeable future.
7640,0,"Tears Flow as British Hail Plucky Loser Paula Crushed by her failure to finish in the women 's marathon on Sunday, a shell-shocked Paula Radcliffe broke down twice again Monday as she struggled to explain how her dreams were shattered."
68416,0,Supercomputer hits the shops JAPANESE TIN maker NEC has released a mass produced supercomputer computer which it claims knocks the socks off Big Blue 's Blue Gene/L.
44773,0,"Insurgency grows against unbridled global textile trade due in ... GENEVA : A movement to counter the abolition of textile and clothing import quotas at the end of the year is gaining momentum, driven by fears that an unbridled China could wipe out competition because of its sheer production capacity, diplomats said."
108314,0,"UPDATE 2-Fed 's Santomero sees solid growth, measured hikes The US economy should grow about 4 percent next year, giving the Federal Reserve room to continue raising interest rates at a measured pace, Philadelphia "
109711,0,"Ten more partners join exodus at Hub law firm Ten more partners of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault gave their notice last weekend, the Boston law firm confirmed yesterday, prompting speculation across the city's legal community about the future of a firm that once dominated high-tech and venture capital legal advice in this region."
69549,0,"Irish have too much fight SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Boston College's top-ranked hockey team arrived at Notre Dame intent on keeping its perfect record intact, maintaining its top ranking in the polls, and delivering coach Jerry York his 700th career victory."
65932,0,GM strike leads to parts shortage A strike at a General Motors factory in Germany over job cuts starts to affect production at other plants.
52877,0,"Els is always a bridesmaid Despite passing Tiger Woods in the world rankings, he still is No. 2, now behind Vijay Singh. By BOB HARIG, Times Staff Writer. The pursuit has been long and exhausting and at times depressing."
54397,0,Hewitt into Japan Open semis World number three Lleyton Hewitt has booked his place in the semi-final of the Japan Open with a straight sets win over Frenchman Cyril Saulnier.
61989,0,"Infineon execs to get prison terms While taking a back seat to software and security efforts, hardware is still a big time concern according to our survey. Organizations are taking the opportunity to consolidate their environments as they replace "
36145,0,Microsoft eyes larger acquisitions Microsoft 's financial chief said this week that the software giant is more likely to make big acquisitions than it has been in the past.
100320,0,"Jobless Claims Down in Latest Week The ranks of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday, while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good news for the US labor "
38721,0,Nedved quits international scene Czech Republic midfielder Pavel Nedved has announced he is quitting international football to concentrate on his club career with Juventus.
68204,0,Verizon to Extend Fiber Optics to Parts of Six Eastern States Verizon announced plans to start introducing fiber-optic connections for residential phone and data services in six Eastern states.
99850,0,Questions Are Seen on Merck's Stance on Pain Drug's Use Merck officials had evidence far back as 2001 that Vioxx might not help thousands of users of the arthritis and pain drug.
63554,0,PEC to Aid Migrant Student Program The Education Department's Office of Migrant Education awarded a contract to PEC Solutions Inc. of Fairfax to help create a system for states to share information about children of migrant workers.
22715,0,Intercontinental plans hotel sale Intercontinental Hotels plans to shed properties worth 750m (1.3bn) to help it recover from three years of falling hotel bookings.
115885,0,New Internet worm disguised e-Christmas card Internet security experts have warned of a new virulent email worm particularly successful in infecting computers as it is disguised as a multilingual electronic Christmas card.
21307,0,"Australias Amcor ousts CEO amid cartel probe Australias Amcor ousts CEO amid cartel probe Amcor, the worlds top maker of plastic bottles, ousted its respected chief executive after finding some staff may have acted illegally to drive up box prices, knocking 8 percent off its shares."
42557,0,"Comcast, Time Warner eye Adelphia Philadelphia 's Comcast and Time Warner are considering a bid to buy bankrupt Adelphia Communications, the New York Times reported Tuesday."
2672,0,Oil at New Record LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices surged to a new high above $47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence from major economies that energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand. Fresh threats by rebel militia in Iraq against oil facilities helped underpin price gains.
1266,0,"Giants Clobber Expos 8-5 (AP) AP - Pinch-hitter Ricky Ledee hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants took over the NL wild-card lead with their fifth straight victory, 8-5 over the Montreal Expos on Monday night."
46685,0,"Enter your e-mail: This has been a rumor for awhile now, but now it 's fact: Netflix and Tivo are teaming up for a service that will let Tivo owners download movies onto their Tivo boxes via a broadband connection."
18151,0,"Who was the first to walk upright? WASHINGTON - A chimp-sized human ancestor walked upright 6 million years ago, far earlier than anyone had been able to show before, researchers report."
9389,0,Actuate pushes open-source data reporting The software maker proposes open-source Java-based reporting tools for consideration by the Eclipse open-source foundation.
22774,0,"Virtual Server becomes reality After two years of fits and starts, Microsoft will finally deliver its Virtual Server 2005 product, which company officials contend will be an important contributor to its Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI), the company's plan for managing distributed systems."
80360,0,Lehman named Ryder captain Tom Lehman of Scottsdale faces the task of reversing the losing ways of the US Ryder Cup team. Today Lehman will be named captain of the 2006 US team that will challenge the Europeans at the K Club in Kildare
28041,0,"Nokia overcomes SD Card phobia Nokia Adopts SD Card Tech into Storage Portfolio TechNewsWorld"
92439,0,"Update 4: Wal-Mart 3Q Earnings Rise on Higher Sales Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world 's largest retailer, reported a 12.7 percent rise in its third-quarter earnings, meeting Wall Street expectations."
88398,0,"Google Search Index Booms to 8 Billion Google Search Index Booms to 8 Billion\\Google had something up their sleeve. It seems that whenever a competitor does something big, such as MSN announcing the beta launch of their new search engine, Google has to ""one up"" them somehow. Just as the news wires started flaming with MSN Beta ..."
116124,0,First Look: Service Speeds Wireless Info Gathering Pocket Express makes it easier and faster to get the info you need on connected handheld.
94422,0,"Hit this: Microsoft, Google set to face off SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO: As Microsoft Corp launched its own Web search engine last week to take on Google Inc, industry watchers wondered which rival will be left standing in the high-stakes competition."
10301,0,RealNetworks to offer paid online content NEW YORK -- RealNetworks Inc. survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft Corp. Now it 's trying to remake itself into a provider of paid Internet content.
29469,0,"MIKE WENDLAND: Messaging update is mostly good news After years of being deluged with ever-increasing loads of spam, Internet users are starting to turn to instant-messaging applications instead of e-mail."
88849,0,Oil Holds Near 7-Week Lows on U.S. Weather SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices held steady on Friday near 7-week lows on forecasts for colder-than-normal weather in the U.S. Northeast.
85233,0,"Utah Slips in BCS Poll Despite walloping Colorado State, 63-31, to extend their record to a school-best 9-0, the Utes watch their ranking in the Bowl Championships Series standings drop a spot to seventh."
75468,0,"Marsh Mac's $845m hole Talk about a tough sales call. Marsh & McLennan Co.'s top managers, led by new chief executive Michael Cherkasky, took their corporate rehabilitation story to Wall Street yesterday in a conference call with stock analysts. The gist of the plans had been publicly revealed the day before."
73237,0,"Barrick Gold Earnings Fall on Lower Sales TORONTO - Barrick Gold Corp., the world 's second-largest producer of gold, reported slightly lower third-quarter earnings due to lower sales and higher costs, partly offset by higher gold prices."
53029,0,"Housing sales to slow a bit The torrid pace of home sales across the Bay Area and the state will cool next year, but prices will stay on an upward trajectory, according to a real estate trade group."
101538,0,"Anil speaks, refuses to join issue Reliance Energy Chairman Anil Ambani on Thursday refused to join issue with his elder brother Mukesh Ambani on the battle raging between them."
113423,0,"US Airways ' troubles date to 1977 and Carter 's deregulation czar US Airways ' struggle to survive began 27 years ago, with a visit from economist Alfred Kahn. This is one in an occasional series about the rise of US Airways, the "
35472,0,"Goldman, Lehman profits rise Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said fiscal third-quarter earnings rose more than expected, led by gains in bond and commodities trading and higher fees from mergers and acquisitions advice."
21120,0,"GENESIS Returns to Earth: IIt will be 9:54 in the morning, Mountain Daylight Time, on Wednesday, September 8, when the Genesis sample return capsule, weighing 190 kilograms (420 pounds), will enter the Earths atmosphere "
10075,0,"Profits rise as AGL flags NZ sale Australian Gas Light Company has flagged the sale of its stake in New Zealand 's NGC Holdings, after the Australian energy retailer today reported an 18."
97156,0,Garcia shines as Spain edge ahead in World Cup Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain came from six strokes behind to take the lead in the WGC World Cup third round on Saturday.
110315,0,"Ontario fund buying Alliance Laundry for $450 mln Alliance Laundry Holdings, a commercial laundry equipment manufacturer, said its controlling shareholder Bain Capital agreed to sell the company to Teachers ' Private Capital for about $450 million."
83369,0,Whooping Cranes' Migration Interrupted (AP) AP - Wildlife researchers leading a flock of young whooping cranes south for the winter are warning people to stay out of their way after an apparently curious ultralight pilot disturbed the endangered birds.
85723,0,IBM System Named Fastest Supercomputer Big Blue has brought the title of the world's fastest supercomputer back to the United States for the first time in three years.
107001,0,"It 's all downhill for Bode Miller There are few athletes as sure of their ability as Bode Miller. Now that nobody in the world is as fast as Miller -ot after three World Cup races, anyway "
37219,0,"Intel launches 2.93 GHz Celeron D, PCI Express chipset Intel today announced additions to its Celeron D entry level processor family. The new chips come with LGA775 packaging known from 90 nm Prescott Pentium "
61592,0,Wobbly footballs and electronic pants Letters A typical haul from the postbag...
96401,0,"A Hot Prospect for Hidden Gems Though I 've spent a good portion of my life living in the Southeast, I didn 't stumble upon Hibbett Sporting Goods (Nasdaq: HIBB) in real life."
111333,0,Disney Joins Blu-Ray Team The entertainment company plans to release movies through Sony's HD DVD format. Also: France sells off stakes in Air France hellip;. GM in Europe announces future cuts hellip;. and more.
31140,0,"UPDATE 2-Alpharma says court clears generic of Pfizer drug A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Alpharma Inc. (ALO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to launch a generic form of Pfizer Inc 's (PFE."
66320,0,"Update 4: JPMorgan Shares Fall on Poor Earnings JPMorgan Chase & Co. third quarter profits fell 13 percent, mainly because of weakness in trading operations and costs related to its merger with Bank One."
105630,0,"Sortprice Shopping Search Engine Includes 1000 Merchants Sortprice Shopping Search Engine Includes 1000 Merchants\\SortPrice.com announces reaching 1000 merchants with over 10 million product listings which ranges from small retailers to industry giants including companies such as Target, Buy.com and Office Depot. Launched in 2003, SortPrice.com was created to provide free listings for merchants and an easy to ..."
38889,0,"Bowden Bowl Key for Clemson, Florida St. (AP) AP - A 9-foot bronze statue of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was unveiled Friday outside of Doak Campbell Stadium."
14776,0,Verizon Granted Injunction Against Spammer Verizon Wireless today announced it was granted a permanent legal injunction against a Rhode Island spammer who sent unsolicited messages to wireless phones.
106427,0,"Telecoms Winning the WiFi War (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The signal is clear: In the tug of war betweeen Big Telecom and little governments, the powerful telecommunications lobby is winning, which could have major implications for how wireless Internet and other high-speed Internet service is doled out countrywide."
260,0,"Ancient Olympics Mixed Naked Sports, Pagan Partying Nude athletes, performance-enhancing lizard meat, and animal sacrifices are just a few of the things that separate the ancient Olympics from the modern games, says the author of The Naked Olympics."
70118,0,Newmont welcomes release of its executives in Indonesia? (Updated ... US mining giant Newmont Mining Corp. on Sunday welcomed the release of five of its executives who were detained in Indonesia last month amid claims one of the company 's gold mines polluted a bay in central Indonesia.
35695,0,"Electronic Payments Surpass Checks Americans made more payments electronically than with checks in 2003, making it the first year electronic transactions surpassed paper payments, according to studies released Monday by the Federal Reserve 's financial services policy committee."
62661,0,"Yankees Crush Red Sox, One Win from Sweep BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Yankees scored the most runs in an American League Championship Series game as they pounded the Boston Red Sox 19-8 on Saturday to move within one victory of a return trip to the World Series."
15178,0,"Samsung ready for 2008 Games When the Olympic flame faded on Sunday the missions of many athletes, participants and spectators came to an end, but Sunny Hwang knew it was the signal of a new beginning."
5525,0,"Changes at the Herald THE REGION The Boston Herald named business columnist Cosmo Macero Jr. editor of its business section, replacing Ted Bunker, a nine-year Herald veteran, who has left the newspaper to ""pursue other opportunities, "" according to a Herald statement. Macero, 37, will continue to write a regular business column. Herald editorial director Ken Chandler said Macero was promoted ""to make the section ..."
32242,0,"Hopkins Is the First to Knock Out De La Hoya Bernard Hopkins crushed Oscar De La Hoya with a paralyzing left hook to his liver, sending him to the mat with 1 minute 38 seconds left in the ninth round."
36472,0,"For D.C, This May Be It The Washington area's 33-year effort to acquire a Major League Baseball team has produced plenty of agonizing near-misses. There is a good chance that won't happen this time."
59346,0,"McNair inactive; Volek starts against Colts Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair was inactive for Sunday 's game against Indianapolis because of a chest injury."
49663,0,"Gates undaunted by Linux Speaking to technologists during an appearance at the Computer History Museum, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates touched on a number of topics, including Linux, Web services, grid computing and digital rights management."
70876,0,"Dolphins Break Through, Rip Rams For First Win But that 's OK. Because after a 31-14 rout of the St. Louis Rams, they can 't be called total losers either. It was a whole team effort, ' ' said quarterback Jay Fiedler "
19360,0,"Mauresmo 's Heart Is Far From Gone full of hope in the latter stages of a Grand Slam tournament. And she is achingly aware of how all the others ended. Mauresmo, 25, is a showcase for heartbreak in tennis."
89405,0,"Chiefs' Holmes Doubtful for Sunday KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against New Orleans because of a knee injury."
48150,0,Quinn displays progress from '03 Last year Brady Quinn entered Purdue 's Ross-Ade Stadium as a tentative freshman embarking on a crash course in college quarterbacking.
23967,0,"Marlins shift games versus Expos to US Cellular Field Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Due to the approach of Hurricane Ivan in the South Florida area, the Marlins have rescheduled two of their contests against the Montreal Expos slated for next week to US Cellular Field in Chicago."
118258,0,"Governor wants ban on sale of violent video games to minors CHICAGO -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed making it a crime Thursday to sell violent or sexually explicit video games to minors, a step other states have tried with little success."
109447,0,Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Internet Wine Sales WASHINGTON -- The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard a case about the sale of wine over the Internet. The court heard arguments on whether it 's fair for states to ban out-of-state growers from shipping their products
6250,0,"Brazil Tribe Has Great Excuse for Poor Math Skills Some people have a great excuse for being bad at math -- their language lacks the words for most numbers, US-based researchers reported on Thursday."
116119,0,Microsoft issues five bulletins on Windows flaws Microsofton Tuesday released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.
24085,0,NHL shuns union 's latest offer CBC SPORTS ONLINE - An NHL lockout appears almost unavoidable after the league swiftly rejected the NHL Players ' Association 's latest offer on Thursday.
7894,0,Cisco Grabs P-Cube for $200 Million Cisco will pay approximately $200 million in cash and options. The acquisition of P-Cube is subject to various standard closing conditions and is expected to close in the first quarter of Cisco 's fiscal year 2005.
83875,0,"Ryanair Could Profit with High Oil - CEO (Reuters) Reuters - Europe's biggest no-frills airline, Ireland's Ryanair Holdings Plc , will turn a profit even if oil prices hit $75 a barrel, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary was quoted saying on Sunday."
79332,0,Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger says feud with Man U of 'no interest ... Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is tired of talking about his team 's 2-0 loss to Manchester United more than a week ago. United ended Arsenal 's unbeaten league record of 49 games in a contentious game at Old Trafford on Oct. 24.
11069,0,"Intel updates wireless chips, software Intel Corp. unveiled an update to its wireless networking technology Thursday, adding simpler software, improved security and support for a more robust, less interference-prone radio standard."
22395,0,Season lidlifter renews heated conference rivalry Season openers like tonights dont get much more exciting than this. The NFL schedule-makers knew what they were doing when they sent
38266,0,Kumar pleads not guilty to CA fraud charge Former Computer Associates International Inc CEO Sanjay Kumar yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges that he was involved in CA 's multibillion accounting fraud and then tried to cover up the scam from federal investigators.
38318,0,"Giants succumb to Astros ' 5-run 9th Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - One mighty swing by the Houston Astros ' Lance Berkman made a significant impact before 41,537 hushed spectators and a stunned band of Giants."
94785,0,"Bulls the answer to Warriors ' struggles OAKLAND, Calif. - This can be said with absolute certainty: The Golden State Warriors were excited to see the Bulls show up at The Arena in Oakland."
18535,0,"Tennis: Federer rolls into fourth round at US Open NEW YORK : Top seed Roger Federer, who is trying to become the first man since Mats Wilander to capture three majors in the same year, took another step in that direction by overpowering Fabrice Santoro at the US Open."
12032,0,Big shuttle repairs not possible Space shuttle astronauts will fly next year without the ability to repair in orbit the type of damage that destroyed the Columbia vehicle in February 2003.
1785,0,Advertisers Go Digital to Track Ads NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top marketers are going digital to track the delivery of commercials into U.S. homes with a system some advocates say will revolutionize advertising the way product codes changed the selling of sliced bread.
106296,0,Microsoft Investigates Windows Server Flaw Vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain complete control of a system.
63816,0,"UPDATE 2-Star Gas suspends payout, may seek bankruptcy Star Gas Partners LP (SGH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (SGU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it has suspended distributions on its common partnership units and warned it may have to seek bankruptcy protection unless "
60539,0,"Just One Piece Missing from England Jigsaw Having effectively decided all but the final piece in his England jigsaw, Sven-Goran Eriksson at least finds himself confronted with a wealth of potential selection options."
80601,0,"Airtel in JV with six cell firms in Asia-Pac Airtel has signed an agreement with six cellular operators to form Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will invest $30-40 million over three years to build a shared infrastructure in Asia Pacific for mobile phone technology, report newswires."
53640,0,"Mars Rover 's Wheels Are Malfunctioning A steering problem disabled the Mars rover Spirit Oct. 1, and the craft has not moved since, Space.com reported Wednesday. Spirit 's right-front and left-rear wheels did not operate as commanded, NASA said in a statement Tuesday."
112009,0,"New IBM workers to get 401(k) Starting next year, International Business Machines Corp. will exclude new workers from its contested cash-balance pension plan and offer them only a 401(k) savings plan."
26506,0,Packers Lead Panthers 10-7 at Halftime (AP) AP - Ahman Green ran for a 6-yard touchdown late in the second quarter to give the Green Bay Packers a halftime lead over the Carolina Panthers on Monday night.
95745,0,"Merck 's Vioxx Withdrawal Illustrates Power of Regulation by Trial ... Merck & Co. withdrew the popular drug Vioxx from the market in September, after data from a clinical trial supported claims the medication was associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke."
38531,0,"Boeing downplays jet market upturn forecasts by Airbus NEW YORK, September 24 (newratings.com) - Boeing Company 's (BA.NYS) Chief Executive Officer, Harry Stonecipher, said today that the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, was exaggerating the pace of the recovery in the commercial jet market."
41281,0,"Mississippi State 's Conner out with knee injury Starkville, MS (Sports Network) - Mississippi State quarterback Omarr Conner is expected to miss at least three weeks after spraining a ligament in his right knee during Saturday 's 51-0 drubbing to LSU."
6838,0,"Wenger 's dashing Musketeers cut Middlesbrough to pieces Try telling Arsenal the Premiership is a marathon not a sprint. The champions have come out of the blocks at an extraordinary pace, racking up nine goals in two games and "
72323,0,"HP is world's top chip buyer, study says Hewlett-Packard will shell out $16.1 billion for chips in 2005, but Dell's wallet is wide open, too."
112931,0,"Williams a timid challenger? Five months ago, Danny Williams beat a shadow. Tonight, he 'll try to beat a mountain. Don 't bet against the mountain. Williams is the burly British "
52586,0,"Yanks See the Brink, Then Bounce Back Alex Rodriguez's ground-rule double tied the game and Hideki Matsui's line-drive sacrifice fly scored the winning run in a rollicking, 7-6, 12-inning victory over the Twins."
34775,0,"Is Prozac Better? Is It Even Different? Through all the recent warnings about antidepressants and children, one of the drugs seemed somehow above the fray: Prozac. But is it really that different?"
100896,0,Toy safety warnings issued for holiday shoppers Megan Blanck-Weiss of the Washington Public Interest Research Group demonstrates in Seattle on Tuesday how the yo-yo water ball toy - a water-filled ball on an elastic-like cord
72010,0,"Intel Lays Out Future Product Roadmap Intel said it was already starting to explore options such as carbon nanotubes and nanowires. Such materials will be needed to take chips below the 10 nanometer size, which is expected to occur early in the next decade."
81665,0,"Arthritis drug warnings 'ignored ' An arthritis drug should have been taken off the market years before it was finally withdrawn, say researchers. Manufacturer Merck withdrew Vioxx in September after evidence linking it to heart problems."
50919,0,"Playoff Capsules Larry Walker homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals tied a postseason record by hitting five home runs, overwhelming Odalis Perez and the Los Angeles Dodgers in an 8-3 blowout Tuesday in the opener of their NL playoff series."
88731,0,"Twins left-hander had 13-0 record after all-star break An opponent could have a bat in his hands, and Johan Santana would nevertheless overpower him. Opponents could be fellow pitchers bringing impressive statistics to an award election, and Santana would whip them, too."
19169,0,"Cowboys Release 12 Players (AP) AP - Jamar Martin, a promising fullback who struggled on special teams, was one of 12 players released Sunday by the Dallas Cowboys."
64038,0,"(Not So) Simple Simon (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Simon Lok is brash and brilliant and intense, a 26-year-old computer scientist with a teensy company and big, conqueror dreams. He has developed an elegant little networking box that shuts out intruders and costs 80 less than the gear hawked by the giants he despises--Cisco, Lucent, those guys."
74396,0,Neville Calls for 'Ruthless Streak ' Gary Neville congratulated his Manchester United team-mates on their second successive three-goal Barclays Premiership win - but then told them Chelsea and Arsenal will not start
88376,0,"Google 's Gmail Gets POP Support By adding POP support to its Gmail service, Google is enabling customers to download messages to Microsoft Outlook and other applications."
29721,0,"OPEC elects Sheikh Ahmad al-Sabah as a President, increase oil ... OPEC has extended a message to calm down to the oil consuming countries following an agreement by its countries in Vienna to increase the ceiling of oil production by 4, which means an increase of one million barrels a day, in the hope to reduce prices."
67006,0,"Martinez gets chance to help It wasn't the eighth inning of a Game 7 in Yankee Stadium with the Sox clinging to a lead, but it was close."
105632,0,"Domain Popularity By Alan Webb Domain Popularity By Alan Webb\\This article was contributed by Alan Webb from ABAKUS Internet Marketing, a long time friend of mine in this industry with a unique grasp of the International Search Marketing Industry. A buzz phrase for some time now in SEO circles has been 'Link Popularity'. Rightly so ..."
65456,0,"EA Reports Higher Quarterly Profits LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - No. 1 video game maker Electronic Arts Inc ERTS.O on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profits on strong demand for titles like Madden NFL 2005, but its stock price fell after a holiday forecast fell short of Wall Street expectations."
90225,0,Selling your small business? Broker can smooth the way So you've decided to sell your small company. You figure that all you have to do is put an ad in a newspaper or trade publication and you'll have a buyer in no time.
14029,0,Donald delight at call up Luke Donald has expressed his delight at being named as one of captain Bernhard Langer 's wildcards for the European Ryder Cup team.
70398,0,"Root, root for Red Sox As hard as it might be for Yankee fans to finally disentangle themselves from Game 7 - it 'll be known as just that, Game 7, now and forever - there really are reasons to get out of "
58744,0,"Starbucks CEO to Retire, Shares Fall LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O on Tuesday said its chief executive, Orin Smith, will retire next year, surprising investors, who sent the coffee shop chain's shares lower in after-hours trading."
6648,0,Japanese Woman Wins Marathon; Kastor Third (AP) AP - Mizuki Noguchi of Japan held on for the gold and American Deena Kastor used a late burst for a stunning bronze medal finish Sunday night in the Olympic marathon. Kastor's third place gave the United States its first marathon medal since Joan Benoit's gold in Los Angeles 20 years ago.
2391,0,"Sex-bias suit filed against Costco A Costco Wholesale assistant manager sued the warehouse-club chain yesterday in federal court, alleging the company 's promotion policies keep women from seeking out the top two positions at its stores. "
19322,0,"Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies at 77 Evans led a team that developed a new class of mainframe computers that allowed different applications to be run simultaneously."
39551,0,"UK economy to feel the ripple effect of slow boat from China FOR the past two years, Asian stock markets have been high on the favoured list for Britains pension and life assurance funds. Asia, particularly China, has offered the double attraction of strong current "
107092,0,"Garcia brings Christmas to Sun City It 's always a festive time of year at Sun City when the Nedbank Golf Challenge gets underway, and defending champion Sergio Garcia, always an enthusiastic participant in South Africa 's premier golf tournament, joined the spirit of proceedings with a "
74420,0,"OPEC asks US to tap oil reserves JAKARTA The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has called on the United States to dip into its strategic petroleum reserve to help deflate oil prices, the cartel 's president said Wednesday."
66913,0,"Enjoying a Visit To Boston (Un)Common My father-in-law, Irving ""Sheik "" Karelis, was born in 1920 in New England, the very year the Red Sox sent Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees."
13742,0,Kindelan stops Khan 's run to gold Cuba 's Mario Kindelan has stopped the amazing run of British teenager Amir Khan by outpointing him in the lightweight final of the Olympic boxing tournament.
100462,0,"GAME OFF' URGED (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - An assortment of politicians, religious leaders and social advocacy groups lashed out Tuesday at the video-game industry and retailers, saying they make violent and racy games too accessible to children."
25913,0,"Sears Launches Venture for Online Sales Sears, Roebuck and Co., which has successfully sold its tools and appliances on the Web, is counting on having the same magic with bedspreads and sweaters, thanks in part to expertise gained by its purchase of Lands' End Inc."
94806,0,Australia play game of patience Paceman Michael Kasprowicz justified Australia 's decision to retain him in the team ahead of Brett Lee by taking 3-54 against New Zealand in Brisbane.
80269,0,"Hungry Shaq out to feast in East Shaquille O 'Neal 's weight is down, and his motivation is up. That 's a troublesome combination for opponents of the Miami Heat, who acquired O 'Neal in an offseason trade "
7555,0,Germans shun violent video games Germans ' reluctance to play violent video games and to spend much in a subdued consumer climate are proving stubborn obstacles to the growth of Europe 's least-developed games market.
23274,0,Solar prize crash-lands An ambitious plan to pluck a falling space capsule from the sky with helicopters flown by Hollywood stunt pilots went awry when the capsule 's parachutes failed to open and it slammed into the desert.
77189,0,"Review: New 'Hawk ' game most thorough ever There 's only one thing better than riding a halfpipe ramp in ""Tony Hawk 's Underground 2 "" - doing it in real life."
52517,0,Weighing Options Ricky Williams's representatives are considering having him file for bankruptcy in an attempt to void the remainder of his contract with the Miami Dolphins.
64266,0,A New Look at How Planets Are Formed New infrared observations of the disks of dust and rock around young stars reveal that many planets apparently form in an environment more violent and chaotic over a longer period of
978,0,Chronology of Key Events in Kobe Bryant (AP) AP - Timeline of the sexual assault case against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant:
26186,0,"To Standardize Linux In an effort to help ensure standardization, the Free Standards Group has officially released the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, a specification composed of interoperability standards, a base set of APIs and libraries and developer environments and test "
38250,0,"Sony Moves to MP3 In a strategic move, electronics giant Sony has announced that some of its new music player models will now feature direct support for MP3 audio files."
21811,0,Intel Silent on Jayhawk Replacement Chip maker offers few details about its plans for dual-core server processors.
109340,0,"Petrino tries to end rumors, says he 's staying at U of L Trying to put rumors about his candidacy for other coaching jobs to rest and quiet speculation among recruits that he wouldn 't be at U of L much longer, Petrino Tuesday afternoon issued his most definitive statement yet about the situation."
127,0,"Growth, Mortality of T. Rex Gets Clearer (AP) AP - Here's a dinosaur finding that parents can appreciate: The teenage Tyrannosaurus rex typically went through an explosive growth spurt, gaining nearly 5 pounds a day."
115399,0,China to impose textile-export tax The prospect that Chinese exports will soon overwhelm the worldwide clothing market was thrown into doubt yesterday after Beijing announced it will tax its shipments of textiles and apparel once the global market is liberalized Jan. 1.
45519,0,"Colts One of 10 Road Favorites This Week (AP) AP - The Jacksonville Jaguars managed to go 3-0 despite scoring only 35 points. With Indianapolis coming to town Sunday, the Jaguars might need 35 just to keep pace with Peyton Manning."
32844,0,"Chelsea Draws 0-0 at Home With Spurs; Everton, Newcastle Win Chelsea missed the chance to go level on points with Arsenal at the top of English soccer 's Premiership by drawing 0-0 at home with Tottenham."
65910,0,"Microsoft to Debut 'Istanbul' Application (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp. introduced on Tuesday a desktop computer application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling."
55983,0,"Space Tourism Faces Safety Regulations Marion C. Blakey, administrator of commercial space transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration, speaks with reporters following a briefing at the XCOR hangar at Mojave, Calif."
710,0,"Unseeded Vaidisova Wins Vancouver Open (AP) AP - Unseeded teenager Nicole Vaidisova defeated American Laura Granville 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Vancouver Open on Sunday."
117683,0,"STN-LCD maker EDT projects above 130 CSTN capacity growth in 2Q ... Emerging Display Technologies (EDT), specializing in small-to-medium STN/CSTN-LCD panels, will ramp up its monthly capacity for CSTN LCDs from 30,000 units at present to 70,000 in the second quarter of 2005, according to the company."
58944,0,"Chipmaker Has Profit (and a Glut) Intel reported its third-quarter profit rose 15 percent from a year earlier, though it continued to struggle with an inventory glut."
108124,0,"February launch for Red Bull The RB1, the Red Bull Racing teams challenger for the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship, will be officially unveiled in Spain next February, it has been announced."
56209,0,"Colts Deactivate Pollard, Vanderjagt (AP) AP - Pro Bowl kicker Mike Vanderjagt and starting tight end Marcus Pollard were inactive for the Colts' game Sunday against Oakland."
26807,0,"Saudi Resist OPEC Quota Increase VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC is keeping its foot to the pedal on production in a bid to drag down oil prices but may be reluctant to rubber-stamp extra supplies by lifting official output limits, Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday."
40970,0,"Citigroup's Thomson, Krawcheck Swap Posts (Reuters) Reuters - Citigroup Inc. on Monday said Todd Thomson, its chief financial officer and head of strategy,\will swap posts with Sallie Krawcheck, Smith Barney's chairman and chief executive officer."
63228,0,Souness to Investigate Bellamy Outburst Graeme Souness maintains his Newcastle players should not get upset if he decides they should be substituted. Craig Bellamy was clearly unhappy when he was replaced by Shola Ameobi
75594,0,Shell to scrap twin board structure Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell today said it would to scrap its twin board structure as it battles to restore confidence in the wake of its reserves crisis.
55245,0,"CNBC host Rukeyser says he won 't return to program Louis Rukeyser, host of financial news network CNBC 's ""Louis Rukeyser 's Wall Street, "" said he won 't return to the weekly program following his treatment for cancer."
82185,0,Dell closing in on plans for new U.S. plant? North Carolina legislators are to discuss a proposed package of incentives for the PC maker during a session set for Thursday.\
Photos: Inside Dell's Austin assembly plant
42049,0,"Artificial heart recipient dies after 147 days New Albany -- An Indiana man who lived with an artificial heart for 147 days has died, the heart manufacturer said Monday. Abiomed Inc."
26279,0,"Genesis' Broken Capsule Holds Good Science - NASA (Reuters) Reuters - After peering inside NASA's broken Genesis capsule with flashlights and mirrors, scientists said on Friday the craft's unexpected crash landing left solar material intact and most scientific objectives within reach."
17097,0,"Woodgate backing for Robson Jonathan Woodgate has backed former Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson to make a speedy return to football. The veteran tactician was relieved of his duties on Monday by Magpies chairman Freddy Shepherd, citing poor results as the reason for his sacking."
33794,0,"Judge tosses 15 of 19 new campaign finance rules WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- A federal judge found Monday that new rules from the Federal Election Commission did not follow the intent of lawmakers who wrote a sweeping new law designed to change the way politicians raise money, creating uncertainty for "
71430,0,"PeopleSoft, RIM partner to deliver sales application (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Research in Motion (RIM), the company that first pushed e-mail over wireless, is teaming up with PeopleSoft to offer corporate users PeopleSoft Enterprise Sales for BlackBerry, a sales application with similar push technology."
28048,0,"The United States is favored to win the Ryder Cup Once again, it appears the United States is the favorite -- at least on paper -- to win the 35th Ryder Cup matches, which unfold this weekend at Oakland Hills in suburban Detroit."
73292,0,"Marathon Profit Drops, Outlook Cut NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. integrated oil company Marathon Oil Corp. MRO.N on Tuesday reported a fall in quarterly profit, as hurricanes and disruptions in oil and gas production outweighed record prices for crude oil."
21679,0,T-Mobile Flashes Flarion Trial Wireless carrier T-Mobile International AG today confirmed it is carrying out trials of Flarion Technologies Flash OFDM equipment in European air space.
8855,0,"Bonderman goes blank, shuts out Sox The Detroit Tigers ' young right-hander has been going through a rough stretch. His 21-year-old brain was being overloaded with too many thoughts about mechanics."
61653,0,ATA announces layoffs ATA Airlines is laying off 156 employees. Company spokeswoman Erica Keane isn 't commenting on reports that the Indianapolis-based ATA is trying to sell all or part of its holdings.
91250,0,"Dell, Microsoft make a patch pact for servers The industry heavyweights want to ease a major ""pain point"" for their customers, Dell's CEO says."
48386,0,"Clemens to Miss Start With Virus Roger Clemens was scratched from Houston's critical regular-season finale against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday after coming down with a stomach virus, missing a chance to help the Astros clinch the NL's wild-card spot."
23817,0,KEEGAN BACKS JAMES FOR ENGLAND RETURN Kevin Keegan has backed David James to win back his England place before the season is over. James returned to training with Manchester City on Thursday still reeling from the widespread vilification over
3546,0,"Giving Investors a Say Like cicadas, debates about corporate governance pop up periodically with a great deal of whir and buzz. In 1992, for example, the business community protested Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Richard C. Breeden 's push for ..."
90530,0,"McNair active, but Volek starts in Titans loss Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was active for Sunday 's overtime loss to Chicago, but missed his second straight game because of a bruised sternum."
33275,0,"Colgate Sees Profit Well Short of Targets NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on Monday warned that second-half earnings will fall well short of Wall Street forecasts due to higher marketing spending."
46979,0,"McNair 's condition improved 'significantly ' Steve McNair stretched and ran Friday, but he didn 't throw any passes. He 's looking healthy enough that Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher won 't rule him out against San Diego."
56782,0,Stolz scores first tour win at Vegas LAS VEGAS -- Andre Stolz played like a veteran instead of a rookie and shot a 5-under 67 to win the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas by a shot over Tom Lehman and two others.
36474,0,Brunell Feeling Better Quarterback Mark Brunell looked spry leaving Redskins Park on Wednesday following another round of treatment for his strained left hamstring and said the injury continues to feel better.
74934,0,"Will Tellabs Push Its Luck? Investors might be willing to forgive Tellabs (Nasdaq: TLAB) for missing expectations on its latest Q3 earnings. These things happen, especially when there are extenuating circumstances."
28130,0,"Bonds propels Giants with arm, not bat Barry Bonds swung at nine pitches and none of them left the ballpark. He made one spectacular throw and it saved the game. ""Tonight, he did it with his arm, "" winning pitcher "
15089,0,McAfee Beefs Up VirusScan Security (PC World) PC World - Updated antivirus software for businesses adds intrusion prevention features.
102338,0,Liverpool reject ground sharing with Everton LIVERPOOL have denied reports yesterday that they would consider sharing their new stadium with rivals Everton. It had been reported that the two clubs would meet with government officials to discuss the controversial subject of sharing a ground.
67577,0,TI Working on Television Chip for Phones for 2007 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc. has begun developing a chip that could bring television shows to mobile phone screens in three years.
116080,0,Union files grievance over Rockies ' termination of Neagle _ The baseball players ' union is challenging the Colorado Rockies ' decision to terminate the contract of Denny Neagle. The Rockies cut the pitcher loose last week -- after he was cited for soliciting a prostitute in suburban Denver.
65413,0,"When the going gets tough... Soccernet 's Insider has spent a couple of years lavishing praise on the genius who goes by the name of Thierry Henry, yet the time has come to put some perspective on his achievements."
77403,0,"Home star Sete grabs provisional pole. Sete Gibernau still cannot hide his bitter disappointment at losing the world title to Valentino Rossi, but he managed a wry smile after leading the first qualifying session for the final MotoGP race of the season, the Valencia Grand Prix, in his Spanish "
99294,0,Iowa Expecting Capital One Invitation (AP) AP - Here's some advice from the Capital One Bowl for Iowa fans thinking about reserving flights to Orlando: Book them.
12275,0,Towns Celebrate and Hope Amir Can Strike Gold Amir Khans victory sparked scenes of celebration tonight in the two towns where the boxing sensation lives and trains. Family and friends in Bolton and Bury heaped praise on the
12654,0,"Employers Kicking In More To 401(k)s (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Fueled by the ongoing economic rally, businesses are boosting their contributions to 401(k) plans."
16473,0,"Monza Testing, Day 1, 01/09/04 Jarno and Fernando in action for the team on the first day of testing at Monza ahead of the Italian Grand Prix."
86564,0,"When invention turns to innovation Technological ""inventions"" are not going to have the same kind of transformative value that they did in the past."
76926,0,"Space Race Focuses on Money Now that SpaceShipOne has proved private companies can reach space, the next hurdle is finding investors -- an even more difficult task. By Dan Brekke."
2180,0,"Rockies Pitcher Frets Health, Not Baseball (AP) AP - The blood clots that went from Aaron Cook's shoulder to his lungs might threaten his career."
4621,0,"US gymnasts double the gold ATHENS, GREECE - Twenty years ago in Los Angeles, it was Mary Lou Retton and the vault without fault. "
30591,0,Upcoming auto races Last race: Jeremy Mayfield won his first race in more than four years and advanced to the championship chase by taking the Chevrolet 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
7178,0,"Philips Leads Europe Shares Up; ARM Down LONDON (Reuters) - Philips Electronics, a rally on Wall Street, and tamer oil prices lifted European shares on Monday, but trading volumes and corporate news are remain thinned by the holidays."
83662,0,Vioxx recall may cost $18 billion A Wall Street analysis suggests the Vioxx recall may cost the pharmaceutical firm Merck as much as $18 billion over the next decade.
24850,0,Do Newspapers Make Good News Look Bad? Two economists argue that economic reporters slant the news unequivocally in favor of the Democrats.
84492,0,"Got Anti-Nuke Pills? Probably Not Potassium iodide pills could ward off cancer in the event of a nuclear accident, but many states have refused to take freebies from the feds. By Randy Dotinga."
92600,0,Apple Sailing on Digital River Rumor says e-commerce provider may soon allow game downloads to iPod.
10818,0,Boumsong support for McLeish Jean-Alain Boumsong has come out in full support of Alex McLeish following Rangers ' exit from the Champions League on Wednesday.
96184,0,"Wall St. Seen Flat as Drug Shares Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a flat market open on Friday, with higher oil prices and drug maker stocks weighing on Wall Street after Thursday's late-session rally."
31393,0,"Carnival on song as quarterly profits break $1bn barrier CARNIVAL, the worlds largest cruise line, yesterday posted record quarterly profits and said the performance underlined the success of its merger with P &O Princess last year."
74723,0,"Inside Dell's manufacturing mecca For manufacturing fanatics, a tour of Dell's facility is sort of like visiting Stonehenge. Here's where direct fulfillment took flight."
111357,0,"Mickey Mouse Makes a DVD Pick Disney is lining up behind Sony's new high-definition DVD format while other Hollywood players back the rival Toshiba format. Will the format wars scare consumers away from the next generation of DVD players? -washingtonpost.com"
103225,0,"McDonalds names 2nd CEO in 7 months McDonalds Corp. is welcoming its second new CEO in seven months, as Charlie Bell abruptly resigned to focus on battling the colon cancer doctors detected two weeks after he became the fast-food giants chief."
80846,0,"Own goal ensures a happy return to Spain for Bentez IT REMAINS a source of bemusement in Spain that Rafael Bentez, having led Valencia to the championship last spring, chose to up sticks and pursue the challenge of restoring Liverpool to their former glories."
75318,0,First Enron Fraud Trial Nears End Four former Merrill Lynch and Co. executives and two former mid-level Enron Corp. executives conspired to push through a sham sale of barges in 1999 because they didn 't
1550,0,"Americans lose second beach volleyball match ATHENS, Greece (Ticker) -- The dream of a second consecutive beach volleyball gold medal has become all but impossible for American Dain Blanton. "
107414,0,"Red Bull hope for Coulthard McLaren discard David Coulthard could be offered a way back into Formula One for the 2005 season as a driver with the new Red Bull Racing team, it was reported on Thursday."
116671,0,Tyco probed on oil-for-food SEC asks the conglomerate for information about participation in the defunct UN program in Iraq. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tyco International said the Securities and Exchange Commission asked it for information
81195,0,"Ancient Roman Skin Cream Gave Women Beautiful Complexion Ancient Roman women had beautiful skin, apparently, they had a foundation skin cream which until recently, no one knew how to reproduce."
83578,0,"Alan Key Its one of the oldest techniques in the book. When an issue arises, and youd rather not talk about it, give the media something else to discuss."
117071,0,Freeview fans buy second boxes More than one million UK households now have two or more Freeview boxes for different television sets.
85148,0,"Fresh off wedding, Canadian Jason Bay wins NL rookie award in ... (CP) - Canadian Jason Bay married longtime girlfriend Kristen on Saturday and picked up the National League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday."
106503,0,"Follow along as ESPN The Magazine 's Buster Olney breaks down the ... The Move: The Giants sign closer Armando Benitez to a three-year, $21.5 million, plugging a hole that probably cost them the NL West title last season."
72381,0,"Intel endorses wider-range wireless Net technology In a boost to the future of high-speed wireless Internet service, Intel Corp. said Monday it 's putting its money and its technology behind a closely watched company that 's trying to roll out the service around the globe."
12337,0,"Treasuries Slip in Thin Trade NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices were a sliver lower on Friday, but trading was thin as many investors took off for an early weekend before next week's Republican convention."
15774,0,"VeriSign Renews ICANN Fight in Cali Getting no traction at the federal level, VeriSign (Quote, Chart) lawyers took their case against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to the state."
39296,0,"Without Holdsclaw, Mystics make surprising run to playoffs The first-round draft pick cried after she played a dreadful game, then unexpectedly found help from the NBA. The first-year coach called a team meeting after a two-game skid, sternly telling his players ""to produce if you want to keep your minutes."
73055,0,Local managers happy to see Murdoch 's back Australian shareholders had two significant excuses for a protest vote as News Corporation sought to shift its domicile from Australia to Delaware.
11625,0,"Sears fires chief TORONTO -- Sears Canada Inc. has dismissed Mark Cohen as chair and chief executive, citing ""strategic differences "" between him and the board of directors."
43662,0,"American Greetings Reverses Year-Ago Loss CHICAGO (Reuters) - Greeting card maker American Greetings Corp. AM.N on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as licensing income and lower costs offset flat sales."
80623,0,"In-flight gambling on the way? If you 're easily bored on planes, maybe a little blackjack will help pass the time. LONDON (Reuters) - Airline passengers may soon be able to while away the air miles with in-flight gambling if low-cost carrier "
7969,0,"Los Angeles Imposes Regulations on Cybercafes LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A new city law designed to prevent violence at cybercafes quietly took effect Saturday, but authorities had no inspections planned to check for compliance with the tighter rules. The ordinance requires 30 parlors in Los Angeles to enforce a curfew for minors and install surveillance cameras..."
16334,0,Nintendo cuts Game Boy Advance price Japanese videogame maker Nintendo Co Ltd said on Wednesday it would cut the price of its handheld videogame console Game Boy Advance SP by 21.
49101,0,"Italy gears up for Parmalat trial A preliminary court hearing into the collapse of food firm Parmalat, Italy's biggest ever corporate scandal, begins on Tuesday."
76652,0,"AP: CNNfn Will Shut Down After 9 Years NEW YORK Oct 28, 2004 - CNN will shut down its struggling CNNfn financial news network in mid-December, giving up its attempt to compete with CNBC after nine years."
52779,0,"Noranda defends China sale TORONTO and OTTAWA - Senior executives from Noranda Inc. are adamantly defending controversial talks to sell the company to China 's communist government, despite suggestions from MPs that Parliament may block the proposed sale."
4945,0,"Qantas to raise fuel surcharge AUSTRALIAN airline Qantas has upped its prices for the second time in three months, blaming rising oil prices, while budget airline Ryanair insists it will not impose fuel surcharges on customers. "
83909,0,"Going, going, fraud! Charges made in online bidding For some, it turned out that fairness in online auctions was going, going, gone. Three cases of phony bidding by sellers to inflate the price of art, sports memorabilia, even "
75781,0,"Tour De France Unveils Route for 2005 (AP) AP - The 2005 Tour de France may give other riders a chance to test Lance Armstrong. The mountaintop finishes are less intense and the time trials shorter, possibly cutting into the strength of the six-time winner. Organizers on Thursday unveiled the 2005 Tour route, which runs from July 2-24, passes through Germany and features 21 stages over 2,222 miles."
54065,0,"September sales at Target stores beat retail average MINNEAPOLIS - While other retailers struggled with a sluggish back-to-school season, Target Corp. reported same-store sales well above the industry average."
94028,0,"FCC Reviews 'Desperate Housewives' Football Promo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday reviewed complaints about ABC's steamy ""Desperate Housewives"" promotion before ""Monday Night Football"" and while the agency's chairman expressed disappointment, it was not clear whether government would tackle the network."
86169,0,"Int 'l Paper to Sell Woodlands for $250M International Paper Co., the world 's largest forest products company, has agreed to sell all of the 1.1 million acres of woodlands it owns in Maine and New Hampshire to GMO Renewable Resources LLC for $250 million."
17830,0,"The Frugal Investor (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Why do mutual funds charge so much? The smaller, newer ones argue that they need high fees to get started. The theory is that, once they attract a wad of assets, economies of scale will bring down the fee in percentage terms. Alas, this doesn't happen very often. Fund-tracker Lipper calculates that the average size of diversified domestic equity funds has doubled over the past ten years to $1.4 billion, but still the average expense ratio hasn't gone down a whit. AllianceBernstein Growth & Income doubled its assets in the past five years (to $7. ..."
75439,0,"Study: Stability control systems can reduce fatal accidents WASHINGTON A study finds vehicles equipped with stability control systems are less likely to be involved in fatal crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says the systems, which automatically apply "
103410,0,Juve Lead Is Cut AC Milan closed the gap on leaders Juventus to four points after receiving a helping hand from city-rivals Inter. Having already won their game at Chievo earlier in the day thanks to on-loan Chelsea striker
11776,0,"GUS seeks partial Lewis IPO Retailer GUS will float part of its South African business, the Lewis Group, it says, against a backdrop of investor pressure to release more cash through demergers."
29954,0,"Hawks Ink Free Agents Kenny Anderson, Jon Barry (Reuters) Reuters - The Atlanta Hawks signed free agent guards Kenny Anderson and Jon Barry on Thursday. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed."
51374,0,"IBM: JBoss more of threat to BEA Robert Sutor, IBM 's director of WebSphere Foundation Software, told ZDNet UK on Friday at a press briefing in Montpellier that the open-source application server JBoss was more of threat to BEA than to IBM 's own application server software WebSphere."
28426,0,"U.S. Stocks Open Lower, Coca-Cola Weighs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday as Coca-Cola Co. KO.N upset sentiment by warning earnings for the rest of the year would lag expectations, while concerns about Hurricane Ivan and its effect on crude prices continued to weigh on investors."
48449,0,Lukoil deal flies in the face of Russia 's lost opportunities for ... A successful bid by ConocoPhillips of the US for 7.96 per cent in Lukoil this week belies a broader sense of disappointment at the size of Russia-bound foreign direct investment (FDI).
92822,0,"Evolution's ""High Priest"" Returns With New ""Tale"" National Geographic News interviews Darwinist Richard Dawkins on evolution and his latest book, The Ancestor's Tale."
4539,0,Sports: Yankees 13 Twins 10 MINNEAPOLIS The New York Yankees coughed up a 9-to-3 lead before rallying in the ninth inning to beat Minnesota 13-to-10.
90744,0,"City taken off Moody 's watch list Macon has been taken off the Moody 's Investors Service ""watch list "" and the city 's rating will stay the same for now."
64258,0,"Rice traded to Seahawks for 7th-round pick A living legend 's next chapter will be in Seattle. FOXSports.com has learned that the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a trade for Jerry Rice, the greatest receiver in football history."
29230,0,"MLB: Atlanta 2, New York Mets 0 John Thomson threw shutout ball for seven innings Wednesday night in carrying Atlanta to a 2-0 blanking of the New York Mets. New York lost for the 21st time in 25 games on the "
99950,0,"Rockets Blast Back Bruce Gradkowski directs six second-half touchdown drives in Toledo's 49-41 victory Tuesday night over Bowling Green, putting the Rockets in the MAC title game."
51162,0,Sooners ' Jones to return; starting RB undecided Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Tuesday that running back Kejuan Jones would be able to play in the No. 2 Sooners ' game Saturday against No.
112478,0,Chelsea not planning Gerrard move Chelsea have denied rumours that they are planning to try and sign Liverpool 's Steven Gerrard this season. Blues boss Jose Mourinho insisted that there would be no big-money bid for the England midfield star when the transfer window opens on 1 January.
38179,0,Long-necked hunter found in China The remains of a 230-million-old marine reptile with fangs and a long neck have been unearthed in southeast China. The creature 's 1.7m-long neck was almost twice as long as its trunk which measured less than one metre in length.
103854,0,"Australia Needs Five Wickets for Sweep of Test Cricket Rivals Australia reduced New Zealand to 149- 5 on day four of the second cricket Test in Adelaide, moving within five wickets of a 2-0 series win after setting the tourists 464 for victory."
51342,0,News Corp. May Strengthen Corporate Governance (Update1) Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp. may strengthen its corporate governance provisions after investors and shareholder groups said they will vote against the company 's move to the US if shareholders rights are diminished.
44646,0,"White-knuckle flight MOJAVE, Calif. A test pilot yesterday made a successful foray into space marked by a white-knuckle ascent in which his rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in 16 seconds."
115126,0,"Marvel-ous deal for Mforma: mu Earlier today, Mforma and Marvel Enterprises announced the mobile entertainment industry 's largest content licensing deal to date."
2063,0,Hiking With Dogs Has Health Benefits People who love to hike find taking along a four-legged companion can have physical benefits for both ends of the leash. Studies show people are more successful at losing weight when they do it with a friend. What better friend than a dog to provide company and keep a person on track.
55530,0,"Quake Activity Rises at Mount St. Helens (AP) AP - Earthquake activity has increased at Mount St. Helens, but scientists said Saturday there was no reason to raise the volcano's alert level."
24449,0,"Chelsea 's perfect season comes to an end After winning their first four league games, the Blues were unable to break through against Villa. The draw left the road open for Arsenal -the Gunners have won their first four games - to move two points "
65897,0,"Colgate Profit Falls on Higher Costs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on Wednesday said profit fell in the third quarter because of increased marketing spending and higher costs for raw materials."
58841,0,"Supreme Court Says 'No ' to RIAA Appeal The US Supreme Court passed on hearing an appeal from the Recording Industry Association of America, and let stand a lower court 's ruling that the RIAA must follow the guidelines of the 1998 "
29669,0,Doan an instant hero in Canada Scoring the decisive goal for Team Canada in an important game comes with an instant one-way ticket to Heroville north of the border.
55406,0,"Spyware charges praised The groundbreaking action by the Federal Trade Commission against two New Hampshire software companies is ""long overdue, "" said one local computer expert."
63734,0,"SBC Offers $1.99 Per Month Wi-Fi Add-On SBC Communications Inc., the second-largest local phone company in the United States, said Monday it will offer wireless Internet service for $1."
27505,0,"Yahoo to Buy Musicmatch for $160 Million NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. said on Tuesday it will buy music software company Musicmatch Inc. for about $160 million in cash, bolstering Yahoo's offering as online music providers prepare to go head-to-head in the download market."
117777,0,"Jets: Edwards says Pennington is still hurting Jets coach Herman Edwards said yesterday that Chad Pennington still has some discomfort in his right arm, lingering effects of a strained rotator cuff."
21656,0,"Wal-Mart CEO Sees Culture Change as Lawsuits Mount Wal-Mart Stores Inc. can no longer remain sheltered in its Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters while potentially costly lawsuits pile up, Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott said on Wednesday."
28096,0,"US Treasuries Drift Lower, Data in Sight LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices drifted lower on Wednesday in generally subdued trade, with some focus on the day's economic numbers."
97774,0,"Tailbacks take back seat in Iron Bowl TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - The Iron Bowl didn 't come close to providing the anticipated showcase of top tailbacks. Instead, the quarterbacks and two of the nation 's best defenses dominated No."
83995,0,Researchers Identify Nicotine Addiction Gene The finding was made by breeding mice that lacked specific receptor subunits and testing their response to nicotine. Mice lacking the subunit designated beta2 had reduced sensitivity to nicotine
64273,0,"Ernie Els Interview Editors Note: Following his record-setting six victory in the World Match Play championship, Ernie Els sat down with the media and discussed his accomplishment."
45956,0,"* 'Super aspirin ' is taken off market over heart fears Shares in Merck, the US pharmaceuticals giant, plunged by almost 27 per cent yesterday after the company withdrew Vioxx, its $2.5bn (1."
8956,0,"Citigroup to buy First American Bank in Texas NEW YORK : Citigroup, the world 's biggest financial firm, said it has agreed to buy Texas-based First American Bank for an undisclosed sum."
47722,0,"Can Do Private Space Companies Set Tone for Future Spaceflight On Monday, 47 years to the day after the Russians launched the worlds first satellite Sputnik, Mojave Aerospace, a private space company, will attempt to win the Ansari X Prize with their second launch in less than a week and demonstrate to the world "
85619,0,"Intel tops out server range with data-crunching Itanium chips Intel has updated its heavy-duty Itanium 2 server range to include chips with 9MB of cache and clock speeds of 1.6GHz. The new processors comprise 1.6GHz chips with 9, 6 and 3 MB of L3 cache (two models, with "
73779,0,"Arizona Makes New Offer to Richie Sexson (AP) AP - The Arizona Diamondbacks made a new contract offer to slugger Richie Sexson on Tuesday, and planned interviews with two of the three finalists to become the team's manager."
30945,0,"RosettaNet takes standards push to small firms The group, which is pushing for adoption of a universal e-business language, wants to make its standards easier and cheaper to use."
67398,0,"Quantum acquires tape drive maker Certance Storage vendor Quantum Wednesday said in a statement that it has agreed to purchase Certance LLC, a manufacturer of tape-based storage devices in Costa Mesa, Calif."
14299,0,And the Unexpected Olympics Winner Is...Athens ATHENS (Reuters) - The greatest race of the Olympics produced the most unlikely winner.
118059,0,"E-Mail Program Lacks 'Wow' Factor The Firefox browser has become an instant sensation, in just a few weeks gaining impressively against Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading but malware-beleaguered Internet Explorer."
22156,0,Qantas Says British Airways Sold Stake Qantas said Thursday that British Airways has sold its 18.25 percent stake in the Australian carrier at 3.28 Australian dollars (US$2.
93297,0,"Harvard at a glance Coach: Kathy Delaney-Smith (23d year, 335-240). Last year: 16-11, 9-5 (tied for second in Ivy League)."
67396,0,"SAP posts hike in Q3 revenue and profit Germany's SAP, the world's largest maker of business-management software, reported Thursday a third-quarter rise in revenue and net income, boosted by strong sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and continued growth in the U.S."
43171,0,"No Escape From E-Mail BlackBerrys, sometimes referred to as CrackBerrys among addicted adherents, make e-mail portable, available anytime and almost anywhere. -The Washington Post"
89245,0,"Police break illegal software ring Greek and British police in a joint operation have cracked a multi-million illegal software sales ring, arresting two people and seizing thousands of pirate high-tech software programs, Greek police say."
35952,0,"Ireland modem hijack fraud p2pnet.net News:- A business in Ireland found it had unknowingly racked up nearly $15,000 in calls. Other modem users found they had charges for calls to the South Pacific."
112087,0,"Lakers Beat Nuggets, 99-91 (AP) AP - Kobe Bryant scored the Lakers' first 14 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 42, carrying Los Angeles to a 99-91 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night."
9382,0,"Space Radiation May Harm Astronauts' Blood Cells In the time it takes you to read this sentence, more than 10 million red blood cells in your body will die. Don't be alarmed; it's natural, and stem cells in your bone marrow are constantly making enough new cells to replace the dying ones. But what if those blood-making cells stopped working? This could be a concern for astronauts taking long trips beyond Earth orbit."
55648,0,Clemens Ready to Make History for Astros HOUSTON (Reuters) - Roger Clemens came out of brief retirement earlier this year with one goal in mind...to lead his hometown Houston Astros to post-season glory for the first time.
96291,0,"Dow, S P 500, Nasdaq All Drop 1 Percent NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday, led by pharmaceutical shares after a U.S. health official raised concerns about drug safety and a drop in chip-equipment makers following a ratings downgrade by Goldman Sachs."
59787,0,"Aussie wealth exceeds $5 trillion It appears Australians have never been wealthier as total private sector wealth now exceeds $5 trillion. Officially, private sector wealth is estimated at $5,013 billion, which is up 18 per cent in the past year."
4112,0,"Court Ruling Favors Music-Sharing Networks Music file-sharing companies are not legally responsible for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to movie studios and record labels. -Associated Press"
75675,0,"Encouraging news on economy A Federal Reserve report painted a generally positive picture of an expanding economy Wednesday, while noting that in some regions, including California and neighboring states, ""growth had moderated somewhat."
89983,0,"Chelsea Beats Fulham 4-1 to Retain Premiership Lead (Update1) Chelsea won 4-1 at Fulham in English soccer 's Premiership to retain its two-point lead at the top of the standings over Arsenal, which beat north London rival Tottenham 5-4."
24424,0,"Intel offers few details on dual-core plans Intel Corp. 's dual-core strategy for mobile processors became a little clearer this week at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, but questions remain "
94917,0,Confidence crisis as McMillan caught in two minds Craig McMillan was an after-thought for the Australia tour and bolted into the Test team. Today he charged down the pitch and was betrayed by a cluttered mind - unsure whether to run or wait.
43907,0,"Consortium Forms to Set Network Centric Communications Standards The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) formally introduced itself this week at a Tuesday (Sept. 28) press conference in Washington, DC The new group, consisting initially of 28 companies "
99920,0,"Half of Brazil's Amazon Jungle Occupied-Study (Reuters) Reuters - About half of Brazil's original Amazon rainforest has been occupied by man, deforested or used for industry like logging and its destruction is worse than government data shows, a leading environmental group said on Tuesday."
50182,0,Briefly: IBM releases low-cost Unix servers roundup Plus: Former Cisco exec joins Red Hat board...Sun lures Siebel to x86 Solaris...Apple issues Mac OS X security update.
107384,0,"SEC charges 3 former Kmart execs, others in fraud case The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it filed charges against three former executives of retailer Kmart Holdings (KMRT) in a $24 million accounting fraud case."
71809,0,"'Grand Theft Auto' Seen Breaking Games Sales Record NEW YORK (Reuters) - When the violent video game ""Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"" hits stores on Tuesday, its sales could eclipse Hollywood's most successful films, even as it draws the ire of critics."
28244,0,Swiss withdraws bid to host 2014 Winter Olympics ZURICH (Switzerland): Zurich officials Tuesday abandoned plans to lead a joint Swiss bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics because the city would be unable to afford its portion.
15766,0,"US IT Spending to Grow 7 Next Year Consistent with the cyclical nature of IT spending, where periods of digestion and refinement follow periods of heavy technology investment, Forrester Research Inc."
27214,0,"Sri Lanka should be easy pickings Modest mission accomplished against Zimbabwe, England are through to what is in effect a quarter-final against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl on Friday."
59111,0,Microsoft tells users to patch 21 new flaws in Windows Microsoft on Tuesday issued 10 security advisories -even of them critical -ing consumers and businesses to patch 21 new flaws in Windows software products.
74385,0,"P G Profit Climbs, Outlook Maintained NEW YORK (Reuters) - Procter Gamble Co. PG.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit jumped 14 percent, boosted by strong sales and a gain from the recent divestiture of its juice business."
38219,0,"Gates Tops Forbes List of Richest in U.S. -- Again \
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq may be well off its highs of the dot-com era, but tech tycoons still top the list of the wealthiest Americans.
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113654,0,"Nasa head to quit - reports Washington - Nasa administrator Sean O 'Keefe is expected to resign his job at the helm of the US space agency this week, according to news reports on Sunday."
83740,0,"Orange crush hopes Damien Rhodes scored on a 2-yard run in the second overtime, then Syracuse's defense stopped Pittsburgh on fourth and 1, sending the Orange to a 38-31 victory yesterday in Syracuse, N.Y."
67179,0,Doubts over passport face scans Serious doubts are raised on the accuracy of a new ID system being introduced on new UK passports next year.
9475,0,"Dozens charged in spam, scam crackdown Federal and state law enforcement agencies have quietly arrested or charged dozens of people with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams in recent weeks, according to several people involved in the actions."
26679,0,A rose is a rose -- except when it's a stereo speaker The therapeutic power of flowers takes on new meaning with a Japanese gadget that turns plants into audio speakers.
39109,0,Chelmsford takes Lowell in stride Chelmsford could have approached last night's contest against Lowell with trepidation. The Lions hadn't managed their first win of the season and coach Bruce Rich was concerned about his players' confidence.
81859,0,United prepare for a flood London - Here 's the good news for Manchester City: Manchester United will be without lethal striker Ruud van Nistelrooy for this weekend 's crosstown derby at Old Trafford.
84751,0,"Microsoft Settles With Novell and a Trade Group Microsoft agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell and an industry trade group, marking the end of a decade-long antitrust battle."
23853,0,"NASA: Genesis ' Broken Capsule Holds Good Science After peering inside NASA 's broken Genesis capsule with flashlights and mirrors, scientists said on Friday the craft 's unexpected crash landing left solar material "
18116,0,Mayorga Arrested Then Freed Over Rape Allegation MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan former world champion boxer Ricardo Mayorga was arrested then freed despite pending charges on Friday after a young woman accused him of raping her in a Managua hotel.
56415,0,"UAE Oil Minister Says OPEC Working to Keep Prices in Check Currently, the UAE is ""producing almost our full capacity "" of 2.5 million bpd, Oil Minister Obeid bin Saif al-Nassiri said, commenting on measures to ease the surge in world oil prices."
7931,0,Flames' Kiprusoff Wins Arbitration Case (AP) AP - Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff was awarded $2.95 million in arbitration Monday for the upcoming season.
38043,0,"Notables Yankees righthander Kevin Brown had the pins removed from his broken left hand, and will throw a bullpen session today."
82107,0,Kovalainen stuns competition in com staff writers. The 2004 World Series by Nissan champion stunned the competition and the crowd at the Stade de France in Paris to walk away with the Race of Champions trophy.
31079,0,Ford Pulling Jaguar Team Out of Auto Racing US automaker Ford says it is pulling its Jaguar Formula One team out of the auto racing circuit at the end of this season. Jaguar 's chairman said the company does not believe it makes business sense to continue operating in Formula One.
114798,0,"Marlins sign Jones to one-year contract Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Florida Marlins made the signing of right- handed reliever Todd Jones official Monday by announcing a one-year contract."
76713,0,Differences Emerge The owners disagree with NFL Players Association Executive Director Gene \Upshaw about the league's future economic system says Commissioner Paul \Tagliabue.
12984,0,"Secure Flight Gets Wary Welcome Air travelers face a new screening process before they step on a plane, Secure Flight. Civil liberties advocates say it's better than CAPPS II, but aren't completely sold yet. By Ryan Singel."
46184,0,Celtics tickets on sale Tickets for individual Celtics home games for the 2004-05 season will go on sale today at 11 a.m.
76301,0,"Koubek topples third-seeded Gaudio Austria 's Stefan Koubek toppled French Open champion Gaston Gaudio of Argentina 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors."
44281,0,"French driver killed in motorcycle rally racing in Egypt 's desert French driver Richard Sainct died in a crash Wednesday during the fourth stage of the International Cross Country Rally, Pharaohs Rally in Egypt."
5000,0,"Cyberonics ' Shares Jumps on Stock Buy Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc. reported Friday that it purchased 3.5 million shares of Cyberonics Inc., taking a 14.9 percent stake in the Houston-based medical device maker, and expressed an interest in combining the two companies. "
86451,0,"Liverpool legend Emlyn Hughes dies at 57 LONDON: Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes, right, has died from a brain tumour aged 57. Hughes had been battling the illness for the last 15 months but deteriorated in the last few days, his wife Barbara said."
48473,0,Finance Leaders Tackle Terror Financing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World finance ministers gathered under heavy guard on Sunday to discuss efforts to fight terror financing while warning the world must stay focused on the economic recovery and fight against poverty.
58137,0,"Ready or not, MSU prepares for Big Ten heavyweights Michigan State football coach John L. Smith couldn 't, or wouldn 't, say if his team is in any condition to compete with the Big Ten 's upper echelon."
13073,0,Homegrown Satellite Radio Software Draws XM Fire (Reuters) Reuters - Catching Blondie's reunion tour broadcast at 4 a.m. wasn't an option for XM satellite radio subscriber and single father Scott MacLean.
43059,0,"Ratliff signs extension with Portland Portland, OR (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers signed center Theo Ratliff to a five-year contract extension on Tuesday."
15087,0,"Longhorn Delay Stirs Dismay, Delight in Developers (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - While many applaud the timely release of Avalon and Indigo and Microsoft's decision to ""stop dreaming and wake up,"" others warn the company that it is eroding its credibility and letting Linux make usability gains."
43734,0,"IBM 's BlueGene Now World 's Fastest Computer 36.01 Teraflops. Yeah, that 'll just about do it. What ""it "" is, I don 't know, but I 'm sure the well dressed geeks at IBM are blue with pride after their BlueGene/L computer surpassed the speed of NEC 's Earth Simulator."
43342,0,Small Islands Caution on Climate Change (AP) AP - Small island states pleaded for more aid as they face a devastating hurricane season and warned that the threat of climate change was as urgent as the fight against terrorism and should get the same attention.
40879,0,"NBA Wrap: Suns Scorch Trail Blazers, Kings Beat Celtics NEW YORK (Reuters) - Quentin Richardson poured in 37 points, including eight three-pointers, and Shawn Marion added 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 121-99 thrashing of the host Portland Trail Blazers Sunday."
13157,0,"Duke Welcomes Freshmen With New IPods (AP) AP - Newly arrived Duke University freshmen got something considerably snazzier than the usual Blue Devils T-shirts and ball caps: Their goodie bags included a free iPod digital music player engraved with the school's crest and the words ""Class of 2008."""
9586,0,"Update 3: EU Probes Microsoft-Time Warner Deal Risking another trans-Atlantic tussle over Microsoft Corp., European Union antitrust regulators said Wednesday they were investigating whether the software giant 's deal with media conglomerate Time Warner Inc."
77287,0,AUSTRALIA ROMP TO HISTORIC WIN Australia wrapped up their first series win in India in 35 years after an overwhelming victory by 342 runs in the third Test in Nagpur.
670,0,"As XM Stock Recovered, Executives' Pay Modest Thanks to the SEC, shareholders now get a long-term picture of how their stock is doing, which helps in evaluating executive pay."
44568,0,"Tony Stewart: Championship charge culminated at Talladega In the fall of 2002, Tony Stewart left Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series point leader. He came into the fourth and final restrictor plate race of "
4999,0,"General Growth Properties to acquire Rouse for $12.6 bn NEW YORK, August 20 (New Ratings) General Growth Properties Inc (GGP.NYS), the second-largest shopping mall operator in the US, has agreed to buy Rouse Company (RSE), in a cash and debt assumptions deal worth about $12.6 billion. "
24561,0,"No. 18 Auburn 43, Mississippi St. 14 Carnell Williams ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and Ronnie Brown added 147 yards rushing to lead No. 18 Auburn past Mississippi State 43-14 on Saturday."
30521,0,"Kevin Roberts: Moss is on everyone 's agenda If Monday 's game comes down to Lito Sheppard vs. Randy Moss, the Eagles are in trouble. If Monday 's game comes down to Sheldon Brown ."
17771,0,"Graves activated; Padilla claimed off waivers Graves, a right-hander, was out with back spasms. He leads the Reds with 37 saves. Matthews, a left-hander, had surgery in July to remove bone chips in his elbow."
5028,0,"RealNetworks Doesn 't Rock NEW YORK - It 's never a smart move to pick a public fight with Apple Computer, and it 's doubly unwise if that fight involves the iPod in some way. "
100359,0,"Durable Goods Orders Fall in October America's factories saw orders for big-ticket goods drop in October after brisk activity in the previous month, highlighting the sometimes bumpy recovery experienced by the nation's manufacturers."
19872,0,"Celtel predicts African boom (FT.com) FT.com - Celtel, a pan-African mobile phone operator with a strong presence in sub-Saharan Africa, has reported a near 50 per cent rise in revenues as it benefits from rising mobile phone penetration across the region."
74453,0,Kerr-McGee 3Q Profit Down on Charge Kerr-McGee Corp. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit slid on a charge related to the shutdown of a pigment plant and higher environmental and capital expenses.
23286,0,"Electronic Data May Cut 20,000 Jobs to Save $3 Bln (Update1) Electronic Data Systems Corp., the world 's second-largest seller of computer services, may cut as many as 20,000 jobs to help save $3 billion within the next three years, Chief Executive Officer Michael Jordan said."
93511,0,"Murdoch to meet News Corp rivals NEWS Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch said today he plans to meet media investor John Malone in the coming months, and played down reports of hostility between the two tycoons."
47112,0,"Gordon 's goal: Get lead, avoid 'big one ' Jeff Gordon has a chance to tie the late Dale Earnhardt 's record of three victories at restrictor-plate racetracks in one season."
79705,0,"Vinnie Roe caught out by weight Irish stayer Vinnie Roe 's top weight of 58 kilograms was a telling factor as he finished second to favourite Makybe Diva in the rainswept Melbourne Cup, according to trainer Dermot Weld."
31714,0,"Game speaks volumes for Melamed Guy Melamed admits that when he first came to Boston College, he'd get fidgety during class."
27968,0,Allied Waste cuts forecast Shares in Allied Waste Industries Inc. slid 9 percent in heavy volume Tuesday after the company lowered its profit expectations for the second time this summer.
74166,0,"Azeri makes this a more attractive race The $4 million Classic, the feature event on Saturday's Breeders' Cup card at Lone Star Park, just got tougher. Already loaded with talent, the Classic picked up another star attraction when owner Michael Paulson and trainer D. Wayne Lukas entered Azeri, the 2002 Horse of the Year, against powerful males in the Classic instead of fellow ..."
83467,0,"Leading economist to run largest Korean-American bank ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Sung Won Sohn, the high-profile chief economist of Wells Fargo & Co. in Minneapolis, will be leaving after 30 years to run his own bank."
85,0,"Open Source Apps Developer SugarCRM Releases Sugar.Sales 1.1 (TechWeb) TechWeb - News - August 13, 2004"
89140,0,"Artest says he wanted time off for family Ron Artest says he wanted time off from basketball to spend more time with his family and to heal his banged-up body, not to promote a new rap album, according to a broadcast report."
67767,0,"Alaska Air Posts Quarterly Profit Alaska Air Group, the parent of Alaska Airlines, on Thursday reported a quarterly profit, even as high fuel prices cut into earnings at rival carriers."
77915,0,"TAMARA AUDI: Sox fan oddly troubled by Series ""C 'mon Cardinals! Don 't let 'em walk over you like this! "" It was 10:15 pm Wednesday, 3-0 Red Sox. What 's wrong with that?"
119858,0,Chiofaro to keep stake in towers Developer Donald J. Chiofaro will hang onto partial ownership of the two International Place office towers under an agreement reached yesterday in his high-profile bankruptcy case.
6604,0,"This gold tarnished Federation rules that judges ' mistake cost S. Korea 's Yang a victory, but Hamm gets to keep medal. ATHENS, Greece - Paul Hamm was erroneously awarded the gold medal in the men 's all-around Wednesday night because "
54312,0,"Music industry clamps down on song-swapping London - The piracy-battered music industry said on Thursday it will sue British, French and Austrian music fans as it intensifies its legal crackdown on Internet song-swappers."
79942,0,We want Kerry It signalled this in no uncertain terms when oil prices fell below US$50 ($83) mark on Monday. US light crude dipped to US$49 at one point before ending at US$49.
107521,0,"Factory Orders Up, Jobless Claims Rise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders at U.S. factories rose 0.5 percent in October as demand for military equipment surged, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, but orders were flat when defense was excluded."
36679,0,"Sun man gets 56 per cent pay hike SUN 'S NEW number two, Jonathan Schwartz, has seen a 56 percent boost in his salary over the last year and is getting paid nearly seven times more than his boss Chief Executive Scott McNealy."
82082,0,Meyer makes it official Florida announces that the Utah coach will become the head coach of the Gators next season. By MIC HUBER. GAINESVILLE -- Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley was able to fall asleep Friday night for the first time in a long time.
99140,0,"Oracle Poised to Pounce of PeopleSoft (AP) AP - Bolstered by investors, Oracle Corp. appears destined to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. unless its rival becomes more profitable and proves it is worth more than the $9.2 billion bid currently on the table."
9156,0,"Colleges Rally Against Music Piracy The nation's colleges and universities are taking more aggressive steps to curb rampant Internet music piracy, according to a report released today. -washingtonpost.com"
34413,0,"Guerrero Beaned During Angels Game ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - Anaheim Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero was drilled on the left side of his head by a pitch from Mariners pitcher Ryan Franklin, forcing him out of Monday's 5-2 win in the first inning."
94840,0,Seagate ships 400Gb drive Hard drive manufacturer Seagate Technology is now shipping what it claims is the world 's largest capacity hard drive holding a whopping 400Gb.
114999,0,"Permira links with Apollo to join Toys 'R ' Us auction Permira, the private equity firm that owns New Look, has moved to increase its exposure to the retail sector by bidding for Toys 'R ' Us, the struggling toy chain."
6991,0,"Shot-putter Korzhanenko to be stripped of gold: Russians Russian Olympic shot put champion Irina Korzhanenko will lose her gold medal after testing positive for a banned steroid, the head of the Russian Olympic Committee 's anti-doping body said overnight."
74663,0,Oil Tumbles 3 Pct as U.S. Stocks Build LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell heavily from near record peaks on Wednesday after a sharp build in U.S. crude stocks spurred traders to take profits from a fierce rally.
102939,0,"NBA Game Summary - Chicago At Cleveland Cleveland, OH -- LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and became the youngest player in NBA history to score 2,000 points, as the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers pasted the Chicago Bulls, 96-74, at Gund Arena."
4920,0,Fergie 's View: Norwich Sir Alex Ferguson faced another nail-biting few days this week as ten of his depleted squad went out on international duty.
75203,0,"Celtic hit by Dons in full spate Resurgent Aberdeen, all of brave, magnificent and lucky, bludgeoned Celtic in their own back yard last night. This was a mesmerising match, distinguished by two impossibly early Aberdeen goals followed by "
20747,0,"Tribe challenges American origins Some of the earliest settlers of America may have come from Australia, southern Asia, and the Pacific, new research suggests. Traditional theories have held that the first Americans originated from northern Asia."
75304,0,Dell Elevates SuSE Linux Dell will expand its Linux offerings by preinstalling SuSE Linux on its servers starting later this year. By Larry Greenemeier. The same day Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer issued an E-mail to customers promoting
32673,0,Cisco gives Linksys rebate to the upwardly mobile Cisco Systems introduced a rebate program on Friday to encourage owners of its Linksys home networking gear to trade up to higher-end products.
59754,0,"Adobe releases hobbyist Photoshop package Photoshop Elements 3.0 enhances tools for touching up photos, including the ""healing brush."""
104016,0,"Net music swap firm a 'pirate ' A SYDNEY software company painted itself as a defender of the interests of millions of music fans when in fact it was the world 's biggest music pirate, a court was told yesterday."
20138,0,"Space Shuttles Survive Hurricane Frances maggeth writes ""In an update to a previous story, NASA damage assessment teams have begun work at the Kennedy Space Center, which was hit by Hurricane Frances."
28364,0,"Best Buy Profit Up, Backs Year Outlook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. electronics chain Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY.N on Wednesday posted an 8 percent rise in second-quarter net earnings on strong sales of higher-priced digital products and curbs on expenses."
73135,0," 'Satisfying to get runs in tough conditions ' - Martyn Damien Martyn notched up his second century in as many Tests in an astonishing day that saw Australia score 362 and lose wickets. His innings was typically classy, and liberally dotted with exquisite shots off both spinners and quicker bowlers."
61941,0,"Wilkinson hails decision to go with Robinson England 's new captain Jonny Wilkinson last night welcomed the appointment of Andy Robinson as the national team 's head coach, describing him as ""outstanding ""."
44388,0,"51job Inc listed on NASDAQ The Chinese online human resources provider 51job Inc made its debut on the NASDAQ stock market in New York with an initial offering (IPO) price of US$14 per share yesterday, China Daily reported Thursday."
109974,0,IBM expands virtual resources for partners IBM has announced virtual resources to help its business partners accelerate the building and deployment of on-demand business applications tailored to customer requirements across all vertical industries.
109522,0,"Pitt erupts in second half, routs Duquesne, 87-57 The annual ""City Game, "" matching Pittsburgh against cross-town rival Duquesne, has not been much of a game in recent years with the Panthers dominating "
113747,0,"Chargers Go for Rare 10-Win Season (AP) AP - Although the resurgent San Diego Chargers can't clinch a playoff berth Sunday, they can continue to rehabilitate their image. Sad sacks just a year ago, the Chargers (9-3) have at least clinched a winning season. If they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-7) at home, they'll have won 10 games for the first time since 1994, when they were 11-5 and made their only Super Bowl appearance."
17685,0,"Bold New World for Bald Mice Scientists find a way to grow hair follicles on furless mice using stem cells. Now, they hope to extend the research to humans. By Kristen Philipkoski."
56104,0,Loonie hits 80 cents for first time in decade TORONTO -- A roaring jobs market in Canada and disappointing jobs data from the United States helped the Canadian dollar crack 80 cents US in trading yesterday for the first time in more than a decade.
61311,0,Christopher Lee Becoming a Video Game Wizard (Reuters) Reuters - Christopher Lee says he does not own a computer or a mobile phone. But that hasn't prevented the veteran British actor from starring in some of the most successful and accomplished marriages of narrative and computer-generated artistry that ever entertained an audience.
13515,0,"New version of Windows planned for 2006 Microsoft Corp., world 's largest software maker, announced yesterday that it will release the next version of Windows operating system, code-named Longhorn, in the second half of 2006."
58178,0,"Biopharmaceutical industry seen as prescription for new jobs in ... Florida will create 4,500 new biopharmaceutical jobs in the next 10 years as the industry grows significantly across the nation, according to a report released today by the Milken Institute in Los Angeles."
97206,0,Clear Pictures of How We Think Functional MRI is helping researchers reveal how the human brain operates and the ways in which it affects emotion and reason. By Rowan Hooper.
110349,0,"Map of chicken DNA key to genetic comparisons LONDON - Scientists have identified the one billion letters of the DNA code in chickens, a step they say could help them better understand our own biology and lead to better breeds for farmers."
80807,0,"Update 1: Andrx Misses Forecast on Drug Delays Andrx Corp. 's third-quarter results missed projections, as the launch of some generic products was delayed and the company 's exclusivity rights to two drugs expired."
47256,0,"Expos move still faces obstacles CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Although it 's been officially announced the Montreal Expos will call Washington, DC home next season, there still are some big road blocks in the way that could derail the franchise 's move south."
38957,0,"Lockheed Martin Wins $3.3 Billion Navy Contract to Develop ... After a four-year competition, Lockheed Martin Corp. won a Navy contract worth up to $3.3 billion yesterday to develop satellites that could help soldiers and sailors communicate."
95104,0,Evening Gazette Our Say The Royal Mail 's proud boast that it is making 1m a day profit will come as little consolation to those who feel the service is still poor.
96524,0,Congress Reinstates Internet Tax Ban WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Friday reinstated a ban on Internet access taxes after the House of Representatives agreed to extend it for another three years rather than make it permanent.
50500,0,Greenspan says better banking rules benefit economy Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday that better management of banking risk and new rules on capital hold the promise of a stronger banking system contributing more to economic growth.
54846,0,"Protein 'Kiss of Death' Team Win Chemistry Nobel (Reuters) Reuters - Two Israelis and an American won the 2004 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for helping to understand how the human body gives the ""kiss of death"" to rogue proteins to defend itself from diseases like cancer."
79891,0,"Samsung, Philips, HP form group to devise consumer APIs SAN JOSE, Calif. - Samsung, Philips, HP, the Digital TV Industry Alliance of China (DTVIA) and Access on Monday (Nov. 1) announced the formation of the Universal Home Application Programmer Interface (UHAPI) Forum."
80240,0,"Jeter Earns Gold Glove Award for the First Time Yankees SS Derek Jeter his first AL Gold Glove yesterday, taking over from teammate Alex Rodriguez, who had won it two straight years before moving to third base this year."
34699,0,"Authentication 'Tokens ' Arrive For AOL Customers America Online (Quote, Chart) has inked a deal with RSA Security (Quote, Chart) to add another layer of authentication to the existing username/password scheme used by AOL subscribers."
108858,0,"Suns ' streak ends at nine Kevin Garnett compiled 23 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a tough defense to snap the Phoenix Suns ' nine-game winning streak 97-93 on Friday night."
60845,0,BPI wins court order on filesharing The High Court this morning granted the music industry the power to request the names and addresses of the 28 file sharers the industry aims to litigate against.
111773,0,"Oracle and HP expand offerings to value-added resellers Through partnerships with leading technology vendors intended to leverage the capabilities of Oracle Files 10g, Oracle has announced evidence of strong support for its content management offering."
79136,0,"Kennametal Signs Amended Credit Agreement Kennametal Inc., a maker of metal-cutting tools, and mining and highway construction equipment, said Monday that it signed a $500 million amended and restated revolving credit agreement."
49602,0,"Felix Trinidad Sets Boxing Back On Course Boxing fans have been scrambling for answers, searching for scenarios, and Saturday night the answers were found, where all sports questions are resolved, Madison Square Garden."
84170,0,"Lend Lease, Stockland, GPT under trade halts Some of Australia 's biggest property interests have placed their shares under a trading halt amid speculation of further major consolidation in the sector."
31047,0,"Mayer Tops Ferrer in Romania Open Upset (AP) AP - Florian Mayer beat defending champion David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Romania Open."
70779,0,Trahan Gets First Nationwide Victory (AP) AP - D.J. Trahan shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 on Sunday to capture his first Nationwide Tour victory at the Miccosukee Championship.
107589,0,Pongo 's backing the kids LIVERPOOL hero Florent Sinama Pongolle wants boss Rafael Benitez to stick with the youngsters for next months Carling Cup semi against Watford.
40753,0,"Prove open source cred, release Java, Red Hat tells Sun Red Hat Inc vice president for open source affairs Michael Tiemann has come-out in favor of open sourcing Java to cultivate innovation and help defend against Microsoft Corp 's ."
61664,0,"Google Desktop Search app lets you 'google ' your Windows PC OCTOBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Google Inc. is bringing its proven search capabilities to a Windows XP- or Windows 2000-equipped computer near you, helping users to catalog most of the files and content "
34671,0,"Starwood Names New Chief Executive SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 -- White Plains, NY -- Former Coca-Cola Company president Steven Heyer today was named the new chief executive of Starwood Hotels, effective Oct. 1. Heyer succeeds Starwood founder Barry "
86875,0,Cable & Wireless to cut 600 more jobs The telecommunications firm Cable & Wireless today said it would cut another 600 jobs and return 250m to investors as it reaches the halfway mark in a three-year recovery plan.
14965,0,"Study in Science reveals recreational fishing takes big bite of ... Taking a hard look at the common belief that recreational fishing accounts for only 2-3 of total landings in the US, a new study published in the journal Science (August 26th) reveals that recreational catches account for nearly a quarter of the total "
73655,0,"Top seeds advance in Stockholm Second-seeded Joachim Johansson of Sweden easily beat Adrian Garcia of Chile 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday to reach the Stockholm Open 's second round without facing a break point."
25569,0,Santini praises Green Tottenham boss Jacques Santini was left ruing Norwich keeper Robert Green 's string of impressive saves after his side were held to a goalless draw.
84981,0,Georgia School Board in Court Over Evolution Flap (Reuters) Reuters - Lawyers for a Georgia school district and a group of parents clashed on Monday over the constitutionality of placing stickers that challenge the theory of evolution on textbooks.
6273,0,"Coming: IT that adapts to users' requirements The march of information technology into the workplace has been greeted with a mix of awe and resistance. For all their promise of productivity gains, computers, business software, and telecommunications gear have disrupted processes at the core of a company's identity."
54032,0,"Hutchison Telecom prices IPO at bottom of range Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the flagship of Asia 's richest tycoon, Li Ka-shing, raised $890 million from the flotation of its emerging markets phone arm after pricing it at the bottom of an indicated range."
15351,0,"Tyson trimmed on earnings warning CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Tyson Foods shares dropped more than 8 percent Monday after the poultry producer cut its profit outlook for fiscal 2004, citing poor grain hedging and weaker demand for chicken and beef, as well as higher material costs."
74252,0,"ATA CHECKED FOR DEPARTURE ATA, the biggest airline at Chicago 's Midway Airport, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday and said it will unload its Midway hub to AirTran Airways."
41495,0,"Stocks Fall on Oil, Dow Ends Below 10,000 (Reuters) Reuters - The blue-chip Dow Jones average closed below 10,000 for the first time in about six weeks on Monday as a spike in oil prices to nearly $50 a barrel renewed concerns about corporate profits while analysts cutting recommendations hurt tech stocks."
100866,0,"Some tolling thoughts You don 't really believe Pedro Martinez is going to pitch for the Yankees, do you? Don 't forget about Pedro 's working hours on his non-pitching days."
99008,0,"Microsoft targets older people for web via TV SEATTLE: For people trying to get their ageing parents on the web so they can read email and get digital photos of the family, Microsoft Corp has a message: Don 't give up."
113995,0,"LSE Receives $2.6 Billion Offer From Deutsche Boerse (Update2) London Stock Exchange Plc, Europe 's third-largest exchange by market value, said it received a 1.35 billion-pound ($2.6 billion) takeover offer from Deutsche Boerse AG, the second attempt "
60462,0,"Google Unveils Desktop Search, Takes on Microsoft MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Reuters) - Google Inc. GOOG.O on Thursday rolled out a preliminary version of its new desktop search tool, making the first move against its major competitors in the race to provide tools for finding information buried in computer hard drives."
114273,0,"Jays sign Canadian Koskie: report CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly lured Corey Koskie back to Canada. The third baseman from Anola, Man., has reached a preliminary agreement with the Jays on a three-year, $17-million US contract, according to the Globe and Mail."
55525,0,England captain Beckham breaks a rib David Beckham broke his rib moments after scoring England 's second goal in Saturday 's 2-0 win over Wales in a World Cup qualifying game.
119653,0,"Vince Carter traded to Nets The New Jersey Nets have acquired five-time NBA All-Star guard/forward Vince Carter from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for center Alonzo Mourning, center/forward Aaron Williams, forward Eric Williams and two first round draft picks, Nets President Rod "
92384,0,"Staples Profit Up; Sees 4th Qtr in Line (Reuters) Reuters - Staples Inc. , the top U.S.\office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 26 percent jump in quarterly profit due to higher sales of furniture,\back-to-school supplies and a strong performance in Europe."
8193,0,US Airways pilot talks collapse The pressure on US Airways mounted last night after talks with its pilots aimed at cutting nearly $300m (163m) in costs broke down.
114124,0,"AMD e IBM introducono un nuovo processo produttivo AMD e IBM hanno rilasciato congiuntamente un comunicato stampa, con il quale annunciano lo sviluppo di nuove tecniche di produzione per transistor strained silicon, che beneficia di una migliore gestione del consumo a parit di frequenza di clock."
23446,0,"Qualcomm to pay $170 million to acquire Iridigm Qualcomm said yesterday that it would pay $170 million to acquire Iridigm Display Corp., a small company that has patented technology used in screens on wireless devices."
44041,0,"US Economy: Growth Slowed Less Than Expected in 2nd Quarter The US economy slowed less than previously estimated in the second quarter as exports and inventories grew, revised numbers from the government show."
71939,0,"Puzzling Milky Way Companion Found (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Astronomers have spotted a faint cluster of stars in or near our galaxy, but they're not sure what to call the grouping."
31733,0,"Rain frustrates England 's fightback Persistent drizzle, which forced the players from the field shortly before one o 'clock, lingered long enough to prevent play restarting, and so everyone will be back at 10."
52370,0,"Conference committee accepts sales tax deductibility WASHINGTON -- A provision that would allow residents of seven states, including Washington, to deduct sales taxes on their federal tax returns made it out of conference committee Wednesday and moved to the House and Senate."
25205,0,Honours Even At White Hart Lane Norwich City climbed out of the bottom three and Tottenham maintained their unbeaten start to the start to the season in a 0-0 draw notable for some fine goalkeeping and defending.
86474,0,"Brokerage firm to lay off 3,000 as earnings plunge amid probe Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. announced disappointing earnings for the third quarter and said it will lay off 3,000 employees, or about 5 percent of its work force, because of fallout from a bid-rigging "
73533,0,"Debate: Bush's IT approach contrasts with Kerry's WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush could continue his largely hands-off, market-driven approach to technology issues, while Democratic challenger John Kerry would take a more government-focused approach to issues such as encouraging broadband, cybersecurity and spam, said think tank pundits on both sides of the debate."
5879,0,"WPP Profit Up 11, Aided by Global Advertising Upturn The WPP Group, the world 's second-largest advertising and marketing company, reported on Friday that profit for the first half of the year rose 11 percent, providing further "
28062,0,Villeneuve test could lead to F-1 ride with Renault Jacques Villeneuve will test for Renault today and tomorrow and the former Formula One champion could be back racing as early as next week.
19097,0,"India rebound with Lord 's victory LONDON, England -- England captain Michael Vaughan finally found one-day form with the bat but saw his side slip to a 23-run defeat to India in the third match of their series at Lord 's on Sunday."
88723,0,"Yen Rises Vs Dollar Despite Japan Data The yen advanced against the dollar on Friday, shrugging off weak third-quarter growth figures for Japan as market worries persisted about the huge US deficits."
114883,0,Mforma Wins Valuable Marvel Deal The Marvel deal calls for Mforma to work with the comic book giant to develop a variety of mobile applications based on Marvel content.
104639,0,Pacers Won't Comply With Police Request The Indiana Pacers have told law enforcement officials in Michigan that players will not submit to interviews as part of the investigation into the Nov. 19 brawl.
65170,0,"Half-Life 2 Set for Mid-November Release Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) has confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of November 16, 2004."
66400,0,"Students Take Veggie-Fueled ""BioBus"" on Eco Road Trip Thirteen college students are traveling the U.S. by school bus to promote the use of ""biodiesel,"" fuel made from vegetable oil such as that used in fast food restaurants."
45672,0,"Washington, DC Plans $410 Million Bonds for Stadium WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C., plans to sell $410 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds by the end of 2005 to finance a stadium for professional baseball, city officials said on Thursday."
25754,0,"Firms to Detail Mars Transport Plans Eleven contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corp. of Bethesda and Orbital Science Corp. of Dulles, are meeting todaywith NASA officials to present ideas for developing the transportation systems that will carry humans once again to the moon and eventually to Mars."
79372,0,"VERITAS Advances Server Provisioning, Automates Discovery ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - November 1, 2004 -ERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq: VRTS), today extended the capabilities of VERITAS OpForce distributed server provisioning software to include software application discovery and configuration."
56794,0,"Fisher & Paykel buys US company New Zealand 's biggest appliance maker Fisher and Paykel Appliances said today it acquired United States manufacturer and distributor of premium cooking appliances, Dynamic Cooking Systems."
103857,0,"Manufacturing Picks Up in December (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. factories picked up their pace in December, capping off a year of expansion in the manufacturing industry despite some recent signs of a downturn in employment,\a report showed on Monday."
11096,0,Centrino to connect with all Wi-Fi standards New component will help next generation of Intel's wireless chip technology reach full audience for Wi-Fi.
52674,0,Thailand declines to back shark proposal at CITES meeting Thailand has refused to support a proposal at the ongoing CITES meeting to strict the trade in greatwhite sharks due to concern over the possible adverse effect on its shark
16551,0,Nintendo trims Game Boy Advance price Lowering sticker on handheld game player to $80 is early move in expected battle for portable gaming market.
53593,0,"Kodak, Sun Microsystems Settle Java Suit ROCHESTER, NY - Eastman Kodak Co. accepted a $92 million payout by Sun Microsystems Inc. to settle a $1 billion patent-infringement lawsuit over the Silicon Valley company 's Java programming language."
12464,0,"Russian PM assures China on oil exports Russia 's prime minister pledged Friday his country would meet its oil export obligations to China, the Interfax news service said."
14302,0,"Intel shows off next-generation chips SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Trying to get past its recent execution setbacks, Intel demonstrated a working chip using its next-generation manufacturing technology Monday, and also stated that it is on track to continue with Moore 's Law, doubling the number "
14581,0,"IBM Provides Developers with Free Cloudscape Resources (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - IBM announces a set of free tools and support for developers using its Java relational database, also now known as Derby."
40261,0,"Newman wins DOVER, Del. Ryan Newman is the winner of the MBNA America 400 at Dover International Speedway in Delaware. Four-time series champion Jeff Gordon took the NASCAR Nextel Cup points lead by finishing third."
19951,0,"SOU MIGHT JUST BE THE MAN So here I am at Sky News, waiting to go on air to talk about Graeme Souness getting the Newcastle job. On Saturday I was reliably informed by a VERY good contact that David O 'Leary was on the "
40136,0,"Congress Sends Bush Tax Cut Bill, Victory WASHINGTON Sept. 24, 2004 - Legislation extending three popular middle-class tax cuts for the rest of the decade sailed through Congress by lopsided votes in both the House and Senate, giving President Bush "
25705,0,"Is this call for you? Rachel Parnes, who lives near Albany, N.Y., calls her mother in Natick almost daily, instead of weekly, because the price is so cheap. Kevin Clougherty of Chelmsford has friends in England on his speed-dial list. And Raj Sathyaraj of Hudson estimates he's saving $150 a month on calls to India and Australia since moving from AT &T to Vonage Internet phone ..."
99198,0,Bird says team will try to help Artest INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers ' front office offered an apology and support for suspended players in the wake of stiff penalties against those involved in Friday night 's brawl at the end of a nationally televised game at Detroit.
69190,0,TI to put DVB-H in Single Chip Texas Instruments have just announced they will be building a single chip that will that will allow cell phones to receive digital television broadcasts over a wireless network.
52095,0,"Computer Associates to buy Netegrity Computer Associates in Islandia, NY, said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Netegrity Inc., in Waltham, Mass. Netegrity is a provider of enterprise security software for managing user identities and access."
60107,0,Smaller Can Be Better (Except When It's Not) Stores are stocked with an abundance of featherweight gadgets. But some of these tiny gadgets raise a new question: How small is too small?
4357,0,"UK welcomes corncrake's comeback The rare corncrake is starting to return to England, but several other birds are still in serious trouble."
25602,0,"Taiwan teen nabbed for running sex service website TAIPEI: A 13-year-old boy was arrested in Taiwan for allegedly running an online sexual services site and recruiting minors to join it, reports said last Saturday."
57433,0,"Dell Recalls Notebook Adapters Dell has issued a recall notice for more than 4 million AC power adapters used with many of its notebook computers. The company says the adapters sometimes overheat, which could lead to a fire or electrical shock."
80141,0,Woods considered skipping Tour Championship Tiger Woods enjoyed his three-week honeymoon so much that he considered extending it for a full month and skipping this week 's Tour Championship.
20469,0,"Rochus runs aground in 5-set loss to Hrbaty The Little Engine That Could simply couldn 't any longer. Olivier Rochus, who stood much taller than his 5-foot-5-inch frame in two big "
19293,0,"Hollinger eyes sale of new media subsidiary - FT Chicago-based publisher Hollinger International Inc. (HLR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is considering the sale or merger of assets at its new media arm, a British newspaper said on Monday."
11251,0,"Merchant group helps DOJ in fraud stings A group representing online merchants said it helped the U.S. Department of Justice hunt down online scam artists, in an sweep of online criminals dubbed ""Operation Web Snare."""
118308,0,Personal Solar Panels Could Help Power Mobile Devices Mobile phone users left talking to themselves when their battery runs out in the middle of a call could soon see an end to their frustration as scientists perfect a way to recharge electrical equipment while on the move.
89247,0,"Probe Gets Cozy with Mars Moon Nov. 12, 2004 - A new image, taken by the European Space Agency 's Mars Express spacecraft, focuses in on the Martian moon Phobos, revealing fine details of the planet 's largest satellite."
21232,0,Dravid Wins First Cricketer of the Year Award; Flintoff Honored India batsman Rahul Dravid was voted Player of the Year at the International Cricket Council 's inaugural awards ceremony in London after averaging 62 runs an innings for the national team.
101712,0,Terps Get First Test The No. 22 Maryland women's basketball team faces its first big test of the season Friday when the Terrapins play No. 2 Louisiana State at 7 p.m. in the Coors Classic.
107370,0,Feeling right at home in the ACC It hasn 't taken Miami and Virginia Tech long to start reaping the benefits of membership in the conference. BLACKSBURG -- It 's hard to overlook the irony.
90290,0,"Holyfield can 't see the end Evander Holyfield may have finally run out of reasons to keep fighting. If so, it appears he 'll be the last one to admit it. The former heavyweight champion 's sad decline continued last night "
68137,0,"Motor Racing: Mexico Plans F1 Race in 2006 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico plans to host a Formula One race in 2006 on a new track near the Caribbean resort of Cancun after more than a decade off the circuit, officials said Thursday."
76270,0,A Marvelous 2005 and 2006 Marvel issues its 2005 guidance and offers an impressive list of projects for 2006.
34524,0,"Four Southern Californians charged in counterfeit software case Four Southern California residents pleaded innocent to conspiring to distribute more than $30 million in counterfeit computer software and products, authorities said."
36827,0,"Giants win, cut gap to half game Noah Lowry won his sixth straight decision and remained unbeaten in 13 major league starts, and Ray Durham hit a two-run double to lead the Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros last night in San Francisco."
1587,0,"Life in Athens: From songs about Dutch swimmers to watching wedgies You 've heard of swimmer 's ear, but what about swimmer 's wave? It 's the odd way in which Olympic swimmers -- and many gymnasts -- acknowledge applause: By raising their arms to the sky, palms upward, then moving their hands about as if they 're changing ..."
113686,0,"The Coming Week: Fed Focus The action should come fast and furious, with retail sales figures kicking off Monday morning and a Federal Reserve event grabbing traders ' attention Tuesday."
33530,0,"Junior jumps to lead Earnhardt 's third-place finish in the Sylvania 300 yesterday at New Hampshire International Speedway, the best showing of his career at the 1.058-mile flat track, was good enough "
81022,0,Sachs pays Ford $13.7M to settle Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed Wednesday to pay Ford Motor Co. $13.7 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit that was filed last year after a controversial
31576,0,UNDATED: 10 assists. Alana Beard had 23 points and nine rebounds to help Washington lock up a playoff spot. Washington (17-16) overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to win its fifth in a row and seventh in 10 games without Chamique Holdsclaw.
115628,0,"Samsung launches tiny memory card for mobiles In a flash, Samsung has unveiled its latest removable storage product, and it 's only a quarter of the size of a standard multimedia memory card."
51306,0,"Fannie Executives to Defend Accounting Practices In their first response to regulators ' allegations that the company manipulated its books, executives of mortgage funding giant Fannie Mae plan to defend its accounting and say the actions "
30728,0,"Ottawa dumping petro-can The federal government 's sale of its remaining 19 stake in Petro-Canada is imminent, ending Ottawa 's 29-year presence in the oilpatch, say sources in the investment community and the oil producer."
72218,0,"Nokia launches wireless content solution Nokia, one of the leading brands in mobile technologies, has launched a new wireless content solution that will prove to be beneficial to many consumers worldwide."
118465,0,"Briefs: Southwest has top bid for ATA Southwest Airlines, the biggest and richest low-fare airline, was the apparent winner Thursday in the bidding war for ATA Airlines, another low-fare carrier that sought bankruptcy protection this autumn."
96567,0,"SORENSTAM STAYS AHEAD Annika Sorenstam shot a second-round 68 to open up a three-shot halfway lead at the ADT Tour Championship at Trump International in West Palm Beach, Florida."
107409,0,3 Former KMart Execs Charged with Fraud (Reuters) Reuters - Three former Kmart executives and representatives of several major vendors were charged on Thursday with fraudulently accounting for $24 million of profit before the retailer filed for bankruptcy in 2002.
27252,0,"Suggs to Practice Cleveland Browns running back Lee Suggs has been cleared by doctors to return to practice this week. However, there is still some haziness about his medical condition."
107488,0,"Infineon Execs Pleading Guilty in US DRAM Probe Four sales executives of German chip maker Infineon Technologies AG (IFXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) have agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy "
36018,0,Computer Associates to Pay $225 Million to Avoid Prosecution The software giant agreed to pay $225 million to avoid criminal prosecution in an accounting scandal that has brought down several of its top executives.
84881,0,"Ad agencies sound alert over the mobile phone generation (FT.com) FT.com - In theory, advertising agencies should love mobile telephones. What better way to reach consumers on the go?"
32132,0,"Mickelson Wakes Up After a restless night Friday, Phil Mickelson was feeling a bit better after Saturday's foursomes, where he and David Toms gave the U.S. a 4-and-3 victory over Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Levet."
8318,0,"Linksys, Vonage connect on VoIP Vonage teams with Wi-Fi equipment maker Linksys on voice over Internet Protocol."
36495,0,"Warners Pacts for 'Syriana,' 'Action' (Reuters) Reuters - Warner Bros. Pictures has partnered with the production company of Jeff Skoll, who previously was eBay's first full-time employee and first president."
112689,0,"Video Gamer Makers Undeterred by Mixed Sales Data Shares of the leading video game software publishers traded higher Friday despite mixed November sales. US sales of console games -- those made for Sony 's (SNE:NYSE - news - research) PlayStation 2, Microsoft 's "
11713,0,"Not enough room Despite a new study indicating nearly 16,000 dormitory beds have been created over the past 14 years, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino said yesterday that colleges and universities will have to consider freezing enrollments to avoid adding to Boston's housing shortage."
28631,0,"Martha Stewart to Judge: Jail Me Now NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on Wednesday she wants to start serving her prison sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her ""nightmare"" behind her."
25725,0,"Victory for Barrichello The Brazilian, who took pole position yesterday with Formula Ones fastest-ever qualifying lap, beat Ferrari team-mate Schumacher by 1.3 seconds to the delight of thousands of their passionate home fans."
15688,0,"Apple Support Site Among Top 10 The Association of Support Professionals announced the winners of its seventh annual ""Ten Best Web Support Sites"" competition, showcasing excellence in online service and support. Apple was included in the 2004 list of winners, chosen by evaluating overall usability, design and navigation; knowledge base and search implementation; interactive features; and personalization. Aug 31"
57050,0,"Experts Urge Action as U.S. Lines Up for Flu Shots (Reuters) Reuters - Concerned health officials began investigating what went wrong at a British vaccine plant where half the U.S. flu shots were made, while Americans jostled for now-scarce immunizations on Friday."
111980,0,No. 1 Illinois takes control with 10-0 run late in first half It took a while for the top-ranked Illini basketball team to find a little traction Thursday night. But when the Fighting Illini dug in -t one point going
11437,0,"Hewitt Continues Excellent U.S. Open Build-Up COMMACK, New York (Reuters) - Second seed Lleyton Hewitt continued his excellent build-up to next week's U.S. Open when a 6-1, 6-4 win over Frenchman Michael Llodra Thursday put him in the quarter-finals of the $380,000 Long Island Cup."
100087,0,"Thomson, VeriSign Secure Multimedia Content Companies will offer a service that authenticates movies, music, and games."
276,0,"Cluster Finds Giant Gas Vortices at the Edge of Earths Magnetic Bubble European Space Agency -- ESAs quartet of space-weather watchers, Cluster, has discovered vortices of ejected solar material high above the Earth. The superheated gases trapped in these structures are probably tunnelling their way into the Earths magnetic bubble, the magnetosphere..."
79871,0,"Talks Could Again Boost Oracle 's PeopleSoft Bid Wells Fargo Securities raised the target price on PeopleSoft (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) to $26, following Oracle 's increased bid of $24 per share for the enterprise software company."
44037,0,"Microsoft, Amazon Take Phishers to Court Microsoft and Amazon.com have joined forces against perpetrators of phishing scams, filing a lawsuit against a Canadian company that they say ran a spamming campaign using Microsoft 's Hotmail services and forging Amazon 's name."
4640,0,"Google gets a bounce, ends its first day up 18 percent Shares of Google leaped $15.34, or 18 percent, to $100.34 on the Nasdaq exchange yesterday in an opening day of trading that harkened back to the wild run-ups of the dot-com era."
48337,0,"Stocks Seen Flat at Open; Oil Edging Up US stocks look to open flat on Monday as investors pause after a busy week on Wall Street, with oil prices ticking higher and the dollar still hovering near record lows."
55899,0,"Computer Users Face New Scourge (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - SAN FRANCISCO -- Chuck Harris remembers when the Internet was fun and he'd spend hours reading his favorite news sites, checking the church calendar, browsing the shops. Then, a few weeks ago, he lost control of his computer. It turned into a giant electronic billboard."
50536,0,"Greenspan Calls U.S. Banking System 'Vibrant' The U.S. banking system, having weathered a recession and the bankruptcies of several big corporations, is in very good shape, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday."
58611,0,"The Threat From Life on Mars sweetshot97 writes ""According to the UK site, Times Online; future trips to Mars that will have probes return with samples of the martian surface may contain deadly microbes of course, foreign to our world."
111038,0,"SuperSonics Top Spurs 102-96 (AP) AP - Ray Allen scored 29 points, including a pair of 3-pointers late in the game, as the Seattle SuperSonics ended San Antonio's 21-game home winning streak with a 102-96 victory over the Spurs on Wednesday night."
117912,0,"Russian Space Agency to Supply Equipment for NASAs Mars Rover NASA has released an inventory of the scientific devices to be put on board the Mars Science Laboratory rover scheduled to land on the surface of Mars in 2009, NASAs news release reads."
97345,0,"Oft-Delayed Swift Launched, Soars Skyward CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA 's Swift satellite successfully was launched Saturday aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket. About 80 minutes after the 12:16 pm launch, the spacecraft successfully separated from the Delta second stage rocket and entered orbit."
51915,0,"Hypertension Hurts Brain Function in Young By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter Study finds hypertension erodes cognitive ability in those of all ages HealthDayNews -- For years, experts have known that high blood pressure is related to poor cognitive performance in older adults and can lead to adverse changes in the brain. Now, researchers report that young adults with high blood pressure are just as susceptible to decreased mental function as are older people are..."
117899,0,"Symantec to Buy Veritas for $13.5 Billion Security software maker Symantec Corp. has agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion, expanding into the backup and recovery software market, the companies said on Thursday."
51680,0,"New DTS surround encoders leverage OS X, Xserve (MacCentral) MacCentral - Digital Theater Systems Inc. (DTS) on Wednesday announced the availability of two new audio software encoders aimed at audio professionals creating multi-channel soundtracks for DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and 5.1 CDs: the Pro Series 6.1 Surround Encoder, a standalone solution designed to work on Mac OS X and Windows-equipped computers, and the DTS Pro Series Network Encoder, which allows up to 99 users on Macs or Windows computers to encode audio using an Apple Xserve and Xserve RAID system. Both encoders were announced earlier this year, and are anticipated for release this month. ..."
21354,0,"Tiger may roar now that he 's not No. 1 We all saw it coming. For months now, the fight for golf 's No. 1 ranking had been staged in PGA Tour battles far and wide. While one man slowly chipped away at what once seemed to be an insurmountable lead "
39943,0,"Trojans dodge upset STANFORD, Calif. -- Matt Leinart passed for 308 yards and LenDale White scored on a 2-yard run with 6:15 left, capping top-ranked Southern California's comeback from an 11-point deficit for a 31-28 victory over Stanford last night."
60333,0,"Hollywood Embraces HD DVD HD DVD is gaining momentum with Hollywood studios. Several studios have announced their intentions to go with the Toshiba format, among them New Line Cinema, Paramount "
12193,0,"Ashcroft Heralds Success in Net Crime Crackdown ""America 's justice community is dedicated to stopping economic crimes before they spread through the online community, "" Attorney General John Ashcroft said as he announced the results of ""Operation Web Snare "" at a Washington news conference."
29935,0,"Another GMail Notifier: GMNotifier Another GMail Notifier: GMNotifier\\Google already released their own version of GMail notifier. However, people find it to be pretty basic. So, the market of unofficial notifiers is still hot. And here is another one of those nifty utilities that makes GMail more fun than it already is! What is different ..."
90031,0,No. 18 Miami Tops No. 10 Virginia 31-21 (AP) AP - Roscoe Parrish returned a punt for a touchdown and caught a clinching touchdown pass in the final minute Saturday as Miami got back into the ACC title race by beating No. 10 Virginia 31-21.
65037,0,"MUTU HAS BRAINS TO BOUNCE BACK It would be tempting to lump Adrian Mutu, the latest high-profile footballer to find himself in hot water, with the rest of the got-rich-too-quick brigade."
64028,0,"Study: Software vendors, users at odds over licensing (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Software publishers and users are at odds about software licensing, according a study released Monday."
17609,0,"Invitation to a Titanic sinking? It is difficult to convey the shock I felt on reading the allegations that Conrad Black, David Radler, and the rest of the Hollinger insiders had helped themselves to 95."
21403,0,"Ground Zero, the Long View The main attraction at the Project Rebirth Web site is the time-lapse photography capturing the rebuilding at ground zero."
83273,0,"Why I had to leave Australia In those eight words, spoken yesterday, Lleyton Hewitt finally addressed his inner turmoil over the split in his romance with Kim Clijsters."
34565,0,"Fixing a busted IT research system James Foley, chairman of the Computing Research Association, says major trouble stalks the nation's technology education pipeline."
7210,0,"Shot put winner stripped of gold ATHENS, Greece -- The winner of Wednesday 's women 's shot put has been stripped of her gold medal after failing a drugs test after the competition."
116281,0,Expos ' move to Washington could be in jeopardy Baseball 's plan to move the Expos to Washington might come apart after the District of Columbia Council voted Tuesday night to require private financing for at least half the cost of a new ballpark.
80267,0,"Close call: Bunning hangs onto Senate seat Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning barely won re-election to the US Senate on Tuesday, edging Democratic challenger Daniel Mongiardo by about 2 percent of the vote in Kentucky."
110352,0,Group Calls on Feds To Bolster Cyber Security The Cyber Security Alliance has outlined a 12-point plan for the US government to take a more proactive role in ensuring cyber security.
19792,0,Oil Eases as Saudi Offers Big Discounts LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Monday as top world exporter Saudi Arabia slashed prices for its crude sales to the United States and Europe in an effort to shift the large volumes it is offering to cool world markets.
83300,0,Schumacher's 2004 Ferrari to Be Auctioned Off LONDON (Reuters) - The Ferrari that Michael Schumacher drove to victory in the first five races of the 2004 Formula One season is to auctioned off at the Italian team's Maranello headquarters in May.
52864,0,"Ernie and Sammy: Opposites, a fact Ernie Banks was 35 when Cubs manager Leo Durocher first tried to bench him. Banks was starting to age and was struggling during spring training in 1966."
22488,0,"Showtime for ABC We like to think tonight's Patriots-Colts NFL opener (Ch. 5, 9 o'clock) is all about football. That concept will be put to the test when a tsunami of pop culture rolls into our living rooms during the pregame ""NFL Opening Kickoff "" show at 8."
90539,0,"ICC crack down on Ganguly India captain Sourav Ganguly will be unable to play in the forthcoming Test series against Sout Africa, because of a ban imposed by the International Cricket Council."
82573,0,"Novell counters Microsoft 's Linux 'facts ' with 'truth ' NOVEMBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Countering the latest salvo of Microsoft Corp. 's ""Get the Facts "" campaign against open-source software, Novell Inc."
11431,0,"XP SP2 Gives Reasons to Switch to Linux (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Opinion: With security holes to the left of us and program incompatibilities to the right, SP2 is giving corporate IT departments more reasons than ever to consider a move to Linux desktops."
32437,0,"United Needs $500 Million More in Cuts nearly 8 percent of its 2003 operating expenses -- even if it terminates its pension plans, which the government estimates are underfunded by $8."
118397,0,"No Static Expected in Sprint-Nextel Deal Industry watchers don 't expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint (Quote, Chart) Nextel (Quote, Chart) merger."
88404,0,SBC lowers projected cost of fiber buildout NEW YORK SBC Communications is lowering the projected cost of its program to bring fiber-optic cables to the edge of most neighborhoods.
77047,0,Photo: Secret Service takes over Shadowcrew site The Web site of identity-fraud suspects operating as the Shadowcrew has been replaced by information about alleged members' arrests.
93057,0,"TiVo backer Aslop to leave VC firm Prominent venture capitalist at Silicon Valley's New Enterprise Associates wants to ""see if I can design a working life for myself."""
39518,0,"Iowa, Michigan remember rare rout in Ann Arbor Michigan Stadium was mostly filled with empty seats. The only cheers were coming from near one end zone -he Iowa section. By Carlos Osorio, AP."
14238,0,"Wal-Mart's Withdrawal Triggers Mixed Reactions Zack Diarra, the owner of Timbuktu Fashions, had been ""scared to death"" of Wal-Mart, worried the nation's biggest retailer would undercut his clothing prices and wipe out his eight-month-old business."
62955,0,"Soccer: Adriano paces Inter Milan The Brazilian striker Adriano scored two goals Sunday as Inter Milan beat Udinese, 3-1, in Serie A. An Andrea Pirlo strike gave AC Milan a 1-0 victory at Cagliari, moving Milan three points behind first-place Juventus."
86218,0,Silverstone gets green light for GP next year The new broom busily at work in Formula One has swept the British Grand Prix back on the calendar. At a meeting in London described as unprecedented by F1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone
11972,0,Bananas could power homes Australian engineers generate electricity from rotting bananas and now plan a full scale power station.
57349,0,PalmOne in Microsoft E-Mail Pact (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Long-time rivals PalmOne (Nasdaq: PALM) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) have announced a licensing agreement that will enable the next generation of PalmOne's Treo smartphones to work directly with Microsoft's Exchange 2003 e-mail system.
63780,0,JBoss unveils work flow engine The product represents the next stage in the company's strategy to build a full open-source middleware stack.
88957,0,"SunTrust Restates Results Over Bad Loans NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc. STI.N, which fired three executives over its accounting for bad loans, on Friday restated first-half profit higher by $25.1 million, slightly more than it had forecast, to fix the errors."
114073,0,Unocal Corp. tentatively settles human rights lawsuits LOS ANGELES A spokesman for Unocal Corp. says tonight the oil and gas giant has reached a tentative agreement to settle human rights lawsuits.
98596,0,"Federer finishes in style Roger Federer, the top seed and world number one, has rounded off his outstanding year with victory in the Masters Cup over Australian Lleyton Hewitt."
98013,0,"Raptors Rally From 20 Down to Beat Spurs (AP) AP - Lamond Murray scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, helping the Toronto Raptors overcome a 20-point deficit in the second half to beat the San Antonio Spurs 96-91 Sunday."
16006,0,"Apple 's New iMac: Skin-Deep Beauty After weeks of intense speculation about the new iMac, Apple (AAPL ) finally pulled back the curtain on the latest iteration of its consumer desktop mainstay at the Apple Expo in Paris."
56826,0,"It 's a Giant difference At one end of Texas Stadium, in a sea of blue seats vacated by deflated Cowboys fans, 100 or so Giants fans gathered over the tunnel where the "
117827,0,"Tankan suggests why Japan hasn 't intervened in forex TOKYO (CBS.MW) - The Bank of Japan 's latest tankan survey shows why Japan can afford to wait, and did not fight the yen 's strength against the dollar with currency intervention."
28431,0,Tories to sign up online recruits The Tories are to recruit members online rather than making people join the party through local associations.
57316,0,"Painless but Pricey Backups For a lot of people these days, the data they create and store on their computers is worth more than the hardware itself -- especially if you factor in the sentimental value of years of collected e-mail and photos.
-The Washington Post"
92017,0,MOTOR RACING: COUL FOR BULL DAVID COULTHARD is set to join a short list to drive for the new Red Bull team. The Scot is looking for a drive after McLaren axed him.
95059,0,"XM Satellite convertible debt priced XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said a $300 million offering of senior notes convertible into common stock has been priced at $50 a share."
56771,0,England can run away with it Owen Hargreaves will probably be the beneficiary of David Beckham 's moment of madness if Sven-Goran Eriksson decides to retain his bold three-man attack for Wednesday 's match in Azerbaijan.
8429,0,US softball team snares gold The losing team made the news Monday in Olympic softball 's gold medal game. It scored a run. With Crystl Bustos hitting two shots that would have dented the outfield fence had
103620,0,"A Sure-to-Be-Controversial Game Fulfills That Expectation Fully A video game, released last week with the 41st anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, invites competitors to get behind Lee Harvey Oswald's sniper rifle and recreate the event."
28486,0,"UPDATE 2-US mortgage applications fall last week-MBA New applications for US home loans fell last week from a four-month high even as 30-year mortgage rates declined to their lowest level since late March, an industry group said on Wednesday."
12563,0,"US Airways ' Pilots Union to Resume Talks With Airline S Airways ' pilots union said tonight that it would resume talks with the struggling airline, which is urging its unions to grant $800 million in cuts to save it from another bankruptcy filing."
72423,0,"Virginia Tech beefs up Mac supercomputer The fastest Mac supercomputer has gotten faster, thanks to an Xserve makeover."
96188,0,"Loblaw Profit Rises 19 as Lederer Fends Off Wal-Mart (Update1) Loblaw Cos. said third-quarter net income rose 19 percent as the company, Canada 's largest supermarket chain, cut distribution costs and sold more of its profitable nonfood goods."
116991,0,"Summary: Spring coming earlier than usual SPRING TORRENTS: In one of the most comprehensive studies of plants ' response to the global warming trend, Cornell scientists and their colleagues at the University of Wisconsin concluded "
109525,0,"Cavaliers 103, Nets 97 LeBron James scored 27 points and assisted on Lucious Harris ' clinching 3-pointer with 6 seconds left as the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight at home, 103-97 over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night."
62667,0,"Revolution in with the in crowd FOXBOROUGH -- The Revolution have turned late-season rallies into a combination of an art form and a habit. Clint Dempsey and Steve Ralston scored in a three-minute period early in the second half as the Revolution edged the Chicago Fire, 2-1, to qualify for the MLS playoffs for the third successive season."
53694,0,"UPDATE 2-US Air seeks court-imposed cuts in wages, benefits Bankrupt US Airways Group Inc. (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday asked a court to impose wage and benefit cuts on its union employees to save "
56440,0,"Homeowners can click to check flood risk LONDON - People in England and Wales can now discover at the click of a mouse whether they are living in areas liable to flooding, the Environment Agency says."
48674,0,"Market on record run THE stock market continued on its bullish performance by noon today, extending recent record highs with BHP Billiton in the vanguard."
22608,0,"ITV eyes 500m selloff ITV chief executive Charles Allen has earmarked assets for sale worth 500m, including the company 's stakes in cinema advertising and football clubs."
119279,0,Johnson Move to Yankees Under Threat NEW YORK (Reuters) - A complicated three-team deal designed to bring five-times Cy Young award winner Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees was under threat on Friday.
34786,0,"SBC strikes telephony agreement with Ford Automaker Ford Motor Co. has signed a new contract with San Antonio-based SBC Communications Inc. for the deployment of an advanced Internet protocol (IP) telephony network at Ford facilities in Michigan, the telecommunications firm said Tuesday."
100914,0,"Pirates ready to deal Kendall to A 's Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly ironed out a trade to send veteran catcher Jason Kendall to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes."
25360,0,"Liberty 64, Silver Stars 62 Crystal Robinson scored 16 points and Becky Hammon had 15 to rally the New York Liberty over the last-place San Antonio Silver Stars 64-62 on Sunday."
53143,0,"Google Print: The Next Big Thing NEW YORK - Yesterday, Howard Stern--who loudly claims to dominate media, but has rarely, if ever, added one iota to the sum of human knowledge--made waves by announcing he will move his act to another media."
108496,0,"World oil prices slip, capping sharp weekly decline NEW YORK (AFP) - Global crude prices fell, capping a 13-percent, three-day plunge triggered by news of an unexpectedly sharp gain in US petroloeum stockpiles."
26684,0,"Monster in the house Tanned bodies sway to an intense Latin beat on a sticky night at Pravda 116. Here, the rakish clientele knows its house music almost as well as it knows the new Versace fall line. And tonight it likes what it hears."
68445,0,The real dirt on Mawae Patriots safety Rodney Harrison was voted the dirtiest player in football in a recent poll conducted by Sports Illustrated of 354 current and former NFL players. Surprised?
98650,0,"Sarasota Spams, Mends Evil Ways Sarasota county wanted to use e-mail to let people know the area was unharmed by the summer's hurricanes. People were quick to point out a word for such activity. By Daniel Terdiman."
110482,0,"Dollar makes gains against euro The dollar recovers from record lows against the euro, but analysts say underlying greenback weaknesses remain."
23435,0,"Swede wins date with other Hewitt LLEYTON HEWITT was supposed to be playing defending champion Andy Roddick in the US Open semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, not the longtime boyfriend of his little sister."
423,0,"Google IPO Bidding Opens Google IPO Bidding Opens\\Google's IPO bidding is officially open. Google and its underwriters expect to open the auction for the shares of Google rsquo;s Class A common stock at 9:00 a.m. EST (press time) on Friday, August 13, 2004. Google bidders must have obtained a bidder ID from ipo.google.com if you ..."
118906,0,"Tantalizing clues in pictures of Saturn 's moons com December 17, 2004, 4:51 AM PT. Titan and Dione, two of the moons orbiting Saturn, apparently aren 't exactly what researchers had previously believed."
19681,0,India offers to supply diesel to Pak Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Monday met Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar to discuss areas of bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
84866,0,"GeForce Go 6800 Announced November 08, 2004 - NVIDIA today has announced its GeForce Go 6800 mobile graphics processor. The GeForce Go 6800 is quite obviously based on NVIDIA 's 6800 desktop line of chipsets, containing full DirectX "
108638,0,"Blog Declared Word of the Year US Dictionary Merriam-Websters has announced that the word blog is their word of the year in their annual pronouncement of the Top 10 words of 2004, which also bizarrely included the words cicada and defenestration."
53231,0,"Storms Soak Retailers' September Sales NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, reported lackluster September sales on Thursday as warm weather and the string of hurricanes that battered the East Coast dampened buying."
2891,0,"Boston Globe: 'Forget Microsoft and buy an Apple iPod - it works ' ""As more and more retailers try to cash in on the online music scene, things are becoming increasingly befuddling for consumers -- especially for consumers who stray from the Apple iPod fold."
54294,0,"OneChicago CEO and Chairman Rainer announces resignation William Rainer, recruited in 2001 to lead the Chicago financial markets ' venture into the trading of single-stock futures, said Thursday he 's resigning to spend more time on family-owned enterprises."
85180,0,"Gates, Brees power Chargers past Saints SAN DIEGO - These clearly are not the San Diego Chargers of the recent gloomy past. They can pass. They can catch. They can play defense."
37287,0,"Chandra Eyes The Mouse That Soared Chandra X-Ray Observatory -- Astronomers have used an X-ray image to make the first detailed study of the behavior of high-energy particles around a fast moving pulsar. The image, from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, shows the shock wave created as a pulsar plows supersonically through interstellar space..."
22155,0,"Spammers embrace email authentication Spammers have adopted a new standard for email authentication much faster than legitimate emailers, according to a study from security appliance firm CipherTrust published this week."
48666,0,"Giants' Barber Sees Daylight at a Good Time Tiki Barber sprinted for a 52-yard touchdown in the third quarter, the play that the Giants would ride to their third victory of the season."
110366,0,"Oil Firms After Touching Four-Month Low NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices firmed after touching a four-month low on Wednesday, as a government report showing that U.S. supplies of heating oil rose only slightly last week kept dealers on edge ahead of Friday's OPEC meeting."
85127,0,"Agents Seek Bigger Voice in Sport's Future SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A newly formed group of athletes' representatives are meeting in Miami this week to seek a larger voice in the development of athletics."
52253,0,"Life after Howard Loss of marquee name and ad slowdown show big hurdles face Infinity and other radio broadcasters. By Krysten Crawford, CNN/Money staff writer."
59979,0,"Early Elimination Round For the loser of this Saturday's Maryland-North Carolina State game, both at 3-2, the bowl season may be an unreachable destination."
106950,0,Lawmakers Ask Fannie To Explain Tainted Funds Three House Financial Services subcommittee chairmen yesterday called on Fannie Mae to answer allegations that the company failed to blow the whistle on a mortgage fraud scam and accepted $6.5 million that it knew had been swindled from a government agency.
42573,0,"Baseball Announcement Could Come Thursday According to several baseball officials, District residents could learn on Thursday that Major League Baseball plans to return to the national capital next season."
114856,0,"Boeing Wins $928 Mln Missile Defense Deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago-based Boeing Co. BA.N has won a $928 million contract to field the ground-based midcourse defense part of a planned U.S. missile defense shield, the Pentagon announced on Monday."
54402,0,"Payrolls Grow, But Miss Target (CBS/AP) The Labor Department said Friday that employers ' payrolls increased by 96,000 overall in September while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.4 percent."
64803,0,Glazer launches new raid on Red shares Malcolm Glazer has launched his third Stock Market raid in as many days to take his stake in Manchester United to 28.11. The American business tycoon has spent another 3.
72,0,More Big Boobs in Playboy An interview with Google's co-founders due out in the current issue of Playboy may delay the company's IPO. Securities regulations restrict what executives can say while preparing to sell stock for the first time.
109419,0,Credit Suisse brings bank back into fold Credit Suisse yesterday announced a radical shake-up of its businesses including an overhaul of its investment bank and the planned flotation of insurer Winterthur.
94176,0,Shape-shifting robot shows off its moves Plus: eBay outlines policy on racist language. News.com Extra
9319,0,"Ward: No size too great ATHENS -- As the deeply religious Andre Ward, the 20-year-old from Oakland, Calif., waited through the day for last night's match with two-time world champion Evgeny Makarenko, he pondered his predicament. Not only was he facing the pre-Olympic gold medal favorite in the quarterfinals of the light heavyweight division, but he was stepping in against a 6-foot-6-inch opponent who towered ..."
74688,0,"Scientists Find Prehistoric Dwarf Skeleton (AP) AP - In a breathtaking discovery, scientists working on a remote Indonesian island say they have uncovered the bones of a human dwarf species marooned for eons while modern man rapidly colonized the rest of the planet."
50949,0,"PeopleSoft board opens up to Oracle While it has so far rejected each of Oracle Corp. 's takeover offers, PeopleSoft Inc. 's board of directors is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of PeopleSoft 's board said Tuesday."
79815,0,"Who will be PGAs first $100 million man? At first glance, Vijay Singh and Harry ""Lighthorse "" Cooper might not seem to have much in common with each other, except that both were fairly successful golf professionals during their eras."
96150,0,RIAA launches P2P file sharing legal blitz The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) continued its hard line approach to music sharing across P2P networks with a round of copyright infringement lawsuits targeting 761 alleged illegal file sharers.
65349,0,"Microsoft Prices Per Processor, Not Per Core com. Microsoft on Tuesday said it wouldn 't charge more for server software when it 's installed on the dual-core CPUs that Intel and AMD plan to roll out next year."
12623,0,"Sounds Like (Real) Desperation It 's hard to have sympathy for RealNetworks (Quote, Chart), and believe me, as a paying customer, I 'm really trying. The company is spending -- and losing -- a lot of money to spruce up its image with consumers."
89312,0,"Bombardier Bonds Weaken After Moody 's Reduces Rating to Junk Bonds of Bombardier Inc., the world 's biggest maker of train equipment, declined after Moody 's Investors Service cut its credit rating two levels to junk."
110205,0,Indian Movie to Debut on Cell Phones (AP) AP - An Indian cellular phone company plans to air a new Bollywood movie on mobile handsets for free and in full Thursday in a bid to promote its video-streaming service.
70266,0,"Redemption for Lester SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Larry Lester said it was difficult waiting seven long days to purge the dull ache he felt in his heart after last week's loss to Pittsburgh. In that game, Lester committed a costly fumble in overtime that resulted in Boston College's first Big East loss of the season, 20-17."
73546,0,Crewe 0-3 Man Utd: FT Report Pizza was off the menu at Gresty Road so Manchester United tucked into the Crewe defence instead as they breezed through their Carling Cup encounter with a 3-0 win.
92507,0,"European chiefs urge US to support dollar European finance ministers have urged the US to revive the dollar, which stands near record lows against the euro, or wreak further damage on eurozone growth prospects."
42112,0,The Human Element: Record and Promote Your Own Music Skip those large music companies that don't care about your music. Doing it yourself is easier and more affordable than ever.
72797,0,"With friends like these ... Choose well, and you are assured a lifetime of good cheer and support, with only the occasional passenger-side regurgitation cleanup."
45679,0,"China's thirst for oil gets into top gear The taste for oil is growing faster in China than anywhere else in the world, making it the second biggest importer after the US."
5032,0,Rathbone is 'like Gregan ' AUSTRALIAN coach Eddie Jones rates winger Clyde Rathbone a potential successor to Wallaby captain George Gregan as the pair reach Test career milestones tonight against South Africa in Durban.
86121,0,"Tom Siebel plans to sell a portion of his company shares Siebel Systems Inc. founder Tom Siebel plans to sell up to 18 percent of his company stock over the next two years, the company said Tuesday."
768,0,Azevedo shot does trick Tony Azevedo whizzed a last-second shot past Croatian goalkeeper Frano Vican to give the American water polo team a 7-6 victory in its tournament opener yesterday.
116313,0,"Pacers must work OT to end losing streak Jamaal Tinsley put up the biggest numbers, but he reserved his biggest praise for the old newcomer. Asked about Michael Curry 's contributions to the Indiana Pacers ' 108-97 overtime "
91542,0,"ICANN Commences DNT Policy Global internet watchdog, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), at the weekend announced the commencement of its new inter-registrar domain name transfer (DNT) policy, just as it has settled over 10,000 domain name disputes "
72333,0,"Upset Loss Costs Zook His Job at Florida The University of Florida on Monday fired its head football coach, Ron Zook, opening one of the nation 's premier college football coaching jobs."
109380,0,"Dating Site Seeks Lasting Impression (AdWeek.com) AdWeek.com - Euro RSCG 4D executive creative director Arthur Ceria is joining OgilvyOne's San Francisco office, which opened last Tuesday to service the Yahoo! online advertising account, a new assignment, the agency said."
50920,0,"Pierce, Hantuchova win; Zvonareva driven out of Porsche event Filderstadt, Germany (Sports Network) - Former champion Mary Pierce of France and 2002 runner-up Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia were opening-round winners on Tuesday, but sixth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva was an upset victim at the $650,000 Porsche "
26415,0,Dollar Stuck in Well-Worn Ranges TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar shuffled in tight ranges on Tuesday as the market looked to U.S. economic indicators due later in the day for clues about the pace of monetary tightening.
99235,0,"Euro Web sites spread Bofra worm via banner ads Web site visitors who clicked on banner ads on a number of popular European Web sites over the weekend may have infected their computers with variants of the Bofra worm, experts said today."
49534,0,"Packers Trade McKenzie GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers have traded cornerback Mike McKenzie to New Orleans. Do you think the Packers made a good move trading Mike McKenzie to New Orleans?"
4190,0,"US Airways Off Course, Again Remember the 1980s movie Wall Street, starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen? For those who don 't know, here 's a recap: To impress financier Gordon Gecko, played by Douglas, Sheen 's Bud Fox provides inside information ..."
76177,0,"Lafleur says locked out league should declare bankruptcy, start ... DARTMOUTH, NS (CP) - Hockey legend Guy Lafleur believes the National Hockey League should declare bankruptcy and start over again."
59480,0,"Three Picks For A Communications Rebound Deutsche Bank Securities said the communications-equipment sector is likely to report weak third-quarter results, though ""given the extent of negative sentiment among investors, we do not believe this will represent much of a surprise."
82969,0,Boller Expects More Sunday night's game against the Browns marks Kyle Boller's 17th career start for the Ravens. With the extra experience come more expectations for the quarterback.
97001,0,"Cells repair Parkinson's damage Monkey stem cells can repair the brain damage caused by Parkinson's disease, researchers have shown."
12267,0,"New Printers, TVs, iPod at Core of HP Digital Push Mike McGuire, an analyst with Gartner G2, said HP 's moves are born both out of innovation and market necessity, and that the company still faces stiff competition from the likes of consumer electronics giant Sony."
16579,0,"Utah Enjoying New Atmosphere and Ranking (AP) AP - Utah opens the season with a chance to show it belongs in the Top 25. With a No. 20 ranking in their first ever preseason poll appearance, the Utes play host to Texas A &M on Thursday. A win solidifies their status as an emerging program; a loss relegates them to just another mediocre team from the West."
37955,0,"Hamilton 's gold medal safe Tyler Hamilton will keep his title as an Olympics cycling champion, but he faces an uphill climb to restore his reputation and avoid a ban from his sport."
104815,0,"Sony Takes on iPod with New Hard Disk Walkman (Reuters) Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) unveiled its first MP3-compatible, hard disk Walkman music player on Tuesday in an attempt to recover ground lost to Apple Computer's \iPod."
67751,0,"Caesars Profit Rises, But Outlook Lags Caesars Entertainment Inc.(CZR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted a rise in third-quarter profit as Las Vegas hotels filled up and Atlantic City properties squeaked out a profit that was unexpected by the company."
109895,0,"The Picture of Devotion Engineer John Charlton takes an Apple Newton everywhere on his travels. He convinces himself it's a useful device, but in his heart he knows the truth: He simply wants to photograph it in front of landmarks. By Leander Kahney."
19376,0,"Rugby-Super 12, Tri-nations to be expanded in 2006 The southern hemisphere 's Tri-nations and Super 12 rugby union competitions will be expanded from 2006, it was announced on Monday."
79766,0,UBS Says Net Profit Slips 1 Percent Swiss banking giant UBS AG said Tuesday its third quarter net profit slipped 1 percent to 1.67 billion Swiss francs ($1.39 billion; euro1.
101312,0,"Conservation Group Urges Gov't Cooperation (AP) AP - Scientists and officials strengthened efforts to forestall the extinction of thousands of species and protect the world's habitats in talks in Bangkok, but governments need to work harder to promote conservation, an international environment agency said Thursday."
21181,0,"Hybrid Sunflower Oil May Keep Arteries Clean By BETSY BLANEY LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Some farmers are placing their hope in a hybrid sunflower seed that could help keep arteries clear and hearts pumping in a nation smitten with snacks and processed food. ""It's a healthier oil,"" said Willie Wieck, 62, who started growing sunflowers on his 450 acres in the Texas Panhandle in the early 1970s..."
49060,0,SpaceShipOne Readies for $10 Mln X Prize Flight A privately built rocket plane will try to blast out of the atmosphere over the Mojave Desert on Monday for the second time in less than a week to win a $10 million prize for the first commercially viable manned spacecraft.
80219,0,"Henman, Hewitt advance into Paris third round Holder Tim Henman launched his Paris Masters defense in style with a smooth 6-3, 6-4 victory over Thailand 's Paradorn Srichaphan on Tuesday."
106878,0,"Microsoft Debuts MSN Spaces for Bloggers (AP) AP - Hoping to keep more Internet users in its branded universe, Microsoft Corp. has become the latest company to offer blogging to the masses."
63815,0,"Microsoft, Cisco Shake on Network Security In a deal sure to bring smiles to the faces of enterprise security pros, Microsoft (Quote, Chart) and Cisco Systems plan to integrate technologies and push for an industry standard to power network security and health policy compliance."
98552,0,"Search tools, music gadgets and e-mail, oh my The year 's biggest upset in sports has to be the Boston Red Sox 's improbable world championship. The biggest upset in politics: that choosing the president did not require Supreme Court intervention."
115472,0,"Airlines Expect $5 Bln Loss in '04 --IATA GENEVA (Reuters) - International airlines are heading for a near $5 billion loss this year, largely due to the oil price rise, the chief economist of the industry's global body IATA said on Tuesday."
115258,0,"Knicks: From the outside, they 're looking in Lenny Wilkens isn 't taking for granted what practically everyone else is -- that a healthy Knicks team will make the postseason."
118439,0,"Mexico Warms Up to Voice Over Internet Service MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - VoIP, or voice traffic over the Internet, is headed for Mexico offering an opportunity for upstart telecommunications companies but a headache for traditional companies, who see pressure on their earnings as the cost of long distance calls decline."
22307,0,Capriati calls time on Serena For the first time since 1998 neither Venus nor Serena Williams will end the year with a grand slam singles title in her possession.
71323,0,Netflix Girds for DVD Rental Price War The future suddenly looks shaky for online DVD rental pioneer Netflix Inc. - a plucky home entertainment upstart that managed to hold its ground after retailing giants Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Blockbuster Inc. invaded its turf.
119320,0,"UAL Corp. Begins to Seek Bankruptcy Exit Financing United Airlines has begun reaching out to potential lenders for financing to leave bankruptcy, the company said on Friday. The UAL Corp."
53942,0,The Man Who Grasped the Heavens' Gravitas The New York Public Library focuses on Isaac Newton and the influence of his ideas in its thoughtful and engaging exhibition.
56420,0,"Posco Profit Probably Rose for Ninth Quarter, Helping Expansion Posco, South Korea 's biggest steelmaker, is likely to report its ninth consecutive quarter of profit growth, helping fund expansion in China, India and Brazil as the company tries to diversify sales and secure raw materials."
8203,0,Roundup: US beats US Misty May and Kerri Walsh were feeling the pressure before their beach volleyball semifinal against fellow Americans and friendly rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs.
38546,0,"So what is it about Win2k security MS won 't enhance? If you want the 'security enhancements ' of Windows XP SP2 but you 're running an earlier version of Windows, then you 're going to have to upgrade, Microsoft has been confirming to the public prints this week."
19925,0,"Women looking over glass cliffs Women are being ""parachuted "" into precarious positions within companies where there is a high risk of failure, according to a psychologist."
79987,0,"Verizon Wireless Won 't Oppose Nextel Airwaves Swap (Update3) Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. said they resolved disputes over airwaves and trademark names, ending a 15-month legal battle between the two US mobile-phone providers."
98915,0,"Doubts about school computers Students who use computers a lot at school have worse maths and reading performance, research suggests."
81253,0,Optus rides the offshore wind OPTUS is close to completing a comprehensive review of its customer service operations which is likely to result in some of the 3500 jobs in the area moving offshore.
92302,0,"Petrol prices drive up inflation Rising petrol prices were the main driving force behind a rise in UK inflation, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said increasing fuel costs had seen the consumer price index (CPI) rise 0.1 to 1.2 in October."
115751,0,"Blockbuster move: biggest video and game renter eliminating late ... TORONTO (CP) - Blockbuster Inc., the world 's biggest video rental company, has presented a promise to eliminate late fees on movies and games in the new year."
95037,0,"Gold ETF expected to launch Thursday BOSTON (AFX) -- The first exchange-traded fund investing in gold bullion will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, said sources familiar with the situation."
50262,0,"Kerry Campaign Dumps Cash on Web John Kerry's campaign boosts spending on online ads in the final month of the election season, trying to maintain the momentum he gained from the first debate. It's surprising the campaigns haven't spent more online, experts say. By Louise Witt."
67439,0,"Loverly rivalry (October 21, 2004) - HENRIETTA -he rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees literally hits home with the Haggertys."
105738,0,"New York Pension Fund Sues Merck Over Vioxx The pension fund of New York State filed suit in federal court accusing Merck of misleading shareholders about the safety of its pain reliever, Vioxx."
24600,0,"Titans Stifle Dolphins Tennessee made three interceptions, including one in their own end zone and another returned 37 yards for a touchdown by Lamont Lamont Thompson."
89272,0,"Too High for a Comfortable Fit Payless ShoeSource beats analyst estimates, but is its stock too expensive?"
107191,0,AMD Chips in For Portable Video Players New chip will cut the time required to transfer content onto those devices.
119641,0,"Aviation Fight Mirrors Larger French-German Rivalry In the global aerospace race, Europe has stolen a march on the United States, winning a flurry of contracts for Airbus planes and developing a new midsize jet to compete with Boeing."
14184,0,"Tim Wendel ""Better in Beijing? "" NBC 's Bob Costas asked American swimmer Michael Phelps after the last of his astounding 17 races at Athens."
53814,0,"Select Comfort Cuts 3Q Profit Forecast Mattress retailer Select Comfort Corp. on Thursday said its same-store sales grew 15 percent in the third quarter ended Oct. 2, but lowered its profit forecast due to charges from boosting its warranty reserve during the period."
103320,0,Myskina keys all three wins over France MOSCOW -- Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva powered Russia to its first Fed Cup title by winning the decisive doubles against defending champion France on Sunday.
117840,0,Another Viewtiful Day Capcom's Viewtiful Joe 2 offers a graphically impressive old-school beat-'em-up experience with unmatched stylistic flair. Game review by Chris Kohler.
47273,0,"Elena Dementieva wins in Gaz de France Stars tennis tournament US Open and French Open runner-up Elena Dementieva reached the quarter-finals of the Gaz de France Stars tournament Thursday, beating Michaela Pastikova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2."
52334,0,"HP unveils inkjet and laser printers At TechXNY this week, Hewlett-Packard reminded business users that it is still an active innovator in printers and imaging devices."
26319,0,"Walker on the wild side We forget the judge, but we remember the ruling. For all the high marks he 's been getting for his decision regarding the US Department of Justice 's case against Oracle Corp."
43570,0,"Error margin remains small for Cowboys They made five sacks and got strong play from a rookie cornerback forced into action when a starter was hurt. Several big pass plays were made, the kickoffs were good, and the punting was solid."
88611,0,"Mauresmo crushes Zvonareva World No. two, Amelie Mauresmo of France, had an easy win over Russian Vera Zvonareva at the three-million-US-dollar WTA Tour Championships."
114322,0,"More Search Products Prowl for Market Share We need a search engine to find all the search engines. Two more Web-query services launched last week, Accoona and Blingo; their initial performance, however, suggests market leaders Google and Yahoo don 't have reason to worry yet."
12562,0,"Oil prices firm after week of decline World oil prices have firmed after a five-session drop after a tentative cease-fire took hold in the Iraqi city of Najaf. New York 's main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery, rose eight cents to $US43."
68492,0,"Declining habitat having an effect on bird populations It 's not just winter that drives birds away from Wisconsin. It 's us, says a report released this week by the National Audubon Society."
52308,0,"Australia in control after Clarke makes daring debut An engrossing opening day, played on a pitch as slow as a bank queue, ended in favour of an Australian side rescued from its own excesses by an intrepid partnership between a "
112301,0,"Molson, Coors Set January Merger Vote, Hire BMO to Get Ballots Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. plan to hold shareholders votes on their merger to create the world 's fifth-biggest brewer on Jan. 19 and hired Bank of Montreal 's securities arm to persuade investors to cast ballots."
6142,0,"Palmer Passes Test Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer enjoyed his breakthrough game at the expense of the Super Bowl champion Patriots, racking up 179 yards on 12-of-19 passing in a 31-3 triumph on Saturday night."
115668,0,"Montenegro MPs Oppose Plan to Flood Tara Gorge (Reuters) Reuters - The parliament of Montenegro on Tuesday opposed government plans to build a dam that would flood part of the Tara River canyon, the deepest and longest canyon in Europe."
30851,0,"Rossi: Well go for it Rossi heads to Japan with a 29-point lead over Sete Gibernau thanks to a stunning victory et Estoril two weeks ago, but for all his six success this season, you can bet your house that The Doctor will be giving it everything he 's got to deny Honda victory "
110055,0,"Ancient brew discovered in China People in ancient China may have been enjoying the delights of wine as long as 9,000 years ago, making them the first in the world to enjoy a tipple."
55689,0,"Astros Make the Most of Their Home Field, and Atlanta Is the Victim The Houston Astros won their 19th straight game at home and are one game from winning their first playoff series in 42 years."
108182,0,Yukos 'fails to halt sell-off' Russian oil giant Yukos has reportedly lost a court case against the sale of its main production unit.
9721,0,"Sam Kellerman / FOXSports.com Posted: 2 minutes ago I confess that I am a complete ignoramus when it comes to women 's beach volleyball. In fact, I know only one thing about the sport - that it is the supreme aesthetic experience available on planet Earth."
69256,0,Hewitt love match over A DISTRAUGHT Lleyton Hewitt was last night coming to terms with the end of his engagement to Kim Clijsters. The couple had been planning to marry in February and had even decided a guest list.
40178,0,"NFL Game Summary - Jacksonville At Tennessee Nashville, TN -- Fred Taylor scored on a one-yard run with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 15-12 victory over the Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum."
108996,0,"Lycos Europe anti-spam Screensaver bites the dust! Although close on 100,000 people downloaded the free screensaver, it received a great deal of criticism. Many believed it lowered itself to the tactics of the spammers themselves and could have caused more problems than it solved."
81600,0,"Sacked Chelsea striker Mutu banned 7 months November 5, 2004. Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has been suspended for seven months and fined 20,000 following an FA disciplinary hearing into his failed drugs test."
101784,0,"Anil will speak when necessary Reliance Industries vice-chairman Anil Ambani broke his silence on Thursday. But not to comment on the ""ownership issue "" raised by elder brother and chairman Mukesh Ambani."
72208,0,Crews Recover All Bodies in NASCAR Crash (AP) AP - Crews on all-terrain vehicles on Monday recovered the bodies of all 10 people killed in the crash of a Hendrick Motorsports plane that was carrying family and friends of one of NASCAR's top syndicates.
18437,0,"Pre-Human Walked Upright 6 Million Years Ago -Study (Reuters) Reuters - A chimp-sized human ancestor walked upright 6 million years ago, far earlier than anyone had been able to show before, researchers reported on Thursday."
74649,0,"Boeing Posts 78 Percent Higher Profit CHICAGO -- Aerospace giant Boeing Co. reported a 78 percent jump in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by a strong defense business, and raised its estimate for full-year profits due to a favorable tax outlook."
112326,0,"Winn-Dixie Ousts CEO Frank Lazaran Struggling grocery giant Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. forced out president and chief executive Frank Lazaran on Friday and named Peter L. Lynch, a former Albertsons Inc."
40762,0,Oil prices jump to record high Oil prices today hit a new high amid fears over low fuel stocks as winter approaches and renewed concern about the security of supplies.
67587,0,"Textron Posts Profit, Raises Outlook BOSTON (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Textron Inc. TXT.N on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit and lifted its full-year earnings estimate on a strong performance by its Cessna business jet division, sending its shares up nearly 5 percent."
93854,0,"Sears and Kmart to Merge When resurgent discount retailer Kmart (Nasdaq: KMRT) branded a new CEO, it was rumored that chairman Edward Lampert might have designs on merging the company with Sears (NYSE "
2674,0,"Medical Experts Fear Hurricane Charley's Aftermath By MIKE SCHNEIDER PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) -- Until the electricity hums again and the debris is cleared, health officials are worried that there could be more deaths and injuries in Hurricane Charley's aftermath than during the storm itself..."
40540,0,"Dodgers ax Giants, boost West lead SAN FRANCISCO - Eric Gagne zipped one last pitch past Deivi Cruz, then screamed for joy while San Francisco 's fans groaned. Gagne knew his two innings of work had resulted in more than just another save."
51604,0,"Agent: Ricky Williams Wants To Return To Fins MIAMI -- Just when the Miami Dolphins season couldn 't get any weirder, it did -- Ricky Williams is ready to come back to the Fins."
18616,0,NL Wrap: Bonds Kept in Park But Giants Rally for Big Win SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Marquis Grissom hit a grand slam homer and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a six run deficit to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 in National League play on Saturday.
82847,0," 'Grand Theft Auto ' back with a vengeance As the last rays of sunlight fade on the ghetto alleyways, ratty looking palm trees take on the form of sick old men and there 's menace in the air."
8827,0,"Citigroup buys First American Bank, expands Citibank into Texas BRYAN, Texas Citibank said today that it 's expanding into the Texas retail banking market in a big way. New York-based parent company Citigroup says it 's buying Bryan-based First American Bank, which has 102 full-service branches throughout Texas."
19292,0,"HBOS cries foul as Monti 'favours ' bid HBOS questioned yesterday the impartiality of the European Union 's competition commissioner, Mario Monti, after he made comments that appeared to be favourable to a bid for Abbey National by the Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano."
39069,0,Ocean Spray buys competitor's assets Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. purchased Northland Cranberries Inc.'s processing plant and inventory for $28 million in cash to bolster its manufacturing and ingredient business.
9143,0,"German Officials' Growth Outlook Better (AP) AP - German finance professionals grew less pessimistic about the country's economic growth outlook, but remain concerned that the euro's record highs against the U.S. dollar will weigh on exports, a monthly survey showed Tuesday."
44840,0,"Wall Street to Edge Up as Oil Price Slips (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was expected to edge higher at Thursday's opening as oil prices receded from record highs,\easing fears spiraling costs will crimp firms' profits."
115282,0,United Airlines imposes wage cuts America's second largest airline announces widespread pay cuts as it strives to emerge from bankruptcy.
39368,0,"Hacker Tools Mean JPEG Worm Coming Soon A tool that makes it easy to craft malicious JPEG images then let them loose against vulnerable Windows PCs has appeared, security experts said Friday, leading many to believe "
86788,0,"Microsoft to launch new search engine technology Microsoft Corp. is set to unleash its much-anticipated search technology on Thursday, as it ramps up efforts to take on market leader Google Inc."
22862,0,"Normal plant will trim second shift, 1,200 jobs by months ' end NORMAL, Ill. Mitsubishi Motors says it will eliminate the second shift at its only US plant on September 17th and about 12-hundred workers will be laid off by the end of the month."
76921,0,"Markets Cool to China's Rate Increase (AP) AP - Asian financial markets showed little reaction Friday to China's first interest rate rise in nine years, which analysts welcomed as a shift toward capitalist-style economic tools and away from central planning."
3385,0,"Google Inc. says its initial public shares are priced at $85 each SAN JOSE, Calif. (CP) - Google Inc. says its initial public shares are priced at $85 each, at the low end of the Internet search giant 's downgraded estimates. "
78351,0,"MARYLAND 20, NO.5 FLORIDA STATE 17 UM - Nick Novak 43-yard field goal, 5:39. Maryland 3, Florida State 0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:37. Key play: Joel Statham connected on consecutive passes to Josh Allen for 29 yards and Danny Melendez for 39 yards."
110328,0,"Cap Harnesses Human Thought to Move PC Cursor Scientists say they have developed a non-invasive, brain-computer interface that enables a person to move a cursor across a computer screen just by thinking about it."
115956,0,"Can the European Stability Pact survive? The European Commission is giving up on its attempts to hold France and Germany to account for repeatedly breaching the financial rules governing the 12 countries that use the euro, effectively "
35791,0,"Doornbos is Jordans third driver in remaining 2004 Grand Prix Jordan Ford announces that Robert Doornbos will be the teams third driver and will drive the teams third car (39) at the Grands Prix of China, Japan and Brazil 2004."
65438,0,"ARM 's new chip aims beyond cell phones com October 19, 2004, 12:21 PM PT. ARM Holdings is moving beyond its portable-device niche and is looking to move into the broader digital products category with a new family of chips."
22433,0,"Soccer: Victory for Franceno thrill for coach TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands Frances coach, Raymond Domenech, said his team had to show more commitment after their 2-0 victory over the Faroe Islands in a World Cup qualifier marred by the expulsion of captain Patrick Vieria for diving."
111957,0,"Yahoo to Begin Testing Desktop Search in January (Reuters) Reuters - Yahoo Inc. said on Thursday it will begin testing a free desktop search service in early January, following rivals hoping to extend the reach of wildly profitable search-related advertising."
82842,0,Jurors deliberate unorthodox Enron sentencing Jurors began deliberations this afternoon in the unorthodox sentencing phase of the first Enron criminal trial -- but regarding only three of the five men they found guilty.
30930,0,"Sony Describes HD Product Plans (PC World) PC World - Wega TVs, Vaio systems, DVD recorders and camcorder highlight HD product lineup."
16985,0,"Clark is all business on, off course In the Deutsche Bank field of 156 golfers, many are well-known, but a lot are far removed from the spotlight. Meet another of those unheralded golfers -- South African Tim Clark."
64480,0,"The A.C.C. Runs Deep and Strong This Season With the addition of the powerhouses Miami and Virginia Tech this year, there is little doubt that football has become the new money sport that drives the Atlantic Coast Conference. But the sport of champions in the A.C.C., for now, remains men's basketball."
67848,0,"Latest Linux Vulnerabilities Get Patches (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Graphics library and kernel functions are open to attack, but the current Linux kernel addresses the problems."
90457,0,"CLARKE SEALS OVERDUE WIN Darren Clarke cruised to his first victory of the year in the Taiheiyo Masters in Japan overnight. Clarke took a four-shot lead into the final round and carded a closing 68, his fourth sub-70 round of the "
3623,0,"US Airways chairman says airline could face liquidation The chairman of US Airways, David G. Bronner, said Wednesday that its employees must agree to a third round of wage and benefit cuts worth $800 million in the next 30 days or the airline could be liquidated. "
95075,0,Sweden Readies for Space Rocket Launch (AP) AP - Swedish Space Corp. workers on Thursday carried out final preparations on a rocket carrying weightlessness experiments that is due to be launched next week.
12878,0,"No fun in these Games for Jones ATHENS -- So this is how this strange and sour saga ends, with the Queen of Sydney playing Blind Woman's Bluff in the middle of the sprint relay. A blown baton exchange with Lauryn Williams, a fifth place in the long jump, and Marion Jones's trip to Olympus was over. Just like that. A record five medals in 2000, none ..."
41132,0,"UPDATE 3-Nastech in obesity treatment pact with Merck Shares of Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. (NSTK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped as much as 43 percent on Monday after it said it formed an alliance with Merck & Co."
83116,0,"Red Sox victory steals the power of the dour Now that hell froze over in Boston, New England braces for its rarest season -- a winter of content. Red Sox fans are adrift from the familiar torture of the past."
35861,0,Quattrone Seeks Bail Until Appeal Ruling Former investment banker Frank Quattrone on Wednesday requested a court order that would allow him to remain free on bail while he appeals his obstruction of justice conviction.
60268,0,"Zen Micro to Take on iPod Mini The player lets the listener choose MP3 or WMA music, ripped from CDs or downloaded from online music sites. The Zen Micro provides intuitive vertical scrolling to allow users to move through easy-to-use menus "
56783,0,Starting rotation might get a makeover for next round LOS ANGELES -The outcome of Sunday night 's Game 4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers had little bearing on the Cardinals ' thinking about their NLCS starting rotation.
48959,0,"Latest mobiles 'open to attack' The latest generation of mobile phones is vulnerable to hackers, a security conference is told."
89251,0,"Daly 's wife pleads guilty Oxford, MS (Sports Network) - John Daly 's wife, Sherrie Miller Daly, pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge on Friday and will await sentencing."
42923,0,"Government panel says cybersecurity mandates not needed Despite real threats and little sense of urgency by many company executives, now is not the time for the U.S. government to mandate cybersecurity standards to private industry, a panel of of government officials said."
98843,0,"Oracle steps up pressure on PeopleSoft Saying the financial projections for 2005 made by Pleasanton-based business software maker PeopleSoft are ""simply not credible, "" Redwood Shores-based Oracle Corp."
80242,0,"Jaguars ' Leftwich Has a Left Knee Injury Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich, who once played a college game in such pain from a leg injury that his teammates had to carry him to the line of scrimmage after a play, may not have "
68761,0,"Cell Phone Market Growth Slowing-Ericsson (Reuters) Reuters - Ericsson, the world's biggest producer of mobile phone networks, said market growth would slow next year, sending its share price down sharply despite reporting a big jump in third-quarter profits on Friday."
95883,0,"Bill Gates world 's most ""spammed "" person When you get frustrated with an avalanche of spams sent to your email box, spare a thought for Bill Gates. The Microsoft Corp. chairman is the world 's most spammed person with "
18655,0,UPDATE 1-Albania double stuns European champions Greece Albania stunned Euro 2004 winners Greece with two goals in the first 10 minutes of their World Cup qualifier on Saturday and then hung on to win 2-1 and send their fans into a frenzy as they celebrated with fireworks.
22362,0,"DNA fingerprinting no longer foolproof ' 9. (Guardian News Service):The genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations are not sophisticated enough to prevent false identifications, according to the father of DNA fingerprinting."
68084,0,"Broadcasters of children 's programming agree to $1.5 million ... Viacom Inc. will pay $1 million and The Walt Disney Co. $500,000 to settle charges they violated rules for airing commercials during children 's programs, federal regulators said Thursday."
8597,0,"Boring Game? Outsource It It's not just work that's being outsourced from wealthy nations to poorer ones. These days, online gamers in developing countries are being paid to earn virtual goods that wealthier players are too lazy or unskilled to win on their own. By Laila Weir."
4671,0,"Amazon to purchase Chinese on-line retailer Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to buy Joyo.com, China 's largest on-line retailer of books, music and videos, for $75-million (US) to gain access to the world 's second-biggest Internet market. "
49182,0,"Nintendo sales lag forecast, but profit jumps TOKYO Nintendo, the world 's biggest maker of hand-held game machines, said Monday that first-half profit was nearly twice as high as it had forecast as a weaker yen lifted the value of US assets."
46617,0,Time for action The World Bank and International Monetary Fund get-together taking place this weekend in Washington is one of the great annual gatherings of practitioners of a dismal science.
1560,0,"Astronomers give Milky Way an age Astronomers have estimated the age of our galaxy at about 13,600 million years old."
49232,0,"Ex-conman security adviser REFORMED con artist Frank Abagnale, whose life was portrayed in the movie Catch Me if You Can, has been recruited to help fight cyber-crime."
31939,0,"Friday 's NL Roundup (CP) - Barry Bonds became the third member of the 700 club on Friday night. But the Giants slugger still clings to hope of adding a World Series title to his list of accomplishments, which is why Friday 's "
25712,0,"New contract guarantees Tedford $1.5M The bad news of Sunday at California will turn into good news Monday when the university announces that Golden Bear coach Jeff Tedford has agreed to a new five-year contract, a Pacific-10 Conference source said."
112719,0,Some of baseball 's biggest names available Christmas time in southern California is strange. Charlie Brown 's tree here is a palm. And as the Baseball Winter Meetings opened
90154,0,"Eurostar turns 10, still sees red Eurostar will hold celebrations in three countries marking a decade of service, in which it is still yet to make a profit."
115138,0,"NBA ROUNDUP O 'Neal Scores 40; Wade Hurt By The Associated Press. Shaquille O 'Neal scored a season-high 40 points, and the host Miami Heat overcame the loss of Dwyane Wade, its leading scorer, to beat the Washington Wizards "
25895,0,"IBM Launches New Line of Servers at Plant (AP) AP - IBM on Monday launched a new, cheaper line of computer servers designed for smaller businesses, with production at the plant here."
110442,0,"Montreal Might to Lose 2005 World Championships TORONTO (Reuters) - Montreal could be forced to pull out of hosting next year's world championships if help with funding is not forthcoming, according to the chief executive of the organizing committee."
4572,0,"Fields Treasures Job After missing all of the Carolina Panthers' 2004 Super Bowl season with Hodgkin's disease, linebacker Mark Fields appreciates every second he spends on the field."
36983,0,REAL RULE OUT ROBSON Real Madrid have played down speculation linking former Newcastle United manager Sir Bobby Robson with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu.
32464,0,"Irish 'D ' delivers knockout Notre Dame certainly had its problems Saturday night against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans, facing an opportunistic Notre Dame defense, had more "
48620,0,"Nikkei Opens Higher The Nikkei average rose 1.37 percent at the opening on Monday as a recovery in US stocks encouraged investors to seek bargains among lagging issues, including Canon Inc."
11675,0,Felix Sanchez of Dominican Republic wins men 's 400m hurdles gold Twice world champion Felix Sanchez of Dominican Republic won the men 's 400m hurdles gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Thursday.
87967,0,"Rust Is Here; Get Ready To Respond Editors Note: The following special report was compiled by the editors of Corn and Soybean Digest, a sister publication of Delta Farm Press."
26399,0,"PSV in tough opener at Arsenal PSV Eindhoven faces Arsenal at Highbury tomorrow night on the back of a free-scoring start to the season. Despite losing Mateja Kezman to Chelsea in the summer, the Dutch side has scored 12 goals in the first "
46730,0,PeopleSoft ousts CEO PeopleSoft Inc. officials said thier board of directors has ousted Craig Conway from the chief executive officer 's job. Conway has been one of the company 's strongest opponents of a proposed $7.
6370,0,Rivals: Cisco's tactics unfair (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Cisco Systems' substantial influence over the $8 million technology plan for San Jose's new City Hall reflects a deliberate strategy by the networking giant: get involved in the planning process early to win more business down the road.
65103,0,Mauresmo Pulls Out of Swisscom Challenge (AP) AP - Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo withdrew from the Swisscom Challenge on Tuesday because of a strained thigh muscle.
64118,0,"Glazer raises Manchester United stake to 27.6 pct-sources US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer bought more shares in Manchester United on Monday, lifting his stake to 27.63 percent and heightening speculation that he will bid for the club, sources said."
43959,0,Foodland shares placed on trading halt SYDNEY: Shares in Australian grocery food chain Foodland Associated Ltd were placed in a trading halt on Monday after a takeover offer from Metcash Trading Ltd.
102829,0,"No. 11 Ohio State Routs Yale, 80-43 (AP) AP - Jessica Davenport had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 11 Ohio State to an 80-43 win over Yale on Saturday."
19055,0,"Prodi unveils plan to ease deficit rules European Commission president Romano Prodi has unveiled proposals to loosen the deficit rules under the EU Stability Pact. The loosening was drafted by monetary affairs commissioner Joaquin Almunia, who stood beside the president at the announcement."
20319,0,"Helping Frequent Fliers Redeem Miles for Tickets, Online Thanks to new technology, it will soon be easier to find out what is available in the murky realm of frequent-flier travel redemption."
18594,0,"Apple 's iMac G5 debuts as world 's thinnest desktop Software giant Apple Computer has unveiled its new iMac desktop computer, which integrates all disk drives and processors into a flat display."
61735,0,FCC OKs Broadband over Power Lines Yesterday 's decision by the Federal Communications Commission to remove barriers to the delivery of broadband services over power lines may give consumers a third broadband option.
80638,0,Banged-up Bucks sign Goldwire The Bucks are shorthanded in the backcourt after placing guards TJ Ford and Mike James on the injured list to start the season. Milwaukee visits the Orlando Magic in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night.
95354,0,"US production prices increase US industrial production jumped the most in three months in October, housing starts surged and consumer prices rose, suggesting the Federal Reserve may keep raising its benchmark interest rate."
21334,0,"Nokia Shrinks 'Brick' Handset to Tap New Markets AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's biggest handset maker, unveiled on Wednesday a miniature version of its equivalent of the Swiss Army knife it hopes will lure women and less-techie business people."
61934,0,"US Trade Deficit Surges to $54B WASHINGTON - The US trade deficit, propelled by a record foreign oil bill, surged to $54 billion in August, second highest level in history."
41728,0,"Stingy Falcons Defense Key to 3-0 Start (AP) AP - Maybe the Atlanta Falcons aren't a one-man team after all. While Michael Vick commands most of the attention, the defense should get the bulk of the credit for the Falcons' 3-0 start — their best since 1986."
37087,0,Barclays looks to buy Absa stake UK lender Barclays says it is in talks with South Africa's Absa about buying a majority stake in the bank.
104225,0,"Tech Trio Share Cell Processor Details IBM, Sony, and Toshiba dropped some details on the co-developed next generation processor, code-named Cell, which was first announced in 2001."
61322,0,"UK chemists seek hydrogen store Hydrogen has zero greenhouse emissions when ""burned "" in the novel car engines now under development - but being a gas it is expensive to compress or liquefy."
46980,0,Cricket crisis: Reform or face the music Indian cricket and crisis seem to be made for each other. Such are the ways of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that the sport continues to lurch from one crisis to another.
39646,0,AL Wrap: Angels Keep West Title Hopes Alive Darin Erstad stroked a three-run homer to help the Anaheim Angels stay alive in the American League West Division title race with a 5-3 triumph over the Oakland Athletics Saturday.
92548,0,"Nash, others look good in their new digs American novelist Thomas Wolfe once wrote a book entitled ""You Can 't Go Home Again. "" His argument was that once the door to an era closes, it could never be opened again."
48479,0,Private spaceship is set to take a second trip LOS ANGELES A private spaceship is to blast off for the second time in a week on Monday in the final stage of an attempt to win a $10 million prize.
2707,0,"Google, Set for Offering, Cuts Share Price by About a Quarter oogle today cut the estimated price range of its initial stock offering by about a quarter, to between $85 and $95 a share, valuing the Internet search engine company by as much as $25.8 billion. "
60568,0,"A ""psychological war "" Phil Jackson called his relationship with Kobe Bryant a ""psychological war "" in his diary The Last season: A Team in Search of its Soul, which will be released next month."
61343,0,"Blue Chips Seen Higher After Retail Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures jumped on Friday, pointing to a firm market open, after a government report showed U.S. September retail sales rose higher-than-expected."
46512,0,"Federer on a roll in Bangkok Bangkok - Roger Federer edged closer to a dream tenth title of the season as he applied the pressure at just the right moments, defeating Robin Soderling 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 for a spot in the semi-finals of the $550 000 Thailand Open on Friday."
21578,0,"Business Watch Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky., will return to a five-day race week next year amid complaints that six days of racing each week hurt field sizes and turned off bettors."
15572,0,"Germany Raises 2004 Deficit Forecast to 3.7 of GDP (Update2) Germany raised its forecast for this year 's budget deficit, saying declining tax income and increased spending on the unemployed will push the shortfall further beyond European Union limits for a third straight year."
38613,0,"Pre-Dinosaur Reptile Discovered -- Long-Necked Hunter Today researchers announced the discovery of a new species of ancient reptile. The 230-million-year-old remains of the long-necked, aquatic predator were found in China."
107886,0,"Marlins reeling Al back in Al Leiter 's heart may be in New York, but the southpaw 's paycheck will come from the Marlins. Agent Randy Hendricks acknowledged ""serious discussions "" are underway to return Leiter to Florida "
94994,0,"Ecuador rocks but China ousted from World Cup contention NEW YORK - Defending World Cup champion Brazil suffered the most shocking result of the day, but China was the biggest loser. The Brazilians lost to Ecuador for the just the second time in their history."
59053,0,Facing rocky road? Rocky Hager says give him at least a half-hour and he'll tell you how much he's enjoyed his stay in Boston as coach of the Northeastern football team.
7356,0,"Human chips more than skin-deep Better health care and fraud protection may sound good, but are they worth the potential privacy trade-offs?"
110413,0,"Rahal to have 3 cars Rahal Letterman Racing will be a three-car team in the Indy Racing League 's 2005 season when team officials confirm Buddy Rice, Vitor Meira and newcomer Danica Patrick on Wednesday."
17499,0,"Southeast Asia Urged to Embrace Free Trade The leader of Southeast Asia 's biggest country, Indonesia, on Friday urged economic ministers from the region to put aside their differences and work toward economic integration akin to the European Union 's."
101260,0,African final delayed because of Ghana poll The final of the African Confederation Cup between Ghanaian clubs Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko has been postponed to avoid a clash with the country 's presidential elections.
60090,0,"They're holding all the aces now NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera picked up the save, the 32d of his illustrious postseason career. But you already knew that. You knew that back in March."
64429,0,"Fast-Food Chains ' Executive Is Appointed Chief of Kmart Less than 18 months after emerging from bankruptcy protection, Kmart announced yesterday that it was replacing its president and chief executive with an outsider whose background is in the fast-food restaurant business."
79672,0,"Mets down to final 3 The Mets announced yesterday they have narrowed their field of candidates for their vacant managerial job to three, and a baseball official familiar with the team 's planning said Willie Randolph remains the clear favorite."
29663,0,"Adobe announces Photoshop Elements 3.0 for Macintosh Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 for Macintosh, a major upgrade to its digital imaging software for photo hobbyists that makes it easier than ever to enhance images and transform photos."
108392,0,"Salvation Army using cardboard bell-ringers to stoke donations There 's a reason that smiling Salvation Army bell-ringer looks a little stiff this Christmas season, and it 's not the cold weather."
57352,0,"IBM Fashions New Blades (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) is upgrading its blade \server line, taking the wraps off six new products in addition to rolling out features designed to improve the performance of BladeCenter systems."
10399,0,"Employees lose jobs after NJ ballpark flap Greg Maiuro and Marco Cerino, public address announcer and scoreboard operator for minor league baseball 's Atlantic City Surf, lost their jobs Monday for poking fun at James E. McGreevey 's sexual orientation."
117874,0,"Corus Expects First Full-Year Profit on Rising Prices (Update2) Corus Group Plc, the UK 's biggest steelmaker, expects to report its first full-year profit after increasing prices four times since January."
11147,0,American Dwight Phillips Captures Long Jump Gold Dwight Phillips of the United States completed a hat-trick of global long jump titles when he crushed the field with his opening leap in Thursday 's final to win Olympic gold.
119544,0,"AHL Attendance Thrives During NHL Lockout (AP) AP - With the NHL closed for business, minor league hockey is thriving. Attendance is up and some players with NHL experience welcome the playing time in the minors. Ten of the American Hockey League's top 13 scorers were on NHL rosters a year ago."
41143,0,"Branson to launch space tourism Entrepreneur and part-time daredevil Richard Branson plans to launch the world 's first passenger service to space in 2007, offering zero-gravity flights for 110,000 pounds."
46844,0,"SpaceShipOne to proceed with second flight for X Prize Los Angeles The creators of SpaceShipOne are going for the ten (m) million-dollar prize. Despite an unexpected roll during its flight on Wednesday, designer Burt Rutan (ruh-TAN ') has given notice that he will "
76701,0,Yao Misses Game Rockets center Yao Ming was held out of the team's final preseason game with Denver on Thursday due to a hyper-extended left elbow.
49930,0,"Fernandez Racing Post-Race Notes: Toyota Indy 400 Adrian Fernandez scored his third career IRL IndyCar Series win this afternoon, claiming victory in the Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway."
37634,0,"US exporters fume over delay of corporate tax bill While record trade deficits and lost manufacturing jobs are election-year campaign issues, US exporters are fuming because Congress has yet to change corporate tax laws that threaten their sales in Europe, America 's biggest foreign market."
14255,0,"Scorecard on the president: A mixed bag President Bush 's performance evaluation is underway now, and his scores will be determined by the voters who are weighing whether he has met the goals he set for himself four years ago."
109517,0,"Half of all workers on $2 a day or less A record number people are working in the global economy but half of them make $2 a day or less, according to a report published yesterday."
89502,0,"AMD reflects on progress, charts course for 2005 Executives at Advanced Micro Devices painted a much different picture of the chip maker than in recent years during a briefing for analysts and reporters Friday at the company 's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif."
67634,0,"US jobless claims tumble 25,000 in a week WASHINGTON (AFP) - The queue of newly jobless Americans shrank last week, providing a dose of good news to the labor market. The number of new claims for unemployment benefits tumbled 25,000 to a seasonally "
59559,0,"Ahold, Ex-Execs Settle with Regulators Ahold NV (AHLN.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) , the Dutch grocery operator, and three former top executives have agreed to settle US securities fraud charges related to massive overbooking of profits, the company and US regulators "
75485,0,"MINNESOTA SPLATS Each week it 's about numbers. Numbers, numbers, numbers. Look at the opponent, analyze the numbers. This week is no different, but perhaps it should be."
28863,0,"Judge waives arraignment for Heatley ATLANTA - A judge has waived the arraignment for Atlanta Thrashers forward Dany Heatley, who has been charged with vehicular homicide and five other counts in the 2003 wreck that killed a teammate."
98083,0,"Proteas thwart India spin attack, are at 459 for 7: Sports India, Cricket: Kanpur, Nov 21 : Andrew Hall 's career best 163 enabled South Africa to remain in a commanding position at the end of Day 2 of the first Test match against India held in Kanpur."
77385,0,"FDA seeks more safety data on Vioxx successor Merck & Co. said the US Food and Drug Administration has requested additional safety and efficacy information on its Vioxx successor, Arcoxia, before it considers granting US approval for the drug."
76046,0,"Liz Claiborne Earns Up, Raises Forecast NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clothing maker and retailer Liz Claiborne Inc. on Thursday posted a 14 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, helped by its acquisition of ENYCE and solid sales of brands such as Juicy Couture."
9708,0,"Roads Go Wild, Get Safer No street signs. No crosswalks. No accidents. Surprise: Making driving seem more dangerous could make it safer. By Tom McNichol from Wired magazine."
68528,0,"Profit Up As Amazon Adds More Products Amazon.com Inc. officials reported a quarterly profit that just missed analysts' estimates, but the company said it expects a record holiday season and outlined a heady expansion plan."
37030,0,"Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Family tree research can be addictive fun (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Family tree research can be addictive fun. With my long-lost relative's assistance, help from closer kin and the latest version of Family Tree Maker software, I've been identifying the branches of a Baig family tree."
115790,0,"Falcons RB Duckett Sidelined with Knee Injury FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (Sports Network) - Atlanta Falcons running back T.J. Duckett is expected to undergo minor arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday and will miss this Saturday's home game against Carolina."
78419,0,"Another chapter in TO saga When he sought to overturn the trade that sent him from San Francisco to Baltimore last March, Terrell Owens said there were several factors that led to his decision."
102189,0,"Arizona St. Sun Devils TUCSON, Arizona (Ticker) -- No. 20 Arizona State tries to post its first three-game winning streak over Pac-10 Conference rival Arizona in 26 years when they meet Friday."
68493,0,"Bank Joins Team Fighting Man Utd Takeover Japanese investment bank Nomura has been working on a financial package to block a takeover of Manchester United, it was reported today."
69304,0,Icelandair lands 8.4 of easyJet THE Viking invasion of the UK gathered momentum last night when Icelandair confirmed that it had spent about 50 million building an 8.4 per cent stake in easyJet.
101678,0,"Remortgages surge as new home loans begin to weaken By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 26/11/2004). Increasing numbers of homeowners are renegotiating their mortgages to take advantage of the slowing property market, the British Bankers Association said yesterday."
39419,0,"NC State 17, Virginia Tech 16 TA McLendon ran for 93 yards and a touchdown for North Carolina State and Virginia Tech kicker Brandon Pace missed a 43-yard field goal attempt as time expired as the Wolfpack beat the Hokies 17-16 Saturday."
64313,0,Nikkei Up 1.16 Pct; Fujitsu Jumps TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei stock average rose 1.16 percent by midday on Tuesday as gains on Wall Street and a slip in crude oil prices encouraged investors to scoop up bargains following seven straight days of losses.
109687,0,MLB Players Open to Changes in Steroids Testing PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Major League Baseball Players Association announced Tuesday it would work toward a new agreement with owners for tougher steroid testing.
26613,0,"A statistical nod to cubicle workers They are defined as waitresses or accountants, software publishers or garbage collectors. Some pull in top dollar, some the minimum wage."
58924,0,"US stocks rebound, close with narrow loss US stocks rebound on sharp drop in oil prices to close with just a narrow loss. Wall Street drew support from upbeat earnings news from Johnson & Johnson and Merrill Lynch."
103788,0,"Indiana kicks aside Eagles BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Josh Tudela headed in a corner kick from Brian Plotkin in the 41st minute, lifting defending national champion Indiana to a 1-0 NCAA Division 1 soccer tournament win over Boston College yesterday."
6819,0,"Foster 's Group Probably Turned to Second-Half Loss on Charges Foster 's Group Ltd., Australia 's biggest beer and winemaker, probably turned to a loss in the second-half after taking charges to restructure its Beringer Blass wine business, analysts said."
54123,0,"Low payroll comes at a price Followers 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 games to none, in Yankee Stadium. And who is ..."
23749,0,Controversial File-Trading Bill Moves Forward Proposed law would allow more people to be charged with criminal copyright violations.
110813,0,"Dollar Extends Recovery Against Euro, Yen TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar rebounded for a second session on Thursday as traders and investors took profits on bets against the U.S. currency before the year draws to a close."
65805,0,"Taxus sales lift Boston Scientific in 3d quarter but stock takes slide Boston Scientific Corp. yesterday said third-quarter net income more than doubled, reflecting strong orders for the Natick company's drug-coated Taxus cardiac stents."
70082,0,"Giants and Lions Show Rebuilding Is Relative In Giants Coach Tom Coughlin's view, he and Detroit Coach Steve Mariucci's teams are in the same boat; Mariucci has simply been steering his for one season longer."
64903,0,"JBoss takes on business process management JBoss has added business process management (BPM) to its growing roster of open source software. The company has hired Tom Baeyens, the founder and lead developer of jBpm, an open source workflow engine."
56408,0,"Red Sox and Yankees, the matchup they wanted From the instant Aaron Boone 's home run cleared the left-field wall last October, the Yankees and Red Sox have been building to this."
37841,0,Mystics Savor Moment The Mystics had to rally late in the season so desperately that the team welcomed a chance to take in the fact that they have a chance at a championship.
91645,0,"VC Firm Joins Open Source Development Labs (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Voyager Capital, a Pacific Northwest I.T. venture firm, has joined the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), an Oregon-based organization dedicated to boosting the growth and adoption of Linux in enterprises."
12063,0,"Jaguar to Cut Output Amid Slack Demand British carmaker Jaguar will cut production by some 15,000 units over the rest of 2004 amid slack demand, a Jaguar spokesman said on Friday."
103122,0,"Oil spill looks bad for Del. ""It does not look good. I 'm not predicting a disaster or anything like that, but it would be really miraculous if we didn 't have some impacts, "" Department of Natural Resources "
53127,0,EU warns of evidence against harmful US aerospace subsidies The European Union warned the US ambassador to the WTO Thursday that the EU had abundant proof that US aerospace subsidies are harming European competitors by undercutting prices and causing them to lose markets.
115015,0,"Jefferson, Stoudemire named NBA Players of the Week Jefferson averaged 24.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a 3-1 week to earn the Eastern Conference honor. He shot 52 percent from the field and scored 20 or points in all four games as the Nets put together their best week of the season."
24766,0,"SP2 Fights Worms, Has Bugs After a rough couple of years of embarrassing and serious hacker attacks hitting the Windows-using world, Microsoft Corp. struck back in August with the security-minded upgrade it dubbed Service Pack 2."
49374,0,"NFL: Patriots are the pick of the perfect Five National Football League teams haven 't lost this season. One of them, the New England Patriots, haven 't lost in more than a year."
70297,0,"5-0 Jets meet streaking Pats in AFC East showdown Matchups like this come along as often as the Red Sox go to the World Series, meaning only a few times every century. The Jets-Patriots showdown today at Gillette Stadium marks only "
105127,0,"Ryanair in 240m Shannon investment Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to invest 240 million to create its 12th major European base at Shannon Airport, Ireland, it emerged today."
89269,0,"Georgia Vs. Auburn: a Game With Everything (AP) AP - This Georgia-Auburn game has it all: star quarterbacks, stingy defenses, talented running backs and high stakes. It's got No. 3 Auburn trying to remain in the national championship hunt and avenge losses the last two years to one of its biggest rivals, and No. 8 Georgia jockeying for a spot in the Bowl Championship Series."
82629,0,"""Reindeer People"" Resort to Eating Their Herds Researchers say Mongolia's last nomadic reindeer herders could disappear unless their ancestral forests are protected. Already some nomads have been forced to eat the reindeer they depend on. Photo Gallery."
24531,0,"Semiconductors Offer a New Way to Cut the Cord HAT a liberating feeling it is to cut the cord and go wireless, taking a suddenly untethered laptop, for example, and heading for the couch or porch swing to work on the Internet."
2496,0,Canada begins probe of Nortel 's accounting TORONTO -- Shares of Nortel Networks edged lower yesterday after Canadian officials said they were opening a criminal investigation into accounting practices at the telecommunications equipment maker.
91710,0,"Angels option on Molina, decline Ortiz ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - Catcher Bengie Molina will return to the Anaheim Anaheim Angels next season but he will not have righthander Ramon Ortiz throwing to him."
99979,0,"Viewing The Customer With Spite It makes no sense, but when a huge, faceless corporation rejects you, it still hurts."
67238,0,"AIG's Profits Rises American International Group said third-quarter earnings rose 7.5 percent, but also revealed is a target of a federal investigation."
80691,0,"Time Warner profits hit by big legal reserve Time Warner Inc., the world 's largest media company, edged past Street estimates by a penny in its third-quarter results released Wednesday despite the creation of a big cash reserve related to its troubled AOL Internet unit."
108903,0,UK ; Chelsea to host Newcastle That is just two points shy of United 's total at the same stage of the 1998/99 treble season and a point ahead of their tally when they won the title in 2002/03.
34262,0,Tough Road Ahead One view of the Terps' season reveals a team one play away from having two losses with eight games remaining that could be tougher than anyone had imagined.
94040,0,Product Review: SMC 2804WBRP-G Wireless Barricade G Router (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - SMC's new 802.11g wireless router likely will spark considerable interest because of its inclusion of a USB print server. This feature is attractive to residential households or small businesses that would like to use a single printer across multiple computers.
103590,0,"No. 4 Texas Defeated by UCLA Noelle Quinn scored the go-ahead basket with 16.7 seconds remaining and finished with 27 points yesterday, helping host UCLA rally from an early 17-point deficit and beat fourth-ranked Texas, 63-60."
27794,0,Tokyo Stocks Dip on Profit-Taking TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell 0.38 percent by mid-morning on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp Corp.
107186,0,"Els, Goosen and Westwood Share the Lead in South Africa European Tour Members Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Lee Westwood share the lead with Australian Stuart Appleby after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa."
58416,0,"Red Sox Favored Over Yankees in Las Vegas, by Futures Traders The Boston Red Sox, who haven 't won baseball 's World Series since 1918, are favored to beat the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series by Las Vegas oddsmakers and futures traders."
77372,0,"World oil prices fall on profit-taking ahead of US election LONDON : Oil prices slid for a third day running as speculators banked profits ahead of next week 's US presidential election amid easing supply fears and China 's move to hike interest rates, analysts said."
29898,0,"Success Can Be Bitter, Apple The worm may have turned for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). After years -- decades really -- of instigating, exacerbating, or at least cheering every regulatory swipe at "
85825,0,Rates rise increases to continue WASHINGTON - Another small hike in United States interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet today.
98273,0,"San Francisco Hotel Workers to Return Unionized workers have reached an agreement with a group representing 14 luxury hotels to end an eight-week lockout, allowing about 4,000 maids, bellhops "
87252,0,Steak N Shake Doubles 4th-Qtr. Earnings Casual dining chain Steak n Shake Co. reported Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings doubled while same-store sales of company-owned restaurants increased for the period.
96850,0,"Santa Clara Shocks 4th-Ranked North Carolina OAKLAND, Calif. (Sports Network) - Travis Niesen scored a career-high 26 points, Kyle Bailey added 20 and Santa Clara shocked No. 4 North Carolina with a 77-66 victory in a Pete Newell Challenge game at The Arena."
62529,0,"Second best isn 't good enough Orlando Cabrera may be new to the Red Sox and to this business of Red Sox-Yankees playoffs. He may be as far away as he could get from his previous baseball outpost, Montreal, where the Expos drew closet crowds."
18871,0,"4-shot lead for Kerr Cristie Kerr shot her second straight 9-under-par 63 yesterday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill."
9718,0,"Fuji Readies 16X DVDs Fuji Photo Film, better known by its FujiFilm brand name, will begin selling 16X DVDR media and double-layer DVDR media later this year."
104672,0,"Hughes Scores Huge Wizards guard Larry Hughes is on pace to finish with career-highs in all major categories, keying the Wizards' early-season success."
19657,0,NCSSM students ' research wins national competition Lucie Guo 's grandfather died of cancer in China before she was born because doctors failed to detect the disease early enough to save him.
91965,0,"Airlines Focus On In-Flight Entertainment After battling the budget airlines on fares, the traditional carriers are now trying to match their rivals' in-flight entertainment offerings.
-Keith L. Alexander"
80175,0,"US turn to captain Lehman for Ryder Cup inspiration TOM LEHMAN, the former Open champion, is expected to be named today as the next United States Ryder Cup captain for the 2006 match against Europe in Dublin, according to reports in the American press."
22953,0,"Czechs hungry for Canada The Czech team landed in Toronto via Greenland yesterday and had a midnight practice according to the body clocks, but there was a discernible spring in their step and swagger to their skating stride."
90438,0,"ISS Is Falling Down Russian Mission Control The International Space Station, with two astronauts aboard, has fallen seven kilometers as a result of a severe magnetic storm, Russian space experts announced."
82571,0,Jimmie Johnson Back in Nextel Title Race (AP) AP - The age-old NASCAR ethic of hard work and patience has helped Jimmie Johnson win three straight races and put him back in the Nextel Cup championship picture.
40972,0,"Citigroup's Thomson, Krawcheck Swap Posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc. C.N on Monday said Todd Thomson, its chief financial officer and head of strategy, will swap posts with Sallie Krawcheck, Smith Barney's chairman and chief executive officer."
79447,0,"Henman to add Texas date to his schedule TIM HENMAN was out in the drizzle on the Esplanade du Trocadero yesterday, hitting balls back and forth with Lleyton Hewitt without a care in the world."
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89195,0,"Can Microsoft Kill Google? To get back to what MSN 's new search means, start by thinking of ad dollars. As Foolish paid-search fan Rick Munarriz has pointed out many times, this is a big business, with plenty of room to grow."
115198,0,"Phishing is a problem for all Internet browsers Take heart, Internet Explorer users. Now it appears that virtually every Internet browser program - not just yours - poses a security risk."
67677,0,"Column: M A Rankings Under Scrutiny NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment banks are in the midst of the annual fight for bragging rights as the biggest dealmakers of the year, but this time the rankings -- a key factor in winning new business -- are under intense scrutiny."
100048,0,Decision day arrives for Wenger to contest cheat remark LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was to decide later yesterday whether to contest a charge of improper conduct arising out of last months controversial clash with arch-rivals Manchester United.
99315,0,"Apple shares boom on iPod sales Apple Computer shares jumped to fresh four-year highs in the US overnight, as the popularity of its iPod digital music player spurred a Wall Street analyst to nearly double his price target on the stock."
84582,0,Limited Brands Boosts 3Q Guidance Limited Brands Inc. on Monday raised third-quarter earnings guidance and increased the purchase price in its $2 billion stock buyback.
56098,0,Michael Schumacher wins the Japanese Grand Prix Michael Schumacher blew away the rest of the Formula 1 field to win the Japanese Grand Prix for a sixth time on Sunday. Only brother Ralf Schumacher could match his pace to finish a distant second while BAR
50406,0,"EarthLink offers VoIP service (MacCentral) MacCentral - Internet service provider (ISP) EarthLink Inc. on Tuesday announced the launch of EarthLink Free Online Calling, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that enables their Mac and PC to make calls over the Internet free of charge. Based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), the service works with a Mac or PC equipped with a headset or an Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA). Users can make unlimited calls to other SIP users, and can also listen to voicemail via e-mail. The service also offers an online calling log and online account management. ..."
63277,0,"Warning on internet health advice People with chronic disease should not rely on the net for health advice, research suggests."
2305,0,Worker alleges sex bias An assistant manager at Costco Wholesale accused the company of discriminating against female workers by failing to promote as many as 650 women to high-paying management jobs.
18255,0,"Service that fools Caller ID causes anger It may be known as Caller ID spoofing, but it is evidently no laughing matter. Three days after the startup company Star38 began offering a service that fools Caller ID systems, the founder, Jason Jepson, has decided to sell the business."
44625,0,"Japan's production growing again Japanese industrial production expands for the first time in three months, pushing the Nikkei up for the first time in nine days."
22828,0,"Danish striker Jon Dahl Tomasson extends contract with AC Milan Danish striker Jon Dahl Tomasson has extended his contract with AC Milan through the 2008-09 season. Tomasson, 28, becomes the third starter in Milan 's lineup to have his contract extended this summer."
78913,0,"JP Morgan will stay as Gold Fields advisor-source US investment bank JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will continue advising on a defenc strategy for South Africa 's Gold Fields (GFIJ."
107155,0,"Pennington practices, questionable for Sunday Hempstead, NY (Sports Network) - New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington made it through a full practice Wednesday for the first time in nearly a month as he seeks to return from a rotator cuff injury."
87980,0,"NASCAR Green-Flags Liquor Sponsors The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) on Nov. 10 said it 's lifting its decades-long, self-imposed ban on liquor sponsorships."
21256,0,"FTC Pulls Plug on Infomercial Giant The FTC has banned well-known TV infomercial host Kevin Trudeau from peddling a myriad of health care products claiming to cure everything from old age to lupus, the first such prohibition ever imposed by the agency."
46744,0,"San Francisco Hotels Lock Out Workers After Strike Ten San Francisco hotels locked out union workers on Friday in response to a strike at four others hotels that are part of the same bargaining unit, raising the stakes in a confrontation that could spread to other cities around the "
17691,0,"Rate Futures Fall After Payroll Data CHICAGO (Reuters) - Short-term interest rate futures fell modestly on Friday after U.S. jobs growth for August was in line with Wall Street expectations, cementing the prospects for further monetary policy tightening."
16435,0,"Swiss Army Medicine (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Early last year 61-year-old Judy Norris was ready to stop all treatment and let her cancer run its course. Her kidney tumor, diagnosed in 1997, had spread to her abdomen, pancreas and both lungs. Six months of treatment with toxic interleukin-2, one of the only treatments for advanced kidney cancer, had eroded nerves in her hands and feet, caused frequent vomiting and made her skin peel all over--but did nothing to slow the tumors' relentless growth. In June, in a last-ditch effort to save her life, her oncologist recommended an experimental pill from Pfizer called SU11248. ..."
4615,0,"Delta fare plan now seems fair Delta Air Lines ' decision to reduce fares out of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is good news for the region, but the key will be whether the airline is committed to sustaining the reasonable rates. "
108347,0,"UPDATE 1-Citigroup says committed to asset management -memo Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world 's largest financial services company, said it remains committed to asset management, rejecting a published report it might "
15772,0,"Miniscule atomic clock demonstrated in US Washington, Sept. 1. (UNI): Scientists at the US Commerce Department 's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are demonstrating the design of a new miniscule atomic clock that could be used "
62208,0,"Venus Williams Upset in Kremlin Cup Play (AP) AP - A weakened Lindsay Davenport lost to defending champion Anastasia Myskina 6-4, 7-6 (1) Saturday in the Kremlin Cup semifinals but will still regain the No. 1 ranking next week."
20059,0,"Yukos Lawyer 's Flat, Office Searched Prosecutors searched the office and apartment of Yukos ' chief lawyer, Dmitry Gololobov, on Monday and summoned him for questioning, Yukos spokesman Alexander Shadrin said."
56504,0,"F &P Appliances Buys Dynamic Cooking for $33 Mln (Correct) Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd., New Zealand 's biggest home appliances maker, agreed to buy Dynamic Cooking Systems Inc."
20306,0,"NL Wrap: Backe Pitches, Hits Astros to Win Over Reds (Reuters) Reuters - Brandon Backe pitched seven innings and clubbed a two-run homer, the first of his major league career, to earn the Houston Astros an 11-5 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Monday."
86870,0,"Fed opens meeting, poised to raise interest rates WASHINGTON : US Federal Reserve policymakers opened a meeting, nearly certain to raise key interest rates amid signs of a resurgent American jobs market."
38535,0,"Thin glaciers get thinner in Antarctica Some of Antarctica 's glaciers are melting faster than snow can replace them, enough to raise sea levels measurably, scientists have reported."
73605,0,Bailey welcomes Azeri to the Breeders ' Cup Classic Jerry Bailey greeted the shift of the champion mare Azeri to the $4 million Breeders ' Cup Classic as a double shot of good news.
23387,0,"IBM pushes out new Stinger database SEPTEMBER 09, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - IBM said today that it 's about to ship the next generation of its DB2 Universal Database, which it said offers self-tuning capabilities that will result in less management overhead even as databases grow bigger and "
33644,0,"Memory Chip Maker Hynix Accused of $1.75B Fraud Hynix used such deceptive accounting methods as substituting expenses with assets under construction from 1996, the Financial Supervisory Service says."
49925,0,"Schaefer, Ehrlich Spar Over Tax Shelter Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is considering a plan to reopen a large corporate tax loophole the General Assembly closed over his objections this year, according to state tax officials."
117812,0,Bankruptcy plan 'will not deter ' Yukos sale YUKOS shareholders gave warning yesterday that the oil giants attempt to seek bankruptcy protection in the US was unlikely to prevent the Russian Government-ordered
30799,0,Strings of Shadowy Rings Drape Saturn Jet Propulsion Lab -- Saturn's ring shadows appear wrapped in a harmonious symphony with the planet in this color view from the Cassini spacecraft. Saturn and its rings would nearly fill the space between Earth and the Moon...
53894,0,Woodgate comeback on hold Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate has suffered a setback in his comeback from a thigh problem - which has kept him on the sidelines since April.
40274,0,SINGH WINS AGAIN Vijay Singh shot a final-round three-under-par 69 to hold off a charging Stewart Cink and win the 84 Lumber Classic. It was his third straight victory and tour-best eighth of the season.
119424,0,EBay To Buy Rent.com in $415 Million Deal The recent wave of mergers spread into the e-commerce space today when auction giant eBay said it would acquire Rent.com for US$415 million in cash and stock.
38031,0,"Sci/Tech ; AOL Dumps Microsoft 's Spam Filter Standard Sci/Tech News, America Online, the largest Internet service provider, said it would stop using Microsoft 's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Sender ID technology to filter unwanted e-mail being sent to its millions of members, and instead embrace an open-source friendly "
29114,0,"Cricket: Lara backs Bangladesh to make progress SOUTHAMPTON, England : West Indies captain Brian Lara believes Bangladesh are making improvements as a cricketing nation, despite another heavy defeat at the Rose Bowl in the ICC Champions Trophy."
95421,0,"Call Centers Ride Out Disaster Some U.S. customer support lines outsourced to India experienced a brief failure in service following the deadly Asian tsunami, but economists say U.S. companies won't have to move their call centers. By Elisa Batista."
23833,0,"World No. 1 Vijay Singh tears up front nine, shoots 28 at Bell ... OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - Vijay Singh made history at Glen Abbey on Friday, shooting 28 on the front nine to post the lowest nine-hole score in the 100-year-old history of the Bell Canadian Open."
36523,0,"Spain: Valencia crush Deportivo at Riazor A CORUA, Sep 22 (SW) - Valencia CF have confirmed their title aspirations by crushing Deportivo la Corua 1-5 at Riazor stadium, while Levante surprised Atletico de Madrid, winning 2-1."
32802,0,"An Enron Trial With Big Stakes for Ones Ahead As the first criminal trial stemming from the financial deals at Enron opens, it will be notable as much for who is not among the six defendants as who is."
390,0,"Dell Unveils Inexpensive Projector New 2300MP digital model offers high brightness and resolution, at a low price."
49857,0,"Best Buy Pushes Its Insignia Brand SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Best Buy Inc. BBY.N will offer an expanded range of its own branded products -- such as LCD televisions -- as it pushes into the growing market for lower-priced, private-label consumer electronics, the company said on Monday."
96268,0,"Genentech 's new lung cancer drug gets FDA approval NEW YORK, November 19 (newratings.com) - Tarceva, an experimental lung cancer drug, has been approved by the Food & Drug Administration, Genentech (DNA."
54010,0,Pires slams Aragones Robert Pires and Sol Campbell have expressed their concern over alleged racist comments by Spain national team boss Luis Aragones about their Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry.
116789,0,"Linux Looms Larger Than Thought The overall Linux market is far larger than previous estimates show, a new study says. In an analysis of the Linux market released late Tuesday, market research firm IDC estimated that the Linux market -- including "
118233,0,"Update 1: Advance America Leads Busy Day for IPOs Check-cashing service Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. gained as much as 37 percent in its initial public offering Thursday, leading moderate advances for all but one of the day 's seven deals."
23050,0,"Harrington Chooses Country Over Cousin (AP) AP - It took Joey Harrington about one second to choose between red, white and blue — and blood."
102451,0,"India ; Kalam shows the moon as answer to energy problems India News, MOON can be an immense source of solar energy and minerals, feels President APJ Abdul Kalam. Addressing the Sixth International Conference on Exploration and Utilisation of Moon in the Lake City "
92170,0,"Baseball star used bum and tum jabs JASON Giambi had baseball at his feet when he was named the Major Leagues Most Valuable Player in 2000. The exceptional slugger attracted the attention of the New York Yankees, who offered a contract worth "
96079,0,"Microsoft Launches Regional Versions of Hotmail (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, has expanded its flagship MSN Hotmail internet email service to include European and Japanese domain names, it said on Friday."
40344,0,"Cole takes control as Arsenal play it cool At Manchester City, their enduring sense of optimism creeps up on you like the rain clouds that sweep east over the city and settle over the stadium on matchdays."
66040,0,"Global Markets: Euro Surges vs the Dollar LONDON (Reuters) - The euro surged to a near 8-month high against the dollar on growth worries on Wednesday while stock markets sank as investors dumped metal, technology and insurance stocks."
118121,0,"FedEx Profit, Outlook Up, Stock Down NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. FDX.N said quarterly profit nearly quadrupled on in its international, ground and freight businesses, but the stock slipped on disappointment over the margins."
122,0,"Website Lets Users Scout the Red Planet from Home (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - For those who want to explore Mars but cant wait for a spacecraft to take them there, NASA scientists have reformulated a website that lets the general public search data and images from previous missions."
75412,0,"North Texas Backup Nation's Leading Rusher (AP) AP - North Texas freshman Jamario Thomas is the nation's leading rusher thanks to speed, strength and vision."
23074,0,"EDS: 20,000 Job Cuts Over Next 2 Years SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Data Systems Corp. EDS.N, one of the world's biggest computer services company, is likely to cut up to 20,000 jobs over the next two years, the company's chief executive said on Thursday."
98691,0,Alliance with AstraZeneca is CAT 's whiskers for biotech firm UK biotechnology company Cambridge Antibody Technology has announced a five-year alliance with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. CAT said AstraZeneca will make an upfront equity investment in CAT worth 75
83994,0,CLARKE URGES BLUES TO TAKE CHANCE Chelsea 's assistant manager Steve Clarke insisted it was vital the side kept up the pressure on wobbling Arsenal by going top of the Premiership.
35012,0,"E-Mail-Authentication Problems Spawn New Apps While America Online, Microsoft, and the open-source community agree to disagree about E-mail-authentication standards, some companies are stepping up to bridge the divide."
39896,0,Crew remain on top of things The Columbus Crew extended their unbeaten streak to an MLS record 14 games in a season with a 1-0 win over visiting DC United last night.
24378,0,"Conquering heroes Today's players wouldn't recognize the game. In the 52 years since the Concord High football team reeled off a state-record 40 consecutive victories, only the winning may be comparable."
43864,0,"Apple Debuts Logic Express 7 Logic Express 7, a streamlined version of Logic, provides a basic set of professional tools for students, educators and advanced hobbyists at an affordable price. Sep 29"
58263,0,"Seven Die in 'Internet Suicide' Pact (Reuters) Reuters - Japanese police said on Tuesday they were investigating a suspected group suicide involving seven people who met through the Internet, the latest in a rash of suicides linked to the Web."
26960,0,"Cricket: Kenya v Pakistan match abandoned for the day BIRMINGHAM, England : Play in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool C match between Kenya and Pakistan at Edgbaston here was abandoned for the day because of rain without a ball being bowled."
75996,0,Digital Agenda: 10 facts you should know about broadband President Bush and Sen. John Kerry's positions on the issue are closer than anticipated.
42208,0,"Euro Disney Stock Suspended PARIS (Reuters) - Euro Disney shares were suspended on Tuesday at the company's request, said pan European bourse operator Euronext, before the theme park operator is expected to make a statement on a restructuring plan."
79248,0,"The TV set that cried wolf--by satellite It may be that many people, staring blankly from their sofas into the empty, late-night flicker of their televisions, are in need of rescuing."
65577,0,"15-4 run puts New Orleans ahead to stay NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) --Darrell Armstrong came off the bench to score 17 points and lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 92-89 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, who lost for the first time this preseason."
59879,0,"Fewer women in computer jobs these days But women have increased their representation in all the natural science professions, especially medical science, a study says."
41934,0,"This story ran on nwitimes.com on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 12 ... * Turning point: The Cubs scored five runs, including back-to-back homers by Corey Patterson and Derrek Lee, in the fourth. * Up next: Cincinnati (Josh Hancock 4-2) at Cubs (Greg Maddux 15-10), 7:05 pm today."
74241,0,Oil prices: OPEC urges US to act OPEC president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Wednesday he had urged the United States to use its strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) to bring down oil prices.
61427,0,"Report: Argos settle on York U site The Toronto Argonauts are set to announce York University as the location of their new stadium, according to several published reports."
65104,0,"Venus Avenges Wimbledon Defeat ZURICH (Reuters) - Venus Williams avenged her controversial exit from this year's Wimbledon tournament with a 6-2, 6-2, victory over Croatia's Karolina Sprem at the Zurich Challenge Tuesday."
108040,0,Unions in plea to Jaguar bosses Unions are locked in talks with Jaguar bosses in the hope of persuading them not to stop car production at the Browns Lane factory in Coventry.
77905,0,"Newman Claims Eighth Pole HAMPTON, Ga. - Ryan Newman blew to his third pole position in as many races Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but not without a challenge from red-hot Joe Nemechek."
50408,0,"Co. to Test Plant-Produced Anthrax Vaccine (AP) AP - A suburban Philadelphia company is hoping that a vaccine for anthrax could be lurking in spinach, petunias or Swiss chard."
97887,0,Nou or never for samba stars STRIKERS Ronaldinho and Ronaldo face each other for the first time in tonight 's eagerly anticipated league clash of Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid.
12120,0,"Olympics Wrap: Another Doping Controversy Surfaces ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympic chiefs ordered Hungarian hammer gold medallist Adrian Annus Friday to submit another doping sample or risk losing his medal, while another of his compatriots was stripped of a medal for failing a test."
101239,0,"Shortage of steel forces halt at Nissan TOKYO Nissan Motor said on Thursday that a shortage of steel would force it to halt production temporarily at three of its four auto factories in Japan, a highly unusual step the company said was made necessary in part by a surge in demand for steel from "
63530,0,"Kmart Appoints Lewis New CEO, President DETROIT - The retailing company Kmart Holding Corp. has appointed Aylwin Lewis, formerly an executive at the restaurant operator Yum Brands Inc."
117025,0,Lowe's Hardware Hacker Gets Nine Years (AP) AP - One of three Michigan men who hacked into the national computer system of Lowe's hardware stores and tried to steal customers' credit card information was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in federal prison.
109555,0,"French market watchdog fines Vivendi, former CEO PARIS - France 's stock market regulator on Tuesday fined Jean-Marie Messier euro1 million (US$1.35 million) for misleading financial information issued by Vivendi Universal SA when he was its chairman and CEO, Messier 's lawyer said."
90010,0,Ireland bursts Boks ' bubble Ireland stopped South Africa 's grand slam bid in its tracks as world champions England and southern hemisphere heavyweights New Zealand swept to easy victories in yesterday 's internationals.
32993,0,"Sun Looks to Wall Street in a Comeback Bid Long given up for dead (or dying), Sun is turning its own business on its head by offering to integrate many different systems."
19308,0,"Donald romps to Masters win England 's Luke Donald won the European Masters by five shots for his second victory on the European Tour. Donald, who won the Scandinavian Masters six weeks ago, shot a final-round 66 to finish five ahead of overnight leader Miguel Angel Jimenez."
73078,0,"Wanadoo Teams with Loudeye to Extend Music Service (Reuters) Reuters - Wanadoo has signed a deal with U.S.-based digital media firm Loudeye to bring its online music service to subscribers in the Netherlands and Spain, the Internet division of France Telecom said on Tuesday."
24998,0,"Tough trio intends to stick it out The fearsome threesome of North Andover , Watertown , and Amesbury will again prove that the Division 2 label doesn't indicate second-rate field hockey."
95140,0,"Fisis ready to go! Giancarlo Fisichella will test the Renault R24 for the first time next Wednesday, and hes raring to go!"
113228,0,"Air Force Set for Test Flight of New Rocket The Air Force is scheduled to launch a new Delta 4 rocket here Saturday afternoon in a test that will help determine whether it can become a ""heavy lift "
103690,0,"Digital music a long way from displacing CDs It 's going to be a long time before digital music downloads challenge CD sales, even in the online world. That 's the conclusion of a report by market watcher Informa Media Group (IMG), published this week."
88921,0,"Treasuries Deflated, Consumption Holds Up (Reuters) Reuters - Treasuries prices trimmed overnight gains on Friday after data on U.S. retail sales showed underlying strength in consumption heading into the fourth quarter."
49299,0,"Red Hat 's AOL buy RED Hat, the world 's biggest distributor of the free Linux computer operating system, will buy Netscape security software from Time Warner 's America Online for $US20."
22436,0,"Buckley signed to replace Mickens The Jets signed 33-year-old cornerback Terrell Buckley, who was released by New England on Sunday, after putting nickel back Ray Mickens on season-ending injured reserve yesterday with a torn ACL in his left knee."
49291,0,"Brazil to Limit UN Access to Uranium Plant as Powell Visits Brazil will limit United Nations ' access to a uranium enrichment plant as US Secretary of State Colin Powell visits the country to press for unimpeded inspections, the country 's ambassador in Washington said."
117026,0,"'San Andreas' Hijacks Gaming Awards (AP) AP - It's bound to be an unusual awards show when Snoop Dogg shows up to argue with a computerized version of himself, sexy women in lingerie seductively coo secret video game codes to viewers and bubbly model Brooke Burke beats out stately Dame Judi Dench for best actress."
97243,0,"Suspensions Doled Out The NBA indefinitely suspends Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson of Indiana and Ben Wallace of Detroit on Saturday for their roles in a brawl Friday night."
81388,0,Update 3: Holiday Outlook Brightens for Retailers The outlook for the holiday season brightened Thursday as many of the nation 's retailers reported an improvement in sales in October.
75529,0,"NASCAR driver Spencer is fired Morgan McClure Motorsports fired NASCAR driver Jimmy Spencer yesterday. Spencer, who finished 29th in Sunday's Subway 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, was arrested and accused of interfering with police officers that night as they attempted to serve a warrant on his son. Police went to Spencer's home in Cornelius, N.C. Sunday night to arrest James Jonathan Spencer Jr. ,18, on ..."
61383,0,"The Home PC, Perfected Three times is a charm, and never is this truer than with Microsoft products. With its brand new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system, Microsoft may have unleashed the perfect OS for a home PC."
89243,0,"Novell sues Microsoft over WordPerfect Novell Inc. on Friday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp., accusing the software giant of unfairly eliminating competition for office productivity applications during the time Novell owned the WordPerfect word processing application and the Quattro Pro spreadsheet application."
83076,0,Rocket Launches New GPS Satellite from Florida (Reuters) Reuters - A Boeing Co. Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a new U.S. Air Force Global Positioning Satellite into orbit from Florida Saturday.
25708,0,"His shoulder is still a sore spot for Ortiz SEATTLE -- For David Ortiz , the wonder may be that he has produced as well as he has since he injured his right shoulder diving awkwardly trying unsuccessfully to score Aug. 29 against the Tigers at Fenway Park. Ortiz started yesterday's 2-0 loss to the Mariners on the bench because of nagging soreness in the shoulder. He said he ..."
33400,0,"Nike Profit Up on Strong U.S. Demand SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nike Inc. NKE.N, the world's largest athletic shoe company, on Monday reported a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit, beating analysts' estimates, on growing demand for its namesake products in the United States."
42018,0,"Expos ' move to DC appears imminent Signaling for the first time publicly that he might be persuaded to drop his opposition to a team in Washington, DC, Orioles owner Peter Angelos said he could go along if a deal is struck to protect his franchise and Maryland 's investment in Oriole Park "
86990,0,"Back to 'School' for Walton, and 167 Other Hopefuls LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland's Philip Walton, who holed the winning putt for Europe at the 1995 Ryder Cup, tees off this week in a field of 168 at the European Tour qualifying school finals in Spain."
114552,0,"Stocks Higher on Retail Data, Mergers NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday following a pickup in merger activity in the software and telecom sectors and better-than-expected retail sales in November, which signaled an uptick in consumer spending."
16050,0,"Apple Unveils Its Latest iMac, Months After Planned Debut (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Apple Computer Inc. rolled out its latest iMac desktop computer at a convention for Mac users in Paris yesterday, a sleek model in which the processors and drives are packaged behind its 2-inch-thick monitor."
104969,0,"Packers 45, Rams 17 Green Bay 's indomitable quarterback celebrated his 200th straight regular-season start by throwing three touchdown passes and leading the Packers to their sixth straight win Monday night, 45-17 over St."
69257,0,"Record 2,600 football hooligans get game bans A record 2,596 convicted hooligans have been barred from attending football matches both at home and abroad for up to ten years, the Home Office announced yesterday."
25505,0,"US Airways Files for Ch. 11 Bankruptcy ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc. sought bankruptcy on Sunday for the second time in two years, squeezed by low-cost rivals, soaring fuel prices and a failure to win new labor concessions."
77946,0,"Check is in the mail? But different on arrival As of Thursday, when you write a check you 'd better have the funds in the bank to cover it. The reason? New rules on check-processing will result in checks clearing more quickly than in the past."
30850,0,"Circuit City loss below forecasts Circuit City Stores Inc. reported a smaller quarterly loss Friday as it kept a tight rein on expenses and demand increased for digital televisions, notebook computers and other popular products."
70744,0,"Army Studying Halliburton Compromise The US Army is studying a possible compromise with Halliburton Co. that might allow the company to keep several billion dollars in disputed billings for work in Iraq, defense officials said on Friday."
61631,0,Trump Does Seventh Avenue Apprentice contestants take it to the catwalk in the cutthroat apparel business.
54340,0,"Japan's mobile operators target elderly (FT.com) FT.com - Mobile phones have become a must-have item for every high-powered Japanese businessman, multi-tasking mum and self-respecting teenager. Even schoolchildren often carry a mobile phone to call home on their way back from late-night cram school."
27784,0,"Manpower survey: Hiring prospects look good but slowing Tightness in the labour market notwithstanding, the prospects for hiring in the third quarter are down from the second quarter, according to the new Manpower Employment Outlook Survey."
73426,0,"Apple delivers 60GB iPod Photo The iPod Photo carries an entire music and photo library, with a maximum capacity of 60GB. The device holds up to 25,000 digital photos as well as the music library."
82085,0,"Smart Web Changes World The Gartner-sponsored ITXpo symposium in France sets itself to identify long-term technology trends that are altering sectors like travel, marketing and investing. More web-enabled mobile devices and a smarter internet are key players."
40710,0,"Oil price pushes toward $50 a barrel US light crude climbed to $49.36 a barrel, up 48 cents and just four cents below the record high set in late August at $49.40. In London, Brent crude oil futures in surged to a new peak of $45."
29412,0,Baseball Today (AP) AP - Houston at St. Louis (8:10 p.m. EDT). Jason Marquis goes for his 15th win of the season against the Astros.
6155,0,Earthquakes Rattle Burn 3-0 (AP) AP - Brian Ching scored a team-best 11th goal of season to lead the San Jose Earthquakes past the Dallas Burn 3-0 on Saturday night.
9630,0,Gardner Unable to Defend His Olympic Title ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. heavyweight Rulon Gardner lost his Olympic title Wednesday after being beaten in the semi-final stage of the 120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event by Georgiy Tsurtsumia of Kazakhstan.
116912,0,$12 million payment over allegations in sales to military ... BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- First Command has reached a $12 million settlement with federal regulators for making misleading statements and omitting important information when selling mutual funds to US military personnel.
19787,0,"India, Pakistan To Discuss Gas Pipeline Issue NEW DELHI, SEPT 6: Oil ministers of India and Pakistan will hold talks on plans for a gas pipeline from Iran to India and New Delhi 's proposal to sell diesel to its South Asian neighbour, officials said on Monday."
24955,0,"Phillies overcome 4-run deficit in win NEW YORK - David Bell 's second home run of the game broke a 13th-inning tie, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit Saturday in an 11-9 win over the New York Mets."
39199,0,"Pearson to relocate employees to Boston Boston ’s educational publishing cluster will be growing as Pearson ’s school publishing group prepares to move 500 employees from Needham to 100,000 square feet of renovated space on the top two floors of the Newbry building at 501 Boylston St. in the Back Bay."
53953,0,"The Red Sox Are Passing Baseball's Chemistry Test As Boston aims for a first-round playoff sweep over the Anaheim Angels on Friday at Fenway, the Red Sox are positively giddy."
12195,0,"SBC, Sprint deal doubles Wi-Fi customers ' hot spot access Through a deal with rival SBC Communications Inc., Sprint Corp. will almost double the number of places subscribers can wirelessly log on to the Internet at high speeds, according to a report from the Kansas City Business Journal."
39351,0,"Stuttgart Sends Leverkusen Spiraling Since outclassing Real Madrid in the Champion 's League two weeks ago, Bayer Leverkusen has been a shadow of its former self. In a high-profile game against Stuttgart Saturday, they continued their spiral."
61002,0,"Daniels Finds a Niche Since starting in the Gator Bowl as a redshirt freshman, senior safety Mike Daniels has made valuable contributions under the radar while waiting for his chance to play more."
89313,0,"Dell CEO Says AMD Looking Good Dell CEO Kevin Rollins sent a clear signal to Intel, saying in an interview that the company is likely to begin using Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors in some of its products."
72224,0,"Busch Stadium Far From Fenway in Style (AP) AP - Players were back in shirt sleeves, and many of the 96 arches atop Busch Stadium were lit by the late-afternoon sun as the Red Sox took batting practice."
24152,0,"For Intel, the future has two cores With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority."
98592,0,"India debates manned space flight BANGALORE (AFP) - India 's space agency is ready to send a man to space within seven years if the government gives the nod, while preparations have already begun for the launch of an unmanned lunar mission, a top official said."
96305,0,Apple To Open London Store its 99th retail outlet and the first in Europe -- to sell Macintosh computers and the popular iPod music players. The opening follows close on the
9756,0,"WS-I Addresses Web Services Attachments Interoperability The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) on Tuesday announced three new profiles have been published as ""Final Material: "" Basic Profile 1.1, Attachments Profile 1.0, and Simple SOAP Binding Profile 1.0."
2214,0,"US Men Squander Lead, But Hold Off Thorpe to Win ATHENS, Aug. 17 -- Rarely has a huge lead disappeared so quickly. Largely unheralded US swimmer Klete Keller jumped in the pool for the final leg of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay a second-and-a-half ahead of Australian legend Ian Thorpe. "
61815,0,Top Two Seeds Ousted in Vienna VIENNA (Reuters) - Top seeds David Nalbandian and Nicolas Massu were beaten in the quarterfinals of the Vienna Trophy Friday.
51717,0,"Howard Stern to Broadcast on Sirius Radio in 2006 Shock jock Howard Stern will head to satellite radio, where listeners will have to pay to hear him."
32171,0,"Big Carriers Feeling Poor The shakeout in the global airline industry has moved forward like a slow-motion train wreck since Sept. 11, 2001, but last week the pace quickened considerably."
89708,0,"Salvation Army seeks volunteer bell-ringers Last month, Target stores decided to no longer allow Salvation Army bell ringers to solicit in front of its stores. Now, with just a week until the bell ringing kick-off, the Salvation Army is scrambling to "
75328,0,"Oil prices fall after US report Oil prices continue to fall back from recent record highs, after a US report showed an unexpectedly large rise in crude stocks in America."
40012,0,"Hewitt, at Age 23, Gets Australian Record Davis Cup Tennis Win Lleyton Hewitt beat Morocco 's Mehdi Tahiri in straight sets to become Australia 's most successful singles player in 104 years of Davis Cup tennis, passing the mark of 24 wins he shared with Adrian Quist."
79813,0,UK retail sales growth rebounds British retail sales rose more than expected in October and at their sharpest pace in three months. The Confederation of British Industry said 37 of firms in its monthly distributive trades survey saw sales
21395,0,"Tkachuk awakens, puts Russians on ice Keith Tkachuk might consider getting a few extra zzzzzz 's come Friday, before Team USA hits the ice for the morning skate. Energy Center in time to skate with his teammates."
39026,0,"Gannon gets another shot at Buccaneers ' tough defense The last time Rich Gannon saw defensive players wearing Tampa Bay uniforms he threw them the football five times. That, of course, was almost 20 months ago in the Buccaneers ' 48-21 demolition of the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII."
53943,0,Pension Guarantor Calls for Changes The government 's pension insurance agency yesterday called on Congress to strengthen its hand in seeking to attach assets of bankrupt companies to protect those companies ' pension plan
51510,0,"Intel, Nokia team up to develop ""smart "" phone Chip giant Intel announced that it has joined forces with the world 's largest handset maker, Nokia, to develop the next generation mobile phone."
41,0,"Somewhere between gleam and gloom President Bush has been saying that the US economy has ''turned the corner. "" Democratic presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry, in the wake of this month's poor jobs report, quipped that it was more like a U-turn."
27447,0,"Stocks Flat; Oil, Hurricane Cause Concern NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks struggled to gain ground on Tuesday as oil prices rose and investors feared economic fallout from Hurricane Ivan as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico toward a possible landfall in the United States."
30656,0,"U.S. Treasuries on Firm Footing (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices were higher on Friday, cementing gains made the previous day, in the face of growing speculation that the pace of U.S. interest rate hikes could slow."
38106,0,"Virus writers focus on image bug A critical weakness found in many Microsoft programs looks like it is about to be exploited by virus writers. The bug only came to light last week, but code is now circulating that could be used to attack vulnerable machines."
102894,0,"NCAA Top 25 Roundup At Louisville, Ky., Montrell Jones caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt for a score, and Louisville clinched its third Conference USA championship since 2000."
95057,0,"ETF Investors Going for Gold Traders awoke Thursday to find a new gold-backed security, StreetTracks Gold (GLD:NYSE - commentary - research), trading on the New York Stock Exchange under symbol GLD."
15652,0,USA: Interstate Bakeries delays filing full-year report US food company Interstate Bakeries has said that it has had to delay filing its fiscal year report. The company had previously obtained an extension to last Friday for filing its Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K with
32255,0,Matthew Zemek / FOXSports.com Posted: 3 minutes ago How does one even begin to analyze the latest unforgettable installment of a rivalry that always seems to produce an indelible and searing memory?
96474,0,"Stars endorse London 's 2012 Olympic Games LONDON - From David Beckham to Roger Moore to Tony Blair, London is rolling out the big names to promote its campaign for the 2012 Olympics."
77393,0,"Adults-Only rated Leisure Suit Larry now available More nudity, more raunch, more sex scenes fill new ""Uncut "" version of VU 's risqu college adventure. Is it even possible to make Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude--a video game characterized by nothing "
71006,0,"In This Climate, Victory 's No Picnic, Either THE long and bitter presidential campaign will (it is widely and devoutly hoped) be over in nine days. One man will win, and the voters will be rewarded with either George W. Bush 's ""ownership "
88351,0,"The Teeming Crowd in Video Games Jeffrey Griffiths, the president and chief executive of the video game retailer Electronics Boutique Holdings, spoke about the holiday season and video violence."
81447,0,Film Association To File Lawsuits Against Online Movie Swappers LOS ANGELES -- The Motion Picture Association of America announced Thursday it will work with its members and other film studios to file lawsuits against people who have illegally traded digital copies of movies over the Internet.
113383,0,"Marquette Upsets No. 24 Wisconsin, 63-54 (AP) AP - Travis Diener scored 29 points despite playing with a sprained ankle, and led unbeaten Marquette past No. 24 Wisconsin 63-54 Saturday night."
6183,0,"New hospital design aids healing, cuts errors Greeters direct new arrivals at the elevators. Wireless telephone systems and Internet access are available. And every guest room is private, cheerful and has a fold-out chairbed."
85082,0,"Amazon.com Web Site Experiences Slowdowns (AP) AP - Amazon.com said Monday that its Web site was experiencing slowdowns, and the company didn't immediately know when the problem would be fixed."
32927,0,AOL Launching New Online Shopping Site (AP) AP - America Online announced the launch of an online shopping site it says will provide and easy and fast way to compare products from thousands of online merchants.
105397,0,Middlesbrough defender Franck Queudrue red card appeal rejected Middlesbrough defender Franck Queudrue was suspended for three matches Tuesday after losing his appeal of a red card. The Frenchman was sent off for a two-footed tackle on Noe Pamarot in Sunday 's 2-0 loss to Tottenham.
25066,0,"Ghostzapper captures Woodward NEW YORK -- Ghostzapper, by a neck. In a thrilling stretchlong duel down the middle of the track, a gallant Ghostzapper held off Saint Liam and won yesterday's $500,000 Woodward Stakes, one of three Grade I races at Belmont Park leading up to the Breeders' Cup Oct. 30."
81459,0,"Randolph introduced as Mets manager The Mets introduced the longtime New York Yankees coach as their new manager Thursday at Shea Stadium. Randolph takes over from Art Howe, fired at the end of the season."
37129,0,Lehman May Settle Enron Scheme Lawsuit Wall Street brokerage house Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is close to reaching a deal to pay about $220 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it and other big brokerage firms participated in a scheme with Enron Corp.
30884,0,"US Sept Consumer Sentiment Stagnates NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in early September, according to a survey released on Friday, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted."
17567,0,"I.B.M. Offers $10,000 to Owners of Contaminated Houses The company is willing to pay $10,000 each to the owners of nearly 500 contaminated homes in an upstate village if the owners give up their right to sue over pollution."
54646,0,"'Frog's glue' could mend knees A sticky substance from the skin of frogs could be used to repair human knee joints, scientists believe."
30932,0,"Cooper Tire Selling Auto Parts Unit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. CTB.N on Friday said it agreed to sell an automotive parts business to two buyout firms for about $1.17 billion, the latest private equity purchase in the sector."
103208,0,"Tigers hoping to break through Tyngsboro is fast becoming comparable to the Buffalo Bills of the early 1990s. After three consecutive Super Bowl losses, the Tigers once again find themselves with a playoff berth and yet another Commonwealth Large title."
98767,0,"Campbell Soup Posts Higher 1Q Profit Campbell Soup Co., the world 's largest soup maker, posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Monday, citing strong sales of condensed soup and broth products."
83139,0,"Problems come into focus The Celtics have opened the 2004-05 season with two close losses at home. Last night, they dropped a 100-94 decision to the Indiana Pacers, which went much like the 98-95 loss to Philadelphia Wednesday night."
116338,0,"Slump baffles guard Harris Guard Dion Harris can 't explain it, but he 's in a major shooting slump. In the last five games, he has shot 17-for-66 from the field (25.8 percent), including 7-for-35 from three-point range."
19602,0,William Hill slips on punters ' winning streak Shares in William Hill have dipped after it warned growth in its winnings had slipped in July and August as customers enjoyed a lucky streak on horse races.
112471,0,"GE OKs $15 Billion Buyback, Ups Dividend Diversified manufacturer General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it boosted its quarterly dividend by 10 percent and earmarked up to $15 billion for share repurchases over the next three years."
35608,0,"DOORNBOS HANDED JORDAN CHANCE Dutchman Robert Doornbos will drive Jordans third car in Friday testing for the rest of the season. He takes over from Timo Glock, who has replaced the axed Giorgio Pantano in one of the teams race seats (see separate story)."
26071,0,Warming to the Warning Irrational exuberance follows after Broadcom investors bid up the stock on the heels of a revenue warning.
52618,0,"Salesforce.com reports subscriber surge The subscription software company adds 85,000 individual subscribers to its online customer information system."
99667,0,Sehwag century lifts India towards safety Opener Virender Sehwag hit his eighth test century with an unbeaten 108 to guide India to 235 for one in their first innings at lunch on day four of the first test against South Africa on Tuesday.
111519,0,"Siemens Clocks Record Speed in Wireless Race ""There 's a whole lot of factors that impact statements on speed, and the companies never include them. How far was it transmitted?"
76787,0,"Epstein was an old pro Multimillion-dollar baseball dealmaker by day, garage-band guitarist by night, Theo Epstein found refuge one brutally cold night last January a few blocks from his childhood home in the warm cocoon of a couple thousand Red Sox fans stoking the embers of their unrequited dream: a new world championship banner fluttering over Fenway Park."
76804,0,DreamWorks soars on 1st day Shrek-sized hopes lift shares up 38 Shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. jumped 38 percent on the first day of trading yesterday as investors anticipated Shrek-sized profits from the computer animation film studio.
107410,0,"Retailers' Nov. Same-Store Sales Sluggish NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. retailers reported tepid November sales on Thursday, as discounting lured customers, but high energy prices and nagging concerns about a soggy job market kept buying in check."
2046,0,Free-Speech Protection Sought for Internet Casino Ads By Alan Sayre NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The operator of a gambling news site on the Internet has asked a federal judge to declare that advertisements in U.S. media for foreign online casinos and sports betting outlets are protected by free-speech rights...
92895,0,"Kitchen Gods (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - No definitive guide to cooking one-on-one with chefs exists, but the Shaw Guides, a leading directory of cooking schools, includes many chef listings http://cookforfun.shawguides.com/. Top chefs from around the U.S. have been sprouting up at Lee Jones' Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio, where kitchen technique is taught to small groups of students using vegetables straight from Jones' nearby farm http://www.culinaryvegetableinstitute.com/."
107624,0,"MSN Spaces Blog Service Launches MSN Spaces Blog Service Launches\\What better day to announce a new blogging service than the day when we all learned that ""blog"" was the most popular word for an online dictionary. Was 2004 the year of the blog? If it was, MSN has found a great way to end it ..."
108177,0,"IBM Puts PC Unit Up for Sale - NY Times NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. IBM.N has put its personal computing business up for sale in a deal that could be worth as much as $2 billion, the New York Times reported on Friday."
8571,0,SCH still expects to close Abbey takeover by year end The Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano said it still expects to complete its acquisition of British home-loan specialist Abbey National by the end of this year.
103359,0,"Holiday-season portable games put Nintendo, Sony in shoot-'em-up round (AFP) AFP - The holiday shopping season is set to be a shoot-'em-up round in the video game industry, as its top players Nintendo and Sony go head to head by launching new and advanced hand-held machines."
19862,0,"Broadband to boom in new EU countries Despite their current low rates of broadband penetration, the ten new countries that joined the EU in May are poised for rapid growth in high-speed internet use, thanks "
102578,0," Famitsu Reveals All Popular Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu, seems to have gathered the juiciest bits of gossip regarding Nintendo in its latest issue."
112745,0,The joys of traveling with a heavy suitcase NEW YORK The holiday season is an especially busy time for global travelers intent on delivering gifts to friends and relatives from faraway places.
52619,0,"Briefly: Salesforce.com reports subscriber surge roundup Plus: RealNetworks signs up Red Flag Linux...Microsoft ships Virtual PC 7...SGI warns of lower revenue, deeper loss."
88380,0,"Otellini: soft-spoken, driven and an Intel lifer news analysis Intel selects consummate insider as next CEO. Can he take Intel beyond the PC?"
597,0,"Roenick Paid for Betting Tips Flyers center Jeremy Roenick paid more than $100,000 to a Florida firm that made millions selling betting tips to gamblers, law enforcement officials told The Philadelphia Inquirer."
116706,0,"Wavesat Says Its Created First WiMAX Chip Wavesat Inc., a developer of broadband wireless chips, said today it has delivered the first-ever WiMAX chip, the DM256. The company is planning to make the chips generally available early next month."
91222,0,"Battle for Supremacy or a circus act? What a night for a heavyweight showdown, what a night for boxing, and what a night for your average outspoken, crazy-eyed, biker-looking foul-mouthed trainer."
96796,0,"In Washington, it 'll be 'Let 's go Nats ' WASHINGTON - As expected, the Montreal Expos are about to get their new name: the Washington Nationals. A city official and a baseball official, both speaking on condition of anonymity, said Friday that "
12549,0,"Weightlifter and runner fail tests The Hungarian weightlifter Ferenc Gyurkovics has failed a drugs test and risks losing his Olympic silver medal, a national Olympic committee spokesman said yesterday, while the Russian 400m "
113274,0,Airbus To Take On Boeing 's Dreamliner The parent companies of Airbus SAS yesterday approved the launch of a $5.3 billion new airplane by 2010 to compete directly with Boeing Co.
49193,0,Revamped Tungsten hangs on to data New PalmOne handheld doubles as flash drive and retains data even when the battery runs down.
24386,0,"Bits from pieces SALT LAKE CITY -- For Los Alamos physicist Roger Wiens, it appears 14 years of toil and anticipation will not be in vain, even though the Genesis space capsule suffered a crash landing this week."
5437,0,"Davenport Advances at Ohio Tournament (AP) AP - Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport cruised past seventh-seeded Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-2 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Western and Southern Women's Open."
63911,0,"FedEx to Build 2nd-Largest U.S. Private Solar System NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. FDX.N, the world's largest air-express shipper, on Monday said it was building the nation's second largest private solar power system atop its hub in Oakland, California."
49945,0,"Wilkinson to lead LONDON: Flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson, who kicked the winning drop goal in last November 's World Cup final against Australia, was named yesterday as England captain."
40073,0,"NASA: Hurricane Damages Shuttle Building (AP) AP - The third hurricane to hit NASA's spaceport in just over a month blew out more panels and left more gaping holes in the massive shuttle assembly building, but overall damage was not as severe as feared, a space agency official said Sunday."
83570,0,Wal-Mart says weekly traffic rose Wal-Mart said Saturday that higher shopper traffic in the past week raised its comparable-store sales above the previous year. Free!
109685,0,"White Sox Cut Ties With Ordonez (AP) AP - The Chicago White Sox cut ties with Magglio Ordonez on Tuesday, declining to offer arbitration to their All-Star right fielder."
35970,0,"Stocks Slump on Higher Oil, Fannie Mae Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after oil prices jumped more than a dollar and a US government review questioned home finance company Fannie Mae 's (FNM."
114823,0,"NASA boss prepares to take off NASA 's top official, Sean O 'Keefe, is preparing to resign to pursue a job leading the main campus of Louisiana State University, agency officials confirmed on Monday."
75764,0,Moving Ideas Off Campus The transfer of technological innovations from the campus to the capitalist marketplace has been a financial windfall for many schools.
119725,0,"Analysis: PeopleSoft users speak out about Oracle takeover The great debate over the impact of Oracle's hostile takeover of PeopleSoft has all the big industry analyst organizations weighing in. However, in most of the analysis one group's opinion seems to have been overlooked: that of PeopleSoft users."
106731,0,EU raps Greece over deficit The European Union last night started legal action against Athens after it was revealed that a systematic under-reporting of Greece 's budget deficit should have ruled the country out of joining the single currency.
15451,0,"ADB Head Chino to Resign, Japan Recommends Kuroda as Successor Asian Development Bank President Tadao Chino today expressed his intention to resign and Japan said it will recommend Haruhiko Kuroda, an adviser to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, to succeed him."
114397,0,London Stock Exchange rejects German takeover bid The London Stock Exchange said Monday that it had rejected a fresh takeover proposal from German rival Deutsche Boerse but has agreed to further talks.
25907,0,Federal Court to Hear Microsoft Appeal of Internet Explorer Case Software giant contesting order to pay $521 million in patent infringement verdict.
75338,0,"Frustrated Cardinals Can't Hit in Series Loss to Sox (Reuters) Reuters - While the Boston Red Sox celebrated the end of 86 years of frustration by winning the World Series on Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals had to deal with some new frustrations of their own."
25266,0,"Mercosur, EU hope to meet trade deadline The South American trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union said after a ministerial meeting Sunday they hope to conclude stalled talks about free-trade agreement on time."
73652,0,"Taiko Drum Master October 26, 2004 - In the quest to frustrate roommates, parents, friends, neighbors, and pretty much everyone within audio range, Namco is releasing Taiko Drum Master in the States."
96024,0,"Cancer Drug Tarceva Approved NEW YORK - Last night, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Tarceva, a pill that extends survival in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients for whom chemotherapy has failed."
72511,0,"Adelphia Mulling Offer from Time Warner-Comcast When bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications begins eyeing bids for some or all of its cable systems, one heavyweight contender is likely to be a joint offer from Comcast Corp."
81402,0,"Kumble, Kartik check Australia after Indian batting collapse: Sports India, Cricket: Mumbai, Nov 4 : Spinners Anil Kumble and Murli Kartik Thursday bowled well to restrict Australia 's first innings to 203, a lead of 99, and make up for another Indian batting collapse on the second day of the fourth and final "
102987,0,"Playing With TV This holiday the hottest new products for kids have one thing in common: They all interact with the tube, whether by means of sensors, radio-wave technology or the regular old TV remote control."
119713,0,"NASA Retires Historic B-52 'Mothership' (AP) AP - NASA on Friday retired the B-52B jet that served as the ""mothership"" for a half-century of flight research projects ranging from the X-15 rocket planes of the 1960s to the X-43A hypersonic jet that flew at nearly 10 times the speed of sound last month."
16485,0,"Manufacturing Activity Rises Again, but at Slower Pace Manufacturing activity rose in August for the 15th consecutive month, according to a monthly report released today."
78522,0,"Schilling back in game for Bush The Red Sox right-hander has recorded automated phone calls that will be made in New Hampshire, Maine, and Pennsylvania through Tuesday, Election Day."
4056,0,"Yahoo Builds the Yahoo Search Blog Yahoo Builds the Yahoo Search Blog\\When I logged on this morning and checked my daily referral stats I noticed a multiple number of referring links from a domain that was not familiar - YSearchBlog.com. Not only one referral or a handful, but multiple multiple referrals.. my first thought - WOW, ..."
47037,0,"Attendance Down Again for Atlanta Braves (AP) AP - They offered ticket packages that were more family friendly. They cut prices at the concession stands for some games. Heck, they even had a ""Disco Night."""
90647,0,"Hu tours Rio hot spots, to meet with ethnic Chinese, on Brazil ... RIO DE JANEIRO : Chinese President Hu Jintao toured some of Rio de Janeiro 's fabled sights Sunday ahead of a meeting with Brazil 's Chinese community on a busy Latin American tour."
9029,0,"Quincy Carter Finds a Home with the Jets (Reuters) Reuters - The New York Jets solved their backup quarterback problems by signing Quincy Carter, who was recently released by the Dallas Cowboys. Terms of the deal were not announced."
16255,0,"Cubs trade for Grieve and DiFelice The Chicago Cubs made a pair of trades yesterday, getting outfielder Ben Grieve from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash and a player to be named and backup catcher Mike DiFelice from the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named. Grieve, 28, hit .261 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in 108 games for Milwaukee. He is a career ..."
28545,0,News: World's largest ID theft felon faces 14 years' jail A former New York computer help desk technician yesterday pleaded guilty to playing a key part in what prosecutors reckon is the largest identity theft case to date.
54914,0,"Freelancer Wins Big in Canadian 'Tasini' Case (Editor and Publisher) Editor and Publisher - CHICAGO In a Canadian version of the U.S. Supreme Court's Tasini decision on copyrights, a divided Ontario Appeals Court Thursday declared that The Globe and Mail violated a freelance writer's copyright when it republished her articles online and in electronic databases."
7010,0,"Novell posts 3rd-quarter profit, revenue rises Novell Thursday posted a quarterly profit as revenue rose, but the company warned that spending on information technology by companies remained weak."
80276,0,"Lehman right for Ryder If, as reported, Tom Lehman will be named today as captain of the 36th US Ryder Cup team by the PGA of America, one thing is likely for the 2006 Cup matches in Ireland: The recent move toward civility will come to an abrupt end."
100178,0,Celtics Place Gugliotta on Injured List BOSTON (Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics placed forward Tom Gugliotta on the injured list Tuesday with lower back pain.
43595,0,"Mortgage lending at 12-month low Mortgage lending slows to its lowest level in a year in August, but credit card spending continues to boom, Bank of England figures show."
22850,0,"ITV may sell its $126m stake in Seven Network British television broadcaster ITV is looking to sell a range of ""noncore "" assets, including its $126 million, or 12.3 per cent, stake in Australia 's Seven Network."
66736,0,"Edelin Cleared to Play The NCAA has granted the academic waiver petition of Syracuse junior guard Billy Edelin, making him immediately eligible to play for the Orange."
31044,0,Jets' Josh Evans Out With Back Injury (AP) AP - Jets defensive tackle Josh Evans is out for Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers with a back injury.
14743,0,"At these Games, the big sports powers see less gold For Americans, it 's just as well that the Olympics came to a conclusion Sunday. Over the weekend, the ends of America 's almost "
119463,0,"SEC Considers Charges Against MetLife Unit MetLife Inc., one of the nation 's largest insurers, said Friday that one of its subsidiaries has received a notice that the Securities and Exchange Commission is considering civil charges against the unit."
77103,0,"Island dwarf is a big find for scientists NEW YORK Once upon a time, but not so long ago, in a tropical island midway between Asia and Australia, there lived a race of little people, whose adults stood just more than one meter tall."
63070,0,"Microsoft 's Halo 2 ""hello "" to the world before planned sale World 's largest software maker 's best-selling game for Xbox video console -- Halo 2-- has leaked onto the Internet nearly four weeks before its planned sale date."
87728,0,"IBM readies SME tools IBM will announced the pre-release of several tools for SMEs designed to speed development of solutions built on IBM middleware. The tools support the IBM Solutions Builder Express Portfolio, which provides "
35543,0,"Hack Attack Gums Up Authorize.Net A leading internet credit card processor is under siege by a denial-of-service attack, slowing its servers and leaving many customers high and dry. By Noah Shachtman."
53048,0,Will Microsoft Makes Its Browser Better? (PC World) PC World - Success of alternative apps like Firefox may be putting pressure on the software giant.
88496,0,"Martha Stewart Living Replaces Chief Executive With Martha Stewart in prison, her company 's board announced yesterday that it was replacing the president and chief executive, Sharon L. Patrick, with a television and publishing veteran who joined the board just five months ago."
28724,0,First impressions of Firefox 1.0 preview release First impressions of Firefox 1.0 preview release\\Firefox is my second choice for a web browser. Opera comes first. No doubts about that. But Firefox in itself is a pretty decent browser. My requirement from a browser has risen with my long time usage of Opera so I just cannot move ...
99414,0,"Artest Expresses Regret Over Brawl with Detroit Fans LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest has admitted that he regrets charging into the stands to fight Detroit Pistons fans last Friday, sparking an ugly brawl that led to his suspension for the rest of the season."
15420,0,"Notables The Expos have made seven errors in their last two games. Brad Ausmus of the Astros hit his first home run since July 25, a span of 59 at-bats."
78859,0,Bonus bonanza for Shell bosses SHELL 'S new chief executive Jeroen van der Veer is to be handed a beefed-up pay package as part of the planned merger of the firm 's Dutch and British arms.
76393,0,"Oracle sets Nov. 8 date for applications suite release REDWOOD SHORES, CALIFORNIA - Oracle Corp. plans to finally ship the next version of its E-Business Suite of enterprise applications on Monday Nov. 8, company executives said Thursday."
84783,0,"Russia Launches New Rocket for 1st Time (AP) AP - Russia launched a new model of booster rocket on Monday following two posptponements, news agencies reported."
6485,0,"Marks and Spencer loses crown as Britain's top clothing retailer (AFP) AFP - Marks and Spencer has been overtaken as Britain's biggest clothing retailer by supermarket giant Asda, which is owned by the world's largest retail store Wal-Mart, industry figures showed."
89617,0,"Indian outsource firm joins MIT study project CAMBRIDGE -- At a sponsors' meeting of MIT Sloan School's Center for Information Systems Research this week, there was a new project on the research agenda: outsourcing."
79428,0,"NASA Sets New Space Shuttle Launch Planning Window After an extensive review, NASA is planning its Return to Flight Space Shuttle mission, designated STS-114, for a launch window that opens in May 2005."
50166,0,"Rocket 's success propels chances of space tourism Holding a US flag he carried into space, SpaceShipOne pilot Brian Binnie salutes the crowd as a band plays the National Anthem as the spacecraft is towed down a taxiway after soaring into space in its quest to win the Ansari X Prize at Mojave, Calif "
21141,0,"Oracle in a buying mood, president says A consolidating market and an economic recovery during the past year have made future acquisition deals in the near term more likely for Oracle, according to company President Charles Phillips."
107390,0,"Firms Push to Ease Tough Federal Scrutiny Two-and-a-half years after Congress passed the most sweeping corporate reforms since the Great Depression, trade groups are maneuvering to revise them, arguing that they are too expensive, too time-consuming and too much trouble for small businesses."
82384,0,Two Guilty in 1st Felony Spam Conviction (AP) AP - A brother and sister who sent junk e-mail to millions of America Online customers were convicted Wednesday in the nation's first felony prosecution of Internet spam distributors.
6343,0,"Rate hikes by Fed work in two ways If you 've noticed that the price of everything from milk to gasoline to automobiles seems to be going up, you 're as observant as Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan."
79193,0,"Lockheed to Take Charge on Court Decision Lockheed Martin Corp. will take a fourth-quarter after-tax charge of about $110 million, or about 25 cents per share, for damages and costs from a court decision rejecting its request to overturn a contract 's termination, the No."
31334,0,"Japan asks Citi to end pvt banking TOKYO/NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17: Japan on Friday ordered Citigroup Inc. to close its Japanese private banking offices after uncovering a series of problems, including failing to prevent suspected money laundering."
77565,0,"Van Nistelrooy pleads guilty Ruud van Nistelrooy has apologised to Arsenal 's Ashley Cole for his Old Trafford horror tackle on Sunday, after confirming he will not contest a Football Association charge of serious foul play."
96994,0,"McCain threatens legislation to curb drugs in baseball com Staff December 4, 2004. US Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) said yesterday that he will introduce legislation for mandatory drug testing of athletes if major league baseball players and owners do "
53151,0,"Sosa reportedly fined $87,400 The Chicago Cubs are not ignoring the fact that Sammy Sosa arrived late to last Sunday 's season finale, and then left early. The club announced Wednesday the slugger will be fined a day 's pay - or $87,400, according to the Chicago Tribune."
41352,0,"Air Canada to Buy 30 Bombardier Jets Air Canada has agreed to buy 30 Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) in a contract valued at $821 million, the companies said on Monday, but the order falls 15 jets short of an earlier plan."
85772,0,"Cocoa Price Off, Ivory Coast Shot to Bits LONDON (Reuters) - World cocoa prices rose from intraday lows, but exports from the Ivory Coast, the key global supplier, remain on hold after mob violence and military clashes paralyze business in the West African country, traders said on Tuesday."
96916,0,"No. 22 Washington Scuttles Seattle Pacific Washington 's Mike Jensen, left, keeps the ball away from Seattle Pacific 's Matt Birkle, right, in the first half in Seattle on Friday, Nov 19, 2004."
79468,0,National Semi Cuts Guidance High performance analog chipmaker National Semiconductor today lowered its revenue guidance for its fiscal Q2. The new guidance for the quarter calls for revenues to range from $445 million to $450 million
57741,0,Yao Measures Up in U.S. and China (Reuters) Reuters - Smashing stereotypes forged over centuries and bearing the burden of being an inspiration to a billion compatriots is a mighty tall order.
59986,0,Oil Firm Near $54 on Heating Fuel Worries (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices rebounded to $54 a barrel on Thursday ahead of U.S. inventory data expected to show tight heating fuel stocks ahead of winter.
63805,0,"Wi-Fi Service Bundled With DSL By SBC SBC Communications Inc., one of the nation 's largest telephone companies, introduced Wi-Fi service for business and residential DSL customers, giving them access to 3,900 hot-spots for $1."
60401,0,"Union agrees to Karstadt job cuts Struggling German department store KarstadtQuelle reaches agreement with its main union to cut 5,500 jobs, a move which should help save it 760m euros."
103665,0,"Droschak: Tar Heels Steamroll to Victory The stat line in the first half was about as remarkable as it gets. But then again, North Carolina is getting used to big leads at the break."
70597,0,"Bengals' Johnson Mum Before Broncos Game (AP) AP - No teasing with antacids, no take-it-to-the-bank boasts. Leading up to the Bengals' first Monday night game in a dozen years, Chad Johnson — the gifted receiver with an affinity for the spotlight — decided to keep it strictly low-watt."
62672,0,"Team's talent clear to see, says confident Pierce FOXBOROUGH -- Defender Rusty Pierce has performed as a starter in most of the Revolution's crucial matches since joining the team four years ago. So, Pierce reacted calmly to the team's dramatic rally to qualify for the MLS playoffs with a 2-1 win over Chicago last night."
36253,0,"Trend Micro offers new mobile security for PDA and smartphones Trend Micro, Inc. has announced the Trend Micro Mobile Security, an antivirus and anti-spam protection for SMS messaging customers using smartphones and PDAs."
2438,0,"Americans bounce back Athens -- Allen Iverson scored 17 points, even with the broken thumb on his shooting hand, as the United States rebounded from a shocking opening-game loss to beat Greece 77-71 at the men 's Olympic basketball tournament yesterday. "
46710,0,"Colorado Rockies Team Report - October 1 (Sports Network) - The Colorado Rockies will try to play the role of spoiler this weekend when they take on the playoff-hopeful Houston Astros in a season- ending three-game series, starting tonight from Minute Maid Park."
107075,0,"Report: Giambi Testified He Used Steroids (AP) AP - New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi injected himself with human growth hormone in 2003 and also used steroids for at least three seasons, according to his grand jury testimony reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle."
63224,0,"Science ; Russian-US crew goes to space, AIDS experiments planned Science News, Kazakhstan - A Russian-US crew blasted off bound for the International Space Station where they will spend six months conducting experiments including work on the search for an AIDS vaccine."
89261,0,"DOT orders FedEx to repay $29 million MEMPHIS, Tenn. Memphis-based FedEx is challenging a Transportation Department order to repay 29 (m) million dollars. It 's part of the federal money the package carrier received after the 2001 terrorist attacks shut down flights."
86778,0,"DR Horton sets record backlog, eyes 'strong ' FY-05 WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- DR Horton Inc. (DHI) posted earnings of $349.6 million, or $1.47 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Sept."
80393,0,Abramovich Subdued as Chelsea Beat CSKA in Moscow Roman Abramovichs Chelsea continued their fine Champions League form with a 1-0 victory over the tycoons fellow countrymen in Moscow.
34717,0,"Ryder failures show US must change course BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - When a team in the United States wins four championships in five years and seven in 10 years, it is labeled a dynasty."
9644,0,Bills QB Losman to Have Surgery on Leg (AP) AP - Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback J.P. Losman will have surgery Thursday to repair the left leg he broke in practice.
98963,0,"Africa conflicts 'scare investors' Conflicts in the Ivory Coast and Sudan's troubled Darfur region are driving potential investors out of Africa, the United Nations says."
66476,0,"Amgen 3Q Profit Falls on Acquisition Amgen Inc., the country 's largest biotechnology company, said Wednesday that third-quarter profit fell sharply because of charges related to the acquisition of Tularik Inc."
34052,0,"Unilever warning typifies sector under pressure WHEN a big fish flails in the water, a backwash is assured. That happened yesterday when food and consumer goods giant Unilever put out a profits warning."
38621,0,"ICC Champions Trophy: England to take on Windies at Oval LONDON, September 25 (Online): Host England and surprise package West Indies would meet in the final of ICC Championship Trophy in Oval on Saturday (today)."
81587,0,"Radcliffe facing tall order after Athens THERE is a point on the New York City Marathon course, at about 15 miles, where the runners cross the Queensboro Bridge and catch a view of the Empire State Building over to their left."
61673,0,"Faulty parachute linked to Genesis crash NASA says a poorly designed parachute is the likely reason its space probe, Genesis, came crashing back to earth last week, losing much of its cargo of solar dust."
31389,0,"U.S. Dream Team Spanked in Ryder Cup Play (AP) AP - Hal Sutton wanted his best two players to set the tone for the Ryder Cup. Did they ever. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson got hammered in the morning and blew it in the afternoon, and the rest of the Americans followed suit Friday as Europe matched the largest first-day lead in Ryder Cup history."
8864,0,Executive flight continues at BEA The exit of Chief Marketing Officer Tod Nielsen is the sixth confirmed executive departure from the company in the past two months.
115219,0,"Computer Sciences Sells DynCorp Units Computer Sciences Corp. is selling parts of Reston-based DynCorp it acquired last year, saying the units, which provide security to foreign leaders and train international police, do not fit with its information technology focus."
48985,0,"Early miscues slow Eagles After three weeks of near-perfection in the red zone, the Philadelphia Eagles finally faltered Sunday in Chicago against the Bears."
24888,0,"West Virginia spoils O 'Leary 's UCF debut Proving that he is willing to try anything to turn around UCF 's downtrodden football program, George O 'Leary made a dramatic change at quarterback Saturday in his first game as head coach."
95179,0,IMF chief counsels Putin on how to double Russia's growth (AFP) AFP - IMF Director General Rodrigo Rato urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to limit state intervention in the economy and keep a close eye on inflation in order to meet his goal of doubling output by 2010.
114794,0,"Gas Price at 3-Month Low, Diesel Below $2 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail gasoline prices fell to their lowest level in three months and the cost of diesel fuel dropped below $2 a gallon for the first time in 12 weeks, the Energy Department said on Monday."
78086,0,"Psst, Sony 's handheld game goes on sale in Japan on Dec 12 IF YOU are heading for Japan in December, here 's something that you may want to include in your shopping list. Sony 's PlayStation Portable, which will mark the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant 's "
3794,0,"U.S. Crude Sets New Record: $47.52/Barrel LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. crude prices rose to another new record on Thursday, rising 25 cents to $47.52 a barrel on evidence that high prices are not hurting world oil demand growth."
103078,0,"The man who shaped the Federal Reserve At a time when the Federal Reserve chairman has rock star status, it's hard to imagine the world's greatest central bank as an obscure federal agency struggling for its independence."
49706,0,"PeopleSoft sees quarterly revenue above estimates NEW YORK: PeopleSoft Inc, fresh from firing its chief executive amid a hostile takeover bid from Oracle Corp, said yesterday that quarterly revenue would exceed Wall Street 's expectations helped by an increase in customers making larger orders for its "
566,0,U.S. Softball Team Puts Australia in Its Place ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States kept itself firmly on course for a third straight Olympic softball gold medal when it thrashed Australia 10-0 Sunday.
49332,0,Italy coach Lippi defends decision to omit Cassano Italian national coach Marcello Lippi has defended his decision to leave AS Roma striker Antonio Cassano out of his squad for this month 's two Group Five World Cup qualifiers.
57270,0,"Universal said to weigh senior post for rap star As Universal Music nears a deal to buy out the rap star Jay-Z and his partners from their venture, Roc-A-Fella Records, the company has renewed an unconventional plan to bring the artist into its executive ranks by naming him president of the Def Jam "
29340,0,"AL notables The Yankees posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time since Aug. 27-28, 2002, at Boston."
88607,0,"UPDATE: Wary Of Watchdog, Coke 's Amatil Turns to Fruit SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Prevented by regulators from getting too big in the juice market, Asia Pacific 's largest softdrinks bottler Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd."
45420,0,"Nortel Will Cut 3,250 Jobs, 250 Fewer Than Expected (Update6) Nortel Networks Corp., North America 's biggest maker of phone equipment, will pare 3,250 jobs, 250 fewer than it predicted last month, as it reduces other costs including real estate."
14600,0,Update 3: Japan Court Approves UFJ-Mitsubishi Talks Japan 's Supreme Court on Monday said merger talks could proceed between troubled UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Group Inc.
53404,0,Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in ... Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies are reporting a possible answer to a longstanding question in research on the origins of life on Earth--how did the first amino acids form the first peptides?
110826,0,"Alamosa to Buy AirGate for $392 Million (Reuters) Reuters - Alamosa Holdings Inc. will acquire AirGate PCS Inc. for $392 million in stock creating the largest Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate,\the companies said on Wednesday."
36737,0,Victorious Windies allay Lara fears THE West Indies are confident captain Brian Lara will be fit to face England in Saturday 's ICC Champions Trophy final at The Oval.
39006,0,"Florida braces itself for Hurricane Jeanne For Florida, the hurricane season from hell gets more hellish. Charley, Frances and Ivan - and now Jeanne, a major storm that is due to barrel into the south-eastern part of the state tomorrow."
12354,0,"Now It 's Official: US Growth Slowed US economic growth slowed more sharply in the second quarter than first thought as oil prices rose and the trade gap swelled, the government said on Friday in a report "
60166,0,"Sony Ericsson Profit Rises 45 on Camera Phone Demand (Update2) Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ltd., the mobile-phone venture owned by Sony Corp. and Ericsson AB, said third-quarter profit rose 45 percent on camera phone demand and forecast this quarter will be its strongest."
93636,0,"No. 7 Texas Defeats New Mexico, 73-56 (AP) AP - Senior guard Jamie Carey scored a career-high 28 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead No. 7 Texas past New Mexico 73-56 on Saturday."
22248,0,"Panasonic unveil DVD Recorders with 400GB HDD Capacity Today, Panasonic revealed the new models of DIGA DVD recorders. These recorders have HDD capacities of 160GB to 400GB. This is massive storage space for DVD Recorder; it also has high-speed dubbing, and superb home and mobile networking capabilities."
83631,0,"Dean takes on his image in ad for search engine As Democrats licked their wounds after President Bush's reelection last week, some turned their thoughts back to Howard Dean, the Democratic firebrand who energized the party with his strident opposition to the war in Iraq and with his Internet-based fund-raising operation."
111069,0,"BC doubles up Fordham Basketball games are most often decided by a crucial run, but last night was simply a runaway as the Boston College women's team routed Fordham, 82-40, before a crowd of 630 at Conte Forum."
5070,0,"Beyonce's Hair Is Worth Millions (AP) AP - Beyonce reportedly makes up to $4.7 million for just 10 days of work a year — and that's just her hair. But she has to inform L'Oreal of ""any radical change to her hair any concert tour may necessitate"" and keep it in excellent condition, according to The Smoking Gun Web site, which has posted the contract between the singer and the cosmetic giant."
42839,0,"SWsoft teams with Acronis to boost virtual servers Firms sign joint development, marketing deal for integrated product expected next year."
90214,0,"Pesticide Study Using Children Postponed WASHINGTON Nov 11, 2004 - A planned government study into how children 's bodies absorb pesticides and other chemicals has been temporarily suspended due to ethical concerns."
104766,0,"Retailers Seen Posting Modest Nov. Sales US retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. already cutting its holiday outlook on high oil prices and warmer weather."
104972,0,"Hawks rout Pack Kansas had one primary goal defensively Monday night and that was to limit the touches of Nevada sharpshooter Nick Fazekas. Before the first half even ended, the Jayhawks knew if "
21550,0,"Music merger boosts Bertelsmann Bertelsmann, the world's fourth-largest media company, sees profits surge during the first half of 2004, lifted by its music and TV businesses."
11574,0,"HP unveils 25 fresh consumer electronics products Hewlett-Packard on Friday will launch 25 consumer products, part of its push toward digital entertainment as some of its other units struggle."
20079,0,"In the 'Not For Long ' league, the 'Skins ' Joe Gibbs has missed an ... When Gibbs last coached a meaningful game in the NFL -- Washington 's Jan. 9, 1993, NFC divisional round playoff loss at San Francisco -- Green Bay 's Brett Favre was 13 starts into his current 189-game NFL record consecutive starting streak."
37623,0,Ovary transplant woman has baby A woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a live baby following an ovarian transplant in a breakthrough that could allow doctors to reverse the menopause and restore fertility to women in middle age.
108143,0,UK house prices predicted to fall next year A leading British mortgage lender predicted Friday that house prices in the country will fall two percent next year after nine years of strong gains.
31379,0,"Suspected Cisco code thief arrested in UK British authorities have arrested a man suspected of stealing source code from Cisco Systems in May, a spokeswoman for Scotland Yard confirmed Friday."
64758,0, 'Big Papi ' pulls up the Sox BOSTON - They used to write scripts like this for the Boston Red Sox back in the days when they could still look to the bullpen for a pitcher named Babe Ruth.
14094,0,"NL Wrap: Pujols Hits 40th Homer, Reaches 100 RBI for Cards NEW YORK (Reuters) - Albert Pujols cracked his 40th home run of the season and reached 100 RBI for the fourth straight year to help the St Louis Cardinals blank the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in the National League Sunday."
46553,0,"Apple 's Consumer Desktop Strikes a New Pose Cross an iPod and an eMac and what do you get? The new iMac G5, the third generation of Apples trendsetting desktop design for the home and school."
5559,0,"Heyl's spirits still afloat ATHENS -- Brett Heyl, the Norwich, Vt., native who had hopes of making the finals of the men's slalom kayak event, finished 12th in the morning heat yesterday, dropping him from the finals."
60287,0,"Jeter, Rivera a winning combination When Derek Jeter was a 19-year-old shortstop for Single A Tampa, manager Jake Gibbs watched him play a few games and gave Jeter the green light on the bases. Gibbs trusted Jeter's instincts so much that he was comfortable letting him decide when he should try and steal."
32186,0,Kobe Bryant Lawyers Want His Sexual Past Off Limits DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for basketball star Kobe Bryant asked a judge on Monday to order attorneys for a Colorado woman who has sued him for rape not to ask the Los Angeles Laker about his sexual past.
81836,0,"Notes: NCAA 's Brand wants fiscal responsibility With a package of academic reforms in place, the NCAA 's next crusade will address what its president calls a dangerous drift toward professionalism and sports entertainment."
27698,0,"Sony unveils PDA with next-generation organic EL display TOKYO - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc said Tuesday it will begin selling a personal digital assistant Sept 25 equipped with an organic electroluminescent display, a next-generation monitor."
119733,0,Pension Agency Wary of UAL Deal United Airlines parent UAL Corp. and leaders of its pilots union have agreed on a deal under which the pilots will not oppose termination of their pension plan but will receive a $550 million note convertible into company stock when the airline emerges from bankruptcy protection.
99328,0,"Mets, Benson make deal official Omar Minaya officially locked up Kris Benson for the next three seasons on Monday, but the Mets general manager couldn 't say for certain whether Al Leiter would join him in the rotation in 2005."
12722,0,"AL Capsules Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams each homered and the New York Yankees held on for an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night."
102102,0,"Wind Industry Bids to Win Over Doubters (Reuters) Reuters - The European wind energy industry,\thriving as climate change tops the global agenda, says it could eventually supply all the continent's electricity, but must first overcome public resistance over eyesore turbines."
61978,0,"SalesLogix closes in on full-service CRM Best Software's SalesLogix is a Windows-based sales, marketing, and support application that gives SMBs a universal view of the customer, from identifying initial leads to managing ongoing service contracts."
100642,0,"Report Shows Uptick in Automated Phishing eBay, PayPal, Microsoft and others -- is increasing. The report gave greater focus to the server side of "
117998,0,"Mistakes hinder Knicks in loss It will be labeled a learning experience, but that won 't remove any of the sting. Momentum was lost again Wednesday night as the Knicks blew a lead and lost 94-93 to the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden."
55158,0,"AT &T to take $1.1 bn charge AT &T, the US telecommunications group, yesterday said it will take a restructuring charge of about $1.1 billion in the third quarter mainly to cover the cost of about 7,000 job cuts and revalue downward its assets by $11."
25803,0,"Wal-Mart keeps sales view CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Monday said it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in September sales at its US stores open at least a year, and back-to-school demand picked up after a sluggish start."
33620,0,"Jaguar workers closer to strike action over job cuts LONDON : Jaguar car workers will vote on whether to strike in protest at Ford 's decision to halt production of the luxury vehicle at a plant in central England with the loss of over 1,000 jobs, union leaders warned."
79890,0,"Google Apple desktop search p2pnet.net News:- ""We intend to do it, "" Google chief executive Eric Schmidt told a University of California-Los Angeles conference, recently."
51959,0,"Linear Technology charts CEO transition Integrated circuits maker Linear Technology Corp., of Milpitas, says Bob Swanson will give up the title of chief executive officer after 23 years, shifting to a new role as executive chairman."
51492,0,India 's Kumble claims 400th test scalp India 's Anil Kumble became the third spin bowler in test history to take 400 wickets on the opening day of the first test against Australia on Wednesday.
104174,0,"AstraZeneca 's Nexium Gets US Approval for New Use (Update1) AstraZeneca Plc, the UK 's second largest drugmaker, said US regulators approved its ulcer treatment Nexium for use in reducing the risk of stomach ulcers in patients taking certain painkillers "
47202,0,"The Jets ' Extra Attention to Tackling Is Paying Off Jets linebacker Eric Barton was sweating profusely as he trudged off the practice field Friday. Do not confuse a bye week with an off week for the Jets, who get back "
75578,0,FA investigate Stanford Bridge crowd chaos The Football Association has started an investigation into crowd trouble at Chelsea 's League Cup match with West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
62465,0,Car makers - and unions - must face up to cutting jobs DIAGNOSING the problems faced by Europes car industry isnt rocket science - but listening to Europes auto bosses youd think the causes of the malaise were unfathomable.
76539,0,"Beltran, Beltre Among Those Electing Free Agency (Reuters) Reuters - Houston Astros centerfielder Carlos Beltran and Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Adrian Beltre headline a list of 65 players who have declared free agency Thursday, the first day individuals can officially file."
97508,0,Australia wins series opener? (updated PM 1:52) Glenn McGrath tormented New Zealand with bat and ball and Shane Warne took four wickets Sunday as Australia won by an innings and 156 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-test cricket series.
77147,0,"Chester gives Rush permission to talk with Wales Chester has given Wales permission to talk with Ian Rush about the job as national team coach. A former Liverpool star, Rush took over the League Two team in August and has been mentioned as a successor to Mark Hughes."
92255,0,"In-form French will stay unchanged France have kept the side which beat Australia last weekend for their game against Argentina next Saturday. ""We decided not to change an iota from a team which gave us complete "
113256,0,"No. 16 Minnesota Wins 7th Straight Game (AP) AP - Jamie Broback scored 21 points and led No. 16 Minnesota to its seventh straight win, a 69-42 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday."
98954,0,"What are Blogs, and Why Your Business Should Use One What are Blogs, and Why Your Business Should Use One\\A few weeks ago I was involved in a very strange conversation with some pretty bright people. One publishes a widely circulated industry magazine, another was an industry consultant, and the last was the CEO of a major corporation in the ..."
93209,0,"Two big PeopleSoft shareholders split vote on Oracle bid Reflecting the uncertainty that has always swirled around Oracle's hostile bid for control of PeopleSoft, two major PeopleSoft shareholders have reached opposite conclusions about how to cast their votes on Oracle's buyout offer."
102146,0,Wenger hits back at Hiddink Arsene Wenger has responded to Gus Hiddink 's suggestion that he is a moaner by accusing the Dutchman of letting emotion get the better of him.
73132,0,"Shaded moon will be last eclipse of 2004 A total eclipse of the Moon will occur overnight Wednesday, an event that can turn Earth 's satellite to a colourful shade ranging from deep red to dark brown and sometimes an existential grey."
100525,0,"Finally, a way to Google your hard drive You can usually find information more easily on the vast Internet than you can on your own computer 's hard drive. The reason, of course, is that the search tools designed to index the Internet are much better developed than those for personal computers."
49039,0,"Missouri Mom Sues Vioxx For Maker For Daughter 's Death KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri woman is suing the maker of arthritis drug Vioxx over the 2002 death of her daughter. The suit was filed Friday by Caroline Nevels of Lexington, Mo."
113955,0,"Chinese TV Maker Sets Sights on Europe Urged on by China's government and armed with credit from state-owned banks and stock market listings, many Chinese manufacturers are going global."
18522,0,Ponting Hails 'Gladiator ' Symonds Andrew Symonds second one-day international hundred was the lynchpin of Australias 10-run NatWest International win over Pakistan - and the source of great personal satisfaction
32818,0,"Oprah giveaway Oprah Winfrey surprised each of her 276-person studio audience this week with their own new Pontiac G6 car. The cars, which retail for $US28,000 ($NZ43,189) were donated by Pontiac."
94011,0,"KMart to Buy Sears in $11.5 Billion Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. KMRT.O will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck Co. S.N in a $11.5 billion deal unveiled on Wednesday, creating the third-largest U.S. retailer."
1573,0,Mounties open Nortel's books The Royal Canadian Mounted Police formally launch a criminal investigation into company's accounting practices.
79951,0,Yahoo Desktop Search Will Be a Reality Yahoos CEO Terry Semel told an investment conference yesterday that Yahoo too would be putting out a desktop search tool for searching computer desktops and harddrives using the backbone of Yahoo Search Technology.
94534,0,"Drop the towel and pick up the pen maybe even a little awed -y the sexed-up introduction to ""Monday Night Football. "". Really -atings-starved network (ABC) using a sagging sports property "
67550,0,Farmland bird decline 'slowing' The UK government says that the severe decline in Britain's farmland bird populations is slowing down.
77332,0,HP developing 'smart rack' to ease data center work Company shows off labor-saving data center technology at Palo Alto research lab.
100465,0,Hearing Set After Microsoft Rivals Quit (Reuters) Reuters - The judge considering Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against European Union sanctions has called a closed meeting for Thursday to decide what action to take after two more major opponents of the U.S. software giant withdrew from the case.
108503,0,"HP drops plans to put Compaq technology into HP-UX DECEMBER 03, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Hewlett-Packard Co. said yesterday that it has abandoned plans to integrate a number of advanced technologies it acquired in its 2002 purchase of Compaq Computer Corp."
52488,0,"Exchanges businesses, cash for 61.4 million shares LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Clorox Corp. said late Wednesday it will buy back Henkel KGaA 's 29 percent stake in the company in exchange for several businesses and $2."
54903,0,"Here come the Russians ... SUZUKA (Japan) - First football 's English Premiership, then women 's tennis. Now, the Russians are set to make their mark in Formula One."
106515,0,"Three more arrested in English race-fixing scheme English trainer Alan Berry, jockey Paul Bradley, and farrier Steve OSullivan were arrested Tuesday morning as a part of an ongoing race-fixing investigation being conducted by London police."
54640,0,"Oracle Talked of Lowering PeopleSoft Bid (Reuters) Reuters - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison said on Friday his company has talked about revising its current $21-per-share offer to buy rival PeopleSoft Inc. , although it has focused more on lowering the bid instead of raising it."
46555,0,"Sports World Denver Dennis Rodman, the 43-year-old former NBA rebounding champion, participated in an informal workout with the Denver Nuggets on Thursday."
86702,0,"MSN Search Beta Set to Launch Microsoft Corp. 's MSN division on Thursday will launch a public beta of its Web search technology, according to sources familiar with the plans."
56600,0,Brady Helps Patriots Win Record 19th Straight NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to help the New England Patriots set a record for consecutive victories by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in Foxboro Sunday.
102203,0,Raptors increase security after threat made against Carter A threat made against Toronto Raptors guard Vince Carter caused the team to increase security at last Wednesday 's game against the New York Knicks.
39110,0,"Lockheed Wins Navy Satellite Contract Worth $3.3 Bln (Update2) Lockheed Martin Corp., the top US defense contractor, won a US Navy contract worth as much as $3.3 billion to develop and build a group of satellites to provide communications for ground troops."
99240,0,Stern Rules Out Drastic Remedies for NBA (AP) AP - David Stern would not want to be in charge of a league that needs barriers to separate fans from players. The NBA commissioner is searching for more practical remedies to keep things civil in a sport where the intimate setting — the highest-paying customers sit so close to the action they can smell the players' sweat — is part of its appeal.
71813,0,Photo: Seagate's new pocket drive The 3-inch Seagate USB 2.0 Pocket Hard Drive has a retractable USB cable and rubber feet designed to keep it still when it's being using with a desktop.
51628,0,Stocks Set to Open Flat; Oil Prices Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open flat on Wednesday as high crude oil prices and profit warnings weighed on the market on the eve of a new earnings reporting season.
7388,0,AUSTRALIA: Woolworths posts higher H2 profit Australian supermarket group Woolworths has reported a 12 increase in second-half profit despite tough competition from rival Coles Myer.
105825,0,"Russia, NASA OK Space Station 's Next Crew MOSCOW - Russia 's Federal Space Agency and NASA (news - web sites) have approved the crew of the next mission to the international space station, a Russian agency spokesman said Tuesday."
46549,0,Russia Says Space Launch Set for October 14 Russian space officials say the departure of the replacement crew for the International Space Station has been set for October 14.
97462,0,"Terps Have Potential With some luck, Maryland's women's basketball team could make a big splash nationally this year after several down seasons."
59574,0,"SBC to Use WiFi Network to Extend Cingular Reach LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - SBC Communications Inc. SBC.N will use its growing roster of public Wi-Fi access points as a springboard for Cingular Wireless services, including advanced phones and voice services using Internet technology."
16382,0,"Pace of US Factory Growth Slows Growth in US factory activity slowed in August as new orders shrank and manufactures were forced to pay higher prices for supplies, a report on Wednesday showed."
69267,0,"Warped Satellites Prove Einstein Theory -Scientists (Reuters) Reuters - Einstein was right -- again.\Satellites that have been pulled slightly off their orbits show that the Earth is indeed twisting the fabric of space-time as it rotates, scientists said on Thursday."
66362,0,"Disney 's Board on Trial as Shareholders Launch Case Walt Disney Co. 's board of directors went on trial on Wednesday, on shareholder accusations that it merely rubberstamped a decision to hire Michael Ovitz and allowed "
57965,0,"US funds study on Net chat-room surveillance Amid the torrent of jabber in Internet chat rooms -- flirting by QTpie and BoogieBoy, arguments about politics and horror flicks -- are terrorists plotting their next move?"
11302,0,"Australia 's Suncorp-Metway FY Net A$618M; Outlook Upbeat SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian banking and insurance group Suncorp-Metway Ltd. (SUN.AU) said Friday net profit for the full year ended June 30 jumped 61 to A$618 million from A$384 million a year earlier, boosted "
110466,0,"UEFA to investigate Mestalla incidents Nyon, Switzerland (Sports Network) - UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Valencia and Werder Bremen after a heated Champions League match Tuesday night between the two clubs."
103497,0,"China ZTE Expects Sales Abroad To Bring 40 Rev In 2006 HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China 's No. 2 telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. (0763.HK) said Sunday it expects overseas sales to rise to contribute around 40 of its total revenue in 2006, compared with 13.4 posted in the first half of 2004."
105597,0,"Tight Lies Tour Goes Against the Grain (AP) AP - The Tight Lies Tour is one of several regional circuits for players with aspirations of making the big leagues. One of its alumni is Ryan Palmer, who held off Vijay Singh last month at Disney for his first PGA Tour victory."
103217,0,"Weekend warriors in test of technique and temperament THE breeze barely tickled the flags around the first tee, the weather was warming and the air light. The greens were true and gave good grip to approaches."
81595,0,"Hollywood Wants File Sharers to Fade Out The movie industry announced today it will launch its first wave of lawsuits later this month against those it alleges are illegally sharing copyrighted films on the Internet, following its "
43613,0,"Computer Associates to Cut Jobs by 5 Pct. (Reuters) Reuters - Software maker Computer Associates\ on Wednesday said it would cut 800 jobs, or 5 percent of its work force, to pare costs amid stiff competition in software and services."
60861,0,"British Grand Prix given a chance The British Grand Prix got a second chance in 2005, after Formula One bosses put it in 2005 's race calendar - as long as a deal can be reached."
104518,0,"Upgrade downs 80,000 UK government computers Staff at the United Kingdom 's Department for Work and Pensions were unable to use their PCs this week after a routine software upgrade knocked out 80 percent of the computers in the sprawling department."
88541,0,"LIDAR Laser Radar Finding More Uses (AP) AP - If you've ever been pulled over for speeding, you may already know something about LIDAR. A laser-based radar system, LIDAR can tell if you're speeding by bouncing a light beam off your car and seeing how quickly it returns. From an airplane or a satellite, LIDAR can calculate the distance to the ground, and by repeating the process millions of times as it flies over, map the lay of the land."
68946,0,"Google 's Profit Growth Continues Anyone who was concerned that Internet search giant Google would be hampered by going public in August can breathe easy as Google announces, in its first financial results since floating on the stock market, that its profits have more than doubled."
15145,0,"Novell creates new management posts Memo outlines converting four divisions into two, as company refocuses."
96029,0,"Trade Negotiators Get Technical at WTO Negotiators gathered Friday at the World Trade Organization for formal farm talks, capping a weeklong series of informal discussions on ways to reach a wider-ranging liberalization accord by the end of 2005."
104262,0,"Retailers Post Mediocre Holiday Sales Lucinda Antal, of Liverpool, England, right, tests lipstick shades on her hand at the Face store in New York Sunday Nov. 28, 2004, assissted by salesperson David Kalahiki."
15854,0,"Credit Suisse to Integrate Units ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse will integrate investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston with its private bank and aims to float its Winterthur insurance arm, the bank said on Tuesday, setting itself tough earnings goals."
116532,0,YUKOS Files for U.S. Bankruptcy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court and would seek an order from the court to halt the Dec. 19 sale by the Russian state of its main oil unit.
65469,0,"Munro to Start Game 6 for Astros ST. LOUIS, MO., (Sports Network) - Instead of going with Roger Clemens on short rest, the Houston Astros have chosen to start Pete Munro for Game 6 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday at Busch Stadium."
50680,0,"NASCAR had no choice but to penalize Junior Earlier this season driver Johnny Sauter was fined $25,000 and docked 25 points after cursing during a radio interview following a Busch Series race in Las Vegas."
48951,0,"HK Shares End Up At 7-Mo High; Led By China,Property Stks HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hong Kong shares closed at a seven-month high Monday, led by China-related and local property stocks, with recent Wall Street gains boosting sentiment."
100169,0,"Intel helping clients in Asia to use Linux Intel, the world 's biggest semiconductor maker, said it is helping Chinese and Indian customers build personal computers that use the Linux operating system, an alternative to Microsoft 's Windows software."
105014,0,"The power behind PlayStation 3? Some details of the highly-anticipated advanced microprocessor, code-named Cell, which is expected to power the PlayStation 3, have been released by the three firms responsible for the chip 's development - IBM, Sony and Toshiba."
94837,0,"Ads to pop up when TiVo users scan past commercials (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Beginning in March, a static pop-up ad, or ""billboard,"" will spring up as TiVo users skip through an ad - perhaps a logo for an advertiser, plus a message encouraging viewers to check out a new car or enter a contest."
10772,0,China confirms bird flu in pigs China confirms reports that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in its pig population.
112889,0,"Angels Sign Finley to a Two-Year Deal ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Anaheim Angels on Friday signed veteran free-agent outfielder Steve Finley to a two-year deal worth $14 million, with a club option for the 2007 season."
53309,0,Group sues illegal file-swappers in Europe The Federation of the Phonographic Industry said it filed 459 lawsuits against illegal music file-sharers in Europe. The suits were filed on behalf of Warner Music Group.
109081,0,"Lenovo May Be in Acquisition Talks With IBM China's biggest computer maker said Tuesday it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure which comes amid reports it might buy IBM Corp.'s personal computer business."
32796,0,Jets C Mawae Breaks Right Hand (AP) AP - Jets Pro Bowl center Kevin Mawae broke his right hand in Sunday's 34-28 win against the San Diego Chargers.
28567,0,"Mayhem, for fun I admit to being skeptical that the Teen-rated Burnout 3: Takedown, from Criterion Games and Electronic Arts, was going to be just another street-racing title."
74769,0,"Injury Sidelines Broncos ' Griffin for Year DENVER - Denver running back Quentin Griffin is out for the year. The team placed Griffin on injured reserve Wednesday, two days after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a 23-10 loss at Cincinnati."
115251,0,"British firms plan to increase hiring British companies plan to hire more new employees in the first three months of next year compared with plans made for the first quarter of this year, employment agency Manpower says."
93975,0,"Snow prods Europe on economic growth US Treasury Secretary John W. Snow began a European tour yesterday, aiming to highlight the need for stronger economic growth in Europe as Washington tries to blunt criticism over massive "
9375,0,Fear and Loathing in … Lobsterland When lobsters flirt or fight they first signal their intention by urinating in one another's faces. Strange facts like this are published in a new book about the little-known life of these familiar crustaceans.
38967,0,"Ricky Must Pay An arbitrator ruled yesterday that tailback Ricky Williams, who retired just before training camp, must repay the Dolphins $8.6 million."
99158,0,CL Preview: Juventus-Ajax An already qualified Juventus side will host Ajax at the Delle Alpi stadium of Turin for the 5th matchday of the Champions League.
110073,0,"IBM sells PC unit to Lenovo International Business Machines Corp. agreed to sell its personal computing business to China 's largest computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd."
74392,0,"Germans seek savings through Linux in tough economic times FRANKFURT, Germany-- Tough economic times in Germany have made Linux and other open source software products appear tantalizing to local businesses. Yet many remain hesitant to dump their Microsoft Corp. software completely, if for no other reasons than it performs relatively well, and nearly everyone in corporate Germany uses it. That was the general impression from speakers delivering presentations Tuesday at the LinuxWorld conference in Frankfurt."
64768,0,Microsoft math: dual core licensed as one chip Microsoft will continue to charge its customers for a single processor license once a new crop of hardware servers with the equivalent of two microprocessors on each chip hit the market next year.
96728,0,"US Dollar Continues Slide vs. Rivals The dollar continued its seemingly unstoppable slide against other currencies this week, leaving US and European officials increasingly at odds over what - if anything - should be done about it."
116505,0,"Siemens and Ningbo Bird Deny They 're in Talks Over Mobile Unit Siemens AG, Germany 's biggest engineering company, denied it is in talks with potential venture partners for its troubled mobile-phone business, which sustained losses in the quarter through June."
44090,0,"Amazon, Microsoft Suit Caps Busy Two Weeks Microsoft and Amazon.com are teaming up to sue a Canadian-based company that they say ran a phishing scheme. ""They are going to crush this guy legally, "" Panda Software CTO Patrick Hinojosa Hinojosa gleefully observes."
99014,0,"Spam spectre Tired of unsolicited commercial mail that clogs your inbox virtually every second day? Well, you can take heart from the news that Microsoft head Bill Gates too suffers from the spam plague."
87182,0,Murali on course to bowl doosra again London: Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralidharan will be able to bowl his controversial doosra if a recommendation from an ICC expert panel is ratified and accepted.
16308,0,"Republican Convention Wiring a Mix of Technologies By ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK (AP) -- The wiring at the Republican National Convention is rich enough to download the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in roughly 30 seconds. More noteworthy, though, is what the gathering lacks: Wi-Fi wireless networks for Internet access..."
52241,0,"Genentech Posts 50 Percent Rise in Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Genentech Inc. DNA.N on Wednesday posted a 50 percent rise in quarterly profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast on strong sales of its new colon cancer drug, sending its shares higher in after-hours trading."
84145,0,"Bills ' McGahee Hits Pause and Then Runs Fast Forward With winds gusting to 30 miles an hour at Ralph Wilson Stadium and with the Buffalo Bills 12 yards from the Jets ' end zone on Sunday, Willis McGahee took the handoff, cradled the ball and paused."
97709,0,"Directors rebuff Oracle 's $24 bid PeopleSoft Inc. 's board of directors said Saturday it will not accept Oracle Corp. 's bid to buy the company for $24 per share, even after 61 percent of the Pleasanton firm 's investors endorsed the offer."
24401,0,"Notre Dame says victory only way to get revenge defensive end Kyle Budinscak said. ""After last year, the embarrassment we had and this past Saturday, us coming out and not coming up with a victory is not an option."
67807,0,"Group Warns on Consumption of Resources GENEVA Oct 21, 2004 - Humanity 's reliance on fossil fuels, the spread of cities, the destruction of natural habitats for farmland and over-exploitation of the oceans are destroying Earth 's ability to sustain life, the environmental group WWF warned in a "
46507,0,"Nortel details plans to lay off 3,250 employees Nortel Networks Corp. will lay off approximately 1,400 employees in the US and about 950 in Canada, with those employees to be notified by the end of June 2005, the network equipment vendor said in a regulatory "
55124,0,"Questions for the 'Comforter in Chief ' How could I have forgotten that George W. was a compassionate conservative? He chose the moniker of a kinder, gentler Republican four years ago to distinguish himself from Newt Gingrich 's crowd."
29508,0,"American Medical Security ""outperform, "" target price raised NEW YORK, September 16 (New Ratings) - Analysts at Robert W Baird reiterate their ""outperform "" rating on American Medical Security Group (AMZ."
81392,0,"Kahn rejects blame for loss despite late blunder Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn rejected the blame, despite his last-minute blunder, for his team 's 1-0 loss against Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday."
108273,0,"Oil prices fall below $43 in fourth day of selling The selloff in crude oil futures continued for a fourth straight day Friday, with prices skidding below $43 a barrel to roughly 14 percent below where they were at the beginning of the week."
100962,0,"Oracle Takes Over Rival PeopleSoft The Oracle Corporation has taken control of PeopleSoft, making Oracle the world's second-largest maker of business-management software."
38631,0,"Where'd the Term 'Blue Chip' Come From? You know, this is information that you just can't get anyplace else. Unless you look for it."
29932,0,"Kiwi helping build browser Well someone 's forgotten to tell Ben Goodger and his team at the Mozilla Foundation because this Kiwi software engineer is taking market share from Internet Explorer (IE) with Firefox, the "
18763,0,"State seen missing out on tourism opportunity Europeans are flocking to the United States to shop, drawn by a weak dollar that promises cheap holiday shopping excursions. But some say Massachusetts businesses are missing out because $2 million earmarked for international tourism marketing is sitting untouched."
104992,0,"Merck adopts compensation plan for top offiicals NEW YORK, November 30 (newratings.com) - Merck & Co (MRK.NYS) has adopted a new compensation plan aimed at retaining its senior management officials in case of a possible takeover."
12539,0,"Cable Veterans to Bid in Adelphia Auction NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several cable industry pioneers may bid for parts of bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications Corp. ADELQ.PK, joining a list of competitors that could include Time Warner Inc. TWX.N and Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O, sources close to the situation said on Friday."
1516,0,"WholeSecurity takes phish-blocking to browser WholeSecurity Inc has released technology that the firm says can be used to block web users from inadvertently accessing phishing web sites. The company has signed eBay Inc as a flagship customer, and has the software on millions of desktops. "
61820,0,Oracle warns of exploits for latest DB flaws Oracle Corp. urged customers to apply software patches it released in August because of the availability of malicious code that can exploit unpatched vulnerabilities in its software.
84659,0,"H R Block Faces Fraud Charge Over Enron NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financial services regulator NASD said on Monday it has charged H R Block Financial Advisors Inc. HRB.N with fraud related to the sale of Enron Corp. ENRNQ.PK bonds immediately preceding Enron's bankruptcy in 2001."
68583,0,"UK economy slows in third quarter The UK 's economic growth slowed in the third quarter as manufacturing output declined, preliminary data has shown. Gross domestic output (GDP) increased 0.4 in the three months to 18 October, according to "
62209,0,"Both Coca-Cola, Pepsi to list calorie counts No more math required to figure out how many calories are in that 20-ounce bottle of soda. Revised labels will calculate it for you starting next year."
43929,0,"IBM 's Blue Gene Wins Fastest Supercomputer Honors IBM (Quote, Chart) secured the top spot in the rankings for world 's fastest supercomputer as Blue Gene/L ran at a sustained speed of 36."
75305,0,"Soyuz Capsule Lands on Kazakhstan Steppe A Russian-US crew returned to Earth from the international space station Sunday in a pinpoint landing on the Kazakhstan steppe, and NASA 's chief said the United States "
65420,0,"Indian tech grads bring parents to work Offshore software development outfit woos potential workers in India by courting their parents. Can ""arranged careers"" work?"
57297,0,Computer Sciences inks $1.35 billion deal This fourth priority 's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
103368,0,"Mount St. Helens Crater Shaken by Earthquake The earthquake, which struck on Saturday at the crater at Mount St. Helens, measured 3.1 on the Richter scale, making it the strongest quake at the volcano since mid-October."
114419,0,"Motorola Gets Orders From China Unicom (AP) AP - Motorola Inc. has been selected to provide a $344 million expansion to a wireless network run by China United Telecommunications Corp., or China Unicom, one of the largest network operators in the world."
12937,0,"Italy ends inspired Iraqi run THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Iraq's surprising Olympic soccer run came up short with a 1-0 loss to Italy in a bronze medal game that couldn't escape reminders of violence in the war-torn country."
69468,0,"It 's Decision Time for Nets ' Collins Jason Collins has until Oct. 31 to sign a contract extension with the Nets. If Collins, a 7-foot center, cannot come to an agreement with the team by then, he cannot negotiate "
54216,0,Indonesia Govt Confirms Stanchart Wins Bk Permata Sale JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--A consortium led by Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.LN) has won the bidding for a 51 stake in PT Bank Permata (BNLI.
40285,0,"Seahawks 34, 49ers 0 Once again, the Seattle Seahawks won with their dominant defense. This time, they ended an NFL record streak. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 254 yards with two touchdowns, Shaun Alexander scored three TDs and Seattle 's "
25537,0,"Oracle ruling highlights complexity of market Business-software maker's antitrust victory may pave way for accelerated merger activity in overcrowded IT markets, experts say."
68215,0,"Yahoo buys e-mail search company com October 21, 2004, 6:42 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients."
104675,0,"Wolfpack Edge Purdue Julius Hodge scores 22 points to lead No. 16 North Carolina State past Purdue, 60-53, Monday night in Raleigh. The Wolfpack improve to 5-0 with the victory."
89781,0,"NCAA allows cheaters to win ""It ain 't cheatin ' if you don 't get caught, "" used to be the catch phrase in Division I sports, often accompanied by an oleaginous wink and grin."
65606,0,"Half Life 2 Gold Almost hard to believe, but one of the most anticipated PC games of the decade is about to make impact... Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today that Half-Life 2 had officially gone gold."
13694,0,"Internet free speech laws, Chapter Whatever (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Maybe you were out of town last week, or maybe you just weren't paying attention. That's OK. Here's a quick rundown of what you missed, culled from reports by our staff and wire services."
97583,0,"Beta doesn 't beat Google Granted, the new MSN (http://beta.search.msn.com) is still in the ""beta "" phase -- testing a work in progress. Microsoft is expected to make the technology part of its main MSN site early next year."
44543,0,"D-Rays Dim Boston's Bid for AL East Title (AP) AP - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays damaged Boston's slim chances of winning the AL East, beating Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox 9-4 Wednesday night."
56729,0,"Seems that it may be time for credit check to be run Whenever it finally gets done, people will start handing out the credits. Let's make certain the list includes all the deserving parties."
44855,0,Soccer: Chelsea United the key for Mourinho LONDON : Jose Mourinho is amazed by the team spirit amongst his Chelsea stars and insists it is making them unbeatable. The Portuguese boss guided Porto to Champions League glory last season with a team that
95637,0,"Racing: Best Mate in shape to hold challenge of Rembrandt Today 's The Day. Every blade of grass has been inspected and passed fit, every weather forecast scanned. Best Mate will, short of an overnight declaration of Armageddon, make his seasonal "
45125,0,SpaceShipOne ready for more California - The pilot and designer of a private rocket plane say they are confident it could return to the sky next week in a quest to claim a multimillion-dollar prize.
17130,0,Appeals court faults Oracle in shareholder suit Oracle suffered a legal setback Wednesday when a federal appeals court reviewing a shareholder lawsuit reversed a lower court 's ruling that had found in the company 's favor.
13389,0,"Don't Run From That Portfolio. Tweak It. If 2003 was the year for investors to live dangerously, 2004 is fast becoming the year to duck and cover."
98853,0,Dollar Continues Slide Vs Euro LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar slid back toward last week's record low against the euro on Monday after a weekend meeting of world finance chiefs ended with no agreement to stem the greenback's decline.
3007,0,"Red Hat names new services executive Kate Johnson will oversee global training, support and consulting services from the company's headquarters."
116536,0,Particle pollution falls 10 in 4 years The average level of a deadly form of air pollution dropped in the USA from 1999 to 2003 as new pollution controls made strides in battling the nation 's air quality
55534,0,"Beckham Breaks Rib As England Tops Wales (AP) AP - David Beckham scored a spectacular goal on a curling, 25-yard shot to lead England past Wales 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier Saturday, but he wound up with a suspension and broken rib."
21239,0,"AL Wrap: Yankees Rout Devil Rays, Twins Eclipse Orioles NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gary Sheffield produced four hits and Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs to inspire the New York Yankees to an 11-2 hammering of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the American League Tuesday."
46734,0,Space race sparks new interest The race to collect the Ansari X Prize has all the makings of a good television reality show. But the competition to win the $10 million prize is also drumming up renewed interest in space flight at a time
114399,0,"Theme Park Attendance Increases, Reversing Two-Year Decline ORLANDO, Fla. -- Attendance at North America 's 50 most popular theme and amusement parks jumped almost 4 percent in 2004, the first overall increase since the 2001 terrorist attacks slowed the US travel and tourism industry."
28518,0,"Bad timing for Bibby firing If you weren 't convinced Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett was clueless about basketball when he hired Henry Bibby, you probably should have gotten the message when Garrett fired Bibby on Monday."
23135,0,"New York 9, Tampa Bay 1 (1st game) Mike Mussina looked out from the bullpen a half-hour before his start against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and couldn 't believe what he saw: more than 50,000 empty seats at Yankee Stadium."
73839,0,"Giant Pandas in China Reserve Get Wi-Fi (AP) AP - Giant pandas may well prefer bamboo to laptops, but wireless technology is helping researchers in China in their efforts to protect the engandered animals living in the remote Wolong Nature Reserve."
101197,0,Ban hits Half-Life 2 pirates hard Game maker Valve shut down the online accounts of the players because it had evidence that their copy of the game had been obtained illegally.
100709,0,"Mozilla 's share is rising The latest web browser usage survey shows Mozilla 's share is rising at the expense of Internet Explorer. The browser has increased its market share to 7.4 percent, from 2.1 percent in May."
70787,0,"Podium finish for Barrichello For the first time of his career, Rubens Barrichello finished the Brazilian Grand Prix on the podium. Michael Schumacher started from the back of the field and finished in the points despite spinning in the early stages of the race."
111129,0,DC in pole position for Red Bull slot STEWARTRY-born David Coulthard is favourite to book a seat in the Red Bull Racing team. The 33-year-old who was axed by McLaren-Mercedes at the end of the season has been on the lookout for a team for the 2005 season.
103953,0,"Mortgages fall as house market cools Home loan approvals in October fell to their lowest levels in nearly five years, according to figures released this morning by the Bank of England, confirming that the housing "
73257,0,Two ex-Yankees to get partial probation in bullpen brawl BOSTON Ex-Yankees Jeff Nelson and Karim Garcia will have assault charges against them dropped from the bullpen brawl in last year 's American League Championship Series.
64599,0,"Summary: Microscopic Diamond Found in Mont (AP) AP - WHAT WAS FOUND: A microscopic diamond embedded in kimberlite, the molten rock in which diamonds are found, in Montana."
26913,0,"Boots Ends Services Expansion to Focus on Pharmacies (Update1) Boots Group Plc, the UK 's largest pharmacy chain, abandoned a failed expansion into unprofitable services such as dentistry and eye laser treatment to focus on fighting off competition from supermarkets."
33372,0,"Camacho likely to quit as reports reveal Jose Antonio Camacho might quit as Real Madrid coach on Monday after offering his resignation to clubpresident Florentino Perez, Spanish media reported."
29129,0,"Dollar Firm After Upbeat U.S. Data (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar held firm against the yen and the euro on Thursday on upbeat U.S. manufacturing data, but many traders expected range-bound trading ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting."
55662,0,"No. 9 Purdue 20, Penn St. 13 Taylor Stubblefield caught a 40-yard touchdown pass and became the Big Ten 's career receptions leader as No. 9 Purdue held on to beat Penn State 20-13 on Saturday night."
70629,0,"Gulf monetary union requires political consensus, says IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, Rodrigo de Rato, said the road to a monetary union could be bumpy at times, as it requires strong political commitment "
49498,0,"IBM creates management consulting service IT Management and Web Technology have been fighting neck-to-neck for the fifth spot for the last year. This month, IT Management drops a rank to #6."
28940,0,"Roundup: Road to splitsville? No way, Tiger says Tiger Woods has denied a gossip item that he and his fiance, Elin Nordegren, have broken up. ""That 's completely false, "" Woods said on Tuesday of a Boston Herald columnist 's report."
84214,0,Mitsubishi First-Half Earnings Decline Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday that its losses jumped for the first half of the fiscal year as the Japanese automaker struggled to recover from an auto-defect scandal that has sent sales plunging.
86049,0,"Teck Cominco to Appeal U.S. Pollution Ruling (Reuters) Reuters - Canadian miner Teck Cominco Ltd. will appeal a U.S. judge's refusal to dismiss a case over cross-border pollution of a lake on the Columbia River, a spokesman said on Tuesday."
78850,0,"XBox Owner Sues Microsoft drusoicy writes ""Reuters is reporting that Sean Burke has filed suit against Microsoft because his XBox system stopped reading discs (games or otherwise) after less than one year of use."
34394,0,AMD Opteron is reved up with PowerNow technology AMD said its Opteron processor will be bolstered by power management technology that will decrease overall power consumption and optimize performance in enterprise server systems.
45281,0,Inter win without Vieri INTER Milan coach Roberto Mancini saw his decision to leave out superstar striker Christian Vieri pay dividends this morning when his side eased past Anderlecht 3-1.
23384,0,"Season may hinge on tonight Take one part hype, two parts anticipation and a pinch of trepidation. Sprinkle with salt and stir in bad blood. Chill for five days as a hurricane blows through."
30618,0,"Boeker 's a wreck - even before he 's ousted Delray Beach Matias Boeker learned a couple of valuable lessons at his first ATP event this week. First, he 's done driving himself to tournaments after being involved in a multiple "
10888,0,"Vodafone and Nokia team up on software Mobile phone giants Vodafone and Nokia have teamed up to simplify software for cell phones written with the Java computer language that promises to bring cheaper, smarter handsets."
50206,0,"Sele left off roster but he stays cheery Aaron Sele , the former Red Sox righthander, went an impressive 9-4 during the regular season for the Angels. But he and that .692 winning percentage will be out of the Division Series between the Angels and Sox."
22493,0,Canada breezes along Jarome Iginla had two goals and an assist to lead Canada into the World Cup of Hockey semifinals with a 5-0 victory over Slovakia last night.
20465,0,Spammers exploit anti-spam trap Spammers have become enthusiastic adopters of technology designed to spot and stop them.
84312,0,"Supersonics surprise Spurs Seattle SuperSonics, who lost their opener by 30 points to the Clippers, took a second straight victory at home Sunday night after downing the San Antonio Spurs 113-94."
81182,0,UPDATE 2-Gillespie routs India but Kumble hits back Jason Gillespie produced a superb spell of pace bowling to rout India for 104 but Anil Kumble grabbed a five-wicket haul to lead the fightback on the second day of the fourth and final test on Thursday.
27476,0,Kremlin Move Could Open Up Gas Industry Russian energy giant Gazprom said Tuesday it would acquire state-owned oil company Rosneft in a stock swap expected to ultimately ease restrictions on foreign investment in the world's biggest natural gas producer.
20655,0,Toxic waste ship sinks off Turkey A ship containing toxic power station waste has sunk after being moored in a Turkish harbour for four years. The Ulla had sat in the port of Iskenderun in south-eastern Turkey amid confusion over the ship 's future.
104820,0,"Officials Stumped by Australia, NZ Whale Beachings (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists and wildlife officials continued to search Tuesday for what may have caused a series of mass strandings which left 168 whales and dolphins dead on Australian and New Zealand beaches in the past three days."
49931,0,"Streeter Lecka/Getty Images It 's happening again. The curse of the NFC championship is alive and well. By now, you know how it goes: One year you 're the conference champs, the next year you 're conference chumps."
16978,0,"Jets give QB $64m extension Chad Pennington agreed to a $64 million, seven-year contract extension with the New York Jets yesterday that includes $23 million in guaranteed money."
6389,0,"Phelps watches and wins Phelps tied the record for most medals by an athlete at a single Olympics, matching the achievement of Soviet gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin in the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games."
84354,0,"Mitsubishi crashes into the red Japanese car maker Mitsubishi, hit by a defect cover-up scandal earlier this year, posts heavy losses as sales plunge."
36291,0,Currencies: The ECB 's reluctance to lift rates aids dollar NEW YORK The dollar rose Wednesday as the European Central Bank signaled that the region 's benchmark rate would stay at a half-century low amid speculation that the Federal Reserve will lift its rate target at least once more this year.
50430,0,"Top Court Upholds Visa, MasterCard Ruling The Supreme Court let stand on Monday a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card networks violated federal antitrust law by barring their member banks from issuing credit and charge cards on the rival networks of American "
62684,0,"Hennessy rouses Andover from a slow start ANDOVER -- In one play, Andover's Matt Hennessy surpassed his team's first-half output, rushing for 23 yards to spark a sluggish Golden Warrior offense to a 17-7 victory over Lowell. Andover (6-0), known for its potent offense, was held to one first down and 20 yards of total offense in a scoreless first half."
85212,0,Taser Guns Allowed Aboard Korean Air Jets (CBS 5 News)--The federal government has given the go-ahead for commercial pilots to carry stun-guns. Scottsdale based Taser International will soon be arming people in the cockpit!
75061,0,O 'Neill - dealt double blow. (Getty Images) Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood admitted he had initially been angered by the four extra minutes which allowed his team a shock 3-2 win at Celtic.
119567,0,"Lyon heads into winter break unbeaten Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Lyon will head into the winter break on top of the Ligue 1 table and unbeaten after a 1-1 draw against Marseille Friday at the Stade Gerland."
36879,0,Congress Set to Extend Family Tax Cuts Congress is now poised to hand President Bush an election-year tax cut victory after Senate and House of Representatives negotiators on Wednesday night agreed to extend popular tax breaks for children and couples for five years.
101333,0,"WTO Ready for US Sanctions The World Trade Organization cleared the way on Thursday to impose $150 million of trade sanctions on the United States, sought by the European Union and others, after lawyers resolved a legal wrangle."
17515,0,"Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2004 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: ----- Injuries Rampant in U.S., Study Says Injuries kill 18 Americans each hour, a new government report says. That figure translated into 157,000 people in 2001 alone, with no age group, gender, or race exempt, said the first national report for both fatal and nonfatal injuries released Thursday by the U.S..."
108455,0,"Davis Cup: Spain Leads U.S. 2-0 as Roddick Loses SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Teenage rookie Rafael Nadal blunted the world's fastest serve Friday to stun Andy Roddick and give Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final."
51085,0,Update 2: Ex-Enron Exec Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy A former assistant treasurer at toppled energy giant Enron Corp. pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge Tuesday for his alleged role in making Enron 's financial picture appear rosier than it really was.
56382,0,Wayward Warne delays Australia Australia took the spoils but India took the credit on the last day of the Bangalore Test. Adam Gilchrist 's side took a step back in the final hour of play on the fourth evening and thereafter played poor cricket.
82751,0,Memories of Merged Eagles-Steelers Revived (AP) AP - One of the biggest Eagles-Steelers games since their long-ago days as conference rivals is reviving memories of the year two of pro football's best cities shared a single team.
16819,0,"MLB: Minnesota 8, Texas 5 A three-run homer in the 11th inning by Torii Hunter led the home-field Minnesota Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. Hunter finished with three hits and six RBI "
67876,0,"Update 3: Outgoing Kmart Chief Gets $90M in Options Outgoing Kmart chief executive Julian Day is getting about $90 million in stock options for his leadership at the discount chain, which emerged from bankruptcy in May."
103950,0,Gerrard sets sights on Premiership surge Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says Sunday 's win over Arsenal can help galvanise the Reds for a run up the English Premiership table.
89472,0,"Consumers help GDP edge up just 0.1 Slumping corporate spending and exports caused the economy to slow to a crawl in the July-September period, with real gross domestic product expanding just 0.1 percent from the previous quarter, Cabinet Office data showed Friday."
67890,0,"""Faces of Africa"" Photographers on Their 30-Year Endeavor Photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher discuss their experiences from over 30 years in Africa capturing and recording faces and customs. With photo galleries."
64579,0,"AMD Debuts Athlon FX-55, 4000 Chip On Tuesday, Advanced Micro Devices introduced its two fastest processors yet, a quiet slap at Intel 's latest roadmap revision."
68786,0,"Rumbling on After 30 Years - the Clash in Kinshasa LONDON (Reuters) - The action was set for 4 a.m., two or three hours before the African dawn."
119468,0,"IBM Heralds Burgeoning BladeCenter Support Yankee Group senior analyst Zeus Kerravala said that although it may take some time, it is likely that blade servers will eventually replace all parts of the software stack because of their time-to-market, cost and scalability advantages."
87462,0,Mets Ready to Deal; All They Need Is a Trade Partner Mets General Manager Omar Minahas has met with most of the teams that may be willing to trade big-money marquee players in blockbuster deals.
101099,0,"Internet Use Said to Cut Into TV Viewing and Socializing The average Internet user in the U.S. spends three hours a day online, with much of that time devoted to work and more than half of it to communications."
116581,0,Basilea in Talks with J J Over Antibiotic ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's Basilea is in talks with a subsidiary of healthcare and consumer products maker Johnson Johnson over a licensing agreement for the Swiss biotech firm's BAL5788 antibiotic.
99049,0,"After the Election: Key High Tech Issues Rick White, head of the TechNet policy group discusses technology in next year's Congress and in the second term of the Bush administration."
109316,0,"Empty stadium won 't affect Real, says Samuel Walter Samuel says Real Madrid will not be affected by playing their decisive Champions League match against AS Roma behind closed doors at Rome 's Olympic Stadium on Wednesday."
109778,0,"China Aviation chief is arrested Singapore police arrest the chief executive of China Aviation Oil, the firm embroiled in a $550m trading scandal."
58820,0,"Rice Believes He Could Be Traded Soon (AP) AP - Jerry Rice believes he could be traded by the Oakland Raiders before the Oct. 19 deadline. Rice, who turns 42 Wednesday, told Sacramento radio station KHTK on Tuesday that his days with Oakland may be numbered, and that he wants to play for a team that will better utilize his talents."
61963,0,"British Flu Vaccine Is Unusable, FDA Says The announcement was a blow to U.S. health officials, who are scrambling to calm growing public alarm about vaccine shortages because of the loss of about half of the 100 million doses of flu vaccine the nation was expecting."
88499,0,"Microsoft search: Not yet ready for prime time Microsoft 's latest step into the enormously profitable search sector is unlikely to win any first-stop commitments from users, but the signs are promising."
27211,0,Update 3: Yahoo Buying Musicmatch for $160 Million Yahoo Inc. is buying online jukebox provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in a deal designed to broaden the Internet giant 's appeal with the growing audience of consumers who buy songs off the Web.
77680,0,"Clear Channel posts drop in profit, but tops forecasts The owner of several Denver-area radio stations, and other properties in 63 countries worldwide, says third-quarter earnings dropped 59 percent from last year -- but still beat analysts ' expectations."
61990,0,Switches Failed In Crash Of Genesis The Genesis space capsule that crashed into the Utah desert last month failed because four pencil stub-size gravity switches designed to trigger the release of the spacecraft 's parachutes
102188,0,Langer plays down Hayden walking row Justin Langer has defended his Australian opening batting partner Matthew Hayden 's decision not to walk after hitting a catch back to New Zealand bowler Paul Wiseman on day one of the second Test in Adelaide yesterday.
110474,0,"Apple web hole still open com. Apple Computer Inc. has still not properly fixed the HFS filesystem named fork vulnerability discovered last week, according to the company that first noticed it, NetSec Inc."
114572,0,India-Pakistan peace boosts trade Trade between India and Pakistan increases after the nations embarked on a peace process although it remains a tiny fraction of overall exports.
70961,0,Microsoft Does Well On Server-Software Sales Microsoft said last week that its first-quarter net income rose 11 and revenue 12 because of strong server-software demand and steady sales of PCs that run its products.
97955,0,Retail predictions for 2004 shopping season n Overall fourth-quarter retail sales this year are expected to be 6.5 percent higher than last year 's -- the biggest increase since 1999.
18383,0,"Brown forced to play spectator Since taking over as football coach at the University of Massachusetts in the spring, Don Brown has placed his mark on the team he helped lead to the 1998 Division 1-AA national championship as defensive coordinator. Imagine how difficult it will be for the Minutemen to play today's season opener at Delaware State as if their charismatic mentor doesn't exist."
94317,0,"U.N. Urges Temporary Bottom-Trawling Ban (AP) AP - The U.N. General Assembly urged nations Wednesday to consider temporary bans on high seas bottom trawling, disappointing scientists and some countries seeking an immediate halt to the destructive fishing practice."
107354,0,"HD-DVD picks up Hollywood support DECEMBER 01, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - TOKYO -- The group supporting the HD-DVD optical disc format for high-definition video has received a boost in its battle against the rival Blu-ray Disc format with pledges of support from a number of Hollywood "
34623,0,Red Hat Rebound Good growth plus an unappreciative investing public finally make Red Hat's stock look cheap.
98389,0,"Nintendo DS: Doubly good short for ""Dual Screen "" -* * 1/2 out of four, $150) was designed to bring innovation to the portable video game market, so far only developer Sega has completely caught on."
73314,0,Total eclipse could give moon a seasonable glow The full moon 's face may glow like an orangish-red Halloween pumpkin during an 81-minute total lunar eclipse Wednesday evening.
14434,0,"Gas prices barely budge in last two weeks Oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $1.88, an increase of a half-cent in the past two weeks."
97342,0,Spain grabs lead at World Golf Championships Spain has taken the lead at the World Golf Championships in Seville with Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez combining for an 11-under-par 61 in the third round to pull one shot ahead of England.
37058,0,Jordan vows to fight for survival Jordan 's boss Eddie Jordan promised here on Thursday that he would fight to stay in next season 's Formula One championship despite the tough situation he faces.
115727,0,"Symantec, Veritas Reportedly In Talks Oracle 's (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) $10.3 billion blockbuster acquisition of PeopleSoft (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) is already yesterday 's news."
40528,0,Finneran set for new post amid probe The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is preparing to hire House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran even though a key confidant of his said yesterday that Finneran has received no official confirmation that federal prosecutors have closed a perjury
76839,0,"State moves against former Metropolitan Mortgage brokers State securities regulators have moved to suspend or revoke the licenses of nine former brokers for Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities, the bankrupt financial conglomerate that has left thousands of people across the Northwest holding hundreds of millions "
38268,0,"Serena, Sharapova advance to China Open semis Serena Williams breezed into the China Open semifinals Friday when Russia 's Nadia Petrova retired with an injury during the second set of their quarterfinals match."
108065,0,"Toledo Beats Miami (Ohio) to Win MAC Title (AP) AP - Bruce Gradkowski threw three of his four touchdown passes to Lance Moore, leading Toledo to a 35-27 win over Miami (Ohio) in the Mid-American Conference championship game Thursday night."
16047,0,"SCO Posts $7.4 Million Loss (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Revenue for the quarter of $11.2 million, compared with $20.1 million in the year-ago quarter, dropped in part because of dwindling SCOsource licensing revenue —but SCO's CEO says the company is ""steadfast on a dual path for success."""
35138,0,"LSU Tops AP Poll for 2nd Straight Week (AP) AP - Look no farther than the Bayou State for the major developments in the AP women's basketball poll: LSU is unanimous, while Louisiana Tech is out."
118526,0,"Ex-Nebraska coach Solich hired to turn around Ohio University Former Nebraska coach Frank Solich was introduced on Thursday as Ohio 's new football coach, returning to the state where he grew up and promising to rebuild a program that went just 11-35 in the past four years."
96969,0,"State adds 4,000 jobs in October Massachusetts gained nearly 4,000 payroll jobs last month while the jobless rate held steady after hitting a three-year low in September, the state reported yesterday."
47270,0,"Note: Suzuki has tonight and two games remaining The 30-year-old right fielder, who has 257 hits, has tonight and two games remaining to break the record. George Sisler 's mark of 257 hits was set in 1920."
91342,0,Hornets' Davis Out with Back Injury NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - New Orleans Hornets guard Baron Davis is expected to be sidelined one-to-two weeks because of a lower back injury.
46490,0,Northwest Says Anderson Resigns to Join UnitedHealth (Update1) Northwest Airlines Corp. Chief Executive Richard H. Anderson is resigning and will be replaced by President Douglas M. Steenland at a time when the company is seeking employee concessions to stem losses.
77713,0,Blazers ' Woods in trouble again The NBA on Friday suspended the Portland Trail Blazers ' forward for five games for violating the league 's drug program. Woods will serve the penalty beginning with the first game he is eligible for in the regular season.
91414,0,"NASA Jet Will Try to Go 7,000 MPH (AP) AP - In March, NASA launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000 mph. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust."
24398,0,Court Bounces Pa. Online Child Porn Law A federal court today struck down a Pennsylvania state law requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to Web sites that contain child pornography.
98619,0,Reliance denies any family row Share in India's Reliance Industries rally after the brothers at the head of the group deny any rift over leadership.
62670,0,"San Jose ties up final berth The San Jose Earthquakes clinched the final playoff spot in the Western Conference by tying the Burn, 2-2, last night in Dallas in the season finale for both teams."
3348,0,"Delta turnaround plan to include job cuts Delta Air Lines ' much-awaited turnaround plan will include more job cuts at the ailing carrier, along with pay and benefits changes. "
38544,0,Campbell agrees new deal at Highbury Sol Campbell today revealed he has agreed to sign a new long-term contract at Arsenal. The England defender expects to tie up a few loose ends over the next couple of weeks before making an official announcement
1053,0,"Intel to Delay Product for High-Definition TVs (Reuters) 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 high-definition television displays."
91150,0,"Music industry aims to send in radio cops You can learn a lot from writing a newspaper column, especially when a reader calls in to say that you're wrong. I've just received a revealing critique that foreshadows a nasty new escalation in the battle over our digital rights."
15860,0,"Juventus signs two stars at deadline Torino, Italy (Sports Network) - Juventus served notice of its intentions Tuesday, acquiring Italian national team captain Fabio Cannavaro and talented Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic."
69587,0,"Consultant to review United plan; unions drop lawsuit United Airlines agreed Friday to hire a consulting firm to review its pending business plan, a step sought by two unions in exchange for dropping legal action against the carrier."
116675,0,"Best Buy Quarterly Profit Jumps 21 Pct. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY.N, the top U.S. electronics retail chain, on Wednesday posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit and said it gained market share in the period."
103652,0,"Shoppers arrive at stores before dawn to get jump on holiday gift ... When the doors finally swung open at 6 am Friday, a cold Eric Tardy of Grand Rapids charged into the Wal-Mart store with a cheer. More than three hours of waiting in the "
5632,0,"Venezuela Awaits Result of Presidential Recall Vote Audit Venezuelan election officials say they expect to announce Saturday, results of a partial audit of last Sunday 's presidential recall referendum."
55784,0,Tennis: Russian starlet Sharapova wows Asia with double title win TOKYO : Asia has fallen in love with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova -- and the feeling is mutual. The 17-year-old Russian starlet left here Sunday with two more WTA titles safely packed away in her luggage
7073,0,"Silver glint of a glowing future Silver for the women 's quad yesterday sealed Britain 's biggest Olympic rowing tally since 1928, which they matched with a gold, two silvers and a bronze."
108847,0,"ATHLETICS: 'I TAUGHT JONES TO USE DRUG ' MARION JONES injected herself with performance-enhancing drugs while the man at the centre of huge doping scandal watched, he claimed in an explosive TV interview last night."
43512,0,"Gibbs adjusting to new NFL To loyal fans of the Washington Redskins, Monday night 's event in FedEx Field was a flashback to the good old days. There was Joe Gibbs, back in his Redskins coaching garb, matching wits on the sideline once "
117841,0,Prepping to Pull the Plug on GPS Tucked into the Bush administration's space policy is a plan to take the global positioning system offline temporarily during a national emergency. The goal: preventing terrorists from using the navigational technology.
23047,0,"New Lubricant Could Improve Hard Drive Performance By MATTHEW FORDAHL SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A newly developed lubricant could improve the performance, capacity and longevity of hard drives used widely in computers, music players, video recorders and other devices, researchers say..."
22723,0,"Ebookers admits possible sell-off Internet-based holiday company Ebookers confirms it is in talks over a possible sale, sending its shares 22 higher."
54203,0,"House clears huge business tax revamp to end trade war The House last night passed the most sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law in nearly two decades, a measure designed to end a nasty trade war with Europe and shower $136 "
54873,0,"NHL All-Star Shoots for Place on Greek Bobsled Team NEW YORK (Reuters) - All-star defenseman Chris Chelios, a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Detroit Red Wings, will train with the U.S. bobsled federation next week in a bid to compete for Greece at 2006 Turin Olympics."
77793,0,"Sony-BMG, Grokster deal p2pnet.net News:- News of Mashboxx, a major deal involving Grokster, former Grokster and Blubster ceo Wayne Rosso, Sony-BMG and Shawn Fanning 's Snocap, is now doing the rounds."
10307,0,"Dominating Dirrell dispatches Despaigne Leon Lawson was watching over Andre Dirrell 's shoulder last night, literally and figuratively, as the US middleweight tried to box his way into the medal rounds at the Olympic Games."
53564,0,"Hockey Players Look for Lockout Work (AP) AP - Just months ago, Steve Montador was living every hockey player's dream — playing in the Stanley Cup finals. Now his Calgary Flames are closed for business — along with the rest of the NHL — and he's chasing pucks in front of 2,000 people in a remote corner of France."
39312,0,Schumacher spinout gives Barrichello pole position at new Chinese ... Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher took on the Shanghai circuit Saturday in qualifying for the first Chinese Grand Prix.
29667,0,"Good progress for JV and Renault at Silverstone The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team today continued testing at Silverstone, with Fernando Alonso and Jacques Villeneuve representing the team."
80279,0,Chelsea make official complaint to UEFA Chelsea have lodged an official complaint with European soccer 's governing body UEFA after up to 50 of their fans possessing tickets were stopped from entering the ground for Tuesday 's Champions League game at CSKA Moscow.
88915,0,"FAA tries to identify source of ice that struck house KENT, Wash. -- Investigators are trying to identify the source of chunks of ice that smashed through the roof of a house in this Seattle suburb last week, landing on the bed of a 7-year-old girl."
8840,0,"Solidarity sit-ins held in West Bank People in many West Bank cities and towns have staged a general sit-in to express solidarity with fellow Palestinians held in Israeli jails, Aljazeera 's correspondent reports."
93073,0,"EPA budget audit finds improvement An audit found improvement in the Environmental Protection Agency 's recent budgets, including a reduction of the Superfund deficit from $82.7 million to $7.6 million in 2004."
42985,0,"American Express Cship: Woods eyes fourth title after Vijays ... LONDON: Three-times winner Tiger Woods bids for a third successive title at this weeks WGC-American Express Championship in Kilkenny, Ireland."
95857,0,"Hewitt Rusty but Wins Adelaide Opener (AP) AP - Top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt opened his 2005 singles season with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over French qualifier Arnaud Clement in a first-round match Tuesday at the Australian men's hardcourt tennis championships."
2439,0,"Just 16 centuries later, we return to Olympia You remember, of course, Armenian Prince Varazdates and the spectacle of his boxing triumph. And who can forget Zopyros of Athens, wrestling-boxing his way to the junior pankration crown. "
52888,0,RFID Driver's Licenses Debated Virginia legislators are weighing a plan to add biometric data and radio signal emitting chips to licenses to prevent identity theft and thwart terrorists. Critics say the plan could compromise privacy and allow new varieties of fraud to flourish. By Mark Baard.
114452,0,"Blind man 'sees' emotions Scientists at Bangor University believe a blind man possesses a ""sixth sense"" that allows him to recognise sad faces."
58087,0,Court pointed to P2P firms The US Supreme Court has been asked to hold two internet file-sharing services responsible for their customers ' online swapping of copyrighted songs and movies.
565,0,"Iran Defies Olympic Spirit by Shunning Israel ATHENS (Reuters) - Iran's world judo champion Arash Miresmaeili refused to compete against an Israeli Sunday, triggering a fresh crisis at the Olympic Games where race, creed or color are barred from interfering in sport."
53631,0,"Correction: GLF-Woods-Wedding Story (AP) AP - In a story Oct. 6 about Tiger Woods' wedding, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Oprah Winfrey was among the guests. Winfrey was not invited and did not attend the wedding, according to her production company, Harpo."
18929,0,"Mobile Mappers Stop Short of Ideal Thanks to such free mapping sites as MapQuest and Yahoo Maps, it's been a while since road warriors have had to sketch out a route with a yellow highlighter, guessing which shortcuts to take or avoid. Instead, they can just type in start and destination addresses and print out crisply labeled, turn-by-turn directions, with the only cost being some printer ink."
92329,0,"Across America, low and slow Josh Caldwell finishes a three-month cross-country trek on a Segway when he rolls into Boston on Tuesday."
70327,0,"The ""float "" is sinking Consumers who rely on the ""float "" in writing checks to pay their bills on time could be socked with hefty fees from their banks for bounced checks because of a sweeping federal law that takes effect Thursday."
44202,0,"Oil prices fall on rising US inventories, easing Nigeria fears Red-hot oil prices cooled, easing below 50 dollars a barrel in New York after news of stronger-than-expected US inventories and oil in the United States and diminishing fears of unrest in Nigeria."
35370,0,"Maria Sharapova Advances in China Open (AP) AP - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open on Wednesday, routing fellow Russian Tatiana Panova 6-1, 6-1."
102933,0,"Best price In stock trading, a commitment by the market maker to find the highest price for a seller 's shares, or the lowest price for a buyer, that is available in any market at that time."
103864,0,Milan close in on Juve AC Milan closed the gap on leaders Juventus to four points on Sunday after receiving a helping hand from city-rivals Internazionale.
47977,0,"Davis, Pack beat Deacons NC State 's Jay Davis trotted back to the Wolfpack sideline early the third quarter, the quarterback absorbing his teammates ' adulation and exuding a swagger "
67614,0,"Bush, Kerry Don't Worry About Tech (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Election Day is less than two weeks away, but so far technology has yet to make more than the occasional cameo appearance on either presidential candidate's priority list."
94183,0,"Stocks close up on retail merger but off highs on oil price ... TORONTO (CP) - Stocks finished higher Wednesday but well off highs of the day, as a runup in the price of oil cooled investor response to a merger between US retail giants Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and strong economic data."
84185,0,"Xbox uses Halo 2 to herd players online Halo 2, the stunning Xbox video game nearly three years in the making, goes on sale at midnight tonight, with Microsoft pulling out the stops to herald its launch as a pop culture event."
35503,0,Merrill Exec to Testify in Sex Bias Case LONDON (Reuters) - A top Merrill Lynch official is due to testify on Wednesday over a 7.5 million pound ($13.4 million) sex discrimination lawsuit brought against the U.S.-based investment bank by former executive Stephanie Villalba.
96659,0,"Raptors discuss trading All-Star Carter to Trail Blazers for Abdur ... Raptors guard Vince Carter asked out of Toronto before training camp, and it now appears the disgruntled five-time All-Star might get his wish."
13541,0,"Administration Shifts On Global Warming A Bush administration report suggests that evidence of global warming has begun to affect animal and plant populations in visible ways, and that rising temperatures in North America are due in part to human activity."
5770,0,"A Key Year for Willingham, Notre Dame (AP) AP - Will Tyrone Willingham be the next Ara Parseghian or the next Bob Davie?"
91713,0,"Backups and Fill-Ins Help Steelers Win (AP) AP - They played most of Sunday's game with a special teams player at linebacker, a tight end at fullback, an undrafted former backup at nose tackle and, yes, that rookie quarterback who wasn't supposed to play this season."
85987,0,"IBM Plans Web Meeting Service; Takes Aim at WebEx NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM IBM.N plans to offer Web-conferencing as a hosted Internet service, seeking to reach small and medium-sized business customers while taking on more established rivals in the market, the company said on Tuesday."
25008,0,"Patriotism drives copter competition CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Designers say it flies faster, farther, and smoother. Pilots say the latest collision-avoidance systems in the all-digital cockpit make it the safest in the air."
88826,0,"Otellini to become Intel 's CEO Intel Corp. 's board of directors on Thursday tapped Paul Otellini, who has been with the company for 30 years, to replace Craig Barrett as chief executive officer in May."
50349,0,NFL: AFC NORTH BETTING ODDS SET FOR MAJOR CHANGE? Baltimore Ravens are still the odds-on favourites to win the AFC North despite losing at home to a rejuvenated Kansas City Chiefs.
106358,0,"Bombardier to Cut 2,200 Jobs Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to cut 2,200 more jobs at its train-making unit and further trim the production rate for its 50-seat regional "
86856,0,"Trade Gap Narrows on Record Exports WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in September as a rise in exports to unprecedented levels offset the impact of record-high prices for imported oil, a government report showed on Wednesday."
51888,0,"EADS buys Racal Instruments European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. NV, the parent of aircraft maker Airbus, Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Racal Instruments Group for up to $130 million."
73612,0,"Auburn in Running for Bowl Game (AP) AP - Tommy Tuberville would be shocked if a Southeastern Conference team went undefeated, won the league title game and failed to get a shot at the national title."
87429,0,"Sixers Outgun Nets in Overtime, 108-100 (AP) AP - Allen Iverson hit the tying jumper with 7.2 seconds left in regulation and Corliss Williamson scored seven of his 15 points in overtime to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 108-100 win over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night."
1403,0,"Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July (Reuters) Reuters - Housing starts rebounded sharply in July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September 2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed."
80319,0,"THE RIDGELINE: Honda touts pickup Honda 's all-new four-door midsize pickup truck will be called the Ridgeline when it goes on sale next year as a 2006 model, the company announced at an auto-parts exhibition Tuesday."
36454,0,Oil price surge hits Wall Street Oil prices have risen for the fifth day in a row amid continuing concerns over the level of US stocks. The surge helped spark a 1.3 fall on Wall Street as investors worried it could lead to a fall in consumer spending and hit corporate profits.
45475,0,"Lycos Europe Folds Anti-Spam Plan Just three days after launching the anti-spam initiative ""Make Love Not Spam "" to worldwide publicity, Lycos Europe officially pulled the plug on the plan."
67423,0,FA Won't Punish Beckham Over Yellow Card (AP) AP - David Beckham won't be punished by England's soccer federation for intentionally getting a yellow card in a World Cup qualifying game.
60290,0,"Lowe ready to contribute in any role All the baseball world yesterday learned that a pitcher's ankle bone is connected to his pitching bone, but the late-afternoon revelation here at Yankee Stadium was the medical/anatomical bulletin that Curt Schilling's ankle bone is connected to Derek Lowe's pitching bone."
18789,0,"Game of the day: Cut! Red Sox streak ends The Red Sox lost for the first time in 11 games, falling to the Texas Rangers 8-6 yesterday and missing a chance to pull 1-1/2 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East."
84828,0,Another shootout? INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Peyton Manning gears up for another track meet in prime time. But Daunte Culpepper will not have his dance partner available when the Minnesota Vikings visit the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night.
2701,0,"U.S. Broadband Growth Slows - Analyst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telephone and cable companiessaw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in thesecond quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industryresearch firm said on Tuesday.
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67570,0,TI Working on Television Chip for Phones for 2007 (Reuters) Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc. \has begun developing a chip that could bring television shows to mobile phone screens in three years.
98628,0,"Thanksgiving travel heavy, AAA predicts Thanksgiving travel this year will be heavier than it was in 2000, the first time that has happened post-9/11, according to the American Automobile Association."
79860,0,"Europeans want portable music, not video - survey Only 13 per cent of Europeans are interested in portable video players, according to a survey from Jupiter Research. The market research group surveyed 5,000 consumers in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden "
46564,0,"US cybersecurity chief abruptly resigns The government 's cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned after one year with the Department of Homeland Security, confiding to industry colleagues his frustration over what he considers a lack of attention paid to computer security issues within the "
28059,0,"Before hiatus, Canada wins The hockey season started early this year and, after two entertaining weeks of the World Cup, it ends for who knows how long. Despite the impending announcement of an NHL lockout today "
74103,0,"WordsWorth Books' final chapter is Saturday WordsWorth Books, a fixture in Harvard Square for nearly three decades, will be closing its doors Saturday after its owners failed to find an investor to help them refinance their bankrupt company."
58169,0,Drilling for Africa's climate history Ghana's Lake Bosumtwi holds clues to Africa's climate past - and a massive space impact.
78023,0,"Wal-Mart Says October US Sales Rise 2.8, Within Its Forecast Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world 's largest retailer, estimated that October sales at US stores open at least a year rose 2.8 percent, at the lower end of its forecast range, as shoppers bought more bedding and boys ' and girls ' wear."
96980,0,Bye Provides Patriots Time to Study (AP) AP - The New England Patriots have an extra week to study their next opponent — whoever that might be.
96282,0,"Arsenal Gets Back to Winning Ways (AP) AP - Arsenal won for the first time in five games Saturday, getting two goals from Thierry Henry to beat Birmingham 3-0 in the Premier League."
83946,0,"Microsoft to help users prep for patching NOVEMBER 04, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. will give customers advance notice of its monthly security updates in an effort to help them prepare to install related software patches, the company announced today."
48932,0,Alleged Apple Flash iPod 'partner' signs with Rio SigmaTel's chips claimed to have won Apple's support
58235,0,"Cricket: Australian cricketers to wear black armbands in Miller 's ... SYDNEY : Australia 's cricket team will wear black armbands in the second Test against India in Madras in respect for one of Australia 's greatest cricketers Keith Miller, Cricket Australia said."
59587,0,Fed 's McTeer sole candidate to head Texas A &M Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert McTeer was named on Wednesday as the sole candidate to become Chancellor of the Texas A &M University System and his office said he would release a statement later.
28441,0,Rain Brings Back Bad Memories for Vols (AP) AP - Playing in the rain against Florida brings back some bad memories for Tennessee.
89179,0,"Global warming poses threat to animal life in the Arctic Rising temperatures in the Arctic will likely increase the region 's biodiversity as new species are drawn to the extreme north, but in a dramatic paradox many animals unique to the region, such as polar bears, risk extinction."
59116,0,Sport funding major boon to coaches The coaches of high-performance athletes will benefit the most from the federal government 's announcement yesterday of how it will divide up $19.
112214,0,"Space crew cuts down food, awaits resupply Astronaut Leroy Chiao is instructed to return by the flight controllers because of a food shortage on the international space station."
48402,0,"Kerry rolls out tax-cut plan for middle class After two weeks of focusing on Iraq, Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry turned his emphasis to the economy Saturday, delivering what he called a plan for ""middle-class families."
99863,0,"Top Economic Adviser to Bush Is Leaving Post Stephen Friedman, who left Wall Street to assume one of the top economic posts in the White House, will return to the private sector Dec. 31 after two quiet years in Washington, White House officials announced yesterday."
2834,0,"Hamilton takes gold in time trial ATHENS, Greece - The United States took gold and bronze in the men 's Olympic cycling individual time trial on Wednesday with Tyler Hamilton topping the podium and his team Bobby Julich finishing third. "
16609,0,"A Pall Falls Over Forest Sometimes bad things happen to good companies. Consider drug maker Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX). The company is debt-free, cash-rich, and pumping out free cash flow at $700 million a year."
18888,0,"Rangers top Bosox, ending streak at 10 The Red Sox lost for the first time in 11 games, falling to the Texas Rangers, 8-6, yesterday and missing a chance to pull within 1 1/2 games of the Yankees in the AL East."
34083,0,Penguins cancel games because of NHL lockout The Pittsburgh Penguins canceled their home preseason schedule and the regular-season opener on Monday because of the NHL lockout that threatens to wipe out the entire season.
2852,0,US Men Take Gold and Bronze in Cycling Time Trial ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States proved there is more to their cycling team than Lance Armstrong by taking gold and bronze in the men 's Olympic individual time trial at the Athens Games Wednesday.
98077,0,"PeopleSoft board rejects bid PLEASANTON, California The board of directors of PeopleSoft has rejected Oracle 's $9.2 billion takeover bid, continuing its resistance a day after the company 's own shareholders tendered more than 60 percent of stock to Oracle."
87909,0,"U.S. Beats South Korea in Under-19 Soccer (AP) AP - The defending champion United States defeated South Korea 3-0 at the FIFA Under-19 Women's World Championship on Thursday behind goals from Angie Woznuk, Amy Rodriguez and Sheree Gray."
74701,0,Study: Few corporations use anti-spyware tools A third of respondents said that spyware has been on the rise in the past six months.
100321,0,Nortel Says Exchanges Don 't Take Delisting Action (Update1) Nortel Networks Corp. said the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange won 't commence suspension or delisting actions because of the company 's delay in filing certain financial reports.
53869,0,"Better browser now the best Except for times when I use one online database that supports Microsoft 's dismal excuse for a browser, I never have much use for the blue lower-case ""e "" on my desktop."
21444,0,Gibbs Has Redskins Looking Back to the Future (Reuters) Reuters - When Joe Gibbs last coached in the NFL in the 1992 season there were no teams in Jacksonville or Carolina.
96279,0,"Comeback not enough To say the Sixers had trouble scoring in the first quarter Thursday is like saying a fish has trouble surviving out of water. Of their first 16 shots, the Sixers missed exactly 16."
51115,0,"Dozens Arriving for Apparent Woods Wedding (AP) AP - Former NBA superstars Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley were among the dozens of guests that arrived at this Caribbean resort island Tuesday afternoon, where Tiger Woods reportedly is to marry his Swedish model fiancee."
49165,0,"Allen to Help Open N.M. Computer Exhibit (AP) AP - Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, in a nod to the city where he got his start, is helping launch a museum gallery devoted to the history of computing."
96265,0,"Intel, Nvidia Sign Cross-Licensing Pact Chip giant Intel and graphics processor vendor Nvidia said Friday they have inked a wide-ranging technology sharing pact that, among other things, will let Nvidia use Intel 's front-side bus technology."
22801,0,African sugar farmers await sweet victory African sugar farmers and other developing countries stand to benefit from a new ruling by the World Trading Organisation (WTO) declaring some European sugar exports as illegal.
44381,0,Wal-Mart announces $10 billion share repurchase Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is launching a new share repurchase plan in which it will buy back $10 billion of company shares. The plan replaces a previous plan in which the company was buying back $7 billion worth of shares.
23564,0,"U.S. Open Puts Serve in Server Sure, the players get all the attention at the U.S. Open championship. But hidden in the depths of the tournament stadium, a team of techies and their servers keep the whole event running. Michael Myser reports from New York."
88779,0,"Top-Ranked U.S.C. Barely Keeps Grip Reggie Bush had 335 total yards as the Trojans survived with a victory, a 12-0 record and a good chance to play in the B.C.S. title game."
35220,0,"Nikkei Reverses Opening Gains (Reuters) Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei average reversed opening gains to fall 0.69 percent by midsession on Wednesday as early buying on exporters, inspired by gains on Wall Street after an increase in U.S. interest rates, ran out of steam."
73501,0,"World oil prices set for significant fall over next two years LONDON, Oct 26 (AFP) - World oil prices will be driven down over the next two years due to there being enough crude to meet soaring demand, Claude Mandil, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said here Tuesday."
19268,0,"Choices in The Quantum Universe Asking questions about the quantum universe is a fool's game: one cannot get a single answer, only a probability. A committee of particle physicists bounced this concept around a table to pose the top nine questions, and a probable path to answering them."
52564,0,Who's There? How Parents Can Be IM Watchdogs Instant messaging and online chat are well on their way to ubiquity -- especially among the young. How can parents ensure messaging is safe?
116240,0,Being Dragan slayer would be an Auxsome return for me THE lonely walk to a seat in the Ibrox stand on big Euro nights served as a chilling reminder to Dragan Mladenovic of what was absent from his world.
33131,0,"Microsoft to share Office software source code with governments (AFP) AFP - Microsoft Corporation said it would share the source code of its Microsoft Office desktop software with more than 60 governments, including China and Russia."
19985,0,Damage at Kennedy Space Center from Frances KENNEDY SPACE CENTER No storm in history has done more damage to the Kennedy Space Center than Hurricane Frances did. Officials at the Florida facility say the storm tore about a-thousand exterior panels from the Vehicle Assembly Building.
42246,0,"Technology Secretary For Virginia Steps Down Virginia's secretary of technology, George C. Newstrom, said yesterday that he is stepping down from the post after more than two years on the job. He will be replaced by his deputy, Eugene J. Huang."
87155,0,"Barrett: Intel Doubles Dividend, Will Buy Back 500M Shares Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) on Wednesday said that it doubled its quarterly dividend, to 8 cents from 4 cents. Led by Chief Executive Craig Barrett, the firm said it expects to pay out about $2 billion in dividends next year."
29165,0,"NHL season in jeopardy as players locked out The fears of many hockey fans came true on Wednesday, with the NHL board of governors giving unanimous support to a player lockout."
93050,0,Beckham to play beyond 2006 World Cup England captain David Beckham has denied reports that he plans to retire from international soccer after the 2006 World Cup and said he wants to play for his country as long as possible.
13489,0,"Taylor Scores 2 TDs As Ravens Beat Lions (AP) AP - Chester Taylor ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and the Baltimore Ravens got a solid performance from their depleted defense in a 17-6 preseason victory over the Detroit Lions on Saturday night."
42008,0,"Barge deal helped Enron stay afloat Row, row, row your barge gently up a creek / Merrill Lynch, Merrill Lynch, Merrill Lynch, Merrill Lynch / life is but a dream ... .. especially on Wall Street, where Merrill, the world 's largest securities "
26804,0,"U.N. Agency to Study Environment in Iraq (AP) AP - Scientists will begin investigating environmental ""hot spots"" in Iraq as part of a long-term strategy to clean up the country after ten years of war and instability, the U.N. Environment Program said Tuesday."
92460,0,"Business Briefs NEW YORK -- Stocks were mixed in quiet trading Monday, with blue chip and tech shares rising only modestly despite lower oil prices and several mergers and acquisitions, including Wm."
61201,0,The NFL is in a league of its own You need to be involved in a fantasy football league? Why? The real stuff provides enough drama without making things up.
20847,0,"Microsoft signals cut prices to combat Linux rivals Microsoft has admitted that growing pressure from open-source operating system, Linux, is eating into the companys profits and will hit revenues hard over the next fiscal year."
46482,0,"Stocks Open Higher as Oil Prices Ease NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday, as oil prices retreated and tech stocks showed strength on the opening day of the fourth quarter."
106748,0,"Nintendo sells 500,000 DS Handhelds in First WEek NEW YORK -- Nintendo Co. Ltd. sold 500,000 Nintendo DS video game devices during the first week of sales in US stores for the new handheld featuring two screens for game playing, the Japanese game maker said Wednesday."
46387,0,"PeopleSoft Ousts CEO Amid Oracle Battle PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , which is trying to fight off a hostile takeover by rival Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Friday said its board "
66318,0,Is Marsh Ringing the Value Bell? Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC) has the highest yield this company 's share price has offered since 1988. The dividend has risen every year for the past 10 years at a 12 clip.
46715,0,"Metcalfe, Allen back ZigBee start-up Ember, a start-up developing chips for ZigBee, gets money from Paul Allen's venture fund. Bob Metcalfe comes aboard as chairman."
95581,0,"DNA company fires analyst Orchid Cellmark, a Maryland-based DNA laboratory that has worked on many high-profile cases, has fired an analyst for allegedly falsifying test data."
1483,0,"Stocks Up, Data Shows Inflation in Check NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after two separate economic reports showed inflationary pressure was held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in the same month."
77331,0,"Martha Stewart: Scarier on Halloween Lower sales, bigger losses, and a sneaky-looking accounting change mean investors should watch their wallets."
87017,0,"Man arrested for selling Windows source code A man has been arrested for selling portions of the Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 source code on-line after the software was illegally leaked onto the internet in February, according to reports."
52041,0,"Conway: 'Genghis Khan' comparison was fair Larry Ellison even compares himself to the warlord, according to PeopleSoft's former CEO, defending previous remarks he made."
80876,0,"Fonterra Says Offer for National Foods Is Generous ' (Update1) Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., the world 's biggest dairy exporter, said its A$1.34 billion ($1.01 billion) offer for the rest of National Foods Ltd."
18844,0,"Stonehill has grand opening Stonehill rolled up 349 yards of total offense in a 23-6 Northeast-10 Conference victory over Assumption yesterday in Easton, snapping a seven-game winless streak dating to last season and winning its first season opener in seven years."
19207,0,"Fewer students pursue MBA A shrinking pool of young adults, a dearth of international students and a tight job market are reducing demand for traditional, two-year master 's of business administration programs across the country."
40028,0,"Acid Rain Pollution Up 4 Percent in 2003 Emissions of sulfur dioxide, which causes acid rain, rose 4 percent in 2003, but probably will not compromise long-term air quality goals, the government reported Wednesday."
91021,0,Solberg Set Sights on Next Season Subaru driver Petter Solberg revealed he was already looking ahead to next seasons championship during the Rally Australia. The 2003 world champion retired on day one of the
107803,0,NCAA Game Summary - Toledo at Miami-Ohio This was the first MAC title game to be played at a neutral site...The Rockets captured the West Division while the RedHawks were the East Division champs in the regular season...Toledo 's four previous appearances in the MAC title game included three
108024,0,"Microsoft Sues Spammers Microsoft announced today that is filing 7 lawsuits against spammers for failing to label sexually explicit messages. The lawsuits were filed in Washington State Superior Court, alleging that defendants violated "
69209,0,"Paint the Town Red: Red Sox and Redbirds (AP) AP - The World Series logo was back on the field at Fenway Park, just like last year."
58787,0,Brief: IBM buys software vendor IBM said it plans to acquire software vendor Systemcorp for an undisclosed sum. The Montreal company makes project portfolio management software for helping companies manage IT projects.
60095,0,"Gold helmet winners Shawn Brady, QB, Northeastern With four touchdown passes in Northeastern's 34-30 win over No. 14 Villanova, the Huskies' senior quarterback was awarded this week's Division 1-AA Gold Helmet Award. Brady connected on TD strikes of 26, 24, 13, and 9 yards as the Huskies edged the Wildcats. The winningest quarterback in NU history, Brady was 17 of 24 for 299 ..."
84894,0,Google and Microsoft to update data sharing SAN FRANCISCO Google and Microsoft were to separately introduce enhanced information-sharing services for Internet users on Thursday.
45599,0,"Web Sites Spoof Bush, Kerry With Parodies (AP) AP - If you're not ready to feverishly debate Iraq or the deficit in this bitterly divisive election year, you can always surf the Web, where politics is frequently nothing but a big joke."
102856,0,"Cyclones Blow Chance Iowa State makes a slew of late-game errors and falls to Missouri, 17-14, in overtime. The loss sends Colorado to the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma."
33997,0,Dollar May Gain on Speculation Fed Will Raise Interest Rates The dollar may rise for a second day against the euro in Asia on speculation Federal Reserve policy makers will raise the key interest rate in a meeting today and signal more increases to come.
76297,0,"Common fertility condition linked to migraines A common condition affecting fertility in women may be linked to migraine, new research reveals. The work could also help scientists understand the origins of migraine."
34561,0,More Clues to Present Life on Mars Recent analyses of ESAs Mars Express data reveal that concentrations of water vapour and methane in the atmosphere of Mars significantly overlap. This result provides important new hints to evaluate the hypothesis of present life on the Red Planet.
2426,0,"Greek Sprinters Withdraw From Olympics (AP) AP - Top Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou withdrew Wednesday from the Athens Games, nearly a week after the duo missed a drug test and were hospitalized after a mysterious motorcycle crash."
34216,0,Real Madrid lose ground on Barcelona The normally star studded Real Madrid missed most of their front line players in a match against Villarreal in the Spanish first division league on Sunday.
105578,0,Liverpool Moves to 5th in Premier League (AP) AP - Liverpool beat Norwich 2-1 on the road Monday behind second-half goals by Luis Garcia and John Arne Riise to move up to fifth place in the Premier League.
111255,0,"Hamm, Foudy Retire From Women's Soccer Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy closed out their remarkable careers with the U.S. women's soccer team in style Wednesday night, cheered on by droves of young girls in a 5-0 victory over Mexico."
87687,0,Trojan invades Russian mobiles A TROJAN HORSE with a name that takes over a PC so that it sends SMS spam to mobile phones has been spotted in Russia. The Delf-HA Trojan contacts a Web site for details on which spam campaign to run and then
119294,0,Symantec Slammed Oops. It seems the market did not at all like Internet security company Symantec 's (Nasdaq: SYMC) $13.5 billion bid yesterday for storage software maker Veritas (Nasdaq: VRTS).
41510,0,"Qwest adds VoIP to 10 markets Qwest Communications International has added its OneFlex VoIP services for small, medium, and enterprise businesses to 10 additional markets."
31790,0,"Flintoff century steers England to 251 for seven Andrew Flintoff struck 104 to guide England to a defendable 251 for seven in the Champions Trophy Group D decider with Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl, Southampton on Saturday."
96153,0,"Explorer Again In The News For Wrong Reasons Microsoft 's flagship Internet Explorer has once again come under the spotlight, albeit for all the wrong reasons. Two more vulnerabilities were uncovered in the widely used Web browser version 6, according to security firm Secunia."
115951,0,Bears Place Tucker on Injured Reserve (AP) AP - The Chicago Bears placed guard Rex Tucker on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on Tuesday and signed safety Jason Shivers from the St. Louis Rams practice squad.
91490,0,"Stelco 's dance card getting crowded With its doorstep getting crowded with hopeful suitors, restructuring steel giant Stelco Inc. is keeping its options open despite the appeal of a $900-million financing package from Germany 's Deutsche Bank."
26718,0,"James Toney Breakdowns Hopkins/De La Hoya 13.09.04 - Three-division world champion and current #1 WBC heavyweight contender James Toney, deep into preparations for his September 23 bout with Rydell Booker at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, is a man who doesnt mince "
38807,0,"E-business sites hit with attacks, extortion threats A distributed denial-of-service attack that disrupted Web-based systems at credit card payment processing firm Authorize.Netearlier this week is indicative of a sharp increase in the number of cyberattacks being targeted at specific companies and driven by profit motives on the part of the hackers who launch them."
98812,0,"RTX Provides Cordless Phones for Net-Based Calls Danish electronics equipment maker RTX Telecom (RTX.CO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it had signed an agreement with Skype, a provider of Internet-based voice telephony, to develop and market cordless handsets."
25911,0,"Noah's Cosmic Ark: Preserving DNA on the Moon (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The complexity of life took \ billions of years to push and stretch and reshape the biological niche that \ is Earth. It would seem prudent if one had the means to save some portion \ of the blueprints of this majesty, so that the process would not have to start \ over from scratch in the event of a global cataclysm."
6732,0,Sri Lankas finest hour Sri Lankas emphatic victory over the South Africans must count among the finest in their cricketing history. Graeme Smiths side were taken apart with the efficiency of crew changing tyres at a car race.
64852,0,DVR To The Rescue! News reachs us from America of another strange tale of DVD hardwire going haywire. A couple of weeks ago a man in Oregon was paid an unexpected visit from the US Air force after his Toshiba with built-in VCR
52117,0,"SAP the Loser in PeopleSoft Maneuvers (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - While all eyes are focused on PeopleSoft's (Nasdaq: PSFT) firing of Craig Conway, the ground may be shifting under other enterprise-software vendors. The recently announced PeopleSoft-IBM partnership will spell bad news for SAP (NYSE: SAP), the Yankee Group predicts."
27803,0,"Langer, Sutton adjust to new Ryder Cup roles Their personalities couldn 't be more different but when it comes to their approach to the game of golf, Ryder Cup captains Hal Sutton and Bernhard Langer are two halves of the same ball marker."
118134,0,"O2 and Nortel demo super-fast wireless broadband O2 and Nortel have completed live mobile test calls using an emerging technology known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), which the firms claim is three times faster than today 's commercial 3G networks."
79163,0,"Oracle ups bid for PeopleSoft in 'final ' offer NOVEMBER 01, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Oracle Corp. extended what it called its ""best and final offer "" for rival PeopleSoft Inc."
86588,0,"No doubt they got message Who knew that 71-year-old assistant coach Dick Helm was the Knicks ' problem? One day after his head rolled, so did the Knicks."
31750,0,"Today 's games Injuries: Michigan State -- LB Seth Mitchell (knee), questionable. Notre Dame -- RB Ryan Grant (hamstring), probable. Overview: The Spartans, going for their seventh victory in eight games vs."
1376,0,"BJ's Profit Rises; Food, Gas Sales Strong CHICAGO (Reuters) - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. BJ.N on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit as soaring gasoline prices and strong demand for food boosted sales."
17616,0,Pfizer to Take Asbestos-Related Charge (Reuters) Reuters - Pfizer Inc. on Friday said it will take a pretax charge of $369 million in the third quarter for a settlement with plaintiffs who allege they were harmed by products containing asbestos and harmful minerals once sold by a Pfizer subsidiary.
47841,0,Brock Berlin Guides Miami (Fla.) Past Georgia Tech ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Brock Berlin threw a career-high three touchdown passes to lead No. 4 Miami-Florida to an easy 27-3 win over Georgia Tech in ACC action at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
64940,0,"Lions Top Cardinals, Break Losing Streak (AP) AP - Kevin Jones ran for 196 yards and a touchdown to lead Detroit over the Arizona Cardinals 26-12 Sunday, ending the Lions' five-game losing streak and keeping their playoff hopes alive in the muddled and mediocre NFC."
84647,0,Novell Puts Desktop Linux to Work Updated OS includes software applications designed for business users.
16957,0,"Can MSN music unseat iTunes? The software giant quietly raised the curtain for its MSN Music Web site, which offers song downloads for 99 cents. The store also has a home in Windows Media Player 10, which is slated to launch on Thursday."
18670,0,"Drug-ordering systems get a boost Nearly 70 percent of Massachusetts hospitals have failed to install special computer systems for ordering drugs for patients, mostly because they carry big price tags. But a new report from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative says the state's hospitals would end up saving money if they install these sophisticated systems to reduce medical errors."
52300,0,"Step carefully in the memento minefield When Robert Hudson stepped off a flight from Banjul in Gambia and was stopped by customs officers in the ""Nothing to Declare "" channel at Gatwick airport, they found three baboon skulls, four "
76834,0,Sluman sizzling despite bad back PALM HARBOR - A course record on the Westin Innisbrook Resort 's Copperhead Course was the furthest thing from Jeff Sluman 's mind Thursday.
108531,0,"Holtz Introduced As East Carolina Coach (AP) AP - East Carolina introduced former South Carolina assistant Skip Holtz as its head football coach on Friday, welcoming him as the man to lead the program ""into a new era."""
82101,0,"Cazenove links up with JP Morgan Cazenove, one of Britain's last independent investment banks, joins forces with US banking giant JP Morgan."
57067,0,"Bangladesh Sees Tiger Numbers Up in Mangrove Swamps (Reuters) Reuters - The number of tigers in Bangladesh's mangrove swamps has risen by more than 50 to 419 in the last decade, thanks to the government's steps to save the endangered species, the Environment and Forest Minister said on Saturday."
30423,0,"BREWERS: Another loss, but Bonds held homerless MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers may have lost the war - losing three games to the San Francisco Giants - but they won the battle against slugger Barry Bonds."
5077,0,"Midway Could Be Viacom Acquisition Target LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. VIAb.N is considering expanding into the video game business and could acquire publisher Midway Games Inc. MWY.N, according to a regulatory filing on Friday by Viacom chief Sumner Redstone, who owns a controlling stake in Midway."
58740,0,"Intel Profit Up; Outlook Reassures Market SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. INTC.O on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 15 percent, helped by record sales in Asia and stronger demand for notebook and server computer chips, and gave an outlook that reassured jittery investors that it could grow despite tough market conditions."
61835,0,"Robust Tech Earnings Can 't Shake Tough Outlook A slew of third-quarter earnings reports dominated technology and telecommunications stocks last week. Much of the news was positive, with key players posting impressive earnings growth, but the December quarter outlook remained unclear for some."
61576,0,Fastenal Quick to Please Investors The earnings information the company offers ranges as wide as its product line.
50810,0,"SAP, Infineon unveil RFID management system OCTOBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - German business software vendor SAP AG and chip maker Infineon Technologies AG today launched a new software management system for connecting radio frequency identification hardware and software from multiple vendors."
84909,0,"NitroMed Heart Failure Drug Helps Blacks - Study In the first major trial to test a drug only in blacks, an experimental drug developed by NitroMed Inc. added to standard therapy helped heart failure patients live significantly longer, researchers on Monday said."
15651,0,"Media Mogul Black 'Lined his Pockets Every Day ' Not once or twice, but on dozens of occasions Hollinger was victimised by its controlling shareholders as they transferred to themselves and their affiliates more than US dollars 400 million (22 M) in the last seven years, according to the report "
108663,0,NTL to sell broadcast business for 1.84bn UK media company NTL has entered into an agreement to sell its broadcast business to a consortium led by Australian firm Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) and other third party investors for a purchase price of 1.84bn.
93626,0,Nokia unveils first IPv6 mobile phone Nokia Corp. on Tuesday at the 3G World Congress Convention and Exhibition unveiled the industrys first Mobile IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) call using its CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) technology.
42762,0,Internet fails to shine for 'silver surfers' The Modern Maturity set is a growing yet elusive demographic for IT product engineers and Web site designers.
71858,0,"Red Hat Users Under Phishing Attack (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT), provider of Linux software and support, has issued a security alert to its customers. E-mails are circulating, says the company, that appear to come from Red Hat but actually are phishing hoaxes."
8974,0,"EDS extends Opsware contract Opsware, a data-center automation software company, and EDS renew a contract worth $50 million."
103105,0,Talking Turkey This is the time of the year when Americans nationwide are gobbling up gobblers at grocery stores for holiday dinners. But out on Darrell French 's
98847,0,Bacardi CEO Ferran to depart for family NEW YORK -- Bacardi Ltd. Monday said President and Chief Executive Officer Javier Ferran has resigned for family reasons after more than 18 years with the distiller.
67081,0,"Breeders ' gets list of entries Pleasantly Perfect, defending champion in the $4 million Classic, was among 101 horses listed in pre-entries announced yesterday for the 21st edition of the Breeders ' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships on Oct."
14640,0,Piquionne Brace Keeps PSG Winless St. Etienne striker Frederic Piquionne fired his second goal of the evening near the death to earn the esteemed risers a 2-2 draw at Paris St.
59189,0,"Site eases voter registration (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - In August, Joshua Rosen, a San Francisco entrepreneur and art director, went live with a Web site that makes it very simple for people to register to vote."
76816,0,"Stock-crash calamity unlikely today Seventy-five years after the 1929 collapse, experts say market tumbles will still occur but a mature US economy is more equipped to handle them."
95545,0,"Nike Co-Founder Knight Steps Down as CEO Nike Inc. (NKE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) co-founder Philip Knight, who helped transform a small start-up into the world 's biggest athletic shoe company, will step "
16852,0,IBM loosens its blade 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
78134,0,"Tennis: Nalbandian to meet Novak in Basel final BASEL, Switzerland : Former champion David Nalbandian of Argentina will bid to claim his second Basel ATP title here on Sunday when he faces Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic for the first time in his career."
61694,0,"Arrington, Hall out for Sunday 's game Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington and kicker John Hall were ruled out for Sunday 's game against the Chicago Bears."
91488,0,Columnists: The Worst Case Scenario The fine print in an insurance policy becomes an issue when a bizarre chain of IT disasters leaves a company without a single copy of the source code to its flagship product.
57527,0,"Microsoft Renews Push for Living Room PC SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is making a renewed push this week to get its software into living rooms with the launch of a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, a personal computer designed for viewing movies, listening to music and scrolling through digital pictures."
81528,0,"Spurrier Won 't Be Back Next Year Former Gator football coach Steve Spurrier will not be back coaching the Gators next fall. In a statement released just before noon, Spurrier said that he told Athletic Director Jeremy "
93026,0,Ireland Beats Croatia in Soccer Friendly; Australia Ties Norway Robbie Keane scored his 24th international goal as the Republic of Ireland beat Croatia 1-0 in an exhibition soccer match. Australia and Norway drew 2-2.
7109,0,"The State of Mac Browsing: An Embarrassment of Riches Up to now, I 've chosen my browser based mostly on which one shows up on my desktop by default. Since Apple 's Safari is preloaded in the Mac OS X Dock, that 's what I 've been using."
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77096,0,"DaimlerChrysler operating profit increases to $1.7 billion in Q3 Total revenues increased by 2 to $43.3 billion, despite the appreciation of the Euro against the US dollar, mainly due to higher unit sales."
113885,0,"Tokyo Stocks Firmer, Exporters Gain (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Nikkei share average was up 0.64 percent in mid-morning trade on Monday after a fall in the yen helped some exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp."
91216,0,"Never away from the office Some people love their Research in Motion BlackBerrys. Some hate them. Still, countless federal employees think they must have one."
22700,0,Serbs in Dispute Over Darwin Vs. Divine (AP) AP - Charles Darwin's evolution theory is out of Serb schools. The Bible is in.
21690,0,CT Scan Reveals Dino Skeleton's Secrets (AP) AP - A CT scan of dinosaur bones from northwest Wyoming could help resolve a dispute about the great Tyrannosaurus rex.
24217,0,"Enron Case Prosecutors Calling for a Single Trial Former Enron Corp. chief executives Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay should stand trial together because they engaged in a ""single overarching conspiracy "" to enrich themselves by inflating "
32531,0,"Redskins Tied, 7-7 The Giants, capitalizing on a Washington turnover, have rallied to tie the Redskins, 7-7, in the second quarter at the blustery Meadowlands."
52335,0,"Spat over Airbus, Boeing Escalates to WTO Description: The United States and the European Union take their fight over corporate subsidies to the World Trade Organization. An initial US complaint targeted EU subsidies to aircraft manufacturer Airbus."
45957,0,"Wall Street: Dow index down for day, quarter after Merck news Wall Street stock indexes closed out a dismal third quarter mixed Thursday after Merck & Co. stated it would remove its best-selling Vioxx arthritis drug from the market."
89263,0,"This answer eclipses all the others Until the rain clouds moved in, I was watching the juxtaposition of two planets that appeared to be converging on the same spot in the early-morning eastern sky."
112523,0,"Daimler Chrysler Asked To Recall 600,000 Vehicles Federal safety regulators have asked Daimler Chrysler AG to recall 600,000 vehicles, because their wheels could fall off. The vehicles in question are 2000 through 2003 Dodge Durango SUV 's and Dakota pick-up trucks."
17585,0,"Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Windows Media Player (WMP) no longer feels like a freebie utility thrown in with the OS (think Notepad), but is an application you 'll actually want to use."
55783,0,England beat Wales at Old Trafford David Beckham celebrated his return to Old Trafford with one of his finest goals in an England shirt as Sven-Goran Eriksson 's side imperiously brushed Wales aside with a composed 2-0 win.
24763,0,"WTO finds unfair practices in sugar, cotton industries Developing countries were last night celebrating victory over the world 's two largest economic blocs after the WTO ruled against the European Union 's sugar regime and the support given by the US to its cotton farmers."
9198,0,Adelphia Wants Rigas Family to Repay Billions WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- Adelphia Communications wants its founder to pay more than $3 billion the cable company says it 's owed.
74627,0,"Nortel Postpones Restatement Filing to Mid-November (Update2) Nortel Networks Corp. said it will miss a self-imposed October deadline for filing restated results, the second time the telephone equipment maker has delayed the release of its financial statements."
105264,0,"Sources: Cleveland to fire head coach Butch Davis on Tuesday After spending most of Monday negotiating the terms of his departure after nearly four seasons with the team, the Cleveland Browns will fire head coach Butch Davis on Tuesday, league sources told SI."
108817,0,"Nitties maintains one-shot lead at Australian PGA Former Australian amateur James Nitties birdied the 18th hole Saturday while Bob Estes bogeyed the last, allowing Nitties to overtake the American and maintain his one-shot lead at the Australian PGA championship."
36932,0,"Its not easy being Green As Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shawn Green struggles with his decision to play or not to play this Friday and Saturday in observance of Yom Kippur, local Jews hope his faith will win out over the pennant race."
104229,0,"Good Reward for McGaughey in Hollywood Derby Shug McGaughey hadn 't sent a horse to California for 11 years, since the fall Lure won the Breeders ' Cup Mile at Santa Anita."
63580,0,"Cisco, Microsoft bridge security gap Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. on Monday will announce a collaborative effort designed to bridge a divide between their emerging network access-control architectures."
48733,0,"Yahoo Local Officially Launches After just two months in testing, Yahoo has pushed its local search out of beta and is giving the service prominent exposure on the Yahoo home page."
27994,0,"Retail Sales Down in August Retail sales dropped 0.3 percent in August, led by a decline in automotive purchases, after climbing 0.8 percent in July, the Commerce Department said."
95632,0,"University researchers challenge Bush win in Florida According to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, counties with electronic voting machines were significantly more likely to show increased support for President Bush compared to counties with paper ballots or optical scan equipment."
17667,0,Tension-Filled Nights Loom for Europe 's Big Guns The remaining seven vacancies in the first knockout stage of the Champions League will be decided this week with some of Europe 's biggest clubs anxiously considering their fates.
108652,0,"American Lindsey Kildow wins first downhill, Turgeon top Canadian ... LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., won her first World Cup downhill race Friday, continuing the American domination of the early part of the ski season."
54139,0,"Weekend Highlights Friday -- The 4-mile Charles River Fun Run will begin at 6 p.m. at the Cambridge Fitness and Racquet Club at 215 First St. in Cambridge. The run is free and open to runners of all ability levels. For more information, call Steve Pepe at 781-275-1584."
74802,0,"Germany to kick off 2006 World Cup Host Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup, even though its coach didn 't want the honor. FIFA said Wednesday that Germany will play the opening match June 9, 2006, in Munich."
6888,0,"Snapshots from the men 's 100 I wrote down my picks before the race started and I had them in this order: Asafa Powell, Shawn Crawford, and Maurice Greene. I picked Justin Gatlin for fourth."
71298,0,"Red Hat Users Targeted by Bogus Advisory Users of Red Hat Linux have been targeted by a fraudulent electronic mail advising recipients to install a ""security update "" containing mailicious code."
37740,0,"Gov't Set to Make Oil Loans to Refiners WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With oil near $50 a barrel, the Bush administration said on Thursday it would negotiate with refineries that want to borrow oil from the federal emergency stockpile to offset supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan."
107520,0,"Stocks Dip, Nasdaq Rises Before Jobs Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks finished little changed on Thursday, pausing after Wednesday's sharp rally, as investors were cautious about making large bets before Friday's closely watched jobs report."
34344,0,"Moss, Owens battle on Monday night stage BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - Two of the NFL 's best receivers go head-to-head on the national stage Monday night when Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia Eagles host Randy Moss and the Minnesota Vikings."
105976,0,"NBA Game Summary - San Antonio at Dallas Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Tim Duncan had 20 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks and Devin Brown scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 107-89 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center."
103893,0,South Korea Bans Matsushita Products South Korea on Monday slapped a temporary ban on the import and sale of plasma display panels made by Japan 's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
51192,0,"Save the Trees, Save the Apes, Expert Says (Reuters) Reuters - A U.N. meeting on endangered species could help secure the survival one of humanity's closest living relatives, the orangutan, by saving its forest home from loggers, a leading expert said on Tuesday."
74880,0,"Lunar Eclipse Expected Tonight Forecasts for mostly cloudy skies in the Washington area this evening could thwart hopes of seeing tonight 's lunar eclipse. But Elizabeth Warner, director of the University of Maryland Observatory "
76623,0,"US Airways, UAL Post Third-Quarter Losses US Airways Group Inc. and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, both operating under bankruptcy court protection, reported losses in the third quarter yesterday, blaming record high fuel prices and an inability to raise fares amid stiff competition."
67479,0,IBM jumps into Liberty Alliance Big Blue's deal with mobile provider Orange prompts it to join the Internet security consortium and take a seat on its board.
77272,0,"Update 2: Clear Channel Earnings Plummet 60 Percent Clear Channel Communications Inc. 's third-quarter profit fell nearly 60 percent from the same period in 2003, which had been inflated by the nation 's largest radio station operator 's sale of its stake in a Spanish-language broadcasting network."
1,0,"Carlyle Looks Toward Commercial Aerospace (Reuters) Reuters - Private investment firm Carlyle Group,\which has a reputation for making well-timed and occasionally controversial plays in the defense industry, has quietly placed its bets on another part of the market."
98715,0,"European Game, Already on a High, Eyes Major Peaks LONDON (Reuters) - England's victory at the WGC-World Cup of Golf in Spain on Sunday has capped a remarkable year for Paul Casey and Luke Donald, British golf and the European game in general."
79023,0,"States and rivals attack Wal-Mart health policy In the debate over what to do about the growing number of working people in the United States with little or no health insurance, no company may be taking more heat than the country 's largest employer, Wal-Mart Stores."
72540,0,IBM tracking threats to computer networks IBM 's campus in Boulder has begun issuing a monthly report on threats to computer networks that has similarities to Uncle Sam 's system for warning citizens about the danger of terrorist attacks.
40433,0,"NFL News, Notes, and One Liners The Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers added fireworks to Sunday 's action with an explosive start, which included 412 yards of total offense and 35 points scored... in the first quarter alone. Colts "
84247,0,IBM's Blue Gene/L goes on sale World's fastest supercomputer can now be yours for only $1.5 million. Machine combines exotic and mainstream technology.
9201,0,"TD, Banknorth in Talks on Possible Deal Canada 's Toronto Dominion Bank (TD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday that it is in talks with US-based Banknorth Group (BNK."
112158,0,"US Flight Lands in Vietnam After 30 Years Late on Friday, an United Airlines plane will arrive in Vietnam 's Ho Chi Minh City, marking the first time that a commercial American airliner will be landing in the country since the Vietnam War."
77107,0,"Chelsea to sack Mutu - with Abramovich approval The Sun says Mutu, 25, has confessed to soccer chiefs he is a regular user and has been addicted to the drug since early this year."
87095,0,"Blue Gene Supercomputer Joins IBM 's eServer Family November 10, 2004 - Its not just the wonderful iSeries that comes out of IBM Rochester. The clever folks at the Minnesota hotbed of technical innovation are also responsible for the BlueGene/L supercomputer "
89277,0,"Toys ""R"" Us Has Faithful Friends Toy manufacturers decide to support Toys ""R"" Us with exclusive products and advertising."
65648,0,Toshiba to Launch HD DVD Notebook PCs in Q4 2005 TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp. said on Wednesday it would introduce notebook computers with HD DVD technology in the last quarter of 2005 in a move to pressure rivals in the battle over formats for next-generation DVDs.
19238,0,"Back-To-School Shopping Now Includes Electronics For back-to-school shoppers, a new alphabet reigns, and it starts with E for electronics. With camera cell phones and the Apple iPod music player topping student wish lists, some of the hottest gadgets have little to do with pen or paper, much less studying."
36061,0,"Wendy 's, Interstate Bakeries Stock Falls Investors weren 't hungry for food-related stocks Wednesday after Wendy 's International Corp. served Wall Street a profit warning and Interstate Bakeries Inc."
43471,0,"Shares Dip, Debt Up Amid Security Fears LONDON (Reuters) - European shares dipped and government bond prices rose on Monday following an attack on a U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia and as Friday's weak U.S. jobs data continued to chip away at economic confidence."
104248,0,"Celtics lose fourth straight The Celtics come close again -- but ultimately lose 106-to-104 to the Miami Heat Sunday night. Paul Pierce missed one of two free throws with five seconds left that would have tied it for Boston, which lost its fourth straight."
12655,0,"Olympics Wrap: Bad Day for U.S., New Dawn for China ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States suffered their worst day of the Athens Olympics on Friday when a tearful Marion Jones flopped, their basketball ""Dream Team"" were humiliated and they captured only one of the 20 golds on offer."
95479,0,"Mitsubishi, Itochu to be stakeholders in Isuzu Mitsubishi Corp. and Itochu Corp. will buy stakes in truck maker Isuzu Motors Ltd., the two trading companies said Thursday. Mitsubishi Corp."
106380,0,Decision over Liverpool Groundshare Due Liverpool and Everton will decide by the end of this month whether the two clubs can share a ground - but the obstacles to such an arrangement continue to look insurmountable.
54428,0,Frazar among leaders at Michelin tourney Harrison Frazar (above) shot a bogey-free 64 to take his place among a crowded group at the top of the leader board with an 8 under at the PGA Michelin Championship in Las Vegas.
65718,0,"Prudential Center eatery Marche Movenpick abruptly closed Marche Movenpick, the upscale marketplace-cafe at the Prudential Center, abruptly shuttered its doors yesterday and is unlikely to reopen, leaving a big hole to fill in the Boston shopping complex."
42428,0,"Stocks Open Higher, Shrug Off Oil Spike (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday,\with beaten down shares offering bargains to investors and oil producer stocks bolstered by crude oil prices breaking through the $50 a barrel mark."
22188,0,"Singh Makes It to Top and Is Hoping to Stay For the first time in his career, Vijay Singh will enter a tournament as the No. 1 player in the world golf ranking. That status will not change his approach, however."
23903,0,"Some Lexmark, Dell Printers May Present Electrical Hazard Approximately 40,000 laser printers manufactured by Lexmark International Inc. were recalled this week, according to a statement released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)."
65183,0,Military dress code gets tech upgrade The dress code for the U.S. Navy has gotten a little update to bring it into the 21st century.
23636,0,"NHL Rejects Players Union 's Latest Labor Agreement Proposal The National Hockey League, facing a possible work stoppage in less than a week, received the first new labor proposal from its players union in almost a year today in Toronto."
62473,0,"Buckeyes Blasted In Iowa City, 33-7 The Buckeye attempt to bounce back from two straight losses ended with a resounding thud today, falling to Iowa 33-7. Both Justin Zwick and Troy Smith played, but the Buckeye offense stalled and the Buckeye defense could not stop a fine effort by Iowa "
65630,0,"Glazer ups stake in United LONDON: US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in Manchester United Plc to 27.63 from 25.3, the Premier League club said yesterday, heightening speculation that he will bid for them."
6564,0,"Moore And List Advance To US Amateur Final Mamaroneck, NY - Ryan Moore, 21, of Puyallup, Wash., the NCAA Division I champion who has won all four golf events he has entered since late May, and Luke List, 19, of Ringgold, Ga."
41451,0,"Swiss cast votes online in referendum Swiss authorities hailed as a success a test of Internet voting in a national referendum, even as computer security experts remain skeptical that any online balloting could ever be secure using current technologies."
11259,0,"Sears Canada Board Fires Chair, CEO Cohen HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - Sears Canada fired its top executive Thursday over what it characterized as ""strategic differences "" and enlisted the chief financial officer of parent company Sears, Roebuck and Co."
116431,0,"Mobile firms sign 'Super 3G' deal NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone and 24 other mobile phone firms and manufacturers join forces to develop the next generation of high-speed handsets."
58158,0,"China Seen as Biggest Driver of Ivory Market (Reuters) Reuters - Booming demand in China is the biggest driver of the illegal ivory market and there is no clear link between allowing regulated legal trade and a rise in black market supplies, a report to a U.N. conference said on Monday."
70963,0,"Smart Ones Skate America: Skater optimistic after headfirst fall Bruised but unbowed, Tatiana Totmianina, the champion Russian pairs skater who had a horrific headfirst fall Saturday night at Mellon Arena, predicted yesterday that she will return to the ice within two weeks."
63598,0,"EDS forms alliance to challenge IBM's Global Services business (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - EDS on Monday announced the formation of the EDS Agility Alliance with industry heavyweights Cisco, Dell, EMC, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, and Xerox. The partnership will be the foundation for EDS' efforts to regain momentum in the services business, where it has lost ground to challengers such as IBM's Global Services unit."
43723,0,"Will JpegOfDeath Help Slay Microsoft? A patch has been issued for the JpegOfDeath hole. But so what? No one believes every single user of Microsoft 's Internet Explorer is going to apply it, and this means the door is wide open for hackers."
27485,0,"Montreal vs. Florida Montreal (59-84) at Florida (75-65) 2:35 pm EDT ----- MIAMI (Ticker) -- For the second straight game, the Florida Marlins will host the Montreal Expos at Chicago 's US Cellular Field due to "
104300,0,More Leeds United Stories Sebastien Sainsbury is back in the running to take over Leeds just over a fortnight after being told by chairman Gerald Krasner his bid was dead in the water.
71237,0,"Yahoo, Adobe team up on new Web services Yahoo Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. have joined forces to tap each others ' customers and put Web search features into Adobe 's popular Acrobat Reader software."
57059,0,Socceroos ' Kewell edge SOCCEROOS coach Frank Farina believes the return of Harry Kewell has re-invigorated his side for tonight 's dead rubber with the Solomon Islands.
45768,0,"Three share lead at Southern Farm Bureau Classic Madison, MS (Sports Network) - Harrison Frazar shot a seven-under-par 65 on Thursday to share the lead with Glen Day and John Senden after the opening round of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic at Annandale Golf Club."
19907,0,"Games With Get Up and Go Video gaming has long suffered a reputation for creating sedentary and solitary zombies, pasty and pudgy except for their muscular thumbs. A growing number of games, however, are getting gamers off their couches and on their feet, not only shouting, gyrating, singing and dancing, but sometimes -- gasp! -- playing nicely with others, face-to-face, in groups."
94538,0,NBA Wrap: Returning Trio Help Pistons End Skid Chauncey Billups scored 21 points in his return to the line-up as the host Detroit Pistons also welcomed back coach Larry Brown and Ben Wallace with a 93-85 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday.
44446,0,Police turn forensic skills on handhelds A federal agency examines forensic tools to help law enforcement extract data from handheld gadgets.
48752,0,Sony drops copy-control CDs Sony Music Entertainment Japan has decided to drop the copy-protection on its CDs from November 17 onwards. Copy protection was introduced by the company in January last year.
33504,0,"Sasser author hired p2pnet.net News:- Sasser author Sven Jaschan has been hired as a programmer by German firewall security firm Securepoint, says UK anti-virus firm Sophos which in July claimed 70 of all virus infections in the first six months of 2004 could be linked to "
73383,0,"Apple Introduces iPod Photo Apple today introduced the iPod Photo, The new device holds up to 25,000 digital photos alongside the user 's music library and displays them on a high-resolution color screen."
73162,0,"Does Kimberly-Clark Have Inner Beauty? Surface numbers disappoint, but that's as far as Wall Street looks."
63241,0,"China 's Sept car sales rise 13.94 pct from Aug -paper China 's car sales rose 13.94 percent in September from August to 194,100 units, the China Daily said on Monday, citing official data which signals further signs of life after months of weak growth caused by credit curbs."
65760,0,"EU newcomers not yet ready to join euro: Brussels (AFP) AFP - None of the European Union's 10 new member states yet fulfils the criteria for joining Europe's single currency, the European Commission said in a report."
7391,0,"Consumers Say Apple Should Share The vast majority of consumers are unaware that an Apple iPod digital music player only plays proprietary iTunes files, while a smaller majority agree that it is within RealNetworks ' rights to develop a program that will make its music files compatible "
62268,0,"Where to get cheap socks? Go to Froogle IF YOU are planning to head to London for holiday, don 't forget to stop by at Google first. The Internet search firm has launched its Froogle price comparison website in Britain, expanding the company 's e-commerce "
64824,0,"Loan Business Lifts Wells Fargo Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo Co. WFC.N, the No. 4 U.S. bank, on Tuesday said third-quarter profit rose, helped by loan growth."
62450,0,"No. 1 USC Routs No. 15 Arizona St. 45-7 (AP) AP - Nobody could call Southern California lucky after this game. Dominant would be a better description. A week after getting past California despite being badly beaten statistically, No. 1 Southern Cal took command early against Arizona State and routed the 15th-ranked Sun Devils 45-7 Saturday."
61972,0,Salvadoran Companies Export Promise to D.C. Trade Show Small Salvadoran companies are sponsored by Expro at the D.C. Trade Show as part of a $6 million project by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
3785,0,"Internet patents sold at S.F. auction (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - A group called JGR Acquisition made the winning, $15.5 million bid Monday for a batch of obscure but potentially important patents covering technologies for Internet business transactions."
31265,0,"Westwood and Garcia prove friendship works wonders The perfect pairing at The Belfry seems not to have broken its bond since the 34th Ryder Cup Matches back in 2002. The placid Lee Westwood and the fiery Sergio Garcia, who compiled a won three, lost one record "
88059,0,"Correction: Tech-Test-Firefox-Browser In a Nov. 10 product review of the Mozilla Firefox browser, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Internet Explorer browser from Microsoft Corp."
110764,0,Cheaper flights to Britain VIRGIN Atlantic chairman Sir Richard Branson yesterday promised Australian travellers cheaper flights to Britain and attacked the cosy duopoly of Kangaroo route leaders Qantas Airways Ltd and British Airways.
114917,0,Open Text to acquire Artesia The planned buy is only the latest shakeup in the market for content management products.
86056,0,"Computer Associates Fires Latest Round in Spyware Battle Ken Dunham, Director of Malicious Code at iDefense, said he recommends both Adware and Spybot to his friends and family. ""We really haven 't had good comprehensive solutions to deal with these threats, "" Dunham told TechNewsWorld."
97518,0,Lessons in making life-and-debt decisions It's safe to say most people would prefer to never have to see a bankruptcy attorney or judge.
50348,0,"Sun 's McNealy Declares 'No Love for Red Hat ' McNealy stressed that Linux wasn 't the enemy. He noted that Sun Microsystems is one of the leading contributors of free software to open-source projects, that Sun sells computers equipped "
41566,0,"Adobe Sets the Agenda NEW YORK - As the photography trade show Photokina kicks off this week in Cologne, Germany, graphics software giant Adobe continues to set the agenda in both the professional and consumer markets."
13900,0,"Crude oil futures start heading down NEW YORK - Crude oil futures in New York have plunged 7.6 per cent in their biggest weekly decline in a year, because of reduced concerns about supply disruptions in Iraq."
40466,0,"Overseas partners sought to revamp Northeast China China will strengthen ties with foreign partners to revitalize the economy in Northeast China and to further co-operation in Northeast Asia, a senior official said."
42616,0,"Delta to Cut Execs, Workers Pay by 10 Pct CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines DAL.N on Tuesday said it would reduce the pay of executives and frontline employees by 10 percent as of Jan. 1 as part of its drive to slash costs and avoid bankruptcy."
115674,0,"One in 10 avian species 'extinct by end of century ' By the end of the century one in 10 species of birds in the world will be extinct and a further 15 per cent will be on the brink, according to one of the largest studies of avian biodiversity."
84631,0,"Messaging security cuts wider swath Enterprise security products that once focused solely on spam are broadening scope to tackle messaging issues, compliance violations, phishing scams, and viruses."
38147,0,"Aggadan scores at Belmont Aggadan beat Personal Touch by three-quarters of a length to win yesterday's $60,000 allowance feature for older horses at Belmont Park."
49905,0,"Falcons ' Dunn is OK, team reports Falcons running back Warrick Dunn, who did not return to Sunday 's win over the Panthers after suffering a cramp in his hamstring in the third quarter, does not appear to be seriously injured."
7225,0,INTERVIEW: Australia 's Evans & Tate Aims For 10 Growth PERTH (Dow Jones)--Australian winemaker Evans & Tate Ltd. (ETW.AU) said Monday it is aiming for profit growth of at least 10 in the current year as it expands sales in its key markets across Australia and the UK.
54872,0,Kerney Big Reason for Falcons' 4-0 Start (AP) AP - Patrick Kerney had rather modest expectations when he went off to college.
1159,0,"Celtics Still Waiting to Hear From Payton (AP) AP - Ten days after trading for Gary Payton, the Boston Celtics still have no idea if the nine-time All-Star will ever wear a Celtics' uniform."
58418,0,"Astros Take 3-0 Lead Over Braves in Game 5 Carlos Beltran belted a solo home run to right field, his second of the series off Atlanta starter Jaret Wright, to put the Houston Astros ahead of the Braves 3-0 in the middle of the third inning in the decisive Game 5 of their NL Division "
39454,0,Shriver Opens Campaign HQ Bobby Shriver kicked off his campaign for a seat on the Santa Monica City Council Sunday at the opening of his campaign headquarters at 3004 Santa Monica Boulevard.
43045,0,"Mercury Interactive unveils a tool to let users, not just IT, test applications In an effort to reduce the cycle time between application design and testing and when the application is put into production, Mercury Interactive introduced this week Mercury Business Process Testing. The application will be part of the Mercury Quality Center suite of applications."
43006,0,"SourceLabs Gets Venture Funding ""There is clearly a lot of pent-up momentum, "" says SourceLabs ' Cornelius Willis. ""Companies want to get off of proprietary technology, but have been hesitant because of the lack of support."
26973,0,"Report: Heat to Cause More Calif. Deaths (AP) AP - Longer and more intense heat waves throughout California in the decades ahead will lead to more heat-related deaths in several major cities, according to a new report."
63104,0,"Dollar Closes in on Lows After Weak Data TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged down against the euro on Monday toward its lowest level in seven and a half months, pressured after it fell through key technical levels on weak U.S. economic data on Friday."
101679,0,"War codebreaker cracks an enigma of love A CODED message from the 18th century that has baffled generations of cryptologists may be nothing more than a loving dedication to a mourned wife or lover, according to a leading codebreaker."
9451,0,"Motorola takes step into Japan market TOKYO Motorola and NTT DoCoMo said on Wednesday that they would jointly develop third-generation cellphones, giving the American company an important foothold in the Japanese market."
60604,0,"Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Met 2003 Goals Mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last year met the government-set goals for making home ownership affordable, but only because three unusual multibillion-dollar deals were counted toward the targets, officials said Thursday."
115556,0,Oil price in suspense about the impact of OPEC output cuts Crude oil futures begin to factor in colder weather in the US Northeast and OPEC decision to cut production to keep the prices high.
45663,0,"SportsNetwork Game Preview (Sports Network) - With losses in four of their last five games to non-playoff teams, the Chicago Cubs know they can 't falter over their final four games of the season, or they will miss the playoffs."
90689,0,"Prescription For Trouble (CBS) When the pharmaceutical giant Merck pulled its blockbuster pain medication Vioxx off the market in late September, it became the largest prescription drug recall in history."
61863,0,Halliburton Warns Against Tender Offer Oilfield services firm Halliburton Co. on Friday advised its shareholders to reject a discounted tender offer from a Canadian investment company that is looking to buy up to 3 million Halliburton shares.
81145,0,A New Dance Partner Miami - Shaquille O 'Neal looked up from his chair and locked eyes with Dwyane Wade as Wade interrupted O 'Neal 's audience with the assembled news media.
29423,0,"CEO of Coke lowers outlook for quarter Coca-Cola 's chief executive yesterday said the world 's largest beverage maker needs to work harder, better execute its strategy, and improve its culture "
46866,0,"Netflix Connects with TiVo (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) and TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) have agreed to collaborate on delivering movies via the Internet, developing technology and working with Hollywood studios to secure content for digital distribution."
40161,0,Week in review: Can the Trojans bring it early? It happens to nearly every team in its quest for a national title. In happened to USC on Saturday when the Trojans had to come from behind to beat Stanford 31-28.
29755,0,"Hughes: I had to join Rovers New Blackburn manager Mark Hughes admitted today the job was an opportunity he ""couldn 't afford to miss "". Hughes was appointed last night following a few hours of negotiations "
60790,0,"Google Search Hits The Desktop Google 's (Quote, Chart) Desktop Search application, released today, sorts through desktop files of all sorts, as well as AOL Instant Messenger chats and Web sites the user has visited."
61744,0,"Who's Profiting from Open Source? (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) and other technology companies recently ""donated"" portions of their software to the open-source community. But those donations are not motivated by corporate generosity; there are tactics and strategies behind these moves."
97982,0,"Wolfsburg falls out of Bundesliga lead despite early goal Wolfsburg fell out of the Bundesliga lead for the first time in a month Sunday, losing 3-1 to Hamburg SV despite a goal by Thomas Brdaric after only 19 seconds - the fastest goal this season."
101384,0,"WTO Ready for U.S. Sanctions (Reuters) Reuters - The World Trade Organization cleared the way on Thursday to impose $150 million of trade sanctions on the United States, sought by the European Union and others,\after lawyers resolved a legal wrangle."
32742,0,Air NZ shares placed on trading halt ahead of High Court decision Shares in Air New Zealand were placed in a trading halt before NZX opened this morning. Air NZ requested its shares be placed on the halt ahead of a High Court announcement on the airline 's proposed tie-up with Qantas.
106374,0,Hill-Wood moves to calm tensions Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has moved to calm tensions ahead of tonight 's Carling Cup quarter-final clash at Old Trafford by insisting there is no long-term vendetta between the clubs.
53042,0,Open-source community cuts Netline 's development time Software company Netline claims its decision to open source the latest version of its email server platform has reduced the development time for the new release by a factor of 10.
112875,0,Manning takes aim at NFL touchdown record WASHINGTON (AFP) - Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning can set a National Football League record for touchdown passes in a single season Sunday and secure a playoff spot for the Colts three games before the season 's end.
7503,0,"Siebel, EDS Ink BPO Deal Siebel Systems Inc. and Electronic Data Systems Corp. this week will announced a partnership to help companies avoid many of the costs and complexities of managing customer relationship management systems in enterprises."
115998,0,Ask Jeeves Jumps Into Desktop Search Ask Jeeves Inc. on Tuesday joined competitors in announcing plans to release a desktop search application that would list information from a user 's PC along with web-search results.
53925,0,"SCHUEY TOPS WET FIRST PRACTICE Only a handful of cars ventured out during the first 50 minutes of the hour-long session. There was a flurry of activity towards the end, however, when rainmeister Michael Schumacher took his accustomed position at the top of the timesheets."
30530,0,"LA hotel lockout could spur more labor action A major Los Angeles hotel locked out laundry workers yesterday in a move the general manager said could lead to a strike by union employees which, in turn, could spur action in two other major US cities."
29326,0,McNamara likely to return to action in six weeks CELTIC received a boost yesterday with the news that Jackie McNamara should be back in action within six weeks. The Celtic captain was stretchered off in the second half of the 3-1 Champions League defeat
66044,0,"Delta Air Lines Posts a Larger Loss CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N on Wednesday reported a wider quarterly loss on soaring fuel prices and weak domestic airfares, and said time was running short as it races to cut costs to avoid bankruptcy."
66341,0,"Phishing Attacks Launched from Handful of Networks Fewer than five zombi networks are responsible for all the phishing attcks worldwide, according to security firm CipherTrust. Phishers create fake Web sites and send e-mail messages in "
112553,0,"Chinas inflation falls sharply in November Chinas annual inflation rate dropped sharply in November, heartening policy makers who have been striving to cool the economy and reducing chances of a further rise in interest rates in the near term."
8316,0,"Pilots Could Control Fate of US Airways ith time running out and its future on the line, the US Airways Group will look to the leaders of the pilots ' union to do tomorrow what the union 's negotiators refused to do over the weekend "
82133,0,Apple kit rated five out of five by... er... Apple AppleStore buyers' ratings scheme limited to non-Apple products
76311,0,"UPDATE 4-Viacom posts profit; sets $8 billion buyback Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (VIA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said its quarterly profit from continuing operations rose 12 percent "
58562,0,"Larkin Won't Be Coming Back to Reds (AP) AP - Barry Larkin will not be offered another contract by the Cincinnati Reds, ending his 19-year career with his hometown team, he told The Associated Press on Tuesday."
109622,0,"Dollar Firmer, Sell-Off Seen Waning (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar paused from recent heavy selling on Wednesday, edging up against the euro and the yen as investors brushed aside revised data that confirmed sluggish growth in Japan's economy."
66743,0,"Syracuse 's Edelin cleared to play by NCAA Syracuse, NY (Sports Network) - Syracuse junior point guard Billy Edelin has been granted the academic waiver petition by the NCAA, making him eligible to play immediately for the Orange."
90497,0,"NFL Game Summary - Chicago at Tennessee Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Adewale Ogunleye was credited with a safety in overtime to end the game, accounting for two of the Chicago Bears ' 16 points scored on either defense or special teams in a 19-17 victory over Tennessee."
38168,0,Davidson sets the pace in Shanghai Anthony Davidson has stolen the limelight from Formula One 's race drivers by setting the benchmark in both practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
97249,0,"Hewitt defeats Roddick in Masters Cup semifinals HOUSTON Lleyton Hewitt sent a deflated Andy Roddick home today with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the semifinals of the ATP Masters Cup in Houston."
83917,0,India Prepares for Special Partnership with EU India 's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has hailed a European Union proposal to forge a strategic partnership with India. Mr. Singh told reporters the move is a recognition of India 's growing stature and influence and India welcomes the development.
64430,0,"Shares in Hospice Company Plunge Shares of Odyssey Healthcare, which provides hospice care for people nearing death, plunged yesterday after the company reduced its profit forecasts and announced that the Justice Department "
102353,0,"Vikings center Birk out for month EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Nov. 26, 2004) -- Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk will miss at least four games after undergoing sports hernia surgery for the second time in four months."
10332,0,"Price cuts boost Real sales One week after the announcement of significant price reductions, the Real Networks is already able to show impressive results. Since they began selling music for US$0."
66957,0,"ESPN GOES TO FIGHTS boxing game. ESPN is teaming up with Main Events to hold two PPV events, seven Friday Night Fight cards and three ""special "" cards that would be exclusive of Friday Night Fights."
34921,0,"Housing Construction Highest in 5 Months (AP) AP - Housing construction in August surged to its highest level in five months, a dose of encouraging news for the economy's expansion."
14343,0,"Intel Shifts To Next-Gen Strained Silicon Intel Corp. will shift to a second-generation strained-silicon technique within its forthcoming 65-nanometer process technology, the company will announce on Monday."
65919,0,"Stocks Seen Lower; JP Morgan Hits Dow NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures weakened on Wednesday, pointing to a lower market open, as rising oil prices and a wide-reaching investigation into the insurance industry soured the mood on Wall Street."
92313,0,"Unused PC Power to Run Grid for Unraveling Disease I.BM plans today to announce a project to harness untapped computing power from millions of personal computers to help unlock the genetic mysteries of illnesses like AIDS, Alzheimer 's disease, malaria and cancer."
85634,0,"Race on to Build Fiber Optic Networks - Alvarion TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Broadband services using fiber optic networks are expected to grow in the coming years with the race now on among companies to develop this technology, the chairman of Israel's Alvarion Ltd. ALVR.O said on Tuesday."
118955,0,"Firms told to omit options from profit The nation 's accounting rulemaker decided yesterday that companies will have to begin deducting the value of stock options from their profits next year, reining "
10832,0,Drugs Giant to Go Public on All Clinical Trials British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline today agreed to make public information about all its clinical drug trials following accusations that it misled doctors about the safety of an anti-depressant for children.
38744,0,Red Hat opens losing propaganda offensive against Sun Opinion Tiemann's diaper must be changed
111747,0,"Strong U.S. Economy Attracts Dollar Buyers (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - After fretting for months about the bulging U.S. deficit, in recent days currency traders have turned their attention to the health of the world's other economies."
19875,0,UK needs 'marine reserve network' The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution says 30 of UK waters should be closed to commercial fishing.
110166,0,"Sirius falls after analyst says stock overvalued Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell as much as 27 percent in early trading on Wednesday after an investment firm said the stock was overvalued "
97272,0,"3-Point Shopping For a Computer (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The last time I browsed the selection of desktops in a computer store, I came down with a case of instant deja vu. Each time I'd spot a thoughtful feature on one company's PC -- say, both USB and FireWire ports on the front or a full set of memory-card slots -- I would look at the machine to its right or left and spot the exact same item."
94259,0,"Web Hosting Through Windows Microsoft announced the Microsoft Solution for Windows-based Hosting Version 3.0 on Tuesday, touting it as a flexible, modular platform with new out-of-the-box services that enable users to roll out hosted offerings faster and cheaper."
104036,0,"Sony Discloses Details on Computer Chip (AP) AP - Sony Corp. plans to begin selling home servers for broadband and high-definition TV systems powered by a revolutionary new computer chip in 2006, the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant said Monday."
107582,0,Rise in Rates Rips Fifth Third Midwestern lender Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB:Nasdaq - news - research) warned late Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings will fall far short of analyst expectations because the bank 's securities portfolio got whacked by rising interest rates.
71845,0,"Ivey: Reynolds American Earnings Up, Increases 2004 Outlook Smoker 's delight: Reporting earnings for the first time since it was created by the merger of RJ Reynolds and the US operations of Brown & Williamson Tobacco, Reynolds American (nyse: RAI - news - people ) posted third-quarter profit of $339 million, or "
103744,0,"If there was doubt, 49ers are worst Offense can 't reward defense ... The 49ers ' defense caused fumbles, sacked the quarterback, knocked down passes and even scored a touchdown. The defense played well enough for any team to win."
114170,0,"Quick free angers Mourinho CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho said he was ""more than unhappy "" after Arsenal striker Thierry Henry 's second goal was allowed to stand at Highbury today."
89569,0,BUDDY BATTLE TOPS HEAVYWEIGHT CARD It 's moments like this when boxing fans must know that the folks at HBO and the Garden don 't take you seriously. Seriously now.
118902,0,Microsoft buys spy-fight firm MICROSOFT has moved to shore up its defences by acquiring a small anti-spyware company that makes security products to detect and remove unwanted software from Windows-based computers.
19635,0,"EU ruling on Santander 's Abbey bid due next week The European Commission first expects to make a decision next week on competition issues raised by the bid from Spain 's Santander Central Hispano for Abbey National, a spokeswoman says."
39512,0,"Human Remains Used in Artificial Reefs (AP) AP - As if shooting a loved one's ashes into space or pressing them into artificial diamonds were not sufficiently offbeat, relatives of the deceased now can have their ashes mixed into concrete to help form ocean habitats."
64330,0,"Intel Slashes Notebook Computer Chip Prices If you 're in the market for a new notebook computer it 's your lucky day, Intel has announced a major price cut on its chips for mobile notebooks."
34838,0,Breaking down the Big 12 North Like wide-open races? You 'll love the Big 12 North. Here 's a quick morning line of the Big 12 North as it opens conference play this weekend.
9681,0,"Hurt Leopold Off U.S. Team at World Cup (AP) AP - Jordan Leopold of the Calgary Flames pulled out of the World Cup on Wednesday because of a concussion, the third key defenseman lost by the defending champion United States."
52748,0,Health insurer to halt payments MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota health insurer says it won't pay the bill when doctors make serious mistakes -- apparently the first time an insurer has taken such a hard-line stand against medical errors.
88794,0,"Don 't walk out on Wales this time MICKEY THOMAS has hit out at incoming Wales manager John Toshack, claiming the former Real Madrid boss is lucky to be given a second chance to lead his country."
27549,0,A Game Boy for $200? A preview page at Walmart.com reveals expected pricing and availability for Nintendo's DS handheld game player.
56474,0,"Mind the gap - time is running out Increased life expectancy, higher taxes, falling investment returns and Government tinkering have all contributed to the mess our pensions system is in today."
57235,0,Cisco continues to court small business Networking giant launches new program for resellers targeting small and midsize customers.
50725,0,"Sanderson Takes Coaching Job at Iowa Sta (AP) AP - Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson was hired as an assistant wrestling coach at Iowa State, where he went 159-0 while winning four NCAA championships."
59028,0,Astros don 't bank on recent success vs. Cards ST. LOUIS - Houston was the only team to win a regular-season series from the St. Louis Cardinals. The Astros also are in position to become the third consecutive National League wild-card team to advance to the World Series.
50515,0,"I 've had spyware but never a virus, Bill Gates says MICROSOFT SUPREMO Bill Gates has astounded IT hacks by telling them that he has never had a computer virus. We assume that he doesn 't open his own emails, or is not actually connected to the Internet, but "
30607,0,"It's time to cut to Chase at NHIS Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway (TNT, green flag shortly after 1 p.m.) is going to take some serious 'splainin, especially for those who fall into the category of casual NASCAR viewers."
97888,0,"McNair to start; Titans without Brown against Jags Jacksonville, FL (Sports Network) - The Tennessee Titans will have Steve McNair back at quarterback for Sunday 's game against Jacksonville, but running back Chris Brown was inactive because of a turf toe injury."
36341,0,"Pay Now, Learn Later (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - By now you probably know that earnings of Section 529 college savings accounts are free of federal tax if used for higher education. But taxes are only part of the problem. What if your investments tank? Just ask Laurence and Margo Williams of Alexandria, Va. In 2000 they put $45,000 into the Virginia Education Savings Trust to open accounts for daughters Lea, now 5, and Anne, now 3. Since then their investment has shrunk 5 while the average private college tuition has climbed 18 to $18,300."
44916,0,"SpaceShipOne Rolls Toward Victory Despite a spectacular series of unplanned barrel rolls, SpaceShipOne completes the first of two compulsory flights that could net its developers the $10 million Ansari X Prize. Dan Brekke reports from Mojave, California."
41017,0,"Sony gets top cast in MGM $US3bn show Sony is hiring some big guns to capture movie giant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photo: AP. Unlike the old days, Sony is seeking outside support in its tilt at MGM, writes William Pesek."
57249,0,Ventura Hangs Up Spikes LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Robin Ventura has decided to call it quits following a 16-year Major League Baseball career.
87482,0,"Fighters Look to Separate Themselves From Crowd Since Lennox Lewis 's retirement, the heavyweight division has been knocked for having more quantity than quality. Eight heavyweights on Saturday night 's card at Madison Square Garden hope to change that perception, at least for one night."
37353,0,TV deal sends Martha Stewart Living shares soaring NEW YORK - Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia jumped to a two-year high Thursday on word that she has signed a TV deal with the producer of Survivor.
84910,0,Robben says Chelsea can handle pressure Chelsea 's Arjen Robben says the Blues can handle the pressure of being on top of the Premier League. The club is two points ahead of Arsenal after beating Everton 1-0 Saturday on Robben 's 72nd-minute goal.
19305,0,"Police: Shooting in Detroit leaves 2 men dead, 1 wounded Two people were in custody Sunday following a shootout between two groups of people that left two men dead and a third man wounded, police said Sunday."
92160,0,"The Word on the Next iPod: Flash Apple (AAPL ) CEO Steve Jobs has always approached his job with the zeal and showmanship of a populist politician. Jobs has another attribute common to the political classes, namely that even when he says ""never, "" you can never really be sure."
89379,0,"Briefs: BSkyB exceeds expectations British Sky Broadcasting, the pay-TV station that is partially owned by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp. and run by his son James, said Friday that it added 62,000 subscribers in the three months ended Sept."
81291,0,"American Airlines Says More Job Cuts Arriving FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines says more job cuts are on the way after the airline had already planned about 1,000 layoffs."
29205,0,Expos' Former Limited Partners Seek Block (AP) AP - Lawyers for the former limited partners of the Montreal Expos plan to ask a federal judge to block major league baseball from moving the team.
36727,0,Mark Burnett to Martha 's rescue Stewart strikes a deal with the creator of 'Survivor ' and 'The Apprentice ' to develop new TV series. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
88831,0,"Wells to allow online transfers to other account holders (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - In the latest sign that Americans are taking more of their finances online, Wells Fargo on Monday will start allowing its customers to transfer up to $1,500 a day to another Wells Fargo account holder at no charge."
49556,0,"Peoplesoft Revenues To Beat Expectations PeopleSoft says its quarterly revenues will beat analyst expectations, thanks to an increase in the number of orders of more than $1 million."
13009,0,"Janics claims Kayak double gold for Hungary to deny Fischer ATHENS : Natasa Janics of Hungary captured the women 's K1 500m kayak gold medal, then teamed up with Katalin Kovacs to win the K2 500m and deny Birgit Fischer a record-equalling ninth career Olympic gold."
70477,0,"Newsom Gives First State of the City Address In his first State of the City speech, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said it was time to move forward. ""I did not run for mayor to lead a city in retreat, "" he said."
114354,0,WENDLER MAY HAVE SOME LSU COMPETITION Southern Illinois University Carbondale Chancellor Walter Wendler may see some tough competition if he interviews for the chancellor position at Louisiana State University.
37055,0,Cisco 's New Offerings Enhance SAN Extensions Companies that need to move storage data over long distances quickly and securely now have more options with the introduction of the MDS 9000 Multiprotocol Services Module and 9216i fabric switch from Cisco Systems Inc.
56703,0,Home Office in frame over FBI's London server seizures Blunkett had final say on legality of request
23777,0,Software Stocks Bounce After Oracle Ruling Software stocks rose on Friday on speculation there may be more mergers in the industry after a US judge allowed Oracle Corp. to proceed with its takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc.
3628,0,"Moments of unforgettable Olympics Paul Hamm of the USA celebrates with his coach after scoring a 9.837 in the horizontal bar to claim victory in the men 's artistic gymnastics individual competition on August 18, 2004, during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Sports ..."
51187,0,"Clemens Is Still Swinging and Pitching With Intensity That 's what Jaret Wright, the Braves ' starting pitcher today, wanted to know about Roger Clemens in his improbable career extension with the Astros."
57424,0,"Glazer Getting Serious Despite Fans Opposition American multi-millionaire Malcolm Glazer is set to intensify his campaign to gain control of Manchester United. The sports club tycoon could be about to launch a formal takeover bid this week, despite staunch opposition from United fans."
96373,0,Wolverines should ride Hart and hope to establish early lead It was tailback Chris Perry 's 15-yard touchdown run in the final quarter last year that clinched Michigan 's victory over Ohio State and helped send the Wolverines to the Rose Bowl.
46552,0,"Sun Serves Strongest Java Flavor Ever Released Sun Microsystems today released Java 2 Platform Standard Edition J2SE 5.0, code named project Tiger. Version 6.0 of the programming framework, codenamed Mustang, has entered the development stage and is expected "
118864,0,"Governor keeps dirty video games away from minors Gov. Rod Blagojevich has taken an aggressive stand on exposure of Illinoiss minors to violent and sexually explicit video games, by proposing a ban on the sale of the video games."
44101,0,"IBM spices up corporate search com September 29, 2004, 12:45 PM PT. This fourth priority 's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half."
81007,0,"Heat coast to easy win over Nets EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- While Shaquille O 'Neal was not at full strength in his debut for the Miami Heat, the New Jersey Nets already are looking pretty sick."
8500,0, 'Seattle Times ' writer admits plagiarism A business columnist at the Seattle Times in the United States has resigned after admitting he copied the work of other journalists.
80163,0,"Latest back-tax bill raises Yukos debt to 9bn Yukos shares plunged 18 on the Russian exchange yesterday after reports that the oil firm has been hit with another back-tax bill, bringing its total debt to $17bn (9."
99305,0,"Liverpool bank on Gerrard to provide winning return THE previous time that Steven Gerrard was in Monaco, it was three years ago as the tyro at the heart of a Liverpool team contesting the European Super Cup final, which would yield his fifth winners medal in a heady six-month period."
64008,0,"Halo 2 Code Leaked to Internet The Internet leak of Halo 2, the latest installment of Microsoft 's best-selling Xbox video game, is not expected to affect its release, planned for November 9th."
37628,0,"Qualcomm licenses Microsoft audio, video codecs WAYNE, NJ - Qualcomm has inked a licensing agreement with Microsoft, under which Qualcomm will integrate Microsoft 's Windows Media Audio and Video codecs into its Qtv video decoder solution."
4437,0,Judges rule file-sharing software legal update A federal appeals court has upheld a controversial court decision that said file-sharing software programs such as Grokster or Morpheus are legal.
46161,0,Koalas to get contraceptives KOALA bears are to be implanted with contraceptives to keep their numbers down and stop them munching the landscape bare at an Australian national park.
118597,0,"A 's Trade Pitcher Tim Hudson To Atlanta Braves Gone from the 2004 East Division winning Braves are Jaret Wright, Paul Byrd, and Russ Ortiz. The voids have been filled with a couple of former 20-game winners."
108097,0,Brown defends budget optimism British Chancellor Gordon Brown has denied he was overly optimistic about the state of the British economy in Thursday 's pre-budget report.
108944,0,"Local manager weighs in on steroid use By the numbers. By Elia Powers. With recent reports stemming from grand jury testimony that link major league baseball sluggers Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds to past steroid use, discussion of the sports tainted image resurfaced this week."
58106,0,"Third Time 's A Charm NEW YORK - Finally, there is some good news for Microsoft in its struggle to gain a foothold in the living room. The third try is always the charm when Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) takes a run at a new market."
61426,0,"Langer Holds Off Singh to Advance in World Match Play Golf Bernhard Langer, who captained Europe 's Ryder Cup team to last month 's surprise victory against the US, eliminated world No."
112456,0,"Blu-Ray or HD DVD? Both, Says Thomson ""The problem is that we 're getting into another round of format wars and until it shakes out, consumers are not likely to buy much of anything, "" Michael Gartenberg, research director at Jupiter Media, told TechNewsWorld."
104068,0,"Microsoft upgrade knocks out 80,000 government PCs Some 80,000 computers at the Department for Work and Pensions went down during 'a routine software upgrade ' of its Microsoft machines this week."
86240,0,TechBrief: States can 't regulate Net phones US regulators ruled Tuesday that providers of Internet-based telephone call services fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government and cannot be regulated by states.
31397,0,"Genesis Recovery is Going Well Summary - (Sep 17, 2004) After its crash landing, NASA scientists weren 't too hopeful that they 'd turn up much science in the wreckage of Genesis ' sample capsule, but the results so far have been a pleasant surprise."
93909,0,"Pulp Fiction writer sues Microsoft Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary is suing Microsoft, accusing the software giant of stealing his idea for a virtual yoga studio."
12620,0,"Microsoft Sets 2006 Target for Next Windows Version SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on Friday it will ship the next version of Windows in 2006, but scaled back plans to include a new system for finding and storing information in its flagship operating system."
68678,0,"Nextel's Profit Rises, Ups Outlook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nextel Communications Inc., the sixth largest U.S. mobile company, on Friday said its third-quarter profit rose amid strong customer growth and it raised its earnings forecast for the full year."
16537,0,Linux seller completes name change The Linux specialist formerly known as Lindows announces that it has completed its name change to Linspire.
92902,0,"Borders Posts 3rd-Quarter Loss Vs Yr. Ago No 2. US book retailer Borders Group Inc. (BGP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted a quarterly loss versus a year-ago profit, hurt by sluggish store traffic and a slowdown in sales of bestsellers."
83063,0,"Military Snipers Learn From Competition (AP) AP - Corp. Eugenio Mendoza, a young veteran of the Iraq war, had to carry his buddy for 50 yards, scale an 8-foot wall and crawl through a water-logged tunnel at the 4th International Sniper Competition, where the challenges are designed to simulate combat scenarios in Afghanistan and Iraq."
28560,0,Delta pilots agree to talk on retirements Delta Air Lines ' pilot union has agreed to negotiate the early retirement issue that the company says could lead it into bankruptcy if it is not settled by the end of this month.
30234,0,"Bryant Asked Police About Possible Payoff Kobe Bryant told police he stopped when his alleged victim said ""no"" and wondered if she would accept money to recant a claim that could damage his reputation."
67915,0,"Ancient Baby Bird Fossil Found in China The fossil of what may be one of the earliest baby birds has been found in northeast China. The fossil, estimated at 121 million years old, is curled up as though still in its shell."
7502,0,Stocks Post Early Gains As Oil Is Steady Stocks are posting some early gains this morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 10 points in today 's early going. Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a 4-3 lead over decliners.
33175,0,"Mortgage lending growth slows Mortgage lending rose at its weakest monthly pace in two years in August and loan approvals for house purchase fell again, showing further evidence the once-booming property market has turned."
90990,0,"Political Pollsters Don't Live on Elections Alone If you're tired of all those candidate polls after the long election season, you aren't alone. So are the pollsters."
34160,0,"Twins clinch AL Central title com. Not only did the Twins clinch their third straight American League Central title Monday night, but also did it at a bitter rival 's ballpark."
46137,0,"Samsung to expand in chips SEOUL Samsung Electronics announced on Monday that it would be investing 25 trillion won in new chip production lines in the next six years, a move that it expects will create 10,000 jobs."
61385,0,"MOTOGP NEWS Rossi feels pressure to clinch crown. Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau will go head to head in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, and they began the battle by dominating the first qualifying session at Phillip Island this afternoon."
94801,0,"Crass interference or no flag? Whatever you do, don 't ask Colts coach Tony Dungy, ' 'Are you ready for some football? ' '. Dungy lambasted ABC, the NFL and the Eagles for the cross-promotion of the network 's new hit show ' 'Desperate Housewives "
34889,0,"GAO urges better oversight for air traffic system Federal Aviation Administration officials need more oversight of operational systems for the air traffic control system and should do a better job of implementing process improvement methods for information technology projects, congressional auditors said "
66394,0,"History on Their Side? It is the Yankees, not the ""cursed"" Red Sox, who have a chance for the worst October collapse in history."
62642,0,"Starters were finished early In a game of whose starting pitcher was worse, the Red Sox finally won something -arely. Because both Boston 's Bronson Arroyo and the Yankees ' Kevin Brown were awful last night "
104144,0,"Economy grows by 6.3 Editor 's Note: Published on page A1 of the Nov. 30, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. BEATING most forecasts, the economy -- as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), the "
7293,0,"Scientists Breed a Tougher Mouse Through genetic engineering, scientists have bred a mouse capable of running twice as far as other mice before exhaustion. Medical researchers believe some of their findings could apply to humans. By Kristen Philipkoski."
26747,0,"The Right Ear Is From Mars In a new study, scientists have found that the left and right ears process sound differently."
47826,0,No. 19 Michigan Defeats Indiana 35-14 (AP) AP - Michigan's Chad Henne needed one half to warm up Saturday. Then he spent the third quarter picking apart Indiana's defense.
4043,0,"Businesses: Routers, shmouters After seeing revenue growth for five quarters in a row, waning interest in the enterprise market results in a drop."
30028,0,"Airespace partners with IBM on Wi-Fi service SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 (REUTERS) - Airespace Inc. a Silicon Valley telecommunications services start-up, won a partnership with IBM that will help Airespace grab a piece of the growing market for Wi-Fi services, the two companies said yesterday."
48971,0,"Singapore Shares End Up; Hits 2004 High Singapore shares rose to fresh highs for the year Monday, with market sentiment buoyed by Wall Street 's broad gains on Friday, traders said."
6288,0,"Unclear on overtime rules In a landmark overhaul of pay eligibility, the Labor Department and unions clash over how much clarity has really been attained. By JEFF HARRINGTON, Times Staff Writer."
38340,0,"TV Review: NOVA - Origins (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Providing television viewers a solid primer on everything from the birth of the universe to the variety of life in New York City's Times Square may seem like a daunting prospect, but a new miniseries to appear on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) succeeds in its attempt."
72315,0,New IBM Report Will Warn of Computer Security Threats I.BM plans to begin releasing on Monday a monthly report of threats to computer networks in an effort to establish an indicator similar to the federal government 's Homeland Security Advisory System.
50947,0,AT T looks into closing Windows A team of researchers is evaluating how Linux and Mac OS X stack up against Windows for internal use.
55905,0,"A Holiday to Buy For If you haven't remembered to buy your dog his costume yet, here's something else you may have overlooked:"
60085,0,Yankees Edge Red Sox to Take Command of Series NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jon Lieber pitched seven shutout innings and John Olerud cracked a two-run homer as the New York Yankees dumped the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Wednesday to take command of the American League championship series.
59731,0,"Great Lakes to Get Asian Carp Barrier (AP) AP - The Army Corps of Engineers will in two weeks begin building a permanent electric barrier to keep the invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, officials announced Wednesday."
23770,0,Arctic Science Mission Faces Cold War-Style Hurdles (Reuters) Reuters - The early-morning splash in the Bering Strait off the Russian coast should have been bigger given the diplomatic wrangling that led up to it.
15504,0,"Greeks earn gold for holding a safe, exciting Olympics As the Summer Olympics in Athens approached, fear and concern overwhelmed any sense of anticipation and excitement. Would terrorists use the occasion to attack civilians in such a large gathering ?"
81207,0,"Apple iTunes locks out older versions Apple has activated previously-announced plans to close its Music Store to users of earlier versions of iTunes. The company revealed its intent last month, when iTunes users accessing the "
40821,0,ESPN in Talks to Set Up European Sports Channel LONDON (Reuters) - Walt Disney-owned sports channel ESPN is holding talks with broadcasters in Europe about launching a European version of its 24-hour U.S. channel.
34169,0,"Dollar Stuck as Fed Statement Awaited TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar stayed in tight ranges on Tuesday as the market, widely expecting a U.S. interest rate increase later in the day, waited for the Federal Reserve to shed light on the future course of monetary tightening."
3172,0,Windows XP SP2 Firewall Last week Microsoft finally released the much-anticipated Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP. This update represents a fundamental change in many aspects of Windows XP security and could reasonably be called the next release of Windows XP as much as a ...
34400,0,"Beating Ryder 's cramp The early, brutal assessments are in, and the US Ryder Cup team 's historic loss to Europe at Oakland Hills is being compared to the US Olympic basketball Dream Team 's flop in Greece."
110818,0,"REVIEW: Waterproof IPod Housing All Wet (AP) AP - After you've joined the music revolution and plunked down $250 for an Apple iPod mini, it's easy to become quite protective of the little gizmo."
35568,0,"Oil major eyes buybacks, $10 billion in divestments LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Outlining an expectation for higher oil prices and increasing demand, Royal Dutch/Shell on Wednesday said it 's lifting project spending to $45 billion over the next three years."
111013,0,"Tribune to stop charging for Spanish-language paper The Chicago-based media giant plans to turn Hoy, its Spanish-language daily, into a free newspaper in two of the three cities where it is sold, executives said Wednesday."
93660,0,IRS seeks to refund locals PORTSMOUTH - Five former or current city residents are among the individuals the Internal Revenue Service is looking for because their income tax refund checks could not be delivered.
72784,0,"Ex-NFL Receiver Mark Ingram Jailed (AP) AP - Former Michigan State star and NFL wide receiver Mark Ingram, a key to the New York Giants' 1991 Super Bowl victory, has been sentenced to one year in jail for stealing a credit card at a Michigan golf course."
5396,0,"Sun goes down, Empire blows up Well, I had my second date with Margot last week. It was nice. We attended a seminar on multimodal component interfaces and then went on a romantic stroll around a waste treatment facility. She says the smell of methane calms her nerves. I sure can pick em, cant I?"
98111,0,"NBA Suspends Artest for Remainder of Season NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The NBA showed no mercy on Sunday, suspending Indiana's Ron Artest for the remainder of the season for his part in a brawl between the Pacers and the Detroit Pistons on Friday night."
661,0,"DiMarco, Riley Play Way Into Ryder Cup (AP) AP - Chris DiMarco and Chris Riley faced knee-knocking pressure in the last round of the PGA Championship. And what did they get for their efforts? More of the same. DiMarco and Riley played themselves into the pressure-packed Ryder Cup with their performances Sunday in the year's final major. DiMarco finished second after a three-man, three-hole playoff and Riley was fourth — good enough to knock Jay Haas and Steve Flesch out of the top 10 in the Ryder Cup point standings."
3083,0,Pros point to flaws in Windows security update German security company says it found minor problems in SP2; researchers predict more critical issues will emerge.
36570,0,"Cubs 1, Pirates 0 Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 1-3 shutout innings to outduel Oliver Perez and beat Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time this season, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a tense, 1-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night."
65328,0,"Judge Denies Ebbers ' Bid To Move Trial Former WorldCom CEO Bernard J. Ebbers has been charged with conspiracy, securities fraud and making false regulatory filings in connection with a US$11 billion accounting fraud at the company, the largest in US history."
113171,0,"Athletics: From Tears Of Joy To Eight Year Ban For Collins After her 22.31 victory in the 200 meter semi-finals at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, the first of two national records she would set in as many days, Michelle Collins was fighting back tears."
30802,0,Fertility Clinics Vary on Embryo Disposal Techniques By DAVID B. CARUSO PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The nation's fertility clinics vary widely when it comes to how they perform one of the most delicate aspects of their jobs: disposing of unused frozen human embryos that were created to help infertile women become pregnant...
79242,0,Macromedia Goes After eBay Sellers With Contribute 3 Macromedia made a play for eBay sellers Monday by debuting a custom version of its Contribute 3 Web content publishing application that 's designed to speed the creation and upkeep of eBay Stores.
94590,0,"Irish women roll by Duke Jacqueline Batteast scored 17 points, including 10 during a decisive three-minute run in the second half, to lead No. 11 Notre Dame to a 76-65 victory over No. 6 Duke in the Women's NIT semifinal last night in South Bend, Ind."
72307,0,"Steel magnate Mittal gets 1.1bn merger bonus LAKSHMI Mittal, the billionaire steel magnate who was controversially aided by Tony Blair after donating 125,000 to the Labour party in 2001, is performing a double merger to create the world 's largest steelmaker by output."
55779,0,"Randall Rallies Tigers Marcus Randall comes off the bench to throw two touchdown passes, including a 10-yarder with 27 seconds to play, to help No. 24 LSU upset No. 12 Florida, 24-21, on Saturday night."
53905,0,"The Red Sox Are Passing Baseball's Chemistry Test As Boston aims for a first-round playoff sweep over the Anaheim Angels on Friday at Fenway Park, the Red Sox are positively giddy."
38878,0,"IBC seeks to rise again through bankruptcy As CEO and chairman, James Elsesser kept looking for a way to make Interstate Bakeries Corp. as solid as its brand names. Inheriting a company with aging factories and slow reflexes that for decades "
93941,0,"SBC switches on Microsoft in major IPTV deal Microsoft has turned the channel on its slow-moving television software business by winning a key contract for its new Internet-based TV platform from SBC Communications.ADVERTISEMENT
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11741,0,HP moving deeper into consumer electronics arena Personal computer giant Hewlett-Packard is stepping deeper than ever into the consumer electronics arena with its fall product lineup -o don 't be surprised if you hear
26906,0,"Before-the-Bell: Taser, Oracle Rise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Taser International Inc. TASR.O shares were up more than 6 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday after the stun gun maker said it had received orders totaling more than $1 million."
5607,0,"Online Satirists Pull No Punches on U.S. Election (Reuters) Reuters - Some are born to rule, others to ridicule, is a worthy reminder to U.S presidential hopefuls struck by an endless arsenal of satirical barbs on the Web."
61596,0,"Web Safety Group Launches Anti-Spyware Campaign A prominent Internet safety organization and leading computer-maker Dell Inc. launched a campaign Friday to help consumers fend off ""spyware,"" software that can cause sluggish computer performance or popup ads and secretly monitor the activities of Internet users."
31512,0,"Cal has blueprint for victory Given the chance to give himself a pat on the back, Cal offensive tackle Ryan O 'Callaghan veered in another direction, choosing a route that lends insight into the why this "
5181,0,"NASA Recruits Stunt Pilots To Catch Sun Capsule NASA has enlisted the aid of Hollywood stunt pilots to retrieve a space capsule as it falls to Earth. The Genesis probe has collected tiny particles of the sun -- a stream of charged atoms known as ""solar wind "" -- from a region located about ..."
76468,0,Wiki startup JotSpot draws crowd for product beta A Silicon Valley startup aiming to catapult wikis into the mainstream and transform the editable Web sites into an application development platform has attracted a flood of interest for its product beta.
72023,0,"Intel Invests in New Wireless Venture Hoping to accelerate the deployment of a new wireless technology, Intel Corp. announced Monday it 's invested in a venture started by billionaire Craig McCaw to deliver high-speed Internet service over the airwaves."
42103,0,Not looking down at UMass The game came about because both sides had wants and needs. Boston College wanted a fifth home game; the University of Massachusetts needed to pump revenue into its cash-strapped football program.
112857,0,"Local wineries eyeing Supreme Court debate Though Vern Holm is just getting into the wine business, his enterprise could be greatly impacted by the overturning of a prohibition-era law."
101133,0,"No. 19 Alabama Tops Alaska-Anchorage 90-55 (AP) AP - Jermareo Davidson scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half, leading No. 19 Alabama to a 90-55 rout of Division II Alaska-Anchorage in the first round of the Great Alaska Shootout on Wednesday night."
23755,0,"US Airways pilots hold emergency meeting Pilots at US Airways Group Inc. are slated hold an emergency meeting Friday, a few days after their union leadership rejected an airline proposal for significant wage and work-rule concessions."
52320,0,"Netline Refreshes Linux Groupware (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The German company prepares to release its third version of Open-Xchange Server, which it open-sourced under the GPL in August. A supported product will be available at a price."
55732,0,"Lima shuts down St. Louis, Morris gets no offensive help Matt Morris had every reason to believe he could dominate the Dodgers again. He 'd shut them out with a two-hitter last month -- so what if he 'd struggled down the stretch in the regular season?"
40170,0,Niners' Lloyd Inactive for Seahawks Game (AP) AP - San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Lloyd was inactive for Sunday's game at Seattle because of a strained groin.
258,0,"Ancient Olympians Followed ""Atkins"" Diet, Scholar Says What did the first Olympians eat? Food historians are scouring ancient texts to find out."
103202,0,"No keeping up with Jones LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Montrell Jones caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt for a score, and No. 7 Louisville clinched its third Conference USA championship since 2000 with a 70-7 rout of Cincinnati yesterday."
105303,0,"Wal-Mart to Cut Prices After Poor Sales Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the No. 1 US retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices in the weeks before Christmas after a strategy against deep discounts backfired on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season."
79143,0,"Valero to Buy Kaneb Services, Pipe Line Valero LP (VLI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will buy Kaneb Services LLC (KSL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Kaneb Pipe Line Partners LP (KPP."
115418,0,"LSU hopeful O 'Keefe praised for turning NASA around Sean O 'Keefe, who resigned Monday as the head of NASA to pursue his application to become chancellor of Louisiana State University, is credited with helping restore the space "
90528,0,Houston vs. Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- David Carr would like to finally get a win against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts Sunday when the AFC South teams meet for the first time this season.
97506,0,"Sirius Satellite: Making Waves When shock jock Howard Stern swooped into Sirius Satellite Radio, he was greeted like a conquering hero. Last month, a week after he announced on his popular morning radio show "
59962,0,"Yankees Lead BoSox 1-0 in Game 2 of ALCS New York Yankees fans snatch up ""who 's your daddy "" posters before game 2 of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in New York Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004."
100328,0,"Jobless Claims Down in Latest Week (Reuters) Reuters - The ranks of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday,\while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good news for the U.S. labor market."
42327,0,"Hamm Argues to Keep Gymnastics Gold (AP) AP - The future of Paul Hamm's gold medal has nothing to do with tumbles and flips, and everything to do with the judgment of three arbitrators. The Court of Arbitration for Sport held an 11 1/2-hour hearing Monday to determine whether Hamm should again be declared the winner of the Olympic gymnastics all-around competition, or the victory should go to Yang Tae-young of South Korea."
44310,0,"What 's in the Box? Radio Tags Know That, and More BM plans to announce today that it will invest $250 million over the next five years and employ 1,000 people in a new business unit to support products and services related to sensor networks."
83738,0,"New Year's their day? Boston College's 21-10 victory over Rutgers yesterday was the Eagles' sixth win, making them eligible for a bowl bid. It may even have put them in prime position for a New Year's Day game, even if they lose to West Virginia next week in Morgantown."
62328,0,Apple on a Roll in Q4 Apple Computer saw its shares jump 13 percent after it delivered a strong quarterly earnings report. Sales were propelled by burgeoning demand for the iPod digital-music player.
92198,0,"Sharapova Sinks Serena in Thrilling Final LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova capped her stunning year by overcoming an injured Serena Williams, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, in the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships on Monday."
61998,0,"Wizards Get a Break With several players suffering from minor injuries, Wizards coach Eddie Jordan decides to give the team a day off on Friday."
32928,0,"Cards Honor Tillman The New England Patriots wins their 17th game in a row on Sunday, 23-12, over the Arizona Cardinals, but the day belonged to a fallen American patriot."
75599,0,"Google Improves Local Search With Map Company Buy Google announced its purchase yesterday of Keyhole, a mapping company that uses satellite photographs to produce three-dimensional maps, in a move that could bolster Google 's local search capabilities."
73992,0,"Arrington 's status still uncertain LaVar Arrington 's right knee wasn 't aggravated enough to affect his status for Sunday 's game, but apparently it will be enough to keep him out of practice."
54647,0,"B &G Foods Falls Flat in Public Debut B &G Foods Holdings Corp. fell flat in its trading debut Thursday, and shares were nearly unchanged from their reduced opening price in Friday afternoon activity as investors mulled mixed results from two other "
91724,0,"Apache Geronimo readied as Java app server (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - LAS VEGAS -- Geronimo, the open source Java application server in development by the Apache Software Foundation, will provide a malleable technology base amenable to applications such as regulatory compliance systems, according to a technologist working on the project. "
2829,0,Norton 's 2005 security line-up Norton AntiVirus 2005 's claim to fame is that its Worm Protection feature borrows from firewall technology to block inbound ports so that you can protect yourself against worm attacks such as MSBlast. Its new QuickScan feature also scans your whole system ...
23004,0,"Nets Get Solid Return From Kidd While They Can Jason Kidd is back. The question now is for how long. The 34-year-old Kidd, who underwent off-season knee surgery, made his long-awaited season debut for the Nets "
11196,0,"How the Brits Might Fare in Europe Todays Champions League draw in Monaco has again thrown-up some mouth-watering prospects for British clubs. Here, the Press Association assesses the chances of Arsenal, Celtic "
110581,0,"Four Teams Advance at Champions League Real Madrid 's Luis Figo of Portugal, right, and Roma 's Traianos Dellas of Greece, top left, and Philippe Mexes of France reach for the ballr during their Champion 's League Group B soccer match between Roma and Real Madrid, in Rome 's Olympic stadium "
12665,0,"MLB: Houston 15, Chicago Cubs 7 Carlos Beltran hit a pair of homers and drove in four to lead Houston to an easy 15-7 win over the Chicago Cubs in a slugfest Friday."
105129,0,Patriots Win in All Conditions (AP) AP - The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense. New England just keeps winning.
89115,0,SBC Tunes Into IP-Based TV Company is developing a fiber network that will deliver TV and data to homes.
76645,0,"ISPs File Suits Against Spammers Four of the nation's largest online providers Thursday announced a new round of lawsuits aimed at e-mail spammers, including the first major case involving spam sent via an instant messaging service.
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95681,0,"Touchdowns and Milestones Pile Up for Martin Jets running back Curtis Martin needs just 16 yards on Sunday to become the second player to reach 1,000 yards in 10 consecutive seasons."
20056,0,Devil Rays Can't Get to New York in Time for Afternoon Game Hurricane Frances caused an afternoon doubleheader between the Devil Rays and Yankees to become a single night game.
83427,0,"Merck faces threat of 10bn actions Merck, the beleaguered US pharmaceuticals group, could be forced to pay out as much as $18bn (9.7bn) over 10 years as a result of lawsuits linked to Vioxx, its controversial arthritis drug."
8626,0,Worm turns on webcams A VIRUS WRITER has decided that the wants to see the look on your face when you discover your computer is infected by his handiwork.
1633,0,"IBM announces eServer i5 550 The eServer i5 550 comes with a feature called the ""Solution Edition, "" which is apparently available with certain Independent Software Vendors. The eServer i5, allegedly, has new ways to handle and optimise multiple operating system sthrough the ..."
7850,0,"Intel Seen Readying New Wi-Fi Chips SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. INTC.O this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks."
24144,0,"An Online Art Form: the Away Message (AP) AP - As people spend more time online — and logged into instant messaging services — it's inevitable that there are times they just can't respond. That's why the ""away message"" — set up to be sent automatically from someone's account — has become so popular."
90572,0,"Daly-Donofrio wins Tournament of Champions Heather Daly-Donofrio has fired a 2-under par 70 to win the $US800,000 LPGA Tournament of Champions by four strokes over fellow American Laura Diaz in Alabama."
100118,0,"Keeping Up with iPod “I just received my sixth, an iPod photo, and if I loved my iPod before, I really love it now, ” writes Bob LeVitus for the Houston Chronicle. “The new iPod photo stores not only your songs, but also your digital pictures. The 2-inch color display is the best little color display I ’ve seen, and I ’ve heard many remarks about its clarity and rich, saturated images. Photos look amazing, and iPod photo stores and displays album art for songs which have cover art available. ” Nov 23"
16033,0,"Indians Rout Yankees 22-0 in Epic Defeat (AP) AP - The hits and runs kept coming, spinning by on the scoreboard as fast as symbols on a slot machine. It wasn't just a rout, it was an epic defeat, the most one-sided in the 101-year history of the New York Yankees. Cleveland's 22-0 victory Tuesday night matched the biggest post-1900 shutout margin in the major leagues, Pittsburgh's win at the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975."
104297,0,"Major IT Crash Hits UK Government Department A software upgrade caused some 40,000 computers to crash at the UK government 's Department for Work and Pensions last week. The crash of the Windows-based systems took most of the department 's computers offline for five working days."
47213,0," 'We Are Telling Patients Not to Panic ' When Dr. Eric Matteson arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Thursday morning, there was already a pile of messages for him and the phones were ringing off the hook."
77023,0,"Boston outclassed Cardinals They were outpitched, outhit, outsmarted and outclassed, and soon they were out of the 100th World Series. The St. Louis Cardinals turned out to be just another National League "
27911,0,"Fish, Spadea Win in Delray Beach (AP) AP - Top-seeded Vincent Spadea and second-seeded Mardy Fish won Tuesday night in the first round of the Millennium International Tennis Championships on Tuesday night."
8816,0,"Google Ranks at Bottom of ISS Governance System Google Inc. (GOOG) tried to democratize the IPO process through its unusual auction, but its corporate governance is anything but shareholder-friendly, according to an influential proxy adviser."
34145,0,"Samsung Electronics Develops 8Gb NAND Flash Memory With 60nm ... Samsung Electronics has developed a 8Gb NAND flash memory adopting technologies of processing chips with circuit width of 60nm, the first of its kind in the industry."
73071,0,"News secures historic vote RUPERT Murdoch has played down the prospect of a big media deal after The News Corporation Ltd completes its historic shift to the US, while reaffirming expectations for 2005 earnings despite a weaker US TV advertising market."
105744,0,Crude Oil Little Changed After Falling on Mild Weather Forecast Crude oil in New York was little changed after falling yesterday for the first time in four sessions as forecast mild weather and rising inventories eased concern that demand would outpace supplies of heating oil in winter.
55748,0,"National League Playoff Game Capsules Houston, TX -- Morgan Ensberg went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead Houston over Atlanta 8-5 in Game 3 of their National League Division Series at Minute Maid Park."
71401,0,"BellSouth Posts Lower Quarterly Earnings WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BellSouth Corp. BLS.N on Monday said third-quarter earnings fell due to storm damage in its region and costs stemming from Cingular Wireless' planned $41 billion purchase of AT T Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N."
69709,0,Indonesia frees mining officials in pollution case Five officials of a unit of US-based gold miner Newmont Mining Corp accused of dumping toxic waste in Indonesia are to be released from jail after being held for more than a month.
15731,0,"SM &A shares tumble after revenue warning Shares of SM &A (WINS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled more than 20 percent on Tuesday, a day after the consultant to defense companies warned that its third-quarter and 2004 revenue would fall short as political events in "
10137,0,"Ortiz Powers Red Sox Past Blue Jays 11-5 (AP) AP - David Ortiz homered twice and drove in four runs, and Curt Schilling earned his 16th win in the Boston Red Sox's 11-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night."
96224,0,"Karmazin Brings Sirius Starpower to Radio You might have thought that Sirius got serious when it hired Howard, but the second-place satellite radio company is upping some serious ante now by enlisting former Viacom President Mel Karmazin. -washingtonpost.com"
25521,0,"Federer Title Win Beyond His Wildest Dreams NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer never thought in his ""wildest dreams"" he would win the U.S. Open."
107980,0,"Infineon execs face jail in DRAM case Four executives from Infineon Technologies have pleaded guilty to price fixing in the DRAM industry, according to the US Department of Justice."
11315,0,Jaw transplant allows man to chew after nine years A man has been able to savour his first proper meal in nine years after surgeons successfully created and transplanted a jawbone for him.
1760,0,Were the judges by any chance French? Kosuke Kitajima 's technique may get a sharper eye from officials today in the 200-meter breaststroke race.
97829,0,"Artest To Get 30-Day Suspension For Brawl, Station Reports The National Basketball Association suspended four players involved in Friday night 's fight at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The NBA is expected to formally announce the suspensions as early as today for their "
96590,0,Nebraska Player Charged With Assualt (AP) AP - A Nebraska football player is charged with aggravated assault and battery for injuring a member of a University of Oklahoma spirit group before a game last week.
62442,0,"Astros Lead Cards 5-2 After Eight Innings Houston Astros ' Jeff Kent homers in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series in Houston, Saturday Oct. 16, 2004."
24419,0,"Intel Suggests Overlay To Boost Internet Performance In a speech at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel senior vice president Pat Gelsinger said that by outfitting the Internet with an overlay network of computational services made up of computing "
30038,0,Oil Up on Worries of Output Shut by Ivan World oil prices rose on Thursday on worries about oil production shut by Hurricane Ivan and a new storm that could delay imports from entering the Gulf of Mexico.
51555,0,"DNA pioneer Wilkins dies aged 88 Professor Maurice Wilkins, who helped unlock the structure of DNA with Crick, Watson and Franklin, has died aged 88."
102397,0,"No. 1 Wake Forest 63, No. 18 Arizona 60 Justin Gray scored 21 points for the second straight game and the top-ranked Demon Deacons beat No. 18 Arizona 63-60 on Friday night in the championship game of the 16-team tournament, a game that had a March feel to it in late-November."
14167,0,"Hewitt runs hot LLEYTON Hewitt is in hot form and a determined Mark Philippoussis declared yesterday he was ready to reverse his form slump and ""do some damage "" at the US Open beginning tonight."
107549,0,Sun proposes new open-source license Sun Microsystems has quietly begun seeking official open-source status for a new software license that likely will be used to govern its Solaris operating system.
33524,0,"Cisco source code theft p2pnet.net News:- British police have arrested a man in connection with source code stolen from Cisco Systems. The Metro police computer crime unit, ""searched residences in Manchester and Derbyshire, England, on Sept."
8017,0,Calgary's Kiprusoff Wins Big in Arbitration TORONTO (Sports Network) - Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff will receive a huge increase in salary for the upcoming season after an arbitrator Monday awarded the Vezina Trophy finalist $2.95 million.
95364,0,"Human Species Born To Run, Scientists Say The evolution of a physique for long-distance running is what made humans look the way we do now. The crucial role of running in human evolution, overlooked in previous research, is being proposed in an article "
114408,0,"Stocks Seen Slightly Higher, Oil Slips US stocks were set to open slightly higher on Monday, helped by another retreat in oil prices, while business software maker Oracle Corp."
10980,0,"IBM Acquires Content-Managment Developer Venetica IBM has reached an agreement to purchase Venetica, a privately held developer of content-integration software. The acquisition will enable IBM to provide improved ability to integrate unstructured "
62593,0,"Red Sox-Yankees Game 3 was more embarrassment than classic BOSTON -- On the baseball beauty scale, Saturday 's American League Championship Series game between the Yankees and Red Sox ranks right there alongside Roseanne 's screechy rendition of the national anthem in San Diego in 1990, Pete Rose 's 1970s hairdo "
98729,0,"Mozilla Firefox Browser Blazes Across the Globe Blake Ross started working on building ""a better "" browser while other kids were just getting hooked on instant messenger."
108577,0,"Forbes Removes Ad-Sponsored Links on Site (AP) AP - Forbes magazine is removing paid advertising links from stories that appear on its Web site, abandoning an experiment it began in August."
12296,0,"Men 's Triathlon Hamish Carter pulled away from Bevan Docherty on the final lap of the triathlon, giving New Zealand a 1-2 finish in the endurance race."
26784,0,Europe Arrives With Ryder Cup in Tow (AP) AP - Bernhard Langer walked off the plane and cleared customs with his right fist wrapped tightly around the Ryder Cup trophy.
41267,0,Tommy Hilfiger Down 26 Pct on U.S. Probe (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Tommy Hilfiger Corp. \fell as much as 26 percent on Monday after a federal grand jury subpoenaed documents on commissions paid to a foreign subsidiary of the clothing maker.
3365,0,"End of the line for HP 's Alpha Hewlett-Packard will release its final Alpha processor on Monday, the beginning of the end for a chip dynasty that never was. "
17245,0,"FAST preps app to improve Internet yellow pages Fast Search Transfer ASA has developed an application designed to help providers of online business directories and of online classified advertisements improve the content, presentation and navigation of their listings, the company announced Thursday."
19937,0,"Once left for dead, Astros streak back into wild-card contention Everything 's going the Astros ' way these days. They 're scoring a ton of runs, their schedule looks favorable, their bullpen is starting to kick in -- even their starting pitching, which consists of Roger Clemens "
14903,0,"Business shrugs off robust GDP data The economys 6.2-percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter may have exceeded expectations, but the stock market nonetheless shrugged off the positive news."
15111,0,"Film Shows Virus Going in for the Kill (AP) AP - Using a creature as hideous as any big-screen sci-fi monster, scientists have produced a one-minute horror movie starring a menacing, spidery virus swooping in on a hapless blob of bacteria."
33964,0,"Firefox beats million-download deadline With days to spare, the Mozilla Foundation beat its 10-day goal of 1 million Firefox downloads. Released six days ago, the first preview release of the Firefox 1.0 Web browser passed the million download mark "
81891,0,"Jobless Claims, Productivity Growth Dip (Reuters) Reuters - Fewer Americans filed jobless claims last week and growth in worker productivity slowed sharply in the third quarter, government data showed on Thursday, hinting that conditions in the sluggish U.S. labor market have improved."
94729,0," 'Monday Night ' flap gets FCC 's attention That steamy locker room opening to ABC 's ""Monday Night Football "" continued to draw reaction Wednesday, most of it negative."
15105,0,"The Genesis Payload: Just How Dangerous are its Contents? (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - When NASAs Genesis solar-wind sample return capsule skyrockets from space next week and drops into the Utah Test and Training Range, that landmark in civilian space draws upon a once classified satellite snooping program."
12497,0,"NYSE Seat Prices Hit 8-Year Low NEW YORK (Reuters) - The price of a seat on the New York Stock Exchange fell to its lowest level since 1996, the latest sign that a shift toward electronic trading and possible regulatory change is undermining investors' confidence in the exchange's open-auction system of trade."
78941,0,"Record-breaker Singh stretches ahead of Els in rankings Vijay Singh, the first player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $10 million in a single season following his Chrysler Championship victory on Sunday, has strengthened his grip at the top of the world rankings."
62693,0,"Walpole retains top spot NORWOOD -- The knot atop the Bay State League Herget Division has one less loop. Walpole tamed the Norwood Mustangs, 19-0, yesterday, leaving only the Rebels (5-1) and Wellesley (5-1) at the top of the Herget hill."
4342,0,"This lying, sneaky spirit of the Games THE struggle for the soul of the Olympics is still not won, not in a thousand years and more. On Wednesday, token events took place on the sacred site where the original Games took place in Ancient Olympia hundreds of years before Christ. "
11856,0,"FUTURES MOVERS Crude-oil futures stabilized Friday, moving narrowly higher as traders digested developments out of Najaf, Iraq, and assessed what the possibility of restoring peace "
24063,0,Southern Cal Wary of Colorado State QB (AP) AP - Southern California tailback LenDale White remembers Justin Holland from high school. The Colorado State quarterback made quite an impression.
37695,0,"And they 're ready ... After years of preparation and US$325 million of investment, Shanghai is ready to host the Formula One Grand Prix for the first time this weekend, on September 26."
77277,0,"Fitful Mauresmo Through to Linz Semifinals Top seed Amelie Mauresmo reached the semifinals of the Linz Open when she continued her run of success against Ai Sugiyama by beating the defending champion 6-2, 6-4 Friday."
59831,0,"Q &A: Linus Torvalds, inventor of Linux Linus Torvalds pronounced LEE-nus started a revolution of sorts in the computer industry when he created the Linux operating system and decided to share it with fellow programmers on the Internet."
93115,0,"Vodafone doubles dividend VODAFONE, the mobile phone giant, yesterday confirmed it is to reward patient shareholders by doubling its interim dividend following a ""robust "" set of first-half figures."
83153,0,"Spammers stay a click ahead of US cyberlaw Such unwanted pitches will continue to clog your e-mail inbox, computer and legal experts say, despite a Virginia jury 's decision this week that a Raleigh man who anonymously sent bulk e-mail messages committed a felony."
3334,0,Hamm bounces back after fall to talke gymnastic gold A fall on his vault landing sent Hamm stumbling into the judges ' table and all the way down to 12th place in the all-around gymnastics final.
93294,0,"Revolution veterans left open The Revolution will expose some of their most experienced and respected players to the Major League Soccer expansion draft, scheduled for Friday to stock new teams in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City."
71149,0,"TECH BUZZ: Yahoo, Adobe team up for new Web services Stepping up the battle of online search and services, Yahoo Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. have joined forces to tap each other 's customers and put Web search features into Adobe 's popular Acrobat Reader software."
42177,0,"Time Warner, Comcast eye joint bid for Adelphia Time Warner Inc., the world ’s largest media company, and Comcast Corp. said they are considering making a joint bid for bankrupt cable-television operator Adelphia Communications Corp."
90892,0,"Business Digest Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer will be in India next week, the latest in a series of periodic visits to the country."
114776,0,PDL Rakes It In A robust revenue stream combined with an exciting drug pipeline is the recipe for success.
26484,0,Federer has world playing catch-up Roger Federer was on his way out of Flushing Meadows on Sunday evening and heading back to Manhattan when a small group of excited children stopped him for his autograph.
104362,0,"Willis Hires Top Marsh Exec, Stock Rises NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Ltd. WSH.N on Monday said it hired a top executive from embattled rival Marsh McLennan Cos. Inc. MMC.N."
100822,0,"Creative Commons Search Engine Integrated into Firefox 1.0 Creative Commons Search Engine Integrated into Firefox 1.0\\Creative Commons today unveiled an updated beta version of its search engine, which scours the web for text, images, audio, and video free to re-use on certain terms a search refinement offered by no other company or organization today. Creative Commons rsquo; announcement coincides ..."
72596,0,"Rivals line up to take on iPod PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Lauren, 11, saunters nonchalantly past a Discovery Channel store and a Gymboree clothing store at the mall. Then suddenly, the girl's eyes light up and she pulls her mother into an Apple Computer Inc. retail shop."
43913,0,"China exports 73.4 mln cellphones in first seven months, doubling earnings (AFP) AFP - China more than doubled its export earnings from cellphones, shipping 73.4 million handsets overseas in the first seven months of the year, state media reported."
5743,0,"South Africa win Tri-nations title DURBAN, South Africa -- South Africa beat Australia 23-19 to regain the Tri-nations title after a five-year break. Percy Montgomery and wing Breyton Paulse received yellow cards which put the Springboks under "
24696,0,Polanco Propels Mids Quarterback Aaron Polanco scores three touchdowns and rushes for 143 yards Saturday to lead Navy to a 28-24 win over Northeastern.
59749,0,"FDA approves injecting ID chips in patients Regulators sign off on implantable tracking device to manage treatment of Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease, other conditions."
84616,0,News Corporation Limited Tries to Fend Off Liberty Media Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. moved to ward off any hostile bid from Liberty Media with a plan to issue stock options to dilute the stake of any predator.
109225,0,"Houston to host 2006 NBA All-Star Game Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The NBA announced on Tuesday that the 55th annual All-Star Game will be played in Houston 's Toyota Center during the 2006 season."
44730,0,"Martha Stewart to serve time at West Virginia prison Martha Stewart will do her time farther from home than she had hoped, at a remote West Virginia prison where inmates sleep in bunk beds and rise at 6 a.m. to do menial labor for pennies an hour."
46904,0,"G-7 finance ministers meet in Washington; China agrees to work on ... The US administration, facing huge and politically sensitive trade deficits, secured China 's pledge Friday to work harder to move its currency toward a flexible exchange rate, which would make US goods more competitive abroad."
115290,0,"Oracle seals PeopleSoft takeover SAN FRANCISCO -- Ending 18 months of hostility, Oracle Corp. has raised its takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. by 10 per cent to seal a $10.3-billion US deal that will create the world 's second-largest maker of business applications software."
7252,0,"Oil Retreats, Lifts Asian Stocks Crude oil prices hovered nearly five percent below a 21-year high Monday, lifting most Asian shares and giving investors some respite from concerns that energy costs would choke off profits and economic growth."
6872,0,"Agassi Withdraws from Long Island Tournament NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Andre Agassi has withdrawn from the TD Waterhouse Cup, starting in Long Island on Monday, citing fatigue."
34257,0,"Former Coke Exec to Become Starwood CEO NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Heyer, a former top executive at Coca-Cola KO.N who left shortly after being denied the chief executive slot in May, is set to take the helm of Starwood Hotels Worldwide HOT.N, the company said on Tuesday."
53382,0,Ferrer Upsets Ferrero in Lyon LYON (Reuters) - Third seed Juan Carlos Ferrero suffered a shock defeat at the hands of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the second round of the Lyon Grand Prix Thursday.
49815,0,"Rumph likely out for season for 49ers San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - San Francisco cornerback Mike Rumph is expected to miss the rest of the season with a broken right arm."
36765,0,Extortionists hit US credit card firm A US credit card processing firm has been hit by intermittend and large-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks that have disrupted services.
13796,0,"Canadian Banks Target US as Springboard to Success Frustrated in a domestic market that offers them little chance to grow, many a Canadian bank has ventured south to the US market in a hunt for the prize asset that will vault them into the Big Time."
59796,0,"Office Alternatives Explore Server-Based Apps (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Sun Microsystems, with its StarOffice suite, and the open-source OpenOffice.org consider server-based applications as a way to boost security, portability and deployment."
17416,0,"In Normally Strong August, Retail Sales Rise by 1.1 Percent From department stores to discounters, the nation's retailers reported sluggish August sales yesterday as consumers cut back spending during the generally lucrative back-to-school shopping month."
108315,0,"Walgreen Profit Rises 30.5 Percent CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walgreen Co. WAG.N, one of the largest U.S. drugstore chain operators, on Monday posted a 30.5 percent jump in quarterly profit, its largest increase in four years, boosted by higher sales of prescription drugs and general merchandise."
22340,0,Lewis to Face Browns The spotlight will shine on Jamal Lewis this weekend when the Ravens open their season in Cleveland against the team Lewis has historically dominated.
49656,0,Healthy Iverson Vows Changes This Season (AP) AP - Allen Iverson declared Monday that he is 100 percent and promised to be a better leader and teammate.
31067,0,"Qualcomm May Change Accounting,Shares Off CHICAGO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O, a maker of chips used in mobile phones, on Friday said it may change the way it recognizes royalties from licensees, which would reduce fourth-quarter pretax income by $298 million."
66350,0,"Gas Prices Continue Slide, Down to $1.93/gallon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell over the last two weeks and are poised to slip even further as crude oil prices continue to tumble, an industry analyst said on Sunday."
52245,0,"Clush Offers Option for Meaning-Based Search Clush Offers Option for Meaning-Based Search\\It's sorta clustering, but it looks more to me like the old ""concept"" or meaning-based searches for the late 90s, ala Oingo and Simpli. The engine is called Clush and the location is http://www.clush.com .\\What color there is on the front page is red, ruining ..."
76429,0,"UPDATE:China Ups Rates, 1st In 9 Yrs; Mkts Look For More BEIJING (Dow Jones)--China raised interest rates Thursday for the first time in more than nine years, escalating its battle to tame feverish economic growth but immediately "
18706,0,Kansas St. Wildcats Sproles ran for 221 yards and a touchdown to lead Kansas State to a lackluster 27-13 victory over Division I-AA Western Kentucky in the season opener for both teams.
6227,0,"World 's Fastest Men Take Center Stage at Games For 10 pulsating seconds, the fastest men on earth take center stage on Sunday at the Olympics to run for the ultimate prize -- the 100 meters gold medal."
7462,0,'Ordinary names' to go into space Ordinary people are being given the chance to have their name go into space with the first X-Prize contender craft.
87081,0,France to Sell About One-Third of Areva PARIS - France said Wednesday it plans to sell about one-third of Areva SA in a partial privatization of the state-owned nuclear group.
84528,0,Poison pill for News NEWS Corporation yesterday invoked a poison pill defence mechanism in an effort to stymie any hostile ambitions that John Malone might have for the company.
104785,0,"DOT Says Air Traffic Overhaul Is Flawed An eight-year effort to upgrade the computers for the nation's air traffic control system is ""facing obsolescence"" before it has been completed, the Department of Transportation inspector general said in a report released yesterday."
15930,0,"Nortel CEO Bill Owens sees 'exciting future' Nortel CEO Bill Owens says the future is ""pretty exciting' for his company, despite past financial reporting problems and a looming vendor consolidation that could create aggressive competitors."
55943,0,"Space tourism still faces hurdles LOS ANGELES -- The historic suborbital flights of SpaceShipOne have ignited interest in space tourism, but the budding industry and federal regulators must still resolve questions ranging from ensuring the safety of people on the ground to informing "
38482,0,CONGRESS PASSES TAX CUT BILL Election year politics result in the passing of a multi-billion dollar tax cut package. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the measure 92-3 last night.
63955,0,"Web radio gets $1.7 billion boost update The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers announced Monday that it has reached a $1.7 billion deal with the Radio Music License Committee to let stations legally stream their on-air content over the Internet."
59323,0,UCLA File Swappers in Quarantine The school's tool for fighting piracy on campus automatically isolates students fingered by the entertainment industry for allegedly sharing copyright files. It's another example of a university cracking down on illegal file trading. By Katie Dean.
57900,0,"More British jobs to be outsourced to India LONDON: British insurance major Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) has announced that it would shift as many as 1,100 jobs from Britain to India in the next two years."
75803,0,Irish Priest Who Disrupted Games Acquitted of Abuse LONDON (Reuters) - A former Irish priest who disrupted the Athens Olympics and the British Grand Prix was acquitted Thursday of indecency with a seven-year-old girl.
66119,0,Virtual Vote Lets Non-Americans Pick President (Reuters) Reuters - Even non-Americans can cast a vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election thanks to a Web site tracking world opinion on the race for the White House.
90570,0,"New Nintendo game system may attract wider audience Nintendo Co. is set to launch Nintendo DS, the latest of its wallet-sized game systems. The company will have its $150 Nintendo DS in United States stores Nov. 21 -- hoping to take advantage of post-Thanksgiving shopping."
84284,0,"On the road to . . . mediocrity? The Arizona Cardinals have taken to losing like a beatnik to Berkeley. Consider this contrast: the man brought in to reverse the desert doldrums, Dennis Green, was gunning for his 100th regular-season coaching victory yesterday at Pro Player Stadium in Miami; you have to go back to 1986 to account for the last 100 Cardinals wins, when the franchise was ..."
29811,0,"US consumer prices up 0.1 percent in August The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States increased by 0.1 percent in August following a drop of 0.1 percent in the previous month, the Labor Department reported on Thursday."
76129,0,Kidd Cleared to Do Some Work on Court (AP) AP - Jason Kidd was cleared for individual noncontact drills to get his surgically repaired left knee ready for the Nets' season.
22572,0,"Spacecraft Crashes With Solar Data Parachutes failed to open as NASA's Genesis space capsule plunged back to Earth on Wednesday, causing it to take a tumble from the heavens and bury itself in the desert sands of western Utah, perhaps seriously damaging precious cargo revealing the origins of the solar system."
203,0,"'Madden,' 'ESPN' Football Score in Different Ways PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) - Was absenteeism a little high on Tuesday among the guys at the office? EA Sports would like to think it was because ""Madden NFL 2005"" came out that day, and some fans of the football simulation are rabid enough to take a sick day to play it."
100583,0,Gartner: Offshore IT spending to hit $50 billion Upcoming Gartner study on IT spending for offshoring.
96363,0,"No. 9 N.C. Holds Off No. 8 Kentucky 91-78 (AP) AP - North Carolina finally beat Kentucky again, thanks to Rashad McCants and Sean May. Jawad Williams helped a bunch, too."
27354,0,"Infocus: Metasploit Framework, Part 3 This third and final article in the Metasploit series covers the msfcli scripting interface as well as the intuitive web interface to the Framework. The article also discusses what's new with version 2.2, and then introduces the exploit development process through an example."
52407,0,"Kumble rules Oct. 6. - There are still 11 days left for Anil Kumbles 35th birthday, but the celebrations have already begun. A personal milestone is always important in cricket, but when you can do it at home, in "
29511,0,"Hughes leaves a void Ian Walsh Mark Hughes ' decision to take the Blackburn job is bad news for Wales, there 's no doubt about that. Mark has brought a lot of dignity back to Welsh football, taking us up from around 100 in the world rankings "
43875,0,"IMF: Oil, job outlook cloud US growth In its fall outlook, the global lender cuts estimates for US GDP growth for both 2004 and 2005. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US economic growth should pick up in the second half of 2004 but costlier oil and weak "
19559,0,"Blair 'is obstacle to Euro vote' Tony Blair could hinder efforts to winning a ""yes"" vote in the referendum on the EU constitution, says a leading think tank."
38041,0,"Aiming to call his own shots It won't be long before speculation of Charlie Weis's future employment will begin trickling out. He is a fascinating figure -- an offensive coordinator who has worked for Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick, the guy who took Tom Brady to two Super Bowls in three years. Weis had stomach surgery and nearly lost his life in the summer ..."
73398,0,"EU Expected To Okay Oracle-PeopleSoft Buy (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The EU is expected to approve the merger between rivals Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT), according to sources close to the proceedings."
82781,0,"Press Conferences to Highlight Latest Cassini Results PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cassini scientists will report on the latest results from the mission during two press conferences at the Division for Planetary Sciences meeting in Louisville, Ky."
55027,0,"Judge Denies AMD Access to Intel Documents A federal judge has denied a request by AMD (Quote, Chart) that Intel (Quote, Chart) turn over internal documents, the latest development in a long-running legal battle."
26109,0,"Nextaris: An Integrated Web Research Dashboard Nextaris pulls together all of the tools you need to find, save, and share information with others in a single online location."
111453,0,Update 4: Hyatt Purchasing AmeriSuites in $600M Deal Hyatt Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to buy the 143-hotel AmeriSuites chain in an estimated $600 million-plus deal that analysts said makes the luxury hotel company more of a well-rounded rival to much bigger Marriott International Inc.
105082,0,"O2 AND NTT DoCoMo ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT for i-mode in the UK O2 plc, a leading European mobile operator, and NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Japan 's largest mobile communications provider, today signed a long-term strategic agreement under which O2 will launch the i-mode mobile internet service in the UK, Germany and Ireland."
106226,0,"ShopKo November Sales Down 4.8 Percent ShopKo Stores Inc. said Wednesday that sales at stores open at least one year, or same-store sales, fell 4.8 percent during the month of November."
114506,0,Some auto workers strike on eve of top Fiat-GM meeting ROME Some of Fiat 's auto workers struck for two hours a day ahead of a top-executive meeting. Tomorrow 's meeting could determine whether Fiat insists on an option to force General Motors to buy the struggling Italian auto group.
102620,0,"No. 13 Maryland 84, No. 25 Memphis 61 Maryland kept stealing the ball, running for layups and hitting shots. Led by John Gilchrist, the No. 13 Terrapins dominated No. 25 Memphis."
115521,0,"Choosing Babies' Sex Gives Birth to Debate More couples are selecting the sex of their children, using techniques developed to help couples who are infertile or at risk for having babies with genetic diseases."
103058,0,"Huskies win Alaska title; Cal tips BYU NO. 22 WASHINGTON 79, NO. 19 ALABAMA 76: At Anchorage, Alaska - Will Conroy scored 18 points, leading five Huskies in double-figures scoring and Washington (4-0) won the Great Alaska Shootout title game over Alabama (4-1) on Saturday night."
13812,0,Van Wagoner barred from mutual fund industry roles The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it filed settled fraud charges against San Francisco-based Van Wagoner Capital Management Inc.
36397,0,"Brussels clears 3.4bn nuclear bail-out for British Energy British Energy won approval from Brussels yesterday for its 3.4bn government-backed bail-out, under the condition that the cash is used exclusively for decommissioning nuclear power plants."
78182,0,"Rossi out to end on a high The Spaniard has been on the receiving end of some harsh treatment from Rossi, who began a well-publicised spat after he was penalised for an indiscretion by his team during the recent Qatar round "
4067,0,Wheels are spinning in Marblehead It didn't take long for word of Tyler Hamilton's Olympic gold medal to spread throughout his hometown of Marblehead.
94890,0,Running 'key to human evolution' US researchers say humans began endurance running about 2 million years ago to help hunt for prey.
12294,0,Deakes agony as curse strikes JANE Saville was the first person to reach fellow Australian heartbreak walker Nathan Deakes when he was disqualified with a medal in sight in the Olympic 50km race yesterday.
24399,0,Are More Hurricanes Connected to Global Warming? Description: Not since the 1960s has Florida been battered by a rapid succession of hurricanes. Many people have been tempted to ask whether this has anything to do with a predicted increase in severe weather events associated with global warming.
32042,0,"Ryder Cup Golf: European Team Leads The US team has regained some ground against Europe on the second day of the Ryder Cup golf competition outside Detroit, Michigan."
84787,0,"Scientists Find Arctic Warming Quickly (AP) AP - Scientists say changes in the earth's climate from human influences are occurring particularly intensely in the Arctic region, evidenced by widespread melting of glaciers, thinning sea ice and rising permafrost temperatures."
1695,0,"Aussies Battle Americans to 1-1 Tie (AP) AP - After 17 years, the Matildas finally caught up to the U.S. women's soccer team. Joanne Peters' 12-yard header in the 82nd minute gave Australia a 1-1 tie Tuesday with the United States, breaking a 15-game Aussie losing streak that dates to the teams' first meeting in 1987."
50126,0,"Notebook: Green Bay trades McKenzie to Saints Mike McKenzie got his wish yesterday, seven months after asking out of Green Bay. The Packers sent the disgruntled cornerback and a future conditional sixth-round "
8074,0,"On red planet of life, blue screens of death Evidence from busy rovers suggests one-time presence of water, but system reboots almost dried up the sea of data."
62614,0,"SPORTS AND DRUGS Baseball 's big concern: integrity The baseball community expressed concern for the sport after The Chronicle reported that Barry Bonds ' weight trainer claimed in a secretly recorded conversation that the superstar used an ""undetectable "" performance- enhancing drug during the 2003 season."
90923,0,"GenCorp rejects Steel Partners offer GenCorp (GY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , an aerospace and real estate company, on Monday said its board has rejected a $17 per share offer from US investment fund Steel Partners II, saying the price was ""inadequate."
84748,0,"Microsoft Settles Novell Antitrust Suit SEATTLE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on Monday it agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell Inc. NOVL.O and an industry trade group, marking the end of a decade-long antitrust battle."
36444,0,"iMac G5: TIME Gadget of the Week “It has been a good year for Apple, ” writes Wilson Rothman in naming the iMac G5 TIME Gadget of the Week. “Since the beginning of 2004, I ’ve discussed GarageBand, AirPort Express and the latest iPod. If you go back 12 months, you can probably even throw in iTunes Music Store, the original G5 and the official release of iChat AV. This isn ’t favoritism, I ’m just impressed. Rather than spend money on its silly ‘Switch ’ ad campaign, the company has spent it inventing actual reasons for people to switch from Windows to Mac, not least of all personal style. The iMac G5 is super suave, but it ’s also a pretty good deal. ” Sep 22"
75668,0,Sony PSP: December 12th 2004 $185 Thats when you can get yours and how much you would pay. That is if you live in Japan. Sony today announced the release date and price for its new portable game system.
20929,0,"Rite Aid Lowers 2005 Financial Projections Rite Aid and other pharmacies are losing sales because many large healthcare companies have raised their rates by up to $125 a month recently, and they refuse to fill some drug orders unless an illness is considered life-threatening."
34291,0,Soccer: Maradona arrives in Cuba for drug treatment HAVANA : Argentine football legend Diego Maradona arrived at Havana late Monday to undergo treatment for his addiction to cocaine.
103307,0,Microsoft 29m yuan order lost The Beijing municipal government has apparently given in to mounting domestic criticism and withdrawn its recent order for computer operating systems and office suite software from United States giant Microsoft.
6004,0,Green flexes muscles vs. Braves Shawn Green hit a grand slam in the first inning and a solo homer in the third to lead the Dodgers to a 7-4 victory Saturday against the Atlanta Braves
14850,0,"Ajax sign Argentine Olympic winger Rosales Ajax Amsterdam have signed Argentina forward Mauro Rosales for four years from Newell 's Old Boys, the Dutch champions said on Monday."
41430,0,"HD-DVD group forms promotion unit Group to push development of HD DVD hardware and content, plus try to drive commercial adoption."
2760,0,Sportsview: Bills Get Playoff Hunger (AP) AP - Pat Williams is a big man with a big heart and appetite. So imagine his dilemma when the Buffalo Bills were back to their bumbling selves at the start of this season.
86552,0,"Oil prices hit lowest level in 7 weeks Crude oil futures tumbled below $48 a barrel yesterday, closing at their lowest level in seven weeks, on rising expectations that the US supply of transport and home-heating fuels will be adequate this winter."
91515,0,Little Man Robinson Plays Big for Huskies (AP) AP - The smallest man on the court always seems to make the biggest plays for the Washington Huskies.
1300,0,Phelps's chase of Spitz mark? It's history This was the event Michael Phelps didn't really need to compete in if his goal was to win eight golds. He probably would have had a better chance somewhere else.
71581,0,"Stocks Fall as Oil, Dollar Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with the blue-chip Dow hitting a new low for the year, as oil prices set new records above $55 a barrel and the dollar fell to within a cent of record lows against the euro."
78576,0,"Bolton on the move after Newcastle win London, England (Sports Network) - In Sunday 's only Premiership match, Bolton Wanderers moved back into the league 's fourth position after beating Newcastle United 2-1."
118897,0,"Euro firms on upbeat IFO report The euro edged higher in European morning trade on Friday as Germanys influential IFO survey beat expectations. The index of business sentiment rose to 96.2 in December, the highest "
8468,0,"Red Sox lulled by Lilly TORONTO -- The powerful Red Sox offense, which last week had the Nation checking Yankee box scores for the first time in weeks, was rendered all but powerless last night by the artistry of Blue Jays lefthander Ted Lilly."
10717,0,"Search Engine Personalization - The Fallout Search Engine Personalization - The Fallout\\There has been a lot of discussion recently about search engine personalization, with search engines such as Yahoo! and Google experimenting with factoring in profile information to adjust search results based on relevance to a specific user rather than just giving the exact same results ..."
116177,0,"Szczerbiak Scores 28 Points; Wolves Beat Blazers Wally Szczerbiak, Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell were productive in Minnesota 's 100-89 win over Portland. Szczerbiak scored a season-high 28 points in helping Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders earn his 400th career victory."
98878,0,"How to buy a thin digital TV without the fat price Even in a big-screen era, most people don 't spend $6,000 or $8,000 on a television. Overall, more than two-thirds of the TVs sold in the United States this year will cost under "
74639,0,"Cassini beams back close-ups of Titan PASADENA, CALIF. - Scientists are examining the first close-up pictures of the surface of Saturn 's mysterious moon, Titan. The Cassini spacecraft has sent several high-resolution images of Titan 's dark and "
38578,0,"Report: Dolphins Win Grievance Against Williams (Reuters) Reuters - Former Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was ordered by an arbitrator Friday to pay a huge sum of money to Miami, which filed a grievance against the star after he retired just prior to training camp this season."
69758,0,"Sharapova on Track for Third Successive Title ZURICH (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova kept on course for a third successive WTA title on Saturday, beating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva in the semi-finals of the Zurich Challenge."
84564,0,"McDonald's Same-Store Sales Rise 6.1 Pct. NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said Monday that sales at its namesake hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months rose 6.1 percent in October, helped by a popular Monopoly game promotion in the United States."
68560,0,"Boeing signs first domestic 7E7 customer as SEC probes pension ... Boeing on Thursday said regulators are seeking information on its pension-fund accounting, the same day it announced it landed its first domestic order for its new 7E7 aircraft from a carrier that 's far from a household name."
45963,0,"Open-source process server set for release com September 30, 2004, 9:00 PM PT. This fourth priority 's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half."
41145,0,Heart-health lessons from Clintons case Former President Bill Clintons quadruple bypass surgery two weeks ago sent many middle-aged men rushing to have their hearts checked.
52936,0,"Housing prices expected to keep rising in '05 The price boom that 's pushing home purchases beyond the reach of middle-wage households in San Diego County will continue in 2005, according to a forecast released yesterday by the California Association of Realtors."
98571,0,Eli earns 'E ' for effort Some quarterbacks take weeks to get comfortable in the NFL. Sometimes it takes several years. Yesterday it took Eli Manning a mere 30 minutes.
40412,0,"Maker of Palm Software to Unveil Operating System for Smart Phones PalmSource is set to announce its first operat- ing system for smart phones, with applications typically found on desktop computers."
30116,0,"Kids Give Language Its Shape Children 's brains are hard-wired to learn languages and, in some cases, to improve upon them. That 's the conclusion of a new study that followed several generations of "
16388,0,Small planets breathe life into old quest The universe looked a little more familiar and friendlier. The roll call of planets beyond the solar system swelled significantly with the announcement of a trio of newly-discovered worlds much smaller than any previously discovered around other stars.
83232,0,"Election Over, Eyes Turn to Rates (Reuters) Reuters - With the U.S. presidential election finally over, stock investors won't get much of a break next week as they face the next big obstacle -- higher interest rates."
29708,0,"Vodafone offers BlackBerry phone with smaller keyboard European users are expected to be some of the first to get their fingers on BlackBerry handsets featuring a new keyboard technology that promises streamlined typing functionality on compact, converged devices."
41734,0,"The Yankees' Rotation Leaves Heads Spinning The Yankees should soon clinch their seventh consecutive division title, but they have little reason to be confident in their starters."
55538,0,Lady Lions Pull Upset Tanisha Wright leads Penn State to a 77-71 shocker over second-ranked North Carolina on Sunday with 21 points and seven assists.
7198,0,"Rosy forecasts slipping as oil prices rise WASHINGTON -- High oil prices, a factor in virtually all US recessions over the past three decades, are surging again this year. And the higher crude oil prices climb, the more risk energy costs pose to what, until recently, many expected to be a banner year for the US economy."
54892,0,Earnhardt Jr. needs strong run at Kansas A: This one is - and that was true even before NASCAR officials told the series ' most popular potty-mouth to go chomp on 25 points ' worth of figurative Irish Spring.
101060,0,Cost Cap Proposed D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp attempts to put a high-water mark on the price of a stadium that would force a relocation if the price is too high.
24493,0,"US Airways Makes New Proposal to Key Unions Pressured by the prospect of bankruptcy, US Airways Group Inc. proposed last-ditch cost-saving offers to its pilots and flight attendants unions yesterday."
42109,0,"KarstadtQuelle to sell 77 department stores, waive 2004, 2005 dividends (AFP) AFP - KarstadtQuelle, Europe's leading department store operator, said it planned to sell ""as quickly as possible "" 77 of its 181 department stores around the country as part of a massive restructuring programme aimed at pulling it out of its current financial crisis."
91719,0,"Reggae Boyz Head to World Cup Qualifier (AP) AP - Jamaica's soccer team left the island Monday for Columbus, Ohio, where it will play the United States in a crucial World Cup qualifying match."
66627,0,"Windows Users Want Results, Not Ballmer Promises ORLANDO, Fla.Windows users said actions speak louder than words when it comes to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer 's promise that Microsoft will fix the various security vulnerabilities in his company 's computing platform."
44843,0,"Conoco Launches Tender to Up LUKOIL Stake MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips launched a $628 million two-day tender to boost its stake in new Russian strategic partner LUKOIL to 10 percent, the U.S. firm said on Thursday."
16307,0,New Tech Front: Recording of Digital Broadcasts Technologies that let people record satellite and Internet radio broadcasts digitally are opening a new front in the recording industry's war on music piracy. This has given the music industry a new problem to worry about.
23660,0,"Las Vegas casino offering full season of action NFL fans spending time in Las Vegas always can place a bet on their favourite team for that week 's game. Now, the Plaza Hotel is offering something more long-range."
54480,0,"Aussies on top but India show fight Australia is in a commanding position at stumps on day three of the first cricket Test against India in Bangalore, despite a late fightback from the home side."
11974,0,Fuel costs may not rise during holiday Falling crude oil prices this week suggest that Americans might dodge the surge in gasoline prices that experts had predicted for the weeks leading up to the Labor Day weekend.
22728,0,"U.S. Import Prices Jump 1.7 Percent Soaring petroleum prices pushed the cost of goods imported into the U.S. much higher than expected in August, the government said today."
77437,0,Munoz recovering from a concussion KNOXVILLE - Tennessee senior offensive tackle Michael Munoz has been plagued by lingering effects from a concussion suffered last week in the Alabama game.
3617,0,"Sony PSP Pushed Back to June 2005? August 18, 2004 - CNN 's latest Game Over column suggests that Sony may delay the US release of the PSP to June 2005: Activision CEO Bobby Kotick told investors yesterday that his company does not expect the PSP to launch in North America until the second ..."
72863,0,"Agere Posts Loss on Revenue Drop, Charges NEW YORK (Reuters) - Agere Systems Inc. AGRa.N on Tuesday posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss as the communications chip maker's revenue declined and it took hefty charges for restructuring."
108792,0,Stats Likely to Stand Those in charge of baseball's statistics say Barry Bonds's records will remain intact for now.
73160,0,"Regulators Clear Oracle's $7.7 Billion Bid for PeopleSoft No conditions were placed on the decision by European Union antitrust regulators, which came after a yearlong investigation and scrutiny in the United States."
25164,0,"Mortgage rates increase Mortgage rates around the country went up last week, although 30-year mortgages still were below 6 percent for a sixth straight week."
44933,0,IT firm Softbank aims to enter Japan's mobile sector as 3G grows (AFP) AFP - Japanese Internet firm Softbank said it aims to enter the mobile phone industry supplying third-generation (3G) services as more customers embrace the advanced technology.
105254,0,"Stocks Open Lower; Oil Near $50 a Barrel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday with oil prices holding near $50 a barrel, while news that U.S. gross domestic product grew at a stronger-than-expected pace in the third quarter failed to create excitement on Wall Street."
89855,0,"Javon Walker Has Arrived for Packers (AP) AP - He wears No. 84, gives defensive backs fits with his deep-ball prowess and leads the league in yards receiving. He's sure he'll make his mark on the big showdown Sunday between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers. Not Randy Moss. Javon Walker."
65599,0,Nocioni leads Bulls over Celtics CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Rookie Andres Nocioni scored 20 points as the Chicago Bulls held on for a 95-92 victory over the Boston Celtics.
60329,0,Mauresmo withdraws from Moscow Mauresmo was a runner-up in Moscow and a winner in Philadephia last year while Davenport didn 't play at all due to injury. According to the new standings released today Mauresmo has 4395 points to Davenport 's 4380.
88834,0,Hit game taking over the streets Millions of Britons have a guilty secret. They are spending their spare hours immersed in an underground world of LA gangs and gun-ridden ghettos.
109762,0,"Good disguise, eh? A US company is helping politically wary American travellers pose as peace-loving Canucks. For $25 US, the T-Shirt King.Com provides a package with enough red-and-white gear for vacationers to pass themselves off as Canadians abroad."
28192,0,"Oil Prices Seen Weighing on Wall Street PARIS (Reuters) - Oil prices up toward $45 a barrel are likely to mar sentiment on Wall Street on Wednesday, but solid earnings from software giant Oracle ORCL.O looks set to support the technology sector."
110163,0,"Update 3: Merck Slashes Its 2005 Estimates on Vioxx The withdrawal of painkiller Vioxx will reduce 2005 earnings of Merck & Co. Inc. to between $2.42 and $2.52 a share, below the already diminished expectations of Wall Street analysts, the huge drug maker said Wednesday."
48301,0,"IMF, World Bank Warn of Imbalances Although the economy as a whole is in its best shape in three decades, improved growth is threatened by disparities between wealthy nations and the developing world as well as rising oil prices."
8973,0,"Rowing row simmers AUSTRALIA 'S troubled women 's rowing crew last night publicly welcomed back Sally Robbins, but it was an unconvincing display."
110464,0,Phoenix Salvation Army sites accept donations with debit and ... PHOENIX - Donors will be able to use credit and debit cards to donate to Salvation Army bell ringers for the first time on Wednesday.
17910,0,"Ferrari's high-tech tune-up Dieter Gundel, head of racetrack electronics at Ferrari, says all strategy decisions are based on computer simulations."
36965,0,"San Francisco Giants to Offer Wi-Fi Instant Replays SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Peanuts, hot dogs and wireless instant replays. It's the future of baseball..."
53944,0,"Cards Use 'Small Ball' to Beat Dodgers (AP) AP - Mike Matheny, Edgar Renteria and the St. Louis Cardinals can win with singles, doubles and triples, too."
107541,0,"Infineon Execs Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing Four Infineon (Quote, Chart) executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conspired to fix prices in the computer memory sector, officials said Thursday."
23337,0,Motorola to Invest $90 Million in China R D Center (Reuters) Reuters - Motorola Inc. said on Friday it plans to invest $90 million in a new research facility in Beijing as the U.S. mobile phone maker fights to wrest back top position in the domestic handset market.
61434,0,Is that a Media Center PC--or an end table? Design specialists dream up the unexpected to help Microsoft get a foothold in the living room.
85023,0,"IBM to commercialize Blue Gene supercomputer Called the IBM eServer Blue Gene, the Power-based supercomputer employs a mix of cooling and clustering technologies and starts at $1.5 million."
99719,0,"Pacers Season Tossed Into Doubt (AP) AP - After receiving some of the harshest penalties in NBA history for one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history, the Indiana Pacers' deep and talented roster has been reduced from a title contender to rubble."
85564,0,MS - NHS tie up unsettles Reg readers Letters And a job offer for the brainiest woman
5914,0,"Hewitt Survives Saulnier; Agassi Rolls Past Mathieu After sweeping through his first two opponents, Lleyton Hewitt finally found a challenge at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. And it almost took the No."
104383,0,"Research: PC Market Poised for Shakeup (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Three top 10 PC manufacturers -- \IBM (NYSE: IBM), Hewlett-Packard and one unnamed company -- may abandon the market in the next three years as consolidation takes hold, according to recent research from Gartner."
106483,0,"IBM scores $1B in Danish contracts IBM said Wednesday that it has sewn up outsourcing deals with two Danish companies valued at more than $1 billion over 10 years, reinforcing its strength in Europe."
76717,0,"ExxonMobil 's Q3 profit up sharply DALLAS (CBS.MW) - Exxon Mobil on Thursday said third-quarter net income jumped 56 percent, boosted by high oil and gas prices, better refining and marketing results and record chemical earnings."
46470,0,"Racing: Italian Trulli to race for Toyota in Japan and Brazil PARIS : Italian driver Jarno Trulli, who has signed to drive for Toyota next season, will now be driving for the Japanese constructor in the final two races of this season, Toyota revealed."
29020,0,"Blackburn get their man as Hughes agrees Ewood deal WALES coach Mark Hughes was last night installed as the new manager of Blackburn, filling the gap left by the departure of Graeme Souness to Newcastle."
41280,0,"Singh Wins 84 Classic, Breaks Woods ' Record FARMINGTON, Pa. -- Vijay Singh held off Stewart Cink 's fast finish to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot Sunday and break Tiger Woods ' one-year PGA Tour money record."
58259,0,"Retailers may have to do some tweaking to get consumers back in ... With a weak back-to-school season behind them, US retailers are focused on the holidays and what steps they need to take to get consumers excited about shopping again."
15033,0,"BMW Sees Strong Industry Sales Growth Passenger vehicle sales should strengthen nearly 20 percent by the end of the decade to about 70 million vehicles annually, spurred by growth not only in developing markets "
88222,0,"Fed makes it four in a row : The Federal Reserve on Wednesday nudged US interest rates up a quarter percentage point for the fourth time this year, citing healthier job markets and indicating it will press on with a rate-rise campaign."
53397,0,Four deals taking off in busy IPO day NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Retailer New York & Co. and medical equipment firm InterLace delivered premiums Thursday as the two initial public offerings distinguished themselves among a pack of four deals.
5522,0,"Rate of oil exploration slows WASHINGTON -- Despite record oil prices and strong projected demand from China and the United States, major oil firms are skimping on their exploration budgets and pocketing big profits while waiting out the storm of high prices, oil analysts say."
82859,0,"Berkman Injures Knee, May Miss Opener (AP) AP - Houston Astros outfielder Lance Berkman may miss the start of next season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while playing flag football."
92013,0,"Dell, Microsoft Team For 'One-Click ' Management Dell (Quote, Chart) and Microsoft (Quote, Chart) continued their joint efforts to automate the data center with a deal to bundle management software that triggers changes with one mouse click."
118446,0,"Telstra Plans to Begin Cutting Middle Managers Next Year Telstra Corp., Australia 's biggest phone company, will next year begin cutting the number of workers among its 4,500 middle managers, spokesman Michael Grealy said."
63074,0,"BPL Interference Evaluation Tool: I have developed a tool to assist in evaluating the effects of BPL on a radio receiving installation. The tool allows you to determine using your own Antenna and receiver installation parameters, the effect that BPL might have on your installation."
46965,0,"Intel plans faster bus for Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Increasing front-side bus speed from 800 to 1,066 MHz addresses crucial bottleneck in system performance."
47234,0,"Bryant Ignored Woman's Plea, Papers Show The woman who accused the basketball star Kobe Bryant of rape told investigators he ignored her entreaties to stop and said there was no doubt he heard her."
32051,0,UPDATE 2-Nine-man Real Madrid suffer chaotic 1-0 defeat Ronaldo missed a penalty and Walter Samuel and Michel Salgado were both sent off as Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Espanyol on a night of self-inflicted misery on Saturday.
765,0,"Stewart spoils upset bid Sports car ace Ron Fellows nearly pulled off what arguably would have been the biggest upset in NASCAR history, finishing second after starting last yesterday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International."
44937,0,"Van Nistelrooy, Ferguson, Daum, Giggs lead the praise for hat ... Ruud van Nistelrooy and Alex Ferguson led the praise for Wayne Rooney 's three-goal debut performance for Manchester United. Van Nistelrooy, who set up the first of Rooney 's goals in Tuesday night 's "
19197,0,"Frances Weakens, Continues to Hammer Florida (Reuters) Reuters - Storm-weary Floridians emerged from east coast hurricane shelters on Sunday as weakened Tropical Storm Frances moved to the state's west coast after whipping off roofs, washing sailboats ashore and cutting power to 4 million people."
67786,0,"Consent decrees hit Viacom for $1 mil, Disney for $500K Federal regulators reached consent decrees with Viacom and Disney on Thursday for violating the rules limiting the amount and type of commercials the networks aired on children 's ' TV shows."
46232,0,"RIAA Fires New Round of Volleys The music group says it's filed suits against 762 people it suspects of song swapping, including students from 26 different colleges and universities. The RIAA has now sued roughly 5,400 people over the past year."
116522,0,"NHL needs to think small Well, I still think he was a small-minded, wishy-washy puppet, but maybe, it turns out, he was right. Maybe he was right to treat the NHL as a mom-and-pop league, way down the ladder in "
52843,0,"Music Industry Sues 459 European Net Song-Swappers The piracy-battered music industry said Thursday it will sue British, French and Austrian music fans for the first time as it intensifies its legal crackdown on Internet song-swappers."
26480,0,Stocks higher as profit worries ease Stocks moved narrowly higher in early trading Monday as investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings.
115170,0,"MSN Desktop Search Debuts With the launch this week of new toolbars, Microsoft wants to make it as easy to find lost files on your desktop as it is to search the Web."
71079,0,"Stock market access to Chinese insurers BEIJING: China has given the green signal for direct investment of insurance capital in the stock market under strict supervision, the State media reported today."
75972,0,"NZ interest rates rise The cash rate in New Zealand now sits at 6.5 per cent after Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) again raised interest rates by 25 basis points, the sixth such increase since January 2004."
4234,0,"Microsoft Issues 2nd SQL Server 2005 Public Beta On Friday, Microsoft issued its second Community Technology Preview (CTP) release of SQL Server 2005, while providing public testers with a new beta release as well, SQL Server 2005 Express Manager, a new, free database management tool."
114179,0,Novar Agrees on 798M Takeover Building supplies-to-cheque printing group Novar today agreed to be taken over by US giant Honeywell for 798 million. The deal sent shares in Novar up more than 14 and is
76124,0,"Watson doesn 't want to be DC team 's GM Bob Watson does not want to be the Washington baseball team 's interim general manager, despite the efforts of Major League Baseball officials to convince him to take the job."
3570,0,Delta shares jump on pilot equity talk SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Delta Air Lines shares rose sharply Wednesday ahead of a Thursday meeting at which the carrier is expected to offer its pilots a stake in the struggling company.
67064,0,HE 'S IN A CLASS OF HIS OWEN SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON has hailed Michael Owen 's return to form after the England striker shook off his early season struggles to net his first goal for Real Madrid.
92090,0,"Sun to offer new Solaris as 'open-source' software It cost Sun Microsystems $5 billion to develop Solaris, a powerful computer operating system used by governments and giant corporations worldwide. But in a concession to the radical new economics of computer software, Sun will distribute the latest version of Solaris free of charge, to anyone who wants a copy."
52974,0,"UConn crushes Crusaders From Staff And Wire Service Reports Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma keeps a list of 14 goals he wants his young basketball team to achieve in each game, and the Huskies accomplished nine of them yesterday."
37547,0,"Ex-CA boss Kumar pleads not guilty Former Computer Associates (CA) CEO Sanjay Kumar pleaded not guilty on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, N.Y., to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice involving a multi-billion dollar accounting scandal."
46817,0,Els Surges Into Lead Ernie Els shoots an 8-under 64 that gives him a two-shot lead over Todd Hamilton in the American Express Championship.
8447,0,"Adelphia says Rigas family owes it $3.23 bln Adelphia Communications Corp. (ADELQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) asked a US bankruptcy court to order its founding Rigas family to pay back $3."
110170,0,"Dell, EMC, Intel and Oracle Line Up on the Grid Dell will provide an enterprise networked server infrastructure consisting of dual Intel Xeon and four-way Intel Itanium processor-based PowerEdge servers."
88793,0,"UPDATE 1-Mauresmo starts strongly, Williams wins again Amelie Mauresmo made a powerful start in her bid to end the year as world number one with a 6-1 6-0 rout of Vera Zvonareva at the WTA Championships on Thursday."
114180,0,"Singapore Shares End Flat, But Chinese Stocks Volatile SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore shares ended flat Monday, although many Chinese stocks fell on renewed fears about corporate governance sparked by a newspaper report containing unconfirmed allegations about a businessman linked to Singapore-listed United "
104807,0,"Motorola Finalizes Freescale Split The Schaumburg, Ill., tech giant set final plans in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday to distribute to shareholders its remaining stake in the Austin, Texas, chip company."
112394,0,"US Jet Flight to Vietnam Makes History United Airlines Flight 869, from San Francisco, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, at shortly after 10:00 pm Friday (10 am EST)."
24952,0,"Arsenal grabs controversial win, United 's struggles continue London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal stretched its unbeaten run to 45 games in a controversial 3-0 win at Fulham Saturday. Fulham outplayed heavily favored Arsenal for much of the first half, and appeared "
48776,0,"Whats common to country music WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 1: Researchers who found a link between country music and suicide, and a man who patented his combover hairstyle won IgNobel Awards for true but funny experiments."
49878,0,Washington Opens Digital Archives (AP) AP - Records produced by Washington state and county governments went online Monday in what is being called the first of its kind facility for electronically preserving state documents.
41260,0,Mashburn out for the entire 2004-05 NBA season Former All-Star forward Jamal Mashburn will miss the entire 2004-05 NBA season because of a knee injury that could end his career.
98676,0,McLeish hails duo at heart of Gers ' derby resurgence RANGERS manager Alex McLeish has hailed Alex Rae and Dado Prso as the pillars of strength who have helped turn around the clubs derby-day fortunes.
22610,0,"New York Leads US in Taxes, Tennessee Is Last New Yorkers pay the highest state and local taxes in the nation, shelling out nearly $131 for every $1,000 of income in 2002, according to a new study."
114997,0,$1.3bn LSE bid fuels acquisition fever ACQUISITION fever gripped markets on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday including a 1.3-billion-pound takeover approach for the mid-cap London Stock Exchange from its rival Deutsche Berse.
72767,0,"Elan to pay $15m fines in settlement of SEC inquiry ELAN, the troubled Irish drugs group, last night said that it had settled a US regulatory inquiry into its accounting methods by agreeing to pay $15 million (8million) in civil fines."
63390,0,"Lowe surprises as outing is a highlight He was the starter no one wanted anymore. How bad was it for Derek Lowe in terms of inspiring confidence among his peers before last night's start in Game 4? After Saturday night's embarrassing 19-8 pounding by the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, a loss in which the Red Sox' staff was pounded into submission, ..."
111197,0,"Nintendo President Plays Down Sony Handset The president of Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. shrugged off the threat from rival Sony 's entry into the handheld video game business Thursday, saying his company is targeting a different market of novice players."
79996,0,"Blinkx Names Former Yahoo Europe Exec to CEO Post Privately held desktop search provider Blinkx on Monday said it named Mark Opzoomer, former managing director of Yahoo (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Europe, as its chief executive effective immediately."
48171,0,"Smiths Group to Buy Medex for $625 Million in Cash (Update3) Smiths Group Plc, which makes insulin pumps and anthrax-detection systems for the US Postal Service, agreed to buy Medex Inc. for $625 million in cash to expand its medical-equipment division."
60962,0,"WiMAX just hype for now? ""These applications will not be large enough to sustain the multitude of silicon suppliers and equipment manufacturers who have expressed interest in developing products for WiMAX."
1259,0,"Global Warming Menaces California Wine Industry (Reuters) Reuters - California will become hotter and drier by the end of the century, menacing the valuable wine and dairy industries, even if dramatic steps are taken to curb global warming, researchers said on Monday."
111851,0,"Malloy 's Remarks on Firing at Notre Dame Gaining Applause As Notre Dame continued to search for a football coach yesterday, the former agent for the fired coach Tyrone Willingham applauded the criticism of the firing by the university 's president, the Rev."
3491,0,"Brazilian Soccer Brings Joy to Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Aug. 18 -- So far this year, Haiti has endured an armed insurrection that killed 300 people and toppled a president, and floods that wiped out entire villages, with no relief from the grinding misery that comes ..."
23977,0,"Poverty, Persecution Stalk Many Indigenous Peoples Indigenous issues are receiving more political attention worldwide, but many observers say most indigenous people remain mired in poverty. Dwindling land remains a chief cause, experts say."
118089,0,"Coke Enterprises Outlook Disappoints Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world 's largest bottler of Coca-Cola soft drinks, on Thursday forecast its earnings in 2005 would be at "
87680,0,"Nation 's first hydrogen fuel pump opens The dilemma: Auto manufacturers have been reluctant to build fleets of hydrogen-powered vehicles before the existence of public hydrogen stations in the United States, while fuel "
66577,0,Bush and GOP Sites Suffer Outages (AP) AP - Web sites for President Bush's campaign and the Republican National Committee suffered outages for several hours on Wednesday.
114490,0,"IBM, AMD develop new use of strained silicon DECEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - IBM and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. announced today that they have jointly developed a new method for implementing strained silicon technology on both positive and negative transistors."
11313,0,"Drug firm settles Seroxat research claim GlaxoSmithKline escaped with a rap over the knuckles yesterday in the latest crusade against alleged corporate wrong-doing spearheaded by the New York attorney general, Eliot Spitzer."
23453,0,Scientists Invent Fly Eating Robot Scientists from the University of the West of England (UWE) have invented a robot that can generate its own energy by catching flies.
61866,0,"Starbucks To Add Kiosks Where Customers Can Burn CDs After Starbucks acquired Hear Music in 1999, it started selling self-produced CDs in its stores, recently launched a satellite radio music channel and in March opened its Hear Music Coffeehouse in Santa Monica, California."
45264,0,"Russian Cabinet Approves Kyoto Protocol (AP) AP - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the pact — despite U.S. opposition — once the Russian parliament ratifies it as expected."
99632,0,"Game on JFKs Killing Blasted For Insensitivity People find weird ways of raising controversies. And most of the time it is aimed to get cheap and free publicity from the media. Same concept has been used by the Scotland-based Traffic Games, which developed a game on John F Kennedy named JFK Reloaded."
43113,0,"Fan Sues for Barry Bonds' 700th Home Run Ball SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As the often-quoted Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra might say: ""It seems like deja vu all over again."""
90920,0,"DJ to acquire MarketWatch Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal, says it has agreed to buy online news site MarketWatch Inc. in a $519 million deal that widens its Internet audience."
115108,0,"Oracle to Acquire PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion, Ending Bitter Fight The merger is another step in the consolidation of the information technology industry as it matures."
60961,0,"IBM and Cisco automate enterprise security IBM and Cisco have extended their global security alliance through the integration of IBM Tivoli software with Cisco Network Admission Control technologies to help enterprises automatically comply with security policies, then quarantine and remediate at "
3075,0,"Is Applied Materials Losing Momentum? Despite a strong third-quarter performance from Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), a weaker fourth-quarter outlook has the chip equipment maker 's shares treading water today. "
70165,0,"QB Berlin, UM tame Wolfpack RALEIGH, NC - A month ago, University of Miami quarterback Brock Berlin looked like he could lose his starting job. Now, Berlin has vaulted his way into Heisman Trophy consideration."
37421,0,Bettman stands ground Toronto Sun. Gary Bettman proved as elusive a target as Jean Chretien for Peter Mansbridge and a town hall crowd on The National last night during a segment devoted to hockey 's lockout.
39803,0,"Sea defences 'raise floods risk' Building sea defences could increase the risk of flooding in coastal areas of England and Wales, a report claims."
88254,0,Roddick to Lead U.S. Against Spain in Davis Cup Final NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number two Andy Roddick will lead the U.S. against Spain in the Davis Cup final next month.
78757,0,"Australian Trade Deficit Widens as Imports Increase (Update4) Australia 's trade deficit widened in September as imports of cars, food and appliances increased and record oil prices pushed up the nation 's energy bill."
108917,0,"Webber stirs Pizzonia row Mark Webber has re-ignited the war of words with former Jaguar teammate Antonio Pizzonia, accusing the Brazilian of lying about quality of their cars."
42156,0,"Jackson leads Storm 's advance STORM 64, LYNX 54: At Seattle - Lauren Jackson scored 18 points and Seattle advanced to the Western Conference finals with a victory over Minnesota on Monday night."
89304,0,Dollar Ignores Data as Downtrend Persists NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar sank across the board on Friday as dealers shrugged off robust U.S. economic data and kept their focus on the currency's shaky fundamentals.
33546,0,"Jarden Buying Mr. Coffee's Maker NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer products company Jarden Corp. JAH.N on Monday said it would buy American Household Inc. for $745.6 million, adding Mr. Coffee and an array of other housewares to its product line."
4453,0,"Natural Gas Seems Headed the Way of Oil: More Demand, Less Supply, Higher Cost At a time when the nation is chafing at its dependence on foreign oil, it is becoming clear that the United States may be headed for the same situation with natural gas."
80354,0,"Arctic warming at twice global rate Global warming in the Arctic is happening now, warns the most comprehensive scientific report to date. The reports concludes that the northern ice cap is warming at twice the global rate and that this will lead to serious consequences for the planet."
117154,0,"Cool Mac stuff: What to give for the holidays Knowing that some Mac-heads can sometimes be hard to buy for, columnist Ryan Faas offers some gift ideas for the Mac fan in your life."
29945,0,"U.S. Philly Fed Reports Factories Slow NEW YORK (Reuters) - Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region slumped in September to its lowest level in more than a year, a survey showed on Thursday, spurring fears the economy's summer soft patch could extend into the fall."
35618,0,"Lucent eyes retiree benefit cuts Lucent Technologies Inc., one of the world 's biggest telecommunications equipment makers, is planning additional cuts in retiree health-care benefits, according to a published report Wednesday."
26452,0,"Techs, Miners Help Nikkei Rise 0.3 Pct TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei rose 0.3 percent by midday on Tuesday as another jump in U.S. technology shares fueled buying of local peers such as Tokyo Electron Ltd. and earnings optimism again buoyed some miners."
28691,0,"NHL to Lock Out Players Thursday (AP) AP - The NHL will lock out its players Thursday, starting a work stoppage that threatens to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season."
87089,0,"Microsoft Patches ISA Server 2000 Flaw November 10, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) issued a patch for a flaw in Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0 on Tuesday."
105146,0,Leland task: find bright coach cheap STANFORD -- What they 're looking for again at Stanford is a football coach who 's worth keeping but also a football coach who isn 't worth more to someone else.
27850,0,"Cup of Civility on Menu Once the Ryder Cup matches begin Friday at Oakland Hills Country Club, the ideals of sportsmanship and civility will be more difficult to achieve than they are to talk about."
79692,0,"Intel Takes on Gamers with 'Extreme ' Chipset Following a similar chip announcement from AMD in mid-October, Intel this week has released a chip targeting the gamer segment. The Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading (HT) technology "
112855,0,"Wholesale Prices Rose 0.5 in November Wholesale prices increased 0.5 percent in November, reflecting the biggest jump in natural gas costs since March 2003, the Labor Department said yesterday."
96368,0,KMG Chemicals Stock Soars on 1Q Earnings KMG Chemicals Inc. ended the week on a strong note as its stock surged some 130 percent after the pesticide maker handed Wall Street fiscal first-quarter profit that more than doubled from last year.
86293,0,"Euro Disney Sees Capital Increase in Mid-Jan Euro Disney plans a life-saving 250 million euro ($322 million) capital increase in mid-January if market conditions permit, said its finance "
84380,0,"Safin out to catch Federer express Marat Safin, back to his best with a record-equalling third Paris Masters title, hopes to be a match for world No1 Roger Federer next year."
109581,0,"Hamm, Foudy and Fawcett take final bows tonight Another page in the saga of American soccer is turned tonight when the US women 's team plays Mexico at Home Depot Center (11 pm ET, ESPN Classic) in "
54235,0,SMS Google to Search Google has launched a beta test version of a text service that allows people to use mobile phones to search the Web via text messages.
48360,0,"Redskins Tied, 3-3 The Redskins and Browns have traded field goals and are tied, 3-3, in the first quarter in Cleveland."
38529,0,"Banning the Bible to Get Out the Vote There have been some rumors floating around lately about an RNC ad that is being sent to people living in the Bible Belt about how 'liberals' want to ""ban the Bible"" (what that really means, I don't know, but there you have it). It ain't a rumor folks, this is U.S. Presidential Campaign 2004, at its finest."
87736,0,"No charity at Nets ' stripe A night after they managed to score a measly 64 points in a win over Portland, the Nets reached 100 in Philadelphia. But they still could not score when they needed to."
69043,0,"Wakefield 's nightmare becomes a dream Shortly before throwing the first pitch in Saturday night 's opening game of the World Series, Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield will pause for just a second to locate his wife "
33711,0,"Wright Recalls Hip Device, Shares Tumble CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wright Medical Group Inc. WMGI.O on Monday said it recalled defective components used in its reconstructive hip implants and cut its earnings forecast, sending its shares tumbling 14 percent."
62057,0,"Donovan shines as team 's leader After scoring four goals in his first two games for the US national team, 20-year-old striker Eddie Johnson is garnering headlines."
49042,0,"Patriots Make the Bills Pay and Win Their 18th Game in a Row Rashad Baker, a rookie defensive back for the Buffalo Bills, learned a hard lesson Sunday in his third NFL game: you can 't give the New England Patriots a second chance."
63080,0,"Michael Wilbon It 's not what Washington has grown accustomed to, the Redskins being a defense-first team. From Otto Graham to Sonny to Joe Gibbs riding Riggo, Theismann and Art Monk, it 's almost always been about offense."
90034,0,"Lindsay Davenport Tops Serena Williams (AP) AP - Lindsay Davenport rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Serena Williams in the WTA Championships on Saturday, although her No. 1 ranking remained in peril."
49315,0,"SunGard will spin off disaster recovery unit SunGard Data Systems Inc. plans to split into two companies, spinning off a disaster recovery services unit using a tax-free distribution of shares to stockholders, the software and services vendor said Monday."
112990,0,MOUSE HOUSE FLICK IN WORKS The classic power struggle between Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner and former feared talent agent Michael Ovitz makes for high drama in the courtroom - and apparently on cable.
16531,0,"Birding Column: Enigma of the Band-Tailed Pigeon Once hunted by the thousands, the band-tailed pigeon is in decline. Mathew Tekulsky writes of the joy of seeing five or six of these big birds on his backyard feeder."
40414,0,INTERVIEW: Australia 's Cochlear To Ramp Up Output SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian ear implant maker Cochlear Ltd. (COH.AU) said Monday it has moved quickly to lift production to meet increased demand from doctors following
25962,0,"Wal-Mart Sees 2-4 Sales Increase in September Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said today that it expects Septembers same-store sales in the US to increase 2-4 percent, which is in line with the retail giants previously disclosed expectations."
116590,0,Brazil corruption charges urged More than 90 people in Brazil face possible charges after a two-year inquiry into money laundering.
81058,0,Le rapport Kok suscite des ractions mitiges The high level expert group chaired by former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok has presented its review of the Lisbon strategy to the European Commission on 3 November 2004.
45720,0,"Athletics Hold Ichiro in Check, Move Back Into First Ichiro Suzuki went home without the major league hits record, thanks to Oakland's determined pitching staff -- and a much bigger hit by Bobby Crosby."
78812,0,"Ballmer 's open source assault gives Linux a leg-up: OSIA Microsoft chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has acknowledged Linux as the ""only game in town "" when it comes to competing with the proprietary software heavyweight 's offerings, Australia 's peak open source body claims."
117538,0,"FCC Considers Cell Phone Use On Airplanes Air travelers moved one step closer to being able to talk on cell phones and surf the Internet from laptops while in flight, thanks to votes by the Federal Communications Commission yesterday."
19626,0,"Newborns prefer beautiful faces Newborn infants display an innate preference for looking at attractive faces rather than their opposite, researchers say."
50974,0,"IBM touts new Power5 servers IBM today launched a pair of high-performance, low-priced Unix servers and related security services that are aimed at small to medium-size businesses."
19041,0,"Pilots Aim to Catch Space Capsule in Air (AP) AP - In a harrowing feat high over the Utah desert Wednesday, two helicopter stunt pilots will try to snatch a floating space capsule that holds ""a piece of the sun"" and bring it safely down."
12607,0,"HP to start selling its iPod Hewlett-Packard said Friday that it would start selling its version of the iPod digital music player next month and would unveil flat-panel televisions, media-enhanced computers and photo printers."
18217,0,Pedro drives stake into heart of Texas: Ace carries Red Sox to ... The arrival of rented yellow trucks in the city and packed minivans heading north over the Sagamore Bridge are a sure sign that Labor Day weekend has arrived in New England.
96399,0,"Bush Signs Into Law Debt Ceiling Increase WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Friday signed into law a measure authorizing an $800 billion increase in the credit limit of the United States, the White House said."
61236,0,"Shaq Should Help Heat Perimeter Players (AP) AP - Shaquille O'Neal will never be mistaken for a great shooter. His percentage annually ranks among the NBA's leaders, but only because his success rate is fueled by a steady stream of dunks."
80569,0,"ISM US Non-Manufacturing Index Rises Growth in the vast US services sector expanded in October a bit more than economists had expected, including a slight gain in employment, according to an industry survey published on Wednesday."
9010,0,Briefly: EDS extends Opsware contract roundup Plus: AOL signs up for Omniture traffic tool...Friendster hires ex-AOL ad exec...HP inks deal with energy firm.
72020,0,"Cingular Reaches Agreement with Justice on AT &T Wireless Deal Cingular Wireless LLC, the joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will allow the companys proposed acquisition of AT &T Wireless to proceed on schedule."
91285,0,Ex-Boeing CFO Pleads Guilty in Contract Case Boeing Co.'s former chief financial officer pleaded guilty Monday to illegally hiring a top Air Force official who has admitted she gave the company preferential treatment on a $23 billion tanker contract.
11268,0,"Judge says Nemov 's score changed to please crowd OTTAWA - A Canadian judge, who raised his marks in an Olympics gymnastics final, said he was under intense pressure from a crowd that was out of control and an official who wanted him to do something about it."
119204,0,Lilly warns doctors on Strattera use The drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday it is warning doctors to stop using its attention deficit disorder drug Strattera in patients with jaundice or laboratory evidence of liver injury.
56582,0,Phone Line Alchemy: Copper Into Fiber Verizon and the other Bell companies are offering a service to replace copper wire technology with high-speed fiber optic lines in an effort to hold on to customers.
39119,0,"Guess who 's still the richest man in America? Bill Gates kept his ranking as the richest person in the United States, boosting his worth to $48-billion. But investor Warren Buffett has edged closer to the top of the rich list, Forbes magazine said on Friday."
42121,0,"P &O Cuts Ferry Routes, Scraps 1,200 Jobs Shipping giant P &O said Tuesday it was scrapping four of its 13 routes across the English Channel, with the loss of about 1,200 jobs."
37078,0,"Formula One: Desperate days for also-rans SHANGHAI Far from killing the intrigue and interest, the almost total domination of the Formula One season by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari has, paradoxically, ensured a that the last three races of the year, starting with the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday "
108673,0,"Possible boycott at Target stores due to opposition of holiday ... (December 3, 2004, 7:38 pm) Target stores may soon be the focus of a boycott because of a new holiday policy. In January, Target officials informed the Salvation Army that their holiday bell ringers could "
6248,0,"Truckers strike, prices to soar NEW DELHi, AUGUST 21: Truckers went on a nation-wide strike from Saturday to protest against the imposition of the 10 per cent service tax in the Budget."
117353,0,"Nokia counters counterfeit products with holographic labels Finnish mobile handset maker Nokia has made a 3-D move against counterfeit batteries. In order for customers to be able to more easily identify original Nokia batteries from non-original batteries, Nokia has "
8124,0,"On red planet of life, blue screens of death The presence of a particular type of hematite, a mineral mostly associated with water, along with large, sandy areas, indicates that the red planet once had water, said Robert Denise, a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a member of the flight "
27667,0,"Gambling Linked to Good Health in Seniors By DIANE SCARPONI UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- According to a surprising Yale University study, older recreational gamblers seem to be healthier than non-gamblers..."
58646,0,"Patni acquires Cymbal of US in $68 mn all-cash deal MUMBAI: Patni Computer Systems said on Tuesday that it has acquired US-based Cymbal Corporation for about $68m in cash, through its wholly-owned subsidiary in the US."
73365,0,DuPont Banks Shiny Quarters DuPont has its third consecutive quarter of higher revenue and earnings.
70794,0,"Options Report: Traders Take Stock Sell-Off In Stride NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Stock selling in the software and semiconductor sectors sent benchmark indexes lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaking through to a new "
24020,0,Extinction May Have Trickle-Down Effect WASHINGTON - Conservationists concerned about the extinction of plants and animals may be overlooking the danger to thousands of other species that depend on the threatened ones.
85507,0,"WTO complaint filed against US, Canada The European Unions head office said Monday it had filed a complaint against the United States and Canada for failing to lift sanctions against the EU over its ban on imports of hormone-treated beef."
95992,0,"FCC Crackdown Could Spread With more conservatives in power, the Federal Communications Commission may become more forceful about indecency fines. The agency may even try to expand its jurisdiction into cable TV, satellite radio and the internet. By Randy Dotinga."
37776,0,"Singh on Top of Pile Again in Pennsylvania FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - World number one Vijay Singh kept up his red-hot form when an eight-under-par 64 gave him a three-shot lead after an incomplete first round at the $4.2 million Pennsylvania Classic Thursday."
87771,0,"We seize servers, you can't complain - US gov Indymedia seizures Site owners have 'no standing'"
7366,0,"UPDATE:Philippine Officials Play Dn Arroyo Crisis Remark MANILA (Dow Jones)--President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Monday caused a stir in local markets by saying the Philippines is in the midst of a ""fiscal crisis, "" but finance "
10690,0,"Brown-Forman 's earnings jump 67 Brown-Forman Corp., which sells products ranging from Jack Daniel 's whiskey to Lenox china, posted a better-than-expected 67 percent jump in earnings Thursday as aggressive marketing boosted sales of premium spirits and new wines."
8372,0,"Olympics: Beach party-ball The Olympic beach volleyball venue is out in the coastal village of Faliro, on the far end of the green line of the metro station, far from central Athens and the Olympic Stadium."
85699,0,"UK co joins bid to launch satellite mission China is actively taking part in international co-operation in Earth observation satellites, to study meteorology, natural resources, environment surveillance and other civil "
8900,0,"Domain Names Still Important Despite Search Engine Popularity Domain Names Still Important Despite Search Engine Popularity\\A common belief is that search engines like Google make specific web addresses, that is, Internet domain names, relatively unimportant. “That is not true, ” asserts psychologist Susan D. Griffith, Ph.D. “As in other areas of branding, names are everything, and memorable names on ..."
88111,0,NOAA Observes Killer Whales After Valdez (AP) AP - It's probably too late to save a small pod of killer whales whose numbers plummeted after the Exxon Valdez tanker spilled nearly 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound.
86291,0,Fed to raise US rates to underpin steady growth WASHINGTON: Another small hike in US interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet on Wednesday - a step on the march toward a level of rates necessary to underpin long-term expansion.
73895,0,"No shadow of doubt: lunar eclipse is well worth a look ONE of natures greatest spectacles will be visible in the small hours of tomorrow morning - weather permitting - as the Moon passes into the Earths shadow, causing a total lunar eclipse."
53667,0,Sun settles Kodak's Java suit for $92 million The move comes less than a week after a jury ruled in Kodak's favor in the $1 billion patent-infringement lawsuit.
84987,0,"Brady Named Editor of washingtonpost.com Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) today announced that James M. Brady will be the new executive editor of washingtonpost.com, beginning Feb. 1. Brady will succeed Executive Editor Doug Feaver, 65, who is retiring."
44776,0,Angels move 1 game ahead in AL West Anaheim moved a game ahead of Oakland in the American League West race Wednesday night while New York moved within a victory of the AL East title.
30075,0,"Spike in oil prices will impact on US economy: Fed official A senior US Federal Reserve official said Thursday the recent spike in oil prices would almost certainly impact on the US economy, although it may not be as significant as the shocks of the 1970s and 1980s."
65759,0,"Shoppers to boost holiday spending NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Don 't expect higher gas prices to dull gift-giving this year: Consumers plan to spend a bit more on holiday gifts and merchandise, according to a survey released Wednesday."
94843,0,"UC regents vote down plan for 'multiracial ' category day shot down a proposal to create a ""multiracial "" box on freshman application forms -- a plan suggested by Regent Ward Connerly that quickly became a flashpoint in lingering debates over affirmative action."
26286,0,"Researchers Study Cattle Altitude Sickness (AP) AP - Two University of Wyoming researchers are working on developing a test to diagnose altitude sickness in cattle. Cattle under a year old are especially susceptible to altitude sickness above 5,000 feet. But the condition, called brisket, can only be diagnosed by inserting a probe into the jugular vein and measuring blood pressure in the heart and lung."
118817,0,"Bulls 96, Grizzlies 88 MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Eddy Curry scored 20 points, and Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon each added 15 points to lead Chicago past Memphis. Chicago won for the only the second time on the road this season and Memphis "
58809,0,"DLA set for transatlantic merger DLA looks near certain to rubber-stamp its ambitious merger with US suitor Piper Rudnick within hours, as partners are due to cast their votes on the proposed deal at 2pm tomorrow (4 December)."
26998,0,"Alcoa Plans to Declare Force Majeure NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc. AA.N on Tuesday said it plans to declare force majeure to its customers due to a temporary shutdown at its Jamalco refinery in Jamaica and damage to the port from which the plant ships its alumina caused by Hurricane Ivan."
99013,0,"Chipsets Boost Wi-Fi Range by 50 Percent Broadcom said its Wi-Fi compatible BroadRange technology complies with IEEE 802.11 standards and could be integrated into a wide range of Wi-Fi products, from notebook PCs to routers and mobile phones."
53985,0,Spyware case hits US court THE US Federal Trade Commission has filed America 's first case against software companies accused of infecting computers with intrusive spyware and then trying to sell people the solution.
107829,0,"Microsoft Files Seven New Spam Lawsuits (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp. filed seven lawsuits against senders of spam, or unsolicited e-mail, for transmitting messages without labeling them as sexually explicit content, the world's largest software maker said on Thursday."
23113,0,"Cracker Barrel Settling Discrimination Suits Cracker Barrel has agreed to pay $8.7 million to settle lawsuits that accused the country-cooking restaurant chain of segregating black customers, subjecting them to racial "
68660,0,"Nasdaq Ends Up, Dow Slips The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index got a 1 percent boost on Thursday on gains in the semiconductor sector, but the blue-chip Dow ended down slightly after Caterpillar Inc."
80045,0,"Warne out of Mumbai Australia 's champion leg-spinner Shane Warne has been sent home from India after breaking his thumb in training, ruling him out of the fourth Test in Mumbai, which begins on Wednesday."
3278,0,"Compuware Blasts IBM 's Legal Tactics Two years ago, IBM was ordered to produce the source code for its products, which Compuware identified as containing its pirated intellectual property. The code was missing. But lo and behold -- last week, they called and said they had it, "" ..."
94329,0,Wis. Plans to Invest in Stem Cell Study (AP) AP - Gov. Jim Doyle announced plans Wednesday to invest nearly $750 million to support human embryonic stem cell research and other medical experiments.
85594,0,"Computer gaming 's Steam-powered war For weeks now, bits and pieces of Valve Software 's ""Half-Life 2, "" one of the year 's most hotly anticipated computer games, have been trickling onto nearly 2 million computers around the world."
107787,0,"Three & Out Two out of 117, do you like those odds? Thats 1.7 percent. Im not going to preach about the lack of minority head coaches in Division IA, but I just think if you sit back and try to comprehend that number "
65306,0,"Cost-of-living increase is largest in four years SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Older Americans ' Social Security checks will rise by about $25 on average next year, the Social Security Administration announced Tuesday."
12150,0,"Procter Gamble CEO Gets $3.5 Mln Bonus NEW YORK (Reuters) - Procter Gamble Co. PG.N, the maker of Tide laundry detergent and Pampers diapers, on Friday said its top executive earned a base salary of $1.7 million this year and received other compensation including a $3.5 million bonus based on the company's strong performance."
42347,0,Cisco dumbs down switch management Two new switches from Cisco demonstrate a sweeping change in the company 's assumptions about the technical knowledge of network managers.
44204,0,"SalesLogix and Salesforce.com Expand Their Customer Service ... Two leading midmarket CRM vendors released expansions of their platforms this week, branching further into the service side of CRM."
80519,0,"Nokia unveils near field communication product Nokia has unveiled the Nokia NFC (near field communication) shell, which allows consumers to access services and exchange information with a touch gesture using NFC technology - a technology that emerged from the combination of contactless identification "
43971,0,"Soccer: Rooney is dazzling in his United debut For about $20, you can tour the Theater of Dreams and inhale the history of Manchester United in its Old Trafford Stadium. For $10 more, you could join the waiting list for a seat on match days - and witness the new arrival Wayne Rooney."
118086,0,J &J to buy Guidant for $25.4 billion Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday night that it would acquire Indianapolis-based medical device manufacturer Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion.
88314,0,"Design Questions and Public Safety SAN JOSE has a reputation as one of the safest large cities in the nation, with the fewest police officers per capita. Yet a number of the 1,000 officers in this city of 925,000 in the heart "
65931,0,"Pfizer Posts Higher Earnings on Drug Sales Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that third quarter earnings, excluding charges, beat Wall Street expectations by a penny, on strong sales of Lipitor and Celebrex medicines."
79861,0,"Beijing plans tough doping regime China is promising the toughest Olympic drug testing regime yet when Beijing hosts the 2008 Games. An Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) delegation including John Coates, Grant "
61292,0,"Fulham Football Club star ban reduced Fulham Football Club striker Andy Cole has had his six-match suspension reduced to four games. The former Manchester United man was handed a three-match ban and a 10,000 fine on top of his original three "
22333,0,"Utilities Uneven in Managing Vegetation Utilities running the nation's high-voltage electric lines have done extensive tree trimming that should cut chances of blackouts, according to a federal report released Wednesday."
91254,0,"Hotline: Use it in a sentence We don 't have to wait another month to know that blog ' ' is the word of the year. So says Springfield-based Merriam-Webster, which tallied queries to its online dictionary."
56957,0,"New service to give remote access to digital media anywhere SAN JOSE, Calif. A Union City start-up company is introducing a service today that is sure to raise the eyebrows of Hollywood. Orb Networks will unveil a service that allows subscribers to remotely access "
7330,0,"Sturrock leaves Southampton Manager Paul Sturrock has left Southampton by mutual consent, becoming the first managerial victim of the season after only two Premiership games."
66,0,"IT alligator tales I grew up in New York, where giant alligators -- sometimes more ornately described as albino alligators -- were rumored to roam the citys sewer systems. According to legend, vacationers picked up the tiny crocodilians in Florida, brought them home to New York, and eventually flushed the little buggers when they grew too big for the local concrete jungle."
74290,0,"Fregosi wants to guide a winner The ex-Phillies skipper, 62, doesn 't want to manage a team that 's five years away. By Don Bostrom. That 's what the Phillies might decide to do if they hire Jim Fregosi for a second tour of duty as their manager."
14563,0,"Peace ' key ' to lower oil prices Oil prices will only fall if global conflicts are resolved, the boss of oil prducers ' organisation Opec has warned. Opec president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said its members were increasing production to meet high "
103379,0,"Mayor attacks WMC Resources takeover plan The proposed foreign takeover of WMC Resources has attracted more criticism, with concern the mining assets at stake could one day be an issue of national security."
44032,0,"Gilberto out with back injury Arsenal 's Brazilian midfielder Gilberto will be sidelined for at least a month with a back injury according to a club report. ""Gilberto is out."
114023,0,"Peyton might seek revenge He believes Sundays 37-14 dismantling of the New York Giants and rookie quarterback Eli Manning, in particular, might come back to haunt the Baltimore Ravens."
37649,0,Calif. Air Board Prepares to Vote on Car Emissions The California Air Resources Board on Thursday reviewed a proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and prepared to vote on the plan on Friday.
11291,0,China 's Guo Easily Wins 3M Springboard The names may change. Not the results. China still rules the Olympic diving pool. The Chinese earned another gold medal - their fifth of the Athens Games - when Guo Jingjing
64524,0,"Sainsbury to Cut Headquarter Jobs, Halve Dividend (Update2) J Sainsbury Plc Chief Executive Justin King will cut one quarter of the company 's headquarters workforce and halve the dividend as he seeks to revive profit and regain customers lost to Tesco Plc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc."
87362,0,"Baseball GMs Weigh in on Instant Replay (AP) AP - After a pennant race and postseason dotted with reversed rulings, baseball will get another chance to see who else wants to give replay a look. The topic is on the agenda for Thursday at the GM meetings. And there seems to be growing support among teams to join the NFL, NBA and NHL in using instant replay on calls such as fair or foul and homer or not, but definitely not balls and strikes."
50868,0,"Yahoo CEO Sees No Need to Join Media Merger Frenzy (Reuters) Reuters - In an era of widespread media consolidation, Internet media company Yahoo Inc. \believes television networks, movie studios and music companies should look to it as a partner rather than a merger candidate,\Yahoo Chief Executive Terry Semel said on Tuesday."
24147,0,"Mobile apps rising The DemoMobile 2004 spotlight shone on tools and services designed to mobilize business and application processes, as earlier concerns regarding wireless infrastructure build out and coverage have faded."
30339,0,"Egyptian animals mummified same way as humans Researchers examined four mummified animalstwo hawks, a cat, and an ibis to find that ancient Egyptians mummified animals in a similar way to humans."
63659,0,Vieira Misses Euro Clash Patrick Vieira will miss Arsenals Champions league match against Panathinaikos on Wednesday and is a major doubt for the clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
50257,0,"Possible points loss over comments concerns Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Jr. was subdued yesterday following his victory at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. Junior put his newly acquired points lead in jeopardy by cursing during an interview with NBC after dominating the EA Sports 500 to take the Nextel Cup lead by 13 points over Kurt Busch . Asked about the significance of his fifth victory at Talladega, Earnhardt said, ..."
47645,0,Schweinsteiger hits Bayern winner Substitute midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger pushed Bayern Munich up to third place in the Bundesliga when he scored the decider in a 2-1 victory away to champions Werder Bremen.
69507,0,Russia's Lower House Approves Kyoto Treaty on Emissions The vote set the stage for enactment of the international treaty aimed at reducing emissions blamed for global warming.
66283,0,"Toshiba To Sell Next-Gen DVD Laptops by 2005 called ""HD DVD "" -- is in competition with the Sony-led Blu-ray disc to become the dominant next generation DVD. Toshiba said the HD DVD 's strength against "
27136,0,Yahoo to acquire Musicmatch for $160m Yahoo! Inc. on Tuesday announced plans to acquire online music service Musicmatch Inc. in a cash deal valued at US$160 million. It 's Yahoo 's maneuver to become a player in the online digital music download
110884,0,"Panel questions hubble mission A leading panel of experts handed NASA 's leadership a sharp reproof Wednesday, concluding that the space shuttle should be used to service the Hubble Space Telescope and "
93251,0,"Kings Defeat Winless Bulls 113-106 Sacramento Kings ' Peja Stojakovic, left, of Serbia-Montenegro, and Chicago Bulls ' Andres Nocioni of Argentina battle for a loose ball on the sidelines in Sacramento, Calif."
5054,0,Fergie undecided over Ronaldo Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is still unsure whether to field Cristiano Ronaldo in Saturday 's Premiership clash against Norwich.
54434,0,"Microsoft, Sun, Intel push IT management via Web services Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on Thursday are publishing a specification to leverage Web services for managing a broad range of IT systems including PCs and devices on a network."
35750,0,"Insurer Aviva to move 950 more jobs to India, Sri Lanka LONDON : British insurance giant Aviva announced plans to export 950 more jobs to India and Sri Lanka next year, with a total of 7,000 staff expected to be offshored by the end of 2007."
7554,0,"Macromedia wires up Flex Builder Macromedia is heading in a new direction with the launch of a development tool for Flex, its development platform for rich internet applications (RIAs)."
52269,0,"Trade Squabble Between Boeing and Airbus Heads for WTO A trade fight is heating up between the United States and Europe over commercial aircraft sales. Wednesday, Washington filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization alleging that EU countries unfairly "
6847,0,"Cink Eases to Four-Shot Win at NEC Invitational AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Stewart Cink maintained his composure to register an even par final round score of 70 for a four-shot victory at the $7 million WGC-NEC Invitational on Sunday, his second win of the season."
103187,0,"ABCs of the BCS Six conference champions and two at-large teams will make up the participants in the four BCS bowl games, guaranteeing their schools huge paydays."
20339,0,"New iMac puts mean into lean In early July, Apple stopped taking orders for iMacs, saying it had planned to have the next generation iMac available that month."
52701,0,"Corporations too trusting of Indian security ERNST AND YOUNG 'S the Global Information Security Survey is just the latest to survey senior management 's cluelessness when it comes to IT and are far too trusting when it comes to Indian outsourcing, it alleges."
82329,0,"On-time performance soars at O 'Hare in September Airlines at O 'Hare Airport in September ranked fourth in on-time arrivals and 10th in on-time departures nationwide, according to federal figures released Thursday."
53619,0,UPDATE 1-Brazil ministry requests Vasp license extension The Brazilian defense ministry said on Thursday it had requested the president extend the flying license of indebted airline Vasp (VASP3.
118199,0,"Mid-Atlantic Factory Output Grows in Dec. (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories kicked production up a notch in December as orders for manufacturing goods increased, a regional Federal Reserve bank said on Thursday."
43914,0,Jarvis slumps as debt deadline nears Shares in Jarvis have plunged by more than 20 per cent after the support services contractor warned that it may yet fall victim to its 230 million debt burden.
49079,0,"Fox Film Trots Towards Blu-ray Movie studio won't commit to a format for releasing its films, however."
73610,0,Court May Clear the Way for Cheaper Ink Lexmark suffers a setback in its fight to keep third-party ink cartridges off store shelves.
9926,0,"Ask Kim Komando Q: I hear weird sounds coming from my computer - for instance, a door opening and closing. Is this normal? I use America Online. A: These sounds are coming from your AOL Buddy List, letting you know when a buddy has logged in or logged off."
43501,0,Field 's new owners put leadership team in place Marshall Field 's department stores will soon have both a new president and a chairman to replace the former leader who reaped a big profit from selling her stock.
91489,0,"SEC files civil charges against Black, Radler Civil fraud charges were filed Monday against media baron Conrad Black and lieutenant David Radler for allegedly treating Hollinger International Inc."
88000,0,"Intel board backs Otellini as CEO Paul Otellini, currently president and COO, will replace outgoing chief Craig Barrett in May. "
111608,0,"IBM looks to keep customers after PC division sale After agreeing to sell its PC division to China's Lenovo Group, IBM now faces the task of keeping its corporate and government customers from abandoning its standard-setting brand."
35510,0,"NSF Announces Two Cybersecurity Centers To Study Internet ... The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced 33 new projects from its $30 million Cyber Trust program, including two new cybersecurity research centers that will focus on eliminating plagues of Internet worms and viruses and on building better "
26060,0,Dollar Mixed Before U.S. Economic Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar was mixed on Monday as dealers grew slightly apprehensive of two key U.S. economic indicators due on Tuesday.
87480,0,"NC State seeks offensive turnaround The time for redemption is at hand for the North Carolina State football team, and if the Wolfpack don 't follow through, a once-promising season will end with the program 's first losing record since 1996."
693,0,"Nikkei Down at Midday on Oil Worries TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as growing fears about the impact of surging oil prices on the global economy hit exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp."
104774,0,"Goodbye to fossil fuels? Not quite yet It all came down to a small, Utah-made device sitting inside an Idaho pottery kiln. This recent experiment at a national research laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, may pave the way for an efficient means of extracting hydrogen from water."
41243,0,Gone in 30 seconds: your money Your credit card information is coming under more frequent attack on the Internet than ever before. A study by Symantec Corp. says electronic commerce has become the favourite target of computer hackers.
42767,0,"Former BEA Execs, VC Heavyweights Launch Open-Source Startup It appears something positive has emerged from the recent mass exodus of executives from BEA Systems. On Tuesday, three former BEA executives, with the help of two venture-capital heavyweights, launched a "
24602,0,"Bankruptcy looms over US Air talks SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Snubbed by its pilots, US Airways Group is scrambling to find cost savings among other union workers to avoid tumbling back into bankruptcy, an event industry analysts warn could come as early as this weekend."
109176,0,Lemons Ripen Faster than Plums A venture capitalist in the nano sector is finding some nice pickings.
81140,0,"Weather hots up under wind farms Wind farms can change the weather, according to a model of how these forests of giant turbines interact with the local atmosphere."
4944,0,"General Growth to buy Rouse for $7.2bn In the latest big deal among US real estate companies, General Growth will pay $67.50 per share in cash for each share in Rouse, a premium of 33 per cent over its closing stock price of $50.61 in Thursday New York Stock Exchange trade. "
20087,0,"NATO, Russia To Meet Over Beslan School Siege 6 September 2004 -- NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has called a special meeting of NATO countries and Russia for tomorrow to discuss the school siege in southern Russia, in which more than 330 people died."
32278,0,"After his disastrous first day, Mickelson takes a seat BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. You can say what you want about Hal Sutton and his pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on the opening day of the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills Country Club."
16305,0,"Building a Global Phone If a technology currently in development pans out, one handset could work on multiple cellular networks."
51170,0,Earthlink Offers Free Online Calling Internet-service provider Earthlink Inc. on Tuesday launched a service that enables high-speed subscribers to make unlimited voice calls through their computers at no additional charge.
118813,0,Peter Berg to Direct Splinter Cell Paramount has acquired film rights to Tom Clancy 's video game Splinter Cell and hired Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) to direct.
97605,0,"Finishing holes start more trouble WEST PALM BEACH Trump International 's difficult finishing holes are asserting themselves at the ADT Championship. A year ago, the tournament came down to the final shots at the 18th, and "
31238,0,"Sun-Microsoft deal raises Open Office questions Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said that is looking for ways to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open source project, while at the same time, apparently reserving the right to sue them, according to a legal agreement between Microsoft and Open Office's major sponsor, Sun Microsystems Inc., made public this week."
71151,0,Gunners cry foul London - Arsenal 's fury at Manchester United 's 2-0 win in the English Premiership on Sunday spilled over into the papers on Monday with the Gunners ' manager Arsene Wenger 's claiming they had been cheated.
56530,0,NASA engineer Faget dead at 83 Faget designed the original spacecraft for Project Mercury and played a role in the design of every US human spacecraft from Mercury to the space shuttle.
103159,0,Fiat boss denies end of GM tie-up Fiat chairman Luca di Montezemolo has brushed off media reports that the company wants to scrap its partnership with US giant General Motors (GM).
87255,0,"Siemens and Skype Combine to Offer Internet Telephony Skype 's free Internet telephony software works with Siemens phones via the Gigaset M34 USB adapter, an open interface adapter that is plugged into the USB connection point of a users ' PC."
22211,0,"PeopleSoft flap may be hurting Oracle's image Public opinion of the database giant sinks to 12-year low, a new report indicates."
114057,0,"Manning, Colts keep up the pace HOUSTON -- Peyton Manning broke one of Dan Marino's touchdown records, just not the one everybody has been talking about."
119473,0,"After a banner '04, forecasters see a slower '05 WASHINGTON -- Despite soaring oil prices and a slumping dollar, the United States enjoyed a banner year in terms of economic growth in 2004, but the new year is likely to see a significant slowdown, private economists say."
382,0,Blaster Author Pleads Guilty Teen faces prison for unleashing malicious variant of MS Blaster worm last year.
34830,0,Verizon sets up Iobi Home The personal communications management service debuts in the north-eastern United States.
26188,0,Open-Federer 's 'beautiful tennis ' sets the standard US Open champion Roger Federer breezed into New York 's Hard Rock cafe on Monday clutching his latest piece of silverware. Maybe the venue was chosen in anticipation
86101,0,"Intel delivers updated Itanium 2 chips Gunning for markets that have long been the domain of RISC-based systems, Intel yesterday delivered updated Itanium 2 processors with larger memory caches."
104405,0,SCO Web site hack mocks company's legal claims Hackers compromised The SCO Group's Web page today and yesterday and posted messages apparently mocking the company's claims that it owns parts of the Linux operating system.
118260,0,"Back in the game The point man of a private group 's attempt to bring the Montreal Expos to Las Vegas said Las Vegas Sports and Entertainment (LVSE) LLC did not dissolve when Major League Baseball put that franchise in Washington, DC, in September."
86253,0,Showjumper Faces Losing Gold Medal Irish showjumper Cian OConnor was facing the prospect of losing his Olympics gold medal tonight after a second positive drugs test on his horse.
4664,0,Delta 's debt plan raises concerns; US Airways labor deal due Delta Air Lines ' plan to restructure some of its debt outside of bankruptcy has raised concerns among credit analysts who believe the move could be tantamount to defaulting on the money the struggling carrier owes.
86305,0,"Equestrianism: O 'Connor to lose gold as drug test confirmed ... Statements issued yesterday by the Irish rider, Cian O 'Connor, and his solicitor, Andrew Coonan, have confirmed the presence of forbidden substances in a blood sample taken from the horse "
6998,0,Moore battles back to top List at US amateur championship Ryan Moore staged a remarkable comeback to overhaul Luke List in the 36-hole final of the US amateur championship at the Winged Foot Golf Club on Sunday.
9109,0,Argos ' Bishop grabs weekly CFL award CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Toronto fans weren 't the only people who took notice of quarterback Michael Bishop 's first start of the season.
53460,0,"Oil Hits $53 on Winter Worries, Nigeria Oil prices scaled new heights at $53 for U.S. crude Thursday on concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies and an unexpected strike at Nigerian oil terminals."
12247,0,"Radcliffe 's Day of Destiny Paula Radcliffe arrived at the Olympic Stadium tonight determined to bury the ghost of Sundays marathon by winning a medal in the 10,000metres final."
37119,0,"China set for F1 Grand Prix A bird 's eye view of the circuit at Shanghai shows what an event Sunday 's Chinese Grand Prix will be. The course is arguably one of the best there is, and so it should be considering the amount of money that has been spent on it."
42927,0,"I2 sets up software development operation in Beijing Composite applications require user interface work in native language, company says."
92835,0,"Fired Up Hewitt Rallies Past Moya for Opening Win HOUSTON (Reuters) - A fired-up Lleyton Hewitt underlined his determination to end the season with a third Masters Cup title as he rallied past Spain's Carlos Moya 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to complete their rain-delayed opening match on Tuesday."
35245,0,Roma pay for referee incident with loss of game Roma have paid a high price for the violent incident midway through their Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev last week. UEFA have acted severely in defence of their injured referee
108215,0,Halliburton shakes up its top ranks and NELSON ANTOSH. Halliburton on Thursday promoted the head of its KBR operation to the No. 2 job and announced that the highly regarded leader of its oilwell service group had resigned.
52777,0,Coors Light in the balance MONTREAL -- A seven-year-old marketing agreement between Molson and US-based Adolph Coors Co. was not amended for the merger proposal between the two companies.
100149,0,"IBM adds fingerprint sensor to ThinkPads IBM has added biometric security to its ThinkPad notebook line, claiming the technology is now ready for prime time. IBM has added a fingerprint scanner to its T42 ThinkPad "
796,0,Twins Rally to Beat Indians in 10 Innings (AP) AP - The Minnesota Twins left Cleveland clinging to first place in the AL Central — and already looking ahead to their next showdown with the surprising Indians.
113988,0,"Johnson Johnson and Guidant Hold More Talks on Acquisition Johnson Johnson, the health care conglomerate, continued its acquisition talks with Guidant, one of the nation's largest makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses."
117318,0,"Here 's what you will _ and won 't _ be able to see when searching ... A few months from now, perhaps by mid-2005, Google will be adding thousands of library books from university collections to its searchable database."
71402,0,"Cingular/AWE Deal to Get Conditional OK NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are set to give Cingular Wireless final approval for its $41 billion purchase of AT T Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N on Monday, on condition that it sells assets including wireless airwaves in more than 16 markets, according to a source close to the deal."
22212,0,"Controversial Microsoft plan heads for Longhorn Company is still fiddling with its ""trusted"" PC security technology but says some version of it will be in new Windows."
103534,0,Bills 38 Seahawks 9 SEATTLE Willis McGahee had 116 yards rushing and four touchdowns as Buffalo skipped past Seattle 38-to-9. Drew Bledsoe offset his three interceptions by completing two-thirds of his passes for 275 yards and a touchdown.
56464,0,"Dodgers Lead Cardinals 1-0 After One Los Angeles Dodgers ' Shawn Green watches his home run in the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, in Los Angeles."
108023,0,"Retail sales sluggish as holiday season opens The nations retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November after a surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize."
49657,0,"Els Gets Another Shot at Becoming No. 1 (AP) AP - Ernie Els is familiar with his position in the world ranking, but not the scenery. He no longer is looking up at Tiger Woods."
107039,0,Strobl top of heap in Cup run Austria's Olympic champion Fritz Strobl upstaged teammate Hermann Maier and American Bode Miller in yesterday's second training session for this week's men's World Cup downhill race.
20510,0,"Intel 's Rosedale chip brings WiMax closer Intel Corp. has begun shipping samples of its first WiMax chip, called Rosedale, and the first network trials based on the technology will start next year, a senior company executive said Tuesday."
8635,0,Dollar Steadies After Rally on Fed Talk LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar paused on Tuesday after a steep rally in the previous session as investors waited to see if forthcoming data would reinforce the Federal Reserve's optimism in the U.S. recovery.
42255,0,"GAMING DEAL: Colony gets casinos for $1.2 billion Colony Capital is poised to become a major competitor in the gaming industry nationwide after reaching a final agreement to buy four casinos from Harrah 's Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment, analysts said Monday."
21577,0,SA must improve productivity - IMF International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Rodrigo de Rato said that formidable challenges existed in South Africa 's economy and that the country needed to increase its growth rate for unemployment to erode.
79765,0,Merck shares dive on Vioxx fears Shares in US drug maker Merck tumbled nearly 10 on Monday after a press report suggesting the firm may have ignored problems with one of its drugs.
112464,0,"Albarado wins 3,000th race Robby Albarado got the 3,000th victory of his career Thursday when he rode Isle of Silver to win the sixth race at Fair Grounds. Albarado, 31, is the defending champion jockey at Fair Grounds "
105734,0,SEC gives some companies a break Most US companies - although not the largest ones - were given a reprieve Tuesday from requirements imposed in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom scandals that they and their auditors certify that the companies ' internal financial controls are adequate.
12246,0,McGinley keeps Ryder Cup rivals at bay Paul McGinley 's BMW International Open second round four-under-par 68 on Friday left him sharing 11th place four strokes away from leader Miguel Angel Jimenez and
68191,0,Sports: Astros 2 Cardinals 1 after three ST. LOUIS The Houston Astros are ahead of St. Louis 2-to-1 over St. Louis after three innings of Game Seven of the National League Championship Series.
12967,0,"Srichaphan wins again at his Hamlet 'home ' Paradorn Srichaphan was pumped. At the end of an exhausting, three-set match against Joachim Johansson, Srichaphan had enough energy left for a series of arm pumps and a few shouts of joy."
47443,0,"Crocker's fake ensures a real record \\Through 3 1/2 quarters of last night's record-setting win over Concord-Carlisle, Acton-Boxboro quarterback Dave Crocker must have thought he was in the middle of a nightmare."
106523,0,Western Digital Outlook Spurs Sector Disk drive makers were on a roll Wednesday morning after industry giant Western Digital Corp. upped its outlook for the current quarter.
111272,0,"Bring on the big boys, says Bayern 's Magath Bayern Munich manager Felix Magath admits he is unconcerned who his side face in the last sixteen of the Champions League, claiming the 18-time German champions are capable of beating anyone."
67731,0,IBM gives grants to universities IBM Research will underwrite 20 research projects with grants under its Shared University Research Program.
16814,0,"US Airways mechanics won 't reopen contract As US Airways continues concession talks with pilots to avert a second bankruptcy filing, it 's facing new strains with mechanics."
86136,0,"North Carolina formally announces Dell plant Governor Easley announced today that the computer maker is building a manufacturing facility somewhere in the Triad cities, creating at least 15-hundred jobs and investing 100 (m) million dollars during the next five years."
20489,0,"We 'll get it right, claims Gerrard With team spirit integral to sporting success, it 's hardly surprising that everyone in the England camp wants Wayne Bridge to do well."
21988,0,Cystic fibrosis stem cells made \The first human stem cell line with the mutation for cystic fibrosis (CF) has been developed by UK researchers.
62387,0,"Spills apart, India hold edge in thriller The Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday was like a cauldron in which about 40,000 people were sweating profusely but their eyes were still glued to the ground."
86328,0,"Monday 's MLB roundup Seattle Mariners: The team has hired former major league player and manager Don Baylor as hitting coach. Baylor, 55, spent the past two seasons as a bench coach for the New York Mets."
108825,0,Shrimp Tariffs Upheld on Shrimp Imports It looks like the US has upheld its penalty tariffs on importing shrimp from Vietnam and China--to the relief of American shrimp producers and the detriment of consumers.
57687,0,"Gates to unveil Media Center PCs Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Tuesday will take center stage at Los Angeles ' Shrine Auditorium, home of the Emmy Awards, to herald his vision for the next big thing in computing."
87248,0,Stocks End Flat After Rates Go Up US stocks finished flat on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for a fourth time this year and indicated it would keep its moderate campaign of tightening
30556,0,"Milloy won't be ready for Patriots Injured Buffalo Bills safety Lawyer Milloy ruled out any chance of returning to face the Patriots next month. That means Milloy, who broke his right forearm in a preseason game Aug. 28, will miss at least another three weeks, including the Oct. 3 game against the Patriots in Buffalo. ""Believe me, I would love to come back for that game, "" ..."
28555,0,"Martha Stewart Asks to Begin Prison Sentence as Soon as Possible NEW YORK - Martha Stewart (search) announced Wednesday at a press conferecne that had decided to surrender for prison as soon as possible, citing the need ""to put this nightmare behind me."
59733,0,"Fresh ISS Crew Sees 'Pleasant' Trip Despite Glitch (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S.-Russian space crew due to blast off Thursday say they expect six ""pleasant""\months in orbit, despite a technical glitch that has twice delayed the launch."
3259,0,Briefly: Vonage users dial 311 for city info roundup Plus: Mozilla makes Japanese push...Macromedia offers Flash video tool...UTStarcom wins Indian IP gear contract.
52329,0,"U.S., EU Spar Over Airbus, Boeing Aid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union took their fight over billions of dollars in subsidies for Airbus and Boeing to the World Trade Organization on Wednesday."
27336,0,"Carolina Panthers Team Report (Sports Network) - Things did not go exactly as planned for the defending NFC champs on Monday night. Opening the season in front of a raucous home crowd against the Green Bay Packers, Carolina looked nothing "
31281,0,"Coming Soon: Your Local Earthquake Forecasts? Within a decade computer models may be able to forecast some types of earthquakes with accuracy similar to that of current forecasts for hurricanes, scientists say."
38547,0,"Fannie Mae Slides on Accounting Issues (Reuters) Reuters - Fannie Mae shares fell as much as 3.5 percent on Friday, bringing losses for the week to about 16 percent, as investors grew wary of potential widespread accounting problems at the No. 1 U.S. housing finance company."
94078,0,"Pulp Fiction writer sues Microsoft Always in the courts for something, this time its writer and consultant to games makers Roger Avary who is involved in legal action with Microsoft."
74353,0,World Series ' Game 4 vs. total eclipse of the moon tonight The nation may be more divided tonight than most Americans realize as baseball fans and sky watchers pursue their choice of pastimes: watching Game 4 of the World Series or one of the best total lunar eclipses in years.
116094,0,"Oracle, PeopleSoft 'Already Talking ' on Transition Oracle Corp. hopes to close its buyout of PeopleSoft Inc. within two weeks and have a new management organization in place for the combined companies sometime in January, Oracle co-president Charles Phillips said Tuesday."
35813,0,New Substances Added to WADA's Banned Drugs List LONDON (Reuters) - A medical product used to treat both male hair loss and prostate problems has been added to the list of banned drugs for athletes.
2307,0,"BHP Billiton doubles H2 net profit SYDNEY, (Reuters) - Aug 18, 2004 The world 's biggest mining group, BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc. said on Wednesday its second-half net profit more than doubled on strong demand for industrial raw materials, and forecast sustained high prices for commodities. "
56546,0,Millions Must Work Longer to Pay for Pensions Blackhole Millions must work longer or save harder to pay for the pensions blackhole detailed in an official study published tomorrow. At 57 billion the annual savings
50955,0,"Coleman insists start must ""wake up and smell the coffee "" Fulham boss Chris Coleman will use the forthcoming break for World Cup qualifying to rally his beleaguered troops and plot an end to the club 's dismal start to the season."
80284,0,"Nextel, Verizon settling disputes NEW YORK - Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless are settling their legal disputes, removing a key challenge to a federal decision to clear up interference between cell phones and emergency-response radios."
104981,0,"Smoother sailing for Brand, Clippers Elton Brand had a season-high 30 points and and Bobby Simmons scored 9 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter as the Clippers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 94-82, in Los Angeles last night to complete the second-best November in franchise history."
83321,0,"Barclays Premiership Line-Ups Aston Villa (3) 3 Portsmouth (0) 0 Aston Villa: Sorensen, De la Cruz, Mellberg, Delaney, Samuel, Solano (Hitzlsperger 85), McCann, Hendrie (Davis 78), Whittingham, Cole (Luke Moore 68), Angel."
47904,0,"Discovery Keeps Human Origin Debate Alive (AP) AP - For decades, Federico Solorzano has gathered old bones from the shores of Mexico's largest lake — bones he found and bones he was brought, bones of beasts and bones of men."
113399,0,"Oil Prices Increase after OPEC Limits Surplus Production Oil Ministers representing countries in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met in Cairo, Egypt, and agreed to end the over quota production."
99657,0,"Oracle at Impasse With PeopleSoft Oracle said that it was at an impasse with PeopleSoft Inc., signaling that the two software makers will wage a proxy battle."
35016,0,"Bayern survive German Cup scare Bayern Munich survived a scare in the second round of the German Cup, needing a goal in added time from Dutch striker Roy Makaay to beat amateurs VfL Osnabrueck 3-2 on Tuesday."
102664,0,"Hall of a time November 27, 2004 -- Forget the hoopla over the newly reopened Museum of Modern Art. Hop on the 7 train to Flushing, Queens, and you can go to Mars or the ice moon Europa, just past Jupiter."
10447,0,"Healthy Hantuchova looks for another title ""I just try to play as well as I can this year. If I do that, the results will come, "" Hantuchova said. ""I appreciate being out there."
16532,0,"Grass Grows 13-Foot Roots of ""Steel"" Vetiver, a grass native to India that grows 13-foot (4-meter) roots, is increasingly used as a low-cost tool to solve problems from soil erosion to pollution."
90026,0,"Parrish, Gore provide push for Miami in defeat of Virginia Roscoe Parrish returned a punt for a touchdown and caught a clinching late touchdown pass Saturday as 17th-ranked Miami got back into the ACC title race by beating No."
85573,0,"UK: M &S reports lower profit, reshuffles management UK food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer has reported lower profits for the first half, and announced management changes as it tries to turn around its business."
44597,0,"Ontario spammer sued by Microsoft, Amazon.com A 25-year-old Kitchener, Ont. man is being sued again, this time by giants Microsoft and Amazon.com, for allegedly clogging cyberspace with fraudulent junk mail."
42560,0,"Trojan horse exploits image flaw Infected graphical images that can implant a backdoor into a Windows computer if they are viewed have been spotted on Usenet. EasyNews, a provider of Usenet newsgroups, said it has identified two JPEG images "
32462,0,"TD, Two Tries at Kick Send Auburn Past LSU (AP) AP - The ball finally got to Courtney Taylor, the flag rescued John Vaughn and No. 14 Auburn proved itself an SEC contender. Jason Campbell hit Taylor for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:14 to play, and Auburn got two chances to kick the winning extra point in a 10-9 victory over No. 5 LSU Saturday."
106842,0,"First Look: Netscape's New Browser Still in beta form, new browser allows you to view pages as they would appear in IE."
95417,0,"British ID Card Gains Ground The U.K. government sees a national identity card now making its way through Parliament as a way to fight terrorism, but opponents see it as an expensive waste of time. By Wendy M. Grossman."
110921,0,"Auto industry sues over California air plan Carmakers, dealers want to block rule to cut carbon dioxide emissions, saying only the feds can decide fuel economy. By Jeff Plungis / Detroit News Washington Bureau."
115593,0,Samsung and Sony sign patent agreement Samsung and Sony have signed a five-year cross-licensing agreement covering a wide range of patents for digital products. The agreement should reduce the potential for disputes
10540,0,"Orioles Release OF Karim Garcia (AP) AP - The Baltimore Orioles released outfielder Karim Garcia after their ninth straight loss Wednesday night, and sent outfielder Darnell McDonald to Triple-A Ottawa."
115182,0,"US Air Flight Attendants Ready for Strike (Reuters) Reuters - Flight attendants at bankrupt US Airways Group Inc. have authorized their union to call a strike should a federal court allow airline management to void their contract, the Association of Flight Attendants said on Monday."
38690,0,"The passion of the athlete Shawn Green is a vital player in the Los Angeles Dodgers ' run toward the playoffs. The All-Star first baseman hit a two-run, ninth-inning home run Sunday to lift the Dodgers to a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies."
60078,0,"Goldcorp Agrees to Buy Wheaton River for $1.8 Bln (Update3) Goldcorp Inc., Canada 's fourth-largest gold producer, has agreed to buy Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. for $1.8 billion in stock, giving Goldcorp its first assets outside of North America, Chief Executive Robert R. McEwen said."
51670,0,"Monsanto Posts Loss on Herbicide Sales KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - Agrochemical company Monsanto Co. on Wednesday posted a quarterly net loss on a drop in U.S. sales of the herbicide Roundup."
12020,0,"Interbrew Ambev Buy Wins Shareholder OK BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Shareholders gave their blessing on Friday for Belgium's Interbrew INTB.BR to buy Brazil's AmBev AMBV4.SA ABV.N in a deal valued at about 8 billion euros ($9.7 billion) that will create the world's largest brewer."
79173,0,"Flyby hints of Titan 's terrain When the Cassini spacecraft 's Huygens probe parachutes to the surface of the Saturn moon Titan on Jan. 14, it could splash into a lake, burrow into a powdery drift or slam onto rock-hard ice."
44042,0,"Private rocketship goes to space and back : MOJAVE, United States (AFP - A private manned rocketship blasted through the Earth 's atmosphere into space after a hair-raising corkscrew ascent on a flight aimed at capturing a 10-million-dollar prize."
87512,0,"Alabama A &M coach is in game of his life In another time and place, a spot in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic would have been about an opportunity for Alabama A &M of the Southwestern Athletic Conference to gain exposure and build upon last season 's 13-17 record."
14953,0,"Unemployment rate key for Bush NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - If the unemployment rate stays at current levels until the election, President Bush stands a much better chance at winning another four years in the White House, a job placement firm reported Monday."
47842,0,F1 supremo Ecclestone abandons all hope for British Grand Prix LONDON: Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone insisted on Friday that the British Grand Prix has no chance whatsoever of making it back on to the 2005 calendar.
48468,0,"Patriots Down Bills for 18th Win in Row (AP) AP - With Tom Brady as their quarterback and a stingy, opportunistic defense, it's difficult to imagine when the New England Patriots might lose again. Brady and defensive end Richard Seymour combined to secure the Patriots' record-tying 18th straight victory, 31-17 over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday."
69158,0,"Abramovich: Sells Stake To Countryman From one billionaire to the next: Two members of the Forbes list of the world 's richest people are players in deal surrounding Russian Aluminum, the world 's third largest producer of what 's known on the periodic table as ""Al ""."
99092,0,"Apple Products Win Six Awards “Apple once again was the star of the show at the annual MacUser awards, ” reports MacUser, “taking away six Maxine statues including Product of the Year for the iTunes Music Store. ” Other Apple award winners: Power Mac G5, AirPort Express, 20-inch Apple Cinema Display, GarageBand and DVD Studio Pro 3. Nov 22"
44480,0,"REDS 2, CUBS 1, 12TH INNING Elusive Last Out in 9th Haunts Cubs ... The silence was unearthly, as if 38,190 people were sitting in the Wrigley Field stands Wednesday afternoon bound and gagged. The Cubs are in a mad chase for the wild card "
34948,0,Olympic Champ Hamilton Denies Wrongdoing (AP) AP - Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton declared his innocence Tuesday while awaiting results of backup tests for possible blood doping that could cost him the gold medal.
109354,0,Psychologist to step up at UK Athletics British athletics is set to spring a major surprise today by naming a virtually unknown psychologist as its new performance director.
39954,0,"Marshall law applies in win MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Rasheed Marshall threw two touchdown passes to Chris Henry to lead No. 6 West Virginia to a 45-10 victory over Division 1-AA James Madison yesterday."
45245,0,"Government opens Fannie Mae inquiry The Justice Department has opened an investigation into possible accounting fraud by the mortgage giant Fannie Mae. The criminal inquiry, still in a preliminary stage, came "
37002,0,"IMF Forecasts Decline in Gross Domestic Product The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is forecasting another decline in gross domestic product (GDP) of between 4 to 5 percent, but says the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono 's inflation forecast is achievable if the central bank "
81936,0,"Deer, Raccoons Are the Top Crop Raiders (AP) AP - Purdue University researchers who set up cameras in fields to catch wild animals in the act of gobbling up crops found that deer and raccoons — not wild turkeys, as many farmers believe — are the greediest crop-raiders."
27057,0,Putin Approves Merger Between Gazprom and Rosneft Russian President Putin approved the suggestion made by Prime Minister Fradkov to promptly liberalize the share market of natural gas monopoly Gazprom .
92171,0,"BC, O'Brien wise to Owls The Temple Owls have a terrible record, but they are not a bad team. Syracuse found that out Saturday when Temple defeated the Orange, 34-24, at Philadelphia, and the Boston College Eagles, who visit Lincoln Financial Field this Saturday after upsetting West Virginia, had best heed the lesson."
105176,0,"Kazaa Launches Defense in Copyright Case The owners of file-swapping giant Kazaa claimed Tuesday their software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music and movies online, doesn't differ from video recorders, as they launched their defense in a landmark music piracy case in Australia."
104470,0,Five Former Natural Gas Traders Charged Federal prosecutors on Monday charged five former natural gas traders with reporting fake prices to industry publications in a bid to manipulate commodity prices.
64400,0,"Microsoft math: dual core licensed as one chip Siding with chip makers, Microsoft said it won't charge double for its per-processor licenses when dual-core chips come to market next year."
17626,0,"Enron CEO's Firm Seeks 'Success Fee' NEW YORK (Reuters) - The firm led by Enron Corp.'s ENRNQ.PK acting chief executive asked a bankruptcy judge for a $25 million ""success fee"" for its efforts in shepherding the collapsed energy trader through nearly three years under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a court filing shows."
72236,0,Sox Hope They Won't Need Schilling Again (AP) AP - The Boston Red Sox will try to get Curt Schilling ready for another World Series start. They certainly hope they don't need to use him.
101849,0,"Falmouth shows zero tolerance An 86-yard touchdown run from Steve Clark in the first quarter provided Falmouth all the scoring it needed as the Clippers defeated Barnstable, 7-0, yesterday for their eighth shutout of the season."
91338,0,"Klinsmann hoping for another success HAMBURG - Since taking over as coach from Rudi Voeller, Juergen Klinsmann has not lost a game with Germany and the World Cup winner is hoping to continue that run against Cameroon on Wednesday in Leipzig."
43350,0,"Experts see record year for US insured losses The four hurricanes that hit Florida this season combined to beat the record set by Hurricane Andrew for insured losses in what may be the nation 's costliest hurricane season ever, officials said Tuesday."
49552,0,"SpaceDev Burns Rubber Commercial space flight doesn't offer too many opportunities for investors, but there is one tiny prospect."
114671,0,"NASA chief to resign NASA administrator Sean O 'Keefe will resign his post, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Monday. NASA sources told CNN on Sunday that O 'Keefe would announce his resignation Monday, but later said the announcement would come Tuesday."
65654,0,"Grievance hearing to proceed after NBA says it won 't seek TRO The NBA informed the players ' union Sunday it will not seek a temporary restraining order in federal court, clearing the way for a grievance hearing over suspensions for the Pacers-Pistons brawl."
54366,0,Manchester United condemn takeover protest Manchester United have condemned the disruption of a reserve team match on Thursday by protestors opposed to the potential takeover of the club by American businessman Malcolm Glazer.
1042,0,White Sox Manager Suspended Two Games (AP) AP - Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended Monday for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for arguing with umpires during an Aug. 9 game against Cleveland.
38737,0,"E-Biz sites hit with targeted attacks, extortion threats IT security vendors and analysts reported an increase in the number of cyberattacks being targeted at specific companies doing business online. An ongoing denial-of-service attack against payment processor Authorize.Net is a prime example."
67191,0,"US broker faces credit downgrade MARSH & McLENNAN, the worlds biggest insurance broker, was last night facing a potentially crippling downgrade of its credit rating by Standard & Poors, after its borrowing power was all but frozen by its bankers."
108979,0,"Stock Market Rally Fueled by Cheaper Oil (Reuters) Reuters - Oil is still king on Wall Street --\and if you don't believe it, just take a look at this year's stock market charts."
116362,0,"You 're Infected. Merry Christmas! A variant of the Zafi worm, Zafi.d, is doing the rounds disguised as a Christmas message. This worm arrives via email and through peer-to-peer networks bearing the message ""Happy Hollydays "" and the subject "
80782,0,"Jones, Edmonds both win seventh After having his 13-year winning streak broken last season, Greg Maddux returned to a familiar position Wednesday when he earned the Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the National League 's best fielding pitcher."
26140,0,"Crude Oil, Natural Gas Rise as Ivan Disrupts US Gulf Output Crude oil rose and natural gas soared in New York as the approach of Hurricane Ivan disrupted production and tanker shipments in the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped."
96343,0,"Bush Signs Into Law Debt Ceiling Increase (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush on Friday signed into law a measure authorizing an $800 billion increase in the credit limit of the United States, the White House said."
91009,0,"Solaris strikes back at Linux Taking a leaf from Linux 's book, Sun Microsystems will later today make its newly developed Solaris 10 operating system available for free, charging customers only for support."
41480,0,"Unrest forces oil prices higher Oil futures have jumped to their highest closing on record on the New York Mercantile Exchange, rising 76 US cents to $US49.64 dollars a barrel, as unrest in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia alarmed traders."
72187,0,"Defense, Japanese firms see services revenue surge A report from Gartner shows IBM in first place in worldwide IT services in 2003, with HP slipping one notch to fifth place."
89795,0,"Sixers Scoop/Caryl Kauffman: Pacers want to focus on positive, not ... PHILADELPHIA -- To most teams, Ron Artest would be a distraction. If he is that to the Indiana Pacers, itsa distraction some other teams might like to have, and Jermaine ONeal, for one, wishes people would pay attention to that."
98935,0,"Presse conomique /High-Tech TOKYO & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)22 Novembre 2004--MontaVista Software, Inc., a annonc ce jour que le systme d 'exploitation MontaVista(R) Linux(R) avait t retenu pour quiper trois des nouveaux tlphones mobiles de troisime "
9299,0,"Fresh face lift ATHENS -- In a race of attrition that resembled a demolition derby as much as an Olympic final, Joanna Hayes of the United States captured gold in the 100-meter hurdles last night because she managed to keep her feet while others were losing theirs."
77032,0,"FDA Holds Off Approval of New Merck Drug (Reuters) Reuters - Merck Co. on Friday said U.S. regulators have decided not to approve the company's experimental arthritis drug, the successor to its recalled Vioxx pill, until more safety and effectiveness data are obtained."
27640,0,"Oprah Car Giveaway Generates Buzz for GM DETROIT (Reuters) - Just ask ""Anna Karenina"" about Oprah. The daytime talk show host, whose recommendation put the 19th century novel on the best-sellers list, has generated a rush of interest in General Motors Corp.'s GM.N new Pontiac G6 mid-sized car, GM officials said on Tuesday."
100283,0,"NASA 's O 'Keefe to meet Chinese space agency chief The head of the Chinese space agency, Laiyan Sun, will meet for the first time with NASA Administrator Sean O 'Keefe Dec. 2 in Washington for an ""informal "" session."
74832,0,Eli Lilly Acquires Rights to Sleep Drug NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co. said on Wednesday it has acquired exclusive worldwide rights to an insomnia drug being developed by Germany's Merck KGaA.
49041,0,"Fans oppose Glazer bid Manchester United supporters have reacted angrily to news that the club could be bought out by Malcolm Glazer. The club confirmed on Monday it had received a takeover approach, thought to be from the American businessman."
72771,0,"Virginia Tech beefs up Mac supercomputer com October 25, 2004, 9:00 PM PT. ZDNet 's survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year."
28570,0,"Report: Decision could come today Art Howe has been given the option to leave as Mets manager immediately or manage until then end of the season and then be fired, a high-ranking club official has told Michael Kay of ESPN Radio 1050 in New York."
48986,0,"No agreement on Iraq debt relief WASHINGTON The world 's economic powers, which ended three days of meetings yesterday, insisted they are moving closer to a deal on debt relief for Iraq and other poor nations even though an agreement has proved elusive."
20004,0,Finland escapes with quarter-final win CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Mikko Eloranta 's goal late in the third period helped Finland prevent an embarrassing quarter-final loss to Germany in World Cup play in Helsinki on Monday.
79345,0,"Agassi cruises Andre Agassi posted his second consecutive straight-set win, advancing to the quarterfinals of the US$822,000 Stockholm Open on Thursday."
45318,0,"European supermarket chain extends RFID push Tesco will use the technology in more stores, focusing this time on tracking cases and pallets, rather than individual items."
53574,0,"PalmOne in partnership with Microsoft Is this a joke or is it a misleading headline? The answer is neither. It 's for real. PalmOne, the handheld manufacturers as opposed to PalmSource, the operating system company, signed a licensing agreement "
37404,0,Adobe Premiere Elements Excellent titling and chroma key features. Fine stepping-stone for learning Premiere Pro. Good integration with Photoshop Elements.
1281,0,"FDA adopts 'lighter touch' on drug imports WASHINGTON -- Federal drug regulators are using a ""lighter touch "" in their efforts to stop a growing number of cities and states from importing prescription drugs from Canada, and the City of Boston is taking advantage of that new posture."
110876,0,Saudi Arabia questions need for Opec action on cutting oil supply CAIRO - Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali Al Naimi said yesterday that world oil stocks were not building too fast and questioned the need for Opec to act on supply with prices still above the groups formal target.
30497,0,Microsoft to pay Californian briefs $112 million A JUDGE IS ordering Microsoft to pay $112.5 million to attorneys who successfully sued the software maker for monopolizing a segment of California 's market.
101708,0,"The Fight: NBA, fans, morals Indiana Pacers player Ron Artest 's charging into the stands after a fan who allegedly threw a beer at him Friday, as a fight between members of the "
114562,0,UK Amazon Boss Dreams of a Digital Christmas (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com's UK chief hopes sales of digital music players and DVDs will propel the online retailer to its best quarter ever as footsore shoppers abandon the high street for their Internet terminals.
7016,0,"Dollar Edges Up, Direction Sought TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar inched up on Monday but traders struggled to find direction in a market devoid of economic data."
5210,0,"Highland Buys Four Hotels From Wyndham Highland Hospitality Corp. a lodging real estate investment trust, said Friday that it bought four hotels from Wyndham International Inc. for $227 million, plus closing adjustments. "
21273,0,Bonds moves closer to 700th career HR Barry Bonds hit career home run No. 698 and eclipsed the 40-homer mark for the fifth straight season with a two-run shot in the San Francisco Giants ' loss to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
77755,0,"ATA Bankruptcy October 29, 2004 -Des Moines - Their planes may be small, but ATA Connection plays a vital role in keeping air fares low for flights to Chicago and the East Coast."
5639,0,Medical Stocks Up 2.8 Percent on Week Medical-related stocks largely closed up Friday afternoon as Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc. bought a sizable chunk of Cyberonics Inc.
77081,0,"Cycling: Armstrong question hangs over 2005 Tour PARIS Lance Armstrong was absent when the route and difficulties of the 2005 Tour de France were made public in Paris, but his aura filled the hall."
34305,0,"AOL to Sell Secure ID Tags to Fight Hackers NEW YORK (Reuters) - America Online will begin offering to sell members a security device and service that has been used to safeguard business computer networks, the world's largest Internet service provider said on Tuesday."
50488,0,"Campaign Ads Stay Off-Line, on Air (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - With the presidential election just a few weeks away, the pressure is mounting on both camps to effectively use the Internet to help woo voters and secure an Election Day win."
24330,0,"Space cowboys On Wednesday, Nasa scientists watched in shock as their Genesis solar project ended in disaster. ""I can 't believe it "" they all said."
102456,0,"I-AA Playoffs Open With a Virginia Flavor Today's Virginia-Virginia Tech showdown in Blacksburg won't be the only college football game in the Commonwealth with high-stakes implications. Three teams from Virginia play first-round games in the Division I-AA playoffs today, including a top-25 matchup between No. 6 William Mary and No. 11 Hampton at Zable Stadium in Williamsburg."
49181,0,"Professor Connects Football and Physics LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A physics professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has published a book that explains how the laws of nature interact with the game of football..."
65175,0,"Bucs owner ups stake in soccer powerhouse LONDON Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer has added to his Manchester United holdings for the third straight day, continuing to fuel speculation of a takeover bid."
91130,0,"Serena out to salvage some lost pride AFTER losing to Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon final, Serena Williams will get a chance to redeem some of her lost pride when she takes on the Russian teenager in the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships."
112052,0,"Sprint, Nextel exploring merger; 40 million subscribers involved Nextel Communications and Sprint are negotiating a possible merger, according to a source familiar with the discussions. It was not clear how far the talks had progressed, and "
62369,0,"Churches Installing Cell Phone Jammers (AP) AP - It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked at Sacred Heart. His reply: Israeli counterintelligence."
81359,0,Google Browser - The Future of the Internet? Editor - FirstScience.com. I have been experimenting of late with various internet browsers as potential replacements for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
82011,0,Gold Fields fate now in the hands of shareholders Mining giant Gold Fields will know after a crucial shareholder vote on Tuesday if it has succeeded in ending a cheeky hostile takeover bid by its rival Harmony to create the world 's largest gold producer.
54577,0,"Thomson to Sell Media Unit to Investcorp for $350 Mln (Update3) Thomson Corp., owner of the Westlaw legal-research and First Call financial data services, is selling 54 business publications including the Bond Buyer and American Banker for $350 million to buyout firm Investcorp SA."
52552,0,"MLB Not Likely to Punish Steroid Users (AP) AP - Don't expect major league baseball to discipline Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield over reported admissions of steroid use."
119487,0,Broncos ' Bell hopes to return Thursday Broncos tailback Tatum Bell was shooting to return to practice by Thursday after separating his shoulder during a breakout performance against the Dolphins last week.
104759,0,"Sun Devils, Aggies closing in on Holiday Bowl berths SAN DIEGO ---- The official announcement will be made Sunday, but barring any wild surprises, Arizona State and Texas A &M will be the participants in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30."
102892,0,"Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ATHENS, Georgia (Ticker) -- Georgia Tech quarterback Reggie Ball lost count of the downs at a most inopportune time. Ball inexplicably threw the ball away on fourth down in the final minute as Georgia held on for a 19-13 victory over the Yellow Jackets."
76462,0,Adrian Beltre Files for Free Agency (AP) AP - Dodgers slugger Adrian Beltre filed for free agency Thursday — the same day he underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove two large bone spurs from his left ankle.
89348,0,"Dell Soars To Four-Year Highs Shares of Dell (Quote, Chart) soared 8.5 Friday to their highest level in more than four years, as investors cheered the company 's strong results and bullish outlook."
98342,0,"Manning shows promise despite losing first NFL start EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- By their very nature, little brothers have a lifetime 's worth of experience coming up a little short, but you got the feeling watching Eli Manning on Sunday at Giants Stadium that he grew even in defeat."
43873,0,Centene Takes a Dose of Deal-Making The mergers and acquisitions continue apace in the managed care industry.
59212,0,EU Expands Probe Into Intel Favortism The European Union 's head office Wednesday expanded its probe into whether EU governments are illegally requiring that the computers they buy must contain microprocessors made by Intel Corp.
60800,0,"NBA teams play first exhibition game in China SHANGHAI - Playing in his home town before an adoring crowd that chanted his name, Yao Ming had the jitters. He missed his first two shots and allowed Brad Miller to score against him repeatedly early in the first quarter."
91329,0,Dell/Microsoft team up on system management Dell and Microsoft have teamed up to develop a combined enterprise IT management tool designed to offer a single point of administration for hardware and software.
22008,0,Florida storms cutting a wide economic path Hurricane Frances may have almost doubled the estimated recovery cost for Florida as relief officials gear up to deal with
105643,0,"Cisco Cooks up New Catalysts, GbE IP Phone Touting improved security, availability and network-wide 10 GbE speeds, Cisco today unveiled a slew of upgraded Catalyst switches that are set to ship in December and early 2005."
104062,0,"Asian equities higher as dollar claws back Asian equities were higher as the dollar clawed above last week 's record low against the euro and firmed against the yen, sending shipping and steel shares higher."
57332,0,"Venezuelan President Increases Taxes on Foreign Oil Companies Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is ordering foreign oil companies to pay much higher taxes, in a move to tighten state control over his country 's vast petroleum resources."
110627,0,"Gators hoops assistant arrested on drug charges GAINESVILLE, Fla. Florida assistant basketball coach Major Parker has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest on drug charges."
82798,0,RIM shares atwitter amid case concerns Stock in the BlackBerry maker fluctuates as investors await a key ruling in a hotly contested patent infringement case.
36070,0,"Study: MP3 Player Market Booming (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Sales of portable MP3 digital-audio players are booming and are set to generate US $58 billion in revenue worldwide by 2008, according to a new study from research firm IDC."
83200,0,"House Dems Seek Election Inquiry Three congressmen are asking the General Accounting Office to investigate irregularities with voting machines during the presidential election, but they don't anticipate a change in election outcome. By Kim Zetter."
45392,0,"Nortel lowers layoff projections Telecommunications maker Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT) won 't have to lay off as many people as expected. The Canadian company announced Thursday that it plans to lay off 3,250 employees - about 250 less than "
17295,0,"Hubble Space Telescope Spies a Bright Supernova Hubble Space Telescope -- The explosion of a massive star blazes with the light of 200 million Suns in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. The arrow at top right points to the stellar blast, called a supernova..."
100284,0,"AMD launches Sempron for low power notebooks AMD has released the Mobile AMD Sempron processor 3000 'for Thin and Light Notebooks '. The low-power processor is aimed at entry-level notebooks, as opposed to the 3000 Mobile AMD Sempron Processor for Full-Size Notebooks."
6202,0,"Qantas points to upbeat outlook Barring negative impacts on the aviation industry, such as global terrorism, Australia 's flagship carrier had an upbeat future, Qantas ' chief executive Geoff Dixon said."
1213,0,Streaking Rangers Hold Off Indians 5-2 (AP) AP - Brian Jordan hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
9150,0,"Colgate to Cut 12 Percent of Work Force (Reuters) Reuters - Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on Tuesday it would cut about 12 percent of its 37,000-person work force as part of a four-year restructuring plan for which it anticipates after-tax charges of $550 million to $650 million."
46624,0,Update 5: US Pressures China on Currency The Bush administration lobbied Chinese economic officials on Thursday to overhaul a currency regime that American manufacturers contend gives China a huge competitive advantage.
44052,0,"Space Flight Bumpy, But Successful (CBS/AP) The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere again in an unexpectedly bumpy ride Wednesday in the first half of a bid to earn a $10 million prize."
43584,0,"Aussies ready for Sachin On Wednesday morning Sachin Tendulkar was at the Brabourne stadium, to egg on his Mumbai teammates. Not only did he have a chat with the Mumbai captain and coach and see the practice session through, but also "
31813,0,Monty 's dream start Bernhard Langer today sent out his 'awesome ' Ryder Cup team with a warning not to celebrate anything yet. The European captain had the luxury of fielding his remaining three rookies in today 's opening fourballs
7699,0,Obesity Solution: Nuke It Sharp unveils a new fat-busting microwave. Also: ARM Holdings zeroes in on Artisan Components hellip;. Gateway will sell PCs at Micro Center stores in its latest push to return to profitability hellip;. and more.
70098,0,"California Golden Bears TUCSON, Arizona (Ticker) -- The Aaron Rodgers show made a stop in Arizona on Saturday and did not disappoint. Rodgers threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns to lead No."
92725,0,"Pfizer Ordered to Pull Viagra Ad The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered Pfizer, Inc., to pull new advertisements for Viagra that depicted users of the anti-impotence pill as mischievous playboys."
63396,0,UPDATE 1-Amazing Adriano fires Inter to victory Brazilian Adriano scored two wonderful goals as Inter Milan beat Udinese 3-1 in Serie A on Sunday while a superb Andrea Pirlo strike gave AC Milan a 1-0 win at Cagliari.
4238,0,"REVIEW: Olympics Online Coverage Though NBC is blanketing seven networks with 1,210 hours of Olympics coverage, there's this pesky, bill-paying task called work that keeps me from fully enjoying the televised competition."
30990,0,Iceland's Baugur bids for UK firm Shares in discount retailer Big Food Group rise more than 11 as the owner of the Iceland frozen food chain reveals it is in bid talks.
92984,0,"Black moves to privatise Hollinger Black was charged with fraud yesterday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing him of using the company as, what they termed, his personal piggy bank."
8328,0,"Fastest man rises from obscurity Justin Gatlin shoveled the snow off his track in North Carolina, braving the cold to keep practicing, keep working, keep chasing Olympic gold."
80991,0,"Hardware news brought to you by IBM AMD announced last Thursday that it has launched an initiative to give 50 percent of the world 's population internet connectivity and computing capabilities by 2015, revolving around "
91064,0,Regis Corp. in deal to buy Hair Club for Men and Women WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Regis Corp. (RGS) announced a deal to acquire Hair Club for Men and Women in which it will pay $210 million.
66723,0,"Human genes 'overestimated ' MAN may have as few as 20,000 genes, just a fraction of previous estimates, an international consortium of scientists say in a report to be released today."
28218,0,"Univ. of Phoenix pushes ahead The University of Phoenix disputes the government 's portrait that it sells education with the zeal of a hard-charging telemarketer, but recent memos to recruiters reveal tactics similar to those recently cited by federal regulators."
4836,0,Brugnetti Strides to First Gold in 20km Walk ATHENS (Reuters) - Italian Ivano Brugnetti strode to victory in the first athletics final of the Athens Olympics on Friday with a commanding performance in the men's 20km walk.
97010,0,"New portable dual-screen system from Nintendo has plenty of bells ... On Sunday, the video-game giant will introduce its latest innovation, the Nintendo DS, or dual screen, which gaming fanatics around the globe have been dying to get their hands on."
105093,0,"Cycling Union rejects Phonak licence appeal Doping scandals have cost the Swiss cycling team, Phonak, a place on next years ProTour circuit, which includes the world 's biggest cycling events."
15378,0,"FCC asks high court to rule on broadband The federal government is challenging an appeals court ruling that, officials fear, would stifle the expansion of cable broadband services by burdening the providers with new regulations."
99459,0,"Busch hangs on for Nextel Cup title; Biffle wins Ford 400 HOMESTEAD, Florida (Ticker) -- Kurt Busch overcame a variety of setbacks, including a wheel falling off his car early in Sunday 's Ford 400, to clinch the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway."
12455,0,"E-Mail Voting Prompts Security Concerns (AP) AP - Missouri will allow members of the military stationed overseas to return absentee ballots via e-mail, raising concerns from Internet security experts about fraud and ballot secrecy."
7009,0,Clicking on Profits The latest data from the US Department of Commerce further bolsters what we have all suspected: E-commerce sales are increasing. Not only might one suspect that consumer confidence
71110,0,"Favre, Pack offense are clicking like never before GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre did something Sunday he hadn 't done for a long time. He finally posted a quarterback rating of at least 100."
91747,0,"Expos Suit Tossed Out Arbitrators ruled Monday against the former limited partners of the Montreal Expos in their case against former controlling owner Jeffrey Loria, clearing Major League Baseball to move the franchise to Washington."
92488,0,"Cryptic responds! As reported by The Associated Press, Marvel Enterprises Inc. and Marvel Characters, Inc. have sued NCsoft Corporation and Cryptic Studios."
99326,0,"American Football: Eli 's fine start upholds Manning tradition While elder brother Peyton continues his relentless assault on the record books, Eli Manning took his first steps towards a stellar career in the NFL on Sunday, when he made his first start "
5684,0,"Cassini Spies Two Moons Around Saturn (AP) AP - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spied two new little moons around satellite-rich Saturn, the space agency said."
50742,0,"Wal-Mart bucks backlash, continues growth plans CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Undaunted by the scorn of a growing number of communities across the US, Wal-Mart will duplicate this year 's growth plans again next year."
118277,0,"Orgeron Introduced As Ole Miss Coach New Mississippi football coach Ed Orgeron answers a reporter 's question, in Oxford, Miss., Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, moments after he was introduced as the new head coach."
12991,0,"Calif. Cities, Counties Sue Microsoft (AP) AP - Several California cities and counties have sued Microsoft Corp., accusing the software giant of illegally charging inflated prices for its products because of monopoly control of the personal computer operating systems market."
70066,0,"Sins of Commissions State insurance commissioners and the Securities and Exchange Commission joined an ever-widening probe of the insurance industry. Much of the focus remains on Marsh & McLennan , the world 's largest insurance "
98557,0,"Times Co. to buy stake in free Boston paper The New York Times Co. , owner of The Boston Globe, said it will buy a 49 percent stake in Metro Boston, the free newspaper distributed to commuters."
116858,0,US Missile Defense Test Fails The first test in nearly two years of a multibillion-dollar US anti-missile shield failed on Wednesday when the interceptor missile shut down as it prepared to launch in
116591,0,"J &J-Guidant could help Boston Scientific The anticipated merger of Guidant Corp. and Johnson & Johnson could give an unintended boost to Boston Scientific Corp. if Guidant's drug-coated stent launch is delayed, said analysts looking at the implications of a potential deal."
100665,0,"Arctic Council shies from warming recommendations Faced with fresh evidence of rapid warming at the top of the globe, members of the Arctic Council on Wednesday shied from making any commitments to combat the problem."
31439,0,Qualifying Rained Out The 10-race playoff for NASCAR's Nextel Cup championship starts with rain washing out qualifying Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway.
76115,0,"New Technology Powers Fuel Cells Smaller, cheaper, more robust notebook fuel cells could be available in 2006. "
111219,0,"Agree with Target 's ban of Salvation Army bell ringers? For the past decade, the Salvation Armys familiar red kettles represented the sole exception to Targets (TGT, news, msgs) no-solicitation policy."
53086,0,"CA offers usage-based pricing for mainframe tools Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) introduced a usage-based pricing and licensing option for its mainframe management products on Thursday, aligning its offerings with IBM Corp.'s On Demand model."
53450,0,"Mortgages rates up this week Mortgage rates around the country went up this week, with 30-year mortgages climbing to the highest level since early September. Freddie Mac, in its weekly survey released Thursday, reported that rates on "
63013,0,"Browns 34, Bengals 17 A record play helped the Cleveland Browns get their record to .500. Oh, and playing the Cincinnati Bengals didn 't hurt, either."
68911,0,Japanese bank joins battle for control of Manchester United A Japanese investment bank is exploring ways of blocking a possible takeover of Manchester United by American businessman Malcolm Glazer.
106809,0,2 Giants to Introduce Enhanced Data Sharing Services on Net Google and Microsoft separately plan to introduce on Thursday enhanced information sharing services for Internet users. Microsoft plans for the first time to offer a
76760,0,Seeing is believing with Red Sox Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez holds up the championship trophy after the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game 4 to win the World Series on Wednesday in St.
100560,0,"US Military Taps Bugs and Weeds in War on Terror (Reuters) Reuters - Don't squash that bug! Cockroaches,\beetles, spiders and worms may be the U.S. government's next line of defense in the war on terror."
15661,0,"Lenovo, IBM May Soon Reveal PC Unit Deal HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., could announce as early as Tuesday that it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for up to US$2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said."
50933,0,"Stocks Fall As Oil Surpasses $51 a Barrel Uneasy investors sold stocks mostly lower Tuesday as oil prices climbed above $51 per barrel, creating new worries that rising energy costs would curb consumer spending and corporate profits."
102859,0,"Love match turns to hate as Russian stars attack Maria Since winning Wimbledon as a virtually unknown 17-year-old last summer, Maria Sharapova has emerged as one of the world 's top ranked tennis players."
112316,0,"It's Crunch Time for Biotech Companies Washington area biotech companies will face pivotal moments this year, finding out whether key products work before money dries up, fending off competition from bigger companies, and, perhaps filing to go public.-The Washington Post"
4290,0,"Peer-to-Peer Companies Win in Court A US federal appeals court ruled in favor of peer-to-peer software makers this week, stating that the companies behind the Grokster and Morpheus services are not liable for copyright infringement due to the actions of their users. "
41256,0,"Congress plans hearings on Fannie Mae accounting, lawmaker says Fannie Mae, the largest US mortgage finance company, will be the subject of an Oct. 6 hearing by the House Financial Services Committee over its accounting and management, said Representative Richard Baker, a Louisiana Republican."
74881,0,"Energised Henman downs Dupuis Basel - Two-time Swiss Indoors champion Tim Henman bounced back from his disappointing Madrid Masters performance last week to ease through his first round match at the ATP event here on Wednesday, overwhelming Frenchman Antony Dupuis 6-3, 6-4."
19171,0,"Several Mass. Communities Eye Wind Power (AP) AP - Wind power projects are in various stages around the state, from the Atlantic coast in the east to the wooded slopes of the Berkshire Mountains in the west, gigantic towers whose hurtling blades are designed to create clean energy."
117157,0,"Sprint to buy Nextel in $35B deal Sprint has agreed to buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications in a deal worth $35.17 billion, combining the No. 3 and No. 5 U.S. wireless carriers and creating a new company with about 40 million customers."
110260,0,"Intel sheds light on 2005 desktop strategy DECEMBER 07, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Intel Corp. 's products for the digital home and digital office in 2005 will give consumers and IT managers more capabilities than just raw performance, and the company plans to highlight those products as it did with "
113738,0,"Insurance experiment a costly lesson for town Gardena near ... A little over a decade ago, the small working-class city of Gardena was having trouble getting liability insurance, like a lot of other California towns, and it decided to take the kind of entrepreneurial leap municipalities were being encouraged to "
85370,0,"Consummate Bruin Bourque is enshrined among NHL 's finest For 22 years, Ray Bourque had been preparing for last night. As he played each game of his National Hockey League career, he wasn 't cognizant "
77618,0,Lehman Forks Out $225 Million to Enron Shareholders Lehman Brothers (LEH:NYSE - news - research) agreed Friday to pay $225 million to Enron shareholders to settle allegations arising from the company 's 2001 insolvency.
51662,0,"Some talk isn 't cheap Dale Earnhardt Jr. 's swearword in a TV interview after his victory at Talladega costs him the NASCAR points lead and $10,000. A slip of the tongue on TV cost Dale Earnhardt Jr."
100008,0,"Gimme some skin! Sure, the Nintendo DS portable game machine is a technical wonder, with its super-sensitive touch screen, built-in wireless capability and"
93349,0,"NASA completes test flight of super-fast jet NASA on Tuesday successfully conducted the final and fastest test flight of an unmanned experimental jet, at a record nearly 10 times the speed of sound, or 11,260 km per hour, it is reported."
1995,0,Google Interview Is Draw for Latest Playboy Issue (Reuters) Reuters - The new issue of Playboy magazine isn't drawing attention in some circles for its trademark centerfold but for an interview with the founders of Web search engine Google Inc. that raised regulatory eyebrows.
115529,0,Linux: Fewer Bugs Than Rivals An analysis of the 5.7 million lines of Linux source code shows that it contains fewer bugs per thousand lines of code than commercial counterparts. By Michelle Delio.
64816,0,Mauresmo pulls out of Zurich Challenge World number two Amelie Mauresmo has pulled out of the Zurich Challenge tennis tournament after failing to recover from an ongoing thigh injury.
2149,0,"Ancient Site a Throwback for Select Few Athletes THENS, Aug. 17 - Earlier this week, John Godina, a shot-putter from the United States, walked into the ancient stadium at Olympia, about 200 miles southwest of Athens, and the history he had studied in college came to life. "
53372,0,Briefly: CA adds utility-like mainframe pricing roundup Plus: The company also expects to meet or exceed analyst estimates...Salesforce.com reports subscriber surge...RealNetworks signs up Red Flag Linux.
10588,0,WinAmp flayed by skins attack In brief Exploit circulating for unpatched vuln
68238,0,"Williams Catching On Deyon Williams, the 2002 All-Met from Suitland High, has earned playing time by being Virginia's fastest receiver."
875,0,EU Extends Microsoft-Time Warner Review (AP) AP - European antitrust regulators said Monday they have extended their review of a deal between Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to make anti-piracy software together.
60656,0,"Rage Against the Machine : Why Voting Doesn't Work and What You Can Do About It. I was sitting in a bar listening to the presidential ""debate "", thinking the same thought I always do when listening to politicians. nbsp;Why must I choose between two people that I don't like? nbsp;Since I live in New York, where Democrats usually win the electorate, should I even bother voting? nbsp;Are my votes even counted? It's always easy to blame the current President for the nation's current problems, and I'll admit that I'm often tempted to blame Bush. nbsp;But the reality is that he is not to blame. nbsp;The blame can be placed squarely on us, the citizens, and on our unwillingness to reform an outdated voting system. "
119440,0,"Why Sprint And Nextel Got Hitched (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - In the world of big-time telecom, the Baby Bells have been hogging the spotlight as they bulk up to compete against an onslaught of new technology -- and their arch-rivals, the cable companies. For competitors hovering outside the Bells' territory, that sends a stark message: Team up or get smashed. Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. chose the former, announcing on Dec. 15 a $35 billion deal to merge into the third-largest wireless powerhouse. With a market capitalization of $70 billion, the new Reston (Va. ..."
102885,0,"Syracuse Upsets No. 21 Boston College 43-17: College Football Diamond Ferri ran for two touchdowns and returned an interception for another as Syracuse defeated No. 21 Boston College 43-17, likely knocking the Eagles from a Bowl Championship Series game."
96875,0,"No. 5 Syracuse Dismantles No. 24 Memphis (AP) AP - Syracuse's stars got the Orange a tournament title. Hakim Warrick had 25 points, and Gerry McNamara added 21 to lead No. 5 Syracuse to a 77-62 victory over No. 24 Memphis on Friday night in the championship game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic."
81952,0,"Scientists Intrigued by Rare Dead Whale (AP) AP - The body of a whale resembling a giant dolphin that washed up on an eastern Australian beach has intrigued local scientists, who agreed Wednesday that it is rare but are not sure just how rare."
21798,0,Briefly: AOL updates instant messenger roundup Plus: Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list...Tellabs scales back AFC buy...Top McAfee exec to step down...IDC says external disk storage up.
15568,0,"UBS Buys Schwab Unit Swiss banking giant UBS says it will acquire Charles Schwab 's (SCH ) brokerage unit, SoundView Capital Markets, as well as the Capital Markets Division of Schwab for $265 million in cash."
76461,0,"Wolves Waive Goldwire, Powell (AP) AP - The Minnesota Timberwolves released guard Anthony Goldwire and forward Kasib Powell on Thursday, trimming their roster to 14 players."
14307,0,"Hey, Yankees here come the Red Sox BOSTON - Tim Wakefield finished off the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Now comes the real challenge for the streaking Boston Red Sox. Boston beat Detroit 6-1, ending a stretch of 26 games - 23 against teams below "
84951,0,"Tesco Opens Online Music Store UK retail giant Tesco has decided to launch its own online music store, complete with downloads from thousands of artists and one of the most open sharing schemes on the Internet."
9463,0,"In memory of Luke, Loretta races for her life LUKE. His name is tattooed forever on her right ankle. His memory, just as permanently, in her heart. Loretta Harrop ran the race of her life in Athens yesterday, the inspiration of her late "
92626,0,"Motorola to Acquire MeshNetworks Motorola Inc. said Tuesday it has signed an agreement to acquire MeshNetworks Inc., a privately held developer of wireless networks."
65815,0,"Kodak Profits on Discontinued Operations NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co. EK.N, the world's top maker of photographic film, on Wednesday said its third quarter profit rose, boosted by discontinued operations. Sales were boosted by the weaker dollar and its key growth area of digital photography. Rochester, New York-based Kodak, which one year ago announced a dramatic strategy shift toward digital cameras and printing and away from film, posted net income of $479 million, or $1.67 a share, including $1.51 from discontinued operations. A year earlier its profit was $122 million, or 42 cents a share. Multimedia versions of Reuters Top News are now available for: * 3000 Xtra : visit http://topnews.session.rservices.com * BridgeStation: view story .134 For more information on Top News, visit http://topnews.reuters.com "
78283,0,"Golf: Vijay Singh leads Chrysler Championship Vijay Singh, in his quest to surpass ten million dollars in winnings this year, leads the Chrysler Championship by one stroke over Tommy Armour III after three rounds."
71505,0,"India 's Reliance Industries second quarter profit up 39 percent BOMBAY (AFP) - Reliance Industries Ltd, the petrochemical flagship of India 's largest private sector company, said second quarter net profit jumped 39 percent against a backdrop of surging oil product prices."
99658,0,"McDonald 's CEO leaves to fight cancer The chief executive of McDonald 's, Charlie Bell, has stepped down to focus on battling cancer just seven months after assuming the top post at the world 's largest fast food company."
79316,0,Merck stock plunges on news report Shares of Merck & Co. plunged Monday after a news report suggested that the company knew about risks associated with its recently recalled Vioxx arthritis medication and tried to cover them up.
71521,0,"Exec says Pentium M may add location-based services in 2006 Intel Corp. will likely add support for location-based services to its Pentium M line of mobile processors in 2006, a senior company executive said Monday."
11254,0,"You can do it too, S 'pore If Greece, with 10m people, can pull off the Games at the 11th hour, why not? THE final weekend of the Olympics is at hand, and the reckoning is nigh."
61624,0,"Googles GMail Resembling Desktop Mail Client Google's GMail Resembling Desktop Mail Client\\The more I use GMail and Google keeps on enhancing this webmail service, the more I look at it as a replacement to desktop mail clients. I have been using GMail for my personal mails and I cannot hide the fact that I am loving ..."
31573,0,Microsoft 's rivals eat away at its browser 's dominance Microsoft Corp. 's rock-solid dominance of the Web browser market may be cracking. A new study shows its ubiquitous Internet Explorer browser continues to lose ground to its competitors.
109957,0,"Reports: Charges Expected for Five Pacers (AP) AP - Five Indiana Pacers players and five Detroit Pistons fans were expected to be charged with assault Wednesday in a brawl that broke out on the court last month and spilled into the stands at The Palace of Auburn Hills, according to news reports."
41483,0,"Sports: Gannon out at least six weeks ALAMEDA, Calif. Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon has a broken vertebrae in his neck and he 'll be on the sidelines at least six weeks."
61088,0,"Spitzer alleges insurance broker demanded kickbacks State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued the world 's largest insurance broker and lodged criminal charges against two insurance executives, accusing the brokerage of taking improper payments to steer business to certain companies."
9325,0,"Beltre's slam lifts Dodgers Adrian Beltre hit a grand slam to become the first player to reach 40 home runs this year, and Alex Cora homered and had five RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-2 rout of the Expos in Montreal."
32945,0,"NFL Game Summary - Miami At Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH -- Shayne Graham booted a 39-yard field goal with two seconds left, leading the Cincinnati Bengals to a 16-13 victory over the Miami Dolphins."
107169,0,"US Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected (Reuters) Reuters - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose 25,000 last week to 349,000, a government report showed on Thursday, with some analysts citing the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as distorting the data."
119608,0,"New Ole Miss coach says bad behavior in the past New Mississippi coach Ed Orgeron was charged with repeated domestic violence more than a decade ago when he was an assistant at Miami, according to records obtained Friday by The Associated Press."
87964,0,"Canadian Tire 's third-quarter profit jumps 17.2 per cent to $69.4 ... TORONTO (CP) - Canadian Tire reported a 17 per cent jump in quarterly earnings on Thursday, boosted by higher sales and improved business at the financial services business."
79064,0,"Place your bets for the party of the year and as many as 15,000 tipped to head to Adelaide 's biggest Melbourne Cup party at Morphettville Racecourse -ere praying for the rain to stay away."
119918,0,"Bunker down, Browser Wars ' are back For those who have been technology enthusiasts for years, there is a familiar war brewing in the technology industry. Mozilla, an open-source community of developers and testers that was started by Netscape "
44612,0,"Martha Stewart 's new abode ALDERSON - Starting Oct. 8, Martha Stewart will begin serving her five-month sentence for lying to federal investigators here, in the Alderson Federal Prison Camp."
101423,0,"DoCoMo to offer i-mode to UKs mmO2 Japans dominant wireless operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc., has reached a basic agreement to offer its popular i-mode mobile Internet technology to Britains mmO2 Plc."
43748,0,"DC scores the Expos; Norfolk mayor praises local bid Major League Baseball officials will announce today that the Montreal Expos are relocating to Washington, Mayor Paul D. Fraim said Tuesday night."
15610,0,"It's SQL, but not as you know it Site Offer Save a whopping 50 on definitive MySQL guides"
81331,0,"Alcan profit soars on higher aluminum prices MONTREAL - Third-quarter profit at Alcan Inc. almost doubled, the company said Thursday, crediting higher aluminum prices and more shipments."
22545,0,Internet porn ban enacted for Phoenix libraries A legal battle could be brewing after the City Council enacted a new policy that bars adults from unrestricted Internet access to pornography on Phoenix library computers.
74492,0,"Titan Posts Slightly Higher Profit CHICAGO (Reuters) - Titan Corp. TTN.N, which provides technology and translating services to the U.S. military, on Wednesday reported a slightly higher quarterly profit."
100609,0,"Intel ramps up support for Linux in Asia Intelhas released its Quick Start Kit for Linux, stepping up support for Asian system integrators that offer Linux-based desktop PCs."
66600,0,Ranieri salutes 'incredible ' Inter Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri said he could do little more than salute opponents Inter Milan after their crushing 5-1 victory over his side at the Mestalla on Wednesday.
95131,0,Microsoft Warns Asian Governments of Linux Lawsuits (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp. warned Asian governments on Thursday they could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux operating system instead of its Windows software.
13113,0, 'Gamble ' pays off for Trulli and Alonso Jarno Trulli grabbed his second pole position of the season at Spa on Saturday after taking a gamble and qualifying on intermediate tyres.
109643,0,"Chinese firm buys IBM PC business IBM, the pioneer of the personal computer, is selling its PC hardware business to number one Chinese computer maker Lenovo."
23886,0,Nortel hires Accenture to revamp financial organization TORONTO - Nortel Networks said Friday it has hired consulting firm Accenture to help it revamp its financial organization. Accenture will review elements of Nortel Networks global finance organization and
28125,0,"US in tech job massacre THE US IT sector lost more than 403,000 jobs between April 2001 and 2004 and the future of the job market is looking bleak. According to a report prepared by the University of Illinois-Chicago, half of the "
84183,0,"Pfizer faces black boxes New York - Pfizer, the world 's largest drug maker, is discussing with US regulators whether to add a stronger warning to its Bextra painkiller about rare, serious skin reactions."
13715,0,Rogge: IOC accepts human error not manipulation in judging International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said here on Saturday that they accept thehuman error in judging or refereeing but never tolerate any manipulation.
60625,0,Abbey directors feel shareholders ' wrath Directors of banking giant Abbey National today faced harsh criticism from shareholders angry at the decision to sell out to Spain 's largest bank.
101404,0,News: Warning: critical Winamp vuln Security researchers are warning of a serious - and unfixed - security hole with the popular Winamp media player.
25359,0,"Brodeur 's wrist feeling better Martin Brodeur casually strolled through Canada 's dressing room on Sunday with a noticeable wrap on his injured left wrist. He said he felt good, just not well enough to join his teammates on the ice in preparation "
42610,0,Angels try to keep pace with A 's The Anaheim Angels will again try to grab a share of the division lead and further hinder the Texas Rangers chances of winning the West when the teams continue their four-game series at Ameriquest Field in Arlington.
7282,0,Tall Blacks quarterfinal hopes dashed The New Zealand men 's basketball team came within four points of a chance of remaining in the medal hunt at the Olympics after a devastating 84-88 loss to Spain tonight.
87856,0,"New Intel Itanium Inside Unisys, HP Servers Itanium 's goals, which were lofty when the new architecture was first announced, have come down to reality. Instead of touting the 64-bit Itanium 2 as the sole architecture of the future, Intel "
68859,0,"Schlumberger Posts Profit But Shares Fall HOUSTON (Reuters) - Schlumberger Ltd. SLB.N, the world's largest oilfield services company, on Friday posted a third-quarter profit but weakness in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and a pullback in its Russian operations weighed on shares."
96378,0,"Takers Line Up To Buy Hollywood Video Stores FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Movie Gallery video rental chain said Friday it 's offered to acquire video rental rival Hollywood Entertainment."
18399,0,"Today's schedule Pro baseball: Red Sox vs. Texas at Fenway Park, 1 p.m.; International League: Pawtucket vs. Rochester at McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, R.I., 6 p.m.; Eastern League: Portland vs. New Hampshire at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine, 6 p.m.; Atlantic League: Nashua vs. Newark at Holman Stadium, Nashua, 6:30 p.m.; Northeast League: Brockton at Bangor, 6:30 p.m.; Eastern League: Altoona at New Britain, ..."
115860,0,Microsoft testing new e-mail subscription service Microsoftis testing a new subscription Hotmail service that includes 2GB of e-mail storage and a copy of Outlook 2003 to access the service from the desktop.
110011,0,"Pixar Falls 4 Percent Before Bell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. PIXR.O fell 4 percent before the bell on Wednesday after it said it would postpone the theatrical release of its animated feature ""Cars"" to June 2006 from November 2005."
22282,0,"Soccer: Luck and bold decisions save Sven 's job in Poland: British ... LONDON : Sven-Goran Eriksson is redeemed as England coach partly through luck but also because he took the bold selection decisions necessary ahead of England 's 2-1 victory over Poland, the British press said."
106094,0,"Many reaped rewards As generous in victory as they were defiant in times of trouble, the Red Sox spread nearly $15.2 million in playoff winnings 95 ways, rewarding everyone from batboys to clubhouse attendants for helping them win the franchise's first World Series in 86 years."
67831,0,"Amazon Posts Higher Quarterly Profit SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, fueled by strong international sales and its free shipping offer."
58795,0,Fonterra bid too low say Aussies Australian dairy group National Foods says its shares are worth up to 22 more than a hostile $A1.6 billion takeover offer by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra.
7377,0,"Atalanta fires coach Bergamo, Italy (Sports Network) - Serie A cellar dwellers Atalanta fired its coach Andrea Mandorlini after he failed to produce a victory in any of the club 's first 14 league matches this season."
73182,0,"Johnson Controls Profit Up 25 Percent Johnson Controls Inc. on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit rose 25 percent, helped by a lower tax rate and decreased miscellaneous net expenses."
35242,0,"Security firms merge to form Cybertrust Information security firms TruSecure and Betrusted are expected to merge today, creating Cybertrust, one of the world 's largest privately owned security groups."
9423,0,Bank of America Exec to Get Severance Pay Bank of America Corp. said a departing executive is eligible to collect about $20.7 million in severance and other payments from the company.
13468,0,Rooney 's private life no concern to Sven Sven-Goran Eriksson insists the off-field distractions in Wayne Rooney 's private life will not hinder his England career. And while he was unwilling to enter the debate over Rooney 's future on the pitch amid
24902,0,"Tigers lose game, two All-Stars The Tigers fell again to a manufactured Minnesota run Saturday night, but what they needed more was manufactured health. While the Tigers lost a 3-2 decision to the Twins "
64237,0,"Gartner ITxpo spotlights security, wireless Enterprise IT executives attending this week's Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., got a peek at several forthcoming products for security, CM (content management), wireless, and SOAs (service-oriented architectures). "
113406,0,"O 'Keefe to quit this week NASA Administrator Sean O 'Keefe will resign this week, and the retired director of the Pentagon 's Missile Defense Agency tops a list of five men that President Bush is considering "
46177,0,"AL notables Oakland won the season series against Seattle for the first time since 2000. Angels' Vladimir Guerrero matched a career high for hits with his fifth four-hit game this season and 15th in his career. It was the second two-homer game this week for Guerrero, who has 38 this year and is hitting .338 with a team-record 123 runs and 124 ..."
113030,0,"Nobody strikes the pose better than Reggie Bush College football fans would probably be comparing him to - well, don 't take my word for it. Take Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer 's, one of the most respected individuals in the game."
111759,0,"NASA Telescopes Find Dust Rings Around (AP) AP - For the first time, scientists have found rings of dust around planet-bearing stars — an important confirmation of theories about how planets form, NASA announced Thursday."
61475,0,"Malignant Tax-Payers Almost a year has passed since the then-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky was jailed. Meanwhile, the oil giant he founded is about to lose its core asset, Yuganskneftegaz, that produces 60 per cent of all its oil."
80488,0,Wonderful news: Malcolm Wilson is delighted with the new ... Ford yesterday announced a new four-year deal with the Dovenby outfit to keep the car maker a leading contender in the World Rally Championship.
11012,0,"IBM buys Venetica Computer giant IBM Thursday acquired Venetica, a privately held company based in Charlotte, NC. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter."
112592,0,Yahoo adds fuel to desktop search rush Yahoo has announced it will join the fray with a new desktop product based on technology from X1 Technologies. Yahoo said it plans to launch a beta version of a new Yahoo Desktop Search tool in the coming
70836,0,"SGX, TSE plan cross-membership agreement: report SINGAPORE : The Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) plan to enter into a cross-membership agreement that will allow member securities firms of both exchanges to execute equity transactions in both bourses from fiscal 2005, the "
30565,0,"Inflation inches up in August Consumer prices rose slightly in August, easing fears that inflation, which surged earlier this year, would rapidly pick up steam."
83746,0,"Who's the man? Haas, Woods share lead ATLANTA -- It was fatherly advice sent cross-country from California to Boston two months ago. ""He's the man, "" Jay Haas told his 22-year-old son, Billy, that Saturday night of the Deutsche Bank Championship. ""But remember: You're the man, too. """
77802,0,Just Another Game Coach Peter Nowak said the team is approaching their match against the New York/New Jersey MetroStars like any other game.
59047,0,"He'll let actions speak Since Pedro Martinez wasn't talking, leave it to Kevin Millar to clear that up."
42336,0,Branson Announces Start of New Airline Virgin Group boss Richard Branson said Tuesday he has signed an agreement with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to launch a new airline out of the west African nation that will be majority owned by Nigerian investors.
15027,0,"Japan court lets banks discuss deal TOKYO Japan 's highest court on Monday removed the last major legal hurdle to efforts by Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group to take over UFJ Holdings, a deal that would create the world 's largest bank."
51755,0,Giggs out to break Old Trafford hearts Ryan Giggs will try to tie Manchester United team mate Gary Neville in knots and score a goal to send the Old Trafford crowd home in tears when Wales side play England on Saturday.
81753,0,Verizon to Buy NextWave Licenses for $3 Billion Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it had signed an agreement with NextWave Telecom Inc. to purchase all of its airwave licenses for $3 billion.
8652,0,"Zambrano Takes No-Hitter Into Seventh (AP) AP - Carlos Zambrano felt so comfortable on the mound, he was convinced he was unhittable."
104804,0,Florida A M Coach Joe Won't Get Extension (AP) AP - Florida A &M won't extend the contract of football coach Billy Joe beyond the 2005-06 season.
9870,0,"HDTV Competition Could Bring Deals Prices are likely to drop as more outlets, including PC vendors, get into the market."
114618,0,"Apple PayPals Around Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is making its iTunes service a little more user friendly, by teaming up with eBay 's (Nasdaq: EBAY) PayPal to facilitate payments."
90608,0,"Williams reaches final at WTA Championships Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Serena Williams rallied for a three-set victory over Amelie Mauresmo to reach the final of the WTA Championships at the Staples Center."
85019,0,"Bluetooth chews on future plans Technical group outlines its wireless plans through 2006, updates current specification to trim power consumption."
53994,0,Oracle Director Says Bid May Not Be Final A director of the Oracle Corporation testified that the company's $7.7 billion hostile bid for PeopleSoft might not be the final offer.
94139,0,Top Judges Have Doubts on Tobacco Penalty WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided U.S. federal appeals court panel on Wednesday expressed skepticism about whether the government had the power to force cigarette makers to pay billions of dollars in past profits as part of its racketeering case against the industry.
81297,0,"Phishers develop sophisticated lure Fraudsters have developed phishing emails capable of automatically stealing bank log-in details without requiring users to click on a website link, email filtering firm MessageLabs warns."
9952,0,Sri Lanka clinch series DAMBULLA: Marvan Atapattu slammed a solid 97 not out on a difficult pitch as Sri Lanka wrapped up the one-day cricket series with a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the third match on Wednesday.
102670,0,"Pampling tackles Open grill GOLF has changed a lot in the 100 years since the captain of the Drouin Golf Club in Victoria, the Honourable Michael Scott, won the first Australian Open."
100302,0,"Pacers Give Fans Something to Cheer About (AP) AP - The Indiana crowd jumped to its feet with a jubilant roar when Jamaal Tinsley scored off a steal by Fred Jones in the third quarter. After a long weekend of enduring the embarrassing fallout from their brawl in Detroit, the Pacers used a makeshift lineup and gave their fans plenty to cheer about."
69024,0,"2004 US Senate Outlook With all the hoopla over Bush and Kerry, some of you may not have been paying close attention to the other races going on in this loaded US political season. I've read a good dozen or so Senate outlooks, and my blurry eyes and spinning brain kept getting lost in all the numbers and losing track of who, ultimately, was likely to control the Senate on November third. So I made my very own Senate outlook to figure it out (or add further confusion, depending on what you think of my predictions). The bad news is, we probably won't know who controls the Senate on November third. The good news, if you're a Democrat (or a person who loves one), is that my best guess at this point is that when the dust settles, Democrats will probably be in control by the very slimmest possible margin. Shock! But everyone knows the Dems have no chance of taking either house of Congress. I think everyone hasn't been paying attention. Read on for my rundown."
66694,0,"USC, Okla. Go Wire-To-Wire Atop AP Poll (AP) AP - Southern California and Oklahoma ended the regular season the same way they began it in The Associated Press Top 25: The Trojans are No. 1, and the Sooners No. 2."
1820,0,"Coyotes re-sign RW Johnson to three-year deal ----------------------------------------------- GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) - Mike Johnson missed most of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery, but that didn 't stop the Phoenix Coyotes from giving him the veteran right wing a three-year contract ..."
106884,0,"Kennedy jumble sale at Sotheby 's Nothing is too small or mundane when you attach the name Kennedy to it. Among the items listed in the latest Sotheby 's auction of the contents of the Kennedy family homes are a fibreglass kitchen tray, some old suitcases, chipped china and a few tumblers."
87341,0,Rangers 2 Celtic 1 (aet) Rangers came from behind to defeat Celtic 2-1 in extra time of an epic CIS Insurance Cup quarter-final at Ibrox. Shota Arveladze was the man who fired the home side ahead after fellow substitute Dado Prso
59661,0,Netherlands beats Finland 3-1 in World Cup qualifier after poor ... Ruud van Nistelrooy scored two goals Wednesday as the Netherlands rebounded from a poor start to beat Finland 3-1 in a World Cup qualifying match.
100151,0,Yorke: two due in court on race charges Two men are due in court over alleged racist abuse aimed at footballer Dwight Yorke. The Birmingham City striker made a complaint after a game against Blackburn Rovers on Sunday.
81538,0,"Manulife 3rd-Qtr Profit Rises on Hancock Purchase (Update1) Manulife Financial Corp., Canada 's biggest insurer, said third-quarter profit rose 81 percent, bolstered by its C$19 billion ($16 billion) acquisition of John Hancock Financial Services in the US."
24684,0,"Weir on Verge of Ending 50-Year Canadian Wait OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - Mike Weir, seeking to become the first home winner of the Canadian Open for 50 years, hit a one-under-par 70 to take a three-shot lead after the third round of the 100th version of the event Saturday."
84465,0,"Taipei plans city-wide Wi-Fi network Taiwan capital says network will reach 90 of population of 3M, will charge users for access. TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taipei plans to make wireless Internet access available across the Taiwan capital by the end "
18677,0,"With Charley on Their Minds, Floridians Brace for Round 2 Al Cialella is from Philadelphia, where he always thought of ""sturdy "" oak trees as symbols of strength. He never knew that in central Florida, the water table "
76436,0,Recording industry sues another 750 computer users The Recording Industry Association of America filed the copyright infringement suits against 750 computer users across the country -- including 25 university students.
7261,0,"The Shame of Adult Male Virginity My feeling is that somewhere between the ages of 18 and 22-25 society starts expecting men to not be virgins. Well, maybe ""expecting"" is not the right word, but that's the age range were I started feeling shame about being a virgin. There are many advantages to being a virgin: you know you're not diseased, you know you're not a daddy and you don't have a woman who has reached deep into your inner feelings and can manipulate you with that leverage. A quick side note about diseases: besides the scary lifelong and life-threatening sexually transmitted diseases it is estimated that as many as 50 of sexually active singles have Genital Warts, for which there is no cure. They are extremely easy to transfer between partners and can be a precursor to penile, cervical and rectal cancer."
37383,0,Brokers Dip As AG Edwards Misses Brokerage stocks fell for the second straight day Thursday after regional firm AG Edwards Inc. blamed sluggish equity markets as the main reason it missed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal second-quarter earnings.
102391,0,"Not Buying Into Shopping 's Big Day To most weary shoppers, it 's known as Black Friday, the semiofficial start of the holiday retail season. But to hundreds of regional residents and countless others worldwide "
1721,0,"Florida 's fiscal shape helps cushion Charley 's hit WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Hurricane Charley may have caused up to $15 billion in damage in Florida, but that is not seen immediately hurting the state 's credit picture thanks to strong finances and funds in reserve, analysts said ..."
62587,0,"Mids unlucky against Irish, again Navy had one opening, one sliver of a chance to make it a game against Notre Dame yesterday. After the Midshipmen drove 81 yards for a field goal midway through the "
25946,0,"Most Bloggers Find Clicks Don't Mean Cash Bloggers at this summer's political conventions brought heightened visibility to blogging, but the money, for most bloggers, is still missing. There's a very tiny percentage of people who are making anywhere close to a living from blogs."
4035,0,"Sex and Drugs Go Together for Teens By LAURA MECKLER WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's not just a cliche: Sex and drugs often do go together, says a survey of U.S. teenagers..."
93481,0,"Roddick ousts Henman in Houston Tim Henman, the British No 1, lost his rain-delayed opening match against the world No 2 Andy Roddick at the Masters Cup in Houston this morning."
117265,0,"First Look: Small Business Accounting Apps (PC World) PC World - Intuit, Best Software offer new features, prices with 2005 editions."
35616,0,"Oil hits $47 as supply worries LONDON - Oil prices hit $47 a barrel yesterday, the highest level in a month, as China showed no let-up in its strong import growth and US Gulf producers reported damage to offshore rigs from Hurricane Ivan."
54549,0,"Murphy sizzles again as Skaife fizzles GREG MURPHY yesterday emphatically laid his claim for a fourth Bathurst crown, while four-time winner Mark Skaife experienced one of his worst days at the circuit."
8692,0,Wall Street Seen Climbing (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was expected to rise on Tuesday as easing crude oil prices soothed fears of a squeeze on earnings and on a thin corporate menu investors will be able to chew over results from food group H.J. Heinz Co (HNZ.N).
47656,0,"China Has No Immediate Plan to Join G7 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China, which for the first time joined a meeting of top officials from the Group of Seven countries this week, has no immediate plans to enter the rich nations' club, its finance minister said on Saturday."
70996,0,Cooling the Jets: Patriots claim AFC Bill Belichick 's post-game wave to his kids in the stands usually resembles that of a man on a street corner trying to hail a cab.
43067,0,"New Toshiba notebooks highlight long-running trend SAN FRANCISCO - Toshiba Corp.'s new desktop-replacement multimedia notebooks, introduced on Tuesday, are further evidence that U.S. consumers still have yet to embrace the mobility offered by Intel Corp.'s newer mobile processors."
115137,0,Opportunity leaves Endurance Crater A frame from Opportunity 's front hazard avoidance camera shows the rover 's farewell glance at Endurance Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL.
22355,0,Team Hopeful in Its Effort to Recreate Primal Life Scientists believe that they have reconstructed the pivotal event that created the one-celled organism from which all animals and plants are descended.
9412,0,"BEA departures continue BEA Systems continues to see an exodus of high-level executives, with Chief Marketing Officer Tod Nielsen exiting this week."
109055,0,EA working on new C &C Red Alert game Electronic Arts has revealed that it 's working on a new game in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert series in an email sent to fan site operators by VP and executive producer Mark Skaggs.
94376,0,"Kmart snaps up Sears for $11bn The discount retailer Kmart announced yesterday an $11bn (5.9bn) acquisition of Sears Roebuck, bringing two of the best-known names in American retailing under one roof."
4221,0,SHOT PUT Bizarre turn of fortune A shot put competition unique in Olympic history -- ancient or modern -- turned into one of the strangest competitions in the Games history Wednesday evening as the sun was setting on the ancient stadium.
10218,0,Labor Department Wins $1.9 Million in Back Pay for Janitors A contractor for the Target Corporation had not paid overtime to hundreds of immigrants who often worked seven nights a week.
61452,0,"US Sept. PPI up 0.1, core rate up 0.3 WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Prices of US wholesale goods and services rose 0.1 percent in September, the Labor Department said Friday. The core producer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy goods, rose 0.3 percent."
9544,0,"Gartner sees solid server sales IBM, HP, Sun and Dell lead the market, which saw 7.7 percent revenue growth in the second quarter, compared with a year earlier."
2322,0,"Staples posts 39 jump in second-quarter profit FRAMINGHAM, MASS. -- Riding strong sales across its office products portfolio, Staples Inc. yesterday reported a 39-per-cent jump in second-quarter profit that topped Wall Street forecasts. "
60209,0,"Import Prices Rise Less Than Expected (Reuters) Reuters - The cost of goods imported into the United States rose by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September, a government report showed on Thursday, as petroleum import costs rose a modest 0.6 percent."
97831,0,"US birdie assault seizes UBS Cup lead The United States team wasn 't able to stop the juggernaut that is the partnership of Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer, but little else slowed it down in a record-setting "
46557,0,"PeopleSoft Ousts CEO Who Battled Oracle In NEW YORK story headlined ""PeopleSoft ousts CEO amid battle with Oracle,"" please read in paragraph 5, ""Oracle launched its surprise takeover bid in June 2003"" ... instead of ""PeopleSoft launched .. )"
80390,0,"BMW Keeps 2004 Forecast German premium carmaker BMW reported a lower-than-expected 7.6 percent rise in third-quarter pretax profit, but reaffirmed its forecast for record revenues, earnings and car sales in 2004."
91069,0,"The good, bad ... and even better (Texas) Baylor fans are in a little bit of limbo now. They 're thrilled that their team continues to show that it can play with the very best in the country."
16324,0,"Astronomers: More Earths Likely Two separate teams of astronomers find Neptune-size planets beyond our solar system. Earth-like planets are just around the corner, they say. By Amit Asaravala."
33799,0,China cuts back 3G spending The world 's top telecoms equipment makers may have to settle for just a fraction of the multi-billion-dollar orders they had expected when China builds its next-generation mobile phone networks.
46993,0,Britain removed from the start line BERNIE ECCLESTONE sounded the death knell for the British Grand Prix when he turned down a last-minute offer to save the nation 's biggest motor race.
104845,0," ""Twelve Days of Christmas "" True Love Gifts Have you ever considered giving your ""true love "" everything offered in the traditional timeless song, Twelve Days of Christmas?"
75814,0,"CEE profits fall 20 Coca-Cola Enterprises said its profits fell more than 20 percent in the third quarter, thanks in part to soft retail sales in North America."
24948,0,"Another shocker for Fresno St. In 2001, Fresno State made a run at breaking into the BCS by beating big-name teams. Their 45-21 upset of No. 13 Kansas State yesterday was its second win over a team "
40885,0,Microsoft Ready to Comply if Appeal Lost (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it is ready to put a stripped-down version of Windows on the market if it fails this week to persuade a judge to suspend a landmark European Union antitrust decision.
7958,0,"Intel seen readying new Wi-Fi chips In a briefing later this week, Intel is expected to announce the availability of a ""tri-mode"" Wi-Fi chip that supports the 802.11b wireless standard and its speedier cousin, 802.11g -- as well as the less-used 802.11a."
111116,0,"Gerrard can win with us, says Benitez Rafael Benitez says Liverpool 's remarkable 3-1 defeat of Olympiakos in the Champions League has proved to captain Steven Gerrard he does not need to leave to win trophies."
52521,0,"Ciresa Itches for Purse Marty Ciresa and his horse Presidentialaffair came close last year at the Maryland Million Classic at Pimlico, getting nosed out at the finish. This time, Ciresa wants the win."
111450,0,"Update 1: Altera, Xilinx Warnings Slam Sector Shares of chip makers sank in Thursday trading after two US firms lowered their quarterly sales expectations, but the sector saw some relief after National Semiconductor Corp."
29320,0,"Opec to cool crude boil with additional gallons : Opec on Wednesday lifted oil supply quotas by one million barrels a day, 4 per cent, in a renewed bid to force down stubbornly high world crude prices."
31169,0,"Software Sting Leads to Arrests, Seizures of Pirated Goods (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - After a two-year investigation, U.S. law enforcement officials have disrupted one of the largest software piracy operations in the United States with the arrest of 11 suspects in California, Washington and Texas. In the raid, FBI agents seized pirated applications valued as high as US $87 million, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California."
94539,0,"Eriksson forced to hook ""wild "" Rooney England boss Sven Goran Eriksson was forced to hook Wayne Rooney before halftime in last night 's 1-0 defeat in Spain. Rooney was hauled off before he was sent off, then swore at England No2 Steve McClaren."
42421,0,"Pepsi Bottling Profit Up, Hikes Outlook Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose on volume growth in the United States and Europe "
9998,0,"A Microsoft deal gets full EU inquiry BRUSSELS The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into Microsoft 's and Time Warner 's plans to jointly acquire ContentGuard Holdings, a specialist in software that protects digital material from counterfeiting, a commission spokeswoman "
11429,0,"Surging Red Sox Tame Tigers 4-1 (AP) AP - Bronson Arroyo gave the surging Boston Red Sox another strong start, allowing six hits in 7 1-3 innings in a 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night."
14844,0,"EMC Takes On NetApp EMC is taking direct aim at Network Appliance this week with a new line of midrange NAS appliances. And NetApp is firing back, charging that EMC 's Centera content-addressable storage arrays are not secure "
82506,0,Pavin wants to win Vietnam Masters for wife Former US Open champion Corey Pavin said Wednesday he 's playing for his caddie this week - who also happens to be his wife - at the inaugural Vietnam Masters.
12578,0,California considers open-source shift Proposed changes in state procurement policies would favor Linux and its offshoots.
89123,0,"Retail Sales Increase, Autos Lose Luster Consumers lost a little of their enthusiasm for auto purchases last month but spent like mad in a number of other areas including clothing and gasoline, the Commerce Department reported Friday."
105494,0,"S &P affirms rating on Pinault Printemps Redoute Standard & Poor 's on Tuesday affirmed its ratings on French retailer Pinault Printemps Redoute SA (PRTP.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) after the group entered exclusive talks to sell its Rexel(CDME."
2778,0,SEC Bars Some Mutual Fund Fees (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission barred U.S. mutual funds on Wednesday from channeling brokerage commissions toward Wall Street firms based on their promotion of the funds' shares.
48458,0,Eriksson recalls Red Devils trio Sven-Goran Eriksson tonight handed Phil Neville an England lifeline as the Manchester United defender joined club team-mates Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney in returning to the England squad.
52775,0,"News Corp soothes US move critics Australia 's News Corp has adopted corporate reforms aimed at soothing critics of its planned move to the US. The media giant, owner of Fox TV in the US, and the Times and Sun newspapers in the UK, promised not to issue new shares with extra voting rights."
19992,0,"Home loans explode THE Reserve Bank faces the biggest monthly surge in home loan approvals in more than a decade when official figures are reported on Wednesday, the same day it is expected to confirm interest rates are on hold for another month."
115361,0,GM and DaimlerChrysler team up on hybrid engine General Motors and DaimlerChrysler are collaborating on development of fuel- saving hybrid engines in hopes of cashing in on an expanding market dominated by hybrid leaders Toyota and Honda.
91870,0,"Leiter takes buyout, becomes free agent Mets left-hander Al Leiter filed provisionally for free agency Friday, awaiting a decision by the team on its $10 million option. New York has until Nov. 15 to exercise the option or elect to pay a $2 million buyout."
6716,0,Novell Turns A Q3 Profit Novell Inc. is reporting a big turnaround in its financial picture. The networking company is reporting a third-quarter profit of $23.
119460,0,"UCLA's Dorrell Gets Contract Extension (AP) AP - Second-year UCLA coach Karl Dorrell's contract was extended for two years Friday, putting him under contract with the school through the 2010 season."
42857,0,"Coming soon: Awesome 4some, starring Vijay Singh NEW DELHI: Local golf fans are in for a treat: For the first time ever, the sport 's top-ranked player will be in India. Vijay Singh, who recently dethroned Tiger Woods as No."
99927,0,"Huge Black Holes Formed Quickly After Big Bang (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Incredibly massive black holes had fully matured just a billion years after the birth of the universe, according to two separate studies."
19885,0,"Access Brokerage suspended from trading Michael Stiassny and Brendon Gibson of Ferrier Hodgson & Co have been appointed interim liquidators of no-frills brokerage house Access Brokerage Limited, which was today suspended from trading."
77729,0,"Boston Expects Millions at Red Sox Parade (AP) AP - Because so many members of Red Sox Nation are expected in Boston to celebrate the team's World Series triumph, the victory parade Saturday won't be making any stops and won't culminate with a staged rally, either."
77214,0,"Rattay prospects for Bears growing dimmer Time, they say, heals all wounds, with the possible exception of Tim Rattay 's ailing right forearm. As this week began, San Francisco 49ers coach Dennis Erickson "
60613,0,Competitiveness 's 800-Pound Gorillas NEW YORK - The World Economic Forum looks at countries ' competitiveness through both ends of the economist 's telescope--the macro end and the micro one.
76671,0,"Google buys digital mapping company Google Inc. has bought digital map maker Keyhole, extending the search engine with a toolbox that can catalog almost anything in the world."
102159,0,Raptors Increase Security After Threat (AP) AP - A threat made against Toronto Raptors guard Vince Carter caused the team to increase security at last Wednesday's game against the New York Knicks.
73096,0,"Oracle wins EU approval for PeopleSoft takeover NEW YORK, October 26 (newratings.com) - Oracle Corporation (ORCL.NAS) has received the antitrust approval from the European Union, for its hostile $7."
7250,0,Jarno looking to reverse recent form The Italian will be pushing 100 for himself and the team at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix in Spa Francorchamps.
99059,0,"Handling Hostess Sticker Shock Food, friends, and elf figurines add up. Here's some advice on how to handle the holiday tab."
1969,0,"Group Urges EPA for More Pollution Cuts (AP) AP - If the government required deeper cuts in air pollution from power plants, at least 3,000 lives would be saved and 140,000 children would avoid asthma and other respiratory ailments, an environmental group said Tuesday."
64971,0,"Constellation offers $1.3B for Mondavi (October 19, 2004) - Constellation Brands Inc. has offered $1.3 billion in cash to buy Robert Mondavi Corp.a California maker of table wines such as Woodbridge."
107181,0,"Older Windows OSes need critical patch Microsoft releases critical Explorer patch VNUNet.com"
116125,0,"For Sprint and Nextel, the Struggle Is Ahead which could come as early as today - they will have completed the easy part. The harder part, industry executives and analysts "
68257,0,Cavs ' Williams Is Catching On The Virginia Cavaliers were in the midst of what would become a blowout victory at Western Michigan last season when rookie wide receiver Deyon Williams came to the line of
38988,0,"Sony seals purchase of MGM Los Angeles (dpa) - An investment consortium led by Japanese electronics giant Sony has sealed a deal to buy the legendary Hollywood studio MGM, which will keep functioning as an independent unit producing several films a year, Variety reported Friday."
60896,0,"Schilling to Miss A.L.C.S. Game 5 Start Boston ace Curt Schilling will not face the Yankees on Sunday because of an injured right ankle, though it's possible he could return later in the series."
61034,0,Google tops Microsoft with new PC search tool Computer users have long complained that using Microsoft Windows to find files on a desktop hard drive is considerably tougher than using Google to find information in the vast reaches of the Internet.
30508,0,Hackers to exploit latest Windows flaw HACKERS ARE swapping information online about the latest hole in Windows in the hope of getting a good exploit onto other people 's computers before they install SP2.
115098,0,"Grey Seen as Leading Paramount Candidate (Reuters) Reuters - Brad Grey, executive producer of the hit television show ""The Sopranos"" and chairman of a top Hollywood talent management firm, has emerged as the leading candidate to succeed Sherry Lansing as head of Viacom Inc.'s\(VIAb.N) Paramount Pictures, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday."
94347,0,"Europe Unlikely to Win US Agreement on Halting Euro 's Surge European officials, blaming US deficits for a surge in the euro, are unlikely to persuade Treasury Secretary John Snow to help support the dollar when the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meet in Berlin."
62704,0,"India need 210 to win Chennai Test India need another 210 runs to win the Chennai Test after ending the fourth day at 19-0. Virender Sehwag was batting on 12 and Yuvraj Singh on 7. Earlier, Anil Kumble claimed 6-133, his 26th fifth-wicket haul, to help India bowl Australia out for 369."
35792,0,Gerrard: I 'm back soon Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has rejected newspaper reports that he will be ruled out until Christmas. Gerrard broke a bone in his foot during Monday night 's defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford
18488,0,Martinez sizzles as Sox stop Texas The brains behind the Red Sox spent long winter nights calculating what it might take to end the franchise 's 86-year championship famine.
60812,0,"Tennis: Spain grinds US into the red clay SEVILLE, Spain It was not quite what Carlos Moya missed the first time. The setting was not his country 's tennis capital and former home city of Barcelona but the capital of the Spanish region of Andalusia."
36650,0,"Memory makers face jail for price fixing THREE German executives and an American with microchip giant Infineon Technologies face jail terms and fines under plea agreements to settle a US probe into price-fixing, according to the Justice Department."
37092,0,"Mercedes: Years to Regain Peak Profit DaimlerChrysler 's flagship Mercedes Car Group intends to regain peak profit levels within the next few years after operating profit dips in 2004, division had Juergen Hubbert said on Thursday."
103545,0,"Sox named Sportsmen of Year by SI com. After vanquishing a so-called curse to win the World Series, the Red Sox don 't figure to have any problems with the fabled Sports Illustrated cover jinx."
76928,0,"Sun Shines Light on Music History The roots of rock 'n' roll -- and even the bloodline of geekdom and the home electronics explosion -- can be traced to a little room in Memphis, Tennessee. Michelle Delio reveals the secrets of Sun Studio's signature sounds."
106883,0,"'Blog' Most Popular Word on Web Dictionary (AP) AP - The most requested online definition this year was ""blog"" — a word not even yet officially in the dictionary, Merriam-Webster says."
17857,0,"U.S. Sues Sears, Alleging Racial Bias NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sears, Roebuck Co. S.N, was sued this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which said the largest U.S. department store chain illegally fired a store manager because he was black."
77853,0,"New rules: No more floating checks Legal or not, many of us have ""floated "" payment with a check at some point in our lives. If this is the way you have paid your bills, today is the day to quit cold-turkey."
115923,0,"Studios Step Up Fight Against Online Piracy The major Hollywood studios today said they are escalating their fight against online piracy by pursuing civil and criminal legal actions against the operators of computer servers that help transmit illegally copied movie files across the Internet. -washingtonpost.com"
37252,0,"Shakhtar loses top goal-scorer Kiev, Ukraine (Sports Network) - Shakhtar Donetsk 's Champions League aspirations were dealt a severe blow Thursday when the club learned star striker Julius Aghahowa will be out for two weeks."
34324,0,"Miscues haunt 'Skins EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ--In an odd way, the Washington Redskins had sensed that they were on the verge of a slippery outing. You see, since the beginning of training camp, the Redskins ' quarterbacks have had trouble receiving snaps from the center."
67905,0,"Cisco buys security start-up Cisco Systems is making an acquisition designed to reinforce its security lineup, the company said Thursday. The networking giant announced it will pay $74 million in cash for San Francisco start-up Perfigo, a developer of network access control products."
105356,0,"Dollar Crumbles Before Euro, New Low Hit NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar sagged to a record low against the euro on Tuesday after remarks on monetary policy by European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet did not detract from bullish euro sentiment."
44519,0,"IBM reaches settlement in pension suit NEW YORK -- IBM Corp. agreed to a deal Wednesday that all but settles a case in which 140,000 workers claimed the computer giant 's pension plan discriminated against older workers."
73812,0,AirTran: Airline to open hub at Chicago 's Midway Airport AirTran Airways is moving to dramatically expand flights in Chicago by buying $87.5 million worth of gate leases and landing rights from ATA Airlines.
48838,0,"Fastow might be called as hostile witness in Enron trial HOUSTON -- Enron Corp.'s former finance chief, Andrew Fastow, is not a defendant or a prosecution witness in the first criminal trial to emerge from the energy company's crash, but he could be called to testify for the defense -- possibly as a hostile witness."
117542,0,"A Push to Restrict Sales of Video Games CHICAGO. Dec. 15 -- Decrying violence in fast-selling video games, Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) wants Illinois to make it illegal for anyone younger than 18 to buy violent or sexually explicit games. Among the targets would be the Grand Theft Auto series, Halo 2 and Mortal Kombat."
38192,0,"Data from doomed sun probe sent to California NASA crews Thursday shipped to California the first bits of recovered scientific data from the Genesis probe crash in Utah 's west desert earlier this month, according to a NASA news release."
88042,0,"Microsoft v Google Times Online 's verdict Bill Gates may be the world 's most generous philanthropist, but the technical teams under his charge may well experience the uncharitable side of his nature today."
47200,0,"Murray ready for McEnroe SCOTLANDS Murray brothers face an exciting weekend north and south of the Border, with Jamie due to contest the doubles final of the LTA Futures event at Craiglockhart, and Andrew fulfilling a boyhood ambition at Wembley where he will come face to face "
5685,0,"Olympics: Germans Unhorsed Amid Games Gold Binge ATHENS (Reuters) - Norway, Germany, France, Britain, Romania, New Zealand and Australia all looted the gold-medal chest in the Athens Olympic rowing basin on Saturday, as Greece counted the cost of the Games in national pride and cash."
8940,0,"Rob White acknowledges Spa is a tough test for the V10 Spa is among the most demanding circuits for the engine, and Rob White explains the challenge of this unusual circuit."
8361,0,Holmes hunts golden double Newly-crowned Olympic 800m champion Kelly Holmes sets her sights on a historic Olympic double.
45553,0,"Family Spending Part of Its Dollar While it is true that many Americans have moved into the ranks of being considered millionaires, the lower-income portion of the country has been taking a worse beating than boxer Roy Jones Jr."
49853,0,Kick-off whistle blows as Tampa Bay 's leprechaun makes move for ... Manchester United 's directors barely disguised their gritted teeth yesterday as they issued the statement the outside world has been awaiting for months: Britain 's richest football club has received a possible takeover offer.
2219,0,"So Google Is Almost Public. Now Comes the Hard Part. Google, whose initial stock offering was delayed by the S.E.C., must prove that its success is not an accident."
95711,0,"ExpressJet Pilots Ratify Labor Agreement HOUSTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. today announced that its pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) ratified a new labor agreement."
78508,0,Surging Molik in another decider ADELAIDE-born Alicia Molik has reached her second WTA final in two weeks by thrashing third-seed Silvia Farina Elia in the semi-finals of the Luxembourg Open.
11044,0,NHL 's Bertuzzi Pleads Not Guilty to On-Ice Assault NHL star Todd Bertuzzi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to an assault charge for an on-ice attack that left a player with a fractured neck and shocked the sporting community.
37272,0,"Stamps.com Cancels Investor Presentation (Reuters) Reuters - Stamps.com , which sells postage over the Internet, said on Thursday its chief executive canceled his appearance at the ThinkEquity conference in San Francisco due to a scheduling conflict."
99392,0,"Ravens might be without Jamal Lewis against Patriots The Baltimore Ravens have become accustomed to overcoming injuries and off-the-field problems this season, so there was no sense of panic upon learning that running back Jamal Lewis could miss this week 's game against the New England Patriots."
6515,0,British Air to monitor sick leave British Airways PLC said Sunday it would introduce a company-wide sick leave policy giving managers greater powers to monitor employees ' absence under a deal hammered out with unions to avert a 24-hour strike.
9897,0,"Real Madrid, Man Utd, Juventus Advance (AP) AP - Manchester United, Juventus and Real Madrid advanced Wednesday night to the first round of the European Champions League, and American midfielder DaMarcus Beasley scored to help PSV Eindhoven qualify."
110043,0,Benni the toast of Portugal Portuguese newspapers praised Porto 's Benni McCarthy on Wednesday after a late goal by the South African striker sent Chelsea crashing to a 2-1 defeat and won the club a spot in the knockout phase of the Champions League.
41787,0,"Virginia, Fairfax Commit Funds To Help Lure New IBM Jobs The state of Virginia and Fairfax County each pledged $600,000 to entice International Business Machines Corp. to bring 1,250 high-paying new government contracting jobs to Fairfax."
32184,0,"Stowers Expansion Hinges On Stem Cell Research KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Stowers Institute of Medical Research will not build its second center in Missouri if the state outlaws stem cell research, Stowers president William Neaves said Friday."
116986,0,US FCC Aims to Lift Airborne Wireless Phone Ban Airline travelers might be able to use their mobile phones and other wireless devices in the air under a proposal put forward by US communications regulators on Wednesday to ease the current ban.
44003,0,"Electronic Back-Seat Driver System to Be Tested Australian scientists have invented an electronic driver's assistant system, similar to the back-seat driver who forever points out road signs and warns against speeding."
75194,0,"Sony aims low with new console After months of speculation, Sony had good news for gamers yesterday when it revealed that its new handheld game console will go on sale for 19,800 yen (100), cheaper than many analysts predicted."
34975,0,"Feds: Cigarette Makers Lied for 50 Years WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cigarette makers lied and tried to confuse the public about the dangers of smoking for 50 years, the U.S. government said on Tuesday as its $280 billion case against the industry went to trial."
41155,0,Branson reaches for the stars Sir Richard Branson announces that he has signed an agreement to develop the world 's first privately funded space travel. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA.
102644,0,"Pigeons homing instincts due to their magnetic beaks!: World News: Washington, Nov 27 : Scientist have always wondered how pigeons manage to be such good navigators and have a 'nose for the north ' and now a new study has suggested that it is because they have small magnetic particles in their beaks, which "
42995,0,"San Francisco's Candlestick Renamed Monster Park SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, was renamed ""Monster Park"" on Tuesday in a $6 million deal with an electronics cable company."
58807,0,"Biotech Bug Busters Try to Save Venezuela Art Works (Reuters) Reuters - Biotechnology is meeting art in Venezuela as scientists try to save the country's art treasures from being ruined by its tropical insects, fungi and humidity."
57482,0,"TELECOM '04: Verizon, Comcast execs slam regulation Cable met telecommunications Monday at the Telecom '04 trade show in Las Vegas as the top executives of Verizon Communications Inc."
36886,0,"Red Sox Win in Last At-Bat Orlando Cabrera homered in the bottom of the 12th inning to lead the Red Sox to their second straight victory in their last at-bat, 7-6, over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night."
58932,0,"Americans can advance to regional finals with victory Into the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, that is. The Americans lead their group with eight points off two wins and two ties."
116280,0,"Roethlisberger Benched for Season Finale (AP) AP - With little to play for Sunday, the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers benched quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and two other injured starters — running back Jerome Bettis and receiver Plaxico Burress — for their regular-season finale against Buffalo."
69718,0,Smith Inactive for Arizona Vs. Lions (AP) AP - NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith was inactive with a toe injury for the Arizona Cardinals' game at the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
41827,0,"IATA: Airlines to lose $3B-$4B in 2004 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Higher fuel prices will help cause the domestic and international airline industry to lose $3 billion to $4 billion in 2004, the International Air Transport Association forecast Monday."
81199,0,Tennis: Federer steps out of Davis Cup match GENEVA : Roger Federer has pulled out of Switzerland 's Davis Cup first round match against the Netherlands next March to concentrate on holding onto his No 1 world ranking.
61848,0,"MMC Names New Chairman, CEO at Marsh Inc. Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. (MMC) on Friday announced a change in the management of Marsh Inc., its risk and insurance services subsidiary."
49946,0,"BASEBALL ROUNDUP Mariners Dismiss Manager By The Associated Press. Bob Melvin is out as manager of the Mariners, a day after Seattle ended its worst season in 12 years with its 99th loss."
47007,0,"GM Leads Stronger U.S. Vehicle Sales DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. GM.N on Friday said its U.S. sales soared 20.5 percent in September as month-end incentives from the world's largest automaker lured consumers back to dealerships after three months of weaker results."
80267,0,"Close call: Bunning hangs onto Senate seat Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning barely won re-election to the US Senate on Tuesday, edging Democratic challenger Daniel Mongiardo by about 2 percent of the vote in Kentucky."
72073,0,"Johansson Edges Malisse at Stockholm Open STOCKHOLM, Sweden Oct 25, 2004 - Former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson came back from an early deficit to edge Xavier Malisse of Belgium 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1) Monday to reach the second round of the Stockholm Open."
30568,0,"Spectators didn't get their Phil More than a few fans expressed displeasure that they spent $40 for practice-round tickets to the 35th Ryder Cup, yet didn't see Phil Mickelson either of the last two days at Oakland Hills Country Club."
105111,0,"Now, a screensaver to shield against spam A screen saver may now be your shield against spam websites, all thanks to a screen saver dveloped by Internet portal Lycos ,which is capable of making spam servers go flat by overloading them with continuous spam requests."
75724,0,"Pak 's second string seamers restrict Sri Lanka : Rookie bowler Riaz Afridi, grabbed two wickets as Pakistan made Sri Lanka struggle for runs on the first day of the second cricket Test today."
8050,0,"Spies prize webcam 's eyes A new worm has been discovered in the wild that 's not just settling for invading users ' PCs - it wants to invade their homes, too."
66002,0,NFL notes: Rice officially a Seahawk The trade that sent the greatest receiver in NFL history from the Oakland Raiders to the Seahawks was formally announced after the league trade deadline passed.
43676,0,"ASML, Carl Zeiss settle patent dispute with Japan 's Nikon for 145 ... AMSTERDAM (AFX) - ASML Holding NV said it and its lens partner Carl Zeiss SMT have reached a binding settlement in their patent dispute with Nikon Corp whereby they will pay the Japanese company in total 145 mln usd."
16059,0,"West Africans Draw Up Battle Plans Against Locusts (Reuters) Reuters - Only a military-style operation with bases across West Africa can stop the worst locust invasion for 15 years, Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade said Tuesday as the insects swept into his capital."
73591,0,"Stocks Jump; Insurers, Home Builders Help US stocks surged on Tuesday, as battered insurers rose on confidence a probe of the industry would end quickly, helping blue chips snap a 5-day streak of losses."
114559,0,"DaimlerChrysler, GM Join on Hybrids DaimlerChrysler and General Motors will jointly develop new hybrid motors to compete against Japanese rivals on the fuel-saving technology "
113442,0,"Rangers win, then draw old rivals GLASGOW, Scotland -- Rangers returned to the top of the Scottish Premier League with an impressive 3-0 win over struggling Dundee, then learnt that would face old firm rivals Celtic in the third round of the Scottish Cup."
65348,0,"Royal Group selloff continues The selloff of Royal Group Technologies continued on the TSX today, with the stock off by another 6 per cent at mid-day as the company tried to shake off concerns of fraud allegations directed against the chairman and chief executive officer."
32747,0,"Apple ships security patch for iChat Apple Computer last week released a security patch for its Mac OS X iChat instant messaging client, which contains a flaw that hackers could use to takeover a person 's computer."
58091,0,"Wilkinson takes over at Leicester ""I spoke to Howard about helping Leicester out and he 's accepted that situation, "" Bassett said in an interview with Sky News."
264,0,"Locusts Inspire Technology That May Prevent Car Crashes Locusts are commonly associated with plagues, food shortages, and death. But they are also inspiring what may be the next wave in lifesaving collision-avoidance systems."
112609,0,"Community Bancorp Soars in IPO Debut Four new stocks shot out of the starting gates Friday and posted upbeat opening-day gains, riding investor momentum spurred by stronger-than-expected pricings from two initial public offerings while two others came in at the top of expectations."
73415,0,"ABC to Bring Azinger, Faldo to the Booth (AP) AP - Paul Azinger and Nick Faldo are linked by a dynamic Ryder Cup match in which neither player wanted to lose, even after they had nothing to gain."
85248,0,"Apple's Mac OS X Update Brings Word of Firewire Problems (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Some users have said that after updating to Mac OS X ""Panther"" 10.3.6, their computers no longer recognize external Firewire 400 hard drives. Others report no such problems with the update, which includes networking optimizations and fixes for video and font glitches."
88949,0,"Stocks Seen Flat Are Oil Edges Higher NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures got a slight boost on Friday after a report showed U.S. retail sales rose in October, but the market still looked to open flat, pulling back from the previous day's rally as oil prices nudge higher."
115447,0,"Bourses start higher on late Street rally (FT.com) FT.com - Europe's bourses opened higher after Wall Street climbed late on on confirmation of the PeopleSoft/Oracle merger. In the early evening European time, the US Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by a further quarter of a percentage point."
108454,0,"BALCO Head Conte Admits Role as Steroid Mastermind SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Victor Conte, the head of BALCO lab at the center of a global doping scandal, has detailed his role in doping some of the top names in sport."
8538,0,"US routs Angola and now aims for Spain ATHENS -- Well, they're entitled to least one blowout, aren't they? The US men's basketball team, which had played four tough games entering yesterday's preliminary round closer, got a much-needed lift with the arrival of Angola on the schedule. The result was a predictable thumping, 89-53, even if we've seen that nothing is predictable with this team or in this ..."
29842,0,"CL KO for Frisk The Champions League is back, and there are already plenty of talking points after an-incident packed first round of matches. The biggest story to come out of the last few days is from the Stadio Olimpico "
48470,0,Expos Fans Say Farewell at Shea Stadium (AP) AP - Joe Palau had an advantage over most Montreal Expos fans who wanted to say goodbye at the team's last game.
92653,0,"Motorola to Acquire MeshNetworks (AP) AP - Motorola Inc. is acquiring MeshNetworks Inc., a developer of a Wi-Fi based technology in which a person's mobile device doubles as a network relay point that can transmit a signal between other devices."
53111,0,"Google steals a page from Amazon 's book search Frankfurt/London Reuters News Service, 7 October 2004 - Google yesterday introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon."
110898,0,"Infineon to build a fab in Malaysia to build chips for cars and ... Infineon Technologies will build a fab in Kulim High Tech Park, Malaysia, to produce power supply and logic chips used in cars and industrial power applications, the firm announced on December 8. Infineon "
117921,0,Leader Barcelona hosts defending champion Valencia in Spanish ... Defending champion Valencia 's recent improvement will be put to the test when it visits runaway leader FC Barcelona in the Spanish league 's 16th-round this weekend.
98526,0,"Boston Capital hopes to raise $1b in IPO Boston Capital Real Estate Investment Trust Inc., an owner of apartment complexes in Florida, Oregon, Washington, and Utah, boosted the size of its initial public offering to as high as $1 billion. The Boston-based company plans to sell as many as 100 million shares for $10 each, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In November, Boston ..."
110308,0,"U.S. Officials Raid Stores, Arrest 2 in Game Piracy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal authorities raided three Washington, D.C.-area video game stores and arrested two people for modifying video game consoles to play pirated video games, a video game industry group said on Wednesday."
21477,0,"Singapore Shares End Dn On Pft-Taking;Eucon Weak Debut-2- SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore shares closed slightly lower Wednesday on profit-taking after recent gains, traders said. The benchmark Straits Times Index slipped 2.34 points, or 0.1, to 1959."
33455,0,"Space Station Crew Begins Preflight Exams (AP) AP - The replacement crew for the International Space Station started two days of preflight exams Monday, part of final preparations to relieve the two-man Russian-American crew finishing a six-month mission."
44603,0,"KING/5 owner Belo plans to cut jobs DALLAS -- Belo Corp. said yesterday that it would cut 250 jobs, more than half of them at its flagship newspaper, The Dallas Morning News, and that an internal investigation into circulation overstatements "
32757,0,"Microsoft Internet Explorer loses market share Microsoft 's Internet Explorer browser continues to lose users to rivals such as Firefox and Opera, a Web analytics firm said Thursday."
107576,0,"Microsoft Launches MSN Spaces Blogging Tool MSN Spaces, Microsoft 's new blogging service, accompanies a beta version of MSN Messenger 7.0 and updates to MSN Hotmail. MSN Spaces makes it easier for consumers to create and maintain a personal Web site, says Microsoft."
27041,0,"Dent Tops Luczak to Win at China Open (AP) AP - Taylor Dent defeated Australian qualifier Peter Luczak 6-3, 6-2 in a rain-delayed first-round match at the China Open on Tuesday."
29739,0,"Rockies Terminate Neagle's Contract (AP) AP - Denny Neagle's contract was terminated by the Colorado Rockies on Monday, three days after the oft-injured pitcher was cited for solicitation."
117450,0,"Sepracor Says FDA Approves Sleep Drug NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sepracor Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, said on Wednesday it received a long-awaited approval to market its Lunesta treatment for insomnia, giving it a foothold in an estimated $2 billion market in the United States."
47810,0,Fast checks of regular fliers extended The test program that allows pre-screened travelers to zip through airport security is being extended. The Registered Traveler Program had been scheduled to run for 90 days at each of five big airports.
39932,0,"Reaction speaks volumes No, the pinstriped visitors didn't find pipes and slippers at their lockers when they arrived at Fenway Park yesterday afternoon. But the Bronx Daddies, as they were newly anointed by Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez Friday night, expressed surprise, amusement, and a certain amount of skepticism in the aftermath of Martinez's white-flag summation of his relationship to his biggest tormentors."
50232,0,"Oil Rises, Nears Record Above $50 as US Production Curbed Crude oil surpassed $50 a barrel and was close to a record in New York as US production in the Gulf of Mexico took longer than expected to recover, slowing the buildup of inventories to meet winter needs."
45820,0,India Cricket Bd:Sony TV To Televise Matches Vs Australia NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)--India 's cricket board late Thursday said Sony Entertainment Television Ltd. will telecast four home matches against world champion Australia starting next week.
40195,0,"Singh Unseats Woods Vijay Singh wins the PGA Tour player of the year award Monday for the first time, ending Tiger Woods' five-year hold on the honor with a season that left no debate about who was No. 1 in golf."
92727,0,"MPAA Clamps Down on Film Piracy As online piracy reaches epidemic proportions, the Motion Picture Association of America is buckling down on Internet plunder. Controversy erupted on campus in October when AcIS ordered "
85786,0,"Microsoft 's Novell Settlement Clears Hurdles Goldman Sachs maintained an ""outperform "" rating on Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ), saying the software company 's $536 million settlement with Novell (nasdaq: NOVL - news - people ) clears more antitrust hurdles."
87966,0,"Pep Boys Stock Down After Earnings Miss Shares of auto parts retailer Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (PBY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 10 percent on Thursday, a day after it said earnings dropped 48 percent last quarter on more struggles in its service operations, missing "
12803,0,"Jets Befuddle Giants' Manning in 17-10 Win (AP) AP - After weeks of wowing the New York Giants with his passing, poise and promise, Eli Manning showed that even the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft can have his rookie moments."
111511,0,"PalmSource Buy Yields New OS December 9, 2004 - PalmSource Inc. has purchased China MobileSoft Ltd., Nanjing, a vendor of mobile phone software and operating systems."
56947,0,"Dell Gets $700M Deal From Royal Philips Dell Inc. said Thursday that it has won a $700 million, 5-year contract to provide computers and services for Royal Philips Electronics."
72128,0,Tennessee star aggravates bruise MINNEAPOLIS -- Oft-injured Titans quarterback Steve McNair left Tennessee 's game at Minnesota on Sunday after aggravating the bruised chest that kept him in the hospital for two nights last month.
91296,0,Brown calls on EU partners to open up procurement Gordon Brown demanded today that Britain 's EU partners in the European Union open up their public procurement markets more fully after an official report suggested that that
75860,0,Hero Kezman plays down missile strike ONCE again today the talk in football circles south of the border is all about mayhem among fans as English football suffered another night of shame.
57436,0,"India set to get more British jobs London, Oct. 11: Britains second-largest general insurance group, Royal & Sun Alliance, is to save 10 million a year by outsourcing 1,100 jobs in call centres, administration and processing to India over the next two years."
85674,0,Alou Leads Major Leaguers to Win in Japan (AP) AP - Moises Alou drove in a pair of runs with a bases-loaded single in the first inning to lead his major league teammates to a 7-2 win Tuesday over the Japanese All-Stars in Game 4 of an eight-game exhibition series.
88837,0," 'Halo 2 ' is worth the wait How do you top a battle between Marines and an alien religious cult fighting to the death on a giant corona in outer space? The next logical step is to take that battle to Earth, which is exactly what Microsoft "
76751,0,Frictions over dollar to test global policy-making SINGAPORE: Chinas reluctance to unshackle the yuan when the dollar is plumbing record lows against the euro risks sparking political tensions that could complicate the already fraught task of ironing out global economic imbalances.
45692,0,"AT &T Cuts Internet Phone Service Prices AT &T Corp. is trimming the price of its new Internet-based telephone service for the second time in six months, prompting a top rival to follow suit."
73792,0,"Tokyo Stocks Open Higher, Exporters Lead (Reuters) Reuters - The Nikkei average opened 0.69 percent higher on Wednesday as gains on Wall Street eased uncertainty ahead of the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential election, prompting buying of Toyota Motor Corp. and other exporters."
48211,0,Trinidad 's successful r Puerto Rican middleweight Felix Trinidad has returned to the ring in spectacular fashion beating Ricardo Mayorga in his comeback fight at Madison Square Garden.
73918,0,Peru Striker Pizarro Gives Bayern Victory Over Leader Wolfsburg Peru striker Claudio Pizarro scored twice in the first half as Bayern Munich beat Bundesliga leader Wolfsburg 2-0 yesterday to move within a point.
45974,0,"Toyota to double US supply of Priuses to 100,000 NEW YORK - Toyota Motor Corp said Thursday it will double the supply of its Prius hybrid cars to the US market to 100,000 vehicles a year in 2005."
13156,0,"Investors Take a Holiday (Reuters) Reuters - Investors may pack up and leave next week as the Republican National Convention comes to New York and many on Wall Street take a vacation, draining U.S. markets of volume and leaving stocks flopping around with little direction."
35666,0,"U.S. Orders Airlines to Release Fliers' Data TSA will collect domestic passenger records for June 2004; data will be used to test program aiming to hunt for terrorists. -The Washington Post"
101183,0,Microsoft Foe Wins in Settlement The head of a technology industry trade group that for years encouraged aggressive legal action against Microsoft Corp. for antitrust violations personally received nearly $10 million as part
111600,0,Researchers warn laptop users of infertility risk A combination of the heat generated by a laptop and the position of the thighs needed to balance it leads to higher temperatures that can be dangerous to a man's reproductive health.
42797,0,Branson 's Virgin Group creating '21st-century airline ' in Nigeria Virgin Group boss Richard Branson has signed an agreement with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to launch a new airline in the African country that will be majority owned by Nigerian investors.
43465,0,"Beware! Deadly asteroid set to hit earth MUMBAI: The earth will have a close shave with one of the largest known potentially hazardous asteroids called 'Toutatis ' on Wednesday, Nehru Planetarium senior scientist Bharat Adur said."
61372,0,Microsoft: The reality behind the image CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why the company remains wildly successful despite a string of mediocre product launches.
23416,0,"Government agencies hit slump in recent efforts to block mergers Like the New York Yankees in a midsummer slump, the federal government is on a rare losing streak - at least in its efforts to block mergers."
35878,0,"Cingular, AT &T and Triton to exchange certain operations Cingular Wireless, AT &T Wireless and Triton PCS have an agreement that would give Cingular expanded wireless service in Virginia and Triton PCS added coverage in North Carolina as well as entry into the Puerto Rico MTA."
119571,0,"Gym gear that avoids exercises in futility Overindulge this holiday season? To make up for it, many people will shop for high-tech treadmills or mail-order machines that will shrink their thighs while they make low, low monthly payments."
74754,0,"Jonathan 's Space Report No. 537 - October 27, 2004 Soyuz TMA-5 docked with the Pirs module on Oct 16 at 0416 UTC. Sharipov, Chiao, Shargin, Padalka and Fincke spent a week aboard the Station and at 1814 UTC on Oct 23 Padalka, Fincke and Shargin entered Soyuz "
24209,0,Giambi Still Hitless in Triple-A Rehab (AP) AP - Jason Giambi went 0-for-3 for Columbus on Friday night and remained hitless in a Triple-A rehabilitation stint designed to get him ready to return to the New York Yankees.
83429,0,Woods Shares Tour Championship Lead Tiger Woods put together his best back-to-back rounds in more than four years. The result was a share of the 54-hole lead.
38740,0,"Brunell Gets Some Work Quarterback Mark Brunell practiced Friday for the first time this week, taking about a third of the snaps on his strained hamstring to keep alive his chances of playing Monday night."
4031,0,"Locusts ravage northern Nigeria The locusts swarming across West Africa reach northern Nigeria, devastating fields of crops."
91235,0,"Dell Sees Market Gains with New Compact Servers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell will begin offering on Monday new ""blade"" servers at prices it says will bring the ultra-compact computers into the business mainstream and allow it to grab market share from rivals HP and IBM."
61491,0,"NASA Says Switches May Have Caused Genesis Crash Problems with switches aboard NASA 's Genesis solar probe may have kept its parachute from opening, which led to the craft 's crash-landing in the Utah desert, the US space agency said."
35085,0,University to Build Zebra Fish Center (AP) AP - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are hoping that the thousands of zebra fish living in their Biomedical Science Tower South will one day help identify genes involved in human disease and development.
28461,0,"Opec Ups Quotas At Vienna Summit Opec has raised its output quotas in an attempt to bring oil prices below $40 a barrel. The cartel of leading oil producers says it will pump another million barrels of crude a day, bringing total output to 27 million barrels a day."
99883,0,"NASA changes with new budget CLEAR LAKE - Johnson Space Center spokesman Kyle Herring said Tuesday that shuttle program project managers were looking at ways to reduce costs by about 5 percent, but said he did not know if job cuts would be a part of those efforts."
18257,0,"Red Sox close within 2 games of Yankees with 10th straight win In just 19 days, the Boston Red Sox have cut the New York Yankees ' 101/2-game AL East lead to 21/2 games. ""We 're just going to take care of what we can take care of, "" Boston reliever Mike Timlin said after "
84118,0,Bruins manifest spirit A three-touchdown point spread and a recent history of late-season collapses had many thinking the UCLA football team would provide little opposition to rival USC 's march to the BCS-championship game at the Orange Bowl.
91224,0,"Reyna injured again The US captain, who had been sidelined since Sept. 18, reinjured his left quadriceps Saturday during Manchester City 's 1-1 tie against Blackburn Rovers."
14700,0,"IBM to help Cloudscape developers IBM on Monday will unveil free developer resources for Cloudscape, a small-footprint, Java-based database that the company recently contributed to the Apache Software Foundation as an open source project."
33519,0,"Brillian: Sears Ends Agreement to Buy TVs Brillian Corp. , a maker of high-definition televisions based on its own liquid crystal technology, said on Monday that Sears, Roebuck & Co."
117495,0,"He Won 't Coach Mississippi; Saban Talks to Dolphins San Francisco 49ers Coach Dennis Erickson withdrew his name from consideration yesterday for the head coaching vacancy at the University of Mississippi, the day after interviewing for the job."
4662,0,"Oil barrels toward $50 Next stop, fifty bucks. Analysts said crude futures could climb that high today, pushed to the psychological barrier of $50 US a barrel by speculative buying amid escalating threats to Iraq 's oil infrastructure. "
22626,0,"US Open Tennis: Williams gets apology for bad calls NEW YORK Since two days before the US Open began, when Serena Williams wore a jean miniskirt for an exhibition match, she has been the talk of the tournament."
26531,0,Linux Group Promotes Standard Version which has been making headway with companies and governments -- potentially face headaches if the open-source operating system fragments into differing and incompatible versions.
55853,0,"SpaceShipOne 's success has the industry trying to seize momentum ... No sooner had SpaceShipOne glided back to terra firma, claiming both the $10 million Ansari X Prize and distinction as the first privately funded manned spaceflight, than talk turned to a glorious future: personal space trips ."
34328,0,"UBS to Buy Julius Baer U.S. Business ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swiss banking group UBS, the world's largest wealth manager, said on Monday it had strengthened its position in the United States by buying local rival Julius Baer's U.S. wealth-management business."
39511,0,"Program Combines Archaeology, Oceanography (AP) AP - The University of Rhode Island has designed a voyage to the bottom of the sea for students in an emerging field of scientific exploration — archaeological oceanography."
42618,0,"Court Rules Against Europe's Antitrust Chief in MCI Case The European Commission was wrong to block the proposed $120 billion merger four years ago between MCI WorldCom and Sprint, a European court ruled today."
49698,0,"Supreme Court upholds ruling against Visa The US Supreme Court, as expected, let stand a ruling against Visa and MasterCard for anti-competitive practices on Monday, handing a victory to their arch-rival American Express."
95952,0,"Cricket: Ton of class from Oram as NZ keep hopes alive Century-maker Jacob Oram respected, frustrated and then bludgeoned an all-conquering bowling attack before his own ""popgun "" bowling sent tremors through Australia 's top order in the first cricket test today."
71301,0,Dream season says Ferrari 's technical director Ferrari 's record-breaking season may go down in the Formula One history books as the peak of Michael Schumacher 's career. Technical director Ross Brawn certainly
55450,0,"Cricket-Fired-up Australia close to victory in first Test BANGALORE, India (AFP) - World champions Australia were on the brink of a massive victory in the first cricket Test against India after destroying the hosts ' batting again."
95100,0,"BT wins reprieve on break-up BT has won a reprieve after telecoms regulator Ofcom backed away from demanding the former state telecom monopoly 's break-up, calling instead for it to offer rivals equal access to its network."
38576,0,"Crude futures prices continue to climb HOUSTON, Sept. 24 -- Oil futures prices continued to climb Thursday as traders shrugged off a decision by the US Department of Energy to loan two refiners a relatively small amount of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve."
77719,0," 'Weightless Wonder ' Makes Final Flight The NASA (news - web sites) turbojet notoriously known as the ""vomit comet "" for its use in training astronauts for weightlessness made its final flight Friday."
104353,0,"Kazaa owner in Australian copyright battle Sharman Networks, distributor of the software behind popular peer-to-peer service Kazaa, went on trial in Australia today, in the latest copyright battle between the music industry and file-sharing service providers."
69863,0,"Herm Gives Yank Fans a PEP Talk HEMPSTEAD, NY - Herman Edwards had words of advice for Yankees ' fans feeling sorry for themselves or angry at their team for blowing their 3-0 ALCS lead to the Boston Red Sox."
8094,0,Bucks Re-Sign Forward Toni Kukoc (AP) AP - The Milwaukee Bucks on Monday re-signed forward Toni Kukoc after two productive seasons with the team.
108834,0,"Drug fee plan draws fire Cancer drug distributors are trying to charge storage and handling fees to the makers of the drugs, a move some consumer groups worry could undermine parts of the Medicare prescription benefit law meant to curb pricing abuses."
54382,0,Microsoft Looks to Expand Windows Brand at Home Efforts by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and the PC industry to expand into to the living room will get a boost next week as they show off technologies that try to balance Hollywood's piracy fears with the appeal of digital media.
117741,0,"Comparisons inevitable in draft-day rematch It will be a Saturday afternoon soap opera, with the man the Giants vowed to have and to hold and the one they left at the altar crossing paths on the floor of Giants Stadium."
49114,0,Regulators Target Privating Banking Units The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will look into Citibanks Seoul branch as well as other foreign banks as late as next month to check whether their private banking units have been
26041,0,"MS anti-spam proposal returned to sender The technical standards body for the internet, the IETF, has bounced back Microsoft 's controversial proposal for stopping spam, Sender ID."
80780,0,"Beagle Team Unveil Potential Successor to Failed Mars Mission The team behind Beagle 2, the failed mission to land on Mars and search for life, has unveiled potential plans for a successor, it emerged today."
29827,0,"Digital Eye on Ivan The Internet is a powerful tool for news organizations and emergency agencies as they track Hurricane Ivan's path through America's Southeast. -washingtonpost.com"
4062,0,Cavaliers Sign Varejao to Three-Year Deal (AP) AP - The Cavaliers signed Brazilian rookie forward Anderson Varejao to a three-year contract Thursday.
26648,0,Telestream Unveils Windows Media 9 Series Encoding Support For Mac (TechWeb) TechWeb - Telestream announced Friday support for exporting or importing files in the Microsoft Windows Media format on Mac OS X platforms.
101688,0,"Nissan to Halt Auto Output at 3 Plants in Japan for 5 Days The Nissan Motor Company said Thursday that a shortage of steel would force it to temporarily halt production at three of four of its auto factories in Japan, an unusual step "
58059,0,Deutsche Telekom stake may be sold for 4.45 billion Stake in Deutsche Telekom AG may be sold by Germany for 4.45 billion ($5.5 billion) as EU faces finance deficits and seeks for the ways to resolve the problem.
59688,0,"FCC Majority OKs Cingular-AT T Wireless WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to conditionally approve Cingular Wireless' proposed acquisition of AT T Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday."
45282,0,UPDATE 1-Domenech calls Zebina to France squad France coach Raymond Domenech called up Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina for the first time to his squad for next month 's World Cup Group Four qualifiers against Ireland and Cyprus.
81624,0,"Microsoft Shores Up Security Effort Rich Kaplan of Microsoft 's Security Business & Technology Unit previewed the company 's Windows Rights Management Services Service Pack 1 beta at RSA Conference Europe 2004, and announced the "
20572,0,US Airways Pilots Reject Wage and Benefit Cuts Leaders of the US Airways pilots' union rejected a bid to have pilots vote on a proposal by the airline for $295 million in wage and benefit cuts.
71270,0,"Higher trade growth predicted in 2004 despite oil price hikes Despite high oil prices, the volumeof world trade by the end of 2004 is likely to grow by 8.5 percentin real terms over 2003, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Monday."
17201,0,"Casagrande and Golbano unfit for Vuelta Italian cyclist Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) and Spaniard Carlos Romn Golbano (Costa de Almera-Paternina) have been declared unfit to start the Vuelta a Espaa, after blood tests on Wednesday evening revealed that they each had exceeded the "
44772,0,"House prices show modest rise House prices rose only modestly on the month in September, the Nationwide Building Society says, backing expectations that the Bank of England may have nearly finished raising interest rates."
3647,0,File-sharing not a threat to musicians and artists Internet file sharing has been one of the hottest-burning controversies for years. A new survey of musicians and artists promises to throw gas on the fire.
55985,0,"Georgia, Tennessee take about-faces No. 3 Bulldogs fall a week after rout of LSU; Volunteers bounce back from Auburn loss. By Paul Newberry, The Associated Press. ATHENS, Ga."
50654,0,"Danes to seek oil at North Pole Denmark is to undertake an expedition to try to back its bid for the North Pole, the country's Science Ministry says."
17336,0,"Gaming Cell Phone: Take Two Nokia 's N-Gage QD addresses many of its predecessor 's problems, but it 's still a big phone. Nokia 's N-Gage gaming cell phone was the Gigli of the tech world when it first came out last year."
56424,0,"Sports: Broncos 20 Panthers 17 DENVER Denver 's long line of stellar running backs continues. Backup Reuben Droughns (drohns), filling in for injured Quentin Griffin, ran for 193 yards on 30 carries as the Broncos held off Carolina 20-to-17."
59430,0,"PREVIEW-Singh and Els primed for Match Play showdown Vijay Singh and Ernie Els, the world 's top two players, could not be more confident going into the World Match Play Championship starting at Wentworth on Thursday."
74107,0,"Broadcast news: McGahee to start Willis McGahee will get the second start of his Bills career Sunday when Buffalo hosts the Arizona Cardinals, the running back said on a national radio broadcast yesterday."
98315,0,"Internet Retailers Reaching Out to Mailbox Surfers E-commerce sites have been dabbling in catalogs for the past few years, but now theyre getting more serious, with more sites mailing more catalogs than ever."
3572,0,"Profit at Talbots Up 4.8 for 2nd Quarter Talbots, the clothing retailer, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 4.8 percent as sales increased and the company benefited from the resolution of an income tax issue. "
111443,0,"'Alternative Nobels' Awarded in Sweden (AP) AP - The winners of this year's Right Livelihood Awards — dubbed the ""alternative Nobels"" — received their prizes Thursday from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf in a ceremony at parliament."
33134,0,"Labour pledges new worker rights Maternity leave could be extended to twelve months, as part of plans being considered by Labour, newspaper reports suggest."
99988,0,"Cingular to Cut About 7,000 Jobs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cingular Wireless will cut about 7,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its work force, to cut costs as it integrates recently purchased AT T Wireless, the company said on Tuesday."
105035,0,"Rentokil warns of lower earnings Services firm Rentokil Initial has warned of a likely deterioration in trading into the first-half of 2005 and earmarked some asset sales, as it continues to suffer from shrinking margins."
48931,0,"Already 3-0, they are hard to contend with ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- OK, so now the Patriots are 3-0 on this exhib-, no, wait, these games actually count , don't they?"
52567,0,Magic Center DeClercq May Miss 3-4 Weeks (AP) AP - Orlando Magic center Andrew DeClercq will likely miss 3-to-4 weeks while he recovers from his second knee surgery of the year.
85971,0,Photo: Unisys' updated ES7000 server line Unisys' updated ES7000 server line includes a top-end Itanium 2 processor with 9MB of high-speed cache memory.
41184,0,"IronPort updates e-mail security appliances E-mail security systems vendor IronPort Systems Inc. is releasing new versions of its C-Series line of Email Security Appliances, with features that make it easier for administrators to predict new virus outbreaks and manage e-mail security across corporate networks, the company said Monday."
46673,0,"Web Sites Spoof Bush and Kerry With Parodies If you're not ready to feverishly debate Iraq or the deficit in this bitterly divisive election year, you can always surf the Web, where politics is frequently nothing but a big joke. President Bush and challenger John Kerry are spoofed as utter fools on the Internet daily, usually in good fun."
57728,0,Oil Firms Say Iraqi Purchases Were Legal Two large American oil companies that received profitable vouchers to buy Iraqi oil under the United Nations' oil-for-food program said yesterday that the purchases complied with U.S. law.
13204,0,"With protesters waiting, Powell cancels trip to Olympics Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern his presence -- expected to be met with anti-war protests -- might have disrupted the closing ceremony at the Olympics, State Department officials "
3556,0,"Spirit finds more evidence of water LOS ANGELES (AP) The twin Mars rovers have found a wonderland of weird rocks and enticing dunes along with more evidence the Red Planet once had water, NASA scientists said Wednesday. "
108140,0,"Job Growth Is Well Below Wall Street Forecasts The economy added 112,000 payroll jobs in November, the Labor Department reported today, far fewer than the month before and not enough to keep up with average increases in the adult population."
116320,0,"Heating-oil, natural-gas futures rise amid Northeast chill SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Strength in heating-oil and natural-gas futures led an overall climb among energy prices for a second session Tuesday, as cold US weather sparked concerns over heating-fuel supplies for the winter season."
87573,0,"Soybean rust invades US The first US cases of soybean rust, a fungus that hinders plant growth and drastically cuts crop production, were found at two research sites in Louisiana, officials said Wednesday."
53998,0,"SEC probing three exchanges - report The US Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing enforcement actions against the American, Philadelphia and National stock exchanges for failing to protect "
109810,0,"Oil at 3-Month Low, Off $8 in 7 Sessions LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices hit a new three-month low on Wednesday as mild winter weather in the United States and expectations of a rise in heating fuel stocks kept downward pressure on the market."
33923,0,"Sun set to announce new server, storage hardware Sun will unveil new servers, called Sun Fire V490 and V890, based on the company's dual-core UltraSparc IV processor."
30794,0,"Sony to Launch Smaller PS2 Console Oct. 26-Report Japan 's Sony Corp is expected to unveil a smaller version of its popular PlayStation 2 game console on October 26, The Hollywood Reporter said on its Web site, citing retailers and industry analysts."
112063,0,NBA Wrap: McGrady Leads Rockets to Stunning Win NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tracy McGrady hit a running 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left on the clock to give the Houston Rockets a dramatic 81-80 win over the San Antonio Spurs in National Basketball Association play Thursday in Houston.
94657,0,"Colts ' respected coach needs to be heard on issue By now, most of us can agree that ABC 's ""Monday Night Football "" opening was lasciviously over-the-top, a crass effort at cross-promotion and titillation."
36027,0,"Oil prices rise above $43 per barrel ahead of OPEC meeting NEW YORK, December 6 (newratings.com) - Oil prices increased today on fears of the announcement of an output cut by the OPEC during its meeting scheduled for later this week."
48974,0,Internet Explorer Vs. Firefox NEW YORK - The world of Web browsing has reached a tipping point. Microsoft 's Internet Explorer browser has been and remains the de facto standard for Internet users.
37046,0,"Anti-spam standard body dismantled The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) has disbanded its anti-spam working group, MARID (MTA Authorization Records In DNS) working group, in part because of an intellectual-property row surrounding Microsoft Corp.'s Sender ID proposal."
93884,0,Feelin' Blue About Blue Nile Investors didn't appreciate news of their management's plans to sell shares.
80294,0,"Skywriting pilot dies in crash PEMBROKE PINES A veteran pilot known across South Florida for skywriting ""God Loves You "" was killed Tuesday when his plane crashed at North Perry Airport."
26276,0,Series to conclude in Florida Chicago is definitely the Marlins ' kind of town. But the defending World Series champions will be glad to return to South Florida.
78478,0,CRICKET: Pak in with chance to level series Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria claimed six wickets today to effect a Sri Lankan batting collapse and put Pakistan in a strong position heading into the final day of the second cricket Test.
34715,0,"Microsoft CFO: Expect more acquisitions SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. may make more large acquisitions than it has done historically and become a more distributed company rather than moving key employees to its Redmond, Wash "
93998,0,"Economy Expands Despite Rising Oil Prices Rising energy costs drove up US consumer prices a larger-than-expected 0.6 percent in October, while industrial output and housing starts rebounded strongly from the prior month."
60472,0,AT T creates local Net telephony plan Telecommunications giant tries to attract consumers who make few long-distance calls with a $20-per-month local plan.
80220,0,"Penalty miss allows Arsenal off the hook ARSENALS recent stumble continued when they were held to a draw by Panathinaikos in the Champions League last night, and the Greeks may have won had Angelos Basinas not missed a second-half penalty."
22001,0,"Europe: Vieira sent off: wins for England, Italy England lifted the pressure off the shoulders of coach Sven-Goran Eriksson on Wednesday after a 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Poland."
79219,0,"Indian Telecom Adds Tyco Network Further strengthening India 's position in the global communications arena, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (Quote, Chart) will pay $130 million for Tyco 's (Quote, Chart) undersea fiber-optic network, the companies announced today."
16002,0,"US Airways, Machinists Hit Impasse Cost-cutting talks between US Airways and its machinist union broke off yesterday after the airline said the union 's proposed money-saving ideas were not enough to help the carrier avoid bankruptcy."
113663,0,"Fed Seen Nudging Rates Higher WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials are expected to nudge interest rates up on Tuesday for a fifth time this year, another small step in a campaign to gradually lift borrowing costs before inflation rears its head."
34744,0,Toshiba unleashes slew of notebooks The wireless-enabled systems target all levels of businesses; at least one model is designed to handle intense graphic presentations.
93238,0,"Ohio State knocks Clarett 's allegations Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel and the school 's athletics director, Andy Geiger, defended the besieged program Tuesday -eiger delivering a vigorous "
45300,0,"The first loan from the IMF for Iraq The International Monetary Fund announced that the council of governments, stakeholders in the Fund 's capital approved yesterday to provide an urgent aid for Iraq estimated at $ 436 million and representing the first loan from the Fund for Baghdad."
1444,0,"Last Call for Investors to Bid on Google (Reuters) Reuters - Time is running out for prospective investors to submit their offers to buy shares of Google Inc,\the Web's No. 1 search company."
73379,0,"Delta Up on Financing, Analyst Upgrades CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N jumped 21 percent on Tuesday, as Wall Street analysts said the possibility of a near-term bankruptcy diminished with the carrier securing additional financing and intensifying concession talks with its pilots."
105131,0,"Mm02 dials up Japanese group to net deal for i-mode services MOBILE phone operator mmO2 has signed a deal with Japanese group NTT DoCoMo to provide i-mode internet phone services in the UK, Germany and Ireland."
52611,0,"AUTO INDUSTRY REPORT: Ford CEO has new goal Ford Motor Co. CEO Bill Ford Jr. plans to revive his push to make the automaker more environmentally friendly now that he no longer has to deal with a financial crisis, Newsweek reported."
9411,0,"Outsourcing issue flares up at chip conference STANFORD, CALIF. -- On Monday, the same day the California Senate passed a bill that would ban state agencies from contracting services out to companies that use overseas labor, opponents and proponents of offshore outsourcing clashed during a conference at Stanford University.ADVERTISEMENT
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85882,0,"Apple supported technologies approved by DVB (MacCentral) MacCentral - The Digital Video Broadcasting Steering Board (DVB) has approved a revision to its implementation guidelines for audio and video codecs over a broadcast Transport Stream. The revision includes two technologies supported by Apple Computer Inc., H.264 or Advanced Video Codec (AVC) and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio codecs."
35845,0,"Zero G Flights Could Bolster Space Tourism, Research Industries Floating free above Earth and carrying out an experiment in space has long been the preserve of orbiting travelers, but at taxpayers expense."
32972,0,"Sports Digest SAN ANTONIO - Bart Bryant won his first PGA Tour title yesterday, closing with a 3-under-par 67 for a three-stroke victory over Patrick Sheehan at the Texas Open."
56757,0,"Volcano stirrings carry memories of son killed there 24 years ago ""They 've closed down the observatory there for a while, just to be safe, "" Alice Johnston said. The observatory is the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Johnston Ridge, about 5 miles from the volcano."
63092,0,"Lion Nathan makes writedowns Trans-Tasman beer and wine group Lion Nathan Ltd will concentrate on its premium wine business after making $72 million in writedowns, mostly to its Australian wine business."
46107,0,"The Decline and Fall of Canada? The New York Times has recently run a piece pondering the renowned nation of Canada, and whether it has fallen from its once lofty heights of international greatness. ""A country is not just a health system."" This is the sentiment of one of a few Canadian authors recently lamenting the decline of Canadian engagement around the world. The question then becomes: what makes a nation great? Why would Canadians resent the place of their placid and peaceful country? And, what does this say about the roles taken on by other influential nations around the world?"
105822,0,"Removal of Vioxx Shifts Drug Landscape The Pfizer painkillers Celebrex and Bextra experienced a jump in sales immediately after rival Merck 's Vioxx was pulled from the market in late September, but the gains appear to be short "
37446,0,"Wal-Mart Sued for Racial Discrimination (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is being sued in a federal court by a job applicant who says it discriminates against black employees seeking work as truck drivers,\according to court documents filed on Wednesday."
41231,0,"2004 Hurricane Season May Be Costliest on Record The arrival of Jeanne, the fourth powerful hurricane to slam into Florida in two months, makes it likely that 2004 will be the costliest hurricane season in U.S. history."
110518,0,Gerrard rocket sends Liverpool through Steven Gerrard 's stunning late goal caps a remarkable Liverpool comeback as they beat Olympiakos Pireaus 3-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
71259,0,Linux under threat from 'security update ' Linux maker Red Hat is warning users about an email that pretends to be an official security advisory but is actually a phishing-type scam that contains links to malicious code.
75428,0,"2003 champ is Classic favorite GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas In a field with a Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, two horses that have gone undefeated this year, a former Horse of the Year and a Belmont Stakes and Travers champion "
113179,0,"Russians Beat NHL World Stars 5-4 NHL World Stars ' Mattias Norstroen, right, fights for the puck with Russia 's Alexey Kovalev during an exhibition match between NHL World Stars and Russia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004."
65795,0,"A team with verve suddenly on the verge Can 86 years of tainted history be swept clean by one sweet, absurdly improbable act of redemption, the likes of which has never been seen in hardball history?"
37624,0,"Google Goes on Hiring Spree (Article Central) Google has started spending some of the $1.67 billion it made in last month 's initial public offering, recruiting a half-dozen of the brightest minds from Microsoft and other tech giants."
49360,0,PeopleSoft v. Oracle: Game Over? (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Talk about a great day for Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison.
46990,0,Enron CFO Raymond M. Bowen resigns HOUSTON -- Enron Corp. 's chief financial officer since a month after the energy company went bankrupt in December 2001 resigned effective Friday.
61919,0,"Wipro second-quarter net profit soars 79 percent (AFP) AFP - India's third-largest software exporter, Wipro, said second quarter net profit jumped 79 percent as sales rose 44 percent, beating both the market's and the company's expectations."
45547,0,Wal-Mart of the Gods A controversial project near a Mexican archeological site yields another snootful of bad P.R. for Wal-Mart.
119453,0,"Drug Study It 's one more blow to patients who suffer from arthritis. Pfizer, the maker of Celebrex, says it 's painkiller poses an increased risk of heart attacks to patients using the drugs."
70188,0,"Bellhorn Makes Big Noise for Red Sox (Reuters) Reuters - With a power-packed lineup that features sluggers like Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, it was Mark Bellhorn who was the unlikely hero of Game One of the 100th World Series with a two-run homer for the Boston Red Sox Saturday."
113401,0,"Red Sox grab Wells Quiet for more than a month after their historic triumph, the Red Sox have sprung to life this weekend, signing David Wells and moving forward on several other fronts at the baseball winter meetings."
102629,0,"Nebraska 's loss is a bowl-breaker Cedric Benson ran for 165 yards and a touchdown to lead the Longhorns over the Aggies in Austin, Texas. Vince Young added a touchdown run and 224 yards total for the Longhorns (10-1, 7-1 Big 12), who earned "
69106,0,Fearless Freddie 's hooked on Funday ARSENAL 'S Fredrik Ljungberg belives Sunday 's clash at Manchester United will be great fun for the high-flying Gunners. Arsenal can not only reach a half-century in unbeaten league games if they avoid defeat
78454,0,"Markets up when Democrats win A win by Democratic challenger John Kerry in next week 's US presidential election may give stocks a lift, if history is any guide."
45989,0,"Johnson retires from CACI L. Kenneth Johnson, president of US operations at CACI International Inc., has announced his retirement from the company. In a statement, Johnson said he is leaving effective Nov. 1 to spend more time with his family and to pursue other interests."
119322,0,"Indiana hires Roethlisbergers ex-coach BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Ben Roethlisbergers college coach is moving on to the Big Ten Conference. Terry Hoeppner, who spent the last 19 years at Miami (Ohio), was named as the new football coach at Indiana on Friday."
67989,0,"Intel Gives Centrino a Speed Boost the Pentium M 765 -- runs at a speed of 2.1 GHz and has 2 MB of cache. The Pentium M 765 also features Enhanced Intel Speedstep, designed to optimize application "
102278,0,Martha Stewart Omnimedia shares soar Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. stock jumped to its highest level in nearly four years on Friday following a steady climb spurred by Kmart Holding Corp.
30276,0,"Deaf children invent a new sign language A study published today shows that a sign language that emerged over two decades ago now counts as a true language. It began in a school for the deaf in Managua, Nicaragua, founded in 1977."
27313,0,"Schwab Paying $350,000 Fine in Settlement (AP) AP - Brokerage Charles Schwab & Co. has agreed to pay a $350,000 civil fine to settle federal regulators' allegations that it illegally allowed certain customers to change mutual fund trade orders after the market's close."
17288,0,"UPDATE 3-Continental Air to cut 425 jobs, warns on wages Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to eliminate about 425 management and clerical jobs, and wage cuts may be next if the revenue picture does not improve, the No."
103097,0,"Ask the Biz Brain The Brain wrote last week about get ting a free credit re port. I know my credit is good, so why should I care? -- Good credit Consumer advocates are urging Americans to take advantage of the new service."
118612,0,Kremlin Reasserts Hold on Russia's Oil and Gas A judge in Houston tried to temporarily halt Russia's planned auction of the most profitable unit of oil giant Yukos.
39666,0,A good mouse makes a world of difference Sounds like a stupid question doesn 't it? A mouse is simply a tool that you use on your computer to point at various things and click on them.
63733,0,"Rains force draw in India-Australia 2nd Test: Sports India, Cricket: Chennai, Oct 18 : Rains Monday poured water on India 's hopes of winning the second Test against Australia as the fifth and final day 's play was washed out at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here."
35217,0,"MCI Not Liable for Legal Costs From SEC Probe Creditors asked the court to force MCI to cover the costs of gathering documents demanded by the SEC.
-The Washington Post"
44641,0,"Passing offense is adjusting, humming Bee Staff Writer. OAKLAND - If there was a silver lining to the Raiders ' 34-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, it was the steady progress quarterback Kerry Collins seems to be showing as Rich Gannon 's heir apparent."
82095,0,"Tech Investors See Brighter Future Investors cheered a final verdict on the outcome of the presidential race, leaving behind their fears of a 2000-style election and boosting markets, especially stocks perceived to benefit from a continued Bush administration. -washingtonpost.com"
87841,0,"France rules Apple 's DRM denial not anti-competition The French government 's competition watchdog this week dismissed a complaint brought by VirginMega, which alleged Apple 's refusal to license FairPlay ran contrary to French anti-trust law."
117033,0,"Macworld Expo Games Pavilion to feature new games (MacCentral) MacCentral - IDG World Expo on Wednesday offered details about the Macintosh Games Pavilion, featured at next month's Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Calif. The pavilion will feature new games from publishers including Aspyr Media, MacSoft, Freeverse Software and Ambrosia Software. It'll also be populated by an Arcade area where showgoers can get their hands on Power Mac G5s and iMac G5s running the latest titles available for the Macintosh."
1286,0,"Sox and bonds There are games in which players renew their vows as teammates, and last night's 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays was one of them. It may not have been as clear as it was in the Yankee-Red Sox brawl game back in late July, which produced an obvious bond."
53558,0,"AT &T to Cut Workforce 20, Take $11.4 Bln Writedown (Update2) AT &T Corp., the largest US long- distance telephone company, will eliminate 20 percent of its workforce this year and write down $11."
66045,0,"Spyware spurs Dell to offer protective software The instrusive software accounts for 20 percent of support calls to Dell, an exec tells CNET News.com. That's up from 2 percent in 2003."
23561,0,"People's Republic of Mac China is booming and Beijing is its cosmopolitan heart. What's the platform of choice for the city's new tech and media elite? Well, it's not the Mac. But China's Macophiles are banding together. Hector Mackenzie reports from the Chinese capital."
11878,0,"Small Asteroid Gives Earth its Closest Shave Yet PARIS (AFP) -- A rock measuring less than 10 metres (33 feet) across zipped past the Earth at the closest distance ever detected, but it would not have posed any threat if it had struck our planet, astronomers said. The ""very small"" asteroid missed the Earth on March 31 by the wafer-thin gap of 6,500 kilometers (4,000 miles), according to an email circulated by the international network NEO News (NEO stands for Near-Earth Object)..."
10910,0,"Glaxo Settles Paxil 'Suicide Pill ' Suit GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to release all clinical studies of its drugs to settle a lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative information about the antidepressant Paxil, the New York "
30264,0,Magpies go double Dutch PATRICK KLUIVERT struck twice as Newcastle United got Graeme Souness 's reign as Newcastle manager off to a stuttering start today.
101261,0,Wolfensohn Confirms World Bank Departure Bank president told Treasury Secretary John W. Snow that he will step down after a decade at the helm when his term expires in June.
51656,0,"British manufacturing output falls for third successive month LONDON : Britain 's manufacturing industries experienced an unexpected drop in output in August, the first time since January 2002 that output has fallen for three months in a row."
72894,0,FA charges Keegan with abusive behavior Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan was charged by the Football Association on Tuesday with verbally abusing the referee following his side 's 4-3 defeat to Newcastle.
19647,0,"Remove Spyware Before Installing Windows XP SP2 Update Microsoft is warning Windows XP users to check for and remove any spyware that may be installed on computer systems before installing the Windows XP service pack 2 (SP2), security update."
96690,0,"Busch Wins Pole for Nextel Cup Finale HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Sports Network) - His first pole of the season couldn't have come at a better time for Nextel Cup Series points leader Kurt Busch. The No.97 Roush Racing Ford driver captured the pole for Sunday's season finale, Ford 400, with a time of 30.114 seconds (179.319 m.p.h.)."
103324,0,"Golf: Thank Dodd I 'm getting better For starters, he moved into the final round of the European Tour 's China Open in the lead - a lofty position he has never occupied."
43590,0,Conoco Wins $2 Billion LUKOIL Stake MOSCOW (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday it was seeking 20 percent of Russia's LUKOIL in a far-reaching alliance which opens the way for the oil majors to tap vast reserves in northern Russia and Iraq.
60673,0,"Study Links Mobile Phones, Benign Tumors A new Swedish study suggests that people who use a mobile phone for at least 10 years might increase their risk of developing a rare benign tumor along a nerve on the side of the head where they hold the phone."
107128,0,"Jobless Claims Rise More Sharply Than Expected The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose 25,000 last week to 349,000, a government report showed on Thursday, with some analysts citing the US Thanksgiving holiday as distorting the data."
76774,0,"New Species Revealed: Tiny Cousins of Humans Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a species of dwarf people, dubbed Homo floresiensis."
62048,0,"They like them apples As thousands of apple pickers milled about his farm last Sunday, Michael Smolak gave thanks for the postcard-perfect autumn weather that brought them there."
52774,0,"Customer views from PeopleSoft Connect At PeopleSofts European conference this week, the vendors senior executives were keen to point out the progress that the firm has made in the past year, including new services to make updates easier for customers."
55447,0,"Russian-Canadian Businessman to Start New F1 Team in 2006 Russian-born Alexander Shnaider, chairman of Midland Group, said on Friday the Midland F1 team will begin racing in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix."
103431,0,"Juventus denied by Inter fightback Juventus blew a two goal lead in the second half to be held to a 2-2 draw Inter Milan in the San Siro on Sunday. Ironically, Inter 's heroics helped arch-rivals and Serie A champions AC "
10255,0,"Danish players call off strike Danish footballers have suspended a week-long strike, called to protest against FIFA transfer rules, allowing next weekend 's games to go ahead."
28512,0,"Arab-owned Israeli team faces up to Souness ' Newcastle But the match has another compelling storyline: the Magpies ' little-known UEFA Cup opponent is an Israeli club, Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin, with a rare mixture of Jews and Arabs."
102156,0,"Holiday Shoppers Take to the Malls Holiday shoppers, intent on finding bargains, descended on the Washington region's malls this morning, joining a nationwide shopping spree that has come to be known as Black Friday."
100246,0,"County plant to produce MS drug Biogen Idec and Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. won government approval yesterday to sell a new multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri. The drug, which some analysts predict will bring in $2 billion "
58516,0,"Staying Alive Chicago - The Bears believe they need to win out in order to have a chance at playing in the postseason. Although five straight wins dont guarantee the Bears anything, if Chad Hutchinson plays the way he "
98058,0,Buffs still cling to North title hopes Another piece fell in place Saturday for the Colorado football team in what began weeks ago as a complicated and unlikely route to the Big 12 Conference North Division title.
60798,0,"Goosen brings a sparkle to the gloom With overnight rain causing a 2-hour delay to the start of play in the HSBC World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth, Retief Goosen did his bit to help to make up ground."
29966,0,"Consumer Prices Climb; Jobless Claims Up Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation isn 't currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policy-makers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates."
2158,0,"Hudson Handcuffs O's Jermaine Dye began the fireworks in the sixth with a two-run home run and Tim Hudson baffled the Orioles as Oakland rolled, 11-0, Tuesday."
4254,0,"Job cutting worst in 2-1/2 years NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Employers announced 104,530 job cuts last month, capping the worst three months for cutbacks since early 2002, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc."
117687,0,Google wins trademark ruling over online advertising policy Google Inc. won a major legal victory yesterday when a federal judge ruled that the search engine's advertising policy does not violate federal trademark laws.
88374,0,"Google star of Firefox 's new browser Google and Mozilla may or may not be working on a Web browser together, but the two are cozier than ever with Firefox 's latest release."
64982,0,"Half-Life 2 out in November Vivendi has announced that Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the most popular PC titles ever, will be released on November 16. The original game was released back in 1998 and earned more than 50 game-of-the-year awards."
78546,0,"Cisse suffers double leg break; likely out for season Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse will likely miss the rest of the season due to a broken leg. The French striker, who moved from Auxerre to Liverpool in the off-season, was injured "
25351,0,"Changing Directions Over at USA Today -- Slogan: ""All the News That's Fit to Print in Four Paragraphs or Less"" -- they got together the last couple of weeks and asked the staff to vote for the ""10 things to change in sports."""
2437,0,"Keller leads relay upset of Aussies ATHENS - Klete Keller says he likes to run with the bulls. Talks a little bull, too. But he doesn 't kid around in the water. "
109809,0,"Holcomb's return sparks Browns HOUSTON -- Kelly Holcomb's return to the lineup provided a lift to the Browns' punchless offense, and Cleveland surprised the Houston Texans with a thoroughly dominating effort in a 22-14 victory yesterday, breaking a nine-game losing streak."
15990,0,Arizona Gets RB Hambrick and DE Zellner from Raiders (Reuters) Reuters - The Arizona Cardinals Tuesday acquired running back Troy Hambrick and defensive end Peppi Zellner from the Oakland Raiders for an undisclosed 2005 draft pick.
87058,0,"Vodafone Launches 3G Services in Europe (AP) AP - Cell phone giant Vodafone Group PLC, which has spent years struggling to recoup billions spent on 3G licences, finally launched the cutting-edge service Wednesday in much of Europe and introduced or beefed up its operation in a dozen other countries."
18287,0,"August shows a pickup in hiring US job growth revived last month, the government reported yesterday, as employers added 144,000 jobs to their nonfarm payrolls in August, seasonally adjusted -arely enough "
111191,0,"UK trade deficit grows The UK trade deficit widened to 5.3bn in October after imports hit their highest level since records began, official data showed today."
84262,0,"Honda to invest US$340 million to boost auto output in China TOKYO : Japanese automaker Honda is to spend 340 million dollars to quadruple capacity at its joint plant with Dongfeng Motor in Wuhan, China, to 120,000 units by 2006."
77061,0,"Russia to Build Space Launch Pad in South Korea Moscow and Seoul have signed a deal to build a rocket-launch facility in South Korea. It will be built by the end of 2007 in Goheung, South Jeolla province, the Joongang Ilbo newspaper writes."
3146,0,"NetRatings survey shows broadband users now a majority in U.S. There were an estimated 63 million broadband users, or 51 of all home Internet users, last month compared with 61.3 million dial-up users, 49 of the total, according to a survey by NetRatings Inc."
35071,0,"Exploit posted for Microsoft JPEG flaw Computer code that takes advantage of a flaw in the way many Microsoft Corp. applications process JPEG images has been published on the Internet and could be a precursor to actual attacks on vulnerable PCs, experts said."
7389,0,"Asian Stocks Rise as Oil Drops From Record; Honda Leads Advance Asian stocks rose after oil prices fell from a record on Friday, easing concern higher energy costs will damp consumer spending and corporate profits."
80562,0,Digital Imaging 's Winners And Losers Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) saw the strongest gains on the Infoimaging Index last week; its shares closed up 10.
105810,0,"Continental Airlines Elects Jeff Smisek to Its Board of Directors HOUSTON, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) today announced the election of Jeff Smisek, executive vice president and president-elect of Continental Airlines, Inc."
31553,0,"Crude Oil Soars to 4-Week High on Storm-Related Shutdowns Crude oil surged to a four-week high, bringing the gain this week to almost $3 a barrel, on concern that shutdowns caused by Hurricane Ivan would further reduce inventories."
89165,0,Rangers ride wave of optimism IT IS doubtful whether Alex McLeish had much time eight weeks ago to dwell on John Donnes famous meditation that No man is an Island.
21660,0,"Dow Jones cuts forecast, stock sinks Company cites weak Wall Street Journal ads, analysts predict weak results at other newspaper chains. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Jones & Co."
9568,0,"Pakhalina Leads Springboard Preliminaries Yulia Pakhalina of Russia leads the Olympic preliminaries of 3-meter springboard diving, beating out Canada's Blythe Hartley and China's Guo Jingjing."
32460,0,"Safin gains first title in two years Marat Safin won his first title in two years, beating Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (4), 7-5 Sunday in an all-Russian final. Safin, a former US Open champion who has been struggling since an injury-plagued 2003, advanced to No."
85994,0,"Toll Rings Homebuilders ' Bell Homebuilders strode upstairs Tuesday after Toll Brothers (TOL:NYSE - news - research) reported record fourth-quarter sales, citing strong demand from affluent buyers."
45308,0,"Merck Pulls Arthritis Drug from Market NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck Co Inc. on Thursday pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx off the market because it increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent the company's shares plunging, erasing $25 billion of its market value."
81348,0,"Alcan 's Q3 results lifted by Pechiney NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Alcan Inc. rose 3 percent Thursday, drawing support from the Canadian metals giant 's third-quarter results in which profit nearly doubled due to strong industry fundamentals and contributions from its Pechiney unit."
13763,0,Silver medal for Amir Khan Bolton teenager Amir Khan has lost the final of the Olympic lightweight boxing competition to defending champion Mario Kindelan. The 17-year-old claims the silver medal for Great Britain but his Cuban opponent 's experience showed.
61937,0,Ottawa wants DNA from child pornographers OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing that DNA samples be collected from people convicted of making child pornography. The Liberals introduced legislation today that would give judges the power to authorize collection of the samples.
82362,0,11am Market Update European stock markets got off to a flying start this morning as investors cheered a plunge in crude oil prices and fresh post-election gains on Wall Street.
22463,0,"IBM to use AMD 's dual-core Opteron SAN FRANCISCO--IBM will upgrade its Opteron-based e325 server for high-performance computing with Advanced Micro Devices ' dual-core chip in 2005, the company plans to announce Thursday."
27880,0,"Yanks Widen Lead Over BoSox to Four Games (AP) AP - Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and struck out a season-high 11, leading the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 4-0 Tuesday night."
1538,0,European/US private equity consortium buys Intelsat in deal valued at $5bn An unusual alliance of US and European private equity firms has won the auction to buy Bermuda-based satellite business Intelsat. Europeans Apax and Permira and US firms Apollo Management and Madison Dearborn will pay $3bn for the business and assume $2bn ...
102013,0,"Jardine Lloyd Profit to Fall; Chief Executive Quits (Update3) Jardine Lloyd Thompson Plc, the UK 's biggest publicly traded insurance broker, said Chief Executive Steve McGill quit and profit will decline this year because of a difficult ' ' second half."
15820,0,China temporarily suspends IPOs China said Tuesday it will temporarily suspend initial public offerings until it comes up with new rules on share offer pricing. The China Securities Regulatory Commission
53532,0,Microsoft Looks to Expand Windows at Home (AP) AP - Efforts by Microsoft Corp. and the PC industry to expand into to the living room will get a boost next week as they show off technologies that try to balance Hollywood's piracy fears with the appeal of digital media.
47809,0,"Tools Of The Trade: The Microsoft Windows 2003 Small Business ... Servers for small businesses are one of the fastest-growing areas of the IT market, according to market researcher IDC. Much of this is down to the Small Business Server (SBS) software "
37130,0,"Bailout plan shelved for Donald Trump 's casinos ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Donald Trump is trying to make a deal after the proposed bailout of his cash-strapped casino company was shelved by ""mutual agreement."
19174,0,AL Wrap: Schilling Helps Red Sox Keep Heat on Yankees NEW YORK (Reuters) - Curt Schilling won his major league leading 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the Boston Red Sox edged the Texas Rangers 6-5 in American League at Fenway Park Sunday.
99194,0,"Thomson Partners with Microsoft, Time Warner Aiming to promote the development of inter-operable digital rights management (DRM) systems, Paris-based Thomson has become a strategic investor in ContentGuard, a developer of DRM intellectual property, making it a partner with current investors "
67909,0,"Save Silverstone: drivers . Scot Coulthard called for Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone to reach an agreement with the owners of Silverstone, the British Racing Drivers ' Club (BRDC), to save the race from extinction."
35096,0,Many hurdles ahead for Bonds to pass Aaron Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants are apparently talking contract. Apparently this new contract will guarantee Bonds status as the uber Giant and one of baseballs top wage earners through the 2006 season.
114412,0,"Bank of England warns on currency Uncertainty about future foreign exchange moves and what impact they might have on interest rates and asset prices is one possible risk to a stable outlook for the financial system, the Bank of England said on Monday."
37494,0,Ariz. Schools to Get Solar Energy Systems (AP) AP - Six local schools will have solar energy systems installed over the next year. The systems are expected to lower utility bills and teach students about renewable energy.
15146,0,Briefly: Open-source rival to Exchange released roundup Plus: Verizon sets up home in Circuit City...3i's Gagen resigns...Unify updates Java tool...IBM posts documentation for Cloudscape...Phone defect could affect hearing.
26500,0,"Techs, Miners Help Tokyo Market Advance TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei rose 0.3 percent by midday on Tuesday as another jump in U.S. technology shares fueled buying of local peers such as Tokyo Electron Ltd., while earnings optimism again buoyed some miners."
78568,0,"Watney moves to the front Former Fresno State standout Nick Watney recovered from a double-bogey on the seventh hole to shoot 1 under and tie for the third-round lead Saturday in the Nationwide Tour Championship at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville, Ala."
26473,0,"Air Force Contract Has Windfall Potential Eight government contractors are readying to vie for specific task orders to update the Air Force's communication systems under an umbrella contract worth up to $9B.
-The Washington Post"
33035,0,Canyon Holds Ancient Civilization Secrets (AP) AP - The newly discovered ruins of an ancient civilization in this remote eastern Utah canyon could reveal secrets about the descendants of the continent's original Paleo-Indians who showed up before the time of Christ to settle much of present-day Utah.
12280,0,"Briefly: OSDL hires lawyer, opens China office roundup Plus: Oracle gives PeopleSoft shareholders more time...Cisco reports access control server flaws...Toshiba tinkers with Wi-Fi for TV."
55001,0,Struggling pitcher thrust into heart of series MINNEAPOLIS -- Struggling right-hander Javier Vazquez will start for the New York Yankees in Game 4 of their AL Division Series against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.
65092,0,"Robbie album to be sold on memory card Following todays launch of Robbie Williams Greatest Hits album, digital music lovers or more importantly in this case mobile phone users will be able to buy the new album from Carphone Warehouse following a deal with EMI."
89538,0,"Georgia vs. Auburn: a game with everything AUBURN, Ala. - This Georgia-Auburn game has it all: star quarterbacks, stingy defenses, talented running backs and high stakes. It 's got No."
104145,0,"BFI Canada in $1.1B waste management merger TORONTO - BFI Canada Income Fund of Toronto and IESI Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas have agreed to a $1.1-billion deal to merge and create one of the largest non-hazardous solid waste management companies in North America."
44515,0,"Akamai Strives for a Safer, Speedier Net It was dark and eerily quiet in the command center of Akamai Technologies Inc., a company whose mission of easing Internet traffic jams gives it a clear view of what's happening on the Internet."
63661,0,"Cisco, Microsoft to Secure Networks (AP) AP - Their biggest clients hit hard by viruses, worms and other attacks, Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday that they plan to work together to help their corporate customers fight back."
1174,0,Second hat in ring for faster Wi-Fi standard A second consortium puts in a bid for the faster 802.11n spec. But don't expect a battle over formats.
24731,0,NL Wrap: Cubs Rally to Beat Marlins (Reuters) Reuters - Derrek Lee whacked a three-run double against his former team to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the Florida Marlins 5-2 to retain their National League (NL)\wildcard lead Saturday.
109904,0,Toshiba and Memory-Tech go Dual-Format DVD. Toshiba and Memory-Tech announced they developed a dual-layer DVD disc. This wouldn 't be newsworthy unless the disc is able to contain two formats: HD DVD and DVD formats.
22494,0,"Tonight on TV MISSOURI (1-0) VS. TROY STATE (1-0) When, where: Tonight, 7, at Troy, Ala. TV: ESPN2 AP ranking: Missouri is No. 19 The line: Missouri by 10 1/2 Last meeting: 2002, Missouri won, 44-7 What to watch: Missouri QB Brad Smith completed 14 of 22 passes for 233 yards, threw three TD passes and ran for a 34-yard score in a ..."
39951,0,"Unhappy ending for BC vs. Wake Forest There was no escaping the sense of deja vu. For the second year in a row, Boston College suffered its first loss of the season against the same Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in almost the same way: on a long touchdown pass in the waning moments."
86734,0,Microsoft to add rivalry to Google on search service The US software giant Microsoft said it would launch its Internet search service on Thursday amid the fierce competition with rival Google.
45266,0,Kimberly-Clark Sets Cost-Cut Plan (Reuters) Reuters - Kimberly-Clark Corp. said on Monday it is targeting $400 million to $500 million in cost savings over the next three years and still expects earnings this quarter to meet its previous expectations.
33497,0,"Ransacked Bills 0 for 2 in sloppy loss (September 20, 2004) - OAKLAND, Calif. -ike Mularkey had his back against a cement block wall deep inside Network Associates Coliseum late Sunday."
9461,0,"Sony preparing high-speed Memory Stick Pro 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."
80461,0,"Secondary concerns Pats According to an Associated Press report Tuesday, cornerback Ty Laws agent Carl Poston told the Boston Globe that his client will miss four to six weeks with a broken bone in his left foot."
22383,0,Reed 's failure sends Colorado to 39th loss after taking the lead First came concerns about the adjustments Shawn Chacon had to make in becoming the closer for the Colorado Rockies. Then came worries about the problems of the Rockies
95515,0,"Donovan Claims Soccer Player of Year Again (AP) AP - Landon Donovan was voted the U.S. soccer team player of the year Thursday, becoming the first three-time winner."
104076,0,"Microsoft and Sun plan Webcast to detail cooperation Those wondering what this year's surprise cooperation deal between Microsoftand Sun Microsystems will actually produce should get an update in coming weeks, when the companies detail some of their interoperability work in areas like Web services, directory services, and security."
29087,0,"Lion Nathan pours off brewery biz Lion Nathan Ltd, Australasia 's second-largest brewer, is to sell its China beer business to China Resources Snow Breweries (CRSB) for US$154 million, the two companies announced yesterday."
93813,0,"Vivendi rings up blistering third-quarter profits PARIS, Nov 17 (AFP) - Media and mobile telephone group Vivendi Universal said on Wednesday that third-quarter profits had risen by nearly six-fold and upgraded its full-year profit outlook owing to a change in tax arrangements."
112001,0,After the Fall: Measured Moves Individual investors are struggling to find a balanced approach at an unreliable time for the market.
10834,0,"Merck Disagrees With Vioxx Analysis Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. ""strongly "" disagreed Thursday with the conclusions of a Food and Drug Administration-funded study that said use of the company 's arthritis pain reliever Vioxx increased the risk of heart attack."
94515,0,U.S. Knew Last Year of Flu Vaccine Problems The FDA found serious problems of bacterial contamination 16 months before Britain closed the site.
91031,0,Barca remain confident despite first league defeat Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard is confident his team 's spirit will be unaffected by their first league defeat of the season as they prepare for this weekend 's clash against arch-rivals Real Madrid.
38323,0,"Precision Castparts to Sell Branches CHICAGO (Reuters) - Precision Castparts Corp. PCP.N, which makes jet engine components, on Friday said it will sell its pump and valve businesses because they are not core businesses."
2222,0,Motorola rolls out database management software Motorola is using the Application Data Management suite from OuterBay Technology to manage data growth in its Oracle e-business applications.
37461,0,"XP SP2 distribution accelerated; VPN problem fixed Microsoft is accelerating the distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 2 to reach its goal of updating 100 million PCs through Automatic Updates by Oct. 18, and it has released an update to correct a VPN problem."
11987,0,Sprint and SBC announce Wi-Fi roaming pact Customers of Sprint and SBC Communications will be able to use both companies ' wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.
49005,0,"Funk finds winner 's circle again Fred Funk birdied the final hole to finish off a final-round 6-under 66 and win the Southern Farm Bureau Classic by a stroke Sunday, his first PGA Tour victory in six years."
85117,0,"BT to buy Infonet, re-entering US market LONDON BT Group said Monday that it was buying Infonet Services, a US-based company that provides global data-communications services, for $965 million to gain more clients in North America and Asia."
58527,0,"Opening the Living Room Windows (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Microsoft is going to Tinseltown today to announce plans for its revamped Windows XP Media Center, part of an aggressive push to get ahead in the digital entertainment race."
4618,0,"AT &T keeps expanding Net-phone service The Bedminster-based company yesterday said it was pushing into 21 new markets with the service, AT &T CallVantage, and extending an introductory rate offer until Sept. 30. In addition, the company is offering in-home installation of up to five ..."
9880,0,Stocks rally as falling oil prices lure buyers Stocks rallied in quiet trading Wednesday as oil prices fell for a third straight day and countered a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture of the economy.
81933,0,"Mars Rovers Get Mystery Power Boost (AP) AP - As NASA's Mars rovers keep rolling past all expectations of their useful lives, scientists have a happy mystery: For some reason one of the vehicles has actually gained power recently."
39102,0,Dolphins finally get a victory Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was ordered yesterday to repay the team more than $8.6 million for breaching his contract when he suddenly quit before training camp.
58594,0,"Eriksson plans action over Beckham BAKU, Azerbaijan -- England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson promised Tuesday he will ""take care "" of the controversy surrounding David Beckham 's yellow card against Wales later this week."
110780,0,"Oracle piles Files, App Server and Collab Suite on users McNealy warns Ellison: 'Beware of our Redmond friends'"
45807,0,"Dell to Sell More Security-Proofed Business Hardware New ServGate hardware, starting at less than $1000, has integrated antivirus, spam filtering, and other security features."
84510,0,"Microsoft--license to deal You back my patent, I'll back yours. That could be the software giant's motto in its quest for intellectual property."
6303,0,IOC Bans Greek Medallist From Games The Olympics are less than a week away and organizers are pulling the pieces together for the Aug. 13 opening. Dana Vollmer will be one of those tales of courage that come up during the Olympics.
114857,0,"Bombardier Shares Dive as CEO Quits MONTREAL (Reuters) - Paul Tellier stepped down as president and chief executive of Bombardier Inc. BBDsvb.TO on Monday, surprising investors and sending the train and plane maker's shares down as much as 26 percent to a 10-year low."
83193,0,"Venus, Jupiter come closest RAWALPINDI: Venus and Jupiter crossed each other in the eastern skies on Friday morning with a distance of less than 1 degree. This closeness was an illusion, seen from the Earth, as both the planets are at great distance from each other."
88326,0,"Private World (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Even though all of these giant private companies are headquartered outside the U.S., several of them are quite familiar to the American public. Sweden's Ikea has 23 furniture stores in the U.S. and 4 more under construction. Bertelsmann, the German publishing outfit, owns Random House and Family Circle magazine. Some of these private companies have been in family hands for a long while--just shy of 400 years in the case of Takenaka, the Japanese construction outfit. ..."
34559,0,"High Carb Heaven in Outer Space From 26,000 light-years-- near the center of our galaxy-- comes a radio signal that can be interpreted as a cloud of sugar molecules, one key component of what might have assisted the development of life if transported on primordial comets. Astrobiology Magazine -- Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's giant Robert C..."
112486,0,"Wall Street's Designs on '05? A Merger Boom After years of self-doubt and housecleaning in the wake of Enron, corporate America has gotten a bit of swagger back in its step."
46310,0,Federer and Roddick Ease Into Thailand Semi-Finals BANGKOK (Reuters) - Top seeds Roger Federer and Andy Roddick reached the Thailand Open semi-finals with straight-sets wins on Friday.
71822,0,"IBM Rolls Out Low-Cost Blade Servers IBM has introduced the BladeCenter Express, a lower-cost blade server chassis targeted toward small and mid-size businesses. The company also unveiled several new business-in-a-box packages "
85897,0,"Second doping test on Irish winner Waterford Crystal positive ... A backup doping sample from the horse that won the show jumping gold medal at the Athens Olympics also was positive for a banned substance, the Irish rider 's lawyer said Tuesday."
97463,0,"Diminishing Returns Delaware State scores on a 73-yard punt return and a 25-yard interception return and defeats Howard, 32-13, Saturday at Greene Stadium."
59369,0,"Media Center will succeed, just not yet Microsoft is promoting its Windows Media Center Extender devices as the easiest way to get music, photos and video from a Media Center PC to a stereo or TV."
48799,0,"State cancels two technology contracts The State Technology Office plans to cancel two multimillion-dollar contracts, now that several investigations have discovered two companies were given unfair advantages."
19000,0,"Funds: Fund Mergers Can Hurt Investors PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Mergers and acquisitions have played an enormous role in the U.S. economy during the past several decades, but sometimes the results have been bad for consumers. Similarly, consolidation in the mutual fund business has sometimes hurt fund investors."
91957,0,"Abraham Leaving Energy Department Spencer Abraham joined the exodus from President Bush's Cabinet yesterday, submitting his resignation as energy secretary after four years of running a department that faced a series of high-profile challenges."
105107,0,"Retailers view mixed holiday forecasts Retail sales during the important Thanksgiving weekend showed some strength, with sales measures released Monday reflecting year-over-year growth."
82612,0,Pfizer calls report on Celebrex safety concerns 'misleading ' Pfizer Inc. and Canadian health officials moved Thursday to answer concerns over the painkiller Celebrex after a news report raised safety questions about the drug.
34472,0,"Guerrero Beaned During Angels Game (Reuters) Reuters - Anaheim Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero was drilled on the left side of his head by a pitch from Mariners pitcher Ryan Franklin,\forcing him out of Monday's 5-2 win in the first inning."
107289,0,"Her So-Called Digital Life Internet consultant Mary Hodder spends most of her life online. She has gone almost entirely digital. It may not be long before you do, too. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg."
38000,0,US to tap oil reserve to boost production NEW YORKWorld oil prices rose yesterday as concerns over a supply shortage after Hurricane Ivan persisted despite news the United States will lend some oil from its reserves to refineries to make up for lost production.
47692,0,Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act The purpose of the INDUCE ACT blog will be to consolidate available information concerning the Induce Act as well as to provide new and original content about it.
79040,0,"Wet-weather plunge on Vinnie WITH the heavens set to open over Melbourne this morning, one of Australia 's biggest bookmakers predicts a rush of money so large for Irish galloper Vinnie Roe that he will become the new favourite for today 's Melbourne Cup."
83753,0,"Chelmsford quarterback coaxes a victory TEWKSBURY -- Many fathers don't trust their teenage sons with the keys to the family sedan. With the game on the line yesterday against Tewksbury, coach Bruce Rich trusted the offense of 20th-ranked Chelmsford to his son, and Eddie drove it to paydirt."
108812,0,"IntelSat Regains Control Of Key Satellite Intelsat Ltd. has regained communications with a satellite that it lost track of last weekend, but engineers do not know if they will be able to fully restore service. -The Washington Post"
104364,0,Treasuries Trip Lower NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt took a nosedive on Monday as the breaking of key technical levels added momentum to an early burst of speculative selling.
99882,0,AMD announces Mobile Sempron 3000 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) expanded its Mobile Sempron processor family with a higher performing model and integrated EVP anti virus technology.
119764,0,"NCAA Game Summary - James Madison vs. Montana Chattanooga, TN (Sports Network) - Justin Rascati and Maurice Fenner each ran for two touchdowns to lead the James Madison Dukes over the Montana Grizzlies, 31-21, in the Division I-AA championship game at Finley Stadium."
115257,0,"Pedro set to sign with Mets For days, Omar Minaya was hedging and bluffing, trying to carefully hide his intentions. Finally, he just threw his cards on the table and came up with an ace."
112950,0,"World ; First US flight in Vietnam since 1975 World News, HO CHI MINH CITY, A United Airlines plane has landed in Vietnam 's Ho Chi Minh City, the first commercial American airliner to fly to the country since the Vietnam War."
107258,0,"Microsoft Hopes Its Blogs Will Hunt Microsoft is throwing its hat into the blogosphere, a move seen as another attempt to catch competitor Google in the services-and-search race and an effort to woo more customers to its Internet services. -washingtonpost.com"
61999,0,Fiedler Expects to Start Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler said he will start Sunday at Buffalo despite missing practice time this week with a cracked rib.
29626,0,"CARDINALS FACE TOUGH MATCH Winners of 16 games in a row, including last year 's post-season run to a Super Bowl title, the New England Patriots visit the Arizona Cardinals as overwhelming favourites on Sunday in an interconference match-up."
45197,0,Date given for UK Enron case A judge is set to rule in two weeks on a case involving three UK former bankers fighting extradition to the United States over alleged fraud charges involving Enron executives.
79847,0,Downturn hits UBS earnings A SLIDE of 20 in revenues from equity and bond trading knocked UBS 's third-quarter financial earnings back sharply. Only a strong performance by its 56-owned Swiss industrial holding company Motor-Columbus
83430,0,"Private Spaceship Designers Given $10M Burt Rutan, Scaled Composite 's team leader, waves while being introduced in St. Louis, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004. Rutan designed SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane financed by billionaire Paul Allen that won the "
76058,0,"US 30-,15-yr mortgage rates lowest since early Apr Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages fell to their lowest levels since early April, spurring more consumers to purchase their own homes, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday."
111729,0,"IBM shuts new workers out of pension plan International Business Machines Corp. has shut its cash-balance pension plan to new employees, CBSMarketwatch.com reports. Instead, new employees can contribute 6 percent of their "
73068,0,"F.C.C. Approves Cingular Deal to Buy AT T Wireless Under the deal, the Federal Communications Commission will require Cingular to sell part of the combined company's operations in 22 markets."
111920,0,Food Short on Space Station NASA officials said yesterday that the international space station is running so low on food that its two crewmen have had to cut back on their eating and may have to abandon the orbiting
66567,0,"In the E.R., Learning to Love the PC The keyboard is mightier than the whiteboard at an emergency room in the Bronx where the use of computers is now a staple."
73343,0,"Bell would be more than just Davids Buddy Buddy Bell knew the question was coming. To his credit, he had an answer ready for the media -- a good one. Bell interviewed for the Phillies vacant managerial position Monday."
55184,0,"Meanwhile in a typhoon The Formula 1 circus spent Saturday morning holed up in various hotels in the Suzuka area, a number of people nursing sore heads after a little too much time off on Friday night."
106856,0,"Schalke trying to hold off Feyenoord in UEFA Cup Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - A top of the table clash between Schalke of the German Bundesliga and Dutch power Feyenoord highlights Matchday 4 of the UEFA Cup group stage."
2969,0,"U.S. Economic Outlook Dims a Bit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economic outlook dimmed somewhat on Tuesday after reports said business productivity grew more slowly in the third quarter than first estimated, labor costs rose and other indicators signaled softening activity."
17610,0,Rank mulling sale of film unit Leisure group Rank has said it is thinking of selling its Deluxe film and video business as the firm announced a sharp drop in half-year profits.
103502,0,Carsley equaliser frustrates Newcastle NEWCASTLE (AFP) - Everton underlined their re-emergence as an English Premiership force after Lee Carsley struck a stunning equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United.
41472,0,"Eagles lose Ritchie for the season Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Eagles fullback Jon Ritchie was placed on injured reserve Monday and will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL during Sunday 's game versus Detroit."
89984,0,"Canadian women 's hockey team advances to Four Nations Cup final ... LAKE PLACID, NY (CP) - The Canadian women 's hockey team will try to regain the Four Nations Cup title Sunday after beating Finland 4-1 to advance to the championship game."
8084,0,"Rain drowns Australian-India at Amstelveen triangular Torrential rain forced officials to abandon Australia 's one-day match against India in the Amstelveen triangular tournament on Monday, wasting Australia 's innings of 175 for seven and awarding both sides three points for "
57546,0,Dolphins may have to turn to third-string QB Jay Fiedler has a cracked rib and AJ Feeley a concussion. So the Miami Dolphins might be forced to turn to third-string quarterback Sage Rosenfels when they play the Buffalo Bills next Sunday
108573,0,"Oil prices fall 14 per cent in a week NEW YORK - Crude oil futures fell for a fourth day Friday, settling below $43 a barrel for the first time since August and extending the week 's decline in oil prices to 14 per cent."
95498,0,US expert makes damning Vioxx claims An expert with the Food Drug Administration has accused the agency in Congress of having pressed him to withhold results of a study showing potential dangers of the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx.
59101,0,"Paypal delivers online payment woes MORE THAN five days of repairs have failed to fix a so called glitch in the computer systems of Paypal, the so called online payment outfit."
76542,0,Shell shock as oil giant merges to become one company The oil giant Shell yesterday unveiled plans to merge its British and Dutch halves into a single company under the control of a unified board in what marks the most sweeping
117217,0,Time Warner To Pay $210 Million To Settle AOL Charges The charges of accounting improprieties at AOL date back to 2000. Some analysts had been expecting Time Warner to pay $500 million to $600 million to settle all of its criminal and civil charges with the Justice
34644,0,"Mitsubishi Elec to stop producing TV LCDs, focus on smaller panels ... TOKYO (AFX) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp plans to stop producing LCD (liquid crystal display) panels for television sets and personal computers and shift to smaller panels for cellular phones and industrial equipment, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported "
118454,0,"iTunes hits 200 million download mark com December 16, 2004, 3:01 PM PT. Apple Computer on Thursday said it has now sold more than 200 million songs through its iTunes Music Store--and it has new plans to keep the sales trend continuing upwards."
40637,0,"Colts 45, Packers 31 Peyton Manning and Brett Favre threw touchdown pass after touchdown pass, moving the ball as if the defenses were little more than speed bumps."
14189,0,Santander ready to give up RBS board role SPANISH bank Santander has offered to cut back its ties with Royal Bank of Scotland in an attempt to avoid a competition inquiry into its bid for Abbey.
27891,0,"Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 2 Rookie Scott Kazmir outpitched Pedro Martinez to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over Boston 5-2 Tuesday night and sent the Red Sox to consecutive losses for the first time in more than five weeks."
79130,0,STAR WARS II When will Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson ever bury the hatchet? Looks like never as the bitter tit-for-tat goes unabated. By Jeffrey Low.
27549,0,A Game Boy for $200? A preview page at Walmart.com reveals expected pricing and availability for Nintendo's DS handheld game player.
7167,0,"Macromedia launches Flex Builder Macromedia this week will ship Flex Builder, which is designed to provide an interactive development environment for the companys Flex presentation server."
86738,0,"Skype Internet Telephony Goes Cordless; Siemens and Skype Combine ... The adapter works with the recently launched Gigaset C340/345 and Gigaset CX340/345isdn, Gigaset S440/445 and Gigaset SX440/445isdn, Gigaset S645 and Gigaset SL440."
44643,0,"Delphi: SEC probing EDS transactions LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission is probing transactions between Delphi Corp and EDS, which supplies the automotive parts and components giant with technology services, Delphi said late Wednesday."
92005,0,AmEx Charges Rivals for Damages American Express (AXP ) wasted no time in capitalizing on a recent government case that successfully found card-association giants Visa USA and MasterCard International guilty of antitrust violations.
20731,0,"Peugeot Unveils Fuel-Saving Stop Start System (Reuters) Reuters - France's biggest carmaker, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, unveiled a new system on Tuesday to reduce emissions and save fuel by allowing drivers to cut their engines when they are not moving."
30352,0,US warned over Boeing subsidies BRUSSELS: The European Union yesterday demanded Washington explain more clearly how it subsidises Boeing Co and warned it would counter any US challenge targeting EU rival Airbus Industrie before the World Trade Organisation.
27701,0,"Asset Sales Seen of Limited Use to US Air CHICAGO (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O, desperately trying to slash costs in bankruptcy to ensure survival, may not be able to find much relief through a potential sale of its assets, analysts said on Tuesday."
37093,0,"BCE Inc. expects $578 million from selling most of stake in ... MONTREAL (CP) - BCE Inc. is selling most of its minority stake in Manitoba Telecom Services for a total of $578 million, with MTS buying back more than half of the shares and the rest sold on the open market, BCE announced Wednesday."
9097,0,"Jets Sign Quincy Carter Quarterback Quincy Carter signed with the Jets on Tuesday, three weeks after his surprising release by Dallas."
34823,0,"The Sun's Travels and Why Fall is Nigh (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Wednesday, Sept. 22 marks what scientists call the fall equinox in the Northern \ Hemisphere, when night and day are of equal length and cooler weather is on \ the way -- if it hasn't already arrived."
100578,0,"Magnetic Beaks Help Birds Navigate, Study Says Homing pigeons may use a magnetic ""map"" inside their beaks to navigate, according to new research."
93512,0,"Britain 's Jobless Rate at New 20-Year Low Britain 's unemployment rate fell to a new 20-year low of 4.6 percent in the latest quarter, according to official data released Wednesday."
77686,0," '97 Triple Crown contender will be stud overseas MIDWAY, Ky. -- Silver Charm, who barely missed winning the Triple Crown in 1997, was sold to the Japan Racing Association and will stand at stud in that country next year."
56651,0,"Permanent Job Proves An Elusive Dream ""Contingent"" deals transform the nation's workforce, not only for temp workers, but also for those in traditional jobs who compete with employees receiving lower pay, few benefits."
63960,0,"Apple Plans Music Event - Is an iPod Announcement on the Agenda? (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is planning a music-themed event next week in San Jose, California, that will feature the rock band U2, fueling speculation that the computer company may be poised to make a significant music-related product announcement."
252,0,"Saturn Hailstorm When Cassini reached Saturn On June 30th, it dashed through a gap in Saturn's rings, twice. One of onboard science instruments recorded a flurry of ring-dust harmlessly striking the spacecraft."
36515,0,"US House, Senate Negotiators Agree on $146 Bln Tax-Cut Plan US House and Senate negotiators agreed on a $146 billion tax-cut plan that includes the renewal of four breaks for middle-income families and 23 business provisions."
2979,0,"American Cyclist Hamilton Wins Time Trial yler Hamilton and Bobby Julich showed that there is some depth to American cycling, winning the gold and bronze medals today in the men 's individual time trial at the Olympics in Athens. "
712,0,Sybase looks ahead to RFID The database and mobile software company is set to reveal details on updates to its flagship products and outline RFID plans.
12064,0,"United Steelworkers OK BF Goodrich pact About 3,400 union workers at three BF Goodrich Tire Manuafacturing plants in Indiana and Alabama have approved a new contract after working nearly 15 months without one."
63979,0,"Kmart Names Yum Brands ' Aylwin Lewis Chief Executive (Update5) Kmart Holding Corp. named Yum! Brands Inc. executive Aylwin Lewis as president and chief executive officer, replacing Julian Day, to reverse declining sales growth."
102175,0,"Russia, France Set Final Fed Cup Meeting Saturday Russia and France swept to 5-0 wins Thursday at the Fed Cup semifinals in Moscow, setting up a meeting for the title in the Saturday-Sunday final."
8066,0,"Toys R Us posts operating loss, sales decline NEW YORK: Toys R Us, which is considering getting out of the toy business, yesterday posted a second-quarter operating loss on poor sales of video games and markdowns on older merchandise."
92431,0,"MS settles antitrust cases with Novell, CCIA Microsoft last week announced antitrust settlements with Novell and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), ending years of legal wrangling."
17140,0,"IBM Opens Up Design of Its Blade Servers (Reuters) Reuters - International Business Machines Corp.\ said it is making the design of its ""blade"" computer servers widely available, in a move designed to gain wider acceptability in data centers and the telecommunications industry."
88538,0,"Mauresmo Wins Easily in WTA Championships (AP) AP - Amelie Mauresmo routed Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-0 in 54 minutes at the WTA Championships on Thursday night, extending her winning streak to nine matches as the Frenchwoman tries to overtake Lindsay Davenport for the year-end No. 1 ranking."
94594,0,"Google Plans New Service for Scientists and Scholars Google Scholar is intended as a first stop for researchers looking for scholarly literature like peer-reviewed papers, books, abstracts and technical reports."
53310,0,"Piggyback developers in a bind over IE com October 7, 2004, 9:50 AM PT. This fourth priority 's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half."
18113,0,"Tigers Defeat Devil Rays 4-2 (AP) AP - Before the storm, the Detroit Tigers sent Tampa Bay to one more loss."
92645,0,"Dell, Microsoft Team for Management of Dell Servers Microsoft and Dell are pairing to develop free software for Dell server customers that will integrate Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 with Dell 's OpenManage 4 Change Management tool."
118297,0,"Russ Berrie Buys Private Bedding Firm Russ Berrie and Co., a maker of stuffed animals and other gift items, on Thursday said it bought Kids Line LLC , a privately held maker of infant bedding products based in South Gate Calif."
76218,0,Delta still not out of the woods in terms of avoiding bankruptcy Delta Air Lines Inc. has a tentative pilot deal on concessions and much-needed breathing room. But it has not detailed the progress of its key debt restructuring efforts.
102945,0,"Wall St. shops, too? NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Malls may not be the only places where shoppers reign Friday, as stock market futures indicated a higher open for Wall Street 's abbreviated session despite continued weakness in the dollar."
43744,0,"New Toshiba notebooks highlight long-running trend Toshiba Corp. 's new desktop-replacement multimedia notebooks, introduced on Tuesday, are further evidence that US consumers still have yet to embrace the mobility offered by Intel Corp."
37086,0,"Zara chain takes fur off shelves Inditex, the Spanish fashion group which owns Zara and Massimo Dutti, agrees to ditch fur just days before widespread demonstrations."
104490,0,"Sun To Acquire MSP SevenSpace Sun Microsystems Monday expanded its growing managed services business with an agreement to acquire SevenSpace, a small managed services company based in Ashburn, Va."
61070,0,"Airbus CEO: 04 deliveries seen close to record - report LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Airbus, the European aircraft maker that competes with Boeing Co. (BA) , is expecting airline deliveries this year from 315-320, approaching a record, the Financial Times reported, citing Chief Executive Noel Forgeard."
1245,0,"Google Says It's Set to End Stock Auction Google might close the bidding in its auction-style initial public offering late Tuesday, moving it one step away from becoming a publicly traded company."
45052,0,"Iraq to get $436m emergency loan The International Monetary Fund approves a $436m emergency reconstruction loan for Iraq, the first loan from an international body."
111381,0,"NHL, Union Return To Bargaining Table _ NHL officials and union leaders return to the bargaining table Thursday, marking their first talks since late summer. The players ' association on Sept."
48826,0,"Chance to try out new MSN Messenger Web surfers in the United States and five other countries will be invited this week to begin using a new version of MSN Messenger that includes a search function in the message window, reports on the Web said."
108150,0,Nortel picks up $5m BT call centre contract Nortel has won a $5m contract from BT to help the telco use Internet Protocol (IP) technology to upgrade its call centres around the UK.
42261,0,Stocks to Watch on Sept. 28 (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks to watch on Tuesday: DELL INC. : The world's largest personal computer maker said the rate of market growth had not changed significantly and it saw no reason to alter its guidance for the third quarter.
51290,0,"Space tourism industry takes off One short flight for man, or the start of a long voyage for rich men. That 's one way of looking at Monday 's historic jaunt of the revolutionary spacecraft SpaceShipOne, which crossed the brink of space for the second time in six days."
97925,0,Changing Tenors of Govt. Regulation Description: Senior news analyst NPR 's Daniel Schorr contrasts the regulation-happy Federal Communications Commission with the less-active Food and Drug Administration.
12593,0,"Radcliffe breaks down again This one lacked the pathos of Sunday 's marathon but it was another sad and bewildering early departure for Paula Radcliffe, who managed only 16 circuits in the 25-lap women 's 10,000 metres "
80164,0,"Stocks: Rally continues despite election-day jitters NEW YORK Despite nervousness over the presidential election, Wall Street extended its rally on Tuesday, pushing stocks higher as investors welcomed a drop in oil prices to below $50 per barrel."
58876,0,New space station crew ready to go The new international space station crew will leave tonight with renewed hopes that recent oxygen problems and possible supply shortages aboard the orbital outpost won 't interrupt its six-month mission.
95983,0,Knicks beat Rockets 93-92 Rockets with buzzer 3-pointer Jamal Crawford of the New York Knicks hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to hand the Houston Rockets their sixth loss this season at 93-92 on November 18.
99418,0,"Oil prices drop, stocks rise on light pre-holiday trading By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stocks moved modestly higher Monday. Investors are likely to do little trading this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday."
14289,0,"Right time for new A 's hero McMillon 's homer in ninth breaks tie ... He was thinking about that, the little-used outfielder admitted, when he came up with two on and one out in the bottom of the ninth, the game tied 6-6."
28862,0,The 1994 NHL lockout provided no permanent solutions for major ... (CP) - The 103-day NHL labour disruption of 1994 flushed tens of millions of dollars down the toilet and resulted in no permanent solution.
27575,0,"AOL Making Portal and Search Engine Changes AOL Making Portal and Search Changes\\Some big changes are in the making at AOL which will help to expand their content, channels, and advertising revenue past their paid internet service provider members and to the masses. And no, it's not the Netscape homepage! AOL is currently testing a preview of ..."
89921,0,"Your guide to the Leonid meteor show Next week brings the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, a meteor display that over the past several years has brought great anticipation and excitement to sky watchers around the world."
101396,0,"BT Retail head quits to join Cap Gemini Rumours of a boardroom split at BT Group were given further impetus on Thursday with the announcement that Pierre Danon, the outspoken chief executive of BT Retail, the groups consumer-facing "
30701,0,AFL-CIO pounds job loss Washington -- The AFL-CIO cranked up its campaign to stop the export of US jobs on Thursday by starting a database designed to track companies that outsource jobs overseas.
35416,0,"AOL To Offer RSA Security's Password Protection (TechWeb) TechWeb - As password breaking mischief by hackers, phishers, and spoofers continues to grow in the consumer-PC space, AOL, this week, will offer RSA Security Inc.'s purportedly ironclad password-security service to its 23 million customers."
60337,0,"Comic Strip Spurs Surge in Internet Traffic By ELLEN SIMON NEW YORK (AP) -- Need any proof that traditional media can send readers to the Web? Look no further than this week's Doonesbury. The cartoon, which is in about 1,400 daily and Sunday newspapers and appears online at ""Slate,"" this week features character Mark Slackmeyer as Mr..."
93312,0,"Retail discord ringing over charity's bells This holiday season's retail conundrum: to silence the bells, or let them ring. As the Salvation Army kicks off its annual red-kettle program today, a growing number of retailers, from Best Buy to Target, are banning Salvation Army bell ringers from their doors -- to avoid having to choose between competing charities and out of concern for customers, they say."
11217,0,Olympics: Superman Sanchez delivers on his Olympic promise ATHENS : Felix Sanchez gave the Dominican Republic their first ever athletics Olympic gold medal with a devastating display in the 400 metres hurdles.
70332,0,"Nothing very special about Wildcats ' effort When asked about Northwestern 's special-teams play Saturday, coach Randy Walker just sighed and shook his head. ""I don 't want to talk about it, "" Walker said."
38640,0,"Politics over policy When it comes down to a choice between good politics and good policy, which usually wins? Let 's put it this way: We don 't call it the political Play of the Week for nothing."
14726,0,"NHLers charged with threatening bouncer Two NHL players were arrested and charged overnight with uttering death threats and were due to appear in court in Toronto this morning, police say."
57625,0,"No beating about the bush, Miller was Australian in excelsis The office of Australia 's longest-serving prime minister Sir Robert Menzies was famously decorated by two framed images. One was a painting by Tom Roberts, capturing the austere, sun-blasted beauty of a bush "
5663,0,"Demetra Proud of Husband 's Achievements Matthew Pinsent got the nod to carry on moments after winning his fourth Olympic gold medal from the person who matters most, his wife Demetra."
106097,0,"BC wheels its way to Tire Bowl in N.C. After squandering the Big East title and a Bowl Championship Series bid to the Fiesta Bowl, Boston College yesterday settled for its next best option by accepting an invitation to the Continental Tire Bowl. Making their sixth consecutive bowl appearance, the Eagles will play North Carolina, a future Atlantic Coast Conference rival, in a 1 p.m. contest Dec. 30 at ..."
108921,0,"Western governors focus on wildlife A majority of Western governors gathered in San Diego yesterday said they favor significant revisions in the federal Endangered Species Act, one of the nation 's landmark environmental laws."
13967,0,"US, Russia, China at the Top of the Table ATHENS -- After 16 days of competition and 301 events, the United States finished atop the medal charts for the third straight Summer Olympics, with Russia the overall runner-up and China second in gold medals -- its best showing ever and the leading edge "
96917,0,Bowden lands slugger Guillen Jim Bowden continued to lead the hot stove league in deals yesterday when Washington 's interim general manager acquired power hitter and problem child Jose Guillen in a trade that sent two
103802,0,Aussies set huge total NEW Zealand trailed by 314 to be 5-149 in its second innings at stumps on day four of the second Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval today.
6299,0,"The Rovers The Issue: Two vehicles are still puttering around the surface of Mars. Our View: Their mission is paying off in knowledge. While we go about our days, rather amazingly 34 million or so miles away, our pair "
72631,0,"Bengals change stripes Chad got the best of Champ last night, turning the Cincinnati Bengals into an unexpected prime-time success."
13375,0,"Plug and Play The Montreal Expos look to be a nicely stocked expansion package, choked full of appealing players both in the majors and minors with little club debt baggage."
42199,0,"Sharapova wins easily in first round of Korea Open Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the Hansol Korea Open on Tuesday. In other first-round matches, American Abigail Spears defeated Lenka Nemeckov, 6 "
31139,0,Cisco gives Linksys rebate to the upwardly mobile People can get a 100 percent cash rebate on certain Linksys gear when they trade up to higher-end Cisco products.
79168,0,"Part of Olympic champion horse 's drug test stolen Part of a doping sample taken from the horse that won Ireland 's only gold medal at the Athens Olympics was stolen, the International Equestrian Federation said Monday."
114289,0,"Ericsson To Build China Telecom 's Next-Generation IP Backbone ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 10, 2004 -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) has been awarded a contract by China Telecom Corporation Limited (China Telecom) for building its next-generation IP backbone "
100635,0,US consumer confidence falls short in November US consumer sentiment improved at a slower pace than expected in November despite an improving labour market and easing energy prices.
80133,0,Raytheon Seeks to Change Board Election Raytheon Co. 's board of directors is recommending that shareholders approve annual elections for all board members to replace the current system of three-year terms.
116317,0,Nextel Merger Puts It at Crossroads Daniel F. Akerson says the decisions he made as chief executive of Nextel Communications Inc. were all about survival.
63515,0,"Lidge puts Astros games in fridge For a guy who spent most of his first four professional seasons on the disabled list, Houston Astros reliever Brad Lidge has developed into quite the ironman these past two days."
55013,0,"Torre giving Brown ball next Orlando Hernandez on Wednesday was officially scratched from his Game Three start because of his tired right shoulder, but his replacement isn 't exactly healthy, either."
62554,0,"Familiar Foes United and the MetroStars provided MLS with its first genuine rivalry during the league's inaugural season, and it resumes when the teams meet in the regular season finale Sunday."
78751,0,"Oil prices higher in Asian trading on strike threat in Nigeria SINGAPORE : Crude oil prices were higher in Asian trading hours on Monday after oil workers in Nigeria announced over the weekend they would launch an indefinite general strike later this month, dealers said."
86144,0,"Man Charged in MS Windows Leak The man responsible for selling portions of Microsoft 's (Quote, Chart) Windows NT and 2000 source code earlier this year was charged with one count of unlawfully distributing a trade secret by the US Attorney 's Office in Manhattan Tuesday."
62891,0,Juve stretch lead as Roma grab win Juventus stretched their Serie A lead to five points as they battled to a 2-1 win over this season 's surprise packages Messina.
102634,0,"Smith doubtful for second Test South Africa captain Graeme Smith is a doubtful starter for the second Test match against India starting from Sunday in Kolkata. ""He hurt his foot in the morning."
111834,0,"Stern Stance for Europe 's New Antitrust Chief Talking tough in her first public appearance since becoming Europe 's competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes blocked a merger in Portugal 's energy industry on Thursday and "
55684,0,"Oklahoma 's mastery of Texas borders on ridiculous DALLAS -- Oklahoma 's dominance of Texas is reaching infomercial status. Less annoying, maybe, but more effective. It has become a rite of fall."
78573,0,"China May Avoid Sudden Slowdown as Rates Rise, Survey Shows China may avoid a sudden economic slowdown after the central bank raised benchmark interest rates for the first time in nine years last week, a survey showed."
109351,0,Garciaparra Re-Signs With Chicago Cubs (AP) AP - Nomar Garciaparra enjoyed his brief stay with the Chicago Cubs so much he's coming back.
53609,0,"Yes, but can your VoIP service do this? Vonage and AT &T, still locked in a price war, are separately planning new features in a battle for VoIP customers."
23205,0,"Engineer Builds Robot That Walks on Water (AP) AP - It could be called a mechanical miracle — a robot that walks on water. With inspiration from nature and some help from research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a research team led by Carnegie Mellon engineering assistant professor Metin Sitti has built a tiny robot that can walk on water, much like insects known as water skimmers, water skaters, pond skaters or Jesus bugs."
26827,0,"Citigroup Regrets Bond Trades That Led to UK Probe (Update2) Citigroup Inc., the world 's largest bank, apologized for a series of European government bond trades last month that caused prices to fall and prompted an investigation by UK regulators."
47246,0,"Black Plans to Sue Hollinger for Libel Conrad M. Black, the former head of Hollinger International, said yesterday that he planned to file a libel lawsuit against members of a company committee who accused him of taking more than $380 million in improper payments."
87731,0,"France coach offers hope to Anelka France coach Raymond Domenech has insisted Nicolas Anelka remain in his plans, but not in the near future. Along with Arsenal 's Robert Pires, Anelka was left out of the national squad to face Poland in a friendly at the Stade de France on November 17."
78107,0,"Recording Industry Files 750 More File-Sharing Lawsuits The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has revived its long-running crackdown on file-swapping through legal action, suing 750 alleged filing copyright infrigement suits again "
25815,0,"Browns do all the right things to earn impressive opening-week ... The Bucs went on to win seven, Buffalo and Pittsburgh six, Houston five and the Giants four. The five losers made the playoffs. The Patriots, you might recall, had a pretty decent year."
97382,0,"Shades of the Vioxx Case for Another Drug At a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill, senators excoriated top federal drug regulators for failing to realize three years ago that Vioxx, a pain pill that Merck withdrew in September, was dangerous."
19108,0,"Blue Jays Rout AL West Leading A's, 13-5 (AP) AP - Rookie Gabe Gross hit his first career grand slam and Russ Adams hit his first major league home run, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 13-5 rout over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday."
3209,0,"After Bell: Synopsys Falls, CACI Gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Synopsys Inc. SNPS.O tumbled on Wednesday after the semiconductor design software maker reported lower third-quarter net income and said fourth-quarter earnings and revenues would be below Wall Street estimates."
89694,0,"Growth is remedy to big current account deficit: US official (AFP) AFP - The whopping US trade and investment deficit is the result of a strong US economy and can be remedied by taking steps to boost growth elsewhere, a US Treasury official said."
45433,0,"What's wrong with the CBC Up until recently I have been a staunch supporter of the CBC, it's ideals, the reason for it's existence. However, recent events have made me question whether or not this once fine institution has fallen victim to the ruthless grasp of corperate greed in North America."
91364,0,"Tyson Foods Beats Lowered Expectations (Reuters) Reuters - Tyson Foods Inc. , the largest U.S. meat producer, on Monday reported sharply lower quarterly earnings on weakness in its beef operations, but shares rose as the results beat expectations."
54891,0,Custom Channel Gets Media Center OS Microsoft 's Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will share the stage on Tuesday with nearly 15 system builders in a program to officially launch Microsoft 's latest version of its Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system.
39464,0,Florida State Quarterback Injures Ankle (AP) AP - Florida State quarterback Chris Rix left Saturday's game against Clemson late in the first quarter with an injured right ankle.
40531,0," 'Chucky ' gets horrific reception OAKLAND, Calif. - Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden returned to Network Associates Coliseum on Sunday. The stadium is the place he first became a coach."
2869,0,"Crazy 'Bout a Sharp Dressed K If you're going to spend a lot producing a slick annual report, go all in."
77803,0,"Taylor to Be Tested Ravens running back Chester Taylor, filling in for Jamal Lewis, will face a stern test in the undefeated Philadelphia defense."
307,0,"Doctors Place Hope in Baby Pacemaker Devices By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four-month-old Damaris Ochoa was near death, born with an enlarged heart that was quickly giving out. Obtaining a transplant in time was a long shot..."
23532,0,"Deficit Weighs on Dollar; GDP Hits Yen (Reuters) Reuters - The yen fell half a percent against major currencies on Friday on a surprising downward revision to Japanese growth, while the dollar hit three-week lows against the euro on worries about the U.S. trade deficit."
27063,0,PONTING EYES THE PRESENT Ricky Ponting is refusing to look beyond this week 's crunch match against New Zealand to the possibility of an ICC Champions Trophy semi-final for Australia against hosts England.
111401,0,"RSS: Show Me the Money Like it or not, ads are coming to RSS. Sending information only to those who want it might be a way to keep subscribers from rioting. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg."
76973,0,"Discounts bite into NTT DoCoMo 's results Revenue and profit at NTT DoCoMo, Japan 's number one cellular operator, dropped during the first half of its financial year because of discount schemes offered to win and keep subscribers to its 3G mobile cellular network."
114262,0,Sharman witness: Tech can protect copyright Sharman Networks has called former Napster expert witness Justin Tygar to give his testimony during the ongoing trial against the peer-to-peer software provider for alleged copyright infringement.
55302,0,"Invesco, 2 other Amvescap units settle charges Invesco Funds Group Inc. and two other mutual-fund units of Amvescap LLC will pay $375 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges "
12173,0,"Sun, Dell Lead Server Sales Low-cost Linux and Windows servers are outselling Unix models, Gartner analysts say."
8223,0,"Neri: RP far from declaring default on debts Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri on Tuesday said the Philippines is far from declaring default on its debts. ""We are not yet in that situation (bankruptcy), "" Neri told dzMM when asked if the Philippines "
11060,0,CA shareholders back management over bonuses issue Shareholders yesterday rejected a proposal requesting that Computer Associates' board adopt a policy of revoking executive bonuses paid based on financial results that are later revised.
53789,0,"Windows Media Center survives in shrinkwrap purgatory Microsoft 's Media Center has survived the New Year cull, but it now looks set to inhabit the strange zone of purgatory between being a fully-marketed product and the remaindered bin."
114675,0,"Worldwide Technology Consumers To Lose in DVD Standards War Blu-ray and HD DVD -- will be costly to everyone concerned, analysts say. The availability of two rival formats will raise prices and confuse consumers."
41904,0,"Trend Micro Hopes To Spread Mobile Antivirus The spam-blocking feature of Trend Micro 's package may be more immediately useful, because bandwidth is money. Software that can prevent unwanted messages from coming through will save users cash."
9696,0,"Music Industry Sues 744 More for File Sharing The trade group representing the U.S. music industry has filed a new round of lawsuits against 744 people it alleges used online file-sharing networks to illegally trade in copyrighted materials, it said on Wednesday. -Reuters"
95030,0,Caborn praise for abused players SPORTS Minister Richard Caborn this morning praised the discipline of the England players in the face of the racist chanting which marred last nights 1-0 defeat in Spain.
33089,0,"Oprah 's auto giveaway fuels Web spike com September 17, 2004, 9:32 AM PT. There 's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology."
68165,0,"Wrigley to Shut Phoenix Plant, Move Process to Poland (Update1) Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the world 's largest chewing-gum maker, will close a plant in Phoenix that makes Eclipse breath strips and move production to Poland."
41536,0,Ruano Pascual upsets Kostanic SPANIARD Virginia Ruano Pascual has fought back from a set down to upset ninth-seeded Croat Jelena Kostanic at the Gaz de France Stars WTA event in Belgium today.
73578,0,"Bush campaign Web site blocks overseas visits Web surfers in London, Paris, Oslo and Taipei encountered a ""403 Forbidden"" access-denied error page when they tried to contact Bush's Web site."
12807,0,"Continental takes part in upstart ticket network Feeling continued pressure from the low-cost carriers, Continental Airlines is joining six other airlines in a ticket distribution network that will save them money."
64656,0,"Hell no, we wont go, says Gold Fields JOHANNESBURG (Mineweb.com) -- Initial feedback from Gold Fieldss North American and European investors is rejection of the hostile all-share bid by Harmony Gold for its larger rival, which has labeled the offer as opportunistic, Gold Fields chief "
10069,0,"PC users happier--especially with Apple, Dell Customer satisfaction with home computers reaches three-year peak, with highest marks for Apple and Dell, survey says."
109548,0,"Bipartisan Panel Seeks Greenhouse Gas Limits A bipartisan commission that includes energy industry executives, environmentalists and academics will issue a report today that calls on the nation to adopt mandatory limits "
88383,0,MyDoom Worm May Signal Dreaded 'Zero-Day' Virus attack occurs just as PC vulnerability is discovered.
73175,0,"PluggedIn: The OQO Is Not Just Another Handheld Device SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A full-fledged Windows XP computer that's a fraction of the size of a laptop seems like the answer to the digerati's prayers, but the praise greeting the OQO Model 01 has been decidedly muted."
110228,0,"Mitchell Switches Loyalties to Oklahoma (AP) AP - If not for a technicality, Oklahoma linebacker Lance Mitchell might've been lining up against the Sooners in the Orange Bowl instead of for them."
44382,0,"Update 1: Unocal, Royal Dutch Leave China Project Unocal Corp. and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group are withdrawing from a project to exploit oil and gas in the East China Sea, the companies said Wednesday, citing ""commercial reasons."
89546,0,PeopleSoft keeps up fight PeopleSoft said Thursday that it would begin meeting with investors to lobby for their rejection of Oracle 's hostile $8.8 billion acquisition offer.
92336,0,"Earnings reports, holidays, will put focus on retailers There will be plenty of discussion on Wall Street about December and shopping this week as top retailers report their earnings. The third quarter was rough for retailers, with "
14977,0,Two NHL Players Charged with Making Death Threats TORONTO (Reuters) - Two National Hockey League players were released on bail on Monday following an encounter at a Toronto nightclub where the men where charged with uttering death threats.
48102,0,"Boise State streaks on BOISE, Idaho -- Jared Zabransky threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 23 Boise State past Southern Methodist, 38-20, last night, extending the longest winning streak in the nation to 16 games."
21750,0,"Job Openings Rise, Hires Fall in July WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More U.S. jobs were available in July though fewer people were hired, the Labor Department said on Wednesday."
15626,0,"Gutierrez named Michigan 's starting QB While it seemed likely during the preseason that Gutierrez would win the job, coach Lloyd Carr insisted two other quarterbacks - Clayton Richard and Chad Henne - had a shot."
21140,0,Intel's Rosedale chip brings WiMax closer Rosedale is asystem-on-chip processor designed for networking gear that will wirelessly connect end users' homes or offices with a WiMax-based broadband network.
37519,0,"The West Indians were highly charged up On top one day and completely down in a matter of two days. That is the story of Pakistan cricket. What a show they put up against the Indians the other day, only to collapse in a heap against the West Indies."
113081,0,Southwest seeks to add 12 ATA gates at Midway The airline has requested use of the gates in a bid to the federal bankruptcy court of Indianapolis for certain ATA Airlines Inc. assets.
30786,0,"Mexico's Olive Ridley Sea Turtles Make a Comeback (Reuters) Reuters - Sea turtles are spawning in record numbers along Mexico's Pacific coast this year, thanks largely to stepped up protection against poachers, the nation's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday."
114187,0,The Best in The Business Charlie Weis will be named the next head football coach at Notre Dame tomorrow during a Monday morning press conference. The New England Patriots offensive coordinator is known as one of the rising stars in
16518,0,"Special X-rays unmask mummy 's face, virtually Washington - The face of a man who died and was mummified in Egypt 3 000 years ago has been modelled, using special CAT scans and without unwrapping his bandages, Italian researchers said on Wednesday."
81179,0,Source: Movie Industry To Sue Computer Users LOS ANGELES -- A source said Hollywood studios are preparing to file copyright infringement lawsuits against people they say are illegally sharing movies online.
100936,0,"Dollar falls as central banks consider selling LONDON: The dollar trawled record depths against the euro yesterday, hit by signs that central banks in Russia and elsewhere could step up sales of the ailing US currency to buy euros."
84009,0,"Nokia unveils three new camera phones The worlds largest mobile phone maker Nokia presented three new camera phones on Tuesday, including the 7710 media device, which it said would hit Asian stores in the last quarter of this year."
68111,0,"MADRID MASTERS: Ljubicic and Dent first to reach quarters, Henman ... MADRID (Spain): Hard-serving Ivan Ljubicic upset top-seeded but error prone Tim Henman of Britain 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on Thursday in the 2."
63482,0,"Q &A: Microsoft 's Will Poole talks about digital home entertainment LOS ANGELES - With Microsoft pulling out the stops to make computers part of home entertainment, Will Poole was a natural choice to lead the business producing PC versions of Windows."
36671,0,"Chase contenders seek concrete results at Dover Updated NASCAR team reports as the Nextel Cup 's championship chase turns to Dover (Del.) International Speedway, site of the second race in the 10-race shootout series."
97810,0,"Korea Puzzled by US Currency Game Over the weekend, the US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan hinted at the maintenance of weak dollar policy (in Germany) while President Bush said he is committed to a strong dollar (in Chile)."
17798,0,"Mauresmo, Sugiyama reach Open 's fourth round; Massu fined Amelie Mauresmo played much more like someone serious about winning her first Grand Slam title and reaching No. 1. Showing little of the rust or fatigue displayed in her previous match, the second-seeded Mauresmo easily beat No."
65840,0,"Stocks Look to Open Weak as Oil Firms NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures slipped on Wednesday, pointing to a weak market open, as firming oil prices and a wide-reaching investigation into the insurance and health industry cast a shadow over Wall Street."
90111,0,"United 's Improbable Trip to MLS Cup When DC United opened camp more than nine months ago, snow and ice covered the training grounds around the back side of RFK Stadium."
108668,0,"US Study Says Sage Grouse Not Endangered A government study has concluded the greater sage grouse is not an endangered species, a finding ranching and oil and gas interests in the West had lobbied hard for, a congressional spokesman said on Friday."
8074,0,"On red planet of life, blue screens of death Evidence from busy rovers suggests one-time presence of water, but system reboots almost dried up the sea of data."
109700,0,"High court hears case on interstate wine shipments State laws barring people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers should be struck down as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court was told Tuesday as it "
78654,0,"Reinsurance firm confident on future prospects in China Unreasonably low premium rates in China 's non-life insurance sector, coupled with inadequate awareness of insurance protection, is hampering the hugely promising industry 's long-term growth, reported China Daily on Monday."
13535,0,"Google options lure heavy volume CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- The highly anticipated launch of Google options drew more volume on the inaugural trading day Friday than traders had anticipated, a nod to the fanfare given the high-profile IPO and stock listing."
54441,0,"GMail Notifier Enhanced GMail Notifier Enhanced\\Google enhanced their GMail Notifier client some days back. Unfortunately, the client did not auto-upgrade as I had originally expected it to. So, I installed the new version manually. It is a minor update with few feature enhancements, thus a minor update in the version number with no ..."
103817,0,"Now, a cellphone that can advice you! Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists are developing a cellphone that is so smart it can tell what you think and even predict your next move."
7101,0,"Fresh sign of housing market cooling House prices in England and Wales fell slightly in August, property research company Hometrack says, offering another sign the market may be cooling in the face of higher interest rates."
39557,0,"STRIKERS 'FAILED TO HOLD UP FLIGHTS ' A STRIKE by workers who refuel aircraft at Heathrow failed to disrupt flights, airport chiefs said last night. About 40 members of the Transport and General Workers Union walked out at 4.30am yesterday, after "
68222,0,"Sales of PC 's Buoy Results at Microsoft Buoyed by continued strong worldwide sales of personal computers, the Microsoft Corporation yesterday reported strong growth in profits and sales even as it faces the challenges of being a mature technology company."
34664,0,Thailand Says Nine Farms Contaminated By Genetically Modified ... Nine farms in Thailand have been found to be contaminated by genetically modified crops. The announcement comes after a scandal shut down a big part of the country 's program to test genetically modified crops.
61237,0,"LPGA: Park Feels at Home in the Desert (AP) AP - Although the Southern California desert is a long way — and drastically different — from her native South Korea, Grace Park feels at home among the sand and the cacti."
113213,0,"Prem Preview: Arsenal-Chelsea In the biggest game of the season so far, Arsenal host Chelsea at Highbury. The country 's two best sides go head to head in a game that will have a massive impact on where the title ends up this season."
81702,0,"Mars Rovers Get Mystery Power Boost As NASA (news - web sites) 's Mars rovers keep rolling past all expectations of their useful lives, scientists have a happy mystery: For some reason one "
4681,0,"Olympic diary: Day seven British support in the badminton arena on Thursday caught everyone by surprise, not least the Chinese. "
35950,0,"Eastman Kodak raises annual sales forecasts for digital products Eastman Kodak Co., in the midst of its strengthening its position in digital imaging, said Wednesday it expects sales of digital products and services to increase by about 36 per cent between 2003 and 2007."
71629,0,"S &P 500 Falls After Kimberly-Clark 's Earnings Trail Estimates The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index fell, led by shares of household-product makers, after Kimberly-Clark Corp. reported earnings that trailed analysts ' estimates."
16107,0,"Apple Unveils Its Latest iMac, Months Late Apple Computer Inc. rolled out its latest iMac desktop computer at a convention for Mac users in Paris Tuesday, a sleek model in which the processors and drives are packaged behind its 2-inch-thick monitor.
-The Washington Post"
93222,0,"Microsoft Sharpens Up Its Elbows Microsoft is on the move again. As it has in the past, the software giant is trying to elbow aside rivals who have pioneered new markets."
96430,0,"IBM, Fla. university look to autonomic computing research IBM will supply Florida International University with hardware and software so the university can do research on how technology can be used to better protect patient privacy and reduce waiting room time."
9835,0,"Starbucks Aug. Same-Store Sales Up 8 Pct SEATTLE (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp., the world's largest coffee-shop chain, on Wednesday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 8 percent in August, the first time growth fell below double-digits in nine months."
95779,0,"After False Starts, 3G Mobile Service Set for Take-Off (Reuters) Reuters - With most technical issues resolved and giants like Vodafone Plc signing up customers, 2005 could be the year when third-generation (3G) mobile services finally gain a global audience."
27743,0,"SunTrust reportedly will close 60 branches after merger SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) will close about 60 branches after the completion of its acquisition of Memphis, Tenn.-based National Commerce Financial Corp."
61054,0,UCF signs Speraw to 3-year deal and seven months after his leading UCF to its third NCAA Tournament -- men 's basketball Coach Kirk Speraw signed an incentive-laden contract
79639,0,"FireFox better than Internet Explorer A recent study done by WestSideStory, a market research firm, present interesting results that show a continuous market share increase in FireFoxs favor."
114018,0,Crackdown urged on film piracy The UK Film Council wants changes in the law to tackle the growing problem of film piracy and illegal DVDs.
119575,0,D.C. Officials to Work on Baseball Deal (AP) AP - Two prominent politicians who will have a significant say in whether the Expos move to the nation's capital plan to meet Monday to try to save the suddenly wobbly deal.
36212,0,"IBM, AMD extend partnership to 32 nanometer technology IBM Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) have tacked a three-year extension onto their December 2002 collaboration agreement that could see the two companies work on chip-making technologies based on a 32 nanometer process. The agreement was set to expire at the end of 2005, but now extends until Dec. 31, 2008."
24179,0,Qwest Said to Settle S.E.C. Investigation Qwest Communications has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into its accounting practices.
17531,0,"Manhattan presents wireless security challenge for RNC While physical security was tightened in New York for this week's GOP convention, IT security researchers uncovered an unsettling number of unencrypted wireless devices that could pose an information security nightmare for convention organizers and delegates."
57635,0,"Bird nest thefts at record UK low Thefts of British birds' eggs reached a record low in 2003, according to a report from the RSPB."
105621,0,"How Long Will Cheap Oil Last? Global thirst for crude oil keeps growing, despite high prices. Just how much oil does the world have left, and what will happen when demand begins to outstrip supply?"
20102,0,"Walter Jones shows for practice, signs one-year deal KIRKLAND - The long-awaited return of left tackle Walter Jones finally happened this morning at Seahawks headquarters. Jones, who has been to the past three Pro Bowls, signed his one-year tender of $7."
27160,0,"Yahoo to buy Musicmatch for $160 million Yahoo said Tuesday that it is acquiring digital music specialist Musicmatch for $160 million in cash. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said the buyout would help it expand its presence in the simmering "
21156,0,Titans Not Worried About Storm in Miami (AP) AP - The Tennessee Titans don't plan to worry about Hurricane Ivan right now. They're too busy preparing to play the Miami Dolphins in a season opener still scheduled for Sunday.
62110,0,"Today's top 25 games Matchup Comment 1. USC (5-0) vs. No. 15 Arizona St. (5-0) Trojans' Leinart has thrown for 1,187 yards and 10 TDs."
70552,0,Captain 's Corner: Buckeyes Show Improvement vs. IU The Buckeyes were able to get things back on the right track against Indiana. Ex-OSU captain Jerry Rudzinski takes a look at what the Buckeyes were able to get right against the Hoosiers.
67607,0,"Some U.S. Factories Recover, Outlook Dims (Reuters) Reuters - Factories in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region rebounded in October, a survey showed on Thursday, but employment measures declined and the outlook for the future slid sharply."
87102,0,NASCAR to give hard-liquor ads green flag NASCAR officials e-mailed a bulletin to team executives Tuesday afternoon advising them that a longstanding ban on hard-liquor advertising will be lifted for next season.
88960,0,"Ancient bear made early migration Brown bears migrated south through North America much earlier than first thought, new research suggests."
103094,0,"Vegas-style casinos invade China Glittery Las Vegas-style gambling has arrived in seedy Macau, promising new charms for China 's inveterate players, and this former Portuguese colony may never be the same."
65405,0,"Boingo, Vonage Join on Wireless VoIP (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Internet-based calling is moving beyond the PC and into the mobile realm, as \Boingo Wireless and \Vonage join forces to provide voice over Wi-Fi service as a complement to traditional VoIP."
102470,0,Terps ' speed overwhelms Memphis The 13th-ranked Terps ran No.25 Memphis into submission 84-61 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic at Springfield Civic Center.
50741,0,CNF to Sell Forwarding Business to UPS Transport and logistics company CNF Inc. on Tuesday said it agreed to sell its Menlo Worldwide Forwarding business to United Parcel Service Inc.
115128,0,"Coughlin to Simplify Manning 's Tasks The image of Eli Manning standing on the Giants ' sideline Sunday, wearing a look of utter dejection, may end up as the defining portrait of a season going down the tubes, a rookie quarterback helpless to stem the downward swoosh."
101552,0,Four-goal Newcastle breeze into last 32 of UEFA Cup Last season 's UEFA Cup semi-finalists Newcastle United marched into the last 32 with their third successive win in the group stage on Thursday.
78848,0,"Visteon pays employees to buy Ford cars, aid race with Chevy VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Visteon Corp. is offering its 8,100 white-collar employees $1,000 cash bonuses to buy Ford Motor Co. vehicles and boost its largest customer and former parent company in its race with General Motors Corp."
22883,0,"Golf: Harrington leads while wet Woosie walks away GUT LARCHENOF, Germany : Europe 's Ryder Cup hopes received another boost when Padraig Harrington hit a six under par 66 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the German Masters."
5048,0,"Nordstrom shares are hammered after earnings miss CHICAGO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Shares of Nordstrom Inc. (JWN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) dropped 9 percent early on Friday after the luxury retailer missed Wall Street 's earnings target and forecast disappointing profits for the current quarter. "
72057,0,"Police conduct internal probe into student death The family of a college student killed by a police officer outside Fenway Park will await the results of an internal police investigation before deciding whether to sue the department, the family 's lawyer said Monday."
94122,0,"Yahoo upgrades its email service Yahoo 's email service has begun to use the company 's DomainKeys authentication technology, almost a year after Yahoo first unveiled this antispam project."
79406,0,"Wal-Mart Workers in British Columbia Want to Unionize (Update1) Wal-Mart Stores Inc. workers at seven tire centers in British Columbia applied to join the United Food and Commercial Workers, expanding efforts by Canadian unions to make inroads at the world 's largest retailer."
101657,0,"Climate may have been bison 's main killer, not man WORK by a British scientist may show that humans were not responsible for the bison almost becoming extinct in the 19th century, it was disclosed yesterday."
71689,0,"Wild Oats, Pathmark Warn on Results NEW YORK (Reuters) - Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. OATS.O and Pathmark Stores Inc. PTMK.O both warned on Monday that their full-year results would miss Wall Street forecasts because profit margins were being squeezed by aggressive price cuts."
13752,0,"Alaska Brown Bears Gather for Annual Salmon Feast Each summer, the falls at McNeil River turn into a mosh pit of bears. Instead of thumping music, it's the sound of salmon slapping their way up the falls at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary that sends the bears into a fishing frenzy."
65748,0,"JBoss goes up the stack to Business Processes JBoss after a series of announcements last month (see JBoss announces gt;) has made another significant announcement with JBoss jBPM, their first step into business process management."
29702,0,"Judge Weighs Evidence in IBM, SCO Case (AP) AP - IBM attorneys argued that Utah-based SCO Group has failed to provide any evidence that IBM allowed proprietary Unix code to enter the freely distributed Linux operating system and its $5 billion suit making that claim should be dismissed."
46641,0,"US industrial output still rising Industrial output in the US rose for a 16th straight month in September, ahead of analysts' forecasts."
114536,0,"Hollywood Story rallies from fourth to win at Hollywood Park Hollywood Story rallied from fourth turning for home to post a one-length victory Sunday over Royally Chosen in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap at Hollywood Park."
94847,0,"NHL Lockout May Not Be Ending Any Time Soon Chicago An NHL lockout that 's already nine weeks old won 't end anytime soon unless owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players ' union."
117595,0,"Coming off break, Horns less than sharp Coming off an eight-day break for final exams, 14th-ranked Texas had as its first assignment a non-conference match with Texas-Arlington."
117138,0,"HP Shifting Last of Itanium Engineers SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N and Intel Corp. INTC.O on Wednesday ended their 10-year partnership to co-develop the Itanium chip for server computers, following disappointing sales of the product."
118371,0,"Fox has winning formula for Panthers Players and co-workers marvel at the head coach 's consistency, a word applies to few other aspects of the Panthers season. As a result of his leadership and their steady work, the Panthers are "
32978,0,"Canadian Scientist Introduces the ""Nose as Mouse "" At long last, the noses of computer users have a purpose beyond holding up eyeglasses and balancing spoons. Thanks to a Canadian scientist, now you can use your nose to control your computer."
88588,0,"A Blockbuster Bid The nation's two largest video store chains, Blockbuster Inc. and Hollywood Entertainment Corp., have faced some of the same struggles in recent years as new options for watching movies have steadily eroded the traditional rental business."
40595,0,"Two-minute drill: Players of the game, by the numbers Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck: Completed 21 of 30 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns, good for a 117.9 quarterback rating. At one point, he completed seven passes in a row."
85455,0,"Woods moves to No. 2 in world By wire services. Tiger Woods, who surrendered his record 264-week streak as the world 's top-ranked golfer to Vijay Singh in September, rose a place to No."
63270,0,"Retailers are wary about Sony stores COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Few people took notice when Sony Electronics Inc. opened a tiny storefront last year here at South Coast Plaza, a swanky mall south of Los Angeles."
49607,0,"SEC May Sue AIG Over Press Releases NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc. AIG.N, which faces a possible lawsuit by U.S. securities regulators over helping a major banking client hide bad loans, said on Monday regulators may also sue it for what they called ""false and misleading"" statements made to investors."
93577,0,DA 's office: Marsh to plead guilty in crematory case The criminal case against a former crematory operator in northwest Georgia appears headed for a plea deal. A prosecutor says in a letter to victims ' families that Ray Brent Marsh -- who is
18035,0,"Kim ties record at State Farm Classic Christina Kim made 11 birdies and tied the tournament record of 10-under-par 62 for a two-shot lead after the opening round of the LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill."
35256,0,"Spain 's BBVA to acquire Texas-based financial group MADRID, Spain Spain 's second-largest bank says it has agreed to buy Texas-based Laredo National Bancshares for 850 (m) million dollars in cash."
81862,0,Middlesbrough Football Club boss hails perfect team Steve McLaren was delighted with his Middlesbrough Football Club players after their 2-0 win over Lazio last night. 'Boro won the game 2-0 with goals in each half from Dutch international Bolo Zenden and could
13174,0,"Cal is skeptical of voting It 's Tuesday morning in college football, California still isn 't going to the Rose Bowl and, frankly, people want answers."
48148,0,"Two-thirds 'unlikely ' to pay for music downloads Music downloading and file-sharing are on the increase, and record companies who attempt to regulate illegal downloaders get short shrift from internet users, a survey reveals today."
109959,0,"Mortgage Applications Rose Last Week (Reuters) Reuters - Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week, as mortgage rates fell, an industry group said on Wednesday."
35433,0,"Home building surges Housing construction in August jumped to its highest level in five months, a dose of encouraging news for the economy's expansion."
78617,0,Valencia: Rossi wins 2004 2004 MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi wrapped up the BMW 2004 MotoGP Best Qualifier Award this afternoon at the circuit of Valencia after speeding to another front row start.
33382,0,"Edgerrin James runs fro 124 yards, 2 TDs Peyton Manning had plenty of help from the Colts. Steve McNair didn 't get the same treatment from his Titans in the first game between the NFL 's co-MVP quarterbacks."
92127,0,Debating the Evidence on Gulf War Illnesses Some outside scientists wondered whether a Department of Veterans Affairs panel was stretching thin data to tell veterans what they wanted to hear in the committee's recent report.
73193,0,"Shopping.com Shares Up 52 Pct in Debut NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Shopping.com SHOP.O jumped as much as 52 percent in their market debut on Tuesday after the company's initial public offering priced at the top of its expected range."
118994,0,Russia says Yukos case to be dealt with under Russian law Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that the legal case against the country 's embattled oil giant Yukos will be handled under Russian law.
51077,0,"Nuggets Sign White Despite Gun Charge (AP) AP - The Denver Nuggets signed free agent forward Rodney White to a 2-year deal Tuesday, a day after a judge allowed him to leave Washington D.C. for the first time since his arrest last month on a gun charge."
76869,0,"Townies in control Last year, Charlestown's Jason White was named Division 7 Player of the Year after rushing for 1,500 yards and seven touchdowns. With that kind of production, who needs a passing game? Apparently the Townies think they do."
107173,0,"US Stocks Lower After Jobless Claims Rise NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday, with investors taking a breather after Wednesday's rally amid lackluster monthly sales figures from retailers and higher-than-expected jobless claims."
16127,0,"New class of planets found small-mass planets soon, "" said Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, the co-discoverer of one of the new planets."
75673,0,"Magic send Shaq message, 109-103 When the NBA preseason mercifully came to a conclusion Wednesday night for the Orlando Magic, fiery point guard Steve Francis had a pointed message for the rival Miami Heat: The Magic "
49273,0,"Barcelona 's Edmilson has surgery, won 't play for six months Edmilson, Barcelona 's World Cup- winning defender, won 't play for at least six months after having knee surgery today, the soccer team said."
24462,0,"No. 5 Miami Rebounds to Beat FSU in Overtime MIAMI (Sports Network) - Frank Gore scored on an 18-yard touchdown run in overtime, as No. 5 Miami-Florida outlasted fourth-ranked and arch-rival Florida State, 16-10, at the Orange Bowl in the season-opener for both teams."
51671,0,"United Airlines Cutting Domestic Service United Airlines plans to slash the number of its domestic flights and increase its more profitable international schedule, while at the same reducing the size of its fleet."
25584,0,"Sears Begins Selling Apparel, Home Fashions Online NEW YORK (Dow Jones)-- Sears Roebuck & Co. (S) today unveiled its softer side on the Web for the first time as part of an effort to steer its faltering apparel business in the right direction."
92989,0,"Murdoch 's News Corp. to Join S &P 500 News Corp. (NWS.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) (NWS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the media company built by Rupert Murdoch, will join the Standard & Poor 's 500 stock index after the close of trading on Dec. 17, S &P said on Tuesday."
18848,0,"HC fails to put up it dukes WORCESTER -- Niel Loebig threw for four touchdowns as Duquesne beat Holy Cross, 31-7, yesterday in the season opener for both teams."
104760,0,NCAA Game Summary - Oklahoma State at SMU Oklahoma State also holds an 8-3 mark in Dallas versus the Mustangs...Graham 's twin brother Stephen recorded nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds for the Cowboys...Bobik was 3-of-4 from long range. Dallas
41931,0,"Adobe creates new digital photo format Adobe, one of the top manufacturers of image editing software, has created a new format for digital images that will save the data in raw file formats to allow professionals more freedom to control the various aspects and key details of raw image files."
85199,0,"IBM Dominates Top Supercomputer List Silicon Graphics comes in second for ""fast computer"" bragging rights."
97360,0,Juventus to ignore floored opponents Juventus coach Fabio Capello says his team will no longer kick the ball out of play when an opponent is lying on the floor. Capello said opposition teams are now taking advantage of the widespread practice.
75047,0,"The Red Sox-Cardinals Legacy Description: A look at the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, past and present. The Red Sox and this evening and same date on the last day in the season players on a nice day between a Polish champagne."
77109,0,"Juventus beats Roma, stretches unbeaten streak Captain Alessandro Del Piero scored his third goal in two games and Uruguayan Marcelo Zalayeta added another Thursday to give Italian league leader Juventus a 2-0 victory over traditional rival AS Roma 2-0, extending its unbeaten "
86858,0,"Federated Department Stores Posts Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federated Department Stores Inc. FD.N, parent of Macy's and Bloomingdale's, posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday and said it was encouraged by October sales, nudging its shares up."
58377,0,"IT execs optimistic about ways to connect OCTOBER 12, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The high-tech industry is finally heading towards a recovery after the postbubble decline, but we are not quite there yet, according to executives and industry watchers at the fifteenth annual Etre technology "
67916,0,Bangladesh floored by Franklin hat-trick Pace bowler James Franklin snapped up a hat-trick as New Zealand bowled Bangladesh out for 177 on the second day of the first test on Wednesday.
76425,0,"Police Arrest 28 in Online ID Theft Scams (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Law enforcement authorities have arrested 28 individuals accused of operating public Web sites designed to help people steal, sell and forge credit cards and identification documents."
21893,0,"InBev 's Labatt to Cut 180 Jobs, Close Canada Brewery (Update1) InBev 's Labatt Breweries, which makes Blue, Bud and Bud Light beers, said it will close its New Westminster, British Columbia, brewery on April 21, eliminating 180 jobs."
115924,0,"Court Finds RIM Violated Patent; Case Continues A U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday that Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry e-mail device, infringed on another company's patent -- but sent the case back to a lower court for some of the claims to be reconsidered."
41435,0,Americans to take on Spaniards in Davis Cup finale in December Let 's start by dispensing praise to both the US and Spanish Davis Cup teams that will play for the chalice the first week of December.
113740,0,"Chelsea still on course after Arsenal draw Chelsea have preserved their five-point lead over champions Arsenal after their pulsating London derby finished 2-2 at Highbury. Thierry Henry, who scored both the home side 's goals, took "
118423,0,"Zigbee (Almost) Arrives 802.14.5 is one of the many personal area network (PAN) standards around like Bluetooth and ultrawideband (UWB). Like most IEEE 802 standards, the wireless industry knew what the IEEE was doing (or didn 't do in the case of UWB) was not enough."
35359,0,"GAME 150: Indians 8, Tigers 7 a-singled for Hafner in the 6th. b-walked for Young in the 7th. c-sacrificed for Young in the 9th. E: Peralta (1), BPhillips (1), Infante (14)."
64925,0,"US single-family starts down 8.2; permits higher WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- US homebuilders slowed their pace of new construction in September, with housing starts coming in 6 percent lower to put the seasonally adjusted, annual rate at 1.898 million units, the Commerce Department said Tuesday."
20589,0,"A 's, Sox look like AL 's best For eight innings, anyway, it was the kind of pulsating confrontation that was anticipated considering how tough it has been to separate these two teams lately."
66194,0,"Mariners name Hargrove as new manager SEATTLE -- Mike Hargrove has been named manager of the Seattle Mariners, the team said Wednesday. The team said Hargrove had agreed to a three-year contract for 2005 through 2007."
20816,0,Hungary's state airline for sale The Hungarian authorities invite investors to bid for a 99 stake in the indebted national carrier.
76026,0,Cavs Pick Up Option on Drew Gooden (Reuters) Reuters - The Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday picked up the team's 2005-06 contract option on forward Drew Gooden.
20872,0,"Sexual Content on TV Spurs Teens Into Action By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter HealthDayNews -- Teenagers who view sexual content on television, even if it only involves characters talking about sex, are twice as likely to start having intercourse in the ensuing year compared with peers who do not watch such content. Sexual content on TV was also more likely to hasten adolescents' movement from one ""base"" to another, in other words, from kissing to breast fondling to genital touching and on to oral sex, new research found..."
75506,0,The possible dream Hail the lovable idiots. Bless the baseball gods. Raise a cup to the good souls in Red Sox lore -- from Ted Williams and Joe Cronin to Gary Waslewski and Pumpsie Green -- who chased but never captured the game's greatest prize.
81914,0,Scientists Close in on Source of Cosmic Rays (Reuters) Reuters - An international team of astronomers believe they have solved a mystery that has been perplexing scientists for 100 years -- the origin of cosmic rays.
14742,0,"Houllier installed as favourite to succeed Robson Gerard Houllier was on Monday installed as the early favourite to succeed Sir Bobby Robson as Newcastle manager. The former Liverpool boss is being tipped to take over with Magpies skipper Alan Shearer, who "
38900,0,"GOP Voter Vault Shipped Overseas Massive database holds info on millions of voters, and is used to get people to the polls."
68520,0,Six for Vettori as New Zealand ease to victory Daniel Vettori took six wickets as New Zealand romped to victory by an innings and 99 runs against Bangladesh on the fourth day of the first test on Friday.
72370,0,Dollar Hits 8-Month Low Vs Euro TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar tumbled to a fresh eight month low against the euro on Tuesday as nagging worries about the strength of the U.S. economy and the gaping trade deficit kept investors on the back foot.
106848,0,NTT DoCoMo Seals Deal with MmO2 for I-mode Launch DoCoMo and mmO2 said the service in Britain and Ireland would start in the second half of 2005. A similar service will begin in Germany in 2006.
80128,0,"Firefox, Mozilla Loosen Internet Explorer 's Grip on Browsers Safari users number less than one percent of the US Web browsing populace, according to a new online study, but Microsoft 's dominance has slipped recently, as Internet "
64100,0,"Google Desktop Search versus Microsoft Windows Search Google Desktop Search versus Microsoft Windows Search\\Google Desktop Search Software can't find your lost keys or tell you where you left the Tivo remote control, or that your glasses are on top of your head, where you left them. But the beta software from Google Labs is nothing short of ..."
80299,0,"MARSH TO USE FUNNY $ FOR SUIT The insurance industry buzzed yesterday after learning that its poster child for bad behavior, Marsh & McLennan Cos., is planning to use about $230 million in now-barred "
56202,0,"Australia sets world short course record in 400 medley relay Australia set a world record in winning the 400-meter medley relay at the Short Course World Championships on Saturday night. Sophie Edington, Brooke Hanson, Jessica Schipper and Lisbeth Lenton won in 3 minutes "
59620,0,Ban for former Ahold executives Dutch food retailer Ahold and three former top executives have agreed to settle fraud charges related to $1bn overstatement of profits.
10150,0,"E.U. Firm Probes Area Firm's Ownership A Bethesda company owned by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. is the subject of an investigation into whether the firm's software will give the two media giants a monopoly in copyright protection. -The Washington Post"
12986,0,"Birgit Fischer wins second medal in kayak Birgit Fischer settled for silver, leaving the 42-year-old Olympian with two medals in two days against decidedly younger competition."
25525,0,"U.S. May Limit Chinese Imports BEIJING, Sept.12 -- A senior United States trade official strongly suggested that the Bush administration will move in coming weeks to limit imports of Chinese clothing, opening a new front in a simmering trade conflict with the world's most populous country in the final weeks of the presidential campaign."
2809,0,"OPEC Hawks Want to Keep Prices High Raise prices. Ease production. For weeks ahead of this week 's OPEC meeting, hawks in the organization have been talking tough about the need to keep oil revenues high - and lowering output."
49142,0,"SEC May Charge That AIG Lied to Investors (Reuters) Reuters - American International Group Inc.\, the world's largest insurer by market value, on Monday said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may take civil action against it for issuing ""false and misleading"" statements to investors."
5749,0,"Greene set to back up big talk and he has said it in London, said it in Zurich and already said it here in Athens - he only had to turn up to retain his Olympic 100 metres title."
34457,0,"Nokia Expands Functionality and Security of SSL VPN Offering NEW YORK, September 20, 2004 - Nokia (NYSE:NOK) today announced the expanded security and functionality of Nokia Secure Access System, the companys virtual private network (VPN) solution leveraging ubiquitous Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology."
13574,0,When Bats and Humans Were One and the Same Scientists have used computer analysis to read evolution backward and reconstruct a large part of the genome of an 80-million-year-old mammal.
73665,0,Ruling on refilled printer cartridges touches DMCA Defendant says powerhouse printer firm is invoking Digital Millennium Copyright Act to force consumers to buy its cartridges.
94733,0,HP Earnings Rebound (TechWeb) TechWeb - CEO Carly Fiorina says Enterprise Servers and Storage unit has returned to profitability.
97238,0,Fans as much to blame as players for brawl You heard it on the broadcast over and over again: Wheres the security? Wheres the security?. It was a great question.
34652,0,Vaughan 's England stun Aussies with Trophy win Michael Vaughan found his one-day feet at last as England upset Australia by six wickets on Tuesday to reach the Champions Trophy final.
97760,0,"Focus Shifts to Dollar and Rates (Reuters) Reuters - The post-election stock market rally has been rudely interrupted by the implications of a sliding U.S. dollar, higher interest rates, the U.S. current account deficit and Friday's rebound in oil prices."
32829,0,Beckham dropped as Real flop again David Beckham was dropped for the first time in his Real Madrid career as his club completed a demoralising week with a 1-0 defeat at Espanyol in which two Real players were sent off and three penalties missed.
77648,0,Black quitting posts at Hollinger Inc. TORONTO Press baron Conrad Black says he 'd give up his posts as head of the Toronto-based Hollinger Incorporated to ease his plan to take the company private.
56518,0,"A Senator's Outrage Delays Passage of Corporate Tax Bill The Senate cleared a path for a bill to hand out about $140 billion in corporate tax breaks, but it was blocked from a final vote by a fight over a provision aimed at helping reserve soldiers on active duty in Iraq."
3080,0,"Australian City Agency Switches to Sun's StarOffice (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - In another blow to Microsoft, a government agency in New South Wales, Australia, signs a deal with Sun to migrate 1,500 users to the company's StarOffice productivity suite and Messaging products."
91012,0,"Halo 2; Donkey Konga The first Halo game sold quite a few Xboxes (we know a few Xbox owners who don 't appear to play any other titles on their consoles), and Halo 2 has already clocked $125 million in sales -- on its first day in stores."
72841,0,"College Football Report How good is Utah? ""They are a potential national-championship caliber team. Some people may question that, but they are playing good football and are as good as any team in the nation."
35588,0,Shell seeks to reassure investors Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell will attempt to restore investors ' faith in its strategy at a briefing for oil analysts on Wednesday.
54452,0,"Sun, Kodak settle Java lawsuit Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to pay US$92 million to settle a software patent lawsuit brought against it by Eastman Kodak Co., Sun announced Thursday."
46286,0,"Citigroup CEO rules out takeovers 'We 're not a deal-focused company, ' Prince tells newspaper; adds bank must focus on ethics. NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Citigroup Inc."
19181,0,Chiefs Trim Roster to 53 (AP) AP - The Kansas City Chiefs terminated the contract of kicker Morten Andersen and put middle linebacker Mike Maslowski on injured reserve Sunday.
70469,0,"Unseeded Molik surprises Sharapova ZURICH, Switzerland -- Unseeded Australian Alicia Molik scuppered Maria Sharapova 's hopes of a third straight WTA title on Sunday when she triumphed 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Zurich final."
107614,0,"Microsoft, Sun claim progress on interoperability deal In a conference call yesterday, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems officials touted the progress they have made in the 10-year alliance they forged in April, but they offered no major announcements."
117434,0,FOOTBALL: REDS FANS MUST FEAR A GERRARD KOP-OUT STEVEN GERRARD dug Liverpool out of a hole again on Monday night but you have to question if the skipper is growing tired of the same old routine.
8414,0,"Foster 's shares down following poor earnings results, US wine ... SYDNEY : Shares in Australian brewer and winemaker Foster 's fell sharply in early trade amid disappointment over the poor performance of its US wine operations after the group reported year-to-June results."
75069,0,"Fed Reports Continuing Economic Growth The US economy continued to grow in the early fall despite being buffeted by rising energy costs and hurricanes, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, providing its last snapshot of business conditions before Election Day."
42422,0,"Technical Problems Delay Russian Space Launch Again Technical problems have prompted a further delay to the blast-off of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station, space officials said on Tuesday."
107519,0,"Intel Raises Quarterly Revenue Target SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. INTC.O, the largest maker of microchips, on Thursday raised its quarterly revenue outlook, citing strong worldwide demand for its microprocessors, and its shares jumped more than 7 percent in after-hours trading."
63983,0,"Yugansk Could Be Sold for $3.75 Bln Yukos ' main production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, could be sold off in a single-bid, closed auction in just over a month 's time, a spokesman for the Federal Property Fund said Monday."
27854,0,Record Deficit for a Crucial Trade Figure The United States hit a record deficit of $166.2 billion last quarter in trade and capital flows with the rest of the world.
26183,0,Should PeopleSoft Wave the White Flag? The stakes are so high in Oracle 's interminable campaign to buy out PeopleSoft that both companies could end up bleeding themselves to exhaustion in this war of attrition.
38442,0,"Firefox RSS Feature to Remain as Live Bookmarks Firefox RSS Feature to Remain as Live Bookmarks\\As per Ben Goodgers Blog, the RSS functionality introduced in the preview release version of Firefox is going to remain limited to what it is currently. It is not planned to replace any RSS extension or external feed readers for anyone. The only ..."
113435,0,"Wal-Mart says softness continues Soft sales continued at Wal-Mart Stores in the latest week, the world 's largest retailer reported Saturday. Free! Sign up here to receive our Before the Bell e-Newsletter!"
65213,0,"PC sales storm ahead South African PC demand looks set to keep pace with the good worldwide demand, with rand strength, product bundling "
35757,0,"Soccer: Beckham gives Real a slender victory MADRID David Beckham struck with a free kick to win back some support from a furious Bernabu crowd and give Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over Osasuna in its first match since its coach, Jose Antonio Camacho resigned."
37869,0,"Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns profits stumble Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns Companies posted a drop in quarterly profits on Wednesday, surprising some investors one day after two "
103382,0,"NASA Plans To Slam 'Hammer ' into Comet The Deep Impact spacecraft is undergoing final tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida. It will blast off atop a Boeing Delta 2 rocket on Dec. 30, and if all goes well, rendezvous with the comet Tempel 1 on Independence Day."
110097,0,"Stocks sink on profit taking The Dow Jones industrial average fell 106 points to 10,440. Decliners on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered advancers by a three-to-one margin."
92447,0,Diouf 'spat at 11-year-old fan ' Police are investigating claims that the striker El-Hadji Diouf spat at an 11-year-old Middlesbrough fan during Bolton 's 1-1 draw at the Riverside.
21958,0,"Texas Instruments Trims Revenue Estimates SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N, the largest maker of chips for cell phones, trimmed its third-quarter revenue outlook on Wednesday as customers worked off inventories of unsold chips, making it the second major chip supplier to pare third-quarter expectations."
30168,0,"UPDATE 1-Ottawa to sell off Petro-Canada stake The Canadian government will sell its 19 percent stake in oil producer and refiner Petro-Canada (PCA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) in a public offering, the company said on Thursday."
64380,0,"USC, Miami atop first BCS rankings When the Bowl Championship Series committee set out in the summer to reorganize the formula by which the BCS standings are calculated, it decided to give more weight to the human polls than the computer rankings."
94432,0,"ONeal, Artest Lead Indy INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 17 (Ticker) -- In his return, Al Harrington got a nice reception and the better of former teammate Ron Artest. But the Indiana Pacers got the win."
99473,0,"NCAA Game Summary - Yale at Wake Forest The Deacons resume Preseason NIT action on Wednesday with a clash against Providence in the semifinals...Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Yale, 5-1."
2929,0,"Google Slashes IPO, SEC OK Expected Today NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. slashed the size of its initial public offering nearly in half to less than $2 billion on Wednesday, splashing cold water on what has been touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years."
96461,0,FDA approves new lung cancer drug The US Food and Drug Administration Friday said it had approved Tarceva (erlotinib) tablets for patients with metastatic lung cancer.
94683,0,"Gates, UNESCO Sign Computer Access Deal Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates, left, shakes hands with UNESCO secretary-general Koichiro Matsuura prior to their press conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, after signing "
40875,0,"Get heart smart A few days after the news of former President Clinton 's bypass surgery, I felt myself getting seriously short of breath and unable to walk more than a few steps without stopping."
53716,0,"Survey: State leads in use of generics Massachusetts leads the nation in the use of generic drugs, with 51 percent of its prescriptions written for the cheaper, non-brand medications, according to a survey."
61849,0,"US Blasts Airbus Plan To Seek New EU Loan The United States bristled on Friday at an Airbus plan to ask for up to 1 billion euros in European government loans to develop a new plane despite US complaints that the ""launch aid "" violates world trade rules."
31497,0,"Ignoring 1918, Ramirez Has Fun Leading the Resurgence anny Ramirez was finally talking. After playfully telling reporters to leave him a telephone message or send him a fax, then putting a bag of bats in front of his locker to block their access "
27006,0,"Kroger profit falls, warns on sales Kroger (KR), the largest US grocer, Tuesday reported a 25 drop in quarterly profit. Even though sales rebounded in Southern California, where Kroger was hit by a strike, Chief Executive "
69901,0,Hype Is a Site to See Eleanor Roosevelt's Derrick Williams and his family have noticed that the recruiting process has changed significantly in the past decade because of the Internet.
4862,0,"US gymnast shines ATHENS, Greece -- In the biggest competition of her young life, Carly Patterson made a four-inch balance beam look as wide as a sidewalk. And she danced, leapt and tumbled her way across it Thursday to become only the second American to win ..."
95702,0,"NBA Game Summary - Cleveland At Charlotte Charlotte, NC -- LeBron James poured in a game-high 19 points and Jeff McInnis scored 18 as the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Charlotte Bobcats, 106-89, at the Charlotte Coliseum."
99578,0,Police launch Yorke investigation Lancashire police have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham 's Dwight Yorke suffered racial abuse during Sunday 's 3-3 Premiership draw away to Blackburn Rovers.
6146,0,"Prices Fluctuate in a Flash Prices for flash memory cards -- the little modules used by digital cameras, handheld organizers, MP3 players and cell phones to store pictures, music and other data -- are headed down -- way down. Past trends suggest that prices will drop 35 percent a year, but industry analysts think that rate will be more like 40 or 50 percent this year and next, due to more manufacturers entering the market."
64067,0,"Study: Online holiday sales merry, but not very Researcher says U.S. shoppers will fork out $13.2 billion online this season, but year-over-year increases are slipping."
62914,0,NFL Wrap: Manning Throws 3 TDs to Lead Colts Past Titans NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peyton Manning threw three touchdown passes to move closer to the all-time season record as the Indianapolis Colts routed the visiting Tennessee Titans 51-24 in the NFL on Sunday.
29606,0,Paralympic Drug Scandal Prompts Warning Paralympics boss Phil Craven today warned of a zero-tolerance policy towards drugs cheats after he was confronted with the first doping scandal of the Athens Games before the event has even started.
82855,0,Dust to Dust ONE of Australia 's most stunning bowling performances of all-time was blotted out by one of their most embarrassing losses as a Test match turned mad here yesterday.
119564,0,"Exelon Reportedly In Talks to Buy PSE &G Exelon (EXC:NYSE - news - research) is reportedly in advanced talks to buy New Jersey 's largest utility group, Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG:NYSE - news - research)."
27606,0,Federated rebranding stores to Macy 's Ohio-based Federated Departments Stores Inc. is rebranding 184 of its regional department stores to its Macy 's name. The change should be completed by January and will give
44681,0,CheapTickets moving to Chicago Cendant Corp. plans to move its CheapTickets.com division from Arapahoe County to Chicago as part of the travel-industry giant 's planned purchase of Chicago-based Orbitz Inc.
14806,0,"From Zero to Hero Disney has a Hero on its hands, but it may have showed up too late to save the day."
8780,0,"Marathon Mice Created to Run Farther Researchers have unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the genetic doping of elite athletes a small step closer to reality."
38945,0,"Inkster takes one-stroke lead over Kim Hall of Famer Juli Inkster, looking to extend to her streak of winning a tournament to eight years, shot a 5-under 66 Friday and took a one-stroke lead over Christina Kim after two rounds of the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge."
83107,0,"JT Juice for 11-6 As you 're reading this, the Cassini-Huygens space mission is settling into orbit around the planet Saturn. The capstone of the mission comes in January when the Huygens lander will seperate from the Cassini "
117132,0,"Oracle Shifts to Integration Mode In a briefing with reporters, Oracle President Charles Phillips reaffirmed the company 's plans to solidify the deal before Dec. 30."
55972,0,"Australia beat India Bangalore, India - Australia launched its test series campaign in India with a thumping 217-run victory in the opening match on Sunday."
86854,0,European Businesses Protest Possible Ban (AP) AP - European business leaders in Japan lambasted on Wednesday a plan by the nation's ruling party to ban prepaid cell phones as a move that would raise questions about discrimination against a foreign-owned carrier.
61447,0,"Rules OK 'd for broadband on power lines The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved rules for transmitting broadband communications signals over electric power lines, clearing the way for the expansion of high-speed Internet access through home electrical outlets."
66870,0,"Law protecting species studied LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Western governors convening a two-day summit on the federal Endangered Species Act heard a list of complaints: Too few plants and animals saved."
31561,0,"New Blow for Sender ID as AOL Joins Disbelievers AOL is the latest and largest company to back away from Microsoft 's Sender ID software, designed to cut spam by identifying the source of the e-mail."
70213,0,"eDonkey Kicks Kazaa Out of No. 1 Spot Kazaa, which has long been targeted by the music industry as the most popular software for peer-to-peer music sharing, was edged out by rival eDonkey in September."
82570,0,"Altria to split businesses; ups FY04 outlook NEW YORK, November 5 (newratings.com) - Altria Group Inc (MO.NYS), the parent company of Kraft Foods (KFT) and the world 's largest cigarette maker Phillip Morris, is planning a possible split-up of its businesses into three separate units."
68311,0,Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Is Doomed Long Term - Search Engine Friendly E-Commerce Design From Ground Up - Why Does Google Still Value 'Bought Links' - SEO for Google Using CSS - Cloaking 101 - Questions and Answers - No Joy With Listings in Yahoo!
23438,0,"Randa propels Royals ' rout, but Tigers rebound in rematch Alan Trammell has seen a lot of crazy things during almost three decades in the major leagues. Nothing, however, prepared him for what he saw yesterday."
98862,0,Crude Oil Rises to Two-Week High on Heating Oil Supply Concern Crude oil rose to a two-week high on concern that heating oil supplies may be insufficient as the winter heating season approaches in North America and Europe.
83557,0,"Safin plays injured Canas next PARIS -- Marat Safin hit 10 aces and beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 7-6 (2) Friday in a showdown between US Open champions to reach the Paris Masters semifinals."
22428,0,"IBM releases new Linux-oriented database software San Francisco, September 9: International Business Machines Corp late on Wednesday rolled out a new version of its database software aimed at users of Linux and Unix operating systems that it hopes will help the company take away market share from market "
104905,0,"Retail sales over Thanksgiving weekend good for some The far north Scottsdale Target store rang up better than expected sales during the three days after Thanksgiving. At Superstition Springs Center in Mesa, Bath and Body Works sold out "
111977,0,Perth to host Super 14 franchise The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) announced on Friday that Perth will host the fourth Australian team in a Super 14 competition to begin in the 2006 season.
21470,0,"Investors Await Greenspan for Rate Hints LONDON (Reuters) - Financial markets ticked over ahead of a key address by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday, expecting confirmation that interest rates in the world's leading economy will go on rising at a moderate pace."
49149,0,SpaceShipOne Prepares for Second Flight Oct. 4 - A group of private citizens in California are hoping to make another giant leap for mankind. SpaceShipOne has already made it to space and back.
93081,0,WC Group 2 Preview: Greece-Kazakhstan Greece host Kazakhstan on Wednesday night in a game that the home-side is looking only for the maximum in order to remain in the fight for the top places of the second group.
63776,0,"Job Cuts in Tech Sector Soar, Report Finds 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. -Reuters"
110814,0,Fannie Mae Settles Case in Mortgage Scam Fannie Mae yesterday agreed to pay the government $7.5 million to settle a case in which the Justice Department alleged that the giant housing-finance company knowingly accepted proceeds of a mortgage scam.
63036,0,"Four sentenced for online porn Four men were sentenced to termed imprisonment Thursday in Beijing for creating and profiting from pornographic websites. Liang Hongbin, Li Yufei, Yu Jianhong, and Chen Dong 's pornographic "
101157,0,Five-year ban for Blackburn fan One of the two Blackburn Rovers Football Club fans charged with public disorder for racially abusing Dwight Yorke has been handed a five-year ban.
9091,0,"Gold medalist Noguchi pondering future ATHENS - While world record holder Paula Radcliffe is still picking up the pieces after burning out in the women 's marathon at Athens Olympics, gold medal winner Mizuki Noguchi is simply basking in the glory and pondering her next move."
17930,0,"U.S. government, companies warn of critical Oracle flaws US-CERT has issued an alert citing several security flaws in Oracle products that could be used to shut down or take control of vulnerable systems or to corrupt or steal data from Oracle databases."
37299,0,"Cingular reported to be close to DoCoMo partnership TOKYOJapanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. is reportedly set to join Cingular Wireless LLC in a partnership designed to unify third-generation wireless technology, according to published reports in Japan."
45262,0,"Red Hat picks up pieces of Netscape (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Red Hat Inc. has gone scavenging among Netscape 's remains, agreeing Thursday to pay America Online Inc. (AOL) up to $23 million in cash for the assets of Netscape Communications Corp. 's Security Solutions unit."
7546,0,Transmeta suffers hype and hardware reality Perhaps the decision to name its flagship product after a fictional shipwrecked traveler who spent almost 30 years trapped on a small island was not the best of omens for Transmeta Corp.
101134,0,"AMD Releases New Mobile Sempron Advanced Micro Devices ' new Mobile Sempron processor gives the company a fresh chip for the holiday season, but it probably won 't help it overcome the solid advantage that rival Intel holds in the notebook market."
107697,0,"Update 1: EBay Shuffles Positions of 3 Executives EBay Inc. said Thursday that it shuffled the positions of three senior vice presidents, promoting each in title and creating new heads for PayPal, eBay International and eBay North America."
25689,0,EU waits on Oracle-PeopleSoft (TheDeal.com) TheDeal.com - The European Commission is likely to follow opinion in the U.S. on the merger suit.
67588,0,US Airways Pilots' Union OKs Labor Deal US Airways' pilots' union ratified a new labor contract Thursday that will cut their base pay by 18 percent and save the airline $300 million a year.
59936,0,Oil rebounds on Mexico blast Crude oil futures have jumped back above $53 on speculation and panic sparked by an oil line explosion in Mexico. Traders are also nervously monitoring developments in Nigeria 's national strike and recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.
101585,0,Henry a doubtful starter EINDHOVEN: Thierry Henry is doubtful for Arsenal 's Premiership clash with Liverpool on Sunday after aggravating a lingering achilles tendon problem in the stormy Champions League draw with PSV Eindhoven here on Wednesday.
61204,0,"Bentley comes home just ahead of NE-10 crowd The Northeast-10 Conference race is entering the final third of the season, and the four teams atop the standings are separated by just a half-game."
48627,0,MSN Messenger 7 Beta: First impressions I got hold of the beta version of this much hyped up upgrade to the very popular instant messaging client MSN Messenger 7. I installed it on a test machine to see what new things it has to offer me.
83265,0,Warrick Out for Season With Leg Injury (AP) AP - Bengals wide receiver Peter Warrick is out for the year after injuring his left shin in the season opener. The injury was believed to have been a serious shin bruise at first but was later diagnosed as a cracked bone.
87066,0,"Analysts Laud British Telecom's Pursuit of Infonet (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Industry analysts say there are many pluses to BT buying Infonet Services, including giving BT more resources to be a more effective global networking player."
92132,0,"On-Demand Movies at 30,000 Feet American Airlines is offering passengers a dozen on-demand movies, on-demand audio channels, video games, audio books, and newspapers."
51328,0,"MLB: Minnesota 2, NY Yankees 0 Johan Santana and Jacque Jones were a dynamic duo Tuesday night as they led the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees."
15014,0,"Computers Add Sophistication, but Don 't Resolve Climate Debate hen the Bush administration issued an update last week on federal climate research, it was criticized with equal vigor by environmentalists and by industry-backed groups."
118274,0,"Adobe Repairs Reader, Acrobat Flaws Adobe this week updated its Acrobat and Reader software to fix vulnerabilities spotted by Reston, Vir.-based security intelligence firm iDefense."
6131,0,Tennis: Hewitt cruises into Washington quarter-finals Second-seed Lleyton Hewitt moved into the quarterfinals of the Washington Open tennis tournament with a routine 6-3 6-2 win over Colombian Alejandro Falla today.
113351,0,Yankees Get Pavano The New York Yankees are close to finalizing a four-year deal for between $39 million and $42 million with free agent pitcher Carl Pavano.
36517,0,Nextel Says FCC Undervalued Deal Nextel Communications Inc. said the Federal Communications Commission should reduce by at least $452 million what it is charging the company for new airwaves.
32361,0,Recipes for retirement You need to adjust your asset allocation as you get older. Why not just let a fund do it for you? NEW YORK (MONEY Magazine) - If you feel overwhelmed by the dozens of different investing options out there
51339,0,"Storm game at a glance PLAYER OF THE GAME: Playing with a broken nose, Seattle point guard Sue Bird set a WNBA playoff record for assists with 14, also pumping in 10 points as the Storm claimed the Western Conference title last night."
3761,0,"Dominicans shock US women In an early morning match before a handful of fans, the US women's volleyball team, ranked first in the world, lost to the Dominican Republic, 26-24, 22-25, 27-25, 23-25, 19-17. The US had not lost to the Dominicans, ranked 13th, since 1999 and did not try to dress up one of the biggest upsets of the Games, a loss arguably ..."
64864,0,Toothache 'made lion eat humans ' Experts believe a sore tooth may have led a Tanzanian lion to go on a human killing spree instead of hunting buffalo.
29771,0,"San Diego teen wins Siemens ' top prize A San Diego-area teen who used scavenged parts to invent a gyroscopic generator that turns ocean waves into electricity won the top $100,000 individual scholarship Monday in "
54328,0,"Bank of America to cut more jobs Bank of America Corp. said yesterday it will eliminate 4,500 more jobs as it absorbs the operations of FleetBoston Financial Corp."
50165,0,"Crude prices make a retreat Oil futures retreated below $50 a barrel yesterday, though analysts said there is enough uncertainty about geopolitics and weather -- and the industry 's "
95843,0,"Deal with ULR targets MetLife, Prudential, Unum, Cigna SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi sued four leading group benefits insurers and broker Universal Life Resources, for allegedly taking part in secret kickback schemes that raised the cost of coverage for millions of "
51070,0,"Shutters come down for Kodak THE photo-equipment maker Kodak yesterday announced plans to axe 600 jobs in the UK and close a factory in Nottinghamshire, in a move in line with the giants global restructuring strategy unveiled last January."
76116,0,"Delta trading takes off after pilots give up $1 billion Shares of Delta Airlines are taking off in record trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday morning, after the company and its pilots agreed to a deal the parties hope will signal a return to better times."
29828,0,"United CEO sees ""significant "" job cuts Won 't confirm reports of 6,000, or 10 of the airline 's work force; may terminate pension plan. BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) - The head of UAL Corp."
19296,0,"Rodney White, two others accused of shooting guns while driving Free-agent forward Rodney White and two other men face weapons charges after a uniformed Secret Service officer reported seeing them randomly shooting into the air early Sunday."
117631,0,"Oil prices jump after US reports lower supplies Oil futures prices bolted 5 percent higher yesterday, climbing above $44 a barrel after US government data showed a slight decline in crude and heating oil supplies as colder weather in the Northeast drove up fuel demand."
9234,0,"US boxer topples the Russian giant He saw the looks and he heard the snickers and he guessed that the joke was at his expense. Boxing has never been the subtlest of sports, and Ward has never been the largest of light heavyweights."
88889,0,"BSkyB gains 62,000 new subscribers beating estimates LONDON - BSkyB has beaten analyst forecasts to add 62,000 new subscribers in its first quarter, but the figure is less than half the 170,000 it added during the same period last year."
29837,0,"Kodak, IBM to Make Sensors for Cameras (AP) AP - Eastman Kodak Co. and International Business Machines Corp. Thursday said they have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital still cameras and camera phones."
41314,0,"MLB, Angelos Talk MLB officials and Orioles owner Peter Angelos are set to continue negotiations that would bring the Expos to Washington in 2005."
4700,0,"Waiting For Google NEW YORK - Benjamin Franklin, that annoying know-it-all, famously said, ""Never put off until tomorrow that which you can do today. "" ..."
94774,0,"PBHG funds founders pay $80M each Gary Pilgrim, once a poster boy for the hot-growth mutual fund mania and the cult surrounding their managers, and his partner Harold Baxter agreed yesterday to pay $80 million each to settle "
98362,0,"Radio One Makes Move CEO Alfred Liggins III to buy a controlling stake in radio personality Tom Joyner's media company, furthering his attempt to turn the radio company into a diversified media group.
-The Washington Post"
2882,0,"Figo takes break from international football LISBON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Portugal captain Luis Figo said on Wednesday he was taking a break from international soccer, although he would not confirm if the decision was final. "
44809,0,Duff starts as Chelsea maintain momentum Damien Duff started his second successive game - and his first in this seasons Champions League -s Jose Mourinhos Chelsea slammed defending champions FC Porto on a 3-1 scoreline at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
105154,0,Sony to pay $40m to end patent dispute Sony and Ampex have agreed to end their dispute over a patent covering thumbnail images in digital image storage and retrieval devices.
60655,0,"Eagles Clobber Packers Donovan McNabb sets a career high with five touchdown passes and an Eagles' team-record 464 yards as Philadelphia outclasses the Packers, 47-17."
39950,0,"Tigers torment Miss. St. BATON ROUGE, La. -- Alley Broussard ran for a career-high three touchdowns in the first 17 minutes and No. 13 Louisiana State held Mississippi State to seven first downs and 130 yards in a 51-0 blowout yesterday."
75930,0,"Close-ups of Saturn moon received The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft 's flyby of Titan, the largest Saturnian moon, provided scientists Tuesday with ringside seats to view the solar system 's "
92827,0,Fla. AG Issues Subpoenas to 11 Insurers Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist on Tuesday issued subpoenas to 11 insurance companies as part of an ongoing investigation into the business practices of the insurance industry.
119537,0,Anaheim had placed Jenks on waivers Chicago White Sox: The White Sox claimed right-hander Bobby Jenks off waivers from Anaheim on Friday and designated righty Eduardo Villacis for assignment.
109848,0,"Auburn hoping for sweet redemption NEW ORLEANS -- Auburn has come too far to give up hope. So, on the eve of tonight's Sugar Bowl, coach Tommy Tuberville made a familiar pitch: The third-ranked Tigers deserve at least a share of the national title if they beat No. 9 Virginia Tech."
115195,0,"No. 19 Louisville Tops Tennessee St. (AP) AP - Francisco Garcia matched his career-high with 29 points, including eight straight during a 27-4 run, and No. 19 Louisville pulled away for a 98-64 victory over Tennessee State on Sunday."
102907,0,"Can't Bury Raptors, but Knicks Hold Them Off Jamal Crawford scored 30 points, Stephon Marbury had 15 assists and Tim Thomas scored 17 to lead New York past Toronto on Saturday."
2851,0,"Compuware Asks Court To Sanction IBM In Software Theft Case DETROIT - Compuware Corp. said on Wednesday it has asked a US court in its software piracy case against IBM to levy sanctions on IBM for delaying release of critical evidence. Specifically, the filing asks the US District Court to order judgment in favor ..."
116428,0,"Martinez may be just start Pedro Martinez confirmed on Dominican television yesterday that he has reached an agreement with the Mets, representing perhaps the flashiest signing in team history."
106070,0,Decision by NLRB on work rules hit The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that employers may post regulations in the workplace that critics contend will discourage workers from organizing bargaining units or engaging in other union activities.
92704,0,"Stocks Slip, Retail, Finance Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday, weighed down by retailers after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N reported lackluster sales, while a jump in producer prices revived worries that the Fed could be more aggressive about raising interest rates to rein in inflation."
82631,0,"Forty Phones Fuel Nokia 's Strategy For 2005 com. In an attempt to stay in front of increasingly vigorous competition, mobile-phone maker Nokia Corp. said it will employ a variety of strategies next year in introducing 40 different handset models."
23981,0,Earth's Magnetic Field Is Fading Earth's magnetic field is reportedly about 10 percent weaker today than it was when a German mathematician first started keeping tabs on it in 1845. So should we worry?
72829,0,"CME Profit Up on Trading Volume Growth CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. CME.N on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 89 percent on strong derivatives volumes, especially for electronic trading, and increased third-party processing revenues."
16866,0,"Astros, Marlins keep pressure on Cubs The Chicago Cubs found a good way to make up for their poor hitting -- a shutdown pitching performance by Kerry Wood. Wood 's eight shutout innings made up for another listless performance by the Cubs ' offense "
14808,0,Verizon wins injunction against text spammer The individual allegedly barraged Verizon customers with spam that advertised home loans and adult Web sites
109607,0,"James Leads Cleveland to Top of Eastern Conference Cavaliers 103 ... CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 27 points and assisted on Lucious Harris ' clinching three-pointer with 6 seconds left as the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight at home, 103-97 over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night."
26843,0,"Rangers Player Breaks Female Fan 's Nose OAKLAND, Calif. -- What fan would expect to go a baseball game and get hit by a chair thrown into the stands by a player? That 's what happened in Monday night 's 7-6 win by Oakland over Texas in 10 innings."
25105,0,"ND shows it still has a heartbeat He breathes, hitting the poor kid quarterback from Michigan so hard the Maize racing stripes flee screaming from the Blue helmet. He breathes, stripping the ball from a Michigan receiver, pouring through to stuff a punt."
104631,0,"Bush Taps Kellogg CEO Gutierrez as New Commerce Secretary WASHINGTON - President Bush (search) prepared Monday to name his nominee to head the Commerce Department (search), and he is expected to revamp his economic team in the near future."
68273,0,"Cardinals Down Astros, Move to World Series Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen chase Houston starter Roger Clemens with two key hits as the Cardinals top the Astros, 5-2, to advance to the World Series against Boston."
41068,0,"Jaguars finally get win over Titans, knock out McNair Fred Taylor ran for a 1-yard touchdown with nine seconds left Sunday, and the Jaguars earned their first victory ever in Nashville."
84630,0,"FAA OKs Tasers on Commercial Flights NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stun gun maker Taser International Inc. TASR.O on Monday said it won U.S. government approval to use its products on some commercial airline flights to protect passengers from potential harm."
80202,0,"Nokia phone adopts handwriting recognition Nokia on Tuesday announced it plans to start selling a new smart phone capable of handwriting recognition. The 7710 model features a touch screen, pen input, a digital camera, an Internet browser, a radio, video "
48190,0,Sit back and watch the Earth die Richard Branson plans to fly the first commercial passengers into space. Let 's hope we experience delays. This week Sir Richard Branson announced his plans to fly the first commercial passengers into space.
81250,0,Chinese astronauts to wear lighter outfits China has developed a light and removable spacesuit for its astronauts set to embark on China 's second manned space mission scheduled for next September.
82108,0,Scientists lift veil on Beagle 3 The team behind the Beagle 2 mission has unveiled its design for a successor to the British Mars lander.
115825,0,"Sprint-Nextel Deal Could Impact Kirkland, Wash.-Based Nextel ... Dec. 11--A marriage of Nextel Communications and Sprint could mean significant change for Kirkland-based Nextel Partners as well. Sprint and Nextel Communications are reportedly close to a deal that would create the third-largest US wireless carrier."
100584,0,"Cingular works to certify Audiovox smart phone for its network Cingular Wireless LLC is testing Audiovox 's Windows Mobile smart phone for use on its network, a move indicative of the complications surrounding the carrier 's combination with AT &T Wireless Services Inc."
76240,0,Big Hurt Remaining with White Sox for 2005 CHICAGO (Sports Network) - Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas will remain with the team for 2005 after he exercised an $8 million option in his contract.
117850,0,"Nintendo adds media playing to DS Nintendo is releasing an adapter for its DS handheld console so it can play music and video. The add-on for the DS means people can download TV programmes, film clips or MP3 files to the adaptor and then play them back while on the move."
61515,0,"Jackson Dunks Bryant Everybody is used to seeing Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal trade barbs, but Phil Jackson's indictment of Byrant is a stunner."
88847,0,"PeopleSoft board prepares for worst (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - In the final days before shareholders decide on Oracle's takeover bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft, PeopleSoft is bracing for the worst. Oracle officials say they won't know until shortly before a Nov. 19 deadline if a majority of PeopleSoft shareholders support the $8.8 billion offer."
118210,0,"Francona kept Sox' snags sewn up A few stories Terry Francona never told as he was guiding the Red Sox to their first world championship since the inventions of traffic signals, frozen food, and bubble gum:"
43251,0,WENGER FEARS FOR GILBERTO ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger last night suffered a Champions League setback as Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva (above) was left facing a long-term injury absence.
34397,0,"IBM Expands Resources For ISVs As part of its ongoing effort to foster third-party application development for its hardware and software businesses, IBM on Monday unveiled resources in its Virtual Innovation Center aimed "
86338,0,"Rose wields the axe as M &S slide continues Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Rose yesterday took hands-on control of the underperforming retailer, announcing the departure of four main board directors and two other senior executives."
63902,0,"Biogen, Elan merger rumors persist Biogen Idec in Cambridge is rumored to be in talks to buy or merge with Elan Corp. in Ireland, though the later company denies any such conversation is taking place, Bloomberg News is reporting."
60111,0,SEC probes papers ' circulation figures The Securities and Exchange Commission has started an investigation into newspaper circulation reporting after several publications acknowledged exaggerating their sales.
83643,0,"No. 7 Utah Defeats Colorado St. 63-31 (AP) AP - Alex Smith threw for 291 yards and four touchdowns, Morgan Scalley returned a fumble 88 yards for a score and No. 7 Utah beat Colorado State 63-31 on Saturday night for its first 9-0 start in school history."
42836,0,"Singh, Woods Have Ties to 84 Lumber (AP) AP - Appearance money is not allowed on the PGA Tour, but there were murmurs when the field at the 84 Lumber Classic in Pennsylvania originally included Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods, a rare 1-2 punch in a fall tournament."
78634,0,"Chiefs spoil Manning 's big day CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Peyton Manning threw for a career-high 472 yards and five touchdowns on 25-of-44 passing, but his last-ditch comeback attempt ended with an interception in the end zone in the closing minutes as Kansas City outlasted Indianapolis 45-35 "
64460,0,"Horna will face Ferrero in Madrid Luis Horna will clash with Juan Carlos Ferrero at the Madrid Masters after a first-round win over Hicham Arazi. The Peruvian broke Arazi to win the first set and, although the Moroccan recovered from 5-2 to "
103737,0,"Chinese auto firm looks overseas Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, China's largest carmaker, is consolidating its assets into a new company as it considers listing its shares abroad."
64344,0,Porter will adjust his exchange rate Look for the exhibition-season substitution habits of Milwaukee Bucks coach Terry Porter to change soon. Coach Terry Porter says he will start to change his substitution pattern.
97057,0,"London bid for ""best "" ever Olympics in 2012: World News: London, Nov 20 :London has launched its bid to host the 2012 Olympics with a pledge that it would be ""the best Games the world has ever seen ""."
45495,0,Pele: Brazilians should strike Brazilian legend Pele has suggested that footballers in his native country should go on strike in opposition to late payments and other issues.
40900,0,"Microsoft Ready to Comply if Appeal Lost Microsoft Corp. said Monday it is ready to put a stripped-down version of Windows on the market if it fails this week to persuade a judge to suspend a landmark European Union antitrust decision. -AP"
108840,0,"Catalogs hold fast in the electronic age FREEPORT, Maine -- L.L. Bean projects that its online sales will overtake its catalog business within two years, but don't expect any trees to be spared in the process."
43366,0,"Fannie Mae might have to restate earnings WASHINGTON - A day after Fannie Mae agreed to regulators ' demands to boost its capital cushion against risk and revamp its accounting, officials said Tuesday that the possibility of the beleaguered mortgage giant having to restate its earnings had been "
91140,0,"Maxtor's Tufano Resigns as CEO, President NEW YORK (Reuters) - Computer disk drive maker Maxtor Corp. MXO.N on Monday said Paul Tufano has resigned as chief executive, president and acting chief financial officer, less than a month after the company forecast a quarterly loss that was about double what Wall Street had been expecting."
14028,0,"Acid oceans spell doom for coral The increasing acidity of the world's oceans could banish all coral by 2065, a Danish marine expert warns."
72039,0,"The return of 'Grand Theft Auto ' NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Since the PlayStation 2 hit store shelves in 2001, no game has sold more copies than ""Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas "" or ""Grand Theft Auto 3 ""."
50847,0,"US Measure to Regulate Tobacco in Doubt Senators conceded on Tuesday they faced an uphill battle to win the power for the Food and Drug Administration to regulate nicotine and tobacco products, due to strong "
65397,0,"Motorola Third-Quarter Earnings Rise CHICAGO (Reuters) - Motorola Inc. MOT.N, the world's No. 2 maker of cell phones, on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose sharply, helped by improving sales of a host of new handset models."
101435,0,"Attorney: CU could face serious NCAA sanctions The University of Colorado could face serious NCAA sanctions if private donations for a summer football camp were used for recruiting, an attorney said."
116283,0,"Blue Devils Douse Flames, 88-55 Heading down the stretch in the first half, it seemed as though the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames were poised to take a second ACC team to the wire."
58608,0,"The Hangover Effect Under Irish head coach Tyrone Willingham, Notre Dame has struggled to shake off the effects of a loss in the previous game. The good news is that the Irish head into this week off of a win."
6965,0,"Post-9/11 Mergers Brought Problems Government service firms often leaped before they looked as they scrambled to buy their way into the booming intelligence and anti-terrorism field. -The Washington Post"
12628,0,Microsoft tackles AMD conflict in SP2 Microsoft says SP2 may not work on computers powered by chipmaker's 64-bit processors under certain circumstances.
48455,0,"Mount St. Helens Dates Back 40,000 Years (AP) AP - There has been a volcano on this site for 40,000 years — the youngest and most active peak in a 1,000-mile Cascade Range chain that extends from Mount Garibaldi in Canada to Mount Lassen in Northern California."
31125,0,"Qualcomm 's Crystal Ball Gets Hazy Wireless technology kingpin Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) issued revised guidance today, slightly increasing its expected fourth-quarter revenue and earnings along with full fiscal-year financials."
47834,0,"Collapse complete: Cubs out of playoff hunt Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - A two-run triple by JD Drew keyed a three-run rally in the top of the eighth inning as the Atlanta Braves eliminated the Chicago Cubs from playoff contention with an 8-6 comeback victory at Wrigley Field."
118305,0,"New species of monkey discovered in Arunachal A species of monkey previously unknown to science has been discovered in the remote northeastern region of India, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)."
10976,0,"Nokia, Vodafone Push For Java Standards Mobile phone giants Nokia and Vodafone are pushing to create a universal Java standard to create a more consistent platform for developers of different handsets."
51384,0,Cards rout LA 8-3 in opener St. Louis Cardinals Larry Walker follows through on his third inning home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday at Busch Stadium in St.
4303,0,"Men 's volleyball: US falls to Russia Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States men 's volleyball team fell below .500 Thursday night with a four-set loss to Russia in Pool B action. "
111607,0,Vulnerability allows scammers to hijack pop-ups Security researchers warned today of a vulnerability in most Web browsers that could allow scammers to launch phishing attacks from pop-up windows on trusted Web sites.
68552,0,"Pumping Up the Power of the IPod Replacement batteries for older iPods give the gizmos a new lease on life. Newer Technology's high-capacity battery can double the life of an original iPod, granting an amazing 22 hours of continuous play. By Leander Kahney."
74989,0,"Wireless pioneer reflects on roots, looks to WiMax Craig McCaw discusses Cingular's acquisition of AT &T Wireless and looks toward his new WiMax venture."
50880,0,"Visa, MasterCard Lose High Court Appeal, Amex and Discover may be ... Do you already feel like your mailbox is clogged full of free checks and offers for low introductory rates for new credit cards?"
16735,0,"Longhorn cuts delay Microsoft Business Framework By cutting WinFS from Longhorn and indefinitely delaying the storage system, Microsoft Corp. has also again delayed the Microsoft Business Framework (MBF), a new Windows programming layer that is closely tied to WinFS."
38329,0,"US Treasuries Fall as Durable-Goods Orders Top Forecasts US Treasury notes fell after a measure of durable goods orders rose more than forecast in August, adding to speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at least once more this year."
87270,0,Stocks End Flat After Rates Go Up NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks finished flat on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for a fourth time this year and indicated it would keep its moderate campaign of tightening credit instead of shifting to a more aggressive gear.
106746,0,"Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Security Update A critical flaw in Microsoft Corp. 's (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Internet Explorer Web browser could allow a hacker to take control of a computer, the world 's largest software maker said on Wednesday."
24529,0,"PayPal to Fine Gambling, Porn Sites scubacuda writes ""Yahoo! reports that PayPal is taking an aggressive stance against gambling, adult, and non-prescription drug sites: anyone caught using PayPal for these purposes will be charged $500."
74670,0,"Shuttle Enterprise Takes Center Stage, at Last (Reuters) Reuters - Space shuttle Enterprise was born to be an astronautical bridesmaid, never a bride."
46036,0,"Companies slash fees for Net phone plans AT &T said yesterday it was slashing the fee for its Internet phone plan, CallVantage, to $29.99 a month for unlimited local and long-distance service."
54050,0,"Dollar Edges Up from Lows TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar clung to slim gains Monday but stayed close to a record low against the euro and a five-year low vs the yen, with traders saying it was just a matter of time before the market dumps the U.S. currency again."
65204,0,"Supply Worries Boost Natural Gas Prices NEW YORK (Reuters) - Declining U.S. natural gas production and concerns about output cuts in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ivan last month should keep gas prices near record highs heading into winter, industry experts say."
95071,0,"Yahoo, SBC Expand Internet Deal to Video, Wireless (Reuters) Reuters - Yahoo Inc. and SBC Communications Inc. have expanded an alliance to link Internet, video, wireless and home networking services, the companies said on Thursday."
4496,0,Liverpool set for flurry of transfers Rafael Benitez could continue the flurry of activity at Anfield before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.
28754,0,"NHL Lockout at a glance The NHL said Wednesday it was imposing a lockout of the players association, effective Thursday -- the day after the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement."
20593,0,"MSN Music Service is an average entry in the online stakes There 's nothing really horrible about Microsoft 's new MSN Music Service; it 's just that there 's nothing really great about it, either."
105717,0,"Cardinals to play Broncos in the Liberty Bowl MEMPHIS, Tenn. Undefeated Boise State will play Number Seven Louisville in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl game on December 31st (in Memphis)."
76332,0,"DoubleClick Says Quarterly Profit More Than Doubles Internet marketing company DoubleClick Inc. (DCLK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said quarterly profit more than doubled with one-time gains, but its shares fell after hours "
32067,0,"Unions in talks over Jaguar blow Unions are to hold an emergency meeting with workers at the doomed Browns Lane Jaguar plant in Coventry. Parent company Ford plans to stop car production at the plant, with 400 voluntary redundancies and 425 jobs moved to the Castle Bromwich factory."
18891,0,"Cotrone wrestling at Oklahoma Dan Cotrone of Hanover, the all-New England Prep All-American heavyweight wrestler at the Tilton School in New Hampshire last year, is now attending the University of Oklahoma and vying for a spot on the Sooners's varsity wrestling team."
51278,0,"Notes: Jones in starting lineup Ron Gardenhire spotted Jacque Jones in the lobby of the team hotel Tuesday morning. Still coping with the death of his father, Jones didn 't hesitate to tell his manager how he felt."
42644,0,"Delta Announces Details of Wage Cuts ATLANTA Sept. 28, 2004 - Delta Air Lines Inc. is cutting the pay of executives, administrative staff and some other employees by 10 percent, increasing the shared cost of health care coverage and making "
111970,0,"Lilly forecasting strong 2005 Eli Lilly and Co. said its strategy of staying independent and plowing money into research should pay off in 2005, with profits expected to jump 8 percent to 12 percent over 2004 and nine new drugs in advanced human testing."
47471,0,"Four Commit Suicide in Australia Child Porn Case (Reuters) Reuters - Four Australian men have committed suicide after being caught up in an investigation into child Internet pornography that has resulted in more than 200 arrested and charged for 2,000 offences, police said on Saturday."
11208,0,Cisco warns of flaws in ACS product BOSTON - Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. warned customers about security holes in two products that provide user authentication and authorization services for network devices such as firewalls and routers.
81854,0,Virginia Convicts NC Spammers A North Carolina man and his sister became the first two people convicted of a felony for sending fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail.
104090,0,BellSouth Names Feidler Operating Chief BellSouth Corp. on Monday said Mark Feidler will become chief operating officer on Jan. 1 amid a reshuffling of several higher-level executives.
94748,0,"SuperSonics 103, 76ers 95 PHILADELPHIA - Ray Allen scored a season-most 37 points, Rashard Lewis had 21 and Vladimir Radmanovic added 20, leading Seattle to its seventh consecutive victory."
91601,0,IRS seeks people to claim refunds WASHINGTON -- The IRS has more than $73 million in tax refunds for thousands of taxpayers whose checks were returned to the tax agency as undeliverable.
4815,0,"Greek Police Hand Kenteris Crash Report to Prosecutor ATHENS (Reuters) - Traffic police have handed their report to Athens prosecutors on the motorcycle crash reported by disgraced Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, a police source said on Friday."
28186,0,"Bianchi tipped to coach Argentina BUENOS AIRES - Carlos Bianchi is favourite to be named new Argentina coach after Marcelo Bielsa 's surprise resignation. ""I 've not spoken to him yet but he 's our priority, "" said Argentina Football Association president Julio Gondrona."
105971,0,"Russia 's space agency approves international space station 's next ... MOSCOW -- An American and a Russian, both space veterans, have been selected as the next replacement crew for the international space station, a Russian agency spokesman said Tuesday."
4074,0,"Expansion Alters Format With the expansion of the ACC, the men's basketball schedule will not incorporate the double round robin format in which each school plays every other twice."
72957,0,"FCC Approves Cingular's AT T Wireless Bid (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it has conditionally approved Cingular Wireless' $41 billion acquisition of AT T Wireless Services Inc. , clearing the last big hurdle for the deal."
98357,0,Nowitzki Injures Ankle Against Nuggets (AP) AP - All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki had to be helped to the Dallas locker room after twisting his left ankle Sunday night against the Denver Nuggets.
71811,0,"Seagate hopes for big splash with small drives One of the new drives is just 3 inches in diameter, features a retractable USB cable for easy carrying and can store 5GB of data."
82440,0,"USC on track despite Bruin power The intracity football debate between Los Angeles ' most distinguished schools of higher learning, USC and UCLA, started off as expected Saturday afternoon, as the Trojans ' extraordinary sophomore "
113539,0,"Smith has finishing touch Sean Marshall did the work in the first half, scoring 17 of his 19 points. Then Jared Dudley carried the load early in the second half, tallying 13 of his 17, including 9 in the first 8 minutes 48 seconds."
43937,0,"HSBC Group Chairman to Retire LONDON - David Eldon will retire next year as chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and the Hang Seng Bank, HSBC Group, one of the world 's largest banking and financial service organizations, said Monday."
64946,0,"US Core Inflation Hotter Than Expected US consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months."
41505,0,"IDC raises '04 PC growth view, trims '05 projection Boosted by the strongest demand from businesses since 1999, PC shipments this year will be higher than previously anticipated, research firm IDC said today."
100875,0,"3 Arrested for Trying to Extort NBA Player Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony looks on during his team 's 90-88 victory over the New Jersey Nets in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004."
113746,0,"US Fed confidence in outlook grows US Federal Reserve officials are growing more confident about the economic outlook. The economy, which grew at a 3.9 per cent annualised rate in the third quarter and is expanding "
106467,0,Siemens to supply 3G Cingular network Boca Raton-based Siemens Communications said Cingular Wireless has chosen it to help with the mobile phone company 's nationwide deployment of a true third generation (3G) high-speed universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) network.
39291,0,"New York Mets Team Report - September 25 (Sports Network) - The Mets fell 2-1 in 10 innings to the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium on Friday night. Mets starter Kris Benson allowed just one run on four hits, striking out seven and walking one."
21237,0,BA to Sell $773 Million Qantas Stake SYDNEY (Reuters) - British Airways Plc. plans to sell its A$1.12 billion ($773 million) stake in Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd. in the next two days to cut debt and take advantage of future consolidation in Europe.
108499,0,"McDonald 's CEO Vows to Build on Momentum McDonald 's Corp. 's second new CEO in eight months pledged Friday to keep up the fast-food giant 's momentum with more new menu items and a continued focus on restaurant improvements, adhering to a course that has reinvigorated the burger chain 's sales and "
77850,0,"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."
35694,0,"Reports: CA may escape charges in DOJ deal Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) has reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice under which the company will pay compensation to shareholders and open its accounts to monitoring by an independent third party, in return for the DOJ deferring prosecution in its investigation of accounting fraud at the company, U.S. newspaper reports said Wednesday."
92724,0,"Gates Touts Software Magic Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates took the stage of the IT Forum in Copenhagen Tuesday to introduce a handful of tools and a hatful of promises designed to offer relief from managing complex, distributed systems."
11505,0,"18 Holes on 2 Wheels Is the Segway a futuristic, two-wheeled, self-balancing ""human transporter"" headed for the golf course?"
74483,0,THREE-SY FOR OWEN MICHAEL OWEN scored his third goal in three games for Real Madrid to help them to a 2-1 win over Leganes in the first round of the King 's Cup.
50234,0,"Roche shares slip as Genentech faces Rituxan subpoena Swiss drugmaker Roche 's (ROG.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) majority-owned biotech firm Genentech Inc (DNA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) faces an investigation by US "
110617,0,Cavs' Traylor Out With Broken Finger (AP) AP - Cavaliers forward Robert Traylor will miss three to four weeks after breaking his left pinkie during a game against the New Jersey Nets.
13828,0,"This Jersey wears on star Jason Kidd performed a few of the old dance steps last night at the Meadowlands, but his new partners kept stepping on his feet, and on their own toes."
38510,0,Ashford Hospitality a Welcome Find The hotel REIT's increasing dividend demonstrates that management's innovative business model is succeeding.
21277,0,"Halliburton may ditch Iraq deal Halliburton may not rebid for contracts to support US troops in Iraq if the US army breaks up its contract, the company says."
1198,0,"Four Firms Buy Intelsat Intelsat Ltd., the pioneering commercial satellite company that connected the world through global television and telephone communications, announced Monday its sale to a group of private investors for $3 billion in cash. -The Washington Post"
63788,0,"Cisco, Microsoft team up on network access security OCTOBER 18, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Network giant Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today announced a collaborative effort to bridge a divide between their emerging network access security architectures."
116231,0,"Buffett 's Berkshire Names Microsoft 's Gates to Board (Update2) Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the investment company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, named another billionaire, Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates, as a director."
64228,0,"Jets' Edwards Avoids Bulletin Board Material Even before the hype could begin for Sunday's game between the Jets and the New England Patriots, Coach Herman Edwards was insisting upon a measure of caution."
43927,0,Birding Column: Sweet Song of the Winter Sparrows Birding columnist Mathew Tekulsky considers the joys of sparrows wintering in his California backyard.
71554,0,"Computer Security Survey Finds Awareness Gap WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most computer users believe they are safe from online threats even as their machines fall victim to viruses and spyware, according to a survey released on Monday."
97933,0,"Jets' Martin Ties Sanders' NFL Mark (AP) AP - New York Jets running back Curtis Martin on Sunday became the second player in NFL history to begin his career with 10 straight 1,000-yard seasons."
83839,0,Quota Move on Garments Riles China The Ministry of Commerce filed a protest Thursday over the possible imposition of quotas in the United States on five categories of garment imports.
115230,0,Update 7: Unocal Settles Rights Cases in Myanmar Human rights groups lauded the announcement by lawyers that an agreement in principle has been reached to settle human rights lawsuits against oil giant Unocal Corp.
68366,0,"American Express 's Chenault Seen Extending Profit-Growth Streak American Express Co. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Chenault probably will say earnings rose more than 10 percent for the 11th straight quarter, the best performance of all the companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average."
82110,0,Cyprus planes to destroy locusts Cyprus begins aerial spraying to eradicate swarms of crop-destroying locusts that have arrived from Africa.
71199,0,US PGA AND EUROPEAN GOLF LATEST BETTING ODDS NEWS Richard Sterne of South Afrrica won for the first time in his career on Sunday when he finished on 18 under par to win the Open de Madrid.
22138,0,"Mission Accomplished! MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY ---There is a new number one in the land and the name is Vijay Singh. The quest, which began last year was finally realized by Singh when he out dueled Tiger by three strokes to win the Deutsche Bank Championship."
17860,0,"U.S. Services Growth Slower in August NEW YORK (Reuters) - Growth in the vast U.S. services sector slowed in August although managers seemed more willing to hire new workers, according to an industry survey published on Friday."
110948,0,Drumbeat grows for OPEC cuts The possibility of a cut in OPEC production grew stronger yesterday after the oil minister of Saudi Arabia indicated he was aware of majority sentiment in favor of a reduction.
87083,0,"Canadian Natural Resources snaps up Anadarko gas assets for $698M CALGARY (CP) - Canadian Natural Resources, one of Canada 's largest natural gas and heavy oil producers, entered the acquisition market for a fourth time this year, buying energy properties from Houston-based Anadarko for $698 million."
70488,0,"What 's the problem? Brady Quinn stood patiently, almost valiantly, sputtering out answers to questions that had no politically correct response. More appropriate might be disposing of the film of "
77097,0,"2 French firms agree on aeronautics merger PARIS Snecma, a state-run maker of airplane engines, and Sagem, a maker of mobile phones and defense electronics, said Friday that they had agreed to merge in a transaction that would create a company worth about 7."
86582,0,"Clemens earns Cy Young No. 7 Ordinarily, the overriding question for Roger Clemens would have been how, in a season when he turned 42, could he have pitched well enough to become the first pitcher in baseball history to win a seventh Cy Young Award."
98892,0,"American, Boeing reach agreement on aircraft deliveries American Airlines will defer 54 of 56 aircraft originally scheduled for delivery between 2006 and 2010, American and Boeing Co. said Monday."
69205,0,"Halloween Evolves Into High-Tech Holiday (AP) AP - As a child, Tom McGannon always had the most decorated house on the block during the Halloween season. At 36, he still does, but the decorations are more high-tech."
101684,0,"UConn edges Rutgers, works way toward bowl Dan Orlovsky threw three touchdowns and Connecticut virtually assured itself of a bowl bid in its first season as a football member of the Big East Conference with a wild 41-35 victory over Rutgers on Thursday."
58618,0,"A look at Notre Dame, Navy As Notre Dame and Navy prepare to face one another Oct. 16, both squads reach the season 's midpoint in much better condition than they were one year ago."
23920,0,"Genesis Capsule a 'Mangled Mess' (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - TOOELE, UTAH -- Its not \ the kind of ""breaking news"" that NASA wanted."
37739,0,"Gov't Set to Make Oil Loans to Refiners (Reuters) Reuters - With oil near $50 a barrel, the Bush administration said on Thursday it would negotiate with refineries that want to borrow oil from the federal emergency stockpile to offset supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan."
74280,0,"EU clears way for PeopleSoft takeover The European Commission said Tuesday that it has approved Oracle Corp. 's $7.7 billion bid for PeopleSoft Inc., removing the last antitrust obstacle to the hostile takeover attempt."
110949,0,"Merck slashes '05 forecast, citing Vioxx The withdrawal of painkiller Vioxx means Merck & Co. will miss the already diminished expectations of Wall Street analysts for 2005, the drug maker said yesterday."
21840,0,"3G gets jittery with new super fast rival The latest contender, Flash OFDM technology carries data 10 times faster and is cheaper than 3G phone networks. AMSTERDAM: Europe 's second largest mobile carrier T-Mobile said it had started the continent 's "
45257,0,India Expects Jump in High-Tech Imports (AP) AP - India's space agency said Thursday its removal from a U.S. export restriction list earlier this month could result in a threefold import increase of high technology equipment from the United States.
66982,0,"French September Consumer Spending Unexpectedly Falls (Update1) Household spending in France, Europe 's third-largest economy, unexpectedly fell in September, hurt by unemployment and rising oil prices."
43640,0,Video Cameras at Movies Would Be Crime Using video cameras to record films in movie theaters would become a federal crime punishable by up to six years in prison under a bill passed Tuesday by the House.
75927,0,"No Alcohol Found in Ex-NFL Player Who Died (AP) AP - Former NFL player Justin Strzelczyk did not have alcohol or drugs in his system when he died after leading police on a highway chase, authorities said."
21521,0,NBA Game Summary - Detroit at Dallas The Pistons snapped a three-game road losing streak in the series...Five of the last six meetings have been decided by 10 points or more...The Mavericks ' 39 points in the first half is a season-low...Detroit improved to 4-7 on the road this season...Newly
93510,0,"HP performance hitting its groove Riding on record revenue across all its business segments, Hewlett- Packard Co. delivered surprisingly strong financial reports for its fiscal fourth quarter, with profit up 26.5 percent."
102341,0,China bank advisor retracts statement on US Treasurys A central bank adviser quoted as saying the government had cut its holdings of US Treasurys backtracked Friday after the speculation helped push the euro to a new all-time peak.
85024,0,"Symbol to delay results, cites inventory reporting errors Symbol Technologies said today that it will delay filing its third-quarter results for two weeks, and it revised results for the first nine months of the year downward by $13.3 million because of errors in how inventory levels were reported."
105904,0,"SEMI expects sales to dip in '05 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Sales for semiconductor manufacturing equipment is expected to rise sharply in 2004, but decline slightly in 2005, according to a year-end consensus forecast released late Tuesday by the industry 's largest trade group."
32996,0,THE MOTLEY FOOL Q: I know you recommend index funds over most other mutual funds. But there 's no index fund available in my 401(k) plan. What can I do?
20650,0,"Chickenpox Vaccinations Lead to $100 Million Savings By LINDSEY TANNER CHICAGO (AP) -- Vaccinating children against chickenpox saves the U.S. health care system nearly $100 million a year in reduced hospitalizations for severe cases of the itchy disease, a study found..."
58280,0,"Motorola, Hong Kong-listed Proview end TV manufacturing agreement BEIJING (AFX) - US technology giant Motorola Inc and Hong Kong-listed monitor maker Proview International Holdings have ended their agreement to jointly develop television sets due to ""differences in product marketing strategies and goals for the North "
6220,0,Entrepreneurial Success via the Internet It took the death of his business partner at 21 for Josh Mohrer to get serious about trying to make their fledgling internet business a success.
21649,0,"Coke Enterprises Cuts Earnings Forecast CHICAGO (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. CCE.N, the world's largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, on Wednesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year, citing lower-than expected volume in North America and Europe."
96025,0,"Profits Are Up 24 at Disney and So, It Says, Is Teamwork Buoyed by the strong performance of ESPN and its other cable channels, the Walt Disney Company said yesterday that its profit rose 24 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter."
4318,0,"New Genetic Link Found to Crib Deaths (Reuters) Reuters - A collection of genes involved in early development may help explain why black babies are more at risk of sudden infant death syndrome than other U.S. groups,\researchers said on Thursday."
7069,0,"Sony zooms in with new TV tech Sony Corporation will introduce eight new flat screen televisions, which drastically elevate three fundamental elements: picture clarity, audio fidelity and easy user-operation - all of which, allows the user to see all that is possible within the new "
18859,0,"Hawkeyes make sure Flashes don't pan out IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Drew Tate threw two touchdown passes in his first start and No. 19 Iowa turned in a dominating defensive performance to blast Kent State, 39-7, in its season opener yesterday."
93855,0,Microsoft Turns On IPTV Microsoft has turned the channel on its slow-moving television software business by winning a key contract for its new Internet-based TV platform from SBC Communications.
106757,0,"NHL LOCKOUT Answer: The prevailing wisdom is the NHL Players Association is working on an offer to present to the owners, even though the NHLPA says nothing is imminent."
119058,0,"Ebay snaps up Rent.com for $415 million Ebay Inc. has agreed to acquire property listings site Rent.com Inc. for US$415 million in its latest move to expand beyond online auctions, the company said late Thursday."
87873,0,"Reebok Revives Pump Sneaker The shoe features an air chamber that molds itself to the shape of the wearer 's foot. But unlike its Pump predecessor, the new shoe inflates itself automatically."
91313,0,"WADA Look to Crack Down on Recreational Drug Use LONDON (Reuters) - Soccer players and other sportsmen could soon face mandatory two-year bans from their sports if they are caught using recreational drugs at any time, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday."
35089,0,Jets' Abraham Out With Sprained Ligament (AP) AP - Jets defensive end John Abraham will miss Sunday's game at Pittsburgh with a sprained ligament in his right knee.
36194,0,"Electronic-Vote Critics Urge Changes to System WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voting activists on Wednesday enlisted computer experts, a trained monkey and a man on a hunger strike in a last-minute pitch to convince officials to improve the security of electronic vote-counting systems."
27231,0,"Software Tackles Digital Photo Proliferation (Reuters) Reuters - Now that digital cameras have overtaken film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and folders filling up computer hard drives?"
107950,0,"This weekend on TV, radio FRIDAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL/MEN 7:30 p.m. -- Memphis at Purdue, ESPN2 PRO BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. -- Celtics vs. Toronto at the FleetCenter, FSN, WWZN (1510) 8 p.m. -- Detroit at San Antonio, ESPN 10:30 p.m. -- Indiana at Sacramento, ESPN BOXING 9:30 p.m. -- Friday Night Fights at Atlantic City: Rocky Juarez vs. Guty Espadas Jr. (featherweights), ESPN2 GOLF 1:30 p.m. ..."
67079,0,"Yanks came oh-so-close to Series At 12:01 am ET, the Boston (Bleepin ') Red Sox erupted in celebration in full view of Yankee Stadium 's stone-cold and stone-silent grandstands."
64571,0,Late Street spurt to buoy bourses start (FT.com) FT.com - European bourses are seen starting positively after a late spurt on Wall Street thanks to encouraging results from technology stalwarts IBM and Texas Instruments. A slide in oil back to $53.30 from its $55.33 peak on Monday also helped.
17098,0,San Francisco Giants Team Report - September 2 (Sports Network) - Jason Schmidt once again goes for his 16th victory tonight when the wild card-hopeful San Francisco Giants conclude a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies at SBC Park.
25871,0,"Campbell 's 4th-Qtr Net Drops 20 on Higher Costs (Update4) Campbell Soup Co., the world 's biggest soupmaker, said fourth-quarter profit declined 20 percent, the biggest drop in more than two years, because of falling sales and costs to fire workers."
101677,0,"UK growth forecast cut LONDON: A leading business group cut its 2005 forecast for British economic growth yesterday, blaming a combination of high oil and commodity prices, slowing global growth and domestic interest rate rises."
9277,0,"Blueberry Compound Fights Cholesterol, Study Finds (Reuters) Reuters - A compound used by blueberries and grapes to fight off fungal infections could help lower cholesterol, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday."
65001,0,"Stocks Rise on IBM Earnings and Lower Oil NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as oil prices declined and investors were encouraged by Monday's stronger-than-expected earnings from technology bellwethers International Business Machines Corp. IBM.N and Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N"
20120,0,"Space station updated Leaving their orbiting outpost unmanned, the international space station 's two astronauts floated outside on a spacewalk Friday, plugging in new antennas and replacing a worn-out piece of cooling equipment."
24839,0,I know I Can Beat Michael With The Right Car McLaren Mercedes form in the beginning of the Formula 1 season this year was so wretched that an English journalist had vowed to run naked around the Silverstone circuit if McLaren won a race this year.
111474,0,"Holmes hurt knee against the Bucs The Kansas City Chiefs put running back Priest Holmes on the injured reserve list with an injured knee Thursday. ""Priest Holmes is making steady progress on the rehabilitation of his right knee, "" team president Carl Peterson said."
32377,0,"More buyers choosing ingterest-only loans When Tony Cecchini decided to buy a house in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, he selected an adjustable-rate mortgage with an interest-only payment for the first five years."
48910,0,"Lastminute.com Says Profit to Be at Low End of Range (Update1) Lastminute.com Plc, an unprofitable UK travel company, expects profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to be at the lower end of its forecast in fiscal 2005 as the company struggles to cut costs."
40922,0,"Space station oxygen supply safe for now The International Space Station will have enough oxygen on board to support its crew of two until the next Progress supply vehicle delivers more on Christmas Day, says NASA."
52233,0,"Homeland Security agency faulted for terrorist watch list woes Three years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security still isn't doing enough to consolidate terrorist watch lists to help law enforcement authorities monitor and apprehend known terrorists, according to a new government report."
95696,0,"Microsoft warns Asian governments of Linux suits NOVEMBER 18, 2004 (REUTERS) - Microsoft Corp. warned Asian governments today that they could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux operating system instead of its Windows software."
105086,0,"Nokia to Further Expand Henan GSM Network Nokia Corp. will further expand a digital GSM mobile network for Chinese Henan Mobile Communications Corporation Ltd., in a deal valued at $200 million (euro150 million)."
41185,0,Merck gets rights to obesity drug Merck has obtained rights to license an experimental drug to treat obesity that has generated scientific interest because it is based on a hormone used by the body to signal that it has eaten enough.
95311,0,"Microsoft, Yahoo extend contract for Web ads Microsoft has extended its partnership with Yahoo to deliver sponsored search results on its U.S. and international MSN sites, despite the software maker's recent declarations that it intends to be a major force in the search market."
55403,0,Who are you guys and what have you done with Sox? They 're tearing around the bases with a World Series sheen until they cross home plate and walk to the dugout and the blur subsides and you recognize that clothing.
97460,0,"Colonials Come on Late Trailing at halftime to an overmatched foe, George Washington finally gets in a groove in the second half and puts away Morgan State, 94-70, on Saturday."
39196,0,Microsoft urges browser security upgrade - at a cost The software giant will stop offering security upgrades of its troubled Internet Explorer Web browser to users of older Windows operating systems.
46389,0,"UCB Sells Surface Specialties to Cytec UCB SA announced Friday it made the final move in its transition to a pharmaceuticals-only business, unloading Surface Specialties to Cytec Industries Inc."
72719,0,"Home PCs Plagued With Problems Researchers find that net users are not as secure as they think. Among surveyed adults who believed they were safe from online threats, most had spyware running on their home computers and few had firewall protection."
60027,0,"Bank says it's gaining customers since merger Thousands of new customers across the Northeast are flocking to Bank of America Corp. , chief executive Kenneth D. Lewis said yesterday, despite a wave of bad publicity over layoffs and other business decisions."
49013,0,"Sacked, and now they're back (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - XM Satellite Radio kicks off talk shows today featuring Bob Edwards, the husky-voiced National Public Radio star whose dismissal last spring caused an uproar from loyal listeners, and shock jocks Opie and Anthony, who were silenced two years ago after staging a stunt involving a couple having sex at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York."
54685,0,"Siemens Signs On With Flarion Flarion Technologies ' FLASH-OFDM technology has received a vote of confidence from Siemens, thanks to a new licensing deal forged between the two companies that calls for Siemens to begin offering "
66338,0,"MGM Mirage Profit Up, Debt to Hit 4th Qtr LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Casino operator MGM Mirage MGG.N on Wednesday reported higher third-quarter earnings due to Las Vegas strength, but said debt financing for its Mandalay acquisition would hit fourth-quarter profit."
20045,0,"India, Pak talk cooperation in hydrocarbons NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 6: India and Pakistan on Monday discussed possible areas of bilateral cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector, including laying a pipeline from Jalandhar to Lahore to export diesel and Indian firms assisting Pakistan in setting up CNG "
45628,0,"RIM profits soar to $70.6M (US) in Q2 WATERLOO, Ont. - Research In Motion, which has seen demand for its BlackBerry wireless e-mail devices soar this year, reported another strong quarter today with revenues more than doubling to $310."
54762,0,"Davenport, Myskina Win in Filderstadt FILDERSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - The top four seeds reached the semi-finals of the Filderstadt Grand Prix Friday, with only French Open champion Anastasia Myskina being taken to three sets."
65087,0,"IBM shrugs off industry blues in Q3 IBM dispelled some of the gloom surrounding the tech industry 's third quarter performance yesterday, when it reported strong results for the period and raised expectations for the full year performance on the back of the just finished period."
109563,0,NBA Wrap: Nowitzki Leads Dallas Past Minnesota NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 34 points as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-87 in National Basketball Association play Tuesday night.
96527,0,Spurrier Not Guaranteed Augusta Membership Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson said Friday that Steve Spurrier is not guaranteed a membership at the home of the Masters if he becomes the head football coach at South Carolina.
115973,0,"Angels agree to deal with Byrd, trade Ramon Ortiz to Reds ANAHEIM - The Anaheim Angels agreed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract with right-hander Paul Byrd on Tuesday, and traded pitcher Ramon Ortiz to the Cincinnati Reds for a minor league pitcher."
72050,0,EDS Delays Third-Quarter Results Electronic Data Systems Corp. delayed releasing its third-quarter financial results from Monday until Nov. 3 to let auditors finish evaluating a money-losing contract to provide computer services to the Navy.
97968,0,"Nascar to Crown a Champion GENTLEMEN, LOAD your weapons. It is being billed as the shootout at the Homestead-Miami corral today as the five top NASCAR drivers load up every bit of horsepower they can handle "
83197,0,"Duncan, Spurs hold off Lakers Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Tim Duncan had 26 points and 16 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the Los Angeles Lakers, 105-96."
4222,0,"Greek Gov 't: Games Will Top $8.5 Billion ATHENS, Greece - Costs for the Athens Olympics are climbing again, expected to top $8.5 billion because of the massive security and overruns in the last-minute scramble to get venues ready. "
47774,0,"Florida Hangs On Against Arkansas Chris Leak threw for a career-high 322 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 16 Florida held off another late rally to beat Arkansas."
70904,0,"Chiefs go on the offensive, 56-10 When they arrived Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs had much more modest goals than setting NFL rushing touchdown records. ""I just thought about wanting to be part "
106852,0,There's No Accounting for Goodyear The world's largest tire maker delays filing annual financial reports -- again.
90742,0,"Verizon ads aim at new merger -- just-merged Cingular/AT &T ... The purchase of AT &T Wireless of Redmond by Cingular Wireless is just a few weeks old, but already the merged company is under attack from its biggest rival, Verizon Wireless, which is trying "
1605,0,Business Objects to bundle IBM tools The analytics and reporting software maker will begin selling IBM's mainframe access software.
3916,0,"Forget the medal count, Phelps has far exceeded expectations Two-time US Olympian Tom Dolan, who took back-to-back gold medals in the 400 IM at Atlanta and Sydney, will analyze races for SI.com throughout the Games. "
85792,0,"IBM Retakes Top Supercomputer Rank as NEC Slips IBM IBM.N , the world 's biggest computer maker, has regained its position at the head of the Top 500 list of supercomputer installations, dislodging rival NEC Corp."
1930,0,Network Solutions is Pathetic \\We have a few domains hosted on Network Solutions. For one reason or another we were in a hurry and just used NetSol as our registrar. BIG mistake!\\They are one *pathetic* organization!\\They are a DNS company. That's what they DO! Their DNS admin only allows 10 IPs. Of course they don't tell you this when you signup. You only find out that the UI doesn't allow for additional IPs until try to add them.\\To add insult to injury when you try to move AWAY from NetSol by changing your primary and secondary they drop your IP configuration immediately. You're just out of luck if there are clients which have cached your primary and secondary DNS servers.
61480,0,"Losses at Delta Renew Bankruptcy Speculation Delta Air Lines, which is struggling to avoid a bankruptcy filing, said today that it expected to lose as much as $675 million for the third quarter, and that it was burning cash at a steep rate."
25755,0,Power5 Revs IBM 's Linux-Only Server Line IBM will continue pushing its Linux on Power strategy Monday when it unveils a new line of Linux-only servers running on its 64-bit Power5 processor.
117979,0,Update 1: Goldman Sachs Posts Higher 4Q Profit Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 23 percent to beat Wall Street expectations.
5454,0,"Yankees Are Powerless, and Stadium Was, Too The big scoreboards at Yankee Stadium went dark in the seventh inning Friday night, not that the Yankees were lighting them up, anyway."
10668,0,Microsoft keeps MOM with application management Microsoft yesterday released its latest Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and MOM 2005 Workgroup Edition (previously named MOM 2005 Express) system and application management offerings to manufacturing.
38789,0,"It's Final: No WiFi In ""Grantsdale"" Chipset (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Intel Corp. has decided not to enable the wireless access-point functionality in its Intel 915/925X ""Grantsdale"" chipset, a company spokesman confirmed Friday afternoon."
21681,0,"Fantasy Spin: The Dolphins have acquired Lamar Gordon from the St. Louis Rams for a third-round draft choice next season. The deal fills the apparent void at running back for Miami, although Gordon 's impact likely won 't be felt in the first week of the season."
47076,0,"US Cybersecurity Chief Resigns The director of cyber security for the Homeland Security Department, Amit Yoran, has resigned his post. The issue of whether cybersecurity was receiving sufficient attention at DHS created "
114919,0,"Photos: Inside Dell's Austin assembly plant The 300,000-square-foot facility begins to buzz around 8 a.m. and churns continuously for a 10-hour shift (12 on the weekend)."
19566,0,"Roddick turns up aces in gaining round of 16 NEW YORK -- Defending champion Andy Roddick finally met a seeded veteran in the third round of the US Open. Something of a challenge, right?"
54769,0,"VW's Audi Recalls 28,000 A6 Cars DETROIT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG VOWG.DE is recalling 28,363 of its Audi A6 luxury cars after finding that in cold weather states, the throttle could stick due to ice build-up, the German automaker said on Friday."
91529,0,"Bonds is MVP: Pujols 2nd again Despite leading the Cardinals to the best regular-season record in baseball (105-57), Pujols and Rolen finished far behind Bonds, whose team didn 't make the playoffs."
6434,0,Programs: Turbine Builds the Buzz for 'Middle-Earth Online' (Reuters) Reuters - The people crammed into a meeting room at the Providence Convention Center were contemplating a long visit to an exotic land. They wanted to know about the shape of the mountains and what the weather would be like. They asked if the natives would be approachable.
113185,0,Weekend Bundesliga Preview The autumn championship is on the line as Bayern Munich host title challengers VfB Stuttgart needing a win to be declared Herbstmeister.
47993,0,"HE 'S GOLDEN BROWN On the same day Orlando ""El Duque "" Hernandez said his tired shoulder was worse than it was a week ago, the Yankees received an encouraging performance from Brown."
8490,0,"Suit advances against investor in automaker Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian must face a DaimlerChrysler AG shareholder's claims that the businessman wrongfully sold shares in the automaker after obtaining insider information, a judge ruled."
16639,0,"Last season 's MVP to miss three games SEATTLE -- Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson, last season 's WNBA most valuable player, will miss the next three games while she visits her seriously ill grandmother in Australia."
108196,0,"A Fool Looks Back Winners lost. Cereals bowled. Online storefronts schooled their offline storefronts yet again. In sum, it was another week of twisted holiday cheer."
67260,0,NEC strikes blow in supercomputer battle The battle for supercomputing supremacy took a new twist on Tuesday when Japanese manufacturer NEC launched a new generation of computational building blocks that could be laced together to form the most powerful supercomputer in the world.
54947,0,"Undaunted PeopleSoft rolls out business apps (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Although the threat of Oracle ’s hostile takeover continues to cast a shadow over it, PeopleSoft is pressing on with plans to integrate into its product mix the enterprise applications it picked up last year in its acquisition of J.D. Edwards."
97226,0,"NBA Suspends Four Players After Brawl NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association suspended four players on Saturday, one day after one of the worst brawls in North American pro sports history."
42006,0,"Fannie Mae makes deal, but more probes due Fannie Mae, the nation 's largest mortgage buyer and a financial juggernaut that affects tens of millions of home buyers, agreed Monday to major changes in its accounting and management "
74548,0,"Serena Blames Headache for Linz Upset (AP) AP - Serena Williams blamed a headache for her poor play in a 7-6 (5), 6-3 upset loss to qualifier Alina Jidkova in the second round of the Generali Ladies Open."
103420,0,"Texans Top Titans, Break Losing Streak (AP) AP - David Carr put together a huge comeback of his own after Brett Favre showed him how to do it last week. Carr threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns and Domanick Davis rushed for a season-high 129 yards and a score to help the Houston Texans rally from an 18-point deficit in a 31-21 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday."
31751,0,Catching a Virus in the Act Scientists get their first look at a virus attaching to DNA. Physical proof of this surprising interaction could lead to drugs that can stop some infections. By Kristen Philipkoski.
70650,0,"Lions 28, Giants 13 After going three years without winning on the road, the Detroit Lions are unbeatable away from the Motor City. Joey Harrington threw two touchdown passes, and Chris Cash made a diving interception in the "
78603,0,"Packers 28, Redskins 14 Playing with a sprained hand and a major personal distraction, Brett Favre started on a roll and survived a rocky finish. Favre and the Green Bay Packers won their third straight game Sunday, beating the Washington "
41285,0,"IDC Forum: Is IT creativity dead? Pouring fuel on the debate over whether IT provides a competitive advantage to corporations, a pair of prominent industry observers Monday offered starkly different views of the role computer technology can play in transforming business strategy."
63309,0,"Having the final say FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots have won 20 games in a row, and yesterday they tied the NFL record for most consecutive regular-season wins (17). Those are feats that take all the emotion the players can muster week after week."
65091,0,"Sirius subscriber base exceeds 700,000 Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said its subscriber base has exceeded 700,000 and repeated that it is on track to meet its full-year target of 1 million subscribers."
79340,0,"PNC Deal to Buy Riggs Seen in Jeopardy Riggs National Corp. shares fell Monday as more concerns surfaced that an ongoing money-laundering probe of the Washington, DC bank will scrap plans by PNC Financial Group Inc."
27029,0,"Md. Senator Sees Error by Voting Machine Sen. Barbara Mikulski tried out a new touch-screen voting machine that was displayed at a local festival and got an erroneous result, an aide said."
115826,0,"Zafi worm purports to be Christmas greeting com December 14, 2004, 12:26 PM PT. A new variant of the so-called Zafi worm surfaced Tuesday, disguised to appear as a Christmas greeting."
967,0,CompUSA Agrees to Sell Gateway PCs (PC World) PC World - Desktop systems will be available in 226 stores across the U.S.
38413,0,"MIT Works to Power Computers With Spinach ""Eat your spinach,"" Mom used to say. ""It will make your muscles grow, power your laptop and recharge your cell phone... "" OK. So nobody's Mom said those last two things. But researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have used spinach to harness a plant's ability to convert sunlight into energy for the first time, creating a device that may one day power laptops, mobile phones and more."
95694,0,"French Growth Halted in Third Quarter (AP) AP - France's economic growth ground to a halt in the third quarter of 2004, the official statistics agency Insee said Tuesday, reducing its earlier estimate of a 0.1 percent expansion."
79503,0,"Avaya, Polycom Unveil Internet Videophone The Avaya Video Telephony Solution: Desktop Edition bundles US-based Polycom 's ViaVideo II video camera for PCs with Softphone from Avaya."
89402,0,SSL VPN security threatened by desktop search engines New PC indexing tools such as Google Desktop Search pose security risks to businesses that useSSL remote access because the tools copy material accessed during SSL sessions and make it available to unauthorized people who later use the same PC.
112391,0,"Petrol price cut sparks pump war The fall in crude oil prices has begun to reach UK consumers, with supermarket Morrisons sparking a potential price war in the run up to Christmas."
111833,0,Pixar Vs. DreamWorks Contest Panned by Wall Street Computer animation pioneers Pixar and Dreamworks have set the stage for a potentially bruising box office battle after both studios changed their schedules this week
89788,0,"Wal-Mart Still Sees Nov. Sales Up 2-4 Pct (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in November sales at its U.S.\stores open at least a year."
44291,0,"News Bits: New Pentium 4 M, New Sharp 64-bit Notebook, OQO Relase ... A new version of the Pentium 4 aimed at the 'desktop replacement ' market was introduced by Intel this week. The new chip is called the ""Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor 548 "" supports Hyper Threading Technology and runs at 3.33GHz."
114595,0,"IBM PC Users Face Uncertain Future DECEMBER 13, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Now that IBM plans to sell its PC division to Beijing-based Lenovo Group Ltd., the big question is whether the companies can keep users from defecting to other vendors -- which would put IBM 's once standard-setting PCs "
105073,0,"Maryland's Technology Future Julie Coons, the president of the Technology Council of Maryland, discusses the organization and the region's technology community."
28611,0,"Amazon, Netflix Hit With Patent Suit British company claims four online retailers are using its patented technology."
14800,0,"Caribbean Casts Wary Eye on Hurricane Frances (Reuters) Reuters - The small islands of the northern Caribbean were on alert on Monday for a close encounter with powerful Hurricane Frances, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston limped through North Carolina."
12372,0,"Russians sweep long jump medals, Marion Jones fifth Tatyana Lebedeva led a Russian medal sweep in the long jump, relegating Marion Jones to fifth place in her only individual event of the Athens Games."
91520,0,Grand Central spiffs up integration service Company beefs up online service for shipping business information between firms over the Net.
100190,0,"Skulls trojan targets Symbian smartphones A new trojan on the internet attacks the Nokia 7610 smartphone and possibly other phones running Symbian Series 60 software. ""We have located several freeware and shareware sites offering a program, called "
811,0,Survival of software's fittest Darwin may work in the flat enterprise software market--mergers and acquisitions are expected to increase the clout of leading firms.
113894,0,Warriors' Fisher Goes on Injured Reserve (AP) AP - Golden State placed guard Derek Fisher on injured reserve with a sprained right knee before Sunday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats.
70944,0,"Stocks plunge in morning TOKYO - Tokyo stocks plunged Monday morning as a series of deadly earthquakes Saturday in Niigata Prefecture and a tumble in US shares last Friday prompted widespread selling, pushing the benchmark Nikkei index to a 10-week intraday low."
82170,0,MP calls for eBay 'gun crackdown' A dossier purportedly showing the sale of illegal firearms on eBay is to be handed to the home secretary.
55736,0,"One Man 's Opinion - Cal review In football, just as in many other aspects of life, it is the bottom line that counts. In that respect, this game was a huge success."
98774,0,"Microsoft pact with Air Force could be model for DOD An enterprisewide software and services agreement the Air Force has signed with Microsoft promises to save the service more than $100 million in direct costs and an undefined but significant amount through indirect costs, according to Air Force CIO John "
23115,0,"Cargill sells a number of its steel operations for $266 million Cargill Inc. in Minnetonka has sold eight of its steel-making facilities, including operations in St. Paul and Duluth, to Gerdau Ameristeel in Toronto for a total of $266 million."
55194,0,"Cal 's epic at Troy Bee Staff Writer. They don 't just remember the scores. They remember the plays, the turning tides, the goal-line stands, the masses rushing onto the field at Cal 's Memorial Stadium."
87525,0,"N.Y. Mayor Has Plans To Import Flu Shots Scrambling to ease a vaccine crunch, New York City joined other jurisdictions ordering vaccine from Europe, putting pressure on the Bush administration to authorize the shipments."
44731,0,"AG Reilly seeks 6.2 car insurance cut Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly urged state regulators to cut auto insurance rates 6.2 percent next year, a sharp contrast with the 9.2 percent rate hike being sought by insurers and agents. Reilly said his proposal would shave about $60 off the existing statewide average premium of $1,082, while the industry proposal would increase the average premium by $101. A ..."
110561,0,"Security Bytes: Injection flaw in popular browsers com staff. Danish security firm Secunia has reported a ""moderately critical "" window injection vulnerability in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape, Safari and Konqueror."
36840,0,Ready to go in Shanghai! Calculate race strategy and watch live telemetry from the first ever sessions of the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix.
119430,0,Red Bull gives Coulthard wings McLaren discard David Coulthard has signed a one-year deal to race with the new Red Bull Racing team in the 2005 Formula One season.
34622,0,Oil Hits $47 as Supply Worries Linger Oil prices hit a one month-high today as China showed no let-up in its demand and traders worried that U.S. inventories had drawn down heavily due to Hurricane Ivan.
82682,0,"Dollar Plunges to Record Low Against Euro \
By John Parry
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar dropped to record lows against the euro on Friday, succumbing to negative sentiment and erasing all of the U.S. currency's earlier gains following a robust U.S. October employment report.
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109902,0,"Oracle concern at 'brain drain ' Oracle, the American corporate software giant, has admitted it is feeling the pressure of its protracted takeover battle for PeopleSoft, saying that it was worried that valuable staff were starting to leave its acquisition target."
88509,0,Trojan horse spies on Web banking Security experts say they have discovered a Trojan horse that records e-banking user details and Web surfing habits. Antivirus company Sophos is warning that the Banker-AJ Trojan is targeting online customers
31171,0,"National Semiconductor Offers 'Trusted' Chip (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) is the first personal computer maker to install National Semiconductor's (NYSE: NSM) SafeKeeper Trusted technology, which protects security data using specially designed chips, on selected models of its PCs."
30301,0,"Sacked Shell chairman hits back at FSA Sir Philip Watts, the former chairman of Shell, yesterday broke his silence with a blistering attack on the City regulator, which he accused of riding roughshod over his rights and writing a ""flawed "" report."
12196,0,"Gateway PC keeps it cool Gateway on Friday unveiled a PC designed to stay cool even when handling applications that use a lot of power. The 700GR computer features Intel 's balanced technology extended, or BTX, architecture, in which "
98927,0,"Commentary: Smoothing the way for open source The success of platforms like JBoss, Apache and Jonas will boost open-source integration products--if some key conditions are met."
28235,0,"Stocks Set to Open Little Changed NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked to open little changed on Wednesday as concerns about Hurricane Ivan weighed on sentiment, although solid earnings from Oracle Corp. ORCL.O could help the mood among technology stocks."
64439,0,"US Airways to boost number of flights US Airways, operating in bankruptcy, will increase service from Charlotte, NC, and Philadelphia and spread flights during the day, boosting its schedule 7 percent without adding aircraft."
95980,0,"Anticipated 'Halo 2 ' Leaves Gamers Panting ""Halo 2 "" continues the story of Master Chief, a genetically enhanced soldier who is the only human ever to successfully defy the Covenant-a coalition of alien races on a murderous march toward Earth."
50970,0,New systems cut cell phone finger work Several companies ease burden of using Internet via cell phones.
113811,0,"Colts 23, Texans 14 Peyton Manning broke one of Dan Marino 's touchdown records, just not the one everybody has been talking about. But Manning got the only things that really matter to him -- an Indianapolis win and a playoff berth."
81993,0,Fighting over Brown Jan. 14: NU offers Brown a contract extension through 2009 and a raise after Holy Cross offers him its head coaching position.
99629,0,"Buckle up for holidays A traveler bound for a Thanksgiving feast at Aunt Louise 's house upstate can go online for directions or receive one-on-one attention, and a highlighted map, from Kristin Johnson and Liz Singleton."
62709,0,Economy on Track as Retail Sales Jump A surprisingly big climb in US retail sales in September and a larger-than-expected gain in underlying producer prices bolstered hopes for an economic revival and views
40404,0,"Old School, Part 2 Joe Gibbs will meet his coaching nemesis, Bill Parcells, for the first time since 1990 on Monday when the Redskins play the rival Cowboys."
102732,0,"Blogger Uncovers Microsoft PR Gaffe The Public Relations India blog claims that Microsoft or its PR agency released this photo of the new MSN Search ... .. to AP using the IE competitor browser, Mozilla Firefox."
90558,0,"D.C. United Wins Fourth MLS Cup (AP) AP - D.C. United won an unprecedented fourth MLS Cup on Sunday, beating Kansas City 3-2."
103190,0,"No BC in BCS Adios, Fiesta. Sayonara, Sugar. Bye-bye, Bowl Championship Series. Gator, why don't you give a call?"
77604,0,"Symantec tries to widen reach beyond security tools Symantec is making a play for a broader market with a new ""information integrity"" strategy, which users and analysts said meshes with their needs for corporate security. The question is whether the vendor can execute on its wider vision."
45535,0,"Private craft rockets past edge of space MOJAVE, CALIF: Completing the first leg of a quest for a $10 million prize, a test pilot took a privately financed plane past the cusp of space on Wednesday morning in a flight that had equal measures of white-knuckle moments and triumph."
27937,0,"SI.com ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- It looked like Roger Clemens , Lance Berkman and Jeff Bagwell were leading the Houston Astros to an easy victory, but it turned out to be not so easy."
111130,0,Western Australia skittle Pakistan for 262 in tour game Pakistan were bowled out for 262 against Western Australia on Thursday in a worrying sign for the tourists ahead of next week 's first test against Australia.
113042,0,"Yahoo! gives! away! free! desktop! search! Yahoo! has licensed the X1 search software for Windows from tech incubator Idealab, in an attempt to compete both with Google 's browser-based desktop search download, and the current leader Copernic."
84250,0,"Emerging India set for special EU partnership BRUSSELS - Once written off as the poor cousin of Asian powerhouse China, India is to open talks today to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to just five big countries."
26774,0,"From: Tom Maheras, Head of Global Capital Markets, GCIB In August, our European government bond trading desk executed an innovative transaction that sought to access the liquidity in the European government bond markets."
71867,0,"Vendors, operators strive for simplicity at CTIA Services and software to be introduced Monday at the CTIA Wireless IT Entertainment trade show in San Francisco are aimed at giving enterprises greater control over their mobile systems and extending mobile data capabilities to more employees."
68001,0,"Update 1: Farm Credit Services ' Board Ends Deal A member of the federal Farm Credit system said Thursday it ended its agreement to merge with a privately held Dutch bank, citing delays and criticism of the deal."
3304,0,"Brazil hit Haiti for six in Peace Match PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Ronaldinho scored a hat-trick as world champions Brazil cantered to a 6-0 win over Haiti in a friendly dubbed the Peace Match on Wednesday. "
47895,0,Orton-Stubblefield connection lifts Purdue Purdue offensive coordinator Jim Chaney doesn 't care to coach football as an 11-on-11 sport. He wants the game boiled down to his guy against the other guy.
97162,0,"G7, Paris Club Agree on Iraq Debt Relief BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States, Germany and other G7 nations agreed Saturday to write off up to 80 percent or $33 billion of Iraq's Paris Club debt, which could pave the way for a wider international accord, officials said."
41215,0,"Yukos Unit Evaluated for Sale to Pay Bill MOSCOW Sept. 27, 2004 - Assets of Russia 's beleaguered Yukos oil company should be sold for at least $15 billion, a senior official said Monday, as the company 's main production unit is evaluated for sale against a crushing back-tax bill."
114915,0,"Start-up salaries get reality check Honchos at new tech firms have to do more than show up to get the big bucks now, a new study says."
92886,0,"HP Fends Off Critics Hewlett-Packard (HPQ:NYSE - news - research) bested expectations on earnings and revenue for its fourth quarter, the company said after the bell Tuesday."
61649,0,"Picture this: iPods at play, PCs as furniture photo galleries Music player is a must-have, much-loved accessory. Will fanciful Media Center PCs fare as well?"
51391,0,"2 Big Law Firms to Merge An American and a British law firm, both of which have expanded rapidly, announced a merger yesterday to form one of the largest corporate law firms."
99556,0,"Non-flasher (we hope) McCartney set for Super Bowl Stung by last year 's Janet Jackson-Justin Timberlake nipple-baring, the folks behind the next Super Bowl halftime show scoured the earth for the least-offensive performer known to man."
63094,0,"United Win in Season Finale D.C. United beats the MetroStars, 3-2, Sunday night in a tuneup for their first-round playoff series."
26708,0,"Critics Call for Early Ouster of Disney Chief Roy E. Disney, a nephew of Walt Disney, and his financial adviser, Stanley P. Gold, called on directors of the Walt Disney Company to search for a successor for Michael "
103084,0,A video game guide for the holidays Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal ( Sony ) System: Playstation 2
16025,0,US OPEN: Sharapova rallies; Roddick rockets NEW YORK -- Maria Sharapova nearly found out how quickly one can go from diva to disaster. Women 's highlights: No. 1 seed Justine Henin-Hardenne def.
118290,0,"Google Wins GEICO Trademark Suit over Keywords The decision left undecided whether the sale of GEICO 's trademarks by Google or any other search engine, in and of itself, violates the trademark laws or other laws."
81551,0,IBM supercomputer claims new record A $US100 million ($A130 million) supercomputer being built to analyse the US nuclear stockpile has again set an unofficial performance record - the second in just over a month.
85711,0,Music piracy 'does hit CD sales' A study into online music piracy suggests record sales in the US have fallen because of online piracy.
22080,0,"Scientists left to pick up the pieces over the $250m can that fell ... Stunned British and American scientists watched a seven-year dream fall to Earth yesterday at 150mph, potentially smashing the fruits of a $250m mission."
66198,0,"Countrywide Results Spark Sector Selloff NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp. CFC.N on Wednesday posted a 47 percent drop in quarterly earnings and cut its outlook as mortgage refinancings fell and interest rates climbed, sparking a broad sell-off in mortgage-company stocks."
105175,0,Overstock.com Shares Hit All-Time High Shares of Overstock.com hit an all-time high Monday after the online retailer said it posted the largest sales in its history on the day after Thanksgiving.
22870,0,Titans-Dolphins Game Moved to Saturday (AP) AP - The Miami Dolphins' opening game against the Tennessee Titans will be played Saturday instead of Sunday because of approaching Hurricane Ivan.
20641,0,"City Survives Art Geek Invasion This year's Ars Electronica festival turned the city of Linz, Austria, into one big digital art installation, featuring everything from car alarms programmed with laugh tracks to messages broadcast by antelope horn. By Michelle Delio."
99564,0,"Fergie Admits European Fascination On the eve of his historic 1,000th match as manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson talked of his European desires. ""A European game is probably the perfect tie."
5295,0,News: Slow-moving lawsuits over music downloads producing court twists The Associated Press By Ted Bridis
117749,0,"Web Surfers Flock To Family 's 'Out Of Control ' Holiday Display Not only does he have 17,000 holiday lights on his Lafayette, Colo., house, he 's rigged up an interactive Web site to let virtual visitors turn the lights off and on with the click of a mouse."
1677,0,"Olympics-Shooting-loving Rathore promotes Olympic sports ATHENS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore loves cricket as much as any Indian, even if the national obsession with ball and bat can make it hard for the country 's Olympic athletes to get a look in. "
72573,0,"Checking overhaul to begin Starting Thursday, if you write a check, the money had better be in the account to back it up. The cash could be coming out quicker."
44506,0,Fresh ALH bid pushes market to new record A bidding war for Australia 's biggest hotel owner has helped push the Australian share market into record territory yet again.
84144,0,Marat Safin to face Radek Stepanek in Paris Masters final Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia overcame a twisted ankle Saturday to reach the final at the Paris Masters for the fourth time in six years and will meet qualifier Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic for the championship.
36105,0,"Ireland battles internet scam Ireland will block calls to 13 countries, most of them tiny islands in the Pacific, to crack down on a new scam in which internet users ' log-on connections are secretly diverted through rip-off telephone numbers."
18486,0,"Federer races to US Open last 16 NEW YORK, USA -- World number one and top seed Roger Federer stayed on course for his third grand slam title of the year with a straight sets victory over Fabrice Santoro of France in the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday."
112718,0,"Hoyer Applauds Decision to Save Hubble WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today applauding the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council recommendation to launch a space shuttle mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope."
116526,0,"Fed hikes interest rates (12/15/04)-- Investors are not necessarily eager for higher interest rates, but at least the Federal Reserve 's quarter-percent boost brought no surprises."
115640,0,"Verizon: No Imminent Plan for Sprint Bid (Reuters) Reuters - Verizon Communications Inc. has eyed a potential acquisition of Sprint Corp. , but has no imminent plans to make a bid, people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday."
63578,0,JBoss takes on business process management JBoss Inc. has added business process management (BPM) to its growing roster of open source software.
19038,0,"Branson earmarks $300m for mobile JV in China Virgin Group chief Richard Branson said on Tuesday he has earmarked $300 million for a cellular phone joint venture in China, the worlds largest mobile market by users."
1337,0,Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.
4878,0,"Oracle moves to monthly patching schedule Weeks after coming under criticism for sitting on patches for multiple holes in its database software, Oracle Corp. has announced that it is moving to a monthly patch release schedule."
23334,0,"DuPont will settle C-8 lawsuit The DuPont Co. has agreed to pay up to $340 million to settle a lawsuit that it contaminated water supplies in West Virginia and Ohio with a chemical used to make Teflon, one of its best-known brands."
64614,0,"Detroit council drops blacks-only loans in African Town plan The City Council has passed a modified version of a plan to use public funds to create a black business district in the city, voting to eliminate a requirement that only blacks get loans."
111622,0,"Search Engine Inclusion Techniques on Google Search Engine Inclusion Techniques on Google \\Over the years of its existence Google gained a well-deserved reputation as the top choice for internet users. Providing a comprehensive coverage of the web and returning searched queries with great relevancy in less than a second, Google certainly is the internet rsquo;s ..."
38749,0,"Business software firms shed more jobs Software companies Commerce One and Manugistics each announced on Friday plans to cut staff, the latest round of layoffs in a dismal business-software market."
33746,0,"Cubs Defeat Marlins, 5-1, in NL Showdown (AP) AP - Mark Prior allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings to out-pitch Carl Pavano, and the Chicago Cubs moved one percentage point ahead of San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Monday."
29391,0,"Internet Explorer Loses More Market Share (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - New data shows Web site visitors paying more attention to alternative browsers, as Microsoft's share drops to 93.7 percent of the market."
1970,0,"N.Y. Orders Power Plants to Cut Emissions (AP) AP - Citing what they called a public health emergency, New York officials on Tuesday ordered power plants to reduce emissions blamed for acid rain."
78441,0,Kaneria spins through Lankans Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria has ripped through the Sri Lankan order taking five wickets on the fourth day of the second Test in Karachi.
44312,0,"Blind Japanese runner wins Paralympic marathon Japanese blind runner Yuichi Takahashi won the Paralympic marathon Sunday, unsure of his victory until well after he finished his race along the ancient course."
64415,0,"Drop in oil prices spurs rally in stocks A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a modest relief rally yesterday, with stocks edging higher on news that oil production had soared during the month of September."
41487,0,McNair Hospitalized With Bruised Sternum (AP) AP - Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair will stay in the hospital Monday night with a bruised sternum and will be listed as questionable on the NFL injury report.
107557,0,"Grizzlies name Fratello as head coach The Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday named Mike Fratello as the head coach, replacing Hubie Brown, who retired last week for health reasons, according to a NBA TV report."
26608,0,"Oil Eyes $44 as Hurricane Nears Gulf US oil prices hovered just shy of $44 a barrel on Tuesday, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Ivan in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies had evacuated thousands of offshore workers and shut some production."
49689,0,"Major League Baseball Sets Attendance Record Helped by spectacular individual performances from Barry Bonds and Ichiro Suzuki and some pulsating division battles, Major League Baseball underlined its position as the great American pastime setting a single season attendance record "
51523,0,"STANFORD NOTEBOOK Gilbertson gives edge to Stanford Washington coach Keith Gilbertson, whose team lost to Notre Dame and Stanford the past two weeks, thinks Stanford (3-1) might have some advantages in its game Saturday at Notre Dame (3-2)."
63989,0,"The Fight is Finished October 18, 2004 - Tecmo announced today that Dead or Alive Ultimate has officially gone gold. This means, of course, that production work on the deluxe, Live-enabled, Xbox-exclusive DOA extravaganza is now complete."
103125,0,Ankle sprain downs forward Houston - Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby were dunking. Nuggets guard Andre Miller was leading the fast break and nailing jumpers. The Houston Rockets were getting soundly beaten.
27962,0,Viv Uni unfazed by $2.2 bil loss The mood at Vivendi Universal 's headquarters was distinctly upbeat during a Tuesday morning news conference here to announce the company 's first-half results -- despite the fact that
14771,0,"California Cities, Counties Sue Microsoft Class action suit accuses the software giant of violating state's business code."
63610,0,"Toymakers Disappoint, Warn on Holidays The two top US toymakers posted disappointing third-quarter results on Monday, citing uncertainty in the economy and cautious retailers, and tempered expectations for the crucial holiday season."
115306,0,"3Com buys Texas Web security company 3Com Corp., the Marlborough maker of computer-networking equipment, said it agreed to buy a Texas maker of antihacker security systems, TippingPoint Technologies Inc., for $430 million in cash. TippingPoint makes so-called intrusion-prevention systems for businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, and telecommunications service providers and systems. TippingPoint has 125 employees at its Austin headquarters. The $47-per-share purchase price offered owners ..."
30370,0,SEC teams hope to beat Ivan to punch Hurricane Ivan is threatening to wash out one of the highlights in the biggest weekend of college football so far. Southeastern Conference officials are mulling whether to postpone No.
3584,0,"Google Sells Shares in IPO for $85 After Cutting Price of Stock Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., the most-used Internet search engine, sold shares at $85 each in its initial public offering, the bottom of the range the company had suggested the stock would fetch in the biggest auction-style IPO. "
16895,0,"Dallas rally shocks Seattle The rookie had 198 rushing yards and three touchdowns, helping Dallas erase a 10-point deficit with less than 3 minutes to play as the Cowboys stunned the Seattle Seahawks 43-39 on Monday night."
100559,0,"Genetic Factors Influence Female Infidelity -Study (Reuters) Reuters - Genetic factors influence female infidelity and the number of sexual partners women have,\British scientists said on Wednesday."
76411,0,Federated Investors Buys Cash Business Asset management company Federated Investors Inc. on Thursday said it will buy Alliance Capital Management Holding LP 's cash management business.
57871,0,"Tech Woes, Oil Weigh on Asian Shares SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Technology stocks led a fall in Asian shares Tuesday as a gloomy outlook from LG.Philips LCD and soaring oil prices fueled investor concerns about a slowdown in corporate profits and global economic growth."
100437,0,"Jobless Claims Down; Goods Orders Slip Orders for long-lasting US-made goods unexpectedly slipped 0.4 percent in October, hinting at manufacturing softness, but new claims for jobless aid shrank last week, government reports showed on Wednesday."
49505,0,Back to Books for Barnes Noble The bookseller decides to distribute its interest in GameStop to shareholders.
58632,0,"Notre Dame 's Quinn Expected to Start SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 12, 2004 - Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn is expected to start Saturday against Navy after sustaining a concussion in his last game."
92889,0,Badmann given fifth title BERLIN -- Germany 's Nina Kraft has been stripped of her Hawaii Ironman title after admitting taking the banned blood-boosting substance EPO.
59891,0,"Apple's 4th-Quarter Profit More Than Doubled Apple announced on Wednesday that its quarterly profit more than doubled because of continued strong sales of iPod music players, beating Wall Street estimates by a wide margin"
99455,0,"Henson plays for Cowboys, now will he start? Now Henson is waiting like everyone else to find out if he 'll soon be the starting quarterback. Coach Bill Parcells today said starter Vinny Testaverde is questionable because of a sore shoulder and back."
8583,0,"Padres stay in the hunt Phil Nevin homered, doubled and drove in five runs, and the visiting San Diego Padres built an early lead Monday en route to trouncing the New York Mets 9-4."
58188,0,"Taylor hints at price of failure for Vogts SCOTTISH Football Association chief executive David Taylor has issued another denial that national team manager Berti Vogts is facing the sack, but the man who had head-hunted the German from the deserts of Kuwait also indicated that as soon as Scotland "
59384,0,"Nordic nations 'most competitive' Nordic countries are leading the way in global economic competitiveness, with Finland topping the World Economic Forum's latest rankings."
75230,0,Mets Will Consider Leyland if He's Interested Jim Leyland has indicated that he is interested in managing again. He just might not be interested in managing the Mets.
48735,0,"Mariners Notebook: Ichiro pads hit parade Sisler set the all-time record for hits in a season in 1920 with 257, wresting the record from Ty Cobb, who 'd set it nine years earlier with 248."
78248,0,Moon puts on total spectacle BALTIMORE - Astronomy buffs and amateur skywatchers turned out to watch a total lunar eclipse Wednesday night -he last one Earth will get for nearly 2 1/2 years.
86508,0,"Cisco 's quarter strong; sales weak Cisco Systems, the biggest maker of equipment that directs data over the Internet, said Tuesday its quarterly earnings rose 29 percent with stronger demand for its networking gear."
55746,0,"It 's Lima Time as Dodgers shutout Cardinals Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Jose Lima tossed a five-hit shutout and Shawn Green homered twice as the Los Angeles Dodgers staved off elimination in the National League Division Series with a 4-0 blanking of the St."
110116,0,"Do they know it 's Christmas? Watching the Jonathan Woss Show last week, I was more than impressed with U2 's fabulous live performance, thinking that the Irish supergroup were right back at the top of their form."
30941,0,"US defeats the EU THE biannual Ryder Cup golf competition in Bulgaria finished with a narrow victory for the US team, which took a lead of three points to beat the European Union team."
52321,0,"IRB Awards nominees named AUSTRALIA 'S Matt Giteau is one of five players vying for this year 's IRB Player of the Year award. The nominees for all categories of this year 's IRB Awards have been named, with the winners to be announced "
39933,0,"There's little logic to Martinez decision For almost six months, he was just harmless, never-say-bunt Tito. A player's boss in the tradition of Pete Carroll, Terry Francona told us he loved his guys and he took blame for anything they did wrong. He drove some fans crazy with game strategy and pitcher deployment (the usual stuff), but most of Red Sox Nation viewed him as a ..."
89048,0,AOL Paddles Into Crowded Travel Pool America Online dipped its toe into the onrushing online travel business Friday with an investment in closely held Kayak. AOL didn 't disclose details of the multiyear marketing-and-technology agreement.
77992,0,"Thousands Lining Sox Parade Route BOSTON -- Red Sox Nation is converging on Boston Saturday to celebrate their team 's first World Series win in 86 years. The ""rolling rally "" begins near Fenway Park at 10 am It will continue down Boylston Street "
98289,0,"Kings Rally Past Bucks for 5th Win in Row (AP) AP - Peja Stojakovic scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Sacramento Kings made a late rally for their fifth straight victory, 88-79 over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night."
92317,0,"Bonds ' 7th MVP just a walk in the park By Barry Bonds ' own humble assessment, this year 's Most Valuable Player vote in the National League could have gone any way, could have gone three ways."
62460,0,"White in Heisman Form Jason White throws four touchdowns and No. 2 Oklahoma overcomes its own mistakes to beat Kansas State, 31-21, on Saturday."
32290,0,"Late strikes lift Memphis JONESBORO, Ark. -- Tim Goodwell forced a fumble and returned it 10 yards for a touchdown with 2:22 left and No. 25 Memphis scored 21 points in the final three minutes for a 47-35 comeback victory over Arkansas State yesterday."
107418,0,Dollar Rebounds After Setting New Low Mark Against Euro The U.S. dollar rallied after dropping to a record low Thursday against the euro amid uncertainty about whether officials would intervene to curb the currency's slide.
105378,0,Cassini probe snaps Mimas The Cassini space probe has taken a stunning image of Saturn 's moon Mimas against the blue-grey backdrop of Saturn 's rings.
16323,0,Scientific Method Man Gordon Rugg cracked the 400-year-old mystery of the Voynich manuscript. Next up: everything from Alzheimer's to the origins of the universe. By Joseph D'Agnese from Wired magazine.
83277,0,Ore plan closer to fruition ANDREW Forrest 's dream of becoming a third iron ore force in the Pilbara moved a step closer yesterday. The Fortescue Metals chief executive last night announced the signing of three Chinese contracts supporting
86916,0,"Genetic Code (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL (4, BMRN) is the classic biotech, convertible-debt-laden and intensely unprofitable. But Quinterol Mallette, portfolio manager at Mallette Capital Management, argues that Aldurazyme, BioMarin's treatment for a children's enzyme-deficiency disease, is about to take off. What's more, BioMarin acquired Ascent Pediatrics, a profitable biotech with its own pediatrics sales force."
118225,0,"Connors hopes to continue helping Brits John McEnroe has previously worked with young British players, but the Lawn Tennis Association has now hooked up with another American left-hander with a fiery reputation."
113561,0,"Travel 101: Australia 's Great Barrier Reef What: The Great Barrier Reef is actually a maze of about 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching along Australia 's east coast, from north of Brisbane to Papua New Guinea."
118448,0,"Pirates acquire Santiago from Royals PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Shopping for a veteran catcher after trading Jason Kendall last month, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Benito Santiago from the Kansas City Royals on Thursday."
105453,0,"Scotiabank profits rise to $708M, full-year earnings jump to $2.9B TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Nova Scotia reported record annual profits Tuesday and raised its dividend after the bank benefited from solid gains in mortgage and consumer lending as well as international operations."
35551,0,"Speed of glaciers ' flow spurs concern Some Antarctic glaciers are flowing seaward five times faster than they did just two years ago, increasing concerns about rises in sea levels resulting from the warming of Earth 's polar caps."
63498,0,"Unlikely Visionary Behind Race to Space (AP) AP - SpaceShipOne visionary Peter Diamandis wasn't thinking about history as he stood in the Mojave desert and watched a small, shuttlecock-shaped craft glide back to Earth having nudged the edge of space. He just thought it looked beautiful."
76139,0,"Auburn likely bound for Sugar Bowl The Georgia Dome was a sea of orange Saturday night, thanks to the school pride being donned by fans of both Auburn and Tennessee."
958,0,"Rough patches for Microsoft's SP2 Windows update doesn't play well with all applications, even Redmond's. Also: CNET Reviews on security work still to be done."
11170,0,"Blue Chips Near Flat, Tech Stocks Fall NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips closed near the unchanged mark on Thursday in ultra-light volume, but technology stocks slipped lower after a broker cut its growth forecast on the semiconductor industry."
64725,0,Sprint Reports Wider Loss on Writedowns (Reuters) Reuters - Sprint Corp. on Tuesday reported a wider third-quarter loss due to a writedown in the value of its long-distance business.
7967,0,"New Web Site Helps Compare Gasoline Prices By MICHAEL RUBINKAM PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hate it when you fill 'er up and, five minutes later, spot another station selling gas for a nickel a gallon cheaper? Jason Toews, a 30-year-old computer programmer from the Minneapolis suburbs, hated it even more when he couldn't find an easy way to shop around. ""I even tried calling up some of the stations to find out what their prices are and they usually didn't like to tell you over the phone,"" he said..."
82078,0,"Salesforce.com unveils Winter '05 at user conference SAN FRANCISCO -- At the Dreamforce 2004 Salesforce.com user conference on Monday, the company that says ""just say no to packaged applications"" continued to expand on its strategy of tightly integrating its hosted solution with in-house enterprise applications."
15696,0,Radio 4 revives Hitchhiker's game A Douglas Adams game is revived to mark a new Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy radio series.
34251,0,"Ask Jeeves Serves It Your Way It's a busy day at Ask Jeeves with the announcement of several new services and enhancements, including the launch of a new personalized search tool and a major upgrade of the company's Teoma search engine. "
89190,0,"Romney calls for Turnpike chairman to resign in wake of Big Dig Gov. Mitt Romney called on Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chairman Matthew Amorello to resign on Friday, citing ongoing management troubles "
94225,0,"Kobe Bryant Rape Case Could Be Headed to California Attorneys for the Colorado woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape are considering suing the basketball star in his home state of California because of a strict cap on damages in Colorado, they said on Wednesday."
55076,0,Wheaton attempts another friendly merger RENO--(Mineweb.com) Vancouver-based Goldcorp and Toronto gold-producer Wheaton River Minerals have scheduled a telephone conference Monday morning to announced that Goldcorp will buy Wheaton River for $2.09 billion in stock.
92559,0,England 's White ready for Boklash England prop Julian White expects South Africa to be all the more determined come Saturday 's Test match at Twickenham following their Grand Slam-ending defeat against Ireland last weekend.
87149,0,"Philip Morris Challenges $10.1 Billion Consumer Fraud Ruling Philip Morris USA challenged a $10.1 billion consumer fraud ruling Wednesday, telling the Illinois Supreme Court that its ""light"" cigarettes performed as advertised."
88678,0,"College games on TV PITTSBURGH (5-3) vs. NOTRE DAME (6-3) When, where: Tomorrow, 2:30 p.m., at South Bend, Ind. TV: Ch. 7. Ranking: Notre Dame is No. 24. Last season: Notre Dame won, 20-14, at Pittsburgh. Comments: The Fighting Irish put up their dukes last Saturday, knocking off ninth-ranked Tennessee in Knoxville, 17-13. Notre Dame, playing its final home game of the season, has ..."
21224,0,"No. 1 Illini Cruise to 78-59 Win The University of Illinois took the Assembly Hall court on Monday night with a number one ranking in the ESPN / USA Today Coaches and AP Polls for the first time since January 23, 1989."
960,0,"Stocks Up, Oil Price Ease Gives Relief NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, getting a boost from lower oil prices after Venezuela's president declared he had survived a recall referendum, easing fears about the country's oil exports."
116311,0,Ask Jeeves Joins Battle for Desktop Ask Jeeves today becomes the latest search engine to join the battle to organize the disparate information spread across users ' computers.
97440,0,"A free-trade fight over wine The clinical psychologist from Saginaw, Mich., convinced his favorite wineries, tiny California operations, to ship him a precious few bottles each year."
79661,0,Get complete U2 catalog sans new iPod You don 't need to buy a new black and red limited edition U2 iPod to get your hands on the collection of the Irish band 's tunes designed to accompany it.
47109,0,"Creator wins Ig Nobel for karaoke 's 'new way to tolerate ' NEW YORK (Kyodo) Karaoke inventor Daisuke Inoue was awarded the humorous Ig Nobel peace prize in a Thursday ceremony at Harvard University for ""providing an entirely new way for people to learn to tolerate each other."
79983,0,"When in Rome, moan It was the nadir of a love affair, at the Stadio Olimpico in Roma on Sunday, that had endured much during its existence, but was perhaps not prepared for a midweek surrender at Juventus in a season that has so far seen more than its fair share of turmoil "
18390,0,"August jobless rate dips The US unemployment rate fell slightly and 144,000 more people found work in August, providing both the Bush and Kerry campaigns ammunition in their battle for the presidency."
76257,0,"All That Glitters Isn't Gold at Newmont A massive gold producer makes money off of oil, copper, and a global distrust of the dollar."
30673,0,"NeoPharm regains control of cancer drugs from Pfizer NeoPharm Inc., a biotechnology company developing cancer treatments, said it regained ownership of two cancer compounds after Pfizer Inc."
12907,0,"Soccer: The Iraqi dream ends as Italians win bronze THESSALONIKI, Greece Italy extinguished Iraq 's dream of an Olympic medal in the men 's soccer tournament with a 1-0 victory on Friday in their bronze medal match."
46006,0,"Yankees Clinch 7th Straight AL East Title NEW YORK Sept. 30, 2004 - Bernie Williams hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their seventh straight AL East title, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-4 Thursday night for their 100th victory of the season."
110513,0,"Defying Speculation, Snow Will Remain Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will stay on as treasury secretary, the White House said this afternoon, dashing speculation that he would soon be forced out of the Cabinet."
111379,0,"Govt clears Chittagong as venue for matches ""On the basis of security team 's report the Government is advising the BCCI to go-ahead with the matches in Chittagong, "" a spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs told a news agency."
5461,0,"Towers Stumps O's Again Former Oriole Josh Towers beats the O's for the second time in a week after allowing one run and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings as the Blue Jays triumph, 14-4, on Friday."
15510,0,"Apple Expo: Apple intros 17-, 20-inch G5 iMac Apple 's senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, took a cue from his boss, CEO Steve Jobs, as he unveiled one more thing at the end of his keynote to kick off this week 's Apple Expo in Paris: a G5 iMac that includes the entire system "
108691,0,"Bonds Tries to Clear His Name Barry Bonds -- the biggest name in baseball -- has now been smeared by the steroid scandal known as Balco, and the San Francisco Giants superstar tried to clear his image through his attorney Friday."
45730,0,Navistar Up 2.7 Percent in Pre-Trade (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Navistar International Corp.\ rose 2.7 percent before the bell on Monday after the commercial truck maker said it expects higher fourth-quarter earnings and revenue.
4219,0,Gymnastics Gold Evens the US with China ATHENS (Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps grabbed a fourth gold at the Athens Olympics Thursday with a clear victory in the 200 meters medley and gold for 16-year-old gymnast Carly Patterson leveled the US with China at 14 ...
51242,0,Wizards Feeling Good The Wizards opened training camp confident they have a better feel for the complicated Princeton offense installed by Eddie Jordan.
88057,0,Soybean rust discovered in US Northeast Iowa farmers have said for years it was only a matter of time before soybean rust was found in the United States. Time 's up.
63615,0,Healthscope sets sights on ailing Gribbles The board of The Gribbles Group is expected to decide within days whether to recommend that shareholders accept a takeover offer that values the diagnostics company at up to $270 million
14665,0,"Tyson Cuts Fiscal 2004 Earnings Forecast CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc. TSN.N on Monday cut its fiscal 2004 earnings forecast because of weaker-than-expected demand for chicken and beef and unexpectedly steep raw material costs."
57093,0,"Maxime Faget, Mercury Spacecraft Designer, Dead at 83 Maxime Faget conceived and proposed the development of the one-man spacecraft used in Project Mercury, which put the first American astronauts into suborbital flight, then orbital flight "
47992,0,"COL FB: Auburn 34, Tennessee 10 Jason Campbell passed for 252 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to lead the ninth-ranked Auburn Tigers over eighth-ranked Tennessee, 34-10."
41446,0,"Stocks Fall on Oil, Dow Ends Below 10,000 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks declined on Monday, as record crude oil prices triggered fresh worry that energy costs will erode corporate profits and consumer demand."
62224,0,"US Airways gets OK to cut workers ' pay ALEXANDRIA, Va. A bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority Friday to immediately cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent through mid-February, saying the airline 's situation is so dire that urgent action must be taken."
11111,0,"IBM Buys Venetica for Content IBM (Quote, Chart) announced Tuesday that it will acquire Venetica to manage access to its DB2 Information Integrator for Content software."
1452,0,Autodesk: Piracy in India Costs Us $367M (AP) AP - American design software developer Autodesk Inc. said Tuesday it is losing $367 million in potential revenues each year because of software piracy in India.
65914,0,"Delta Reports Wider Quarterly Loss (Reuters) Reuters - Delta Air Lines Inc. , which is racing to cut costs to avoid bankruptcy, on Wednesday reported a wider quarterly loss amid soaring fuel prices and weak domestic airfares."
8230,0,"Diversity Defines Bryant Case Jury Pool (AP) AP - Residents of Eagle County are a diverse lot — 23 percent Hispanic, 0.3 percent black. Forty-three percent of them are college graduates. And attorneys in the Kobe Bryant rape case would love to know what they are thinking right now."
65992,0,"Cingular Quarterly Operating Profit Falls NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mobile service provider Cingular Wireless, which is buying AT T Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N, said on Wednesday third-quarter operating profit fell on merger expenses and increasing costs for signing up new customers."
77677,0,"Sun to launch next version of Solaris on Nov. 15 SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems Inc. will formally launch the next major release of its flagship Solaris operating system at a press event Nov. 15 at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, company officials confirmed Friday. The launch will be part of Sun's quarterly Network Computing product announcement, which is expected to include new product offerings from a variety of Sun's product groups."
109161,0,"Figo doubt for Rreal REAL MADRID 's Luis Figo is in doubt for tomorrow 's (Australian time) crucial Champions League match with AS Roma. ""His left foot is very painful and it is premature at this time to say if Figo will play, "" said Real 's doctor, Alfonso Del Corral."
15750,0,"Enron to begin US pipeline auction on Wednesday Enron Corp. (ENRNQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) begins the last major leg of its 2-1/2 year trip through bankruptcy on Wednesday when it kicks off an auction to sell its US gas pipelines, the company said."
84995,0,"LEADER ARTICLE Arctic Alert: Bush 's Return Bad News For Global ... Kevin Costner 's Water World might have bombed at the box office, but the real stuff is all set to force-grab world attention. The most comprehensive scientific report to date on global warming conducted by "
50698,0,"3 Americans Share Nobel Prize for Physics Three Americans shared the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in increasing science's understanding of the forces that bind together the smallest pieces of matter, known as quarks."
119865,0,"Robinhos mother released unharmed SAO PAULO: The mother of Santos striker Robinho was released unharmed yesterday, 40 days after she was kidnapped at a family gathering."
114681,0,Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko wins Golden Ball award CBC SPORTS ONLINE - AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko was named the Ballon d 'Or (Golden Ball) award winner on Monday as European soccer player of the year.
12947,0,"Hungarian Weight Lifter and Hammer Champ Face Loss of Medals record-setting Hungarian weight lifter was in danger of losing his silver medal yesterday because he failed a drug test, a national Olympic committee spokesman said."
99180,0,JFK Shooting Game Branded 'Despicable ' The family of John F Kennedy has blasted a video game that reconstructs the scene of his assassination. Monday is the 41st anniversary of the event.
24740,0,"US Markets Shrug Off Iraq, Terrorism News (Reuters) Reuters - As recently as early summer, the shock waves from a roadside bomb or mortar attack against American forces in Iraq would ripple through U.S. markets."
68992,0,"Interlagos: Williams top first practice Friday morning usually sees the third cars star but today, Juan Pablo Montoya took top spot."
18231,0,"UNITED STATES 3, SLOVAKIA 1 With Hull Out of the Lineup, the US ... Brett Hull may be the most accomplished and best-known American player in National Hockey League history, but he was not in the lineup Friday night when the United States "
112868,0,Pavano Unlikely to Return to Marlins (AP) AP - Carl Pavano probably won't return to the Florida Marlins but needs time to choose among the six American League teams that have courted him.
19982,0,"Yukos lawyer 's offices searched MOSCOW : Russian prosecutors searched the offices of a Yukos lawyer defending a top shareholder who is accused of siphoning off money from the company 's accounts, a spokesman said."
95682,0,"Giants' Manning Gets Some Brotherly Advice: 'Don't Trip' Eli Manning, who will start his first professional game at quarterback on Sunday, insisted he would not try to establish his legacy in three hours."
110288,0,Malone vows not to return to NBA Lakers (AFP) AFP - Add Karl Malone to the list of talent leaving the Los Angeles Lakers because of Kobe Bryant.
31768,0,"United Says It Must Cut Costs an Additional $500 Million United Airlines said on Friday that it would need about $500 million more in annual cost cuts, in addition to the $655 million now planned."
62131,0,"Investors fear no fix for Netflix Shares of Netflix, which pioneered renting movies by mail, plunged as much as 43 percent after the company cut its subscription price and said Amazon."
8814,0,"Cassini on Course for Titan Flyby The Cassini spacecraft successfully completed a 51-minute engine burn that will raise its next closest approach distance to Saturn by nearly 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles)."
68807,0,"France 's Rothen out for two months with ankle fracture French international midfielder Jerome Rothen, forced out of Paris St Germain 's 2-0 victory over Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday, will be out for two months with an ankle fracture, PSG said on their website."
30257,0,"Betting scam jockey cleared of deliberately jumping off horse Jockey Sean Fox, who mysteriously jumped from his horse mid-race and sparked fears of a betting scam, won his appeal Thursday against a 21-day suspension."
9465,0,"More blazers than tracksuits at Games If you picture an Olympic team as athletes in tracksuits with a few blazer-clad types in the background to look after them, it is time for a radical rethink."
34515,0,"Handheld battle begins Japan 's Nintendo has struck the first blow in what is set to be an all-out war with Sony for the lucrative handheld game console market, aggressively pricing its new dual "
8279,0,"Bonderman K's 14 in Win Jeremy Bonderman strikes out a career-high 14 and pitches his first career shutout, leading the Tigers to a 7-0 victory over the White Sox."
112424,0,Notre Dame sets sights on Weis New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis may have a golden opportunity to head to the Golden Dome. Seeking a successor to Tyrone Willingham
12146,0,"Hewlett-Packard Unveils iPod Clone (AP) AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled its own version of the iPod portable music player Friday, showing the fruits of a groundbreaking partnership it had previously announced with Apple Computer Inc."
19272,0,Woodbridge down but not out Todd Woodbridge ruled out any thoughts of retirement after his quest for back-to-back US Open men 's doubles titles ended with a third-round defeat at Flushing Meadows today.
27480,0,Sony To Begin Mass Production of Full-Color OLED Displays OLED or Organic LED is not made of semiconductors. It 's made from carbon-based molecules. That is the key science factor that leads to potentially eliminating LEDs ' biggest drawback - size.
107824,0,"IBM Puts Its PC Business Up for Sale -NYT NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. has put its personal computing business up for sale in a deal that could be worth as much as $2 billion, the New York Times reported on Friday."
99610,0,"NBA Wrap: Garnett Leads Timberwolves ' Rally Kevin Garnett just missed out on a triple-double with 21 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a gritty 83-82 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday."
115031,0,"Firefox surpasses 10 million download mark Firefox, the open-source alternative to browser heavyweight Internet Explorer has surpassed the 10 million download mark in the month that has passed since version 1.0 of the browser was released."
81093,0,"Bothell 's Sonus to buy French biotech firm In a bit of hockey lingo borrowed by the biotech industry, Sonus Pharmaceuticals just gave itself more ""shots on goal. ""."
59650,0,"Update 2: Ahold, Three Former Execs Settle Charges Global grocery retailer Ahold NV has agreed to a settlement of civil fraud charges over an alleged $1 billion overstatement of earnings in a deal with US regulators that does not fine the company."
57587,0,MDM Delivers Directions on-the-Go MDM today announced a new mobile travel solution application for Palm OS and other platform handhelds. Directions on-the-Go offers navigational assistance without the need for a GPS or wireless connection.
102909,0,"Crossing Paths: Notre Dame and U.S.C. How has U.S.C. head coach Pete Carroll been able to build a successful program, while his Notre Dame counterpart Tyrone Willingham is 6-4?"
116585,0,"No place for the faint-hearted Assuming Australia bat first at the Waca ground against Pakistan, you can be sure the blood will be pumping through my heart and veins faster than on most occasions that I face the first ball in a Test match."
37302,0,Rutgers player suspended after pleading guilty in attack on ... Rutgers basketball player Shalicia Hurns was suspended from the team after pleading guilty to punching and tying up her roommate during a dispute over painkilling drugs.
38369,0,"Update 1: SEC Investigating Morningstar Over Data Morningstar Inc., the firm that millions of investors rely on to rate the performance of mutual funds, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to properly correct inaccurate data it published about a mutual fund."
10839,0,"Vodafone, Nokia Team Up to Simplify Mobile Software Mobile phone giants Vodafone and Nokia teamed up on Thursday to simplify software for cell phones written with the Java computer language that promises to bring cheaper, smarter handsets."
83788,0,"Spain 's Jimenez wins Hong Kong Open by one shot Spain 's Miguel Angel Jimenez won his fifth tournament of the year with a one-shot victory at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday. Jimenez, who carded a final round 66 for a 14-under-par "
8630,0,Google 's weak governance rating Institutional Shareholder Services has given Google a lower corporate governance rating than any company in the Standard & Poor 's 500 index.
78224,0,"Wolverines win triple-OT thriller, 45-37 Michigan State often complains that Michigan doesnt respect the rivalry -- especially when the games are played in Ann Arbor. Well, the Spartans finally might have won the Wolverines respect."
88109,0,Pesticide Study Using Children Postponed (AP) AP - A planned government study into how children's bodies absorb pesticides and other chemicals has been temporarily suspended due to ethical concerns.
116250,0,"For Sprint and Nextel, a Battle With Titans When Sprint and Nextel Communications merge, they will be competing against their much larger rivals, Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless."
82277,0,More E-Voting Problems Reported Some voters say machines indicated they had voted for a different candidate.
34128,0,"Disney Chief Rules Out Board Position Michael D. Eisner, the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, said on Monday that he did not plan to remain on the board or become chairman when he retires in two years."
5221,0,Golfer Thatcher Leads at Reno-Tahoe Open (AP) AP - Mark Calcavecchia briefly took the lead Friday before a double bogey left him one stroke behind leader Roland Thatcher after the first round of the rain-delayed Reno-Tahoe Open.
52924,0,"Google enters online bookstore market US search engine Google.com launches a new search service, Google Print, Wednesday (Oct. 6). The service will allow users to search books and help publishers promote their books online for free."
59704,0,"US-Soviet Crew For Space Station Smiling and confident, two Russians and an American prepared for their first mission in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft - breaking the nearly 30-year tradition of having at least one crewman with previous experience in piloting the capsule."
33105,0,Inside look at Wall St. A criminal trial scheduled to start today involving former Enron execs could shine a rare and potentially harsh spotlight on the inner workings of the investment banking business on Wall Street.
89116,0,News: Anti-virus outfit defends job for VXer Czech company Zoner Software has explained why it employed a prominent former virus writer to develop anti-virus software on its behalf.
39686,0,"Williams wins, faces Russian in Beijing final Top seed Serena Williams battled her way into the China Open final yesterday, overcoming two service breaks to defeat Vera Zvonareva of Russia, 6-2, 6-3."
64730,0,"Bush, Kerry Make Last-Minute Pleas for Help by E-Mail The e-mails come in a torrent now, each seemingly more urgent than the last."
1544,0,"Bill Simmons I 'm starting to wonder if ""Puerto Rico 92, USA 73 "" was one of those life-altering upsets, along the lines of ""USA 4, USSR 3 "" and ""Cadwallader 99, Nevada State 98. "" It 's not that we lost. I knew that was going to happen. Even predicted it. It was the way ..."
75656,0,"FA launches investigation after Stamford Bridge trouble LONDON, Oct 28 (SW) - The English Football Association has officially confirmed an investigation had been launched following incidents at Stamford Bride last night."
26,0,"Google auction begins on Friday An auction of shares in Google, the web search engine which could be floated for as much as $36bn, takes place on Friday."
39765,0,Quick action urged on LAX 's security fixes RAND report examines attack scenarios. One suggestion is eliminating long ticket lines in terminal lobbies. By Ian Gregor and David Zahniser.
43869,0,Chelsea v Porto Defender Wayne Bridge is in contention for Chelsea after missing the weekend win at Middlesbrough due to a knock suffered in the draw against Tottenham.
20898,0,"OPEC President: Oil Prices Will Fall In addition to expected production increases, OPEC president Purnomo Yusgiantoro cited the upcoming US presidential election in early November a factor likely to ease international oil prices."
60535,0,"Dell releases iPod mini rival, announces Linux alliance Dell will introduce Thursday a small music player to compete with Apple 's iPod mini. The new Pocket DJ 5 offers one GByte more memory, but is priced $50 less than Apple 's market dominating player."
108783,0,NBA Wrap: Spurs Squeeze Past Pistons (Reuters) Reuters - Tony Parker scored 20 points and Brent Barry made two free throws in the final seconds to give the San Antonio Spurs an 80-77 win over the Detroit Pistons Friday.
98500,0,"Early to rise? Not for UConn ""I think the game played out probably the way I thought it would play out, "" he said. ""I can 't say that I 'm really, really that surprised."
106295,0,Hex draw announced On February 9 the US will open the final round of World Cup qualifying in Trinidad & Tobago after the draw was announced Tuesday morning by FIFA.
55876,0,"Santos on a roll as well Once, Patriots games were just that: games. Now, they're Events. ""When we started, it was just me, a color man, a stat man, and an engineer, "" said radio play-by-play man Gil Santos, who called his first Patriots game in 1966 when the team was playing at Fenway Park and current analyst Gino Cappelletti was in the middle of his 11-year ..."
37664,0,Back To The Table Talks between Caterpillar and the United Auto Workers resumed Thursday. The only decision made was to meet again at a future date.
8581,0,"The skinny on Wariner: He 's fast ATHENS, Greece -- He was leading the race, but for some reason, you just had the feeling he might slow down. I don 't know what it was about American Jeremy Wariner, his technique or thin muscles or something "
9714,0,"Atlanta Fed chief sees respectable US job growth Atlanta Federal Reserve President Jack Guynn said on Wednesday he expected ""respectable "" US job growth in the coming months."
56324,0,"Yankees closer expected to play in ALCS Mariano Rivera 's celebration of the Yankees ' Division Series win was muted on Saturday night, as the closer learned after the game of an accident at his home in Panama."
107365,0,"Rogge Warns Five 2012 Bid Cities To Stop Bickering The five cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games should heed the advice of Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), when he meets with the candidate cities Friday morning."
29142,0,"WVU's Toughest Test As Saturday's kickoff nears, the message emerging from the West Virginia program is tempered with caution and is exceedingly respectful toward the Maryland Terrapins."
60963,0,"Sun Delivers Solaris Flavor of JDS 2 Sun Microsystems has quietly delivered on its promise of a Solaris flavor of JDS (Java Desktop System), its alternative to Microsoft Windows."
81279,0,"Why Malone 's buy is good News SUDDENLY, The News Corporation Inc chairman Rupert Murdoch and the Murdoch family are in a similar position to most other listed company management teams."
74713,0,Google to back Microsoft browser foe? The Web is filling up with rumors about an alliance between search giant and browser maker Firefox. LONDON (Reuters) - The Firefox browser is looking for allies in its quest to challenge Microsoft 's dominant
27332,0,"Smith Takes a Pounding AO Smith (NYSE: AOS), North America 's largest manufacturer of electric motors, shocked investors this morning by drastically reducing third-quarter earnings guidance to breakeven "
117389,0,"Sexson agrees to $50 million contract with Seattle The Seattle Mariners added power to one of the weakest lineups in baseball Wednesday, agreeing to a $50 million, four-year contract with free agent first baseman Richie Sexson."
108770,0,"Lycos Europe 's antispam tool no longer available After days of negative publicity and criticism, Lycos Europe 's ""Make love not spam "" screensaver application is no longer available."
113849,0,"Report: Honeywell Poised to Bid for Novar Honeywell International of the United States is to make a US$1.5 billion (euro1.14 billion) takeover bid for Novar PLC, the Financial Times reported Sunday."
100343,0,"Bayern back in confident mood after Maccabi win Whatever problems Bayern Munich face in their quest for a European and domestic treble this season, a lack of self-belief is unlikely to figure among them."
57484,0,"GeForce 6200 Announced October 11, 2004 - NVIDIA today has announced the newest card in its GeForce 6 line, the entry-level GeForce 6200. Rounding out the GeForce 6 family, the GF6200 contains the same feature set as its 6800 and "
106698,0,"Microsoft debuts MSN Spaces for bloggers Hoping to keep more Internet users in its branded universe, Microsoft Corp. has become the latest company to offer blogging to the masses."
93191,0,"GM to Close Van Factory In Baltimore General Motors Corp. said yesterday that it will shut its 70-year-old van factory in southeast Baltimore next year, confirming a closure that some 1,100 workers have long expected but that state officials had hoped to stave off."
17388,0,Study Finds Scallop Fishing Harms Turtles (AP) AP - A new federal study has found that more threatened loggerhead sea turtles are injured or killed by the mid-Atlantic scallop fishery than earlier estimates indicated.
6955,0,Korea to lodge appeal South Korea confirmed yesterday they will lodge an appeal with sport 's supreme legal body over scoring errors at the Olympic gymnastics tournament which robbed them of a gold medal.
88357,0,"Moss to Miss Second Straight Game EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Sports Network) - One day after being upgraded to doubtful, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss has been listed as out for Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers due to a right hamstring injury."
5932,0,"Cink holds lead at NEC Invitational Stewart Cink leads the NEC Invitational World Golf Championships as he nears the end of the third round. Cink is 10 under after 16 holes, just two shots clear of David Toms, eight under after 17 holes."
89414,0,"Crude oil prices fall slightly on better crude supplies Crude oil prices fell slightly Friday, ending lower this week as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipated amid rising oil stockpiles."
1962,0,"Geogia woman wins medal in fencing ATHENS - The United States won its first fencing medals in 20 years Tuesday, a bronze by an Atlanta-area competitor and a gold by Mariel Zagunis in the saber competition. "
116205,0,"Video Games Go Hollywood at Live Awards Show (Reuters) Reuters - The stars of the video game industry came out in force on Tuesday night to honor their peers for creative excellence -- taking a page from the Hollywood playbook with red carpets, glittering gems and a live nationwide broadcast."
63818,0,"Amphibians face extinction Washington - About one third of amphibians are under threat of extinction, according to researchers who carried out a global census."
75577,0,Panda playground in Wolong unwired China 's Wolong Nature Reserve is unwired to aid researchers in the study of the endangered giant panda. A broadband and wireless communications network within China 's Wolong
71166,0,Morrison to sell 114 Safeway stores William Morrison Supermarkets has agreed to sell 114 small Safeway stores and a distribution centre for 260.2 million pounds. Morrison bought these stores as part of its 3 billion pound
89378,0,"US Stocks Rise; S &P 500 Has Best Three-Week Rally Since 2002 US stocks rose, capping the Standard & Poor 's 500 Index 's best three-week rally in two years, as better-than-expected reports on retail sales and consumer confidence suggested the economy may accelerate."
58804,0,"Icelandic Tin Bath Could Give Earthquake Warnings (Reuters) Reuters - A tin bath on the cliffs of northern Iceland, where locals take a dip to treat skin complaints,\could help scientists give an early warning of big earthquakes and save thousands of lives."
85724,0,AMD turns to Chartered for help Advanced Micro Devices is building a new plant in Germany but still needs outside assistance to meet expected demand.
45516,0,Microsoft Guards Its Protocols in European Court Microsoft argued in a Luxembourg court on Thursday that the European Competition Commission 's antitrust decision against it would infringe on its intellectual property and cause serious and irreparable harm to the company.
75368,0,"Professor Deconstructs Dot-Com Bombs David A. Kirsch and a rotating staff of loyal students have created a digital database that lists more than 2,300 companies, archives that may someday prove useful in capturing the craziness of the Internet boom.
-The Washington Post"
11087,0,"Update 2: Gilead Sciences Stocks Rise Six Percent Biotechnology stocks were trading down marginally Thursday afternoon with the large exception of Gilead Sciences Inc., whose shares were boosted by good results for an HIV treatment."
51102,0,"Jetstar Asia Seeks Destinations in India Budget airline Jetstar Asia on Monday announced cut-rate fares to its initial destinations of Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan and said it was seeking rights to fly to India and additional routes to China."
17694,0,"Economy Adds 144K Jobs in August America's payrolls picked up in August, with the economy adding 144,000 jobs, slightly less than economists were forecasting and highlighting the slow and uneven recovery in the labor market that jobseekers have braved."
32896,0,"A September to remember SAN DIEGO -- So what if it 's only the Chargers following the Bengals, one perennial NFL nonentity after another? So what if the Chargers are mostly a one-man show?"
89590,0,"Registers ring, stores are listening Consumers shrugged off rising energy costs and kept spending in October, boosting retail sales and supporting forecasts of a solid holiday season ahead for retailers."
57921,0,"Dodgers blue after disappointing series Disappointment for the Dodgers again. Los Angeles made major strides this season by winning the National League West to end a long playoff drought, then earning the club's first postseason victory in 16 years."
43154,0,"AT &T Unveils Ogo, Text-Only Wireless Device Just after unveiling a wireless network upgrade, AT &T Wireless has introduced a wireless messaging device called Ogo, which will provide instant messaging and e-mail from AOL, MSN and Yahoo in addition to direct text messaging."
107,0,Hubble Trouble: One of Four Instruments Stops Working (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - One of the four astronomical instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope shut down earlier this week and engineers are trying to pin down the problem. The other three instruments continue to operate normally.
96730,0,Verizon Adds Shopping Tools to SuperPages.com (Reuters) Reuters - Verizon SuperPages.com said on Friday it has teamed up with eBay and Shopping.com\ for the roll-out of new shopping tools on its online Yellow Pages site.
38063,0,Bush says US will tap emergency oil supplies WASHINGTON -- Oil prices inched closer to $50 a barrel yesterday even as the Bush administration offered to tap the nation's emergency stockpile of crude on behalf of refiners whose supply was disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.
82578,0,Burns Puts Himself in the Frame Scotlands caretaker manager Tommy Burns has made it clear he would consider taking on the post on a full-time basis. And he believes he is in pole position as he will get the chance
17012,0,SP2 plays havoc with online banking St.George Bank may be forced to make changes to its online banking interface as adoption of Windows XP Service Pack 2 becomes widespread among consumers.
109042,0,"Toshiba, Memory-Tech unveil new disc In an effort to ease the transition to higher-capacity disc technology, Toshiba and Memory-Tech have developed a dual-layer disc that supports DVD and HD DVD formats."
7518,0,"File-sharing software off legal hook In a judicial blow to the entertainment industry, a federal appeals court ruled that makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies "
52919,0,Fergie to get United seat? Malcolm Glazer is set to offer Sir Alex Ferguson a more powerful role at Old Trafford in return for the Scots support of the American tycoons planned takeover at Manchester United.
58370,0,"EMC makes run for SMBs with Dantz buy EMC has made yet another software acquisition, picking up Dantz Development Corp. today for help in the backup market. Dantz is the 15th software maker EMC has picked up since 2000, along with big names such as VMware and Legato."
103918,0,"Technology drives toward the future, throws retail items to the ... Now shows can be recorded without anything physical to record them on. The same goes for music. The days of tape-cassette 's are long-gone, but CDs could be on their way out, too."
10277,0,Tech Firms Seek to Soften Anti-Piracy Bill (AP) AP - Internet service providers and other technology firms are proposing to soften a bill in Congress that they claim will make them targets of frivolous entertainment industry copyright lawsuits.
37096,0,"US families suffer from web withdraw The study, which was conducted by Yahoo and media agency OMD, examined the way in which 13 US households reacted to being denied access to the internet for two weeks."
116329,0,"McDyess plans to face the Knicks Despite spending more than a year-and-a-half as a Knick, McDyess managed played only 18 games last season after sitting out the entire 2002-03 season with knee injuries."
34051,0,"Sun Micro Aims to Woo Banking Customers Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is staging its first press and customer event in New York on Tuesday in three years to roll out new products "
17612,0,Windows XP service pack 2: Major upgrade is not for everyone WASHINGTON - Windows XP Service Pack 2 is the first major upgrade to the world 's most popular operating system in well over a year.
23592,0,"FAA chief urges approval of O 'Hare expansion plan The head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday urged approval of the O 'Hare Airport expansion, saying it 's the only long-term way to battle chronic flight delays."
67474,0,"Parlow Trick Leads US The US Women 's National Team rolled over Ireland, 5-1, on a chilly night at Soldier Field to move to 26-1-3 in 2004, tying a record for most wins in a calendar year that was set in 2000."
36599,0,"China to Discuss Currency Policy With G-7 Nations China will participate in a special meeting with the Group of Seven industrialized countries on Oct. 1, the U.S. Treasury said yesterday, an announcement that could herald Beijing's eventual membership in the elite economic club."
81329,0,"US labour productivity grows at 1.9 per cent pace in third quarter The productivity of America 's workers grew at a 1.9 per cent annual rate in the third quarter, the smallest gain since late 2002, the government reported Thursday."
10436,0,First Look: Danger Sidekick II (PC World) PC World - The one-time World Class Product of the Year PDA gets a much-needed upgrade.
30333,0,"Budget Use of Pensions Sows Trouble in San Diego San Diego faces the possibility of a bankruptcy filing because of a shortfall in its pension fund, but the practice is commonplace among other cities."
95084,0,"Irish Government To Probe Alleged EUR1B Tax Scam DUBLIN (Dow Jones)--The Irish government will next year begin an investigation into an alleged EUR1 billion tax evasion scam in the insurance industry, the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners said Thursday."
43920,0,"Economic Growth Better Than Thought WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew faster in the second quarter than previously thought as business inventories rose at the strongest rate in four years, the government said on Wednesday, a sign the soft patch was not as soft as feared."
25375,0,"Sun pull into first place in East The Connecticut Sun spoiled Sue Bird '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 "
71154,0,"Fumbles, stumbles lead Colts to tumble With so much on the line in front of a sold-out, lathered-up RCA Dome crowd Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts simply seized up. They emerged from their bye week not looking anything like the "
57356,0,Dolphins May Turn to Third-String QB (AP) AP - Jay Fiedler has a cracked rib and A.J. Feeley has a concussion. So the Miami Dolphins may have to turn to third-string quarterback Sage Rosenfels when they play the Buffalo Bills this weekend in a matchup of the NFL's last two winless teams.
82111,0,"Roman cosmetic secrets revealed A 1,800-year-old sealed pot of ointment found in London last year was most probably a cosmetic foundation."
102247,0,"Shoppers Swarm Malls in Holiday Kickoff Kelsey Reynoso, a two-year-old girl, looks at toys in a catalog, as her family lines outside the KB Toys store inside the Glendale Galeria mall Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, in Glendale, Calif."
87920,0,"Google to give Gmail POP3 support, plans antivirus Google Inc. will roll out POP3 (Post Office Protocol) support gradually over the coming weeks to Gmail users, who will be able to use the feature to download e-mail messages "
17597,0," ""El Gato "" Romero still climbing the leaderboard at 50 Veteran Eduardo Romero continued to defy Old Father Time by powering into contention for his third European Masters title in 10 years on Friday."
88228,0,Report: Telecordia to be Bought for $1.3B Warburg Pincus Equity Partners and Providence Equity Partners are reportedly in negotiations to buy Telecordia Technologies for $1.
25520,0,"Dollar Slips Vs Yen as U.S. Data Awaited TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged down against the yen on Monday, extending losses made after a decline in U.S. producer prices led investors to question whether the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in September and beyond."
115623,0,"Study: 10 of all bird species could be extinct in 100 years (National-NBC) Dec. 14, 2004 - Conservation biologists say ten percent of all bird species could be extinct in the next 100 years."
39361,0,"Stenson Leads Swedish Charge at the Heritage WOBURN, England (Reuters) - Henrik Stenson led The Heritage third round by a stroke from countryman Patrik Sjoland as Swedes dominated the leaderboard on Saturday."
77929,0,"NOW IT 'S SUED VAN NISTELROOY SIR ALEX FERGUSON has accused Arsene Wenger of having a ""mental problem "" with Ruud van Nistelrooy after the Arsenal boss branded the United striker a cheat."
37469,0,"Kyoto in Sight, U.N. Talks Begin in Better Climate (Reuters) Reuters - A U.N. conference on climate change opened on Monday with delegates looking for any change in U.S. opposition to the Kyoto protocol after President Bush's re-election and Russian ratification of the agreement."
20649,0,"More Physical Education Time May Fight Obesity in Girls By RICK CALLAHAN (AP) -- Just an extra hour of exercise a week could significantly cut obesity among young overweight girls, according to a study that researchers say could lead to major changes in the way schools fight obesity. The study - the largest look yet at obesity among young children - did not show the same results for boys, possibly because they generally get more exercise than girls..."
39706,0,"Jeanne forces longer wait for first win With enough off-field distractions - Rickys $8.6 million IOU and a storm named Jeanne -his weeks game against Pittsburgh, whenever it kicks off, should be a welcome distraction for the winless Dolphins."
61623,0,"Britain's Khan on Course to Win Mallorca Classic PULA, Mallorca, Spain (Reuters) - Britain's Simon Khan is on course for a second win of the season after taking the lead in the Mallorca Classic second round Friday."
47249,0,"From a Virtual Shadow, Messages of Terror The Internet has emerged as a prime tool for Islamic radicals, who use its anonymity to coordinate secret operations and get their message to the public without fear of detection."
4115,0,"Charley a Harbinger of Busy Hurricane Season? The killer storm that slammed into Florida on August 13 made two things clear: Hurricanes can still surprise forecasters, and the rest of the 2004 hurricane season probably is going to be quite active."
70627,0,"SpaceShipOne Guru: NASA Needs a Visionary (AP) AP - Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA needs another Wernher von Braun — and chided the space agency for what he called a failed space shuttle program."
84358,0,"Radcliffe, Ramaala prove themselves NEW YORK -- This was all about Athens, about redemption for one and validation for the other. Britain's Paula Radcliffe, the fastest female marathoner in history, failed to finish either of her Olympic races last summer. South Africa's Hendrik Ramaala was a five-ringed dropout, too, reinforcing his reputation as a man who could go only half the distance."
16713,0,"Has Coughlin fired up Giants ' O-line? In the week before last week 's preseason game against the Jets, Tom Coughlin sharply criticized his defensive backs, who did not appreciate his comments but responded with a far better game."
10074,0,"Crude Oil Little Changed After 3.9 Plunge on Gasoline Supply Crude oil futures were little changed, after plunging 3.9 percent yesterday, the biggest decline in almost three months, as a government report showed that US gasoline supplies were higher than expected."
68558,0,Anti-Cloning Treaty Divides U.N. Two competing resolutions are put before members of the United Nations as they debate the contentious issue of whether to ban cloning or to allow human embryos to be used for research.
59775,0,"Putting Your PC in a Pocket OQO, a tiny 14-ounce Windows XP computer, may just be the most elegant and versatile miniature PC possible with current technology."
105876,0,"Australians close in on victory Five wickets stand between the Australians and victory on the final day against New Zealand to complete a 2-0 win in the series. Set a prohibitive 464 to win in Adelaide, New "
99856,0,"Exploding Cell Phones a Growing Problem (AP) AP - Curtis Sathre said it was like a bomb going off. His 13-year-old son Michael stood stunned, ears ringing, hand gushing blood after his cell phone exploded. Safety officials have received 83 reports of cell phones exploding or catching fire in the past two years, usually because of bad batteries or chargers."
99388,0,"Expanding Isotrak becomes blade runner Logistics support firm Isotrak, whose customers include Tesco and Royal Mail, has used blade servers to expand its computing capacity without enlarging its datacentres."
36000,0,"Storylines for Sept. 25 weekend What a weekend of college football! It was puzzling, exciting, dramatic, thrilling, crushing, and suspenseful. But there was one thing it never was."
25233,0,"Companies move to anti piracy chips NDS, STMicroelectronics and Thomson announced on Friday that they will begin implementing new anti piracy technology to weed out video piracy."
50409,0,"ConocoPhillips Sees Lower Oil, Gas Output (Reuters) Reuters - ConocoPhillips on Tuesday said third-quarter crude oil and natural gas production will be 7 percent lower than levels in the previous quarter due to scheduled maintenance in the North Sea and Alaska, as well as normal seasonal declines."
54422,0,"UPDATE 2-Citigroup hits back at Parmalat with court move Citigroup (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday launched a legal challenge against Parmalat 's restructuring plan, hitting back after the bankrupt food group "
61549,0,Court orders cos. to ID alleged pirates LONDON -- The High Court in London has ordered Internet service providers to hand over the names and addresses of 28 alleged music pirates to Britain 's trade body for the recording industry.
110186,0,Oil Rebounds on Winter Supply Worries LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped from a four-month low on Wednesday as slow growth in U.S. heating fuel inventories heightened fears for tight winter supplies.
87806,0,"Distilled spirits can sponsor NASCAR NASCAR, a sport whose history was built upon the backs on moonshine runners in the Southeast in the 1940s, returned to its roots somewhat Wednesday when it announced it would "
18316,0,"US tops Slovakia, 3-1 It 's pretty rare that a first-ballot Hall of Famer, the third-leading goal-scorer in NHL history, gets benched. But the United States had opened the World Cup of "
39404,0,"Schools admit E-rate slip-ups, defends actions Atlanta Public Schools officials Friday admitted a few missteps but denied major failings in their spending of $60 million of federal technology subsidies."
108845,0,"US Airways, CWA deal offers options US Airways ' 800 reservations agents at Parkway Center will have the option of transferring to North Carolina or receiving cash buyouts plus one year 's "
88008,0,"Canadian Tire Q3 revenue tops $2 billion TORONTO - Revenue at Canadian Tire topped the $2 billion mark in the third quarter and profits rose 17 per cent, the retail giant reported Thursday."
7990,0,"Migrating Storks Die in Israel Chemical Waste Pool (Reuters) Reuters - Some 200 storks migrating from Europe to Africa flew to their deaths in Israel Monday, landing in an acid-filled pool of waste outside a chemical plant, veterinary officials said."
113406,0,"O 'Keefe to quit this week NASA Administrator Sean O 'Keefe will resign this week, and the retired director of the Pentagon 's Missile Defense Agency tops a list of five men that President Bush is considering "
93517,0,"RFID tags on medication introduced in US US regulators the Food and Drug Administration have released guidance for the attachment of RFID tags to drug packaging in order to ""insure that the drugs available in the United States are among the safest in the world."
93976,0,"Hollinger sells Jerusalem papers Hollinger International yesterday announced a $13.2m (7.2m) deal to sell the Jerusalem Post, leaving the one-time media powerhouse and former owner of the Daily Telegraph with just a handful of assets in North America."
29780,0,"Dalmiya authorised to take any action With a long-drawn legal battle looming over the contentious telecast rights, the Cricket Board today rallied behind its President Jagmohan Dalmiya authorising him to take necessary action in all matters."
27012,0,"Canon, Toshiba to team on flat panel displays Japanese technology companies Canon and Toshiba said Tuesday that they would invest $1.82 billion in a joint venture to manufacture advanced flat panel displays."
55375,0,"Montana Moves to Resume Bison Hunting (AP) AP - On a spring day in 1990, there was chaos near the border of Yellowstone National Park. Bison were running. Hunters were facing off with activists who were trying to keep them from killing the bison. And D.J. Schubert was in the thick of it, leading the protesters."
40656,0,UPDATE 2-Koubek keeps Austria in World Group Stefan Koubek ended Britain 's hopes of promotion to the Davis Cup World Group when he beat Greg Rusedski 7-6 6-4 7-5 in the decisive fifth rubber on Sunday to hand Austria a 3-2 win in their playoff tie at Portschach.
76155,0,Lots Of Interest in Lucene Desktop \\I've made a few passive mentions of my Lucene Desktop prototype here on PeerFear in the last few days and I'm amazed how much feedback I've had. People really want to start work on an Open Source desktop search based on Lucene.\\* Current Status *\\I have a prototype implemented that runs from the console and accepts a given directory to index and writes it to /.lucene-desktop. It then has a console searcher that returns the output in grep format:\\file:rank\\I'm trying to get keyword in context to work but I haven't had a chance to hack on this recently. I need another 30 minutes to integrate the Lucene Highlighter and then I should be done.\\At this point I will return:\\file:rank:hit ...
79880,0,"Rush rules himself out of race for Welsh job Ian Rush has ruled himself out of becoming the new Wales manager, instead opting to stay on as boss of English League Two side Chester City."
38384,0,"Stocks Rise After Durable Goods Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose modestly on Friday after durable goods orders for August, excluding transportation orders, exceeded market expectations, but gains were capped as investors focused on high oil prices."
118039,0,"Cendant to Acquire Gullivers Travel for $1.1 Billion (Update3) Cendant Corp., which owns Days Inn hotels and Avis Rent A Car Systems Inc., agreed to buy the UK 's Gullivers Travel Associates and Octopus Travel Group Ltd."
92547,0,"Raptors looking for answers in LA (Sports Network/CP files) - The Toronto Raptors play the fifth contest of a six-game road trip, as they visit the Los Angeles Clippers tonight at the Staples Center."
58381,0,"There 's no stopping Boston-NY buzz ""I 'm not sure I can think of any scenario more enjoyable than making 55,000 people from New York shut up, "" the Boston Red Sox ace said Monday, a day before starting the opener of the AL Championship Series against Mike Mussina."
30146,0,"Ryder Captains Call for Sportsmanship on Eve of Cup BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Captains Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton made impassioned pleas for sportsmanship Thursday, transforming golf's greatest grudge match into a Ryder Cup love-in during a rollicking opening ceremony."
54694,0,Cracked rock points to more martian water A cracked rock called Escher is helping NASA scientists reconstruct the history of water on Mars. They say that the crater currently being explored by the Opportunity rover may have been shaped by a second
28748,0,"It's Not Exclusive, but It's Lucrative: Why Luxe Went Online Class has been transformed by technology and a consumer who is as well informed as she is impatient to have the latest gaud."
97818,0,"Malice at the Palace - the last thing the NBA needed for their ... Take your pick of culprits in the stunning melee Friday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills, in a heated game between Central Division rivals: the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers."
16755,0,"Yankees Rebound to Defeat Indians 5-3 (AP) AP - The scoreboard was reset to zero, all the runs and hits from the previous day wiped away. Orlando Hernandez and Jorge Posada then went out and restored some order at Yankee Stadium."
56642,0,"Lima gets do-or-die start in Game 3 Through two postseason games, the St. Louis Cardinals have shredded the Los Angeles Dodgers ' starting pitching. Odalis Perez surrendered six runs in Game 1. Jeff Weaver was touched "
82219,0,"Cisco, MIT look from lab to market New communications technology could spawn futuristic products. Could your purse tell you to bring an umbrella?
\ Photos: Networks of tomorrow"
108441,0,Dollar Dives to New Lows NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar slid to a new record low against the euro on Friday amid disappointing U.S. jobs data and a perception that the United States was in no hurry to stem the dollar's fall.
31402,0,"Qualcomm Broaches A Red-Flag Subject: Accounting Changes (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Thanks to earlier reports of a strong cell phone market, it didn't surprise many analysts that Qualcomm, a leading cell phone company, on Friday boosted its earnings guidance."
101975,0,"Climatic change put an end to bison existence An international research team claims that it was major climate change, not hunting that led to major bison extinction. Moving in huge herds, more than 20 million bison roamed the American West before white men arrived."
9590,0,"US Economy: July New Home Sales Fall, Durable Goods Rise US new home sales in July fell 6.4 percent to a 1.134 million annual rate, the year 's slowest pace and a sign housing may provide less fuel for the economy in coming months."
21018,0,Titans not worried about Ivan changing kickoff with Dolphins The Tennessee Titans don 't plan to worry about Hurricane Ivan right now. They 're too busy preparing to play the Miami Dolphins in a season opener still scheduled for Sunday.
62631,0," Is it appropriate for my boss to ask me if I'm looking for another job? Q: Is it appropriate for my boss to ask me point-blank if I'm looking for another job? I find it rather rude. I don't think this is anyone's business, especially my manager's. What's a suitable response?"
7941,0,"US Online Retail Sales Expected To Double In Six Years Online retail sales in the US are expected to double by 2010, accounting for 12 percent of the total retail sales, a market research firm said Monday."
15167,0,"EMC, IBM make NAS push EMC hopes to shake up the NAS market this week when it announces a low-priced offering that delves into territory staked out by NAS pioneer Network Appliance."
96411,0,Russia set to auction off oil giant to recoup unpaid taxes Russian oil giant OAO NK Yukos has finally run out of options after a prolonged attempt to stave off bankruptcy that culminated earlier this week in a government raid on its offices.
117121,0,"Review: E-Mail Program Lacks 'Wow' Factor (AP) AP - The Firefox browser has become an instant sensation, in just a few weeks gaining impressively against Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading but malware-beleaguered Internet Explorer."
70021,0,"India poised for high, sustained growth: FM Riding on a ""crest "" of high economic growth, India is poised to clock 7-8 per cent GDP growth on a sustained basis in the next 10 years driven mainly by galloping trade, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today."
9185,0,"Oil Prices Fall to $45 as Iraq Oil Flows Oil prices dropped sharply today, extending losses to a third day as a more optimistic Iraq export picture helped partly unwind some supply worries."
41995,0,"This Pill Will Make You Feel Better, but We're Not Sure Why Despite objections from hospitals and the medical profession, doctors are prescribing placebos for all kinds of ailments."
46118,0,"Raymond James sued by SEC Raymond James Financial Inc. , a brokerage with 2,200 offices that's based in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the company's former president were sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to police a broker accused of stealing from investors."
36165,0,"Keane charged with assault Controversial Ireland and Manchester United star Roy Keane has been charged with assault and criminal damage, English police said on Tuesday."
77679,0,Stocks: US GPD leaves investors lukewarm NEW YORK A lackluster report on US gross domestic product sent stocks lower Friday as Wall Street worried that a lack of jobs and high energy prices were holding back economic growth.
73463,0,StanChart buys US$1.5b ANZ loans to boost project finance Standard Chartered has agreed to buy US$1.5 billion (HK$11.7 billion) worth of loans from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) to beef up its project finance operation.
29960,0,"Havas Mulls Bollore Board Seats PARIS (Reuters) - Havas said it may give board seats to investor Vincent Bollore, who has been amassing shares in the French advertising firm amid growing speculation it might be sold."
92569,0,"Hints of Unseen Moons in Saturn's Rings (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A trio of new observations suggests several tiny, unseen moons orbit Saturn and control the shape of its rings."
55564,0,"IT Worker Confidence Takes A Dip After several months of increasing optimism among IT workers, their confidence about job security and personal finances dipped in September, according to a report released this week "
53288,0,Energy lifts TSX; Dow dips The Toronto stock market was on positive ground this morning as energy stocks continued to benefit from record high oil prices that hit $53 (US) a barrel.
3862,0,"Oil Hits Record on China, India Demand LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices struck a fresh record high above $47.50 a barrel on Thursday as fresh evidence of demand growth in China and India underlined how rising appetite for oil is straining the world's supply system."
75701,0,"Dow Chemical Third-Quarter Profit Surges (Reuters) Reuters - Dow Chemical Co.'s \third-quarter profit surged 86 percent on increased plastics sales, but demand remains vulnerable to soaring energy costs,\the No. 1 U.S. chemicals maker said on Thursday."
89288,0,"ICANN domain transfer policy takes effect Domain name owners can now choose registrars in much the same way telephone numbers can be moved between carriers, ICANN said."
52397,0,"NASA Approves Mission to Seek Nearest Stars, Brightest Galaxies Jet Propulsion Lab -- A new NASA mission will scan the entire sky in infrared light in search of nearby cool stars, planetary construction zones and the brightest galaxies in the universe. Called the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the mission has been approved to proceed into the preliminary design phase as the next in NASA's Medium-class Explorer program of lower cost, highly focused, rapid-development scientific spacecraft..."
101874,0,Trade 'can resolve Kashmir issue' India's foreign minister says improved trade ties with Pakistan could spur on the peace process.
43362,0,"Nikkei Falls for Ninth Day TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei edged down 0.27 percent to close lower for the ninth day in a row on Wednesday, its longest losing streak in two years, as worries over the impact of high oil prices on earnings weighed on exporters."
101965,0,"Update 12: Bargain Shoppers Get Early Holiday Start Bargain shoppers, many of them braving chilly temperatures, woke up before dawn to head for the nation 's malls and stores Friday, the official beginning of the holiday shopping season, hoping to take advantage of early bird specials on a range of items "
112676,0,"Magic 's Garrity Activated From Injured List Oakland, CA -- The Orlando Magic activated forward Pat Garrity from the injured list on Friday and placed forward Brandon Hunter on the IL with a hyperextended right elbow."
66203,0,"Cingular 's 3Q User Growth Boosts Revenue Cingular Wireless on Wednesday said record new subscribers drove revenue higher in the third quarter, but blamed a decline in operating profit on increased costs to gain customers and from its pending merger with AT &T Wireless Services Inc."
22625,0,"Savvis outed as spam host Savvis, the big corporate-focused US ISP, has promised to remove spammers from its books following pressure from anti-spam group Spamhaus."
119345,0,"Morientes joins Liverpool? Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez waries Bayern Leverkuzen, the tough and experienced team, who were 2001-02 Champions League finalist."
53146,0,Gilchrist 's follow-on fears AUSTRALIAN captain Adam Gilchrist admitted today he was spooked by the prospect of enforcing the follow-on because of Steve Waugh 's fateful attempt during the Calcutta Test of 2001.
74748,0,Black & Decker Q3 earns leap 51 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Black & Decker on Wednesday reported a 51 percent surge in third-quarter earnings reflecting strong demand in Dewalt and Price Pfister brands despite a slide in the company 's namesake product line.
21759,0,"Greenspan: Economy Regaining Traction (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. economy has escaped a recent soft patch and seems to be picking up steam, Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday in remarks economists saw as cementing a September rate rise."
4201,0,"Martian hill shows signs of ancient water LOS ANGELES - NASA 's Spirit rover has found more evidence of past water on the hills of Mars, while its twin, Opportunity, has observed a field of dunes inside a crater. "
108706,0,"Ubisoft Ships Prince of Persia: Warrior Within SAN FRANCISCO, CA - December 2, 2004 -bisoft, one of the worlds leading video game publishers, today announced that Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is now available on store shelves for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Xbox "
60179,0,"Sony execs - 'we fell asleep in portable music ' Sony executives yesterday said they ""fell asleep "" in the portable music market - but the company is awake now. Sony plans to improve its position in the market by next year, promising a range of products that aim at Apple 's iPod."
18550,0,"In Foxboro, Starting at the Bottom for the Team at the Top For a team that enters this season with a 15-game winning streak, the New England Patriots' rookies present an interesting juxtaposition."
63812,0,Robbie album sold on memory card Singer Robbie Williams' greatest hits album is to be sold on a memory card for mobile phones.
21359,0,"Cowboys' Testaverde Feels Pregame Jitters (AP) AP - Vinny Testaverde is getting ready for his 18th NFL opener, so he definitely knows what to expect. Pregame jitters. And lots of them."
70215,0,"Young, Texas roll past Texas Tech Vince Young answered his critics Saturday night. He had a career-high 300 yards of total offense, ran for four touchdowns and threw for another to lead No."
53473,0,"Sosa fined $87,400 by Cubs Sammy Sosa was fined $87,400 -- one day 's salary -- for arriving late to the Cubs ' regular-season finale at Wrigley Field and leaving the game early."
40411,0,"What's in the Box? Radio Tags Know That, and More I.B.M. plans to invest $250 million over the next five years and employ 1,000 people in a new business unit to support products and services related to sensor networks."
30510,0,Souness Disappointed With Indiscipline Graeme Souness felt his Newcastle United side failed to cope with Bnei Sakhnin 's tactics during a 2-0 first leg Uefa Cup victory at St James Park that saw Nicky Butt and Abbass Swan of Bnei Sakhnin sent off and five visiting players booked.
80362,0,"Venus gets off to positive start Venus Williams, fighting to qualify for the season-ending WTA Championships, ousted Lisa Raymond in the first round of the Advanta Championships."
56331,0,"could worsen, study finds WASHINGTON - The US West, already suffering from a long drought, could be in for worse if past patterns hold up, experts said in the latest issue of the journal Science."
72380,0,"Competitors to Apple 's iPod portable player face the Christmas ... Lauren, 11, saunters nonchalantly past a Discovery Channel store and a Gymboree clothing store at the mall. Suddenly, the girl 's eyes light up and she pulls her mother into an Apple Computer shop."
46715,0,"Metcalfe, Allen back ZigBee start-up Ember, a start-up developing chips for ZigBee, gets money from Paul Allen's venture fund. Bob Metcalfe comes aboard as chairman."
72436,0,"Harmony cagey about its war chest for Gold Fields Harmony, the listed gold miner, has not put a final figure on how much it will have to spend on its hostile bid for local rival Gold Fields."
23834,0,DEFOE STILL ON CLOUD NINE Jermain Defoe claims he is still on cloud nine after his first senior England goal on his full debut for his country in Poland on Wednesday.
61216,0,"Bioshield Effort Is Inadequate, a Study Says Experts say the Bioshield program will not be adequate to create new vaccines and drugs to protect the nation against either a biological attack or a natural epidemic."
31129,0,"ATI annuncia nuova tecnologia ""HyperMemory "" Con il comunicato stampa che trovate qui sotto, ATI ha annunciato ""HyperMemory "" una tecnologia che grazie a particolari algoritmi consente un veloce scambio di dati tra la scheda grafica e la memoria ram di sistema."
4743,0,"Nikkei Ends Down, Oil Worries Weigh TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower on Friday as worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off investors ' appetite for recently battered technology issues such as Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. "
118801,0,"Fannie Mae whistle-blower feels vindicated by SEC decision Roger Barnes, a former Fannie Mae accounting manager, leaped onto the national stage this fall when he accused the mortgage-finance giant of cooking its books "
22515,0,Pension plan disclosures urged Senator Edward M. Kennedy yesterday said he would press US pension plans to disclose proxy votes on the stocks they hold -- as mutual funds must now do -- in response to a government report calling for greater transparency in pensions affecting 100 million workers and $4 trillion of assets.
9038,0,National Commerce to Settle Suits National Commerce Financial Corp. said Tuesday that it agreed to settle shareholder lawsuits challenging SunTrust Banks Inc. 's proposed purchase of the financial services company.
7540,0,UK 's ARM to buy Artisan of US British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings said Monday it has agreed to buy US technology firm Artisan Components for $913 million in cash and stock to boost its product range and reach more customers.
96633,0,Kodak catches up with Sony in camera sales Third-quarter survey of digital camera market from IDC shows 40-percent growth and a real horse race.
88306,0,China builds on ties with Brazil China 's president Hu Jintao is visiting Brazil in a bid to secure trade deals to satisfy his country 's burgeoning demand for foreign goods.
12683,0,"Bovina, Dechy to Meet in Pilot Pen Finals (AP) AP - Nathalie Dechy advanced to the final of the Pilot Pen tournament, using quick, accurate play to beat Lisa Raymond 6-4, 6-0 Friday."
15387,0,"Douglas cut, then lands with Eagles Just a week after releasing their all-time sack leader, Tony Brackens, the Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday cut three-time Pro Bowler Hugh Douglas, leaving them without their starting defensive ends from last season."
12108,0,"RealNetworks Promotion Sells 1 Million Songs RealNetworks could lose $2 million from below-cost sales -- but will give its service a huge boost, "" says Forrester Research analyst Rebecca Jennings."
82480,0,"Roddick, Henman Out of Paris Masters Top seed Andy Roddick and holder Tim Henman, their minds perhaps on next week 's Masters Cup, bowed out of the Paris Masters in the third round on Thursday."
102417,0,Microjets Catch the Eye of Wealthy Travelers A group of entrepreneurs backed by the likes of Bill Gates and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are building tiny jets that cost a small fraction of what corporate executives and celebrities pay for luxury Learjets and Gulfstreams.
21792,0,"PBS: The Video Game Revolution Documentary filmmaker and host Greg Palmer takes your questions about the PBS documentary, ""The Video Game Revolution."""
79276,0,"Bagle Gets Stale But Remains a Threat ""It 's the same old stuff we 've seen in all the Bagle variants over the last months. The authors have just modified it to evade detection of most antivirus programs and spammed it widely, "" said Mikko Hyppnen of F-Secure."
96124,0,"Stocks Seen Flat, Drug Makers Pressured NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a flat market open on Friday, with higher oil prices and weakness in drug maker stocks offsetting better-than-expected earnings from entertainment company Walt Disney Co. DIS.N."
99097,0,"nForce chipsets for Intel-based platforms ""Nvidia 's nForce chipset will extend its reach beyond the currently supported platforms of AMD 's Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64, and Sempron processors."
82887,0,SonicWall to bolster next OS with anti-virus scanning capabilities Company says having the operating system screen for viruses at the gateway is more thorough and more efficient.
87318,0,"Oil fades to $47, awaits US stock data LONDON: Oil prices fell to seven-week lows below $47 a barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for another increase in US oil and natural gas inventories."
61273,0,"Wachovia Profit Rises 14 Percent Wachovia Corp. (WB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 5 US bank, on Friday said third-quarter profit rose 14 percent, helped by increased lending to consumers and a decline in bad loans."
28428,0,"Gap to Launch Store for 'Boomer' Women CHICAGO (Reuters) - Gap Inc. GPS.N on Wednesday said it plans to test a new store concept next year aimed at women over age 35, and named Gap brand president Gary Muto to oversee the development."
18228,0,"MARKET WEEK All Eyes on Greenspan and the Jobs Data Mr. Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is scheduled to testify before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday on two sensitive topics: the economy and the federal budget deficit."
63781,0,"Harmony Gold 's share price under pressure The share price of Harmony Gold came under pressure today, dipping some 8 after announcing a hostile bid for Gold Fields to create the world 's biggest gold producer."
107016,1,"Mild weather forces oil price down The price of crude oil falls by more than a dollar in New York, as mild weather in northern US states eases demand for heating oil."
80667,0,Bucks sign Goldwire The 33-year-old Goldwire has averaged 6.5 points and 2.9 assists with six NBA teams since joining the league with the Charlotte Hornets in 1995-96.
74254,0,Foster 's sells ALH shares to Bruandwo Global beverages firm Foster 's Group has sold its 10 per cent stake in pubs and bottleshops operator Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Ltd (ALH) to Woolworths-led Bruandwo for $3.
59985,0,"Delta Amends $680 Mln Debt Exchange Offer (Reuters) Reuters - Delta Air Lines Inc., struggling to cut costs to avert bankruptcy, said on Thursday it was amending its offer to exchange up to $680 million worth of its outstanding $2.6 billion of unsecured debt, asking holders to submit tenders by Oct. 26."
105180,0,"South Korea expected to gain from Singapore service sectors Korea will have a lot to gain from closer ties with Singapore 's advanced service and financial sectors, while Singapore can capitalize on Korea 's efficient logistics system following the inking of the bilateral free-trade agreement, a Singaporean business "
88762,0,"New releases from Google, Firefox Now that almost everyone has bartered for his or her invitation to Google 's GMail (gmail.google.com) service, everyone is waiting to see what new features Google will introduce to outpace the competition."
113061,0,A Catalogue of Genocide The lives of thousands of Holocaust victims are coming to light in a new database that allows anyone with an Internet connection to research the fate of family members and friends sent to Nazi death camps.
60194,0,"No. 17 West Virginia 31, Connecticut 19 West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez was more concerned about the 89 yards in penalties than the 300-plus yards of rushing offense piled up by his Mountaineers."
73638,0,"Top supercomputer race continues with NASA/SGI box MOFFETT FIELD, CALIFORNIA - The space race may be over, but engineers at NASA's (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's) Ames Research Center Tuesday staked their claim in another type of challenge: the never-ending contest to build the world's fastest supercomputer. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the NASA supercomputing facility in Moffett Field, California, the U.S. space agency unveiled its 10,240-processor Linux-based supercomputer, named Columbia, and cited benchmark numbers that show it performing faster than any other system."
32787,0,"An Enron Trial With Big Stakes for Ones Ahead s the first criminal trial stemming from the financial deals at Enron opens in Houston today, it will be notable as much for who is not among the six defendants as who is - and for how little "
8819,0,RealNetworks to Offer Deeply Discounted Music Deals SEATTLE (AP) -- RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK) will begin offering some university students its digital music subscription service at a steep discount in an effort to stem illegal downloads and attract long-term customers...
105301,0,"Global economy to hit headwinds next year: OECD (AFP) AFP - China, Japan and North America will pull the global economy forward over the next two years despite headwinds thrown up by high oil prices and tenacious deficits, the OECD predicted."
24550,0,"US trade deficit declines as exports increase WASHINGTON The US trade deficit narrowed 9 percent in July from the record of the previous month as exports rose and a decrease in oil shipments led to the first decline in imports in 11 months, the Commerce Department said Friday."
102004,0,"Moss In; Birk and Dorsey Out? The Vikings feared they would lose Matt Birk for much longer than they did earlier this season. With his pain resurfacing, he will likely be a gametime decision Sunday."
92963,0,"Crude oil prices fall amid optimism over US oil stockpiles Crude oil prices fell Tuesday astraders widely anticipated a continuing increase in US inventories of crude oil. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil futures for "
72047,0,"Falcons Must Regroup After Loss to Chiefs (AP) AP - On the day one of the worst defeats in Atlanta Falcons history, Jim Mora used jokes and compassion as medicine for his players' wounded psyches. Mora's assistant coaches were meeting with the players to review Sunday's 56-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at the same time Mora met with reporters."
119784,0,"Free-agent signings bump some Mariners into role revisions The signings of Adrian Beltre and Richie Sexson will have a domino effect on the rest of the Mariners ' plans, not to mention the rest of the Mariners."
63841,0,"UPDATE: Harmony In $8.24 Bln Share Bid For Gold Fields JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--Consolidation in the gold mining sector was shaken awake Monday as Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HMY), the world 's sixth-biggest producer by output, launched "
96648,0,"Let the Handheld Games Begin Nintendo, Sony ready rival portable gaming devices. Which one will gamers go for?"
59074,0,"Mobile phone Lotto plan unveiled National Lottery players will be able to buy their tickets on their mobile phones, operator Camelot will announce."
115716,0,How to Pay for College Richard Gibbons offers a simple strategy to ensure that your child can go to college.
49309,0,PeopleSoft: Conway was less than honest A board member testifies Monday that the former CEO was fired in large part because of his reckless exaggeration to Wall Street analysts.
45127,0,"What 's missing in Microsoft IE? com September 30, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. There 's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology."
89879,0,Premier League Leader Chelsea Wins (AP) AP - Premier League leader Chelsea kept winning with a 4-1 victory over Fulham on Saturday while Arsenal recorded its first league victory in three weeks by rallying past Tottenham 5-4.
17740,0,"Hollinger Paid For Lord Black 's Costly Hubris press baron, financier, philanthropist, member of the global elite. But as we learned this week from a Hollinger International investigative "
68124,0,"Santander Names Gomez-Roldan as Abbey National Chief (Update5) Santander Central Hispano SA, Spain 's largest bank, said Francisco Gomez-Roldan will replace Luqman Arnold as chief executive officer of Abbey National Plc, the UK mortgage lender it 's buying for 9.1 billion pounds ($16."
97948,0,"Chiefs agree on oil prices THE Group of 20 finance chiefs agreed yesterday that ""abrupt changes "" in foreign exchange rates and oil prices were unwelcome but showed no appetite for intervention to strengthen the US currency."
101824,0,"Talking turkey: Bears ' loss really offensive IRVING, Texas -- The Bears broke out throwback uniforms from their 1946 championship season for a national-television audience, but their offense remained stuck in the present."
49493,0,"US Air Realigns Sales, Delta Pushes Pilots Amid talk of a possible liquidation, bankrupt US Airways in recent weeks completed a reorganization that eliminated several corporate sales positions while emphasizing newer "
111221,0,Hyatt Books AmeriSuites Acquisition CHICAGO -- Hyatt Corp. said Thursday it will purchase the 143-unit AmeriSuites hotel chain from affiliates of The Blackstone Group.
14822,0,"Japan Court Clears Way for Mega-Bank Deal TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that troubled bank UFJ Holdings Inc. can pull out of a deal to sell its trust business to a smaller rival, clearing the way for a full takeover of UFJ by larger Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (MTFG)."
80246,0,"Wal-Mart to open up to 15 stores in China next year Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world 's largest retailer, said it plans to open as many as 15 new stores in China next year, expanding in the world 's fastest-growing economy as the government lifts curbs on foreign store operators."
57154,0,"Vendor hit with costs for recertifying electronic voting machines ... OCTOBER 11, 2004 (REUTERS) - NEW YORK -- Diebold Inc., the leading maker of automated teller machines, today reduced its third-quarter and full-year earnings forecasts as it absorbs costs for recertifying its electronic voting machines in California and "
13198,0,"BSU 's MBA program thriving as others struggle MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State University officials said the college is bucking a nationwide trend toward declining enrollment in MBA degree programs."
119770,0,Aussies Pile on Runs Australia picked up from where they left off in their first innings by racking up the runs in their second innings to take a 312-run lead into lunch on day three of the first Test in Perth.
99080,0,"Digital gear: Biometrics ease password security Fingerprints may soon replace passwords to log on to computers and Web sites, thanks to gadgets like Microsoft's Fingerprint Reader and Lexar Media's JumpDrive TouchGuard Pro. For those with cash on hand, Rollei's throwback MiniDigi digital camera could be a collector's delight, but Sony Electronics' Cyber-shot L1 is a better investment for performance and features. And CD labeling just became easy with Primera Technology's Signature Z1 CD/DVD."
94628,0,Workers worry that merger may eliminate their jobs Most adopt wait-and-see attitude as they await more details of historic retailing deal. By Francis X. Donnelly / The Detroit News.
117446,0,"It's About Time With only three games left in the season, the Redskins are still having difficulty getting off plays within the 40 seconds allotted."
44627,0,"Martha 's new estate Millionaire celebrity homemaker Martha Stewart had hoped to spend her prison time closer to her family and attorneys or in Florida, but instead will be incarcerated at a remote West Virginia prison camp."
19535,0,Apache rejects sender ID standard MICROTHOFT 'S bid to get its anti-thpam Sender ID accepted by the open thource community was dealt a bit of a blow when Apache rejected the idea.
70386,0,"At your service Robots are playing a growing role in family life and industry, and winning over skeptics who doubt their ability. GENEVA - The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and "
4613,0,United wants out United Airlines told a federal bankruptcy court it likely would have to terminate its employee pension plans and replace them with leaner retirement benefits in order to survive.
8264,0,"Ethiopia takes gold, bronze in women 's 5,000 Ethiopia 's Meseret Defar pulled away from Kenya 's Isabella Ochichi in the final half-lap to win the Olympic 5,000 meters in 14 minutes, 45."
56842,0,"Leisure Suit Larry No Seducer The latest games aimed at helping the namesake character get laid, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude gets high marks for humor. But the game seems too repetitive for most players' tastes. By Lore Sjberg."
108353,0,"Iomega NAS Line Boasts Improved Speed, Capacity Iomega Corp. updated its network-attached storage line Friday with the NAS 400r, a rack-mounted NAS line featuring faster processors and improved capacity."
43881,0,Microsoft's EU Battle Hits Public Court (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp.'s five-year legal battle in Europe moves into a public courtroom for the first time as the U.S. software giant tries to get the European Union's landmark antitrust ruling against it lifted.
377,0,ATI Brings Digital TV to Your PC HDTV Wonder snags free high-definition transmissions for budget viewing.
72918,0,"Radcliffe to run New York marathon World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe will run in the New York marathon on November 7, race organisers say. The 30-year-old Briton failed to finish either the marathon or the 10,000 metres at last August 's Athens Olympics."
56971,0,Henin to quit tennis for rest of the season Former world number one Justine Henin-Hardenne has decided to quit tennis for the rest of the yearin a bid to recover from exhaustion.
57715,0,Kookaburras defend Pakistan pull-out Australian hockey officials have defended their decision to withdraw the Kookaburras from December 's prestigious Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan.
33696,0,"Symantec: Viruses Aimed at Windows Grow in Number According to the Symantec report, there is a sharp rise in so-called ""bot networks "" of compromised PCs that are used by hackers to launch denial-of-service attacks."
31510,0,"Cavaliers, Hokies Play Host Akron at No. 12 Virginia
Where: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville
When: 3 p.m. Radio: WTNT-570 Tickets: Sold out
Another Top QB: Like North Carolina's Darian Durant last week, Akron quarterback Charlie Frye is the key to his team's slim chances of upsetting the Cavaliers. The 6-foot-4 senior, likened by Virginia Coach Al Groh to recent ACC stars Matt Schaub and Philip Rivers, ranks fourth among active NCAA quarterbacks with 9,048 career passing yards. In losses the past two weeks to Penn State and Middle Tennessee, Frye completed 60 of 80 passes for 622 yards. Weather permitting, he will present a challenge for an inexperienced Virginia secondary that made a few too many errors in deep coverage in its first two games."
30507,0,"Ivan raises gas prices far from landfall Carolyn Roberts was ready for heavy wind and rain as the remnants of Hurricane Ivan approached northwest Georgia, but she didn 't anticipate storm-driven sticker shock at the gas pump."
22936,0,Treasuries Down After 'Ugly' Auction CHICAGO (Reuters) - Treasuries prices fell on Thursday after results of an auction of U.S. government debt were weaker than expected and drew almost no private demand.
35939,0,"Morgan Stanley Profit Falls, Shares Drop NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third on lower bond trading revenue and higher expenses, falling short of Wall Street's low expectations and pushing its shares down as much as 8 percent."
113387,0,"EcoVillage Provides Challenge, Support (AP) AP - When Laura Beck and Greg Pitts realized their marriage was falling apart, one thing was clear: They would work together to maintain a loving, supportive environment for their young son, Ethan. In June 2002, the couple had moved from Austin, Texas, to EcoVillage at Ithaca, an ""intentional community"" in central New York where environmentally friendly neighbors share space, meals, chores and generally look out for each other."
53278,0,"Do You Take Cash, Credit or Chip? A Japanese company creates a memory card which could change the method of spending money. Also: Google to set up digital book samples hellip;. Nintendo equips handheld console hellip;. and more."
6241,0,Woodgate Windfall Will Be Well Spent - Shepherd Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has sought to reassure the Magpies fans that the money brought in by the sale of Jonathan Woodgate will be spent wisely.
55522,0,"Computer Associates buys Netegrity at $430m value Computer Associates (NYSE: CA) announced on Wednesday that it was buying Netegrity (Nasdaq: NETE) at a value of $430 million, or $10."
48903,0,"PalmOne 's T5, Physician Friendly PalmOne has introduced the Tungsten T5 handheld with 256MB of flash memory aimed at physicians and healthcare professionals. The Tungsten T5 handheld 's flash memory protects information even if the device "
26501,0,Dollar Treads Water as U.S. Data Awaited TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar shuffled in narrow ranges on Tuesday as the market looked to U.S. economic indicators due later in the day for clues about the pace of monetary tightening.
47343,0,"Angels roll Athletics to move atop AL West Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Bartolo Colon hurled seven shutout innings of three-hit ball as the Anaheim Angels drew first blood in this three-game series for the American League West title with a 10-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics at Network "
93034,0,"Motorola to acquire MeshNetworks Motorola has agreed to buy MeshNetworks, a developer of technology and products for rapidly deployed, self-creating wireless mobile networks."
117483,0,"Third Largest U.S. Cell Phone Company Created Sprint and Nextel herald ""the future of communications."""
47252,0,"PeopleSoft boss fired NEW YORK: PeopleSoft yesterday sacked Chief Executive and president Craig Conway, citing a loss of confidence, and the software company 's shares jumped on expectations that the move could pave the way for a deal with hostile bidder Oracle."
3815,0,"O 'Hare to reduce flight arrivals Instead of cramming as many as 132 arrivals into an hour, airlines at O 'Hare Airport agreed Wednesday to limit themselves to just 88 an hour this fall, potentially slashing record delays but raising the prospect of higher prices. "
50638,0,"Earnhardt Bounced from Top Spot in NASCAR Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Sports Network) - NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been fined $10,000 for cursing during a TV interview following his win at Talladega Superspeedway."
42204,0,"Beltre Helps Lift Dodgers Past Rockies (AP) AP - The Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on their first playoff berth in eight years, and they're not about to leave their chances to fate."
40780,0,"Oil on record run Brent crude sets intraday mark in London, US crude comes close as supply concerns plague market. LONDON (Reuters) - London oil prices hit record highs on Monday as worries about the stability of supplies from "
6810,0,Most allowed to return home after gas fire MOSS BLUFF -- Hundreds of people who were evacuated last week when a tower of burning natural gas began roaring from an underground storage cavern were allowed to return home this morning.
34398,0,"Lycos Withdraws Spam Screensaver The ""Make Love Not Spam "" screensaver has been temporarily pulled while Lycos deals with hosting and management issues, according to a company spokesman."
22461,0,"Dollar Holds Gains on Intervention Talk The dollar kept its overnight gains against the euro on Tuesday, finding a tenuous footing after weeks of losses as traders took stern words by European officials as a "
65545,0,"WWE License Acquired Fraudulently; THQ Games In Jeopardy October 19, 2004 - The Associated Press today reports on a serious scandal involving the WWE toy and game licensing that allows THQ to make and sell Smackdown and Wrestlemania titles."
15135,0,"Gas Price Hits Lowest Level in 4 Months US gasoline costs fell to their lowest level in four months, with the national pump price dropping 1.8 cents over the last week to $1."
98784,0,E. Manning 's Education Begins The Atlanta Falcons were clinging to a seven-point lead in the final minute of the third quarter Sunday at Giants Stadium and they needed to force a mistake by the New
49718,0,Palace off the mark and off the bottom Crystal Palace beat 10-man London rivals Fulham 2-0 to register their first win of the season on Monday and finally move off the bottom of the English Premiership.
10797,0,"Two Investment Banks Settle with SEC (Reuters) Reuters - Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Thomas Weisel Partners agreed to pay a combined $100 million to settle charges involving conflicts of interest between research and investment banking, U.S. regulators said on Thursday."
53569,0,"Portis Keeping Silent Clinton Portis, who said after Sunday's loss in Cleveland that the Browns seemed to know the Redskins' plays, is taking another tack this week: He's not talking."
62329,0,"Els, Westwood win Match Play semifinals Titleholder Ernie Els moved within sight of a record sixth World Match Play title on Saturday by solving a putting problem to overcome injured Irishman Padraig Harrington 5 and 4."
85766,0,New Trojan Sends Spam (PC World) PC World - Virus hijacks PCs and uses them to send short message spam to mobile phones.
11805,0,"Intel and Linksys deliver ""simpler "" Wi-Fi software Intel Corp. and Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems Inc., yesterday announced the delivery of software that the companies hope will simplify the deployment of Wi-Fi networks for residential and small business users."
76283,0,Glaxo's Mild Depression British drug maker Glaxo sees increased generic competition for its anti-depressant drugs.
88385,0,"European scientists envisage robotic village on moon European scientists are about to reach for the moon. After a 13-month journey, driven by a new kind of technology, an experimental spacecraft the size of a washing machine will begin to orbit around the moon on Monday night."
3881,0,"NetApp posts profits, continues hiring spree Network Appliance posted positive results for its first quarter of 2005 on Wednesday, reporting a 38 percent increase in revenue compared to the same quarter last year, and said it intends to continue hiring 200 new people a quarter. "
8611,0,"Olympics: Rowers Reprimanded Over 'Lay Down Sally' ATHENS (Reuters) - In one of the most bizarre episodes to erupt at the Athens Olympics, the Australian women's eight rowing crew were reprimanded on Tuesday for laying in to ""Lay Down Sally."""
45285,0,"Merck Pulls Arthritis Drug from Market Merck & Co Inc. on Thursday pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx off the market because it increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent the company 's "
27093,0,"Yahoo to Buy Musicmatch for $160M Internet portal Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that it agreed to buy Web-based digital music and software provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in cash, in a deal which will supplement the offerings of Launch, Yahoo's digital music site. -AP"
80707,0,"Ford reports decline in monthly auto sales Ford Motor Co. reported Wednesday that the company had a 5 percent decline in sales during October, including declines in sales of each of the three lines of sport-utility vehicles that are made in Louisville."
22061,0,Mortgage rates at Canadian banks headed higher after Bank of ... TORONTO (CP) - Canada 's big banks are increasing mortgage rates following a decision by the Bank of Canada to raise its overnight rate by one-quarter of a percentage point to 2.25 per cent.
81264,0,Mystery behind the origin of cosmic rays unravelled An international team of astronomers has succeeded in solving the 100 year-old mystery about the origin of the cosmic rays by producing the first ever image of an astronomical object using high energy gamma rays.
117953,0,"U.S. Jobless Claims Drop Sharply WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay fell by much more than expected last week to 317,000 in the steepest decline in three years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday."
52622,0,"Blu-ray camcorders next year: report Sony, Matsushita and other firms are planning to launch camcorders using next-generation, smaller DVDs in the Blu-ray format as early as 2005 to win a lead over a rival offering, a report said today."
118854,0,Notebook: Overrated? Urlacher aggravated by article The Bears added sportswriter Dennis Dillon to their 2005 training-camp roster yesterday. Brian Urlacher confirmed the transaction.
34220,0,Northrop Grumman to co-design Jupiter moons explorer for NASA PASADENA - Northrop Grumman Space Technology has been selected to help NASA design a nuclear-powered spacecraft to orbit and explore three moons of Jupiter that may have oceans beneath their icy surfaces.
110604,0,"Sony, Nvidia Codeveloping Graphics Processor for New Game Console Tokyo, Dec. 7 (Jiji Press)--Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it is developing a graphics processor with Nvidia Corp. of the United States for its planned new video game console."
19422,0,"Santander's Abbey bid helps banks Santander Central Hispano's 8.6bn ($15.3bn) bid for UK lender Abbey will help create a single regional financial market, the European Union's Mario Monti says."
61259,0,Broadband: More Power to You WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Thursday adopted rules aimed at tempting electric utilities to offer broadband services -- a move officials hope will someday enable US consumers to jack in to the web from virtually any power outlet.
117955,0,Symantec and Veritas to Merge Symantec (SYMC:Nasdaq - news - research) Thursday said it will acquire rival software company Veritas Software (VRTS:Nasdaq - news - research)in an all-stock deal.
29347,0,"An irregular heartbeat It's up; it's down. It takes off like a rocket, but later sinks like a stone."
24887,0,"On His Way to 700, Bonds Keeps Walking Barry Bonds set a record Saturday night that no one cared to see. For the 199th time this season, he took ball four."
72789,0,"Business ; Bank Rate remains untouched in RBI 's annual credit ... Business News, Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India announced its busy season credit policy today. While it kept Bank Rate untouched at six percent, inflation forecast was raised from 5 to 6.5 percent."
89572,0,"Boston College still seeking its identity Tom O 'Brien knows a thing or two about what his Boston College Eagles face today against West Virginia. ""We 're aware that Boston College has never won a Big East game in Morgantown, "" he said."
3248,0,Beckham: 'England needed this boost ' David Beckham admitted England needed to prove a point by beating Ukraine in Wednesday night 's friendly at St James ' Park.
53571,0,Treasuries Slip as Payrolls Jitters Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Thursday as anxiety over Friday's U.S. September payrolls report largely overwhelmed relief at bond-friendly comments by a top Federal Reserve official.
67322,0,"Chelsea pair reveal Mutu backing Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman and club keeper Petr Cech have come out in support of team-mate Adrian Mutu. ""It was a shock for all of us, "" said Kezman about Mutu failing a drug test."
68958,0,"Citigroup Says SEC May Take Action Against Jones (Update6) Citigroup Inc., the world 's largest bank, said the Securities and Exchange Commission may take enforcement action against Thomas Jones, the investment- management chief who is leaving the company."
4291,0,"Apple Recalls Batteries In G4 Laptops Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday recalled the batteries used in 15-inch PowerBook G4 computers, due to an internal short that can cause the batteries to overheat and pose a fire hazard to consumers. "
8024,0,"Court OKs Air Canada restructuring An Ontario court approved Air Canada 's restructuring plan today, while one of Canada 's major banks sold off its debt in the airline."
88833,0,Dell closer to using AMD chips Dell president and chief executive officer Kevin Rollins indicated that the company is considering including Advanced Micro Devices processors in its server roster in the foreseeable future.
85010,0,"Hawks sign free agent Jelani McCoy Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Hawks signed free agent forward/center Jelani McCoy on Monday and waived forward Anthony Miller."
67200,0,"Insurance commissioner targets hidden fees Decrying ' 'ethical breaches of an unprecedented nature, ' ' California 's insurance commissioner announced regulations Wednesday to bar brokers from steering customers to certain policies in exchange for hidden commissions."
110548,0,Palmsource buys Linux mobile OS developer The news that PalmSource bought China MobileSoft for its knowledge of the exploding Chinese market for mobile devices makes a lot of sense.
65489,0,"Intel CEO Says Bush, Kerry Ignore Waning Tech Edge Craig Barrett of Intel said the $20 billion the US annually spends on farm subsidies should be spent on education and technology. He asked, ""What do you think the industry of the 21st century is going to be?"
116970,0,Nokia takes aim at fake batteries Nokia on Wednesday said it will put hologram labels on cell phone batteries as part of a move to help consumers avoid counterfeits.
106351,0,"US October Personal Spending Rises 0.7; Incomes Up 0.6 US consumer spending rose in October as a surge in hiring led to the biggest rise in incomes in five months, a government report showed."
66210,0,"Fettig: High Costs Put Whirpool Earnings Through Wringer The chill wafting over Whirlpool (nyse: WHR - news - people ) isn 't coming from its freezers. The home appliance maker posted lower-than-expected third-quarter earnings, cut its full-year forecast and said "
6837,0,"Giant Gilles slays Andre WASHINGTON: Luxembourg 's Gilles Muller stunned top-seeded Andre Agassi 6-4, 7-5 to reach the final of the Washington Classic on Saturday, depriving the American veteran an opportunity of picking up a sixth victory at this event."
86005,0,News: Boom times ahead for IT security profession Boom times are ahead for security pros. The information security workforce will expand by an estimated 13.7 per cent annually to reach 2.1m workers by 2008.
82333,0,"Listwin steps down as CEO at Openwave (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Don Listwin, chief executive of communications software maker Openwave Systems, is giving up the executive reins to throw himself into a personal crusade against cancer."
98145,0,"Injuries Deplete Rams Defensive Secondary (AP) AP - The St. Louis Rams' defensive backfield was depleted by injuries in a loss to Buffalo on Sunday, with the most serious to backup cornerback DeJuan Groce, who hurt his left knee."
6658,0,"Santos increases gas fields SANTOS has moved to consolidate its gas exploration and production business in offshore Victoria, picking up a dominant position in the southern Gippsland Basin."
62123,0,"Antidepressants and Suicidal Kids Because some antidepressant drugs have been shown to lead to suicidal thoughts among children and teens, the FDA decrees that all manufacturers must carry a warning on their labels."
64306,0,Beltran and Pujols Playing 'Can You Top This? ' Houston Astros center fielder Carlos Beltran and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols meet near the batting cage before every game of the National League Championship
7542,0,"Drought In West Grounds Boaters Sarah and Tom Huston worry their days of leisurely casting fishing lines off a shaded dock in Roosevelt Lake are numbered. The Arizona lake, about 110 miles northeast of Phoenix, is now just 30 percent full, local rangers say."
62259,0,Judge rules in favor of Tyco stockholders ' lawsuit _ A federal judge in New Hampshire says shareholders can go ahead with a class action suit against Tyco International. The suit alleges accounting fraud and looting by former top executives.
117832,0,"Preview: Steelers vs. Giants Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has made the New York Giants ' decision to acquire top overall draft pick Eli Manning instead of him look like a bad one, at least in the short term."
4612,0,"Update 4: Two Firms Cleared of Swapping Violations In a judicial blow to the entertainment industry, a federal appeals court ruled that makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works their users swap online. "
99069,0,"How Geographic's New Atlas Reflects a Changed World Some 17,000 changes have been made since the previous edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World. Chief Cartographer Allen Carroll tells what's involved in tracking the changing world."
54853,0,"Markets end lower In NEW YORK, the major stock indexes ended one per cent lower on Thursday after crude oil rose to a record $53 a barrel and drug makers like Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co sank on worry that the government may intensify scrutiny of that sector."
88654,0,"Providence, Warburg near Telcordia deal PHILADELPHIA -- Buyout firms Warburg Pincus and Providence Equity Partners are close to a deal to buy telecommunications software company Telcordia Technologies Inc. for about $1.3 billion, sources familiar with the situation said yesterday."
25017,0,"It's looking up for Beverly biotech firm So what's a dog's life like, anyhow? Scientists at Agencourt Bioscience Corp. in Beverly know. The biotech company helped to sequence the genetic coding that makes a dog a dog. Last month, the data was added to several public databases, making it available to biomedical and veterinary researchers around the world."
41988,0,"Billionaire 's latest venture said to be out of this world Sir Richard Branson, airline mogul and adventurer, announced plans yesterday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before -- into space."
56797,0,"Move over iPod, for a touch of Zen October 11, 2004. Apple Computer 's iPod remains the king of digital music players, but robust pretenders to the throne have begun to emerge in the Windows universe."
21067,0,"Intel plots path of WiMax SAN FRANCISCO--Intel predicted three years of solid development in wireless broadband on Tuesday, as it showed the first samples of its Rosedale 802."
95504,0,"Major Security Patch Overhaul For Oracle Oracle (Quote, Chart) has overhauled its security patch policy after a growing number of complaints from customers and even its own executives."
66392,0,"U.S. to Poison Prairie Dogs in South Dakota (Reuters) Reuters - Wildlife workers have begun a program to poison thousands of prairie dogs in the grasslands of South Dakota to stop them from moving onto private ranch land parched by drought, a federal official said on Tuesday."
15151,0,Caller ID: Do you really know who's calling? Company debuts technology that will make it possible to send false information about an incoming call.
64471,0,RIM Intros Souped-Up BlackBerry for Mobile Enterprise Research In Motion is launching a new wireless BlackBerry in conjunction with its BlackBerry Enterprise Server software in an appeal to enterprise customers and developers of mobile-workforce applications.
97661,0,"Miami maintains BCS hope MIAMI -- Brock Berlin threw for a career-best 361 yards and four touchdowns in just over a half, and No. 12 Miami stayed in contention for an Atlantic Coast Conference title yesterday by routing Wake Forest, 52-7."
17497,0,"Allied Domecq Says Profit Rose on US Spirits Demand (Update2) Allied Domecq Plc, the world 's second- largest liquor maker, said fiscal 2004 earnings rose on US demand for spirits including Malibu rum."
1287,0,"Ainge is waitin' for Payton During a press conference yesterday, Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge answered his cell phone, turned to the audience of reporters, and said, ""Hold on, it's Gary Payton. "" It was an obvious joke, but also wishful thinking."
60008,0,"Teenager joins the race for future NASCAR success Next October, Chase Austin will finally be old enough to drive to the grocery store by himself. By then, though, he 'll also have a full season of stock car racing under his belt."
51731,0,"Kumble breaks 400-wicket barrier Anil Kumble, the India spinner, has become only the ninth player to claim 400 Test wickets as Australia ended the first day of the opening Test in Bangalore on 316 for five."
107859,0,"Calpers to begin search for new President NEW YORK, December 3 (newratings.com) - The Board members of the Californian state pension fund, Calpers (California Public Employees Retirement System), are scheduled to begin the process of selecting a new President today, after Sean Harrigan was "
92564,0,Sony Plans Portable Blu-ray Disc Drives New component could allow players small enough to fit in notebook PCs.
3379,0,"Johnson and Johnson Looks to Buy Guidant Johnson and Johnson is in negotiations to acquire Guidant, one of the largest American makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses."
70909,0,"Dollar Hits Multi-Month Lows Vs Euro, Yen The dollar hit eight-month lows against the euro and six-month troughs versus the yen on Monday on continued worries about the US economy and the yawning trade deficit, and traders say it could fall even further."
12843,0,"Latest iMac on the way, iPod growth behind forecasts SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- As Apple Computer shares trade near their highest levels in a year, industry analysts are assessing the chances for significant company announcements at the company 's European trade show in Paris next week."
88710,0,"Microsoft to back customers in infringement cases Borrowing a line from Allstate Insurance, Microsoft says it wants customers to know they are in good hands when they choose its software."
110161,0,Oil Rebounds on Winter Supply Worries Oil prices jumped from a four-month low on Wednesday as slow growth in US heating fuel inventories heightened fears for tight winter supplies.
117624,0,FCC OK's wireless Net access on flights Domestic air travelers could be surfing the Web by 2006 with government-approved technology that allows people access to high-speed Internet connections while they fly.
31495,0,"Finn blazes past Nalbandian Finn Jarkko Nieminen reignited his rise through the rankings on Friday, this time at the expense of third seed David Nalbandian 6-2 2-6 6-2 at the China Open."
19834,0,Libya changes to bidding to woo investment for sanctions-hit oil ... TRIPOLI : Libya set out the contractual framework and tendering terms for oil exploration rights to 15 blocs around the vast desert country as it switches to a transparent bidding process to woo foreign investment for its sanctions-ravaged industry.
104824,0,"Sybase Partners with IBM to Sell Database Software NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sybase Inc. SY.N said on Tuesday that it will partner with hardware vendor IBM IBM.N to market its Linux database software, potentially dealing a blow to Sun Microsystems, another long-standing partner."
102557,0," 'Tis the season to stop, chop and roll Nels Bergstrom loaded his wife and three children into a sport utility vehicle Friday morning and made the hourlong ride from his home in Delaware County to Walker 's Christmas Tree Farm in Carbon County."
30364,0,A Physical Stretch Physical defense and a defiant attitude has fueled the Mystics' four-game winning streak and rise to playoff contention.
56770,0,"St. Louis puts end to LA 's upset hopes The Cardinals had been waiting for someone to step up and deliver the finishing blow, to squash the Dodgers ' upset dreams and return them to St."
18683,0,"U.S. Wins World Cup Qualifying Semis (AP) AP - Brian Ching got another big goal, and the United States received the gift of jewelry. Ching scored just five minutes in on the Americans' first shot, and El Salvador was forced to play a man short after a defender was ejected midway through the first half for wearing a gold chain. Landon Donovan went on to score a second-half goal, and the United States won 2-0 Saturday to move into good position to advance to the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup."
66937,0,"Coca-Cola 's Isdell Moves to Slow Price Increases as Pepsi Gains Coca-Cola Co. raised the average price of soft drinks last quarter, prompting consumers to switch to less costly PepsiCo Inc. drinks and store brands like Wal-Mart Stores Inc."
56323,0,Gallacher scores first European Tour AP - Stephen Gallacher has beaten Graeme McDowell with a birdie on the first play-off hole at the Dunhill Links Championship to score his first European Tour victory.
89032,0,"Sauber to launch new F1 car in Malaysia Sauber will unveil their 2005 Formula One car in Kuala Lumpur on January 11, the Swiss-based team said on Friday. Sauber are sponsored by Malaysian oil company Petronas, whose backing "
80702,0,"Oil Rises After Kerry Concedes US Presidential Race to Bush Crude oil rose, erasing a 2 percent loss, after Senator John Kerry conceded the US presidential race to George W. Bush. The re-election of Bush means the US is likely to keep adding oil to its Strategic Petroleum Reserve."
23617,0,Cell phone vendors to work on mobile TV A group of leading mobile phone vendors said Friday (Sept. 10) they will work together to bring about widespread delivery of broadcast television to mobile devices.
118948,0,"Ask Jeeves Previews Desktop Search Tool Ask Jeeves will launch a test version of its desktop search tool on Wednesday, following the launch of similar tools by rivals Microsoft on Monday and Google in October, and ahead of expected entries from America Online and Yahoo."
100424,0,"BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Diogu lifts ASU to victory over Delaware TEMPE - Double- and triple-teaming don 't bother Ike Diogu. He gets his points from the line. Arizona State 's junior center had 32 points and nine rebounds, almost singlehandedly lifting the Sun Devils (2-0 "
10165,0,Boeing lands Singapore order Boeing regained some ground in its battle with Airbus yesterday when it won a $7.35billion order from Singapore Airlines for 31 aircraft.
35904,0,PeopleSoft & IBM Sign Landmark Pact PeopleSoft Inc. and IBM announced recently that they will establish the most significant enterprise applications alliance in the history of the two companies.
4984,0,"British Considering Protest of Peirsol 's Gold Medal Victory ATHENS, Aug. 20 -- The British Olympic Association is considering whether to bring its protest of an American swimmer 's gold medal-winning performance before an international arbitration panel, potentially keeping alive a fiasco that ..."
49762,0,"Temple-Inland to Cut Jobs, Sees Charge Temple-Inland Inc., which makes packaging and building materials, said Monday it will slash 1,500 jobs and take a third-quarter charge to sell its third-party mortgage servicing portfolio and reposition its mortgage origination activities."
68307,0,Lampard: Eidur Is Gud to Go Frank Lampard expects Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen to be back to top form in front of goal soon. The Icelander netted his first club strike since the opening day of the Barclays
36221,0,On the horizon NASA has selected Northrop Grumman Space Technology to help design a nuclear-powered spacecraft to orbit and explore three moons of Jupiter that may have oceans beneath their icy surfaces.
56821,0,"UK 's Turner to Show Pension Funds Falling, Watson Wyatt Says A government-commissioned report on UK pensions will say tomorrow that retirement savings are less than previously estimated, pension experts said, putting pressure on Prime Minister Tony Blair to act before elections."
79028,0,"Smart Web to Usher in Host of New Services-Gartner A smarter Internet and a host of cheap, Web-enabled mobile devices will allow users to access a whole range of services on the move, research group Gartner Dataquest said on Sunday, ahead of its ITXpo symposium."
64442,0,Sainsbury takes profit hit to boost sales Sainsbury says it will take a 550 million pound hit to profits this year as it invests to boost sales and reverse falling market share.
61997,0,Nowak Will Return D.C. United decides Friday to exercise the option on coach Peter Nowak's contract and bring him back for a second season next year.
91227,0,"When handicapping the playoff races, watch teams that can run and ... ATLANTA -- Ten NFL teams are 6-3 or better. Eight are in the AFC. That shows me where the 2004 power resides. With the exception of the Manning-skewed Colts (and the Jaguars, who are freaks of nature), the AFC Eight all have three things in common."
55749,0,"Two New Jersey high school football players accused of raping ... NEWARK, NJ. -- Two football players accused of raping a 15-year-old schoolmate have been charged with sexual assault, authorities said."
80030,0,"Spam back on the menu Spam, the luncheon meat which valiantly sustained the country 's war effort only to suffer so cruelly at the hands of Monty Python, is being relaunched in the UK."
13081,0,"Buick Championship remains wide open As evidenced by the leader board midway through the Buick Championship, it 's one of those rare golf courses that gives everyone a chance, from crafty finesse players like Fred Funk and Corey Pavin "
75914,0,"Oil Extends Slide, U.S. Inventory, China LONDON (Reuters) - Oil extended its retreat from record highs on Thursday, taking two-day losses to six percent after an unexpectedly large rise in U.S. crude inventories spurred speculative funds to take profits."
109336,0,"Jones maintains innocence as IOC begins BALCO probe SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Marion Jones again denied taking banned drugs to help win five gold medals at the 2000 Olympics, her latest statement coming hours after the International Olympic Committee announced a steroid probe."
4477,0,"United Says Pensions' Termination Likely Cash-strapped UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, continues efforts to further cut costs and emerge from bankruptcy."
53296,0,"Starmap plans push into US and Asia (FT.com) FT.com - Starmap, an international alliance of second-tier European mobile operators, including Wind of Italy and MMO of the UK, is looking to expand its membership into the US and Asia as it seeks to rival the global footprint of leading operators such as Vodafone."
52375,0,"Venture Firms Warm Up To Open Source, But Questions Remain (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - When Matrix Partners gave $10 million to open-source software maker JBoss Group last February, some wondered whether the venture capital investors had lost their minds."
33817,0,"Consumer bellwethers issue profit warnings NEW YORK - Two of the world 's biggest consumer products giants issued profit warnings today, sending shares in both companies downward."
56799,0,"Dodgers at a loss without pitching to beat St. Louis Their starting pitching was all but spent by Labor Day, but the Dodgers still held on to win the National League West. The St. Louis Cardinals, who have the NL 's best offense "
116768,0,"DC council approves stadium, maybe, sort of After all the twists and turns that the Washington, DC stadium controversy has taken, we should have known it wouldn 't end simply."
92481,0,"Major PeopleSoft shareholder plans not to tender 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."
60574,0,"Sony Ericsson sees profits treble Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson today reported that it had more than trebled third quarter pre-tax profits, but the market leader, Nokia, reported a 20 fall."
15873,0,Court Hears Case of Brain Damaged Woman (AP) AP - The Florida Supreme Court questioned lawyers Tuesday about the extent of the power handed to Gov. Jeb Bush under a law that let him order the reinsertion of a brain-damaged woman's feeding tube.
26671,0,"UMass, UNH on the rise Two decisive victories last Saturday vaulted the universities of Massachusetts and New Hampshire into the top 10 in the latest Division 1-AA football poll."
81169,0,"Solaris 10 to launch November 15 The suspense is finally over. On November 15, Sun Microsystems will finally launch its much-anticipated Solaris 10 Unix operating system for UltraSparc, Sparc64, and x86 platforms."
17975,0,"Burrell Back in Lineup for Philadelphia (AP) AP - Philadelphia left fielder Pat Burrell was in the lineup and batting sixth against the New York Mets on Friday, less than six weeks after his season appeared over because of a wrist injury."
62545,0,"Clemens Plays Role Of Hometown Hero HOUSTON - Roger Clemens has pitched as many important games as any pitcher of his generation, including nine All-Star games and seven World Series outings."
32893,0,Australia Incitec Considers US$600M Brunei Ammonia JV -2- MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian fertilizer company Incitec Pivot Ltd. (IPL.AU) said Monday it is part of a group selected to complete a feasibility study into the construction of an ammonia and urea manufacturing complex in Brunei.
97258,0,Paterno Ends 39th Penn St. Season With Win (AP) AP - Joe Paterno ended his 39th season at Penn State as a winner.
48699,0,Japan Shares Up 2 Percent by Midday TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose 1.9 percent by midsession on Monday as a strong performance by U.S. semiconductor-related stocks gave a push to Japanese peers such as Advantest Corp. and as banks extended last week's gains.
68515,0,"Irish eyes not smiling after Meyer 's decision And so it goes for poor, poor Notre Dame in the aftermath of losing its dream coach -- Pope Urban IX -- to those soul-less sinners down in Florida."
92913,0,"Smog linked to increase in deaths An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report Wednesday in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health."
99936,0,Congress OKs $2.6M for Oyster Research (AP) AP - Congress has approved spending another $2.6 million to research putting Asian oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
88068,0,Serena Wins Thanks to Myskina Choke at WTA Championships; McEnroe ... Svetlana Kuznetsova and Lindsay Davenport had comfortable victories while Serena Williams looked nowhere near the top of her game in gutting out a win Wednesday on day one at the WTA Championships.
43926,0,"Penguin Tags Are a Drag -- Can Rubber Improve Them? Hoping to monitor penguins unobtrusively, scientists are testing a tag made of silicone rubber. Stainless steel tags used currently can impede the birds' ability to hunt."
99247,0,"ICQ, Mail2World Team On E-Mail Service ICQ and Mail2World are teaming up on a new e-mail service that includes spam filtering, virus scan and e-mail translation. ICQ is one of America Online 's very popular consumer instant mail "
14756,0,"Langer fills out a strong team for the Ryder Cup Well, it 's not quite great, but it might be good enough to do the job. With the conclusion of the BMW International Open on Sunday came also the final reckoning in the constitution of the Europe Ryder Cup team."
43031,0,"Microsoft Makes Its Third Contribution To Open-Source Site Microsoft Corp. has contributed its FlexWiki collaboration tool to SourceForge.Net, the third release from the software giant to the open-source development site, both organizations said Tuesday."
107459,0,MLB Owners to Vote Baseball commissioner Bud Selig schedules a conference call for Friday for owners to vote on the proposed move of the Montreal Expos to Washington.
92441,0,PBL punts on Macau IN the international world of gaming there are few more recognisable names than that of Stanley Ho. The 82-year-old billionaire with several wives and 17 children built his fortune on the back of a 40-year
22140,0,"American League Game Summary - Minnesota At Baltimore Baltimore, MD -- Johan Santana fired seven shutout innings as Minnesota won the rubber match of a three-game series with Baltimore, 9-0 at Camden Yards."
17461,0,"Continental Airlines to cut 425 jobs Continental Airlines Inc. said yesterday it would cut about 425 jobs, or 1 percent of its work force, through staff reductions, attrition, and elimination of unfilled vacancies as part of an effort to trim expenses by another $200 million."
102182,0,Salvation Army prepared for tough fund-raising season ST. PAUL - The Salvation Army of Minnesota and North Dakota is preparing for a fight to reach its fundraising goals this holiday season after Target Stores announced this fall that it won 't allow bellringers outside its doors.
108330,0,U.S.'s Snow Won't Discuss His Job Future (Reuters) Reuters - Treasury Secretary John Snow on Friday said that any discussion about whether he continues in his post or quits was a matter between himself and President Bush.
104211,0,Loss of Intelsat Satellite Threatens $3.1 Bln Deal PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The planned $3.1 billion takeover of satellite operator Intelsat Ltd. could be in jeopardy after an electrical problem ruined one of the company's satellites on Sunday.
49537,0,IBM Puts Security at Your Fingertips ThinkPad T42 series notebooks now feature an embedded fingerprint reader.
33308,0,"Investors brace for impact of higher oil prices, US interest rate ... TORONTO (CP) - Early indicators were mostly negative Monday for North American stock markets as crude oil prices rose and investors braced for another US interest rate increase."
67230,0,Gold Medal Dispute Set to End Thursday (AP) AP - Paul Hamm is finally going to have an answer for everyone who asks if he's going to be able to keep his Olympic gold medal.
73195,0,"Defendants Accused of Sending Spam (AP) AP - Three people on trial for illegally sending junk e-mail inundated America Online customers with millions of messages touting penny stocks and ""Internet history erasers,"" a prosecutor said Tuesday during opening statements."
29069,0,"Dollar Firm After Upbeat U.S. Data TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held firm against the yen and the euro on Thursday on upbeat U.S. manufacturing data, but many traders expected range-bound trading ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting."
57677,0,"Higher Fuel Costs Starting to Hit Consumers As the price of energy resumes its upward march, ordinary Americans are getting in their pocketbooks."
91371,0,Firefox Flames Internet Explorer (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Anyone who thought the browser wars were over when Microsoft overpowered Netscape in the 1990s should think again.
112552,0,"Summary Box: Delphi Corp. prepares for tough start to 2005 THE SITUATION: Squeezed by rising materials and health care costs and lower vehicle production, No. 1 auto supplier Delphi Corp. plans to cut 8,500 jobs worldwide next year after eliminating more than 9,000 in 2004."
50837,0,"Drug Stocks Mixed, Outpacing Dow Pharmaceutical stocks were mixed in afternoon trading, performing slightly better than the Dow Jones Industrial Average but seeing sharp declines in smaller stocks on clinical trial snags."
43001,0,"Virginia Gets New Tech Chief After nearly three years as deputy secretary of technology for the commonwealth of Virginia, Eugene Huang next week will step up to be Gov."
2045,0,"Illinois Plans Online Network to Import Cheaper Drugs By DON BABWIN CHICAGO (AP) -- Ignoring a federal ban on prescription drug imports, Illinois' governor announced Tuesday that the state would have an online clearinghouse running within a month to help residents purchase drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The state won't import the drugs itself, but plans to contract with a Canadian company to connect state residents with foreign pharmacies that have been approved by state health inspectors..."
80909,0,Enron Barge Jury Not Finished Yet Jurors still have work to do after convicting several former Wall Street bankers and a former Enron Corp. finance executive Wednesday of conspiring to push through a sham deal.
109376,0,"Tuesday 's Sports Transactions Dec 7, 2004 - ATLANTA BRAVES Named Tim Conroy special assistant to the general manager-major league scout. CHICAGO CUBS-Agreed to terms with SS Nomar Garciaparra on a one-year contract."
65687,0,"Asian Shares Lower on Earnings, Steel SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian share markets staged a broad-based retreat on Wednesday, led by steelmakers amid warnings of price declines, but also enveloping technology and financial stocks on worries that earnings may disappoint."
21992,0,"Stocks Lower After Greenspan Testimony Investors focused instead on uncertainty about the health of the economy, third-quarter earnings pre-announcements, and fiscal policy."
39025,0,"Dodgers 3, Giants 2 Shawn Green can sit out Saturday knowing he was a huge help to the Dodgers during their crucial series against San Francisco. Green hit a two-run homer in Los Angeles ' 3-2 victory over the Giants on Friday "
67435,0,"Intel expands Centrino line with new Pentium M chip Intel Corp. gave its Centrino laptop package a speed boost Wednesday with the release of a new, faster Pentium M processor. The Centrino package includes a Pentium M processor, a PC chipset and a WLAN (wireless LAN) chipset."
38284,0,"Virenque climbs into spotlight one last time Flashy as ever, Richard Virenque has climbed off his bike on the stage of the most famous music hall in Paris to bring the curtain down on his 14-year career."
73032,0,FCC Approves Cingular 's AT &T Wireless Bid The US Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it has conditionally approved Cingular Wireless ' $41 billion acquisition of AT &T Wireless Services Inc.
104413,0,"New league, same stakes for Hokies, Canes CORAL GABLES, Fla. - After years of battling for supremacy in the Big East, Miami and Virginia Tech will now do the same in the Atlantic Conference Coast."
76077,0,"AMD debuts low-cost Net device Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday formally announced a low-cost Internet device targeted at emerging markets. As reported earlier, AMD 's Personal Internet Communicator is designed to provide Net connectivity "
59521,0,Sky-High Oil Price Down for a Second Day LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell from record peaks for a second session on Wednesday as big-money funds took profits from a searing rally on signs that high commodity prices are finally starting to dampen demand.
14240,0,"U.S. and Russia Still Dominate Arms Market, but World Total Falls The value of all weapons deals worldwide was more than $25.6 billion in 2003, the third consecutive year of decline."
57240,0,"Abbott to buy nutrition company Abbott Laboratories Monday said it has agreed to pay $320 million in cash to acquire EAS, a privately held company that sells nutritional products including AdvantEdge low-carbohydrate nutrition bars."
16461,0,"Els Haunted by Major Failures CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland (Reuters) - World number three Ernie Els says he feels a failure after narrowly missing out on three of the year's four major championships."
118426,0,"Report: Mariners sign 3B Beltre to five-year deal It apparently didn 't take long for the Seattle Mariners to land a second free agent power-hitting corner infielder. According to a report, the Mariners have agreed to terms with third baseman Adrian Beltre on a five-year contract worth $65 million."
73531,0,"QuickTime won't make quick time to cell phones Apple's Frank Cassanova will talk about QuickTime's stealth infiltration of cell phone networks, but not about a rumored wireless iPod."
14484,0,Asset Prices Drift in Thin European Trade LONDON (Reuters) - Asset prices drifted sideways in Europe Monday as a public holiday in the UK kept London closed and sucked liquidity from the region's markets.
21756,0,"Lexmark 's Laser-Quick Response Before you click the print icon on your computer screen again, you may want to check the serial number of your printer. Lexmark (NYSE: LXK), a leading manufacturer of "
33055,0,"Sylvania 300 notebook: Gordon stirs up Nextel chase LOUDON, NH -- One driver not in the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup found a way to get himself some exposure as the Chase kicked off Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway."
29514,0,Robbins slapped by rowing team-mate Rower Catriona Oliver will face a disciplinary hearing next week after she slapped team-mate Sally Robbins at an Australian Olympic Committee function in Sydney last night.
72832,0,"Halliburton Posts $44 Million Loss HOUSTON (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. HAL.N , the world's No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday posted a third-quarter net loss as charges from its asbestos liability weighed."
75320,0,"SBC lowers broadband prices for new customers SBC Communications will offer a high-speed Internet connection for $19.95 per month to new customers who buy a premium calling plan and sign a one-year contract, the company said on Wednesday."
17520,0,Microsoft begins testing Windows Marketplace The online shopping and download center for Windows-related stuff gets a public workout.
74251,0,"AT &T, Cingular get OK to merge Northern Nevada customers of Cingular Wireless and AT &T Wireless will see no changes in existing rates after Tuesdays approval of their $41 billion merger, officials said."
84849,0,"U.S. SEC Looking Into Broker Trade Prices (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating about a dozen brokerage firms that may have failed to obtain the best price for stocks traded for customers, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday."
92156,0,"Model train maker Lionel files for bankruptcy protection Lionel LLC, a maker of model trains for more than 100 years, has filed for bankruptcy protection after a US jury found the company used designs for toy locomotives stolen from a rival."
12486,0,"QLT 's stock falls as US.panel reviews rival drug Shares of QLT Inc. (QLT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (QLTI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) dropped 8 percent on Friday as investors waited for the outcome of a review of a rival drug "
88550,0,"Union Sees Progress In Talks, Hotels Don 't Officials representing 14 major Washington hotels and Unite Here Local 25 yesterday gave mixed reports of progress in negotiations for a new contract for 3,800 hotel workers."
114340,0,Catch The Shooting Stars In Tonight 's Meteor Shower This one is named Geminids because it seems to originate from the constellation Gemini. It will deliver about a dozen stars an hour.
335,0,PC security under fire A vulnerability in AOL's instant messenger could allow attacks. Also: A new Bagle variant rumbles across the Net.
46233,0,"Can't We All Just Get Along? Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the web, says the medium will never realize its potential unless everyone involved can agree on standards that let computers more easily communicate with each other."
86831,0,Adidas and Soccer Look to Hollywood to Boost Presence in US Adidas-Salomon AG aims to lift sales in the US and soccer 's ruling body FIFA plans to raise its profile there by endorsing three Hollywood films part-produced by Mel Gibson and featuring David Beckham.
87755,0,"Mixed response to Louisiana 's first US soybean rust cases After decades of spreading the fungus across the globe, the wind was expected to bring soybean rust to the United States to threaten crop production and carry a hefty "
105251,0,"German Recovery to Grow at Slower Pace (AP) AP - Germany's economic recovery will continue at a slower pace than expected, an economics institute said Tuesday as it lowered its 2005 growth forecast to 1.4 percent from 2.1 percent."
101079,0,Images capture 2 Saturnian moons Scientists from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have pieced together the most detailed images of two Saturnian moons from pictures the Cassini orbiter captured at the end of October.
74605,0,"He Shoots, You Score The season hasn't even begun and the Wizards are already giving us these nuggets: their hot new dating service, a brawl with the Bulls and Kwame just being Kwame."
77845,0,Post Co. Profit Jumps to $82.5 Million Profit at The Washington Post Co. was $82.5 million in the fiscal third quarter ($8.57 per share) compared with $19.9 million ($2.
40644,0,Adobe Plans New Format for Digital Photos (AP) AP - Adobe Systems Inc. plans to introduce a new format for digital photos on Monday in an attempt to create an industry public standard to make the archiving and editing process compatible across all types of cameras and photo software.
99596,0,"McDonald 's CEO Charlie Bell resigns SAN FRANCSICO (CBS.MW) -- McDonald 's Corp. said late Monday that President and Chief Executive Officer Charlie Bell, who has been battling cancer, has stepped down effective immediately."
7002,0,"Ulmer resets record, wins gold Sarah Ulmer won New Zealand 's first Olympic cycling gold medal Sunday, shaving almost two more seconds off the world mark she set Saturday in the women 's individual pursuit."
91819,0,Kjus edges Maier in World Cup giant slalom Norwegian Lasse Kjus returned to the hill where he won a world championship and tore through the second run with the fastest time Saturday to win a his first World Cup giant slalom
17875,0,"U.S. Economy Added 144,000 Jobs in August The pace of job creation picked up modestly in August and the unemployment rate edged down, the Labor Dept. said."
20627,0,"Samsung shows cell phone with hard-disk drive BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA -- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to begin selling later this month a cellular telephone that includes a hard-disk drive. The handset was unveiled as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom Asia 2004 event began here on Monday and is the first cell phone of its kind in the world, according to the company."
75384,0,"Opec begs US help to calm oil market Opec, the oil producers ' cartel, has taken the surprise step of urging the US to release stocks held in emergency reserves to calm the frantic crude market."
34749,0,Onex Corp. to buy US health services companies for $980 million TORONTO (CP) - The Onex Corp. conglomerate has signed a $980 million deal to buy two US health services companies owned by former Canadian transportation giant Laidlaw International Inc.
25340,0,"Stern: Sirius Wants Him Now, But No Plans To Jump Gun Early holiday wishes. Sirius Satellite Radio (nasdaq: SIRI - news - people ) is looking to unwrap its blockbuster gift a year ahead of schedule."
43321,0,"Ball Notes - Tigers 6, White Sox 4: At Detroit, Eric Munson hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Tigers over Chicago."
72197,0,"GC89 to offer quad-band GSM, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi Sony Ericsson today announced a new quad-band PC Card, the GC89, which combines support for GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz with CSD, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi 802."
93545,0,"Mortgage Applications Rise Last Week (Reuters) Reuters - New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week as refinancing activity accelerated amid relatively flat 30-year mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday."
28735,0,"Golf: Europe go on charm offensive as Mickelson takes a day off BLOOMFIELD HILLS, United States : As Europe went on a charm offensive to win over the American fans, US captain Hal Sutton was coming to terms with Phil Mickelson 's decision not to practice."
114987,0,"Heart ""Band-Aid "" Developed Scientists may have discovered a way of patching injured hearts with manufactured tissue swatches that carry the same properties as actual cardiac tissue."
32502,0,Real told to dig for pride after a fall Real Madrid 's loss at Espanyol brought a numbing end to a miserable week whose only positive outcome has been the realisation that some soul-searching and a collective look in the mirror are overdue.
116195,0,"Google Move Could Commercialize Libraries (AP) AP - The Internet company that famously promised to ""do no evil"" is on a new mission to digitize the collections of some of the nation's leading research institutions and establish a massive online reading room."
6364,0,"News Briefs Stewart Cink seized control of the NEC Invitational at Akron, Ohio, with six straight one-putt greens and a chip-in from 50 feet for birdie on the 18th hole Saturday for a 2-under 68, giving him a five-shot lead over a trio of Ryder Cup teammates."
30391,0,"Old Labor Tactics Resurface in Unite Here Union Labor experts say Unite Here, the newly merged union that is representing the D.C. hotel workers in their current contract dispute, is one of the most outspoken and toughest unions under the AFL-CIO umbrella."
56629,0,ETF INVESTING BOSTON (CBS.MW) - The Vanguard Group 's full-scale entry into the exchange-traded fund business has been viewed as a departure from its conservative roots.
3473,0,"Employers Planned More Layoffs in Nov. Planned job cuts at US companies climbed during November, a report said on Tuesday, a further sign of sluggishness in the labor market."
84054,0,"Earnhardt wins; championship battle tightens Dale Earnhardt Jr. made up for his big mistake of a week earlier, pulling away from Jeff Gordon Sunday in a pair of overtime laps to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway and tighten the championship chase with two races to go."
48703,0,"Federer wins Thailand Open World number one Roger Federer thumped second-ranked Andy Roddick in straight sets 6-4, 6-0 to win the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Sunday."
72449,0,"Qualcomm showcases 3G CDMA mobile multimedia solutions Qualcomm announced it will demonstrate a host of innovative 3G CDMA wireless products and solutions for consumers and the enterprise at CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2004, Oct. 25-27 in booth 638 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco."
72917,0,"Record-breaking Fleming puts Kiwis in command CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Captain Stephen Fleming struck a sparkling century as New Zealand took control of the second and final Test against Bangladesh here on Tuesday."
7637,0,"Linux may power South Korean schools An all-Unix plan is also being considered, but the open-source OS will likely dominate the system, sources say."
95876,0,This BCS business is getting out of hand Enough of the Bowl Championship Series. Enough of coaches sounding like Oliver Stone scripting his latest movie project.
88346,0,"Moss to miss second straight game Eden Prairie, MN (Sports Network) - One day after being upgraded to doubtful, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss has been listed as out for Sunday 's game against the Green Bay Packers due to a right hamstring injury."
6785,0,"AL Wrap: Molina Leads Angels to Sweep of Yankees (Reuters) Reuters - Bengie Molina had four hits, including a three-run homer, as the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game series sweep with a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday."
95553,0,"Australia four back as Ireland, Austria grab World Golf lead Australia is four shots from the lead after the opening fourballs round of the World Cup golf event in Spain, with Stephen Leaney and Nick O 'Hern tied for sixth on 8-under."
104994,0,"Mmo2 to launch i-mode in UK MOBILE group mmO2 and giant Japanese telcom NTT DoCoMo today signed a deal allowing mmO2 to launch the i-mode internet service in Britain, Germany and Ireland."
27721,0,"Giambi returns to Yankees ' lineup Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi will make his first appearance since late July, as the former American League MVP was inserted in the starting lineup for Tuesday night 's game against the Kansas City Royals at "
84424,0,"Budget carrier AirAsia plans to order 40 A320 's -report Airbus has beat rival Boeing Co. with an order from Malaysia 's budget-airline market, Air-Asia for as much as $5.2 billion of A320 jetliners, according to a published report."
93651,0,British grocer J Sainsbury rings up first ever loss (AFP) AFP - J Sainsbury reported its first ever pretax loss after investing heavily in restructuring aimed at arresting a decline in its fortunes.
115250,0,"Public to get virtual access to 7 million books Harvard, Oxford and others also will go online in the first deal of its kind. By Nick Bunkley / The Detroit News. By the end of the decade, anyone around the world will have instant access to 7 million volumes "
106829,0,"U.S. Blue Chips Flat After Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips were flat on Monday after a report showing an unexpected drop in November construction spending offset a drop in oil prices, while a brokerage downgrade of Sun Microsystems SUNW.O hurt Nasdaq."
29745,0,"Where 's Phil? BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- It 's not a Ryder Cup until there 's a controversy, invented or otherwise. On Wednesday the stage belonged to Phil Mickelson, who became a cause celebre by skipping a Ryder Cup "
105775,0,"Philadelphia and Verizon Nearing Wireless Agreement Philadelphia and Verizon Communications Inc. were nearing an agreement Tuesday that would allow the city to provide wireless Internet access as a municipal service, even if Gov. Ed Rendell signs legislation to give Verizon the power to pre-empt the project."
33342,0,Real coach Camacho quits Madrid - Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Monday he had accepted Jose Antonio Camacho 's resignation as coach and appointed his deputy Mariano Garcia Remon in a caretaker role.
80818,0,"Arctic Ice Cap Warming Rate Accelerates A study conducted by the Arctic Council which consists of about 300 internationals researches, have stated that the ice cap is warming at twice the global rate."
14731,0,"U.S. Stocks Open Lower as Oil Looms NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as oil prices climbed higher, while a thinly staffed Wall Street awaited Friday's jobs figures and remained wary with the Republican National Convention getting underway in New York City amid heightened security concerns."
32117,0,Auburn Converts Second Chance to Stun L.S.U. Jason Campbell hit Courtney Taylor for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1 minute 14 seconds to play and No. 14 Auburn got two chances to kick the winning extra point.
61127,0,"Airline Can Use Lenders' Cash, Judge Says The Arlington airline, which filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time, is seeking an across-the-board 23 percent employee pay cut for at least six months in hopes of saving about $38 million a month."
16837,0,VAUGHAN LOVES IT WHEN ENGLAND PLANS COME TOGETHER Michael Vaughan has toasted England 's latest strategic plan after two of the new components starred in the win over India in the NatWest Challenge.
74798,0,"Google buys digital mapping company Search enabler Google Inc. said Wednesday it acquired digital mapping company Keyhole Corp. for an undisclosed sum. Keyhole maintains a multiterabyte database of digital images of geographic locations, culled from satellite and aerial snapshots."
96388,0,Half-Life 2 users bitten by bugs Several Half-Life 2 users who finally got the long-delayed game into their hands yesterday got exactly what they didn 't want--more delays.
35013,0,"FAA needs to broaden IT management, oversight, GAO says The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its software acquisition process and overcome weaknesses that could lead to cost overruns, schedule delays and performance shortfalls, the Government Accountability Office has concluded in two new "
101475,0,"Colts Take 27-9 Lead Against Detroit Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) calls a play in the huddle during the first quarter against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, in Chicago."
22873,0,"T-Mobile Debuts New Blackberry Phone ""T-Mobile has made it a priority to provide its customers with phones and services that not only meet their professional needs, but their personal needs as well, "" said Scott Ballantyne, vice president marketing, T-Mobile USA."
20,0,"Google IPO faces Playboy slip-up The bidding gets underway for Google's public offering, despite last-minute worries over an interview with its bosses in Playboy magazine."
21815,0,"Cash America Sells 2 European Units Cash America International Inc., the world 's largest pawnshop operator, reported Wednesday that it sold the company 's two European units in a single transaction and agreed to purchase a 41-store pawnshop chain based in Las Vegas."
103831,0,"Warburg to buy Kotak bank pie Foreign Institutional Investor Warburg Pincus International will pick up 2.75 per cent stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank for Rs 75.9 crore (Rs 759 million), subject to shareholders ' approval."
115587,0,"Business cost of climate control As the UN climate conference meets in Argentina, a new report questions the economic sense in tackling greenhouse gases so vigorously now."
16180,0,"Airbus May Supply Planes in Cebu Air 's $350 Mln Fleet Renewal Airbus SAS, the world 's largest maker of commercial aircraft, is poised to supply an unspecified number of A319 planes to the Philippines ' second-biggest airline Cebu Air Inc."
111538,0,"Harley CEO Taking Off You could say it 's been quite a ride for Harley-Davidson 's (HDI:NYSE - news - research) Jeffrey L. Bleustein. The motorcycle company said Thursday that Bleustein, 65, will retire as CEO, effective April 30, but continue as chairman."
100291,0,"Professor Spurrier back in college; get ready to take notes The NFL made him look inferior. His old school wanted him to stand in line and take a number. The more things change, the more Steve Spurrier remains the same."
58937,0,"Microsoft releases fixes for seven 'critical ' vulnerabilities OCTOBER 12, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Microsoft Corp. 's monthly patch release cycle may be making it more predictable for users to deploy software updates, but there appears to be little letup in the number of holes being discovered in the company 's software "
27725,0,"Hurricane onslaught may blow hole in US economy As hurricane Ivan roared northwards yesterday through the Gulf of Mexico towards landfall in the US as early as this evening, Wall Street analysts warned that the damage could extend beyond buildings into the wider economy."
10077,0,"Pinewood studios maiden profit jumps British film studio Pinewood Shepperton, home to James Bond and Harry Potter films, has posted a 31.6 percent gain in its maiden half-year profit report and says it is confident on prospects for the full year."
69937,0,"Crew's craft leaves space station Russian and US crew members begin their return to Earth, leaving two men on the International Space station."
76303,0,"Hrbaty, Andreev upset at St. Petersburg Open Ivo Karlovic pounded 11 aces Tuesday and knocked off second-seeded Dominik Hrbaty 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-4 in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open."
53447,0,Press Row: A-Rod earns his stripes com. Alex Rodriguez had yet to prove to Yankees fans that he was worth his hefty price tag before this American League Division Series against the Twins.
63458,0,Bears drive at $55? Stocks set to start the new week lower as oil futures set yet another record. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The continued upward push of oil prices is likely to send stock prices lower when US markets begin trading Monday.
51625,0,"Oil, Astra Lead European Stocks Down (Reuters) Reuters - European shares retreated on Wednesday as AstraZeneca's business update disappointed investors and on nagging concerns that soaring oil prices will hurt the quality of future earnings."
110053,0,"Sony selects NVIDIA for Playstation 3 chips NEW YORK, December 8 (newratings.com) - Sony Corp (SNE.NYS) named NVIDIA yesterday as the supplier of the graphics chips required for its upcoming Playstation 3 video game console."
78124,0,Forsyth leads the way at Volvo Masters Alastair Forsyth will take a three-stroke lead into the Volvo Masters final round on Sunday after overshadowing tournament favourite and playing-partner Sergio Garcia.
99093,0,"Trump Goes For Broke He may be the star of a hit reality series, a best-selling author and a crack businessman to boot, but even Donald Trump has cash flow problems from time to time."
82188,0,"AMD's slow but steady market share gains Fifteen percent, then 15.5 percent, and now 15.8 percent. AMD is gaining back lost ground, Mercury Research says."
3731,0,"Dollar Awaits Data, Yen Down from Peak LONDON (Reuters) - The yen held close to the previous session's four-week high against the dollar on Thursday while the dollar held steady on the euro as investors awaited U.S. labor and manufacturing data due later. The Japanese currency rose to a high of 109.28 per dollar late on Wednesday, as cross currents in the market, mainly from a steep sterling fall, forced yen sellers to buy the Japanese currency back, pushing it higher against the dollar."
90970,0,"'Music Is Not a Loaf of Bread' When Wilco released Yankee Hotel Foxtrot online for free in 2001, the album's popularity soared and Wilco became a commercial success. Front man Jeff Tweedy tells Wired News' Xeni Jardin why the music industry is dead wrong about file sharing."
93912,0,"Ancient Sea Reptiles Gave Birth to Live Young (Reuters) Reuters - Fossils of ancient marine reptiles that lived 230 million years ago show the prehistoric creatures gave birth to live young, scientists said on Wednesday."
12382,0,"Cubs, Astros Benches Clear After Dispute (AP) AP - Both benches cleared briefly in the second inning of Friday's game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs when Cubs catcher Michael Barrett began jawing with Astros' pitcher Roy Oswalt, five days after Oswalt hit him in the back with a pitch."
47711,0,"Third Of Americans Think Viruses Won 't Strike Them About one in three Americans think it 's more likely they 'll be audited by the IRS or win the lottery than fall victim to a virus or worm, the non-profit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) said Friday as it released the results of a September survey."
55922,0,"Defensive stand lets USC stay unbeaten The drive covered just over three minutes, but in that brief amount of time USC 's football team yesterday discovered the kind of resolve that often produces a champion."
26953,0,"Pier 1 Imports ' profit falls 43.3 percent FORT WORTH, Texas -- Pier 1 Imports Inc., a home furnishings retailer, said Tuesday its second-quarter income fell 43.3 percent due to a 3 percent drop in stores open at least a year."
19690,0,"EU Commission taking its time with SCH bid for Abbey National The European Commission is taking all the time it needs to rule on Banco Santander Central Hispano 's bid for Abbey National, competition spokeswoman Amelia Torres said Monday."
27271,0,"Sun trims fourth-quarter earnings by $12M SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Sun Microsystems Inc. trimmed its fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results this week to incorporate the final accounting of asset retirement obligations and its settlement with Microsoft Corp."
1517,0,MyDoom worm still causing problems The experts claim hackers have compromised these sites by exploiting scripting vulnerabilities in their guestbooks.
28075,0,"Orlovsky does his level best The thought of going to Boston College, whose football camp Dan Orlovsky attended for three years when he was in high school, was dashed when the Eagles did not offer him a scholarship."
4130,0,"Former Champ Bowe Eyes a Return to the Ring SHAWNEE, Oklahoma (Sports Network) - Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe is eyeing a return to the ring after hanging up the gloves in 1996."
15574,0,"New Apple Gets Shined Up (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Hoping to boost recently slackening sales of its flagship product, Apple Computer Inc. is using the dog days of summer to unveil the redesigned iMac, opening the curtain on its popular desktop computer at the Apple Expo in Paris."
34609,0,"Interpol-Style Effort Needed Against 'Wildlife Mafia' (Reuters) Reuters - Asia needs a new network akin to Interpol to fight a ""wildlife mafia"" and the illegal multi-billion dollar trade in animals and plants,\environmentalists said on Tuesday."
111325,0,"France Cuts Air France KLM Stake France shed almost half of its 44 percent stake in Air France KLM on Thursday, kicking off a wider deal that could see its remaining stake cut to below "
90901,0,"Nelson downplays his first trip back to Philly Is it the one who was quoted on the Orlando Magic Web site saying he still ' 'has a chip ' ' on his shoulder after the collegiate Player of the Year was taken 20th in last summer 's NBA draft, behind "
55019,0,Montgomerie sends Ryder smoke signal Colin Montgomerie yesterday applied for the job of captain of the 2006 Ryder Cup team - by the simple expedient of not applying for it.
97058,0," 'Winky ' again sets sights on Mosley It would be easy to dismiss a fighter known as ""Winky. "" It also would be a mistake. The first fighter in 29 years to unify the junior middleweight division, Ronald Lamont Wright is slightly "
43250,0,Panel: Keep sage grouse off endangered list A panel of biologists with the US Fish and Wildlife Service says sage grouse should not be listed as an endangered species. The recommendation has environmental groups threatening to sue.
9182,0,"JTI-Macdonald Files for Court Protection VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Japan Tobacco's 2914.T JTI-Macdonald Corp. unit filed for court protection from creditors on Tuesday in a fight with Quebec tax officials, who have accused the firm of smuggling to avoid more than $1 billion in taxes."
89324,0,"AMD talks up hybrid flash memory design Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) plans to develop flash memory chips that blend the best characteristics of the two dominant flash memory architectures, the company announced."
79230,0,"Veritas beefs up utility software com November 1, 2004, 9:56 AM PT. This fourth priority 's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure."
1193,0,"Haas and Cink Named as U.S. Ryder Cup Wildcards MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton, opting for form and experience, selected Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as his wildcard picks for next month's match against Europe."
85559,0,"Pleat casts doubt over foreigners David Pleat says Tottenham 's managerial problems have been caused by too many foreign coaches at White Hart Lane. The former Spurs manager told BBC Five Live: ""To understand how the game works in this country "
52549,0,"Pennington 's return energizes Jets EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Chad Pennington returned for New York and the franchise quarterback showed why the Jets need him down the stretch drive."
100930,0,A job well done _ Hartson JOHN HARTSON admitted Celtic had gone out to frustrate Barcelona in last night 's Champions League clash at the Nou Camp. The Parkhead side earned a 1-1 draw with a backs-to-the-wall performance which keeps
51221,0,Doorstep delivery Protesters demonstrated outside the Milan courthouse where a judge ruled that two former Grant Thornton auditors should stand trial in January for their part in the collapse of Italian food group Parmalat.
44621,0,"Mariners Defeat Athletics 4-2 (AP) AP - Ichiro Suzuki got one hit and plenty of help in knocking Oakland out of first place. Suzuki's fifth-inning single gave him 255 hits, two shy of George Sisler's 84-year-old major league record, and the Seattle Mariners sent the Athletics into second place in the AL West for the first time since Aug. 5 with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night."
3001,0,"Particle Physics in a New Universe By Davide Castelvecchi Stanford University -- A string of recent discoveries in astronomy has left scientists with an unsettling realization: The stuff we know and understand makes up less than 5 percent of the universe. The rest has to be yet-unknown forms of ""dark matter"" and ""dark energy."" At a time of momentous changes in our basic understanding of the universe, a new document outlines the essential role of particle physics in deciphering the laws of nature that govern dark matter, dark energy and more..."
42620,0,"Ex-HP exec joins StreamServe board Peter Blackmore, who lost his job at Hewlett-Packard in August, is now a director of the board for the Swedish software company."
64905,0,"NASCAR rejects Earnhardt 's appeal Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost his appeal of a 25-point penalty and $10,000 fine for using a vulgarity during a postrace TV interview. Instead of leading the Nextel Cup standings Monday by a point with five races to go, Earnhardt trails Kurt Busch by 24 points."
26462,0,"Sony-Led Group Agrees to Buy MGM Film Studio for $2.9 Billion Sony Corp. and a group of investors said they 've agreed in principle to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the movie studio controlled by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, for $12 a share, or about $2."
61288,0,"Sunny weather, a Sunny-like Sehwag, shining Shane And Virender Sehwag too was expected to pour runs, that is. But he too was unusually Sunny, er, Sunil Gavaskar-like as the Indians quite methodically moved up to 197 for 3 with Sehwag carving out a fine century "
45057,0,"Tokyo, Hong Kong show gains Oil price easing helps Nikkei snap nine-session slide; Hang Seng advances in pre-holiday trade. TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 's Nikkei average rose 0.4 percent Thursday, snapping a nine-day slide on a technical "
4833,0,"Oil at New High Over $49 LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices raced to fresh highs on Friday, carrying U.S. crude over $49 a barrel, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India."
105545,0,"Angels Change Name The Angels are renaming themselves yet again, saying Monday it will be known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim."
70841,0,Nikkei Sinks Due to Exporters (Reuters) Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 2 percent at the opening on Monday as investors shied away from exporters including Toyota Motor Corp. after a fall in the dollar below 107 yen stoked concerns about their earnings.
96823,0,Peoplesoft bid hangs in balance US software giant Oracle 's $9.2bn (4.9bn) bid for rival Peoplesoft was hanging in the balance on Friday as investors pondered its takeover offer.
96793,0,"First Look: HP's Hefty Media Center Notebook Pavilion ZD8000 is a TV lover's dream, but it's no lightweight and it doesn't come cheap."
9684,0,"Sky Capture: How NASA Will Bring Genesis Down to Earth (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - An experienced team of pilots, engineers and scientists are relying on a reinforced skydiving parachute and a helicopter's hook to safely return the first samples from space since the Apollo era."
97837,0,Snow: U.S. Deficits to Fall BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Sunday he assured members of the Group of 20 nations that Washington will slash deficits they blame for a falling dollar and repeated his call for stronger European growth.
54512,0,BA's fuel surcharge to increase British Airways is to raise its fuel surcharge as a result of the continuing increase in the price of oil.
4339,0,"Helicopter Stunt Pilots to Snag Stardust for NASA PASADENA, Calif. (Reuters) - NASA has recruited two Hollywood helicopter stunt pilots for an especially tricky maneuver -- snagging a capsule full of stardust as it parachutes back to Earth next month, mission managers said on Thursday. "
97959,0,New Video Game Recreates Kennedy Assassination (Reuters) Reuters - A new video game to be released on Monday allows players to simulate the assassination of U.S.\President John F. Kennedy.
107383,0,"Online Groups Brag About Movie Piracy In not-too-secret online forums, Wesley Snipes' latest movie, ""Blade: Trinity,"" is the subject of intense discussion and evaluation. But unlike typical movie fan sites, the chatter from visitors to Web sites like VCDQuality.com doesn't key on the vampire film's plot, acting or bloody visual effects. Instead, computer users dish out praise or criticism on the caliber of video and sound achieved by online groups whose sole mission is to make available unauthorized copies of Hollywood films within a day or two of a movie's debut, if not before."
70200,0,"In brief: Han wins another title at Golden Gloves event El Paso 's Jennifer Han won her fourth national championship at the National Golden Gloves boxing tournament Saturday in Chicago, earning a decision against Jennifer Barber of California in their 125-pound title bout."
13694,0,"Internet free speech laws, Chapter Whatever (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Maybe you were out of town last week, or maybe you just weren't paying attention. That's OK. Here's a quick rundown of what you missed, culled from reports by our staff and wire services."
56481,0,"Yankees Could Be Without Rivera Early in ALCS (Reuters) Reuters - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is reportedly dealing with a personal issue that could affect his availability early in the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox, which begins Tuesday in the Bronx."
12359,0,"Oracle Won 't Quit Last night, database maker Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) once again extended its $7.7 billion offer for business software provider PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT)."
32892,0,High court rules against Air NZ-Qantas tie up The High Court at Auckland today ruled against the proposed tie-up of Air New Zealand and its Australian competitor Qantas. Air NZ and Qantas were appealing an earlier Commerce Commission ruling that blocked their proposed alliance.
34886,0,"Ask Jeeves Gets Personal Ask Jeeves Inc. is getting personal with Web search and trying to leapfrog its bigger competitors in the process. The Emeryville, Calif."
72148,0,"6,000 jobs may go in quest for new charter Staff at the BBC are bracing themselves for a ""very tough year "" amid fears that as many as 6,000 jobs will be lost in the attempt to show the government that the corporation is taking necessary ""self-help "" measures to earn a new charter."
85278,0,"Skilling Lawyers Seek Change of Venue Lawyers for former Enron Corp. chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling yesterday urged a federal judge to transfer his blockbuster fraud trial out of Houston, citing a toxic atmosphere in which "
4010,0,"Grades sent by videophone Alexandra Cook is told her A-level results while on holiday in Australia - by her mum 12,000 miles away."
14984,0,"Stale Wonder Bread? This morning, Interstate Bakeries (NYSE: IBC) announced that it would be adding a new product to its line of baked goods: financial reports."
5577,0,"AMD adds power saving at the high end Future Opteron processors will have power management technology from AMD 's laptop and desktop systems, the company has announced."
37310,0,"Cyber criminals step up the pace The last 12 months have seen a huge rise in the number of so-called phishing attacks, say security experts."
19471,0,Dollar Retreats Vs Yen The dollar pared earlier gains versus the yen on Monday as traders took profits following the US currency 's advance last week on positive jobs news that raised prospects for an interest rate rise later this month.
85307,0,"Two Agencies Probe Merck 's Handling of Its Vioxx Drug Justice Department prosecutors and Securities and Exchange Commission regulators are investigating Merck & Co. for its handling of the painkiller Vioxx, the pharmaceutical giant disclosed yesterday."
45660,0,"AT &T, Vonage cut prices on Internet calling AT &T (T) and Internet telephone provider Vonage said Thursday they are cutting prices for their residential Internet calling services by $5 a month, the strongest signs yet of a price war in the nascent market."
108244,0,Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: The Great SEO Myths of our Time - Let's Test Hijacking A Google Listing - Internet Searches Getting Re-directed - Search Engines Offering SEO Services? - Shopping Search Arrives as an Important Vertical - Is Having A Yahoo Directory Listing A Hindrance? - Google Not Reporting All Backlinks
39430,0,"They Are Sleuths Who Weigh Prose HE firestorm over the memos that figured in the CBS News report on President Bush 's National Guard record featured a parade of expert document examiners who weighed in on font types, proportional spacing and superscripts."
49003,0,"Former con man joins crime battle FORMER con artist Frank Abagnale, whose life was portrayed in the film Catch Me if You Can, has been recruited to help in the battle against cyber crime as spokesman for the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) in a forthcoming campaign."
51019,0,"Wal-Mart CEO Sees Strong Finish to Year Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 's (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive Lee Scott is ""optimistic "" about the holiday season and expects a ""strong finish "" to the year, he said on Tuesday."
89829,0,"Choosing Domain Names for Professional Sites Choosing Domain Names for Professional Sites\\A professional or business site is one where the primary purpose of the site is to facilitate business transactions. You can sell items directly online or exclusively offline, but the result is the same. You want customers to buy products and/or service directly from you.\\To ..."
11960,0,"Major Tokyo Quake Expected Within 50 Years (AP) AP - Japan's capital has a 90 percent chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a study by a government panel."
104831,0,"California company offers workers 'hot deal ' for purchasing a ... An environmentally minded California software firm says it will give $5,000 to every one of its 1,500 US workers who buys a gas-electric hybrid vehicle rated 45 miles per gallon or more in highway driving."
49084,0,"PalmOne intros Tungsten T5 PDA PalmOne Inc. on Monday introduced the Tungsten T5, the company 's latest high-end PDA. The new T5 sports flash memory that will retain data even if the device 's battery discharges, a 320 x 480 pixel color screen, Bluetooth standard and more."
8919,0,"Girls row into calm waters IN an unconvincing display Australia 's troubled women 's rowing crew last night welcomed back Sally Robbins, but doubts remain about her involvement in future team events."
8047,0,"Microsoft Offers Second Method To Block XP SP2 Updates Aug. 23, 2004. Microsoft has offered up yet another way for businesses to block the automatic update of Windows XP to the big-deal Service Pack 2 (SP2) upgrade."
93585,0,"Seagate ships 400GB PC hard disk drive Hard-disk drive maker Seagate Technology LLC has started shipping a drive targeted at personal computers that offers 400GB of storage space, it said Tuesday."
42659,0,Turin Unveils Mascots as Countdown Begins ROME (Reuters) - Italy revved its marketing engine on Tuesday with the unveiling of two frosty-faced mascots for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
27015,0,"Novel Worms: One Sniffs, Another Talks Anti-virus companies are warning of a new variant of the Sdbot mass-mailing worm that installs a network sniffer in order to grab unencrypted passwords, apparently the first worm to do so."
634,0,"Dodgers Rally in 8th to Defeat Cubs 8-5 (AP) AP - Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green homered, and Steve Finley hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday."
36036,0,"Cingular, Triton Finalize Market Exchange Pact Cingular Wireless, AT &T Wireless and Triton PCS have signed a definitive agreement that will enable Cingular to expand its coverage reach into key Virginia markets and give Triton entry into Puerto Rico."
101360,0,Cricket: England tour hangs in the balance England were ordered to stay in South Africa rather than fly to Zimbabwe yesterday after the Harare government barred most British media from covering their five-match cricket tour.
39662,0,"Study Finds Accelerating Decline in Corporate Taxes merica 's largest and most profitable companies paid less in corporate income taxes in the last three years, even as they increased profits, according to a study released yesterday."
95031,0,Olympic Bid Chiefs Condemn Racist Abuse London 2012 leaders today called on their Madrid rivals to condemn the racist abuse suffered by black England players in the Spanish capital.
2014,0,Manning Gets Chance to Start Giants Coach Tom Coughlin announced that rookie quarterback Eli Manning will start ahead of two-time M.V.P. Kurt Warner in Thursday's preseason game against Carolina.
117371,0,$210m settlement in AOL fraud inquiry Time Warner agreed to pay $210m (108m) yesterday to settle criminal fraud charges related to its internet service provider America Online.
92504,0,"As Microsoft Turns: The Soap Opera Plays On (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Opinion: In last week's episode, Microsoft sent $546 million Novell's way; this week, Microsoft launches a campaign to win over Novell customers. Will such moves land the software giant back in court?"
44410,0,"Few surprises -- or answers -- so far (Sept. 29, 2004) -- New England and Philadelphia clearly are the cream of the crop so far this season. I like Indianapolis, too, but I 'm still not sold on its defense."
47638,0,"Smoking Spurs Snoring By Serena Gordon, HealthDay Reporter Even passive smoke can make you a nocturnal noisemaker, study finds HealthDayNews -- Your chances of getting a peaceful night's sleep are better if you don't smoke, or spend time around anyone who does. That's because smoking -- both active and passive -- makes it more likely you'll snore the night away, according to a study in the October issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine..."
49919,0,"Japan Stocks Slip by Midday TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average inched down by midsession on Tuesday as investors took a breather from recent speedy gains that were helped by a better result than expected in the Bank of Japan's ""tankan"" survey."
118695,0,"Big Pharma 's Rx to Rise and Shine Investors and insomniacs can rest easy: The Food & Drug Administration approved Lunesta, Sepracor 's (SEPR ) new drug for sleeplessness, on Dec. 15."
270,0,"Hubble Peers Inside a Celestial Geode Hubble Space Telescope -- In this unusual image, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare view of the celestial equivalent of a geode a gas cavity carved by the stellar wind and intense ultraviolet radiation from a hot young star. Real geodes are baseball-sized, hollow rocks that start out as bubbles in volcanic or sedimentary rock..."
84018,0,Jets QB Pennington pulled after bruising right shoulder Jets quarterback Chad Pennington bruised his right shoulder Sunday and missed most of the fourth quarter in New York 's 22-17 loss to Buffalo.
63307,0,"Ortiz Homer Keeps Red Sox Hopes Alive BOSTON (Reuters) - David Ortiz smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Red Sox a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday, enabling Boston to avoid a sweep in the American League Championship Series."
53861,0,"Reuters Plans to Triple Jobs at Site in India Reuters, the news service and data company, which is trying to meet stringent cost-cutting targets, said Thursday it would triple the number of employees it has in India by the end of next year."
54840,0,"Sun, Eastman Kodak settle high-stakes dispute over Java Sun Microsystems Inc. will pay Eastman Kodak Co. $92 million to license patents originally filed by Wang Laboratories, a former minicomputer maker in Lowell."
42538,0,Toshiba Has Big Plans for Small Drives Company will begin production on sub-1-inch hard drive later this year.
34944,0,Makaay repeats his late goal show Roy Makaay struck in stoppage time for the second time in four days to give Bayern Munich a dramatic 3-2 second round German Cup win Tuesday at third division VfL Osnabruck.
35745,0,"Serena edges out Safina Beijing - Top seed Serena Williams advanced to the China Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, edging past Russia 's Dinara Safina for a thrilling 6-4 3-6 6-3 win."
30864,0,Voq Professional Phone Now Available from TigerDirect and Tech ... Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW) announced today that the Voq Professional Phone(TM) is now available in North America through members of Intel 's Product Dealer (IPD) program.
44405,0,"Indian weightlifting federation banned temporarily : The Weightlifting Federation of India has been ""temporarily banned "" from competition pending a decision by the sport 's international regulators, officials said on Thursday."
82528,0,"Altria plans to split businesses Altria, the owner of food company Kraft and the world 's biggest cigarette maker Philip Morris, may split itself up to help limit the effect of legal battles."
16640,0,"Zo seeks another comeback with Nets East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Retired NBA center and seven-time All- Star Alonzo Mourning is going to give his playing career one more shot."
113520,0,"Driver 's seat is his Heisman win This happened a year ago, after USC capped its regular season with an all-afternoon assault on the Oregon State end zone. Outside the Coliseum, the parents of some Trojans players celebrated "
36098,0,"Treasuries Drive Higher on Oil Prices CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices rallied on Wednesday in response to rising oil prices, weak equities and lower inflation prospects."
74035,0,"Bush campaign website takes a dive (AFP) AFP - President George W. Bush's official re-election website was down and inaccessible for hours, in what campaign officials said could be the work of hackers."
43672,0,"Chargers are manufacturing their own luck The rains came, and the Chargers at times acted as if they 'd never been wet in a bathtub. But they once again managed to miss slipping on the bar of soap, and the parade kept on going through the afternoon into the night."
81979,0,"Restoration Said May Help Gulf of Maine (AP) AP - Improved fish passage on the Penobscot River and recovery of a salt marsh on the west branch of the Pleasant River could bring environmental benefits to the Gulf of Maine, according to a new report."
115775,0,Soccer: The season to forget teams and reward stars There are probably turkeys with a shrewder idea about the meaning of Christmas than there are ex-professional soccer players who truly know their game.
67384,0,"Find.com Business Search Engine Adds MarketResearch Content Find.com, a business search engine (www.find.com), today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with MarketResearch.com Inc., the leading online source for global market intelligence reports. Under the terms of the strategic partnership, MarketResearch.com, which offers more than 80,000 reports from over 350 research firms and consultancies worldwide, ..."
103870,0,"US tech firms hire more foreigners here, too US tech companies aren 't just sending work overseas. They 're also trying to hire more foreign workers in the USA. Congress approved 20,000 new visas for skilled foreign workers this month."
65636,0,"Hacker strikes university computer system Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority."
78456,0,"Space shuttle Enterprise takes center stage, at last CHANTILLY, VirginiaSpace shuttle Enterprise was born to be an astronautical bridesmaid, never a bride. Built in 1976 as one of the first trio of US shuttles, Enterprise never "
86108,0,"Emlyn Hughes KNOWN to players and fans as Crazy Horse, Emlyn Hughes was one of the most talented footballers of the 1970s, and almost certainly the most enthusiastic."
63357,0,"Riches, fancy repasts on deck for Beltran Jessica Beltran served two ham and cheese sandwiches and four pieces of bacon before her husband tied a major league record Sunday with his eighth home run of the postseason."
35933,0,"Lara floored as Windies make final SOUTHAMPTON, England -- West Indies captain Brian Lara had to quit after being struck on the neck by a bouncer as his side beat Pakistan by seven wickets to reach the Champions Trophy final."
22586,0,"TiVo, ReplayTV agree to limits (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - The makers of TiVo and ReplayTV digital video recorders have agreed to limit how long consumers can keep pay-for-view movies stored on future versions of the VCR-like devices."
101381,0,Cricket: One-days and test daze Spare a thought for John Bracewell as New Zealand attempt to repair their already badly-dented reputation in the second test against Australia.
100111,0,Hong Kong business more confident Business confidence is rising in Hong Kong with a third of companies saying that economic prospects will improve in 2005.
38616,0,"Progress Energy Cuts Earnings Outlook Because Of Hurricanes RALEIGH, NC -- Progress Energy says it will take nearly $300 million to restore downed electrical lines, splintered utility poles and blasted transformers in hurricane-ravaged Florida."
20049,0,"Sports: Astros 11 Reds 5 HOUSTON Houston pitcher Brandon Backe used his arm and his bat to lead the Astros past Cincinnati 11-to-5. Backe allowed one run in seven innings while on the mound and belted a two-run homer, his first in the majors."
41577,0,Ironport Release New Version Of C-Series Appliance Ironport Systems today announced the latest version of the e-mail security company 's C-Series E-Mail Security Appliance. The new version formalizes the release of Ironport 's Virus Outbreak
96126,0,Ton-up Vik wows Zim VIKRAM SOLANKI smashed an 89-ball hundred to keep England on course for a series whitewash. The Worcestershire captain hit exactly 100 in the third one-dayer at the Queens Club in Bulawayo
41851,0,"David Jones Posts 2nd-Half Profit on Clothing Sales (Update1) David Jones Ltd., Australia 's second- largest department store, posted a second-half profit after increasing earnings at its credit card unit, selling more clothes and opening a store in Sydney 's Bondi Junction."
96466,0,Microsoft Hotmail Ups Storage Space For New Users Microsoft finally made good on a five months '-old promise Thursday by upping the storage allowance for new members of its Hotmail e-mail service.
32321,0,"Pontiac hits PR jackpot in 'Oprah ' giveaway ' 'The Oprah Winfrey Show "" was the best advertising an estimated $8 million could buy for the launch of the Pontiac G6 sedan."
14784,0,"Longhorn Comes Up Short Microsoft finally gives us a date for the release of its Longhorn operating system, but the failure to deliver on a highly touted feature raises questions about the company's future. -washingtonpost.com"
20331,0,"Babies prefer attractive faces Researchers at Britain 's University of Exeter found newborn babies, despite blurred vision, prefer to look at an attractive face."
50921,0,Klitschkos to go it alone WBC champion Vitali Klitschko and his younger brother Wladimir have announced plans to promote their own fights. The Ukrainian heavyweights are in a court battle to end their contract with German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl.
46689,0,Vitoria sack a second coach this season Struggling Vitoria have sacked their third coach since the Brazilian championship started in late April and brought in 71-year-old Evaristo Macedo in an attempt to avoid relegation.
79991,0,Mixed Emotions for Sparta Coach Straka made the surprising admission on the eve of the Champions League match between the two sides at Old Trafford. He said: Manchester United are great.
36771,0,"Looksmart Acquires Furl.net Looksmart has thrown its hat into the 'personal web' ring, with the acquisition of Furl.net, a web page clipping and archiving service."
98560,0,"First full planes, then full stomachs Passengers flying toward their Thanksgiving feasts can expect to find crowded airports and packed flights on the way. By JEAN HELLER, Times Staff Writer."
113160,0,"Chrysler, Ford Recall Over 1 Million Vehicles DETROIT (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because of concerns about their safety."
68595,0,Intel cancels chip for flat-panel TVs (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Intel suffered another setback Thursday when it canceled a chip for flat-panel television sets.
58722,0,"Microsoft Renews Push Into Entertainment Products LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, along with an array of new devices and services aimed at capturing consumer spending on movies, pictures and music."
111687,0,"EU Telecoms Council Promotes Safer Internet Use Safer Internet Plus, the four-year program proposed by the European Commission in March, will have a budget of $60 million to combat illegal and harmful Web content."
50351,0,"Genentech subpoenaed over Rituxan SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Genentech said late Monday the US Attorney 's office is investigating the promotion of its key oncology drug, Rituxan."
104242,0,"U.S.-Russian Crew Re-Docks Spaceship (AP) AP - The U.S.-Russian crew of the international space station successfully re-docked a spaceship at a new port on the station Monday in preparation for two spacewalks early next year, Mission Control said."
15065,0,"Alitalia headed for bankruptcy within a month: board ROME : The Italian airline Alitalia warned that it was headed for bankruptcy within a month, as the government appealed to unions and the company management to strike a deal to save the struggling carrier."
40394,0,"Multiplex Offers A$1.3 Billion for Ronin Property (Update1) Multiplex Ltd., the Australian construction company that is building London 's Wembley Stadium, offered A$1.33 billion ($950 million) for Ronin Property Group as it seeks access to the property trust 's steady rental income."
49835,0,"Kodak wins Java lawsuit against Sun Kodak, one of the largest digital imaging companies, filed a lawsuit against Sun Microsystems stating that Sun has infringed on Kodak 's various patents, however, the case centered around three main ones."
34640,0,"Methane on Mars causes controversy Methane and water vapour are concentrated in the same regions of the Martian atmosphere, say scientists studying data from Europe 's Mars Express orbiter."
33268,0,"eMusic to relaunch MP3 subscription service While MP3 's have taken quite a bashing lately, it 's good to know you can still download free and legal MP3 's, albeit for independent artists."
79494,0,"Lowe, Varitek among 10 Red Sox filing for free agency Right-hander Derek Lowe and catcher Jason Varitek led a parade of 10 Red Sox who filed for free agency Monday, two days after they were honored in Boston following the team 's first World Series title since 1918."
63199,0,"Japanese Bonds Fall as US Sales Figures Cool Export Concern Japanese 10-year bonds fell after a US report showed retail sales rose more than economists expected last month, damping concern demand for Japan 's goods will slow."
34102,0,"For Jets, Two Victories and Two Big Injuries The Jets began their bye week Monday, and the time off comes not a moment too soon. A day after their second straight victory sent them to their best regular "
65227,0,"Half-Life 2 Set For November Release Half-Life 2 will be available worldwide on November 16, according to Vivendi, the game 's publisher. Serious PC gamers will want to reserve a copy from their favorite game supplier or download an encrypted copy from the game maker."
117084,0,"Penguins face starvation threat Thousands of Antarctic penguin chicks could starve after being cut off by a giant iceberg, officials say."
8575,0,Swatch H1 profit rises on luxury sales ZURICH (Reuters) - Aug 24 ... Recovering demand for luxury goods helped Swatch post an in-line 17 percent rise in first-half net profit to 217 million Swiss francs ($172.
108816,0,"Utah 's Meyer spurns Irish, picks Gators ATLANTA - In what had to be a sobering reality check for Notre Dame fans everywhere, Utah 's Urban Meyer has turned down his self-professed ""dream job "" and agreed to become the next football coach at the University of Florida."
100356,0,"HEADLINE STOCKS: Stocks to Watch, Nov. 24 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks to watch on Wednesday include H R Block Inc., Michaels Stores Inc., Tech Data Corp., and Microsoft Corp. "
70449,0,Molik Stuns Sharapova to Take Zurich Title ZURICH (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova saw her hopes of a third consecutive WTA title dashed Sunday in a surprise defeat by unseeded Australian Alicia Molik in the final of the Zurich Challenge.
74637,0,Oil tumbles back below $54 NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Oil prices tumbled Wednesday after a report showing a bigger jump in crude oil inventories than traders and analysts had been expecting.
61356,0,"India's Wipro sees profits surge Wipro, one of India's leading software exporters, reports a 65 jump in profits, driven by European demand and a rise in outsourcing."
59204,0,"Mount St. Helens Heats Up, Little Danger of Eruption (Reuters) Reuters - Temperatures in the crater of Mount St.\Helens have risen above 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit in recent days as lava nears the surface but there is no danger of an imminent eruption, government geologists said on Tuesday."
79939,0,"PalmOne to make Microsoft WindowsMobile Treo? First that team wins that thing, now thisPalmOne (PalmSources biggest customer and maker of the Treo 650) appears it really might be planning to use Microsofts WindowsMobile OS in its Treo line of SmartPhones."
46948,0,EU Order Against Microsoft Questioned (AP) AP - The European judge deciding whether to suspend the European Union's landmark antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp. pushed the EU to justify its sweeping order — questioning Friday whether the move would rein in the U.S. software giant or raise costs for others.
74532,0,"Titan Posts Slightly Higher Profit (Reuters) Reuters - Titan Corp. , which provides technology and translating services to the U.S. military, on Wednesday reported a slightly higher quarterly profit."
78853,0,"Plummer takes bad with good Jake Plummer 's split personality was on full display Sunday during the Broncos ' 41-28 loss to Atlanta. The good Jake threw for 499 yards, more than any other quarterback in Broncos history."
114631,0,"Sun shows pleb-ready thin client At long last, Sun Microsystems has delivered a new set of thin client technology that could well push the slim computing devices into the hands of the average consumer."
115519,0,"Fed to Boost Rate by a Quarter-Point With a fall in oil prices easing inflation concerns, the Federal Reserve is expected to continue its easy-does-it approach to raising interest rates, boosting a key rate by a moderate quarter-point today."
13801,0,"Intel Clouded by Back-To-School Fears Intel Corp. 's upcoming mid-quarter report will be closely watched for signs of weak back-to-school computer sales, though recent market share gains in memory chips could help offset any softness in computer microprocessor demand."
106532,0,Fergie dismisses Arsenal challenge Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has raised the stakes ahead of Wednesday night 's Carling Cup clash with Arsenal by claiming that Chelsea are now the team to beat.
113848,0,"We Test Drive Sony's PSP The portable gaming device is finally available, and looks to be worth the wait."
93684,0,"Segway completes transcontinental voyage Tired scooter rider reaches Atlantic seaboad after ""slice of life"" journey across 14 states.\
Photos: Segway--coast to coast"
43037,0,"Astacio, Halsey Suspended Red Sox pitcher Pedro Astacio and Yankees pitcher Brad Halsey were each suspended Tuesday for three games and fined an undisclosed amount."
28730,0,"Livewire: Back to School Means Back to Advergames LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Back to school for many kids means ""back to Internet access"" in classes where the best of filtering software is not foolproof, particularly against seemingly harmless Web sites used for invasive marketing."
67901,0,"Google 3rd-Qtr Profit More Than Doubles on Web Advertising Google Inc., the world 's most-used Internet search engine, said net income more than doubled to $52 million after sales of Web advertising rose."
10207,0,Ex-Enron Investor Liaison Pleads Guilty Enron Corp. 's former investor relations chief pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of aiding and abetting securities fraud and agreed to help prosecutors with their ongoing probe of the energy company 's leaders.
28391,0,Hurricane Ivan Threatens NASA Facilities Workers evacuated Tuesday from the low-lying New Orleans plant where they have been scrambling to prepare external fuel tanks for the shuttles.
23396,0,"Irish, fans rave over mighty Quinn His friends know why: ""He 's the Brad Pitt at Notre Dame, "" said Adam Graessle, one of Quinn 's former teammates at Coffman High in Dublin, Ohio."
24840,0,"Mayfield races way into Chase with Richmond victory RICHMOND, Va. Jeremy Mayfield won his first race in over four years, taking the Chevrolet 400 at Richmond International Raceway after leader Kurt Busch ran out of gas eight laps from the finish."
88787,0,"Struggling auto parts maker offering buyouts to salaried employees Struggling automotive supplier Visteon Corp. told its 8,300 white-collar workers that it plans to offer buyouts to a ""significant "" number of employees by year 's end."
16066,0,"Today's schedule College basketball: MEN -- Boston University at Harvard, 7 p.m.; Wesleyan at Emmanuel, 7 p.m.; Emerson at Babson, 7 p.m.; Plymouth St. at Tufts, 7 p.m.; Newbury at Salem St., 7 p.m.; Merrimack at Bentley, 7:30 p.m.; Curry at Eastern Nazarene, 8 p.m.; Clark at Brandeis, 8 p.m.; Endicott at Gordon, 8 p.m.; WOMEN -- Becker at Emerson, 6 p.m.; ..."
53270,0,NBC Adding Delay to NASCAR Telecasts NBC is adding a 5-second delay to its NASCAR telecasts after Dale Earnhardt Jr. used a vulgarity during a postrace TV interview last weekend.
11928,0,"Interbrew, AmBev Complete Combination to Create InBev (Update2) Interbrew SA, the maker of Beck 's and Stella Artois beer, and Brazil 's Cia. de Bebidas das Americas completed their combination today after winning joint shareholder approval."
28589,0,Dollar Rallies Vs Euro After Data Gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Wednesday in a technical rebound after two U.S. economic reports prompted dealers to unwind large bets against the currency.
57817,0,Oracle President Says Bid for PeopleSoft May Be Cut An Oracle executive testified that she expected PeopleSofts earnings would continue to drop in the wake of Oracles hostile takeover bid.
1852,0,Feature: A New IDEA in Air Quality Monitoring Combining the assets of NASA and the EPA with NOAA's weather information is at the heart of a new NASA project called IDEA:\ Infusing Satellite Data into Environmental Air Quality Applications. IDEA will improve forecasters' ability to track regional pollution and make air quality forecasts.
58183,0,"FBI seizes servers from UK offices Several London-based servers of an alternative media network have been seized by the FBI in an operation, rumoured to be related to recent requests to remove photos posted on a web site."
19558,0,William Hill boosted by Euro 2004 UK bookmaker William Hill reports a rise in half year profits helped by increased trading hours and the Euro 2004 football championships.
99843,0,"Fines prompt Yukos share drop Shares in the Russian oil giant Yukos lose more than a fifth of their value, as the company faces a tax fine of $2.5bn."
3672,0,Court rules for BC in flap over exit fee Boston College cleared a major legal hurdle in its bid to join the Atlantic Coast Conference yesterday when a Massachusetts Superior Court judge issued summary judgment in favor of the school's attempt to depart the Big East next July under the old provisions of the conference's constitution.
109180,0,United to call on youngsters Manchester United are set to name a second string side to face Fenerbahce in the Champions League. United have already sealed their path into the knockout stages of the competition and manager Sir Alex Ferguson
49305,0,"Nu Skin Warns on Profit, Shares Drop CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. NUS.N on Monday warned of earnings and revenue below analysts' estimates due to higher expenses in Asia, sending shares of the personal-care and nutrition-products maker plunging 27 percent."
20678,0,"Yukos Lawyer Summoned As Company Appeals MOSCOW Sept. 6, 2004 - Prosecutors tightened the screws on Yukos on Monday, calling in the oil giant 's top in-house lawyer for questioning after searching his office and apartment on the same day the company "
53053,0,T-Mobile brings Wi-Fi to Borders' UK stores Thumb through the book - then buy a clean copy from Amazon
73616,0,"Halliburton Co suffers loss HOUSTON, OCTOBER26: Hallburton Co. swung to a loss in the third quarter due to $230 million in charges to pay for a settlement of asbestos claims."
7417,0,"Columbia disaster still haunts Nasa officials Cape Canaveral - Nearly two years after Columbia shattered in the sky, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration still has no way of repairing the kind of holes that could doom other shuttles."
62759,0,Wenger calls for cool on Man U ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger warned an ugly fracas must be avoided when his all-conquering side travels to Old Trafford on Sunday for a mouth-watering match against bitter rivals Manchester United.
4155,0,Steelers G Simmons Out for Season (AP) AP - Pittsburgh right guard Kendall Simmons will miss the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
115737,0,Falcons RB Duckett Sidelined with Knee Injury (Reuters) Reuters - Atlanta Falcons running back T.J. Duckett is expected to undergo minor arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday and will miss this Saturday's home game against Carolina.
34157,0,"James Hardie Underfunded Asbestos Fund, Inquiry Says (Update1) James Hardie Industries NV underfunded a trust to compensate asbestos victims by at least A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) and misled investors when it said it had set aside enough money "
19279,0,Colorado Is Not Quite All Better The scene at the end of Colorado 's victory Saturday night probably was not what the university was looking for after a tumultuous off-season.
57364,0,The Successor to Greenspan Has a Very Tough Act to Follow Nominating a successor to Fed chairman Alan Greenspan could be President Bush's biggest economic decision next year.
31489,0,IMF agrees to delay in debt payment by Argentina Argentine President Nestor Kirchner received confirmation Friday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a postponement of the payment of 1 billion US dollars in foreign debt owed by Argentina.
26483,0,"Intel, Hewlett-Packard Work on Giving Internet a Fundamental ... The decades-old design of the Internet is in need of a fundamental overhaul, and Intel and Hewlett-Packard believe they can make it more adaptable and intelligent."
28857,0,"Tough Times Ahead for Chip Makers? The number of companies building processors is likely to shrink, researcher says."
79600,0,"Yukos tax bill may hit $17 billion The Kremlin is hitting the Yukos Oil Corp. with huge new tax claims that will total $17 billion, the Moscow Times reported late Monday."
107628,0,"Americans sink or swim with Fish ""Take a hard hat and a pair of ear plugs, "" was Lleyton Hewitt 's laconic advice to the United States team before they set off for the Davis Cup final against Spain."
77914,0,"Titan 's surface like an icy eggshell, images show The surface of Titan, Saturn 's largest moon, looks like a cracked eggshell, a windblown landscape dotted with propane lakes, according to images that NASA released Thursday."
61758,0,"None of Chiron Flu Vaccine Safe, FDA Says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - None of Chiron Corp.'s flu vaccine made at a British plant is safe for distribution in the United States, acting U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester Crawford said on Friday."
111132,0,Before-the-Bell: Ciena Rises on Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Ciena Corp. rose 13 percent before the bell on Thursday after the telecommunications equipment maker posted a wider quarterly net loss but forecast further revenue growth in the current quarter.
72599,0,"Galvin charges firm with fraud for failing to admit guilt It's not enough to pay a fine for breaking securities laws in Massachusetts. State officials want a public admission of guilt, too."
51412,0,Phone scam probe nets 2 Two Gilbert brothers were arrested Monday as part of a worldwide crackdown on telemarketing schemes that have victimized more than 5 million people for an estimated $1 billion in losses.
92840,0,"Borders Posts Third Quarter Loss SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Book retailer Borders Group Inc. BGP.N on Tuesday posted a quarterly loss versus a year-ago profit due to sluggish store traffic and a slowdown in sales of bestsellers."
40380,0,"Eagles Are Where the Lions Want to Be He turned a grown man 's game into a day on the sandlot, straying from the confines of the playbook, fleeing trouble on the balls of his feet."
41581,0,"All eyes turn to Old Trafford as Rooney returns Wayne Rooney, the hero of England 's European Championship campaign in Portugal in June, makes his long-awaited return to action, probably as a substitute in Manchester United 's tricky Champions "
60313,0,"Beckham virus: affair pics infect the net Virus writers are exploiting the publicity surrounding England football captain David Beckham, offering photos proving that he has been having an affair, to infect computer users PCs with the malicious Hackarmy trojan virus."
66681,0,Analysts: AMD Beating Intel in Chip Design Analysts ' assessments came after Intel announced last week that it was scrapping plans to develop a 4-gigahertz version of its Pentium 4 chip.
19779,0,"Rates on hold, stockmarket volatile Interest rates are on the way up but borrowers who have been biting their nails in anticipation of a rise can rest easy - until after the federal election, at least, when the sharemarket is also likely to move higher."
55369,0,"Center stage: 'A great moment for the Pac-10 ' Los Angeles -- Cal wide receiver Chase Lyman was pondering today 's showdown with USC at the Memorial Coliseum. He gazed off for a moment, briefly lost in his own thoughts."
62487,0,"Disney uses feng shui in Hong Kong HONG KONG - The Walt Disney Co. is taking a series of steps to address cultural sensitivities as it prepares to open Hong Kong Disneyland a little more than a year from now, the company 's president said."
42186,0,We are ready for United - Rustu Fenerbahce are adamant they can blunt Manchester United 's attacking threat in the Champions League clash on Tuesday night. Wayne Rooney is likely to link up with Ruud van Nistelrooy and Alan Smith at some
90357,0,"Sports Briefs Katie King 's second-period goal lifted the United States into a 1-1 tie with Canada on Thursday night in the Four Nations Cup international women 's hockey tournament in Burlington, Vt."
118398,0,"New rule: Firms must expense options Companies must start expensing employee stock options in earnings statements next year, US accounting rule makers declared on Thursday, a move that could signal the end of a long-standing bookkeeping practice that many argued allowed "
99387,0,Mozilla backtracks in eBay privacy flap The Mozilla Foundation has updated the German-language version of Firefox in a bid to defuse a growing controversy over the way its search toolbar handles private customer data.
69548,0,"Harvard facing challenging test Undefeated Harvard at Princeton, defending Ivy League champion Penn at Yale, and Atlantic 10 North Division leader Northeastern at Maine highlight today's Division 1-AA New England football schedule."
110299,0,Indian minister says IT outsourcing raked in $12.5 billion Indian officials today disclosed details on revenues from IT outsourcing for the last year.
43935,0,"Apple software to help garage bands jam ""Jam Packs"" expand features and portability for musicians mixing music on their Macs."
54536,0,"Millions of Dell power adapters recalled The Taiwan-made AC adapters sold with Dell notebooks can overheat, posing risk of fire and electrical shock."
22996,0,"NASA Securing Space Center for Arrival of Hurricane Ivan By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Frances, NASA braced on Thursday for the even more menacing Ivan, hurriedly moving mangled strips of aluminum siding and exposed equipment into the hangar that once housed the wreckage of space shuttle Columbia..."
78732,0,Update 1: Tokyo Stocks Lower; Dollar Up Against Yen Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning after a weak performance on Wall Street Friday. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues dropped 43.
37620,0,"Sony on collision course with music majors over mp3 format Sony has embarked on a potential collision course with music groups, including its own Sony BMG joint venture, over MP3 digital song files."
8022,0,"RP already in midst of fiscal crisis -- Arroyo FOR THE first time, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo acknowledged yesterday that the country was in a fiscal crisis, a move meant to rally the public behind her tax reform and cost-cutting measures to avert an Argentina-like financial meltdown in the "
47800,0,"Peoplesoft Removes Craig Conway as CEO Oracle declined to comment on Conway 's removal by PeopleSoft. But in a statement, chairman Jeff Henley said: ""We are now looking forward to the trial in Delaware of our claims "
54918,0,SODERLING WINS BATTLE OF SWEDES Robin Soderling ensured none of the top four seeds would reach the semi-finals of the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix by ousting fellow Swede Joachim Johansson in straight sets on Friday.
79271,0,"Oracle makes its best, last offer for PeopleSoft Oracle Corp., the world 's second-largest software firm, made what it called its last and best offer for rival PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday in a takeover battle that has now raged for almost a year and a half."
82017,0,"Citizens plans push to get customers to switch banks Citizens Financial Group, New England's second-largest bank, plans to launch today an aggressive effort to encourage customers to switch banks."
84760,0,Australian Imprisoned for Online Scam (AP) AP - A Sydney man was imprisoned for more than five years Monday for duping people into sending him millions of dollars in a global Internet ruse known as the Nigerian scam.
49251,0,"Analyst says new Air Canada a good short-term buy, but be careful MONTREAL (CP) - Air Canada shares go back up on the board of the Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday, as investors wonder if the airline will do any better than during its first 16 tumultuous years as a private-sector corporation."
23027,0,"Fresh BlackBerrys In the annals of consumer electronics, certain devices have proven so compelling they 've created consumer cults. You know, Mac heads."
56721,0,"Notebook: For Peppers, it 's the long and short of it For a moment, Julius Peppers ' 101-yard interception return against Denver yesterday appeared to have turned abruptly from takeaway to giveaway."
89512,0,"Marvel Sues Over City of Heroes Marvel Enterprises has filed suit against NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, claiming that the companies violated Marvel 's trademark characters in the MMORPG City of Heroes."
87193,0,Federated Leads Retail Upswing The department store chain is gaining momentum going into the holiday season.
43135,0,"IBM Releases DB2 Information Integrator (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The company says ""Masala"" includes search technology that will make it ""dramatically easier to access information of all different kinds"" in a unified search, including e-mail files, text documents, video and audio clips."
55239,0,"Avenging loss to Cal the No. 1 priority for USC USC has waited a year for this. The top-ranked Trojans get a chance to avenge their only defeat since October 2002 when they face No. 7 California today before a sellout crowd of 92,000."
90191,0,"Ruiz, Byrd retain belts in heavyweight fight card at MSQ New York, NY (Sports Network) - John Ruiz retained his World Boxing Association heavyweight title with a controversial but unanimous decision over Andrew Golota on the ""The Battle for Heavyweight Supremacy "" fight card at Madison Square Garden."
109572,0,"Canada reverses its flu vaccine policy ID Biomedical of Vancouver, Canada 's main supplier of flu vaccines, said Tuesday it will not sell 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine to the United States."
61912,0,"When Pennington Enters Red Zone, Touchdowns Follow During their franchise-tying 4-0 start, the Jets have found a comfort zone of immense importance: the red zone."
49649,0,"Siebel looks to custom-built apps to boost bottom line OCTOBER 04, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - LOS ANGELES -- Customer relationship management software maker Siebel Systems Inc. is moving to reinvent itself in a bid to revive its flagging fortunes and drive new growth."
116123,0,"Microsoft Issues Five Bulletins on Windows Flaws Desktops, servers affected, but no vulnerabilities deemed critical."
111679,0,"America West won 't bid for ATA ATA Airlines Inc. 's future will fall to one of three bidders Friday while a fourth contender, America West Airlines canceled its buyout interest Thursday."
62655,0,Switch problem on Genesis craft Faulty switches are identified as the most likely cause of the Genesis sample-return capsule's crash landing last month.
36161,0,"Markets sink amid warnings, rising oil prices Stock markets traded lower this afternoon as the price of crude oil shot up on the latest US supply report while investors were frustrated at a series of corporate earnings disappointments, warnings and downgrades."
115765,0,"Justice Dept. Seeks $2.5 Bln from Rigas (Reuters) Reuters - The Justice Department has asked a judge to enter a $2.53 billion judgment against two Rigas family members, citing the amount it claims the Adelphia Communications Corp. founders obtained illegally, court documents released on Tuesday show."
315,0,Gartner: 'Steer away' from cheap Windows XP That's the research firm's verdict on Microsoft's stripped-down Starter Edition for developing countries.
100589,0,Orders for US durables retreat in October The US manufacturing sector continued to demonstrate that its road to recovery is anything but smooth in October as orders for big-ticket items unexpectedly fell.
29661,0,US rate futures struggle despite tame Aug inflation Short-term interest rate futures struggled on Thursday after a government report showed that US core inflation for August was below market expectations.
107023,0,TAP agrees to $150m settlement TAP Pharmaceutical Products has agreed to pay $150 million to consumers and private insurers to settle claims they overpaid for its drug Lupron because the company artificially inflated the price.
54502,0,"Mauresmo, Slew of Russians Into Quarters at Filderstadt World No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo, looking to defend her shaky perch atop the WTA Rankings, moved into the quarterfinals Thursday at Filderstadt with a tough 7-5, 6-4 win over Swiss Patty ""Handshake "" Schnyder."
24951,0,"State on track for biometrics State Department officials will meet a fall deadline for a congressionally mandated program for issuing visas with biometric indicators, but a Government Accountability Office report indicated that federal officials haven 't provided comprehensive "
110887,0,"Nintendo is shipping more DS game units Nintendo Co. said it is boosting holiday shipments of its new Nintendo DS dual-screen hand-held gaming device to 1.4 million in North America, from the previously announced 1 million, to help alleviate shortages and meet consumer demand for the device."
45008,0,Stewart to serve time in West Virginia NEW YORKMartha Stewart will do her time for lying about a stock sale at a remote West Virginia prison camp where inmates sleep in bunk beds and rise at 6 am to do menial labour for pennies an hour.
93268,0,"Verizon Considering Move to Va. Verizon Communications Inc., which has been in discussions with New York and New Jersey over whether to keep its headquarters in Manhattan, has put out feelers to Virginia as well..
-The Washington Post"
14902,0,"FDA Issues 'Approvable Letter ' for Certican BASEL, Switzerland, August 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis Pharma AG has received an ""approvable "" letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Certican (everolimus) in combination with Neoral (ciclosporin for microemulsion) for the prevention of "
77182,0,"Cassini spacecraft explores hazy Titan The Cassini spacecraft, which provided scientists with amazing images of Saturn 's rings in July ( ""Cassini-Huygens completes seven year journey to Saturn, "" The Triangle, July 9, 2004) is now trying to repeat the feat with Saturn 's largest moon, Titan."
32975,0,"Packers confident they will recover Not even the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers ' favorite rented mule, red-headed stepchild, and whipping boy rolled into one."
24796,0,"A's Drop Indians The Athletics end their five-game losing skid in dramatic fashion on Saturday, rallying from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Indians 5-4."
55000,0,And the winner is SpaceShipOne SpaceShipOne 's successful flights did more than win $10 million - they proved to the world that space is open for all humanity.
50120,0,"Sun 's UltraSPARC IV is go SUN ANNOUNCED THE UltraSPARC IV this morning, most probably the last of its line. Sun will be taking a new direction from this point on, with the new Fujitsu co-developed chips being a definite step sideways "
108661,0,"Bonds Could Have Unknowingly Taken Steroids OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Barry Bonds took creams and oils that could have contained steroids, but did so unknowingly out of blind faith in his trainer and best friend, the baseball player's lawyer said on Friday."
75749,0,"Update 1: Sony Profits Surge for Quarter Sony Corp., the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant. said Thursday that its profit jumped 61.6 percent in the latest quarter on improved profitability in its mobile phone joint venture and gains in its movie business, led by ""Spider-Man 2. ""."
61137,0,"Gibernau on Rossi 's tail WHILE Valentino Rossi coasted into his familiar position at the head of the pack for the Australian Motorcycle grand prix today, rival Sete Gibernau warned: ""Don 't write me off."
24060,0,"New Version of Windows Boosts Security (AP) AP - For years, programmers at Microsoft Corp. and elsewhere have worked to make it easier for devices like cell phones and personal digital assistants to work instantly and easily with computers."
67279,0,"Xerox reports 39 percent increase in third-quarter profits STAMFORD, Conn. -- Xerox Corp. reported Thursday that third-quarter profits increased 39 percent, citing strong sales of new products and demand for document services."
3593,0,"Hamm-dinger Gymnast comes back from 12th place to win The movie pitches, Letterman -- no, Leno -- the unending media requests, the book deals, surely the line is forming on the right for Paul Hamm. "
13510,0,"Marion Jones bombs out of Athens Winner of five medals and arguably the biggest star of the Sydney Games four years ago, the American finished fifth in Friday 's long jump and -- barely one hour later -- went out with the US 4x100m relay team."
5105,0,Detroit Tigers Team Report - August 20 Detroit comes into tonight 's tilt on a winning note after Bobby Higginson homered twice to lead the Tigers to an 8-4 pasting of the Chicago White Sox.
99785,0,Krispy Kreme results have holes Krispy Kreme 's quarterly results fell sharply for the third consecutive quarter as sluggish sales and an intensifying government investigation raised concerns yesterday about whether the glaze was permanently off the once-hot pastry maker.
61014,0,"Jackson 's LA Lakers book blames Bryant In his new book, former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson blames many of the team 's problems on Kobe Bryant. In ""The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul, "" set to be "
47574,0,City spurn chances in draw London - Manchester City wasted numerous chances to score on Saturday as Southampton held them to a 0-0 draw in the Premier League.
5819,0,"Crawford leads way to 100 semifinals ATHENS, Greece - United States sprinters Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and Maurice Greene advanced to the semifinals of the men 's 100-meter race on Saturday."
67778,0,"Business Flying Seen Up 10 Pct in 2005 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business travel by air is likely to increase by about 10 percent in 2005 after an initial recovery in 2004 but the uptick is seen aiding mainly low-cost carriers, a U.S. industry survey released on Thursday found."
72259,0,"United Online profits up, to buy Classmates Online NEW YORK--Low-cost Internet service provider United Online on Monday reported a higher quarterly profit despite slowing subscriber growth, and said it agreed to buy Classmates Online for $100 million in cash."
108368,0,"Match-fixing fear prompts Uefa inquiry Betting patterns described as ""the most suspicious ever seen in football "" yesterday prompted European football 's governing body to begin ""gathering information "" about a Uefa Cup match - in Newcastle United 's group - on Wednesday."
62402,0,Irish no longer under contruction The most remarkable characteristic of Notre Dame 's 27-9 victory over Navy was the utter unremarkability of it. Dog bites man. Hare beats tortoise.
40663,0,"Giant win added to Browns' miseries EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- With the way Kurt Warner and Michael Strahan played, the New York Giants never had to worry about a letdown against the injury-ravaged Cleveland Browns."
117509,0,"Star Wars Sequel Lacks Force The follow-up to last year's hit game, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, offers more proof that sequels often pale next to the originals. While it boasts addictive gameplay and rich character development, the sequel suffers from numerous technical glitches. Game review by Suneel Ratan."
106573,0,"Nintendo Sells 500,000 DS Handhelds in First Week Nintendo Co. Ltd.(7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) sold 500,000 Nintendo DS video game devices during the first week of sales in US stores for the new handheld featuring two screens "
37354,0,Update 1: Proposed Bailout of Trump Casinos Shelved Donald J. Trump may have a new project for his apprentices - helping him try to figure out how to take his troubled casino company private after a proposed bailout fell through.
16167,0,"Apple iMac G5: a first look The half-dome base is gone, and the iMac G5 is iPod-white in colour. Get more of our first impressions of Apple 's redesigned iMac."
52070,0,"Unions-Alitalia OK Deal, Turnaround Plan ROME (Reuters) - Clearing the way for a make-or-break restructuring, unions at Italian airline Alitalia AZPIa.MI on Wednesday agreed to unemployment packages for around 3,700 employees which would be largely paid for by the state."
83233,0,"Ex-Marsh Executives Bolster Small Rival (Reuters) Reuters - The scandal at Marsh McLennan Cos.\ may have floored Wall Street, but some executives who had defected to a rival insurance broker said the legal storm was long overdue."
105982,0,Profit taking clips stocks AFTER a rollercoaster of a ride today the share market ended in negative territory on a frenzy of profit taking in the afternoon. Retailers were hardest hit following disappointing sales figures released yesterday
113024,0,"Contractor Maximus Subpoenaed Maximus Inc., which manages federal programs for state and local governments, disclosed yesterday that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed records connected to Medicaid reimbursement claims it prepared for the District."
92961,0,"Stocks Slip on Strong PPI; HP Climbs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks retreated on Tuesday, as a jump in the Producer Price Index on skyrocketing food and energy costs raised concerns that the Fed might become more aggressive with rate increases in the months ahead."
77945,0,Black quits his media empire Disgraced newspaper baron Conrad Black is calling it quits. Black is set to step down from the chairman 's post of his newspaper empire Hollinger Inc.
42650,0,"CDs to Dominate for Years Over Net Downloads-Study The compact disc has at least another five years as the most popular music format before online downloads chip away at its dominance, a new study said on Tuesday."
12633,0,Harland leaves 11 rivals trailing to clinch bronze medal There is no sport like modern pentathlon for encouraging speculative hindsight. What might have happened if Georgina Harland had shot a little more accurately?
59888,0,"Audit Board Delays Rule on Options as Expenses The move will delay the reduction in reported profits for many companies, and may give them more time to lobby Congress to stop the rule from taking effect at all."
74228,0,Opec seeks US help to ease oil price THE head of oil cartel Opec today revealed that he had urged the United States to release crude stocks from its strategic reserve to bring down sky-high oil prices.
54167,0,"Standard Chartered Is Chosen as Preferred Bidder for Permata Standard Chartered Plc, a UK bank that makes two-thirds of its profit in Asia, will start talks to buy a 51 percent stake in PT Bank Permata, Indonesia 's seventh- largest lender, after being named the preferred bidder."
15708,0,"Harrah 's, Caesars in talks to sell casinos Harrah 's Entertainment Inc. and Caesars Entertainment Inc., both of Las Vegas, have begun talks to sell four casinos to a group led by Colony Capital LLC, according to media reports."
93296,0,"Time to step to the fore The University of Connecticut is still not sure what life will be like without Diana Taurasi, the two-time national player of the year who led the Huskies to three straight national championships. Taurasi, who was the No. 1 draft pick in the WNBA last spring (Phoenix Mercury), lost only eight games in her four-year career."
44351,0,Open-Source Startup SourceLabs Gets Venture Funding (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - A newcomer on the open source scene has received funding to expand operations and develop new product lines.
19628,0,"Nets win in Kidd 's return Point guard 's late play is difference vs. Raptors; Heat 's O 'Neal surpasses 10,000 rebounds in win. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Jason Kidd couldn 't have scripted a better ending, except perhaps for a flashier assist on the winning basket."
95698,0,"lab fires analyst over falsified tests Orchid Cellmark, a Montgomery County-based laboratory that has analyzed DNA for such high-profile cases as the OJ Simpson trial and the JonBenet Ramsey murder, has fired an analyst for allegedly "
104057,0,"U.S. Opposes Passport Privacy Protections The Bush administration opposed security measures for new microchip-equipped passports that privacy advocates contended were needed to prevent identity theft, government snooping or a terror attack, according to State Department documents released Friday."
1561,0,"Livermore: No need for HP-UX on x86 CHICAGO -- This cannot be an easy time for Ann Livermore. When Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) missed Wall Street's earnings expectations late last week, the blame was placed squarely on the shoulders of the Enterprise Servers and Storage Group, one of the divisions she manages. ""Unacceptable"" problems within the group cost HP $400 million in revenue and $275 million in operating profit, said HP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina just hours before HP announced the sacking of three senior executives within the division."
38589,0,"Most Airlines Raise Fares Due to Fuel (Reuters) Reuters - A fare hike that raises tickets by $5 each way announced by American Airlines earlier this week to offset record high jet fuel appears to be sticking among other U.S. airlines, an industry source said on Friday."
99472,0,"Report: Gamecocks to name Spurrier new head coach Tuesday Columbia, SC (Sports Network) - The University of South Carolina has scheduled a news conference for 1 pm (et) Tuesday when it is expected to announce that Steve Spurrier will take over as the school 's new head football coach."
95655,0,"Google sees benefits in corporate blogging Google, which implemented an internal Web log system behind its firewall about 18 months ago, has seen tremendous benefits from it and may in the future consider providing tools and expertise for this purpose to interested clients, a Google executive said."
18232,0,"Overseas players bolster US team With back-to-back World Cup qualifying games on the line, US team coach Bruce Arena has called in his heavy hitters from overseas."
34612,0,"India Launches First Education Satellite (Reuters) Reuters - India's space agency said it successfully launched the nation's first satellite for educational services on Monday, which is expected to boost distance learning in a country with a huge rural population."
3709,0,"England 3, Ukraine 0 David Beckham and Michael Owen went about making their peace with England 's deflated supporters last night with a goal apiece to help launch England to victory against Ukraine. "
60748,0,"PlanetOut Soars in Public Trading Debut PlanetOut Inc. showed a small gain in morning activity before shooting up more than 15 percent in recent trading, marking a successful initial public offering for the Web site operator while Thursday 's second deal fell flat in its debut."
30914,0,"Newfound Comet Set for Winter Display (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Donald Machholz of Colfax, \ California, an optician who has been interested in astronomy since age eight, \ discovered nine comet from 1978 through 1994. He has since spent 1,457 hours \ scanning the skies for other comets, without any luck."
86185,0,"NBA suspends Fizer for one game following guilty plea on gun ... The NBA suspended Milwaukee Bucks guard Marcus Fizer on Tuesday for one game following his guilty plea on a gun charge. Fizer, who signed with the Bucks last Thursday, is currently on the injured list with a knee injury and out four to six weeks."
51869,0,"New Smartphone Triumvirate Intel, Nokia, and Symbian's alliance should shake competitors' confidence."
17437,0,"Wildcat strike stuns Hens One might assume there was little reason for optimism. The University of New Hampshire, a once-mighty Division 1-AA program that has posted just one winning record since 1997, entered last night's game against defending Division 1-AA national champion and top-ranked Delaware battling staph infections that sidelined many of its players."
41235,0,"Plants Perform ""Green Clean"" of Toxic Sites Many plants can naturally clean chemically contaminated soil and groundwater. Researchers are now helping them do a quicker, better job of rehabbing polluted sites."
9307,0,"July Durable Good Orders Rise 1.7 Percent America's factories saw orders for costly manufactured goods post the biggest gain in four months, a sign that the economy is emerging from an early summer funk."
9922,0,"RIAA Steps Up P2P Legal Campaign The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) launched its back-to-school, anti peer-to-peer (P2P) (define) campaign Tuesday with a national media briefing praising the efforts of a handful of colleges and universities to stop piracy."
24004,0,"Spectrum-FDA OKs Generic Version of Cipro CHICAGO (Reuters) - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals SPPI.O said on Friday U.S. regulators have approved its generic version of Bayer's BAYG.DE Cipro antibiotic, triggering a $750,000 equity investment by one of its partners."
96655,0,"Nvidia Signs License Deal with Intel Under an agreement with Intel, Nvidia will be able to make integrated graphics chips that are placed on the computer 's motherboard along with the main processor."
91324,0,"Dow Jones to purchase Marketwatch for 519 million in cash Dow Jones has agreed to buy online financial news provider Marketwatch Inc for 519 million dollars, or 18 dollars per share, the two companies said in a joint statement."
92767,0,"Hollywood Sues Movie Pirates (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The major Hollywood movie studios today sued hundreds of people suspected of trading illegally copied movies on the Internet, a move closely modeled on the recording industry's aggressive legal campaign to stamp out music piracy."
8709,0,"US games outfit catches rebranding cold LogoWatch Unpleasant, but not fatal"
54938,0,"Judge rejects AMD plea for confidential Intel documents SAN FRANCISCO - A San Jose, California, judge ruled Monday that Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is not entitled to trial documents that the company says might help it prove its European Commission antitrust complaint against Intel Corp."
56977,0,Excerpts From Nobel Economics Citation (AP) AP - Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2004 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to Finn E. Kydland of Norway and Edward C. Prescott of the United States for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics and the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles.
11662,0,"Teck Cominco asks US court to dismiss lawsuit Canadian mining company Teck Cominco Ltd. asked a US court yesterday to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by a US native group whose land borders Lake Roosevelt, just over the border in Washington state."
86213,0,"Boeing, Northrop Grumman to Team Up on Spaceship Two aerospace giants, Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp., said on Tuesday they will form a partnership to compete for the contract to build NASA 's next manned spaceship."
21195,0,Dollar Edges Higher as Greenspan Awaited (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar posted modest gains on Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the Federal Reserve chief that are expected to point to further rises in U.S. interest rates this year.
58912,0,"Excerpts talk of 'psychological war ' -- and truce LOS ANGELES -- Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson called his relationship with Kobe Bryant at times a ""psychological war "" and sought to trade Bryant in January, according to Jackson 's diary, an excerpt of which will be published in next week 's "
109027,0,Slick Nick on victory trail EIGHT years after his last win. The six-time Major winner fired a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 at the Hong Kong Open to stand in joint-second place after three rounds.
26210,0,"AT T Wireless to Sell Stake in Venture (AP) AP - Canada's largest cable company, Rogers Communications Inc., said Monday it will pay $1.33 billion for the 34 percent stake in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. owned by longtime American partner AT &T Wireless Services Inc."
28102,0,Bidder misses Fan Pier payment The prospective winning bidder for redeveloping Fan Pier yesterday missed a deadline for a down payment and the owners of the South Boston land said they plan to talk to other potential buyers.
87088,0,"Beta Version Of Microsoft Search Goes Out Thursday After at least a year of talk and sneak peeks, Microsoft starts its run at Google. By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News. Microsoft will push its homegrown search software into beta tests Thursday, its first real move "
48062,0,"Plenty of passing room Buddy Rice says it makes little difference where you start today 's Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway . . . which is good news for Indy Racing League points leader Tony Kanaan, as well as the Indy 500 champion."
88539,0,"No. 3 LSU 81, Maine 50 Seimone Augustus scored 17 points and third-ranked LSU opened the season with an 81-50 victory over Maine in the Women 's Sports Foundation Classic on Thursday."
90206,0,"Airborne Laser used in first test In a step toward creation of a weapon to shoot down ballistic missiles, a laser designed to be mounted in a jet was test-fired for the first time at Edwards Air Force Base."
74333,0,"Quiet period rule on table; hedge fund supervision OKd Federal regulators proposed Tuesday to loosen the ""quiet period "" rule, a Depression-era regulation meant to prevent companies poised to sell stock or bonds to the public from promoting the securities."
116954,0,NASCAR confident Nextel Cup series will not be harmed by Sprint ... NASCAR is not expecting any immediate changes to its top-tier racing series following the merger between telecommunications giant Sprint Corp.
56456,0,"NFL Game Preview The Indianapolis Colts will be in search of their fourth consecutive win on Sunday, when Tony Dungy 's crew welcomes the Oakland Raiders to the RCA Dome."
115781,0,"Desktop Search Is the New Search Engine Battlefield Yesterday, in a teleconference planned for the same day as the Chicago Search Engine Strategies conference, Microsoft announced their new Toolbar Suite, a Desktop Search tool which is loosely based on the Look Out technology purchased by Microsoft last "
100842,0,"AIG settles charges, to pay $126 million NEW YORK - American International Group Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to pay $126 million to settle federal allegations that the insurance giant helped two customer companies commit accounting fraud."
55229,0,"A Red Sox sweep for the ages In one of the most electrifying moments in the history of a ballpark that's almost older than household electricity, slugger David Ortiz last night propelled the wild-and-crazy Red Sox into the American League Championship Series with a 10th-inning, first-pitch, two-out, two-run, walkoff homer into the seats above Fenway Park's left-field wall."
38391,0,"Alitalia Reaches Deal With Most Unions On Split Alitalia has reached a deal with most of its unions to split the state-controlled airline in two, hoping the plan will secure its immediate future and open the way for partial privatization."
59200,0,Microsoft tells users to patch 21 new flaws in Windows (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Microsoft on Tuesday issued 10 security advisories - seven of them critical - urging consumers and businesses to patch 21 new flaws in Windows software products.
87478,0,Young banned for life after 2nd doping violation United States sprinter Jerome Young was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency yesterday following his second positive test for an illegal steroid in a case that could affect a US relay team 's gold medal from Sydney.
74012,0,"Blow as Federer quits home event World 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 "
40,0,"Letters Target the abusers of legal weapons We can all share the outrage, expressed by columnist Steve Bailey (''Summer Sizzler, "" Aug. 11), at the killings in the city's poor neighborhoods. But there's no need to share his ignorance. He argues for renewal of the so-called assault weapon ban, claiming that otherwise, ''UZIs and AK-47s could again be flooding the streets. "" His ..."
91947,0,"Half-Life 2 's Real Battle If the video game industry is beginning to rake in revenue that rivals the movie industry, it 's also beginning to accumulate Hollywood-like headaches."
18454,0,Specialty Retail Tales Two months ago I pitted a struggling Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) against a vibrant American Eagle Outfitters (Nasdaq: AEOS). With the former expanding despite a troubling dip in same-store sales while the latter
74899,0,"iPod chipmaker edges toward stock market In a new filing, PortalPlayer says it expects to sell its stock for between $11 and $13 per share."
74652,0,"Sirius posts wider loss amid rising costs NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on Wednesday said it posted a wider loss for the third quarter from a year earlier, as higher expenses -- particularly for National Football League programming -- more than offset a surge in revenue."
76761,0,"2005 Tour route could level the field The 2005 Tour de France might give other riders their best chance to test Lance Armstrong, if he goes for a seventh consecutive title."
47358,0,"Pfizer wastes no time touting Celebrex A day after Whitehouse Station-based Merck abruptly withdrew from the market Vioxx, its blockbuster arthritis drug, Pfizer yesterday moved to promote Celebrex, its competing medicine."
95997,0,Stem Cells Feed Brain Tumors Researchers discover stem cells that initiate and maintain the growth of brain cancer tumors. The study could lead to new treatments for many types of cancer. By Kristen Philipkoski.
24512,0,"Notre Dame Fighting Irish SOUTH BEND, Indiana (Ticker) -- Seventh-ranked Michigan tries to win in South Bend for the first time in a decade Saturday when it visits Notre Dame, which was blown out by the Wolverines last year."
27010,0,Update 1: Kremlin Backs Gazprom Deal President Vladimir Putin backed a government proposal Tuesday to swap state-owned oil company Rosneft for shares in Gazprom - a major step toward removing restrictions on foreign investors ' access to shares in the natural gas giant.
12006,0,ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-All Eyes on US Jobs Report US jobs data will be the biggest show in town next week as speculation mounts as to whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September.
61629,0,News: 6m South Koreans exposed in slam and spam scam South Korean police want to question 15 mobile phone workers and brokers over allegations they traded the personal information of an estimated six million people in the northeast Asian country.
11719,0,"Problems found in auditing industry WASHINGTON -- The first inspections of the Big Four accounting firms by the board overseeing the industry turned up significant problems in their audits of companies' books and quality control, but the findings don't constitute a ""broad negative assessment, "" an official said yesterday. ."
9087,0,Markets lower as falling price for oil and BMO earnings fail to ... TORONTO (CP) - A strong profit report from the Bank of Montreal and a lower price for oil weren 't enough to spark buying interest as North American stock markets edged lower Tuesday.
47129,0,Cybersecurity chief resigns amid frustration Yoran was a software executive with Symantec Corporation when he was tapped a year ago to become director of the National Cyber Security Division in the Department of Homeland Security.
73717,0,"DoJ: Cingular Free to Buy AT &T Wireless The Department of Justice (DoJ) today announced that it would approve Cingular 's $41 billion dollar acquisition of AT &T Wireless (Quote, Chart), provided the mobile carrier sells assets, such as spectrum and customer contracts, in 11 states."
112734,0,"Diamondbacks add free-agent Ortiz CBC SPORTS ONLINE - After adding slugging third baseman Troy Glaus at baseball 's winter meetings, the Arizona Diamondbacks have turned their attention to pitching."
63167,0,Will Oil Light a Fire Under Inflation? Is the Federal Reserve less sanguine about the effect the oil-price spike will have on the economy? Given the run-up in crude prices -- and rising fears that growth could be slowed measurably -- the markets
45982,0,"Boxing Comebacks a Mixed Bag; 82 of Media Say Trinidad-Mayorga ... Whether its money, the roar of the crowd or just to improve ones place in history, there are more boxers who later regret the decision to return to the ring rather than those who stay home."
104432,0,"Bush names new commerce secretary, expects to change economic team US President George W. Bush on Monday chose Carlos Gutierrez as his new commerce secretary to succeed Donald Evans, who announced his resignation shortly after Bush won reelection early this month."
96229,0,Stocks End High on Jobless Claims Report Stocks rose modestly in uninspired trading Thursday as investors looked past a mix of economic data and falling profit forecasts from from Google Inc.
110675,0,European giants dash minnows ' hopes at the death PARIS (AFP) - Multiple European Cup winners Real Madrid and Liverpool squeezed through to the last 16 of the Champions League after winning their respective final group matches.
45097,0,"Mars Drill Will Seek Knowledge and Resources Johnson Space Center -- It will be drilling for information first, then for resources, though oil is not likely to be among exploration targets. The futuristic drilling rig, under development at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, is designed for use on the moon or on Mars..."
82870,0,"UPDATE 1-Haas holds halfway lead, Woods lurks Veteran Jay Haas edged closer to his first PGA Tour win for more than 10 years on Friday with a four-under-par 66 for the halfway lead at the Tour Championship."
84135,0,"South Korean oil company chairman faces legal action A Monaco-based fund which holds a stake in SK Corp threatened yesterday to take legal action against a corruption-tainted chief executive at the company, South Korea 's largest oil refiner."
12269,0,DOJ Accuses Six With Crippling Rivals ' Web Sites Among the more than 150 cybercrime arrests and convictions announced Thursday by the Department of Justice was an original: the nation 's first case alleging denial of service attacks against competitors to knock them offline.
115110,0,"Rivals Join To Develop Hybrid-Car Technology General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG are throwing their combined weight behind a new hybrid technology for cars and trucks, setting the stage for what had been a niche product to spread to the mainstream for American consumers."
815,0,"Moya Tames Olympic Wind and Enqvist; Dementieva Out ATHENS (Reuters) - Spanish third seed Carlos Moya tamed a swirling wind and dogged Swedish opponent Thomas Enqvist to reach the second round of the Olympic men's singles with a 7-6, 6-7, 9-7 victory Monday."
75623,0,"NY Seen Steady as Oil Prices Slip Further LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street was set for a steady start on Thursday, bolstered by fresh falls in crude oil prices to their lowest level in over three weeks to ease investor concerns about prospects for economic growth and corporate profits."
35604,0,"Interstate Bakeries files bankruptcy Interstate Bakeries Corp. (IBC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy after struggling with more than $1.3 billion in debt and weak demand for bread products "
32001,0,Weather gods smile on England England marched into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy as the Duckworth-Lewis method saw them secure a 49-run victory over Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl.
101512,0,University Up for Sale in Spoof Auction which plans to axe three academic departments to save money -as been put up for sale on the internet auction site eBay. The campus is on offer at 10 million in
50836,0,Update 1: Ex-Enron Assistant Treasurer Is Charged A former assistant treasurer Enron Corp. was charged Tuesday with conspiracy for allegedly helping make the energy company 's financial picture appear rosier than it really was.
86777,0,"DR Horton Beats, Guides Up Homebuilder DR Horton (DHI :NYSE - news - research) Wednesday reported a 52 jump in fourth-quarter profit, as the nation 's housing boom roared along despite the latest predictions of a long-awaited slowdown."
76388,0,"Dell touts in-home services Dell offers to install its PCs, televisions and networks, and provide extra phone support for stopping viruses and spyware."
70599,0,"Locate your files WE all love Google. For six years now, Google has been helping us find information from the dark holes of the Internet with utmost devotion."
34122,0,"Standout safety tore Achilles tendon LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears safety Mike Brown will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon in a victory over Green Bay, coach Lovie Smith said Monday."
30128,0,"Money Funds Fell in Latest Week (AP) AP - Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $3.14 billion in the latest week to $842.55 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday."
17554,0,"Lamy to reassure ASEAN on EU expansion BRUSSELS (DPA): European Union trade chief Pascal Lamy heads off to Jakarta for a meeting with economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday, EU officials said on Thursday."
6291,0,"Indian PM pledges to check spiraling inflation rate Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said that controlling record-high inflation, which has soared in recent weeks to touch a new three-and-a-half year high, was "
41347,0,"Oracle looks beyond big-ticket contracts The small-business push is aimed squarely at Microsoft, executives for the database giant acknowledge."
58222,0,Raiders' Curry Could Be Lost for Season (Reuters) Reuters - The Oakland Raiders might have lost Ronald Curry for the rest of the season after the promising young receiver suffered what is likely a torn left Achilles' tendon in a 34-27 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday.
103232,0,"PRODUCT RECALLS -- Procter & Gamble Co. of Cincinnati is recalling 175,000 SweepVacs by Swiffer Vacuum Cleaner. In some cases, when the vacuum cleaner is left in the on position, the rotor can lock up and cause the unit to overheat."
113122,0,"Geminids Meteor Shower 13 December 2004 The Geminids Meteor Shower, usually one of the best meteor showers of the year, will peak on Monday the 13th of December. Viewers can expect to see as many as 120 meteors an hour at peak time."
110910,0,"Stockland pays A$825m for Fosters property unit Fosters, Australias largest beer and wine maker, has been trying to sell Lensworth, aiming to focus on its beverage business."
113481,0,"Successful fund shifts strategy, targets losses Near the end of a very good year for his mutual funds, Ron Baron is talking about cutting his losers."
66437,0,"Steelers Defense Takes a Hit; Two Placed on IR PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Steelers defense suffered a major blow on Wednesday when the team placed Pro Bowl nose tackle Casey Hampton and safety Mike Logan on the reserved/injured list, effectively ending the season for both players."
109765,0,Panthers ' defense leads to another win Carl Krauser scored all but two of his 17 points at the free throw line to lead No. 11 Pittsburgh to a 70-51 victory over Memphis on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic.
86337,0,"Malone 's side: 'We don 't have hostile intentions ' Liberty Media CEO Robert Bennett did his part Tuesday to try to quash growing speculation that his company 's chairman, John Malone, is positioning himself to take a run at Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp."
73085,0,"Don't Listen to Buffett Not all the time, anyway. Moneyball author Michael Lewis says conventional wisdom creates inefficiencies."
73713,0,"CFL has staged two testing sessions of instant replay, league boss ... TORONTO (CP) - The CFL has conducted two field tests of instant replay this season but the league 's director of officiating doesn 't believe it would have resolved the controversial ending to Friday night 's BC Lions-Calgary Stampeders game."
97987,0,"Gas Prices Dip to Average $1.96 a Gallon The price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States fell over the last two weeks during a seasonally slow consumption period, according to an industry analyst."
91882,0,"Seahawks Do Some Soul Searching Over Loss (AP) AP - Last summer, the Seattle Seahawks were a trendy pick to reach the Super Bowl. As they keep reminding themselves, that goal remains attainable. Yet one day after their second loss to NFC West rival St. Louis, everyone from coach Mike Holmgren down was asking the same question."
58818,0,Murdoch to take printing out of Wapping in 600m revamp Rupert Murdoch 's News International is to move its print presses out of the Wapping site that was the scene of an iconic battle with print workers in the 1980s.
59090,0,"Tokyo Edge: New Choices in Digital Entertainment (PC World) PC World - PC and home theater make sleek package, while new portable music devices abound."
30499,0,"Unrelenting rivalry moves into lion 's den The last time they saw each other, John Kerry was sitting in the Red Sox owner 's box on the eve of the Democratic National Convention and the front "
88656,0,The rap on Artest: He is off-key My daughter called yesterday morning. Said she wouldn't be making it for her usual dinner at Mom and Dad's house the next couple of Wednesdays.
49448,0,"Redknapp charged after bad tackle LONDON, England -- The English Football Association have charged Tottenham captain Jamie Redknapp with serious foul play. The Spurs captain was guilty of a late challenge on Tim Cahill that resulted in the "
30815,0,"Will favorites finally win one? Just why the United States team is considered the favorite in the Ryder Cup is a bit of a mystery, given the simple fact that the European team is 5-3-1 in the last nine matches."
44321,0,"Life ban for Chanu, Pratima Kumari Weightlifters Pratima Kumari, Sanamacha Chanu, S Sunaina and coach Pal Singh Sandhu have been banned for life, Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi announced in New Delhi on Wednesday."
110290,0,Best Buy Improves Its Supply Chain View (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Retailer Best Buy turns to i2's chain management/logistics software in the hopes of gaining more timely visibility into business operations on both the purchasing and logistics sides.
79469,0,"Freddie Mac to Resume Quarterly Profit Reports in '05 (Update4) Freddie Mac, the second biggest provider of financing for US residential mortgages, said significant ' ' revisions are still required before it can resume quarterly reports of its earnings."
96837,0,"Equity Firm to Take Over Shoe Retailer The stiletto-heel shoe specialist Jimmy Choo changed hands on Friday, when the private equity company Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst purchased a controlling stake in the company, valuing it at 101 million ($188 million)."
16193,0,Before-the-Bell: SuperGen Shares Soar (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of SuperGen Inc. \jumped more than 24 percent in trading before the market opened on Wednesday after MGI Pharma Inc. said it would take a $40 million stake in the company as part of a cancer drug license deal.
5286,0,"Analysts See Grim Future for Wet Seal (Reuters) Reuters - Wet Seal Inc. (WTSLA.O) may have little choice but to close hundreds of its teen-oriented stores and convert dozens more to its upscale Arden B. brand if it hopes to stay out of bankruptcy, analysts said on Friday."
96214,0,"Gateway Launches New Media Center PCs Irvine-based Gateway refreshed its lineup of personal computers yesterday, introducing two new Media Center PCs. The company 's 3250X Media Center PC and 7200S Media Center PC both use Microsoft 's new Windows "
3687,0,Van Den Hoogenband and Popov Out of 50m Freestyle ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympic 100 meters freestyle champion Pieter van den Hoogenband and world champion Alexander Popov were both eliminated in the heats of the men's 50 meters freestyle in a major shock in the Olympic swimming pool on Thursday.
76278,0,"Salmons has fourth-year option picked up PHILADELPHIA - John Salmons had the fourth-year option on his contract picked up by the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Salmons, a 6-foot-7 guard, has averaged 4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per "
12556,0,Court Tosses VeriSign Suit Vs. Overseers (AP) AP - A federal judge on Friday dismissed an antitrust complaint against a key Internet oversight group brought by a company that controls directories for guiding Internet users worldwide.
113114,0,"Baseball 's Winter Hearth Is Burning on Cash Russ Ortiz stood at a lectern in a ballroom at baseball 's winter meetings on Friday, $33 million richer. Troy Glaus, his new Arizona Diamondbacks teammate, stood to the side and beamed as he took in the scene."
110680,0,"Pavano Meets With Seattle Officials (AP) AP - Carl Pavano wrapped up talks Wednesday with the Seattle Mariners and moved on to Anaheim, where he's expected to attend the winter meetings later this week and visit the Angels."
12912,0,"Soaring oil prices largely falling flat as campaign issue SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Alan Goldstein pulled his silver BMW Z3 up to a Crown gas station here and filled the tank for $22.40 -- nearly twice what he paid a few years ago."
42229,0,Gene test to track illegal ivory A genetic test that can be used to determine the origin of poached ivory could help combat the illegal trade in elephant tusks and their products.
82303,0,"News: Corporate governance goals impossible - RSA Companies are struggling to cope with tighter corporate governance regimes, which might even work against the goal of achieving improved IT security they are partly designed to promote."
87950,0,"CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-US Airways lenders OK aircraft use In NEW YORK story headlined ""US Airways lenders let carrier keep using aircraft, "" please correct paragraph 3 to read ... US Airways said it has agreed to cure and perform for all but 36 aircraft, and has reached interim arrangements for 14 of these ."
18265,0,"Update 3: EU Unveils Changes for Budget Rules With half the European Union countries exceeding public deficit limits this year, the EU 's head office bowed to reality Friday and proposed to be more flexible in how it enforces the budget rules underpinning the euro."
53358,0,"Senate Talks Fail on File-Sharing Software (AP) AP - Entertainment groups and consumer organizations were unable Thursday to reach a compromise over a Senate proposal aimed at manufacturers of file-sharing software commonly used to steal electronic copies of music, movies and computer programs."
2586,0,High oil costs hit more airlines Air France becomes the latest major airline to raise ticket prices in response to higher fuel costs.
36064,0,"Head of Philips Chip Unit Resigns The head of the chip division of electronics group Philips unexpectedly stepped down on Wednesday, raising worries that the key division is performing below expectations."
109202,0,Sprewell Suspended Latrell Sprewell was suspended for one game by the NBA on Tuesday for yelling a sexual vulgarity at a female fan during a game.
14047,0,GB beat Sydney medal haul Britain's golden night on the track help the nation's Olympians surpass their success in Sydney four years ago.
46784,0,"Memphis re-signs Gasol to multi-year deal Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - The Memphis Grizzlies signed All-Star forward Pau Gasol to a multi-year contract on Friday. Terms of the deal were not announced."
27100,0,"NBC deal hits Vivendi 's results Vivendi Universal posted a first-half net loss Tuesday that almost doubled to 1.86 billion, as it was hit by currency translation losses linked to its entertainment deal with NBC."
94735,0,Microsoft's Ballmer Warns Asia of Linux Lawsuits SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. Chief Operating Officer Steve Ballmer on Thursday warned Asian governments that they could face intellectual rights-infringement lawsuits for using rival open-source operating platforms such as Linux.
7627,0,"American leads early in decathlon American Bryan Clay took the lead through the first three events of the Olympic decathlon Monday. Allyson Felix of the United States also posted the fastest time in the opening round of the 200-meter dash, a 22."
91902,0,"NASA delays launch of super fast jet NASA, on Monday, reported its plans to delay the launch of its recently created super fast jet or ""scramjet "" that is expected to reach high speeds of 7,000 mph in a matter of few minutes."
83118,0,Beckham Sets Comeback Date David Beckham is targeting a return from injury next week in the hope that he can be fully fit in time for Englands forthcoming friendly against Spain.
44414,0,"REVIEW: IPod Speaker Sets Get a Hearing (AP) AP - Compact speakers for personal music players have been around since the original Walkman. Now that mini-hard drive music machines can hold your entire collection, the product category is back with a vengeance."
26931,0,Symantec under attack from MyDoom Antivirus firm Symantec is facing a denial-of-service attack on its Web site from the latest version of the MyDoom worm. Authors of MyDoom.
102984,0,"Another Brick in the Firewall AOL's new 9.0 Security Edition seems intended to burnish the online service's reputation as the crossing guard of the Internet, but that's a goal that this release can't quite achieve. -Rob Pegoraro"
63874,0,Rockets Team Report COMING OUT SWINGING: One of the team 's big problems the past two seasons was getting the guards to share the ball with 7-6 C Yao Ming.
76344,0,"Titan Rich in Carbons That Gave Life to Earth --NASA (Reuters) Reuters - Saturn's mysterious moon Titan appears to have an environment rich in the carbon-based molecules that spawned life on Earth and winds that etched streaks into its icy surface, NASA scientists said on Thursday."
9066,0,"Check Ears Before You Pick a Fight, Study Advises (Reuters) Reuters - It may be wise to check out a stranger's ears before picking a fight, U.S. researchers advised on Monday."
84774,0,"Rip. Sample. Mash. Share. (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - It wasn't so long ago that Apple Computer encouraged us all to ""Rip. Mix. Burn."""
81710,0,HENMAN PUTS FRENCH WOE BEHIND HIM World number seven Tim Henman is already focused on the Masters in Houston and believes he has a good chance of finishing his 2004 season on a high there.
101195,0,"GE agrees to pay $1.1b for Ionics Ionics Inc., a Watertown water treatment company with global operations, agreed to be purchased yesterday by General Electric Co. for $1.1 billion in cash."
10537,0,"Are we our DVD collections? Even if we don't watch? (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - For many collectors, owning DVDs is becoming more important than actually watching them."
65363,0,"MEDIA STOCKS NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Media stocks opened mixed Tuesday, with Viacom and Sony among the largest percentage gainers. Free! Sign up here to receive our After the Bell Report e-Newsletter!"
28637,0,"Martha Stewart to Judge: Jail Me Now Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on Wednesday she wants to serve her prison sentence for lying over a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her ""nightmare "" behind her."
41511,0,"Oil prices charge toward $50 a barrel; gasoline prices surge Oil prices charged toward $50 a barrel Monday, and gasoline prices surged to $1.92 a gallon last week, as petroleum output in the Gulf of Mexico returns at a slower-than-expected rate after Hurricane Ivan and geopolitical unrest keeps traders on edge."
78545,0,"Martin wins in Catalunya The Estonian driver Markko Martin has won his second consecutive World Rally Championship taking the Rally of Catalunya. The Ford driver, followed up his recent victory in the Rally of Corsica by beating Finland 's "
50790,0,Briefly: T-Mobile adds security measure to hot spots roundup Plus: Slashdot dips into politics...IBM releases low-cost Unix servers...Former Cisco exec joins Red Hat board.
67249,0,"Disney in the dock over $140 mn payout to executive Georgetown, Delaware, October 21: A lawsuit against the Walt Disney Co over a 140 million-dollar payout to former President Michael Ovitz started here, seven years after shareholders brought the action."
97657,0,"River Hawks beat the clock, Pace Tammy Haulcy drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer, lifting UMass-Lowell to a 68-65 victory over Pace last night at Costello Gym in the River Hawks' Northeast-10 Conference opener. UMass-Lowell (2-0) sank eight 3-pointers in all, including four by Mariette Guillaume, who was one of three River Hawks in double figures. Sacha Simms led the way with 15 points, and Enjoli ..."
24599,0,"Federer Advances to U.S. Open Final with Win Over Henman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Roger Federer was at his dismissive best on Saturday as he breezed to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fifth seed Tim Henman to reach the final of the U.S. Open for the first time."
28804,0,Scientists Recover Critical Genesis Parts NASA scientists said they have recovered some critical pieces of the Genesis space capsule intact and are optimistic the wreckage will yield valuable
115287,0,Chelsea still tops for Coleman Chris Coleman still believes Chelsea will win the Barclays Premiership this season after watching his side put a further dent in Manchester Uniteds own title aspirations at Craven Cottage last night.
53813,0,Drug Stocks Down on Safety Concerns Drug stocks across the board fell amid renewed safety concerns over a class of blockbuster drugs used to treat arthritis. Preprint articles published on the New England Journal of Medicine 's Web site Wednesday
36,0,"Google IPO: Type in 'confusing,' 'secrecy' I've submitted my bid to buy shares of Google Inc. in the computer search company's giant auction-style initial public offering. That could turn out to be the good news or the bad news."
85090,0,"Court Urged to Hear File-Sharing Case (AP) AP - A disparate group made up of dozens of state attorneys general, labor unions, retailers, professional sports leagues and others urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to hear a claim brought by the recording and film industries against two Internet file-sharing firms."
41661,0,"Paleontologists Put Ancient Long-Necked Monster in Its Place iraffes evolved long necks to browse in trees high above the competition. That is as plain as the explanation the wolf in granny clothing gave Little Red Riding Hood for his big teeth: ""The better to eat you with, my dear."
106702,0,"Massa tops Jerez test session Felipe Massa set the pace on the first full day of Formula One testing at the Jerez circuit in Spain on Wednesday. Massa posted a top lap of 1:17.513, which was almost two seconds faster than Jarno Trulli in the Toyota."
49229,0,"US economic growth seen slowing in 2005 US economic growth should slow over the coming year as consumers cut back on spending but improved business confidence should help beef up hiring, a wide-ranging survey of forecasters found."
95224,0,"MSN Renews with Overture -- For Now Microsoft today extended its 3-year-old agreement with Yahoo! to provide Overture paid listings on MSN sites in the US and Canada, Europe and Asia through June 2006."
46129,0,"Microsoft vows fight over FAT patent IN A preliminary ruling, the US government has rejected Microsoft 's 1996 patent on technology for saving files on computers using easy-to-remember names."
9481,0,"Humpback Whale Trapped at Power Plant ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, Nova Scotia - A hydroelectric plant in Nova Scotia remained closed Tuesday after a wayward humpback whale swam through the underwater gates connecting the facility with the Atlantic Ocean."
111694,0,NBA skips arbitration hearing on brawl suspensions (AFP) AFP - National Basketball Association players union leaders met with an arbitrator to have suspensions from a brawl between players and fans reduced but league officials did not participate.
26838,0,"The world in your palm com September 14, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority."
70807,0,"Warner learning to play it safe Kurt Warner had a gunslinger mentality in St. Louis, where an interception here or there was acceptable, providing it was offset by three or four touchdown passes."
47425,0,More Rooney magic? DEADLY SCORER: Manchester United 's Wayne Rooney celebrating his three goals against Fenerbahce this week at Old Trafford. (AP).
91128,0,Halo 2 for Xbox HALO 2 has shipped and it is now very clear which game is will dominate the Xbox this silly season. Bungie 's latest is a real winner.
42463,0,"Colonial BancGroup to Buy Union Bank Colonial BancGroup Inc. on Tuesday said it agreed to acquire Union Bank of Florida in a cash and stock transaction, adding Union 's 18 branches to its network of nearly 300 locations."
98406,0,"Federer wins rain-soaked Masters It rained Sunday, of course, and but another soppy, sloppy gray day at Westside Tennis Club did nothing to deter Roger Federer from his appointed rounds."
36677,0,"NTT DoCoMo, Cingular to link in 3G cellphone business Japan 's NTT DoCoMo will join hands with Cingular Wireless of the United States, aiming to unify technical specifications for third-generation (3G) cellphones and services."
62810,0,"SportsNetwork Game Preview (Sports Network) - Carlos Beltran may be the newest Killer B in Houston 's lineup, but right now he is also the most feared hitter on the Astros."
30013,0,"XM Radio Goes Online (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - XM Satellite Radio is the latest content provider to join the increasingly crowded online-music market, announcing the impending launch of a service delivering its radio programming via the Internet."
24857,0,US gets boost as 2 key reports come in positive WASHINGTON - The economy got a double dose of encouraging news Friday as wholesale prices fell and moderating energy costs helped improve the nation 's trade deficit.
36697,0,"IOC Considering Possible Addition of Five Sports to 2012 Olympics The International Olympic Committee has notified the governing bodies of golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports that they will be ""studied further "" as part of a review of the games ' competition schedule."
30187,0,"Manufacturing accelerates Manufacturing in the nation accelerated in August and September, supporting Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan 's view that the economy ""regained some traction."
69582,0,Els still has major ambitions after l million pound payday in ... Ernie Els has another 1 million pounds and a World Match Play record all to himself. But he wants more. And top of the South African 's agenda for 2005 is to try to win the Masters and US PGA titles.
79623,0,"IRS business audits decline so far this year The pace of corporate audits by the Internal Revenue Service continued to decline in the first six months of fiscal 2004, despite IRS pledges to crack down on "
64159,0,"IT Jobs Dwindle in US, Offshore Hiring To Surge Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports that the US information technology industry lost 54,701 jobs in the July through September quarter, which is an increase of 14 percent from the same quarter last year."
63191,0,"Oil Prices Hit Peaks on Winter Worries (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices rallied to a record above\ $55 a barrel Monday on concerns over a winter fuel supply crunch, and as traders took comments from a top U.S. official to mean high prices have yet to really dent U.S. demand."
73098,0,US government approves Cingular 's acquisition of AT &T Wireless The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday approved Cingular Wireless ' 41-billion-US dollar acquisition of AT &T Wireless Services Inc.
55118,0,"Russians Coming In Formula 1 It doesn 't plan an entry until next year 's Australian Grand Prix, but the Canadian-based Midland Group chaired by expatriate Russian (and Canadian citizen) Alexander Shnaider has announced the formation of a new GP team to be called Midland F1."
86714,0,Watching Global Warming A new non-partisan study shows global warming is happening faster than anyone expected with effects in our own backyards. Biologist Doctor Camille Parmesan studies how living creatures respond to environmental
81516,0,OPEC to monitor impact of US election on oil prices JAKARTA: OPEC president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Thursday the cartel would monitor any impact from the re-election of US President George W. Bush on oil prices.
36047,0,Sony to support MP3 Major strategy shift aims to help consumer electronics giant compete with Apple Computer and other rivals.
76302,0,Judge sends ex-Baylor athlete to mental hospital A judge on Thursday ruled that a former Baylor basketball player charged with gunning down his teammate is incompetent to stand trial.
6620,0,"Kastor takes bronze in marathon; Japan 's Noguchi wins American Deena Kastor crosed the finish line crying as she captured the bronze medal in the marathon Sunday. She finished the course in 2 hours, 27 minutes, 19 seconds."
37900,0,E-Mail ID Working Group Shuts Down Without Consensus The Internet Engineering Task Force closed its working group Wednesday after it failed to agree on an e-mail authentication standard.
83270,0,"Former Merrill Lynch, Enron Employees Convicted of Fraud Description: A jury in Houston finds four former Merrill Lynch bankers and a former Enron vice president a guilty of conspiracy and fraud."
61463,0,The Fool's Look Ahead It's going to be a value meal of earnings with the burger and soda giants posting quarterly results.
63587,0,"BCS shockers: Texas in Fiesta, Pitt to Rose As expected, Auburn is the odd team out of the BCS national championship game, and Texas has bumped Cal out of the Rose Bowl. In addition to the Longhorns ' last-minute jump, there was another shocker: Texas "
81147,0,"Housing market cools House prices fell at their sharpest rate in four years in October, the Halifax bank says, in another sign that the property boom is over and that interest rates could already have peaked."
20612,0,"Next Windows Version: 2006 Target Microsoft said on Friday it will ship the next version of Windows in 2006, but scaled back plans to include a new system for finding and storing information in its flagship operating system."
84728,0,European Bank Chief Talks Up Dollar The dollar edged higher against the Swiss franc and the euro on Monday as traders took profits after the head of the European Central Bank said the euro zone unit 's recent
66144,0,"GM Staff Call Off Work Stoppage at Bochum Workers at a General Motors plant in Bochum, Germany, swallowed their anger over job cuts and voted on Wednesday to end a seven-day stoppage that has disrupted output at three other GM car factories."
72024,0,"Teck-Cominco reaps metals bonanza VANCOUVER - Soaring metals prices powered Teck-Cominco to a record third-quarter profit, the company said Monday. Teck said it made $120 million in the quarter (62 cents a share), almost eight times larger "
71979,0,"AMAZIN 'S LOOK TO INTERVIEW DODGER COACH The Mets have reached out to their fifth managerial candidate, asking for and receiving permission from the Dodgers to interview Riggleman, Los Angeles ' bench coach since 2001."
55524,0,"ASP.Net glitch discovered OCTOBER 08, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. is investigating a reported vulnerability in ASP.Net that could allow an attacker to bypass security features on a Web server and view sensitive content, the company said yesterday."
28093,0,"Benson 's four-hit shutout ups ante for contract Kris Benson continued to do his best negotiating on the mound last night, throwing a four-hit shutout as the Mets rolled over the Braves, 7-0, at Shea Stadium."
87867,0,"Gold Fields loses high court bid to halt Harmony takeover JOHANNESBURG : South African mining giant Gold Fields lost a high court bid to halt a hostile takeover by rival Harmony Gold, which is seeking to create the world 's biggest gold producer, a court official said."
110971,0,Free agents offered arbitration Players offered arbitration have until Dec. 19 to either accept or reject. Players who reject arbitration may sign with former club until Jan. 8 (or after May 1).
53791,0,"Los Angeles to bid for Summer Olympics After hosting the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984, the City of Angels may submit a bid for the Games. The City Council unanimously endorsed a proposal Wednesday to vie for the Summer Games as early as 2016."
41417,0,"Xcel Energy to Sell Broadband Unit, Take Charge (Reuters) Reuters - Xcel Energy Inc. plans to sell its broadband communications unit in a bid to focus solely on its core utility operations, the U.S. power producer said on Monday."
74572,0,Are Cheaper Flat-Panel TVs On The Way? IFire aims to displace LCD TVs with its lower-cost display technology.
32137,0,"Iomega Readies Wireless Storage Device Iomega will soon ship its first network-attached storage device equipped with wireless networking technology. The product, dubbed the NAS 100d, is targeted at small-office and home-office users looking for "
53787,0,"AT and T to cut workforce by 20 US telecom giant AT and T will shrink even further, announcing on Thursday it would cut 20 percent of its workforce in 2004 and take an $US11."
61683,0,Rossi heads Australian GP Motorsport.com. Valentino Rossi faces the real possibility of being able to wrap up his MotoGP title defense at this weekend 's Australian GP at the Phillip Island circuit.
51010,0,"Ricky Williams asks league to clarify his status Ricky Williams has asked the NFL for a hearing to clarify his playing status, a possible first step if the running back tries to return to the league."
84605,0,"Limited Ups Earnings View, Buyback Offer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Limited Brands Inc. LTD.N on Monday increased its earnings forecast for the third quarter due to a bigger-than-forecast tax benefit and increased the offer price in a $2 billion share buyback."
56337,0,"Update 2: Poles Line Up for Shares in Bank Poles signed waiting lists Sunday for a chance to buy shares in their largest bank, using a signup system from communist times to impose order on the crush of interested investors."
35925,0,"Oakland Athletics Team Report - September 22 (Sports Network) - Barry Zito has been in excellent form over his last few starts, and the Oakland Athletics need him to continue in that direction tonight when they battle the Texas Rangers in the middle test of an important three-game series at "
101376,0,"Anil says, 'I am not going to comment ' MUMBAI: Reliance Energy chairman Anil Ambani tonight refused to join issues with his elder brother Mukesh Ambani on the raging battle between them."
104280,0,Kellogg appoints Jenness CEO after Gutierrez resigns to join ... DETROIT - President Bush 's choice of Kellogg chief executive Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary leaves the cereal and snack giant without the dynamic leader who has guided its remarkable turnaround.
6916,0,Mystery of Wales turtle 'solved' Scientists think they may know why the world's largest leatherback turtle was washed up on a Welsh beach.
77230,0,"Reheated Bagle smokes out antivirus defenses New version of mass-mailing worm, discovered Friday, tries to disable defenses on destination PCs."
78934,0,"Update 1: Volkswagen Workers Stage New Stoppages Volkswagen AG workers staged a new round of brief stoppages early Monday, keeping up pressure on the automaker ahead of wage talks in which the company is sticking to a demand for a two-year pay freeze."
55875,0,"Enjoying the view from the top He balks at describing the Red Sox as ""idiots "" -- even though the team jokingly refers to themselves that way -- but Sox owner John W. Henry had a firsthand understanding of the term as he spoke to Alan Embree in the Sox clubhouse following the team's dramatic Game 3 win over Anaheim."
28181,0,"Australia 's Hardie faces US asbestos protests Australian building products firm James Hardie Industries Ltd., tainted by a row over asbestos, sought to repair its reputation on Wednesday "
84911,0,"Strahan out for year with torn pectoral muscle EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- All-Pro defensive end Michael Strahan will miss the rest of the New York Giants ' season with a torn pectoral muscle."
34951,0,"The check 's in the syringe The New York Yankees, who make enough money to know better, want the rest of Jason Giambi 's contract voided because he admitted to using what can fairly be called a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals."
85945,0,"IBM's recycling program goes global Businesses in Europe, Asia can net bucks for outdated computer equipment, company says. "
60366,0,"Shares of low-cost carrier ATA jump on merger talk Shares of ATA Holdings Corp. (ATAH.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped as much as 22 percent on the Nasdaq on Thursday morning after a Wall Street Journal report that America West "
35202,0,"Job fears as Deutsche culls chiefs Deutsche Bank is streamlining the management of its investment banking arm, raising fears that jobs may be lost in the City. The German bank is reducing the number of executives running its investment banking "
95210,0,"Eisner: TV Interview with Ovitz Was Dumb GEORGETOWN, Del. (Reuters) - Michael Eisner, the chief executive of the Walt Disney Co. DIS.N, on Thursday said it was ""stupid"" to appear on a national television show in 1996 to show his support for Michael Ovitz and conceded he was less than candid with the public during the interview."
37998,0,"One week into lockout: No talks, no progress It 's been a week without progress in the NHL lockout. So far, there have been no overtures from the league or the players to resume talks to save a season that is already starting to slip away."
84041,0,"Seattle vs. San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Jerry Rice became the NFL 's most prolific wide receiver while he was with the San Francisco 49ers. On Sunday, the 42-year-old Rice makes his return to San Francisco as a member of the Seattle Seahawks."
82061,0,"Why YAML? Why not? I started a simple project a while back; all I needed to do was store some information about stuff around the office, and since it's a small office, I thought that a RDBMS system was overkill. So I decided to go with XML. After creating a document, I then decided to fight with XML DTDs, and tried to fight with both XML DOM and XML SAX for Python, I finally decided on an approach that built dictionaries using SAX, as described here. After messing with it for a while, I decided there had to be a better way. Almost by accident, I stumbled upon YAML."
40746,0,Microsoft braces for EU appeal Brussels - Microsoft Corporation said on Monday it is ready to put a stripped down version of Windows on the market if ordered to do so by a European court.
110546,0,"Alamosa to Buy AirGate for $392 Million Alamosa Holdings Inc. (APCS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will acquire AirGate PCS Inc. (PCSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) for $392 million in stock creating the largest Sprint Corp."
77205,0,Things that go bump on the Net Sun President Jonathan Schwartz has a pre-Halloween case of the creeps--and for good reason.
7924,0,"Union: US Air Talks with Pilots Break Off Talks between US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and the airline 's pilots union over a new round of concessions broke down on Monday, the union said."
4237,0,"CACI Shares Climb on Positive Earnings Shares of CACI International Inc. surged nearly 14 percent Thursday after the company, which provided private interrogators at Abu Ghraib prison and elsewhere in Iraq, reported a 56 percent jump in earnings."
60608,0,"Apple flogs new gear as gossip grows At a briefing in Dublin on Monday, Apple UK & Ireland executives were on hand to discuss about two years ' worth of Apple products and services, including iTunes, the iPod, the new iMac G5 (which recently launched in Ireland) and the firm 's suite of iLife "
119040,0,"Report: Murdoch offers $44 million for Rockefeller apartment _ Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp., has offered to pay $44 million for a three-story penthouse apartment where Laurance S. Rockefeller once lived, according to a published report."
98942,0,"Euro Web sites spread Bofra worm via banner ads Web site visitors who clicked on banner ads on a number of popular European Web sites this weekend could have infected their computers with variants of the Bofra worm, experts warned on Monday."
70596,0,"Little Movement in AP Football Poll (AP) AP - No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Oklahoma have been the top two teams in The Associated Press Top 25 since the preseason, a nine-poll run that is the longest to start a season in nine years."
48044,0,"Arranging trust benefits minus the expense Maybe you can live -- and die -- without them. Wealthy Americans often use a fistful of trusts to slash estate taxes, avoid probate, and control how their money is divvied up. But if your worldly assets are shy of seven figures -- meaning you're unlikely to get hit with estate taxes -- you may want to consider some cut-rate ..."
80527,0,"Satellite radio bids worry industry OTTAWA (CP) -- Musicians ' rights must be protected by the country 's telecommunications regulator as it considers three bids for satellite radio licences, says the music recording industry."
72650,0,US stocks mark time ahead of poll US shares closed just a tad lower last night as the amrket held its breath ahead of the US election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 7.82 points adrift (0.
87439,0,Gmail Users Soon Able to Check E-Mail Via Outlook SAN FRANCISCO -- Web search leader Google Inc. said on Wednesday it will soon make it possible for users of its Gmail service to check their e-mail via Microsoft Outlook or on certain handheld devices such as mobile phones.
104873,0,"Mets offer reportedly 3 years, $38M After reportedly having dinner with right-hander Pedro Martinez last Thursday, Mets general manager Omar Minaya has made an offer that tops the one the Red Sox submitted, The New York Times reported."
53639,0,CA Introduces Usage-Based Pricing For Mainframe Software Computer Associates International Inc. on Thursday introduced usage-based pricing for its mainframe-management products in response to customer interest in the more flexible licensing model.
90204,0,"Dell CEO says they are considering AMD I have decided to pay attention to this subject one last time, at least until Dell finally releases either desktop PCs or servers equipped with AMD processors."
44645,0,"CA to cut 5 percent of work force Computer Associates International announced on Wednesday that it plans to cut 5 percent of its work force as part of a restructuring effort, a move that comes as the company seeks to rebuild itself after a long-running accounting scandal."
87284,0,"PeopleSoft Rejects Oracle Bid PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its board had again unanimously rejected Oracle Corp. 's (ORCL."
26598,0,"Maryland Picks Up Notre Dame Transfer Isaiah Gardner , a sophomore defensive back, is on campus at Maryland and will transfer to the school from Notre Dame once his paperwork clears."
119601,0,"Eye On Stocks For Monday, Dec. 20 NEW YORK - On. Dec. 17, the US Food and Drug Administration released a statement relating to Pfizer 's (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex."
40188,0,Windies have become a proud unit The West Indies are back. And I say this not because of their triumph on Saturday but I base it on the way they fought tooth and nail to pull off the incredible victory.
62595,0,FCC rule may lead to broadband expansion WASHINGTON -- New rules approved this week by the Federal Communications Commission are aimed at making high-speed Internet available to more Americans.
2592,0,"Sony Develops New Chip for More Real and Refined High Definition Video ""DRC "" was developed in 1997 as a technology that changed a standard television signal format to a high-definition signal format, based on the concept of establishing a higher definition signal format from scratch. The foundation of this technology was ..."
39427,0,Premiership: New boys can 't buy a win All three of the newly promoted sides are still searching for a first win of the season after a day of predictable results gave the Premiership table an all too familiar look.
90193,0,"NBA: LA Lakers 84, Houston 79 The Los Angeles Lakers gave their Coach Rudy Tomjanovich a triumphant return to Houston Saturday night with an 84-79 victory over the Rockets."
60590,0,IBM Offers Disk-Storage Servers IBM is aiming to take a larger share of the $60 billion data-storage market with the introduction of two new disk-storage servers.
114454,0,"Nov Retail Sales Edge Up as Car Sales Dip (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday in a stronger-than-expected report that cemented views the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this week."
55725,0,Mathematicians Offer Help in Terror Fight (AP) AP - A small group of thinking men and women convened at Rutgers University last month to consider how order theory — a branch of abstract mathematics that deals with hierarchical relationships — could be applied to the war on terror.
70834,0,Delta and Pilots to Resume Talks Delta Air Lines Inc. and its pilots ' union recessed talks Sunday without reaching an agreement on pay cuts that the company says are crucial to its effort to avoid bankruptcy.
115849,0,"Group seeks calendar, scheduling app interoperability The new Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium has unveiled plans to create standards to make it easier for computer users to share calendars and related information with people outside their companies."
106317,0,"College Basketball: Georgia Tech, UConn Win ATLANTA (Sports Network) - BJ Elder poured in a game-high 27 points to lead fourth-ranked Georgia Tech to a convincing 99-68 win over Michigan in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge at Alexander Memorial Coliseum."
13254,0,"Hawaii's Chang Eyes Career Passing Mark (AP) AP - Hawaii football coach June Jones knew something special was in store four years ago when a lanky, baby-faced teenager stepped onto the practice field and completed eight straight passes."
56156,0,US House approves US$422 billion arms bill The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final US$422 billion ($631.64 billion) bill for defence programmes that backs next year 's round of military base closings and kills a proposed US$23.
25980,0,"Manning Fares Well in Mop-Up Role The top overall draft choice 's real introduction to the league came not in training camp or preseason, or even when he handed the ball to Tiki Barber on Sunday and watched the tailback sprint "
7067,0,"Steps to climb out of debt For those sinking in a flood of unpaid loans, don 't lose hope. Many people have gone before you and made it out. Simply put, there are debt-defying actions you can take."
50849,0,"UPDATE 2-White House expects upward revision to jobs data The White House expects revised data due on Friday to show job creation from March 2003 to March 2004 was much more robust than thought, economists who received "
99465,0,"Report: Gamecocks to Name Spurrier New Head Coach Tuesday COLUMBIA, S.C. (Sports Network) - The University of South Carolina has scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. EST Tuesday when it is expected to announce that Steve Spurrier will take over as the school's new head football coach."
75880,0,Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Google Desktop Search a cinch (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Google Desktop Search a cinch; superb though not perfect.
13002,0,Hungary in second gold row Adrian Annus faces the threat of becoming the second Hungarian athlete to be stripped of a gold medal after he failed to show up for a drugs test yesterday.
8145,0,Ructions in Australian rowing eight Members of the Australian women 's rowing eight face disciplinary action after publicly criticising team-mate Sally Robbins for her failure to complete the Olympic final.
28510,0,"For iTunes, it pays to be French com September 15, 2004, 7:35 AM PT. This fourth priority 's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half."
71525,0,"President signs American Jobs Creation Act WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush on Friday signed tax legislation that provides $145 billion in new tax relief to U.S. corporations over the next 10 years, including a provision giving a tax break to companies that return income to the U.S. from operations located overseas."
41915,0,Cards Second Baseman Tony Womack Injured (AP) AP - St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Tony Womack left Monday night's game against Houston in the seventh inning after getting hit on the left hand with a pitch.
7582,0,Birdie Helps Woods Retain Top Ranking (AP) AP - What seemed like a meaningless birdie on the final hole of the NEC Invitational will ensure that Tiger Woods keeps his No. 1 world ranking at least one week longer.
34175,0,"Herndon, NY Cyber-Security Firms to Merge TruSecure Corp., a Herndon provider of network security systems, agreed to merge with Betrusted Holdings Inc., a New York company that offers similar services."
43297,0,"Elephant Dung Helps Track Smuggled Ivory - Study (Reuters) Reuters - Using elephant dung and skin samples, researchers said they were able to make a map of elephant DNA that could help track down ivory poachers."
59061,0,"BoE's King warns of bleaker times The UK's years of low inflation and falling unemployment may be over, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King warns."
34263,0,"Mild 'Tuna' It might have taken 63 years, but Bill Parcells seems to have found a happy medium of emotions in coaching the Dallas Cowboys."
17550,0,"July Factory Orders Exceeded Forecasts; Productivity Pace Slows July factory orders rose the most in four months, exceeding forecasts, and productivity gains slowed last quarter, two government reports released yesterday showed."
28117,0,Rookie Kazmir outduels Pedro Scott Kazmir had a cool confidence in a tough environment for baseball 's youngest pitcher and a sense of wonder that he had succeeded in it.
15949,0,"Blog Search Blabble.com Takes New Approach Blog Search Blabble.com Takes New Approach\\A new start-up joining the ranks of weblog tools, Blabble is aimed at the corporate market. According to an Internet Retailer article, the service will be fee-based when it officially launches in October. A beta is currently available free online. The article reads like Blabble ..."
93388,0,"Microsoft Uses Halo 2 to Catch Xbox Pirates With Halo 2 racking up record sales and eager fans rushing to Microsoft 's Xbox Live online gaming service to compete with other gamers from around the world, it should be an exciting time for Xbox enthusiasts."
51920,0,"Judge Allows Atlanta's Furcal to Play in Playoffs (Reuters) Reuters - Despite a probation violation on a drunken- driving charge, Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal may participate in the playoffs."
34927,0,"Philly's citywide mesh Wi-Fi net will be challenge The city of Philadelphia plans to invest in a new wireless mesh network based on the Wi-Fi 802.11b standard, and officials hope to turn the 135-square-mile city into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot."
81996,0,Study Links Tree Rings to Global Warming (AP) AP - Did global warming spur severe drought in the Western United States? A new study co-authored by a tree-ring researcher at the University of Arizona shows a possible connection.
8434,0,"Ice Age Floodwaters Leave a Walkable Trail Across the Northwest For years, geologists and devoted amateurs have lobbied for a regional trail dedicated to ice-age floods. At last, their efforts may pay off."
117675,0,"Sky 's the limit when it comes to Sox spending If you want to get a rise out of a small-market general manager, ask him about the Red Sox being limited by their budget. Already this weekend at the winter meetings, we 've "
32814,0,"Take That, Boston. Again. And Again. F the Red Sox thought they could come into Yankee Stadium and change the direction of the American League East race, they have another thought coming."
45478,0,Update 11: Microsoft Says It Wanted to Share Code Microsoft Corp. said in court Thursday that it had been prepared during settlement talks to share more software code with its rivals than the European Union ultimately demanded.
85771,0,"FCC Exempts Web Phones from State Rule WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators on Tuesday exempted Internet telephone services from certain state oversight, a boon for Vonage Holdings Corp. and other providers aggressively pushing the new service."
10269,0,Campbell takes gold ATHENS - Jamaican Veronica Campbell became the first Jamaican and Caribbean woman ever to win an Olympic sprint gold when she captured the 200 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics yesterday.
12227,0,"Dahle takes Olympic gold in mountain bike Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Gunn-Rita Dahle of Norway captured the gold medal on Friday in the women 's mountain bike competition at the Summer Olympics in Athens."
99047,0,"Atlanta Named Third Most Dangerous City A Kansas company 's yearly ranking based on crime statistics shows that Camden, New Jersey, has become the nation 's most-dangerous city."
93851,0,"Bears Wide Receiver Terrell Arrested LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell has been arrested for traffic violations."
110968,0,"Rivers: It starts with stops Doc Rivers was on the defensive following practice yesterday at The Arena, though purely in a basketball sense, which had nothing to do with the frustrations of Paul Pierce or the ongoing constructive criticism of Gary Payton."
39147,0,"US Economy Seen on Solid Footing Orders for US durable goods fell unexpectedly in August but beat forecasts once transportation equipment was stripped out, government data showed on Friday in evidence the economy is again pumping strongly."
25487,0,"IBM Rolls Out New Linux Server Using Power5 Chip SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp IBM.N on Sunday announced a new computer server using its Power5 microprocessor tuned for the popular Linux operating system, as the No. 1 computer maker aims to broaden the adoption of Linux in broader corporate computing markets."
101276,0,"France to Defends Fed Cup Title at Final (AP) AP - Defending champion France surged into the Fed Cup final, completing a 5-0 sweep of Spain on Thursday behind singles victories by Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin."
96692,0,"EMI sees music market improving EMI, the world 's third-largest music group, reported a drop in first-half profits on Friday but said the beleaguered industry was rebounding as online music sales start to take off."
69603,0,"Nintendo apes around Nintendo makes some noise with two new titles in the run-up to Christmas, says the BBC's Daniel Etherington. "
6238,0,"Amazon $75m purchases Chinese Joyo After quite a few of negotiations, China 's non-state-run Joyo.com Ltd. has finally reached a deal with Amazon.com Inc., the US E-commerce giant, which possibly meant a beginning "
51127,0,"Carter advances to second round at US Mid-Amateur Huntington, W.Va., golfer Pat Carter has advanced to the second round of match play at the US Mid-Amateur golf tournament. Carter defeated Scott Crawshaw of Pasadena, Calif."
19383,0,"Dollar Firm Vs Yen on Jobs News The dollar stayed firm against other major currencies on Monday, helped by US jobs data, but traders said it lacked momentum to advance strongly."
46445,0,Linksys Launches Dual-Band Wi-Fi Gear New products include 802.11g/a cards for both notebooks and desktops.
34254,0,U.S. Oil Holds Above $46 on Supply Fears SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices held above $46 a barrel on Tuesday on worries of a major supply disruption at a time when producers are pumping at full tilt to meet strong demand.
20356,0,"Army to Rebid Halliburton Contract -WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Army plans within months to break up Halliburton Co.'s contract to provide support services for U.S. troops in Iraq -- valued at up to $13 billion -- and open the work to competitive bids, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing an internal Army memorandum."
115754,0,"Seattle Post-Intelligencer A rectangular box, embedded in a preview version of MSN Messenger 7.0, is a search field. Users will be able to launch Internet searches from that field, automatically opening a Web browser to display results on an Internet search site."
75241,0,McGrath celebrates 100th Test by punishing India 's top order Fast bowler Glenn McGrath celebrated his 100th Test appearance by sparking India 's top-order collapse Wednesday as Australia took charge of the third Test.
5339,0,"More money for fuel cells Neah Power Systems, which develops fuel cells for notebooks, raises $12 million in venture funding."
92249,0,New backing for Glazer? The on-off saga that is Malcolm Glazer 's proposed takeover of Manchester United could be back on after reports that the American tycoon has found a new backer.
99841,0,China and Cuba sign trade deals China and Cuba sign a multi-million dollar nickel deal as the communist nations seek closer ties.
118491,0,"HP bullish on Itanium 's future On the surface, new announcements from Hewlett-Packard and Intel bode well for the future of the 64-bit Itanium platform, which should be good news for the channel."
34448,0,"Tape drives are fast enough, says Quantum Rules out LTO as it begins the hunt for DLT's fatter successor"
104458,0,"Another defeat stares at Kiwis Adelaide, November 29: Australia set New Zealand 464 to win then ripped through the touring sides top order to leave the Kiwis struggling on 149 for five at the close of the fourth days play in the second test on Monday."
48626,0,Four Out Of Five Linux PCs End Up Running Pirated Windows A Gartner analyst finds a direct connection between Linux and piracy: many systems come preinstalled with Linux to keep prices down but then bogus copies of Windows get loaded.
84723,0,"Pfizer 's Gloom Factor The news seemingly keeps getting worse for Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), but if it can relieve investors ' anxiety, the pharmaceutical company stands to be stronger than ever."
52409,0,"Clemens Helps Astros Take 1-0 Series Lead Over Braves NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Clemens pitched seven innings and Carlos Beltran homered, had three hits and scored three runs to help the Houston Astros rout the Atlanta Braves 9-3 in the opening game of their National League Divisional Series Wednesday."
73158,0,"Consumer Confidence Hits 7-Month Low NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumers turned gloomier in October, beset by soaring energy costs, relentless violence in Iraq, sluggish hiring and an increasingly bitter presidential campaign."
44769,0,"Braves give Cox his 2,000th victory The Braves ' sense of timing is impeccable. Whenever the Mets are down, along comes their tomahawk-chopping nemesis to show them up."
46964,0,"CIO Survey: IT spending cools slightly in September Some 250 CIOs surveyed last month by CIO magazine said they expect their IT budgets to grow by 7.4 during the next year, down slightly from the 8.9 spending increase respondents predicted in August."
33234,0,"Microsoft JPEG exploit reported Hacker web sites are claiming to have posted proof-of-concept exploit code for the latest critical Microsoft Corp software vulnerability, which is sometimes a precursor to broader attacks using a worm."
54172,0,"Google Tests Short Message Service Google on Thursday, October 5, announced a new test service. People will need only mobile phones or handheld devices and they should tap Google 's Web search via text messages, or short message service."
31857,0,"11 firms sent jobs overseas, group says Eleven companies in Greater Cincinnati have been singled out for exporting jobs out of the country by Working America, an organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO labor organization."
55072,0,"Notes: Dodgers gaining experience Aside from Steve Finley, no Dodgers position starter had postseason experience before Tuesday. By comparison, every member of the Cardinals ' starting lineup came into the series having played in October."
50009,0,"10/5/04 EDITORIAL: Do-not-call list The Supreme Court ended Monday the telemarketing industry 's attempt to abolish the do-not-call registry by letting a lower court 's ruling stand, according to an Associated Press story."
68170,0,"FA risk flak over leniency for Beckham The Football Association laid themselves open to ridicule last night when they ruled there was ""insufficient evidence "" to charge David Beckham with bringing the game into disrepute, despite "
20272,0,"Perle Asserts Hollinger's Conrad Black Misled Him Richard N. Perle, a director at the media company Hollinger International who was criticized in an internal report, says he was duped by its former chief, Conrad M. Black."
17080,0,"IBM, Intel Offer Blade Specs ""We are convinced that openness will expand the blade-server marketplace and bring more people on board with these types of servers, "" says Tim Dougherty, director of BladeCenter marketing at IBM."
98179,0,"Seahawks 24, Dolphins 17 Boulware intercepted a pass by AJ Feeley and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds remaining, lifting the Seahawks to a 24-17 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday."
78671,0,Johnson Electric Acquires Majority Stake In Nanomotion China-based Johnson Electric announced that it has acquired 51 of Israeli start-up Nanomotion for $20 million in cash. Nanomotion develops and manufactures motors with the ability to achieve precise positioning
3279,0,"A brighter Outlook? The start-up company made its retail debut Wednesday with You Perform, a collection of more than a dozen add-ons for Outlook, the widely used e-mail and calendar application included in Microsoft Office. "
30636,0,"Bonds on hold, Giants on roll MILWAUKEE -- Despite all the spotlight and all the hype -- how often does ESPN put a weekday afternoon baseball game on TV? -- Barry Bonds didn 't hit his 700th home run Thursday."
12034,0,Deakes to assess his technique Nathan Deakes 's coach says the Olympian 's technique will be reassessed following his disqualification from the 50-kilometre walk in Athens.
60548,0,"Sun, Nvidia Design Professional Graphics Alliance Sun Java Workstations are designed to support simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing with no compromises in performance, allowing users to maintain their existing x86 infrastructure "
45428,0,"Extinction Looms Over Larger Species (AP) AP - Being the biggest dog may pay off at feeding time, but species that grow too large may be more vulnerable to extinction, new research suggests."
55358,0,"Solar eclipse to end before it begins The eclipse will first be visible, weather permitting, from Japan, Mongolia, China and Siberia on Thursday, October 14. Skywatchers in western Alaska should be able to see the final moments of the eclipse "
1815,0,"Home Depot raises view as profit tops estimates ATLANTA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. (HD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, handily topping estimates, as store renovations and efforts to improve service drove higher ..."
19532,0,"Sony lawyer enslaved worker, apparently ONE OF THE brains behind the music industry 's moves to drag old ladies, children and other file-sharers through the courts has just lost a slavery case."
41373,0,"Oil hits NY closing record at 49.64 dollars NEW YORK, Sept 27 (AFP) - Oil futures jumped to their highest closing on record Monday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, rising 76 cents to 49."
97421,0,"Russia to auction major oil facility MOSCOW -- Russian tax authorities on Friday scheduled the equivalent of a fire sale at what was once the nation 's largest oil company, offering the main production facility at Yukos Oil for auction next month at a fraction of its value."
77371,0,Hurricanes Power Gillette's Duracell Net profit growth is keeping investors from worrying about Gillette's free cash flow.
27765,0,"Production Quota Hike Opposed by OPEC Ministers Several OPEC members argued that the organization should raise its price band, but ministers remained deadset against hiking its official production quotas in a bid to stabilize the oil market."
31722,0,"Alitalia to Trim Flight-Attendant Jobs for Total of 3,689 Cuts Alitalia SpA, Italy 's largest airline, plans to cut a total of 3,689 jobs after winning concessions from flight attendants ' unions on cost-cutting targets aimed at saving the carrier from running out of money, union officials said."
80033,0,"Dagenais attends NHLPA meeting TORONTO (CP) - Montreal Canadiens winger Pierre Dagenais, who made headlines last week when he said he 'd accept a salary cap if it settled the NHL lockout, showed up Tuesday at the NHL Players ' Association meeting."
7859,0,"S &P upgrades India currency rating outlook INTERNATIONAL rating agency, Standard and Poor 's (S &P) has upgraded India 's BB ' long-term foreign currency rating outlook to ""positive "" from stable."
46667,0,"Analyzing the Conference Finals Matchups Meyers, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003, broadcasts WNBA and women 's NCAA games for ABC and ESPN. She has also been a regular Blog Squad contributor to WNBA."
95501,0,"Judge orders chief operating officer Radler, 2 more, off Hollinger ... TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario judge has ordered three directors removed from the board of Hollinger Inc., including Conrad Black 's wife, Barbara Amiel-Black, company co-chief operating officer David Radler and vice-president Jack Boultbee."
116211,0,"Microsoft Issues Five Bulletins on Windows Flaws (PC World) PC World - Desktops, servers affected, but no vulnerabilities deemed critical."
96419,0,"Supermarket chain Loblaw 's profit up 18 at $258M with merchandise ... TORONTO (CP) - Cost-cutting and a further shift toward higher-margin general merchandise in new stores helped Loblaw Cos. Ltd. grow its quarterly profit by 18 per cent, executives at Canada 's biggest supermarket chain said Friday."
88840,0,New Goodison contract for Moyes Everton manager David Moyes has signed a new contract which will keep him at the club until 2009. The 41-year-old Scot has steered the Toffees to third place in the Barclays Premiership table despite last
9669,0,"NATO says 'so far so good ' on Olympic security BRUSSELS : NATO remains on alert to protect the Olympics from extremists, even if no incidents have occurred and the perceived threat remains low as the Games move into their last few days, an official said."
89938,0,Randall Navigates Technology Turbulence NEW YORK (Reuters) - Taking control of a technology fund that lost more than 90 percent of its assets in the bear market requires gravity-defying confidence.
77981,0,"Black to quit Hollinger Inc. positions TORONTO - Lord Black of Crossharbour will step down as chairman and chief executive of Hollinger Inc. ""in a matter of days, "" his lawyer said yesterday after a hearing in Ontario court into the matter."
81913,0,"Researchers Grow Sperm Nursery Cells from Mice (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. researchers said on Thursday they had found sperm nursery cells in mice, grown them in lab dishes and used them to father baby mice."
92105,0,"Numb to the Numbers, Bonds Wins Another M.V.P. Award A 40-year-old left fielder for the San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds won the National League M.V.P. for the seventh time over all."
17247,0,"Shaq 's career milestone as the heat wins Shaquille O 'Neal pulled down his 10,000th NBA rebound to lead the Heat to a 100-80 win over the Jazz. O 'Neal needed eight rebounds entering the game to become the 31st player with 10,000 career boards."
9980,0,"PDF Proof: 'This Song is Your Song ' A court case alleging copyright infringement against a Web site using a popular song in a political parody ended abruptly when an Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) investigation revealed that Woody Guthrie 's ""This Land is Your Land "" is in the public "
84763,0,Browns' Garmon Injures Knee (AP) AP - Browns offensive guard Kelvin Garmon is probably done for the season after tearing knee ligaments during Cleveland's loss in Baltimore.
107090,0,"Deng, Bulls wear down Bryant, get a home win When Kobe Bryant scored 9 consecutive points early in the fourth quarter, it looked as though the Bulls had no hope of beating the Lakers on Wednesday night."
46327,0,Barcelona clubbers get chipped Some clubbers in Barcelona have opted to have a microchip implanted which lets them pay for drinks.
64703,0,Kmart names new chief executive l Education: Holds an MBA and bachelor 's degrees in business management and English literature from the University of Houston.
11476,0,"Relaxed Buildup For Carter A relaxed buildup, out of the spotlight, has been the key to Hamish Carter 's Olympic success. Carter led home a New Zealand gold and silver finish in the men 's triathlon on Thursday night, beating home teammate Bevan Docherty."
79003,0,"UPDATE 1-Oracle raises PeopleSoft offer, sets deadline Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its hostile takeover offer for rival software company PeopleSoft Inc."
69852,0,UPDATE 2-Gudjohnsen hits hat-trick in Chelsea 's 4-0 win Eidur Gudjohnsen hit his first ever hat-trick as Chelsea overcame their striker problems to crush Blackburn Rovers 4-0 and keep hot on the tails of leaders Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday.
111646,0,"When Picky Analysts Pick (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Back and forth. Back. And forth. No, this isn't baseline tennis. It's the Dow Jones industrial average, which has generally been stuck in a trading range--9000 to 10,500--for the past five years. ""While the Fed is as accommodative as it's been since the late 1970s,"" says Brian Wesbury, chief economist at Griffin, Kubik, Stephens & Thompson, ""potential inflation could really knock earnings growth down to single digits."" The market might get stuck in a trading range for a few years more."
21533,0,"Sony to sell large-screen LCD projection TVs in China (AFP) AFP - Global electronics giant Sony will launch its popular projection televisions with large LCD screens in China early next year, a company official said."
29568,0,"British Airways cancels about 1,000 Heathrow flights LONDON, September 16 (New Ratings) - British Airways (BAI1.FSE) has cancelled about 1,000 inbound and outbound flights from London 's Heathrow Airport over the next three months."
65101,0,Sabres to Lay Off About 25 Employees (AP) AP - The Buffalo Sabres will lay off about 25 employees by the end of November if there is no resolution to the month-old NHL labor dispute.
104201,0,"Stocks fall sharply, quickly A disappointing holiday sales forecast from Wal-Mart is dragging on blue chips, while Apple Computer is a bright light on Wall Street."
102442,0,"Mavs Hold Off Blazers Marquis Daniels makes a series of late hustle plays to help Dallas defeat Portland, 92-83, on Friday."
45099,0,"New Implant Device Appears to Block Strokes By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- A tiny tent-like device implanted into the heart appears to block strokes caused by a common irregular heartbeat, sealing off a spot where dangerous blood clots form, German and U.S. researchers reported Wednesday..."
94394,0,"Speed Rules at De Francis The Grade I $300,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Pimlico features a fast field despite not missing the country's prime burner Pico Central."
15255,0,"Red Sox look for a little magic in September stretch The Boston Red Sox are gearing up for a repeat of ""Morgan Magic, "" but repeating 1988 isn 't that easy. The Red Sox, who were 10 games behind the New York Yankees on Aug. 15, have chopped that to 4 games."
107798,0,NHL GMS HUDDLE Only Gary Bettman knows whether he in fact will be willing to in fact negotiate a CBA that does not contain absolute cost-certainty.
60018,0,Google gets Bangalored Google isn 't conventional and so aren 't its co-founders. Meeting them is pure fun. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded this search engine and have been applying some really unconventional approaches to constantly
3754,0,"Giddens earns US silver in kayaking Rebecca Giddens made a final charge that nearly landed her a gold medal, but in the end the American settled for silver in yesterday's kayaking single slalom."
97302,0,"Out of this world CLINTON TOWNSHIP -- Each piece is just an eighth-of-an-inch square, but 33,000 of them bunched together make for one of the most advanced features on NASA 's next satellite."
112502,0,"Paceman Pathan sends Tigers packing at 184 A five-wicket haul by Indian paceman Irfan Pathan sent Bangladesh crashing to 184 against India in the first innings of first test when bad light forced an early close of the first day 's play due to insufficient light, reports BSS."
60156,0,"Kuznetsova wins, Safin loses at Kremlin Cup On the men 's side, top-seeded Marat Safin was upset by Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 6-3. Stepanek, No."
42676,0,"Dolly creator seeks human cloning One of the creators of Dolly the sheep, the world 's first mammal cloned from an adult, said Tuesday he was seeking permission to create cloned human embryos for medical research."
92432,0,"Highly valued Bee Staff Writer. When it comes to Barry Bonds, nothing is ever simple or clear-cut. Always, there are other issues, most dealing with Bonds ' remarkable, late career surge, which has coincided with his association with the BALCO scandal."
96983,0,"Earnhardt well aware that he has no shot at title HOMESTEAD, Fla. Eleven minutes after the start of a press conference featuring the drivers still alive in the chase for the Nextel Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr."
119926,0,"Bush Forms Panel to Coordinate Ocean Policy In response to a gloomy assessment of the state of the nation's coastal waters, President Bush ordered the creation of a new federal panel to coordinate oceanic policy."
88549,0,"GM, Ford to Increase SUV Stability Systems General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. said yesterday they are rushing to embrace a new safety technology called electronic stability control, and together they will make such systems standard "
8890,0,Cognos buys Sweden 's Frango for US$52.2M Ottawa 's Cognos Inc. announced a US$52.2-million deal on Tuesday to acquire a Swedish maker of financial reporting software. Cognos said it will acquire Stockholm
29989,0,"Hawaiian secures critical lease agreement with Boeing Hawaiian Airlines has wrestled a lease agreement from Boeing Capital Corp., after nearly two years of negotiations, adding a vital link in the chain of events as it attempts to get out of bankruptcy by the end of this year."
19503,0,"Buckley is one of 12 players released FOXBOROUGH -- Veteran cornerback Terrell Buckley was the most notable casualty yesterday as the Patriots trimmed their roster to 53 to meet the league deadline, cutting a total of 12 players and placing two on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list."
112907,0,"Justices Agree to Hear Case on Sharing of Music Files The Supreme Court, accepting urgent pleas from the recording and film industries, agreed on Friday to decide whether the online services that enable copyrighted songs "
65675,0,"Owens Real winner MADRID, Spain, Oct. 20 - England striker Michael Owen scored the only goal as Real Madrid hung on to beat Dynamo Kiev in the UEFA Champions League Group B match on Tuesday evening."
26889,0,"Ivan, Iraq concerns lift oil Oil prices jumped again Tuesday as Hurricane Ivan charged towards the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and an explosion rocked Iraq 's recovering oil industry."
8787,0,"Inquiry Fails to Find Reason for Failure of Beagle 2 Mars Mission LONDON (AFP) -- Any one of a number of technical malfunctions might have caused the loss of Beagle 2, the ill-fated British space probe that vanished while attempting to land on Mars, an investigation found. A six-month inquiry by project organisers, their second attempt to discover what went wrong with the mission, was unable to pinpoint why the tiny craft vanished shortly before it landed on Mars on Christmas Day last year..."
96920,0,"Update 1: Eisner Told King, Board Different Stories Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner testified Thursday that he told Disney 's directors he was hoping to ""trade "" president Michael Ovitz to Sony Corp."
46533,0,"After Trio of Explosions, Scientists Say Supernova Is Imminent Three powerful blasts from three wholly different regions in space have left scientists scrambling. The blasts, which lasted only a few seconds, might be early alert systems for star explosions called supernovae, which could start appearing any day now."
50853,0,"AMD spells out dual core features CHIP FIRM AMD has revealed more details of the dual core processors it expects to introduce next year. The firm presented at the Processor Forum in San Jose earlier today, and, according to EE Times, revealed some further details of its plans."
63464,0,Vikings-Saints Game Stats A look at the team and individual statistics from Sunday night 's game between the Vikings and Saints. NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- -- MINNESOTA 7 14 10 7 38 NEW ORLEANS 0 14 7 10 31 FINAL
117801,0,MechAssault 2: Where everything is destructible Gamers already eager to tear down their enemies with heavy weaponry have now become even more desperate. Microsoft Game Studios has announced that MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf for Xbox has gone gold and will be
53437,0,"Unisys to ax 1,400 workers Unisys Corp. said Wednesday night that it plans to lay off about 1,400 employees, mostly in general and administrative areas. The computer hardware, software and services company didn 't say how many of the "
43627,0,"Computer Associates to Cut Workforce -WSJ Computer Associates International Inc. (CA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will lay off about 5 percent of its work force in an attempt to cut costs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday."
87356,0,"Martha Stewart pleads for legal aid Martha Stewart, the jailed celebrity homemaker, has filed a claim with her company for $3.7m (2.85m) for help with her legal bills."
39038,0,"No. 21 Boise St. 28, BYU 27 Jared Zabransky threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to TJ Acree with 3:42 remaining and No. 21 Boise State held on, extending the nation 's longest winning streak with a 28-27 victory over Brigham Young on Friday night."
77823,0,"More Krazy Kutaragi October 29, 2004 - You know you 're powerful when you get three articles devoted to you on IGN in one day! Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony Computer Entertainment, you 're all right!"
12055,0,"IDC: Server Market Continues Overall Growth The worldwide server market continued to expand in the second quarter, analyst firm IDC said in a report Friday that mirrored findings by Gartner Inc."
52423,0,Bells Still Ring For Red Kettles Of Kindness You can learn a lot about people in two hours. And you don 't have to take a course in social behavior or even watch Dr. Phil on TV.
94929,0,PeopleSoft Investors Urged to Tender Shares (Reuters) Reuters - Oracle Corp. on Thursday said in a letter to PeopleSoft Inc. stockholders that it would withdraw its hostile takeover bid if less than half of PeopleSoft shares were tendered by the offer's deadline.
9979,0,US court delivers blow to Yahoo A US appeals court has ruled that a lower tribunal had no right to decide a case brought against US internet giant Yahoo by two French groups trying to halt online sales of Nazi memorabilia.
36463,0,"Europe favourites for 2006, insists 'Mr Ryder Cup ' COLIN Montgomerie has taken pride in the certainty that Europe will go into the next Ryder Cup match at the K Club against the United States as favourites for the first time."
2916,0,"US rowers advances in photo finish SCHINIAS, Greece (AP) The early success of the first black Olympic rower on the US men 's team and his Navy officer partner was supposed to end Wednesday. "
7736,0,"Virgin Mobile UK Ramps Up Data Strategy Virgin Mobile UK, the UK mobile virtual network operator, is boosting its mobile data capabilities through a key deal with InfoSpace Mobile."
66325,0,"Big Day For Browser Vulnerabilities An anonymous reader writes ""All browsers have been reported vulnerable to different vulnerabilities today. Starting with: Internet Explorer on XP SP1/SP2, which suffers a new system compromise (of course) vulnerability."
37313,0,"Blue Chips Drop, Oil Reaches $49 a Barrel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday and crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel as traders saw a possible oil loan from U.S. government reserves as too small to make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan."
57246,0,Azerbaijan v England SSP1 Kick Off 17.30pm An impressive England win over Wales.a game they looked in complete control..means only one thing for Azerbaijan.defeat. This England side is beginning to look like a formidable outfit.
112515,0,NHL players propose a sizable salary cut The NHL players ' association stunned the league and even its members with its latest effort to save the hockey season: an offer to roll back all players ' salaries by 24 percent.
107972,0,"Free Credit 101 A new federal law, entitled the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act, went into effect this week enabling millions of Americans to get a snapshot of their credit history for free."
46857,0,"Sanneh: A vital Crew member Despite a complicated injury to his back and pelvis that kept him out of action for most of the 2003-2004 campaign, the US National Team defender played well during the final two months of the season for FC Nurnberg and helped his club earn a promotion to "
41831,0,"Red Sox Perk Up After Ejections The Red Sox clinched another playoff berth Monday night, but this time their reaction was much more subdued."
69978,0,Texas Instruments brings Hollywood to mobile phones NEW YORK - Texas Instruments is to bring live digital television broadcasts to mobile phones for the first time in a development that it claims could revolutionise the industry.
66542,0,"Does Google desktop search pose risks? If you use shared or public computers, you have a new privacy risk to consider: Google Desktop Search."
110491,0,"Bush Told to Get in Step with Cybersecurity The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) has recommended that the Bush administration get a handle on cybersecurity issues, and has issued a 12 point recommendation to the White House to aid in the education process."
60944,0,"S. Abdur-Rahim The Portland Trail Blazers made some huge strides in 2003-04 to rid themselves of the remnants of the Bob Whitsitt Era. Of all the changes new general manager John Nash made last season, none was more important than making this team likable."
3204,0,Reid opens his Ireland account Wanted man Andy Reid did his market value no harm by grabbing his first Republic of Ireland goal against Bulgaria at Lansdowne Road tonight.
42130,0,EU ruling on WorldCom this week BRUSSELS: A European Union court is set to rule this week on a $120 billion deal MCI-WorldCom made during the height of the go-go years that still resonates today.
70184,0,Hurricanes rout Wolfpack and a key ACC victory. The Hurricanes remained unbeaten by outscoring NC State 45-31 before a national-television audience and an awestruck sellout crowd.
96309,0,"Winky: 'I 'm going to dominate Shane ' At this time last year, Winky Wright was just another anonymous belt-holder. Despite having the IBF junior middleweight trinket, he was on the outside looking in at all the other big fights taking place around him."
56086,0,Schumacher dedicates Japan win to Bridgestone Michael Schumacher dedicated Sunday 's Japanese Grand Prix victory to Ferrari 's tyre suppliers Bridgestone after they helped him to a new record and ended his run of three races without victory.
42951,0,"Clear Channel Selects Fox to Supply Radio News Clear Channel Radio, the largest US radio station chain, has selected Rupert Murdoch 's Fox News Radio as the main news supplier for about 100 of its news/talk stations, the companies said on Monday."
101811,0,Hold the phone: Hackers starting to infect our cells Several Web sites this month began offering software promising ring tones and screen savers for certain cellphones. But those who downloaded the software found that it turned
115448,0,"Antarctic Penguin Chicks Face Starvation (AP) AP - A remnant of the largest iceberg ever recorded is blocking Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, threatening tens of thousands of penguin chicks with starvation and cutting off a supply route for three science stations, a New Zealand official said Tuesday."
63412,0,"Microsoft Halo 2 leaks on the Internet Microsoft Corp., world 's largest software maker, faced an unexpected situation when it was brought to the company 's knowledge that various newsgroups and websites were hosting a leaked version of its upcoming Xbox game - Halo 2."
103553,0,Brown to abandon fuel duty increase Gordon Brown will scrap this year 's planned increase in fuel duties this week as part of a heavily political package of measures designed to win back Labour 's lost supporters in middle Britain.
13550,0,Drug labels to reflect suicide link WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youths.
83263,0,"Armstrong Says He Might Skip Next Tour (AP) AP - Lance Armstrong is unsure if he will ride in next summer's Tour de France because he'd like to compete in other races. Armstrong, who won a record sixth straight Tour de France this year, said in Saturday's edition of L'Equipe it is ""time to move on to other things."""
113014,0,"Houston 's return is no remedy for Knicks Older, somewhat run-down with a little rust showing, Allan Houston is like the '57 Mustang collecting dust in your garage. It still runs."
84429,0,Hollywood to sue internet file sharers Hollywood 's biggest movie studios are to sue people who share films through internet file-sharing networks. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced on Thursday that it will sue unnamed individuals
65381,0,"Browns, Cowboys swap wideouts CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Browns traded wide receiver Quincy Morgan to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday for wide receiver Antonio Bryant."
24526,0,"Stocks climb as oil falls By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Investors once again shrugged off volatility in the oil patch Friday and pushed stock prices modestly higher."
80843,0,"Relocated News Corp boosts profit Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation, basking in the glow of its successful shift to the United States, has unveiled a 27 per cent rise in first quarter profit and declared it is on the cusp of a new and more profitable era."
35511,0,"It 's the Me Generation In this, the Summer of Vince Carter 's Discontent, Raptors GM Rob Babcock finds himself in a difficult, but not unique position, dealing with a recalcitrant star who wants nothing less than a change of venue to kick-start a career that 's gone dormant and a "
19103,0,"Official: Saudis OK with price band hike Saudi Arabia does not object to OPEC raising the current price band when oil-producing nations meet Sept. 15 and is negotiating the level with other oil-rich Gulf countries, a Saudi oil official said Sunday."
51052,0,"Soros gives bigger role to sons Billionaire philanthropist and speculator George Soros has given his sons greater responsibility in his firm as it spins off real estate and credit card operations in a move to return to its roots as a hedge fund, a company memo said."
24373,0,"Yankees' pitching for birds Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie had two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning, and the host Baltimore Orioles ended the New York Yankees' five-game winning streak with a 14-8 victory last night."
57036,0,London oil prices breach 50 US dollar level for first time Oil prices on the London market broke through the 50 US dollars per barrel level for the first time during Monday morning trading.
109524,0,"Clippers ' Brand suspended one game New York, NY (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand was suspended Tuesday for one game by the NBA for shoving Charlotte 's Emeka Okafor during the fourth quarter of Monday night 's game."
97171,0,Giggs goal kick-starts United The failure of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes to muster a Premiership goal between them has been one of the major factors why the Red Devils have fallen so far adrift of Chelsea and Arsenal during an inconsistent first third of the season.
37355,0,"Stocks mixed, tech sector gets minor boost as oil prices near ... TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets were mainly lower Thursday afternoon as oil prices inched toward record levels and investors dealt with lacklustre economic data."
53802,0,"Heavy rain hits Suzuka on Friday The forecasts had predicted rain throughout the weekend here at Suzuka and so far, they havent lied!"
67287,0,"Sox stun Yankees It is not a World Series championship, but for Boston Red Sox fans who watched their team bring history to its knees, it must feel even better."
85860,0,IMF report 'not all good news ' LABOR has accused the Federal Government of engaging in reckless spending which could push up interest rates. The claim came as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave the Government and the Reserve Bank a glowing report card.
75015,0,"Boston's Pierce fined 15,000 dollars for spitting (AFP) AFP - Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce was fined 15,000 dollars for spitting during a National Basketball Association pre-season game."
46724,0,"Pain in store after major drug recall As many as 15,000 New Zealanders will be forced to find an alternative form of pain relief after the worldwide recall of the drug Vioxx, which has been found to double the risk of heart attacks and strokes."
65417,0,"Backyard Beekeepers Abuzz Over Social Life of Hive To appreciate the pleasures of beekeeping, just listen to a hobbyist beekeeper from Walnut Creek, California, buzz about the insects in her hive."
86129,0,"Fans Calling for Tickets Get Sex Line (AP) AP - Charlotte Bobcats fans were in for a surprise if they dialed an NBA ticket number listed in a local phone book: Instead of getting seats, they were told to call a sex chat line."
107860,0,"Lenovo Mulling Purchase of IBM PC Business Lenovo Group stayed silent Friday about reports it is talking with IBM Corp. about buying the US company 's personal computer business, but an executive hinted that the Chinese company is looking to expand its PC operations."
108443,0,"Treasuries Rally on Weak Jobs Report NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices soared on Friday after the latest employment figures suggested U.S. job creation continues to lag, soothing worries the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates more aggressively."
19358,0,"Red Hat Appoints New CFO September 2, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Linux distributor Red Hat (redhat.com) announced on Thursday that it has appointed Charles E. Peters, Jr."
62689,0,Win gains Johnson little Jimmie Johnson thought he needed a victory to jump back into contention for the Nextel Cup championship.
29170,0,"NHL to Lock Out Players on Thursday (AP) AP - The National Hockey League is locking out its players starting Thursday, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season and perhaps beyond in an effort by management to gain massive change in the sport's economic structure."
85351,0,"Texas a step ahead of Utah in polls Texas bumped Utah from the coveted No. 6 spot in the Bowl Championship Series standings released on Monday, improving its chance for its first major bowl in eight seasons."
20839,0,"IMF Official Urges Nations to Do More The head of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday urged developed countries to do more for Africa, including opening their markets to trade."
80985,0,"NBA Game Summary - Miami at New Jersey East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade paced a balanced attack with 21 points and Shaquille O 'Neal added 16 in his Heat debut, leading Miami to an easy 100-77 win over the New Jersey Nets at the Meadowlands."
37253,0,Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - September 23 (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies will finish a three-game series with a doubleheader today at Coors Field.
67946,0,"Two IBM services units acquired by GXS owners IBM Global Services has agreed to sell its Electronic Data Interchange and Business Exchange Services businesses to Francisco Partners, the majority owner of electronic data transmission vendor Global eXchange Services Inc."
78880,0,"FERGIE vs WENGER - YAWN Everyone is moaning about the fallout from last weekend but they keep on reporting the aftermath. 'The fall-out from the so-called ""Battle of Old Trafford "" continues to settle over the nation and the debate "
87428,0,Dolphins Dump Edwards The Dolphins terminated the contract of starting safety Antuan Edwards on Wednesday.
51364,0,"Bird Bounces Monarchs Nursing a repaired nose, Sue Bird has 10 points and 14 assists to lead the Seattle Storm to the WNBA finals with an 82-62 win over the Sacramento Monarchs on Tuesday."
15701,0,"FrontBridge Fills Archiving Gaps FrontBridge Technologies put its best foot forward with an acquisition and the launch of a new managed service, the company said Monday."
54719,0,What Can Trump Do for You? Pennies make the difference as the teams sell products on a shopping channel.
35418,0,"The 'W' he gets for this is: Wow Curt Schilling lives for this stuff. He was deprived of a win by a bookkeeping necessity. But anyone who witnessed the 3-2 Red Sox triumph knows how superb the big righthander was in this extremely important game, and who was the true ""winning "" pitcher in this sensational contest. Losers of three straight, playing a team that has mystified them this ..."
119577,0,"Day One: Eng take the edge With the first day of the opening battle between South Africa done and dusted, we look at some crucial moments of the first day 's play in Port Elizabeth."
116950,0,Govt Signs Airbus Deal Government has signed a Declaration of Intent with a European aircraft manufacturer that will see Pretoria taking stock of between eight and 14 military airbuses between 2010 and 2014.
29492,0,"Dollar Holds Firm Before CPI, Philly Fed LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar kept close to the previous session's one-week highs against the euro and Swiss franc on Thursday, holding steady as investors awaited U.S. data to confirm fresh signs of strength in U.S. manufacturing."
12667,0,"Siemens Says Cellphone Flaw May Hurt Users and Its Profit Siemens, the world's fourth-largest maker of mobile phones, said that a flaw that can create a piercing ring in its newest phone models might hurt earnings."
7185,0,"Bonds powers Giants Barry Bonds hit a two-run homer in the first inning to support a strong effort by Kirk Rueter and help the Giants beat the New York Mets, 3-1, yesterday in San Francisco."
71340,0,"Mittal to Buy ISG, Create World 's Largest Steelmaker (Update1) Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, who made a fortune buying mills from Algeria to Mexico, agreed to acquire Wilbur Ross 's International Steel Group Inc."
83433,0,"Fifth-Ranked Wisconsin Beats Minnesota MADISON, Wisconsin (Sports Network) - John Stocco ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score to lead fifth-ranked Wisconsin to a 38-14 win over Minnesota in the Big Ten Conference at Camp Randall Stadium."
27852,0,"Plenty of Tickets Remain Howard's 0-2 start and the threat of rain from Hurricane Ivan have slowed ticket sales for Saturday's Prince George's Classic at FedEx Field, organizers said Tuesday."
116334,0,"Continental details pay, benefit cutbacks Continental Airlines said Tuesday it will cut pay and benefits for managers and clerical workers by $48 million. The announcement marks the first specifics outlined by Houston-based Continental "
21924,0,"T-Mobile tries start-up 's wireless technology European cell phone giant T-Mobile International said Wednesday that it 's conducting a trial of super-fast wireless broadband gear from Flarion Technologies, giving the New Jersey start-up its first step into the European broadband market."
64800,0,"Car thieves ' top targets identified NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Cadillac 's Escalade EXT and the Nissan Maxima are the most attractive targets for car thieves, according to a published report."
16475,0,Guidant wins new trial in St. Jude Medical suit DENVER Indianapolis-based Guidant Corporation says it has won the right to a new trial in its lawsuit seeking up to 140 (m) million dollars in damages from another maker of implantable defibrillators.
57413,0,Prefontaine boots Argos past Lions TORONTO (CP) - Noel Prefontaine kicked six field goals to lead the Toronto Argonauts to a 22-16 home win over the BC Lions on Monday afternoon.
65790,0,"Rice gets new team but has same number Seattle gave up a seventh-round draft choice in 2005 to acquire the 42-year-old Rice. The trade reunites Rice, a 13-time Pro Bowl selection in his 20th NFL season, with coach Mike Holmgren."
43058,0,"Gibbs bothered by questionable Monday night calls Apparently even a Hall of Fame coach doesn 't get a break from the officials. Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs on Tuesday reviewed the tape of the previous night 's loss to the Dallas Cowboys and determined he was on the wrong side of ""two awful calls."
73668,0,"U2 Can iPod with Pictures SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple Computer (Quote, Chart) unveiled a batch of new iPods, iTunes software and promos designed to keep it atop the heap of digital music players."
12767,0,"Olympics: Jones can 't hang on to success Marion Jones, who left Sydney four years ago with a record five medals, will depart Athens with none after a disastrous night at the Olympic Stadium."
111205,0,"Worst Oil Spill in Five Years Off S. China Coast (Reuters) Reuters - Two container ships collided and spilled some 450 tons of fuel oil off China's southern coast,\the country's worst oil spill in five years, a maritime official said on Thursday."
26388,0,"Celebrities join family in plea for Quattrone Almost 500 letters from friends, family, corporate leaders and celebrity sportsmen were sent in defence of convicted internet banker Frank Quattrone, it emerged yesterday."
2090,0,"Yahoo Unveils Budget Domains Deal Domain hosting and parking services drop in price, rise in capacity to lure small businesses."
111545,0,Amazon adds DVD rental service to UK store Amazon.co.uk has added a rental service to its DVD tab allowing customers to rent six DVDs a month for 9.99 or four DVDs for 7.99 additionally rental members will save an extra 10 per cent off of Amazons DVD prices.
56236,0,"UAE, Kuwait to hike oil production capacity THE UAE and Kuwait plan to increase oil production capacity by nearly 3,00,000 bpd and 2,00,000 bpd respectively in the short term in a bid to stabilise the market, which has been rocked by high oil prices touching $53 per barrel prior to the week end."
82040,0,Davis Gets a Grip Vernon Davis has used his size and athleticism to develop into an explosive downfield target at the tight end position for the Terrapins.
80729,0,Five execs convicted in Enron barge case A jury has convicted four former Merrill Lynch (MER) executives and a former midlevel Enron (ENRNQ) finance executive of conspiracy and fraud for helping push
67342,0,6 arrested in Boston protesting SF lockout Boston -- About 85 members of Hotel Workers Local 26 demonstrated Wednesday in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Boston to show support for locked-out workers in San Francisco.
2683,0,"Stocks Open Lower NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks fell at the open on Wednesday after crude oil pushed to a fresh high and Google Inc. slashed its initial public offering price, which appeared to dampen investor sentiment. "
117504,0,News: Long prison term for Lowe's wi-fi hacker A 21-year-old Michigan man who tried to steal credit card numbers from a national hardware store chain is sentenced to nine years in federal prison.
82145,0,Munch Museum to Stay Closed Well Into 2005 Oslo 's Munch Museum could remain closed until June 2005 while officials upgrade its security system following a brazen daylight robbery in August of two Edvard Munch masterpieces.
73079,0,"Dell fields 17-inch notebook PC maker launches its first notebook with 17-inch display, more than two years after the first such laptop hit the market."
12160,0,"US Govt investigating cyber crimes worth $215 mn The US Justice Department 's crackdown on cyber crime has brought to light illegal activities, including credit-card fraud, to the tune of over $215 million and resulted in dozens of arrests, a senior official said."
27679,0,Super-Secure Quantum Network Warns of Data Danger It's a hacker's nightmare but a dream for bankers and spies: A computer network so secure that even the simplest attempts to eavesdrop will interrupt the flow of data and alert administrators to the snooping.
55566,0,"Mauresmo, Davenport Advance to Finals of Porche Grand Prix World number one women 's tennis player Amelie Mauresmo of France and number two Lindsay Davenport of the United States have advanced to the finals of the Porsche Grand Prix tournament in Filderstadt, Germany."
14825,0,"Gwalia on brink of collapse ONE of Australia 's biggest gold miners, Sons of Gwalia, has called in administrators after negotiations with its creditors collapsed."
81740,0,"Pacific Assault Director 's Edition ships Extra-packed version of the latest Medal of Honor establishes retail beachhead; grunt 's version of the game due next week. As revealed two weeks ago, the once-delayed Directors Edition of Medal of Honor "
16696,0,"IBM and Intel to open up blade specifications In an effort to encourage hardware vendors to build components for the blade platform they co-develop, Intel Corp. and IBM Corp. on Thursday will open up parts of the BladeCenter "
26077,0,"Schools Weather PC Onslaught Schools across the Washington region relied on stringent new security precautions that helped quarantine infected PCs before they even had a chance to spread their disease. -washingtonpost.com"
93456,0,"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."
42456,0,Okocha set to return vs Baggies Bolton playmaker Jay-Jay Okocha insists he will be fit to face West Brom on Saturday. Okocha was forced to sit out the draw against Birmingham at the weekend after suffering a groin injury in training on Friday.
12192,0,"Drug Giant to Release Trial Results on Web GlaxoSmithKline agreed on Thursday to post the results of all clinical trials of its drugs, both positive and negative, on the Internet."
227,0,Hubble peers at celestial bubble The Hubble Space Telescope has looked into a bubble of gas and dust being inflated by a young star's particles.
88130,0,"Brown Bears Came to N. America Earlier Than Thought, Fossil Suggests A fragment of a bear skull in a Canadian museum may be rewriting the history of North America's brown bears."
105223,0,Lycos fights spam with screensaver Lycos is offering its customers a screensaver that helps to launch denial-of-service attacks on spammers ' websites. The controversial move is designed to use the idle processing power of a computer to slow down the response times from spammers ' websites.
41580,0,"Focal point: Bill Parcells vs. Joe Gibbs Nobody respects coach Joe Gibbs more than me, but this week I see the Cowboys and coach Bill Parcells having the upper hand. I 'm sure Gibbs is going to get the Redskins back to an elite level, but this is just his first season."
62742,0,"Hernandez rested, ready The question on everybody's mind -- Red Sox and Yankee fans -- is which Orlando Hernandez will show up at Fenway Park tonight for Game 4 of the American League Championship Series."
86431,0,"California Backs Merger of 2 Giant Blue Cross Plans Anthem and Wellpoint Health Networks finally won approval from John Garamen, Californias insurance commissioner, to create the nation's largest health insurer."
59443,0,"Ganguly hopes to win the second test against Aussies Captain Sourav Ganguly today said he hoped to win the second test match against Australia beginning in Chennai on Thursday. Despite master blaster Sachin Tendulkar 's absence, and a thrashing win by the visitors, Ganguly did not seem to lose hope."
84130,0,"Eight eBay sellers ordered to pay nearly $90,000 in restitution ... Eight eBay sellers were ordered to pay nearly $90,000 (euro 70,000) in restitution and fines after admitting they bid up products online to inflate the prices."
37567,0,"Qualcomm Opens a Window to Video Wireless giant Qualcomm (Quote, Chart) has inked a licensing deal with Microsoft (Quote, Chart) it claims will make it easier to play audio and video on its handsets."
71226,0,"Intel Chief Begs Forgiveness, Says Company Became Too Relaxed ' Craig Barrett, Intel Corp. 's 6-foot-3- inch chief executive, walked onto a stage during a industry conference in Florida last week, got down on his knees in front of more than 6,000 technology managers, and begged forgiveness."
47250,0,"Microsoft Judge Skeptical LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 1 -- A European judge today cast a skeptical eye on whether Microsoft Corp. should be forced to create two versions of its Windows operating system, one with its program for playing digital music and videos and one without."
17743,0,"Job Picture Brightens, More Aug Hiring The US job market brightened modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls and weak hiring tallies for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department said on Friday."
116918,0,"Bush pledges to ""take on "" deficit in hopes of supporting dollar WHITE HOUSE President Bush is pledging to ""take on "" the nation 's huge deficits -- in hopes of shoring up the sagging US dollar."
104095,0,"BusinessWeek editor to CUNY Stephen B. Shepard, the longtime editor in chief of BusinessWeek magazine, will retire in April to become the founding dean of the new Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York."
3274,0,"AUSTRALIA PRESS: Murdoch Drums Up Support For US Move SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--News Corp. (NWS) Chairman Rupert Murdoch said there was ""no choice "" but to change the media giant 's domicile to the US as he attempts to win over crucial support from Australian investors for the move, the Australian Financial Review ..."
93348,0,"Salvation Army ready to ring in cash Equipped with bells and the familiar red kettles, local Salvation Army volunteers and clients will hit the streets this weekend for the agency 's annual kettle campaign."
15454,0,"Skype dials up beta software for Mac OS X Skype Technologies SA, of Luxembourg, Tuesday released a beta version of its free Internet telephony software for Apple Computer Inc."
100888,0,"Argentina to postpone debt restructure date The decision is an about-turn for President Nestor Kirchner 's administration. As late as Wednesday afternoon, Mr Kirchner appeared determined to go ahead with the government 's "
13874,0,"Giants tab Warner as starter East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Giants put an end to any possible quarterback controversy as Kurt Warner was named the starter over rookie Eli Manning for the season opener."
72362,0,"UPDATE 2-Murdoch wins vote to shift News Corp. to US Rupert Murdoch won shareholder approval on Tuesday to move the corporate headquarters of his $48 billion News Corp. Ltd. (NCP.AX: Quote, Profile "
100806,0,"Roundup: It 's consolation time on Maui Freshman guard Daniel Gibson scored 19 points and started Texas ' run of second-half 3-pointers Wednesday, leading the Longhorns to a 95-70 victory over Tennessee in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational."
52240,0,"A Matter of Trust (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - There is more to corporate performance than what you see in the earnings reports. Could an investor have anticipated the trouble at companies like Enron, Adelphia, WorldCom and Tyco by looking more closely at how they were governed and how they kept their books? Their problems, to be sure, are far more visible in hindsight, but nonetheless each left telltale signs that all was not well. Robust reported earnings growth at both Enron and WorldCom was not supported by hard cash. The Adelphia board was stacked with company insiders who turned a blind eye to self-dealing by company executives. ..."
39651,0,"Steelers Notebook: Game on -- same time, same place The Steelers-Dolphins game is still scheduled for 1 pm tomorrow at Pro Player Stadium in Miami as team and league officials monitor the progress of Hurricane Jeanne."
84181,0,"Big Tax Plans, Big Tax Risks Hardly anybody likes the current tax system. But as President Bush undertakes the potentially historic task of coming up with something better, he is confronting "
97599,0,"Perfect Game All autumn long, Harvard's football team has had its chroniclers thumbing through the archives and blowing the dust off records that go back to the 19th century. Yesterday afternoon, the unbeaten Crimson wrote their own chapter in bold face, throttling archrival Yale, 35-3, before 30,308 at the Stadium to post their best record (10-0) in 103 years and wrap up ..."
16681,0,"Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD Battle LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Blu-ray on Wednesday said Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O has won the DVD technology group's backing of a video compression standard for new high-definition discs, marking an advance for the software maker in an emerging consumer electronics arena."
80285,0,"NZ stocks: Sharemarket index hits fresh high The sharemarket 's benchmark index pushed to a fresh high today, as traders kept a close eye on the US presidential election. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross index moved up for the sixth day running, gaining 14."
14952,0,"Economy posts surprise growth: 6.2 in 2nd quarter ELECTION spending and increased usage of cellular phones allowed the Philippine economy to grow by 6.2 percent in the April-June quarter despite the government 's fragile fiscal position, official data showed Monday."
88932,0,"Payless Posts Profit on Cost Control (Reuters) Reuters - Retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc.\ on Friday posted a quarterly profit, as lower advertising and payroll expenses and other cost savings offset decreased sales."
106892,0,"Martnez and Mets in Waiting Game As the Mets continued waiting for a counterproposal from the three-time Cy Young award winner Pedro Martnez yesterday, it became obvious that they may need more than money to lure him."
51041,0,"AT &T looks into closing its Windows Network services giant AT &T is evaluating different operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, as alternatives to Windows for internal use."
73755,0,"Tokyo Stocks Open Higher, Exporters Lead TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average opened 0.69 percent higher on Wednesday as gains on Wall Street eased uncertainty ahead of the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential election, prompting buying of Toyota Motor Corp. and other exporters."
101397,0,"Mystery of world 's tallest sand dunes solved The worlds tallest sand dunes, some half a kilometre high, survive in a windy desert in northern China because water cements them together, a new study suggests."
74607,0,"Number of NHL Players in Europe Hits 231 Toronto's Nik Antropov, Philadelphia's Michal Handzus and Pittsburgh's Steve McKenna became the latest NHL players to head to Europe during the lockout."
32644,0,"Juventus Stays Perfect, Real Madrid Loses (AP) AP - Juventus remained perfect in Italy's Serie A on Sunday, while Real Madrid suffered its first setback in Spain and lost its coach. Arsenal lost its 100 percent record in England but still stretched its unbeaten streak to 46 matches."
109507,0,No. 18 Alabama Holds Off Alabama St. 72-54 (AP) AP - Kennedy Winston scored 21 points and Chuck Davis had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 18 Alabama to a 72-54 victory over Alabama State on Tuesday night.
109436,0,Its Flexible Circuits Keep Our Gadgets Tiny (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Ever wonder how they squeeze so much electronic wizardry into those tiny cellular flip phones?
25196,0,"Travel firms count cost of Ivan Hurricane Ivan looks set to cost tour operators as they race to get customers out of harm's way, though future bookings may not suffer too much."
53187,0,VoIP Gains Ground With Bank of America Deal The largest Voice-over-IP business deployment revealed to date presents new opportunities for both the bank that 's using it and the services provider that 's implementing it.
56430,0,AMICUS CALLS ON ADAIR TURNER TO RECOMMEND COMPULSORY PENSION ... Amicus Britain 's largest private sector union is urging the Government 's Pensions Commission headed by Adair Turner to recommend compulsory contributions from employers into staff pension funds.
116234,0,"Hollywood sues computer server operators in major anti-piracy move Major Hollywood studios on Tuesday announced scores of lawsuits against computer server operators worldwide, including eDonkey, BitTorrent and DirectConnect networks, for allowing trading of pirated movies."
98958,0,"Google Sued by Pornography Publisher Over Image Search Google Sued by Pornography Publisher Over Image Search\\Porn publisher Perfect 10 Inc. sued Google for copyright infringement last Friday, accusing Google of failing to remove from its search results thousands of photos posted online (on non-Google sites)without permission from Perfect 10. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District ..."
61633,0,"Delta warns it will post a big loss In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Delta Air Lines warned Friday that next week 's third quarter earnings report will include a bigger loss than it predicted earlier."
108809,0,"Wal-Mart Starts Rare Newspaper Ad Blitz (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , hurt by sluggish sales over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, on Friday launched a rare advertising blitz in newspapers across the United States touting price cuts."
112540,0,"Goodman warms up to pitch city to owners While this weekend 's Major League Baseball meetings in Anaheim, Calif., will probably be dominated by talk of steroids and big player moves, Las Vegas ' mayor hopes to grab some attention Saturday "
80762,0,Roe named ahead of Lyons for Scotland Test Queensland Reds ' number eight John Roe will make his starting debut for the Wallabies in Saturday 's first Test against Scotland at Murrayfield.
64914,0,"Astros ' Kent delivers, pleads for 'one more ' He breaks up a scoreless tie with a three-run, ninth-inning homer to give Houston the victory and a 3-2 series edge on St. Louis. HOUSTON -- On a night when pitching suddenly took over the National League playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit."
105873,0,"Tropical Storm Otto forms on last day of hurricane season A low pressure system over the Central Atlantic has formed Tropical Storm Otto on the last day of hurricane season. At 4 pm, the center of Tropical Storm Otto was located near latituded 31.8 north, longitude 51 west or about 810 miles east of Bermuda."
63330,0,"Asian Stocks Slip as Oil Moves Above $55 (Reuters) Reuters - Asian share markets fell on Monday after oil hit a record above $55 a barrel, with investors cautious ahead of earnings reports from bellwether firms IBM and Texas Instruments later in the day."
38735,0,"PeopleSoft not perfect on J.D. Edwards deal, CEO says In his keynote speech at PeopleSoft's Connect 2004 user conference, CEO Craig Conway acknowledged that the company made what he called well-intentioned errors in its efforts to assimilate the J.D. Edwards user base."
108724,0,Portis Will Be Busy Running back Clinton Portis should get the ball often against the Giants as the Redskins plan to rotate Ladell Betts in less often.
18165,0,"Expos drop opener to Braves Right-hander Paul Byrd pitched eight solid innings and helped the Braves defeat the Expos, 7-1, in front of 8,617 fans on Friday night."
35091,0,"Nintendo aims high with low-cost console The console will cost only USD150, which is less than half the price that Sony is expected to charge for its PSP. Nintendo also intends releasing the DS in November, to take advantage of the US Christmas market."
19579,0,Has Your Broadband Had Its Fiber? Alternative form of high-speed Internet access makes its way to U.S. homes.
112096,0,"Trail Blazers Edge Celtics 89-87 Portland Trail Blazers ' Zach Randolph, right, loses the ball as Boston Celtics ' Gary Payton looks on during the second quarter Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore."
63584,0,"Macromedia upgrading Flex presentation server Macromedia on Monday will introduce an upgrade to its Flex presentation server and framework for building rich Internet applications, with improvements in data display, visualization, styling, and performance."
101974,0,Microsoft offers amnesty program to pirated WinXP users MICROSOFT Corp. is staging another attack against software pirates with an amnesty program for unwitting users of bootlegged copies of its Windows XP operating system (OS).
113452,0,"More Search Products Prowl for Market Share The initial performance of two Web-query services launched last week, Accoona and Blingo, suggests market leaders Google and Yahoo don't have reason to worry yet.-The Washington Post"
98132,0,"Blackburn give Hughes heart AN ADVERTISEMENT ON THE giant screen at Ewood Park declared that Blackburn Rovers are giving generously this season and, while it purported to refer to a sale at the club shop, no one could deny that their charity extends to the pitch."
104,0,"NASA Chief: 'Let's Go Save the Hubble' (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Amid uncertainty over the fate of the Hubble Space Telescope and with a key instrument not working, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe gave the go-ahead Monday for planning a robotic servicing mission."
15103,0,"Guatemala Drought Threatens Hunger in Rural Areas (Reuters) Reuters - Thousands of underfed children could face starvation if rains do not bring relief to drought-ravaged regions of Guatemala soon, government officials and aid agencies said on Friday."
61541,0,"Airbus to Deliver as Many as 320 Planes in 2004, Forgeard Says Airbus SAS, the world 's biggest planemaker, expects to deliver as many as 320 aircraft this year, or 5 percent more than it forecast earlier, as demand from airlines picks up, said Chief Executive Noel Forgeard."
29448,0,"Debugging the Megahertz Myth Most, if not all, of you have read or been in heated debates over why or why not higher clocked microprocessors are better than their ""comparable "" competition."
93477,0,"Microsoft hunting last NetWare customers This being the age to poach customers using rivals ' operating systems, Microsoft Corp has announced financial incentives along with tools and support to persuade users to abandon Novell Corp 's NetWare for Windows Server 2003."
52210,0,Clarke on track for debut ton Test debutant Michael Clarke has made a big impression as Australia heads into day two of the first cricket Test against India. Australia will resume on 5 for 316 at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore.
109929,0,"BEA hails app server upgrade Not to be outdone by rival Oracle, BEA Systems has unveiled version 9.0 of its WebLogic Server application server. Homing in on the theme of service-oriented architecture deployment, BEA said the product would "
70960,0,Red Sox Grab 2-0 Lead Curt Schilling grinds through six strong innings to overcome another four-error game by Boston and guides the Red Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday night.
97595,0,"After slip, Sorenstam back on top Annika Sorenstam lost her three-shot lead in five holes yesterday, then had to make three birdies over the final six to salvage an even-par 72 and take a one-shot lead into the final round of the season-ending LPGA ADT Championship in West Palm Beach, Fla."
38969,0,"Melvin Finds Role A basketball refugee when the ROckers folded, Chasity Melvin has since helped stabilize the Mystics without Chamique Holdsclaw."
78325,0,"PSP price drops Sony had some welcome news for consumers this week, announcing the Japanese price for its new PlayStation Portable system will be a lower-than-expected 19,800 yen ($228 Cdn)."
57505,0,"Citigroup seeks to block Parmalat plan LONDON Parmalat, the Italian dairy giant, has shown ""stark and illegitimate discrimination "" against non-Italian banks in formulating a plan that is crucial to its bankruptcy reorganization, Citigroup has said."
2081,0,"Maryland Dig May Reach Back 16,000 Years (AP) AP - Robert D. Wall is too careful a scientist to say he's on the verge of a sensational discovery. But the soybean field where the Towson University anthropologist has been digging for more than a decade is yielding hints that someone camped there, on the banks of the Potomac River, as early as 14,000 B.C."
94757,0,South Africa SABMiller had a gain of $96 million from selling its 29.4 percent of Harbin Brewery Group to Anheuser-Busch Cos. and a gain of $239 million from the disposal of 21 percent of South African retailer Edgars Consolidated Stores Ltd.
3318,0,"Google Gets IPO Go-Ahead (PC World) PC World - After rocky road to public offering, search engine proceeds--but what will it do with its windfall?"
61024,0,"NCAA Game Summary - Louisville at Miami-Florida Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Frank Gore scored from one yard out in the final minute to lift the third-ranked Miami Hurricanes to a 41-38 victory over No."
24000,0,"Spectrum-FDA OKs Generic Version of Cipro (Reuters) Reuters - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals said on Friday U.S. regulators have approved its generic version of Bayer's Cipro antibiotic, triggering a $750,000 equity investment by one of its partners."
82315,0,"Progress in an Ancient Tongue Research advances could bring Ethiopic characters -- hundreds of them -- to text messaging, and maybe help modernize the country. Andrew Heavens reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia."
59243,0,"NY Times Profit Slips as Ad Sales Uneven NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Times Co. NYT.N on Wednesday reported lower quarterly net profit, weighed down by an inconsistent ad sales environment."
68122,0,"Trump Hotels to seek bankruptcy in agreement with bondholders Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. reached an agreement with bondholders that will reduce the company 's debt through a bankruptcy and leave Chairman Donald Trump, best known as the billionaire tycoon of NBC 's ""The Apprentice, "" in charge."
85080,0,IBM System Named Fastest Supercomputer (AP) AP - Big Blue has brought the title of the world's fastest supercomputer back to the United States for the first time in three years.
44662,0,"Indians clean up with sweep The Indians ' bullpen has struggled this season, 27 blown saves in 58 opportunities, but it was impeccable on Wednesday night. Five Cleveland relievers combined "
16959,0,"US Airways, pilots say they 're close to a deal on cutting wages US Airways Group Inc. and its pilots union said they may agree by today on a plan to cut $295 million in wages and benefits to help the carrier avoid a second bankruptcy filing."
105314,0,MmO2 teams up with Japan 's DoCoMo European cell phone group mmO2 has agreed to adopt the i-mode mobile Internet technology pioneered by Japan 's NTT DoCoMo and plans to bring
12724,0,"Bonds ' 694th homer not enough Barry Bonds continued to edge closer to the magic 700 home run mark Friday night, blasting a three-run homer -- the 694th of his career -- in the San Francisco Giants ' 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field."
7938,0,Kmart sells 18 stores to Home Depot Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. Monday announced that it finalized a transaction to sell 18 stores to Home Depot Inc. for $271 million in cash.
52968,0,Web blunder boosts Bush bashers Dick Cheney has accidentally given a boost to opponents by wrongly recalling a website address.
24160,0,"Education Helping More Seniors Get Online A growing number of older Americans are discovering the Internet. Across the country, programs have sprouted at senior centers and libraries to help people master the Internet, which advocates say is an important tool for seniors trying to overcome isolation and stay independent."
93009,0,Davenport Ends Season Top-Ranked Player (AP) AP - Lindsay Davenport finished No. 1 in the world for the third time in the year-end WTA rankings released Tuesday.
13581,0,"Aussie will face Srichaphan or Horna COMMACK, NY -- Second-seeded Lleyton Hewitt reached the final of TD Waterhouse Cup sooner than expected Saturday when Russian Dmitry Tursunov retired from their semifinal match because of injury."
33611,0,"PeopleSoft Tool Maps Integrations As the specter of an Oracle Corp. takeover hovers overhead, PeopleSoft Inc. is doing what it can to solidify its user base and help enterprises better manage its products."
83091,0,"IBM supercomputer sets new speed record IBM, a while back, showcased its supercomputer, Blue Gene/L, at Top 500 supercomputer contest. At that time, the company was behind in performance by a Japanese firms supercomputer that managed to take away the first place crown."
60650,0,"Lava Oozes Out of Mount St. Helens (Reuters) Reuters - Lava has begun to ooze out of Washington state's Mount St. Helens, building up the lava crust in the volcano's crater, government scientists said on Wednesday."
39635,0,"Rangers Edge Mariners 5-4 on 2-Run Rally (AP) AP - Michael Young's tying triple sparked a two-run rally in the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers again pulled within two games of the AL West lead with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night."
50222,0,BHP plans massive share buy-back Sydney - Global resources giant BHP Billiton on Tuesday announced a share buy-back of A$1 billion to A$1.5 billion (R4.65 billion to R6.
97979,0,"Windows NT 4 support to come at price in '05 com December 3, 2004, 4:08 PM PT. This priority jumped up two spots into second place as CRM returns into the spotlight among top software initiatives alongside directory services and open source."
60607,0,Dell gets down to CE business ZDNet 's survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.
93961,0,"IBM Introduces 'World Community Grid '; Public Invited to Donate ... Yesterday, a biotech company in Australia announced they would be sharing their line of embryonic stem cells to an ""open source "" research community -- for the good of mankind, at no cost."
36962,0,"Report: DoCoMo, Cingular to link on 3G technology TOKYO -- NTT DoCoMo Inc. has decided to work with Cingular Wireless LLC on 3G (third-generation) cellular telephone technology following the latter's acquisition of NTT DoCoMo's current U.S. partner, AT T Wireless Services Inc., the Nihon Keizai Shimbun business daily reported in its Thursday morning edition."
68058,0,"Wendy 's third quarter earnings jump 4 percent DUBLIN, Ohio - Wendy 's International Inc. on Thursday said earnings for the third quarter were up more than 4 percent, partly because of increased sales at its Wendy 's and Tim Hortons restaurants."
58488,0,"Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Piracy Case The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute over whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online. -AP"
85058,0,"IBM Wins Supercomputing Crown Blue Gene/L, A supercomputer developed by IBM (IBM:NYSE - news - research) and the US Department of Energy, has clinched the title as the world 's fastest, beating out a previously top-ranked computer from Japan 's NEC."
8132,0,"Mars Odyssey to voyage into future NASA 's Mars Odyssey mission, originally scheduled to end on Tuesday, has been granted a stay of execution until at least September 2006, reveal NASA scientists."
65307,0,"Microsoft Clarifies Multicore Processor Software Licensing Microsoft gave some encouraging news for IT managers considering future server hardware based on multicore processors. Both Intel and AMD are developing multicore chips, which pack two processors onto a single "
109264,0,"NFL: Dallas 43, Seattle 39 Julius Jones scored on a 17-yard run with just 32 seconds left Monday night as Dallas beat Seattle, 43-39. It was the first time in the history of Monday Night Football a team "
5011,0,Nokia taps Coke exec to refresh brands The hope is that Keith Pardy will put some fizz back in the company's market share stats.
115419,0,"Chiefs Defeat Titans 49-38 Two of the league 's most disappointing teams put on quite a show in prime time. And after all the wild plays and big offensive numbers Monday night, a phantom penalty, followed "
107313,0,"Apple delivers iTunes Canada com December 2, 2004, 7:58 AM PT. Apple Computer launched on Thursday a version of its iTunes online music service in Canada. The company said its Canadian site will offer the same features "
104872,0,"Oates: Favre delivers on hype GREEN BAY - It was clear from the non-stop Brett Favre hype that aired on ABC and its little brother, ESPN, all weekend the television network had pulled some strings with the NFL to get Favre 's 200th consecutive start on ""ABC 's Monday Night Football."
5863,0,"Another Bad Dream Sarunas Jasikevicius shoots Lithuania's men's basketball team to a 94-90 victory over the United States on Saturday, America's second loss of the Athens Games."
28408,0,"Tigers look to the future Manager Alan Trammell keeps talking about this year. About scoring some runs, winning some games. But really, this is all about next year for the Detroit Tigers, especially now "
282,0,"Progress Cargo Ship for ISS Launched From Russia MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian cargo ship loaded with supplies and equipment blasted off from the Baikonour cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday headed for the international space station, a Russian space official said. The Progress M-50 ship took off at 1:03 a.m..."
109867,0,Deciphered chicken genome sheds light on human DNA Here 's something to ponder when you eat your next chicken wing: A new study says about 60 of the genes in the critter you 're eating have close cousins in your own DNA.
62054,0,"Retail sales post strong rebound in September Shoppers rediscovered their urge to splurge in September, catapulting retail sales by the largest percentage gain in six months. Industrial activity was restrained, meanwhile, partly because of hurricanes."
33224,0,"Let's just acknowledge their superiority BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Four out of five is a bit more than a trend, wouldn't you say?"
15614,0,"Consumer Confidence Plummets in August Consumer confidence, which had been on the rise since April, declined unexpectedly sharply in August, a private research group said today."
112477,0,"MTN, Ericsson sign 3G agreement Johannesburg, 10 December 2004 - Mobile operator MTN has announced a strategic partnership with Ericsson, which will become its partner of choice for its third-generation (3G) network."
75447,0,"MIKE WENDLAND: It 's an uphill battle to topple Google which now searches for books, news, images and products as well as Web sites -- its subtle little AdSense text ads are ubiquitous on the Net."
18592,0,"Buying organic 'gives you boost' Simply making the choice to buy organic food can induce a sense of well-being, according to research."
117331,0,"Linux market may grow to $35 billion by 2008 SEATTLE - Linux, the fast-growing alternative to Windows and other operating systems, will become a $35 billion market by 2008, technology research firm IDC said Wednesday."
111832,0,"UAL resumes service to Vietnam United Airlines Thursday launched the first scheduled flight of a US airline to Vietnam in almost 30 years. ""Today 's launch of direct service to Vietnam marks an historic step in the relationship between the "
8001,0,"AOL IM becomes 'Millionaire ' friend LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -- ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire "" will soon be the only syndicated TV series to add a real-time interactive element during production tapings."
18167,0,White Sox Stop Mariners 7-5 (AP) AP - Juan Uribe homered and Roberto Alomar had a two-run double Friday night to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 7-5.
15446,0,"Cooking up a digital future The future kitchen gadgets that could make life easier in the kitchen, say MIT researchers."
65239,0,Ex-natural gas traders plead guilty to making false reports HOUSTON Two former El Paso Corporation natural gas traders have pleaded guilty in Houston to making false reports used to calculate the commodity 's index price.
26557,0,"IBM Makes Speech Code Open Source IBM 's motive is not altruistic. By making the software open-source, IBM hopes that other programmers will make improvements, thus speeding the development of speech applications and allowing "
70369,0,"Better every week Wolverines hold onto high hopes for season It is an all-for-one, one-for-all game if ever one existed. The complexity, the speed, the violence all dictate that, and even those who practice the team concept fervently sometimes find it isn 't good enough."
86496,0,"New MyDoom Worms Exploit Unpatched IE Bug New versions of the MyDoom worm that began spreading late Monday afternoon are among the fastest-ever exploits of an unpatched Microsoft vulnerability, security experts said Tuesday."
73927,0,"Delphi, XM Unveil Handheld Satellite Radio Receiver XM Satellite Radio and radio manufacturer Delphi yesterday introduced the Delphi XM MyFi, a portable, handheld satellite radio receiver the companies hope will lure more consumers to a medium currently limited to car and home units."
64168,0,"Vonage and Boingo Wireless to market VoIP together Boingo Wireless and Vonage Holdings Corp., announced a relationship to bring VoIP services to the market bundled with wireless offers."
100235,0,Wenger will not yield Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has vowed to fight his FA misconduct charge as he defended his right to criticise Ruud van Nistelrooy in public.
48718,0,"Jets Grab, Pick and Sack to Victory A stirring defensive effort by the Jets produced 7 points, 4 turnovers, 4 sacks and a victory over the Dolphins in Pro Player Stadium."
31002,0,"It 's showtime for these Sox ""It 's going to be a circus, anyway you look at it, "" said Boston 's Kevin Millar. There are no three rings, elephants or clowns escaping tiny cars."
60340,0,Rugby-Gregan signs with Wallabies through 2007 World Cup Australia captain George Gregan has signed a three-year contract with the Wallabies which will take him through the 2007 World Cup in France.
85745,0,"Marks and Spencer unveils major management shake up British retailer Marks and Spencer announced a major management shake-up as part of efforts to revive its fortunes, saying trading has become tougher ahead of the crucial Christmas period."
238,0,"Hearing clue to whale evolution The evolution of whales from four-legged land dwellers into streamlined swimmers has been traced in fossilised ears, Nature reports."
113660,0,"Derby win for Birmingham London - Birmingham City defeated Aston Villa 2-1 on Sunday to claim the second city derby, taking the match on first-half goals from Clinton Morrison and David Dunn."
4599,0,"U.S. Chain Store Sales Rise NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store sales rose in the week ended December 4, as average sales were generally ahead of last year, but customer counts were down, a report said on Tuesday."
35129,0,Giants to Keep Bonds for at Least Two More Seasons SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barry Bonds will chase the all-time home run record as a San Francisco Giants player after the team dropped its option to void the final year of the slugger's contract in 2006.
87663,0,"Still awaiting Microsoft 's search entry Microsoft is expected to launch a beta version of its Web search technology on Thursday, with ambitions to catch up to rivals Google and Yahoo."
109077,0,New Calif. Agency Begins Stem Cell Project (AP) AP - Californians voted by a wide margin last month to pass a landmark $3 billion initiative to fund stem-cell research. That may have been the easy part.
44001,0,"Tense Moments During Trailblazing Private Space Flight (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - ""My heart stopped \ here on the ground. ""\ -- Erik Lindbergh"
12978,0,"New Windows Planned for 2006 Microsoft Corp. announced yesterday that it will leave out some planned features from its next major operating system to meet a goal of rolling out a new version of Windows in the second half of 2006. -The Washington Post"
84142,0,Hobbits ' boost tourism figures The discovery of remains of a tiny human closely related to man on the remote Indonesian island of Flores and tales of Hobbit-like creatures who still roam its jungles have triggered an influx of visitors in search of a fabled lost world.
108609,0,"History says UT could pull upset Auburn will enter Saturdays SEC championship game as a heavy favorite over Tennessee, and for good reason. While Auburn dominated opponents on its way to the SEC West title, Tennessee looked more vulnerable "
24042,0,"Yahoo! Partners With Mark Burnett For New Season Of 'The ... Yahoo! Inc. announced Thursday that it scored a deal to become the official Web site for the next two seasons of Mark Burnett 's hit reality show ""The Apprentice, "" currently airing on NBC."
70808,0,"Ice champ injured in fall WORLD pairs champion Tatiana Totmianina was released from hospital today, a day after she fell head first to the ice during the Skate America Grand Prix."
73783,0,"C &W Says Sayonara to Japan UK-based Cable & Wireless, which has been selling off pieces of itself or just discontinuing business in certain world markets it finds unprofitable, is trading its Japanese presence to that country 's Softbank Corp."
57315,0,"Americans Win Gold at World Cyber Games Amid fanfare fit for actual world-class athletes, five Americans with really quick fingers took home the gold medal in the popular ""Counter Strike"" competition of the World Cyber Games championships, capping five days of intense gaming by the world's elite."
72542,0,"India strikes first blow Zaheer Khan struck the first blow, removing Australia opener Matthew Hayden India in the third Test test in Nagpur. Hayden and Justin Langer put up a strong partnership, taking the score to 67 when a superb "
49513,0,"Red Hat Buys Netscape Technology Linux distributor Red Hat announced that it has reached an agreement with America Online to purchase several products derived from the Netscape Enterprise Suite, including Netscape Directory "
83074,0,"Verizon To Buy NextWave Licenses (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Verizon Wireless announced yesterday that it plans to buy airwave licenses in 23 markets from NextWave Telecom Inc. for $3 billion in cash, giving the cellular phone giant the ability to carry more calls in some of the nation's largest cities."
25108,0,"New PC Fingerprint Passwords (CBS) Instead of using all ten fingers to type in your user names and passwords when you enter a secure web site or log on to your PC, Microsoft wants you to use the tip of just one finger."
47529,0,Houston Astros Hold on to NL Wild Card Lead HOUSTON (Reuters) - The streaking Houston Astros used seven pitchers and a Jeff Bagwell home run to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Friday to hold on to their lead in the National League wild card race.
61753,0,Space Station Crew Blast Off from Kazakh Steppe (Reuters) Reuters - A Russian rocket carrying a U.S.-Russian space crew on a two-day flight to the International Space Station blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Thursday.
18528,0,"Sharapova Humbled by Resurgent Pierce NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Maria Sharapova bandwagon came to a grinding halt on Saturday when Mary Pierce rolled back the years with a sensational 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win in the third round of the U.S. Open."
5742,0,"More Than 300,000 Vie for 3,000 LA Port Jobs More than 300,000 people participated in a lottery on Thursday for 3,000 well-paying longshore jobs at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where shipping volumes are booming, a Pacific Maritime Association spokesman said."
23936,0,"Toys ""R"" Trump It's Apprentice night, and three Motley Fools are glued to the tube for episode one."
43912,0,"Intel No. 1 for helping workers with commutes (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - The federal government releases a list Wednesday lauding Fortune 500 firms that make a major effort to ease commutes for their employees, which helps ease traffic congestion and air pollution. Intel is No. 1 on the list of 69 companies to be designated as Best Workplaces for Commuters by the EPA."
56230,0,"Colts deactivate Pollard, Vanderjagt Pro Bowl kicker Mike Vanderjagt and starting tight end Marcus Pollard were inactive for the Colts ' game Sunday against Oakland."
30776,0,Cricket telecast back-up poser Sept 16: Cricket authorities will seek a clarification from the court whether they can prepare a contingency plan if the dispute between Zee Telefilms and ESPN-STAR is not resolved soon.
1869,0,"McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Shortly after we came back from our big vacation overseas in May, my Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) PowerBook was hit with a computer virus. I can't tell you which one, but it was enough to cripple my Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Office for the Mac software. Symantec's (Nasdaq: SYMC - News) Norton Anti-Virus found the bug, and then eradicated it by exterminating my entire in-box. (Thanks, guys.)"
27893,0,"Shell opens door to links with Gazprom Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch/ Shell, has opened the door to future deals with Gazprom, the Russian gas group, by welcoming its rapid expansion into the oil sector."
96151,0,"Sun 's New No. 1 Threat Is an older Sun a mellower Sun? Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems chairman and CEO, said at a press conference this week to introduce the companys Solaris 10 operating system that hed just turned 50 over the weekend."
102702,0,"Mitsubishi Motors, Merrill Lynch tie up over US auto loans TOKYO : Troubled Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will tie up with Merrill Lynch and Co. in North American financing operations as part of its business rehabilitation efforts."
30578,0,"Delta seeks deal to keep pilots NEW YORK -- Delta Air Lines Inc. managers and pilots will meet again today, and likely negotiate through the weekend, to find a way to keep the airline staffed with pilots, as many opt for early retirement."
36631,0,"MLB: Cincinnati 11, Atlanta 8 Javier Valentin 's three-run homer keyed a five-run ninth Wednesday night, giving Cincinnati an 11-8 win over Atlanta. Valentin had four hits to help the Reds win for the second time in seven games."
49508,0,"Fox joins Blu-ray group com October 4, 2004, 11:57 AM PT. Twentieth Century Fox has joined a group developing one of two formats being promoted as a next-generation DVD technology."
118347,0,Bomb threat mars Real Madrid game A bomb threat forced the evacuation of Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 88th minute of a Spanish league game between host Real Madrid and Real Sociedad on Sunday.
49414,0,"Manchester United on the transfer list with takeover bid Britains most famous football club, Manchester United, has been approached in a potential takeover bid. Although the identity of the bidder has not been revealed, most suspect Malcolm Glazer to be behind the move."
83992,0,PM arrives in the Hague Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here tonight to participate in the India-European Union (EU) summit during which a proposal for a strategic partnership will be finalised.
114343,0,Lennox rules out a comeback Britain 's former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world retired last year after retaining his WBC title against giant Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko.
35978,0,"Golf, four other sports in running for Olympic inclusion Golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports are in the running for possible inclusion at the 2012 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday it notified those five sports ' governing bodies "
44082,0,"Salesforce.com expands call center support NEW YORK - Hosted CRM (customer relationship management) evangelist Salesforce.com Inc. began a new branding campaign this week to draw attention to its customer-service support functionality, launching a new Web site at Supportforce.com and announcing a batch of partnerships with top call center infrastructure vendors."
84258,0,Crucial TV test for Microsoft Comcast trials will provide a big clue about the software giant's prospects for cable success.
2284,0,"Applied shares flat on lower outlook SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Applied Materials beat Wall Street 's third-quarter financial estimates late Tuesday, but shares of the chip equipment company stalled after the company 's earnings targets for the fourth quarter came in lower than expected. "
83657,0,"This is why the Huskies need to go after Tedford BERKELEY, Calif. - Aaron Rodgers believes in his coach. He believes in his coach 's word. His coach 's commitment. So a couple of years ago, when California football coach Jeff Tedford was recruiting Rodgers "
31454,0,"Wilson takes lead at Texas Open Some tough playing conditions cooled off Ted Purdy on Friday. A day after matching the course record with a 61, Purdy struggled through the stifling heat "
41943,0,"Cowboys corral Redskins Only three things in life are certain in the nation 's capital: death, taxes and the Cowboys ' domination of the Redskins. Washington brought back Joe Gibbs to revitalize the Redskins "
77336,0,"Local and Shopping Search Are Growing Among Internet Users Local and Shopping Search Are Growing Among Internet Users\\According to a recent consumer search behavior study conducted by BizRate.com and The Kelsey Group of 3,887 online respondents, findings show that while general search engines rank the highest in terms of usage, with 72 percent indicating they use general search engines ..."
114369,0,Honeywell Agrees Takeover of UK 's Novar US manufacturer Honeywell International agreed a $1.5 billion trump bid for Britain 's Novar Plc on Monday to beef up its security business and lift 2005 earnings from the low end of forecasts.
99109,0,"IBM Sales Exec Swainson to Become CA CEO Computer Associates International Inc. (CA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is set to name IBM sales executive John Swainson as chief executive, completing a long search to replace indicted "
67419,0,"Hamm Can Keep Gold Paul Hamm can keep his Olympic gold medal. Sports' highest court rejected a South Korean appeal Thursday, ruling that Hamm is the rightful champion in the men's all-around gymnastics competition at the Athens Games."
68244,0,"PeopleSoft: 'We 're Not For Sale ' If Oracle (Quote, Chart) is buying, PeopleSoft 's Dave Duffield isn 't selling -- at least not at these prices. The founder and new CEO of the Pleasanton, Calif."
67412,0,Hamm Retains Olympic All-Round Gold American gymnast Paul Hamm will keep his Olympic all-round gold medal after the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected Thursday an appeal from South Korea 's Yang Tae-young.
93788,0,"Tech, Media, Telecoms Chiefs Brace for Slow 2005 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Technology, media and telecoms chiefs are expected to be cautious about 2005 when they gather in Barcelona this week at Morgan Stanley's annual TMT investor conference."
57865,0,"Six gold to Hanson BROOKE HANSON joined illustrious company at Indianapolis today with her sixth W ""orld Short Course Swim Championships gold medal."
93426,0,"UPDATE 3-Vivendi raises 2004 forecast after strong quarter France 's largest media company, Vivendi Universal (EAUG.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) , raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in "
50634,0,"New Apple iMac G5 launched MSI-Digiland president Jimmy Go Tuesday assured customers that the Apple iMac G5 will be a big hit in the Philippines because the computer combines power and beauty, features which the Filipino consumer is looking for."
84007,0,"Tesco jumps on to digital downloading bandwagon TESCO, the UKs largest supermarket, is to go head to head with iTunes and Napster by launching digital music downloads on its website."
68331,0,"Ricky Williams ' lawyer disputes drug test While nomadic running back Ricky Williams is taking classes at an unidentified Northern Californian university, his attorney laid the groundwork for his possible return to the Dolphins and NFL."
28687,0,"JP Morgan KOs $5 Bln IBM Outsourcing Deal JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Wednesday it was scrapping a $5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM Corp."
43986,0,"Microsoft open-sources Web authoring application SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Continuing its flirtation with open-source, Microsoft Corp. on Monday posted the code of a little-known collaboration application to open-source development site SourceForge."
51481,0,Fannie Mae 's Raines Strongly ' Disagrees With Regulator Report Fannie Mae Chief Executive Franklin Raines will tell a US House panel the largest government- sponsored mortgage finance company strongly ' ' disagrees with a report by its regulator
25906,0,"Campbell Soup Co. Profit Falls 20 Percent CHICAGO (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co. CPB.N, the world's largest soupmaker, on Monday said quarterly net profit fell 20 percent as it increased spending on marketing and took a charge related to job cuts."
31688,0,United seeks $500M more in cuts CHICAGO -- United Airlines has notified a bankruptcy judge it needs to cut $500 million US more in costs than previously stated. The disclosure was made in a filing intended to update the judge before a hearing yesterday on the airline 's status.
38026,0,The richest Americans: Gates No. 1 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates must be bored of leading the pack on the Forbes list of richest Americans. Gates continues to be the richest man in America for the 11 th consecutive year.
22137,0,"England pull Eriksson out of the fire The slender nature of the score will give broad satisfaction. Even if England were pegged back to 1-1 for a while in this World Cup qualifier, the mental stamina lacking since Euro 2004 was recovered in Chorzow "
8726,0,"Chargers sign Rivers for 6 years CARSON, Calif. - Rookie quarterback Phillip Rivers ended his lengthy holdout, signing a six-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on Monday night."
104053,0,Creative Zen Micro 5GB music player Reg review Mobile phone styling comes to the MP3 world
64453,0,"Red Sox refuse to give up BOSTON - Patiently, David Ortiz fouled off the best fastballs and sliders Esteban Loaiza could throw. Through a 10-pitch at-bat, he refused to cave in, refused to let this series, this season die."
15842,0,Burst Attorney Deposes Microsoft Chairman (AP) AP - An attorney for a software company suing Microsoft Corp. for alleged anticompetitive behavior deposed Bill Gates last week and plans to ask a judge to make the testimony public.
26835,0,"SD in the cards for Nokia Nokia gives SD cards its blessing ZDNet.co.uk"
76353,0,"Ballmer settles on scary penguin costume for Halloween Given that we 're in the final days before a big election, Steve Ballmer could have picked a quieter time to do his campaigning."
78786,0,Masters blow to Agassi ANDRE AGASSI 's chances of qualifying for the season-ending Masters Cup suffered a setback in Stockholm today. The No.1 seed lost 3-6 6-3 7-6 to Thomas Johansson in the ($1.
79684,0,"VC funds rake in $5.5b in quarter, prompting alert Venture capital funds raised $5.5 billion in fresh capital in the third quarter, 78 percent more than in the prior quarter, prompting a warning by the head of "
22194,0,"NFL Blocked From L.A. As with Washington-area efforts to land a baseball team, Los Angeles' quest for an NFL team spans years, and is hindered by an owner who feels he has rights to the market."
67113,0,"Malaysia Airlines Herald Sun Tour of Provincial Victoria - 2.3 and exciting - days on this year 's Malaysia Airlines Herald Sun Tour of Provincial Victoria, the lead has swapped hands again, with Bicycle Superstore teammates "
44217,0,"AIG Says Unit Faces U.S. Criminal Probe NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into whether American International Group Inc. AIG.N, the world's largest insurer by market value, helped a major banking client move bad loans off its books, AIG said on Wednesday."
114994,0,"NASA Chief Sean O'Keefe Resigns (Reuters) Reuters - NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe resigned on Monday after three tumultuous years at the U.S.\space agency, which were shadowed by the fatal break-up of shuttle Columbia and its painful aftermath."
118437,0,"New Grand Theft Auto Video Game Heads to Xbox LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video game hit ""Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"" is coming to the Xbox and personal computer platforms next June, publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.TTWO.O said on Thursday."
111028,0,Becks relieved after Roma win Rome - David Beckham said Real Mardrid had done what they needed to after defeating Roma 3-0 here on Wednesday to book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
113535,0,"Not running scared FOXBOROUGH -- It's perhaps fitting that Rudi Johnson's middle name is Ali, because he will be in one corner, wearing an orangy uniform."
17335,0,"Found: Nessie 's distant cousin A fossil resembling the Loch Ness monster has been found on a remote Arctic island. The well-preserved bones belonged to a plesiosaur, a giant marine reptile with a long neck and tail, plump body and legs which evolved into flippers."
93721,0,No. 10 Va. Tech Wins ACC Championship (AP) AP - Virginia Tech can now proclaim itself the Atlantic Coast Conference's best team — and no one can argue.
111007,0,"Ellison 's take on PeopleSoft, datahubs San Francisco ITWeb, 9 December 2004 - Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has reaffirmed his company 's commitment to datahubs and hinted of a merged product line after the PeopleSoft buyout."
103855,0,"World Bank Head to Leave in June WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President James Wolfensohn will leave his post at the beginning of June, when his term expires, and a search is now under way for someone to replace him, a U.S. Treasury spokesman said on Monday."
115999,0,Hollywood to sue net film pirates The US movie industry has launched legal action to sue people who facilitate illegal film downloading. The Motion Picture Association of America wants to stop people using the program BitTorrent to swap movies.
114485,0,3Com To Buy TippingPoint for $340 Million Security firm will operate as a division of 3Com; deal expected to close next year. By Networking Pipeline News. 3Com has signed an agreement to purchase the security company TippingPoint for $340 million.
85477,0,"Telecom Unveils its 3G Mobile The New Zealand based company, Telecom, launched its high-speed third-generation (3G) mobile broadband service and is expecting strong demand from businesses and consumers."
110584,0,"Bryant surprised by Malone 's reaction Kobe Bryant would love to have Karl Malone back with the Los Angeles Lakers, and believes comments he made in a recent radio interview were misunderstood."
9894,0,"New Lawsuit Challenges Anti-Piracy Technology By LAURENCE FROST PARIS (AP) -- Copy protection technologies used to prevent CDs from being pirated online are facing a legal challenge in France, where a judge began a formal investigation of record label EMI Group PLC for using them. Confirming a report in French financial daily Les Echos, the record store Fnac said Wednesday it has also been placed under investigation by a French judge along with EMI's French arm..."
79308,0,"Icahn pushes harder to stop Mylan 's King acquisition PITTSBURGH Carl Icahn, the largest shareholder of Mylan Laboratories, is now threatening to push for new company directors to stop the generic drug maker 's four (B) billion-dollar takeover bid of King Pharmaceuticals."
12908,0,Paradorn edges out Johansson to reach the last four in Long Island Defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan overpowered Swede Joachim Johansson 3-6 7-6 6-3 to reach the final four of the Long Island Cup in Commack of New Yorkon Friday.
77137,0,Ryanair makes EUR 4m offer over Charleroi BRUSSELS - Low-cost airline Ryanair has finally struck a deal with the Walloon government over the EUR 4 million it owes following the European Commission ruling over Charleroi airport.
101744,0,"Brown retires due to health reasons MEMPHIS Memphis Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown has announced his retirement tonight, saying his decision is due to unexpected health-related issues."
87793,0,"Bank of Ireland profit up Bank of Ireland has reported a 5 percent rise in first-half profits, in line with predictions made in its September trading update, and says it is confident about the outlook for the full year."
113047,0,McKenzie over-takes Hughes in Melbourne Australian David McKenzie upstaged some illustrious rivals with an eight-under-par 64 to lead going into the final round of the Australian Masters in Melbourne.
21911,0,"Cincinnati drivers stuck in the slow lane Commuters in the Cincinnati metropolitan area waited an average of 38 hours in traffic tie-ups in 2002 -- making it the 27th most congested large city in the nation, according to a report by the Texas Transportation Institute."
72852,0,"Cheese For The Mouse House 's Investors? It was probably a slip of the tongue. Speaking to an investor conference on Sept. 30, Walt Disney (DIS) President Robert Iger noted that it was the end of Disney 's fiscal year -- adding: ""And what a year it has been."
7277,0,"UPDATE: Singapore Tiger Airways To Start Flights In Sep SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Tiger Airways, Singapore Airlines Ltd. 's (S55.SG) 49-owned budget affiliate, Monday said it will start flights in September, with initial services to Bangkok."
3693,0,Ford dumps Oracle CAR FIRM Ford has given up trying to integrate Oracle 's Everest system into its networks as a bad job.
65302,0,"Apple adds $1,499 1.8 GHz model to 64-bit Power Mac G5 line Apple today added a 1.8 GHz single processor Power Mac G5 desktop priced at just $1,499 to its revolutionary 64-bit Power Mac G5 line, making the entry price even more affordable."
87131,0,"UPDATE 3-Delhaize Q3 net profit jumps 33 pct, ups outlook Belgian-based supermarket group Delhaize (DELBt.BR: Quote, Profile, Research) raised its outlook for the year after beating expectations with a 33-percent third "
60860,0,"A tall order awaits Williams but his dream is within reach If Danny Williams did not fully appreciate the sheer size of Vitali Klitschko, he does now. After a series of eyeball-to-eyeball poses for the photographers at yesterday 's London press conference to announce "
17253,0,"MSN Music Store to Rock the Music Download Boat MSN Music Store to Rock the Music Download Boat\\MSN has unveiled MSN Music Store, their pay per download WMP driven system which is predicted to give Apple iTunes, Napster, and RealNetworks a run for their money in the realm of legal music download search. MSN Music Service will initially offer ..."
38855,0,"Summer puts dampener on Cadbury Schweppes Cadbury Schweppes, the soft drinks and confectionery giant, said yesterday that the wet summer had dampened sales of its soft drinks in Europe."
82984,0,"Big bank and broker in merger LONDON JP Morgan Chase and Cazenove Group, a 181-year-old brokerage firm with close ties to some of Britain 's most powerful executives, announced a long-awaited joint venture Friday that puts Cazenove in charge of all of JP Morgan 's British investment "
9058,0,Uncle Bobby speaks out on Rooney Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson has insisted his club 's interest in Wayne Rooney is genuine amid talk of conspiracy theories. The 71-year-old confirmed for the first time that United are chasing the teenager 's
54351,0,"IBM Chief Sees Global Tech Spending Rise \
PARIS (Reuters) - Companies will spend more money next year on information technology and other capital investments compared with 2004, the chief executive of the world's biggest computer company, IBM Corp, said on Friday.
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91704,0,FDA Orders Viagra to Pull 'Wild Thing ' Ad The government ordered Pfizer Inc. to yank cheeky television ads that promised better sex for men taking Viagra because they failed to disclose known risks associated with
10967,0,"Mortgage Rates Inch Higher The weekly survey from mortgage company Freddie Mac had rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages inching higher this week, up to an average 5.82 percent from last week 's 5.81 percent."
87290,0,"Intel Doubles Cash Dividend and Authorizes Repurchase of 500 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 10, 2004 -- Intel Corporation today announced that its board of directors has approved a doubling of the quarterly cash dividend to 8 cents per share beginning "
16718,0,"IT workers happier about job market Monthly measurement of techie optimism marks another slight hike, less worker worry."
37573,0,Roddick to Lead U.S. Against Belarus (AP) AP - Andy Roddick and the rest of the U.S. Davis Cup team figure it's about time the country reclaimed the championship.
74950,0,"Bush Web Site Bars Overseas Visitors The Bush-Cheney reelection campaign has barred people outside the United States from viewing its Web site following an electronic attack that took down the campaign's Internet address for six hours last week, according to computer security experts. -washingtonpost.com"
32056,0,"So, That's the Point of This Company The head of InterActiveCorp talks about the confusion that the company's setup provokes and whether he would consider becoming the chief executive at Disney."
11458,0,"Wal-Mart 's Vice Chairman retires LONDON, December 7 (newratings.com) - Wal-Mart Stores (WMT.NYS) announced yesterday that its Vice Chairman, Thomas Coughlin, would retire on January 24, 2005, after having served the company for 25 years."
109879,0,"UK in Danger of Missing CO2 Emission Target (Reuters) Reuters - Britain is in danger of missing its target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent by the end of the decade, Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett said Wednesday."
35930,0,"AT T woos international markets with VOIP projects AT T Corp. Wednesday announced a number of VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) initiatives, such as a program to develop common standards for the technology and an expansion of its international VOIP remote worker pilot project. But as the company tries to draw more corporate users to VOIP, its own research, also published Wednesday, showed that concerns about the quality of service continue to dog the market as a whole."
51137,0,"Cassell a no-show; Wolves sign Griffin Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Minnesota Timberwolves guard Sam Cassell did not show up Tuesday for the first day of training camp."
3627,0,"Now Schoeman grabs silver SILVER FOR SA: Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands, centre, the gold medallist, with South Africa 's Roland Schoeman, silver, left, and Australia 's Ian Thorpe, who took the bronze, during the medal ceremony for the 100-metre freestyle at the ..."
112563,0,"Apple 's iTunes now accepting PayPal Customers at Apple Computer 's iTunes store will now be able to pay for their songs, albums and gift certificates using PayPal, a virtual wallet technology owned by eBay."
95906,0,"Oracle advances in PeopleSoft takeover fight REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Oracle Corp. moved closer to victory in its $8.8 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc."
65304,0,"Apple Enhances iBook, Cuts Prices Before Holidays SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O on Tuesday announced a faster version of its popular iBook notebook personal computer and a less expensive model of its PowerMac desktop line, as the computer maker gears up for the holiday shopping season."
42944,0,Sparta Prague 1-2 Lyon: FT Report Sylvain Wiltord 's second half goal gave Olympique Lyon a 2-1 win over Sparta Prague on Tuesday and handed the French side their first win in Group D of the Champions League.
71084,0,"US Analyst unimpressed, Swanepoel unfazed JOHANNESBURG (Mineweb.com) -- Harmony representatives are on the US leg of their hostile takeover tour, with shareholders from both sides attending a presentation on Thursday."
17043,0,"Pfizer, Alcoa, Verizon, Intel are cut; oil back near $43 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Big gains in technology stocks helped the Nasdaq close Monday just shy of its high for the year, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished in the red after a spate of brokerage downgrades."
115688,0,"Price of Maxwell House Coffee Up 14 Pct. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N said Tuesday it raised the price of its Maxwell House coffee brand by 28 cents per 13-ounce can, becoming the second major U.S. roaster to boost prices in a week."
108366,0,"Sun Offering Free, Open Source Solaris 10 - Not Quite Yet II 'm reading everywhere that Sun is making Solaris 10 free and open source ( http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=106224). environment."
76753,0,Millions in the Americas watch lunar eclipse Millions of people in the Americas stayed up on Wednesday to observe a total lunar eclipse that bathed the moon in a coppery red glow and gave scientists a chance to study the Earths atmosphere.
37905,0,"Florida ties game in ninth, but loses in 10th Not only are the Marlins ' playoff hopes disappearing, the defending World Series champions are in danger of slipping out of second place in the National League East."
14577,0,"Shell, Sinopec in China Retail Venture (Reuters) Reuters - Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD.AS)\(SHEL.L) said it would jointly operate 180 gas stations in China by the end of 2004, the second foreign oil major after BP to enter the country's huge but tightly controlled retail market."
7735,0,"Best Buy to sell AT &T 's Internet phone service Best Buy will sell AT &T 's residential voice over Internet protocol service through 628 stores nationwide as well as online, beginning this fall, the companies said."
77306,0,Secret Service busts suspected ID fraud ring Federal agents and international allies arrest 28 suspects thought to have stolen credit card numbers and other financial information.\
Photo: Shadowcrew site in federal custody
76672,0,"Internet Giants File 7 Suits Aimed at Stopping Spam Four leading Internet service providers announced yesterday that they had filed a new round of lawsuits against senders of junk e-mail, or spam."
59748,0,SCO to launch legal Web site Prosco.net will feature an archive of filings and other information related to the company's many legal battles over Linux.
20263,0,Dollar Stalls as Market Awaits Greenspan TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar barely moved on Tuesday as most investors were reluctant to take positions ahead of an address by the Federal Reserve chief that is expected to point to further rises in U.S. interest rates this year.
112866,0,"Teams Eye Free Agents at Winter Meetings (AP) AP - Just down the road from the Magic Kingdom, major league teams toyed with trades and focused on free agents as the winter meetings began Friday."
92773,0,"Flight attendants union board OKs strike plan At a meeting today in Pittsburgh, board members of the United States ' largest flight attendants union voted unanimously to authorize a nationwide strike and criticized the airline industry for using the bankruptcy process to wipe out union contracts."
64856,0,"Haas beats Malisse at Madrid Masters Tommy Haas of Germany defeated Xavier Malisse of Belgium, 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Madrid Masters. Andre Agassi of the United States was due to meet Max Mirnyi of Belarus "
44111,0,Dope-tainted lifters banned for life by IOA THE INDIAN Olympic Association on Wednesday slapped life bans on tainted weightlifters Pratima Kumari and Sanamacha Chanu who were caught cheating at the Athens Olympics.
35092,0,AOL: Serious about security - for a price AOL is getting serious about security - if you pay them an extra $1.95 to $4.95 a month. Grandma 's favorite ISP has teamed with RSA Security to offer an optional login service that provides a second layer of authentication to prevent identity theft.
92949,0,Keane strikes gives Ireland victory over Croatia DUBLIN: Ireland 's all-time leading scorer Robbie Keane struck the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Croatia in an international soccer friendly on Wednesday.
6462,0,"Angels Rough Up Loaiza in Win Over Yanks (AP) AP - Jose Guillen and Jeff DaVanon homer off Esteban Loaiza, who failed to make it out of the fourth inning Saturday, as the Anaheim Angels defeated the New York Yankees 6-1 in a storm-interrupted game."
109099,0,First Look: MusicMatch Jukebox's Impressive Version 10 Free software helps organize large music collections.
33614,0,"Markets question when Fed will pause on rate hikes (AFP) AFP - With little doubt about the Federal Reserve's plans for a quarter-point rate hike, financial markets were focusing on another question: When will the Fed stop?"
79688,0,"It could be Steel Curtains for rest of NFL Patience is less a virtue in the NFL than a vice. Thirteen coaches have been with their teams for two seasons or less. Check most rosters, and the same ratio applies to the players."
94300,0,Pistons Coach Brown Returns to Bench (AP) AP - Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown returned to the bench Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing two weeks due to hip surgery.
98749,0,"GPL 3 to Take on IP, Patents (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - With a relatively hostile environment that has pitted proprietary software against open source as a backdrop, the Free Software Foundation, the steward of the GNU General Public License, is working on the first revamp to the license in 13 years."
51405,0,Red Sox Nation thrives in California Standing in his rhinestone-studded Elvis suit with a Massachusetts license plate dangling from his neck and a Boston Red Sox hat on
92870,0,Beckham denies retiring after 2006 England captain David Beckham has dismissed reports of his retiring after the 2006 World Cup finals and revealed his determination to become his country 's most capped outfield player.
62775,0,"Deluge of Big Earnings to Dominate (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stock investors face a mind-numbing pile of information this week as corporate earnings and economic data pour in, Alan Greenspan speaks and the presidential election heads toward the homestretch."
28984,0,Candidates battle for hearts and minds in the science journals The battle for the US presidency enters new territory today with both candidates turning to scientific journals to set out their election promises.
36038,0,Sony to support MP3 Sony confirmed on Wednesday that it is working to add native MP3 support to its portable music players--a major strategy reversal that could help it compete more effectively with rivals such as Apple Computer.
115429,0,Dollar Steadies Before Fed Meets LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar held steady against major currencies on Tuesday as markets awaited the assessment of the economy from the Federal Reserve after an expected interest rate rise later in the session.
20064,0,Oil: Price eases as Saudi offers big discounts LONDON - Oil prices eased on Monday as top world exporter Saudi Arabia slashed prices for its westbound crude sales in an effort to shift the large volumes it is offering to cool world markets.
66751,0,"Online intrusion risks large identity cache com October 20, 2004, 5:36 PM PT. Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority."
92511,0,"As Microsoft Turns: The Soap Opera Plays On Opinion: In last week 's episode, Microsoft sent $546 million Novell 's way; this week, Microsoft launches a campaign to win over Novell customers."
109776,0,"Slowdown in eurozone growth is only temporary: ECB (AFP) AFP - The slowdown in economic growth seen in the 12-country eurozone in the third quarter of this year is only ""temporary,"" the European Central Bank's chief economist Otmar Issing said in a newspaper interview."
17583,0,Rank Group mulls break-up Shares in Rank Group have rallied after the leisure group said it might hive off its Deluxe film and video businesses to focus on its gaming and restaurant operations.
85749,0,"Microsoft intros supercomputing developer kit Editor 's Summary: At a supercomputing conference, Microsoft announced a new tool kit that will let developers create high-performance computing applications."
18721,0,Canada still can 't be beat Canada beat Russia 3-1 Saturday night in Toronto. Team Canada is now rolling on all cylinders and is getting scoring from everywhere.
55554,0,Beckham breaks rib in English victory CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Soccer star David Beckham broke his rib just before scoring a highlight-reel goal in England 's 2-0 win over Wales in a World Cup qualification match on Saturday.
3194,0,"Update 1: Sprint Signs $3 Billion Wireless Pacts Sprint Corp. said Tuesday it reached multi-year agreements totaling $3 billion with Lucent Technologies Inc., Motorola Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp."
78446,0,"COL FB: California 27- Arizona State 0 JJ Arrington ran for 188 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries as the California Golden Bears shut out Arizona State, 27-0, in Berkeley, Calif."
2588,0,"Google Lowers Price Range The search-engine giant, which was expected to go public as early as Wednesday, instead has slashed the deal 's expected price range and cut the number of shares being sold by existing shareholder in half. The new parameters suggest a newly public Google ..."
58629,0,"Redesign Cripples Paypal Service Problems implementing a site redesign temporarily crippled some operations of Paypal the popular payment processing service. The performance problems, which began after a site update Thursday night, escalated "
22090,0,Three sent off before Earnshaw saves Wales The hopes of either Wales or Northern Ireland enjoying a German excursion in the summer of 2006 were dealt another blow on an extraordinary night in the Millennium Stadium.
27058,0,Yahoo! makes a Musicmatch Internet company Yahoo! Inc. said Tuesday it will buy privately held music software company Musicmatch Inc. for about $160 million in a bid to bolster its online music services.
34651,0,Football Legend Maradona Returns to Cuba for Drug Rehab Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has arrived in Cuba to resume his rehabilitation for cocaine addiction. Tuesday 's move follows a relapse that left him confined to a psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires.
19153,0,"Va. Schools Must Offer Dissection Options (AP) AP - Grace Kendall knew back in seventh grade that she didn't want to cut open a preserved frog. Her teacher allowed her to use a computer alternative, and she has declined to dissect ever since."
14445,0,"Federer out to open another slammed door FLUSHING MEADOW, N.Y. -- Roger Federer was using his fingers as a comb, beginning at his forehead and gliding backward through his still-wet, mountain-man mane while trying to figure out how he could have won two consecutive Wimbledons and not have advanced beyond the fourth round in four appearances at the US Open."
77779,0,"Growth Rate of Economy Edged Higher Over Summer The economy picked up a little more speed during the summer quarter from July through September, expanding at a 3.7 percent annual rate, the government reported yesterday."
60292,0,"Today's schedule College field hockey: Bryant at Stonehill, 3:30 p.m.; Bentley at Tufts, 4 p.m.; Fitchburg St. at Regis, 4 p.m.; Westfield St. at Framingham St., 4 p.m.; Franklin Pierce at Assumption, 4 p.m.; Babson at Amherst, 4 p.m.; Conn. College at Mt. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m."
2094,0,Netscape Updates Browser (PC World) PC World - Mozilla-based Netscape 7.2 improves printing and integrates instant messaging.
21358,0,"Astros continue winning run The Houston Astros claimed their 11th straight win, thanks to a 9-7 success over the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Lamb and Carlos Beltran both homered while Roy Oswalt won for the 17th time this season as the Astros "
89235,0,"Context Conference takes place during Macworld Expo (MacCentral) MacCentral - There's a new conference happening concurrently with this year's Macworld Conference & Expo. It's called Context, and it's described a new series of events that ""bring together marketing, creative services, and IT groups within an organization to explore the technical, artistic and sociological ramifications of data-driven, opt-in publishing."" Context, created by IDG World Expo, has announced three conference tracks for its inaugural event, which happens from January 12 - 14, 2005 at the Moscone Center Esplanade in San Francisco, Calif."
86691,0,Sonics hand Nuggets their 4th loss DENVER -- Ray Allen scored 30 points Tuesday night to help the Seattle SuperSonics prolong Denver 's early-season misery with a 106-88 victory.
107978,0,"Mission improbable, but strange things do happen Impossible. Inconceivable. A Southeastern Conference team is in position to go 12-0 and get locked out of the national championship game."
9794,0,"Greek sprinter rides cheers to victory ATHENS - Homeland favorite Fani Halkia of Greece, cheered on by her compatriots in Olympic Stadium, roared to victory in the women 's 400 meter hurdles Wednesday night, taking the gold medal in a time of 52."
68993,0,"Interlagos: The Race Preview Ferrari may have won both championships and for the Renault F1 Team, second remains only a remote possibility. But there will still be plenty to watch out for"
102708,0,"Proteas skipper injures foot SOUTH AFRICAN captain Graeme Smith sustained a freak injury off the field but was likely to play in the second Test against India, a team official said today."
67551,0,"AT T posts $7.1 billion loss on impairment charge AT T Corp. on Thursday reported a net loss of $7.1 billion, or $8.95 per share, for the third quarter of 2004, but that loss included asset re-evaluation and other charges of $12.5 billion."
101550,0,Microsoft IE losing out to Firefox? London: Microsoft 's Internet Explorer(IE)is facing some stiff competition from Firefox as web analysts have revealed that the proportion of surfers using Microsoft 's Internet Explorer (IE) has dropped to below 90 percent.
43666,0,House of Fraser Seals Barclaycard Deal Department store group House of Fraser was today poised for a 25 million boost from a partnership with Barclaycard to run its store card scheme.
56661,0,Taking mound on short rest no big deal to Oswalt Roy Oswalt wasn 't surprised to hear the Astros were flying Sunday night through the remnants of a tropical depression that dumped several inches of rain in Louisiana and could bring showers today in Atlanta.
116871,0,"TimeWarner Settles AOL Fraud for $210 Mln (Reuters) Reuters - Media giant Time Warner Inc. \will pay fines of $210 million under an agreement with the U.S.\government to be announced on Wednesday to settle charges that its America Online unit inflated revenue, a Justice Department official said."
16939,0,Business Digest Microsoft Corp. said it is cutting a net total of 49 jobs from its Windows Server division as part of a shift to more automated software testing and changes in the way it produces technical documents.
11000,0,"New Shuttle Fuel Tanks Should Not Shed Foam By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA's redesigned space shuttle fuel tanks should no longer shed dangerous pieces of foam when launches resume next spring, officials said Thursday..."
51096,0,"Housing affordability gap yawns Home buyers in England face the biggest affordability gaps in South West and London, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says."
83401,0,"Snyder Does About-Face Daniel Snyder has kept his distance perhaps more than any time in the five years he has owned the Redskins, entrusting Joe Gibbs with the development of the team."
3920,0,Retailer's Share Up on Wal-Mart Interest (AP) AP - Shares of Japan's troubled supermarket chain Daiei Inc. soared 27 percent Thursday following reports that U.S. giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. planned to submit a proposal for turning the company around.
68537,0,"Ericsson Posts 3rd-Qtr Profit; Stock Drops on Outlook (Update4) Ericsson AB, the biggest maker of mobile-phone networks, reported a fourth straight quarterly profit, helped by cost cuts and equipment demand."
110335,0,"Toro Earnings Rise; Dividend Doubled CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lawn-care equipment maker Toro Co. on Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and doubled its dividend, citing increased sales and cost controls."
46666,0,"Around Sports Tyler Hamilton 's title from the Athens Games is ""no longer a gold medal in the eyes of the world "" because of the cyclist 's failed drug test, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday."
90200,0,FEDS ' WTC PLAN SCRUBS CLEANUP FOR DOWNTOWN even if they 're still contaminated from the World Trade Center attacks. Three years after the Twin Towers ' collapse and eight months
88535,0,"Companies Struggling to Meet Deadline on Financial Controls By Bloomberg News. PricewaterhouseCoopers, the third-largest accounting firm in the United States, said yesterday that 80 percent of the clients it surveyed were either struggling to meet "
97218,0,"No changes from merger in view yet Two days after a pair of the country 's oldest, largest retail companies announced they would join forces, managers at the Bay Area 's Sears and Kmart outlets were guarded in their "
11006,0,Intel's Centrino connects with all Wi-Fi standards New component will help next generation of Intel's wireless chip reach full audience for Wi-Fi.
18823,0,Chasing the ‘unbanked ’ Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons rolled into town this summer with a mission: Get people to the voting booths and banking to the people.
57217,0,A Truce in the Toy Wars? It looks like Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) may deliver some uncharacteristic slack to some of its competitors. USA Today reported that the discounter giant doesn 't plan such deep price cuts on toys this year.
93628,0,"Seagate announces worlds highest capacity PC hard drive It might not sound like the most exciting headline, but Seagate has managed to cram 400Gb onto a standard hard drive to fit in a standard hard drive slot in a PC."
60754,0,Google Tool Expands on Core Technology (AP) AP - Google Inc.'s long-awaited expansion of its search tools from the Internet to individual computers takes advantage of the company's core technology as well as a weakness in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system.
431,0,News: UK scientists roll out Wi-Fi proof wallpaper British boffins have developed wallpaper that blocks Wi-Fi traffic but still allows other wireless transmissions to pass through in a bid to prevent unauthorised access to sensitive data via the WLAN.
89868,0,"International Carriers Reach Wi-Fi Roaming Agreement T-Mobile, which operates the largest carrier-owned Wi-Fi network in the US, announced a series of roaming agreements with six other major international wireless operators in the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA)."
89323,0,"Novell sues Microsoft over WordPerfect Novell has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing it of unfairly eliminating competition for office productivity applications at the time Novell owned the WordPerfect and Quattro Pro applications."
35849,0,"PeopleSoft's Knightly Quest (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Oracle may be breathing fire down its neck with an ongoing hostile takeover effort, but PeopleSoft is trying to withstand the siege and stay independent. The business software company has struck a pact with IBM to woo customers and bolster its business, although there's plenty of debate over whether Big Blue will pull off a dramatic rescue."
79825,0,"Intel Express Reply to AMD A fortnight after AMD launched its super fast 64-bit processors, FX55 and 4000, Intel has responded with the launch of a chipset for power PC users and gamers."
50148,0,"Canadian drug vendor wins deals with 2 states The Canadian pharmacy manager that arranges prescription shipments to Springfield's city employees landed a chunk of new business yesterday, emerging as the sole supplier for a new prescription importation website unveiled by Illinois and Wisconsin."
43826,0,"178 NHL Players Now in Europe (AP) AP - Buffalo Sabres center Daniel Briere agreed to a deal Wednesday with SC Bern of the Swiss league, becoming the latest NHL player to head to Europe."
58951,0,"Intel Posts Higher Profit, Sales Computer-chip maker Intel Corp. said yesterday that earnings for its third quarter were $1.9 billion -- up 15 percent from the same quarter a year ago -- but the company cautioned that computer "
100017,1,"In Colombia, Bush vows aid in drug war CARTAGENA, Colombia -- Under a security web of warplanes, battleships, and 15,000 troops, President Bush praised Colombia's battle against drugs and Marxist guerrillas yesterday and pledged to keep US aid flowing so that ""this courageous nation can win its war against narcoterrorists. """
66301,1,GOP Leaders Criticize S.C. Organization (AP) AP - A federally funded group that promised flu shots on Election Day in six of South Carolina's poorest counties has drawn criticism from Republican leaders.
34104,1,"China 's Hu takes over armed forces in flux Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao has taken command of the world 's largest military, inheriting the challenge of transforming a 2.5-million-strong force long bent on making money into a world-class war machine."
59343,1,Iraq pleads for help Baghdad - Iraq urged the international community on Wednesday to play an active role in rebuilding the war-shattered nation at a donors conference in Tokyo as a Baghdad bombing killed three US soldiers in the latest wave of violence.
51946,1,"Bomb hoax halts flight NICOSIA - Israeli fighter jets mistakenly buzzed a Swiss aircraft close to Cyprus before intercepting a German airliner and forcing it to land on the island because of a bomb threat, officials said."
97224,1,Civil war possible after Iraq elections: US' top soldier (AFP) AFP - US army chief General Richard Myers said in an interview that civil war could erupt in Iraq after forthcoming elections.
13529,1,"Clashes Break Out in Baghdad For one commander in the militia loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, the trip home to Baghdad after a cease-fire was reached in Najaf was just a pit stop."
96798,1,"Prosecutor in Chavez coup inquiry is murdered A leading Venezuelan prosecutor investigating the 2002 coup attempt against President Hugo Chavez has been killed in a car bomb attack in Caracas, raising fears of renewed unrest in the country."
60346,1,Video: Kidnapped Turkish Driver Beheaded (AP) AP - A man identified as a Turkish truck driver kidnapped in Iraq was beheaded in a video shown on an Islamic Web site Thursday.
27981,1,Police probe death threats against Sharon Jerusalem - Israeli police have launched an investigation into anonymous telephone threats to kill Prime Minister Ariel Sharon apparently linked to his plan to withdraw from the occupied Gaza Strip.
75584,1,Blast at Russian mine kills 13 in industry's latest disaster (AFP) AFP - A blast at a Siberian mine killed 13 men in the latest disaster to strike Russia's accident-prone industry that has been chronically short of funds following the Soviet collapse.
14595,1,Hong Kong Economy Grows 12 Percent in 2nd Quarter Hong Kong is celebrating better than expected economic figures while China has started its first financial bailout of a private company.
35063,1,"Bush Urges World to Unite With Iraq UNITED NATIONS - President Bush, defending his decision to invade Iraq, urged a vast assembly of world leaders Tuesday to stand united with the country's struggling government and said the proper response to spreading violence ""is not to retreat, it is to prevail."" The country's prime minister, Ayad Allawi, offered an upbeat assessment after Bush's speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations, saying, ""We are winning, we are making progress in Iraq, we are defeating terrorists,"" even as insurgents claimed they had killed a second American hostage in two days. Of the brutal slayings, Bush said, ""We will not allow these thugs and terrorists to decide your fate and to decide our fate."" Yet in a sign of continuing world unease with the situation, U.N..."
5393,1,Fischer fails to halt deportation A court in Japan rejects former chess champion Bobby Fischer's request to halt \his deportation to the US.
23894,1,"After six decades, India, Pakistan to issue tourist visas For 57 years, no Indian or Pakistani immigration officer stamped a tourist visa for citizens of each other 's country. Few Pakistanis have seen the Taj Mahal; few Indians the red sandstone Lahore Fort."
21846,1,"Nineteen dead, 17 injured in Turkish mine tunnel fire (AFP) AFP - A huge fire swept through a copper mine in northern Turkey, killing at least 19 workers and injuring a further 17, a local official there said."
62351,1,Colo. Voting Woes Rise As Election Nears (AP) AP - Colorado could end up writing an ugly sequel to the Florida election nightmare of four years ago.
104826,1,Pedestrians and Drivers Beware! Motoboys Are in a Hurry Daring motorcycle messengers seem immune to delays in South America's largest city.
73228,1,Abu Hamza in Court on 16 Charges Controversial Islamic cleric Abu Hamza will appear at the Old Bailey today charged with a string of offences including soliciting murder.
34721,1,"AP: Kerry Fund-Raisers, S. Korean Spy Met (AP) AP - A South Korean embassy official who met with John Kerry fund-raisers to talk about creating a political group for Korean-Americans was in fact a spy for his country, raising concerns among U.S. officials that he or Seoul may have tried to influence the fall presidential election."
67103,1,204 feared killed in China 's coal mine disaster At least 56 people were killed in a major coal mine disaster in China today and the toll may rise to 204 with officials nearly giving up hope of finding the missing 148 miners alive in central Henan province.
29262,1,"Sanctions cannot solve crisis in Sudan The threatened sanctions championed by the United States and the European Union (EU) on Sudan could not help solve the crisis in the African country, saida leading Chinese newspaper Thursday."
19969,1,"Protests against German reforms enter sixth week Tens of thousands of Germans began a sixth week of street protests late on Monday, demanding Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder scrap planned welfare cuts, one day after his party suffered another heavy electoral defeat."
91637,1,"Arab world abuzz with Arafat poisoning theory CAIRO, Nov 15 (AFP) - The Arab world is abuzz with suspicions that Yasser Arafat was poisoned, a theory fuelled by the lack of an official report on the cause of death of the veteran Palestinian leader despite a host of denials."
28963,1,"Quake, gale kill two in Bali, N. Sumatra An earthquake killed one person and injured two others on Wednesday on the resort island of Bali, while a gale that swept through several parts of the country claimed one life and damaged hundreds of houses in North Sumatra."
8494,1,"Alleged vigilantes show videos of US, UN contacts KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three Americans accused of torturing prisoners at a private jail played videos at their trial yesterday showing a top Afghan official pledging his full support to the alleged vigilantes, then sending his security force on a raid with them."
56665,1,"Explosions transport terror to usually tranquil beach sites Boaz Rafaeli had read the warning that Israeli security officials issued last month against travel to Egypt 's Sinai Peninsula, and he didn 't give it a second thought."
52111,1,"Thai leader replaces 2 Cabinet officials BANGKOK, Thailand -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra replaced his agriculture and defense ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle Wednesday, apparently because they failed to resolve Thailand 's bird flu crisis and continuing violence in the country 's Muslim "
61257,1,"Israel Winds Down Gaza Military Operation Several thousand Israeli settlers and supporters demonstrate, during a rally against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 's planned pullout and evacuation of Gaza Strip Jewish settlements, near Sharon 's residence, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004."
28851,1,"US suspends Peace Corps in Nepal, ask embassy families to leave (AFP) AFP - The US State Department announced it has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and family members of the US Embassy in Nepal's capital and suspended Peace Corps aid work in the country due to security concerns."
6105,1,Radcliffe shrugs off pressure Britain's gold medal hope in the women's marathon Paula Radcliffe insists she is focused ahead of the race.
94150,1,Putin woos Ukraine with a Russian common market The choice in Sunday's presidential election: move closer to Europe or Russia?
98230,1,"Powell 's Middle East mission COLIN Powell arrived in Israel last night for his first visit in 18 months, signalling a new push for Middle East peace following the death of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat."
20226,1,"Court clears way for Anwar appeal Malaysia 's top court has agreed to review the corruption conviction of Anwar Ibrahim, the country 's former deputy prime minister."
102435,1,"Man held over China school deaths Chinese police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of stabbing eight teenagers to death as they slept in a school dormitory, the latest in a wave of school attacks in China, state media say."
84097,1,"21 shot dead in Iraq police station massacre, two US soldiers ... RAMADI, Iraq, Nov 7 (AFP) - Gunmen rounded up and killed 21 policemen and two US soldiers died in separate attacks in Iraq Sunday, one day after car bombs and clashes killed 36 people in the restive Sunni heartland."
63273,1,"Sharon Rejects Settler Demands Over Gaza JERUSALEM - Longtime allies turned enemies, Ariel Sharon and Jewish settlers leaders only succeeded in deepening their hostility during their first effort to end their impasse over the prime minister's disengagement plan. Settlers, calling Sunday's meeting ""shameful,"" raised the specter of civil war unless Sharon changes his course..."
40643,1,"Labor Party faces vexing challenges The ruling Labor Party opened its annual meeting yesterday with elections looming next year, the opposition gaining favor in polls and Prime Minister Tony Blair eager to head off a rebuke over Iraq from his party 's left wing."
94503,1,"On the brink Pic: Ring-tailed lemurs, like all 20 species of lemur, are unique to Madagascar, but their long-term future is now under threat by the destruction of their rainforest habitat."
118952,1,"Seoul, Tokyo Agree to Sign FTA by 2005 South Korea and Japan on Friday agreed to conclude negotiations to sign a free trade deal by the end of 2005. President Roh Moo-hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi came up with "
104680,1,U.S. Officials Build a Powerful Partnership in Iraq Much of the U.S. strategy in Iraq has become balancing a military campaign with diplomatic maneuvering and economic assistance.
25320,1,"US Airways Files for Bankruptcy Protection ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways Group Inc., the nation's seventh largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday for the second time in two years..."
16782,1,"New Panama President Vows to Mend Cuba Ties PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama's new President Martin Torrijos vowed on Wednesday to mend diplomatic ties with Cuba, ruptured last week when his predecessor pardoned four men jailed for plotting to kill Cuban President Fidel Castro."
13695,1,"India test fires nuclear capable missile (Reuters) Reuters - India successfully test fired a long-range nuclear-capable Agni II missile off its eastern coast of Orissa on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman said."
45814,1,"Ichiro Nears Hit Record in Mariners' Loss OAKLAND, Calif. - Ichiro Suzuki went home without the major league hits record, thanks to Oakland's determined pitching staff - and a much bigger hit by Bobby Crosby..."
73924,1,"India and France to discuss range of issues during FM's visit (AFP) AFP - India and France will discuss a range of bilateral and global issues during this week's visit by French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, a foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday."
58464,1,Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Displaying Ten Commandments The court agreed to hear cases from Texas and Kentucky on displaying the Ten Commandments on government land and buildings.
15195,1,Prison workers walk out over pay Prison maintenance workers stage a 48-hour strike to protest against a pay deal unions describe as 'insulting'.
32555,1,"Iraqi Foreign Minister: We Will Not Give in to Kidnappers ' Demands Iraq 's foreign minister says his country is doing what it can to secure the release of two Americans and a British national taken hostage in Baghdad Thursday, but will not give in to kidnappers ' demands."
107951,1,Iraqi PM lobbies German leaders Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi visits Berlin to secure a German boost for his country's reconstruction.
65198,1,"Commander: Osama Probably Not in Pakistan Region (Reuters) Reuters - Osama bin Laden is unlikely to be hiding in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, the top military commander in the area said on Tuesday."
90783,1,Give E. J 'lem Arabs the vote The Palestinian public and its leadership in the territories are united in their intention to hold elections for the leadership of the Palestinian Authority in two months ' time.
24471,1,Greek cleric feared dead in crash A search for a missing helicopter carrying a top Orthodox leader finds wreckage and bodies.
10830,1,"Poll: Presidential Race Movement Limited WASHINGTON - Voters are so deadlocked on their choice for president that the campaigns will need to focus on keeping the intensity of support high and turning them out on Election Day, according to pollsters who conducted a bipartisan survey. The overall race between Democrat John Kerry and President Bush, a Republican, remains deadlocked..."
90095,1,"Prince Charles honors UK war dead Prince Charles laid a wreath at London 's Cenotaph monument Saturday, as part of Britain 's Remembrance ceremonies for the country 's war dead."
61162,1,Antibiotic hope for Parkinson's \An antibiotic used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis is showing promise as a therapy for Parkinson's disease.
105384,1,"Rowhani: Iran to suspend uranium enrichment only for as long as ... Tehran, Nov 30, IRNA -- Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary Hassan Rowhani said on Tuesday that Tehran 's commitment to freeze its uranium enrichment activities would be good only for as long as it was engaged in talks with Europe."
114044,1,"In visit to Kuwait, Palestinian leader delivers apology KUWAIT CITY -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas apologized to Kuwaitis yesterday for Palestinian support of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during the 1990-'91 Gulf War, his latest gesture to mend fences with Arab nations offended by the late Yasser Arafat over the years."
26695,1,Website video said to show beheading of kidnapped Turk CAIRO -- A videotape purporting to show the beheading of a Turkish truck driver kidnapped last month in Iraq surfaced yesterday on the website of an Al Qaeda-linked militant group.
56837,1,New Somali leader pledges peace Somalia's new president Abdullahi Yusuf promises to reunite and rebuild the country after 13 years of war.
115370,1,"Egypt Signs Trade Deal With Israel, U.S. (AP) AP - Egypt wants jobs. Israel wants a meaningful peace. And the nations plan to sign an agreement that they hope will fulfill both their goals."
108999,1,"5 blasts hit Madrid FIVE blasts hit separate Madrid petrol stations yesterday, causing no injuries but snarling peak-hour traffic. The incidents followed a phoned warning from a caller claiming to represent the Basque separatist group ETA, police said."
24482,1,"Hurricane Ivan Pummels Jamaica; 39 Dead KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hurricane Ivan lashed Jamaica with monstrous waves, driving rain and winds nearing 155 mph Saturday, killing at least two people as it washed away homes and ripped up roofs and utility poles but unexpectedly spared the island from a direct hit. A 10-year-old girl drowned in Old Harbor, just east of Kingston, and a woman was killed in the capital by a tree that struck here home, said Ronald Jackson of Jamaica's disaster relief agency..."
87750,1,"Britain 's Black Watch Back in Basra, Will Leave Iraq This Month Britain 's Black Watch regiment, deployed to back up US forces outside Baghdad since the end of October, has returned to its base in Basra in southern Iraq, said a UK defense ministry spokesman."
30547,1,"Reporter Smuggles Fake Bomb Into British Parliament LONDON (Reuters) - An undercover reporter smuggled fake bomb-making equipment into the British parliament, a day after fox hunting protesters made a mockery of security by bursting onto the floor of the debating chamber."
110712,1,"Death toll in Asian quake disaster passes 144,000 (AFP) AFP - The number of people killed in the massive earthquake and tidal waves that hit Indian Ocean shorelines a week ago passed 144,000."
8218,1,"Bonderman Ks 14 As Tigers Maul White Sox DETROIT - Jeremy Bonderman struck out a career-high 14 and scattered eight hits in his first career shutout, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 7-0 victory over the slumping Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Bonderman (7-10) threw his first career complete game to win for the first time since July 7..."
70067,1,"Russians Protest Against War in Chechnya (AP) AP - Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday to protest against the war in Chechnya, an action that coincided with the second anniversary of the seizure of a crowded Moscow theater by Chechen rebels."
97126,1,Red Cross deeply concerned by humanitarian law violations in Iraq The International Red Cross is ' 'deeply concerned ' ' with the killing of civilians and non-combatants in Iraq and the apparent failures by all sides to respect humanitarian law.
57967,1,"Slain officers buried as gunfire continues in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Hundreds of wailing mourners gathered to bury five slain police officers yesterday as gunfire crackled around the capital, where clashes between supporters of the US-backed government and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have plagued peacekeepers. Photographs of three officers who were beheaded sat beside their cremated remains in a police academy where the funerals were held, while the open ..."
113512,1,"U.S. Gave $1B in Faith-Based Funds in 2003 (AP) AP - The government gave more than $1 billion in 2003 to organizations it considers ""faith-based,"" with some going to programs where prayer and spiritual guidance are central and some to organizations that do not consider themselves religious at all."
15264,1,"Palestinians lament Arab Idol outcome About 3000 Palestinians, some holding images of Ammar Hassan, gather in the West Bank to watch the final of the Arab Superstar contest."
68741,1,Al-Jazeera Airs Tape of Weeping Aid Worker (AP) AP - Al-Jazeera television aired a video Friday showing kidnapped CARE director Margaret Hassan weeping and pleading with the British people to act to save her life.
34627,1,"Bush Defends Decision to Oust Saddam UNITED NATIONS - President Bush delivered an unapologetic defense of his decision to invade Iraq, telling the United Nations Tuesday that his decision ""helped to deliver the Iraqi people from an outlaw dictator."" He appealed to the world community to join together in supporting the new Iraqi interim government. Bush's speech to the U.N..."
77785,1,Arafat arrives in Paris for medical treatment Arafat bid farewell to his people in Palestine. 75-year-old Palestinian leader Arafat left Amman 's military airport aboard a French plane at around 8:00 am (0600 GMT) Friday on his way to Paris for medical treatment.
97457,1,Afghan court sentences man to death for murder of foreign ... KABUL : An Afghan court sentenced a man to death for killing three foreign journalists and their Afghan colleague shortly after the fall of the hardline Taliban regime in 2001.
6439,1,"Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 2, Wounds 4 Two Iraqis have been killed and at least four others wounded in a car bomb explosion north of the capital, Baghdad. The attack occurred in al-Khalis, a town just north of the volatile city of Baquba."
61900,1,"Britain to Charge Cleric Risking a showdown with American prosecutors, the British authorities are planning to bring terrorism charges next week against an Egyptian-born "
3373,1,"El Salvador Prison Battle Kills 31 Inmates SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Rival groups of inmates battled with guns, grenades and machetes at a prison in El Salvador on Wednesday, killing at least 31 prisoners. "
83221,1,"Senior African Union officials hold emergency consultations on ... Senior African Union officials will meet on Saturday for emergency talks on the conflict that has reignited in Ivory Coast, threatening to undermine efforts to restore peace in neighbouring countries, an official said."
29345,1,Couple arrested over Jakarta bomb Indonesian police arrest two people suspected of involvement in last week's Jakarta car bombing.
70741,1,"Three killed, 20 hurt in strikes TWO Palestinian security service members and a civilian were killed in three Israeli missile strikes in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said today."
60196,1,"General Motors to cut 12,000 jobs in Europe General Motors Europe is to slash its workforce by around a fifth, cutting as many as 12,000 jobs in a bid to halt chronic losses in the region."
92838,1,"Bush to visit Canada on Nov. 30; mad cow expected to be on agenda (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - U.S. President George W. Bush will make his first official visit to Canada on Nov. 30, sources say."
36590,1,Lebanon arrests 2 leaders BEIRUT Lebanon said Wednesday it had arrested 10 members of a Qaeda-linked group planning to blow up the Italian Embassy in Beirut using a car packed with 300 kilograms of the explosive TNT.
10388,1,"Scandal heats hot springs in Japan IKAHO, Japan -- For at least four centuries, the rust-colored waters that bubble out of the mountainside behind the Ikaho Shrine have been as good as gold to this little spa village. Shared by dozens of inns, the spring waters are among the most venerable in the country."
83366,1,France Dispatches More Troops to Ivory Coast (Reuters) Reuters - France has ordered more troops to Ivory Coast to protect French citizens after nine French soldiers and a U.S. aid worker were killed in a government bombing raid and Ivory Coast troops fired on French forces.
108073,1,"China Landslide Leaves 65 Villagers Missing - Xinhua A landslide destroyed 25 village houses in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou on Friday and 65 villagers, asleep at the time, were missing, Xinhua news agency said."
119933,1,"U.S. Military Wraps Up Philippines Relief (AP) AP - The Philippines thanked the U.S. military on Saturday for its help after storms and typhoons left more than 1,000 people dead and at least 550 missing."
44370,1,"Quickly Asia BEIJING - Forty-four suspected North Koreans climbed over a wall into the Canadian Embassy in Beijing yesterday, the latest in a rash of diplomatic mission break-ins by North Koreans seeking asylum."
3779,1,"One dead, four missing as Typhoon Megi hits S.Korea SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- One died and four others went missing as Typhoon Megi hit South Korea 's southern provinces with strong winds and heavy rains, reported South Korean Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. "
80738,1,"Sheikh Maktoum to serve as interim UAE president Following the death on Monday of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum will serve as interim leader of the country that has become an international innovator "
34661,1,"Iran converts uranium in defiance of UN on Saturday calling on Iran to suspend all activities related to uranium enrichment. The United States,. Russia and the European Union reinforced the message on Monday by urging Tehran to comply."
26178,1,"Italian Foreign Minister Visits Kuwait (AP) AP - Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini appealed for a ""civilized dialogue"" between religions as he stood inside Kuwait's Grand Mosque at the start of a Middle East visit he hopes will help win the release of two Italian women kidnapped in Iraq."
106671,1,Oil prices plunge on supply rise Oil prices fall 7.4 on US data showing a larger-than expected increase in crude supplies - sparking Wall Street to a nine month high.
70294,1,"Bodies of 49 Iraqi Soldiers Found Shot Dead BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - The bodies of 49 soldiers of Iraq's new army have been found shot dead northeast of Baghdad, police and Iraqi National Guard officers said on Sunday."
84768,1,"Fidel Castro Greets Venezuela's Chavez (AP) AP - Fidel Castro appears to be recovering well after shattering his left kneecap and breaking his right arm in a fall last month, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said after visiting the Cuban leader."
11107,1,"Aide: Al-Sistani Brokers Najaf Peace Deal NAJAF, Iraq - Rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed Thursday to a peace deal presented by top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani to end three weeks of fighting in the holy city of Najaf, according to a top aide to al-Sistani. Al-Sistani, the most influential cleric among Iraq's Shiite majority, reached the deal in direct talks with al-Sadr in the evening, only hours after making a dramatic return to Najaf..."
94061,1,"Australian Train Derails, Injuring 100 in Queensland State More than 100 people were injured, at least two critically, when a passenger train derailed in Australia 's north-east, Queensland Rail chief executive Bob Scheuber said."
62854,1,"Two hurt in Kenya airport blast Two people are hurt in a blast at one of the airports in Nairobi, thought to be the result of an accident."
72867,1,"Svenska Cellulosa to Slash 1,200 Jobs (AP) AP - Papermaker and forest products company Svenska Cellulosa AB said Tuesday it would cut 1,200 jobs, or 2.4 percent of its overall work force, as it seeks to cut costs amid competition from rivals and declining demand. Most of the job losses will be at plants in France and the Netherlands."
70280,1,Earthquake in Japan kills 18 Strong aftershocks are still shaking northern Japan after the country 's deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 18 people.
47285,1,"Bush and Kerry Follow Debate With Sharp Jabs President Bush attacked John Kerry on Iraq, taking a more aggressive approach than he had during the debate."
17056,1, 'Patience helped in freeing hostages ' The three Indian truckers held hostage in Iraq for over 42 days were released yesterday and will be back in India on Friday morning.
27776,1,Ottawa rejects premiers' demand for $36.5 billion in new health cash (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - First the premiers snubbed Paul Martin's breakfast invitation. Then the prime minister reacted in kind to their demand for $36.5 billion in new health-care funding.
17730,1,UN Security Council Tries to Stop Syrian Meddling in Lebanon The United Nations Security Council approved a rare resolution against an Arab state -- without naming names -- late Thursday. The resolution is intended to stop Syrian meddling in Lebanese politics and affairs.
85245,1,"Changes Sway Netherlands Slaying Suspect (AP) AP - Two years before he allegedly killed a Dutch filmmaker in the name of radical Islam, Mohammed Bouyeri volunteered at his local community center and was a promising member of the second generation of Moroccan immigrants to the Netherlands."
94313,1,"Margaret Hassan Margaret Hassan, who has been murdered aged 59, devoted more than 30 years of her life to helping the disadvantaged people of Iraq."
115829,1,Alberta says no to public inquiry into Calgary voting scandal (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta will not hold a public inquiry into allegations that voting fraud took place during Calgary's civic election in October.
34078,1,"Colombia Militia Leader Said Killed (AP) AP - The leader of a paramilitary faction involved in peace talks was apparently one of five insurgents killed in an ambush on Monday, officials said."
93442,1,"Africa Lobbies for More AIDS, TB, Malaria Funds ARUSHA, Tanzania (Reuters) - African leaders lobbied the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen as vital for the continent's health, officials said."
15871,1,"IRA High on Agenda as Northern Irish Talks Open BELFAST (Reuters) - A decade after the Irish Republican Army's (IRA) first cease-fire came into force, negotiations open in Northern Ireland on Wednesday aimed at reaching a deal to stand down the guerrilla group."
70670,1,"More Haiti Peacekeepers by End Nov, UN Envoy Says (Reuters) Reuters - The U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti should reach its full strength of more than 8,000 soldiers and police by the end of November, the United Nations special envoy to Haiti said on Friday."
89482,1,"Arafat Doctor: Let Us Know Why He Died AMMAN, 13 November 2004 - The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafats personal doctor has called for a public inquiry into the causes of his patients death in Paris."
72620,1,"Yudhoyono not convinced JI exists Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the Government will ban Jemaah Islamiah (JI), which is believed to have links with international terrorist network Al Qaeda, if it is proven to exist."
17108,1,Japan May Help North Korean Refugees Leave China The fate of 29 North Koreans remains unclear after they penetrated a Japanese school in Beijing Wednesday. Japanese officials on Thursday indicated they might help the asylum seekers go to a third country.
29621,1,"2 Americans, 1 Briton Kidnapped in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen abducted two Americans and a Briton in a brazen attack Thursday on a house in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood where many embassies and foreign companies are based, the Interior Ministry and witnesses said. It was the latest in a wave of kidnappings of foreigners in Iraq..."
74129,1,Sharon resists Gaza referendum Israel's prime minister confronts a divided cabinet after winning a crucial vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan.
45810,1,"Iraq Bombings Kill 35 Youths, Hurt Scores (AP) AP - A string of bombs killed 35 children and wounded scores of others as U.S. troops handed out candy Thursday at a government-sponsored celebration to inaugurate a sewage plant. It was the largest death toll of children in any insurgent attack since the start of the Iraq conflict."
2970,1,"Workers fight bad weather to give aid to storm-ravaged Philippines; 740 dead (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - REAL, Philippines (AP) - Relief crews battling walls of mud and lashing rain to reach villages still isolated days after back-to-back storms devastated the northeastern Philippines have found 51 more bodies, taking the death toll to at least 740 people, officials said Tuesday."
80828,1,"Somalia Names New Prime Minister Somalia 's new prime minister is Ali Mohamed Ghedi, a Member of Parliament from the capital, Mogadishu. Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed announced the appointment at a news conference in Nairobi."
47157,1,"EU Approves Refugee Camp Pilot Schemes After debating proposals put forward by Germany 's Otto Schily, the European Commission has agreed to set up pilot schemes in five North African countries to cope with the influx of refugees heading to Europe."
94066,1,Revamped art museum 'like teacup' The architect behind New York's revamped Museum of Modern Art likens it to a Japanese teacup.
56924,1,"Israeli Missile Hits House of Local Militant -Medics GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli missile hit the house of a local Islamic Jihad leader in a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding at least two people, Palestinian medics said."
75296,1,"Howard seizes Australia's Senate Australia's John Howard captures control of his country's Senate, giving him extensive legislative power."
55022,1,"National aerospace policy in the works, says Canada's transport minister (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - GATINEAU, Que. (CP) - A national aerospace policy is in the works that would consolidate existing financial-aid initiatives into one cohesive program, Transport Minister Jean Lapierre said on Friday."
68505,1,"SKorea investigates suspected NKorean asylum seekers in Beijing A South Korean embassy spokesman in China has confirmed that a group of people, claiming to be North Koreans, has entered a school for South Koreans in Beijing seeking asylum."
31348,1,"Iran Nuclear Enrichment Freeze Offer a Ploy - U.S. (Reuters) Reuters - Iran said on Friday it might extend a partial freeze on uranium enrichment in order to ease Western fears about its nuclear ambitions, but a senior U.S. official dismissed this as a ploy to fend off tough U.N. action."
97122,1,"First Diplomatic Note of UN History to Annan United Nations (UN) personnel will prepare ""the first motion of non-confidence in the organization 's history "" against UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who has faced a series of scandals."
82069,1,"US Group Seeks to Defuse Venezuela Funding Row CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - A Washington-basedpro-democracy group said on Thursday it wanted to defuse a rowwith leftist President Hugo Chavez, who has accused the U.S.Congress-funded organization of backing efforts to topple him.
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82466,1,"Arafat Is in Coma 'Between Life and Death,' Spokeswoman Says Yasir Arafat is not brain dead, his spokeswoman said as Palestinian officials met to consider a future without him."
53539,1,"Explosion Rattles Kabul Ahead of Elections (AP) AP - A loud explosion rattled the Afghan capital early Friday, the day before historic elections, and an international peacekeeper said the blast occurred several hundred yards from peacekeeping headquarters."
85241,1,"Peru Names Prosecutor to Oversee Retrial The government named a special prosecutor for anti-terrorism cases Monday, moving to prevent a repeat of a trial disruption last week by the Shining Path rebel founder and his followers."
5869,1,"Boehner Favored in Taped Phone Call Case (AP) AP - A federal judge has sided with Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, in his six-year-old lawsuit against Rep. James McDermott, D-Wash., over an illegally recorded phone call."
88632,1,"Thailand Drops Millions of Paper Doves on Muslim Provinces Thai military and civilian aircraft rained 120 million paper doves down on Muslim southern provinces in a goodwill gesture, as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra tries to ease violence that has killed 400 people."
5412,1,"Kerry, Bush Escalate Battle Over Vietnam Ads (Reuters) Reuters - Democrat John Kerry asked the Federal Election Commission on Friday to force a group accused of collaborating with the Bush campaign to withdraw ads challenging his service in Vietnam as the presidential race took a decidedly bitter turn."
61217,1,"Thais look to sky for hope THE Thai military turned to the power of origami yesterday in its attempt to bring peace to the countrys restive south. Air force planes dropped 100 million paper birds over the area, where fighting between "
44860,1,"New strike in Fallujah kills four, car bomb outside Baghdad kills ... A suicide attacker exploded a car bomb Thursday west of Baghdad, killing at least one US soldier and two Iraqi policemen and wounding 60 people, Iraqi and coalition officials said."
98871,1,"Budget airline faces bankruptcy Italy's Volare is expected to be declared insolvent, as it becomes the latest casualty of budget airline competition."
83307,1,What Clotheshorses Owe to Horse Clothes The Metropolitan National Horse Show was a reminder of how much of what one thinks of as fashion started in the equestrian world.
48239,1,"Girl and dog in Thailand have bird flu BANGKOK - Thailand is battling a second major outbreak of the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, as a nine-year-old girl and a dog have both tested positive for the virus."
55309,1,"65 passengers wounded as a plane skids off Bangladesh airport: World News: Dhaka, Oct 8 (ANI)- A passenger plane of Biman Bangladesh Airlines skidded off the runway at northeastern Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Friday, leaving most of its 79 passengers on board wounded, according to officials."
89819,1,Phillips winner gives Wigley a stay of execution (AFP) AFP - Southampton manager Steve Wigley breathed a sigh of relief after earning his first league victory at the 11th attempt in the 2-1 defeat of rivals Portsmouth.
110662,1,"Closing the curtain on a hard life Mr. Charles Jenkins on Tuesday arrived in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, together with his wife Ms. Hitomi Soga, a former abductee to North Korea, and their two daughters after serving a short sentence for desertion from the US Army."
94163,1,"New Nuclear Weapon to Surpass Others, Putin Says President Vladimir V. Putin, meeting with Russia 's defense officials and military commanders here, said today that the country would soon deploy new nuclear missile "
109505,1,Philippine officials appeal for international assistance Relief workers battled rain and choppy seas yesterday to deliver food and medicine to the country 's northeast following devastating back-to-back storms that killed at least 568 people and left hundreds more missing.
94878,1,"Right-Winger Fini Is New Italy Official (AP) AP - Gianfranco Fini, a right-wing leader who has turned his party from Neo-Fascist to mainstream conservative, was appointed Thursday as Italy's new foreign minister, a Cabinet minister said."
1094,1,Hundreds feared trapped as floods wreak havoc in southwest England (AFP) AFP - Hundreds of people were feared trapped in southwest England after flash floods left a popular coastal tourist village under water and swept dozens of cars and caravans into the sea.
100352,1,"Asia-Pacific Upbeat on Economic Outlook A global survey of consumer confidence released Wednesday shows that European consumers are generally pessimistic about the economic outlook for the next 12 months, people in the Asia-Pacific are optimistic and Americans lie somewhere in between."
40789,1,Germany 's big parties losers in polls but Schroeder takes heart BERLIN : Germany 's two main political parties wound up the losers in local elections at the weekend but Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder 's Social Democrats (SPD) have taken heart by avoiding a new rout.
56089,1,"Bomb explodes at Shiite mosque in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A bomb exploded Sunday at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore, injuring several people, police said."
35216,1,"Giambi Ends Slump As Yanks Beat Blue Jays NEW YORK - Jason Giambi homered to end the longest slump of his career and Esteban Loaiza finally earned his 100th career victory and first for the Yankees, leading New York over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Tuesday night. Gary Sheffield hit his 36th home run two days after getting a pair of cortisone shots..."
10147,1,Khartoum agrees to bigger peace force The Sudanese government bowed to international pressure yesterday and agreed to allow more foreign troops in the stricken Darfur region.
63411,1,"Fla. Voters to Begin Casting Early Ballots WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across the state have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state..."
35463,1,"Terror mastermind obtained visa to visit Australia, government admits (AFP) AFP - Terror mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed used one of his many aliases to obtain a tourist visa to visit Australia a month before the September 11 attacks in the United States which he plotted, the government said."
114583,1,"FPJ placed on life support Philippine movie icon Fernando Poe Jr.s condition has deteriorated, prompting doctors to put him on life support following a massive stroke over the weekend, his spokesman said yesterday."
111315,1,"Envoy Complains of 'Anti-French Neurosis' in Israel (Reuters) Reuters - France's ambassador to Israel criticized Israelis on Thursday for what he called ""anti-French neurosis,"" drawing a rebuke from the Jewish state and touching off a new diplomatic row between the two countries."
23196,1,"U.S. calls abuses in Sudan's Darfur region 'genocide'; calls for UN sanctions (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration for the first time on Thursday labelled as ""genocide"" the attacks on black Africans by a government-backed Arab militia in Sudan's Darfur region."
5088,1,"U.S. Women's Basketball Team Beats Spain ATHENS, Greece - The U.S. women's basketball team got just what it wanted against Spain - a victory and a test..."
8126,1,"North Korea Nuclear Talks Still Planned, US Government Says The US is working with China and other nations to hold another round of talks with North Korea on dismantling the communist country 's nuclear program, the State Department said."
112658,1,"Portugal faces general election Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio calls an early general election to end ""crisis of credibility""."
114040,1,"5 Israelis killed in tunnel attack JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants yesterday detonated an explosives-packed tunnel under an Israeli army base in the Gaza Strip and ambushed Israeli reinforcements, killing five soldiers and complicating efforts underway since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death last month to halt more than four years of fighting."
4658,1,Mbeki urges reform of global agencies His call came at the end of his opening address to the ministerial conference of the grouping of 114 developing nations.
103593,1,Sharon says he is ready to work with Arafat 's successor Ariel Sharon said yesterday that he would end his boycott of the Palestinian leadership and begin a new era of working with Yasser Arafat 's successors.
66004,1,Video shows Madrid attack horror Video footage of the moment bombs exploded in a Madrid train station have been shown on Spanish television. The 11 March security camera footage shows people leaving Atocha station after one device has already exploded.
70094,1,"17 dead or missing, hundreds hurt in Japan's deadliest quakes in decade (AFP) AFP - Japan was on edge after powerful earthquakes left 17 people dead or missing, injured hundreds and derailed a bullet train for the first time in history, within days of the country's worst typhoon in a quarter century."
61983,1,"Deserter regrets 40 years in NKorea (AFP) AFP - A US Army deserter said the one thing he did right during his 40 years in North Korea was to leave the country, which was training his daughters as spies, in an interview published."
46611,1,"Syria condemns assassination attempt against former Lebanese ... Syria condemned on Friday an attempt of assassination against a former Lebanese minister in Beirut, the state-run SANA news agency reported."
24254,1,Boxing: Williams to face Klitschko Danny Williams will take on WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in December.
83373,1,"US bombs Falluja, rebels hit Samarra FALLUJA, NOVEMBER 6: US forces poised to assault Falluja bombarded the rebel stronghold on Saturday, while, insurgents detonated four car bombs and attacked police stations in the Iraqi city of Samarra, killing at least 37 people and wounding 62, police "
39532,1,Egypt 's Mufti Approves Synchronized Call to Prayer Egypt 's highest authority on Islamic law endorsed Saturday a controversial government plan to synchronize the call to prayer in Cairo 's mosques and put an end to the present haphazard system based on the timekeeping of each individual
64105,1,New Voters Sign Up in Battleground States (AP) AP - A look at efforts by the Democrats and the Republicans to register new voters in battleground states:
84884,1,"Arafat 's top lieutenants en route to Paris Palestinian leaders rushed to Paris on Monday to check on the critically ill Yasser Arafat, but hospital officials said visiting rights were restricted - setting the stage "
50359,1,"Iran 'increases missile range' Iran has missiles with a range of 2,000km, says former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani."
113470,1,"Portugal 's prime minister announces government is quitting Portugal, already reeling from an alarming economic decline, plunged deeper into crisis Saturday when the conservative government quit a day after the president dissolved parliament and called an early general election."
57658,1,"Amnesty defied as militants hang on to their arms Militants loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr failed to hand over substantial quantities of heavy weapons on the first day of a disarmament plan yesterday, bringing threats from the US "
23796,1,"Russia Launches Inquiry Into School Siege Russia's parliament will launch an inquiry into a school siege that killed over 300 hostages, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, but analysts doubt it will satisfy those who blame the carnage on security services."
8286,1,MOFA says cross-strait issue misinterpreted Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen () yesterday blamed the uneven levels of democratization in Singapore and Taiwan for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong 's () refusal on Sunday to support Taiwan if it provoked cross-strait conflict over
22842,1,"FEC: Wis. Car Dealer Can Run Campaign Ads (AP) AP - A Wisconsin auto dealer can continue airing car ads even though its founder and namesake is running for the Senate, election officials said Thursday."
79087,1,"Nordic leaders say US terror alert serious but security already ... STOCKHOLM, Nov 1 (AFP) - Prime ministers of the five Nordic countries meeting here on Monday said they were worried by a US warning of potential terror attacks in the region, but claimed that security was high enough to ward off the threat."
103153,1,"Beyond Fallujah The battle of Fallujah, the most significant of the Iraq war since the fall of Baghdad, is a huge military success for US forces. But it 's not clear now, nor will it be for some time - perhaps not until elections "
89754,1,"After Arafat, peace has chance It is uncertain just how history ultimately will judge Yasser Arafat, the erratic but charismatic Palestinian leader who died this week in Paris at age 75."
48282,1,"US Court to Decide Sentencing, Death Penalty Cases (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday that will decide important cases on federal sentencing rules, the death penalty for juveniles and the medical use of marijuana."
64660,1,"Germany 's Six Institutes Expect Growth to Slow to 1.5 in 2005 German economic growth will slow next year as foreign demand for goods and services cools and consumers hesitate to increase spending, the country 's six leading economic research institutes said."
53553,1,"Brazil Seeks Airline Debt Payment Plan The government will allow financially troubled airline Vasp to continue operating for at least another six months if Brazil's fourth-largest airline comes up with a debt payment plan by Friday, Defense Minister Jose Viegas said Thursday."
38673,1,"Armitage: No Plans for Partial Iraq Election WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq's elections in January should encompass the entire country, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said on Friday, differing from comments by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that some violent areas could be excluded."
118640,1,"Indian, Twice Removed Indo-Caribbeans, who have not felt particularly embraced by Indians in Flushing and Elmhurst in Queens, have cobbled together their own community in Richmond Hill."
103838,1,WORLD IN BRIEF RIO DE JANEIRO -- Gang members shot and wounded dozens of people at a Rio de Janeiro disco Sunday after party organizers refused to stop the music to honor a suspected drug kingpin killed earlier by police.
77313,1,Putin Gets Duma Nod for Reforms to Boost Power MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament backed on Friday President Vladimir Putin's plan to scrap elections for governors under sweeping political reforms aimed at strengthening his grip on power.
60552,1,"Assessment of Yukos Unit Fluctuates (AP) AP - An independent assessor valued Yukos' main production unit at $14.7 billion to $17.3 billion on Thursday, the same day a news agency reported that a controlling stake in the business could be sold for just over $4 billion."
42860,1,"Last two Egyptians 'set free ' THE last two Egyptian telecom employees held hostage in Iraq had been freed, Al-Arabiya television reported today, quoting its own correspondent."
50134,1,"Pitcairn Islander pleads guilty to sex crime charges SYDNEY - One of seven men facing trial for sex crimes against underage girls on the remote British territory of Pitcairn in the South Pacific has pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual assault, the Australian newspaper reported Tuesday."
59195,1,"Turkish militant formally charged after extradition from Germany ISTANBUL, Oct 13 (AFP) - A leading Turkish Islamic militant known as the 'Caliph of Cologne ' was formally charged by a criminal court in Istanbul on Wednesday and sent to jail pending trial a day after he was deported from Germany."
7201,1,"Two Munch paintings taken in museum heist OSLO -- Armed, masked thieves burst into a lightly guarded Oslo museum yesterday and snatched the Edvard Munch masterpiece ""The Scream "" and a second Munch painting from the walls as stunned visitors watched."
77031,1,Death penalty for Afghan killers An Afghan court sentences to death three men for killing 11 Chinese road workers in Kunduz in June.
68627,1,Dollar in the doldrums amid economic jitters (AFP) AFP - The dollar hovered close to eight-month lows against the euro and a four-month trough against the yen amid worries about the US economic outlook.
81239,1,Conflicting reports about Arafat 's health Some reports from Paris say Arafat has slipped into a coma. There have been other reports through the day that Arafat 's still unexplained condition has become worse and he is in the ICU.
83243,1,"Musharraf in Kabul, Urges Security Cooperation KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday congratulated President Hamid Karzai on his election victory and said the neighbors needed to increase cooperation in the war on terror."
113426,1,"Leinart Is Sixth Heisman Winner From U.S.C. Quarterback Matt Leinart won the 70th Heisman Trophy by a comfortable margin over Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, the first freshman to finish second."
30401,1,Greens hope more think Iraq action illegal The Greens are hopeful Kofi Annan 's statement that the US-led war on Iraq was illegal will help lead more people around the world to think the same.
73863,1,"Zarqawi Aide Killed During US Air Strike WASHINGTON, Oct 26, 2004 -- Coalition forces launched precision strikes on a safe house in Fallujah early this morning, killing an associate of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi 's terrorist organization, military officials in Baghdad reported today."
106973,1,Japan sentences web film pirate A businessman is sentenced to one year in jail in Japan for making a pirated film available on the internet.
65873,1,"Soe Win named new prime minister of Myanmar Myanmar, also known as Burma, has confirmed the ousting of its prime minister Khin Nyunt. A senior figure in the country 's ruling military junta, said he has been replaced by a deputy to one of the top two generals in the country."
952,1,"U.N. Official Urges Political Independence (AP) AP - The United Nations should find ways to demonstrate political independence, regain the neutrality it lost after the Sept. 11 attacks and better communicate with the world's 1 billion Muslims, a top U.N. official said Monday."
6684,1,"Leg Injury Knocks Devers Out of Hurdles ATHENS, Greece - Gail Devers failed once again in the Olympic 100-meter hurdles, falling to injury just steps into her first heat. Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the event, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle Sunday..."
28941,1,"Checkpoint Hebrew Finds Way Into Palestinian Lexicon As Palestinians trudge across a barbed-wire passage leading to Jerusalem from the West Bank city of Ramallah, hawkers and taxi drivers greet them with a din of multilingual chants."
62082,1,"Polish PM wins confidence vote in parliament Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka won a parliamentary confidence vote Friday, a result that thwarted the opposition 's bid to force a snap election and enabled the ruling Democratic "
101482,1,"Pakistan PM satisfied over his New Delhi visit Islamabad, Nov 25 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today expressed satisfaction on what he called positive interactions with the Indian leadership in New Delhi and hoped the dialogue process would continue to move forward."
3561,1,"Eight terror suspects appear in UK court Eight suspects, including a man identified in the United States as a senior al-Qaeda figure, appeared in court under heavy guard, as police investigated an alleged plot to commit murder and to cause mayhem with chemicals, radioactive materials, toxic ..."
44897,1,"Religious Forum in Indonesia Aims to Blunt Radicals YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, called on all religions Monday to rise up against terrorism and show that faith could be a force for peace."
7163,1,"Four US soldiers face hearing in Germany over Iraq prisoner abuse BERLIN : Four US soldiers accused of abusing prisoners at a notorious jail in Iraq, including the suspected ringleader, face a military hearing in Germany on Monday, before their trial by court martial."
116936,1,"Britain warns travellers of Indonesia terrorism risk Britons travelling to Indonesia over Christmas and the New Year face a ""heightened risk "" of terrorist attacks, the Foreign Office in London has warned."
99036,1,Tennis: Federer warns rivals Roger Federer believes he is now capable of winning any tournament in the world.
90413,1,The Limits Of Tolerance A filmmaker is shot and stabbed to death in broad daylight on the edge of a city park. Streets fill with tens of thousands of angry protesters.
67649,1,Darfur peace talks open in Nigeria (AFP) AFP - The African Union's peace talks on the crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur opened in the presence of delegates from the Khartoum government and two rebel groups.
48242,1,"Pope Beatifies Emperor, Nun, Three Others (AP) AP - Pope John Paul II on Sunday moved five Catholics closer to sainthood, including Austria's last reigning emperor and a German nun whose graphic visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire the blockbuster movie ""The Passion of the Christ."""
74682,1,"Bush voted ""Movie Villain of the Year"" (Reuters) Reuters - President George W. Bush may see himself as defender of democracy and compassionate conservatism but film fans have voted him ""Movie Villain of the Year""."
24865,1,"Russia Warns West Against Meddling in Chechnya Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the West not to meddle with Russia 's Chechnya policy on Wednesday in the wake of a bloody hostage crisis, highlighting a growing rift over the issue between former Cold War foes."
75492,1,"Advice, facts a call away in Vietnam HANOI -- What's the best way to sue my neighbor? How big is Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum? Is surgery necessary to remove a bunion? Am I pregnant?"
79217,1,"Palestinian teenager blows himself up in Tel Aviv market; 3 killed A Palestinian teenager laden with explosives walked into a crowded outdoor market and blew himself up Monday, killing three Israelis, wounding 32 and scattering bloody vegetables and spices along the ground."
17153,1,Special UN envoy urges Sudan to accept more foreign aid (AFP) AFP - UN chief Kofi Annan's special envoy to Sudan urged the Sudanese government to accept international aid if it is unable to protect the population in its troubled Darfur region.
55062,1,"Israeli army kills two Palestinians in Khan Yunes GAZA CITY, Oct 9 (AFP) - Israeli forces early Saturday killed two Palestinians at Khan Yunes in the south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian hospital sources said."
81717,1,"Karzai pledges to check warlords Hamid Karzai formally accepted his election as president of Afghanistan Thursday, a day after a joint UN-Afghan electoral board proclaimed him the victor in the October 9 vote, and said he would not condone the existence of ""private militia forces "
40604,1,"Qaeda suspect shot dead in Pakistan was killed in a clash in the small southern city of Nawabshah, 130 km (80 miles) northeast of Karachi on Sunday. he was accompanying Musharraf on an official visit."
52551,1,"Annan Urged to Pull U.N. Staff From Iraq (AP) AP - Two organizations representing more than 60,000 United Nations staff members urged Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday to pull all U.N. staff out of Iraq because of the ""unprecedented"" risk to their safety and security."
43706,1,British Hostage in Iraq Begs for Release (AP) AP - The Arab news network Al-Jazeera on Wednesday broadcast footage of British hostage Kenneth Bigley pleading to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to work for his release.
17276,1,Lebanon slams US-inspired UN draft Lebanon urged members of the UN Security Council Thursday to vote against a US-French draft resolution demanding Syrian military withdrawal.
87995,1,Dutch Say Murder Suspect Linked to Radical Muslims AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities are investigating a radical Muslim group they suspect has links to the man accused of killing a filmmaker critical of Islam and to bombings in Casablanca last year.
76837,1,"Europe vote 'early 2006' - Straw Jack Straw says the UK is likely to hold a vote on the EU constitution early in 2006, as Tony Blair prepares to sign up to it."
104197,1,"Edwards to End Term With Farewell Tour (AP) AP - Democrat John Edwards is pondering his future as his tenure as a North Carolina senator winds down, but says even his campaign for vice president fit his view of public service."
111786,1,"Blair lobbies Bush on global warming Tony Blair has been lobbying for George Bush 's support for a new international treaty on global warming. On Thursday The Times claimed that Downing Street had confirmed the prime minister had held ""lengthy "
100857,1,Lawmakers Argue Over Tax-Return Snooping (AP) AP - A skeleton crew of lawmakers voted Wednesday to keep the government from shutting down as House Democrats lambasted Republicans over a provision passed last week that both parties agreed was a turkey.
55620,1,"Was Bush Wired? Ridiculous, Campaign Says CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Campaign aides to President Bush on Saturday laughed off rampant Internet speculation about whether the president was wired to get help from advisers during his first debate with Sen..."
22739,1,"U.S. Strike Targets in Fallujah and Tal Afar U.S. jets pounded the rebel stronghold of Fallujah on Thursday, and American and Iraqi forces entered the central city of Samarra for the first time in months to try to reseat the city council and regain control."
33731,1,"Allawi: Saddam Hussein Appealed for Mercy CAIRO, Egypt - Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said in an interview published Monday that a ""depressed and broken in spirit"" Saddam Hussein had appealed to him for mercy, saying his regime had meant no harm during the years it was in power. Allawi also told the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper that he's been the target of four assassination attempts since becoming leader of Iraq - the most recent just five days ago - but he insisted his homeland's chaos would be controlled..."
118798,1,"Eurotunel plans to reduce its freight shuttle service (AFP) AFP - Eurotunnel, the French-British group that operates rail traffic under the Channel linking France and Britain, plans to reduce its freight shuttle service by 15 percent from January 1, the company said in a statement."
20713,1,"At least 13 killed in Gaza City blasts Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training camp in Gaza today, killing at least 13 Palestinians and wounding 25, officials from both sides said."
4167,1,"U.S. Air, Ground Forces Pound Iraqi Militia Posts (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. aircraft and tanks pounded Shi'ite militia positions around a holy shrine and ancient cemetery in Najaf early on Friday, witnesses said."
86325,1,"WWW KOTV.com _ Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan have called home to say they are OK, officials and relatives said Tuesday, and one hostage said she expected to be released soon."
11331,1,"Iraq 's top cleric wins agreement from rebel and government for ... Iraq 's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to Najaf on Thursday and swiftly won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three weeks of fighting between his militia and US-Iraqi forces."
22411,1,"Ivan kills 12 in Grenada, threatens Cuba, US ST. GEORGE 'S, GrenadaThe most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in a decade killed more than a dozen people, damaged 90 per cent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said yesterday."
80505,1,"Iraqi Oil Ministry official killed in Baghdad BAGHDAD A senior Oil Ministry official was killed Wednesday by gunmen on his way to work, the ministry 's spokesman said. The official, Hussein Ali al-Fattal, director general of the ministry 's oil byproducts "
84270,1,"'Biological' kidney implant hope The first human trial of an artificial 'bio' kidney offers \hope of a working implant for patients, say experts."
52497,1,Ethics Panel Rebukes DeLay Twice in a Week (AP) AP - The House ethics committee unanimously concluded Wednesday that Majority Leader Tom DeLay appeared to link political donations to a legislative favor and improperly persuaded U.S. aviation authorities to intervene in a Texas political dispute.
16792,1,"Panama's new president sworn in Panama's new President Martin Torrijos is sworn in for a five-year term, promising to probe human rights violations."
71429,1,"Blair: Next Few Weeks 'Crucial' for N.Ireland (Reuters) Reuters - The next few weeks will be critical for efforts to clinch a new Northern Ireland peace deal, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday."
77828,1,"Intense Campaign Down To the Wire in Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, the leading opposition candidate for the presidency of Ukraine, planned to hold a rally on Tuesday in a central square in this small city."
71642,1,James Hardie asbestos fund threatens April wind-up in funding ... SYDNEY: Directors of a compensation fund for asbestos victims set up by embattled building products group James Hardie Industries said it could run out of money by April and be forced to close down.
14653,1,Arab League chief urges release of French hostages Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Monday urged the release of the two French journalists kidnapped by Islamic militants in Iraq.
99917,1,"Singh, Aziz to talk after India-Pakistan spat Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz meets his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to hold talks that are expected to put aside a recent spat over disputed "
65288,1,"Thailand confirms 23 tigers die of bird flu Lab test confirmed that 23 tigers in a private zoo in eastern Thailand have died of infecting with avian influenza virus, officials said here on Tuesday."
3509,1,"Terror suspects go to court LONDON - Eight suspects, including a man the United States calls a senior al-Qaida figure, appeared in court under heavy guard yesterday as police investigated their alleged terrorism plots. "
58400,1,"Iran digs heels in on uranium enrichment The EU cannot force Iran to give up its right to enrich uranium, Iran 's foreign minister says, apparently slamming the door on European Union efforts to halt the process "
37281,1,"Allawi warmly welcomed in Congress but Democrats air doubts (AFP) AFP - When Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi promised US lawmakers elections in Iraq would be held on time in January, Republicans roared and Democrats politely clapped despite their doubts."
69368,1,"Timeline: Margaret Hassan Margaret Hassan, who works for charity Care International, was taken hostage while on her way to work in Baghdad. Here are the main events since her kidnapping."
3045,1,"8 Terror Suspects Appear in British Court LONDON - Eight suspects, including a man identified by the United States as a senior al-Qaida figure, appeared in a London court under heavy guard Wednesday as police investigated their alleged plot to commit murder and to cause mayhem with chemical, biological or radioactive materials. A prosecutor also said police were searching about 100 computers and thousands of files, suggesting a protracted investigation that could produce more charges against the suspects, who were seized in raids across England two weeks ago..."
101117,1,"PAISLEY 'S PLAN FOR IRA NORTHERN Ireland could return to self-government next spring, the Rev Ian Paisley 's Democratic Unionist Party said last night."
98470,1,"Three held over Brazil land clash Police in Brazil arrest three men on suspicion of murder, following a violent confrontation over land rights."
5922,1,"Murder victim 'missed her stop' A 22-year-old French woman was killed while walking home after missing her bus stop, police believe."
83595,1,Afghan Militants Say to Hold Talks on UN Hostages (Reuters) Reuters - Militants holding three U.N. workers hostage in Afghanistan said they expected to hold talks via intermediaries with U.N. and government negotiators on Sunday.
12365,1,"STREETWISE: Art? Nobody told the cleaner Paintings and other valuable works of art are stolen almost every day from galleries around the world, the most recent of course being Edvard Munch 's famous ""The Scream ""."
55313,1,"Afghan Opposition Boycotting Election KABUL, Afghanistan - All 15 candidates running against interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai signed an agreement Saturday boycotting the vote because of what they say is widespread fraud, and say they will not recognize the election results. The announcement was read out after a meeting of candidates and their representatives at the home of Abdul Satar Sirat, an Uzbek who is an ex-aide to Afghanistan's last king..."
73471,1,Kosovo Vote No Magic Wand for Independence (Reuters) Reuters - Kosovo counted votes for a new parliament on Sunday after an election that exposed Albanian apathy and defiance from the Serb minority in a province taken over by the United Nations five years ago.
13765,1,Saboteurs blow up Iraq oil pipeline Saboteurs blew up an export pipeline in southern Iraq today in the latest in a series of attacks targeting the volatile countrys crucial oil industry.
82076,1,"A Lapdog Bares its Fangs By scuttling the new Commission, the European Parliament has finally proved to Brussels and the national capitals that it can bite as well as bark. Why thats good for the E.U."
93800,1,"Palestinians Head to Paris to Probe Arafat's Death (Reuters) Reuters - Palestinian leaders plan to send a delegation to Paris to seek details on what caused the death of President Yasser Arafat last week at a French hospital, officials said on Wednesday."
21082,1,"Kerry Assails Deficit As Bush's Fault GREENSBORO, N.C. - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday's projection of a record budget deficit this election year and the continuing movement of U.S..."
59966,1,"Iraqi prime minister warns Fallujah to give up al-Zarqawi or face ... A suicide attack and roadside bombings killed six American soldiers, and Iraq 's prime minister Wednesday warned the people of major insurgent bastion Fallujah to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or face military action."
85548,1, 'LoC fencing by India would complete in March 2005 ' SRINAGAR: Illegal fencing by India of Line of Control in Kashmir has been going in violation of agreements and most of the projected work is reportedly nearing completion.
22811,1,"Sudan agrees to extend mandate of Darfur monitors Sudan will agree to expanding the mandate of African Union (AU) monitors in its Darfur region to allow them to document human rights abuses, Justice Minister Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin said on Thursday."
61526,1,Confessions of a British diplomat Should an ambassador speak out over human rights even if this upsets his or her own government? The question has been posed by the dismissal from his post as British ambassador to Uzbekistan
32521,1,"Long-Running Shows to Take Final Emmys Bow LOS ANGELES - ""Frasier,""""Friends"" and ""Sex and the City"" were taking a final Emmy Awards bow Sunday. HBO's ""Sex and the City"" was the leading comedy nominee at the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with 11 bids including ones for best-comedy series and for star Sarah Jessica Parker..."
2575,0,Home users get key Windows update Microsoft is making its important security update for Windows XP available on auto-update servers today.
31161,1,"Progress, But No Breakthrough, at N.Irish Talks LEEDS CASTLE, England (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's feuding political leaders reported progress but no breakthrough on Friday at talks aimed at brokering a deal which would see the Irish Republican Army (IRA) effectively disband."
82945,1,"Sales Up for Books on U.S. Electorate (AP) AP - President Bush's re-election disappointed many in the publishing industry, a blue-state business where liberals have long predominated, but it has boosted sales for a few anti-Bush books, notably Thomas Frank's ""What's the Matter With Kansas?"""
65783,1,"US must wait to prosecute Muslim cleric LONDON - British authorities pre-empted a US bid to extradite radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, charging the fiery preacher Tuesday with urging followers to kill non-Muslims, in some case specifically targeting Jews."
66175,1,"First Students Expelled Over French Law An unidentified Sikh, wearing a head piece instead of a turban, enters his high school in Drancy, outside Paris, early Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004."
27881,1,"China's communist elite to mull ""party building"" at plenary session (AFP) AFP - China's ruling party opens its annual plenary session Thursday, with the communist elite battling to bolster its waning image amid an apparent power struggle between President Hu Jintao and military leader Jiang Zemin."
12100,1,"Shaukat Aziz elected as Pakistani prime minister despite boycott (AFP) AFP - Pakistan's parliament rubber-stamped the president's choice of prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, despite an opposition boycott and angry protests."
2557,1,Stocks Are Seen Off a Touch at Open NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen off a touch at the open Wednesday as the price of oil continues to plague investor sentiment...
63128,1,"Crude Oil Price Surges Past $55 in Asia SINGAPORE - The price of crude oil surged past an unprecedented $55 per barrel Monday amid continued uncertainty over production, high demand and tight supply globally. The price of crude for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange reached $55.02 per barrel mid-morning in Asia, up 9 cents from its settlement price on Friday..."
15079,1,"Global Arms Sales Drop Again, Asia Biggest Market (Reuters) Reuters - Global arms sales fell for a third consecutive year in 2003, dropping to $25.6 billion from a peak of $41 billion in 2000, and Asia has overtaken the Middle East as the biggest customer, according to a study released on Monday."
112033,1,"Include party financing in corruption legislation - Munroe Government senator Professor Trevor Munroe, and a lobbyist for party financing regulation, yesterday described its omission from amended corruption legislation as ""a glaring gap "", saying it could serve to further the influence of big business and the drug "
26764,1,"ElBaradei Says Unclear if Iran Nuke Plans Peaceful (Reuters) Reuters - It is unclear if Iran's nuclear ambitions are entirely peaceful, but there is still no firm evidence that Tehran is secretly developing atomic weapons as Washington asserts, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday."
55345,1,"Polls open in Afghanistan KABUL, 10/09 - Afghanistans first direct presidential election began at 7 aM (local time) Saturday amid tight security. More than 10."
114573,1,"Cuba starts 'huge' military drill Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and ""millions"" of civilians take part in defence exercises in Cuba."
3540,1,"China Says Taiwan President's U.S. Stop 'A Trick' BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged the United States on Thursday not to allow Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian to set foot on U.S. soil, describing his stopovers en route to Latin America as a trick to sabotage Sino-U.S. relations."
35500,1,"U.S. Frees 11 Afghan Prisoners at Karzai's Request (Reuters) Reuters - The United States has released 11 Afghans held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on suspicion of Taliban links after a request from President Hamid Karzai, an Afghan official said on Wednesday."
77607,1,"Decision reserved in case of Alberta woman charged with abducting son to U.S. (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - RED DEER, Alta. (CP) - The fate of an Alberta woman charged with abducting her son and fleeing to the United States hangs on the interpretation of a court order."
97631,1,"Nine Chinese miners die in blaze Nine Chinese miners have been killed and 57 trapped underground after fire swept through a series of iron mines in the northern province of Hebei, Xinhua news agency has reported."
113670,1,"Scuffles Hit Iraq: Several with Police Chief Killed in Blasts SAMARRA (Iraq): With renewe d wave of skirmishes between the Iraqi insurgents and the US-led coalition marines, several people including top police officers were put to death on Saturday."
83257,1,"Iran Seeks Compromise at Paris Talks with EU Trio Tehran hoped to reach a compromise at talks on Saturday over its nuclear program with Britain, Germany and France, which are trying to persuade it to stop enriching uranium, an Iranian negotiator said."
39914,1,"Nigerian Rebels to Widen Conflict, Target Agip LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian rebels fighting government troops in the southern Port Harcourt area are poised to launch an uprising across the entire oil-producing delta region to force political reforms or gain sovereignty, a rebel leader said on Sunday."
49396,1,"Russia May Ratify Kyoto Protocol in Oct. -- Minister MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government expects parliament to ratify the Kyoto Protocol this month in a move allowing the long-delayed climate change treaty to come into force worldwide, a senior minister said Monday."
95490,1,"Wave of Violence in Iraq as Marine Is Killed in Fallujah BAGHDAD, 19 November 2004 - A wave of violence engulfed Iraq as a US Marine and an Iraqi soldier were killed in Fallujah yesterday."
113930,1,Romanian presidential election too close to call BUCHAREST - The presidential election in Romania is too close to call. Both candidates are claiming victory after exit polls showed a virtual dead heat.
6557,1,"One dead, six missing after Maoist attack More than 1000 Maoist rebels stormed a district headquarters in Nepal 's north-western mountains, bombing government buildings and killing at least one soldier, as they kept up a blockade "
101960,1,EU gets tough on fusion reactor European research ministers state their intention to go it alone on a multi-billion euro nuclear project if arguments with international partners are not resolved soon.
102633,1,EU official says Darfur violence worse since pact inked The EU 's aid chief said the violence in Sudan 's Darfur region had worsened since the government and rebels signed new security agreements two weeks ago.
87684,1,Darfur camp raid 'unacceptable' US Secretary of State Colin Powell says he will pursue with Sudan an assault by security forces on a refugee camp.
2602,1,"Summer storms lash Europe, deaths in France (AFP) AFP - Freak storms packing howling winds and heavy rain that lashed Britain and France this week were set to continue after already causing significant destruction and the deaths of at least four people."
59639,1,"Tory MP calls for independent experts at sub inquiry OTTAWA - The navy board of inquiry investigating the fatal submarine fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi should include independent members, perhaps from another country, says Tory MP Bill Casey."
24456,1,"Explosion in Iraq Kills 1, Injures 2 (AP) AP - A bomb exploded Saturday outside a former Saddam Hussein-era palace that houses a U.S. consular office, killing at least one person and wounding two others, police and witnesses said."
35247,1,"Turkey not yet ready for EU entry: Barroso PARIS: Turkey is not yet ready for entry into the European Union, but the 25-nation bloc cannot reject Ankaras membership if it meets all the requirements, the incoming EU Commission chief said on Tuesday."
107682,1,"Japan Will Act on Yen Gains If Necessary ', Tanigaki Says Japan will take action if necessary ' ' to stem the yen 's gains against the dollar and is keeping a close watch on currency markets, Japan 's Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said."
69821,1,"Rebel landmine kills 11 in Indian Kashmir Separatist militants have detonated a powerful landmine in Indian Kashmir killing eleven people, including nine soldiers in one of the biggest attacks in recent weeks, police say."
57824,1,"Asteroid did not end dinosaurs - they were dying anyway say scientists (AFP) AFP - Dinosaurs were dying out before Earth was struck by an asteroid impact that is widely thought to have been responsible for their extinction, two scientists claim."
56724,1,"DUP warned over indefinite procrastination Inflexible demands from the Democratic Unionist party for verifiable photographic evidence of IRA arms decommissioning may scupper any deal to win a final agreement on power sharing, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has warned."
53439,1,"Removing Palestine ""The significance of our disengagement plan is the freezing of the peace process. It supplies the formaldehyde necessary so there is no political process with the Palestinians effectively "
49793,1,"Car Bombs, Shootings Rock Iraq Cities Two car bombs ripped through crowded Baghdad streets on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96, as insurgents step up their campaign to undermine the country 's "
65210,1,Stocks Higher As Oil Retreats From Highs NEW YORK - Investors bid stocks higher Tuesday as oil stepped back from its highs and earnings results from companies including International Business Machines Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc...
71580,1,"Four killed in Thai violence SECURITY forces fired shots in the air and used water cannons and tear gas to disperse about 2000 angry Muslim youths rioting in Thailand 's troubled south Monday, leaving at least four people dead and more than 20 injured, police said."
19124,1,"Thousands congratulate Lahoud BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of people flocked to Baabda Presidential Palace Sunday, in a huge and popular show of support for President Emile Lahoud over his three-year mandate extension that was decided by Parliament on Friday."
43193,1,Veterans for Kerry Barred From Bush Rally (AP) AP - About 30 Oregon veterans who support Democrat John Kerry for president were rebuffed Tuesday when they showed up at a Republican rally in hopes of delivering a letter to first lady Laura Bush criticizing the war in Iraq.
113953,1,"World Bank Chief Likely to Leave in 2005 (AP) AP - James Wolfensohn said Sunday he anticipates bowing out in 2005 as World Bank president and not serving a third five-year term, but would do whatever shareholders ask of him."
86155,1,"Sunnis quit Iraq government A MAJOR Sunni political party has quit the interim Iraqi Government in protest over the US assault on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, the party 's leader said yesterday."
28978,1,"Iraq war illegal, says Annan The UN's Kofi Annan tells the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal and contravened the UN charter."
39356,1,Access to Drugs May Be Limited by Medicare Law The new law has touched off a battle between insurance companies and drug companies that could determine how many medicines will be readily available to Medicare beneficiaries.
15407,1,Libya seems honest about nuke programme-UN report The UN nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report circulated on Monday that Libya appears to have been telling the truth in its declarations on the covert atomic weapons programme which it agreed in December to abandon.
43708,1,"Families of Iraq War Dead Target Bush in Ads (Reuters) Reuters - Angered by President Bush's policy in Iraq, a group of military families whose relatives died there is targeting the president in new television ads to be aired ahead of the Nov. 2 election."
21970,1,"Kerry, Sharpening Criticism of Bush, Lists Costs of Iraq War John Kerry said today that because of poor administration planning the war had cost taxpayers $200 billion."
70177,1,"Newmont welcomes exec release US mining giant Newmont Mining has welcomed the release of five of its executives, including an Australian, who were detained in Indonesia last month amid claims one of the company 's gold mines polluted a bay in central Indonesia."
110904,1,"NATO Seeks to Boost Image, Presence in Middle East (Reuters) Reuters - NATO foreign ministers held unprecedented talks with ministers from Israel and six Arab states on Wednesday as part of the alliance's bid to improve its image and ties in the region."
75432,1,"Annan Urged to Report Sudan Deaths Daily (AP) AP - Leaders representing over 100 million Christians, Muslims and Jews urged Secretary-General Kofi Annan to report the number of deaths and rapes in Sudan's Darfur region daily to highlight what they say is genocide."
51599,1,US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza offensive The United States has vetoed Tuesday an Arab-backed resolution at the UN Security Council that demands an immediate end to Israeli military operations in the Gaza strip that have claimed the lives of at least 80 Palestinians during the past seven days.
101369,1,"Nayan in Palace, describes 26 days in captivity Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. THE RETURN to the Philippines on Thursday night of diplomat Angelito Nayan, whom "
65311,1,"US jets target Zarqawi BAGHDAD: US fighter jets struck suspected hideouts of Iraq 's most wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in rebel-held Fallujah yesterday as interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced plans for a national arms-for-cash program."
82055,1,"Finding Courage at Iraq Field Hospital Doctors and injured troops traumatized by suicide bombing prepare for possible battle in Fallujah, which insurgents have controlled for six months."
101746,1,"Saga of Britain's official cats revealed under new Freedom of Information Act (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Now it can be told: Britain's Home Office had not one official cat, but a whole dynasty of mouse catchers, one of which nearly insulted the Queen."
105027,1,"Rebels Again Say Rwanda Troops Enter Congo Congo-based Rwandan rebels, under threat of imminent attack by Rwanda, repeated an allegation Tuesday that Rwandan troops had crossed the border in recent days to seize the vast country 's mineral-rich east."
579,1,"Phish farewell attracts thousands ""Jam band"" Phish play their last gigs together at a special festival in the US which has attracted thousands of fans."
8271,1,Pakistan blocks militant escape routes Pakistan said Monday it has deployed hundreds of additional troops along the Afghan border to prevent militants from fleeing a major US military operation.
44531,1,Putin: Don 't meddle in Ukraine Ankara - Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly warned on Monday against foreign interference in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics and suggested that Ukraine 's opposition was seeking power at any price.
37229,1,"UN pullback in Sierra Leone moves to security handover in capital FREETOWN : UN peacekeepers were handing over charge of security for Freetown to Sierra Leone 's nascent police and armed forces, the latest step in a staggered withdrawal after a five-year mission to restore calm to the west African state."
80822,1,Mixed reactions in Mid-East THE prospect of George W. Bush spending four more years in the White House drew mixed reactions and a dose of caution in the troubled Middle East today.
52764,1,Karzai: Vote without fear Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told his supporters to vote without fear at a rally in a Kabul stadium the Taliban once used for beheadings.
105215,1,Diana tapes broadcast Recordings of the Princess of Wales containing intimate details of her sex life with Prince Charles have been aired in the US. The tapes were made by Diana 's voice coach Peter Settelen between 1992 and 1993
19987,1,"Anwar plots his return KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia 's highest court will decide today whether to review the corruption conviction of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, a move that could lead to his immediate return to politics."
75779,1,China welcomes Russia 's ratification of Kyoto Protocol China says it welcomes Russia 's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol that aims to stem global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
113951,1,"For North Korea, Openness Proves a Two-Way Street Before his defection 11 months ago, Kim, a 35-year-old with round-rimmed glasses and a self-assured air, enjoyed the relatively blessed life of the North Korean elite. The son of a ranking military officer in a nation where millions died of starvation during the 1990s, Kim owned a television, a refrigerator and larders brimming with savory white rice."
114978,1,Chilean judge charges Pinochet The former military ruler was indicted over the disappearance of nine opposition activists and the killing of one of them during his 17-year regime.
99727,1,"Peru Arrests Siege Leader, to Attack Police Post LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian authorities have detained a former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern Peruvian town and are preparing to storm the police station he took over with 200 supporters, a government source told Reuters early on Tuesday."
18504,1,"Senior Chinese Leader to Visit N.Korea Next Week Senior Chinese leader Li Changchun is to visit North Korea next week, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday as China tries to coax Pyongyang into fresh talks on the crisis over its nuclear ambitions."
91421,1,"Hungarian Lawmakers Reject Iraq Extension (AP) AP - The Hungarian parliament on Monday rejected a government proposal to extend the stay of 300 non-combat troops in Iraq by three months until March 31, 2005."
13033,1,"Musharraf ally wins prime minister vote Pakistan's parliament elected former finance minister Shaukat Aziz, a close ally of President Pervez Musharraf, as prime minister yesterday after the opposition boycotted the vote, saying it was undemocratic. Aziz, 55, worked 30 years as a Citibank executive before becoming finance minister when Musharraf took power in a bloodless military coup in 1999. Suave, articulate, and media-savvy, Aziz is credited ..."
27053,1,"IAEA Won't Guarantee Iran Probe Deadline VIENNA, Austria - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Tuesday that he cannot guarantee his probe of Iran's suspect nuclear activities will be complete by November, the deadline sought by the United States and its European allies..."
7915,1,Head of Danish festival jury calls for pan-European distribution firms (AFP) AFP - Oscar-winning Hungarian director and head of Copenhagen's second international film festival jury Istvan Szabo called for the creation of several pan-European distribution companies that could help break Hollywood's hegemony in Europe.
19804,1,"Rumor mill takes toll on Hong Kong Democrats HONG KONG As the legislative election campaign entered its final week Monday, a series of sex and financial controversies involving democracy advocates was making it look less and less likely that Democrats could win a majority."
48361,1,"Nationalists Leading Bosnian Elections 3 October 2004 -- Election officials in Bosnia say the country 's main Muslim, Serb, and Croat nationalist parties were leading as results for yesterday 's local elections came in."
65043,1,"Cockpit recorder from crashed cargo jet too damaged to be of use (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - HALIFAX (CP) - The cockpit voice recorder has been recovered from the wreckage of a crashed cargo plane, but is too badly damaged to be of use to investigators."
16912,1,"Hopes Pinned on Talks in Russia Hostage Drama BESLAN, Russia (Reuters) - A prominent doctor negotiated on Thursday with gunmen holding hundreds of children, parents and teachers for a second day under threat of death in a school near Russia's rebel Chechnya region."
4375,1,"Opp will be taken along on all issues: Shaukat ISLAMABAD: Newly elected member of the National Assembly and prime minister-designate, Shaukat Aziz, said on Thursday that Mr Aziz said the government would make sure the opposition stayed abreast of it on all important national issues. "
36848,1,"Flood of horrors in Haiti Workers used dump trucks to empty more than 100 bodies into a 14-foot-deep mass grave yesterday, as officials struggled to deal with the corpses of hundreds of Haitian flooding victims."
35654,1,Car Bomb Rocks Western Baghdad Iraqi authorities say at least six people were killed and more than 50 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in a commercial district in western Baghdad Wednesday.
74968,1,Schwarzenegger Says He Won't Travel More for Bush (Reuters) Reuters - Popular California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Wednesday he spurned White House invitations to campaign more widely for President Bush and has agreed to just one joint appearance.
59840,1,Howard to attend Yudhoyono inauguration Prime Minister John Howard will travel to Indonesia later this month to attend the inauguration of new Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
62241,1,"DRC will not accept further 'aggression ': Kabila KISANGANI, DR Congo (AFP) - The Democratic Republic of Congo, which is emerging from five years of bloody warfare, ""will allow no further aggression, "" warned President Joseph Kabila on his first visit to the restive east of this vast central African "
101739,1,"EU, Iran clash over terms of nuclear freeze just 3 days after it came into force, the head of the UN atomic watchdog says. Iranian denials has long accused Tehran of trying to build an atomic bomb."
20693,1,"Israeli airstrike kills 14 Hamas militants GAZA Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least 14 militants and wounding 30 in the deadliest airstrike on Palestinian militants in four years of violence."
33427,1,"Beheadings of 3 on videotape Militants sawed off the heads of three hostages believed to be Iraqi Kurds in a grisly videotape that surfaced Sunday, hours after Iraq 's prime minister said January elections would be held on schedule."
115542,1,"Egypt signs trade deal with Israel, US amid criticism and ... Egypt wants jobs. Israel wants a meaningful peace. On Tuesday, they signed an agreement that they hope will fulfill both their goals and maintain the momentum for revitalized Mideast peace negotiations."
25474,1,"Hurricane Ivan Still Strong Hurricane Ivan has gotten stronger once again, and is back to a category five storm. Ivan 's sustained winds are at 160 miles-per-hour, as it leaves behind a deadly trail in the Caribbean and heads toward Cuba."
116630,1,"Graduate Student Presumed Dead In Haiti A graduate student at the University of Notre Dame was missing and presumed dead after he was shot by an armed gang in Haiti, a school official said."
113501,1,"Chen Dealt Setback In Taiwan Election TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 11 -- Taiwanese voted Saturday not to give President Chen Shui-bian the legislative majority he had sought in a hard-fought campaign as reinforcement for his leadership and endorsement of his plans to edge the self-ruled island closer to independence."
96962,1,"Chavez vows to find prosecutor's killers VENEZUELA CARACAS -- President Hugo Chavez vowed yesterday that Venezuela's intelligence services would identify the assassins of a state attorney who intended to prosecute backers of Venezuela's 2002 coup. Danilo Anderson, known to many Venezuelans as the ""super prosecutor, "" was killed Thursday night by two explosions that ripped through his vehicle in the capital. The assassination renewed the specter of ..."
65857,1,"Military ousts Myanmar leader Myanmar 's prime minister was sacked Tuesday by his army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy in the military-led Southeast Asian nation."
32081,1,"Shifting our Kashmir Paradigm Shortly before Pakistans Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri came to New Delhi, Natwar Singh held a background briefing for journalists."
75549,1,"13 killed in Siberian mine explosion At least 13 people were killed and up to 23 injured in an explosion in a Siberian mine. The blast, which was caused by methane, happened as a repair team was fixing a section of the mine near Russia 's border with Mongolia."
1922,1,"Marked men with no place to hide The Honduran government's crackdown on street gangs has been swift, severe, and apparently successful."
116099,1,"China will upgrade weapons technology if EU lifts arms embargo (AFP) AFP - China is ratcheting up pressure for the lifting of its EU arms embargo to remove the stigma of sanctions but also because it needs the technology to upgrade its existing systems, analysts say."
52290,1,"Gaza Enters 7th Day of Bloodshed GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Three Palestinian gunmen killed a Thai guest worker on Wednesday after infiltrating a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip before being shot dead in an attack claimed by Hamas as retaliation for a massive Israeli offensive."
97246,1,Ukraine's Kuchma Calls for Calm on Eve of Poll KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's outgoing president on Saturday implicitly called on people to vote for his prime minister in a close presidential race and told them to shun any protests urged by the opposition candidate.
59076,1,"Israeli Missile Kills Hamas Militant in Gaza-Medics GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile near a house during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday, killing a Hamas militant, medics said."
32916,1,Sharon tells army to prepare to leave Gaza under fire JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the Israeli Army to prepare itself for an evacuation under fire from the Gaza Strip where a Palestinian militant was shot dead in a botched bombing Sunday.
102176,1,"EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Foreign coup plotters given long jail terms LIBREVILLE, 26 November (IRIN) - A South African mercenary was found guilty Friday of leading a failed coup against the president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea and sentenced to 34 years in jail, police and court sources said."
102668,1,Pakistani Troops Leaving Tribal Region (AP) AP - The Pakistan army said Saturday it will withdraw hundreds of troops from a tense tribal region near Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden and his top deputy were believed to be hiding.
4627,1,"Typhoon Megi slams into northern Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - Typhoon Megi has killed one person as it slammed ashore in northern Japan, bringing the death toll to at least 13 and cutting power to thousands of homes before heading out into the Pacific. "
32122,1,"Eves, Harper call for Ontario Conservative party to unite behind new leader (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Ontario Progressive Conservative members must unite behind whoever is chosen as their new leader, outgoing Leader Ernie Eves and Federal Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said as the party awaited the result of its leadership contest Saturday."
36362,1,"Suicide bomber kills 11 as recruits join Iraqi police A suicide bomber struck for the second time in 24 hours yesterday near where National Guard recruits were waiting to sign on, killing at least 11 people in west Baghdad."
2628,1,"Google Confounds European Investors (Reuters) Reuters - Web surfers from Beijing to Berkeley have made Google their search engine of choice, but some of Europe's institutional investors have gone sour on the dot-com on the eve of its initial public offering."
64345,1,Typhoon approaches mainland Japan The Japanese mainland is under threat from another typhoon - the second in less than two weeks. Typhoon Tokage has been lashing the southern Okinawa islands with heavy rain and winds gusting above 140 kilometres an hour.
25629,1,"US 'kills 22' in Afghan firefight US forces kill 22 suspected Taleban militants in southern Afghanistan, the American military says."
78668,1,"Allawi: Major military action in Falluja imminent Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Sunday that he was getting closer to authorizing major military action against insurgents in the restive city of Falluja, in Anbar province west of Baghdad."
90279,1,Emergency supplies arrive in Fallujah Emergency supplies from the Red Crescent in Iraq have arrived in the Fallujah. It 's the first batch of humanitarian aid transported to Fallujah since the US forces launched
28770,1,"Taiwan President Makes Personal Appeal for UN Seat UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian made his case for U.N. membership in an unusual satellite news conference on Wednesday, saying his country was the victim of ""political apartheid"" engineered by China."
42370,1,Pakistan holds al-Qaeda suspects Pakistan says 11 alleged militants have been arrested since security forces killed leading al-Qaeda suspect Amjad Farooqi on Sunday.
101558,1,"Palestinian firebrand is to run for president from Israeli cell MARWAN BARGHOUTI, the Palestinian leader jailed for life in an Israeli prison, re-emerged as a pivotal figure in Palestinian politics last night when senior Fatah officials "
113033,1,"Alleged Afghan kidnap mastermind arrested in Pakistan Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces have arrested an Afghan militant leader who allegedly masterminded "
77906,1,"Historic vote on Gaza a boost for democracy Ideally, Israel would be withdrawing from the Gaza Strip as part of a negotiated settlement with the Palestinians. Ideally, there would be no suspicion that the withdrawal is part "
7416,1,Bodies of WWI Austrian Soldiers Found in Glacier ROME (Reuters) - The bodies of three Austrian soldiers killed in World War One have been found frozen and almost perfectly preserved in an Italian Alpine glacier.
94092,1,"Britain, Ireland Launch 'Final' N.Irish Peace Push (Reuters) Reuters - The British and Irish prime ministers presented bitterly divided Northern Ireland politicians on Wednesday with what their governments insist is their final plan for restoring home rule in the province."
88616,1,Train falls into ravine in Quezon province; 10 dead (6TH UPDATE) At least ten people were killed and 115 wounded after a Manila-bound train from the Bicol region slipped of its
16054,1,"First Lady Promoting Husband As Warrior (AP) AP - First lady Laura Bush said Tuesday night that her husband agonized through White House walks and somber suppers and took the United States into war against terrorism ""because he knew the safety and security of America and the world depended on it."""
108208,1,"Ukraine Supreme Court Invalidates Run-Off The Supreme Court declared the results of Ukraine's disputed presidential run-off election invalid and ruled Friday that a repeat vote should be held by Dec. 26, bringing cheers from tens of thousands of opposition supported massed in Kiev's main square."
66775,1,"Bush, Kerry Open Final Month Even in Cash (AP) AP - President Bush and John Kerry began October neck and neck in campaign cash, each with just under half of the $75 million in government money they received to cover campaign costs."
84715,1,"First Hizbollah drone enters Israeli airspace The Lebanese militant group Hizbollah announced on Sunday that it had sent its first reconnaissance drone into Israeli airspace earlier in the day, in response to repeated Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace."
39986,1,"Iraq Likely to Overshadow British Labor Party Conference Britain 's involvement in Iraq is likely to overshadow the annual conference of Prime Minister Tony Blair 's Labor Party, despite the British leader 's efforts to shift the focus to domestic issues."
105867,1,"Arms smuggling to Gaza on agenda of talks with Egyptian foreign ... Israel is expected to ask Egypt Wednesday to deploy troops deep in the Sinai to combat arms smuggling, and not to suffice with enhancing its patrols along its border with the Gaza Strip."
55632,1,"4 killed, 22 injured in Kashmir attack A suicide car bomber rammed into an army convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, triggering an explosion that left four people dead and 22 wounded, the army said."
91479,1,"President Roh Visits Argentina President Roh, who is officially visiting Argentina, stressed on November 14, The competition between the political systems on the Korean Peninsula is over."
84108,1,"U.S. Marine Tanks Prepare for Falluja Offensive NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunfire crackled from a nearby junkyard used by insurgents on Monday when a U.S. Marine tank company and infantry units began moving into a desert staging position for an expected offensive on Falluja."
56887,1,"Canadian probe into submarine fire begins A Canadian board of inquiry is convening in Scotland to investigate the cause of the fire on the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi, in which an officer was killed."
61042,1,"Vote counting under way in Afghan election, Karzai expected to win KABUL, Afghanistan - The vote tally under way on Friday in Afghanistans landmark election was widely expected to yield an election victory for US -backed interim leader Hamid Karzai, which would install him as the war-ravaged countrys first "
24257,1,"Powerful Ivan nears Jamaica Hurricane Ivan neared Jamaica Friday night packing sustained winds of 155 mph, all but promising life-threatening flash floods and mudslides."
60395,1,"Iraq Nuke Sites Were Stripped by Experts-Diplomats VIENNA (Reuters) - The removal of Iraq's mothballed nuclear facilities took around one year and was carried out by experts with heavy machinery and demolition equipment, diplomats close to the U.N. said on Thursday."
30375,1,"Bush claims UN support for ousting Saddam St Cloud, US: Faced with UN chief Kofi Annan 's charge that the war in Iraq was 'illegal ' under the world body 's charter, President George W. Bush strongly implied that the invasion enjoyed UN support."
44063,1,"Powell to Visit Brazil, Talk With Leaders Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Brazil Oct. 6-8 for talks with officials on Latin American issues and other topics."
48225,1,UN nuclear watchdog chief wants SKorea to come clean SEOUL : UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said he wants South Korea to come clean about past unauthorized nuclear experiments and not to repeat its mistake.
6297,1,"Rolling through rural China, train of doctors restores sight Impatiently, Gopur Samat stood at the ready as a nurse stripped the bandage from his right eye and steered his attention toward a chart 20 feet away."
72591,1,"Hong Kong rights group snubs British official over free speech row (AFP) AFP - A Hong Kong rights group has boycotted a meeting with a visiting British official, accusing London of failing to speak up in support of pro-democracy politicians in the territory."
62852,1,"Blunderer Boris told to say sorry across the Mersey When you walk through a storm hold your head up high, and you 'll never walk alone - unless your name is Boris Johnson and you 're heading north to apologise to Liverpool."
45670,1,"Rocket explodes at scrapyard, killing 10 GHAZIABAD: Thursday was just another working day for Santosh Khushwaha (22), a worker at Bhushan Steel 's plant in Sahibabad. Till about 3.20 pm."
107093,1,"Six Are Charged in Finnish Telecom Probe (AP) AP - The former chief executive of Sonera and five other people were charged Monday with gross violation of Finland's communications secrecy laws, following an investigation into the telecommunications company."
65515,1,"TN STF chief keeps vow, tonsures head DHARMAPURI: After hunting down his prize catch, Tamil Nadu Special Task Force chief K. Vijaykumar rushed straight to the Bannari Amman temple in Sathyamangalam in Erode district."
101575,1,Djamshid says farewell and thank you to Canada on eve of long trip home (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - A 10-year-old Afghan boy whose struggle for life captured the hearts of Canadians bade a fond farewell to the country that rescued him Thursday as he prepared for a long journey home to a life of abject poverty.
71982,1,Dozens of Iraqi Troops Massacred in Ambush Description: Guerillas dressed as policemen ambush and kill about 50 newly trained Iraqi soldiers in a remote eastern region of Iraq.
58827,1,"Seeds of Peace Plant a tree, win the Nobel Peace Prize? The world 's highest honor, bestowed last week on a Kenyan feminist dynamo most famous for her grass-roots effort to plant some 30 million trees in Africa, has run smack "
37380,1,"3 Palestinians Shot Dead After Killing 3 Israeli Soldiers Relying on a dense fog for cover, three Palestinian gunmen reached an Israeli Army outpost in the Gaza Strip early today and shot dead three soldiers before the attackers were themselves killed."
73553,1,"Summary: Bush Guard Service Still Mystery (AP) AP - NEWS: The AP's Freedom of Information lawsuits have uncovered new documents regarding President Bush's service in the Air National Guard. Some of the files conflict with some of the harshest attacks against Bush, but many questions remain unanswered."
28685,1,Milosevic trial postponed The war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic is being put on hold for a month -- to give the former Yugoslav president 's court-assigned lawyers time to prepare a defense.
6189,1,"Pakistan foils Al-Qaeda linked plot for assassinations, attacks ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has busted an Al-Qaeda linked plot to kill high profile civil and military officials and attack key sites including the US embassy and the military headquarters, officials said."
9071,1,Italian troops 'to stay in Iraq' Italy says it has no intention of withdrawing its troops from Iraq despite the demands of kidnappers who seized an Italian journalist.
104564,1,"Cuban Gov't Releases Several Dissidents (AP) AP - At least three of the original 75 dissidents arrested in a broad crackdown last year were released for health reasons Monday, according to friends, relatives and local rights activists. The surprise move raised hopes for additional releases in the coming days."
51262,1,"Lawmakers Weigh Foreign-Born As President (AP) AP - It's not about Arnold, lawmakers indicated. But the California governor was certainly one of the rising stars on many minds Tuesday as a Senate panel talked about amending the Constitution to let immigrants occupy the White House."
24803,1,"Man Attacks East China Kindergarten, Wounds 28 BEIJING (Reuters) - Twenty-eight children in eastern China are in hospital a day after a man wielding a long knife and homemade bombs attacked them in a kindergarten, officials and state media said on Sunday."
70882,1,"In Haiti, Peacekeepers Take on Militants (AP) AP - Using armored cars and earth movers, U.N. peacekeepers and Haitian police moved into an area early Sunday controlled by militants loyal to ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, protecting workers removing burned out cars used as road blocks."
64684,1,"Iraqi government to extend cash-for-weapons program BAGHDAD -- Ayad Allawi, Iraq 's interim prime minister announced plans yesterday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shiite fighters in Baghdad 's Sadr City to cities countrywide in an attempt to disarm the country."
48790,1,Khmer Rouge tribunal approved Cambodia has ratified legislation to set up a UN-assisted tribunal which will put leaders of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime on trial.
34134,1,"Floods kill at least 573 in Haiti Bloated corpses and weeping relatives have filled morgues as Haitians face yet another tragedy in a year marked by revolts, military interventions and deadly floods."
63721,1,"France, Spain Veto Controversial Migrant Camp Plan France and Spain moved Monday to sink a controversial Italian-German plan to create holding centers in North Africa for would-be refugees."
13908,1,"Iraq Shadows Bush Presidency, Campaign (AP) AP - War is hell on a presidency. And it plays havoc with presidential campaigns."
14898,1,"Iraqi Cleric Calls Cease-Fire After Bloody Uprising BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his militia to end attacks on U.S. and Iraqi government forces and will soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict, aides said Monday."
27456,1,"IAEA does not intend to adopt tough approach toward Iran VIENNA (MNA) -- Mark Gwozdecky, the spokesman for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday that the IAEA does not intend to adopt a tough approach toward Iran and will only take technical points into consideration."
117391,1,"Political storm began as summer shower The avalanche of bad publicity that buried David Blunkett 's career was triggered more than four months ago, with the Sunday newspaper revelation that the home secretary was having an affair."
118608,1,"Violence greets Iraq election campaign. Baghdad: An Italian hostage was reported killed in Iraq, adding to the violence around the start of campaigning for the first post-Saddam Hussein elections, while for the first time since his capture a year ago the ousted president met his family "
11859,1,"Germany expels Jordanian allegedly linked to Zarqawi group (AFP) AFP - Germany has expelled a Jordanian suspected of links to a terrorist group run by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who is wanted for launching several attacks in Iraq, the Bavarian state interior ministry said."
15074,1,"Afghan Bombings Prompt US Travel Alert, Condemnation by Annan The US issued a travel alert for its citizens in Afghanistan after weekend bombings that killed at least 19 people in the capital, Kabul, and in Paktia province."
62803,1,"Iran ready to discuss nuclear issue ""without conditions "": official Iran on Sunday said it was ready tohold negotiations on its nuclear program ""without any conditions "",but Tehran could not be forced to do anything, the official IRNAnews agency reported."
64052,1,Developer world: Poor nations on front line of computer wars Countries like Brazil are shunning Microsoft's proprietary software in favor of open source Linux.
22900,1,"HK legislative poll points to the future When the British ruled Hong Kong, as pro-Beijing politicians are fond of pointing out, the territory 's people had no direct influence over the way they were governed."
79616,1,"US Citizen Among 6 Taken Hostage In Iraq Baghdad, Nov. 2 (NNN): An American citizen, an Asian and four Iraqis are reported to have been taken hostage at gunpoint from their office in Baghdad."
1476,1,"Iraqis on Mission to End Najaf Insurgency BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's national conference sent a delegation bearing a peace proposal to Najaf on Tuesday, hoping to end the standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, which has marred the gathering meant to be a landmark step toward democracy. As the National Conference in Baghdad put together the mission, a mortar round exploded several miles from the gathering's venue, killing seven people and wounding wounding 35, according to the Health Ministry..."
85018,1,"Two car bombs in Iraq 's Samarra kill 8, wound 20 Two car bombs exploded in the Iraqi town of Samarra, north of Baghdad, on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding at least 20, police said."
30323,1,"Colombia Seizes Cali Cartel-Linked Stores (Reuters) Reuters - Colombia on Thursday seized hundreds of drug stores across the country suspected of money laundering for the Cali cocaine cartel, in the biggest property seizure in Colombia's history."
8799,1,"Iran will never hide nuclear activities: FM Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said on Tuesday that Iran would never conduct nuclear activities in hiding, the official IRNA news agency reported."
63399,1,Karzai ahead after first million votes counted in Afghan election ... The chief rival of interim President Hamid Karzai said he has evidence of organized fraud in Afghanistan 's election and accused the UN-Afghan electoral commission on Monday of ignoring his complaints.
86843,1,"Odd Question on West Bank: Who Is Arafat, Really? Like so much else they consider beyond their control, Palestinians in Nablus are adjusting to the prospect of Yasir Arafat's death."
117393,1,"New Zealanders warned of more terrorism in Indonesia New Zealanders in Indonesia arebeing contacted by embassy staff after new reports that terroristscould be planning attacks on specific targets, including hotels, The Dominion Post reported Thursday."
117096,1,"New Approach to Iraq Rebuilding Bears Fruit -U.S. (Reuters) Reuters - U.S.-funded reconstruction in Iraq is gaining pace in some areas, albeit on a smaller scale than hoped, despite mounting attacks and intimidation by insurgents,\said a senior U.S. official on Wednesday."
2758,1,"N. Ireland deal hinges on IRA disarmament (AFP) AFP - British and Irish Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern were preparing to head to Belfast, hopeful of a breakthrough in the protracted deadlock over power-sharing in Northern Ireland."
101267,1,Hamas denies direct contacts with Solana Hamas Thursday denied European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana had direct contact with the Palestinian militant group. Solana had told the BBC he had contacts with Hamas
19099,1,Sudan Accuses US of Using Darfur to Appeal to Voters Sudan is accusing the United States of using violence-torn Darfur to compete for voters heading to the polls in November. Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said Saturday that Washington 's recent hard-line
89799,1,"Militants Roam Parts of Iraq's Mosul, City Tense MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Groups of insurgents patrolled streets in some districts of Mosul on Saturday, but U.S. and Iraqi forces bolstered their presence to try to wrest back full control of Iraq's third largest city."
24126,1,"Violence Will Intensify in Iraq as Elections Near, Rumsfeld Says But the defense secretary said that the U.S. was determined to insure that voting takes place as planned."
117805,1,"Incumbent Mesic Leads Presidential Race in Croatia ZAGREB, Croatia (Reuters) - Croatians voted for president Sunday, with liberal incumbent Stjepan Mesic expected to win a second term and help shepherd the former Yugoslav republic's planned 2009 entry into the European Union."
31551,1,"HK Paper Adds Fuel to Speculation China 's Jiang Out Secrecy shrouded a meeting of China 's Communist Party for a third day Saturday, but a Hong Kong newspaper added to speculation that military chief Jiang Zemin would "
47222,1,"Mayor's Lesbian Partner Barred from Race in Brazil BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian court on Friday barred the lesbian partner of the outgoing mayor of an Amazon town from trying to succeed her, citing a ban on political office passing between family members."
42145,1,"Boyfriend of slain backpacker relates last conversation (AFP) AFP - A British backpacker slain in Australia called her boyfriend an hour before her death and sounded happy, a court heard."
74621,1,"Karzai set for election win, mandate to tackle Afghan warlords ... His election to a five-year presidential term all but official, Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was already under pressure Wednesday to put the squeeze on the country 's powerful warlords and tackle a narcotics industry threatening to overwhelm one "
71765,1,"AP: Queen Noor Appeals to Muslim Moderates Muslim moderates must speak out against the ""distorted ranting"" of extremists who carry out beheadings and suicide bombings, Queen Noor of Jordan said in an interview with The Associated Press."
55797,1,Rumsfeld Arrives at Desert Marine Base in Iraq (Reuters) Reuters - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld swept into an airbase in Iraq's western desert Sunday to make a first-hand evaluation of operations to quell a raging Iraqi insurgency in his first such visit in five months.
19470,1,Ivorian parties agree to peace proposals Abidjan - President Thabo Mbeki on Monday said Ivorian groups embroiled in a bitter two-year civil upheaval have agreed to four proposals to put the troubled west African country back on the road to peace.
23170,1,"Ritter Family Files Wrongful Death Suit LOS ANGELES - The family of John Ritter has sued a Burbank hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 54-year-old actor. Ritter's wife Amy Yasbeck and his four children, including actor Jason Ritter, filed the wrongful death suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Sept..."
79375,1,"American, 3 Others Kidnapped in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - An American and three other foreigners were kidnapped Monday from their office in western Baghdad ""in an exchange of fire, "" the Interior Ministry spokesman said."
97603,1,Bush tells Musharraf he will focus on Mideast issue (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush told visiting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf he would make the creation of a Palestinian state a central priority of his second term in office.
75175,1,"Asthma risk set during pregnancy The chances of a child developing asthma or other allergies may largely be fixed by the time they are born, research suggests."
44420,1,"British Hostage in Iraq Pleads for Help (AP) AP - A weeping British hostage was shown pleading for help between the bars of a makeshift cage in a video that surfaced Wednesday, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held by Iraqi militants."
46620,1,"Some 150 Foreigners Taken Hostage in Iraq -Two Indonesian women, Rosidah binti Anan and Rafikan binti Aming, and two Lebanese men. Video broadcast Sept. 30 shows them being held at gunpoint by masked men and claims responsibility in the name of the Islamic Army in Iraq."
118168,1,"Italian captive Santoro killed in Iraq An Italian captive identified as Salvatore Santoro has been killed by his captors in Iraq , Aljazeera television reported. Aljazeera on Thursday broadcast pictures of Santoro 's passport and showed him sitting "
117222,1,"International Donors Warn Sri Lankan Government About Disrupting ... The United States and two other international donors have criticized Sri Lanka 's coalition government, after one of its partners made statements the donors say could disrupt efforts to restart peace talks with separatist rebels."
114043,1,"Activists, politicians protest Putin policies MOSCOW -- Hundreds of Kremlin critics gathered yesterday on Constitution Day to denounce what they call a retreat from democracy as President Vladimir V. Putin signed a bill scrapping gubernatorial elections."
71737,1,"Darfur Peace Talks Officially Open in Nigeria Sudanese government envoys and rebel leaders from the western province of Darfur have formally opened peace talks in Nigeria 's capital, Abuja."
42681,1,"Arafat steps in to help hostage as Brown calls Blair to order LONDON - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has pledged to help efforts for the release of Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage held captive in Iraq, the civil engineer 's brother says."
32468,1,"Sudan Says Disappointed, Resentful of U.N. After Resolution KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - Sudan said Sunday it was disappointed with a U.N. resolution that threatens sanctions if it does not stop violence in the western Darfur region, adding it was resentful of the world body."
97939,1,"Iraqi PM 's cousin released by kidnappers: TV Kidnappers have released Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi 's cousin after taking him hostage for 12days, the Arabic-language al-Arabiya TV channel reported Sunday."
82926,1,Nigeria fuel shortage hits planes A sudden aviation fuel shortage grounds domestic and international flights out of Nigeria's commercial centre.
107833,1,"Iran 's Nuclear Issue Sometimes it helps just to open an atlas and stare for a few moments. I did so this morning, checking out the Southwestern Asia map (#98) of the National Geographic Atlas of the World (a handsome volume, by the way)."
21957,1,"Soldiers Detain 14 Iraqis, 10 Bomb Makers (AP) AP - U.S. troops captured 14 Iraqis, including 10 wanted for making explosive devices to attack coalition forces, the military said Tuesday."
62167,1,Palestinians Pick Up Pieces After Israeli Offensive Palestinians picked through the rubble of dozens of homes in a sprawling refugee camp on Saturday after Israel ended its most powerful assault in the Gaza Strip in four years of bloodshed.
49059,1,"Myanmar Still Irritant as Asia, Europe Heads Meet HANOI (Reuters) - The absent member will be the one holding center-stage at a meeting in Hanoi of leaders of Asia and Europe. In a hard-fought compromise, Myanmar's ruling junta will not send its government head."
92223,1,"PM: Foreign-Educated Muslims Behind Thai Unrest (Reuters) Reuters - Thai Muslims who have studied Islam abroad are behind the spate of violence in the far south which has claimed almost 500 lives since January,\Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday."
49057,1,"India's monsoon below normal, to hit growth (Reuters) Reuters - India's monsoon rains have been below normal this year mainly because of an El Nino weather condition and are expected to hit growth in the farm-dependent economy, weather officials and analysts said on Monday."
31725,1,N.Irish Talks Deadlocked with Time Running Short (Reuters) Reuters - The British and Irish prime ministers struggled to break an apparent deadlock in talks aimed at sealing a final peace settlement for Northern Ireland as a deadline loomed.
18954,1,"Pope Prays for Beslan School Dead at Italy Mass Pope John Paul prayed for the victims of the ""inhumane violence "" of Russia 's Beslan school tragedy as he said Mass on Sunday before 200,000 people in central Italy."
13406,1,"Dutch Arrest Saddam's Suspected Nerve Gas Supplier AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Police have arrested a Dutch national suspected of supplying thousands of tons of ingredients for mustard gas and nerve gas to Iraq under toppled leader Saddam Hussein, prosecutors said Tuesday."
46953,1,"Raid in Kashmir leaves six dead Five Indian police and one fighter were killed in the region 's biggest separatist raid since Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz visited India last month, police said."
65230,1,"Insurgents Kill 4 National Guards in Baghdad, Aid Worker Kidnapped Insurgents fired mortars at an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad. The Defense Ministry says four people were killed and dozens of others were injured."
33973,1,"Militant groups set deadlines for killing hostages BAGHDAD - Several insurgent groups in Iraq have set deadlines for killing hostages, from a trio of American and British workers to an entire squad of 18 Iraqi soldiers, unless demands are met."
30295,1,"Annan in firing line over his illegal war claim COALITION allies yesterday flatly rejected the assertion by Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general, that the war in Iraq was illegal."
55677,1,"House Approves Drought, Hurricane Aid (AP) AP - The House on Saturday unanimously approved $14.5 billion for hurricane victims and struggling farmers as Congress moved a step closer to showering money on Florida and other pivotal states in the upcoming elections."
67716,1,EU proposes narrowing Buttiglione duties The incoming European Commission president has proposed redefining the duties of controversial conservative justice commissioner Rocco Buttiglione.
19842,1,"Go-ahead for Thatcher questioning South Africa has approved a request by Equatorial Guinea to put questions to Mark Thatcher, arrested last month in Cape Town on suspicion of financing a coup plot in the oil-rich country."
63743,1,Soviet-style Belarus election 'flawed ' Attempts by Balarus ' president to change the constitution to allow him to run for a third term have been dubbed flawed by a poll observer group.
32362,1,"Hu becomes China military chief Jiang Zemin has given up the top job in China 's military, handing over the post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao and completing a historic leadership transition to a younger generation."
89336,1,Shining Path retrial halted again The retrial of Peruvian guerrilla leader Abimael Guzman is halted for a second time in a week.
12956,1,"Terror attack downed plane: Russia MOSCOWA terrorist attack brought down at least one of the two planes in this week 's near-simultaneous crashes in Russia, authorities said yesterday after investigators sifting through the wreckage found traces of an explosive at one of the crash sites."
116349,1,"Saddam 's aides face trial Some of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 's aides will go on trial next week, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Tuesday."
61178,1,Brazilians Battle Indians: 'This Land Is Our Land' White settlers are using the judicial system to try to evict Indians from parts of a reservation in the Amazon.
35386,1,"Airlines Told to Turn Over Passenger Data WASHINGTON - Information on passengers who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will be turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying potential terrorists. People will have a chance to tell the government what they think about the plan during a 30-day comment period, federal officials said on Tuesday..."
112713,1,"Berlusconi cleared of corruption A TRIUMPHANT Silvio Berlusconi hailed his acquittal on corruption charges by a Milan court yesterday, saying he had never doubted he would be cleared."
39562,1,"Taliban vow to disrupt Karzai inauguration KABUL (AFP) - Afghanistan 's ousted Taliban militia vowed to disrupt President Hamid Karzai 's swearing-in ceremony, but the US-led military said watertight security on the ground and in the air would stop any attack."
29127,1,Blair sets asylum removal target Tony Blair says the government must do more to ensure failed asylum seekers are deported from the UK.
79495,1,"North Korea Poses Serious Challenge, ' IAEA 's ElBaradei Says North Korea poses a serious challenge ' ' to United Nations efforts to control the spread of nuclear weapons, said Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency."
102340,1,Briton in Afghan kidnap dispute A British hotelier and cameraman has said Afghan authorities tried to get him to confess to involvement in the kidnapping of three UN hostages.
56499,1,"Militants still hold Chinese hostages Islamic militants are still holding two Chinese engineers they kidnapped in Pakistan and have threatened to kill them if attacked by security forces, a member of a team seeking the captives ' release said on Sunday."
919,1,"Speed Up Saddam's Trial, Allawi Tells Court (Reuters) Reuters - Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi urged an Iraqi court Monday to speed up proceedings against toppled leader Saddam Hussein and his close aides."
110922,1,IRA Says Disarmament Pictures 'Never Possible' (Reuters) Reuters - The Irish Republican Army said on Thursday it would never provide photographic proof of disarmament as demanded by its Northern Ireland Protestant opponents.
71179,1,Weighty US presidential campaign lightened by relentless comics (AFP) AFP - President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry have not been spared by US comedians who have constantly lampooned the US presidential contenders in a comic assault led by a widely watched fake newscast.
17187,1,Security tight as Karzai 's inauguration looms Security is extremely tight around the Afghan capital as Hamid Karzai prepares to be sworn in as the country 's first popularly elected president.
75048,1,"Arafat 's Health Has Worsened RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yassir Arafat 's failing health is the number one topic in the Mideast today, and sources say his is getting worse."
23172,1,"Questions Raised About Bush Guard Service WASHINGTON - New documents unearthed in the midst of the presidential campaign fill in some blanks but raise other questions about the sometimes mysterious and spotty story of President Bush's military service during Vietnam when he won a coveted spot in the Texas Air National Guard and avoided the war. Reviving issues that have shadowed his political career, the documents show Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer and lost his status as a Texas Air National Guard pilot more than three decades ago because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical examination..."
87983,1,"UK says to evacuate 400 Britons from Ivory Coast By Reuters. ... Britain will evacuate about 400 of its nationals and others from the Ivory Coast due to the deteriorating situation there, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday."
55454,1,"Chirac Sees Opportunity in China 's Economic Surge French President Jacques Chirac declared on Saturday that France was a natural trade partner to China and, amid a flurry of air, rail and energy "
16787,1,"What's behind the Darfur crisis - and what's next? If the solution seems complex, the roots of the problem in western Sudan are perhaps more so."
21602,1,"British soldier charged with murdering Iraqi London -- For the first time, British authorities have charged a soldier with murder in the death of a civilian in Iraq, indicting him in civilian court yesterday after a commanding officer blocked a court-martial."
46983,1,Head of wildlife trade body warns of dense rules The head of the world body regulating trade in endangered animals has warned the system was too complicated and was making it difficult to police the multi-billion dollar wildlife industry.
118639,1,"Guard Reports Serious Decline in New Recruits The Army National Guard has failed for two months to meet its recruiting quotas, falling about 30 percent below its overall target."
51500,1,Tony Blair arrives in Sudan for talks Prime Minister Tony Blair has touched down in the Sudan for talks in the crisis-ridden country. Mr Blair arrived in capital city Khartoum ready to urge the Sudanese government to end the slaughter that has
25641,1,"Record turnout in Hong Kong election HONG KONG -- A record 1.7 million Hong Kong voters cast ballots yesterday for an election that sent a fresh contingent of prodemocracy opposition politicians to the legislature, but fewer than the outright majority feared by Beijing's allies, exit polls indicated."
19311,1,"Floods kill 64 in southwest China; search for the missing ... Torrential floods in southwest China have claimed at least 64 lives, prompting the beleaguered local government to seek help Monday from the military in rescuing hundreds trapped by mudslides and caved-in roads, state media reported."
21052,1,"Israeli Armored Vehicles Mass in Gaza: Witnesses GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli armored vehicles backed by helicopters rolled into Palestinian-controlled areas of the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses said."
62468,1,"Danielle accused in court Mark Ontonio Kelly, 20, is accused of killing the 14-year-old in the early hours of last Saturday as she returned home with friends from Nottinghams annual Goose Fair."
118713,1,"Irish trio 'have fled Colombia' Three Irishmen convicted of training rebels in Colombia have fled the country, its attorney general tells Reuters."
103868,1,"140 still trapped in mine in China blast; 25 dead BEIJING - More than 140 miners remained trapped in the tunnels and shafts of a coal mine in central China after an explosion Sunday that killed 25 of their colleagues, the government said."
58701,1,"Nobel Peace Prize winner says HIV was created for biological ... Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan ecologist who last week was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, on Saturday repeated her belief that HIV was created by scientists for biological warfare, Agence France-Presse reports."
96900,1,"UK welcomes progress made by India, Pakistan : Shillong, Nov 19 : The UK today welcomed the progress made by India and Pakistan to normalise bilateral relations and said it would support this endeavour 'only from outside '."
9111,1,"Karzai declares Afghanistan and Pakistan ""brothers in fighting terror"" (AFP) AFP - Pakistan and Afghanistan have reaffirmed they are partners in fighting terrorism, Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared at the end of a two-day visit."
82896,1,"More Battles Likely on Bush Judge Picks (AP) AP - In a psychological war of words, Senate Republicans are issuing only slightly veiled threats against their Democratic counterparts if the minority party resuscitates its penchant for blocking President Bush's choices for federal judgeships."
81220,1,"Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan Named UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan has been named president of the United Arab Emirates, succeeding his father who died Tuesday. The decision was taken by the Supreme Council, hours after world leaders gathered "
85808,1,"Flowers as Dutch film man cremated AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- On the day of his cremation, hundreds of people laid flowers, candles and notes at the spot where controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was killed."
76770,1,"Arafat Flies to France for Treatment AMMAN (Reuters) - A French jet left Amman on Friday taking ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for treatment in Paris, witnesses said."
26689,1,"US jets attack suspected militant site BAGHDAD -- US warplanes unleashed devastating airstrikes on a suspected hideout where operatives from an Al Qaeda-linked group were meeting yesterday, and hospital officials said 20 people died."
59737,1,Famous Blacks Get Out the Vote in Florida (AP) AP - Black actors including LeVar Burton and Alfre Woodard will join members of Congress crisscrossing Florida by bus this weekend to try to get out the vote for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
48827,1,"EU braces for revolution if Turkey joins club Admitting mainly Muslim Turkey into the European Union would mark nothing short of a cultural, economic and political revolution for Europe, analysts say."
102129,1,UN suspends food aid operations in Darfur The World Food Program announced on Thursday that it was forced to cease its food relief operations in most of the Sudanese state of North Darfur due to the renewed clashes in the war-torn region.
8559,1,"Israel OKs more settlements Israel announced plans yesterday to build 533 new homes in the West Bank, increasing the number of permits to three times those allowed in the previous three years combined."
64742,1,"NATO Troops Wound, Arrest Serb War Crimes Fugitive SARAJEVO (Reuters) - NATO-led troops injured a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect in a shootout Tuesday after he resisted arrest and opened fire on them, the peace force said."
67327,1,"China mine blast kills 56 At least 56 miners were killed in a coal mine gas explosion in China last night that left another 92 missing. There is only a slim chance that those missing after the blast, at the Daping mine in Henan province "
19694,1,"US Marines Die In Fallujah Car Bombing BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Several US Marines have been killed or wounded in a massive car-bomb explosion Monday on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of Fallujah."
35046,1,Annan Repeats Misgivings About Legality of Iraq War Secretary General Kofi Annan opened the annual United Nations debate of world leaders today with a plea for greater observance of international law and a reminder
47029,1,"Mount St. Helens Releasing Steam After Days of Quakes After a week of gentle rumblings, Mount St. Helens broke open today with a small eruption shortly after noon Pacific time, tossing up a plume of ash and smoke."
10946,1,"Saboteurs Attack About 20 Iraq Pipelines BASRA, Iraq Aug. 26, 2004 - Saboteurs have attacked about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq, reducing exports from the key oil producing region by at least one third, a top oil official said Thursday."
63542,1,"Australia Rejects Request for Soldiers to Protect UN in Iraq Australia rejected a request to provide soldiers to protect United Nations workers in Iraq, a spokesman for Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said."
117562,1,"Colombia Captures 'Chancellor' of FARC Rebel Group BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - The chief of international relations for Colombia's biggest leftist rebel group, who once sought support from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was arrested after a months-long manhunt, police said on Wednesday."
105841,1,Liverpool clip Canaries' wings (AFP) AFP - Liverpool went fifth in the Premier League with a 2-1 win away to relegation-threatened Norwich.
59136,1,"Unions Threaten to Extend Nigeria Strike (AP) AP - Nigerian unions threatened to extend their nationwide general strike, which entered its third day on Wednesday, increasing concerns about production in Africa's biggest oil-exporting nation."
92335,1,"Powell leads new exodus from Bush cabinet (AFP) AFP - Secretary of State Colin Powell, one of the Bush administration's most respected members abroad, announced his resignation after four years of often-losing policy battles with his hawkish colleagues over Iraq and other issues."
104851,1,"Ukraine president wants new election KIEV, Ukraine -- Facing a relentless tide of opposition protests, embattled President Leonid Kuchma said Monday that a new election might be the only way out of a spiraling crisis that threatens to break up this former Soviet republic between the pro "
23810,1,"Two weeks and 3m to celebrate princes wedding IT lasted two weeks and cost nearly 3m. By the standards of the royal family of one of the world 's wealthiest oil-rich states, it was subdued."
60928,1,"28 US soldiers suspected over deaths of two Afghan detainees (AFP) AFP - The US military is investigating 28 soldiers over the deaths in December 2002 of two detainees in American custody in Afghanistan, the US Army said."
63744,1,Israelis Kill 5 Palestinians; Sharon Under Pressure (Reuters) Reuters - Israeli troops killed five Palestinian militants in gun battles Monday as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sought to dampen rising pressure for a referendum on his plan to withdraw from occupied Gaza.
65740,1,"Germany and Britain Warn Iran The foreign ministers of Britain and Germany issued a joint warning to Iran on Tuesday to address international worries about its nuclear program, serving notice that Tehran must take action immediately."
93549,1,"Saudi Policeman Dies in Clash with Militants RIYADH (Reuters) - One Saudi policeman died in a clash with militants linked to al Qaeda who have been waging an 18-month campaign of attacks in the oil-rich kingdom, an Interior Ministry official said Wednesday."
40489,1,"As a Life Ebbs, the Ultimate Family Quarrel Medical advances are forcing more patients and families to confront ever more grueling choices about living and dying."
31408,1,"Fla. Supreme Court Puts Nader on Ballot TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Ralph Nader is back on Florida's ballot - probably for good this time..."
102784,1,"Harper maintains message consistent in Quebec and rest of Canada (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - QUEBEC (CP) - Stephen Harper denied accusations of political opportunism in Quebec on Saturday, saying he wants voters in the province to chose the Conservatives for principles that apply across the country."
62040,1,Israel ends Gaza Strip offensive It followed the killing of two toddlers in an Israeli town on September 29 by a rocket fired from Gaza. Witnesses said all 200 tanks and armoured vehicles in northern Gaza had withdrawn.
29204,1,Germany's neo-Nazis change look to attract disgruntled voters (AFP) AFP - Holger Apfel cuts a clean look in his Miami Vice-style white suit and black T-shirt and is the new image of a German far-right that is likely to cause an upset in Sunday's state elections.
62266,1,"Another round for the great survivor All of the downfalls and the resurgences of Ariel Sharon pale in comparison to the battle awaiting him on Thursday, when the Likud conference votes on whether to hold coalition talks with Labor."
81900,1,"Martens not guilty, says her days in assisted suicide movement are over (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - DUNCAN, B.C. (CP) - Evelyn Martens, found not guilty Thursday of helping two British Columbia women commit suicide, said her days in Canada's assisted suicide movement are over."
24818,1,"Big blast reported in North Korea A big explosion rocked a northern province of North Korea last week, South Korean media are reporting. "
49576,1,"Charron, Abella sworn in as Supreme Court justices (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Rosie Abella, whose brother died in a concentration camp and whose father could not practise law when he came to Canada because he was Jewish, came near tears Monday as she was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada."
99585,1,"Zardari may lead pro-democracy rallies ISLAMABAD: After the historical Supreme Court verdict to free Zardari on bail, PPP stalwarts have stepped-up efforts to persuade the spouse of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto to lead anti-government rallies slated to begin from Peshawar on December 6, under the "
6081,1,"Bangladesh Blasts Kill 13, Injure Opposition Leader, AFP Says A series of explosions at a political rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh killed more than 13 people and injured up to 80, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Agence France-Presse "
58257,1,"US forces target seven Iraqi mosques Iraqi soldiers and US troops Tuesday targeted seven mosques in Ramadi in a bid to roust insurgents and their weaponry, CNN reported."
119340,1,"Above the Clouds, the French Glimpse the Old Grandeur Higher than the Eiffel Tower, the Millau bridge is a triumph of engineering and imagination."
52436,1,"CHRONOLOGY-Key events in Afghanistan in recent years Afghanistan holds a presidential election on Saturday, the first time in its history that Afghans will directly choose a leader. Here is a chronology of the main events in Afghanistan "
87777,1,Taiwan denies President Chen 's plane targeted by Chinese fighter ... TAIPEI: Taiwanese authorities have denied reports that President Chen Shui-bian 's plane was targeted by Chinese fighter jets when he was flying over the Taiwan Strait.
10138,1,"Clean houses 'may trigger asthma' Parents who keep a clean house may unwittingly be developing asthma in their children, research suggests."
41678,1,$20M LOUVRE DIAMOND THEFT Two diamonds worth nearly A$20 million have been stolen in a daylight robbery from a high-end antique and jewelry dealers ' show at a showroom below the famous Paris Louvre museum.
8173,1,"Equatoguinean ""mercenary "" trial starts without Zimbabweans afrol News, 23 August - The trial against 14 foreigners, allegedly plotting a ""mercenary invasion to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, "" started today in Equatorial Guinea 's capital Malabo."
10990,1,"Australian Air Force to be armed with stealth cruise missiles Australia will equip its Air Force with stealth cruise missiles to maintain military superiority over its neighbours, the Government announced yesterday."
3943,1,"Gay Couples Plan to Appeal Mass. Ruling BOSTON - A state judge upheld a 1913 law that prohibits out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage between residents has been legal since May. The eight couples who filed the lawsuit - from Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and New York - sought a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the statute, claiming it is inherently discriminatory..."
85156,1,"Iraq Baghdad Violence _ In Baghdad, militants attacked two churches with car bombs and set off blasts at a hospital, killing at least six people and injuring about 80 others."
70780,1,"Kerry and Bush Take Aim at Key Swing States (Reuters) Reuters - Democratic Sen. John Kerry stressed his faith and values during a visit to the critical state of Florida on Sunday, while President Bush scoured New Mexico for votes and said it was ""up in the air"" if the United States could ever be safe from terrorism."
51569,1,Negotiations seek peace in Fallujah BAGHDAD -- Iraqi government officials said yesterday they were quietly negotiating with leaders from the rebel-held city of Fallujah to end a months-long standoff there and avoid a full-scale invasion to take it back from insurgents.
82519,1,"Ivory Coast's Army Bombs Rebel Towns BOUAKE (Reuters) - Government warplanes and helicopter gunships pounded rebel-held towns in northern Ivory Coast for a second day on Friday, fueling fears of a slide into all-out war in the world's top cocoa grower."
25403,1,"Violence as Karzai sacks governor DEMONSTRATORS set fire to United Nations offices and stoned United States soldiers in the Afghan city of Herat, a day after the government sacked its popular and powerful warlord as governor."
15408,1,"Fear of violence grips B 'desh on day of mass strikes Dhaka, Aug 30. (PTI):Fear of violence gripped Bangladesh as the country 's two major parties faced-off on the streets today to protest the deadly grenade attack on the main opposition rally which killed 20 people and injured more than 300."
115053,1,"Philippine leader mourns top movie star and fallen rival MANILA : Philippine President Gloria Arroyo Tuesday mourned the death of the country 's top movie star Fernando Poe, who almost unseated her in hotly-contested presidential elections in May."
8841,1,Soldier at Abu Ghraib Makes Plea Deal (AP) AP - The lawyer of one of the U.S. Army reservists accused of abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Tuesday that military prosecutors have agreed to drop some of their charges after the soldier agreed to plead guilty to the rest.
27807,1,"North Korea May Delay Nuclear Talks, US, UK Officials Say North Korea may delay discussions to prepare a fourth round of six-nation talks aimed at dismantling the communist nation 's nuclear programs, US and UK government officials said."
109000,1,"Bombers target Iraqi security forces BAGHDAD - Two powerful car bombs exploded simultaneously Saturday near Baghdad 's most heavily guarded area, killing at least seven police officers and wounding 59 others."
23358,1,Diplomatic push on N Korea talks Intense diplomatic efforts are under way to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
103244,1," 'Resolution of J &K issue will be biggest CBM ' Islamabad: Emphasising the need for ""sincerity "" and ""flexibility "" to resolve all outstanding issues with India, including the Kashmir problem, Pakistan on Sunday said the recent meeting involving the Prime Ministers of both countries has helped in "
34150,1,"German Ban On Islamic Conference 'Extraordinarily Important ... A decision by the Berlin state government to ban an Islamic conference promoting the ""resistance movement "" in Iraq and the Palestinian territories was an ""extraordinarily "
106247,1,"Myanmar to Detain Suu Kyi Another Year -- Party (Reuters) Reuters - Myanmar's military rulers will keep opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi isolated under house arrest until at least Nov. 27 next year, her National League for Democracy (NLD) said on Wednesday."
64125,1,Bush Signs Law Expanding Rights of North Koreans to US Asylum US President George W. Bush signed legislation expanding the rights of North Korean citizens to seek refugee status in the US and authorizing $24 million a year in humanitarian relief through 2008.
66375,1,"Colombian Drug Kingpin Extradited to U.S (AP) AP - Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, the most powerful Colombian drug trafficker ever extradited to the United States, said he was innocent in an interview made shortly before he was flown to Miami over ther weekend."
112443,1,"Opposition in Ukraine eases siege KIEV -- Opposition protesters began to lift their two-week siege of Ukraine's Stalin-era Cabinet headquarters yesterday, a day after parliament adopted electoral laws to ensure a fair ballot in the repeat presidential runoff."
13978,1,"Poll Shows Chechen Police Official in Lead GROZNY, Russia - The Russian government's choice for president of war-ravaged Chechnya appeared to be the victor Sunday in an election tainted by charges of fraud and shadowed by last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners. Little more than two hours after polls closed, acting Chechen president Sergei Abramov said preliminary results showed Maj..."
5463,1,"Sadr Militiamen Still in Control of Iraq Shrine NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Rebel Shi'ite fighters appeared still to be in control of the Imam Ali mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf, but the whereabouts of their leader, the fiery cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, were unknown on Saturday."
68285,1,"Israel carries out new air strike on Gaza City GAZA CITY, Oct 22 (AFP) - Israel carried out another air strike on Gaza City overnight Thursday, witnesses said Friday. Helicopter gunships fired three missiles at the house of a local chief of the so-called People 's Resistance Committees."
80532,1,"Website shows beheading Dubai - The al-Qaeda-linked Army of Ansar al-Sunna posted a video on its website on Wednesday showing the beheading of ""a senior Iraqi army officer "" in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul."
64746,1,Gambling law shake-up is unveiled Proposals for changing the gambling industry in Britain are published by the government.
30723,1,"Suicide Car Bomber Kills at Least 13 in Baghdad A suicide car bomber killed at least 13 people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on Friday, after a night of US air strikes around rebel-held Falluja that killed scores."
89660,1,"Flames Engulf Mosque in Netherlands (AP) AP - Flames engulfed a mosque in southeastern Netherlands early Saturday, the latest in a string of fires at Muslim institutions since the killing of a Dutch filmmaker who was critical of Islam."
26653,1,"Bush Wants $3.5B to Boost Iraq Security (AP) AP - The Bush administration wants Congress' permission to shift nearly $3.5 billion of the $18.4 billion in Iraqi reconstruction aid to security and faster economic growth, documents submitted to lawmakers show."
109910,1,"UK to Seek Bush Support on G8 Poverty Goals LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will seek Washington's support to help it achieve goals on global poverty reduction, debt relief and fair trade during London's G8 presidency next year, finance minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday."
107812,1,"Rwanda Denies Army in Congo, Threatens Only Rebels (Reuters) Reuters - Rwanda denied on Thursday it had pushed troops into Democratic Republic of Congo even as United Nations peacekeepers said they had found compelling evidence of an infiltration into the vast country."
28948,1,"Expert: India Leads World in HIV Cases NEW DELHI - India has the world's largest number of HIV-infected people, the head of a top international AIDS-fighting fund said Wednesday, dismissing official figures. ""I don't believe in the official statistics..."
87004,1,"India ; India-EU summit was very successful: Manmohan India News, New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned home early today after attending the India-EU summit at The Hauge. He was received by Minister of State in the Prime Minister 's Office Prithviraj Chauhan at the Palam Technical Area."
52879,1,"UK 's Straw Expects Turkey 's Talks With EU to Start in January Britain expects the European Union to start membership talks with Turkey in January, when Luxembourg assumes the EU 's rotating presidency, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said."
90713,1,"China Sets Condition for Resuming Talks with Taiwan BEIJING (Reuters) - Talks between diplomatic rivals Taiwan and China could resume if the island sticks to a 1992 interpretation of the ""one China"" principle, Chinese newspapers on Monday quoted a top negotiator with Taiwan as saying."
87832,1,"Only Injury Can Stop Peerless Federer at Masters Cup NEW YORK (Reuters) - Last season, Roger Federer leftHouston not even the top-ranked player of the year.
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5918,1,"Blast outside Bangladesh opposition HQ kills 6 DHAKA - At least six people were killed and more than 200 injured in a series of bomb blasts at a meeting of the main opposition Awami League in the capital on Saturday, witnesses and news reports said."
4996,1,"Guatemala to pay paramilitaries Guatemala's government agrees to pay millions of dollars to former paramilitaries, who some accuse of war crimes."
107481,1,"Prince Bernhard, Father of Dutch Queen, Dies at 93 Prince Bernhard, a bon vivant and outspoken member of an ancient German royal family who became husband of one queen of the Netherlands and father of another, died yesterday at a hospital in Utrecht near Amsterdam."
53004,1,"Canada defends submarine fleet Canada defends its decision to buy second-hand submarines from Britain, after the death of a crewman."
9603,1,"Hungarian prime minister resigns, pre-empting ouster (AFP) AFP - Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy resigned, pre-empting a move by his ruling Socialist party to oust him in a no-confidence vote in parliament next month."
87461,1,"Arafat to Be Flown to Cairo on Friday - Aide RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Dead Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body will be flown to Cairo for a ceremony Friday and then to the West Bank city of Ramallah for burial the same day, a former aide said Thursday."
17981,1,"Chechen warlord behind school hostage-taking, says FSB Chechnya 's notorious warlord ShamilBasayev is behind the school hostage-taking in southern Russia that has led to the deaths of over 100 people, Russia 's Federal Security Service (FSB) said."
48068,1,"Blasts Rock Indian Northeast in Escalating Violence (Reuters) Reuters - Two bombs went off in India's northeastern state of Assam Sunday, killing three people and wounding 15 in escalating violence in the turbulent region,\blamed on separatist guerrillas."
95230,1,"Maverick MP Carolyn Parrish turfed from Liberal caucus (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Carolyn Parrish, the maverick MP who gained notoriety for her outspoken anti-Americanism, has been turfed from the Liberal party caucus."
36752,1,"Iran advances move to nuclear fuel, defying UN PARIS, SEPTEMBER 21: Iran defied the United Nations on Tuesday by announcing that it had begun converting tons of uranium into the gas needed to turn the radioactive element into nuclear fuel."
6714,1,France: A year after the heatwave Is the country better prepared to prevent a repeat of last August's deadly crisis?
21644,1,Brunei prepares for royal wedding BRUNEI was rolling out the red carpet Tuesday for royals and government leaders attending the grand wedding of the heir to the throne of this oil-rich south-east Asian sultanate.
5980,1,"Dream Team Loses Again, but Still Advances ATHENS, Greece - The United States men's basketball team endured another brutal loss Saturday night. But because Angola is playing even worse than the Americans, the Dream Team is in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games..."
74186,1,Muslims attend Bangladesh prayer About four million Muslims have ended an annual gathering in Bangladesh considered the faith 's second largest congregation after the Hajj pilgrimage.
62447,1,"Hadash to petition AG over Gaza girl 's death Chief of General Staff Lt.- Gen. Moshe Ya 'alon has decided there are no grounds to oust the Givati company commander who allegedly shot schoolgirl Iman al-Hams, 13, at close range and reportedly ""verified the kill "" on October 5 near Rafah."
47381,1,"PM recovers after heart treatment Tony Blair says he feels ""fine"" after hospital treatment for an irregular heartbeat, and plans to return to work on Monday."
85055,1,"Peru Names Official to Clear Up Guzman Trial Mess By Jude Webber
LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peru on Monday appointed a top legalofficial to bolster the government's side in terrorism casesafter Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman made a mockery of aretrial last week in a publicity coup for the Marxist group.
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82732,1,"Arafat Stays in Coma, Row Looms Over Burial Site PARIS (Reuters) - Yasser Arafat remained in a coma on Friday as a row brewed over where he would be buried and questions loomed about who might succeed him."
70193,1,"Powell Spurns Conditions by North Korea (AP) AP - Calling it a matter of urgency, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday North Korea should resume participation in nuclear disarmament talks and set aside its concerns about new ""hostile acts"" by the United States against the communist government."
29436,1,"Richemont Sparkle Lifts European Stocks (Reuters) Reuters - Sparkling sales from luxury goods giant Richemont helped lift European shares on Thursday, quelling concerns about advertising firm Havas' plans to issue more shares and the drag effect of a weaker Wall Street.."
113805,1,KGB legacy of poison politics Doctors confirm that dioxin poisoned Ukraine's opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko.
79281,1,"Why my boy, asks bomber 's mum THE mother of a 16-year-old suicide bomber who killed three people in Tel Aviv was in tears today as she asked: ""Why did they choose my boy?"
95077,1,"One Woman, Uh-Huh, but So Many Guises Whoopi Goldberg's intermittently funny but sluggish evening of comic portraiture is a show in desperate need of a stringent theatrical intelligence."
18724,1,"Clearing a path to peace NAIROBIAs ethnic violence continues in Sudan, and the government and southern rebels pursue a deal that appears increasingly elusive, a group of Sudanese women are working toward making peace with one another."
7522,1,Afghanistan 's Karzai in Pakistan for terror talks Afghan President Hamid Karzai began a visit to neighbouring Pakistan on Monday to discuss cooperation in the battle against Islamic militants ahead of his October re-election bid.
57386,1,"Car bomb attack on US convoy in Mosul: police MOSUL, Iraq - A car bomb struck a US military convoy on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, an Iraqi police officer told AFP."
22298,1,"Indonesia shares slip after blast Indonesia 's financial markets have reacted with shock to an explosion at the Australia embassy, with both shares and the currency sliding."
62862,1,"Pentagon: Ex-Detainees Return to Terror WASHINGTON - Despite gaining their freedom by signing pledges to renounce violence, at least seven former prisoners of the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to terrorism, at times with deadly consequences. At least two are believed to have died in fighting in Afghanistan, and a third was recaptured during a raid of a suspected training camp in Afghanistan, said Lt..."
93030,1,"Europe doesn 't believe in democracy What Tony Blair disarmingly calls his ""damn high wire act "" is getting shakier. The bridge between Europe and the United States has become a frayed rope in a tug-of-war match."
96992,1,"Taiwan opposition demands evidence on Chen's ""soft coup"" allegations (AFP) AFP - Taiwan opposition leaders have demanded President Chen Shui-bian provide evidence for his repeated allegations that military generals had plotted a ""soft coup"" in collaboration with rival China to cripple his government."
90728,1,Canada PM Says Haiti Election Must Include Lavalas Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin told Haitian leaders on Sunday that deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide 's political party must take part in new elections.
23472,1,Man hammering gates of Downing Street arrested British police said they have arrested a man who launched a sledgehammer attack on the security gates at the entrance of Downing Street early Friday morning.
75021,1,Ireland Battered by Year's Worst Storm (AP) AP - The city of Cork and several towns were severely flooded Wednesday as the year's strongest Atlantic storm arrived with heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 70 mph. No deaths or injuries were reported.
12627,1,"Singapore 's moment Singapore is rich, but seldom envied. Outsiders have long viewed the gleaming city-state that attained its independence in 1965 as a tidy but soulless place, the nanny state that banned chewing gum."
1272,1,"Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Gaza Militants (Reuters) Reuters - Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian militants near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said."
90709,1,"Straw faces pressure over African coup plot The government will come under increasing pressure this week to explain what action it took to protect British citizens in the West African state of Equatorial Guinea - after Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, admitted that he knew about the attempted "
90331,1,"Namibia set to elect new leader Campaigning ends ahead of Namibia's presidential poll, which will elect a successor to President Sam Nujoma."
10573,1,Bomb blast in bus kills two JALPAIGURI: Nearly 50 passengers of an inter-state bus plying between Assam 's Kokrajhar district and Cooch Behar in West Bengal escaped miraculously with injuries on Thursday morning when a powerful time-bomb ripped apart the vehicle moments after they
18351,1,"Progress With Pakistan 'not Insignificant ': Indian PM NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (AFP) - Progress in ongoing peace talks with Pakistan has been ""not insignificant "" and the process can be sustained, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday."
7096,1,"US journalist set free in Iraq, cites misunderstanding BAGHDAD/CAIRO - US journalist Micah Garen was set free Sunday after being held hostage by kidnappers in Iraq for more than a week, news reports said."
103329,1,Dexia formally abandon's merger plans with Italy's Sanpaolo (AFP) AFP - French-Belgian bank Dexia said that it has decided to terminate its plans to form an alliance with Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI.
83778,1,"Israel Plans for Arafat Burial in Gaza Candles and flowers surround a portrait of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in front of the Percy Military Teaching hospital in Clamart outside Paris Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004."
29201,1,"Kofi Annan: Globally Popular Mainstay of the UN Having dedicated more than 40 years to the United Nations, the seventh Secretary General Kofi Annan is a well-liked and admired global figure."
100634,1,"Falluja Rebels Had Enough Arms to Rule Iraq -U.S. (Reuters) Reuters - Arab militants and insurgents who ruled the volatile city of Falluja before a U.S.-led offensive this month had enough weapons to take over all of Iraq, Marine officers said on Wednesday."
117923,1,"Olympic training helped end siege Anti-terrorist training received by Greek police ahead of this year 's Olympic Games helped resolve the Athens bus hijacking, the government has said."
631,1,"'Alien Vs. Predator' Smacks Down Rivals LOS ANGELES - Movie-goers were easy prey for a double dose of space invaders. The sci-fi smackdown ""Alien vs..."
5601,1,"UN staff call for Afghan pullout The UN staff union calls for all personnel to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, saying it has become too dangerous."
18898,1,"Typhoon Songda Batters Southern Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - High winds and heavy rain lashed Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Sunday, swamping buildings and stranding holidaymakers, as the third powerful typhoon in three weeks neared the country's coast."
42814,1,Senate Candidate Chides Staffer for E-Mail (AP) AP - A Republican Senate candidate in South Carolina has reprimanded a campaign staffer for a derogatory comment she made about lesbians in an e-mail.
24946,1,"Many suicide bombers out there, ' Indonesian police warn JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesian police have warned residents to expect more suicide attacks in the capital after a truck bombing Thursday killed nine people and wounded more than 170."
77978,1,Afghan Group Says Foreign Hostages Safe A militant group that has claimed responsibility for kidnapping three foreigners in Afghanistan said on Saturday the hostages were safe for now but would be killed unless all Taliban prisoners were released.
14430,1,"Attack Halts Oil Exports From South Iraq Oil exports from southern Iraq have come to a complete halt because of attacks on pipelines and are not likely to resume for at least a week, a senior Iraqi oil official said Monday."
6962,1,Lee eases curbs on political expression SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore yesterday announced a partial relaxation of rules on political expression but warned that race and religion will remain sensitive issues subject to restrictions.
94867,1,"Russia Working on New Generation Atomic Bomb Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that they are working on a new generation of atomic bomb, which no other country has or can get."
115023,1,"Philippines Mourns Poe, Film Star Who Ran for President (Reuters) Reuters - Filipinos mourned the death of movie legend Fernando Poe Jr on Tuesday after the actor who nearly unseated Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in May's presidential election suffered a stroke at the weekend."
64711,1,Hamza charged under UK terror act Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been charged with 16 offences including soliciting to murder and possession of a terrorist document.
25044,1,Iran rejects limits on nuclear technology Iran has rejected demands by Europe 's three major powers to abandon its uranium enrichment programme. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Riza Asifi said on Sunday Iran had already the technology required for
4822,1,Terror List Snag Nearly Grounds a Kennedy WASHINGTON - A top Homeland Security official has apologized to Sen. Edward M...
13437,1,Vatican returns artifact to Russian church A Vatican cardinal returned Saturday a precious icon to the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow as a gift from Pope John Paul II. The Virgin of Kazan icon is an 18th-Century
106882,1,"EU takes over Bosnia peacekeeping from NATO (AFP) AFP - The European Union's biggest military operation began in Bosnia as the 25-nation-bloc takes over peacekeeping duties from NATO, nine years after the end of the bitter inter-ethnic war in the Balkan country."
55842,1,Leaders avoid Suu Kyi issue at ASEM Leaders from Asia and Europe pledged yesterday to tackle everything from climate change to terrorism but dodged calling for the release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of their two-day summit.
94009,1,Analysis: Israel hand seen in Ivorian clash New allegations that Israeli arms dealers helped the army of Ivory Coast attack a French military base look likely to reignite long-tense relations between Israel and France.
28785,1,"Britain Lawmakers Seek Security Review LONDON - In the second major security breach in London this week, five fox hunting enthusiasts stormed onto the floor of the House of Commons Wednesday to disrupt a debate on banning the centuries-old sport. Guards hustled the men away, but the incident showed - as did the man dressed as Batman who scaled the walls of Buckingham Palace on Monday - the vulnerability of Britain's seats of power..."
61321,1,Australian man jailed for UK backpacker murder An Australian drifter was today jailed for life for murdering the British backpacker Caroline Stuttle in 2002 by throwing her off a bridge after stealing her handbag.
98015,1,"Former Groupaction executive arrested for allegedly breaking bail conditions (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Alain Richard, a former vice-president of a controversial Quebec ad agency implicated in the sponsorship scandal, has been arrested for breaking his bail conditions, city police said."
56063,1,Iraq polls may see more US troops The United States has said it may send more troops to Iraq to protect elections in January against violence if US commanders decide they are needed.
45838,1,"France Seeks Larger U.N. Force in Congo (AP) AP - France introduced a Security Council resolution Thursday that would increase the U.N. force in Congo by 5,900 troops, less than half the amount requested by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan."
63568,1,Salt in Their Wounds Fleeing Iraqis arrive in Jordan only to find that their old oppressors are thriving in Amman
72583,1,"How Groups Feel About Outcome of Election (AP) AP - Some demographics and details of voter worries about the upcoming presidential election. The poll was taken Oct. 22-24 of 1,000 adults and 856 registered voters and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points for the whole sample, slightly larger for subgroups:"
25188,1,"Gore Unleashes Fury on Democrats' Behalf (AP) AP - Al Gore's stiff jokes are gone now, replaced by recount jokes. The cautious campaigner of 2000 is gone, too, replaced by a fire-breathing Bush basher."
98505,1,Russia Agrees to Write Off Iraqi Debt to Paris Club Russia agreed on Sunday to forgive up to 80 percent of Iraqs debts to the Paris Club (about $33 billion). A US Treasury official quoted by Reuters said they received this information from Russia.
41722,1,"Bush, Kerry Pause to Trade Barbs on Iraq (AP) AP - President Bush and rival Sen. John Kerry paused from private debate practice on Monday to accuse each other of a lack of clarity on Iraq as they campaigned in ""must win"" states for each — the Republican incumbent in Ohio and his Democratic challenger in Wisconsin."
5519,1,"China Invokes Deng to Send Tough Taiwan Message BEIJING (Reuters) - China invoked late leader Deng Xiaoping on Saturday in its campaign to recover Taiwan, lauding his proposal to recover the island by a ""one country, two systems "" formula but saying he never gave up the threat of force. "
2130,1,"Cleric in Najaf Refuses to Meet Iraqi Mediators The delegation hoped to convince Moktada al- Sadr to disarm his militia, to leave the shrine and to join the political process."
64167,1,"Broken JI spawns even more deadly menace THEY are the men who keep counter-terrorism experts awake at night, only too aware that a strike is being plotted even as you read this report."
8281,1,"Egypt's Walls Come Tumbling Down CAIRO -- Two outer walls are cracked and crumbling, the bathroom walls have fallen down in a heap of brick, the steps to the second floor wiggle like loose teeth. Groundwater seeps into a little courtyard to form an unwanted wading pool. The whole two-story structure sags in the middle, as if suspended from a rope attached to the buildings next door."
76712,1,"China Seeks to Soothe Markets Over Rates (Reuters) Reuters - China's central bank sought on Friday to soothe concerns over its first interest rate hike in nearly a decade, saying it will not have a big impact on the economy or the pegged yuan currency."
75409,1,"Arafat in Serious Condition, Foreign Medics Summoned RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in a very serious condition but was able to take part in Muslim morning prayers on Thursday, officials said, as a team of foreign doctors rushed to his headquarters."
77862,1,"Liberia tightens curfew after capital riots as arms deadline looms MONROVIA (AFP) - The Liberian capital Monrovia was under curfew after citywide riots killed at least five people two days before the end of a UN disarmament effort, provoking fears of a return to conflict in the west African state."
67082,1,Witness says CIA oversaw abuse at Abu Ghraib Witnesses in the trial of a US soldier charged with abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib have told the court that the CIA sometimes directed abuse and orders were received from military command to toughen interrogations.
69871,1,"Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Japan; at Least 10 Dead OJIYA, Japan (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake and strong aftershocks rocked northern Japan, killing at least 10 people, injuring more than 500 and knocking out power and phone services, media said."
78718,1,"Tests Continue on Arafat Yasser Arafat spent Sunday talking to colleagues in the West Bank, reading telegrams from well-wishing world leaders and sipping tea."
119082,1,"Along the ocean, a tourist destination copes with death PHUKET, Thailand -- Day after day, the bodies keep arriving at Wat Lam Kaen. The Buddhist temple in the Khao Lak beach section of this popular resort is one of several temples in the area that have been turned into makeshift morgues, where the calming aroma of incense has been overcome by the sulfurous smell of decay."
24682,1,Protests over Afghan power row A protest ends in violence in western Herat amid a struggle between President Karzai and the local governor.
108509,1,"Munabao-Khokhropar: Pakistan, India agree to re-open another train ... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India agreed on Friday to re-open the Khokhropar-Munabao railway link, which was severed nearly 40 years ago."
91230,1,"UN pressed on Darfur sanctions The UN Security Council must impose sanctions on the Sudanese officials and pro-government Arab militia behind ethnic cleansing in Sudan 's Darfur region, a human rights group and aid agencies said Monday."
16218,1,Kuwait Firm Says Its Truckers Held in Iraq Freed KUWAIT (Reuters) - A Kuwaiti company with seven truck drivers held captive in Iraq said Wednesday that they have been freed by their captors.
118624,1,"Italian President Vetoes Justice Reform (AP) AP - Italy's president dealt a blow to the center-right government Thursday by vetoing one of its centerpiece reforms, an overhaul of the justice system."
36542,1,Cambodia Reports New Bird Flu Outbreak Cambodia says it has found a new outbreak of bird flu in a province near Phnom Penh. Cambodia 's agriculture ministry says all birds at the farm where the outbreak was found will be slaughtered.
50943,1,"Rock's Recluse Wilson Center Stage Again LOS ANGELES - If Brian Wilson could change just one thing in life, it wouldn't be the legendary emotional traumas, the insecurities, the drug abuse, the battles with weight or the endless legal conflicts that nearly destroyed him. ""I would have made the rhythm of 'California Girls' a little better,"" Wilson deadpans..."
72335,1,"Howard sworn in for 4th term as Australian PM CANBERRA, Australia - John Howard was sworn in Tuesday for his fourth term as Australia 's prime minister at a ceremony in the official residence of the Queen 's representative, Governor General Michael Jeffery."
45576,1,"26 Palestinians Die, 131 Wounded in Gaza JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops struck deep inside the largest Palestinian refugee camp Thursday, battling masked gunmen in an unprecedented campaign to stop deadly rocket fire on Israeli towns. Twenty-six Palestinians were killed and 131 wounded, the bloodiest single-day toll in fighting in 30 months..."
21888,1,"New probe opened into death of US football star-turned-soldier (AFP) AFP - The US Army has launched a new investigation into the tragic death of a former US football star, who turned down a lucrative sport career to fight the war on terror as a special forces soldier, a military official disclosed."
119172,1,"Sharon opens a new era of peace in Middle East Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, addressing an academic conference, said that it is the horrible disaster for both people when one nation is occupied by another."
48005,1,"Attacks in India Kill More Than 40 People GAUHATI, India - In a shattering series of attacks, suspected separatists hit nine targets - a railroad station and eight markets - with bombs and gunfire across two states in northeastern India on Saturday, killing more than 40 people. The violence was among the deadliest to hit this ethnic patchwork region, where more than three dozen insurgent groups have been active - including one of Asia's longest running separatist conflicts, dating to shortly before India gained independence from Britain in 1947..."
79409,1,"Courts to decide fate of political prisoners: PM ISLAMABAD: Courts will decide cases of the imprisoned political leaders, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz when asked about PML Secretary-General Mushahid Hussains proposal for release of Asif Ali Zardari, Javed Hashmi and Yousal Raza Gilani."
37491,1,"Slow Economy, Oil Prices Send Stocks Down NEW YORK - Investors extended their blue chip selloff Thursday as oil prices neared their all-time highs, renewing Wall Street's concerns that high energy costs would deflate third-quarter earnings. Only the Nasdaq composite index managed a minimal gain..."
118923,1,"ANALYSIS-Saudi thwarts protests but reformists demand change Saudi rulers may have breathed a sigh of relief when protests calling for change were thwarted this week but reformists, scholars and even royal family members say the challenge will not go away."
24466,1,"Afghans Mark 9/11 Anniversary with Mixed Feelings BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. forces and their allies in Afghanistan remembered the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in somber fashion Saturday, conscious that the war on terror will be a long one."
5756,1,"U.S. Troops Clash with Shi'ite Militia in Najaf NAJAF (Reuters) - U.S. troops clashed with Shi'ite militiamen in Najaf on Saturday, interrupting a day of relative calm in the holy city with the sound of mortar, rocket-propelled grenade and machinegun fire, witnesses said."
52655,1,Bomb-grade plutonium driven across France Wednesday after a more than two-week journey from Charleston in the United States. They fear it is vulnerable to. plutonium will be recycled into nuclear fuel.
39735,1,"Australia PM launches new skills program as centrepiece of election campaign (AFP) AFP - An overhaul of Australia's technical education system to head off a looming skills shortage was the centrepiece of the government's campaign to win the October 9 poll, launched by Prime Minister John Howard."
47025,1,"UN Rights Officials Talks of War Crimes in Darfur (Reuters) Reuters - U.N. envoys told the Security Council on Thursday that war crimes had probably occurred on ""a large and systematic scale"" in Sudan's Darfur region and called for foreign police to help stop abuses."
94544,1,"Srebrenica massacre survivors to sue UN (AFP) AFP - Survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre were set to file a suit in a French court demanding financial compensation from the United Nations for ""abandoning "" the Muslim enclave of Bosnia."
24464,1,Bush Pledges to Defeat Global Terrorism (AP) AP - President Bush marked the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Saturday by warning of continued danger to the United States and pledging victory over international terror.
84025,1,Thaksin vows 'iron fist ' against rebels in south BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra headed to a Muslim-dominated part of southern Thailand on Sunday after promising to act aggressively against militants and illegal weapons they have used in deadly attacks there.
5341,1,"N.S. submariner recalls harrowing experiences in career spent underwater (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - HALIFAX (CP) - As Sam Jennings started to regain consciousness, he saw the dark smoke billowing through his submarine."
100461,1,"Chirac arrives in Libya for first ever visit by French head of state (AFP) AFP - President Jacques Chirac arrived in Libya in the first ever visit by a French head of state, confirming maverick leader Moamer Kadhafi's gradual return to international respectability."
56899,1,Kanye triumphs at Source awards Rapper-producers Kanye West and Lil Jon win three awards each at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami.
99213,1,"Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto 's husband released on bail KARACHI, Pakistan The husband of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (be-nah-zeer boo-tose) is breathing the air of a free man today."
109204,1,"Mideast Initiatives Follow Arafat's Death The death of Yasser Arafat has brought a flurry of diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East by Arab, Palestinian and Israeli leaders aiming to revive long-stalled peace negotiations on several fronts."
109068,1,"Karzai sworn in as first popularly elected Afghan president (AFP) AFP - Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president, promising to restore security to the war-shattered country exactly three years after the fall of the Taliban."
61018,1,"Ex-soldier, warlord becomes Somali leader A former soldier, rebel and warlord was sworn in Thursday as the new president of Somalia in the latest attempt to unite the nation under a central government for the first time since 1991."
14851,1,"Sadr orders followers to cease fire across Iraq Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday ordered his followers to end clashes with US andIraqi forces across Iraq, one of his aides said."
80516,1,"Panel says Karzai winner in Afghanistan A panel investigating the Afghan presidential elections said Wednesday incumbent President Hamid Karzai won with 55 percent of the vote, the BBC reported."
94719,1,"Israel kills 3 Egyptian police by mistake An Israeli tank has opened fire and killed three Egyptian police along the Gaza-Egypt border after mistaking them for Palestinian militants planting explosives against Israeli forces, military officials say."
16503,1,"Israel Blames Syria for Suicide Bombings JERUSALEM - Israel holds Syria responsible for a double suicide bombing that killed 16 people because it allows the group that staged the attack to operate there, a senior Israeli official said Wednesday in a warning that implied possible retaliation. The militant Islamic group Hamas claimed the attack Tuesday in the desert city of Beersheba, when two bombers from the West Bank city of Hebron blew themselves up seconds apart in two buses..."
64510,1,"Pragmatism at heart of Peres's efforts toward peace JERUSALEM -- From the podium of the Israeli Knesset last week, Shimon Peres, the engineer of the Oslo peace process and leader of the parliamentary opposition, lambasted Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's speech on the state of the nation. Minutes later, in a nearby conference room, he urged his Labor party colleagues not to vote against Sharon's program so as not ..."
55486,1,"Myanmar splits ASEM summit Asians and Europeans left Hanoi Saturday after a summit that renewed economic coordination, but deadlocked over Myanmar 's human rights situation."
74024,1,Crunch vote for new EU Commission The threat of a constitutional crisis hangs over the EU as MEPs vote on whether to veto the new Commission.
23468,1,Avian flu claimed its 9th victim in Thailand Our gratitude goes to you for the interest and enthusiasm you have shown in visiting the AsiaNews.it website. AsiaNews is also a monthly magazine (only in Italian).
96108,1,Golf: Woods upset at Ryder post Tiger Woods says Mark O'Meara should have been named US Ryder Cup captain for 2006.
93261,1,"Australia stunned by murder of aid worker who helped Iraq's poor (AFP) AFP - Aid worker Margaret Hassan's apparent murder by her kidnappers in Iraq caused shock and dismay among Australians and employees of the charity group that employed her, CARE Australia."
62477,1,"Former OAS Chief Under House Arrest in Bribe Probe A Costa Rican judge on Saturday put the former head of the Organization of American States under house arrest for six months, while he is investigated for bribery claims, judicial officials said."
36426,1,"Dodgers' Green to Miss Game on Yom Kippur SAN DIEGO - Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Shawn Green will definitely sit out at least one game of a weekend series against the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur, but will wait until Thursday to make his final decision. Green said Wednesday there's a possibility he'll sit out both Friday night and Saturday afternoon..."
43097,1,"Cuba, Russia Agree to Condemn Terrorism (AP) AP - The top diplomats for Russia and Cuba condemned all forms of terrorism Tuesday and renewed Russia's call last week to expand the war against the global scourge."
68077,1,"Keep better records of refugee interviews, watchdog advises CSIS (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service should make transcripts of the interviews it conducts with refugee claimants to prevent future conflicts, says the watchdog over the spy agency."
73115,1,Israeli Parliament Moves Toward Vote on Gaza Withdrawal Plan The Parliament is scheduled to vote tonight on the plan of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to remove Israeli settlements.
1211,1,"China Tests New Guided Missile Amid Taiwan Tensions BEIJING (Reuters) - China has successfully tested a new guided missile it says is highly accurate, state media said on Tuesday amid rising tensions with arch-rival Taiwan."
107375,1,"Peru Says Top Court Upholds Berenson Sentence By Robin Emmott
LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - American Lori Berenson faces 11 moreyears behind bars in Peru after the Americas' top human rightscourt upheld her 20-year sentence on terrorism charges,President Alejandro Toledo said on Thursday.
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93287,1,"Gunshots echo in Indian-controlled Kashmir Gunshots echoed in the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir Wednesday morning, just a few hours before Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives."
51901,1,"British prime minister to press Sudanese government on Darfur conflict (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan agrees to a joint withdrawal of government and rebel forces in Darfur and will accept a big increase in international ceasefire monitors, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday after talks with the country's president."
90255,1,How exercise protects the heart Scientists say they are closer to understanding exactly how exercise is good for the heart.
108569,1,"Abbas making progress on a truce TEL AVIV Mahmoud Abbas, the new leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the man expected to be elected president of the Palestinian Authority, has been making progress in persuading radical groups like Hamas to hold their fire against Israeli "
103595,1,"Jordan 's crown prince is dismissed Jordan 's Hashemite royal family was thrown into turmoil last night when King Abdullah abruptly dismissed his half-brother, Prince Hamzeh, as Crown Prince and heir apparent."
32021,1,"Iraqi Airways Resumes Int 'l Flights Iraqi Airways resumed international flights for the first time in 14 years, with a plane taking off Saturday from neighboring Jordan for Baghdad and another leaving the Iraqi capital for Damascus, Syria."
7675,1,Judge demands faster action on Iraqi prison abuse investigations A military judge in Germany says the government has to speed up investigations of Iraqi prisoner abuse. Col. James Pohl told prosecutors to make sure three investigative reports on
95241,1,"Painkiller risk to gut revealed The risk of intestinal damage from common painkillers may be higher than thought, research suggests."
92819,1,"Bush Pushes for Progress in Sudan Talks (AP) AP - President Bush talked by telephone Tuesday with leaders in Sudan, pushing for progress in peace talks to end a 21-year civil war in southern Sudan."
55489,1,"Japan typhoon kills two The most powerful typhoon to hit eastern Japan in a decade has headed out to sea after pummelling Tokyo, leaving two dead, snarling transport on a long holiday weekend and forcing thousands in the countryside to evacuate."
23650,1,Jakarta Hunts Islamic Militants After Embassy Attack JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police launched a nationwide manhunt on Friday for al Qaeda-linked militants blamed for a suicide car bomb attack outside the Australian embassy that jolted both countries ahead of elections.
94417,1,"New commissioners grilled by MEPs Hungarys Laszlo Kovacs, Italys Franco Frattini and Latvias Andris Piebalgs were interviewed on Monday and yesterday. Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso had to change his proposed team after it became "
54192,1,"Pakistan on high alert after car bomb massacre MULTAN, Pakistan: Pakistan security forces were on high alert with troops deployed to the city of Multan after a car bomb killed 41 people and wounded more than 100 in the latest attack blamed on sectarian tensions."
84555,1,Dutch court blocks Kurd rebel extradition A district court in the Netherlands has blocked the extradition of an alleged Kurdish rebel leader wanted in Turkey for her suspected role in a series of bombings in the 1990s.
23663,1,"WHO Warns Of More Human Deaths After Bird Flu 's Latest Victim In ... A World Health Organization official has warned of the likelihood of more human deaths from the bird flu virus, after the death of a teenage boy in Thailand this week."
36120,1,"House Democrats Set Goals, Seek Return to Power (Reuters) Reuters - In a scene reminiscent of the 1994\""Republican Revolution"" that turned the U.S. Congress upside down, Democrats on Wednesday set ambitious goals for the nation and urged voters to finally put them back in charge."
117866,1,"Distrust dominates Iraq election BAGHDAD, Iraq - On the first official day of campaigning for the Jan. 30 elections in violence-racked Iraq, candidates were trying to figure out how to woo the voters."
29161,1,"Between Old Allies, A Sweeping Divide The 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."
96856,1,US-European tensions deepen over Irans nuclear program Next weeks meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors over Irans nuclear programs is looming as a tense diplomatic battleground between the US and its European rivals.
51648,1,"US agrees to slow S Korea pull-out \The US agrees to stagger a troop withdrawal from South Korea, due to fears about the North."
55924,1,"At least four killed in two explosions in Baghdad At least four people were killed in a rocket attack near the Iraqi Oil Ministry and two others were wounded in another suicide car bombing attack near the Iraqi Culture Ministry on Sunday, Iraqi police said."
3157,1,"Sharon's Likud Rejects Coalition Bid--First Returns TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's right-wing Likud party voted Wednesday to bar a coalition with center-left Labor that he seeks to advance his Gaza withdrawal plan, according to early returns."
28596,1,"Wet weather hits Coca-Cola sales Coca-Cola, the world's largest maker of soft drinks, issues a profit warning, partly blaming the impact of cold and wet weather in northern Europe."
100109,1,Black Watch ready for new offensive The Black Watch battalion is preparing to join US Marines and Iraqi forces in a major new offensive against insurgents. The operation - codenamed Plymouth Rock because it takes place around Thanksgiving - is
6015,1,Kerry Camp Makes Video to Defuse Attacks (AP) AP - Sen. John Kerry's campaign released a video Saturday comparing the controversy over Kerry's Vietnam service to attacks on John McCain during the 2000 Republican primaries.
5588,1,"Militiamen begin to leave Shi ’te shrine NAJAF, Iraq -- Militia fighters began to leave the Shrine of Imam Ali yesterday, taking up positions outside the sacred site or fleeing the city, after rebellious Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr offered to return custody of the complex to moderate clerics."
46148,1,"Envoys say war crimes probable in Darfur UNITED NATIONS -- UN envoys told the Security Council yesterday that war crimes had probably taken place on ""a large and systematic scale "" in Sudan's Darfur region and called for foreign police to help stop abuses."
106144,1,Princess Aiko turns 3 Japan 's littlest princess turned three on Wednesday as authorities grappled with the issue of whether to make legal changes that would one day allow her ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne.
55452,1,"We dont recognize the results Even before the polling booths closed in Afghanistans first-ever direct presidential election, all 15 candidates running against incumbent Hamid Karzai denounced "
6244,1,"18 Killed by Bombs at Bangladesh Rally (AP) AP - Soldiers and armed police patrolled the Bangladeshi capital on Sunday, a day after more than a dozen grenades were thrown at an opposition rally, killing at least 18 people and injuring hundreds."
62336,1,"Robert Di Niro loves Italy!: Hollywood News: Washington, Oct 16: Italians might think otherwise, but Robert De Niro definitely has no bad intentions towards Italy even though his recent actions seem to suggest otherwise."
109028,1,Putin denies opposing India 's veto power Russian President Vladimir Putin today said that he had been completely misinterpreted by the Indian press. Media reports had claimed that he was opposed to India 's right to get veto powers in the UN Security Council.
96864,1,Negotiators Add Abortion Clause to Spending Bill House and Senate negotiators have tucked a potentially far-reaching anti-abortion provision into a $388 billion must-pass spending bill.
60055,1,"Egypt eyes possible link of 17 arrests to Sinai bombings CAIRO -- Egyptian authorities are investigating whether 17 suspected Al Qaeda members arrested while illegally entering Libya have any connection with last week's coordinated bombings at Sinai tourist resorts that killed 34 people, an Egyptian official said yesterday."
26552,1,"South Korea Says to Pin Down Nature of North Blast SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is seeking independent verification on the nature of a huge blast in North Korea last week, which its communist neighbor has said was linked to a hydroelectric scheme, Seoul's defense minister said on Tuesday."
12135,1,Gun-toting Rwandans invade Whitsundays RWANDAN President Paul Kagame has created a diplomatic storm in north Queensland after bringing his own team of armed guards to an international business conference.
65479,1,"Owen strike hands Madrid victory Michael Owen scores his first goal for Real Madrid, plus a round of Tuesday's Champions League games."
32350,1,"Hu takes over China 's top military job from ageing Jiang BEIJING : Chinese President Hu Jintao was named Sunday to replace elderly leader Jiang Zemin as head of China 's powerful Central Military Commission, state press said."
13835,1,Mugabe claims Blair trying to oust him Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has vowed he will never retreat in the face of what he calls British and US government attempts to oust him.
23316,1,"Six Palestinians Killed in New Fighting in Gaza, West Bank Six Palestinians died in renewed violence across the Gaza Strip and West Bank on Thursday, according to Palestinian officials, as a private group "
46595,1,"Chirac Backs French Vote on Turkey After a meeting with German Chancellor Gerhard Schrder, French President Jacques Chirac said Friday he supports a change to his country 's constitution to allow for a referendum on Turkish EU membership."
14896,1,"U.N. Can't Define Libya Weapons Program (AP) AP - The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency failed Monday to make a judgment on the origin of some technology for Libya's weapons program, a finding that diplomats said kept alive concerns of North Korean involvement."
109029,1,Middle East ; ElBaradei denies charges of collaboration with Iran ElBaradei was reacting to news reports that he had heeded Iranian demands to drop mentions of IAEA requests to visit the Parchin military site and Irans use of the sensitive material beryllium in a report he had made to the IAEA board in September.
4389,1,"U.S. Uses Lethal Aircraft to Try to Break Sadr (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. military pounded positions held by radical clerical Moqtada al-Sadr's lightly armed militiamen early Friday, unleashing one of its most terrifying aircraft in a bid to break their will to fight."
79021,1,"Qureia condemns Tel Aviv attack Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia denounced Monday 's suicide attack in Tel Aviv, dismissing fears it might endanger Yasser Arafat 's return to Ramallah."
104567,1,Australian PM makes ASEAN debut under pressure to sign non-aggression pact (AFP) AFP - Australian Prime Minister John Howard meets Southeast Asian leaders in Laos under growing pressure to sign a non-aggression pact with them to dispel concern about his policy of pre-emptive strikes.
47133,1,"Navy secretary assures torture allegations by Guantanamo detainee ... WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (AFP) - US Navy Secretary Gordon England said Friday that an allegation of torture by a detainee at a military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will be investigated."
5189,1,Report: Japanese court dismisses request to halt deportation of chess legend Bobby Fischer TOKYO Japan 's main news agency reports a Tokyo court has dismissed a request to stop the deportation proceedings against fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer.
34601,1,"How bad is it? (U.S. News World Report) U.S. News World Report - Throughout the presidential campaign, the Republicans have shown remarkable discipline in their public messages--but the deteriorating situation in Iraq is testing some of that unity. The strain was evident at a Senate hearing last week where Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel unloaded on the Bush administration's sluggish reconstruction efforts in Iraq. ""It's beyond pitiful; it's beyond embarrassing. It is now in the zone of dangerous, "" he thundered. ..."
113903,1,U.S. Strikes Fallujah; Two Troops Killed (AP) AP - American warplanes pounded Fallujah with missiles Sunday as insurgents fought running battles with coalition forces in the volatile western Iraqi city. The U.S. military said two troops died in separate incidents.
58676,1,"Germany Extradites Militant to Turkey Militant Islamic leader Metin Kaplan, the self-described 'Caliph of Cologne ', in Cologne, Germany, in this June 1, 2004 file photo."
73091,1,"U.S. Troops Reinforce After Falluja Air Strike BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops stepped up pressure on the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja on Tuesday, cutting roads and reinforcing positions around the town as jets criss-crossed the sky ahead of an expected assault."
90155,1,"EU Seeks End to Diplomatic Freeze in Cuba HAVANA (Reuters) - The European Union is considering a shift in policy toward Cuba that would get it back on speaking terms with President Fidel Castro's government, diplomats said."
31868,1,Iran tests long-range missile as UN watchdog reviews nuclear ... TEHRAN : Iran will test fire a long-range missile amid fears in the West that Tehran is developing nuclear weapons and an ongoing review by the UN watchdog of the country 's atomic energy program.
76362,1,"Jordan pledges help to release Japanese hostage in Iraq Jordan 's King Abdullah II on Thursday pledged efforts to help release the Japanese hostage in Iraq as soon as possible, Jordanian TV reported."
55015,1,"Violence in northern Gaza kills four Palestinians, including young ... GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Witnesses say a ten-year-old girl was one of four Palestinians killed today by Israeli forces operating in the northern Gaza Strip."
17356,1,"Oil Could Help Japan Resolve Territorial Fight With Russia Wearing a white windbreaker to protect him from the Siberian wind, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stood on the bridge of a Japanese Coast Guard patrol boat on Thursday "
47365,1,"War On Terror Column The Israeli army killed nine Palestinians in Gaza yesterday as it poured its forces into the coastal strip, expanding a ground offensive intended to root out militants firing rockets into Israeli towns."
525,1,"Options running out as Najaf talks collapse BAGHDAD -- After more than a week of fighting between the Mahdi Army and the combined US and Iraqi forces in Najaf, Baghdad's Sadr City, and a half-dozen other cities, analysts say neither interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi nor radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had any good options left other than to talk."
42143,1,U.S. Jets Pound Militant Positions in Iraq (AP) AP - Two car bombs killed seven Iraqi national guardsmen and a rocket barrage hit a police academy Monday as insurgents kept up their offensive to subdue Iraq's beleaguered security forces. U.S. jets pounded suspected militant positions in a Baghdad slum.
22724,1,"Pakistan Bombs 'Terrorist Camp,' Kills at Least 50 WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani jet fighters and helicopter gunships pounded a suspected terrorist training camp near the Afghan border on Thursday, killing at least 50 mostly foreign militants."
74666,1,Armitage praises Russia's anti-terror efforts in Moscow visit (AFP) AFP - US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage praised Russia's anti-terror efforts as he laid a wreath at a site of a recent Moscow metro suicide bombing.
104809,1,"Officials Stumped by Australia, NZ Whale Beachings Scientists and wildlife officials continued to search Tuesday for what may have caused a series of mass strandings which left 168 whales and dolphins dead on Australian and New Zealand beaches in the past three days."
87811,1,Afghan women offer to take place of UN hostages A group of 20 Afghan women offered on Thursday to take the place of three foreign UN workers held hostage for the past two weeks by a Taliban splinter group.
44971,1,"Pitcairn Mayor 'Led Rape' on Island - Prosecutor SYDNEY (Reuters) - The trial of seven Pitcairn Island men, descendants of the 18th century Bounty mutineers, began Wednesday with the mayor the first to face charges of rape and underage sex, pool reports said."
25025,1,"Families Recite Names of 9/11 Victims NEW YORK - Their voices breaking, parents and grandparents of those lost on Sept. 11 stood at the World Trade Center site Saturday and marked the third anniversary of the attacks by reciting the names of the 2,749 people who died there..."
8584,1,"Abu Ghraib Hearing Underway in Germany Charles Graner, the suspected ringleader in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal and three others are facing pre-trial hearings in Germany, marked by warnings by the judge for the US to speed up investigations."
92350,1,"Spanish police arrest 17 suspected ETA members Police arrested 17 suspected members of Basque separatist guerrilla group ETA in northern Spain on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry says."
69626,1,"Gov't shells out billions on outside consultants (AFP) AFP - The government spent 1.75 billion pounds last year to hire outside consultants, some of who were paid roughly 10 times that of a civil servant doing same job."
115264,1,Fergie fuming as United blow catch-up chance (AFP) AFP - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was left seething at his side's inability to cash in on the draw between English Premiership favourites Arsenal and Chelsea.
42226,1,"France to Punish Police for Bungled Bomb Exercise (Reuters) Reuters - France's police minister vowed on Monday to punish officers who planted explosives in an unwitting plane passenger's luggage to test their sniffer dogs but then lost the ""bomb,"" which remains missing after a three-day hunt."
70753,1,"Kerry turns the Bible, terror comments on Bush (AFP) AFP - Democratic challenger John Kerry turned the Bible against born-again Methodist President George W. Bush, arguing that his policies ran counter to America's moral foundation."
5924,1,"Bush Pressing Case for 'Ownership Society' WASHINGTON - Amid signs that the economy is cooling, President Bush is showcasing initiatives for a second term under the banner of an ""ownership society"" in hopes of bolstering his economic stewardship credentials. His platform includes initiatives to help people buy homes, start businesses, hone job skills and set up tax-free retirement and health care accounts - plus a still unspecified tax-code overhaul..."
90481,1,"Abbas, clear favourite to succeed Arafat, escapes from Gaza ... GAZA CITY, Nov 14 (AFP) - Gunmen killed two members of the security services in Gaza City Sunday as PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas visited a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat, underlining fears the Palestinian leader 's death could trigger an upsurge in "
59908,1,"Goldsmith faces calls to resign over Iraq The attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, faced calls to resign last night as Tony Blair 's legal justification for going to war against Iraq began to unravel."
35324,1,"Spain's San Sebastian festival shows filmmaking still a man's world (AFP) AFP - Filmmaking is still largely a man's domain, if the offerings of the San Sebastian film festival in Spanish and similar events are anything to go by."
95048,1,"WTO Rules Against EU Protection of Goods (AP) AP - The United States and Australia prevailed in an interim ruling by the World Trade Organization in a dispute over protection given by the European Union to its regional goods such as Champagne wine and Feta cheese, trade officials said Thursday."
117554,1," 'Chemical Ali ' will be the first in the dock Baghdad - Iraq 's ""Chemical Ali "" will be the first of toppled Saddam Hussein 's henchmen to stand trial. Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam 's who earned his nickname over his alleged role in the gassing "
107095,1,"Serb Not an Assassin, Just an Angry Driver What was first believed to be an assassination attempt against President Boris Tadic of Serbia on Tuesday night was actually a case of road rage by a driver "
115489,1,"Israel accused over Syria blast Syria has blamed Israel for a car bomb which exploded in its capital Damascus, wounding three people. The bomb went off soon after a Palestinian man got out of the car with his wife and daughter."
102614,1,"Dozens convicted in African coup plot MALABO, Equatorial Guinea A court convicted dozens of alleged mercenaries from South Africa and Armenia on Friday and sentenced them to prison terms for an alleged coup plot."
48534,1,Shia militias clash in Lebanon Two rival Shia militia groups clash in a town in southern Lebanon and army forces are called in to calm the situation.
31271,1,"A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP) AP - As of Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, 1,027 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 777 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians."
39435,1,"Al-Qaeda targets Afghan poll FOREIGN fighters from the al-Qaeda terror network were infiltrating Afghanistan to disrupt upcoming elections, the commander of US forces in the country said today."
50658,1,"Army Spun Tale Around Ill-Fated Mission The published account of Pat Tillman's last moments was a distorted and incomplete narrative, according to dozens of internal Army documents obtained by The Washington Post."
105236,1,ASEAN sign free trade agreement The Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) and China have signed an agreement to create the world 's biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their two billion people by the end of the decade.
5946,1,"Police killed in pre-poll Chechnya attacks -agency Gunmen attacked a police station and voting centres in Russia 's war-torn Chechnya, killing at least 11 people, Interfax news agency said on Saturday."
9241,1,"Pakistan 's Caretaker Prime Minister Steps Down Pakistan 's caretaker prime minister has stepped down, clearing the way for Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz to take control of the country 's Parliament."
29975,1,"Indonesian Magazine Editor Found Guilty of Libel A court on Thursday sentenced Tempo magazine editor Bambang Harymurti to one year in prison for defamation and ""inciting unrest "" in a case watched by press freedom advocates here and abroad."
106725,1,Powell safe after gunbattle during Haiti visit US Secretary of State Colin Powell and his delegation were unhurt in an intense gunfight that erupted outside Haiti 's presidential palace on Wednesday while they were in a meeting with Haitian leaders.
9242,1,"Hopes for peace talks as Nepal rebels lift blockade Nepal 's ruling coalition has expressed hopes for peace talks with Maoist rebels, as the capital, Kathmandu, returned to normal after the rebels lifted a week-long blockade."
88444,1,"Train derailment in Philippines kills 6 A passenger train derailed and plunged into a ravine in the northern Philippines early Friday, killing at least six people and injuring 50 others, police said."
97158,1,"Annan says Darfur peace deal possible by year-end A quick peace deal for Sudan 's western Darfur region may be possible after a separate agreement was reached between Khartoum and southern Sudanese rebels, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said."
97193,1,Death penalty for Afghan killer An Afghan man is sentenced to death for killing four journalists - three of them foreign - in 2001.
2334,1,Warring Afghan Factions Say Cease-fire Holding (Reuters) Reuters - A renegade Afghan militia commander and a spokesman for the governor of the western province of Herat said on Wednesday their forces were honoring a cease-fire brokered a day earlier by the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan.
46419,1,"Dozens Believed Killed in U.S. Assault on Iraqi City More than 4,000 American and Iraqi soldiers mounted a military assault on the insurgent-held city of Samarra."
37685,1,"North Korea may test-fire missile: spy satellite data Japanese and US reconnaissance information indicates that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire either a Nodong or Taepodong ballistic missile, Japanese government sources said Thursday."
59548,1,"Allawi threatens rebel-held Fallujah with force Perhaps seeking to leverage any momentum from recent negotiations with prominent citizens of the volatile Iraqi city of Fallujah, Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi Wednesday issued what The Australian Broadcasting Corporation calls an ""ultimatum."
23639,1,Zimbabwe jails Briton in mercenary case A Zimbabwe court has jailed British former special services officer Simon Mann for a total of seven years for trying to buy dangerous weapons in a case linked to an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
4169,1,"Efforts underway to hold Korean crisis talks: US (AFP) AFP - Diplomatic efforts are underway to hold a preparatory meeting for the six-party talks aimed at ending the nuclear crisis in the Korean peninsula, the US State Department said."
13605,1,Emergency talks on Iraq hostages The French Prime Minister calls a crisis meeting to discuss the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq.
33601,1,"Car Explodes in Gaza City, One Dead An explosion tore apart a car in Gaza City Monday, killing at least one person, Palestinian witnesses said. They said Israeli warplanes were circling overhead at the time of the blast, indicating a possible missile strike."
2490,1,Labor determined to reopen children overboard inquiry Labor says there appears to have been pressure from the Prime Minister 's office on a public servant and it 's reaffirmed its determination to reopen the Senate inquiry into the matter.
28783,1,"Putin 's power grab We have long maintained ambivalence toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. On the one hand, he is trying to pull his backward nation out of decades of communism-spawned doldrums to a take a leading place in the democratic world."
84421,1,"Arafat's Wife Lashes Out at Officials (AP) AP - Yasser Arafat's wife accused his top lieutenants of seeking to grab power from her ailing husband, prompting three top Palestinian officials to abruptly cancel a visit to Paris — at least for a day — the first sign of an open power struggle while Arafat clings to life."
108452,1,Rwanda singled out as Great Lakes peace threatened (AFP) AFP - The EU added its voice to a chorus of international concern over the presence of Rwandan troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that threaten to undermine the fragile peace in the region.
11269,1,"Bomb explodes in Thai marketplace A powerful bomb has exploded in a crowded marketplace in southern Thailand, wounding at least 10 people, officials said. The province, located about 750 miles south of Bangkok, is "
104603,1,"Aznar stands by his claim of Eta link to bombings Jos Mara Aznar, Spain 's former prime minister, accused the Socialist government yesterday of failing to investigate suspected links between Islamic terrorists and Basque separatists."
29291,1,"Bush Campaign Trail Stops at White House WASHINGTON - Enmeshed in his re-election campaign, President Bush rarely spends a full day at the White House. But even when he does, presidential politics and campaign pitches remain close at hand..."
47952,1,"Sharon rejects Hamas ceasefire offer Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected a Hamas ceasfire offer asserting that the army will continue operations in Gaza to insure the safety of Israeli citizens even as five Palestinians, including a Hamas militant, were killed in two "
65476,1,"Peru Coca Farmers Break Into Power Plant, Two Dead LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Hundreds of farmers seized a hydroelectric plant in southern Peru on Tuesday to protest government coca eradication efforts after a clash with police in which two people died and 10 were hurt, officials said."
17883,1,"Gun battle breaks out near Green Zone BAGHDAD -- A heavy gunfight broke out yesterday on a dangerous street in central Baghdad within blocks of the country's most fortified facilities, including the US Embassy and interim Iraqi government headquarters. Five more American troops were killed in the volatile Anbar province."
10760,1,"BA chief signs on for Heathrow holiday duty LONDON (AFP) - British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington and other senior management will help out the ground staff at London 's Heathrow airport during the upcoming busy holiday weekend, after days of staff shortages and delays, the company said "
55165,1,"Russia, India vow to fight terror (AFP) AFP - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pledged that his country would cooperate with India in the fight against global terrorism."
42071,1,"American Forces Bomb Site in Fallujah (AP) AP - American forces bombed a site in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah early Tuesday where several militants loyal to terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi were believed to be holed up, the U.S. military said."
52555,1,"Northeast Indian State Votes Amid Tight Security GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - People braved a steady drizzle to come out to vote in a remote northeast Indian state on Thursday, as troops guarded polling stations in an election being held under the shadow of violence."
6480,1,NAM boycott stirs sanctions fears in Israel Measures adopted by the Non-Aligned Movement to boycott Israeli settlers and firms building the West Bank barrier have stirred real worries in the Jewish state of a broader sanctions campaign.
98135,1,US persuades Paris Club to write off 23bn of Iraqi debt A deal to forgive a large chunk of Iraq 's external debt could finally be announced this week after key creditor nations came to an agreement at the weekend ending months of stalemate.
103223,1,"Firefighters die under rubble Gretzenbach, Switzerland - Seven Swiss firefighters were killed in the collapse of a parking garage ceiling in a fire in northern Switzerland, officials said on Sunday."
41297,1,"Pakistanis Arrest More Militant Suspects KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistani forces following up on a raid that killed a top al-Qaida fugitive arrested four more suspected extremists Monday, while the U.S. Embassy warned that security constraints could keep its staff from helping citizens who get into trouble outside big cities..."
9336,1,'DNA analysis' spots e-mail spam Computational biologists at IBM develop an anti-spam filter that works in the same way scientists analyse DNA.
32458,1,"Amid security fears, Karzai struggles to talk to Afghans KABULA day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped a rocket attack on his helicopter, he slipped away from his US security guards and left the presidential "
54159,1,"Privacy Act, Order Shielded U.S. Names on List CIA analyst Charles A. Duelfer's report on Iraq's weapons programs included lists of governments, political parties, companies and individuals from at least 44 nations who received vouchers to buy oil -- both legally and otherwise -- from the Iraqi government during Saddam Hussein's reign."
101418,1,"ASEAN eyes European model Vientiane (AsiaNews/Agencies) - This morning the Conference of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened in Vientiane, Laos."
28794,1,"U.N. Hopeful Iraqi Elections on Schedule (AP) AP - The United Nations is hopeful elections in Iraq can be held on schedule in January 2005 despite escalating violence — but the level of U.N. electoral assistance will depend on security, the top U.N. envoy to Iraq says."
115516,1,Pakistan and India in talks to avert nuclear 'havoc' (AFP) AFP - Pakistan and India held talks to hammer out an agreement on giving advance warning of ballistic missile tests and other steps to avert any accidental launch of nuclear weapons.
11270,1,WHO warns of potential pandemic over 'bird flu ' virus infections ... Shanghai. (Interfax-China) -The World Health Organization (WHO) warned the of potential dangers of an outbreak of influenza H5N1 infections in pigs in China.
38023,1,"Flood's toll dire for Haitian city GONAIVES, Haiti -- Around the corner from a road on which bloated corpses of cows and pigs floated in rivers of mud, James Louis sat on a mound of dirt, selling plastic sandals scavenged from the dead."
63857,1,Turkey can count on Germany when EU leaders meet: Fischer German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer assured his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul here on Monday that Germany would give full support to Turkey 's bid to enter European Union membership talks.
2447,1,"Bomb found near Berlusconi villa Italy police defuse a bomb near Silvio Berlusconi's holiday villa, hours after a visit by the UK's Tony Blair."
48075,1,Losses mourned in an insurgent stronghold BAGHDAD -- US and Iraqi forces took control of the central Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday but engaged in sporadic clashes with insurgents who had dispersed into the narrowest of its closely packed streets to continue fighting in small bands.
57229,1,Afghan Poll Crisis Subsides as Karzai Rivals Back Off KABUL (Reuters) - The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend poll.
5575,1,"Accused Hamas Leader Denies U.S. Charges DAMASCUS, Syria - A senior official of the Palestinian militant group Hamas indicted in the United States for conspiring to fund terror attacks against Israel denied the accusations and said the charges were driven by election-year politics in the United States. ""This is election campaigning,"" Mousa Abu Marzook, deputy chief of the Hamas political bureau, told The Associated Press in Damascus on Friday..."
28625,1,"UN war crimes tribunal delays Miloevic trial by nearly a month 15 September 2004 - The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today adjourned the already long-running genocide trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloevic again, this time for almost a month, to allow his recently "
25772,1,"Pakistan Clashes Said to Leave 9 Dead (AP) AP - Pakistani security forces and militants clashed on Sunday in fighting that killed at least nine people in the mountains near the Afghan border where al-Qaida-linked fighters are believed to be hiding, military officials said."
73602,1,Putin Travels to Ukraine to Praise PM (AP) AP - Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Ukraine Tuesday for a live television appearance praising the Russian-backed candidate despite criticism that he was seeking to pressure voters ahead of weekend presidential elections in the former Sovier republic.
23515,1,"Luck, pluck helped 10-year-old survive attack in Russian school VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia -- In a terrifying videotape, 10-year-old Georgy Farniyev sat near a bomb, his hands behind his head and his face a mask of misery. He looked certain to die, but survived through luck, self-possession beyond his years, and enough grit to pull shrapnel out of his own arm."
43474,1,Ransom Concern Clouds Return of Italian Hostages (Reuters) Reuters - National joy in Italy at the safe return of two aid workers held hostage in Iraq gave way in some quarters on Wednesday to concern that Rome had paid a ransom for the women's freedom.
8750,1,"American Forces Press Into the Inner Ring of Najaf's Old City The poorly armed insurgents loyal to Moktada al-Sadr were overwhelmed by American tanks, attack helicopters and AC-130 gunships overnight."
92098,1,"Scotland leans toward approving smoke ban OBAN, Scotland -- Retired nurse Carolyn Rowe carries vivid memories of cancer patients she treated and says their suffering drives her strong support for Scotland's plan to ban smoking in all enclosed public places."
55088,1,"Iraq: At least 10 dead in car bombing attack A suicide car bomber attacked Wednesday an Iraqi military camp northwest of Baghdad, killing 10 Iraqis and injuring more than 20, Iraqi officials said."
97940,1,"British govt cash called for to bolster peace The British government is facing demands to pump funds into Northern Ireland in a bid to bolster a talks deal if it is struck, Sinn Fin leader Gerry Adams said tonight."
28333,1,"Singapore Releases Two Jemaah Islamiah Militants SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore released from jail Wednesday two men linked to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, including one trained in Afghanistan, but said 17 others arrested in 2002 would be held for two more years without trial."
3597,1,"Typhoon Hits Korea, Japan; Kills 9, Grounds Flights (Update1) Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Typhoon Megi churned through the Tsushima Straight dividing Japan and South Korea, leaving nine people dead and thousands homeless as it damaged crops, dumped heavy rains and grounded flights. "
3875,1,Stocks Set to Open Slightly Lower at Open NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen slightly lower at the open Thursday as investors take some cash off the table after Wednesday's sharp rally...
69680,1,"U.S. Rejects N.Korea Conditions for Nuclear Talks (Reuters) Reuters - The United States rejected North Korea's conditions for a resumption of six-party talks on scrapping its nuclear programs, a response to Pyongyang's latest demands that left the two nations in a stalemate."
15874,1,Tribunal to Consider Defense Lawyer for Milosevic THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic wraps up the opening statement of his war crimes trial defense on Wednesday after launching a counterblast to charges of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans in the 1990s.
69872,1,"Somalia asks for peacekeepers Somalia's new president asks the African Union to send 20,000 peacekeepers to secure the country."
42957,1,"Drivers, those who heat with oil, to feel the most pain from crude oil hike (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - With the price of crude oil continuing its summertime climb to hit a record high of $50 US per barrel this week, Canadian consumers are feeling the pinch at the gas pumps and gearing up for a winter of high heating oil costs."
82388,1,Putin clears way for Kyoto treaty Russia's President Putin signs the Kyoto protocol on climate change - enabling it to come into force next year.
64192,1,Gore: Bush Deceived Public on Iraq (AP) AP - Al Gore on Monday accused President Bush of intentionally deceiving the public about the reasons for invading Iraq and said he is so ideologically driven that he refuses to admit — or even learn from — his mistakes.
27872,1,House Backs Bush on Mexican ID Cards (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to support a Bush administration plan to allow the use of Mexican identification cards to open U.S. bank accounts.
109820,1,"Dutch arrest man suspected of aiding Saddam war crimes, genocide (AFP) AFP - The Dutch police said they had arrested a man suspected of aiding former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in committing war crimes and genocide by supplying him with the materials to make chemical weapons used in attacks in the 1980s."
63143,1,"Belarus Says Vote Allows President to Run Again Belarusans voted in favor of scrapping presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission chief said Monday, citing partial results. Ending the limits would allow the country's authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, to seek a new term in 2006."
69788,1,"Re-Election May Not Bear Bush Promises (AP) AP - On the campaign trail, belting out promises for the next four years, President Bush exudes confidence and optimism. Yet the reality of a second term is that Bush would be boxed in by many of the momentous decisions he made in the first."
8397,1,"Wariner Leads U.S. Sweep in 400 ATHENS, Greece - Jerremy Wariner is just 20 years old. He just led a U.S..."
53727,1,"Blasts Kill 30 on Egypt-Israeli Border CAIRO, Egypt - An explosion tore through a resort hotel Thursday night where Israelis were vacationing at the end of a Jewish holiday, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 100, officials said. Two smaller blasts were reported later at other tourist sites in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, and witnesses gave unconfirmed reports that car bombs caused all three blasts..."
113347,1,"US soldier jailed for murdering Iraqi BAGHDAD - A US soldier was sentenced to three years in jail for the murder of a wounded Iraqi teenager in Baghdad in August, the US military said on Saturday."
13998,1,"John Howard 1st Iraq Invader to Face Vote CANBERRA, Australia Aug. 29, 2004 - Prime Minister John Howard will become the first of three allied leaders who launched the US-led invasion of Iraq to face voters, having announced Sunday that Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9."
41975,1,US pressures Indonesian over mine pollution arrests The United States has stepped up its diplomatic response to Indonesia 's arrest of five executives of the American mining company Newmont for alleged pollution in the province of Sulawesi.
100221,1,"Pakistani and Indian prime ministers hold rare talks in New Delhi Amid repeated cautions that no breakthrough was expected, the prime ministers of India and Pakistan came together Wednesday for a rare meeting, despite tough positions stated "
74929,1,"House Race Turns Ugly in Colorado (AP) AP - The race in Colorado's newest congressional district has turned ugly in the homestretch, with swastikas scrawled on the signs of Republican Rep. Bob Beauprez and deer entrails left on the doorstep of a Democrat."
86764,1,"Former N.C. Congressman Pleads Guilty (AP) AP - Former Rep. Frank Ballance pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge that he used a charitable foundation to bilk the government and funnel money to his law firm, church and family."
118984,1,Star Wars inspires art shortlist An artist who used a life-sized Jabba the Hutt in a piece is shortlisted for the Beck's Futures prize.
71306,1,"Myanmar, India to sign cooperation agreements New Delhi (VNA) - Myanmar and India are expected to sign some cooperation agreements, including a protocol on fighting terrorism, during a five-day India visit by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar Than Shwe, which started on "
53006,1,"EU threatens new Burma sanctions The EU is set to impose new sanctions against Burma, overshadowing a summit of Asian and European leaders."
117853,1,Bin Laden tape lays blame for Saudi unrest on regime DUBAI (AFP) - An audiotape message attributed to top terror mastermind Osama bin Laden and broadcast on an Islamist website laid the blame for the unrest in Saudi Arabia on the kingdom 's regime.
43974,1,"Norwegian pilots land plane after axe attack by passenger OSLO (AFP) - A seemingly unstable passenger attacked two pilots aboard a Norwegian passenger plane with an axe but the aircraft was later able to land, amid concerns over lax security on the country 's local flights and at regional airports."
41525,1,"US Trsy ""glad to see "" UK idea on poor country debt A US Treasury Department spokesman on Monday gave a positive, though muted, reception to a British proposal to ease the debt of heavily indebted poor countries, which was unveiled over the weekend."
50465,1,"General alters stripes, India watches Washington, Oct. 4: The weekend reshuffle of Pakistan armys top brass offers a mixed bag for India at a time when New Delhi is banking on the army to advance a peace process which has eluded success in "
46248,1,Russia 's Kyoto Decision Resonates in Australia 's Election Campaign Russia 's announcement that it will ratify the Kyoto Protocol -- a decision crucial to the treaty coming into force -- has catapulted the issue onto
86512,1,Germans arrest fourth man in suspected attack on Iraqi prime ... BERLIN German authorities have arrested a fourth man suspected of plotting an attack on Iraq 's prime minister. Three Iraqis are already in custody for their alleged roles in the al-Qaida-linked plot.
110158,1,Blair rejects tally of Iraq war dead Tony Blair has rejected a call for an independent inquiry into the civilian death toll in the US-led war in Iraq. The call came on Wednesday in an open letter to the
9566,1,"Australian Detainee Meets With Father GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The father of an imprisoned Australian cowboy accused of fighting with Afghanistan's ousted Taliban saw his son for the first time in five years Wednesday as he headed into an American military tribunal to face war crimes charges. David Hicks, 29, wore a suit and tie as he arrived for a tribunal hearing on charges of conspiracy to commit war crimes, aiding the enemy and attempted murder for allegedly firing at U.S..."
7804,1,"Bush Denounces Ads by Outside Groups CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush denounced TV ads by outside groups attacking both John Kerry and himself on Monday and called for a halt to all such political efforts. ""I think they're bad for the system,"" he said..."
32327,1,"Pakistan detains 35 prisoners on their return from Guantanamo Bay ISLAMABAD - The government ordered 35 Pakistanis just freed from a US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to be detained for three months in a high-security jail here, officials said on Sunday."
60554,1,"Chinese hostage rescued, another killed, as Pakistani troops raid kidnappers (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - CHAGMALAI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani special forces attacked kidnappers holding two Chinese engineers near the Afghan border, killing all five of the al-Qaida-linked militants led by a former prisoner of the U.S. compound in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. One of the hostages survived while the other was killed in Thursday's raid."
81288,1,"Arafats health said to be deteriorating ISN SECURITY WATCH (04/11/2004) - There were conflicting reports of Palestinian President Yasser Arafats health on Thursday, as various sources claimed that he had slipped into a coma or was being anesthetized after having lost consciousness three "
92191,1,"Japan says China regrets submarine intrusion TOKYO -- China expressed regret today over what it called an accidental incursion by one of its submarines into Japanese waters last week, Japan 's foreign minister said, the first time Beijing has acknowledged the submarine was one of its own."
118151,1,"UN troops surround Aristide 's former compound seized by ex ... PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Several hundred UN troops and Haitian police surrounded the estate of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Thursday in a showdown with a band of former soldiers who seized the abandoned compound."
44423,1,"Sudan Asks U.N. to Verify Darfur Refugee Returns (Reuters) Reuters - Sudan has asked the United Nations to help verify reports that 190,000 refugees from the conflict-hit western Darfur region have voluntarily returned to their homes,\the U.N. refugee agency chief said on Tuesday."
83866,1,"Iraq declares state of emergency BAGHDAD : Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has declared a state of emergency across Iraq, except for the northern region of Kurdistan, for 60 days due to a spike in deadly violence, his spokesman said."
77511,1,Klein's bizarre start to cakewalk election raises eyebrows in Alberta (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - Is Ralph Klein's political antenna broken?
97394,1,"Polish hostage freed in Iraq A Polish woman taken hostage last October in Iraq has been returned to Warsaw, the BBC reported Saturday. Appearing at a press conference alongside Polish Prime Minister Marek "
12825,1,"Russian Air Disaster Was Suicide Attack, According to US Sources Traces of explosives found in one of two downed Tupolev planes match explosives used in the 1999 bombing attacks of Moscow apartments by Chechen separatists, according to two US government sources."
19560,1,Brazil uncovers corrupt officials Federal prosecutors in Brazil say they have identified 137 politicians and more than 400 officials involved in a corruption scandal.
43557,1,"Indonesian police say Jakarta embassy bomber identified by DNA Indonesian police say DNA tests have successfully identified a suicide bomber involved in a deadly attack this month on the Australian embassy in the capital, Jakarta."
82046,1,"Despite G.O.P. Gain, Fight Over Judges Remains Although Republicans made significant gains on Election Day, their majority of 55 senators still falls five votes short of the 60 needed to break a Democratic filibuster."
22345,1,"Red Sox Clobber Athletics 8-3 OAKLAND, Calif. - Pedro Martinez hardly had to outpitch Tim Hudson - Oakland's All-Star right-hander staked Boston to a huge lead himself..."
30289,1,"In China, Farmers' Labor Bears Too Much Fruit The plight of the litchi industry shows both the promise and the pitfalls of China's economic growth, from the flood of investment to overproduction and crashing profits."
31072,1,"Diplomat: Nukes Not Cause of Korea Blast BEIJING - A diplomat who visited the site of a huge explosion in North Korea said Friday he saw no evidence it was caused by a nuclear test, and South Korean officials said mushroom-shaped plume thought to be from the blast may have instead been a natural cloud formation. The extremely secretive North allowed diplomats from seven countries to the site to prove its contention that the Sept..."
85458,1,"Reaching out, Bush hews to stance When President Bush walked into Halifax 's Pier 21 on Wednesday, the stage was literally set for him to usher in a new era of partnership "
20911,1,President Declares War on Terror Laksamana.Net - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says terrorism is the enemy of all religions so they must wage war against the violent scourge.
55953,1,Al-Sadr forces to turn in weapons The search continues for the body of a British man who was beheaded after an escape bid. BAGHDAD -- Shiite militia loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed yesterday to begin handing in weapons
34296,1,"Man slashes 25 kids at China school BEIJING - A knife-wielding man was arrested in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong on Monday after injuring 25 students and holding a 9-year-old girl hostage at an elementary school, China 's official media reported."
22312,1,"Brunei 's future king marries commoner in glittering ceremony BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam -- The heir to oil-rich Brunei 's throne married a half-Swiss commoner Thursday in a glittering ceremony attended by government leaders and blue-blooded guests from around the world."
25842,1,"N.Korea Says Blast Was for Hydro-Electric Project SEOUL (Reuters) - A huge explosion in North Korea last week was a deliberate blast to pave the way for a hydro-electric dam, Pyongyang said Monday."
36391,1,"Kennedy looks forward to power Charles Kennedy will tell Lib Dems they are on the road to government when he wraps up their annual rally, writes Nick Assinder."
113857,1,"First Popularly-Elected Afghan President Urges Iraqis to ... Less than a week after he was formally inaugurated as Afghanistan 's first popularly-elected president, Hamid offered words of advice for the people of Iraq, who are preparing to go to the polls next month."
55937,1,"Russian Envoy Sees Korea Nuclear Talks in Late Jan TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea could return to six-party talks on its nuclear programs in late January after President Bush forms his new cabinet, Russian ambassador to Japan Alexander Losyukov said Monday."
40168,1,"British hostage reportedly still alive in Iraq The waiting and wondering continued Sunday about the fate of British hostage, Kenneth Bigley, although one Muslim activist says he is still alive."
113097,1,"Nephew: Suspicions about Arafat 's death Yasser Arafat 's nephew said Saturday the lack of a diagnosis of what led to his uncle 's death last month raised suspicions the Palestinian leader died of ""unnatural "" causes."
11255,1,"Violence turns to hope as Sistani 's arrival in Najaf heralds peace ... Iraq 's leading Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani, reached an apparent agreement with the radical cleric Muqtada Sadr yesterday to end a three-week uprising by Sadr 's Army of Mehdi militiamen in Najaf."
13885,1,France Pleas for Release of Journalists The French government and Muslim community in France requested the release of two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq. Al-Jazeera TV broadcast video of the hostages and disclosed the names of the
55686,1,CLERIC KILLED IN PAKISTAN A leading pro-Taliban Sunni Muslim cleric has been shot dead in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Mufti Mohammed Jamil was reported to have been on his way home when two gunmen on a motorcycle stopped his car and opened fire with automatic weapons.
6317,1,"Palestinians Denounce U.S. Over Settlement Shift RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians accused the United States on Sunday of destroying hopes of negotiations with Israel for a Palestinian state, after Washington signaled it could accept some growth of settlements in the West Bank."
91750,1,"Powell Says Will Work Hard Until He Exits (AP) AP - Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely viewed as the moderate in an administration dominated by hawks, announced Monday he will step down as America's chief diplomat once a successor is in place."
93778,1,Russian army off-duty deaths rise The Russian government says more servicemen died from suicide or in accidents than in the line of duty this year.
34024,1,"Karzai to Become Afghan President; UN Says Security Threatened Hamid Karzai becomes Afghanistan 's first democratically elected president today at an inauguration ceremony in the capital Kabul, as the United Nations said warlords and drug trafficking threaten the country 's security."
104484,1,"Bush to ask for help in Afghanistan and Iraq, sources say (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - U.S. President George W. Bush will ask for Canadian help in Afghanistan and Iraq when he arrives on Parliament Hill on Tuesday and sources say he'll get it - eventually."
39799,1,"The Tragedy of Sudan Fifty thousand are dead, thousands more will die, and more than 1 million have lost their homes. Simon Robinson visits Darfur and witnesses what is happening while the world dithers."
19611,1,"Islamic Radicalism Not an Issue in Indonesia Vote LAMONGAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian farmer Agus Saefuddin lives in the East Java regency of Lamongan, home to three brothers who were key players in the Bali bombings that killed 202 people, but he doesn't know their names."
112489,1,"Mubarak, Obasanjo discuss bilateral ties, African crises (AFP) AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with his Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo for talks that focused on enhancing bilateral ties and the various conflicts troubling the African continent."
64583,1,The mystery of Veerappan 's missing moustache The missing handlebar moustache of forest brigand Veerappan has triggered speculation that it wasn 't the sandalwood smuggler who was killed in Monday 's encounter with the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force near Dharmapuri.
32589,1,Iraqi group claims murder of Kurdistan representatives An Iraqi Islamic group says it has killed three members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party which cooperates with the Iraqi Government.
63395,1,"North Korea's No. 2 Leader Visits China BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's second-most senior leader toured a shiny new science park in Beijing Monday, a first stop on visit aimed at finding ways to help the North's moribund economy as much as jump-starting stalled nuclear talks."
55087,1,"UN Starts African Polio Vaccinations The United Nations launched a massive polio immunization campaign across Africa on Friday, aiming to undo the region-wide effects of a vaccine boycott in Nigeria."
74403,1,Three survive four-day ordeal as strong tremor rattles quake-hit ... TOKYO : A woman and two young children buried for four days after a deadly earthquake in central Japan have been pulled alive from the rubble Wednesday as another powerful temblor rocked the region.
55549,1,"Howard Makes History With Australia Win (AP) AP - Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of turning his back on Asia, kowtowing to America and being Australia's most boring leader."
116510,1,"Middle East ; Abbas calls on Palestinians to end armed struggle Middle East News, GAZA, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has called for his people to pursue negotiations instead of violence in the struggle for a state, marking out a change of strategy for peace with Israel after Yasser Arafat 's death."
84362,1,"Ivory Coast to Pull Troops Back Ivory Coast forces will immediately pull back from front lines, the presidential spokesman said Sunday, after a day of clashes with French peacekeepers that left the West African nation's air force in shreds."
35377,1,"S.Korea's Roh Says No Need to Rush North Atom Talks MOSCOW (Reuters) - November's U.S. presidential election is the main reason North Korea is stalling over talks on its nuclear ambitions but there is no need to force the pace, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said on Wednesday."
68569,1,"Death Toll 75 in Japan Typhoon, 15 Still Missing TOKYO (Reuters) - As the death toll rose from Japan's deadliest typhoon in two decades, experts warned on Friday that climate change could herald a stormier future."
39289,1,Up to 30 Militants Killed by Police in Nigeria Police say up to 30 armed militants have been killed as a result of clashes in Nigeria 's mountainous border region with Cameroon.
100139,1,"U.N. Battles Sex Abuse by Peacekeepers (AP) AP - Linked in the past to sex crimes in East Timor, and prostitution in Cambodia and Kosovo, U.N. peacekeepers have now been accused of sexually abusing the very population they were deployed to protect in Congo."
27907,1,Bleak Prognosis by C.I.A. Nominee Porter J. Goss said that rebuilding the C.I.A. would take more than five years and that spies must take more risks.
65721,1,"Burma's prime minister is ousted BANGKOK, Thailand -- Burma's tough but pragmatic prime minister was removed from power yesterday by his hard-line army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy in the military-led Southeast Asian nation."
73791,1,"Liberals add $33 million to child care, boost family subsidy by $200 (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - VICTORIA (CP) - The first increases in B.C. child-care subsidies in a decade were announced Tuesday."
110511,1,A hotbed of energy waits to be tapped in Indonesia Geothermal sources remain untapped as leaders focus instead on the country's reserves of fossil fuels.
37329,1,"Hostage Crises Rivet Britain And Italy, But No Solutions In Sight Britain is ruling out negotiations with the captors of Kenneth Bigley, the only surviving member of the trio of American and British contractors taken hostage in Iraq last week."
4100,1,"Error Puts Kennedy on Airline No-Fly List WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee heard this morning from one of its own about some of the problems with airline ""no fly"" watch lists. Sen..."
13939,1,Car Bomb Kills 2 Americans in Kabul A powerful car bomb exploded at dusk Sunday outside the downtown office of an American security contracting firm and an adjacent building used to train Afghan police.
35380,1,"South Korea Completes Iraq Deployment of 2,800 Troops SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea completed the deployment of 2,800 troops to Iraq on Wednesday, the defense ministry said as it lifted a news blackout on the sensitive mission imposed in the face of anti-war demonstrations."
30758,1,"Suspected Muslim insurgents kill judge in Pattani? Gunmen riding a motorcycle fatally shot a judge Friday when his car stopped at a traffic light, the most senior government figure to be killed in a Muslim separatist movement in southern Thailand, officials said."
14092,1,"Terrorists blamed for Russian plane crashes Evidence of the explosive hexogen was found on a Tu-134 jetliner that crashed in the Tula region south of Moscow, said Sergei Ignatchenko, spokesman for the Federal Security Service."
55907,1,Schumi storms to Japan win Michael Schumacher wins a record 13th race in a season at the Japanese Grand Prix.
57323,1,"Senate Approves Bill Worth $140 Billion in Corporate Tax Breaks The bill aims to raise the same amount of money by closing tax shelters, raising customs fees and dropping a tax benefit."
24683,1,Iran 'serial child killers' held Iranian police arrest two men suspected of murdering several children and burying their bodies in the desert.
36525,1,A new broom in Jakarta Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to become Indonesia 's next president. The former general has been projected as the landslide winner of this week 's presidential ballot.
9393,1,"Latest International news on mobile: sms INT to 7333 Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as Afghanistan 's first elected president in a ceremony attended by several foreign dignitaries, including US Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld, report agencies."
35520,1,'Fake marriages network' smashed A major criminal network arranging fake marriages in Britain is smashed by the Immigration Service.
91448,1,"Nigerian Union Withdraws Strike Threat LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian unions on Monday suspended a general strike due to start on Tuesday after the government agreed to reduce domestic fuel prices, union leaders said."
71452,1,"US sees China pressing NKorea for quick resumption of nuclear talks (AFP) AFP - China signalled to US Secretary of State Colin Powell it will press North Korea to return quickly to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons program, a senior State Department official said."
94753,1,"Hamas & Islamic Jihad The Attacks Must Continue (IsraelNN.com) Following a second round of talks in as many days between interim PA leader Abu Mazen and representatives of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror organizations, the terrorists exclaimed they are unwilling to comply with requests to halt "
63526,1,"Fla. Democrats Hope for More Cuban American Votes (Reuters) Reuters - Democrats are pouncing on what they say is a slip in support for President Bush among Florida's Cuban Americans, who backed him overwhelmingly in 2000 and have been staunchly behind Republicans in presidential elections."
86836,1,Chinese submarine puts Japan on Red alert JAPAN was on alert yesterday after a suspected Chinese nuclear submarine entered its territorial waters. The submarine was detected in Japanese waters near islands disputed with China about 300km southwest
116830,1,"Turkish PM Heads for EU Summit in Confident Mood ANKARA/STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan voiced confidence on Wednesday that Turkey would win a date for opening long-delayed European Union entry talks at a landmark summit of the bloc's 25 leaders this week."
65285,1,"Government Will Do 'All It Can ' to Free Aid Chief Prime Minister Tony Blair tonight vowed the Government would do all it could to help free an aid chief kidnapped in Baghdad. Margaret Hassan, who heads Care Internationals operation "
51903,1,Afghan Campaign Ends; Karzai's Deputy Escapes Bomb KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running mate for a historic presidential election narrowly escaped a bomb set off by Taliban guerrillas as the campaign closed on Wednesday.
2854,1,"Burundi police fire tear gas at massacre protest Police in Burundi 's capital Bujumbura fired tear gas at crowds today, protesting against the massacre of at least 160 Congolese Tutsis at a UN refugee camp in the west of the country. "
90533,1,"Rumsfeld Tours Panama Canal, Praises Security (Reuters) Reuters - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld lowered a freighter into the Pacific Ocean from the Panama Canal on Sunday and praised Panamanian steps to protect the vital waterway from terrorist attack."
9672,1,"Sistani returns as US forces trap Mehdi Army Iraq 's Shi 'a spiritual leader rushed back from abroad on Wednesday to ""save Najaf "" after American forces smashed militia defences to trap hundreds of supporters of rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the city 's shrine."
72461,1,Cuba bans US dollar transactions Cuba announces a ban on commercial transactions in dollars in response to tighter US sanctions.
85377,1,"Criminals preying on Japanese quake victims, police warn (AFP) AFP - Criminals are exploiting the chaos caused by Japan's deadliest earthquake in a decade by stealing and defrauding vulnerable residents, particularly the elderly, police warned."
42270,1,"Pyongyang already 'weaponized ' spent nuclear fuel: N. Korean envoy Astana - New York, September 28 KAZINFORM -- A senior North Korean official claimed at the United Nations Monday that his country has already produced atomic weapons with reprocessed nuclear fuel rods."
82705,1,"U.N. Hostages' Captors Extend Deadlines (AP) AP - Militants claiming to hold three U.N. hostages in Afghanistan postponed a Friday deadline for carrying out their threat to kill the trio, giving United Nations and Afghan officials another day to open negotiations."
80857,1,"Queen Elizabeth praises Germany 's achievements POTSDAM, Germany Queen Elizabeth II opened a conference on climate change Wednesday and praised the progress made by Germany 's formerly communist East."
33535,1,"Putin at War: Unscripted Three days after the tragedy of Beslan ended, we sat for over three and a half hours with Vladimir Putin. Between picking up the pieces of the worst Russian terror attack to date and planning "
29496,1,"2 Americans, 1 Briton Kidnapped in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton Thursday from a house in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood where many foreign companies are based, the Interior Ministry and witnesses said. The three were employed by Gulf Services Company, a Middle East-based construction firm, and were seized from a two-story house surrounded by a wall in the al-Mansour neighborhood, said Col..."
20443,1,"Four Cabinet members quit over term battle BEIRUT -- Four Cabinet ministers resigned yesterday to protest the extension of President Emile Lahoud's term, part of a bruising political battle that divided allies and drew the attention of the UN Security Council. The ministers' resignations were not expected to bring down the 30-member government of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But they prompted Lahoud to convene a meeting with ..."
8911,1,"World ; Afghan leader Karzai sworn in under US smiles ""This is Afghanistan 's best opportunity to establish a reform-oriented government, "" said Andrew Wilder of the Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit think tank."
5055,1,"Israel Faces New Pressure Over Security Barrier The Israeli government is facing new pressure over its controversial West Bank security barrier, which the World Court has ruled is illegal and should be dismantled. "
80699,1,Senior EU official congratulates Karzai on electoral victory European Union (EU) foreign policychief Javier Solana wrote on Wednesday to the incumbent Afghan leader Hamid Karzai congratulating him on his victory in the firstdirect presidential elections in Afghanistan.
19916,1,"Sudan Talks in Nigeria Said Deadlocked (Reuters) Reuters - After two weeks of talks to end the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, government and rebel negotiators remain far apart on key security issues, including disarming warring factions, rebels and diplomats said on Monday."
74759,1,"The Kashmir flashpoint The current mindset in Pakistan appears to be flexible on the Kashmir issue. Similarly, flexibility is needed from the Indian side."
78795,1,"Arafat 's condition improving : Yasser Arafat telephoned his Palestinian colleagues, read telegrams from well-wishing world leaders, ate cereal and sipped tea - signs that his health may be on the upswing following three "
24845,1,"Japan to propose partial lifting of ban on US beef imports TOKYO : Japan is set to propose the partial lifting of a ban on imports of American beef to United States authorities, a news report said."
58251,1,"Triple Murder in Boston Amid a Grim Statistic: Killings on the Rise In a city that prides itself on a drastic reduction in homicides since 1990, a triple homicide has driven home the sudden rise in killings."
49296,1,Anne Frank status campaign fails A bid to grant Dutch citizenship to Holocaust victim Anne Frank some 60 years after her death has been rejected by the country 's justice ministry.
7709,1,Teenager Killed in Resort Blast One person died and another was seriously injured in an explosion at a Mediterranean resort city popular with British holidaymakers.
33006,1,Indonesia polls open Indonesia has been staging landmark elections widely expected to see a former general unseat President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Megawati faces her former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the presidential
9711,1,"Intel Unit Members Faulted in Iraq Abuse WASHINGTON - Twenty-seven members of an intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison either requested or condoned certain abuses of Iraqi prisoners there, an Army investigation found. ""We discovered serious misconduct and a loss of moral values,"" said Gen..."
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91231,1,"Al-Jazeera TV: Two women of Allawi 's relatives released in Iraq Al-Jazeera TV in Qatar said that one Islamic group has released two women of the relatives of the Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi, but still holding his cousin as a hostage."
40231,1,N.B. hospital workers plan to take strike to premier's riding on first day (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - FREDERICTON (CP) - New Brunswick hospital workers are adopting an in-your-face strategy in their fight for higher wages by saying they will begin their strike Monday in Premier Bernard Lord's Moncton riding.
8246,1,"Defense Leaders Faulted by Panel in Prison Abuse Leadership failures at the highest levels contributed to an environment in which detainees were abused, a panel concluded."
93126,1,"Reid offers blueprint for fitness John Reid, the health secretary, yesterday championed personal choice over state dictation as he launched the government 's wide-ranging blueprint for disease prevention ranging from smoking bans to personal health trainers, curbs on advertising junk food "
88503,1,"Next Session Last for Two Vets in Congress (AP) AP - For two of Congress' old bulls, the lame duck session that begins next week will be the last roundup. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, 80, and his 73-year-old House counterpart, Rep. Bill Young, must surrender their posts by party rule when the new Congress starts in January."
94547,1,World leaders condemn aid worker 's apparent killing DUBLIN - Mourners lined up at a church in Ireland Wednesday as world leaders condemned the apparent killing of international aid worker Margaret Hassan.
103606,1,"Coal mine explosion in central China kills 25, leaves 141 trapped? ... Rescuers were searching for 141 miners trapped in a coal mine in central China after a massive explosion tore through the shaft killing at least 25 others."
1273,1,"Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday."
32913,1,"Iran rejects IAEA call,threatens to block checks TEHRAN - A defiant Iran yesterday rejected a resolution by the UN atomic watchdog calling for a halt to sensitive nuclear work and threatened to block tough inspections if the issue was referred to the Security Council."
8711,1,"British Theater Reaches Out to Autistic Children (Reuters) Reuters - For children with autism, theater can rank among the worst of experiences."
100188,1,Third-seed Schuettler crashes out of Chennai Open (AFP) AFP - The ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament began on a dramatic note when unfancied Frenchman Oliver Patience knocked out third-seeded Rainer Schuettler of Germany in the first round.
90940,1,"Don 't expect miracles: Natwar Singh: India News: New Delhi, Nov 15 : India will give its ""best shot "" in the upcoming talks with Pakistan, but the country should not expect miracles, External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh said Monday."
75865,1,"Australia 's conservative government wins control of both houses of ... Prime Minister John Howard has won control of both the upper and lower houses of parliament, clearing the way for the conservative leader to push through reforms including relaxing media ownership laws."
116746,1,"The FPJ chronicles Last May, he fought for the Presidency and just recently, he fought for his life. Fernando Poe, Jr. lost both fights but the ironies of ironies is that he has never been more alive now than any time in the hearts of the Filipino people."
64791,1,"23 tigers suspectedly die of bird flu in Thailand Some 23 tigers in a private zoo inThailand have suspectedly died of avian influenza virus, officialssaid here on Tuesday. The authorities are conducting test over samples of "
954,1,"AP: Group Discovers John the Baptist Cave KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples - a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water. During an exclusive tour of the cave by The Associated Press, archaeologists presented wall carvings they said tell the story of the fiery New Testament preacher, as well as a stone they believe was used for ceremonial foot washing..."
90319,1,"Dutch Violence against Muslims Continues After the killing of Dutch moviemaker Theo Van Gogh on November 2nd, there have been a spate of retaliations towards Muslims. So far, more than 20 Muslim institutions have been attacked and a mosque in the town of Helden was set on fire yesterday."
48938,1,"Bird flu kills one in Thailand, resurfaces in Indonesia Bird flu has killed a nine-year-old Thai girl, raising the country 's toll from the deadly disease to 11 this year, a Health Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday."
13426,1,"Australian PM to Call Oct. 9 Election - Media (Reuters) Reuters - Conservative Australian Prime Minister John Howard is about to call an Oct. 9 election to seek a fourth consecutive term in office, local media said on Sunday."
1218,1,Nikkei Rises by Midday (Reuters) Reuters - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift Tokyo's Nikkei average 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses.
100899,1,Strike call fuels Ukraine tension Ukraine's opposition steps up its campaign to overturn the disputed presidential vote by launching a general strike.
96516,1,"Cy Coleman, Broadway Composer, Dies at 75 The debonair jazz pianist and composer of such legendary Broadway tunes as ""Witchcraft,"" ""Big Spender,"" and ""The Best is Yet to Come,"" died on Thursday night."
3033,1,"Israeli Helicopter Fires at Gaza Building (AP) AP - An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in Gaza City after nightfall Wednesday, one at a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood, witnesses said, setting a fire."
79556,1,"First female British soldier dies in Iraq LONDON - A military policewoman has become the first British female soldier to die in Iraq since last year 's US-led invasion but her death was believed to have been caused by a non-hostile incident, officials said on Tuesday."
1330,1,Burundi Army Says Might Enter Congo After Massacre BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The Burundi army said on Tuesday it might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp in western Burundi.
90230,1,"GIs Occupy Fallujah but Fighting Continues (AP) AP - U.S. military officials said Saturday that American troops had now ""occupied"" the entire city of Fallujah and there were no more major concentrations of insurgents still fighting after nearly a week of intense urban combat."
106616,1,"Florida voters may have plenty time to elect next US president (AFP) AFP - Florida elections supervisors want to give voters several days to elect candidates, a proposal offered after early voting in last month's presidential election apparently helped avoid a repeat of the 2000 election debacle."
98721,1,"Iran Suspends Uranium Enrichment Iran has suspended uranium enrichment and all related activities, state-run radio reported Monday, honoring an agreement with Europe designed to head off possible U.N. sanctions."
36122,1,"U.S. Agrees to Send Terror Detainee to Saudi Arabia The agreement clears the way for Yaser Esam Hamdi, who was born in the U.S. and raised in Saudi Arabia, to return there."
27706,1,"U.S. Study Says a Nuclear Iran Would Aid More Terror WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran could acquire a nuclear bomb in the next one to four years and would become more willing to aid terrorist groups once it has an atomic capability, according to a U.S. study released on Tuesday."
49051,1,Bomb scare forces Singapore plane to UK A Singapore Airlines plane flying to New York from Frankfurt has been diverted to Manchester airport after a bomb threat. The Boeing 747-400 landed safely at around 11.
40393,1,"Spy Imagery Agency Watching Inside U.S. BETHESDA, Md. - In the name of homeland security, America's spy imagery agency is keeping a close eye, close to home..."
44891,1,Witness says he did not see accused at Stuttle murder scene (AFP) AFP - A key witness in the trial over the murder of British backpacker Caroline Stuttle said he saw a man running from the bridge after the victim fell to her death but that man was not the accused.
84229,1,Families of dead British soldiers lash out at Blair Relatives of the three soldiers of the British Black Watch regiment killed in Iraq have lashed out at the UK government 's decision to send them into a more dangerous zone.
11480,1,Tentative Accord Reached in Najaf to End Fighting Aides to the country 's most powerful Shiite leader said they had reached a tentative agreement on Thursday to end the three-week siege in this holy
107899,1,"Britsh press sees good result in French Socialist vote LONDON, Dec 3 (AFP) - The vote by French Socialists to back the EU constitution bodes well for its ratification, even though the outcome of a referendum in 2005 is still uncertain, major British newspapers said Friday."
104533,1,"Insurgents Kill 7 Iraqi Security Forces (AP) AP - Insurgents stepped up attacks on Iraq's fledgling security forces, killing seven Iraqi police and guardsmen Monday in a suicide bombing hours after storming a police station north of the capital. The military reported five new U.S. deaths."
77969,1,"Thailand: Muslim detainees to be freed Thai authorities will start on Saturday releasing most of the 1200 Muslim men detained last week after a protest which left 85 dead and outraged Muslims worldwide, the country 's prime minister has said."
75168,1,"US voters 'going online for news' More than 40 of wired Americans have used the net for information about the US election, a study finds."
80348,1,Car bombs kill 12; US readies attack Car bombs killed at least a dozen people in Baghdad and another major city as American forces prepared for a full-scale US attack on the insurgent stronghold Fallujah.
39894,1,"Rocket hits central Baghdad A rocket has landed in a busy street in central Baghdad, killing at least one person and wounding several others, witnesses said. A loud boom echoed across the city as the rocket struck "
8149,1,"Army commandos launch operation against militants MIR ALI: Helicopters dropped Pakistani commandos into North Waziristan on Monday, to launch an operation near the Afghan border against suspected Taliban forces that were chased into Pakistan "
13784,1,"Ex-head of BBC says Tony Blair lied The former chief of the BBC has accused Britain 's Prime Minister Tony Blair of being incompetent or lying to Parliament about the war in Iraq, the BBC said."
29068,1,Senate Panel Votes to Raise AIDS Funding (AP) AP - A Senate committee voted Wednesday to boost funds for battling AIDS and other diseases in poor nations but provided less than half what President Bush wanted for prodding countries to adopt democratic reforms.
5056,1,"Japan Court Ex-Chess Champ Fischer Can Be Deported TOKYO (Reuters) - A Tokyo court on Friday rejected a request by former world chess champion Bobby Fischer to have Japanese authorities halt procedures to deport him, Kyodo news agency reported. "
101428,1,"Solana has to retract claim over Hamas Javier Solana, European Union foreign policy chief, was on Thursday forced to issue a retraction after saying he had made ""direct contact "" with Hamas, listed by the EU as a banned terrorist group."
118497,1,SADDAM MEETS LAWYER FOR FIRST TIME Saddam Hussein has had his first meeting with a lawyer in preparation for his trial which will investigate charges of crimes against humanity.
17294,1,UN vote due on Syria resolution The UN Security Council is due to vote on a draft resolution calling on Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon and respect Lebanese sovereignty.
43526,1,"China says Taiwan war-mongering \China accuses Taiwan of ""serious provocation"" after the island's premier said it should be allowed offensive missiles."
76376,1,India and Pakistan balk at bold Kashmir peace plan Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf this week urged steps to end the bitter dispute.
34953,1,"Even in eager Kosovo, nation-building stalls Five years after 'liberation,' UN officials are again working on a plan for the political status of the province."
82424,1,"2 children killed in Gaza explosion Two Palestinian children were killed Friday in the explosion of an apparent roadside bomb near Khan Younis in Gaza, reports said. But Palestinian sources said the children, an 8 "
104999,1,"Sharon Seeks Labour Help to Bail Him Out Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approached the opposition Labour Party with a tentative offer to join his shaky coalition, in hopes of avoiding early elections and saving his Gaza withdrawal plan."
50415,1,"U.S. Official: No Prospect of Bargain on Iran Nukes BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States sees no reason to offer Iran incentives to ensure its nuclear program remains peaceful, a U.S. government official said on Tuesday."
69996,1,Senior officers threaten to quit Israeli army in settlements rift Senior military officers have threatened to leave the Israeli army in protest at Ariel Sharon 's proposals for disengagement from Gaza.
68926,1,Africa 's big plan 'disappointing ' One of the architects of Africa 's home-grown plan for economic development has launched a scathing attack on its achievements.
22093,1,"Powell to say Thursday if Darfur deaths are genocide (AFP) AFP - US Secretary of State Colin Powell will tell a Senate panel whether the United States believes genocide is being committed in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, the State Department said."
118887,1,Surfer 'torn to pieces ' by shark Authorities in Sydney said today they would kill the shark that tore apart a young surfer near a popular beach as his friends desperately tried to save him by beating the animal with oars.
110555,1,"UN General Assembly gives Annan what its president calls vote of ... 8 December 2004 - The United Nations General Assembly today gave Secretary-General Kofi Annan a standing ovation and a lengthy round of applause, in what its president called a ""rare and valuable homage "" and a vote of confidence - a characterization "
80289,1,Kuwait a half mast; Amir condoles death of Sheikh Zayed KUWAIT (Agencies): HH the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah sent on Tuesday a cable of condolences to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifah bin Zayed Nahayan on the demise of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al
115666,1,"Conservatives say they'll move to protect traditional definition of marriage (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The federal Conservatives are girding for a same-sex battle with Paul Martin's Liberals, saying they will move to protect the traditional definition of marriage."
520,1,India carries out rare execution A man convicted of raping and killing a schoolgirl is hanged in India's first execution in nine years.
78013,1,Palestinian leaders meet without Arafat Leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organisation have met for the first time in decades without Yasser Arafat. The executive committee meeting was held in Mr Arafat 's battered headquarters in the West Bank
105694,1,"Senior Fatah Official Shot Dead in Nablus (AP) AP - Gunmen shot and killed a senior official from the mainstream Palestinian Fatah party Tuesday in the Balata refugee camp, party officials said."
97898,1,Iran Bars National Geographic Over Map Dispute TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran banned National Geographic reporters and sales of the magazine until it corrects an atlas it published using a disputed name for waters off the Islamic Republic's south coast.
70545,1,"U.N.: Arms Expert Warning Had Bad Premise (AP) AP - Arms hunter Charles Duelfer's report, in concluding Iraq might have resumed weapons-building ""after sanctions were removed,"" left out the crucial fact that the U.N. Security Council had planned controls over Baghdad for years to come, U.N. officials say."
119179,1,Europe Asks Turkey to Hold Membership Talks Next Year The 25 prime ministers and presidents said they expected Turkey to start normalizing its trade relations by then with Cyprus.
29302,1,"Report: Bribes Got Bomb Suspects on Planes (AP) AP - Russian authorities believe that two Chechen women suspected of blowing up Russian passenger jets last month got on the planes by paying bribes, media reports said."
76565,1,Powell Says US Can 't Hunt Iran Nukes in Caves Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Friday that Washington had no way to force Iran to allow UN inspectors unrestricted access to suspected nuclear sites despite US doubts Tehran would come clean on its own.
97601,1,Ukrainians vote in knife-edge presidential election (AFP) AFP - Ukrainians voted for a new president in a bitterly-fought runoff election that will determine whether this strategic former Soviet republic turns toward Europe or remains in Moscow's orbit.
26649,1,"Bush Wants $3.1 Billion for Hurricane Aid (AP) AP - With many lawmakers eager to help their own regions, Congress is unlikely to act as quickly on President Bush's latest request for hurricane aid as they did on his first package."
39868,1,Syria blast kills Hamas militant Palestinian militant group Hamas blames Israel as a car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus kills one of its leaders.
55734,1,"Typhoon hits Japanese coast The most powerful typhoon to barrel into Japan 's Pacific coastline in a decade made its landfall on Saturday. It unleashed gales and blinding sheets of rain that ground planes, flood homes and set off mudslides."
88743,1,Dutch investigate Muslim militants THE Dutch Government said last night that it was investigating a radical Muslim group with suspected links to the man accused of killing the film-maker Theo van Gogh and to bombings in Casablanca last year.
64783,1,"Schwarzenegger Says Pro-Bush Speech Irked His Wife (Reuters) Reuters - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Monday that his speech backing President Bush at the Republican Convention in August resulted in a cold shoulder from his wife, Maria Shriver, a member of the famously Democratic Kennedy family."
56030,1,Flash Floods in Northeastern India Kill at Least 26 Indian officials say at least 26 people have drowned in flooding in the northeastern state of Assam. The officials say the deaths occurred in the state 's western Goalpara district near the border with Bangladesh.
118556,1,"16 die in fresh Nepal clashes Sixteen Maoist rebels were killed in clashes with Nepalese security forces Thursday in the western district of Dailekh, Royal Nepal Army spokesman Deepak Gurung has told CNN."
80859,1,"EU failed to become the world 's most competitive economy, report ... BRUSSELS Europe 's efforts to become the world 's most competitive economy have failed, and the European social model faces collapse unless the Continent 's governments stimulate growth and create more jobs, according to a report published Wednesday."
45648,1,"Zambia refugees face food cuts Over 100,000 refugees in Zambia will have their food rations cut by half due to lack of money, the UN says."
57391,1,Slain Police Officers Buried in Haiti (AP) AP - Hundreds of wailing mourners gathered to bury five slain police officers Monday as gunfire crackled around the capital where clashes between supporters of the U.S.-backed government and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have plagued peacekeepers.
42899,1,"Italy celebrates as women go free TWO female Italian aid workers were released by their Iraqi captors overnight after three anguished weeks as hostages, sparking scenes of joy at their homes and relief among world leaders."
706,1,"Nikkei Down, Oil Worries Hit Exporters (Reuters) Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as another surge in oil prices deepened worries about the global economic impact and knocked down exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp."
69992,1,Ohio Provisional Ballot Ruling Reversed (AP) AP - A federal appeals court on Saturday reversed a lower court's ruling that Ohio voters could cast provisional ballots on Election Day anywhere in the county in which they are registered.
19083,1,"Bush's National Guard File Missing Records WASHINGTON - Documents that should have been written to explain gaps in President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service are missing from the military records released about his service in 1972 and 1973, according to regulations and outside experts. For example, Air National Guard regulations at the time required commanders to write an investigative report for the Air Force when Bush missed his annual medical exam in 1972..."
34124,1,Floods Kill Hundreds as Storm Ravages Haiti Bloated bodies and weeping relatives filled mortuaries today as Tropical Storm Jeanne killed more than 570 Haitians with the toll expected to rise.
14443,1,"Shell, Sinopec launch 187 million dollar service station venture (AFP) AFP - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec Group) have launched a 187 million dollar service station joint venture, the companies said."
31306,1,"Russia May Pardon Colonel for Chechen Girl's Murder MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian commission has backed a plea for pardon by an army colonel jailed for 10 years for the murder of a Chechen girl, prompting anger in the restive province, Interfax news agency reported Friday."
26333,1,"House Wishes Bill Clinton Happy Birthday (AP) AP - Hallmark may have a greeting card for just about every occasion, but maybe not one for an ex-president recovering from bypass surgery a month after his birthday."
5801,1,"Iraq Pulls Off Another Soccer Stunner IRAKLION, Greece - The Iraqi soccer team is one victory away from an improbable trip to the podium. Emad Mohammed's 12-yard bicycle kick in the 64th minute gave Iraq a 1-0 victory over Australia in the quarterfinals Saturday, putting the invaded, war-torn country in position to compete for only its second Olympic medal in the nation's history..."
91138,1,"Macedonian Premier Quits in Ethnic Row Macedonian Prime Minister Hari Kostov quit today over disagreements with ethnic Albanian parties in the governing coalition, triggering a government crisis in the ethnically tense Balkan state."
68834,1,"Black Watch ordered to help US take Fallujah The Black Watch battalion was yesterday ordered by the Cabinet to help US forces throw a ""ring of steel "" around Fallujah before an all-out assault on insurgents in the city."
19204,1,"Democrats Claim Bush's Bounce Will Fade WASHINGTON - Democrats on Sunday said President Bush's post-convention bounce was triggered by ""four days of mean, vicious attacks"" on John Kerry, and would be short-lived. They vowed a nonstop, two-month offensive to make up for any lost ground as Kerry made personnel changes at the top of his campaign for the final sprint to Election Day..."
100368,1,"Iran ""will never end "" nuclear programme Iran 's foreign minister says that Tehran will never fully dismantle its nuclear capabilities, also voicing the country 's concerns about the threat of a pre-emptive strike by Washington."
115157,1,"EU Works on Turkey Membership Talks (AP) AP - The European Union edged closer Monday to giving Turkey the green light on membership talks, but jitters over bringing the relatively poor Muslim nation into the fold prevented a decision on a starting date."
19209,1,Russia mourns as questions mount for Putin BESLAN: Flags are flying at half-mast across Russia today as the nation begins mourning for 338 people killed when Chechen rebels seized a school.
66763,1,"Tokyo Stocks Higher in Early Trading (AP) AP - Tokyo's benchmark stock index was higher Thursday morning as investors bought stock futures in a technical bounce, but trade was largely directionless after Wall Street's mixed performance. The dollar was slightly higher against the Japanese yen."
12973,1,"Uma happy and in high spirits: Sushma Swaraj Dharwad, Aug. 28 (PTI): Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, today said former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti, was ""happy, in very high spirits and is determined to remain in jail as long as the State Government wants her to be ""."
50732,1,"70 die as Iraq violence escalates Insurgents in Iraq mounted a third straight day of serious attacks yesterday, killing 17 people when they opened fire on buses delivering workers to an ordnance disposal site."
45081,1,Blair faces anger of Labour Party delegates over Iraq Prime Minister Tony Blair faced calls on Thursday for British troops to quit Iraq as delegates to his Labour Party 's annual conference vented their anger over last year 's US-led war.
43772,1,Fox Orders Pilot Starring Barenaked Ladies LOS ANGELES - Fox Broadcasting Co. has ordered a pilot for a variety show starring the Barenaked Ladies that will feature the playful rock group performing music and comedy skits along with guest actors...
93966,1,"War on landmines 'shows success' The number of people killed and injured by landmines last year fell, says a report - but there are still thousands of victims."
50702,1,Israel Says It Attacked Islamic Jihad Leader JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army said it had attacked the car of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant commander who was killed in a Gaza City airstrike on Tuesday.
28769,1,"Pakistan President to Stay as Army Chief -Minister ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will stay on as chief of the army staff beyond the date he promised to give up the post, the information minister said on Wednesday."
104998,1,Death toll rises to 63 in Shaanxi coalmine explosion At least 63 miners have been killed in the Chenjiashan coal mine gas explosion in Northwest China 's Shaanxi Province and more than 100 miners remained trapped underground.
20168,1,"Warrants for Colombian Soldiers in Union Killings (Reuters) Reuters - Colombian state prosecutors on Monday ordered the arrest of three soldiers in connection with the killing of union officials accused of being leftist rebels last month, the state prosecution office said."
93702,1,French Government Says Arafat Was Not Poisoned PARIS (Reuters) - The French government insisted on Wednesday that Yasser Arafat was not poisoned and Le Monde newspaper quoted doctors as saying he suffered from an unusual blood disease and a liver problem.
58577,1,Skull in Poet Petrarch's Tomb Not His (AP) AP - A scientific team that had been hoping to reconstruct the features of the great Italian poet Petrarch by digging up his bones has confirmed that the skull found in his tomb is not his.
66109,1,"US air strikes hit Fallujah, locals claim family of six dead FALLUJAH, Iraq - US air raids destroyed two buildings said to belong to top militant Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah on Wednesday where residents claimed a family of six were killed."
72458,1,MOFA thanks Powell for efforts in China The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday thanked US Secretary of State Colin Powell for trying to persuade China to resume talks with Taiwan during his visit to Beijing.
19711,1,"Malaysian rebel Anwar in Munich for back treatment Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim arrived in the southern German city of Munich on Sunday for medical treatment, saying he was happy to be in the Bavarian capital after nearly six years in jail."
15274,1,"Howard Baker Undergoes Heart Surgery (AP) AP - Howard Baker, the former Senate majority leader now serving as U.S. ambassador to Japan, underwent open heart surgery Monday."
48859,1,Vibrating trousers treat angina Patients with heart disease are being offered a treatment with a difference - vibrating trousers.
30486,1,"Afghans Arrest Three for Rocket Attack on Karzai Three men have been arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election campaign trip outside the capital, officials said on Friday."
42571,1,Taiwan foreign minister criticises Singapore TAIPEI : Taiwan Foreign Minister Mark Chen has lashed out at Singapore over remarks by the Republic 's own Foreign Minister George Yeo at the United Nations.
22843,1,"Bush's guard service under new scrutiny (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush faced fresh questions about his Vietnam War-era service as he and his Democratic rival, Senator John Kerry, campaigned in key states ahead of the November 2 election."
63850,1,"Jazeera: Iraq Militants Kill Two Macedonia Hostages A militant group in Iraq said it had killed two Macedonian hostages it accused of spying for the United States, Arabic television Al Jazeera reported Monday."
111738,1,US marine charged with desertion A US marine who turned up in Lebanon after disappearing from Iraq is charged with desertion.
95474,1,"China eyes new turf: S. America Bush visits the region Friday, but President Hu Jintao has been striking business deals for two weeks."
43066,1,Jordan 's king: Iraq elections impossible PARIS -- The Jordanian monarch said in an interview published Tuesday that elections in Iraq are impossible in the current chaos and that he sees no chances of improvement in the short term.
8037,1,"Bird Flu Will Take Several Years To Contain In Asia PENANG (MALAYSIA), AUG 23: The deadly H5N1 strain of Bird Flu will take several years to contain, the WHO warned on Monday, adding that claims in China that the virus was found in pigs is a worrying new development."
38436,1,Washington: Darfur peace is linked to peace in the south The American envoy to Sudan stressed that the political solution for the Darfur district crisis lies in Nivasha peace agreement with the southern rebels so as to end the central authority.
34497,1,Fears grow for hostages in Iraq Fears grow for two Western hostages in Iraq following the beheading of their fellow captive.
113370,1,"Alcohol hampers depth perception Drinking alcohol impairs driving ability by disrupting depth perception, researchers find."
56370,1,"France-China deals awaken Europeans PARIS President Jacques Chirac of France will return from a lavish five-day state visit to China on Tuesday with industrial orders worth more than $4 billion, a success that is not going unnoticed in neighboring European countries and may intensify "
89814,1,"Martin set for one-day visit to Haiti When Prime Minister Paul Martin travels to Haiti on Sunday, his arrival is expected to be welcomed by a rare gathering leaders from opposite ends of the island nation 's political spectrum."
90317,1,Ivory Coast Leader Defiant as Summit Convenes Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo replaced his army chief with a more hardline officer and vowed to rebuild his air force on Sunday as regional
77726,1,"Bin Laden: U.S. Can Avoid Another Attack (AP) AP - Osama bin Laden, publicly injecting himself into the campaign four days ahead of presidential elections, said in a videotape aired Friday that the United States can avoid another Sept. 11 attack if it stops threatening the security of Muslims."
639,1,"Rwanda Troops Start AU Mission in Darfur EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - Rwandan troops arrived in Darfur Sunday as the first foreign force there, mandated to protect observers monitoring a shaky cease-fire between the Sudanese government and rebels in the remote western region."
74602,1,"U.S. Official: Lebanese Govt. 'Made in Damascus' BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's new government was ""made in Damascus"" in defiance of a U.N. resolution calling for an end to Syria's interference in Lebanese affairs, a senior U.S. official was quoted on Wednesday as saying."
23280,1,"New al-Qaida Tape Airs Two days before the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks, a new tape from an Osama bin Laden deputy has aired. The al-Qaida man says US forces have been driven into the ""trenches ' ' in Afghanistan."
111525,1,Sharon Wins Key Vote on Alliance for Gaza Plan Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 's Likud party agreed on Thursday to a possible alliance with opposition Labour in a vote that averted a snap election and strengthened his Gaza withdrawal plan.
39839,1,Tennis: GB slump in doubles Great Britain lose the doubles to fall 2-1 behind in their Davis Cup tie in Austria.
97875,1,"Three ministers face the boot amid fears of a Zanu PF rift As the Zanu PF story takes new twists and political intrigue continues, three Cabinet ministers and a provincial governor face the sack for their role in the much-publicised Tsholotsho Declaration."
31332,1,"UN Agency Warns of Africa Locust Crisis ROME Sept. 17, 2004 - Swarms of desert locusts are moving across northwest Africa, threatening to devastate crops in an increasing number of countries, UN officials warned Friday."
24653,1,"IDF ends 4-day operation in Gaza 's Jabalya refugee camp The Israel Defense Forces moved out of the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, ending a four-day operation in which eight Palestinians were killed, including a 9-year-old boy, and about 50 Palestinians were wounded."
71953,1,Asian Leaders Urged to Prompt N. Korea to Resume Talks Secretary of State Colin Powell is wrapping up an East Asia trip focused on prodding North Korea to resume talks aimed at ending its nuclear-weapons program.
84646,1,"UK considering Iran nuclear agreement The British government is considering a provisional agreement over Iran 's nuclear activities, a Foreign Office spokesman said Monday."
89298,1,"Cry no tears for Arafat The short man had a very long name. Mohammed Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini, who was 5 feet 4, proved larger than life when he died last Thursday, 13 days after he arrived for treatment in a military hospital in France."
104945,1,Burma crackdown on Indian rebels The Indian army says Burmese troops have begun an offensive to flush out Indian rebel bases in their territory.
100668,1,"Jaguar workers to vote on strike action, stage protest (AFP) AFP - Thousands of Jaguar car workers will begin voting next week on strike action over plans to halt production at a British plant with the loss of over 1,000 jobs, union leaders said."
39800,1,"4 arrested by antiterrorist police in London LONDON - British police said on Saturday they had arrested four men under anti-terrorism legislation after a tip-off from a newspaper which said the suspects tried to buy explosives for a ""dirty bomb."
109892,1,"EU Holds Out Prospect of End to China Arms Embargo The EU told China on Wednesday it was not yet ready to end its 15-year-old ban on selling it arms, but suggested the embargo could be lifted in early 2005 despite opposition from human rights groups and Washington."
78015,1,"Arafat May Be Suffering From Leukemia Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat greets wellwishers prior to his departure from the West Bank town of Ramallah in this picture released by the Palestinian Authority Friday Oct. 29, 2004."
113516,1,"Romania PM, Bucharest Mayor Face Off for Presidency BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and popular Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu face off in a presidential election runoff on Sunday seen as key for the Balkan country's European Union accession path."
6883,1,"Independent judges vital A series of prohibitions recently issued by the Higher People 's Court of the Beijing Municipality on judges ' dealings with cases are expected to help maintain justice if strictly implemented, says an article in Beijing Youth Daily."
35770,1,"Cambodia, US to take first steps towards FTA: commerce minister (AFP) AFP - Cambodia and the United States have agreed to start negotiations that could lead to a free trade agreement after US elections this year, Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh said."
100811,1,"Paisley hints at movement on IRA The hardline Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley yesterday suggested that if the IRA decommissioned its weapons and wound up its criminal activity, it could be allowed to continue as ""an old boys ' association ""."
73891,1,"Putin 's Kiev visit 'timed to influence Ukraine poll ' Vladimir Putin began a state visit to Kiev yesterday with a television interview in which he held out the possibility of favourable treatment to Ukrainians, a move thought likely to be helpful to the pro-Moscow candidate in next Sunday 's presidential "
68388,1,"Peace Doves Dropped on South Thailand PATTANI, Thailand, December 5 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - A fleet of military and civil aircraft and helicopters dropped Sunday, December 5, some 120 million paper birds across Thailands troubled Muslim-majority south, described by activists as "
55270,1,"Nobel winner thanks her ancestors The dance troupe at the Outspan Hotel at the foot of Mount Kenya lost both its audience and its rhythm on Friday, when it was upstaged by tearful eco-warrior Wangari Maathai, delighted at being named this year 's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize."
22336,1,Massive blast at Jakarta embassy At least six have been killed after a huge explosion outside Australia's embassy in the Indonesian capital.
70801,1,"Japan 's Nikkei 225, Topix Drop; Canon, Honda, Nissan Decline Japan 's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 138.20, or 1.3 percent, to 10,718.93 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index lost 12."
101671,1,"N.Korea, US to Discuss Six-Way Talks in Dec: Nikkei A North Korean official will visit the United States next month for talks with US counterparts on resuming six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea 's nuclear program, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday."
36887,1,"Palestinian militants infiltrate Gaza Strip outpost, kill three ... Palestinian gunmen infiltrated a fog-shrouded Israeli army post at dawn Thursday and killed three Israeli soldiers in a fierce gunbattle before two of the attackers were shot dead, the army said."
2939,1,"8 terror suspects, including alleged al-Qaida figure, charged in Britain LONDON (AP) - Eight suspects, including a man identified in the United States as a senior al-Qaida figure, appeared in court under heavy guard Wednesday as police investigated an alleged plot to commit murder and cause mayhem with chemicals, radioactive ..."
25038,1,Iran says it won 't halt nuclear technology drive Iran on Sunday rejected European demands it halt its pursuit of nuclear technology but reiterated its readiness to provide assurances it would not use that technology to build atomic weapons.
18495,1,"Senior Chinese Leader to Visit N.Korea Next Week BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese leader Li Changchun is to visit North Korea next week, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday as China tries to coax Pyongyang into fresh talks on the crisis over its nuclear ambitions."
4413,1,"AP: Kids Left in Africa Begged for Change (AP) AP - Allegedly abandoned by their American mother in Africa, seven children from Texas begged small change to buy food and shuttled from a neglectful stranger's care to a concrete-block orphanage, Nigerians said Thursday."
14305,1,"Chechnya president rules out talks with separatist leader MOSCOW , Russia -- Alu Alkhanov, set to become Chechnya 's president after Sunday 's election, on Monday ruled out any possibility of talks with Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov."
63114,1,British Army wanted in town where bombing and murder are the norm British troops may end up in one of the most violent flashpoints in Iraq in an operation to help the United States forces poised for an assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah.
117701,1,Budd inquiry uncovered the crucial second paper trail A SECOND paper trail in the Home Office blew apart David Blunketts defence that his only involvement with his nannys visa application was to check that it was correct.
48464,1,"After squeezing rebels, India's northeast ignites Over the weekend, a series of attacks killed more than 50 people in the states of Nagaland and Assam."
39410,1,"Supporting Musharraf was greatest blunder: Imran LAHORE: Acknowledging probably for the first time that he had ""committed a great mistake "" by extending support to General Pervez Musharraf during a presidential referendum, former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan has warned that if not stopped in his "
43308,1,"Britain's press split over Blair speech (AFP) AFP - Britain's press was divided after Prime Minister Tony Blair's annual speech to the Labour Party conference, some giving him credit for admitting the intelligence was wrong over Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction, while others slated him for refusing to apologise over the war in Iraq."
33667,1,"Costa Rica Eyes Suspects' Terror Links (AP) AP - Costa Rica deported two men who tried to enter Costa Rica over the weekend using well-crafted false European documents and who officials fear may have had links to terrorists, the country's immigration director said Monday."
28016,1,"Kerry Targets Bush Economic Policy as 'Fiscal Mess' (Reuters) Reuters - Sen. John Kerry said on Wednesday the United States needs to make the ""right choices"" on the economy,\and faulted President Bush for blaming others and offering excuses for the White House's own failed economic policies."
37040,1,"Even Near Home, a New Front Is Opening in the Terror Battle Federal officials are trying to prosecute operators of Web sites that recruit terrorists."
47916,1,"Child rape trial begins on tiny Pitcairn Island A sexual abuse trial garnering international attention began on tiny Pitcairn Island, one of the most isolated places in the world."
4540,1,Standoff Continues with Militant Cleric in Najaf Fighting continues in Najaf even though Iraq 's Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has made a final call to Shi 'ite militants to lay down their weapons and leave the holy Imam Ali shrine in Najaf. Militants threaten to kill a Turkish hostage and missing American ...
98504,1,"U.S. Commander: More GIs Needed in Iraq (AP) AP - The United States will boost its forces in Iraq to a record number of 150,000 in coming weeks because inexperienced Iraqi troops cannot ensure security for next month's national elections, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Saturday."
105612,1,"Cuba Frees Dissident Writer Cuba's communist government freed writer Raul Rivero and another dissident from prison Tuesday, the latest in a series of releases apparently aimed at cleaning up the island's human rights record."
65634,1,"U.S.-trained former general sworn in as new Indonesian president (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in as Indonesia's sixth president Wednesday after winning the country's first-ever direct election for head of state last month."
2483,1,"China Detains Eight Priests and a Living Buddha -Groups BEIJING (Reuters) - China has detained eight Roman Catholic priests in a crackdown on those loyal to the Pope and arrested a ""Living Buddha"" for arousing superstition at the re-opening of a temple, U.S. groups said on Wednesday."
78114,1,"Eight Marines killed in fighting A car bomb killed eight US Marines outside Fallujah on Saturday, the deadliest attack against the US military in nearly six months."
82963,1,Kidnappers Extend Deadline on British Hostage Militants who claim to be holding Northern Irish United Nations worker Annetta Flanigan hostage in Afghanistan have extended a deadline until tonight to decide her fate.
83032,1,"Postal Service Tale: Indie Rock, Snail Mail and Trademark Law For the Los Angeles-Seattle based music duo, keeping your name means promoting the mail service."
13155,1,"Chechnya prepares to go to polls MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- Chechens this weekend are choosing a replacement for their assassinated president -- the Kremlin hoping the vote will bring some stability to a region racked by a decade of violence."
59134,1,"Israeli Missile Kills Hamas Militant in Gaza-Medics (Reuters) Reuters - An Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile near a house during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday, killing a Hamas militant, medics said."
37062,1,EU tentatively agrees to lift embargo on Libya BRUSSELS : European Union (EU) officials agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy. Italy has for several months been pressing its EU counterparts to lift the embargo imposed
55433,1,"US Military Says Iraq 's Tareq Aziz Still Alive The US military said on Saturday it had ""absolute confirmation "" that Tareq Aziz, Iraq 's former deputy prime minister, was still alive."
6778,1,"Calling the shots KATHMANDU, AUGUST 22: Nabil bank chairman Satyendra Shrestha, who earlier headed the RBI equivalent, the Rashtra Bank of Nepal, cant understand that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA), which is performing wonders under the UN mission in Congo, is still to "
13494,1,"Australians to vote on 9 October Australian leader John Howard calls a general election for 9 October, seeking a fourth term."
7799,1,"US pledges more aid to Nigeria to fight HIV-AIDS (AFP) AFP - The United States is committed to offering more assistance to Nigeria in the global fight against HIV-AIDS, US Senator Chuck Hagel said."
102238,1,"Harry hurries back home after attack LONDON, Nov. 26. - Prince Harry arrived home from Argentina today amid media reports that shots were fired at the ranch where he was staying."
84279,1,"Low turnout sinks Macedonia referendum SKOPJE, Macedonia -- A referendum bid to block a law that gives Macedonia's Albanian minority more rights failed yesterday, upholding the Western-brokered peace plan that ended ethnic fighting in 2001."
14727,1,"Dozens dead in Sadr City clashes At least 17 Iraqis have been killed and 96 wounded in fierce clashes between US soldiers and fighters loyal to Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, an Iraqi health ministry official said on Monday."
50797,1,Israel/Occupied Territories: Excessive use of force Amnesty International is concerned about the deterioration of the human rights and humanitarian situation as a result of the Israeli army incursion in the Jabaliya refugee camp and surrounding areas in the northern Gaza Strip (including sectors in the
35783,1,"Bridging Hip-Hop Consumers and Suits Music entrepreneur Steve Stoute has emerged as one of Madison Avenue's surest guides to the world of young consumer spending, hip-hop style."
118173,1,Bosnia Envoy Sacks Bosnia Serb Officials Over Hague SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's peace overseer fired six Serb police officers and three other officials on Thursday to punish the Serb Republic for failing to arrest war crimes suspects and obstructing the process of hunting them down.
13296,1,Israel Denies U.S. Official Gave Secrets WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating whether a Pentagon analyst fed to Israel secret materials about White House deliberations on Iran. The investigation could strain U.S.-Israeli relations and muddy the Bush administration's Middle East policy...
43894,1,"Stocks Higher on Latest GDP Reading NEW YORK - Stocks pushed higher Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product and kept a close eye on oil prices that started to fall under $50 per barrel. Investors saw the Commerce Department report, which said the nation's GDP grew 3.3 percent from April to June, as fairly good news, with a few caveats..."
56184,1,"New Backup Voting System May Pose Problems (AP) AP - Call it the law of unintended consequences. A new national backup system meant to ensure that millions of eligible voters are not mistakenly turned away from the polls this year, as happened in 2000, could wind up causing Election Day problems as infamous as Florida's hanging chads."
95401,1,Knight stands down as Nike boss Philip Knight is to resign as chief executive of sports footwear and clothing giant Nike although he will remain as chairman.
112736,1,"Search for Thai Tsunami Dead Narrows to Hard Hit Areas (Reuters) Reuters - Teams searching for bodies in tsunami-devastated Thailand zeroed in on the hardest hit areas on Monday, as Thai and Japanese navy ships scoured the seas for more dead."
96931,1,"15 rebels killed in Iraq 's Mosul while US plans to beef up forces About 15 rebels have been killed by Iraqi and US forces over a 24-hour period in Mosul, while the United States plans Friday to further strengthen troops in Iraq."
76741,1,"Retrial of Cleric Begins in Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 28 -- The Indonesian government on Thursday opened the retrial of a cleric charged with leading an al Qaeda-linked group and inciting its members to carry out terrorist attacks against U.S. interests."
21511,1,"Thatcher subpoenaed over coup Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's son Mark has been subpoenaed to formally answer accusations he helped to finance a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer says."
86162,1,Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians in New Violence (Reuters) Reuters - Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians on Tuesday in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
106716,1,"At Museums, Computers Get Creative Interactive exhibits have been a mainstay in museums for more than three decades. In recent years museums have become more creative about the way they introduce technology into their exhibits."
97429,1,"Fresh violence hits Iraq capital Several people are killed in new clashes between Iraqi and US troops and insurgents in the capital, Baghdad."
107960,1,"Cold but resolute in Kiev KIEV -- The weather plunges below freezing each night and the bitter winds swirl through the snow-lined streets, but the protesters filling the avenues and squares of Ukraine's capital have shown no sign of relenting."
102293,1,"Iraq Officials Seek Delay for Elections US soldiers patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, Friday Nov. 26 2004. In Fallujah, insurgents ambushed US troops as they entered a home during house-to-house searches in the former rebel bastion, killing two Marines "
10435,1,"Iraqi Sadr Supporters Attacked Near Najaf-Witnesses (Reuters) Reuters - Supporters of rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were fired on as they marched from the town of Kufa to the city of Najaf on Thursday and several were wounded,\witnesses at the scene said."
89637,1,"Two cases of abuse alleged at base GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- Two new cases of detainee abuse have surfaced at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, including one in which a US military commander failed to properly investigate a prison guard who threw cleaning solvent on a terror suspect."
9237,1,Settling Israeli Settlements Palestinian officials have called on the Bush administration to clarify its position on the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
34767,1,"Israeli Missile Strike Kills Two Gaza Militants An Israeli missile strike killed at least two Hamas gunmen in Gaza City Monday, a day after a top commander of the Islamic militant group was killed in a similar attack "
7764,1,"Minister Urges Imams to Speak French (AP) AP - One in three of France's imams don't speak French, the country's interior minister said in an interview published Tuesday, proposing initiatives to help Islamic religious leaders better adapt."
19023,1,"Defenseless Targets Close to 350 die, half of them children, after Chechen rebels take an entire school hostage. What the siege means for Russia"
11199,1,"Frances a Fast-Growing Hurricane, Far Out at Sea (Reuters) Reuters - Hurricane Frances was born in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday but the rapidly growing storm was many days from threatening any populated area."
25858,1,"Lions Win First Away Game in Three Years The Detroit Lions went three full seasons without winning an away game, setting an NFL record for road futility. They ended that ignominious streak Sunday in their first opportunity of the season, beating the Chicago Bears 20-16 at Soldier Field..."
111913,1,"33 Dead in Chinese Mine A gas explosion at a coal mine in the northern Shanxi Province killed 28 miners and 5 rescuers, the government said on Friday. In the latest in a series of such "
53486,1,Hong Kong bank crushes more than customer 's spirits Hong Kong - A Hong Kong bank that trashed 83 safety deposit boxes and their valuable contents apologised on Wednesday for the blunder and offered customers a compensation package worth up to 12.
107570,1,"Rebels return to 'cleared' areas In Fallujah, US forces are going through 50,000 houses one by one. But insurgents are coming back."
35482,1,"Tehran defiant Defying a key demand set by 35 countries, Iran announced yesterday it has started converting raw uranium into the gas needed for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear bombs."
117818,1,"Greece fears racist backlash THE Greek government has appealed for calm, fearing a public backlash against immigrants living in the country following the bus hijacking by two Albanian gunmen."
30428,1,Golf: Ryder Cup pairings named Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie will meet in the opening four-balls at Oakland Hills.
34172,1,"CBS News Apologizes Over Bush Guard Story NEW YORK - CBS News apologized Monday for a ""mistake in judgment"" in its story questioning President Bush's National Guard service, claiming it was misled by the source of documents that several experts have dismissed as fakes. The network said it would appoint an independent panel to look at its reporting about the memos..."
54585,1,"Major 6.4-Magnitude Quake Shakes Manila (AP) AP - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 shook Manila on Friday night, swaying high rises, knocking out power over a wide area and sending frightened residents into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage."
38489,1,"SBY puts victory celebrations on ice FIVE days after Indonesia 's first presidential election, neither candidate has claimed victory or conceded defeat, even though it is now clear President Megawati Sukarnoputri cannot possibly win."
76848,1,"Deutsche Bank third quarter at top end of expectations (AFP) AFP - Deutsche Bank said that its bottom-line earnings rose strongly in the third quarter, thanks to a partial improvement in underlying business and lower costs and risk provisions."
42734,1,"Top al-Qaida man dies of heart attack The alleged top al-Qaida operative in Lebanon, who was arrested 10 days ago after authorities uncovered a plot to bomb embassies of Italy and Ukraine, and kill diplomats, died of a heart attack Monday, hospital officials and the Interior Ministry said."
70762,1,"49 Iraqi soldiers die in guerrilla ambush BAGHDAD In the single deadliest ambush of the Iraq insurgency, guerrillas dressed as security officers executed 49 freshly trained Iraqi soldiers on Saturday evening on a remote road in eastern Iraq as the unarmed soldiers were going home on leave, Iraqi "
71868,1,Zarqawi claims cadet massacre THE extremist group led by Iraq 's most wanted man today claimed it carried out the shocking roadside massacre of almost 50 unarmed cadets.
13099,1,"Militia leaves Najaf shrine : Shia fighters left the holiest shrine in Najaf today and began turning in their weapons, after tens of thousands of pilgrims celebrated a peace agreement that ended a bloody rebellion."
102477,1,ASEAN officials prep for economic accord VIENTIANE - Senior officials of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations made final preparations on Thursday for ASEAN leaders to sign at their summit here next Monday an agreement on accelerating economic integration in the region.
98297,1,Bloody Sunday inquiry nearing end The Bloody Sunday inquiry enters its final phase as the counsel to the inquiry begins his closing speech.
118273,1,"Cuban M.D. Staying at Argentine Embassy A prominent Cuban doctor who was denied permission to travel to Buenos Aires to visit relatives was staying at the Argentine Embassy on Thursday, but her son said she does plan to seek asylum in a case that has raised tensions between the two nations."
14368,1,Six-party Nuclear Talks Likely to be Held in September The South Korean ambassador to the United States says the next round of multilateral talks aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear impasse will likely happen in September.
104944,1,"Iran Says Nuclear Freeze Talks Must Not Last Long TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran reiterated Tuesday it was only prepared to keep its uranium enrichment activities frozen for a few months and would not, as the EU and Washington want, permanently mothball facilities which could make atomic bombs."
9344,1,Bush Campaign's Top Outside Lawyer Advised Veterans Group Benjamin L. Ginsberg said the veterans attacking John Kerry's Vietnam War record asked for his help and that he agreed.
45461,1,"Congress Abandons Highway, Welfare Bills (AP) AP - Lawmakers, fighting among themselves and with the White House, have given up trying to pass highway and welfare bills this year that held the promise of tens of thousands of jobs."
1783,1,Cardinal hears farewell in John Paul 's remarks BRUSSELS One of 15 cardinals with Pope John Paul II during a weekend visit to a French shrine was quoted in Belgian news media on Monday as saying the ailing pontiff may have been making his farewells.
87514,1,"Annan Urges Greater Effort on Middle East Peace UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was ""deeply moved"" by the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and urged renewed efforts by the Palestinians and the Israelis to reach peace, a spokesman said late on Wednesday."
16777,1,Israeli Army Destroys Gaza Homes After Bus Bombings GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces Thursday blew up two Palestinian housing blocs in a Gaza refugee camp that the army said were used by Palestinian militants to launch attacks against soldiers and settlers.
33099,1,Iraqi PM says he has escaped four assassination bids CAIRO : Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi revealed he had escaped four attempts on his life since his interim government took over from the US-led occupation forces almost three months ago.
19254,1,"Pakistani, Indian FMs agree on series of CBMs NEW DELHI, September 06 (Online): Pakistan and India Sunday agreed on a series of confidence-building measures (CBMs), including talks on starting a bus service between the divided parts of Kashmir, in a bid to normalise ties."
40816,1,"Building collapse at Dubai Airport; 50 feared dead Dubai: A building under construction at Dubai airport collapsed on Monday, killing about 50 people, according to reports. An unspecified number of workers are trapped in the debris, police and airport officials said."
21724,1,"New Technology Estimates Fast-Food Demand PITTSBURGH - Do you want fries with that? Never mind, we already know. A Pittsburgh startup, HyperActive Technologies Inc., is testing technology at area fast-food restaurants designed to give kitchen workers a good indication of what customers want before the hungry souls even get close enough to place an order..."
96374,1,"Nephew leaves Gaza for France to receive Arafat 's death report Nasser al-Qedwa, Palestinian delegate to the United Nations and a nephew of late leader Yasser Arafat,left here for France on Friday to receive Arafat 's death report,the Arabic-language Radio Sawa reported."
25581,1,"Iran rejects European demands to halt N-tech drive TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday rejected European demands to abandon its ""sensitive nuclear activities "" but reiterated its readiness to provide assurances that its atomic ambitions were entirely peaceful."
81481,1,"New bombing raid on rebel I. Coast north, French say two dead ABIDJAN (AFP) - Ivory Coast government forces carried out bombing raids of former rebels on the country 's main northern town, Ivory Coast military officials told AFP."
105610,1,"Tom Ridge Steps Down as Chief of Homeland Security Dept. The resignation would be effective Feb. 1, unless a successor was confirmed before then, Tom Ridge said."
19354,1,"At least 79 dead, 74 missing in China storms (AFP) AFP - At least 79 people were killed and 74 were missing in some of the worst storms southwest China has seen in many years, disaster relief officials said."
17077,1,"South Africa Arrests One in WMDs, Nuclear Probe JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - South African authorities have arrested one person in an investigation into contraventions of laws on weapons of mass destruction and nuclear energy, the government said Thursday."
62210,1,"Karzai takes lead in Afghan presidential polls The incumbent Afghan president HamidKarzai has taken lead in the presidential polls as he had secured 77 percent of the votes counted so far, a spokesman of the joint UN-Afghan election commission said Saturday."
4078,1,"Stonehenge Tunnel Faces Tough Road Ahead (Reuters) Reuters - Whoever built Stonehenge,\the 5,000-year-old circle of megaliths that towers over green fields in southern England and lures a million visitors a year,\couldn't have planned for the automobile."
75259,1,Japan Earthquake Rescuers Work to Free Girl (Reuters) Reuters - Rescuers who saved a two-year-old boy trapped by a landslide after Japan's deadliest earthquake in a decade struggled to free his sister on Thursday but hopes were fading for her survival.
97256,1,"In Time of Turmoil, Graham Offers Soothing Words The Rev. Billy Graham spoke at the 92,000-seat Rose Bowl, the beginning of a four-day crusade that organizers say is his 416th worldwide and his next-to-last."
32756,1,district briefs: PESHAWAR: A judicial commission formed by the Muttahida Majilis-e-Amal government has suggested amendments to the Nizam-e-Adal Regulations of 1999 in the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas.
4611,0,Tokyo Stocks Flat in Late Trade Retailers such as Ito-Yokado got a lift after government data showed activity in Japan 's service sector rose in June as a wide range of businesses including retailers and restaurants enjoyed a recovery in customers.
13973,0,"Startup Launching Web-To-TV Video Service (AP) AP - The promise of Internet-based video has long been hamstrung by copyright and piracy worries, slow dial-up connections, technical challenges and consumer disdain for watching blotchy videos on their home computers. But a Silicon Valley startup is tackling those obstacles, hoping to become the first major provider of cinema straight from the Internet to the living room boob tube."
8276,0,"Hokies-USC Sold Out The last Black Coaches Association Football Classic, matching defending co-national champion Southern California and Virginia Tech on Saturday at FedEx Field, is sold out."
71172,0,"Road to LA: Hang on a minute! Molik, who beat Sharapova in the final, was Australia 's first champion of a WTA Tier I event and proved that you can be 20-something and breakthrough."
68826,0,"Nokia: Consumers increasingly giving up their fixed line phones Global research by MORI, conducted for Nokia, has identified a strong trend for consumers to move from their fixed line phones to use their mobile handsets for all or most of their voice calls."
14725,0,"Manchester United held by Toffees MANCHESTER, Aug 30 (SW) - Manchester United failed to reassure their fans after extending their poor campaign start, as Alex Ferguson and his men were held to a goalless draw by Everton at old Trafford."
29634,0,"High-Tech Job Market Still Bleak By ALLISON LINN SEATTLE (AP) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago have confirmed what many high-tech workers have long suspected: The job market for technology experts remains bleak, years after the U.S. recession officially ended in late 2001..."
51891,0,"More Steam, Ash Likely at Mount St. Helens (AP) AP - Weeks or months of occasional steam blasts and possibly some eruptions of fresh volcanic rock and ash are the most likely scenario at Mount St. Helens, scientists say."
34827,0,"Briefly: Sun makes financial pitch roundup Plus: PeopleSoft-Oracle trial delayed...IBM, Boeing team up for defense work...TI touts combo chip with VoIP, Wi-Fi...ContextWeb nabs $3 million."
62139,0,Delta at bankruptcy 'finish line ' Financially troubled Delta Air Lines said Friday that it is burning through cash much faster than expected and its third-quarter loss will be far greater than expected.
18189,0,"Hutchison Plans Offering of Phone Unit utchison Whampoa Ltd., the Hong Kong conglomerate controlled by the billionaire Li Ka-shing, filed with regulators in the United States yesterday to raise as much as $2 billion in an initial "
74266,0,"iTunes, iTunes ain 't calling for Ireland Workers at Apple 's Irish operations in Cork remain gloomy this morning over one European country that remains outside the reach of iTunes Europe - Ireland."
36742,0,"Dalmiya blames Zee and ESS Jagmohan Dalmiya, the president of the Indian cricket board, has blamed Zee Telefilms and ESPN-Star Sports, the opposing parties in the telecast-rights issue, for putting the Australian series in jeopardy."
90006,0,Help Wanted (for a Better Way to Count Jobs) Online employment indexes that focus on Internet job listings may establish themselves as forward-looking indicators of trends that will appear later in the government surveys.
46865,0,SpaceShipOne to launch again Monday Paul Allen and Burt Rutan's aircraft will try to repeat its 100km altitude feat to seal its victory for the $10 million prize.
27321,0,"Office Depot Misses School Hurricanes, weak back-to-school sales, and weak European business bring an earnings warning."
74008,0,"What 's Next for PeopleSoft? The last antitrust obstacle to Oracle 's takeover bid has been cleared. Now, one way or another, investors want this soap opera to end."
27855,0,OPEC to Put Formal Lifting of Output on the Table Oil ministers are meeting to consider raising the formal output ceiling as crude prices remain stubbornly high despite OPEC's persistent efforts to lower them.
80611,0,"Seven operators team up for Asian mobile venture SINGAPORE--Seven mobile operators in Asia-Pacific have joined forces in a new alliance, aiming to crank up the clout and appeal of service providers in the region."
68753,0,Tigers hit the rock bottom A career best 143 by wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum enabled touring New Zealand to take a convincing 225-run first innings lead against hosts Bangladesh on the third of the Pan Pacific Sonargaon first Test at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in city
108559,0,"Reports say Meyer is gone Amid widespread media reports that he has accepted the job as head football coach at the University of Florida, Utah 's Urban Meyer was at his home Friday afternoon in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City."
28898,0,Stocks sag on corporate forecasts and worse-than-expected economic ... TORONTO (CP) - Earnings warnings from Celestica and Coca-Cola along with a slowdown in US industrial production sent stock markets lower Wednesday.
108865,0,"PC Sector Sale By IBM Would Signal Change (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Among corporate technology managers, it's one of the oldest adages: ""Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM."""
46271,0,"Java Mustang following Tiger Sun Microsystems Inc is courting community views for the next version of Java 2 Standard Edition, the foundation stone of Java scheduled for spring 2006."
5983,0,"Competition probe would see Santander turn its back on Abbey Banco Santander would walk away from its 8.2bn offer for Abbey National, the mortgage bank, if a rival bid from one or more UK banks led to a lengthy investigation by the competition authorities."
73308,0,"EU to end transatlantic dispute by lifting sanctions on US imports The EU said yesterday it would end sanctions on US imports in about two months, following the repeal by the US of an illegal export subsidy, and warned the US not to extend "
70649,0,"Vikings 20, Titans 3 With Randy Moss relegated to two snaps of decoy duty, Daunte Culpepper and the Minnesota Vikings shifted gears and grinded one out against the Tennessee Titans."
88599,0,"Small market reality arrives Washington is the nation 's eighth largest media market, but for baseball 's purposes in 2005, it is Kansas City, Milwaukee or even Montreal."
65207,0,"McDonald's Profits Up on Strong U.S. Sales McDonald's Corp. rode strong U.S. sales to a 42 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, its fifth straight quarter of increased profits since snapping out of a slump last year."
89430,0,"Stocks End Higher as Dell Boosts Techs (Reuters) Reuters - Stocks extended their rally on Friday,\led by technology shares after computer maker Dell Inc.\ shot up 8 percent on a higher quarterly profit and an optimistic forecast."
52489,0,"Corporate governance changed to mollify shareholders SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp., in an attempt to mollify Australian investors who had expressed concerns about its proposed reincorporation in the United States, late Wednesday said its board of directors has outlined a series of "
7533,0,"ARM to buy designer of systems-on-a-chip With the acquisition of Artisan Components, ARM will get 340 employees, plus facilities in California and India."
78969,0,"Oracle sweetens Peoplesoft offer to $24/shr Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , in the midst of a hostile takeover attempt of rival PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Monday raised its offer "
38252,0,"Florida company offers trips simulating space travel A company plans to offer airplane flights that simulate weightlessness in space. Zero Gravity Corp. starting Oct. 9 will offer twice-a-month, $2,950 flights on planes that carry 27 passengers "
53087,0,"IBM promotes open source in India BANGALORE, INDIA -- IBM Corp. has partnered with a computing and an educational institution in India to promote the development of open-source software in the region, the company said Thursday."
74371,0,"England set Zimbabwe 262 victory target BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AFP) - England captain Michael Vaughan and Geraint Jones put in a superb 150 partnership on their way to setting Zimbabwe a 262 target to avoid a 4-0 series whitewash."
16184,0,"eBay to Hike Stake in Local Firm Online retail giant eBay Inc. plans to increase its stake in Internet Auction, South Korea 's top online auctioneer, to 85.61 percent, the Korean firm said Wednesday."
118450,0,"Lack of Courtesy From ADs Miffs Osborne (AP) AP - Tom Osborne has been out of college football for seven years, and now he can't even get a phone call returned."
52568,0,Crew Extend Unbeaten Streak to 16 Games (AP) AP - The Columbus Crew won their first Eastern Conference title and extended their unbeaten streak to an MLS-record 16 games with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday.
69160,0,"Yahoo buys e-mail software firm Stata OCTOBER 22, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Yahoo Inc. has snapped up privately held software company Stata Labs, which develops technology allowing users to quickly search through e-mail and attachments."
76256,0,"Daimler-Chrysler Waiting for Mercedes No. 5 automaker hurt by slow Mercedes sales, but Chrysler remains steady."
26776,0,"IETF Decides On SPF / Sender-ID issue Zocalo writes ""The MARID working group at the IETF responsible for deciding on which extensions to SMTP will be used to try and prevent spoofing of the sender has made their decision."
18928,0,"Internet's Speed Increases As It Turns 35 Years Old As the Internet turned 35 last week, Web speed-demons claimed a new record for how fast data can be transmitted over computer networks, announcing they had sent the equivalent of a big fat DVD movie file from Switzerland to California in a few seconds."
64735,0,"Source: EU-Coke Antitrust Deal in Works BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to announce a formal proposal settling the long-running Coca-Cola antitrust case later on Tuesday, a source close to the situation said."
47814,0,"Canas thrash Novak SHANGHAI, Oct. 2. - Argentinean Guillermo Canas dominated opponent Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic to book his place in the final of the $380,000 Shanghai Open tennis tournament."
117374,0,Desert plant offers rich pickings for Bushmen THOUSANDS of South African Bushmen are to receive a royalty windfall after a Cambridgeshire company yesterday signed a deal with Unilever to develop one of their bush plants into a slimming aid.
53389,0,"Henkel to sell Clorox stake Henkel, the German consumer goods group, said yesterday night it would swap its 29 per cent stake in Clorox for a combination of the US companys operating businesses and its stake in a joint venture with Henkel, and about $2."
30201,0,"Canada 's C$3 Bln Petro-Canada Stake Is Filed for Sale (Update1) The Canadian government moved forward with plans to sell its C$3.04 billion ($2.36 billion) stake in Petro-Canada, as the oil company filed offering documents with US and Canadian regulators."
109804,0,"Titans close out season on a high NASHVILLE -- Billy Volek threw for 175 yards and a touchdown before being knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter, and the Tennessee Titans held on for a 24-19 victory over the Detroit Lions yesterday to snap a five-game skid."
10040,0,"Microsoft releases key management software Microsoft Wednesday released the latest versions of its performance and monitoring tool, which forms a cornerstone in its plan to create a management platform for Windows."
66314,0,"British Scientists Develop New Vaccine Technology (Reuters) Reuters - British scientists have taken tips from Mother Nature to develop a new technology that could deliver cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions of children in remote areas of the world."
94462,0,"Harris leads Michigan past Buffs, into NIT semis Dion Harris was an important cog for Michigan 's run to the postseason NIT championship last season. Harris is now doing it again for the Wolverines in their push to become to the first "
549,0,"Europe's Eel Population Collapsing (AP) AP - When a poacher with a baseball bat mugged Willem Dekker for his baby eels, it was further confirmation for the Dutch biologist that the species is in trouble."
17721,0,"Red Hat changes accounting procedures Red Hat has announced it is changing the way it books support subscription revenue, based on a recommendation from its auditors. The accounting changes prompted the Linux supplier to correct and restate its "
75273,0,"Kidney drug approval gives Shire some breathing space THE 64,000 dollar - correction, make that 500 million dollar -uestion hanging over Shire Pharmaceuticals is whether the 5 per cent jump in the companys shares yesterday reflects relief that US regulators have finally approved its drug for "
27656,0,"How Much Hollywood For Comcast? In a first-of-its kind deal, Comcast (Quote, Chart) has struck a broad content distribution pact with Sony Pictures that includes plans to expand its video-on-demand (define) menu."
29209,0,Jeter Is Having Fun When the Games Mean the Most Javier Vazquez reversed his free fall with seven three-hit innings and Derek Jeter went 3 for 4 in the Yankees' second straight shutout victory.
26395,0,"It is a Race! Well, we finally have an official introduction of both the giants ' dual-core CPU power. ""...Intel and AMD must have come to the same conclusions earlier this decade since today we have seen server demonstrations with 90nm server chips from both companies."
65775,0,"Lidge, Wheeler shine brightest in relief Entering the National League Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals appeared to have a decisive edge over the Astros in several areas, including the bullpen."
86969,0,"MS search engine rumours abound Microsoft 's search engine is due to appear on MSN tomorrow, Thursday, according to an awful lot of anonymous sources. The New York Times heard from ""a person knowledgeable about the announcement "" while Reuters made do with ""sources close to the company ""."
74867,0,Bulldogs Get Punished The NCAA places Mississippi State on probation for four years because of recruiting violations and bans them from postseason play this year.
110924,0,"NHL players, owners will meet to seek ways to save season The day after a caucus convened in Toronto to brainstorm ways to reinvigorate hockey, the brain trust in charge of the league descends on the game 's de facto capital with hopes of reviving the hockey season."
51674,0,"UK Scientist Who Played Role in DNA Discovery Dies Nobel laureate Maurice Wilkins, a British scientist who played a key role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, died on Tuesday, his university said on Wednesday."
15168,0,"Data Center Markup Language finds home in OASIS A proposed standard to enable integration, automation and better management of data center components this week will begin development under the direction of a new standards body - the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.ADVERTISEMENT
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69923,0,"Man Ordered to Disable Spyware Programs (AP) AP - A federal judge has ordered a man known as the ""Spam King"" to disable so-called spyware programs that infiltrate people's computers, track their Internet use and flood them with pop-up advertising."
74803,0,"Green, Rackers, Rogers earn NFC honors (Oct. 27, 2004) -- Running back Ahman Green of the Green Bay Packers, defensive tackle Shaun Rogers of the Detroit Lions and kicker Neil Rackers of the Arizona Cardinals are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and "
103041,0,"Full Court Mess There was, no doubt, shock and dismay in some quarters when the National Basketball Association continued playing its schedule without interruption after the brawl in Detroit nine days ago."
24326,0,"Third shift may be added at Chrysler 's Ontario plant CALGARY - Burgeoning international demand for Ontario-made Chryslers could add up to 1,000 jobs at the automaker 's plant near Toronto, Dieter Zetsche, chief executive of Chrysler Group, said yesterday."
40963,0,"Adobe Systems to introduce new format for digital photos SAN JOSE, Calif. Adobe Systems is introducing a new format today for digital photos it hopes will create a standard in the industry."
102920,0,"Minor earthquake at Mount St. Helens A minor 3.1 magnitude earthquake split the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens on Saturday, continuing a series of minor earthquakes rattling the site since October, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said."
43341,0,"Microsoft launches appeal against EU anti-trust ruling (AFP) AFP - US software giant Microsoft is to launch its legal appeal Thursday against a stinging EU anti-trust ruling, six months after it was fined nearly half a billion euros for abusing its market dominance."
17674,0,"Giants Struggle Yet Again to Protect Warner Kurt Warner 's first preseason as the Giants ' quarterback ended ominously as he was sacked twice more Thursday night, when the team faced the Baltimore Ravens "
62342,0,"Judge OKs US Airways ' plan to cut pay by 21 The unraveling of the ailing airline industry picked up speed Friday as a bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority to temporarily cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent, comparing the airline 's financial outlook to ""a ticking fiscal time bomb "
52360,0,"NASCAR hands out 12 more penalties A day after hitting Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a $10,000 fine and the loss of 25 points for cursing during a postrace TV interview, NASCAR handed down 12 more penalties for rule violations at Talladega Superspeedway."
19420,0,"Bellevue dominates dream matchup against De La Salle At almost noon yesterday, the Bellevue High School linebacker was just waking up from a deep slumber, the kind a body dives into after extreme physical exertion."
54696,0,"Dell Drops 15 GB Dell DJ To US$149, 20 GB for US$195 Dell has taken an aggressive pricing strategy in its competition with Apple in the music player space. Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox reported in his "
91607,0,"Acer Announces Ferrari 3400 November 15, 2004 - Acer America today has announced its newest notebook in its Ferrari line of notebooks, the Ferrari 3400. Featuring a Mobile AMD Athlon 64 3000, the notebook combines the market strength of three major brands, Acer, AMD and Ferrari."
353,0,Microsoft wants to improve your image New imaging software is making eyes at those squinty camera-phone pictures.
42227,0,"Crude oil sets new mark by topping Crude oil topped $50 per barrel during Asian trading today, pushing past the psychological milestone for the first time then surging further to new record levels likely to unsettle oil-consuming nations."
101211,0,"OIL FUTURES:IPE Brent Likely To Head Higher In Thin Trade SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Oil futures traded on London 's International Petroleum Exchange are largely expected to head higher Thursday, given the continued worries over a shortage in US heating oil inventories."
28252,0,World's largest ID theft felon faces 14 years' jail Help desk technician pleads guilty to $50m scam
35470,0,"Oil prices continue to rise WASHINGTON -- Oil prices bounded higher for the fourth day in a row yesterday, with further declines in US supply expected as petroleum producers disrupted by hurricane Ivan continue to regroup."
118494,0,Bucks place Strickland on injured list Milwaukee Bucks guard Erick Strickland will miss at least two weeks after being placed on the injured list Thursday with a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee.
77439,0,"Study: PDA Market in Decline (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - For the third consecutive quarter, shipments of handheld devices, including personal digital assistants (PDAs), have declined, according to a study by IDC."
110322,0,Scientists Complete Chicken Genome There 's quite a bit of clucking going on at Michigan State University: they have just sequenced the genome of a chicken. That 's a first for birds and agricultural animals
38415,0,ID Biomedical Shares Up on Vaccine Contract Shares of ID Biomedical jumped after the company reported Monday that it signed long-term agreements with the three largest flu vaccine wholesalers in the United States in light of the shortage of vaccine for the current flu season.
93832,0,Hewlett-Packard strikes Blu note for DVDs PC buyers can look forward to DVDs with up to 10 times the storage they now have when Hewlett-Packard rolls out machines supporting next-generation DVD technology next year.
88420,0,"Moss officially out for Green Bay EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. The Minnesota Vikings officially downgraded All-Pro receiver Randy Moss from doubtful to out for Sunday 's game at Green Bay."
118032,0,"New species of monkey found in India A species of monkey unknown to science has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society."
111371,0,"Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Again New claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, a possible sign that employers haven 't completely let go of their caution and are looking to cut costs."
7849,0,"FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Stock Jumps NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. FDX.N on Monday raised its earnings forecasts, citing strong demand in several of its businesses despite concerns about the slowing growth in the U.S. economy."
93881,0,"Trucking Industry Won't Fight Diesel Rules (AP) AP - After years of resistance, the U.S. trucking industry says it will not try to impede or delay a new federal rule aimed at cutting diesel pollution."
41673,0,"Hamm faces Yang for gold in high court of sports The disputed Olympic gold medal is wrapped in a pair of white socks in Paul Hamm 's parents ' house in Waukesha, Wis. Whether that medal stays there is up to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland "
16747,0,"Microsoft Challenges Rivals With New Online Music Service Microsoft started selling music tracks on its MSN online service, taking on Apple Computer and a host of others in the fast-growing market for digital music."
95457,0,"Inside the Top 25 Most of the Top 25 is in action this week. No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 California and No. 7 Michigan all face dangerous games against bitter rivals."
106747,0,"Magic Thrash the Raptors 129-108 (AP) AP - Scoring 129 points means a win almost every time, but Kelvin Cato wants the Orlando Magic to realize that giving up 108 will get them beat more often than not."
73249,0,"Centerra Gold reports Q3 profit of $28.7M, up from $2.8Ma year ago TORONTO (CP) - Centerra Gold Inc. reported a sharp increase in quarterly profits compared with a year ago, helped by increased gold sales and better prices."
110357,0,"Winter Meetings checklist The offseason didn 't just start, even if you 're beginning to detect the first signs of life from Toronto. The Blue Jays have been lying low until this point, waiting "
109695,0,"Virgin in talks to secure a slice of China 's mobile market HONG KONG - Virgin is planning to launch a mobile phone service in China as a 50-50 joint venture with a Chinese company within a year to 18 months, according to reports."
116743,0,Late strike spoils Christmas party for Liverpool AN EQUALISER in injury time by Portsmouth 's Lomana LuaLua against Liverpool at Anfield yesterday will hamper the home side 's attempts to make ground on the leading English Premier League soccer rivals during the Christmas program.
116359,0,"MPAA SUES SERVERS THAT DOWNLOAD FILMS The major Hollywood movie studios, as part of the industry 's latest legal action to battle piracy, sued the operators of server computers they say help people find and download millions of illegally copied movies."
70481,0,"UC Berkeley hack apology p2pnet.net News:- ""UC Berkeley officials issued a statement of regret about a computer hacking that may have exposed the names and social security numbers of about 600,000 people, "" says the Berkeley Daily Planet."
104614,0,"Bode Miller takes super-G event American Bode Miller won his first World Cup super-giant slalom Sunday, making him the first man to open an Alpine World Cup season with victories in three different disciplines and just the fifth skier to win a World Cup race in all four disciplines."
67992,0,Birthday bashing INTER Milan took a firm grip on a place in the next round of the Champions League with a stunning victory at the Mestalla this morning (Singapore time).
102148,0,"Mourinho rules out move for Defoe LONDON, England -- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has moved quickly to rule out a move for Tottenham striker Jermaine Defoe though he admires the talent of the young England star."
7812,0,"MSN music vs iTunes p2pnet.net News:- It isn 't much, but it 's all there is - for the corporate e-music community anyway. Real world music lovers swap and share music online in their billions - quite literally - as they wait for "
52388,0,Bryant 's Accuser Must Be Identified DENVER - A federal judge in Colorado has rejected a request from the woman accusing NBA star Kobe Bryant of rape to remain anonymous in her civil lawsuit.
31575,0,"New computer technology replaces mouse control with facial ... HAMISH ROBERTSON: Staying with computers, that world was opened up to many people, especially those with disabilities, by the invention of voice recognition technology."
108304,0,Halifax keeps CIS basketball championships CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Halifax will remain as the host city for the men 's university basketball championships for the next three years.
56613,0,"Palm school signs $500,000 contract with Coke, continuing trend of ... It 's the real thing: $500,000 for William T. Dwyer High School during the next seven years. Administrators just finished negotiating a new contract with Coca-Cola, which will have exclusive "
112861,0,"Mets still hoping to land Martinez Pedro Martinez is still available, and the New York Mets still believe they have a realistic chance to land him. ""Do we have hope of signing him?"
14518,0,"Bobby Robson 'relieved of duties ' at Newcastle Newcastle manager Bobby Robson has been ""relieved of his duties "" at the lagging soccer club, Newcastle announced Monday."
2681,0,"8/17/04 - Us Concerned About Yukos US officials have expressed concern about the fate of Yukos, the Russian oil company. Yukos shares have dropped sharply in value since the Russian government demanded it pay nearly three and a half billion dollars in back taxes. Russian authorities accuse ..."
116782,0,"Fiat says no deal with GM, mediation next Fiat (FIA) and General Motors (GM) will move to mediation after executives failed to reach agreement over the Italian company 's option to compel GM to buy its troubled auto division."
16689,0,Maryland Judge Rules In Favor Of State In E-Voting Suit Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Joseph Manck has rejected a challenge to Maryland's electronic voting system.
45622,0,"Munich migrates to Linux despite EU debate Germany's third-largest city decided to equip 14,000 computers with Linux and other open-source office apps, despite concerns about patent infringements raised in the debate over new European Union patent laws."
106520,0,Gazprom expands its oil business preparing to buy Yuganskneftegaz Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom has announced its intention to be one of the bidders in the auction of the 76.8 stake in Yuganskneftegaz to be held on Dec.19.
93819,0,"Sun Releases Solaris 10 for Free November 15, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- In an effort to win back some lost market share, Sun Microsystems (sun.com) released Solaris 10, the latest version of the company 's Unix-based operating system software, for free on Monday."
72645,0,"Soaring oil prices redistributing world 's wealth WASHINGTON -- While North Americans wince as they fill up their vehicles with fuel, market forces are smiling on the Saudi Arabias and Exxon Mobils of the world."
72125,0,Scots missing stars Scotland rugby coach Matt Williams will be forced to name a side from a squad missing nine of his England-based players for the upcoming Test against Australia at Murrayfield.
104425,0,Ht Rotherham 0 Leeds 0 Leeds refused to let the latest off-field drama overshadow their performance as they made Rotherham appear relegation certainties after handing Ronnie Moores side a first-half lesson at Millmoor.
1104,0,"Confidential Oracle sales data likely to be released U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said sales documents detailing highly confidential information, such as which companies receive discounts on Oracle products and the size of the discounts, are likely to be made public."
98622,0,India off to flying start against SA Kanpur: Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir struck half-centuries as India reached 185 without loss at stumps in reply to South Africa 's giant 510 first-innings score in first Test on Monday.
31496,0,"Rookie Jackson takes first-round lead Brandi Jackson 's early morning tee time worked out well at the Safeway Classic. Although the course was damp from recent rain, the LPGA Tour rookie was able to post a 6-under 66 for "
9692,0,Ad claimed Linux 10 times more expensive than Windows LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - A Microsoft advertisement claiming that the Linux operating system is much more expensive to operate than its own Windows was found to be misleading by the a UK regulator on Wednesday.
111625,0,First US commercial flight to Vietnam since fall of Saigon takes ... SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A United Airlines jumbo jet took off from San Francisco at the start of the historic first US commercial flight to Vietnam since the fall of Saigon nearly 30 years ago.
116445,0,Colts' Freeney Rushes to Get Most Sacks (AP) AP - Dwight Freeney always has gotten the attention of offenses.
94269,0,"Miller 's podium-finish streak snapped BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Norway 's Lasse Kjus confirmed his return to fitness Saturday, capturing his first World Cup giant slalom win in eight years as American Bode Miller 's run of five podium finishes came to a crashing halt."
92084,0,Packer moves into Macau gambling Australian media tycoon and dedicated gambler Kerry Packer is investing $163m in a gambling joint venture in Macau.
39471,0,"Martha Stewart Living renews contract with founder Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MSO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) renewed an employment contract for five years with its soon-to-be jailed founder, but she will not be paid "
65936,0,Pat Symonds explains a key engineering tool: Sector Sensitivities Race engineers arrive at any circuit armed with facts and figures - Pat Symonds explains what these are for ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
74351,0,"JPMorgan, CSFB to Buy UK Drugmaker Warner Chilcott (Update2) A group led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to buy UK drugmaker Warner Chilcott Plc for 1.62 billion pounds ($3 billion), outbidding two other private equity firms."
37842,0,Japan Stocks Slip by Midday TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 1.2 percent by midsession on Friday as broad-ranged selling was prompted by a steep fall on Wall Street in the past two sessions due to concern about high oil prices.
51336,0,"Australia off to patient start in Bangalore Australia has made a slow but solid start to the first cricket Test against India in Bangalore. After seven overs, the tourists had reached 0 for 14, with Matthew Hayden on 5 and Justin Langer on 4. For up to date scores, visit our live scorecard."
21953,0,"Not a Pretty Picture for Avon, Stock Down NEW YORK (Reuters) - Avon Products Inc. AVP.N, the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics, on Wednesday forecast a slide of as much as 10 percent in U.S. operating profit as it grapples with weaker sales of key beauty items."
29742,0,EDS Takes Hit on US Airways Bankruptcy EDS (EDS:NYSE - news - research) shares slipped Thursday after the company warned that an airline industry bankruptcy could take a big chunk out of earnings.
3736,0,Pentagon backs off threat to withhold Halliburton fees WASHINGTON - The Army has abruptly reversed itself and decided to pay all of Halliburton Co. 's fees to house and feed US troops in Iraq and Kuwait after the company threatened to legally challenge the effort to penalize it.
13257,0,Cael Sanderson Wins Freestyle Wrestling Gold Medal ATHENS (Reuters) - Cael Sanderson turned into the United States' new wrestling hero Saturday after he won the Olympics 84kg freestyle gold medal on an evening where four countries shared the honors.
33507,0,"Doubleheader in Florida filled with playoff implications com. There are two weeks left in Octoberquest, and most of the attention today will be on a doubleheader in Florida that was never on the original schedule."
93011,0,"Hewlett-Packard 4th-Qtr Net Rises on Server Rebound (Update4) Hewlett-Packard Co., the world 's No. 2 personal-computer maker, said fourth-quarter profit rose 27 percent, exceeding its forecast, as sales of servers rebounded and PC revenue set a record."
8735,0,"Olympics: China reaffirms status as most powerful force in table ... ATHENS : China reaffirmed its status as the most powerful force in world table tennis with three golds at the Athens Olympics, but South Korean Ryu Seung-Min ruined the Asian giant 's campaign for total dominance."
19552,0,"Leading the way In the instant it took for the baseball to reach the right hand of Javier Vazquez, even someone with an outlook as rosy as Joe Torre 's had time to gasp and initiate worry."
34841,0,Vikings Likely Lose Rosenthal for Year (AP) AP - Minnesota Vikings right tackle Mike Rosenthal is likely out for the season with an injury to his right foot.
46447,0,"Before-the-Bell: Redback Falls 24.5 Pct. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Redback Networks Inc. RBAK.O, which makes networking equipment, fell 24.5 percent in pre-market trading on Friday after it forecast third-quarter revenue far short of Wall Street's estimates."
92934,0,"NASA Launches Hypersonic 'Scramjet' An unmanned NASA jet was launched over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in a bid to demonstrate a radical new engine technology by flying at a world-record 7,000 mph - almost 10 times the speed of sound."
5253,0,"Xbox to Stop Making Some Sports Games Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox video game business will lay off 76 workers and stop making some sports games, the company said."
104846,0,"TOSHIBA IN A DVD WIN Four Hollywood studios promised to support Toshiba 's next generation of DVD technology, due in stores next fall. The technology, called HD-DVD, is doing battle with Sony "
111353,0,"Britons growing 'digitally obese' \Gadget lovers are carrying the equivalent of 10 trucks full of paper in weight, a study has found."
89874,0,"FedEx Ground Steps to Bluetooth and GPRS Wireless (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - FedEx's Ground division already uses wireless RFID for asset tracking, but officials are taking a wait-and-see approach to other RFID possibilities."
41506,0,"IronPort updates e-mail security appliance IronPort Systems today unveiled new versions of its C-Series line of Email Security Appliances, offering new features to help administrators predict new virus outbreaks and manage corporate e-mail security."
108693,0,"Princeton 's Steep Climb Finally Ends Having established itself as a women 's soccer power in the Ivy League, Princeton made a significant leap into the NCAA 's upper echelon this year by reaching the College Cup for the first time."
71165,0,"Australia 's Colorado Sees FY Net Up In Excess Of 30 SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Colorado Group Ltd. (CDO.AU), an Australian footwear and clothing retailer, said Monday it expects net profit for the fiscal year ending Jan. 29 to be over 30 higher than that of a year earlier."
32147,0,"Cards Shut Out D-Backs, Clinch NL Central (AP) AP - The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, winning the NL Central for the third time in five seasons."
75933,0,"AOL to Give Away Anti-Virus Software to Members NEW YORK (Reuters) - America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, plans to offer its 23.4 million U.S. subscribers a premium anti-virus software service, McAfee VirusScan Online, for free in November."
11446,0,"PCAOB Releases Big Four Findings WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2004 (SmartPros) The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Thursday revealed findings from a six-month investigation of the nation 's Big Four accounting firms."
81901,0,"Holiday Outlook Brightens for Retailers (AP) AP - The outlook for the holiday season brightened Thursday as many of the nation's retailers reported an improvement in sales in October. Discounters, however, had another month of lackluster results as their customers cut back their spending again."
97965,0," 'Falling dollar to hit Germany, Japan most ' BERLIN: A communique from the G20 group of rich and developing countries made no explicit reference to currency swings on Sunday, despite mounting concern in Europe and Japan over a slide in the US dollar to multi-year lows."
18992,0,"Solberg takes inaugural Rally Japan Motorsport.com. Petter Solberg claimed a comfortable victory on Rally Japan, keeping his WRC championship hopes alive, and giving a home-soil victory to the Subaru team."
68092,0,Yankees Look to Shore Up Pitching Staff (AP) AP - Brian Cashman's job is safe — at least for now. The rest of the New York Yankees have plenty to worry about this winter.
73758,0,Trying to Keep Nelsen MLS and D.C. United are preparing to offer all-star Ryan Nelsen a contract that would make him one of the league's highest-paid defenders.
49429,0,"U.S. Researchers Win 2004 Nobel Prize (AP) AP - Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering how people can recognize and remember an estimated 10,000 odors, from spoiled meat to a lover's perfume."
73912,0,"Moon Shadows Skywatchers are about to be treated to a total lunar eclipse, just in time for Halloween. For more than an hour Wednesday night, the Earth 's shadow will completely cover the moon -- making it glow orange like a pumpkin."
102567,0,"Sharing wealth was golden idea Kindergarten must have been good to LeBron James. With sharing at the top of that year's lesson plan, James might have collected a lot of gold stars for his behavior."
59334,0,"NY Times Profit Slips as Ad Sales Uneven The New York Times Co. (NYT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday reported lower quarterly net profit, weighed down by an inconsistent ad sales environment."
9421,0,"University Offers Free Microsoft Software to Students PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Students returning to Washington State University this week found free Microsoft software waiting for them..."
82592,0,Shoppers rush to pyramid Wal-Mart Bargain-hungry Mexican shoppers flock to a controversial Wal-Mart supermarket that has been built half a mile away from ancient pyramids.
64207,0,"Ford: Automaker Inks Deal With Sirius Satellite Radio ""Thrilled "": Not everyone feels that way on Monday. But not everyone is Sirius Satellite Radio (nasdaq: SIRI - news - people ) Chief Executive Joseph Clayton."
49543,0, $1B in Federal Aid to Schools Delayed (AP) AP - More than $1 billion in federal aid to help schools and libraries connect to the Internet is being delayed by a bookkeeping change that has tied up the money.
79050,0,Forsyth mulls over that late Volvo stutter ALASTAIR FORSYTH is today pondering over the loose shots that saw the Volvo Masters slip from his grasp at Valderrama. The Paisley golfer had gone into the final round with a three- stroke lead but a poor
24891,0,"Fund Report: Capital Group belies its age with a late growth spurt At 73 years of age, with half a trillion dollars already to manage, the Capital Group Companies ' American Funds have lately caught a second wind."
15254,0,Castillo may miss series because of ankle injury NEW YORK - Second baseman Luis Castillo might sit out Florida 's four-game series with the Mets because of a contusion on his right ankle from getting hit by a pitch Sunday.
111437,0,McDonald Takes One-Shot Lead at Dunhill (AP) AP - Bruce McDonald of Zimbabwe shot a 6-under 66 Thursday to take a one-shot lead over South Africa's Ernie Els at the PGA European Tour's season-opening Dunhill Championship.
12804,0,"Short Jump, Bad Handoff End Jones' Games (AP) AP - For Marion Jones, Sydney must seem far more than half a world away. Those Olympics were some dreamland where she ruled track and field with a golden touch and a sweet smile, winning five medals that turned her into an international superstar."
86100,0,"FCC frees VoIP service from state regulations In a ruling that could have implications for increasingly popular VoIP services, the FCC ruled today that a VoIP service from Vonage Holdings is not subject to the public utility regulations of individual states."
10163,0,"Asian Stocks Up on Outlook, Lower Oil SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares vaulted ahead on Thursday as lower oil prices and strong trade data in Japan boosted investor confidence that global economic growth could be sustained."
118905,0,"Gov bets video game ban can survive courts With five youngsters in the house, state Rep. Kevin Joyce (D-Chicago) already uses a blocking mechanism on his television to protect little eyes and ears from inappropriate material."
77211,0,"ISPs again go after spammers For the second time this year, an alliance of major Internet providers - including Atlanta-based EarthLink -iled a coordinated group of lawsuits aimed at stemming the flood of online junk mail."
105617,0,"EU Suspends Microsoft-ContentGuard Review BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has stopped the clock on its review of Microsoft and Time Warner's purchase of U.S. anti-piracy software maker ContentGuard, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Tuesday."
99613,0,Unlocking the chip's inner Hemingway Can computers get along fine without writers? Word is they just might. In an essay in the New York Times...
56211,0,"Legislators exploring ways to regulate space tourism While entrepreneurs explore how to put ordinary folks into space, federal officials are pondering how to regulate the emerging commercial space industry."
109043,0,"Trojan poses as Lycos Europe screensaver An identity-stealing e-mail Trojan horse that disguises itself as the Lycos Europe antispam screensaver is being distributed around the Internet, an antivirus company has warned."
73351,0,"Sirius Satellite Radio: Jewtopia Comics on ""Radio Playbill "" Oct. Special guests on ""Radio Playbill "" Oct. 25-Nov. 7 are Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, the authors and stars of the new Off-Broadway comedy, Jewtopia, which arrived in New York after a record-setting run in Los Angeles."
8698,0,WS-I tackles Web services attachments The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) on Tuesday is releasing three profiles intended to make it easier to send attachments using Web services technologies.
39439,0,"Spain confident ahead of Davis Cup tie Spain needs only to beat an under-strength French team to secure its place in the Davis Cup tennis final, while Britain looks to the experience of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski in its World Group play-off with Austria this weekend."
54606,0,Ban for rare Asian dolphin trade The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) bans all commercial sales of the rare Asian Irrawaddy dolphin.
97517,0,Etiquette at Work Q: What are the rules regarding hand shakes in business situations? Should men stand when shaking hands with each other? And are women required to shake hands?
91484,0,Symbol upgrades its wireless LAN switch (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Symbol Technologies will take an important step in the evolution of the enterprise wireless LAN on Monday with the introduction of its WS 2000 Wireless Switch.
57902,0,"Slowdown seen in key industry Employment growth in Washington state 's biopharmaceutical industry is expected to slow in the next decade, according to a Milken Institute report that will be released today."
85435,0,"Exemplary assistance The work of Bill Belichick's muted underlings was never more noticeable than during Sunday's 40-22 win over the St. Louis Rams, in these most challenging of times for these Patriots."
113136,0," 'Many more tons to come from Sachin 's bat ' Mumbai: Former Test cricketers, including Polly Umrigar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Bapu Nadkarni, praised batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar equalling former skipper Sunil Gavaskar 's 34 Test hundreds against Bangladesh today as ""a fantastic feat "" and said he "
112590,0,"Gemstar-TV Guide Taps Fox Executive as CEO Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. said on Friday it replaced Chief Executive Jeff Shell, credited with steering the company through a patch of legal woes, with a Fox "
28561,0,"FUTURES MOVERS The Gulf Coast girded Wednesday for the arrival of Hurricane Ivan, as petroleum and natural-gas producers shut in output from offshore installations in anticipation of the category four storm."
40747,0,"Apax, Cinven Buy VNU Directories Unit for EU2.1 Bln (Update3) Apax Partners Worldwide LLP and Cinven Ltd. agreed to buy VNU NV 's directories unit for 2.1 billion euros ($2.6 billion), betting they can repeat Apax 's past success in buying and selling yellow pages assets."
62012,0,"Stelco says losing biggest customer General Motors Stelco Inc. (STEa.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that it would be losing General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , its biggest customer "
96293,0,Sri Lankan budget eyes brothel gains Sri Lanka's 2005 budget measures include a massive increase in the fine for running a brothel.
103145,0,Barcelona 's Eto 'o given racial abuse by Getafe fans Barcelona striker Samuel Eto 'o was the target of apparent racial abuse from opposition fans during his side 's 2-1 victory over Getafe in Madrid on Saturday.
6982,0,Nikkei Up Over 1 Percent at Midday TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei stock average rose 1.02 percent by midsession on Monday as investors were encouraged to seek bargains by a recovery in U.S. stocks after crude oil prices retreated from record highs.
119934,0,"Canada court rules 'iPod levy ' illegal The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that special levies applied to the sale of MP3 players, such as the iPod, are illegal."
109152,0,"Microsoft Seals 'Windows ' in Server 2003 Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has issued significant security enhancements to its operating system software, making the Windows Server 2003 SP1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) available for download."
117410,0,"Line of Scrimmage: Week 15 - Putting a Finger on Plummer 's Woes Somewhere in the recesses of Jake Plummer 's mind, the idea of the Broncos ' quarterback raising his right hand, middle digit extended, must have seemed brilliant."
88679,0,"Local entries facing tall tasks March Madness is four months away, but November Numbness is upon us as the NCAA kicks off tournaments in field hockey and women's soccer, with the New England area a prominent host."
90272,0,"Cleaner Los Angeles Air? Don't Hold Your Breath By virtually all measures, the Los Angeles basin, the bowl-shaped home to 17 million air-breathing humans, remains the nation's capital of bad air."
105698,0,"Gazprom to Bid at Auction of Yukos 's Oil Assets In an attempt to create a state energy leviathan, Russia 's natural gas monopoly Gazprom said Tuesday that it would bid for the prize oil assets of the crumbling oil giant Yukos, the country 's No."
17827,0,"Unemployment Drops to 5.4 Percent (AP) AP - Employers stepped up hiring in August, expanding payrolls by 144,000 and lowering the unemployment rate marginally to 5.4 percent. While the figures didn't amount to a national job fair, analysts said, they did hold out the promise of stronger growth following the summer lull."
115491,0,Fiat and GM to mull car unit fate Fiat will meet car giant GM on Tuesday in an attempt to reach agreement over the future of the Italian firm's loss-making auto group.
88165,0,"Jones Apparel to Buy Barneys for $400 Mln PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Barneys New York, the luxury retailer that sells couture clothes to the rich and famous, on Thursday agreed to be acquired by clothing manufacturer Jones Apparel Group Inc. for $400 million."
29948,0,Can Kodak Click With IBM? Is Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) getting close to being picture-perfect? It hasn 't been hard for anyone to get the fact that Kodak needs to do some pretty fancy footwork to survive
104105,0,"Toshiba wins 4 Hollywood studios ' support for HD DVD format TOKYO, Nov 29, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has won support from four US film studios for its next-generation DVD format called HD DVD."
87075,0,"Toxic Frogs, Birds May Get Their Poison From Beetles The Colombian poison-dart frog and six South Pacific bird species use the same rare neurotoxin in their skin and feathers. Now researchers say the animals may eat beetles to obtain the poison."
70509,0,"Navy has too much Eckel for Army Not satisfied to be feared solely for its explosive triple-option ground game, Navy added two more successful methods of attack Saturday and rolled to a 42-13 victory over Army at Lincoln Financial "
91983,0,"NZD Firms Despite Greenback 's Gains The New Zealand dollar bumped up another notch to three week highs on Tuesday despite the US dollar 's gains, the local currency hitching a ride with the stronger Australian dollar."
108784,0,Tennis: Spain take 2-0 lead over US in Davis Cup final Rafael Nadal upset world number two Andy Roddick in four sets to give Spain a commanding two-nil lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final on Friday.
7690,0,"Cisco to Buy P-Cube for About $200 Million (Reuters) Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O), the world's largest maker of equipment to direct traffic on the Internet, on Monday said it will buy privately held software developer P-Cube for about $200 million in cash and options."
13210,0,"Bonds Passes on Day Off, Stays in Lineup (AP) AP - Barry Bonds decided against taking a day off and was in the lineup Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. The Giants slugger often skips day games that follow night games, and he originally was scheduled to sit out Saturday."
28033,0,Signs Point to Hurricane's Retaining Strength Weather models and satellite measurements of ocean heat all indicated Tuesday that Hurricane Ivan was likely to remain an extremely dangerous storm as it roared ashore.
117377,0,"No. 6 Wake Forest Drops Elon 85-67 (AP) AP - Chris Paul had 14 points and a career-high 11 assists and Kyle Visser added 13 points, helping No. 6 Wake Forest hold off Elon 85-67 on Wednesday night."
26599,0,"Ivan intensifies terrible hurricane year for insurers The 2004 hurricane season is expected to be costly for insurers, with early estimates of $8bn (4.5bn) of losses from just one of the storms that have hit the United States this year."
111652,0,"Canada needs more efficient financial system: Bank of Canada ... TORONTO (CP) - There is a perception in international financial circles that Canadian markets are the ""Wild West "" and it hurts Canadian companies when they try to raise money abroad, Bank of Canada governor David Dodge said Thursday."
36242,0,"UN says foreign investment to bounce after 3-year slump GENEVA: Cross-border investment is set to bounce in 2004 after three years of deep decline, reflecting a stronger world economy and more international merger activity, the United Nations (UN) said overnight."
117057,0,"The e-mails are back with attitude The e-mails have returned from two weeks off. The first week, they succumbed to the shocking news of Notre Dame firing Ty Willingham."
38703,0,Cash fears worry Mosley Motorsport boss Max Mosley has warned Formula One team owners they need to take radical measures to drag the sport out of a financial crisis.
77012,0,Oracle plots course for growth Oracle 's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft has sparked plenty of fireworks over the past 18 months. It also has highlighted a more subtle dilemma: Oracle 's struggles to expand in a maturing software industry.
119702,0,"Changes Made to RPI The NCAA Division I men's basketball committee is changing the way it calculates the Ratings Percentage Index, giving more weight to playing and winning games on the road."
32038,0,"Cybercrime summit urges international cooperation com September 18, 2004, 12:05 PM PT. Most IT Managers won 't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies."
84970,0,"Padres deal for a pair of pitchers com. The Padres made a move Monday, acquiring left-hander Darrell May and right-hander Ryan Bukvich from the Royals in exchange for outfielder Terrence Long and right-hander Dennis Tankersley."
63585,0,"Google tests personal search service Google Inc.'s two founders said on Monday that their company is working on a personal search service, but they remained coy on plans for an instant messaging client or Web browser."
45785,0,"Blogs May Be a Wealth Hazard If you've got a blog and a job, beware. The two sometimes don't go together, as many ex-workers are finding out. By Rachel Metz."
83650,0,"Sounds of thunder, strikes of lightning (November 7, 2004). I know, I know, I am eating my words when I said the time off would dampen Kostya Tszyus fighting skills and Sharmba Mitchell would dispose of the 'Thunder from "
84078,0,S.E.C. Is Said to Examine Stock Pricing By Big Brokers About a dozen brokerage firms are suspected of failing to secure the best available price for stocks they were trading for their customers.
53744,0,"Music chiefs turn to law to stop internet downloading The music industry is to sue 28 people in London and the South-east alleged to have illegally swapped music over the internet, mimicking tough legal action in the United "
87914,0,Junk mailers get the human touch Online criminals are getting better at targeting people's sensibility to hack into their computers.
45574,0,"Justice Dept Opens Fannie Probe - Source WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department is investigating possible accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, bringing greater government scrutiny to bear on the mortgage finance company, already facing a parallel inquiry by the SEC, a source close to the matter said on Thursday."
7382,0,"GB team: Radcliffe wasn 't injured ATHENS, Greece -- Paula Radcliffe 's emotional exit from the women 's marathon on Sunday was not due to an injury, the British Olympic team said on Monday."
24282,0,"Circulation scandal to cost Tribune Co. The Tribune Co., publishers of New York Newsday and the Spanish-language Hoy, will spend up to $60 million to pay settlements in a circulation scandal."
40909,0,"Hurricane Jeanne Damages NASA Shuttle Building By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The third hurricane to hit NASA's spaceport in just over a month blew out more panels and left more gaping holes in the massive shuttle assembly building, but overall damage was not as severe as feared, a space agency official said Sunday..."
91984,0,Beckham not retiring after all England captain David Beckham hopes to reach 100 caps for his country and play on beyond the World Cup in Germany in 2006. The Real Madrid star was reported to be considering retirement after that tournament
33410,0,"Read Madrid coach Camacho steps down Real Madrid accepted the resignation of coach Jose Antonio Camacho on Monday, two days after a loss to Espanyol that was its second in four days."
113861,0,Hartson shows worth to Celtic The scene outside East End Park prior to yesterday 's encounter encapsulated Celtic 's current situation. Featured prominently on the myriad of Celtic souvenir stalls was an assortment of Henrik Larsson merchandise.
85423,0,Judge halts patent suits against Columbia A federal judge in Boston dismissed patent claims filed by large biotechnology companies against Columbia University that alleged the New York school was improperly trying to extend its rights to a process widely used to engineer new drugs.
59408,0,Yukos shares slide amid subsidiary sale fears Shares in the oil giant Yukos today continued to slide amid concerns that the Russian government would sell part of a key subsidiary cheaply in order to finance the company 's huge tax debt.
3767,0,"Lenovo May Be in Acquisition Talks With IBM (AP) AP - China's biggest computer maker said Tuesday it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure which comes amid reports it might buy IBM Corp.'s personal computer business."
65332,0,"Venus Beats Sprem at Swisscom Challenge Venus Williams of the United States returns the ball to Croatia 's Karolina Sprem, during their first round match, at the Swisscom Challenge Tennis Tournament in Kloten, Switzerland, Tuesday, Oct.19, 2004."
103129,0,"Things looking up for Cavs They 've won three in a row and nine of the last 10 to improve to 9-4 overall. The Cavaliers are now 6-1 at the Gund. Only San Antonio, Seattle and Sacramento, who are undefeated at home, have better records in their home arenas."
99391,0,"Federer rolls on in a class of his own While there cannot be the slightest doubt that the decision to stage the end-of-season Masters Cup at a modest outdoor arena in Texas for the past two years was a huge mistake, the incandescent play of Switzerland 's Roger Federer has preserved the "
59216,0,"Qualcomm acquires small UK software company in cash deal Qualcomm, the San Diego cell phone technology developer, said yesterday it has acquired a British software company for $36 million in cash."
115242,0,"Owners are likely to vote no During a negotiating session today in Toronto, NHL owners are expected to turn thumbs-down on last week 's proposal from the NHL Players Association."
17027,0,"Judge rules against apartment giant A Palm Beach County judge has ruled that approximately 4,500 Florida residents are entitled to $1.6 million in damages from one of the nation 's largest apartment complex owners, which "
67110,0,"No need to cut French GDP growth forecast over oil price: Sarkozy French Economy Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said late Wednesday that there was no need to lower the 2005 economic growth forecast for France because of surging oil prices, saying such a move would dent confidence."
48176,0,"Q &A: Red Hat 's CEO on his company 's latest acquisition OCTOBER 01, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - After his company announced that it 's acquiring security and authentication tools from Netscape Security Solutions to bolster its software arsenal (see story), Red Hat Inc."
60534,0,"Google search becomes personal The net giant has released a preliminary version of a desktop program that will search computer hard drives, as well as the web. ""We think of this as the photographic memory of your computer, "" said Marissa "
99441,0,"No. 1 Wake Forest Wallops Yale 99-72 (AP) AP - Wake Forest celebrated its first appearance at No. 1 with an easy victory. Chris Paul, Eric Williams and Kyle Visser each scored 15 points to lead the Demon Deacons past Yale 99-72 Monday night."
8757,0,Vonage Calls on Linksys for VoIP Cisco Systems ' Linksys division is set to enter the consumer VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) space this week through a deal with Vonage Holdings to provide customer equipment for that company 's Internet-based telephone service.
74707,0,"Ravens' Ogden to Miss Three to Four Weeks (AP) AP - Baltimore Ravens tackle Jonathan Ogden is expected to miss three to four weeks with a pulled left hamstring, although the 2003 All-Pro player intends to shorten his absence by adhering to a rigorous rehabilitation program."
75364,0,Slow and steady ruins the race Or did the Australians really bowl that well on a strip that was supposed to be best for batting on days two and three? Or maybe it was the Indian batsmen who dug a huge hole and buried themselves in it.
65973,0,"Corretja 's run ended by Paradorn MADRID, Spain -- Paradorn Srichaphan earned his first victory against Alex Corretja 7-6, 6-3 to end the popular Spanish wildcard 's run at the Madrid Masters."
20772,0,"Fiedler Beats Out Feeley As Dolphins' QB (AP) AP - Jay Fiedler was named Miami's starting quarterback for the fifth consecutive season Tuesday, beating out A.J. Feeley after a six-month competition."
55287,0,"Cejka moves into contention in Las Vegas European Tour Member Alex Cejka gave himself the opportunity for his first victory on the US PGA Tour when he moved into a tie for second place at the halfway stage of the Michelin Championship, on the TPC at Summerlin course in Las Vegas, Nevada."
92897,0,"Google Stock Falls as Share Total Doubles (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Google Inc. \fell 6.67 percent on Tuesday, as selling restrictions were lifted on 39 million shares held by employees and early investors in the newly public Web search company."
85859,0,"Schilling Has Surgery Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has surgery to repair his injured right ankle with no complications Tuesday, the team doctor said."
6073,0,"Rules for Overtime Pay to Take Effect After months of heated debate, a major revision, protests and an unsuccessful legislative assault, the most sweeping changes to the nation 's overtime rules in more than 50 years take effect tomorrow."
92830,0,"Sony Introduces New Mac-Compatible Double Layer DVD Burner SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Macintosh(R) computer owners will soon be able to enjoy all the benefits of Sony 's award-winning double layer, dual format DVD burning technology with the "
98283,0,Dollar Near Record Low Vs Euro TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar dangled near a record low against the euro on Monday after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations produced no coordinated stance to stem the U.S. currency's decline.
17852,0,"Hewitt Hits Top Gear, Mauresmo Storms On NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt bristled, battled and eventually blossomed as he took another step toward a second U.S. Open title with a second-round victory over Moroccan Hicham Arazi on Friday."
1504,0,"CA moves to tackle spyware In a move to round out its computer security offerings, Computer Associates International Inc. yesterday said it acquired Pest Patrol Inc., a Carlisle, Pa., company that specializes in software to detect and eradicate malicious spyware. "
86618,0,"BT offers free net phone calls As an incentive to buy broadband from BT, the telco is offering free calls via the internet."
86934,0,"Gran Turismo 4 finished; Sony annouces Nike bundle for Japan Sony Computer Entertainment held a party in Tokyo yesterday to celebrate the completion of Polyphony Digital 's long-awaited Gran Turismo 4, which is set for release in Japan - and, apparently, in North America - this December."
81768,0,"Will Spurrier take a swing? UF has few sure candidates past ex ... It 's not a lock that Steve Spurrier will return to coach Florida 's football team, but if not him, then who 'll coach the Gators after this year?"
97497,0,Chinese firm set to control MG Rover BRITAINS only remaining mass market car maker seemed certain last night to pass into foreign control after MG Rover admitted merger talks with a Chinese firm were at an advanced stage.
64714,0,Manchester United specials Manchester United may be stuttering in the league but in four European matches this season they have scored 13 goals and conceded only five compiling three wins and a draw.
61290,0,Saha back for Man United Striker Louis Saha returns to the Manchester United squad for Saturday 's game at Birmingham City to give manager Alex Ferguson the choice of four front-line strikers for the first time this season.
48998,0,Worldpay struck by online attack Internet payment system Worldpay is under attack from hackers delaying transaction times for hundreds of online retailers.
20179,0,"Monday 's AL Capsules Daniel Cabrera pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning, and Jose Leon and Melvin Mora had two RBIs apiece to lead the surging Baltimore Orioles past the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Monday."
57076,0,"New X prize sets sights on science, technology and social ... The X Prize Foundation and the World Technology Network announced today the formation of a joint venture to launch a series of technology incentive prizes to help spur innovation "
3392,0,"Google IPO Prices at $85/share - Source (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc.'s GOOG.O initial public offering of 19.6 million shares priced at $85 each, the low end of their projected range, a source familiar with the auction said on Wednesday, raising $1.67 billion and making it the fourth-largest U.S. IPO this year."
31534,0,"Isdell 's pay tied to results E. Neville Isdell, Coca-Cola Co. 's new chairman and chief executive officer, could receive an annual compensation package worth $15 million."
72956,0,"FCC Clears Cingular Acquisition of AT T (AP) AP - The Federal Communications Commission gave its approval Tuesday to Cingular Wireless LLC's $41 billion acquisition of AT &T Wireless Services Inc., completing the federal regulatory blessing necessary for creation of the country's largest cellphone company."
101832,0,"Little Boise St. is thinking big Once again, they are knocking on the door, nattily attired, a smile on their face, eager to join the party."
94100,0,"Ticket Process Begins The Expos seek deposits from fans who had registered for season tickets, although the process begins a day earlier than expected."
9499,0,"Singapore Air Sets $7.35 Bln Boeing Order SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd., the world's second most valuable airline, said on Wednesday it planned to buy up to 31 Boeing Co 777-300ER planes worth about US$7.35 billion to support growth plans."
79822,0,"Lack of cash killed Beagle 2 If there had been as many people taking care of the Beagle 2 project as there have been reports into why the lander got lost, we 'd have reams of data on the composition of the Martian soil flooding back from a perfectly functioning vehicle, right now."
79302,0,"Oracle makes 'best and final ' PeopleSoft offer Oracle today unveiled its ""best and final offer "" for PeopleSoft, promising to withdraw entirely from the long-running takeover battle if its $24 per share proposal is not accepted by 19 November 2004."
71014,0,"Advertisers Tune In to New Radio Gauge In 14 locations around the Washington area, MobilTrak devices are sensing which radio stations drivers are listening to by picking up electronic signals emitted from car antennas.
-The Washington Post"
16954,0,US urged to probe Northwest Airlines fees The Justice Department is being asked to investigate new Northwest Airlines fees that added $7.50 to the cost of a round-trip ticket purchased through systems used by travel agents.
61020,0,Makers battle for next generation The next generation of passenger jets from the world 's biggest airplane manufacturers will soon be coming off the production line.
101203,0,"German business confidence drops Business confidence in Germany, Europe 's largest economy, has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year, over concerns at a strengthening euro."
70346,0,"Personal info for millions could be in hands of hacker BERKELEY, Calif.) - The personal information of more than a (m) million Californians may have fallen into the hands of a computer hacker."
75906,0,"Gateway taps out photo, MP3 player beat The PC maker is coming out with its own hard-drive-based MP3 player--a miniature unit that displays color photos."
54807,0,"Google Launches Mobile Messaging Service Putting some truth the rampant rumors that Google was getting into the instant messaging business, the company has announced the beta test release of Google SMS, the mobile phone equivalent of IM."
82740,0,"Cisco, Wells Fargo face new security breaches Cisco Systems and Wells Fargo found themselves this week again responding to security breaches nearly identical to ones the two companies faced only months earlier."
109102,0,Copernic Desktop Search for Mozilla Firefox Copernic Desktop Search for Mozilla Firefox \\Copernic today announced the availability of a new version (1.2) of its Copernic Desktop Search (CDS) product that fully supports the Mozilla Firefox Web browser. Copernic claims to be the first desktop search tool which works with Mozilla Firefox.CDS 1.2 also features up to ...
84432,0,"India-EU partnership talks begin BRUSSELS India is to open talks Monday to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to just five big countries."
19840,0,Alitalia plan to avoid bankruptcy The management of Alitalia is today due to present to its unions a rescue plan which holds the key to whether the state-controlled airline receives a government-guaranteed loan to avoid bankruptcy.
78939,0,BEST Magazine 's best stuff of the season From fitness and photography to home entertainment and hi-definition computing BEST Magazine Senior Editor David Gregg has got the goods on some of the BEST STUFF of the season.
42172,0,"Turkish delight for Rooney Manchester - Wayne Rooney, the 18-year-old who broke the Manchester United bank, was set to start repaying Sir Alex Ferguson 's 27-million-pound investment against Turkish side Fenerbahce in the Champions League on Tuesday."
71167,0,"Internet users not as safe online as they believe, researchers ... Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers. They found most consumers have "
51007,0,"Roundup: Pippen retires Scottie Pippen on Tuesday announced his retirement from the Chicago Bulls, the team he and Michael Jordan led to six NBA titles in the 1990s."
28084,0,Mild Seven Renault F1 Team and Jarno Trulli announce early separation The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team and Jarno Trulli today announced that the Italian driver has been released with immediate effect.
42903,0,"Creator of Dolly the Sheep Aims To Clone Human Embryos According to geneticist Ian Wilmut, who used cloning to create Dolly the sheep, ""We owe it to the people who suffer from motor neuron disease and are going to suffer from it in "
72092,0,"CTIA features new wireless devices, initiatives Attendees at the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment 2004 event were told today that they should feel optimistic about the future of the mobile and wireless industry."
75199,0,"Unilever admits to weak results as sales fall Unilever, the consumer goods group, revealed yesterday that its sales dropped 4 in the past three months, a performance it called ""unacceptably weak ""."
86568,0,AXE & SPENCER MARKS & Spencer sacked six executives yesterday as the troubled giant announced profits were down by 128million. New boss Stuart Rose halved the board and is likely to continue price cuts in stores.
40642,0,WENGER: THEY ARE OUT TO GET US ARSENAL fear the defence of their Premiership crown is being threatened by bullying tactics from their opponents. The Gunners stretched their unbeaten run to 47 as they overcame a tough
24226,0,"Eight Drivers Are Jumbled Around The Cutoff Point Jamie McMurray took one look at the assembled crowd -- about five dozen journalists, a bank of television cameras and a roaming gang of still photographers -- and reconsidered his wardrobe."
13578,0,"Here's the Nobel. Now Explain It to Your Grandmother. Life, and how it functions, is at the center of Dr. Gnter Blobel's research."
54847,0,Ivory crackdown agreed in Africa African countries have announced a continent-wide plan to slash ivory trading in their domestic markets.
23296,0,"Yankees Sweep Devil Rays in Doubleheader (AP) AP - Gary Sheffield and Tony Clark each drove in two runs during a seven-run second inning, and the New York Yankees completed a doubleheader sweep of the sinking Tampa Bay Devil Rays with a 10-5 victory Thursday night."
119256,0,"Motorola/Apple Phone Details Forbes.com is reporting details on the rumored Motorola/Apple music phone, as told to them by Apple VP of Applications Eddy Cue. Referring to the new device, Cue was quoted as saying: ""What we 've talked about "
61425,0,"Report: Four sentenced to jail in China for porn Four Chinese men have been sentenced to up to two and a half years in jail as punishment for operating a pornographic Web site, the country 's official English-language newspaper reported Friday."
26019,0,Bucs' Galloway Will Miss Four to Six Weeks (AP) AP - Tampa Bay's sputtering offense suffered a major blow Monday when the team learned receiver Joey Galloway will miss four to six weeks after aggravating a groin injury.
39589,0,Benson Leads No. 5 Texas Over Rice 35-13 (AP) AP - Cedric Benson and the Texas running machine keep rolling along. Benson rushed for 189 yards and a touchdown and Vince Young passed for three scores to his tight ends as No. 5 Texas beat Rice 35-13 Saturday night.
87760,0,"With 'Scramjet, ' NASA Shoots for Mach 10 They call it a ""scramjet, "" an engine so blindingly fast that it could carry an airplane from San Francisco to Washington, DC, in about 20 minutes -- or even quicker."
41814,0,"President Bush 's Money For Space Cometh citanon writes "" The Washington Post reports that House Majority Leader Tom Delay has delivered, via the omnibus spending bill passed Nov. 20, the President 's full budgetary request of $16.2 billion dollars "
117346,0,"Blockbuster Cans Late Fees, Keeps Due Dates LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - To the joy of couch potatoes nationwide who resent rushing to the video store to return movies, video rental giant Blockbuster says it will do away with the dreaded late fees."
27119,0,"More Cities Have Internet Presence COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- When northern Kentucky resident Bill Glenn wanted to know about parking options in Covington, he logged on to the city's Web site and sent an e-mail..."
63559,0,"Advertisements Insinuated Into Video Games Roar down city streets in the upcoming ""Need for Speed Underground 2"" racing game and you'll see a Best Buy store amid the skyscrapers along with bright billboards hawking Cingular Wireless, Old Spice, and Burger King."
45202,0,"One small step for space travel MARK COLVIN: Space travel is a childhood dream, but today it got a little closer to adult reality, for the wealthy, at any rate. The prototype private space vessel ""SpaceShipOne "" made a mostly successful manned test flight over the American Mojave Desert."
49592,0,"Incoming EU trade chief confident of position on Airbus subsidies BRUSSELS, Belgium The incoming European Union trade commissioner is criticizing the United States for failing to work to resolve a dispute over government aid to Boeing and Airbus."
59569,0,Moss questionable for Sunday The Jets announced on Wednesday that wide receiver/punt returner Santana Moss is questionable for Sunday 's game against the San Francisco 49ers.
59861,0,"Sask. town keen but skeptical of space launch KINDERSLEY, Sask. - A representative from a team of Canadian engineers trying to send a privately funded rocket ship into space was in Saskatchewan on Wednesday to set up logistics for a launch that he hopes will happen within the next month."
40596,0,"WHAT THE PAPERS SAY THE SUN: Wayne Rooney has got Europe running scared for his Champions League debut on Tuesday night. That is the view of Dutch ace Pierre van Hooijdonk, who will face the pair with Fenerbahce."
38185,0,"S.F.'s LookSmart acquires bookmark storage service (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - San Francisco Internet search company LookSmart has bought Furl.net, a small Massachusetts Web site that allows users to save and share bookmarks and copies of Web pages."
7798,0,"Ancient Mask, 'Olympic' Ring Found in Thracian Tomb (Reuters) Reuters - A Bulgarian archaeologist has unearthed an ancient gold mask and a ring featuring an\""Olympic"" rower in what he called an unrivalled find in the study of classical antiquity."
91961,0,"Half-Life 2's Real Battle If the video game industry is beginning to rake in revenue that rivals the movie industry, it's also beginning to accumulate Hollywood-like headaches.
-The Washington Post"
106497,0,"TiVo Upgrade Shifts TV Shows to Computer Laptop NEW YORK (Reuters) - TiVo Inc., maker of television recording technology, on Monday said it has started shipping ""TiVoToGo,"" a service upgrade that allows some subscribers to view recorded programs on a computer or laptop."
74118,0,"Google 's new Desktop Search software may be too efficient Google 's new Desktop Search software is a muscle car among search engines, racing through personal data stored inside your computer to instantly find things you can 't easily locate."
104253,0,"Nintendo, Sony game for gaming war The holiday shopping season is set to be a shoot- 'em-up round in the video game industry, as its top players Nintendo and Sony go head to head by launching new and advanced hand-held machines."
30940,0," 'Sims 2 ' makes emotional debut Electronic Arts on Friday began shipping the long-awaited sequel to its hit PC game ""The Sims. "". The new version, ""The Sims 2, "" builds on the theme of letting people play out simulated life stories of its characters "
6549,0,"Still Under Wraps Although Joe Gibbs is back in Washington, we're unlikely to see any elements of his offensive system on display until Opening Day."
113126,0,"Wells jumps to Red Sox after agreeing to two-year contract The loud lefty known for his unabashed love of Yankees history agreed Saturday to a two-year contract with Boston, a Red Sox official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity."
11603,0,"Around The Nation WASHINGTON - Deutsche Bank Securities has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle allegations that it issued stock research that was biased by its investment banking business, regulators announced Thursday as part of a crackdown on conflicts of interest on "
119302,0,"Martinez blasts ex-teammate Schilling Newly signed New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez leveled criticism of former Boston Red Sox teammate Curt Schilling, telling the Boston Herald he 's much better and that Schilling was off-base when talking about Martinez 's workout regimen."
69142,0,Google Shares Surge On Market Forecasts Google Shares Surge On Market Forecasts\\On Friday Google stocks soared up 20 percent on earnings news to trade at over 100 of its lower than expected IPO price two months ago. Google reported an earnings report on Thursday which showed large gains in come due to to the Google AdWords ...
8219,0,"Fosters H2 profit slumps on wine charges Fosters said that fiscal 2005 would be a year of consolidation with moderate earnings growth, but the company aimed to achieve double-digit growth in fiscal 2006."
67127,0,Lehmann left red-faced MANCHESTER United fans will be hoping for a repeat performance from Arsenal 'keeper Jens Lehmann on Sunday after the German blundered twice against Panithinaikos last night.
20411,0,"Anderson makes NHRA history with US Nationals win Greg Anderson has so dominated Pro Stock this season that his championship quest has evolved into a pursuit of NHRA history. By Bob Hesser, Racers Edge Photography."
105064,0,"Battling the Copyright Big Boys A new political action committee supports candidates who speak for the consumer when it comes to copyright law. The group doesn't have the big bucks of the entertainment companies, but it's just getting started. By Katie Dean."
107813,0,No. 15 Michigan St. Stuns No. 3 Notre Dame (AP) AP - Lindsay Bowen made a game-tying 3-pointer and scored five of her 23 points in overtime to lead No. 15 Michigan State to an 82-73 victory over third-ranked Notre Dame on Thursday night.
67004,0,"Morgan magic It may go down as one of the most innovative, quick-fix medical procedures in the history of postseason baseball, and it may have been possible only because the doctor who brainstormed the breakthrough first tested his technique on human cadaver legs."
11727,0,"There's no beating three of a kind ATHENS -- Hey, world, BALCO this . There were, shall we say, somewhat lowered expectations for the US in the sprints, were there not? Guess again. Justin Gatlin won the 100-meter dash Sunday, but that was just the appetizer for last night's main course, when America went 1-2-3 in the 200."
11063,0,Russian Oil Project to Be Vetted for Whale Threat (Reuters) Reuters - A top environmental group said on Thursday it had agreed to probe an oil and gas project led by Royal Dutch/Shell off the Russian far east coast because of fears it threatens endangered whales.
25467,0,Florida relieved as Ivan shifts MIAMI -- The outlook for South Florida and the Florida Keys improved considerably Saturday as Hurricane Ivan unexpectedly jogged west near Jamaica and forecasters kept moving the storm 's projected track farther over the Gulf of Mexico.
9818,0,"Toll Bros. tops target Toll Brothers Inc., a US builder of luxury homes, said Wednesday fiscal third-quarter profit rose 56 percent, easily beating analysts ' forecasts, helped by record home-building revenue."
24071,0," 'Dream centre ' of the brain found Scientists believe they have located the part of the brain where people 's dreams are created. A team from the University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland, made the discovery after treating a woman who stopped dreaming after she had a stroke."
92928,0,Everest Needs UNESCO Status as Glaciers Melt-Greens (Reuters) Reuters - Mount Everest should be put on a United
15956,0,"Psychotic Mice May Aid Study of Disease - Report (Reuters) Reuters - Psychotic mice that flee their littermates may offer insights into diseases such as schizophrenia, U.S. researchers reported on Monday."
21667,0,California Joins Suit Against E-Voting Vendor Diebold Stanford University professor and e-voting activist David Dill said the Diebold case fits with a national pattern that is influencing the adoption of electronic voting before its time.
33517,0,"OSI Jumps on Pancreatic Cancer Trial Shares of OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OSIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped 13 percent in pre-market trade on Monday after the company 's experimental drug was shown to prolong the lives of patients with cancer of the pancreas."
90253,0,"Badgers no longer unbeaten EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State used a powerful rushing attack, a trick play, and a key defensive stand to beat No. 4 Wisconsin, 49-14, yesterday and knock the Badgers out of the national championship race."
106808,0,"Dozen costs, dozen eggs cost The word dozen is similar to the words hundred, thousand and million. On their own, they are nouns, whose plural forms are the same as their singular forms (eg a dozen, two "
53505,0,"AT T to Cut 7,000 Jobs and Reduce Assets by $11.4 Billion The new measures are due to AT T's retreat from selling services to consumers, the company said today."
637,0,"Teen Is First Black National USTA Champion (AP) AP - Scoville Jenkins, a 17-year-old from Atlanta, became the first black to win the 18s singles championship of the U.S. Tennis Association Boys Nationals."
52943,0,"Mark Cuban prompts dot-com redux com October 7, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. There 's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology."
111460,0,"Panel Nixes NASA 's Hubble Fix NASA 's plan to send a robot to do an astronaut 's job is too expensive, technically risky and too time-consuming to develop, said a scientific panel that "
44829,0,"Watson placed on IR Tight end Benjamin Watson's season was doomed from the outset. Not only did Watson hold out of training camp and part ways with agent Tom Condon , who wanted him to hold firm on his wish for a five-year rookie contract rather than the six-year deal he ultimately signed, but now Watson's season is over after the team ..."
5121,0,"BlackBerry in Sync with Apple Mac fans now can sync their BlackBerry devices with their PCs using software from Information Appliance Associates. The BlackBerry platform has developed a broad following in the enterprise, delivering wireless access to e-mail and ..."
37088,0,"Empty Twinkies Get New Filling A few weeks back, I had a pretty dim view of Twinkie and Wonder Bread maker, Interstate Bakeries (NYSE: IBC). I even suggested -- shudder -- that the firm might "
51238,0,"Clijsters Unsure About Latest Injury, Says Hewitt TOKYO (Reuters) - Belgian Kim Clijsters is unsure about the exact nature of the injury that has prematurely ended her season, her fiance Lleyton Hewitt said on Wednesday."
69535,0,"He's safe: Steinbrenner keeps Cashman Brian Cashman didn't lose his job because the Yankees lost control of the American League Championship Series. Owner George Steinbrenner has told the team's general manager that he will not be fired before next season. Cashman, who expected to be summoned to Tampa for meetings soon, believes he knows what he needs to look for in the offseason. ""It'll be ..."
64549,0,"Francona had no second thought on lineup John W. Henry's hope for tonight in the Bronx? ""Let's hope it rains, "" he said. ""Both teams need a day off. """
49359,0,"SpaceShipOne Wins $10 Million X-Prize with Launch SpaceShipOne, the world 's first privately funded manned spacecraft, on Monday reached space for the second time in less than a week to win a $10 million prize designed to spur commercial space travel."
93135,0,Vodafone doubles dividend Vodafone made good on its promise to return more cash to shareholders yesterday with a doubling of its half-year dividend and plans to buy back a further 2.2bn of shares over the next four months.
44744,0,Biomira stock jumps as lung cancer vaccine gets US fast-track ... EDMONTON (CP) - Shares in Biomira Inc. shot up as much as 48 per cent Wednesday after the drug developer said one of its cancer vaccines has won fast-track investigation status from the US Food and Drug Administration.
20859,0,"Laser Printers Recalled for Shock Hazard - CPSC WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 39,400 laser printers made by Lexmark International Inc. LXK.N and sold by IBM IBM.N and Dell Inc. DELL.O are being recalled in the United States because of a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday."
13547,0,"Peete Completes Rally Rodney Peete found Walter Young for an 18-yard touchdown pass with 1:48 to play, rallying the Panthers past the Patriots, 20-17, Saturday."
24031,0,"No Hasty Decisions on Future for Beaten Davenport NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lindsay Davenport exited the U.S. Open disappointed but not downhearted after her hopes of a second title were ended in the semi-finals by Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday."
54447,0,House passes second spyware bill The US House of Representatives passed a second spyware bill on Thursday adding more teeth to a previously passed spyware bill that included fines for offenders.
87385,0,"Stage set for Miss World showdown The 2004 Miss World is about to be chosen - and for the first time TV audiences will be taking part. They can vote for their favourite beauties by phone, SMS text messaging, TV remote control and online."
75690,0,"Google Buys Digital Mapping Company Google Inc. has bought digital map maker Keyhole Corp., extending the search engine leader's bid to fend off rivals with a toolbox that can catalog almost anything in the world."
43998,0,"Rider Sainct killed in Egypt crash PARIS, France -- French motorcycle rider Richard Sainct, who won the Paris-Dakar rally three times, has been killed in a crash in the Pharaohs Rally in Egypt."
115787,0,Brin: Google Turns Libraries Into Latest Weapon Vs. Search Rivals Such electronic instant-gratification devices as television and videogames are cited for boosting obesity among America 's youth.
72056,0,"Packers ' secondary banged up Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - The Green Bay Packers could be without two starters in their defensive backfield for this weekend 's game at Washington."
46997,0,"Couples makes early move with 67, fast start for Els Former US Masters champion Fred Couples made the first significant move in the WGC-American Express Championship second round on Friday, surging up the leaderboard with a five-under-par 67."
63928,0,"Intel whacks mobile chip prices Attention, notebook shoppers: Intel drops the cost of Pentium Ms and Centrino--a sign that cheaper laptops are on the way."
116000,0,"Firefox Burning Up Internet Explorer Market Share ""Firefox 's gains are clearly accelerating, "" WebSideStory Chief Marketing Officer Rand Schulman said. ""Much of it has to do with the release of Firefox 's version 1.0 on November 9, after several months of offering a preview version."
7077,0,They Don 't Have a Word for It Does language sometimes define the content of thought? Are there people who cannot entertain certain ideas because their language does not have the words to express them?
113046,0,"Formula for GP frenzy FORMULA One 's governing body has confirmed the threatened British, French and San Marino Grands Prix on a crowded 19-race calendar for next year."
18620,0,"With Pitching in Shambles, Yankees Hitters Prove Punchless Baltimore's Sidney Ponson held the Yankees to two hits in his fourth career shutout. The Yankees have not scored a run in the last 17 innings."
111308,0,DVD-copying system sparks legal battle It 's a clash between the film industry and a consumer electronics company -- over a home theatre jukebox. The legal battle is over something called the Kaleidescape System.
9940,0,"Report: Enterprises Go Outside for Security Help (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - It is no secret that enterprise networks are increasingly under attack from a variety of sources that are difficult to thwart. To address the problem, many are turning to outside security providers, which is driving \the rapid evolution of new safeguarding technologies, according to \research conducted by the Yankee Group."
4313,0,"The Song Remains the Same (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - In an August memo typed from his hospital bed, Steve Jobs--Apple's chief executive, patriarch and media impresario--let his employees know he would be out for a month to recover from surgery to remove a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Patients with this type of cancer, called an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor, have a 90 survival rate, especially if treated early. Apple says Jobs is due back in September."
107143,0,"IBM opens up on Power processors IBM has formed an industry consortium, called Power.org, to open up the process of building Power processors. Power.org is intended to give IBM 's partners better access to the Power technology so that they "
108278,0,Supreme Court to Decide Cable Internet Case The US Supreme Court said on Friday it would decide what regulations should apply to high-speed broadband Internet service offered by cable television companies like Time Warner Inc.
118814,0,Pistons pound Cavaliers (12/17/04)-- The Detroit Pistons must have learned something after allowing LeBron James to score a career-high 43 points in their last game against Cleveland.
92033,0,"Yahoo, EarthLink team to fight spam WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Yahoo and EarthLink said they are adding a feature that promises to reduce spam. Free! Sign up here to receive our Before the Bell e-Newsletter!"
58107,0,"The Vision Thing Tech companies can 't just have products. They have to have a vision. At IBM, it 's ""on-demand "" computing. At companies in just about any business more complicated than hubcaps, it 's ""selling solutions."
38081,0,"McDowell and Monty endure tough start The morning after the night before was not quite so successful for Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie and overnight leader, Ireland 's Graeme McDowell."
73683,0,"News Corp 's move to US backed by investors SHAREHOLDERS in The News Corporation, parent company of The Times, voted yesterday by more than nine to one to shift the companys legal headquarters and primary listing from Australia to the United States."
70655,0,"Insider Stock Sales Up in Apparel Sector NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insider stock sales at U.S. apparel companies jumped in September from a year ago, a sign that investors should shun clothing companies' stocks as their prices could drop further, a research firm said on Monday."
115975,0,"Indians, Hernandez finalize 1-year deal The Indians have added an infielder and brought back their closer, but their pursuit of a starting pitcher has not gone according to plan."
68867,0,"Stadiums go high tech Will Wi-Fi, mobile messaging and other enhancements improve the game, or wreck it?\
Photos of tech-friendly parks"
97141,0,Koizumi to Bush: Strong Dollar Important (Reuters) Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told President Bush at a bilateral meeting in Chile on Saturday that a strong U.S. dollar is important for the global economy.
2517,0,"A DIFFERENT SPIN (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - As surely as CDs followed vinyl, there was bound to be a successor to the DVD spinning around in research labs."
10460,0,"Not enough lift for Hamman Shane Hamman proved once again last night that he's the strongest man in America, adding to his legacy by breaking two of his US records."
46116,0,Surging gas costs hamper spending WASHINGTON -- Consumers were tightfisted amid soaring gasoline costs in August and hurricane-related disruptions last week sent applications for jobless benefits to their highest level in seven months.
9374,0,Museum welcomes flesh-eating bugs London museum takes charge of 100 flesh-eating beetles used to strip animal carcasses down to bare bones.
113367,0,"Southern Cal 's Matt Leinart Wins Heisman NEW YORK -- Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart has won the 70th Heisman Trophy, edging out four other finalists, including Oklahoma quarterback Jason White who had hoped to win the trophy for a second time."
33761,0,China cuts back 3G spending The world 's top telecom equipment makers may have to settle for just a fraction of the multibillion-dollar orders they had expected when China builds its next-generation mobile phone networks.
24984,0,Colgate given the brushoff AMHERST -- Revenge was the theme of the night when the University of Massachusetts hosted Colgate at McGuirk Stadium last night.
68113,0,"Saints to start Brown at cornerback Chicago Bears: Their quarterback situation a mess, the Bears will bring in Tim Couch for a physical and a tryout Friday. Starter Rex Grossman is out for the season with a knee injury and backup Jonathan Quinn has struggled in two starts."
111876,0,Portsmouth players make Shaka favourite to join Southampton Portsmouth players have installed goalkeeper Shaka Hislop as favourite to follow Harry Redknapp to south coast rivals Southampton.
82841,0,"Time Warner Prepares for Settlement with $500M Reserve AccountingWEB.com - November 05, 2004 - A government investigation into accounting practices at America Online has prompted Time Warner to set aside $500 million to cover the costs of potential fines."
38808,0,Ahead Pushes Nero Digital Format for DVDs Deal with ESS Technology will add support for Ahead's variant of the MPEG-4 video format on DVD players.
99937,0,"Mourning Meets Ratner: Don't Ask Alonzo Mourning again shook things up when he questioned the Nets' new owner, Bruce C. Ratner, on his motive for purchasing the team."
94135,0,FCC to review steamy intro to 'Monday Night Football ' WASHINGTON - The US Federal Communications Commission is reviewing whether the steamy locker-room opening to ABC 's Monday Night Football this week warrants a full-blown investigation.
105329,0,"Sony to launch its first MP3 hard-disk music player (MacCentral) MacCentral - Sony Corp. is broadening support for the MP3 file format in its portable music player range. It will introduce a new hard disk-based MP3 player in December, and will offer software upgrades for earlier players with hard disk storage so they can play MP3s too."
60592,0,NBA: Yao Ming Thrills Hometown Fans During Exhibition Game National Basketball Association star Yao Ming of China thrilled his hometown fans with 14 points to lead the Houston Rockets to an 88-86 win over the Sacramento Kings in Shanghai.
101162,0,"Arctic Countries Agree on Perils of Climate Change but Not Solution The United States and the seven other countries jointly expressed concern about changes in the Arctic climate, but they did not agree on a strategy to deal with them."
29761,0,"Nortel Warns of Weaker Sales OTTAWA (Reuters) - Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO on Thursday warned that third-quarter sales will fall below its second quarter and that full-year 2004 revenues at North America's largest telecom equipment maker will lag the overall sector."
29920,0,Deal Gets Clean Bill of Health Will Pacificare's deal with American Medical Security prove to be a lucrative link?
63566,0,"Deadly ladybird widespread in UK An invasive ladybird which kills off other insects is widespread in the UK, an expert says."
80245,0,"DirecTV Reports Larger Q3 Loss DirecTV reported a net loss of just over $1 billion in the quarter ended September 30th, compared to a loss of $23 million in the same period last year."
115548,0,Zurich Financial gains on nursing home settlement LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Zurich Financial (ZZ:001107539) gained 2.6 percent in Swiss trade after agreeing to settle US nursing home litigation by paying $47.5 million.
12481,0,"Ferrari - Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps : Practice ... Jean Todt: It is a pleasure to be back at this circuit, which is probably the most interesting on the current Formula 1 calendar."
40743,0,Virgin Announces Plans for Space Service British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that his Virgin company plans to launch commercial space flights over the next few years.
24821,0,UPDATE 2-Open-Kuznetsova overpowers Dementieva in final Svetlana Kuznetsova powered to her first grand slam title by beating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3 7-5 in the final of the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
117680,0,"Airbus forecasts increased demand for its largest fleet Airbus, the world 's biggest maker of commercial aircraft, forecast yesterday that airlines will need 1,902 jumbo planes over the next 20 years -- more than double the forecast of its rival, The Boeing Co."
27305,0,"KLM, Northwest And Continental Join Skyteam Alliance NEW YORK, Sept 13 (AFP) - The Skyteam airline alliance announced Monday that Dutch airline KLM and US carriers Northwest and Continental will join from Wednesday, making it the second biggest in the world behind the Star Alliance."
91249,0,"Dell touts new blades' bang for the buck The computer maker envisions the blades being used to replace large numbers of stand-alone servers, among other functions."
9545,0,"Programs: for Stealth Lovers, 'Thief' Is a Steal (Reuters) Reuters - One of the joys of the games in the ""Thief"" series is the ability to sneak up on opponents,\quietly take them out with a good knock on the noggin, and then dump their body in the shadows so you can resume your hunt for loot."
47948,0,"Federer destroys the dreams of Asia 's hero Federer, who has not lost a final in well over a year, stands a step away from a 10th trophy this season; he awaits a winner from another star-studded semi-final: Andy Roddick versus Marat Safin."
24789,0,"Yahoo Makes a Deal With The Donald Fans who can't get enough of ""The Apprentice"" can visit a new companion Web site each week and watch an extra 40 minutes of video not broadcast on the Thursday show.
-Leslie Walker"
90306,0,"Ready to jump ' Searchlights crisscrossed the night sky. Television networks filled the airways. And the Auburn Tigers lived up to the hype and the pressure of it all, dominating Georgia in a Top 10 matchup Saturday while "
24965,0,They 're mum on the issues that matter most President George W. Bush indicates that democracy is just around the corner in Iraq yet daily reports say the more likely event there is a spiral downward toward civil war.
59634,0,Phils give Baylor managing interview The former manager of the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs was in town to interview for the Phillies ' vacancy at the same position.
100658,0,"Casino pays $28,000 for Holy toast An internet casino has purchased a grilled cheese sandwich on eBay that bears the image of the Virgin Mary. Despite being 10 years old and having one bite taken out of it, the slice of Heaven has, perhaps miraculously, stayed free of mould."
102469,0,For the sake of cricket THE IMPASSE between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and a number of its players could have serious repercussions for West Indies cricket.
35095,0,"Bonds to remain with Giants through 2006 San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants have scheduled a news conference prior to Tuesday night 's game against Houston at which time the club is expected to announce that Barry Bonds will remain under contract through the 2006 season "
40667,0,"BC's goal: Get back on track For all the mistakes and squandered scoring chances by Boston College in Saturday's 17-14 loss at Wake Forest, coach Tom O'Brien was not prepared yesterday to say his Eagles beat themselves in their nonconference game against their future Atlantic Coast Conference rival."
106877,0,"Savings in bankruptcy at issue at court The US Supreme Court considered yesterday how much retirement savings people can shield when they file for bankruptcy, an important question as more Americans go into debt."
60262,0,Photo 5 of 5: Gadgets galore in old Tokyo CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos travels to Tokyo to find out what may soon be on U.S. shelves.
97510,0," 'Medicine is for people, not profits ' Dodge Ball, the game in which children try to avoid getting hit by a rubber ball, may seem to have nothing in common with the business of developing medicines."
109626,0,"Fujitsu & Cisco To Jointly Develop Routers Fujitsu and Cisco have announced that they have reached an agreement to enter into a strategic alliance to carry out joint development of high-end routers, plan future cooperation in routing and switching, and collaborate on quality improvement."
63716,0,"Australia Gives Cricketers Holiday Before Third Test in India Australia 's cricketers, seeking a first Test series win in India for 35 years, will take four days off to ease fatigue before the third match next Tuesday."
21553,0,"Invesco deal ends US funds probe Invesco Funds Group and affiliate AIM agree to pay $450m to settle allegations of improper trading, their UK owner Amvescap says."
26287,0,Ratings Lowest Ever for Open Men's Final (AP) AP - Roger Federer's dominant win over Lleyton Hewitt was the lowest-rated U.S. Open men's final ever.
72663,0,"HP has chips with everything For the time being, Hewlett-Packard will keep the crown as the world 's biggest spender on semiconductors, according to a report released on Monday."
90002,0,"A Bond Strategy Once Thought Foolish Now Looks Smart Despite warnings that interest rates would climb sharply, some risk-averse investors stuck with the bond market in 2004."
94925,0,"Ofcom Unveils UK Sector Proposals LONDON -- Ofcom today published its proposals to support the growth of greater competition, innovation and investment certainty in the UK telecommunications sector."
107352,0,Lycos anti-spam screensaver proves too effective for target ... The anti-spam action pioneered by Lycos and its 'make love not spam ' campaign has been all-too successful and could make the company vulnerable to legal attack.
48944,0,The Crew of Halo 2 Meet the special-effects gods who created the most anticipated game of the year. By David Kushner from Wired magazine.
4594,0,"'Madden' Week No. 1 Game Sales Top 1.3 Million LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ""Madden NFL 2005,"" the latest version of Electronic Arts Inc.'s pro football video game franchise, sold more than 1.3 million copies in its first week, giving a strong kick-off to one of EA's top sellers, the company said on Thursday."
41366,0,Bears QB Grossman to miss rest of season with torn ACL Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman will miss the rest of the season after rupturing a ligament in his right knee. Grossman was injured in Sunday 's 27-22 loss to Minnesota when he scored on a 6-yard scramble at the 2-minute warning.
8672,0,"Wall Street Seen Climbing LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street was expected to rise on Tuesday as easing crude oil prices soothed fears of a squeeze on earnings and on a thin corporate menu investors will be able to chew over results from food group H.J. Heinz Co HNZ.N."
13954,0,"MIT Makes Yale Provost First Woman to Be Its Chief The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Thursday named Susan Hockfield, provost of Yale University, as its 16th president. She succeeds Charles M. Vest, who "
7765,0,Motive aims to head off system glitches Three new software management tools are designed to help businesses keep applications configured properly to avoid snarl-ups.
23656,0,"Brilliant Digital, Altnet Sue RIAA Woodland Hills-based Brilliant Digital Entertainment and its subsidiary Altnet announced yesterday that they have filed a patent infringement suit against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)."
17251,0,Olympics man on indecency charges A former Irish priest who disrupted the men 's Olympic marathon in Athens has appeared in court on two counts of indecently assaulting a child.
58075,0,"Philips cautious despite profits Philips, Europe's largest maker of consumer electronics, is cautious about earnings growth despite reporting a profit in the third quarter."
70628,0,"Lions Win on Road Again, Beating Giants (AP) AP - Joey Harrington threw two touchdown passes, and Chris Cash made a diving interception in the end zone late in the first half to lead the Detroit Lions to a 28-13 win over the New York Giants on Sunday."
70529,0,"Bruno 's chase for title BRAZILIAN Bruno Junquiera kept his 2004 Champ car title chase alive with a calculated race win on the Gold Coast yesterday. Junqueira, twice a series runner-up, now has a 22-point deficit to claw back on teammate "
82675,0,"U.S. October Hiring at a Seven-Month Peak WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. payrolls grew at the fastest clip in seven months in October, the Labor Department said on Friday, spurred by rebuilding in the hurricane-battered Southeast and brisk hiring in service industries."
40919,0,"Air Canada to Buy Bombardier Jets Air Canada has agreed to buy $821 million of Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , the companies said on Monday."
102556,0,US Airways lands GE financing deal US Airways and its largest lender yesterday struck a new financing arrangement that could free up $140 million while the strapped airline remains in bankruptcy -- but only if holdout unions agree to major cost cuts.
41383,0,"Cancellation of telecast rights Constitution Bench to hear ... THE three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Mr Justice N. Santosh Hegde, today referred the petition filed by Zee Telefilms challenging the cancellation of the telecast rights and re-opening the bidding process by the Board of Control for "
38241,0,"Oil Holds Above $48 Despite SPR Loans LONDON (Reuters) - Oil's advance wavered a little on Friday as the U.S. government prepared to lend out some strategic crude stocks, but traders said the amounts were small and that supply worries remained."
4931,0,"This unconventional IPO has a familiar ring Google, like so many dot-coms before it, came roaring out of the IPO gate Thursday priced at the low end of expectations and promptly surged in value as investors piled onto the much-hyped share offering. "
5178,0,Anadarko to sell Gulf of Mexico shelf properties for $1.3B Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has agreed to sell its Gulf of Mexico shelf properties in two deals that total $1.312 billion.
26901,0,Baseball Today Houston at St. Louis (8:10 pm EDT). Roger Clemens (16-4) starts for Houston against Jeff Suppan (15-6) and the major league-leading Cardinals.
39192,0,Lockheed Martin Defends Polish Investment Lockheed Martin Corp. defended itself Friday against criticism it was moving too slowly in investing $6 billion in Poland - a commitment that helped win the US company an order for 48 F-16 fighter jets over its European competitors.
8908,0,"U.S. Exchanges Face Antitrust Probe CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust regulators are investigating possible anti-competitive practices at the American Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange, according to the annual report of the National Association of Securities Dealers."
80651,0,"White House: Debt Ceiling Must Be Raised The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it will run out of maneuvering room to manage the government 's massive borrowing needs in two weeks, putting more pressure "
110578,0,Minnesota gives new license technology a test drive Minnesota next week will begin issuing a first-of-its-kind driver 's license designed to thwart counterfeiters -n issue that has taken on greater urgency since the Sept.
44920,0,"Hello Ogo : IM a-go-go In the week when rumours of the Oqo launch have been buzzing, it 's a bit confusing to have AT &T announce something called Ogo."
70152,0,Tavarez Melts Down ... on Pitching Mound (AP) AP - This time Julian Tavarez's meltdown came on the pitcher's mound.
101638,0,"Souness delighted: Newcastle in fantastic position Newcastle United trounced Sochaux 4-0 to stay on course for the next phase of the UEFA Cup. After weathering an early storm, Newcastle ran riot as Lee Bowyer, Shola Ameobi, Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert all struck for the Magpies."
91857,0,F1 Red Bull 's takes over Jaguar The American dream of Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has become reality with his purchase of Jaguar. The Austrian billionaire has been involved in Formula One for a decade
116071,0,Spaniard banned from Europe VALENCIA midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo has been banned for seven matches by UEFA following incidents in their Champions ' League match with Werder Bremen last week.
40397,0,"Philadelphia visits surprising Lions in game featuring two ... They beat the Minnesota Vikings in the 13th game of the 2001 season, guaranteeing the Lions would not be the NFL 's first 0-16 team."
118547,0,"Manning Helps in Developing Giant Game Plan As if the last four weekends have not been disheartening enough for Eli Manning, along comes another rookie quarterback, only this one has a terrific record and has charmed an entire city."
112177,0,"Consoles in terribly short supply THIS YULE is all about console supply and there 's precious little units around, it has emerged. Nintendo has announced that it is going to ship another 400,000 units of its DS console to the United States to meet the shortfall there."
11909,0,"Second-Quarter GDP Is Downgraded WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring."
93377,0,"Vodafone doubles interim dividend, extends buy-back Vodafone Group doubled its interim dividend to 1.91p, the top end of forecasts, and extended a full-year share buy-back programme after strong underlying results."
11749,0,"Sport Anglers Said to Catch More Fish Than Thought Casual fishermen reel in nearly a quarter of the catch of overfished saltwater species, a much higher share than previously thought, researchers report in a new study."
75007,0,"Experts Warn of Net Flu Vaccine Scam Vaccines for sale online can be dangerous, and sellers could be perpetrating credit card fraud."
42054,0,Microsoft charges for Hotmail Outlook access SPAM FIGHTING super hero software behemoth Microsoft has come up with a wizard way of stopping those who send spam from its free Hotmail accounts.
12179,0,"Online Travel 's Narrowing Horizons After some four months of waiting for both the Google (GOOG ; ranked hold; recent price: $108) IPO and our subsequent initiation of coverage on the shares to be completed, I, like many Americans this time of year, am thinking about one thing -- travel."
109714,0,"Dell cuts equipment prices to businesses Dell Inc. has cut prices as much as 22 percent on selected computer equipment for US corporate and institutional customers, saying it was passing along savings from lower component prices."
114908,0,"A three-for-one swap ANAHEIM, Calif. Carlos Lee has been traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Scott Podsednik (pahd-SEHD '-nihk), reliever Luis Vizcaino (loo-EES ' vihs-ky-AY '-noh) and a player to be named."
98457,0,"McNair cures Titans' ills JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Steve McNair returned to the lineup, and the Tennessee Titans returned to form."
48209,0,"Judge Ready to Start Parmalat Hearings MILAN (Reuters) - Ten months after the Parmalat scandal rocked the global finance industry, a judge next week begins deciding whether to put on trial executives, bankers and auditors of the dairy group plus three financial institutions."
79423,0,Norwich Glean Seventh Draw After City Lead Norwich City moved off the bottom of the Premiership table but are still searching for that elusive first win after drawing 1-1 at Manchester City.
51023,0,"Arsenal get $300m Emirates boost LONDON - In two years, Arsenal will play their home matches in the Emirates stadium. That is what their new stadium at Ashburton Grove will be called after the Premiership champions yesterday agreed to the "
16652,0,"Interest rates start to bite as house price growth slows to three ... House prices grew by just 0.1 in August, their weakest in almost three years, the Nationwide said yesterday, providing further evidence that the house price boom has hit the buffers."
97934,0,"Forest Service learns to enjoy its trees The US Forest Service, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, is shifting its focus from timber-cutting to recreation and ecological restoration "
75476,0,Voters OK tax break for technology park Town Meeting on Monday decided that Maynard has more to gain than to lose by granting a tax break for a vacant technology park.
92950,0,"Junior hockey league bans David Frost from games after incident in ... ATHENS, Ont. (CP) - David Frost, the agent for jailed former NHL player Mike Danton, has been banned from attending all future games and events of Central Jr."
102631,0,"Dodd Maintains China Open Lead (AP) AP - Wales' Stephen Dodd overcame a triple bogey to shoot a 2-under 70 on Saturday and maintain a three-stroke lead after the third round of the China Open, the first event of the 2005 PGA European Tour schedule."
85130,0,"EU, India decide to forge strategic partnership The fifth summit meeting between the European Union (EU) and India, held on Monday in The Hague, decided to start forging a strategic partnership between the EU and India."
103115,0,"Oil tanker spills 30,000 gallons into the Delaware Times Staff and Wire reports TINICUM -- Globs of heavy crude oil were flowing down the Delaware River Saturday, covering boats docked along the river and threatening fish and waterfowl."
17271,0,"Indiana hires Army 's Rick Greenspan as new athletic director Army 's Rick Greenspan was named athletic director at Indiana University on Thursday, the school 's fourth AD in little more than three years."
61616,0,"Microsoft 's Halo 2 Video Game Leaked on Internet Halo 2, the sequel to Microsoft Corp. 's MSFT.O best-selling game for its Xbox video console, has leaked onto the Internet nearly four weeks before its planned sale, the world 's largest software maker said on Friday."
90263,0,"Panel Urges More Funding for US Supercomputers A panel of leading computer scientists has warned in a report that unless the US government significantly increases support for advanced research on supercomputing, the United States will be unable to retain its lead on that technological front."
2626,0,"American Swimmers Fired Up by Relay Win ATHENS (Reuters) - The U.S. swimming team was slow off the blocks but is heading for home at full speed propelled by Tuesday's dramatic relay victory, U.S. women's head coach Mark Schubert said on Wednesday."
57466,0,"Global Crossing cuts 600 jobs, announces Q1, Q2 results Telecommunications network vendor Global Crossing cut its workforce by 600 workers, or about 15 of its global employees, as it continues to right itself about a year after emerging from bankruptcy."
102161,0,"Wal-Mart, Toys R ' Us Lure Shoppers With Discounts (Update6) US retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Toys R ' ' Us Inc. opened as early as 5 am, greeted by lines of customers waiting to buy discounted merchandise including $17.99 DVD players as the holiday-shopping season began."
85799,0,"Mutu Wants to Set An Example Adrian Mutu is hoping to become an example for youngsters after vowing to bounce back from his drugs ban. Mutu, sacked by Chelsea after testing positive for a drug said to be cocaine and subsequently "
61602,0,"PeopleSoft executive Gupta departs Ram Gupta, who was an executive vice president, leaves the company after a four-year stint. PeopleSoft is mum on the details."
8192,0,"ARM falls 18 on US deal Chip designer ARM Holdings yesterday made its biggest ever acquisition, buying US rival Artisan Components for $913m (502m). But investors balked at the high price and sent its shares crashing more than 18."
6103,0,"American League Game Summary - Cleveland At Minnesota Minneapolis, MN -- Cristian Guzman drove in three runs to lead Minnesota to an 8-1 win over Cleveland in the middle contest of a crucial three-game set at the Metrodome."
10276,0,"Report: Williams Considers Possible Return To Miami Miami, FL -- Ricky Williams, who shocked the football world when he announced his retirement at the age of 27, has made inklings to Miami Dolphins head coach Dave Wannstedt about returning to the club."
51095,0,"Yahoo Adds Personalization to Search Technology Yahoo! Inc. (www.yahoo.com) unveiled new versions of its Front Page, and My Yahoo! (my.yahoo.com). Both pages show enhancements in design and functionality, and are rolled into Beta versions starting yesterday."
25417,0,"Bonds hits No. 699; Giants gain wild card lead Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Barry Bonds hit career home run No. 699, Jason Schmidt tossed a complete game to pick up a win for the first time in five starts, and San Francisco grabbed solo possession of "
68050,0,"Alcatel wins $1.7 billion network deal PARIS Alcatel, the world 's largest provider of broadband Internet equipment, won a $1.7 billion order to build a fiber-optic network for SBC Communications, the companies said Thursday."
6611,0,"Jaguars Release Sack Leader Brackens (AP) AP - The Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday released defensive end Tony Brackens, the team's all-time sack leader."
29136,0,"PREVIEW- 'Real ' tournament begins at the Oval The Champions Trophy, despite still being at the pool stage, reaches its knockout phase when world champions Australia meet New Zealand at the Oval on Thursday."
46509,0,US music targets more 'pirates' Students at 27 US colleges are being sued by the American record industry for alleged illegal downloading.
98578,0,"Hartford listed as nation 's seventh-most dangerous city _ Hartford has been named the nation 's seventh-most dangerous city, while Danbury and Stamford have been recognized for their safety, according to a company 's annual ranking based on crime statistics."
81246,0,"Update 1: CVS Reports Lower Profits on Acquisition CVS Corp. reported lower profits for the third quarter, as the huge drug store operator absorbed the acquisition of some of rival Eckerd 's stores, as well as that company 's mail order pharmacy business."
49950,0,Oracle Opens Legal Attack on PeopleSoft (AP) AP - PeopleSoft Inc.'s board fired Craig Conway as chief executive after hearing him explain why he deceived industry analysts about the business software maker's sale prospects while fighting rival Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover bid.
15313,0,Kobe Bryant arrives in court for jury selection EAGLE - Jury selection in the Kobe Bryant trial is taking place this week. It 's the first time Bryant saw the people who could end up hearing his case.
42167,0,"P &O to axe up to 1,200 jobs P &O is to cut up to 1,200 jobs and slash services in a plan to salvage its loss-making ferry business, which has been hit by competition from low-cost airlines."
43047,0,"MS Fights SourceForge, Loses, and Gives Gift GotDotNet? Depends on who you talk to. Microsoft 's answer to SourceForge has been as trouble-free as a baby. Who 's been dropped."
84876,0,"Crosby, Bay Win Rookie of the Year Awards Oakland Athletics ' Bobby Crosby raises a fist and circles the bases after hitting a game-winning home run off Seattle Mariners ' pitcher Scott Atchison in the ninth inning of their game in Oakland, Calif."
98293,0,"N.B.A. Hands Tough Penalties to Players Involved in Brawl The Pacers' Ron Artest was suspended for the season, and two of his teammates must sit out for a combined 55 games."
116710,0,We can 't afford to mess up again SHOTA ARVELADZE today insisted Rangers can 't repeat the mistakes of a year ago if they want to secure a Uefa Cup future. The Georgian striker looked on in agony then as Alex McLeish 's side crashed to a 3-1
104931,0,Asian Stocks Rise for Fourth Day in US Trading; Sony Climbs Asian stocks rose in US trading. Sony Corp. gained after the world 's No. 2 consumer-electronics maker agreed to resolve a dispute over patents related to digital cameras.
67887,0,"PeopleSoft Posts Third-Quarter Profit SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on Thursday reported a quarterly net profit, after a year-earlier loss, as the company saw stronger sales of its business software than what it had forecast earlier despite its continued fight to block a takeover from rival Oracle Corp."
62880,0,Packers end skid with 38-10 win Dont put a fork in the Green Bay Packers yet. The team that began the season by whipping the Carolina Panthers on the road resurfaced Sunday at Ford Field and did the same to the Detroit Lions.
105589,0,Notre Dame Fires Coach Tyrone Willingham (AP) AP - Coach Tyrone Willingham was fired by Notre Dame on Tuesday after three seasons in which he failed to return one of the nation's most storied football programs to prominence.
82893,0,"Diamondbacks Fire Backman After Four Days (AP) AP - After just four days on the job, Wally Backman was fired Friday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks because of two arrests and financial problems he kept from the team."
91187,0,"Microsoft will hire more staff at Indian facility BANGALORE, INDIA -- Microsoft Corp. is hiring hundreds of new staff for its operations in Hyderabad over the next 12 months, the company's chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer told reporters Monday in Bangalore, India."
22275,0,"Locked Windows WINDOWS XP Service Pack 2 is all about security; don 't let anybody convince you otherwise. This is no midway step to Longhorn, Microsoft 's next-generation operating system that is more than three years away "
31851,0,"U.S. Faces Mountain to Climb Against Buoyant Europe BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Ryder Cup red faces have not been in short supply since the first event in 1927 but few have been American."
3863,0,"Winn-Dixie Posts Loss But Sees Progress NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grocer Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. WIN.N on Thursday reported a quarterly loss as restructuring costs weighed on results, but said its efforts to reverse a market share slide are gaining momentum."
2003,0,"AOL adopts Girafa 's thumbnail search technology Girafa.com, which develops and providers data visualization solutions and services, announced yesterday that CompuServe, Netscape, AIM and ICQ - properties of America Online (AOL) - have signed an agreement with Girafa to use its thumbnail ..."
110843,0,"'Retired' Rapper Finds a Job Atop Def Jam Proving yet again that he is the hardest-working retiree in music, the rap megastar Jay-Z has agreed to become the president of Universal Music Group's Def Jam Recordings label."
14062,0,"Bolton Sends Liverpool to First Loss, 1-0 (AP) AP - Liverpool lost for the first time in the Premier League this season, beaten 1-0 at Bolton on Sunday on a 38th-minute goal by Kevin Davies."
36740,0,"Real changes shock Owen Michael Owen was stunned when Jose Antonio Camacho quit as Real Madrid boss three games into the season. ""There 's no doubt this has come as a shock."
17558,0,"Strong message from Boss keeps paying off One day after taking on the role of team motivator, George Steinbrenner was the team psychic. For one night, he actually was able to foresee the Yankees ' future."
108344,0,McDonald 's CEO says strategy unchanged McDonald 's (MCD) newly appointed Chief Executive Jim Skinner said Friday that there would be no change in strategy at the fast-food chain and a recent physical showed he is in good health.
64832,0,Safeway Earnings Fall on Strike Impact Safeway Inc. said third quarter net income fell to 35 cents a share from 45 cents a year ago due to the continued impact of the Southern California strike that was settled in the first quarter of this year.
88587,0,"S P-500 Reaches Post-9/11 High Point Stock market investors celebrated another drop in oil prices on Thursday, driving the broad Standard Poor's 500-stock index to its highest point since Sept. 11, 2001, and pushing the blue chip Dow Jones industrial average back into positive territory for the year."
69315,0,Jayasuriya hits form in Faisalabad Sanath Jayasuriya 's century put Sri Lanka in a strong position after the third day of the first Test against Pakistan in Faisalabad.
73425,0,"Microsoft 's Biz IM Server Goes Gold After nearly six months of beta testing, Microsoft 's Office Live Communications Server 2005 is ready for prime time. The next iteration of Redmond 's enterprise instant messaging product was released to manufacturers "
39061,0,Ichiro Closes on Sisler's Hit Record (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Ichiro Suzuki is poised to break one of the oldest records in major league baseball.
70942,0,"Ten Are Killed in Crash of Nascar Team Plane A plane owned by the Nascar race team Hendrick Motorsports crashed Sunday en route to the Subway 500 Nextel Cup race, killing all 10 on board."
3022,0,Toronto Raptors Sign Center Loren Woods (AP) AP - The Toronto Raptors signed free agent center Loren Woods on Wednesday.
93198,0,"NBA roundup: Walker leads Hawks ' comeback vs. Rockets ATLANTA -- Antoine Walker had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final 6:11 to beat the Houston Rockets 88-84."
12940,0,"US passes Russian test ATHENS -- They wanted each other. They got each other. One more time. The United States women's basketball team survived a grind-a-thon against Russia yesterday and will go for the gold today against Australia. It's a rematch of the gold medal game from the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, which the US won, 76-54, in a game also remembered for Aussie ..."
35971,0,Update 1: CA to Pay $225M to Avoid Prosecution Computer Associates agreed Wednesday to pay $225 million to avoid criminal prosecution in a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal that has brought down several of its top executives.
49499,0,"Houston beats Rockies to grab final playoff spot WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Brandon Backe allowed two runs in five-plus innings, as Houston seized Major League Baseball 's final playoff spot with a 5-3 triumph over the Colorado Rockies."
100710,0,"Video Game Report Card Helps Parents Goal is to assist moms and dads in buying family-friendly entertainment for their kids. Video games are a popular item on the Christmas wish lists of kids, which "
36774,0,"IPod Promoters Feel the Heat FreeiPods.com is busier than ever, but users complain about spam, mishandled accounts and shipping delays. The company admits there are difficulties, but blames the problems on the site's popularity, not a crumbling pyramid. By Leander Kahney."
105472,0,"Supercomputer for the Home (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - It's rare to hear the words ""innovation"" and ""big company"" in the same sentence. During the 1980s, IBM (NYSE: IBM - News) was a visionary in the PC revolution -- but gave away the profits to upstarts like Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) and Intel (Nasdaq: INTC - News)."
67304,0,McCULLUM LEADS NEW ZEALAND CHARGE Brendon McCullum produced an outstanding 143 as New Zealand moved into a commanding position on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
49977,0,Rocket plane wins $10 mln prize A privately built rocket plane has won a 10 million US dollar prize for the first commercially viable manned spacecraft. Space Ship One has touched down in a US desert after
82324,0,"A Palmtop's Curious Subtraction The new Palm Tungsten T5 takes a lot of steps backward, but offers one huge leap forward."
99513,0,"Hard Times at Krispy Kreme It was a bad day yesterday for the doughnut maker Krispy Kreme, a Wall Street darling just a year ago. Reporting its third-quarter earnings, the company, based in Winston-Salem, NC, said "
94953,0,"Shock loss dethrones Brazil WORLD Cup champion Brazil lost its unbeaten record in South American World Cup qualifying yesterday, while Argentina held off Venezuela 3-2 to take over first place in the 10-team group."
87855,0,"UPDATE 2-Adriano crushes Messina, Milan in Parma comeback Late goals from Brazilian Kaka and midfielder Andrea Pirlo gave AC Milan a 2-1 win at lowly Parma in Serie A on Saturday. Brazilian Adriano hit a devastating first half "
13849,0,"Singh shows us a side we didn 't know he had Tears did not flow, the voice did not crack, the lower lip did not quiver. But if the year in golf taught us anything, it is that Vijay Singh cannot be judged by anyone else 's standards."
27031,0,"UPDATE 1-Office Depot warns on profit; hurricanes hurt Office Depot Inc. (ODP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday warned of weaker-than-expected profits for the rest of the year because of disruptions from the string of hurricanes "
46344,0,"Rosenborg hold Gunners in Norway Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Rosenborg in tonights Champions League Group E encounter in Norway. Freddie Ljungberg had given the visitors the lead in the sixth minute, but Roar Strand grabbed a deserved "
117513,0,"With Mini's Rivals, More Is Sometimes Less This month you will be able to choose from four competitors to Apple's iPod Mini, courtesy of Dell, Rio Audio, Virgin Electronics and Creative. How do they compare?"
96509,0,"Remote Access Gets Safer, Easier (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Opinion: As competition heats up, iPass is the latest remote-access provider to announce favorable Wi-Fi pricing for enterprise customers."
76824,0,Gators are looking to past -- for future The search for a new coach at the University of Florida should and will be a short one. Former Gators coach Steve Spurrier soon will be back in Gainesville.
57632,0,"Tractor Supply 3rd-Quarter Earnings Drop (Reuters) Reuters - Farming supply retailer Tractor Supply Co. on Monday reported that its earnings fell in the third quarter because of higher freight costs, higher costs for steel and other commodities and a shift in sales to lower margin hurricane-related items."
21812,0,"Intel Outlines WiMax Plans Upcoming chips will lead to relatively inexpensive hardware, company says."
74671,0,"Boeing Posts Higher Profit, Raises Estimate Aerospace giant Boeing Co. reported a 78 percent jump in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by a strong defense business, and raised its estimate for full-year profits due to a favorable tax outlook."
30818,0,"Circuit City Posts Smaller Quarterly Loss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N on Friday reported a smaller quarterly loss as it kept a tight rein on expenses and demand increased for digital televisions, notebook computers and other popular products."
86151,0,"Clarke in, Katich out Rising star Michael Clarke has been named in the Australian cricket squad for this month 's Test series with New Zealand, replacing a luckless Simon Katich."
28106,0,"Magellan assets fall $496m in August Fidelity Investments' flagship equity fund, Magellan, saw assets slip about $496 million in August, to $61.9 billion, primarily a result of investor withdrawals. The fund had a year-to-date loss of 1.56 percent through Aug. 31, compared with the 0.43 percent gain of its benchmark, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Year-to-date through July 31, the fund lost 1.79 percent. According ..."
53995,0,"Crude oil close to record OIL retreated further from its $US53 a barrel threshold in early Asian trade today, but players in the market remained edgy about tight supplies heading into North America 's winter heating season."
43507,0,"Warning over Internet Sales of Fake Viagra Half of the Viagra tablets bought on the internet could be fakes, research suggested today. Researchers analysed samples of the impotence drug bought online using "
44402,0,Storage On A Chip Silicon Image 's new lower-cost storage appliance should be more palatable to small and midsize businesses. By Martin J. Garvey.
79462,0,"MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf Continuing in the thirty-first century, MechAssault 2 allows gamers to encounter entirely new experiences in the epic BattleTech world."
116456,0,"Finnan recalled to Pool side Steve Finnans recall to the Liverpool starting line-up for Tuesday nights Premiership clash with Portsmouth at Anfield was one of six changes made by displeased manager Rafa Benitez, but the Reds were hit by an injury time equaliser from Pompey "
20685,0,"More developers are building 'green ' Kristen Galfetti 's small glass office at the new headquarters of Genzyme, a producer of therapeutic drugs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has two doors."
16371,0,"Treasuries Up; Economy's Strength Doubted (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday, building on the previous two sessions' gains as doubts about the economic outlook and how much the Federal Reserve will be able to raise interest rates persisted."
117447,0,"Martinez Deal Finalized Martinez passes his physical, and the Mets finalize their $53 million, four-year contract with the pitcher."
80126,0,Exit Poll Talk Hits the Stock Market Blue chips fell on Tuesday in a sharp reversal that trimmed gains in other indexes as Internet sites suggested exit polls had Sen. John Kerry ahead of President Bush in key states in the US presidential election.
110724,0,"Chinese Companies Seen Following Lenovo-IBM Lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - China, already a manufacturing powerhouse, is flexing its financial muscles as companies based there snatch up famous-name products from established companies in the United States and Europe looking to divest low-margin businesses."
108599,0,"BellSouth Prepares Network Upgrade for Video WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BellSouth Corp. BLS.N, the No. 3 U.S. local telephone company, plans to upgrade its network to offer video services and speedier Internet access to about 80 percent its customers by 2009, industry sources said."
61523,0,"Cards power way to victory First came the swing, then the launch and then the sound of 52,347 turning Busch Stadium into a deafening caldron. Then, having given the Cardinals an eighth-inning home run that "
7815,0,Scientists Focus on Algae in Maine Lake (AP) AP - Scientists would kill possibly thousands of white perch under a project to help restore the ecological balance of East Pond in the Belgrade chain of lakes in central Maine.
112302,0,"Altria hikes cigarette prices Philip Morris USA, a division of Manhattan 's Altria Group and the largest US maker of cigarettes, announced Friday that it will cut discounts on its Marlboro, Virginia Slims, Basic and Parliament brands--the first time in two years the company has "
50240,0, '); //-- gt; Eye On Stocks Forest Laboratories (nyse: FRX - news - people ) said strong sales volume will propel fiscal second-quarter earnings higher than previously expected.
113289,0,"Consortium to buy 47.7 stake in Indian mobile firm KUALA LUMPUR: A consortium comprising TM International, the international arm of Telekom Malaysia Bhd, and Singapore Technologies Telemedia, have entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 47.7 stake in India 's leading cellular operator, IDEA "
13368,0,"Borzakovskiy snatches 800 metres gold Mulaudzi out-dipped Kipketer to win silver in 1:44.61 to add to the world indoor title he won in March. Kipketer, the world record-holder and a three-time former world champion, had to be content with bronze in 1:44."
100969,0,"Around the NBA: The Amico Report 25, 2004. Reader Wayne Sweeney blamed both the players and fans for their roles in last weekends Pistons-Pacers melee. If someone threw a drink at me, Id charge them too, Sweeney "
26107,0,Search Engines 201 Want to dive deep -- really deep -- into the technical literature about search engines? Here's a road map to some of the best web information retrieval resources available online.
11488,0,"Doctors graft new jaw on man 's back Doctors in Germany have rebuilt a man 's face after growing a new jaw on his back, it has been revealed. By the fourth week after receiving the pioneering transplant, the patient was able to enjoy his first solid meal for nine years."
62260,0,"Soyuz docks with space station A Russian Soyuz spacecraft brought a new crew to the International Space Station Saturday morning, the Interfax news agency reported."
85499,0,"AOL to Be Split Into Four Units (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - America Online Inc. yesterday put new leaders in senior posts and revamped its corporate structure, undertaking a sweeping overhaul just one month before the company plans to slash costs by firing more than 700 employees."
92490,0,Goodenow has NHL players ' trust If this is hockey 's Armageddon -nd it 's hard to find anyone in the NHL who doesn 't view the current 61-day owners ' lockout in cataclysmic terms -n Bob Goodenow is the beast who will bear much of the
109451,0,Players OK Reaching Deal on Steroid Tests (AP) AP - Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.
46157,0,"Nortel Net 's job cuts include 1,400 in US TORONTO Nortel Networks Corp. gave details of a previously announced job cut program Thursday, saying it is cutting 1,400 in the United States by next June."
10882,0,"HP to lead consumer launch with branded iPod Friday product launch to put music player at forefront of effort to make once-stodgy printer manufacturer ""cool."""
64493,0,"US to appeal against WTO ruling The United States will appeal a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that US cotton subsidies violate international trading rules, charging that the verdict was based on erroneous findings."
112175,0,"Customer Service: The Hunt for a Human In the Internet age, making telephone contact with a human for customer service is a daunting task. Some companies no longer disclose phone numbers. But some consumers have found ways around the blockade."
44845,0,"Bandwidth Glut Lives On Nearly four years have passed since the peak of the fiber-optic boom, but overcapacity continues to plague carriers, and prices for bandwidth continue to fall. By Joanna Glasner."
114670,0,"Sony Debuts PSP To Challenge Nintendo Sony began selling the new PSP Playstation Portable yesterday in Japan. The company says it will ship 500,000 units of the console, which plays music, videos and games by the end of the year."
105693,0,"UConn accepts bid to Motor City Bowl Connecticut is headed to the Motor City Bowl, the Huskies ' first postseason as a Division IA team. The Huskies (7-4) will play the winner of Thursday night 's Mid-American Conference title game between Toledo (8-3) and Miami of Ohio (8-3)."
19418,0,"Bob Evans, IBM scientist who helped popularize computers, dies SAN FRANCISCO Computer scientist Bob Evans, who helped popularize personal computing, has died. He was 77. His son Doug said Evans died Thursday of heart failure at his home in the San Francisco of Hillsborough."
54411,0,"Dell to Recall 990,000 Laptop Power Adapters--CPSC (Reuters) Reuters - Dell Inc. will recall about 990,000 power adapters for some of its laptop computer models because of a risk of overheating which could lead to a fire or electrical shock, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday."
75317,0,"Unilever stalls, P &G surges Procter & Gamble beat Unilever in the battle of the big name grocery brands for the three months to September, results released yesterday showed."
16917,0,"Philly goes Wi-Fi crazy The grand city of Philadelphia unveiled today an ambitious plan to coat the city with Wi-Fi, using a mix of public and private funds to provide the service."
48773,0,"PHILIPPINES PRESS: Smart, Mobile One In Talks For Tie-Up MANILA (Dow Jones)--Smart Communications Inc., the top mobile phone operator in the Philippines, is in talks with Singapore 's Mobile One Ltd."
62605,0,Options-expense rule put off until June The US Financial Accounting Standards Board agreed to delay by six months implementation of a rule that will force companies to treat employee stock options as an expense.
62574,0,"Chasing Apple's iPod Competitors' attempts to beat back Apple's dominant hardware with devices offering more storage, a lower price -- or both virtues -- have gone nowhere.
-The Washington Post"
41907,0,"Tata Motors listed on NYSE Mumbai, Sep 28. (PTI): Tata Motors on Thursday listed its securities on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to become the country 's first Indian engineering and motor entity to do so and the second Tata company after VSNL."
30696,0,'Water factory' aims to filter tensions The solution to one of the thorniest problems in the Middle East may be taking shape on an anonymous-looking building site in south-west Israel.
103642,0,Group releases open-source Web services messaging app Three of Japan 's largest IT companies have developed an open-source implementation of a standard from OASIS to ensure reliable messaging between Web services applications.
30870,0,"NHL on Ice, Maybe for Whole 2004-05 Season (AP) AP - No shots, no saves, no goals. The National Hockey League locked out its players, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season and perhaps beyond in an effort by management to gain massive economic change."
77676,0,This week in Dell news A trip by CNET News.com editors and reporters to Dell's headquarters in Texas yields a bonanza of information about the PC maker's plans and operations.
1499,0,Around Asia 's Markets: Shopping your way to better returns Singapore real estate investment trusts such as CapitaMall Trust may outperform the market this year as acquisitions of shopping malls and industrial buildings bolster rental income.
85347,0,"FCC expected to exempt VoIP from state rules The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote today to exempt Internet-based phone companies from state regulation, a step that could help boost the emerging services."
104285,0,"Airbus to get go ahead to start marketing A350 Airbus, the European aircraft maker, is expected to receive approval within weeks from its shareholders, EADS and BAE Systems, to start marketing the planned A350 mid "
18157,0,"Free of Pain, Haas Renews His Climb In Ranking Tommy Haas wants his name to generate some buzz again, and he took a step in that direction Friday with a second-round victory over Sbastien Grosjean at the U.S. Open."
54286,0,"Legislation Increasing Indecency Fines Dropped Lawmakers last night derailed legislation that would have substantially increased the amount the Federal Communications Commission can fine broadcasters for airing indecent material, giving media companies at least a temporary reprieve after months of scrutiny and public outrage."
62484,0,"Services Help Social Networks Get Connected Two new Web services launched last week that aim to help people tap their friends for tips about where to eat, shop and play. On Thursday, the event-planning service Evite (www."
34526,0,"UK Police arrest Cisco hack suspect UK Police have arrested a 20-year old man in Preston on suspicion of stealing source code from Cisco Systems. The arrest under violation of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, follows Cisco 's admission in May that "
40347,0,"Rusedski defeat seals fate For close to a decade now, Great Britain 's Davis Cup team has consisted of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, during which time the elite world group has been reached four times but without a match being won there."
110695,0,"President Blasts Firing Notre Dame's outgoing president criticized the decision to fire Tyrone Willingham after just three seasons, saying he was surprised the coach was not given more time to try to succeed."
81738,0,"Mars rovers struggle with sandy slopes, solar winter Opportunity, one of NASA 's two Mars rovers, struggled to get up the side of Endurance Crater. It spun its wheels, digging deep holes in the stadium-size crater 's ""sand trap."
85201,0,"Loss of face Mitsubishi Motors, damaged by a series of cover-ups over vehicle defects, yesterday produced the worst results in its 34-year history, with interim net losses doubling to 146 billion yen (744m)."
79667,0,"Oracle raises offer for PeopleSoft 14 Oracle yesterday sweetened its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft to $9.2 billion, a 14 percent increase aimed at resolving the long-running takeover battle between the bitter foes."
79988,0,"Nokia, Good Technology Ink Smartphone Deal NEW YORK - Nokia is developing a smartphone that will incorporate Good Technology 's GoodLink wireless e-mail service, a deal that should broaden Good 's penetration and boost its market share against leader Research in Motion."
51359,0,"Assault in Anaheim: Sox bury Angels Johnny Damon officially laid ""Cowboy Up "" to rest as the Red Sox ' identifying slogan prior to the start of their American League Division Series yesterday at Angel Stadium."
112909,0,"Nextel, Sprint Close to Merger (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. reached a tentative agreement to merge, a deal that would create the nation's third-biggest mobile-phone company and could bring significant changes to Nextel's Reston headquarters."
16000,0,"6 injured, 48 detained in Argentine clash At least six Argentine protesters were injured and 48 people, including 18 women, were detained in the clash with police over the visit of the International Monetary Fund "
91193,0,"RIM signs BT to sell Blackberry BT is to offer Research in Motion 's Blackberry mobile email and personal information management system, the UK telco said today."
103207,0,Perfect seasons on the line East Boston finishes the regular season undefeated and moves on to the playoffs to host a team with a potent running attack and a complicated offensive scheme. Sound familiar?
71286,0,Intel switches off LCOS TV chip Intel has decided to cancel its project to develop a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) chip that would bring down the cost of rear-projection televisions.
6970,0,"Honda Indy 225 Top-Three Finishers Transcript DAN WHELDON: Especially following last week, it was one of the most challenging races of the year. The flag was just changing completely the whole day."
37719,0,"Economy: Investment Down But Set to Rally Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows continued to decline in 2003 for the third year in a row, in ""a very major fall "" that UNCTAD blames on troubles facing the global economy last year, and especially industrialised nations."
82418,0,"Nanotechnology May Change Energy Industry (AP) AP - BISMARCK, N.D. — Jack Uldrich says his stain-resistant pants are just the beginning for a technology that could someday be used to create cell phones so small they can be sewn into clothes and enhance electrical transmission through power lines."
16546,0,"Adelphia to sell AT T Net phone service The move follows a string of similar deals between Ma Bell and cable operators, as it looks to aggressively market VoIP."
92587,0,"Wal-Mart expects bumper Christmas The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, reports rising profits and says it is optimistic it will see strong sales over the festive season."
27359,0,"McDonald's Raises Dividend, Shares Climb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday raised its annual dividend 38 percent, a move the world's largest restaurant chain said is another sign of its revitalization."
51973,0,"Spirit Rover Disabled by Steering Problem (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A steering problem disabled the Mars Rover Spirit Oct. 1, NASA officials said yesterday. The robot has not moved since."
12443,0,Gateway Debuts Cool New PC Gateway released the specifications this week for a retail desktop PC based on a new motherboard design that should help cool high-end processors and graphics cards.
86516,0,"Probe hurts stock price, 3,000 job cuts announced BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- The other shoe dropped Tuesday for about 3,000 workers at embattled Marsh & McLennan. Free! Sign up here to receive our Internet Daily e-Newsletter!"
83669,0,Winning the big moments The final frontier has been conquered and Australia return home wondering about the location of their next great challenge. The only serious blemish came in the final Test when their susceptibility to fourth-innings chases was again exposed.
7120,0,"A capper of a week for Cink Stewart Cink was amused by television analysts who speculated which two players US captain Hal Sutton was going to pick for the Ryder Cup, especially when his name only came up once."
85895,0,Suns notebook: Suns pack it in on defense Bo Outlaw is arriving for his second stint with the Suns to stiffen a defense that works a bit differently than when he departed before last season.
81294,0,BALTIMORE ARE MEN IN BLACK The Baltimore Ravens will look a bit more intimidating when they face bitter rivals the Cleveland Browns for the second time this season on Sunday night.
105002,0,"NVIDIA SLI on two GeForce 6800 Ultras ""NVIDIA 's SLI tech is about as cool as it gets, and I wanted to see what happens when you pair up a couple of GeForce 6800 Ultra cards for a PC graphics solution "
57474,0,FTC Filing Targets Malicious Spyware FTC Filing Targets Malicious Spyware\\Spyware has come under target of the Federal Trade Commission with a new complaint filed in federal court which is requesting that two Internet based advertising and software firms be closed. The FTC filing was made last week with a press conference to be scheduled for ...
20500,0,"Cairn Boosts Indian Oil Reserves, Reports Lower Net (Update1) Cairn Energy Plc, the largest UK- based oil-exploration and production company, boosted its estimate of recoverable oil reserves at a field in India and reported a decline in first-half profit."
58556,0,"News: Webroot: Spyware is Windows-only Spyware, those annoying programs that snoop on a user's actions, remain a Windows-only phenomenon."
75449,0,"UMC: 2005 capex focused on 12-inch capacity ramp United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) yesterday stated that its capital expenditure in 2005 will see a focus on ramping capacity at its 12-inch-wafer fabs in Tainan, Taiwan, and Singapore."
76986,0,"Taiwan's Acer reports lower-than-expected net profit (AFP) AFP - Acer Inc., Taiwan's top personal computer maker, said its net profit for the first three quarters to September fell 34.8 percent to 3.83 billion Taiwan dollars (114 million US)."
90128,0,"Conference Studies Blogs' Impact on News (AP) AP - The woman who writes Wonkette! needed no introduction and offered no apologies Saturday, telling her peers in online journalism that Web logs like hers have spurred a quicker response to breaking news by major media outlets."
61701,0,IBM Announces New P5 Servers That Can Run Linux The up to 64-way eServer p5 595 will be the new flagship of the product line with nearly three times the commercial performance and double the capacity of its predecessor.
3375,0,Vaughan banks on attack ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan said today that he expects an evenly matched series with South Africa but suggests his bowlers hold the key.
20769,0,PluggedIn: New Gadgets May Divert Drivers' Eyes from the Road (Reuters) Reuters - Drivers still learning how to talk on cell phones and maneuver at the same time are headed for an even more complex world.
101444,0,"Russia to take concrete steps in economic cooperation with ... The Russian government intends to take concrete efforts to develop trade and economic relations with Venezuela, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said on Thursday, according to the Russian media."
27665,0,Marlins Homer Way Past Expos The Marlins homered three times in a six-run third inning to lift Florida to a victory over the Montreal Expos at U.S. Cellular Field.
111693,0,"NHLPA 's proposal a small step in right direction Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman acknowledged Thursday that one segment of the latest proposal from the players ' union was significant, but stressed that much more lies ahead in solving the league 's fiscal problems."
55035,0,Hynix sells non-memory business Hynix of Korea has sold its non-memory semiconductor operations to Citigroup Venture Capital for Won954.3bn ($828m) and it will be renamed MagnaChip Semiconductor.
90700,0,"Lions return star nearly steals Garrard 's turn in spotlight JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars did everything you should do to protect an inexperienced quarterback. They ran the ball well, limiting his chances for mistakes."
46930,0,"PeopleSoft Ousts CEO Amid Oracle Battle SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - PeopleSoft Corp. PSFT.O fired its chief executive Craig Conway on Friday just hours before U.S. antitrust regulators said they would drop their case against Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O $7.7 billion hostile bid for its software rival."
21652,0,"Mylan Says It's Committed to King Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mylan Laboratories Inc. MYL.N on Wednesday said investor Carl Icahn's opposition to Mylan's proposed purchase of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. KG.N does not affect Mylan's commitment to complete the transaction."
34429,0,"Where there's Awa there's a way Waltham's boys' soccer team is still unbeaten, and Richard Awa is still red-hot. On the strength of two goals by Awa, visiting Waltham earned a 3-3 tie with No. 2 Everett yesterday. Everett also remained unbeaten, while Waltham, coming off a subpar season, remained the surprise story of this campaign."
63982,0,Man charged with extorting Hardee 's A stock analyst faces federal charges for trying to extort thousands of dollars from the parent company of St. Louis-based Hardee 's.
99443,0,Seahawks ' Robinson hit with four-game suspension Seattle receiver Koren Robinson was suspended without pay Monday for the next four games for violating the NFL 's substance-abuse policy.
102258,0,"Benitez against ground-share Rafael Benitez, the Liverpool manager, has voiced his opposition to the idea of Liverpool and Everton sharing a ground. Benitez feels that fans would lose their sense of identity with a club if they shared with their neighbours."
105470,0,"Olympic Swimmer Phelps ' DUI Trial Set SALISBURY, Md. Nov 30, 2004 - Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps ' drunken driving trial was set for Dec. 29. Phelps, 19, was stopped by a state trooper on Nov. 4 for running a stop sign in Salisbury."
53955,0,Defense Improving The overall defense is coming off as fine a performance as anyone could have expected as the Hokies prepare for their first-ever ACC road game against Wake Forest.
45166,0,"Sony Plans European Ad Blitz to Stifle iTunes BERLIN (Reuters) - Sony Corp. next week will launch a marketing blitz in Europe for its new Connect music download store, its latest effort to derail the runaway momentum of Apple Computer's iTunes service."
101469,0,"Study: Dead Cicadas Help the Soil (AP) AP - Even in death, the 17-year cicadas made their mark. Their decaying carcasses gave a super-size boost in nutrients to forest soil and stimulated seed and nitrogen production in a plant important to the forest ecosystem, researchers reported in Friday's issue of the journal Science."
12130,0,"FBI Helps Probe of Blast at US Stem-Cell Lab FBI agents are helping investigate an explosion at a Boston-area laboratory specializing in stem-cell research, and a newspaper said on Friday the blast was caused by a pipe bomb."
52097,0,Russia Reportedly Collects Most of Yukos 2000 Tax Bill Russian officials are reported to have collected most of the tax debt that the troubled oil firm Yukos owes for the year 2000. A Justice Ministry official was quoted Wednesday as saying bailiffs have collected $2.
12783,0,Braves Feeling Chipper Chipper Jones' two-run homer helps the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
26164,0,"Tech Stocks Rise; Oil Prices Boost Sector NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology stocks rose on Monday as semiconductor companies returned to favor, led by Intel Corp.INTC.O and Broadcom Corp. BRCM.O, helping to lift major indexes."
82535,0,"MSN Music adds more European download stores The software giant 's experiment in the rapidly expanding music download market has now set up shop in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, Austria and Spain, bringing the number of countries with MSN Music services to 17."
90802,0,"Dow Jones set to buy Marketwatch Dow Jones Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal, agrees to buy internet news site Marketwatch for $519m."
28495,0,"Airbus Sees Mobile Phone Use on Planes in 2006 (Reuters) Reuters - European planemaker Airbus reported progress on Wednesday in plans to allow passengers to use mobile phones in flight, beginning in 2006."
76216,0,"AOL, E-Mail Companies Sue Spammers The nation's largest e-mail providers today filed a new round of lawsuits against Internet spammers allegedly responsible for shoveling millions of junk e-mail messages into computer users' in-boxes and their instant messaging screens. -washingtonpost.com"
17940,0,"American adds fee for non-Web ticket buys Fort Worth-based American Airlines Inc. has followed the lead of competitor Northwest Airlines by adding a new charge to travelers who book tickets over the telephone or at ticket counters, in an effort to "
6166,0,"GAME DAY RECAP Saturday, August 21 But Desi Relaford 's ninth-inning drive with two runners on and two out settled into the glove of right fielder Gary Matthews Jr."
12262,0,"US economic growth brakes to 2.8 percent pace in second quarter (AFP) AFP - The US economy braked harder than first thought in the second quarter, skidding to a 2.8 percent annual growth rate as consumers gripped their purses, a government report showed."
100746,0,"U.S. Dollar Dips to New Low Against Euro The U.S. dollar slid to a new low Wednesday against the euro, which rose to an all-time high of $1.3179 in late New York trading, breaking a day-old record as jittery markets kept up pressure on the U.S. currency."
3276,0,Parmalat Sues Grant Thornton and Deloitte Italian-based Parmalat is suing its former auditors -- Grant Thornton International and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu -- for billions of dollars in damages. Parmalat blames its demise on the two companies ' mismanagement of its finances.
77169,0,"Packers' Favre, Green Miss Practice GREEN BAY, Wis. (Sports Network) - Green Bay Packers star quarterback Brett Favre and top running back Ahman Green both missed Thursday's practice with injuries."
5094,0,Movie Studios Lose In Case Against File-Sharing Apps The decision is likely to force the industry to take the more costly and less-popular route of going directly after file-swappers.
92397,0,"EDS reports net loss of $153M Services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) on Monday reported a net loss of US$153 million, or $0.30 per share, for the third quarter of this year. The report had been delayed multiple times as the company grappled with accounting issues."
110769,0,"Amazon creates greenhouse gas THE burning and deforestation of Brazil 's vast Amazon rain forest causes nearly 3 per cent of the world 's greenhouse gas emissions, according to a government report released today."
106431,0,"Washington, D.C. Council Moves on Baseball Funding (Reuters) Reuters - Washington, D.C.'s City Council on Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer to bringing baseball back to the U.S. capital."
66372,0,"KPMG Pays $10 Mln to Settle with SEC WASHINGTON (Reuters) - KPMG KPMG.UL will pay $10 million -- the largest payment ever by an accounting firm in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission action -- to settle charges of improper conduct while auditing Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. GMST.O, the SEC said on Wednesday."
58714,0,"Cendant to Spin Off Mortgage Operations Cendant Corp., the world 's top hotel franchisor, said Tuesday that it plans to spin off its mortgage and fleet operations in the first quarter of 2005 by distributing PHH Corp."
74937,0,"Ancient, Tiny Humans Shed New Light on Evolution The skull of Homo floresiensis, a newly discovered species of human, next to a modern human skull (right). Fully adult, H. floresiensis was barely three-feet-tall and had a skull the size of a grapefruit."
16009,0,Visteon to grow in China with two new parts plants Visteon Corp. said Tuesday it is expanding in China with two new plants that will support the explosive automotive market in Asia and position the Dearborn company as a leading supplier of climate controls in the region.
49939,0,"BAE Says Profit From Saudi Contract to Fall in 2005 (Update3) BAE Systems Plc, Europe 's biggest weapons maker, said profit from its largest contract, the Al Yamamah arms program, will decline in 2005 as more of the work is carried out in Saudi Arabia."
112860,0,Three teams in the running to be winter champions in Germany BERLIN: Three teams have the chance to lift the honorific title of 'winter champions ' heading into the final weekend of fixtures before the Bundesliga takes a five-week winter hiatus.
69365,0,"Grand Theft Auto San Andreas leaked First it was Halo 2, now GTA. The new iteration of the popular Grand Theft Auto franchise was supposed to hit retails shelves by the end of October however pirated "
45188,0,Concern over US volcano rumbles US scientists fear a surge in activity at the Mount St Helens volcano in Washington state might be a sign it is on the verge of erupting.
10406,0,"Patterson eases Cubs by Phillies Corey Patterson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning yesterday to give the Cubs a 4-2 win over Milwaukee, host Chicago's eighth victory in 11 games."
715,0,"Cardinals Ride Rolen Scott Rolen homered twice to become the first NL player to reach 100 RBIs this season as the St. Louis Cardinals downed the Atlanta Braves, 10-4, on Sunday night."
30961,0,"Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Preview Release After a year in development Mozilla Firefox has finally reached version 1.0, and this Preview Release has recently been made available."
92213,0,Novell's MS complaint: we wuz robbed Analysis That antitrust filing in full - with added chocolate
108859,0,"Yanks, Mets make a deal The Yankees have spent the last two years trying to find a left-handed reliever to take the place of Mike Stanton. Now they have one: Mike Stanton."
82588,0,"Oil Falls to Six-Week Low LONDON (Reuters) - Oil slid to a six-week low on Friday, continuing a fund-led selling spree that has knocked 13 percent from last week's record highs as rising stockpiles have eased worries of a winter supply crunch."
91993,0,"Time to Tackle the Pension Crisis With its $23 billion shortfall double any previous deficit, the government 's Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. needs fixing -- fast."
68371,0,"GM workers hold European-wide day of action against job cuts By our reporters. Some 50,000 auto workers took part Tuesday in protests against plans to cut 12,000 jobs at General Motors European subsidiaries."
114667,0,"Franklin Funds Strikes $20 Mln SEC Deal (Reuters) Reuters - Two units of mutual fund company Franklin Resources Inc. agreed to pay $20 million in civil penalties to settle charges that they used fund assets to pay for marketing and failed to adequately tell investors,\federal regulators said on Monday."
106400,0,Ford Cuts Production as Sales Fall Again (Reuters) Reuters - Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it was setting first-quarter North American production below the 2004 quarter's levels as U.S. sales fell again in November.
52107,0,"To prevent more dirty words, NASCAR needs to clean up its post ... It 's not often that the lead item in the blog is NASCAR-related, but we try to be versatile. So let 's talk about Dale Earnhardt Jr."
73877,0,"Edgar Martinez earns Clemente Award In his first month of retirement, Edgar Martinez today will be where he was unable to go in 17 years as a player - the World Series."
73270,0,Clearwire Partners With Intel on WiMAX Networks Broadband wireless carrier Clearwire and Intel Corp. said they will join forces to develop and deploy WiMAX wireless broadband networks.
18309,0,Saints' Gleason apologizes for low blow Saints special teams captain Steve Gleason expects to be fined by the league after being ejected from Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers for throwing a punch.
45156,0,"500 million dollars lost in Internet 'phishing' scams in US (AFP) AFP - US consumers and businesses have lost an estimated 500 million dollars to a relatively new Internet scam known as ""phishing, "" according to a survey released this week."
87911,0,High court to hear wine case Juanita Swedenburg first planted grapes 24 years ago to help pay the taxes on her 130-acre Valley View Farm near Middleburg in the heart of Virginia 's hunt country.
15751,0,Ex-Amvescap chiefs fined $3.34m for funds scandal Three former employees at fund manager Amvescap yesterday agreed to pay penalties totalling $3.34m (1.9m) to settle charges relating to the US mutual funds scandal.
30191,0,"Airespace Wins IBM Partnership for WiFi Service Airespace, a Silicon Valley telecom services start-up, won a partnership with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) that will help Airespace "
72787,0,"Nuclear body seeks new technology Outdated computer systems are hampering the work of inspectors, says the UN nuclear agency."
38065,0,"Halliburton planning to restructure troubled KBR unit, may look to sell it HOUSTON -- Halliburton Co. said yesterday that it is restructuring its troubled engineering and construction subsidiary, KBR, and would consider selling or spinning it off should the division's stock performance fail to improve once asbestos litigation is resolved."
98356,0,"Martin 's Presence Drives the Jets Knowing he was too hurt to be effective, running back Curtis Martin still wanted to be in the huddle as the New York Jets attempted to rally in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns."
71782,0,"A Leg to Stand On At the very moment when the Red Sox desperately need someone slightly larger than life to rally around, they suddenly have the man for the job: Thrilling Schilling."
85310,0,"ATI Xpress 200 Review November 08, 2004 - AnandTech have slapped up a great feature and review on ATI 's new chipset for AMD processors, which seems to give Nvidia a run for their money."
107764,0,"Microsoft Files Seven New Spam Lawsuits SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O filed seven lawsuits against senders of spam, or unsolicited e-mail, for transmitting messages without labeling them as sexually explicit content, the world's largest software maker said on Thursday."
69146,0,"Vikings ' Culpepper off to fastest start in league history ""Maybe a couple times my senior year at UCF, (the University of Central Florida), or even back in high school, ' ' said the Minnesota Vikings quarterback on Thursday, in a quickie phone interview between preparations for Sunday 's home game against "
92942,0,"Solaris 10 appears After a steady diet of feature announcements throughout most of this year, Sun Microsystems officials formally launched their next-generation operating system this week."
15238,0,"FileMaker Unveils Advanced Server Edition At Devcon At the FileMaker Developers Conference in Phoenix this week, the company will announce availability of FileMaker 7 Advanced Server Edition, and boast about the 10 million copies of its eponymous database that have shipped since 1984."
98601,0,Where 's Benson been over past 20 years? Television reporters caught Tom Benson entering the New Orleans Saints ' Superdome locker room Sunday afternoon after the Denver Broncos had cruised to a 34-13 victory.
70012,0,"Nalbandian to vie for Madrid Masters title Argentine David Nalbandian entered the Madrid Master final on Saturday, scoring 6-4 and 6-4 victory over Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia."
109698,0,"PITT PUNISHMENT Pittsburgh point guard Carl Krauser is a Bronx kid and a former amateur boxer, so he knows tough when he sees it; and he knows when he doesn 't see it."
71104,0,"Soyuz Landing Delivers Fincke, Padalka to Earth After Six Months ... A Soyuz capsule made a precision landing in Kazakhstan Sunday, safely delivering two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to Earth after several months on the International Space Station."
5713,0,"British equestrian team get silver Germany have lost their two gold medals in the equestrian three-day eventing competition after France, Britain and the United States won their appeal to sport 's highest appeal body."
29710,0,Apple rip-off claims examined p2pnet.net News:- Britain 's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says it 's examining claims that Apple is over-charging British iTunes customers.
81422,0,"GM Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles in North America General Motors Corp. has recalled nearly 1.5 million vehicles in North America, including 946,817 sport utility vehicles, to fix tail lights that could loosen and flicker, the automaker said on Thursday."
63002,0,Biologists Hunt Destructive 'Frankenfish' (AP) AP - Biologists plan to use large nets and traps this week in Chicago's Burnham Harbor to search for the northern snakehead — a type of fish known for its voracious appetite and ability to wreak havoc on freshwater ecosystems.
96451,0,"Oklahoma Could Get Blowout It Needs (AP) AP - Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops could get the blowout victory his Sooners need Saturday without any regrettable decisions. No. 2 Oklahoma has never lost to Baylor, winning the last five years by an average margin of 38 points. They will need to do that — and maybe more — to make a good impression on the poll voters."
94923,0,"Seagate ships 'world first' 400GB PC HDDs A 7200rpm unit that's as fast as a 10,000rpm job, apparently"
100084,0,"HP to spend $200M on layoffs Hewlett-Packard(HP) plans to spend $200 million over the next six months on staff reductions, the company said Tuesday in a regulatory filing. It did not specify in the filing which business areas the staffing cuts would affect."
40716,0,"Virgin offers music downloads Virgin has become the latest company to launch an online music download service, but UK music fans will have to wait before they can give it a try."
62226,0,A New Crew Arrives At the Space Station A Soyuz spacecraft with a replacement crew for the International Space Station docked safely with the orbiting complex early today.
91469,0,"Australian-Scottish Stem Cell Sciences Offers Researchers Free ... Stem Cell Sciences, an Australian biotechnology company which recently moved its headquarters to Edinburgh, Scotland, is offering scientists worldwide, unconditional access to a new embryonic stem-cell line."
13038,0,"Greenspan Sounds Alert on Social Security (AP) AP - For at least the fourth time this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has touched the electrified third rail of American politics — Social Security."
76048,0,Shareholders OK Wachovia-SouthTrust Merger Shareholders of Wachovia Corp. and SouthTrust Corp. overwhelmingly approved a $14.3 billion deal for Wachovia to acquire the Alabama-based bank on Thursday.
63212,0,"Fund Spy 4 ETFs to put in your toolbox Exchange-traded funds are a nifty idea, but its easy for investors to make mistakes with them. Here are four ETFs Morningstar likes."
86277,0,Wireless USB Standard Pledged by Year's End Decision may bring world of wireless peripherals to market.
112276,0,"Agency Seeks Recalls of Durango, Dakota Federal safety regulators want 600,000 Dodge Durangos and Dakota trucks recalled because their wheels could fall off, but the auto maker doesn't believe the defect is dangerous, a company spokesman said."
117761,0,"Apple Unveils iPod Photo & U2 iPod in India Apple has launched two new variations of the iPod - the Apple iPod Photo and the U2 iPod. A digital music player with a high-resolution color screen, the iPod Photo can hold up to 25,000 digital photos, alongside a music library."
82996,0,FDA vows to increase efforts to ensure drug safety WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is vowing to appoint a director of drug safety and take other steps to ensure the safety of medications.
77074,0,Bristol-Myers Squibb Net Slumps Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY:NYSE - news - research) reported a sharply lower profit in the third-quarter as generic competition continued to eat away at drug sales and the company ratcheted up spending on research and development of new drugs.
91305,0,"Dell Unveils Compact Blade Servers Three years after introducing its first blade server, Dell Inc. on Monday rolled out the next generation of the dense form factor, promising greater density and price/performance than what competitors are offering."
82495,0,Raptors host defending champs on TSN TORONTO (Ticker) -- The Detroit Pistons will not have coach Larry Brown on the sideline when they visit the Toronto Raptors Friday.
10972,0,"Guidant says stent 's market share up Indianapolis-based Guidant Corp., which co-promotes Johnson & Johnson 's Cypher drug-coated heart stent, says the device 's market share has risen by as much as half, helped by Boston Scientific Corp."
34606,0,"Woods to Skip 84 Lumber Classic FARMINGTON, Penn. (Sports Network) - Tiger Woods announced that he will not play in this week's 84 Lumber Classic due to fatigue."
34333,0,"Sun, HP Focus on SAN Management Sun Microsystems Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are both building storage virtualization tools and storage grid technology to help customers drive adaptable intelligence and unified management deeper into multivendor storage environments."
93350,0,"Movie industry sues file swappers Taking a page from the music industry 's playbook, the movie industry filed lawsuits in St. Louis and elsewhere Tuesday as part of a national campaign to crack down on piracy online."
57190,0,Vector share float looms Vector 's $1.3 billion bid for NGC promises a public offering of shares in a new local energy giant within 12 months. Vector put up $3 a share to win the bidding war for the 66 per cent stake in NGC owned by Australian Gas Light (AGL).
95931,0,"Westwood grabs lead in Nedbank Golf Challenge SUN CITY, South Africa (AFP) - Lee Westwood recovered from three bogeys in the first four holes to post a one-under-par 71 and take the lead after the third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge."
39080,0,Giving a game a good score Game makers need to spend time to make sure that music adds to the playing experience.
13087,0,"British Airways chief admits company 'got it wrong ' over staff ... British Airways ' (BA) chief executive Rod Eddington has admitted that the company ""got it wrong "" after staff shortages led to three days of travel chaos for passengers."
88223,0,"Dell reports strong third-quarter profit NEW YORK - Dell Inc., the worlds largest personal computer maker, Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by market share gains and lower component costs despite slowing demand for corporate PCs."
85280,0,"Toshiba seeks damage against Hynix TOKYO (CBS.MW) -- Japan 's Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday it has field suit against South Korea 's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. in Japan and the United States, alleging infringement of Toshiba 's semiconductor flash memory patents."
77488,0,"Why Japanese Horror Films Are So Spooky Following the success of The Ring and, more recently, The Grudge, a slew of Hollywood remakes of Japanese horror movies are in the pipeline. But audiences beware: These are not your typical monster-in-the-closet scary movies."
86973,0,"=== Davenport, Serena ready for Day-1 action in LA === Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Current world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport and former top-ranked superstar Serena Williams will be among those seeing action Wednesday night at the season-ending $3 million WTA Tour Championships."
28350,0,Team Canada captures World Cup over Finland CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada remains on top of the hockey world after defeating Finland 3-2 in the World Cup of Hockey final on Tuesday.
56365,0,"Schumi back to winning at Japanese GP After three races without a win, the world champion cruised to his 13th victory of the season and a record of 146 championship points for the season yesterday."
32774,0,"Cowboys 19, Browns 12 Bill Parcells is always toughest on his teams after they win, especially when they win ugly. That means the next eight days could be excruciating for the Dallas Cowboys."
101551,0,"Colts Quarterback Sets Passing Record (AP) AP - Colts quarterback Peyton Manning set an NFL record by throwing at least four touchdown passes in a fifth straight game, getting four in the first half alone against the Lions on Thursday."
107556,0,US alter Ryder Cup qualification The US has revamped the qualification system which determines its Ryder Cup team in the wake of the crushing 18- 9 defeat by Europe last September.
12550,0,"One American left as Ward boxes into final round ""I wanted him to stay outside, "" US boxing coach Basheer Abdullah would say later, ""and use his speed. "". But when it mattered most Friday night - in the closing seconds of the Olympic light-heavyweight "
40732,0,"Changing at the Push of a Button You might not be able to morph your wallpaper just yet, but digital ink is already threatening to make big changes in the way we experience advertising. By Rachel Metz."
108986,0,"Ferrero replaces Nadal in Davis Cup final doubles match Spanish captain Jordi Arrese named Juan Carlos Ferrero Saturday to play doubles with Tommy Robredo, replacing 18-year-old Rafael Nadal."
105423,0,"Where the Rubber Meets the (Virtual) Road In the second part of his car show-inspired hunt for investment ideas, Jeff Hwang tosses up three video game publishers and a tire maker."
73382,0,"McCaw 's Clearwire Goes WiMAX, Intel Makes 'Significant Investment ' Here 's one way to jumpstart WiMAX deployment: make a ""significant investment "" in a wireless broadband company that promises to use your technology and products."
25397,0,"Larsson lights up Nou Camp, while Braga hold Porto WITH the impeccable timing that has become his trademark, Henrik Larsson discovered his scoring touch for Barcelona on Saturday night with the second goal in his sides 2-0 win over Sevilla at the Nou Camp."
117713,0,"Forgotten Stewart still waiting for his chance Last night marked the first anniversary of Danny Ainge's bold, six-player trade with Cleveland in which Ricky Davis was the obvious attraction. The move generated plenty of controversy at the time, eventually cost the Celtics the services of Jim O'Brien and Dick Harter , ended a five-game winning streak, and now only Davis remains on the active roster of either ..."
84261,0,"Gas drops to lowest price in 2 months SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - The average price of gasoline fell nearly 3 cents per gallon for the first time in two months, according to a national survey released Sunday."
114360,0,Suspended Spain Soccer Game Rescheduled (AP) AP - The soccer game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad that was suspended because of a bomb threat Sunday will be completed on Jan. 5.
10045,0,U.S. government cracks down on P-to-P piracy U.S. law enforcement agents raided five homes and one Internet service provider on Wednesday in what the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) calls the first federal enforcement action against piracy on peer-to-peer (P-to-P) networks.
71144,0,"Internet users seen having few safeguards WASHINGTON -- Home Internet users are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers, which found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software, and spyware programs secretly running on their computers."
117578,0,Full Track Downloads on Mobiles The service will be first available on Spanish network provider Telefonica. Melodeo provides music to wireless subscribers through a mobilemusic solution that resides on the wireless phone.
117952,0,"FedEx Profit Jumps, Outlook Is Raised NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. FDX.N, the world's top air-express shipper, on Thursday said quarterly profit more than tripled on strength in its international, ground and freight businesses, and the company raised its full-year earnings forecast."
45926,0,"Connecticut 29, Pittsburgh 17 Cornell Brockington rushed for 185 yards and one touchdown Thursday night to lead Connecticut to a 29-17 victory over Pittsburgh, the Huskies ' first Big East win as a conference member."
52289,0,"Malik, Youhana guide Pakistan home KARACHI, Oct. 6. - Yousuf Youhana notched his 10th one-day hundred and Shoaib Malik scored an equally impressive unbeaten 86 today to guide Pakistan to an eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka and into the triangular series final."
81731,0,"Clemens considers retirement, but no decision yet ""I 'm very close to retirement, "" Clemens told reporters Friday. ""Obviously, I haven 't made the decision for the upcoming season yet."
53577,0,"Clarke and McGrath punish India An innings of the utmost brilliance from a novice, a superb exhibition from a temporary captain, a precise burst from a returning paceman and a robust contribution from an underestimated "
89173,0,"Spitzer seen suing Universal Life Resources NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who is probing bid-rigging in the insurance industry, expects to file suit against health insurance consultant Universal Life Resources as early as Friday, a spokesman for his office said."
35379,0,"Singh named PGA Tour Player of Year Vijay Singh, who won nine tournaments and more than $10 million in 2004, was named PGA Tour Player of the Year Monday. Singh was chosen in a vote by his fellow golfers."
66686,0,"UPDATE 1-Australia 's Computershare buys US EquiServe Australian financial software group Computershare Ltd. (CPU.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to buy US share registrar EquiServe for $292 million from DST Systems Inc."
118820,0,"Lakers jump Kings; two in row for Bulls roundup SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- When the Lakers were dismantled last summer, the Sacramento Kings thought their biggest rivalry was finished."
45501,0,"Oil Ends Up as Nigeria Worries Persist NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil climbed back over $50 a barrel on Thursday, with worries over the security of Nigerian supplies supporting prices despite a surprise increase in U.S. crude inventories."
92990,0,MPAA sues file swappers The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) launched its initiative to file lawsuits against online movie traders on Tuesday.
46166,0,"Rooneys Champions League hat-trick: reaction from Nistelrooy ... Manchester, 1:30pm GMT - Wayne Rooney 's Man United debut in the 6-2 Champions League rout of Fenerbahce saw Sir Alex Ferguson and Ruud van Nistelrooy speculating on record breaking things to come from the England 18 year-old star."
96000,0,"Running Extra Mile Sets Humans Apart in Primates' World The ability of early human ancestors to run long distances may have influenced the transition to today's body form, researchers report."
52255,0,"Bioscrypt shares soar on hopes for new ID product Shares of Bioscrypt Inc. (BYT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped 18 percent on Wednesday after it said it had teamed up with IBM (IBM."
76558,0,Fears growing for big drops in house prices Further evidence that the housing market has run out of steam emerged yesterday as the Nationwide reported the first fall in prices for three years.
5502,0,"Learning to write with classroom blogs Last spring Marisa Dudiak took her second-grade class in Frederick County, Maryland, on a field trip to an American Indian farm. "
99072,0,"Oracle shoots for the middle Next month, firm will launch revamped middleware products for content management and application infrastructure."
84895,0,Oracle Mulls Dropping PeopleSoft Lawsuit (AP) AP - An attorney for Oracle Corp. says the company will abandon its legal challenge to PeopleSoft Inc.'s antitakeover protections if shareholders fail to tender a majority of their shares by a Nov. 19 deadline.
48833,0,"German food retailer Spar sells 50-pct stake in Netto discount to ITM (AFP) AFP - Spar, Germany's eighth-biggest food supermarket chain, plans to sell a 50-percent stake in its discount arm Netto to its French parent company ITM Entreprises, Spar's new chairman Stephan Schelo said in a newspaper interview."
81368,0,"SBC, BellSouth to buy yellowpages.com BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. have teamed up to buy the online directory publisher www.yellowpages.com Inc. for an undisclosed amount."
111539,0,"America West: Will Not Bid for ATA America West Holdings Corp. (AWA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it would not bid for assets of bankrupt carrier ATA Airlines, saying the value does not justify the cost."
64671,0,"Donohoe quits after marijuana arrest UAB defensive line coach Pat Donohoe resigned Monday but declared his innocence on a marijuana possession charge. Donohoe, 51, submitted his letter of resignation to UAB head coach Watson Brown."
67872,0,"Bangladesh stress threat is only a hoax NEW DELHI: With regard to the safety of the Indian cricketers, High Commissioner Veena Sikri sent in a report to her MEA bosses. Sports ministry and the BCCI were brought into the picture."
51707,0,Via to enter 64-bit processor market VIA Technologies has announced details of its 64-bit architecture based Isaiah processor core with the engineering code name 'CN '.
12554,0,"Montgomerie makes case for Ryder Cup with 67 Two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen grabbed the first-round lead in the BMW Open at 6-under-par 66, and Colin Montgomerie boosted his Ryder Cup chances by finishing a stroke back on Thursday."
68671,0,Red Sox Fan Killed by Police Projectile (AP) AP - A college student celebrating the Red Sox come-from-behind victory over the New York Yankees was killed after a police officer called in to control the rowdy crowd shot her in the eye with what was designed to be a non-lethal projectile.
62716,0,"Microsoft announces Xbox holiday bundle Starting October 31, the Xbox will include NCAA Football 2005, Top Spin, two-month Xbox Live trial for $149.99. Microsoft today announced the details of its Xbox holiday bundle."
6023,0,"Paul Hamm gold an error n American Paul Hamm, who become the first American to win the Olympics mens all-around gymnastics title, should not have been awarded the gold, the sports governing body ruled on Saturday."
10194,0,"Update 4: Tokyo Stocks Rise, Dollar Up Against Yen Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning, following earlier gains by US shares on Wall Street. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen."
110728,0,"D.C.-Area Video Game Stores Targeted in Piracy Raid Federal authorities raided three Washington, D.C.-area video game stores and arrested two people for modifying video game consoles to play pirated video games, a video game industry group said Wednesday."
105568,0,"Sony To Sell MP3 Music Players in Japan Sony 's two MP3 players, the NW-HD3 with a 20-gigabyte hard-disk drive, and the NW-E99, with a built-in 1-gigabyte flash-memory chip, go on sale December 10 in Japan."
58756,0,Yahoo's Profit More Than Triples The Internet media company's quarterly profit was boosted by stronger online advertising and its acquisition of Overture Services.
106157,0,Bolton want outright deal for Liverpool 's Diouf Bolton Wanderers want to sign El Hadji Diouf to a permanent deal from Liverpool in January. The Guardian says Bolton officials have been privately impressed by Diouf 's reaction to the misdemeanour and by his displays since joining on loan in August.
36686,0,"3rd-quarter profit falls 34 at Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest US securities firm, said Wednesday its fiscal third-quarter profit tumbled 34 percent, falling short of estimates, as bond trading plunged."
16208,0,"Henin-Hardenne Shakes Off Teen at U.S Open (AP) AP - Her credentials are impeccable — No. 1 player in the world, winner of the Olympic gold medal. And yet, there were moments Tuesday at the U.S. Open when Justine Henin-Hardenne was in trouble, challenged by a teenager who had never played in a Grand Slam event before."
16700,0,"Wharf weighs in for new England If England 's new one-day master plan was to bat, bowl and field better than in the recent past, then it succeeded admirably here yesterday."
29017,0,"Update 2: JP Morgan Chase Plans to Rehire 4,000 JP Morgan Chase & Co. says it will rehire 4,000 workers whose jobs it had outsourced to IBM, bucking a corporate trend in information technology."
71018,0,"Baseball-Schilling Gives Red Sox 2-0 World Series Lead Curt Schilling, his wonky ankle held together by stitches, tossed six courageous innings to help the Boston Red Sox pound the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 to seize control of the 100th World Series Sunday."
104743,0,"HK PRESS: PSA Takes HK Port Stake For HK$2.6 Billion HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--PSA International will pay at least HK$2.6 billion for majority control of Asia Container Terminals, giving Singapore 's state-owned port operator the strategic foothold in Hong Kong 's port that it has long coveted, reports the South "
74253,0,"Oil prices to cool off EU growth BRUSSELS The European Union 's executive arm issued a bleak economic report on Tuesday, warning that the sharp rise in oil prices would ""take its toll "" on economic growth next year while the euro 's renewed climb could threaten exports."
104160,0,"UnitedHealth to Buy Definity Health CHICAGO (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH.N on Monday said it would buy Definity Health Corp. for $300 million, as the No. 1 U.S. health insurer seeks to offer more health savings accounts, which give consumers incentives to rein in health costs."
28716,0,"OPEC boosting oil output by million barrels a day by Nov. 1 to ... OPEC will increase its official oil production target by one million barrels a day later this year in a move widely viewed as more symbolic than significant, given that the cartel has been exceeding the new output limit all year."
97227,0,"Sports ; Westwood Closes in on First Title of 2004 Australian Stuart Appleby, who was the joint second-round leader, returned a two-over 74 to drop to third at three-under while American Chris DiMarco moved into fourth with a round of 69."
103133,0,"Stephen Dodd Wins China Open (AP) AP - Wales' Stephen Dodd won the China Open for his first PGA European Tour title, shooting a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a three-stroke victory over Denmark's Thomas Bjorn."
104554,0,"McGee makes debut on Hall of Fame ballot If popularity was part of the criteria, Willie McGee almost certainly would be a first-ballot inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame."
75169,0,"Growth continues despite oil price hike The survey of business activity around the country, compiled from reports submitted by the Fed 's 12 regional banks, depicted an economy that was moving ahead with even the hard-hit manufacturing sector beginning to regain its footing after a prolonged "
29079,0,"Fight decline, don 't manage it, urges O 'Reilly Jr The O 'Reilly family, owners of the Independent and Independent on Sunday, rarely give press interviews. A solution to the sales decline at their UK newspapers has been equally elusive over the past decade, but "
22048,0,"SugarCRM sweetens new open-source CRM product Open-source software start-up SugarCRM Inc. tomorrow will release Sugar Sales Professional 1.5, the first commercial enterprise version of its Linux-based open-source CRM application."
70722,0,"Rookie Palmer Wins Funai Classic with Closing 62 ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Rookie Ryan Palmer fired a final-round 10-under-par 62 to seal his first PGA Tour victory in the Funai Classic on Sunday."
108241,0,"Report: IBM's PC business up for sale IBM has put its PC business up for sale, according to a story published on Friday on Web site of The New York Times."
108191,0,"Will IBM sell PC business? p2pnet.net News - IBMs PC business is up for grabs - and the new owners could be Chinese, says the New York Times. While IBM long ago ceded the lead in the personal computer market to Dell and Hewlett "
96949,0,"Lawmakers OK new rules on special education Washington -- A House-Senate conference committee on Wednesday approved major changes in the law that governs special education for 6.5 million disabled students, charting new ways for schools to identify children for extra help more swiftly, reduce legal "
67049,0,"Company Focus Follow the dinosaurs to airline profits As the big carriers sink into the ooze, their smaller cousins are poised to benefit greatly -- if the big guys ' trouble doesn 't pull them under, too."
39064,0,"Rash of doping scandals makes it hard to believe anyone is clean Thursday was a relatively good day for US cyclist Tyler Hamilton. I say ""relatively "" because Hamilton was informed by the International Olympic Committee that he will be allowed to keep the gold medal he won last month."
40519,0,"Itanium unsuitable for workstations, Intel says THE ITANIUM was never really important for the workstation market, Intel has said, causing us to choke over our salty porridge this morning."
35431,0,"Mass. colleges awarded grant for nanotech The state's bid for leadership in the emerging field of nanotechnology got a boost yesterday when the National Science Foundation awarded a $12.4 million five-year grant to a consortium, led by Northeastern University, to create an engineering center to develop tools and processes for building nanoscale devices."
95238,0,"Barrett: CEO Tours Intel India Unit, Sees Revenue Rise Go east, young man. Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) Chief Executive Craig Barrett is traversing India. The CEO 's two-day trek will include a review of the chipmaker 's design center in bustling Bangalore "
86124,0,"Is Microsoft taking dead aim at Linux? This fourth priority 's main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning) and open source initiatives are on the horizon."
106487,0,"Lycos Antispam Screensaver Draws Fire Screensaver offers to ""spam the spammers,"" but not everyone is pleased with its message."
29437,0,"Surprise rise in UK retail sales UK High Street sales confound market expectations and rise by 0.6 in August, increasing the likelihood of another interest rate rise this year."
109220,0,Commerce One patents auctioned for $15.5 million About 40 patents owned by bankrupt software vendor Commerce Onewere auctioned for $15.5 million in a San Francisco bankruptcy court Monday.
89537,0,Isiah seeks to cook up Curry deal The Chicago Bulls are committed to trading Eddy Curry and Isiah Thomas believes he can find a place on his roster for the 21-year-old center.
47838,0,"raiding the 'cookie jar Just how deep is the rot at one of America 's bedrock corporations, Fannie Mae? The picture should be a little clearer after Frank Raines, its chairman and chief executive, testifies before Congress on Wednesday."
64667,0,"Siemens Touts HSDPA Kit LONDON -- Siemens Communications will be the first vendor to bring an end-to-end solution for High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) to market, complete with PC card."
11005,0,"Breakthrough promises hotter, tougher, faster chips Developments in silicon carbide wafers may lead to a new world of fast, robust electronics."
102850,0,"College Basketball: Michigan Pounds Nicholls State EAST LANSING, Mich. (Sports Network) - Maurice Ager scored 19 points and pulled down six rebounds, as 10th-ranked Michigan State crushed Nicholls State, 102-52, at the Breslin Center."
119249,0,Fannie Mae's Institutional Arrogance Pity that Fannie's management decided to test the limits of an implied Federal guarantee.
46692,0,Justice Dept. Won't Appeal Oracle Ruling (AP) AP - The Justice Department said Friday it will stop trying to block Oracle Corp.'s hostile $7.7 billion takeover bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc.
98517,0,"Boulware returns interception 60 yards for TD With the game tied 17-17, the Dolphins stopped the Seahawks on downs and got the ball at their own 47 with 1:51 remaining. On third down, AJ Feeley threw a 7-yard pass to Chris Chambers for a first down at the Seattle 41."
68152,0,"Amazon Posts Profit, Outlook Disappoints (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday posted quarterly earnings that more than tripled on strong international sales but offered an outlook for 2005 that was below the more bullish analyst forecasts, sending its stock down 8 percent."
6910,0,"Cink wins by four shots STEWART CINK cruised to a comfortable four-shot win at the NEC Invitational in Akron, Ohio today. Cink started the day with a five-shot cushion and, while it wasn 't all smooth sailing, Rory Sabbatini was the "
19239,0,"Split story for businesses during Convention If it had been up to Katie Rosin, she would have been on vacation last week. Rosin, the spokeswoman for pottery retailer and wholesaler Our Name is Mud, knew business would be very slow "
5093,0,Pakistan to rest speed duo Skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq said he 'd likely rest Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami for Tuesday 's limited-overs match against an Australian Chairman 's XI as Pakistan continues to ease its pace bowlers into the tour.
36317,0,"Formula One stars arrive in Shanghai SHANGHAI (AP-CP) - World champion Michael Schumacher arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday, along with a host of other Formula One stars, saying he looked forward to evaluating the challenges of the city 's brand new circuit."
104879,0,"Oracle Takes Over PeopleSoft (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) finally has won control of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) after an 18-month takeover battle, making the Redwood Shores, California-based company the world's second-largest vendor of business management applications software."
14230,0,"A PC That Packs Real Power, and All Just for Me A new computer should deliver about 10 times the performance of a desktop personal computer."
88698,0,"Nuggets knock Pistons Helping the poor-shooting Nuggets get well with bad defense, the Pistons fell to 1-1 on their western trip, losing, 117-109, Thursday night at the Pepsi Center."
3532,0,Air Canada 's creditors approve plan READY TO FLY: The airline plans to emerge from court shelter on Sept. 30 -- if the justices overseeing its restructuring gives the OK at a hearing set for Monday ...
95314,0,AMD-Fujitsu Venture Plans 'Mega' Japanese Chip Plant Spansion sinking nearly a billion dollars into flash memory production.
85282,0,"BA issues fuel cost warning as profit jumps to 335m British Airways ' chief executive, Rod Eddington, warned yesterday that he was preparing for a long, hard winter as the high cost of fuel eats into the national flag carrier 's profits."
103604,0,"Diouf fined for spitting at opponent London, England (Sports Network) - Bolton 's El-Hadji Diouf was fined the maximum of two weeks worth of wages for spitting on Portsmouth 's Arjan de Zeeuw during a Premier League match on Saturday."
36997,0,"US Airways Sets Tomorrow Deadline For Labor Deals SEPTEMBER 23, 2004 -- In a special employee bulletin, US Airways CEO Bruce Lakefield late yesterday said the carrier would ask the judge overseeing its bankruptcy case to authorize new labor contracts unless major employee unions agree to more concessions "
44250,0,"DC 's Ballgame The leaves are just turning in the nation 's capital but with a hint of spring, perhaps because Washington is getting a slice of Americana back: a baseball team of its very own."
94677,0,"Federer beats Hewitt at Masters Cup HOUSTON (Ticker) - Once again, Roger Federer of Switzerland got the better of Aussie Lleyton Hewitt. Federer, the top seed and world No."
50069,0,"TEXANS STAT CENTER After finally winning consecutive games, the Texans are a team in search of a challenge. ""I knew that was going to come up, "" Texans coach Dom Capers said with a laugh."
18441,0,"Golf: Kim Leads State Farm Classic American Christina Kim has a four stroke lead mid-way through the Ladies Professional Golf Association State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois."
69159,0,"Ford, DaimlerChrysler close in on confirming thousands of new auto ... TORONTO (CP) - Thousands of jobs could be created over the next two years by two Big Three automakers closing in on official announcements of significant plant expansions in southern Ontario, the president of the Canadian Auto Workers union said Friday."
22592,0,"VW threatens to cut 30,000 jobs Volkswagen says it may need to slash 30,000 jobs if unions refuse to agree to pay freezes at next week's talks."
34742,0,"PeopleSoft CEO vows to keep up the fight In the shadow of Oracle, an upbeat Craig Conway seeks to sooth customers at PeopleSoft's annual convention."
50027,0,"Office Depot 's ceo Bruce Nelson resigns After implementing an audacious plan to push deep into the Northeast and negotiating the purchase of French contract stationer Guilbert SA, Bruce Nelson has resigned as Office Depot Inc."
46678,0,"Cingular Wireless Selling Interactive Unit Cingular Wireless plans to sell one of its older wireless data networks to a group of private investors for an undisclosed sum. The cell-phone company said Monday it will sell the unit -- the carrier of data for Blackberry e-mail devices, among other things -- to affiliates of New York private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP..."
50969,0,"New Toshiba notebooks highlight long-running trend U.S. consumers don't want to pay for low-power, high-performance chip."
55135,0,"U.S. Continue to Dominate Without Injured Phelps INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The U.S. team continued to dominate the world short course championships Friday, claiming five gold medals without the help of Michael Phelps after he was forced out of the meeting with an injured back."
53085,0,"Red Sox Cruise Into 2-0 Lead Over Angels ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) - Pedro Martinez pitched seven innings and Manny Ramirez drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly to power the Boston Red Sox to an 8-3 win over the Anaheim Angels in the American League Divisional Series (ALDS) Wednesday."
31871,0,"Safin Sets Up All-Russian Final in Beijing (AP) AP - Marat Safin defeated Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-4 in the China Open on Saturday, setting up an all-Russian final with Mikhail Youzhny."
23480,0,"Oracle wins antitrust lawsuit for PeopleSoft takeover NEW YORK, September 10 (New Ratings) - Oracle Corp (ORCL.NAS) won the antitrust suit yesterday for its hostile takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc (PSFT), the world 's second largest provider of enterprise application software."
47735,0,"Sipphone sues Vonage and Fry 's over new hardware You might know him best as the founder of MP3.com or the guy behind Lindows (or Linspire or whatever they 're calling it now), but Michael Robertson has another company up his sleeve called SIPphone."
95708,0,"F.D.A. Failing in Drug Safety, Official Asserts Federal drug regulators are ""virtually incapable of protecting America"" from unsafe drugs, a federal drug safety reviewer told a Congressional panel."
45137,0,"SanDisk Flashes New Memory Cards SanDisk this week announced a series of CF (CompactFlash) cards that double the read and write speeds of its fastest flash cards available today, as well as an 8GB version of its Ultra II CF Type 1 flash memory card."
119989,0,"NBA Wrap: Wade, O'Neal Carry Heat to 7th Straight Win NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to inspire the Miami Heat to their seventh straight win, a 107-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets Friday."
93663,0,"Virgin Mary on toast, but it 's a lot of dough NEW YORK: The Lord may move in mysterious ways but his mother, it is claimed, has chosen a rather ordinary piece of cheese on toast to make herself known to the world."
16904,0,E-Commerce Site Buys Into New Oracle Software (TechWeb) TechWeb - Overstock.com is able to shift work among clusters with Oracle's 10g database.
56297,0,"High oil prices create 'headwinds ' for US economy: treasury ... WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (AFP) - Record-high oil prices are a drag on the US economy, Treasury Secretary John Snow said Sunday, but predicted that prices would ease because current levels were out of line with market fundamentals."
70816,0,SF mayor seeks cooling-off period in hotel contract dispute SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has asked labor leaders and the management of fourteen hotels for a ninety-day cooling-off period in their contract dispute.
51958,0,"Inhale Some Drugs, Feel Better The maker of FluMist said it is looking into whether it can make more of the inhalable flu vaccine to help the federal government deal with a looming flu vaccine shortage."
25204,0,Holmes second in Berlin Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes finished second on her return to action in the 1500m at the final Golden League meeting of 2004 in Berlin on Sunday.
70368,0,A-Rod 's turn to take chops The guy who almost joined the Red Sox before the season was bowing down to the Red Sox by the end of the season. As the Yankees turned into the Devil Rays for the final four games of the American League Championship
72372,0,"Tax Issues May Affect Proposed Rouse Merger The Rouse Co. is working with the Internal Revenue Service to resolve tax issues that could affect its plans to sell itself to a Chicago mall developer by mid-November, according to documents filed yesterday with regulators."
95752,0,"South Korea Says It May Not Meet 5 GDP Growth Target (Update3) South Korea 's economy may miss its 5 percent growth target for 2004 after expanding at its slowest pace in a year in the third quarter, the finance minister said."
116647,0,Nokia turns up the heat on battery forgers Nokia today unveiled its latest initiative in the battle against low-quality counterfeit mobile phone batteries. To help customers identify original batteries from rip-offs that have been known to catch fire
57470,0,"Yankees-Red Sox Set to Renew Rivalry in ALCS NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is a series that fills Boston Red Sox fans with dread, New York Yankee supporters with giddy confidence and has left Major League Baseball and television executives smiling from ear-to-ear."
104816,0,NBA Wrap: Boykins Helps Nuggets Down Lowly Hornets (Reuters) Reuters - Earl Boykins contributed 22 points to help the Denver Nuggets overcome the absence of top scorer Carmelo Anthony to defeat the New Orleans Hornets 76-67 Monday.
101191,0,"German business outlook drops Business confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy, falls to its lowest level in more than a year."
67008,0,"Series proves baseball in October has no rival For all the polls that show how football is now America's most popular game, the Yankees-Red Sox showdown for the American League pennant is this year's sweet reminder that October baseball is the best game, the best theater in sports for moments to remember."
3803,0,Doped Olympics weightlifters named ATHENS (Reuters) - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has named the five who failed drugs tests before the Athens Olympics.
100714,0,Smith Denies Quitting Pompey It had been thought the clubs assistant manager had handed in his resignation earlier today when boss Harry Redknapp announced he was quitting the south coast club.
74684,0,"FIFA hands out suspensions to Belgium players Goor and Deflandre World soccer 's governing body has handed out suspensions to Belgian internationals Bart Goor and Erik Deflandre after they were sent off in a recent World Cup qualifier against Spain, FIFA said Wednesday."
73926,0,Cellular Union Wins Final Approval (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Now Cingular Wireless LLC gets to reap the rewards -- and face the challenges -- of its new status as the nation's biggest cellular provider.
11104,0,"Chiron Delays Flu Vaccine Shipments NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chiron Corp. said on Thursday it is delaying the shipment of its flu vaccine, Fluvirin, because it has found a small number of lots that do not meet product sterility standards."
97381,0,"Sergey, Larry, and Eric Plan to Sell Some Stock Michael Liedtke at the AP reports that Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt plan to sell some shares of GOOG. The co-founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, each plan to sell as many as 7.2 million "
88087,0,"Goings-On Down Under Things are looking up for National Australia Bank, which could be a good foreign investment."
58160,0,"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 classified report by Rand Corp."
112772,0,"U.S. Video Games Sales Up 11 Pct in Nov.-Analysts LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sales of video games rose about 11 percent in the United States in November, analysts said on Friday, with two key titles responsible for almost 30 percent of all games sold in the month."
69506,0,"Crocodile Husbandry Is Really Hard, China Finds China hoped to become a highly competitive producer of crocodile meat, hides and shoes, but that dream has been difficult to realize."
58197,0,Johnson Johnson Profit Up on Drug Sales (Reuters) Reuters - Diversified health-care company Johnson Johnson on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.
100590,0,"Virgin Mary Cheese Sandwich I am surprised this is still making news after so many days. However, if someone pays 28000 dollars for a grilled sandwich it is something."
113668,0,"Roundup: Miller stretches lead with giant slalom triumph World Cup overall leader Bode Miller won a giant slalom for the second time this season Sunday, rallying from fourth place in the opening leg."
115277,0,"Chiefs Down Titans In Exciting Finish NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Trent Green found Eddie Kennison for a go- ahead nine-yard touchdown with 32 seconds remaining as the Kansas City Chiefs pulled out a thrilling 49-38 victory over the Tennessee Titans in a back-and- forth contest at the Coliseum."
36119,0,"Stocks Fall Sharply on Oil, Fannie Mae NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after oil prices climbed above $48 a barrel and investment bank Morgan Stanley MWD.N reported a decline in quarterly profit, stirring concern about corporate earnings."
43786,0,Oil Holds at $50 LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held at $50 a barrel Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. inventory data that is expected to show a decline in crude stocks after Hurricane Ivan hit Gulf of Mexico production.
46472,0,"Carpenter to miss Division Series St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter is expected to miss the first round of the playoffs next week with an injury to his right arm."
82581,0,"October Hiring at a Seven-Month Peak WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers added to payrolls at the fastest clip in seven months in October, the Labor Department said on Friday, spurred by rebuilding in the hurricane-battered Southeast and brisk hiring in service industries."
3230,0,Earl Snyder Called Up to Help Red Sox (AP) AP - Earl Snyder grew up rooting for Red Sox outfielder Ellis Burks. Now he's sitting next to him.
97695,0,"G20 opposes ""abrupt changes "" in forex, oil; sees 2005 slowdown BERLIN, Nov 20 (AFP) - The finance chiefs of the Group of 20 countries oppose ""abrupt changes "" in foreign exchange rates and oil prices and see a slight slowdown in economic growth next year, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel said Saturday."
82797,0,Symantec builds double-clad security service Plans to integrate two existing alert services in bid to tap compliance market.
55587,0,Ireland holds host France 0-0 in qualifying Ireland held host France to a 0-0 draw Saturday in a World Cup qualifying match at Stade de France. Defender John O 'Shea missed a great chance to win the match for Ireland midway
82616,0,"Henman, Hewitt advance in Paris Masters Defending champion Tim Henman of Britain beat Thailand 's Paradorn Srichaphan 6-3, 6-4 to reach third round of the Paris Masters in Paris on Tuesday."
7723,0,"The P word TO denigrate him, the enemies of Venezuelas president, Hugo Chavez, call him a populist, as if that were the greatest insult in the glossary of political science."
38312,0,"Arctic Glaciers Are Thinning Faster Than Ever WASHINGTON (AP) -- Glaciers in Antarctica are thinning faster than they did in the 1990s and researchers have discovered an unexpected folded section deep beneath the ice cap, findings that may indicate the ice is less stable than had been thought. Glaciers in West Antarctica are discharging 60 percent more ice into the sea than they are accumulating from snowfall, a research team led by Robert Thomas at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Wallops Island, Va., reports in Thursday's issue of the journal Science..."
81498,0,"Update 1: Source: Film Industry Suing Computer Users Taking a cue from recording companies, Hollywood movie studios are preparing to file copyright infringement lawsuits against computer users they say are illegally distributing movies online, a source familiar with the studios ' plans said Wednesday."
110625,0,Real Madrid advances in Champions League It was an important win for Real Madrid in Rome as they progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League. They were in third position with just eight points when the match started leveled with Bayer Leverkusen.
59711,0,"Legal downloading reported down The number of consumers legally downloading recorded music has fallen to 1 million from a high of 1.3 million in April, The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday."
99468,0,Chiefs Lead Pats 10-7 After One Quarter (AP) AP - Trent Green connected with Eddie Kennison on Kansas City's longest pass play of the season and the Chiefs took a 10-7 first-quarter lead over New England on Monday night.
24496,0,"Barrichello claims fastest ever pole Rubens Barrichello has set the fastest pole position time in the history of Formula One, claiming top spot for Ferrari in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix."
12399,0,"Microsoft to release next version of Windows in 2006 Microsoft Corp. said it plans to release the next version of its Windows operating system as expected in 2006, but it will not include much-touted new technology for organizing and storing data."
87282,0,"Towerstream beams into Los Angeles Broadband-for-business provider goes Hollywood, with the City by the Bay next in line."
79124,0,"Vinnie roe to rule - if he starts MELBOURNE: Two dancers and a diva can cut an artistic flourish to the finish of today 's Melbourne Cup, but if Irish champion Vinnie Roe starts in the race, the calls of ""bravo "" are more likely to be for him."
15698,0,"Avalon, WinFS decoupled for Windows Shorthorn As we suggested on Friday, two mainstays of Windows Longhorn will be 'decoupled ' from the 2006 release, with Microsoft dropping the WinFS storage and query system."
29884,0,Smithsonian Unveils Ocean Science Program (AP) AP - A new ocean science program dedicated to studying and explaining the world's oceans is the latest offering from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.
15966,0,"Fred Whipple Fred Whipple, the American astronomer who died on Monday aged 97, revolutionised the study of comets when, in 1950, he proposed that they were small bodies of rock, dust and ice, and not ""sand banks "" held together by gravity, as had been believed."
110833,0,"Astronauts, Not Robots Should Upgrade Hubble-Panel (Reuters) Reuters - Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading NASA's aging Hubble Space Telescope than space-faring robots -- with less risk, astronautical experts reported on Wednesday."
91530,0,Big Week for Cities Vying for 2012 Games Five cities vying to stage the 2012 Summer Games reveal their hands this week as Olympic chiefs scrutinize their plans for holding the world 's greatest sporting extravaganza.
52020,0,CA CEO: IT is too complex Editor 's Summary: The new CEO at Computer Associates has spoken! He said in a speech this week that IT products are not being designed with the customers ' needs in mind and that the products out there are too complex.
21648,0,"Spurs overcome sloppy effort to top Bulls With his mother living in France, and his father, brothers and grandparents living in Chicago, Tony Parker doesn 't get to play in front of his family that often."
28800,0,"Infineon to plead guilty in memory chip case Germany 's Infineon Technologies AG has agreed to plead guilty to charges of price-fixing and pay a $160 million fine as part of a US investigation into the computer-memory chip industry, US antitrust authorities said Wednesday."
4707,0,"For starters, Eli makes case CHARLOTTE - Kurt Warner may still be the favorite to start the regular-season opener for the Giants. But Eli Manning isn 't making Tom Coughlin 's decision very easy. "
119400,0,Titans' McNair to Sit Out Rest of Season (AP) AP - Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair will miss the final three games of the season and undergo surgery to strengthen the bruised sternum that has plagued him most of the year.
99010,0,"Send Your Sims To Uni in 2005 EA announce the first expansion pack for The Sims 2, giving you the ability to send your kids to university... One of the key features that kept The Sims constantly engaging to fans of the title were the multitude "
41786,0,"Japan-Europe flight fares to rise 5 as oil prices continue to ... TOKYO : International carriers are to raise fares on flights from Japan to Europe by five percent in mid-January to cope with soaring oil prices, Japanese airlines said."
13224,0,"Levet, Jimenez Share Lead at BMW Open (AP) AP - Thomas Levet shot a 9-under-par 63 Saturday and shared the third-round lead with Miguel Angel Jimenez at the BMW International Open, where a half-dozen players are vying for European Ryder Cup berths."
38170,0,Japan baseball players avert 2nd strike Japan 's professional baseball players averted a second strike this weekend after team representatives softened their stance Thursday and agreed with management that a club may be added next season.
85408,0,Intel Updates Itanium Intel Corp. is adding to its current Itanium 2 processor line with six new processors that the company says deliver performance increases of 15 percent for database transaction processing and up to 35 percent
102067,0,"Smart phone predicts owner 's behaviour US boffins are developing mobile phones which learn user 's daily habits so that they can become ""mobile digital secretaries ""."
87735,0,"Google 's index expands and Gmail goes POP In a posting on the company 's own blog on Wednesday, Bill Coughran, vice-president of engineering, announced that Google 's index now exceeds eight billion pages."
20992,0,"Hitachi 's Newest Array Pools 32 Petabytes Of Virtual Storage Hitachi Data Systems, Sun Microsystems, and Hewlett-Packard this week are trying to leapfrog EMC for enterprise-class storage leadership using pretty much the same product -- HDS 's new TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform."
116277,0,"Mexican Lawmakers Approve Controversial GM Law (Reuters) Reuters - Mexican lawmakers approved a new law on Tuesday to regulate genetically modified crops, but opponents said it catered more to the interests of big business than to the protection of centuries-old biodiversity."
105828,0,"ND 's move raises host of questions This is what passes now for perspective in college football. Where the fire-the-coach Web sites pop up by his third game, and the boosters circle like sharks."
96403,0,"Rocket Maker, Rule Breaker? SpaceDev does things that the big boys can't afford to do. Unfortunately, that includes losing money for a long time."
46035,0,Calif. to Let San Francisco Bridge Bid to Expire California transportation officials said on Thursday they have decided to allow a $1.4 billion bid to rebuild part of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to expire and to solicit less expensive designs for the over-budget project
49128,0,PalmOne to Unveil New Handheld Organizer (AP) AP - Handheld computer maker PalmOne Inc. plans to unveil Monday a new memory-packed personal digital assistant that can double as a portable USB flash drive.
86327,0,"US expecting another interest rate hike WASHINGTON - The unexpected boom in US job creation in October has locked in an interest rate rise Wednesday and will likely encourage another tightening in December, analysts said."
105219,0,"Renault to invest $573 million in South Korea LONDON, November 30 (newratings.com) - Renault SA (RNL.FSE) announced its plans today of investing $573.1 million (600 billion won) over the next three years in Renault Samsung Motors, the companys South Korean affiliate."
47255,0,Its not for the money: Bernie Bernie Ecclestone once said money did not make him happy. So it must have been a particularly miserable moment when the man who has been the dominant force behind Formula One motor racing for 30 years learned he was the third-richest person in Britain.
66658,0,3 major US airlines report losses Three US airlines reported losses on Wednesday as higher jet-fuel prices and stiff competition from low-cost rivals compounded their many difficulties since the 2001 terror attacks.
58526,0,IBM Counters Hitachi With High-End Server (AP) AP - International Business Machines Corp. countered Hitachi Ltd.'s September announcement by unveiling its own high-end storage server it claims puts it in the lead in that market.
31118,0,Trump Stumps Chump Episode two of The Apprentice heats up with a cool treat and a surprise ego boot.
88653,0,"America Online buys into rival of travel websites Aiming to put itself in the vanguard of the Internet travel business, America Online will invest an undisclosed amount in an upstart that threatens to lure customers away from Orbitz, Expedia, and Travelocity."
96507,0,"After toiling in boxing 's minor leagues, Wright ready to make his ... Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing 's minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention."
86894,0,"Mutu set to meet Juve officials Romania striker Adrian Mutu, banned for seven months for taking cocaine, is to hold talks with Serie A leaders Juventus, an Italian club official says."
71752,0,"Sports: Oklahoma moves up, Utah in a prime BCS spot UNDATED Southern Cal remains number one in the Bowl Championship Series standings this week, jumping ahead of Miami, which slips to third."
82815,0,"Shipbuilder ordered to stop using Woods ' name A judge has ordered a shipbuilder to stop using Tiger Woods ' name and a photograph of his luxury yacht ""Privacy "" for financial gain."
46244,0,"A tiny critter 's day in the sun They produce as much organic carbon as all the rainforests on Earth, but they 're not plants. They live in hard shells and can survive for months in the dark, but they 're not animals."
79392,0,"Oracle Boosts PeopleSoft Bid to $8.8 Billion Oracle lifted its purchase offer for PeopleSoft to $24 per share from a previous bid of $21. ""This price represents a significant premium to recent trading prices, and is in excess of the 52 "
91394,0,"Sun unleashes Solaris 10 (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Sun on Monday will deliver its much anticipated Solaris 10, declaring the OS now free to download for commercial use, along with an aggressive services and support plan clearly devised to undercut Linux archrival Red Hat ’s pricing."
53158,0,"Defense keeps San Diego in charge SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers' long nightmare is coming to an end. And if the Chargers do go on and break their eight-year playoff drought, they can thank their anonymous defense."
96505,0,"TO solution: Don 't show TD antics No, I 'm not referring to the uproar over ABC 's ""Desperate Housewives "" promo that included Owens and aired before Monday Night Football this week."
74972,0,"Board OKs New Internet Domain Names (AP) AP - Two new Internet domain names — "".post"" and "".travel"" — could appear online as early as next year as the Internet's key oversight board announced preliminary approval on Wednesday."
119051,0,"Circuit City Disappointed in 3Q Sales (AP) AP - Circuit City Stores Inc. reported a smaller-than-expected loss in the third quarter on store efficiencies and higher extended warranty sales, but the retailer's top executive said sales closer to the holiday season were slower than expected."
113236,0,"Another Chance for Baseball to Settle Its Score With Drugs This article was reported by Lee Jenkins, Juliet Macur and Bill Pennington and written by Mr. Jenkins. During a year that baseball would like to forget, the scene was set for its free fall."
81994,0,India and Iran in gas partnership A major Indian state-owned oil company signs up to a joint venture to develop a gas field and liquefaction plant in Iran.
79270,0,"Update 7: Oil Prices Sink Below $50 a Barrel Oil futures prices sank below $50 a barrel Monday, continuing the selloff sparked last week by rising US supplies of crude and easing fears about the refining industry 's ability to satisfy heating oil demand."
43383,0,BCCI elections delayed It was a high drama at the Indian cricket board 's annual general meeting (AGM) here this morning as the elections to the crucial post of the president was delayed following a stay order passed by the Madras High Court.
7057,0,Russian shot putter stripped of gold after doping test CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Another Olympic medallist has been stripped of a medal after failing a doping test. Russia 's Irina Korzhanenko will lose her shot put gold medal after testing positive for the steroid stanozolol
69330,0,"It will take more than a win to convince me everything is fine ... What a mouth-watering prospect Manchester United v Arsenal is. Giants versus giants. Or are we all getting carried away? Whatever the result, could it be that Old Trafford 's "
3962,0,"Lindows postpones public offering CEO Michael Robertson says the Linux company ""won't be forced into a cut-rate IPO."""
22220,0,"The Tablet PC Takes Its Place in the Classroom A versatile portable device can play a role in tests, note-taking and homework, and even act as a blackboard."
42673,0,"Amazon, Microsoft Sue Spammers, Phishers Amazon.com and Microsoft Tuesday announced that they had joined forces to put spammers and phishing scammers in new legal crosshairs."
109865,0,"Toshiba and disc maker develop dual format DVD Tokyo, December 8: Toshiba Corp and a Japanese disc maker said on Tuesday they had developed a disc that can store content in both conventional and high-definition DVD formats, in a move they hope will strengthen their hand in a battle for the next "
105357,0,United v Arsenal: Head to head WEDNESDAY 'S Carling Cup clash between Manchester United and Arsenal pits together two of the fiercest rivals in the English game.
65352,0,Kent 's dramatic hit puts Astros in charge HOUSTON So you think the Red Sox and Yankees staged high drama in their Game 5? Consider this: Twenty-three minutes after David Ortiz 's single lifted the Red Sox past the Yankees in the 14th inning on Monday
14669,0,"Chocolate Shown to Help Blood Vessels By EMMA ROSS MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- There's more good news for chocolate lovers. Scientists have found that eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of blood vessels for at least three hours..."
84355,0,BA sees profits more than double Airline British Airways reveals pre-tax profits more than doubled to 220m in the July to September period.
99492,0,"Important Update for Internet Explorer 6 Microsoft has released an update to resolve a buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 6, which could allow attackers to run arbitrary code and take control of vulnerable systems."
106525,0,"NTT DoCoMo, mm02 Bring I-Mode to Europe DoCoMo has been offering its Internet capable i-mode mobile service in Japan since 1998. Now, under a new agreement, mm02 will provide DoCoMo 's i-mode technology to its 22 million customers in Britain, Germany and Ireland."
30399,0,Expos trade Gonzalez to Padres Padres general manager Kevin Towers called Expos general manager Omar Minaya on Thursday afternoon and told him he needed a shortstop because Khalil Greene had broken his
36051,0,"UPDATE 2-US mortgage applications rise in latest week-MBA Overall applications for US home loans rose last week, spurred by a rise in mortgage refinancings, as 30-year mortgage rates eased to their lowest since early April, an industry group said on Wednesday."
15569,0,"Alitalia directors, unions scramble amid bankruptcy threat ROME : Alitalia directors and union delegates worked on thrashing out a rescue plan for the Italian flag carrier which has warned it could go bankrupt within a month."
26777,0,"Intel urges others to join PlanetLab Consortium Intel Corporation has touted what it says are significant changes that need to be made to the Internet 's architecture to make it safer, more useful, reliable and accessible."
59091,0,Oil prices fall sharply after rise WASHINGTON -- Oil prices fell sharply yesterday after briefly surpassing $54 US a barrel despite nagging concerns that the global supply buffer is too thin to handle a significant disruption of output.
105209,0,"Australian Record Industry action against operators of Kazaa ""We are very pleased to see the Australian music industry bringing the operators of Kazaa to court. The Australian case claims that Kazaa is violating copyright on a massive scale, misleading its users and "
112213,0,"Home loans healthy The share of California homeowners behind on their mortgages in the third quarter slid to the lowest level in 25 years, according to a mortgage industry report."
38635,0,"Sony Finally Gets In Tune with MP3s The electronics giant belatedly decides to support the popular digital music format on its hard-drive players. Watch out, Apple. Ah, remember the '80s."
47900,0,"VA Improves Health Benefits for Ex-POWs (AP) AP - All former U.S. prisoners of war who suffer from heart disease or stroke will receive government health care benefits without having to prove the ailments were linked to their captivity, Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi said Saturday night."
57064,0,Scotland captain Ferguson doubtful for Moldova qualifier Scotland captain Barry Ferguson and defender Russell Anderson missed training on Monday and are struggling to be fit for the World Cup qualifier in Moldova.
94345,0,"Tired pair join to take on Wal-Mart UNTIL yesterday Wal-Mart virtually owned copyright on the term biggest in the world, when applied to retailers. But retailers Sears and Kmart have formed a shopping behemoth worth $11 billion (5.9 "
71383,0,"palmOne Announces the Treo 650 In a completely expected announcement, palmOne has formally announced the Treo 650. There are few, if any surprises, considering they 've done an amazingly bad job of protecting against leaks."
90342,0,"Zook 's Swamp finale a romp GAINESVILLE He walked toward the tunnel one final time, his career within Ben Hill Griffin Stadium finished less than three years after it began."
49975,0,Schwab to Cut Most Online Trade Commissions by One-Third The Charles Schwab Corporation said yeserday that it would reduce commissions on most online trades by a third as it strives to retain customers.
39581,0,"The Neutral Fed Funds Rate The level at which the Federal Reserve 's federal funds rate, the overnight rate charged between banks, neither stimulates nor slows economic growth."
103934,0,Patriots ' defense leaves Ravens all wet Jarvis Green capped the Patriots ' domination when he recov ered the slip pery ball in the end zone against a team known for its own defensive touchdowns.
104669,0,"Sony Takes on iPod with New Hard Disk Walkman AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Sony Corp 6758.T unveiled its first MP3-compatible, hard disk Walkman music player on Tuesday in an attempt to recover ground lost to Apple Computer's AAPL.O iPod."
29787,0,"Antarctic deemed perfect for stargazing The calm air above part of the Antarctic makes it the best place on Earth for astronomy, according to the scientists who propose building a telescope in the icy wilderness."
100818,0,"Ancel Keys, Who Found Source of Heart Disease, Dies (Reuters) Reuters - Ancel Keys, a pioneer in public health best known for identifying the connection between a cholesterol-rich diet and heart disease, has died."
62267,0,"Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS MOSCOW. Oct 16 (Interfax) - The Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz- TMA-5 docked with the International Space Station at 8:15 am Moscow time Saturday, an Interfax correspondent reported from the Space Mission Control."
12993,0,"Analysts give thumbs-up to TD-Banknorth deal Analysts gave a broad thumbs-up on Friday to Toronto-Dominion Bank 's (TD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) $3.8 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Banknorth Group Inc."
104612,0,Hollywood snubs Sony 's new DVD format By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo and Scott Morrison in San Francisco. Sony has suffered a big setback in its bid to set the standard for next-generation DVDs as four Hollywood studios announced they would support a rival technology backed by Toshiba.
108802,0,"High court will rule on cable network access WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court, accepting appeals from the cable-television industry and the administration of President George W. Bush, has agreed to decide whether cable operators must open their high-speed data networks to Earthlink Inc."
97253,0,AZ Alkmaar keep heat on Dutch leaders PSV Second-placed AZ Alkmaar closed in on Dutch first division leaders PSV Eindhoven after a 3-0 home win over RKC Waalwijk on Saturday.
98615,0,"Oil Above $49 on Heating Fuel SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rallied further on Monday, clawing back toward $50 a barrel on heightened concerns over low supplies of winter heating fuels."
84109,0,"Undefeated Tigers outscore Vols, unlikely to get shot at national ... Auburn gave the Bowl Championship Series suits what they were looking for Saturday night. Auburn 's Cole Bennett (87) recovers a fumble in the end zone to score the Tigers ' first "
104569,0,"Sportsview: Effort Benefits Steelers (AP) AP - All the Buffalo Bills had to do to make the playoffs was beat a Pittsburgh team playing Brian St. Pierre at quarterback, Willie Parker at running back and a bunch of other no-names."
37663,0,"US economic barometer points to sluggish trend WASHINGTON : A closely watched index of future economic activity fell for a third straight month, suggesting a tepid pace of growth for the world 's largest economy, analysts said."
98332,0,"NBA-Raptors Produce Thrilling Comeback Win TORONTO (Reuters) - Rafer Alston contributed 20 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds and Lamond Murray scored 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Toronto Raptors rallied from a huge deficit to upset the San Antonio Spurs 96-91 Sunday."
8915,0,"Putin To Visit Monks Instead of Olympics Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics, as initially planned, but will visit a Russian monastery in the Mount Athos monk community in northern Greece a few days later instead, according to a report."
53554,0,"Oil Prices Hit $53 a Barrel, Then Stage a Retreat Over the summer, rising oil prices meant higher gasoline costs for drivers in the United States. This winter, as crude oil touched $53 a barrel today, they will translate into higher heating bills for American households."
17282,0,Oil Prices Surge to $45 on Russia Concerns Oil prices spiked today after the Russian oil giant Yukos said it cannot pay wages and that its output could suffer due to a court ruling that froze some of its assets.
26291,0,Business-to-business online ad network launches Ads served to search query results based on category rather than keywords.
935,0,Google: Now Playboy's Latest Bunny (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Investors in the company that's trying to come off as cute as a bunny could find themselves holding a fistful of vipers if the founders of Google Inc. continue to chart their erratic course.
52471,0,Jailed Ex-Enron Exec: Merrill Deal Bogus (Reuters) Reuters - A former Enron executive currently serving a prison term testified in the first Enron criminal trial on Wednesday that he worked on a secret deal with Merrill Lynch to fraudulently boost the disgraced energy giant's profits.
57626,0,"Americans Win Gold at World Cyber Games (AP) AP - Amid fanfare fit for actual world-class athletes, five Americans with really quick fingers took home the gold medal in the popular ""Counter Strike"" competition of the World Cyber Games championships, capping five days of intense gaming by the world's elite."
114861,0,"NASA 's O 'Keefe Turns In Resignation WASHINGTON -- NASA 's director has turned in his resignation, ending three years marked by a space tragedy and extra scrutiny of the space agency."
112123,0,"Robots rejected for Hubble rescue Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading the ailing Hubble Space Telescope than robots, say experts."
61734,0,"NALBANDIAN JUMPS INTO LAST EIGHT After a death-defying bungee jump, David Nalbandian sprang into the quarter-finals of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy on Thursday with a straight-sets victory over Stefan Koubek of Austria, 6-2 7-6 (8/6)."
113127,0,"Sports ; Cricket: Sachin hits 34th ton; India 348/7 in Dhaka Test Sports News, Dhaka,Sachin Tendulkar Saturday scored a world record-equalling 34th Test century to help India score 348 for seven wickets in their first innings at the end of the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh here."
33053,0,"AOL 's True Believers Wall Street is down on AOL Time Warner -- and worried about its moguls. Yet deeper in the ranks, a cadre of executives is working hard to bring the troubled colossus to life."
51544,0,"'Buoyant' market for Carphone Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse says recent trading has been better than expected thanks to ""robust"" demand."
101499,0,Students put university on eBay Students at Exeter University have put the institution up for sale on internet auction site eBay as part of their protest against proposed cuts.
117657,0,"Garry's possession skills displayed at UMass-Lowell Its's no coincidence that since Medway's Tim Garry suited up for the UMass-Lowell men's soccer team, the River Hawks have won back-to-back Northeast-10 Conference Tournament championships and earned a pair of automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament."
13302,0,"Kerry Debate Shows Fickleness of Memories (AP) AP - Past presidential candidates and their critics have been known to shade the truth for political purposes. But to memory researchers, it doesn't take intentional falsifying to understand the discrepancies in the retelling of Sen. John Kerry's war experiences."
4164,0,"United Airlines Likely to Terminate Pension Plans nited Airlines said today that it was likely to terminate and replace its four employee pension plans with less-generous benefits, a drastic move that the airline said was necessary to attract the financing that would allow it to ..."
100751,0,Civilization sold off to mystery buyer Struggling publisher Infogrames nets $22.3 million by hocking its powerhouse strategy franchise to an as-yet unidentified company.
93443,0,"Motorola Sees 3G Phone Sales Quadrupling HONG KONG (Reuters) - Motorola Inc., the No. 2 mobile phone maker, said on Wednesday it expects sales of phones based on the WCDMA third-generation technology to more than quadruple next year, helping it claw back market share."
112121,0,Metamorphosis of Narcissus \\Dali's Metamorphosis of Narcissus is one of my favorite paintings. I actually own a print in my bedroom.\\I was amazed at how well Google image search did on this query \\Literally 90 of the images are perfect captures of the painting...
64426,0,"Telstra Corp. Appoints Akhurst to Head Sensis Advertising Unit Telstra Corp., Australia 's largest phone company, appointed Bruce Akhurst as chief executive of its Sensis publishing and classified advertising arm, as part of its third executive shuffle in two years."
29673,0,"Oil Higher as Hurricane Its U.S. Shores LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices rose on Thursday as Hurricane Ivan slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, where over a quarter of the country's oil and gas is produced."
21471,0,Tokyo Stocks End Flat TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo stocks closed little changed on Wednesday with shares such as Softbank Corp. that will be added to the Nikkei average in October getting a lift but profit-taking hitting some small-caps and other recent gainers.
17406,0,"Herbert Haft Redefined The Rules of Retail In the Washington retail landscape, only a few signs of Herbert H. Haft's business empire remain. But his contribution to the way Americans shop is felt every day by just about any consumer who buys a product at a discount."
27217,0,Yahoo Flexes Its Music Muscle The internet's most heavily trafficked site is muscling in on the online music sector through its acquisition of Musicmatch in a $160 million deal announced Tuesday.
71329,0,"Stocks to Watch Monday The company said it would shutter part of its Japanese trust business and promised sharper oversight of its remaining operations, after a scandal led to the closure of its private bank in the country."
21685,0,"Jets place Mickens on IR, sign Buckley East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Jets placed veteran cornerback Ray Mickens on injured reserve Wednesday and signed defensive back Terrell Buckley."
117270,0,"Scary Faces Have Subliminal Effects, Study Finds (Reuters) Reuters - People's brains react to a photograph of a frightened face, even when it is flashed on a screen too quickly to be consciously recognized, U.S.\researchers said on Wednesday."
67125,0,"NEC, Toshiba add HD-DVD to PCs in 2005 NEC plans to start selling desktop PCs equipped with HD-DVD drives at the end of 2005, the company announced. Slimmed-down versions of the drives will be added to laptops in 2006."
47594,0,"Canas tops Novak in Shanghai semis Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Argentine Guillermo Canas recorded an easy straight-set win over second-seeded Czech Jiri Novak in Saturday 's semifinals at the $380,000 Heineken Open Shanghai."
47765,0,"Braves 8, Braves 6 A season that started with such high hopes for the Cubs wound up with them being eliminated from playoff contention by their fifth straight loss, 8-6 to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday."
95118,0,"NOAA: Winter Weather Warmer in West, Cooler in East WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Winter weather in the United States, affected by a weak El Nino, will be warmer in the West and cooler and wetter in the South and Southeast, forecasters predicted Thursday."
3466,0,Rowand Powers White Sox Past Tigers 9-2 (AP) AP - Aaron Rowand homered twice — including his first career grand slam — and Jose Contreras won his third straight decision for Chicago in the White Sox's 9-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
20046,0,Oil eases as Brent price falls to $41 a barrel LONDON SEPTEMBER 6: Oil prices eased on Monday as speculative funds continued to take profits but a tight global supply picture stopped the selling from gaining much momentum.
47436,0,"Middle ground for Cancela Jose ""Pepe "" Cancela was among the key attacking players for the Revolution last season. But Cancela has performed only briefly in the last five matches as the Revolution have struggled to a 1-3-1 record and are on the brink of elimination from MLS playoff contention."
79415,0,Macromedia Puts Custom Storefronts at EBay Users ' Fingertips Mom-and-pop shops doing business online have long struggled with the fact that they look just like the diminutive outfits they are.
75947,0,"Exxon boosted by oil price boom Exxon Mobil becomes the latest oil firm to report surging profits, driven by crude's recent record-breaking climb."
72896,0,"Goodrich Posts Higher 3rd-Quarter Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aircraft brake and landing gear maker Goodrich Corp. GR.N on Tuesday posted higher quarterly sales and earnings and raised its full-year forecasts as an improving market for aircraft equipment boosted demand for its products."
75523,0,"Russia postpones launch of new space booster MOSCOW - Russias military has postponed the launch of a new-generation space booster rocket scheduled for this week, the defence ministry said on Thursday."
29447,0,IBM adds 'trusted ' chip to PCs IBM plans to start shipping its PCs with a new chip designed to thwart hackers by safeguarding passwords and other sensitive identity information.
109389,0,A Pair of Linux Stocking Stuffers (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Opinion: Want a quick and easy introduction to Linux? Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols offers two reading suggestions that will help get you started.
11874,0,"UPDATE 1-Everton 's Rooney hands in transfer request Everton 's teenage England striker Wayne Rooney has handed in a transfer request, the Premier League club announced on Friday. Everton have turned down two bids estimated at 20 million "
108069,0,"IOC chief calls on bidding cities stop ""Bickering "" Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, has called for an end to the ""bickering "" between the five cities seeking to host the 2012 Games."
108600,0,"Supreme Court to Decide Cable Internet Case WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it would decide what regulations should apply to high-speed broadband Internet service offered by cable companies like Time Warner Inc., a key case that could decide whether such lines must be opened to competitors."
28227,0,"No Offense: Sox Fall To Rays The Sox, who entered play Tuesday with 28 wins in their last 35 games, continued their gradual descent back to Earth by falling to the Devil Rays, 5-2, in front of another sellout crowd of 35,118 at Fenway Park."
36264,0,"Bed Bath & Beyond Profit Up, Shares Fall Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday posted a 24 percent rise in its quarterly earnings as demand for its household goods remained strong."
18769,0,"Does a Tiger Lurk in the Middle of a Fearful Symmetry? Environmentalists, who have recognized the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea as a wildlife refuge, are pressing to preserve it."
3939,0,"Basketball: Americans Behind Again at Halftime ATHENS (Reuters) - The U.S. men's basketball team were once again in danger of defeat at the Olympic tournament on Thursday, trailing Australia 51-47 at the end of the first half."
36770,0,"DSL Leads the Broadband Boom High-speed Internet access is becoming more and more popular, study shows."
101180,0,"No. 1 Deacons Take On Providence Wednesday Night Television: ESPN2. Dave O 'Brien (play-by-play), Len Elmore (color analysis) and Stacey Dales-Schuman (sidelines) call the action."
29774,0,UPDATE 1-US rate futures struggle despite low Aug inflation Short-term interest rate futures struggled on Thursday after a government report showing US core inflation for August below market expectations failed to alter views on Federal Reserve rate policy.
80798,0,"Biotechnology conference to explore preservation of tropical art CARACAS, VENEZUELA - More than 100 curators and scientists will gather at a Venezuelan university Thursday to explore how biotechnology can help preserve art and artifacts in tropical climates."
75472,0,"Oil prices fall nearly 5 to below $53 a barrel Oil futures prices sank nearly 5 percent yesterday, dropping below $53 a barrel, as concerns about tight winter-fuel supplies eased, at least temporarily, and traders turned their attention to rising US inventories of crude."
117882,0,"Women 's NCAA volleyball Final Four Schedule: Semifinals (today), Washington vs. Stanford, 5:30 pm (tape delay on ESPN2 at 8); Minnesota vs. USC, 7:30 pm (tape delay on ESPN2 tomorrow at 1 pm)."
87014,0,"Microsoft to indemnify most customers from legal threats NOVEMBER 10, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - In a bid to further differentiate itself from open-source rivals, Microsoft Corp. yesterday said it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers."
78455,0,"Health Highlights: Oct. 31, 2004 A drug currently prescribed to combat advanced breast cancer can now be used to help prevent the disease from recurring in women who have been treated for early forms of the disease, the US Food and Drug Administration ruled Friday."
87549,0,No. 20 Notre Dame Defeats Quincy 80-61 (AP) AP - Chris Quinn scored 25 points to lead No. 20 Notre Dame to an 80-61 exhibition victory over Quincy on Wednesday night.
87535,0,"Pilots Saying Yes to Less Money May Save Delta Air The labor cost and productivity problems of major airlines have been intractable for a couple of decades, which makes imminent pay concessions by Delta pilots a hopeful event for the airline, lenders, investors and the industry."
74026,0,Marsh & McLennan will pay customers back Marsh & McLennan Cos. 's new chief executive said Tuesday the embattled firm will pay back any customers who were harmed by bid-rigging and other illegal activities uncovered by New York Attorney
39234,0,"Munder's Cook Keeps Eyes on Net NEW YORK (Reuters) - About a decade ago, Paul Cook, a technology officer at Munder Capital, spent so many late nights at the office studying to become a certified financial analyst that his wife suspected he was having an affair."
14712,0,"Cerberus to Buy LNR for $1.9 Billion NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private investor Cerberus Capital Management LP has agreed to buy real estate investment and management company LNR Property Corp. LNR.N for $1.92 billion in cash."
105085,0,"Apple 's iPod is a hot item on holiday wish lists this year One of the hottest holiday gifts this year is the Apple iPod, the digital-age equivalent of the Sony Walkman. The iPod, which stores music files downloaded "
42806,0,Budget Version of Windows Headed for Russia (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will release a low-cost version of Windows for the Russian market in an attempt to combat the country's pirated software problem and growing Linux adoption.
60744,0,"COLTS-TITANS BOX Colts.com. HEAD COACH: Jeff Fisher, 11th season as Titans head coach, 11th season as NFL head coach (92-69, 97-73 including playoffs)."
92478,0,"VoIP: A Shot in Telecom's Arm The Internet telephony marketplace is sizzling hot these days, with traditional phone carriers hoping to fend off cable firms and a host of other upstart rivals. All the buzz prompts the question: Is telecom back? -washingtonpost.com"
119746,0,Pension Agency Wary of UAL Deal United Airlines parent UAL Corp. and leaders of its pilots union have agreed on a deal under which the pilots will not oppose termination of their pension plan but will receive a $550 million note convertible
45034,0,"Nigeria concerns support oil prices Oil prices held steady Thursday, with worries over the security of Nigerian supplies lending support despite an unexpected expansion in US crude inventories."
93441,0,Oil Retreat Deepens Ahead of U.S. Data LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices extended recent heavy losses on Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. data expected to show fuel stocks rising in time for peak winter demand.
109124,0,"Study: 27 of 56 bowl teams graduate less than half their players ORLANDO, Fla. A new study shows 27 of the 56 schools with bowl-bound football teams graduated less than half their players. The study by the Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sports at the University of "
60149,0,Federal surplus is good news The shouts of astonishment and outrage echoed from every part of the country yesterday as Canadians contemplated the newly announced federal government budget surplus: $9.
97551,0,"Hot Hand, Cold Hand Lawrence J. Ellison, chief executive of Oracle Corp., whose 17-month campaign to take over rival PeopleSoft Inc. got a boost when major PeopleSoft owners offered to tender their shares."
68687,0,'Nuclear' bishop quits campaign The former Bishop of Birmingham resigns from Friends of the Earth in a row over the promotion of nuclear power.
2986,0,Dual-Format Disc That Plays Both HD DVD and DVD Memory-Tech and Toshiba today announced that they have developed a dual-layer ROM (read-only) disc that can store content in both the HD DVD and DVD formats.
44976,0,"Universal McCann Ups Ad Spending Forecast NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media buyer Universal McCann on Monday raised its forecast for global advertising spending in 2005, citing growing marketing battles in industries such as autos and drugs, but slightly cut its outlook for U.S. ad spending."
86609,0,"O 'Neal is turning up the Heat Shaquille O 'Neal has the Heat off to their best start ever after scoring 20 points, grabbing 9 rebounds, and blocking 3 shots in a 103-93 victory over the Washington Wizards last night in Miami."
18715,0,"Intel announces milestone in shrinking chips Contradicting fears that the semiconductor industrys pace of development is slowing, Intel Corp. announced it has achieved a milestone in shrinking the size of "
38370,0,"Income for 2004 also revised lower for syn-fuel credits NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Hurricane damage in Florida and the Carolinas will cost Progress Energy more than $300 million to clean up and will lower earnings for the year by about 18 percent, the utility said Friday."
119677,0,"NFL notes: Janikowski finalizes extension with Raiders Raiders: Sebastian Janikowski finalized a $10.5 million, five-year contract extension with the Oakland Raiders that makes him the highest paid placekicker in the NFL."
25401,0,"Ibrahimovic scores as Juventus wins opener Brescia, Italy (Sports Network) - New acquisition Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in his debut as Juventus dominated Brescia 3-0 Sunday."
23250,0,Court Quashes Government 's Case Against Oracle Let the bidding begin! A federal judge Thursday rejected a government attempt to block Oracle 's proposed takeover of rival PeopleSoft.
9312,0,"Dozens Charged in Crackdown on Spam and Scams Federal and state law enforcement agencies have quietly arrested or charged dozens of people with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams."
87392,0,"PeopleSoft board gives thumbs down to Oracle's offer (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - PeopleSoft's Board of Directors voted Wednesday to recommend that its stockholders reject Oracle's takeover offer of $24 per share. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison quickly responded, saying the offer is final and that it is now up to PeopleSoft's shareholders to make a determination."
117081,0,"Electronic Arts Shares Up on NFL Game Pact Shares of Electronic Arts Inc., the country's largest video-game publisher, climbed Tuesday on news that it has gained exclusive rights to use NFL teams and players in its video games."
85089,0,"Nuggets ' Lenard undergoes surgery Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard underwent successful surgery Monday to repair his torn left Achilles ' tendon."
21216,0,"Toppled Woods looks ready to rise again Woods no longer holds any of the major championships, while after a record span of 264 weeks Vijay Singh replaced him as No 1 when the Fijian finished first to Woods 's share of second place "
79676,0,"Talks proceed tentatively at Volkswagen Frankfurt - Volkswagen management and union representatives in Germany were to resume deadlocked wage and job talks on Tuesday following a day of ""difficult but not desperate "" discussions."
75627,0,"Microsoft 's Ballmer tells customers to stick with Windows Steve Ballmer, Microsoft 's CEO has emailed management and IT professionals in a fierce defence of Windows against Linux and Unix in the Enterprise."
110390,0,"Russia's VimpelCom faces $158m tax bill (FT.com) FT.com - Russian authorities on Wednesday claimed $158m in back taxes from VimpelCom, the country's second-largest mobile phone company, raising fears of spreading political interference in private business."
79581,0,"Update 1: Casino Reaches Tentative Deal With Workers A union representing 10,000 striking casino-hotel workers tentatively agreed to a new contract late Monday, ending a bitter month-old walkout that disrupted casino operations, made gamblers sleep in unmade beds and put rank-and-file workers onto noisy "
68269,0,"One Nation, Indivisible First, let 's put our hands together and thank Johnny Damon and the Boston Red Sox for beating a franchise and a fan base who act more entitled than Donald Trump 's children."
89426,0,"Marvel sues NCSoft over City of Heroes When you hear the words ""comic books, "" two companies spring to mind: DC and Marvel. Despite having a checked history--even declaring bankruptcy in the late 1990s--Marvel has become a financial powerhouse in the 21st Century."
61378,0,"Govt not to raise fuel prices ""The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has decided today that prices of all petroleum products will be held at the same level, "" said Mani Shankar Aiyar, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister."
106108,0,"PPR in talks to sell Rexel stake French retailer Pinault Printemps Redoute is in talks to sell its stake in Rexel, valuing the electrical equipment supplier at 3.7bn (2.57bn)."
69905,0,"Ohio State Routs Indiana COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Troy Smith threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to a commanding 30-7 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers in Big Ten action from Ohio Stadium."
104874,0,The BCS shuffle University of Texas head coach Mack Brown didn 't have long to savor his team 's 26-13 victory over in-state rival Texas A &M.
109426,0,Europe piles pressure on US as the greenback dips to new low The Dollar hit fresh lows against the euro and the pound yesterday after European finance ministers launched a direct challenge to the US to tackle its financial deficits.
25103,0,"Notre Dame Bounces Back to Stun Michigan (AP) AP - Notre Dame found a familiar way to make its problems go away — beat Michigan. Using the ingredients that vaulted them to wins in coach Tyrone Willingham's first eight games two years ago, the Fighting Irish used a stingy defense, an opportunistic offense and a key special teams play to beat No. 8 Michigan 28-20 on Saturday."
63609,0,"French AXA invasion plan repelled AXA Asia Pacific Holdings yesterday delivered a $3.4 billion ""non "" to its French parent 's bid to take over the remaining 48 per cent share, sending the share price into a nosedive and provoking "
48602,0,Battle Between Oracle and PeopleSoft Shifts to Delaware Court Oracle will try to prove that PeopleSoft's directors acted irresponsibly in rejecting Oracle's $7.7 billion tender offer.
92446,0,Microsoft offers goodies to lure Novell customers Microsoft announced on Tuesday a program that will pay some transition costs for companies that want to move from Novell 's NetWare operating system onto servers running Windows.
174,0,Mozilla Exceptions (mexception) \\For some reason I never released this code.\\I developed it while working on NewsMonster and just forgot I think\\It's an extension for Mozilla that allows you to see all runtime exceptions\(with full stack traces) that are unhandled by Mozilla. \\Just install it and if your code generates an unhandled exception it will show up in the logs and on the console.\\Very handy for doing any hardcore Mozilla development.
65274,0,"SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS BOOSTED If your on Social Security, expect fatter checks next year as benefits rise nearly $25 a month. The government today reports more than 47 million Americans will start seeing the increase in their January checks, but some say that money wont go far."
28575,0,"UK Shares Including HBOS Rise; Abbey National, Cadbury Fall UK shares including HBOS Plc advanced after the country 's fourth-biggest bank dropped out of the running for Abbey National Plc."
40254,0,Vaughan must forget dispiriting reverse and look forward The England camp will no doubt feel depressed that their splendid season should have ended on a dispiriting note with their narrow defeat by the West Indies at The Oval.
91286,0,"Lord Black is charged with fraud Lord Black, the former owner of the Daily Telegraph and the Hollinger International newspaper group, is charged with fraud by US regulators."
64027,0,"TI Profit Up on Cellular, TV Chip Sales (Reuters) Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc. ,\the largest maker of chips for cellular phones, on Monday said quarterly profit rose about 26 percent on demand from handset makers even as it struggles with a nagging inventory problem."
91761,0,Spin doctors must deal with truth So the 600-page Olympic and Paralympics candidate file for London 2012 is now with the International Olympic Committee and Sebastian Coe has told us we must Make Britain Proud and Back the Bid
38003,0,"A burgeoning billionaires ' club There are now 313 US billionaires, the most ever and a huge jump over last year 's 262, according to Forbes magazine, which yesterday released its annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans."
63924,0,Rules Approved for Broadband over Power Lines Cinergy has a venture with Current Communications to market BPL systems to municipally-owned and rural cooperative utilities. Their plan so far has not been slowed by regulatory uncertainty
109030,0,"Dollar Starts 2005 Firm, Awaits U.S. Data LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar started 2005 on a strong note on Monday, gaining more than a cent from last week's record lows against the euro as investor selling paused on expectations of a firm batch of U.S. economic data this week."
34595,0,"Latest Google Hiring Point to Browser Plans Latest Google Hiring Point to Browser Plans\\We discussed few days ago that Google might be planning to develop its own Browser and signs are becoming clearer than ever. Just reported in many online papers, Google has done some high profile hiring in the recent days. 4 people who worked on ..."
65954,0,"XM Satellite Radio Signs Baseball Deal Baseball isn 't only coming to Washington, it 's also coming to a Washington-based company. XM Satellite Radio Holdings will pay $59 million a year to broadcast most regular and post-season "
23829,0,"McAfee 's Trojan error ires developer Most IT Managers won 't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies."
5739,0,"United Given New Deadline to Devise Plan A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday gave United Airlines another 30 days to come up with a restructuring plan, but he warned the airline and its warring unions "
93761,0,"Japan's Docomo Unveils 3G Phones with 3D Sound (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T), unveiled on Wednesday a new line of advanced mobile phones with stereo-quality surround sound,\high-resolution digital cameras, and a special chip that allows owners to use their phones as a debit card."
48156,0,Purdue rumbles past Notre Dame They are two schools known for their quarterback pedigree. Purdue 's Kyle Orton and Notre Dame 's Brady Quinn added to that mystique Saturday.
11904,0,"N. Korea killing forests, waterways, UN finds SEOUL, South Korea - North Koreas forests are depleted, its rivers and streams are filled with runoff from factories and a reliance on coal energy has created severe urban air pollution, the United Nations said Friday in its first report on the "
14547,0,"Olympics Chief Says Zeus Smiled on Athens ATHENS (Reuters) - Zeus and the other gods of ancient Greece smiled on the Athens Olympic Games, whose spectacular success surprised the world, the head of the organizing committee said Monday."
87587,0,"Kuznetsova wins WTA Tour Championships opener Svetlana Kuznetsova didn 't show the form that saw her win the US Open, but she was good enough on Wednesday to win her opening round-robin match at the WTA Tour Championships against an erratic Vera Zvonareva."
57177,0,"Top 20 Security Flaws Revealed Although companies need to protect against the flaws, many of the related information security risks and costs could be removed if businesses forced vendors to test systems before rollout, according "
55384,0,Stocks to Gain from Tax-Related Spending? NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are heading into a quarter that will likely favor small- and mid-cap stocks as corporate profits rise and businesses rush to take advantage of a tax break designed to give a lift to small manufacturers.
35955,0,"NHLers get Original again Locked-out players can keep playing by joining Original Six teams in the new Original Stars Hockey League. The brainchild of Mississauga, Ont."
91323,0,"What's a Dejected Democrat to Do? Since Nov. 2, countless Kerry supporters have been flocking to the Internet in search of a postelection pick-me-up. Here are some of the imaginative ways they are coping with sorrow and anger online"
66457,0,"Intel Debuts Centrino Pentium M 765 with 2MB Cache Intel Pentium M processors, along with Intel 855 chipset family and the Intel PRO/Wireless Network Connection family, are key components of Intel Centrino mobile technology -- Intel 's best technology for mobile computing."
76934,0,NTT DoCoMo profits fall on stiff cellphone competition (AFP) AFP - Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo said its interim sales and profits fell due to stiff competition but forecast higher profitability in the full year.
21565,0,Stealthy doom floats up on mink A new floating mink trap developed in the UK incarcerates the predators while letting other species go free.
93214,0,"Crematory Operator to Plead Guilty A former crematory operator accused of dumping 334 bodies and passing off cement dust as ashes has agreed to a plea deal requiring him to serve no more than 12 years in prison, the Associated Press learned Tuesday."
108357,0,Pennington Set to Start Sunday (Reuters) Reuters - New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington is expected to start Sunday's game against Houston after missing the last three weeks with a rotator cuff injury.
55556,0,"Seattle looks to kick up a Storm at home The Seattle Storm are happy to get home, but coach Anne Donovan knows that goes only so far. The Storm need to crack Connecticut 's tenacious defense and slow guard Lindsay Whalen."
81532,0,"Sears Sales Rise on Appliance Strength Sears, Roebuck & Co. (SN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 1.9 percent in October, breaking a string of six straight monthly declines, helped by growth in appliances."
17598,0,Woodward slams English rugby and committs to Lions Clive Woodward gave English rugby a hammer blow over the game 's structure on Friday before declaring himself 100 per cent ready for next summer 's British Lions tour of New Zealand.
90889,0,Red Bull snaps up Jaguar F1 team Energy drink company Red Bull has bought the Jaguar Formula One team.
28639,0,"UPDATE 1-IMF says markets resilient, calm after rate rises The global financial system is at its most resilient since the equity bubble burst in 2001, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, despite rising "
7884,0,"== Wariner 's gold leads US to sweep in men 's 400 meters === Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American Jeremy Wariner led the United States to a sweep of the medals in the men 's 400 meter sprint Monday night at the Olympics."
58185,0,"Microsoft delays on antitrust compliance requirements Microsoft is behind schedule in complying with a court order to document its proprietary communications protocols, according to US authorities monitoring its behaviour."
113361,0,"Microsoft 's Improved Media Center Still Falls Short a special layer of software designed to let people enjoy their digital photos, music and videos from across the room -- has to rank as one "
72552,0,"Graduation rate falls for CU athletes The University of Colorado has logged its lowest graduation rate for student athletes in five years, according to a report released Monday by the NCAA."
109047,0,Oil Falls to 3-Month Low on Mild Weather Oil prices fell more than a dollar to a three-month low on Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped demand in the heavy energy consuming US northeast.
17699,0,"Microsoft Warns on Spyware's Impact on Update By ALLISON LINN SEATTLE (AP) -- Though Microsoft Corp.'s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on computers - and that could pose a problem. The company is warning users of the Windows XP operating system to check for spyware before downloading the free massive security update, called Service Pack 2..."
86827,0,"SunTrust Fires Three After Investigation (AP) AP - SunTrust Banks Inc. has fired its chief credit officer, Sandra W. Jansky, and two others in its credit division after an investigation found errors in its calculation of auto loan default reserves, the company said Wednesday."
50385,0,"Stock Futures Trim Early Gains Over Oil NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures trimmed early gains on Tuesday after oil prices hit a record high, pointing to a flat opening on Wall Street as investors worried about the impact of high fuel costs on economic growth."
78879,0,Poulter beats Garcia in play-off Ian Poulter won a play-off with Sergio Garcia yesterday to guarantee his season is remembered for more than funny trousers and a Ryder Cup cap.
93650,0,"New York Says Best Asset in 2012 Bid Is City Itself NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's best asset in its bid to host the 2012 Olympics is the city itself, campaign leader Daniel Doctoroff said on Wednesday."
43741,0,Germany 's Deutsche Post takes 38 per cent stake in Unipost of ... German mail giant Deutsche Post said Tuesday it is taking a 38 per cent stake in Spanish postal company Unipost. Deutsche Post did not disclose the price of the stake in Barcelona-based Unipost
16336,0,Man Utd in Rooney admission Manchester United have revealed they had no plans to sign Wayne Rooney until Newcastle made a bid for the striker. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said he had held talks with Everton boss David Moyes about signing
60719,0,"Stocks End Lower as Insurers, Oil Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slid on Thursday after New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused insurance broker Marsh McLennan Cos. MMC.N of fraud, and the fallout hit insurers, including American International Group AIG.N."
101021,0,Whistleblower fears reprisal WASHINGTON -- David Graham says he was surprised by the hugs and slaps on the back he got at his own Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress the government had let unsafe drugs remain on the market.
92378,0,"Sun won 't charge for Solaris 10 Sun Microsystems Inc. 's plan to give away the latest version of its Solaris operating system highlights the technology giant 's bid to roll back the gains of Linux in the corporate technology market, analysts say."
67622,0,"Beat Hackers and Learn to Spy at Italy Tech Fair MILAN (Reuters) - Fingerprint sensors, gadgets to pry open doors and transmitters to spy on unsuspecting targets were among the wizardry on show at the opening of Italy's biggest technology fair on Thursday."
9819,0,Motorola to develop FOMA handset for DoCoMo TOKYO - NTT DoCoMo Inc and Motorola Inc of the United States said Wednesday they will jointly develop a handset for DoCoMo 's third-generation FOMA mobile phone service.
114172,0,"Niners blow lead, survive scare from Cards in OT Dennis Erickson may not have much time left as San Francisco 's coach. If this was his last game, though, he will go out a winner, thanks to an unlikely pair of stars -- Ken Dorsey and Maurice Hicks."
94609,0,"Report lauds community hospitals A Harvard University researcher found that community hospitals did just as good a job treating most common illnesses as academic medical centers, but provided that care far more cheaply."
91428,0,"Beckham rules out early retirement MADRID, Spain -- England captain David Beckham has denied reports he plans to quit international soccer after the 2006 World Cup and says he wants to claim a century of caps."
21869,0,"Should Star Trek Die? securitas writes ""The New York Times Television reporter William S. Kowinski writes about questions of the Star Trek franchise 's viability due to overexposure, audience fatigue and creative exhaustion."
70838,0,"Hendrick plane crashes, kills 10 Martinsville, VA (Sports Network) - A plane owned by Hendrick Motorsports crashed Sunday on its way to a NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway, killing all 10 people aboard."
49791,0,"Twins shrug off 'David vs. Goliath ' NEW YORK -- The David and Goliath storyline is not holding up for Game 1 of this American League Division Series. True, when the Minnesota Twins play the New York Yankees it is a one-sided match from the standpoint "
103839,0,"The Cost of Virus Protection Rises Symantec, McAfee hope raising virus-definition fees will move users to suites."
101344,0,Jets Extend GM Terry Bradway's Contract (AP) AP - Jets general manager Terry Bradway received a two-year contract extension Thursday that will keep him in the organization through 2007.
29589,0,"Weather Satellite Serves Scientists and Forecasters The first Meteosat Second Generation meteorological satellite is today in operational service as Meteosat-8. The data it streams down from 36,000 km over Africa's Gulf of Guinea assist not just European weather forecasters but also numerous scientific teams."
50169,0,"Australia 's quest to conquer 'final frontier ' begins tomorrow Bangalore, Oct 5. (PTI):The ultimate tussle of contemporary Test cricket begins here tomorrow as Australia launch a ""well-planned "" mission to conquer the 'Final Frontier "" and record their first series win on Indian soil in 35 years."
105265,0,"Dravid labours hard to get India valuable lead against South ... CALCUTTA, India (AFP) - Rahul Dravid 's patient knock of 80 helped India take a useful first innings lead against South Africa in the second and final Test at Eden Gardens."
111050,0,"UPDATE: Australia 's WMC Ups Stakes In Xstrata Battle PERTH (Dow Jones)--Trying to derail Xstrata Plc. 's (XTA.LN) hostile takeover bid, WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) Thursday said it will return up to A$1 billion to shareholders "
97363,0,Beautiful day? Not if you 're Microsoft A US lawsuit brought by a company backed by rock group U2 is threatening to reopen old legal wounds for Microsoft. Californian technology company Burst.
23341,0,"Japan Lowers April-June Economic Data (AP) AP - Japan revised its economic growth numbers for the April-June quarter downward Friday, but analysts shrugged off the report and said recovery was on solid footing for the world's second largest economy."
79479,0,"Industrialist Lord Hanson dies at 82 Former industrialist Lord Hanson, one of the biggest figures in corporate history, has died from cancer, the BBC reports. He was 82."
55719,0,Congress approves military and defense spending Lawmakers Saturday approved a $447 billion 2005 defense spending bill as Congress pushed forward with final actions before adjourning for the elections.
112837,0,Cyber-Security Office Calls for More Clout The office in charge of cyber-security in the Department of Homeland Security is planning to continue moving ahead on the agenda the agency has already set.
53701,0,"Button in Silverstone plea Jenson Button believes the potential loss of the British Grand Prix would be ""devastating "" for Formula One. The race is facing the axe in 2005 because the British Racing Drivers ' Club has failed to meet the asking price for promotional rights."
6951,0,"The Call Is Cheap. The Wiretap Is Extra. t first glance, it might seem like the simple extension of a standard tool in the fight against the bad guys. But in fact, wiretapping Internet phones to monitor criminals and terrorists is costly "
16860,0,"Ferreira looks to retirement after US Open loss South Africa 's Wayne Ferreira played the final ATP Tour singles match of his 15-year career on Wednesday, losing in the first-round of the US Open to former world No."
19337,0,"Taiwanese PC Maker on Verge of Sales Push Into U.S. and China Acer, the Taiwanese personal computer maker, has appointed an Italian to replace its current president, a move that underscores its raging global ambitions."
15428,0,"Chinese athletes cash in on gold How much is an Olympic gold medal worth? For China's newest sports stars, fresh from triumph in Athens and idolized by a sports-crazy public, the country's ongoing rush to capitalism means they can cash in like never before."
79785,0,CA releases wireless Lan management software Computer Associates International (CA) has released a new tool for managing and securing wireless networks that attracted significant customer interest when it was previewed earlier this year.
104331,0,"Falcons sign Crumpler to contract extension Flowery Branch, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Falcons Monday signed Pro Bowl tight end Alge Crumpler to a six-year contract extension."
37927,0,"Yankees low key after clinching post-season spot After clinching another post-season trip, there were no high-fives or celebratory handshakes in the New York Yankees clubhouse. It was business as usual -- except for all the rookies dressed in Elvis outfits."
19597,0,Wright says NI must win Northern Ireland must win in Wales to revive their World Cup hopes according to former goalkeeper Tommy Wright. Saturday 's 3-0 defeat at home to Poland was a disastrous start for Lawrie Sanchez 's side and
33292,0,"Sun to return to NAS market with StorEdge 5210 Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday will announce a number of new storage products, including a new server that signals the company's return to NAS (network-attached storage). Called the StorEdge 5210, the file server is a midrange NAS appliance developed with technology that Sun licensed from Irvine, California-based Procom Technology Inc. in April."
69588,0,Sharapova eclipses Venus Maria Sharapova posted a convincing 6-3 6-4 victory over seventh seed Venus Williams in their first-ever meeting at the Swisscom Challenge indoor tournament in Zurich.
71598,0,2004 Salary Survey Snapshots Here's a look at some miscellaneous -- and enlightening -- statistics from this year's salary survey.
33548,0,"YUKOS Woes Drive Oil Above $46 a Barrel LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices hit $46 on Monday after Russian oil giant YUKOS said it would cut some oil shipments to China, the first toll on exports from the company's financial turmoil."
92843,0,Dollar Mostly Down After Early Gain NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar edged lower against most currencies on Tuesday after a government report showing increased capital flows into the United States did little to soothe worries over the country's large external imbalances.
10515,0,"Outcasts of Greece and the Games The rubble is everywhere: rusted car parts, a rickety baby carriage, a broken TV and all manner of trash. The ground is unpaved and strewn with rocks."
58198,0,"Stocks Seen Lower as Oil Holds Above $54 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures were sharply lower on Tuesday, pointing to a weak market open as crude oil prices hit yet another high, while third-quarter earnings reports began to trickle in."
41341,0,"IDC Raises '04 PC Growth View, Trims '05 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shipments of personal computers this year will be higher than previously anticipated, boosted by the strongest demand from businesses in five years, research firm IDC said on Monday."
66328,0,"Black Caps Celebrate Rare Hat-Trick The Black Caps are on top after two days of the first cricket test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, a day highlighted by a hat-trick to James Franklin."
30342,0,"Soriano injured in steal attempt Besides suffering a 5-4 loss to the A 's on Thursday, the Rangers saw All-Star second baseman Alfonso Soriano suffer an injury to his left leg while stealing third base in the eighth inning."
61126,0,"U.S. Hits Debt Limit After Ceiling Raises Delayed The House passed a $690 billion increase in the debt ceiling in a 2005 budget resolution, but it was never adopted by the Senate, leading to delayed contributions to federal employees' pension systems."
36980,0,"Gary Andres Frivolous obstructionism was on display again in the US Senate Tuesday. But don 't try to adjust your C-SPAN picture; it 's just another poignant example of what the Wall Street Journal calls the ""Dead Zone, "" legislation "
8662,0,"At Big Blue, there are no small bets The Palmisano era is gaining speed with renewed emphasis on growth, and the culture at IBM is changing, Brian Bergstein reports from New York."
112886,0,More Questions for Producer of Flu Vaccine The F.D.A. is demanding that Chiron provide more information about its plans to fix widespread sanitary problems at its flu vaccine factory in England.
5000,0,"Cyberonics ' Shares Jumps on Stock Buy Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc. reported Friday that it purchased 3.5 million shares of Cyberonics Inc., taking a 14.9 percent stake in the Houston-based medical device maker, and expressed an interest in combining the two companies. "
4599,0,"U.S. Chain Store Sales Rise NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store sales rose in the week ended December 4, as average sales were generally ahead of last year, but customer counts were down, a report said on Tuesday."
60915,0,"Google Launches PC Hard-Drive Search Tool (AP) AP - Google Inc. on Thursday became the first tech heavyweight to tackle the daunting task of uncluttering computers, introducing a program that quickly scours hard drives for documents, e-mails, instant messages and past Web searches."
10291,0,"Angels Crush Royals 21-6 (AP) AP - Jeff DaVanon became the first Angels player in 13 years to hit for the cycle and drove in four runs, leading Anaheim to a 21-6 victory Wednesday night that completed a seven-game season sweep of the Kansas City Royals."
50663,0,ARM gains flashy new media processing instructions ARM has developed a suite of media and signal processing instructions that will appear in future ARM processors targeting mobile consumer devices.
15273,0,Rescuers Try to Lure Humpback Through Dam (AP) AP - A humpback whale trapped for more than a week behind a hydroelectric dam refused the latest attempt Monday to lure him back to the ocean.
110829,0,"HP Pressured to Sell PC Business After IBM Deal (Reuters) Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co. will be under pressure to sell its personal computer business after IBM's decision to sell its PC operations to China's top PC manufacturer, but analysts said the No. 2 computer maker would hold on to its $25 billion PC division for now."
76793,0,"Celebration bringing fans from all over From the foot of the White Mountains to the tidal flats of Ipswich, in coffee shops and college campuses, gas stations and law firms, everywhere that Pedro, Manny, and Curt are revered, they heard the call beckoning them to the shrine of Beantown baseball."
78852,0,"Football Game Could Lead to Kerry Win According to Sunday 's NFL results, John Kerry is the odds-on favourite to win the US Election. The Washington Redskins loss on Sunday could mean the Democrat will win the election."
50635,0,"Symantec offers recovery systems TORONTO, Oct. 5 - Symantec Corp. has released its LiveState Recovery family of products. Three editions of the disk-based Symantec LiveState Recovery (formerly called Symantec V2i Protector) are available "
12129,0,"Microsoft overhauls Longhorn plans just in In order to get the next update of its operating system out on time, Microsoft will delay some planned feature improvements, sources close to the company said Friday."
89880,0,"Climate change already affecting the global environment, two ... Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, DC Politicians in the nation 's capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide "
48101,0,"Dawson drives Crimson EASTON, Pa. -- Lafayette's offense excited its homecoming crowd of 5,365 with 399 total yards yesterday, but it was still no match for Harvard."
104887,0,"Mirabelli signs for two years Hard as they tried, the Red Sox were unable to dissuade Gabe Kapler from bolting to Japan. But they made sure another key bench player will return next season when they enticed Doug Mirabelli to sign a two-year contract worth $3 million, the richest deal of his career."
119617,0,"Rupert Murdoch pays a sky-high 22m for Fifth Avenue penthouse ... Rupert Murdoch is moving. The owner of News Corporation was said yesterday to have offered $44m (22m) for an elegant, three-level penthouse apartment facing Central Park on Manhattan 's fashionable Fifth Avenue."
24445,0,BUTTON OPTIMISTIC DESPITE SIXTH SPOT Jenson Button is optimistic he can help BAR close in on second in the constructors ' championship despite a disappointing qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza today.
117902,0,"Johnson & Johnson to Buy Guidant Johnson & Johnson announced last night that will buy medical-device maker Guidant for $23.9 billion in cash and stock. The deal, approved by both boards but subject to regulator approval, is one of the largest "
50393,0,"PalmOne, Microsoft Join on Mobile E-Mail (AP) AP - Sometimes it pays to befriend an enemy. Longtime foes palmOne Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced a licensing deal that will allow the next generation of palmOne's Treo smart phones to work directly with Microsoft's Exchange e-mail system."
40063,0,"Barrichello 's Chinese banquet RUBENS Barrichello celebrated his second victory in a row yesterday, winning the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai as Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher languished in 12th after starting from the pit."
101986,0,"Barnes still in the hunt ALL too often at a championship that produces a relatively surprising leader after the opening round, does that player get rather overtaken at the enormity of the situation and slide, sometimes none too gracefully, away down the leaderboard and out of the "
69760,0,Excited Boston Ready to 'Play Ball' BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston was tingling with anticipation on Saturday as the Red Sox prepared to host Game One of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals and take a step toward ridding themselves of a hex that has hung over the team for eight decades.
101707,0,"NASA's Rovers Still Exploring Mars (AP) AP - A year after the first of NASA's twin rovers landed on Mars, scientists on Monday celebrated the robotic explorers that were supposed to last only about three months but are still roaming a planet with a reputation for swallowing spacecraft."
118336,0,"Jets, Seahawks Both Face Must-Win Game (AP) AP - If the New York Jets were in the NFC, they would probably have a playoff spot already. Instead, they still have a fight on their hands as they play host Sunday to Seattle, which has won two fewer games, but leads the NFC West."
822,0,"Sysco Profit Rises; Sales Have Slowed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sysco Corp. , the largest U.S. distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and acquisitions helped offset the effects of higher food prices."
21073,0,Market hots up with Napster To Go Napster has unveiled a preview version of its forthcoming Napster To Go portable digital music subscription service. The offering will allow consumers to move an unlimited amount of music from Napster 's catalogue
21151,0,"Invesco, AIM Agree to $450 Mln Settlement (Reuters) Reuters - Invesco Funds Group Inc. and affiliate AIM Advisors Inc. agreed to a $450 million settlement with state and federal regulators to resolve probes of improper trading, officials and the parent company said on Tuesday."
87489,0,"NASA Tries to Break Speed Record With Last Plane Test (Update1) NASA will test its latest jet-powered aircraft for the final time next week, aiming to set a world record by flying at 10 times the speed of sound."
104314,0,Falcons Sign Crumpler to Contract Extension (Reuters) Reuters - The Atlanta Falcons Monday signed Pro Bowl tight end Alge Crumpler to a six-year contract extension.
118512,0,Sepracor Shares Rise on Insomnia Drug OK Drug maker Sepracor Inc. has won federal approval for a prescription insomnia medication the company is counting on to challenge larger rivals in the fast-growing $2.1 billion-a-year sleep aid market.
74074,0,"Vole releases Instant Messaging Server WHILE the Mighty Vole drags its small paws over operating systems, it 's been far faster off the mark to release another version of its Office Live Communications Server."
96707,0,"Young Rebuffs NBA, Sticks With Rangers (AP) AP - Chris Young never expected to have to choose again between baseball and basketball. The Texas Rangers helped make it an easy decision for the 6-foot-10 pitcher."
1858,0,Olympics-Fencing-US and Swiss End Gold Drought ATHENS (Reuters) - Mariel Zagunis won the first fencing gold for the United States for 100 years when she beat Xue Tan of China 15-9 in the inaugural Olympic women 's sabre final on Tuesday.
102321,0,"T-Wolves' Olowokandi Suspended Second Game (AP) AP - Minnesota Timberwolves center Michael Olowokandi was suspended by the team for a second game Friday night, one day after police used a stun gun to subdue him when he refused to leave a club."
107088,0,Ferguson upset at Van Persie elbow Alex Ferguson has urged the FA to punish Arsenal 's Robin van Persie for throwing an elbow during last night 's Carling Cup quarter-final.
47942,0,"Uruguay bans sales of medicine containing rofecoxib The Uruguayan government has decided to ban the sales of medicine containing rofecoxib, which is used against arthritis and severe pain, local media reported Saturday."
52005,0,"Woods on course to wed TIGER Woods went scuba diving yesterday while the world waited to hear if he was going to tie the knot. On a yacht, anchored off Barbados ' most famous resort, Sandy Lane, was his Swedish fiancee Elin Nordegren and other guests."
26470,0,"Mets 9, Braves 7 Mike Piazza and Richard Hidalgo homered, pinch-hitter Craig Brazell came through with a go-ahead double and the New York Mets rallied past the Atlanta Braves 9-to-7 today in the first game of a doubleheader."
68296,0,"No. 15 West Virginia 27, Syracuse 6 Rasheed Marshall set a Big East career rushing mark for quarterbacks and threw three touchdown passes while leading No. 15 West Virginia over Syracuse 27-6 Thursday night."
108830,0,Princeton women taken down by UCLA Princeton was in unfamiliar territory as the first Ivy League team to reach the Final Four of the NCAA women 's soccer tournament.
56555,0,"Comeback for ages provides win to savor Everything fell apart for the 49ers on Sunday. And then they put it back together again. Well on their desultory way to securing status as the very worst team in the NFL, the Niners instead climbed suddenly from the abyss with an incredible comeback."
15728,0,"Hollinger 's Black Victimized ' Company, Report Says (Update1) Hollinger International Inc., publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, said former Chief Executive Conrad Black and controlling shareholders victimized ' ' the company by transferring $400 million of company funds to their own accounts."
26108,0,Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: How Do I Spot Cloaked Sites? - Geico Takes Aim at Google for Selling Ads Linked to Trademarks - Overture Match Type Changes - SEO: How Do You Separate Truth from Speculation? - How to Emergency Pause your AdWords Campaign
72651,0,"Merger, purchase activity climbing Two studies released this week confirm that venture capital funding is lagging in Colorado in comparison with other parts of the nation."
19601,0,"European Stocks, Yields Higher LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks touched two-month highs on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields firmed on continuing speculation about rate hikes."
3427,0,"Earliest Signs of Winemaking Found in China Neolithic people in China may have been the first in the world to make wine, according to scientists who have found the earliest evidence of winemaking from "
79704,0,"MIKE WENDLAND: Pricey iPod upgrade worth every dime Apple 's latest addition to its hugely popular iPod line, the iPod Photo, has moved the bar even further as the digital lifestyle continues to converge."
106181,0,"Anthem, WellPoint merger complete, share prices appreciate NEW YORK, December 1 (newratings.com) - Anthem Inc (ATH.NYS) has successfully completed its $20 billion acquisition of WellPoint Health Networks (WLP) to form the biggest health insurance company in the US, with more than 28 million members."
92943,0,"Drug companies, retailers adopting RFID for drugs Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma are the first drugmakers willing to take the plunge and use radio frequency identification technology to protect their US drug supply chains from counterfeiters."
75373,0,Check 21 brings quick clearance to written drafts known simply as Check 21 -oes into effect today and is expected to cut down the amount of time it takes for checks to clear the bank.
24022,0,"Nestor and Knowles win the big one: a doubles title at US Open (CP) - Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles shook off their past record in Grand Slam finals Friday, winning the men 's doubles title at the US Open in style."
52696,0,Update 2: Tokyo Stocks End Lower on Profit Taking Tokyo stocks fell Thursday as investors took profits after five straight sessions of gains. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
115474,0,"Microsoft releases desktop search beta Two months after Google opened up a whole new market with its desktop search tool, Microsoft has joined the party with the release of its own beta test version."
65749,0,"It looks like Lowe for Game 7 All Derek Lowe could do last night was wait and hope. When the baseball gods finally smiled on the Red Sox one more time, extending the season another "
61274,0,UK bankers may face US trial over Enron Three British ex-bankers are to appeal a decision by a judge that they could be extradited to the United States to face trial over alleged fraud charges relating to disgraced energy group Enron.
39382,0,England fluff their lines at the last England were denied the climax they wanted to a memorable summer by an outrageous ninth wicket partnership of 71 between Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw.
111109,0,How Does a Chicken 's Sense of Smell Help us Understand Human ... Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have ended lengthy scientific speculation by confirming that chickens have an acute sense of smell.
75782,0,Verizon Wireless Plows Ahead Verizon (VZ:NYSE - news - research) Thursday posted a solid quarter as its wireless operation continues to pick up steam. For its third quarter ended Sept.
16573,0,News: PDA security still dismal Worker apathy about PDA security is putting corporate data in jeopardy. The storage of the names and addresses of corporate customers on PDAs is now common - but security practices are struggling to keep up with technology usage.
83904,0,"Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Duce Staley left the Philadelphia Eagles for a chance to be a featured back again. Staley has more than filled the role for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who look to knock off an unbeaten "
26392,0,"Sarah 's Download of the Day: Windows XP Service Pack 2 Service Pack 2 is the long-awaited mega-bug fix for Windows XP, and pretty much the last bit of excitement until Longhorn. But what does it mean for you?"
65563,0,"Bolts get hands on McCardell SAN DIEGO ---- After Sunday 's loss to the Falcons in Atlanta, the Chargers faced an emergency situation in their thinned-out receiving corps."
13722,0,Backley scrapes Edward praises Khan for taking acclaim in his ... TEAM GB boxing coach Terry Edwards has described teenage sensation Amir Khan as one of the most talented British boxers to emerge so far this decade - and one of the most relaxed.
76371,0,"Shiver Me Timbers! Brazil Full of PC Pirates --Study SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil should end the year at the top of the list of countries with the highest rate of pirated personal computers in its market, outranking China for the first time, according to a study released on Thursday."
9615,0,"DoCoMo, Motorola to build FOMA/GSM handset Increasing NTT DoCoMo 's reach outside Japan, the Japanese carrier has partnered with Motorola to build a 3G FOMA phone that also does GSM/GPRS."
32130,0,A Second-Chance Win Jason Campbell hits Courtney Taylor for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:14 to play and No. 14 Auburn gets two chances to kick the winning extra point in a 10-9 victory over No. 5 LSU on Saturday.
49091,0,Bago back for more Bago could stay in training next season after returning to form with a brilliant victory in the Prix de l 'Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere at Longchamp yesterday.
78923,0,Ballmer 's Linux Spin Microsoft 's CEO argues that Windows is cheaper and more secure than its open-source rival. Do the facts support him? By John Foley.
65635,0,Toshiba aims to launch laptops with next-generation DVD drives in ... TOKYO: Major Japanese computer maker Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it is aiming to sell laptop computers loaded with its next generation DVD drive by next year.
87401,0,"Foreign-student enrollment declines Engineering is among graduate fields with decline in new enrollment, a trend raising questions about U.S. tech leadership."
97439,0,No. 21 Wisconsin Trounces Penn 77-44 (AP) AP - Mike Wilkinson scored all but two of his 19 points in the second half and Brian Butch had a memorable debut in No. 21 Wisconsin's 77-44 rout of Penn on Saturday night.
92585,0,"BJ's Profit Rises, Stock Down on PPI Data CHICAGO (Reuters) - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. BJ.N, the No. 3 U.S. warehouse club operator, on Tuesday posted a 13.8 percent increase in quarterly profit, helped by improved merchandise and operations."
72902,0,"Apple 's Superfast Supercomputer NEW YORK - Apple Computer 's machines are known for being great for composing music, editing video and, of course, downloading music."
55802,0,"Wall Street Covers Its Fannie Mae When Wall Street 's biggest firms settled with regulators in April 2003 over charges of fraudulent stock research, the industry promised a new era of independence."
13611,0,"Locking in the price of heating oil is no safe bet Heating oil prices are unusually high right now, so high that some analysts are wondering whether it's worthwhile for homeowners to try to lock in a price at these levels for the winter."
68460,0,"Cape Ann teams set for collision The battle for the Cape Ann League begins tomorrow. With four teams undefeated in league play and three boasting 6-0 overall records, the final four weeks of the season will pit prolific offense against immovable defense. The fight for supremacy begins as Wilmington (6-0) travels to Pentucket at 2 p.m."
52457,0,"Fannie Mae head defends its accounting to House panel The chairman of Fannie Mae, the government-backed mortgage lender, on Wednesday described accusations of accounting misdeeds at his company as without merit."
3257,0,Hairston Out for Season The Orioles learn Wednesday that outfielder Jerry Hairston will be lost for the season with a broken left ankle. Hairston was injured crashing into the outfield wall Tuesday night.
41978,0,"Got $190,000? Plan a holiday in space Richard Branson reinforced his reputation as an entrepreneurial showman on Monday by announcing a $100m plan to send tourists into space."
63516,0,"Kmart Plucks New CEO from Yum (Reuters) Reuters - Kmart Holding Corp. on Monday said it appointed Aylwin Lewis president and chief executive officer, effective immediately."
32428,0,The art of safe storm-chasing A mid Wales man with a terrifying and risky hobby explains why he is fascinated by extreme weather.
117763,0,McLEISH OFFERS NO EXCUSES Rangers manager Alex McLeish admitted his side had blown the perfect opportunity to reach the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Rangers needed only a draw at home to Auxerre to qualify from Group F but were sunk 2-0
106022,0,"GM to lay off 950 in New Jersey SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- General Motors said Tuesday that it will lay off 950 employees at its assembly plant in Linden, NJ, due to waning demand for the Chevy Blazer and GMC Jimmy."
85555,0,Bottom-Dwelling Marine Life Found in Ga. (AP) AP - Researchers working off coastal Georgia have discovered what could be three new species of bottom-dwelling creatures known as sea squirts.
107645,0,"US to favour 'hottest ' players Still smarting from their 18-9 drubbing by Europe in September 's Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, the Americans have decided to overhaul the way they pick their team for the next meeting, at the K Club in Ireland in 2006."
49217,0,Sun faces huge payout in Kodak 's Java suit EASTMAN Kodak is expecting a payout of more than $US1 billion this week after winning a patent lawsuit against Sun Microsystems. A jury found Sun 's popular Java software infringed several patents Eastman Kodak bought from Wang Laboratories in late 1997.
31944,0,"Sutton gambles, loses BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.The Europeans got more than they imagined possible and Hal Sutton got what he was asking for - a first-day disaster at the Ryder Cup."
72382,0,"Sabates was to be on doomed plane The first one ended Sunday morning with Felix Sabates changing his mind and deciding to decline a seat on the Hendrick Motorsports plane that would crash a few hours later in rural Virginia, killing 10 people."
103795,0,"THANKSGIVING WEEKEND SHOPPING: Consumers get the job done: They ... The Thanksgiving weekend is over, and the typical consumer has completed 37 percent of his or her holiday shopping, according to a National Retail Federation survey released Sunday."
30271,0,"Hurricane Ivan Uproots Oil Rigs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Ivan, which left a swath of death and destruction across the Caribbean, wrought havoc on oil drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico before rampaging across the Florida and Alabama coast on Thursday."
112006,0,"Fund insiders: Lavish gifts abound Mutual fund companies in Boston say they have strict prohibitions against employees getting the kind of wining and dining and luxe entertainment that government regulators are investigating at Fidelity Investments, but industry officials and attorneys in the field contend such extravagance is nonetheless common in the investment world."
37322,0,"AT T's VoIP Venture After hanging up on long distance, the carrier dials for profits through Net telephony."
14576,0,"Video's Virtual Wonderland (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Again this year, we offer the video-game shopper a cheat sheet identifying some of the top titles of the holiday season. Keep in mind that weird tastes abound and some are reflected on this list, which is culled from hundreds of games released in time for the holidays."
104800,0,"PSA seen as leading race to buy CSX port assets Singapore-based PSA International is leading a pack of shipping giants, which includes tycoon Li Ka-shing 's flagship Hutchison Whampoa, that are prepared to shell out upward of US$1 billion (HK$7.8 billion) to buy CSX World Terminals ' port assets "
25067,0,"Sutton has much riding on Cup So much about this week gives David Toms reason to be excited, but there is one aspect to the Ryder Cup that he is not looking forward to. His 7-year-old son Carter won't be at the proceedings."
28004,0,"20,000 rally against Hardie MORE than 20,000 workers and victims rallied across Australia today, pledging to force James Hardie Industries to meet its responsibilities to those suffering asbestos related diseases."
49530,0,"Paychex 's founder CEO resigns NEW YORK, October 4 (newratings.com) - Paychex 's (PAYX.NAS) billionaire founder, B Thomas Golisano, has stepped down from his position as President and CEO of the company."
87164,0,Review: Firefox impresses as IE alternative Web surfing has belonged almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp. 's Internet Explorer ever since it buried Netscape 's pioneering browser.
33112,0,"Time to cool your Jets SAN DIEGO - Okay, Jets fans. I know you 're excited about the team 's 2-0 start - the best ever under Herman Edwards. I know you 're ready to start booking reservations for the Super Bowl."
102936,0,"Dual Screens Give Gamers New Options At first, you might mistake Nintendo 's new DS handheld game device for a high-end organizer or an ultralight laptop. But the expression on the face of whoever 's using it ought to give the secret "
93582,0,"Space news: Europe 's moon probe, NASA 's scramjet There have been two important pieces of space-related news recently, the first of which was the European moon probe 's success in entering the moon 's orbit."
43691,0,"X-43A Scramjet Primed for Mach 10 NASA -- Riding like the tip of a spear on its modified Pegasus booster rocket, NASA's third X-43A hypersonic scramjet research vehicle took to the skies today for a captive-carry flight, remaining attached to its B-52B mothership aircraft. Serving as a final in-flight check-out of the research vehicle and booster rocket combination prior to the actual launch and free-flight, the successful mission paves the way for launch day, tentatively scheduled for later this Fall..."
40937,0,Nascar: Newman cruises at Dover It didn 't take Ryan Newman long to figure out he had an awesome race car Sunday - one that would be capable of winning the MBNA America 400 race at Dover International Speedway.
105172,0,"Smithfield Foods Reports Higher Profit CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc. SFD.N, the largest U.S. hog and pork producer, on Tuesday reported higher fiscal second-quarter profit due to strong hog prices and the acquisition last year of Farmland Foods."
48787,0,"Freddie Mac finds stability in this week 's mortgage rates Mortgage rates inched up last week, but they remained well below the year-high levels set during the spring. Freddie Mac, in its weekly survey released Thursday, reported that rates on 30-year "
56874,0,Oil Hovers Around $53 a Barrel That 's despite assurances from Middle East oil producers that they were committed to bringing the price down as a strike began in Africa 's largest exporter.
26285,0,"Meetings Scheduled to Discuss Expos Move (AP) AP - Still deliberating on where to move the Montreal Expos, members of baseball's relocation committee scheduled a new round of meetings this week."
25043,0,F1: Rubens gets flier Rubens Barrichello topped a record-breaking qualifying session at Monza with the fastest ever lap in Formula One to grab pole position for today 's Italian Grand Prix.
109589,0,"Epson developing e-paper, giant flexible screens Seiko Epson is developing flexible display technologies that could lead to ""e-paper"" that can be rolled up and folded as a replacement for paper-based newspapers or magazines."
95618,0,Air Force turns to Microsoft for network security New deal aims to simplify and protect Air Force networks by introducing standard configurations.
80340,0,"third quarter piles up losses for insurers New York - The property insurance industry sustained record third-quarter losses this year after a series of storms, according to an actuarial firm 's preliminary estimate."
75628,0,"AMD, Tata launch Internet Communicator AMD launches the $185 Personal Internet Communicator(PIC) in partnership with Tata Indicom to tap the Indian market. MUMBAI: The Austin, TX-based chip vendor AMD calls it the 50x15 initiative : the move towards "
25329,0,"OPEC Eyes Caution, Supply Weighs on Price (Reuters) Reuters - OPEC may resist calls to raise oil output quotas much, if at all, when it meets this week for fear of turning a decline from record prices into a rout."
32863,0,"PENALTY ON JOAQUIN GONZALEZ IN END ZONE As many times as the Dallas Cowboys hurt themselves with penalties, turnovers and missed opportunities, the Cleveland Browns somehow outdid them."
30303,0,"Microsoft warns of jpeg vulnerability Users of Microsoft Windows who have not downloaded the SP2 update are at risk of exposure to hackers when they open jpeg picture files, the BBC said Thursday."
9553,0,"Intel Eyes Tri-Mode Wi-Fi (PC World) PC World - Upcoming chip set will support 802.11a, b, and g networks."
117404,0,"Ants use odour, geometry: study ANTS use angled signposts, using tiny scent markers, to find their way home or follow the path into the wilderness, according to a study published today."
105827,0,Crucial step made in hydrogen fuel research US scientists announced they had made a breakthrough in the research of low-cost hydrogen fuel. Researchers from the US government 's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental
51969,0,"AT &T Peeks Out of the Box There are more signs that, at least in theory, the dominance of Microsoft 's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows operating system may be slightly less potent than, say, a year ago this time."
11962,0,"Lycos Europe 'spam ' screensaver offline Lycos Europe 's Make Love Not Spam screensaver was unavailable Saturday following a string of bad publicity, Cnet News.com reported."
71794,0,Hilton Heading Higher The company reports improving fundamentals and posts a 79 increase in Q3 earnings.
23227,0,"EDS to cut up to 20,000 jobs over two years The embattled IT services giant is trying to trim $3 billion in annual costs."
38336,0,Gamers Get a Look at PlayStation Portable (PC World) PC World - Sony's upcoming gaming device earns mostly positive reviews from the crowd.
95667,0,Russia Seeks to Prosecute Two More at Yukos The Russian government issued an arrest warrant for the chief lawyer for Yukos and arrested a midlevel executive at a company subsidiary.
13091,0,"Learn the Basics of Mutual Funds PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Some 93 million Americans own shares of mutual funds, but many of these people have only vague ideas of how they work. Here are some common questions and the answers to them."
18215,0,"Genesis space capsule to return with secrets of solar system In a harrowing feat high over the Utah desert, two helicopter stunt pilots will try to snatch a floating space capsule that holds ""a piece of the sun "" and bring it safely down."
69968,0,"BoSox Fans, Players Awash in Superstition (AP) AP - Many fans think it wasn't just the clutch hitting of David Ortiz, the gallant performance of Curt Schilling or the collective effort of the bullpen that propelled the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series berth in nearly two decades."
99569,0,"CA to Choose IBM Vet as CEO Looking to regain its footing, Computer Associates (Quote, Chart) will reportedly tap IBM (Quote, Chart) veteran John Swainson as CEO."
97675,0,"Hewitt, Federer to clash for Cup HOUSTON -- Roger Federer dangled, Andy Roddick got mangled, and the nerves of 6,510 devotees were tangled and jangled during a breezy, bleak afternoon as the four best tennis players of the universe jammed with each other to see who would remain standing for the Masters Cup final."
79967,0,"Saturn Moon Titan 's Landscape Alien, Familiar The solar system 's smoggiest orb appears to have landscapes both foreign and familiar, say geologists who are sorting through the first up-close peek at Saturn 's planet-sized moon Titan."
48663,0,Former Blue Jays Pitcher Cerutti Found Dead TORONTO (Reuters) - Former Blue Jays pitcher and television commentator John Cerutti was found dead in a Toronto hotel room on Sunday. He was 44.
58204,0,"Funds Seek to Nominate Disney Directors NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four of the biggest U.S. public pension funds said Tuesday they would press for the right to have shareholders nominate directors to Walt Disney Co.'s DIS.N board of directors."
34989,0,Football: Dynamo Kiev Given Forfeit Victory Over AS Roma The European Football Union has given Dynamo Kiev a 3-0 forfeit victory and ordered the Italian club AS Roma to play two games in empty stadiums after a fan injured a Swedish referee during a Champions ' League match.
54816,0,"U.S. Job Growth Weaker Than Expected WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired just 96,000 workers in September, the government said on Friday in a weak jobs snapshot, the final one ahead of presidential elections that also fueled speculation about a pause in interest-rate rises."
15193,0,"Handheld Computers Aid Convention Security (AP) AP - Submachine gun, check. Semiautomatic pistol, check. Personal digital assistant, check. In addition to their usual weaponry, some officers responsible for securing federal buildings at the Republican convention are armed with devices like handheld computers."
57816,0,Entertainment Industry Asks Justices to Rule on File Sharing The movie and music industries have filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court decision that favored makers of file-sharing software.
117159,0,"Blackberry Disappointed in Court Research in Motion lost part of the case on appeal, but it 's not over until it 's over. Specifically, the patent infringement finding against the maker of the email device was upheld by the appeals court."
20088,0,"ALENIA SPAZIO DELIVERS SPACE STATION CUPOLA TO ESA (AGI) - Turin, Italy, Sept. 6 - Alenia Spazio, a Finmeccanica company, today delivered to the European Space Agency the Cupola for the International Space Station."
17789,0,Can Microsoft Change Its DNA? Microsoft is in a throw-it-off-the-train state of mind these days in regard to its Windows operating system features. It 's announced that Longhorn will ship by 2006 -- but without its much-ballyhooed WinFS subsystem.
74664,0,"Chrysler to Build Sedans in Austria DETROIT (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler AG's DCX.N DCXGn.DE Chrysler division on Wednesday said it will start building its hot-selling 300C sedan at a plant operated by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria, early next year."
86860,0,"Satellite Tracking Finds Albatrosses' Deadly Zones (Reuters) Reuters - Satellite tracking data have pinpointed parts of the world where longline fishing trawlers and albatrosses cross paths, often with fatal results for the majestic sea birds, a report released on Wednesday said."
93208,0,"HP profit tops lowered forecast Hewlett-Packard Co. today reported net income for its fiscal fourth quarter of $1.09 billion, compared with $862 million during the same quarter a year earlier."
76776,0,UK Gives Open Source The OK (TechWeb) TechWeb - A UK government report encourages public agencies to consider using Linux and other open-source alternatives to commercial software.
37938,0,"$12 Million Fine Against Cingular Upheld The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday upheld a $12.1 million fine against Cingular Wireless, related to a two-year investigation into the cellular telephone company 's business practices."
32445,0,"Kuznetsova Wins Bali Title (AP) AP - U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova won the Wismilak International on Sunday, defeating Germany's Marlene Weingartner 6-1, 6-4 to advance to No. 5 in the rankings. This was the Russian's second straight title and the fifth in her WTA Tour career. She also won on this resort island in 2002."
88931,0,"Chuck stops here AUSTRALIA 's elite cricketers can relax because the game 's suspect bowlers, including Muttiah Muralitharan, may be exposed rather than cleared by proposed new laws that have stunned the sport."
98099,0,"Clarke's x-ray specs - police swoops, detectors for schools Another ministerial preemptive strike..."
54935,0,Photo: National LambdaRail Architecture NLR is a consortium of 18 universities and research groups that are building the first nationwide optical network owned and operated by researchers.
21024,0,"Lexmark, Dell, IBM laser printers recalled THE US CONSUMER Product Safety Commission said that printers from Lexmark, Dell and IBM can short circuit, posing possible electric shock hazards to consumers."
55698,0,"One Eye on Drug Stocks, the Other on Election Day Investors' fear that drug prices will be hurt under a Kerry presidency has sent the stocks of many pharmaceutical companies lower."
108257,0,"Weak employment report points to still-sluggish US economy (AFP) AFP - A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, disappointed some but confirms a still-sluggish pace of US economic growth, analysts said."
51039,0,"Markets extend rally as oil falls from high Wall Street extended its fourth- quarter rally yesterday, supported by falling oil prices and a bullish assessment of the economy from a Federal Reserve official."
57062,0,"Former NL MVP Ken Caminiti Dead at 41 Former National League Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti died of a heart attack at age 41 in New York, the New York Times reported Monday."
86142,0," 'Halo 2 Flu ' Overtakes The Country As Game Goes On Sale NEW YORK - If there was an increase in the number of people who took the day off from work or stayed home from school Tuesday, it may not have been the flu that kept them at home and on the couch."
85873,0,"Spansion Details NOR/NAND Hybrid Roadmap In order to meet the growing demands of the flash memory market, Fujitsu and AMDs flash memory subsidiary Spansion LLC unveiled plans to develop a new ORNAND flash memory architecture that combines the best of NOR code execution with NAND data "
107581,0,"F.D.A. Panel Says Sex Patch Needs More Testing A hormone patch that works to restore a woman's sex drive should not be approved until additional studies to determine its risk, federal health advisers said today."
73826,0,"Apple rolls out photo-display iPod US computer company Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its latest version of the popular digital music player iPod, which enables users to store and share photos."
117055,0,SAP Launches Security Service SAP AG on Wednesday unveiled a service that evaluates security settings across a customer 's SAP enterprise system. SAP Security Optimization helps customers identify and fix vulnerabilities
53651,0,"Your Daily Tech News Service... GamePC have thrown up their review of Microsoft 's Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005! Here 's a snip. Windows XP Media Center Edition was originally launched roughly two years ago, and was the first variant "
21719,0,Mylan exec blasts financier 's plan to block King merger PITTSBURGH The chief executive of Mylan Laboratories says a move by Wall Street financier Carl Icahn (EYE '-kahn) to halt Mylan 's acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals is wrongheaded.
88273,0,"Roddick, Fish lead US Davis Cup team US Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe said Thursday Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish will play singles in the Davis Cup finals against Spain next month."
20981,0,"Factory output suffers further decline By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 08/09/2004). Output at Britain 's factories slumped unexpectedly in July, with production falling for the second consecutive month - the first time in nearly two years."
893,0,"KMart Posts Profit; Cash Pile Grows (Reuters) Reuters - Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O) on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit despite slumping sales as it cut jobs and reduced advertising and discounts, boosting its cash pile to $2.6 billion."
117141,0,"2004 fourth hottest since records began The year 2004 was the fourth hottest ever recorded and the past decade was the warmest since measurements began in 1861, the World Meteorological Organisation said Wednesday."
8370,0,"Olympics: Yao lifts China into Olympic quarter-finals with miracle ... ATHENS : Yao Ming scored 27 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead China past world champion Serbia and Montenegro 67-66 here, advancing China into the Olympic men 's basketball quarter-finals."
39929,0,"On double, Angels gain Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, Darin Erstad had a three-run homer, and the host Anaheim Angels beat Oakland, 5-3, yesterday to move back within two games of the AL West-leading A's. Jermaine Dye hit a two-run shot for the A's, who won the series opener Friday night."
80296,0,"Loretta wins Silver Slugger Award com. So good that he was named to his first All-Star Game, voted in by the players as the backup to second baseman Jeff Kent. And it was capped on Tuesday, when Loretta won his first Silver "
29179,0,"Egyptians treated animals like kings Ancient Egyptians revered cats and other animals and took as much care in preparing them for their passage to the next life as they did with humans, scientists said Wednesday."
77878,0,"Traders downplay China move; supply concerns linger SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures closed higher Friday to tally a gain of 5 percent for the month, lifted by growing doubt that China 's interest rate hike will dampen energy demand and the ever-existing possibility that supply disruptions could "
64175,0,"Q &A: Red Hat exec talks of challenges to open-source OCTOBER 18, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The biggest challenge for the open-source community is that there are too few open-source developers, according to Michael Tiemann, vice president of open-source affairs at Red Hat Inc."
57269,0,US Congress Sends Bush Corporate Tax Bill The US Senate easily gave final congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by repealing US export
78453,0,"NY voters react to bin laden video As Osama bin Laden surfaced on videotape for the first time in more than a year, New Yorkers responded to his blurry image with emotions ranging from fear to ambivalence."
103714,0,"SuperSonics 103, Pacers 95 In a matchup of conference leaders, the Seattle SuperSonics thought the Indiana Pacers would run out of steam when it counted most."
35365,0,"Lucent Technologies cuts benefits for more retirees For the second time in a year, telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc. is reducing benefits promised to retirees."
101794,0,Wolves center arrested in Indy INDIANAPOLIS Add center Michael Olowokandi to the list of Timberwolves with off-the-court problems. Olowokandi was suspended indefinitely from the team after he was arrested for refusing to leave Indianapolis nightclub Tiki Bob 's early Thursday morning.
31549,0,NL Wrap: Jones Leads Braves Closer to Division Title Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer and JD Drew also went deep as the Atlanta Braves continued to close in on another division title with an 8-1 win over the Florida Marlins in Miami Friday.
93527,0,"Chiappone seeks 5-year bear hunt ban A Bayonne lawmaker is still hoping to save black bears in New Jersey from being shot by hunters, despite a court ruling issued yesterday that prevents the state 's Department of Environmental "
72753,0,"Elan Corp. Shares Jump Ireland 's major pharmaceutical firm, Elan Corp. PLC, said Tuesday it plans to pay US$55 million (euro43 million) to resolve a US class-action lawsuit and a related investigation by American federal regulators into alleged accounting malpractice."
39844,0,"No retirement yet for Agassi, says wife Graf Former world number one Andre Agassi will carry on playing professional tennis for at least another year, says his wife Steffi Graf."
61153,0,"Privacy Eroding, Bit by Bit and Byte Cheap computers, blazing fast networks and clever engineers are finding more ways to keep tabs on where you go and what you buy, even what you'll do next.
-The Washington Post"
103341,0,"Canada 's Klassen captures gold CBC SPORTS ONLINE - It was a memorable weekend for Canada 's Cindy Klassen in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The 25-year-old speed skater captured a gold medal in the women 's 1,500 metres in World Cup long-track action on Sunday."
48145,0,"Bank leaders fail to reach pact WASHINGTON - World finance leaders, struggling to find a way to help the world 's poorest countries get out from under huge debts, did not reach agreement Saturday, but promised to devise a new plan by year 's end."
115471,0,"Antarctic Penguin Chicks Face Starvation A remnant of the largest iceberg ever recorded is blocking Antarctica 's McMurdo Sound, threatening tens of thousands of penguin chicks with "
104741,0,"Kellogg CEO to head Commerce Department President Bush said yesterday that he had tapped one of the nation 's most prominent Cuban-Americans, Carlos Gutierrez, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Kellogg Co."
80087,0,"Roddick defends 'injured ' stars FORMER world No.1 Andy Roddick today leapt to the defence of Paris Masters no-shows Roger Federer and Andre Agassi. Officials are furious with Agassi 's last minute withdrawal, arguing that the lucrative nine "
35591,0,"A 'S NOTEBOOK Security makes its presence known Arlington, Texas -- The A 's didn 't request any additional security at Ameriquest Field on Tuesday, but there appeared to be extra security in place, anyway, a precaution after last week 's incident at the Coliseum in which Rangers reliever Frank Francisco "
108005,0,SEC names Pepsi executives in fraud lawsuit A Michigan-based executive for PepsiCo Inc. of Purchase and two former executives of PepsiCo 's Frito-Lay division were sued by federal regulators yesterday for allegedly helping Kmart falsify its earnings.
10886,0,"New Windows XP update 'huge ' If Microsoft Corp. possessed the panache of Apple Computer Inc., it would have named the new Windows XP operating system release after a fabulous feline, as in Jaguar or "
30492,0,"Storms Could Cause Delay in Shuttle Flights The battering that this month's hurricanes have inflicted on NASA centers could strain an already tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, but it is too early to tell how badly."
31618,0,"MICK SENT TO BENCH BLOOMFIELD 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 "
89567,0,"JBoss Deal Puts HP Back into Middleware Market With the JBoss deal, Hewlett-Packard gets middleware, a business it abandoned two years ago when it dumped its Bluestone Software after buying the company in 2000."
100442,0, 'Honda out to stop Ant 's Williams test ' Honda still appear to be smarting from Williams ' attempt to sign Jenson Button and in an apparent case of tit-for-tat they 're reportedly trying to stop Anthony Davidson 's Williams test.
67826,0,Grand Jury Probes A.I.G. American International Group said a federal grand jury is investigating products it sold that companies might have used to massage earnings.
37829,0,"Green will sit to observe his faith Striking a compromise between his commitments to job and religion, Shawn Green told the Dodgers that he will play Friday night in San Francisco, but sit out Saturday 's "
24992,0,"Tech tips Clemson in OT CLEMSON, S.C. -- Reggie Ball threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson with 11 seconds left to give Georgia Tech a 28-24 win over No. 20 Clemson last night."
12490,0,O 'Connor 's first gold for Ireland Cian O 'Connor has claimed Ireland 's first ever equestrian Olympic medal by winning the individual show jumping gold in Athens as rivals ahead of him faltered.
30566,0,"Langer's pairings apparent Unlike US captain Hal Sutton, who kept his pairings for the opening matches of the 35th Ryder Cup guarded like a state secret, it was easy to read into Bernhard Langer's mind-set. All you had to do was track the way the final practice groups were organized by the European captain."
75134,0,Patience pays off for Kezman Chelsea moved into the fourth round of the Carling Cup thanks to Mateja Kezman 's first goal for the club. But there were unpleasant scenes towards the end of this closely fought contest when the
64072,0,"VoIP unplugged, as Wi-Fi meets Net phoning Announcements by Vonage, Net2Phone, Boingo underscore collision course of Internet telephony and wireless broadband."
23750,0,"MIT Engineer Builds Robot That Walks on Water By MIKE CRISSEY PITTSBURGH (AP) -- It could be called a mechanical miracle - a robot that walks on water. With inspiration from nature and some help from research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a research team led by Carnegie Mellon engineering assistant professor Metin Sitti has built a tiny robot that can walk on water, much like insects known as water skimmers, water skaters, pond skaters or Jesus bugs..."
16346,0,"Will internet cafs survive 10 more years? As the internet caf celebrates its 10th birthday, what future does it face as net access at home becomes an everyday reality for more and more people?"
47946,0,"Bayern Turns Up Heat with Win in Bremen It wasn 't pretty but Bayern Munich claimed a victory over arch rivals Werder Bremen on Saturday, moving up to third in the league with a 2-1 win."
54215,0,"ATI Q4 sales, income rocket ATI saw its income almost triple during its most recently completed fiscal quarter, Q4 2004, the company said yesterday after announcing record results."
33716,0,"A New Clue to the Hypothesis of Life on Mars PFS observed that, at 10-15 kilometres above the surface, water vapour is well mixed and uniform in the atmosphere. However, it found that, close to the surface, water vapour is more concentrated in three "
59770,0,"FDA Approves Use of Microchip Implants in Humans By DIEDTRA HENDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care. VeriChips, radio frequency microchips the size of a grain of rice, have already been used to identify wayward pets and livestock..."
56984,0,"Novell sets Open Enterprise Server release Company plans to begin shipping in February its Open Enterprise Server, which combines open source and commercial networking platforms."
79711,0,Penny stock scammer tried A self-proclaimed stock guru was alternately described as a crusader and a crook yesterday in opening arguments of his federal racketeering trial in Brooklyn.
64078,0,"Red Hat Hires Sun 's Tegan-Padir As a founding member of Sun 's J2EE organization, Tegan-Padir managed the creation of specifications, compatibility test suites, blueprints and guided implementations of Java in the enterprise."
33143,0,"Euros manage major victory BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICH. - Don 't cry for Team USA It would take something a lot more traumatic than this to have made dinner taste bitter last night at the Oakland Hills Country Club."
107003,0,No. 5 Illini hammer No. 1 Demon Deacons Illinois ' lead peaks at 32 points as it extends home streak to 35 victories over nonconference opponents. The Atlantic Coast Conference has won its five previous challenges with the Big Ten by an aggregate 27-17 record.
83547,0,No. 23 Arizona St. Squeaks Past Stanford (AP) AP - Andrew Walter threw four yards to Matt Miller — his fourth touchdown pass of the night — with nine seconds to play Saturday to give No. 23 Arizona State a wild 34-31 victory over Stanford.
75953,0,"Linux vendors hit back at Ballmer 's email In a 2,600-word email sent to Microsoft customers and partners on Wednesday, Microsoft 's Steve Ballmer drove home the key themes of Microsoft 's ""Get The Facts "" campaign."
99273,0,China to discuss Cuba investments China's President in Hu is in Havana for talks expected to centre on Chinese investment in Cuba's metal and telecoms.
26357,0,Oracle broadens software hosting program Company targets software-as-service businesses with on demand database program.
110640,0,"China's Lenovo to buy IBM's PC business China's Lenovo Group Ltd. has agreed to acquire IBM's personal computing division for $1.25 billion in cash and equity, a move expected to transform it into the world's No. 3 PC maker."
47921,0,MotoGP: Qatar Grand Prix Quote Machine by staff. Carlos Checa (Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha) was forced to retire from third position with only two laps remaining of today 's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix.
78142,0,"No. 15 West Virginia 35, Rutgers 30 Chris Henry caught a 39-yard scoring pass and set up another touchdown with a long catch before being kicked out of the game, leading No."
25161,0,US Agrees to Abide by NAFTA Decision A US trade body Friday agreed to comply with a NAFTA panel ruling concluding that Canadian softwood lumber imports are no threat to the US industry.
3760,0,"Pair of US squads advance to finals By just two ticks of the clock yesterday morning, the US rowing team squeezed two entries into this weekend's Olympic finals on an otherwise empty day."
112008,0,"Kuwaiti: OPEC will cut output OPEC will cut back on oil production early next year in a bid to stave off a further decline in the world price, Kuwait's oil minister said yesterday."
61886,0,Ottawa moves to expand DNA databank OTTAWA - The federal government passed legislation Friday that will authorize judges to order people convicted of child pornography to submit DNA samples.
68910,0,Midland 's 3Q Is Slammed by Hurricane Losses Midland Co. on Thursday said third-quarter profits fell by almost half as the specialty insurer sustained heavy claims losses from the hurricanes that swept through the Southeast during the summer.
42872,0,"Munich Set to Approve Linux Despite Patent Worries More than a year after the German city of Munich declared its landmark intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of upstart rival Linux, its councillors are finally ready to go ahead with the plan."
79034,0,"St George roars with $717m net ST GEORGE Bank chief executive Gail Kelly yesterday delivered a bullish two-year forecast of double-digit earnings growth, as an expansion of business lending and new branches in Victoria helped the nation 's fifth-biggest bank withstand a margin crunch to "
5703,0,"US basketball not only struggling team Take heart, Larry Brown. Yours is not the sole face of frustration at an Olympic basketball tournament that 's shaping up as the most compelling since 1988."
67427,0,"UPDATE 1-Trump bondholders agree on recapitalization plan Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. (DJTC.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , which has been on the brink of bankruptcy, said on Thursday that bondholders have approved the company 's "
48099,0,"Auburn simply awesome KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jason Campbell threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 8 Auburn proved itself as a national title contender by overwhelming No. 10 Tennessee, 34-10, last night."
76138,0,"CNNfn network to close CNNfn, the financial news cable network owned by Time Warner Inc., said Thursday it will cease business operations by mid-December due to growing competitive challenges."
80941,0,"Time Warner Reserves Funds for AOL Penalty Time Warner said yesterday that it had set aside $500 million to pay for potential penalties stemming from a government investigation into accounting practices at America Online, a step that "
25478,0,Vary: ETag Extensions \\Sam posts an interesting proposal. This is better than the HTTP delta suggestion but still has a few issues.\\The client needs to know the ETags before it can start performing differential fetches. With date ranges you still preserve the initial archive query. For example when you first subscribe to a feed you could fetch 30 days worth of posts. If you like the feed you can even fetch *older* posts which could be really cool. Also even if you still use faster checksum algorithm like CRC32 or Adler32 you still have an O(N) performance hit for your document. If you have a btree on your post dates you will gave O(log(N)) for search for a much smaller string (64bit in most situations). F ...
113929,0,"OPEC Head Sees Oil Demand Dropping (Reuters) Reuters - Demand for oil will decline by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2005,\the head of the OPEC producers' cartel said on Monday."
69255,0,"Titan Probe to Listen for Thunderstorms The European probe Huygens will listen for alien thunderstorms as it descends through the atmosphere of Saturn 's moon, Titan, UniverseToday."
10568,0,"Before the Bell - Taser up, Krispy Kreme down Shares of Taser International Inc. (TASR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose more than 4 percent before the market opened on Thursday after the stun-gun maker said it received new orders valued at $1 million."
117302,0,"Microsoft introduces desktop search feature Microsoft Corp., world largest software maker, introduced its desktop search feature on Monday, taking aim at Google with its beta desktop search functionality."
65064,0,"Whitaker sidelined, Gregan in doubt Scrum half Chris Whitaker has been ruled out of Australia 's rugby tour to Europe next month, compounding selection problems for the Wallabies."
71950,0,Mondonico sacked at Fiorentina Fiorentina have sacked manager Emiliano Mondonico after the newly-promoted side 's poor start to the season and comes just months atfer he was hailed as a hero for returning them to the top flight.
49189,0,Super birthday celebration for Toseland Englishman James Toseland leads the field on his way to sealing victory in the world superbike championship at Magny-Cours. Photo: AFP.
53190,0,"Bank of America Cutting 4,500 Jobs in Reorganization (Update3) Bank of America Corp., the third- biggest US bank, will cut 4,500 jobs in addition to the 12,500 positions it will eliminate as part of the purchase of FleetBoston Financial Corp."
76220,0,"China raises interest rates for first time in nine years Beijing, Oct. 28 (PTI): China today raised its interest rates for the first time in nine years to consolidate macro economic adjustment and ensure healthy growth of the economy, the apex bank said here."
80273,0,RELAXED MOOD HELPS HENMAN French Masters Series defending champion Tim Henman believes the lack of pressure will allow him to go far again in the Paris event this year.
47178,0,Intel programming tools reach new 64-bit chips They let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips--important in making the new generation of chips useful.
63007,0,"Copper May Recover After Worst Week in 5 Years, Survey Shows Copper prices may recover this week from the biggest five-day drop since July 1999 as demand keeps growing in China, the world 's largest user of the metal, a survey of traders and analysts showed."
105732,0,Divided council gives initial OK to stadium bill A deeply divided DC City Council today voted initial approval of a bill to publicly finance a new baseball stadium - but without a majority of the council 's support.
113279,0,"Miller Gets First Downhill Loss of Season Bode Miller, of the United States, is airborne as he speeds past a gate on his way to capture fourth place in a men 's ski world cup downhill race at Val D 'Isere, France, Saturday, Dec, 11, 2004."
113879,0,"Airborne Cell-Phone Ban Likely to Remain for Now WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hopes -- and worries -- that U.S. regulators will soon end the ban on using wireless phones during U.S. commercial flights are likely at least a year or two early, government officials and analysts say."
70071,0,"A Face That Launched a Thousand Chips As the first star-driven film to cross completely over to the digital domain, ""The Polar Express"" might change the way movies are made and seen."
80771,0,"Report: Stottlemyre to retire? Mel Stottlemyre has not officially told the Yankees whether he plans to return for a 10th season as the team 's pitching coach, but one published report on Wednesday indicated "
85308,0,"UPDATE 3-Two Marsh & McLennan executives step down Two Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) executives linked to an insurance market bid-rigging investigation stepped down from their positions "
31100,0,"Greenback gains broadly ahead of Fed meeting CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - The US dollar 's biggest gain came against its Canadian counterpart on Friday, as Canadian inflation data raised doubts about the scope of interest-rate hikes there."
41333,0,"Sender ID working group disbanded The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has wound up its working group on Sender ID, the proposed spam-cutting standard. The purpose of Sender ID technology is to help verify the source of emails by authenticating domain addresses as valid."
113005,0,"Dodge SUVs, trucks recalled Failures in the ball joints of Durango SUVs and Dakota pickups prompt DaimlerChrysler to order the recall of 600,000 vehicles. WASHINGTON - Bowing to pressure from federal safety regulators, DaimlerChrysler "
79750,0,Sasol partners with Malaysia 's Petronas Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia 's national oil and gas company Petronas on Tuesday announced its Petronas International unit has signed an agreement with Sasol to create South Africa 's largest liquid fuels business.
45265,0,"Acne-Like Rash Shows Cancer Drug Is Working (Reuters) Reuters - An acne-like rash is good news for colon cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy for the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on Thursday."
88100,0,"Techs Can't Find Hangover Cure (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - There's plenty of good news out there in the technology sector, particularly when it comes to e-commerce powerhouses like eBay and Amazon, and portals like Yahoo."
113040,0,"US wholesale prices up 0.5 WASHINGTON - US producer prices, a measure of inflation at the wholesale level, rose by a faster-than-expected 0.5 in November, seasonally adjusted Labor Department data showed."
73900,0,"Mets to interview Backman The Mets may reach back into one of their most successful eras in their manager search. Wally Backman, the sparkplug second baseman on the 1986 championship team "
119788,0,Banks Drop Support of Bid for Russian Oil Giant's Unit A consortium of international banks has withdrawn their support for a bid by the state gas monopoly Gazprom to buy one of Yukos's prized assets.
52686,0,"Half Life 2 wait starts stopping to be a wait THIS MORNING, OR late this evening as we call it here in Britain,the long Half-Life 2 wait will start to be over. You get the multiplayer version, Counter-Strike: Source, the full enchilada at that moment."
42443,0,Mexican mixer sets sights on RMC concrete Mexico 's Cemex has helped RMC Group 's shareholders to salsa their way out of debt that weighed like concrete boots. Photo: Rick Stevens.
19549,0,"Check for spyware before installing SP2 warns Microsoft Windows users who install Service Pack 2 should first scan their systems and remove any spyware, according to a Microsoft Executive."
71532,0,"One year since YUKOS ' head arrest RBC, 25.10.2004, Moscow 17:27:13.It has been one year today since former YUKOS CEO and its major shareholder Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested."
8371,0,"Andre Agassi steals the show at Legg Mason Tennis Classic WHILE ONE-HALF of ten- nis 's greatest rivalry has retired (Pete Sampras), the other half is still going strong. Andre Agassi and the rest of his professional tennis crew rolled into Washington, DC, this past week for the annual Legg Mason Tennis Classic."
49585,0,"Vikings ' Bennett to remain sidelined Eden Prairie, MN (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings running back Michael Bennett is expected to miss at least two more games after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Monday."
11367,0,"NL Wrap: Sosa Hits 568th Homer, Cubs Eclipse Astros (Reuters) Reuters - Sammy Sosa grabbed his 568th career homer and Aramis Ramirez followed up with another third-inning blast to guide the Chicago Cubs to an 8-3 win over the Houston Astros in the National League (NL) Thursday."
72683,0,1m an hour profit for BP Oil giant BP today posted record profits of $3.94bn (2.14bn) after fuel prices hit new highs. The third quarter performance of Britain 's biggest listed company came as oil prices rose to an average of almost $50 a barrel.
77519,0,"Argonauts offer free tickets after 38-point loss The Toronto Argonauts are offering a big giveaway to make up for a big loss. Apologizing to their fans after getting beaten 58-20 by the Montreal Alouettes, the CFL club said Friday that a ticket stub from "
116389,0,US trade deficit hits record high America's trade deficit swelled to a record high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest levels ever. Skyrocketing crude oil prices also contributed to the yawning trade gap.
40771,0,"Singh captures 84 Lumber Classic Singh grabbed the first-round lead with a tournament-low 8-under par 64, and although he had company a few times, never stepped down from his perch in winning the 84 Lumber "
110659,0,"Padres ink Williams, Blum com. The Padres signed two players Wednesday, bringing back right-handed pitcher Woody Williams and adding infielder Geoff Blum. Both are one-year deals with Williams getting an option year in 2006."
35595,0,"BBVA to Keep Laredo Chairman Jacobs and Back Expansion Plans Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, which agreed to buy Laredo National Bancshares Inc. for $850 million, plans to keep Chairman Gary Jacobs in place at the Texas- based lender and to back his expansion strategy."
54770,0,"Not Looking Up at Sierra Wireless The PC card company is way off its peak, but the stock appears to be a risk rather than a value."
14607,0,"Al-Qaeda claims attack on US consulate in Jeddah: website (AFP) AFP - The Saudi branch of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terror group used an Islamist web site to claim an unprecedented attack on the US consulate in the Saudi port of Jeddah, stating that some assailants had managed to flee after the operation."
49612,0,"Crabtree & Evelyn Connects To Amazon Using Web Services Crabtree & Evelyn, a leading retailer of beauty products, recently joined Amazon.com 's new Beauty Products category of online retail channels."
80820,0,Lehman named as American Ryder captain Tom Lehman has been given the job of leading the 2006 American Ryder Cup team as the try to restore some pride after their heaviest ever Ryder Cup defeat.
87277,0,Chart: Cable-DSL growth over past 12 months Price cuts and bundles have helped drive steady broadband growth.
52046,0,EU takes US to WTO over subsidies granted to Boeing The European Union (EU) on Wednesday said that it has decided to take the first legal steps against the US over its subsidies to Boeing.
15931,0,"Report casts doubt on IRS hacking-detection system An Internal Revenue Service system designed to protect the agency's modernized systems from hacking isn't working properly, according to a report by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration."
53092,0,"New Technology Helping Volcanologists Predict Eruptions By WILLIAM McCALL VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) -- Geologist David Johnston wouldn't have died on Mount St..."
98659,0,"Packers 16, Texans 13 HOUSTON There were two minutes left to play, and the Houston Texans ' defense was in a find. The Texans were tiring, and Brett Favre (FAHRV ') had the ball."
102786,0,"Pedro Martinez Meets With Mets' GM (AP) AP - Free agent Pedro Martinez met with the general manager of the New York Mets in his home country, a month after helping the Boston Red Sox win their first World Series title since 1918, a baseball source told The Associated Press."
24825,0,Ramsey Still Adjusting Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey is still adjusting to his role in Coach Joe Gibbs ball-control offense that features short passes.
109476,0,Rogge steps up pressure over Jones drugs claims Marion Jones was under growing pressure last night after the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge set up an investigation into allegations she used banned performance-enhancing drugs.
49286,0,"EU pursues Oracle-PeopleSoft case BRUSSELS, Belgium -- European Union regulators suggested Monday they are not bound by a US decision to allow Oracle Corp. to pursue its $7."
109618,0,"Even Kidd Can 't Help Nets Win on Road With Jason Kidd back in the lineup, the Nets have demonstrated new life. But LeBron James proved to be a little too much for Kidd and the Nets here Tuesday night."
112116,0,IBM Updates TotalStorage SAN Software Suite (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The company says the new version of its SAN virtualization manager can handle all of rival EMC's arrays.
74632,0,"Transatlantic Live Brain Surgery to Be Beamed to UK (Reuters) Reuters - It's not for the squeamish but Britons with a strong constitution will get a rare opportunity to view brain surgery as it happens, in an operating room 4,000 miles away in the United States."
37204,0,"Kansas City Royals Team Report - September 23 (Sports Network) - A pair of teams trying for a strong finish to the season meet tonight, as the Kansas City Royals visit the Chicago White Sox for the opener of a four-game series at US Cellular Field."
27371,0,"S &P may cut Interpublic Group of Cos corp credit Standard & Poor 's said on Tuesday it may cut the corporate credit rating of The Interpublic Group of Cos. (IPG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) citing growing concerns over senior "
112253,0,"Sony Says All Systems Go for PSP Launch Handheld gaming device debuts in Japan this weekend, but won 't be available in US until next year. Sony Computer Entertainment is ready for the long-awaited launch of its PSP (PlayStation Portable) device "
4609,0,"Crude Oil May Rise From Record on Supply Threats (Update1) Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures in New York will probably rise next week, after setting records every day except one since July, on concern that shipments will be curtailed as demand grows, a Bloomberg survey of traders and analysts showed. "
55260,0,"Ellison tells court Oracle may lower bid for PeopleSoft Oracle Corp. chief executive Larry Ellison testified yesterday that the business software maker is leaning toward lowering its $7.7 billion bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. , a shift that might create another snag in the takeover tug-of-war."
65994,0,"Opel workers vote to end wildcat strikes BOCHUM, Germany (AFP) - Workers at the Bochum factory of German car maker Opel voted to return to work after paraylsing assembly lines for six days in protest at plans by Opel 's US parent, General Motors, to slash 12,000 jobs in Europe."
44629,0,"Cendant plans to buy travel website CHICAGOTravel and real estate heavyweight Cendant Corp. yesterday said it will buy travel website Orbitz Inc. for about $1.25 billion (US), making it the second-largest competitor in the online travel industry."
13413,0,"Brown Struggles Early, but Yankees End It Fast Kevin Brown flirted with danger in the early innings, allowing the Blue Jays to take a 4-0 edge before the Yankees finally solved the Toronto lefthander Ted Lilly."
15954,0,"Goal For Qualcomm: Repeat Performance (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - When it comes to making CDMA chips for cell phones, Qualcomm is king. But as a new generation of phones hits the market, the company may struggle to keep its reign."
14836,0,"RP economy grew 6.3 in first half The Philippine economy grew at a stronger-than-expected 6.2 percent in the second quarter, nearly keeping up with the pace of the surprise 6.4-percent first-quarter expansion and bringing "
38061,0,"GE pledges to meet rules of disclosure in SEC pact General Electric Co. yesterday agreed to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the company of failing to provide shareholders with enough information about the retirement perks provided to former chief executive Jack Welch."
35479,0,"Never in doubt After taking a haymaker that deprived them of victory when they were one strike away, the Boston Red Sox refused to stay down. They bounced right back in the last of the ninth, pulling "
63381,0,"iPod Lifts Apple Apple sold 860,000 iPods in its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, more than twice the 336,000 it sold in the same period in 2003."
102117,0,Hendrie back for Villa Midfielder Lee Hendrie will return from a one-match suspension to the Aston Villa starting line-up against Manchester City in the Barclays Premiership tomorrow.
9067,0,"Scientists to Flesh Out George Washington's Appearance (Reuters) Reuters - Americans know George Washington as the dour founding father with white hair and ponytail depicted on U.S. currency, but most people have little idea what the nation's first president really looked like beyond this stock image."
101185,0,"One good plus, two good minuses for A 's Well, let this be a lesson to us all. There really is no egregious mistake in the world of professional flesh peddling that cannot be undone."
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58759,0,"A Bargain in Drug Distribution? D K Healthcare Resources' stock surprises investors, but the drop brings a favorable valuation."
95217,0,"Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight The Leonid meteor shower will peak tonight. Sky-watchers say long, glowing meteor trails will highlight the heavenly show."
115676,0,"Study Says Dolphins Are Too Thin (AP) AP - One-third of the bottle-nose dolphins swimming off Israel's Mediterranean coast are too thin, apparently due to a lack of food from overfishing, researcher said Tuesday."
50813,0,"Sanderson joins Iowa State coaching staff Ames, IA (Sports Network) - Former Iowa State standout wrestler Cael Sanderson has joined the school as an assistant for the upcoming season."
9850,0,Smallest 'Earth-like ' planet seen European scientists have discovered what they describe as the smallest Earth-like planet orbiting a star outside our Solar System.
50429,0,Diageo Sells Cereal Maker Shares Drinks giant Diageo today raised 2.26 billion US dollars (1.27bn) after selling a further chunk of shares in Cheerios cereal maker General Mills.
11354,0,Spitzer forces Glaxo to publish drug trials GlaxoSmithKline yesterday said it would publish all details of its clinical drug trials after being accused of concealing information that its leading antidepressant could be harmful to children.
68771,0,"Trump casino group to file for Chapter 11 Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Donald Trump 's troubled casino business, is to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reaching agreement with bondholders to recapitalize debt."
64077,0,"Coke, Pepsi to list nutritional facts on labels NEW DELHI: Even Coca-Cola and Pepsi are turning calorie-conscious. With obesity concerns getting shriller by the day and the recent row over pesticide traces in soft drinks posing several challenges, the two "
107237,0,"Missouri Pulls Video Games From Prison (AP) AP - Prison officials are no longer allowing Missouri's most violent criminals to have access to video games with titles like ""Hitman: Contracts."""
3258,0,"Delta seeks permission to buy back certain bonds NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it was asking permission to buy back debt from about 10 percent of its bondholders, in a first step toward the struggling company 's efforts to restructure its ..."
38857,0,Dinosaur long-necked for a reason: experts Fossilised remains found in southern China may hold the answer to a question that has long stumped palaeontologists: Just what is the purpose of the long neck on a group of predatory reptiles that roamed the earth millions of years ago?
33048,0,"Sutton strikes out as Ryder Cup captain BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.Former US Ryder Cup captain Curtis Strange was criticized in 2002 for holding his best players out until the final Sunday singles matches."
12485,0,"Microsoft won't ship WinFS with Longhorn Microsoft today announced a significant change in plans for the next major release of Windows, code-named Longhorn. The new WinFS storage subsystem will not be part of it, as had been previously planned."
28917,0,"Carolina Defensive Line Reeling After Loss (AP) AP - Their pride has clearly been wounded. For a defensive line that makes its mission stopping the run, Ahman Green's 119 rushing yards definitely stung the Carolina Panthers."
68602,0,"Gartner, IDC have different takes on Q3 PC market Warm or hot? What you believe about the state of worldwide PC shipments in Q3 depends on who you listen to. According to Gartner, Inc."
52796,0,Virtual gamers reveal themselves A photography exhibitions in London documents what online identities gamers create for themselves.
86790,0,"EU objects to Microsoft-Time Warner ContentGuard deal BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has issued a formal set of objections to Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. taking control of ContentGuard Holdings Inc., a digital rights management (DRM) company, according to sources familiar with the case."
33004,0,"Yukos Cuts China National Petroleum 's Oil Supplies (Update2) OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia 's biggest oil exporter, will cut deliveries to China 's biggest oil company next month after a government freeze on its bank accounts prevented it from paying railway bills."
88905,0,"End of the Road Is Nowhere The trek down the Great River Road ends in an anticlimax of old shacks and weathered boats, but that doesn't mean the trip is disappointing. Michelle Delio reports from Venice, Louisiana."
78398,0,"AROUND THE HORN This season on the PGA Tour, there '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 "
69967,0,Three's The Charm? Tom Lehma's 5-under 67 on Saturday leaves him tied for the Funai Classic lead as he gets a third chance in as many weeks to end a five-year winning drought.
116232,0,"Blockbuster to drop late fees Blockbuster Inc., the nation 's biggest movie-rental company, said yesterday that it will eliminate late fees on games and movies as of Jan. 1 - but if you keep them too long, you buy them."
77665,0,Phaneuf wins women 's short program Cynthia Phaneuf of Canada won the women 's short program at Skate Canada with 57.76 points on Friday. Fumie Suguri of Japan shook off a fall on a triple flip to place second with 53.
93407,0,"Cahill felt Aussies deserved win Tim Cahill says he feels Australia deserved to win last night 's international match with Norway at Craven Cottage. Norway took the lead through Steffen Iversen shortly before half-time, before Tim Cahill and "
96756,0,"Internet Hunting Worries State Officials A controversial website, www.live-shot.com, already allows Internet users to fire a .22 caliber rifle at targets on a Texas ranch from afar."
54516,0,"Intel Seen Limiting AMD 's Upside Credit Suisse First Boston maintained a ""neutral "" rating on Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people ), saying third-quarter earnings fell below expectations but that fourth-quarter outlook appears surprisingly healthy."
58037,0,Diebold and the Disabled Among the promoters of electronic voting machines are advocates for disabled voters. But critics say money connections between disability groups and voting-machine companies suggest the groups may be concerned with more than independent access for the disabled. By Kim Zetter.
29006,0,"Briefly: Microsoft connects with SAP roundup Plus: Autodesk updates hobbyist tool...LogicLibrary buys bug catcher...Think local, act Google."
32136,0,"Russia expects high trade volume with China The Russian-Chinese trade will have hit a record high of US$20 US by the end of this year, a senior Russian diplomat said on Saturday."
45482,0,"SpaceShipOne crew confident The pilot and designer of a private rocket plane say they are confident it could return next week to the sky in a quest to claim a multimillion-dollar prize, despite a harrowing flight "
83018,0,"Fergie Favours Fan Power Sir Alex Ferguson reckons the Old Trafford crowd will have a big bearing on the outcome of tomorrows Manchester derby. Often derided for their lack of passion, the United fans have "
95291,0,Cracker Barrel Rolling The country dining chain is weathering cost increases better than its rivals.
99715,0,"Repairs on 'Big Dig ' not all that big, firm insists BOSTON - The company overseeing the construction of the beleaguered Big Dig said yesterday that repairs to fix widespread leaks would take months, not years, and denounced public officials for rushing to judgment on the $14.6 billion project."
98446,0,"NBA fans find extra security after brawl as shorthanded Pistons win (AFP) AFP - With security staffing levels raised 50 percent following Friday's melee between spectators and players, National Basketball Association champion Detroit beat Charlotte 117-116 here."
116649,0,"Liverpool 1, Portsmouth 1 (Echo) Wasted chances, edgy crowd, gradual retreat into defence, late panic, strange negative substitution, two points wasted. A pessimistic Liverpool supporter turned around at half-time and said: ""It can 't get any worse than this."
38647,0,"Rice, No. 5 Texas will run right at each other AUSTIN Texas coach Mack Brown has been looking for ways to keep his team focused on the present. UT will face Oklahoma on October ninth in Dallas."
84585,0,"NitroMed to Offer $65.2 Million Shares NitroMed Inc., the maker of the BiDil drug to treat heart failure in African Americans, said Monday it plans to offer $65.2 million of its common stock to the public."
35302,0,"Dollar Regains Some Ground Lost TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged up on Wednesday, recovering some of the losses it made after the Fed raised U.S. interest rates as expected but did little to change the market's view that monetary tightening would continue at a moderate pace."
73548,0,Shopping.com Shares Soar 60 Pct. in IPO (AP) AP - The shares of e-commerce comparison site Shopping.com Ltd. surged 60 percent in their stock market debut Tuesday amid signs investors may have renewed affection for Internet companies.
106135,0,Getting your report Consumers in Arizona and 12 other Western states can order free credit reports starting today. Residents in other states will be able to make similar requests at various times in 2005.
87079,0,WTO confirms ruling against US in gambling dispute with Antigua The World Trade Organization confirmed that a US prohibition the cross-border gaming and gambling over the Internet was illegal under global trade rules.
30717,0,"EasyJet Founder to Start Music Download Service EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou said on Friday he would launch a music download service in the coming weeks, a year after he lost a music copyright infringement lawsuit to the British music industry."
16527,0,"UPDATE 3-Boston Scientific regains market share, stock up Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it already recovered market share for its popular heart device after a recent recall "
72756,0,"OPEC: Oil Prices May Lower Economic Growth Another year of record-high oil prices may dent world economic growth in 2005, with China being particularly vulnerable, an OPEC official said Tuesday."
84433,0,US Treasuries Decline on Concern Fed to Lift Rates (Correct) US 10-year Treasury notes fell in London before the government 's sale of $51 billion of bonds and a Federal Reserve meeting at which policy makers probably will raise their benchmark interest rate.
118175,0,"SEARCHING FOR A HOME? The deal to move the Expos to Washington, DC, is, as Mayor Anthony Williams puts it, ""in jeopardy. "" If it falls apart, baseball will not resume talks with other cities until after Dec. 31, and it 's unclear where the Expos would play this season."
13818,0,Quenching a big thirst THE world 's biggest beer company was formed at the weekend after Belgium brewer Interbrew and Brazilian drinks group AmBev merged.
91918,0,"NBA-James Inspires Cavaliers to Fourth Straight Win (Reuters) Reuters - LeBron James recorded 33 points to guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight win, a 99-88 victory over the Golden State Warriors Monday."
42849,0,"Google Adwords Traffic Estimator Explained Google Adwords Traffic Estimator Explained\\Google added this great feature that helps AdWords customers figure out an estimated level of traffic that they should expect to see based on the CPC value and keyword phrase. But ad features are added, it adds an additional level of complexity for the end user. ..."
86112,0,"FCC frees VOIP service from state regulation A VOIP (voice over IP) service offered by Vonage Holdings Inc. is not subject to the public utility regulations of individual U.S. states, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared Tuesday."
3898,0,Virgin plans China mobile expansion Virgin Group today announced plans to expand its mobile phone services to China in a $300m (154m) joint venture with a Chinese company.
66876,0,"New GTA: San Andreas Tr Rockstar has released a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas just before its release next week. The trailer shows more of the same drive-by shootings, but one tid-bit of information we didn 't know "
1291,0,Google market debut draws near Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the paperwork.
87892,0,"Jones to Buy Barneys in $400 Million Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jones Apparel Group Inc. JNY.N, a mid-priced clothing retailer and maker, said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc. BNNY.OB in a deal worth $400 million as a move to expand into luxury apparel retailing."
5451,0,"Expos Lose Johnson, Armas to Injuries (AP) AP - Montreal Expos first baseman Nick Johnson was hit on the side of the head by a hard grounder and was carried off the field on a stretcher Friday night."
104054,0,Screensaver tackles spam websites A screensaver targeting spam-related websites could help drive spammers out of business.
107025,0,FDA panel backs drug from firm to be acquired by Genzyme Genzyme Corp.'s not-yet-completed $1 billion acquisition of Ilex Oncology Inc. appeared to pay off yesterday when an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration recommended the agency approve Ilex's experimental cancer treatment for children with certain types of leukemia.
118632,0,"Zafi virus hits e-mail by di-ve.com. The latest e mail virus to hit local Internet users is cleverly masked as a Christmas Greeting -- unfortunately, unsuspecting users who open the e mail attachment, end up infecting their computer with a virus, known as Zafi."
116057,0,"Nortel loses about $250 million US in third quarter, half due to ... TORONTO (CP) - Nortel Networks released preliminary financial results Tuesday showing the technology company lost about $250 million US in the third quarter, about half of that due to the starup costs of a major contract in India."
51002,0,"US share prices skid on record oil price NEW YORK : US share prices struggled as the crude oil price gushed to a record high in New York, passing 51 dollars a barrel for the first time."
4210,0,"AT &T strikes VoIP deals with cable In an attempt to spark growth in its Net phone service, AT &T has turned to cable companies to pitch the technology to more consumers. "
67504,0,Trump Hotels to Seek Bankruptcy in Deal With Holders (Update2) Donald Trump 's Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. said it will seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of an agreement with bondholders to reduce debt by $400 million.
31860,0,"Definitely Florida: Vols remember home losses, ready for revenge Ask Kevin Simon which is the worst home loss he has seen since arriving at the University of Tennessee and the answer is very clear."
61864,0,Microsoft Issues Patch for SP2 Microsoft has issued a patch for a compatibility problem between the recent Windows XP Service Pack 2 and an advertising application run on many users ' machines.
92189,0,"Nets need to score EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ Lawrence Frank preaches the value of defense so much that he 'd probably be more comfortable giving a blocking forearm to the back than a handshake as a form of introduction."
85770,0,"Sanofi Says Diet Drug Works NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An experimental diet drug helped people lose nearly four times as much weight as a placebo in an eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on Tuesday."
50360,0,NASA Awards Contracts for Rescue of Hubble NASA has awarded a $330.6 million contract to the aerospace company Lockheed Martin to design and build a robot spaceship to carry replacement parts to the Hubble Space Telescope to keep it operating for another five to seven years.
59324,0,"Campaign Donor Data Goes Mobile Political wonks no longer need to hunch over their PCs to track the political leanings of different regions. A new service sends that data to cell phones and PDAs, so people can find out instantly if they're in a Democratic or Republican stronghold. By Daniel Terdiman."
8251,0,"'Marathon mouse' doubles stamina Scientists find genetically-modified mice can run twice as far, in a development that could help human stamina."
50660,0,"Sony's Vaio X: Like TiVo on Steroids (PC World) PC World - New device offers 1TB of storage, can record seven channels simultaneously."
89083,0,"SunTrust Banks Restates 1Q, 2Q Results SunTrust Banks Inc. on Friday reported an 11 percent rise in third-quarter earnings and said issues over accounting for bad loans led to the understatement of the company 's first- and second-quarter profit by $25."
74115,0,"Popular iPod adds picture capability Apple Computer yesterday introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a color display, as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2 's songs."
32579,0,"2 telltale signs that show it 's time to dump a stock The last time I looked, shares of discount retailer 99 Cents Only were trading at $14 or so, down around 60 percent from their summer 2003 mid- $30 trading range."
39405,0,"No. 16 Florida 20, Kentucky 3 With Hurricane Jeanne approaching, Florida squeezed in its game against Kentucky and beat the Wildcats 20-3 Saturday behind Ciatrick Fason 's career-high 210 yards rushing and two touchdowns."
93390,0,"Cahill: Victory Should Have Been Ours Tim Cahill revealed he thought Australia deserved to win tonights international match with Norway at Craven Cottage. Norway took the lead through Steffen Iversen shortly before half-time, before Tim Cahill "
64143,0,"Tech Job Cuts Leap 60 Announced job cuts in the technology sector soared 60 in the third quarter to 54,701, the highest figure since the fourth quarter of 2003 (82,328)."
91578,0,"Boeing Wields a New Laser According to a Pentagon announcement issued Friday, last week Boeing (NYSE: BA) successfully completed a test of one of the coolest weapons ever designed (not their exact words)."
18017,0,"Athletics: Shaheen record run lifts after-show party For Saif Saaeed Shaheen, the Memorial Van Damme in the Stade Roi Baudouin last night was the Lord Mayor 's Show, not after it. He made the most of it, steeplechasing in all his "
112528,0,"The Crash After the Sugar High Imperial Sugar appears to be a lot sweeter than it was a year ago, but challenges remain."
106303,0,"Costly Cloning Isn't a Cure-All Therapeutic cloning is both vilified and hailed as the only hope for stem-cell cures. But it may be prohibitively expensive and unnecessary, at least for developing stem-cell therapies. By Kristen Philipkoski."
30298,0,"Copper recoups losses London Metal Exchange (LME) copper recouped earlier losses to finish Wednesday 's open outcry trade unchanged, getting little direction from a mixed set of US economic data."
79637,0,Tyco turns corner over year-ago period Industrial conglomerate Tyco International Ltd. swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit on a double-digit jump in sales and on lower one-time charges compared with the year-ago quarter.
107472,0,"Sportsview: Which Are the Best Two Teams? (AP) AP - Southern California is No. 1 in the polls and the BCS standings. The computers prefer Oklahoma. Auburn's victories over Georgia and Tennessee might be the season's two most impressive performances. The Trojans, Sooners and Tigers are all 11-0, but the Bowl Championship Series can only accommodate two teams in its national title game."
52368,0,"Jones ' big day was in the cards Kevin Jones decided to stop rushing things a few weeks ago, and it helped him turn in the second-best rushing performance for a Lions rookie running back."
58399,0,Nuggets hope Russell brings leadership Bryon Russell has been to the playoffs every year but one and has played in the NBA Finals three times. It 's just the kind of experience the Denver Nuggets could use.
69926,0,"Google delves through dark corners of the hard drive The modern PC is a marvel, a machine that lets an ordinary person with little training create a document, check its spelling, dress it up with graphics, send it electronically to someone across the globe - and then save it accidentally into some dark "
78871,0,"Optus adds 200,000 mobile users The data from Optus ' parent company, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), showed Optus had 5.92 million mobile phone customers at the end of September, compared to 5.72 million at the end of June."
38351,0,Stock Options Hurt U.S. Competitiveness The failure to expense stock options is causing distortions and inefficiencies in U.S. labor and capital markets.
9141,0,"Blue Chips Nudge Ahead, Oil Eases NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips were little changed on Tuesday as an upgrade on Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N and a three-session drop in oil prices offset weakness in technology shares."
69344,0,Easyjet soars as Icelandic airline buys 33m stake Easyjet 's shares yesterday soared 21pc after Icelandair bought an 8.4pc stake worth 33.5m in the budget airline. It follows weeks of market speculation about a possible
8811,0,"Stern likes what he sees They have been criticized roundly, at home and here in Europe, sometimes by their own coach. What the team lacks is to some observers more obvious than its attributes."
47403,0,"Space shuttle grounded until May or even later NASA has abandoned plans to resume flying the space shuttle next March because of the impact of four hurricanes on space agency centers and work schedules, officials said Friday."
60752,0,"Moulds favors opening up Bills passing attack Receiver Eric Moulds is all for team owner Ralph Wilson 's suggestion that the Buffalo Bills open up their passing attack. ""I think we 've got the players to open it up, "" Moulds said, Thursday."
8171,0,"Cink wins NEC Invitational AKRON, OHIO - Stewart Cink led all the way in winning the NEC Invitational by four shots. He 's the first player on the PGA Tour to win wire to wire this year."
61454,0,"Bankers lose US extradition fight A TEAM of NatWest investment bankers, the 'Enron Three ', today lost their fight to avoid extradition to the United States to stand trial on fraud charges."
30115,0,"U.S. Treasury Debt Prices Rally (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices rallied on Thursday, knocking yields to five-months lows, as low inflation and soft manufacturing figures triggered a buying spree that took on a technical momentum of its own."
63537,0,"Pirlo Shoots Down Cagliari Andrea Pirlo netted the only goal of the evening as AC Milan topped Cagliari for their third straight win. Meanwhile, house mates Inter Milan rode an Adriano double past Udinese 3-1."
69366,0,"Cassini-Huygens Set for Closest-Ever Flight Past Titan It 's an encounter that everyone has been waiting for: on Tuesday, October 26, Cassini-Huygens will streak past Titan in the mission 's first close encounter with Saturn 's largest moon."
107605,0,"Fossil Egg Finds Yield Clues to How Pterosaurs Lived Two new fossilized pterosaur eggs have been discovered. The fossils suggest that the dinosaur-era flying reptiles lived in colonies and raised their young, experts say."
88835,0,Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup A 27-year-old Connecticut man facing felony economic espionage charges for allegedly selling a copy of Microsoft 's leaked source code for $20 says he 's being singled out only because the software giant and law enforcement officials can 't find the people
94728,0,"Microsoft Director of Windows Product Management Talks Firefox BetaNews has an interview with Microsoft 's Gary Schare, which includes some discussion about Mozilla Firefox. The Director of Windows Product Management says that Microsoft is looking towards its browser add "
38060,0,"Putnam cuts deal with big investor In an unusual deal with the nation's most powerful public pension fund, Putnam Investments yesterday pledged new disclosures and other protections intended to win back the trust -- and business -- of investors who fled the beleaguered firm after its market-timing fraud case last year."
48645,0,"Is It Still Called a Venture Fund When You Use Your Own Money? Halsey M. Minor, the founder of CNET, is now running his own, very private, investment fund."
53883,0,"For $999, a lifetime of Internet phone calls Making unlimited phone calls for a fixed monthly price has proven to be a key selling point for Internet phone services like Vonage and AT &T CallVantage."
118646,0,"NBA ROUNDUP Yao Leads Early All-Star Voting By The Associated Press. Shaquille O 'Neal, who was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Miami Heat in the off-season, leads the Eastern Conference in early voting for the All-Star Game, and Yao Ming is No."
63431,0,"Tax cuts coming for modest-income families, business, says finance ... OTTAWA (CP) - It may be a bit early to take this promise to the bank, but Finance Minister Ralph Goodale says he wants to bring in more personal and business tax cuts."
101508,0,"Bison Populations Decimated by Cold, Not Hunting, Study Says North American bison populations suffered a sharp decline long before humans inhabited the continent, indicating that environmental factors, not hunting, wiped out the animals, according to a study published in the journal Science."
113283,0,"Pavano Wants to Pitch for Yankees (AP) AP - Carl Pavano decided Saturday he wanted to pitch for the Yankees, and his agent and New York closed in on a four-year contract worth about $39 million."
58805,0,PayPal Outage Effects Online Retailing and eBay PayPal Outage Effects Online Retailing and eBay\\eBay Inc.'s online payment system PayPal said on Tuesday that account data and personal information were not compromised by a glitch in the new system update that has resulted in some users not being able to log into their accounts and also PayPal not ...
10479,0,"But caution and fears of hard landing are the same TOKYO (CBS.MW) - When it comes to the success of China 's steps to slow down its booming economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and the International Monetary Fund are reading from different pages."
34844,0,"PeopleSoft Defies Oracle Ties Up with IBM (Reuters) Reuters - PeopleSoft Inc. will push ahead with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corp.'s\ $7.7-billion hostile takeover bid could succeed, PeopleSoft's chief executive said on Tuesday."
88231,0,"Schwab unit to merge 19 branches, launch 54 satellite offices SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones/AP) -- Financial services firm Charles Schwab Corp. said its brokerage subsidiary will open 54 satellite offices as part of a change in its retail branch strategy aimed at providing more in-person financial advice."
60172,0,"BoA Profit Up 29 Percent on Lending Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 3 US bank, on Thursday said third-quarter profit rose 29 percent, helped by its purchase of FleetBoston Financial Corp."
69023,0,"Despite Marketing, Cigarette Sales Fall Tobacco companies are spending more than ever to market cigarettes, but sales still are falling, according to a new government study."
81117,0,"Airbus sales to trounce Boeing AIRBUS is poised to thrash archrival Boeing this year in the cut-throat battle to supply the world 's airlines with commercial jets, the European manufacturer 's parent company said today."
118908,0,Critical hole found in Windows XP SP2 firewall A critical hole in Windows XP firewall in Service Pack 2 makes computers accessible to anyone on the network. The configuration problem only affects dial-up users: some dialling software mistakes the entire
111505,0,Stocks Rise on Sprint/Nextel Merger Talk NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday as investors hoping for a year-end rally bought shares.
10164,0,2 Companies Get Contracts to Protect Jets Teams led by BAE Systems and the Northrop Grumman Corporation were chosen Wednesday to build and test prototypes for antimissile systems to defend commercial planes against shoulder-fired rockets.
27499,0,"Proven Brodeur, promising Kiprusoff battle at hockey World Cup TORONTO (CP) - News that Martin Brodeur was fit to play Tuesday gave the World Cup of Hockey final a classic goaltending matchup - the proven Brodeur for Canada against the promising Miikka Kiprusoff of Finland."
22380,0,"Enron rescuer asks $25 million 'success fee ' HOUSTON, Texas - The turnaround specialist hired to get Enron out of bankruptcy is asking for $25 million for almost reaching the end of the tunnel."
114422,0,"Endangered Whooping Cranes Arrive in Fla. (AP) AP - Thirteen endangered whooping cranes landed safely at a west-central Florida wildlife refuge Sunday morning, finishing a 64-day, 1,200-mile journey from Wisconsin to their wintering grounds."
117127,0,"Google Wins Court Victory Over GEICO ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday handed online search engine Google Inc. a victory in a trademark infringement case on Wednesday, ruling that when users searched for insurer GEICO, Google could display rivals as well."
16405,0,Guscott backs Woodward move Former England centre Jeremy Guscott has tipped Sir Clive Woodward to be a success if he does move into football. Woodward resigned as England rugby coach on Wednesday and has been linked with a move to football
65929,0,"Insurance Scandal Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein talks about his latest column, which examines kickbacks masquerading as commissions or markups."
487,0,"Huey Exits Early Treat Huey, the two-time All-Met Player of the year, suffered a 6-2, 6-0 loss to 29-year-old journeyman Mashiska Washington, the younger brother of former pro and 1996 Wimbledon finalist Malivai."
8383,0,"SI.com OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics made sure that Miguel Tejada 's return was an unhappy one. Oakland rallied for three runs in the sixth inning and Tim Hudson allowed one earned run in "
44278,0,"Agere Adjusts for Soft Demand Facing soft demand from major customers, semiconductor and software specialist Agere Systems said it will lay off 500 people and close three facilities to cut costs."
41488,0,Mashburn to Sit Out 2004-05 Campaign (Reuters) Reuters - New Orleans Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn will sit out the 2004-05 season due to a patella femoral irritation of his right knee.
16647,0,"BofA pledges to move unit to Boston Ken Lewis, chief executive of Bank of America Corp., stands by job promises made to Massachusetts officials before BofA bought FleetBoston Financial Corp."
44729,0,"Economy outpaces estimates The economy grew at a faster pace this spring than previously thought, but was at its weakest showing in more than a year, providing ammunition to both candidates in the final weeks of the presidential race."
60940,0,"With Curt limping, swagger disappears BOSTON -- Curt was the subject on everyone 's lips, Curse was the subject on everyone 's mind. Two games into their showdown with the hated Yankees, the poor, bedeviled and favored Red Sox have suffered no less "
112695,0,"Suns place Voskuhl on IL Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Phoenix Suns Friday placed Jake Voskuhl on the injured list after the center had an emergency appendectomy surgery."
76544,0,"Thomas to return, Ordonez might not Frank Thomas is returning to the Chicago White Sox, but Magglio Ordonez appears to be headed elsewhere. While Thomas exercised his $8 million option Thursday, Ordonez filed for free agency, and general manager "
70255,0,"Fox has a bird's-eye view ""Buck and McCarver talk too much. Why doesn't Fox muzzle them? "" ""I can't stand McCarver. Why doesn't Fox hire Jerry Remy to call the World Series? """
17500,0,"US-CERT Urges All To Install XP SP2 The US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT), the federally-funded security clearinghouse and alert center, put its two cents in this week and recommended that every Windows XP user install the Service Pack 2 update."
22169,0,"Stocks, Dollar Slip, Oil Off, Gold Up (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking before Congress about the health of the economy, did little to quell expectations for a rate hike later this month."
20834,0,"Former NFL player Kane pleads guilty to manslaughter CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Tommy Kane, the Montreal native who played wide receiver in the NFL and CFL, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in connection with the death of his former wife."
46329,0,"Stocks Seen Higher; Oil Prices Slipping NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked to open higher on Friday, as the fourth quarter begins on Wall Street with oil prices holding below $50 a barrel."
39576,0,"What you may have missed Florida 's passing offense didn 't perform exceptionally well. And the defensive secondary could use plenty of work, too. But the Gators still managed to defeat Kentucky 21-3 with the help of TB Ciatrick Fason 's "
107045,0,"Dollar down on intervention doubt Fading hopes for intervention by European and Japanese central banks depress the dollar to new lows against the euro, yen and pound."
114226,0,"Hey Ann, Just Try It! On a recent political round table on CNN, Ann Coulter took a swipe at Canadians, saying that we should consider ourselves ""lucky that we are allowed to exist on the same continent"" as the US. Alright, Ann, this isn't the first time that an American has denied our right to exist. It's been going on for most of US history. But let's say, for the sake of argument, that we exist at the USA's continued sufferance. If we're that much trouble, why not do what your implications in those statements suggest. Invade. You're bound to do better than you did before. Just remember that last time, someone burned the White House down."
15144,0,"Heart Attacks Don't Stop Most Smokers By EMMA ROSS MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- More than half of European smokers who suffer a heart attack, bypass surgery or other serious heart problem are still smoking a year later, despite anti-smoking campaigns and doctors' advice to stop, a new study found. Experts said the findings, presented Monday at Europe's largest medical conference, indicate that smoking cessation efforts are failing many of the most vulnerable victims..."
17148,0,Russian Oil Giant Warns of Output Cut (Reuters) Reuters - Russian oil major YUKOS again warned on Thursday that it may be forced to cut output after saying that a Moscow court ruled this week that $2.6 billion of company funds could be seized by the authorities.
74852,0,"Bonds ' 700th homer ball draws bid topping $800,000 Barry Bonds ' 700th home run ball brought a top bid of $804,129 Wednesday after a 10-day online auction. The ball had received 240 offers by the time Overstock."
108391,0,"FACTA & your credit A new federal law that entitles consumers to free credit reports sounds great, but the devil is definitely in the details. The Fair "
22172,0,"Marlins Stop Reeling Mets 3-0 (AP) AP - Josh Beckett pitched eight innings and blanked the New York Mets for his second start in a row, and the Florida Marlins matched a franchise record with their ninth consecutive victory, 3-0 on Wednesday night."
91893,0,"Eisner, on Stand, Describes the Courting of Ovitz Michael D. Eisner, the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, played down his decades-long relationship with the former Disney president Michael S. Ovitz "
10778,0,"Wine-tippling in China 9,000 years ago Wine, the elixir of the gods, may be as old as human history, and a team of archaeologists who combine their science with chemistry has found evidence that Chinese were already enjoying sips of fermented rice, honey and fruit in the late Stone Age, more "
22420,0,"NASA 's Genesis Capsule Crashes DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS, Utah -- NASA 's Genesis return capsule crashed into the desert Wednesday morning due to an apparent malfunction in its parachutes."
81426,0,India claw their way back after batting collapse Mumbai: India clawed back after a miserable batting display to restrict Australia 's first innings lead to 99 runs and keep themselves afloat in the fourth and final cricket Test here on Thursday.
742,0,"Paint it bleak If the Rolling Stones were hired to write the theme song for this year's Red Sox, the group might overhaul one of their classics. Instead of ""Satisfaction, "" they could go with ""Separation. "" That's because no matter how hard they try, the Sox can't get no separation in their quest for the top spot in the wild-card race."
113242,0,Tendulkar equals Gavaskar 's record Tendulkar achieved the milestone when he took a single off paceman Tapas Baishya on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at Dhaka on Saturday.
49548,0,"Siebel Raises Forecast, Stock Up 16 Pct. (Reuters) Reuters - Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing revenue, sending its shares up almost 16 percent."
82444,0,"U.S. Job Gains Strongest in Seven Months WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. jobs soared at the sharpest rate in seven months in October, the government reported on Friday, helped by a surge in construction activity as hurricane-battered areas in the Southeast were rebuilt."
72169,0,"Nokia Launches Software Distribution Platform ""With Preminet, we now provide a single source for operators to acquire a comprehensive range of industry certified content, "" said Lee Epting, a Nokia VP."
71284,0,"EU bid to catch US economy 'a big failure ': Prodi LONDON : Europe 's efforts to catch up to and then outpace the US economy have been ""a big failure, "" the outgoing head of the European Union executive commission, Romano Prodi, told the Financial Times in an interview."
113987,0,"IBM, AMD Speed Chips, Strain Wafers (Reuters) Reuters - Researchers at IBM and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. have improved a chip-making technology called strained silicon, boosting semiconductor performance at a time when such gains are increasingly hard to come by, the companies said on Sunday."
75473,0,"Delta, pilots union agree to concessions package Delta Air Lines' pilots union said last night it had reached a tentative pact on concessions that could save the struggling carrier from bankruptcy."
61399,0,"Sharp adds hard disk to its Linux PDA Sharp Corp. has added a hard-disk drive to its latest Zaurus PDA (personal digital assistant), and is considering selling the Linux operating system-based device abroad, the company said Friday."
117437,0,"Carlyle, Prudential to Buy China Pacific Life Stake, People Say Carlyle Group Inc., the world 's third- biggest buyout fund, agreed to pay $400 million for 24.9 percent of the life insurance subsidiary of China 's third largest insurer, people familiar with the transaction said."
49468,0,"SpaceShipOne stakes claim to $10mn prize US rocketship SpaceShipOne has blasted into space for the second time in five days, staking claim to a $10-million prize for the first private manned space travel and setting a new altitude record."
119112,0,"Airbus 's Forgeard to Be EADS Co-Chief, Replace Camus (Update1) Airbus SAS Chief Executive Officer Noel Forgeard, who turned the European company into the world 's largest planemaker, will replace Philippe Camus as co-CEO of its parent, European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co."
16859,0,"Sources: Deal discussed to drop charge against Bryant A deal to dismiss the sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant is being discussed inside the Eagle County Courthouse, sources close to the case told CNN on Wednesday."
86476,0,"Commission calls VOIP interstate; other issues open SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- In what is considered a victory for Internet phone-service companies, the Federal Communications Commission ruled Tuesday that such services fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government and not individual states."
23829,0,"McAfee 's Trojan error ires developer Most IT Managers won 't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies."
100251,0,"Skulls: is it a malware for Symbian based devices or not? Symbian downplayed current reports of a new malware developed specifically for smartphone devices based on Series 60, a platform developed by Nokia and based on the Symbian OS."
85326,0,"Standard Chartered Fires 200 in Hong Kong as Competition Rises Standard Chartered Plc, a UK lender that makes two-thirds its profit in Asia, said it fired 200 people, or 5 percent of its employees, in Hong Kong where it 's making less money on home loans."
88469,0,"Study May ID Source of Vioxx Problem Nov. 11, 2004 -- A private research team claims to have identified a unique action of the painkiller Vioxx, which is independent of its anti-inflammatory action, that might explain why it 's linked to heart "
41864,0,"Genetic map to help curb ivory poaching Scientists have unveiled a new hi-tech weapon to help combat the illegal trade of ivory in Africa: a map. The map describes how the genetic profiles of African elephants vary across the continent, from the "
52756,0,"On world stage, no one else compares to Els It was two years ago when Ernie Els explained how it was possible that Tiger Woods could be overtaken in the world rankings. Of course, at the time the South African "
36782,0,Sony Considers MP3 Support to Silence iPod Fans (Reuters) Reuters - Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp.\said on Thursday it is mulling a major strategic shift to make digital music devices that play MP3 song files.
12951,0,"Wal-Mart Rejects Proposed D.C. Location Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it would scrap plans to build its first District store after senior executives visited the proposed site in the Brentwood, NE neighborhood and found it did not meet their requirements."
10592,0,"First Rose for Texas: Bowl officials happy to have hooked Horns Although Big Ten co-champion Michigan will play in the Rose Bowl, the New Year 's Day game will have a Texas twist to it. After losing Pac-10 champion Southern Cal to the national championship Orange Bowl, Rose "
85712,0,Dutch Dioxin Scare Spreads to France and Spain (Reuters) Reuters - France and Spain were hit on Tuesday by a dioxin contamination scare that has forced the closure of almost 200 Dutch farms after the cancer-causing toxin was found in animal feed.
53810,0,KPMG Units Agree to Pay to Settle Malpractice Suits The American and Belgian arms of KPMG International have agreed to pay $115 million to settle claims of accounting malpractice.
45970,0,"VoIP Price War Declared gardel writes ""Voxilla reports that a VoIP price war was declared today. An announcement that AT &T would drop its prices for its CallVantage Service from $34."
2113,0,"Charley Shows Progress, Pitfalls in Forecasting (Reuters) Reuters - A few decades ago, the earliest warning Floridians would have had of a hurricane would have been black clouds on the horizon. Now people are complaining after Hurricane Charley hit shore at a point just 60 miles off from the track projected by meteorologists."
14831,0,Jury selection underway in Kobe Bryant Case NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant returns to court in Eagle County Monday for the first full days of questioning of the potential jurors in the case.
81512,0,"Ruud and Roy Special MUCH as Ruud van Nistelrooy (left) enjoys playing in the Champions League, Sir Alex Ferguson enjoys seeing his star striker perform like he did against Sparta Prague."
106173,0,"Traffic concerns jam Cape project There are brick sidewalks, a parking lot, a waste-water treatment facility, and two new buildings."
64622,0,"Boingo, Vonage Team Up SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Boingo Wireless and Vonage Holdings Corp., the leading broadband telephony provider in North America, today announced a relationship that teams two industry innovators in an effort "
23494,0,This week's picks Everett over Leominster -- Can you believe the Globe's high school staff picked A-B No. 1? I told them it was outrageous but they wouldn't listen. They claim Pope John has a tougher schedule than Everett.
102230,0,Open Source Leader Takes Sun's Schwartz to Task (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Open-source leader Eric Raymond spells out his objections to Sun President Jonathan Schwartz's contention that the Java Community Process is truer to open-source ideas than is Linux.
9213,0,"Semiconductor sales booming in 2004 Worldwide semiconductor sales will reach $226bn in 2004, a 27.4 per cent increase from 2003, according to the latest prediction from Gartner."
116379,0,"Business confidence dips in Japan Japan industrialists are gloomier about the economic outlook for the first time since March 2003, the central bank's quarterly Tankan survey finds."
70471,0,"Wake Forest comes up short again The continuing heartache of Wake Forest 's ACC football season was best described by fifth-ranked Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, after his Seminoles had edged the Deacons 20-17 Saturday at Groves Stadium."
32100,0,"Pouring It On, Yanks Cool Off Sox With the offense rumbling and Jon Lieber in command, the Yankees walloped Boston at misty, wind-whipped Yankee Stadium."
38742,0,"HP drops Itanium workstations Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has stopped selling workstations based on Intel Corp.'s Itanium 2 microprocessor, a company spokeswoman confirmed Friday."
58207,0,"Merrill Profit Falls, Beats Expectations Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced investment banking and trading."
91045,0,"Ford confirms Jaguar sale to Red Bull Ford Motor Company confirmed on Monday that the Austrian energy drink company Red Bull have purchased their entire UK-based Formula One team, including their Milton Keynes Head Quarters and two wind tunnel facilities in Bicester and Bedford."
42118,0,"The Nation in Brief DENVER - Attorneys for Kobe Bryant have dropped their fight to seal investigative files compiled as part of the rape case against the NBA star but insist prosecutors open all records, including those that may clear their client."
73266,0,"US justice dept clears Cingular 's AT &T deal NEW YORK: The US justice department on Monday said it approved Cingular Wireless $41bn plan to buy AT &T Wireless Services, creating the countrys biggest mobile provider, but it must sell assets to ensure competition."
106040,0,"AMD Big Gainer in 3rd-Quarter Microchip Sales-IDC Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) captured nearly 10 percent of computer microchip market revenue in the third quarter, the highest level "
20827,0,Stocks Rise on Falling Oil Prices Investors rallied around falling oil prices as a possible sign that the summer's run on crude oil futures was over.
112410,0,"Consumers Perk Up, So Do Wholesale Prices CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. consumers cheered up in early December, sending potentially good news to retailers during the crucial holiday shopping season, a report showed on Friday."
77692,0,"When good vendors go bad The most pervasive problem in running IT is not a specific technology issue at all. Its dealing with bad vendors. Even if you have been able to reduce your IT operation down to a pure open source environment on the software side, hardware still must be purchased through commercial channels. In the post-boom IT age, the power has supposedly shifted from vendor to buyer, but IT managers continue to be manipulated by vendors who dont always act in the customers best interest. To keep vendors in line, IT managers need to stay on the ball and punish bad behavior when it occurs by finding new suppliers."
92332,0,"UK Net Entrepreneurs to Run Web Startup Soflow (Reuters) Reuters - Two British entrepreneurs who founded online dating service Udate.com and sold it last year to media mogul Barry Diller's InterActive Corp for $150 million, have resurfaced to run a professionals-networking Web start-up."
83152,0,"Market roundup Shares of Sears, Roebuck & Co. surged 23 percent Friday after a real estate investor disclosed it had bought a stake in the department-store chain."
29984,0,"At New American Indian Museum, Artifacts Are ""Alive"" Many Native Americans believe exhibits at the soon-to-open Smithsonian museum in Washington are literally alive —some masks are even fed cornmeal. Includes photo gallery."
1501,0,"New moons for Saturn Two small moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn by NASA 's Cassini-Huygens probe. The find, which was announced yesterday, raises Saturn 's satellite count to 33. "
51636,0,Pakistan 's Shoaib Malik restricts Sri Lanka Pakistan 's Shoaib Malik took three wickets to help restrict Asian Champions Sri Lanka to 232 for nine in the third match of a three-nation one-day tournament on Wednesday.
58379,0,Pre-certified 802.11n vendors risk red card The Wi-Fi Alliance appears to have lost patience with vendors who it feels have been jumping the gun by launching wireless products using standards that have not been ratified by the Alliance.
49402,0,"Tiger tops dog as world 's favourite animal London - Viewers of the Animal Planet cable and satellite channel have voted the tiger the world 's favourite animal, narrowly beating the dog, according to a poll published on its website, www."
46117,0,"Nigeria fears push up oil NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures briefly climbed back over $50 a barrel yesterday, with worries over the security of Nigerian supplies supporting prices despite a surprise increase in US crude inventories."
59913,0,"Is It Really You? A Scanner Delves Beneath Fingerprints For all their electronic sophistication, fingerprint scanners have a major shortcoming. So some new models are going beyond skin deep."
32956,0,"Barclays Capital sued for 50m over bond loss claims Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of the UK banking giant, is being sued over claims it failed to properly manage a portfolio of bonds."
36359,0,"Singh looks to build No. 1 ranking, push Woods ' money record at 84 ... Vijay Singh didn 't see the Mystic Rock course where the 84 Lumber Classic is played until a few weeks ago. Defending champion JL Lewis said the world 's top-ranked golfer would have gained no great advantage if he had seen it earlier."
82779,0,"U2 Talk iPod Strategy Band 's partnership with Apple has deep roots For two weeks before MTV debuted U2 's video for the new single ""Vertigo, "" fans had a chance to see the band perform the song on TV -- in an iPod commercial."
7840,0,Eyeing a Discount on Hastings The multimedia entertainment retailer doubles earnings despite poor book sales and video rentals.
52161,0,"Antepo further secures Enterprise IM This fourth priority 's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. OPN System 4.5, the latest version "
77166,0,"Washington Post Profit Up on Education,TV NEW YORK (Reuters) - Washington Post Co. WPO.N said on Friday that quarterly profit jumped, beating analysts' forecasts, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations."
110547,0,"Astronauts, Not Robots Should Upgrade Hubble-Panel Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading NASA (news - web sites) 's aging Hubble Space Telescope (news - web sites) than space-faring robots -- with "
4781,0,"Ain 't over till it 's over MINNEAPOLIS - Gary Sheffield insists George Steinbrenner is the only person who could tell him to rest his ailing left shoulder, but you can be sure that wasn 't on The Boss ' mind last night. Not after Sheffield once again injected life ..."
11899,0,"Airbus gets 8 orders PARIS - Thai Airways has ordered six of Airbus ' new 555-seater A380 jumbo jets and two smaller A340 wide-bodied jets, the European aircraft maker said Friday."
116396,0,"Nonprofit launches plan to reduce medical errors The Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston, run by Harvard physician Dr. Donald Berwick, will try to save 100,000 patients from fatal medical errors and poor care in the next 18 months by persuading hospitals to improve in six areas."
83094,0,"Oklahoma At Texas A &M What 's at stake: Oklahoma needs to keep winning to stay in the running for the national title. Texas A &M controls its fate in the Big 12 South but must win out (OU, Texas Tech, UT)."
118945,0,Nike 's 2nd-Quarter Earnings Jump Nike Inc. on Thursday said its second-quarter earnings rose a surprisingly large 46 percent on strong sales in the United States and in emerging markets like China
24787,0,"Microsoft's Media Player 10 Sings a New Tune It's amazing to see what an entrenched monopolist will do when it finally meets real competition.
-Rob Pegoraro"
22529,0,"IBM hails automation in database upgrade IBM on September 17 will ship the first major upgrade to its DB2 Universal Database data management platform in nearly two years, focusing on functional automation, advanced clustering and Web services deployment."
73728,0,"NASA Unveils its Newest Most Powerful Supercomputer NASA unveils its newest supercomputer today during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the agency 's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif."
25975,0,Sony Unveils 'Cyber-shot M1 ' Camera With Hot Button for Video Sony this week unveiled its new Cyber-shot DSC-M1 digital camera that features a swivel screen design that can automatically record video while snapping pictures.
117574,0,"J J agrees $25.4bn Guidant deal Drug giant Johnson Johnson agrees to buy Guidant Corp, a key player in the heart technology market, for $25.4bn."
56857,0,"Cards earn respect the old-fashioned way That was indeed a handshake line you saw moments after the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles, three games to one, to settle half the bracket for the National League championship series."
66026,0,"KarstadtQuelle's banks agree to keep credit lines open until year-end (AFP) AFP - KarstadtQuelle, the troubled German department store operator, said its creditor banks had agreed to meet its liquidity needs until December 31, but had not yet agreed to its request for a three-year-loan of 1.75 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars)."
50319,0,"SpaceShipOne successful again MOJAVE, Calif. -- By the time test pilot Brian Binnie shut down the rocket engine on SpaceShipOne Monday morning, the view out his cockpit windows had turned from bright, desert blue to black."
94443,0,2 Fund Managers to Pay $80 Million Settlements The $80 million penalties against the founders of Pilgrim Baxter are the largest imposed on individuals since investigations began last fall into improper trading at some mutual fund companies.
23696,0,"Tribune Revises Circulation Figures NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co. TRB.N, the publisher of Newsday and Hoy which has been embroiled in a circulation scandal, said on Friday it would make more revisions to circulation figures for the newspapers and plans to take a related third-quarter charge."
79936,0,Cisco to power Indian Ethernet One of India 's leading telecommunications providers will use Cisco Systems ' gear to build its new Ethernet-based broadband network.
51008,0,Premier League Slammed by Lma over Wigley Steve Wigley continues to face opposition to his role as Southampton head coach after the League Managers Association revealed their anger at a decision to let him stay on as Saints boss until the end of the season.
94711,0,"2012 Olympics bids could hinge on politics, economics The fat ""Bid Books "" for the 2012 Summer Olympics are in the money-grubbing hands of the International Olympic Committee."
114443,0,"Retired General Brings Military Expertise to Firm's Contract Unit HNTB Cos. has recruited retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, the former commander of the U.S. Southern Command, to serve as non-executive chairman of its federal government operation in Washington."
79962,0,"IGT posts lower quarterly profit, record yearly income Slot machine maker International Game Technology said Tuesday that fourth-quarter profit declined 50 percent from the same period a year earlier as a result of the early redemption "
88290,0,"Telcordia to sell for $1.3B: newspaper Warburg Pincus, Providence Equity close to acquiring former part of AT &T Bell Labs, report says. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Two investment firms are about to close a deal to acquire telecommunications software company Telcordia Technologies Inc."
96647,0,"New Sober variant spreading A new version of the Sober e-mail worm started spreading in Europe on Friday, according to antivirus vendors, which have given the worm a midlevel threat rating."
116327,0,DC throws a curve WASHINGTON--Cynics might say Major League Baseball used competition from Northern Virginia to pry the District of Columbia 's pocketbook wide open for a new ballpark for the relocated Montreal Expos.
93485,0,Boss plans raid on Boston market This wasn 't just an exercise designed to poke a stick at the world champion Red Sox. George Steinbrenner is enamored with the idea of signing one of the Yankees ' all-time antagonists.
27524,0,"Rockies Terminate Neagle's Contract DENVER (Sports Network) - Colorado terminated the contract of pitcher Denny Neagle on Monday, three days after he was ticketed for soliciting a women for oral sex."
11621,0,"Texans, Broncos Looking for Answers (AP) AP - The Denver Broncos have struggled through three preseason games, unable to get much going on offense."
52524,0,"US Airways to Request Court-Ordered Pay Cuts Attorneys for US Airways hope to convince a bankruptcy court judge in Alexandria today that without substantial pay cuts, the airline will go out of business."
107170,0,"Retailers Post Disappointing Nov. Sales (AP) AP - The nation's retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November as a much hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize."
2293,0,US women settle for tie The United States women 's soccer team needed only a tie yesterday and that 's all it got -- settling for a draw against a team it always had beaten.
76078,0,"ICANN Approves .post and .travel October 28, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Two new domains, .post and .travel could appear next year after ICANN (icann.org), the organization that oversees the Internet address system, announced their preliminary approval on Wednesday, according "
116105,0,"Airlines 'end 2004 $5bn in red ' The world 's airline industry is set to rack up losses of almost $5bn (2.6bn, 3.6bn euros) this year, global airline body AITA has forecast."
103964,0,"Best antivirus software for 2005 Viruses and worms just keep getting smarter and more devious. While the best defense is not opening e-mail attachments, you still need a solid antivirus program."
96208,0,"Greenspan Sends Dollar to Multiyear Lows NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar slumped across the board, plunging to four-and-a-half-year lows against the yen on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said demand for U.S. assets could decline at some point given the size of the current account deficit."
82957,0,"NASA Cassini Significant Events for 10/28/04 - 11/04/04 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired from the Goldstone tracking station on Wednesday, November 3. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally."
1179,0,"Nortel Says Canada Plans Accounting Probe SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nortel Networks Corp. NT.N NT.TO said on Monday the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the company it will begin a criminal investigation into Nortel's financial accounting."
25563,0,"Bayer links with Schering-Plough Germany 's Bayer AG has entered into a strategic pharmaceuticals alliance with Schering-Plough, Bayer said Monday. It said Schering-Plough would market and distribute some Bayer "
20518,0,"TiVo and Netflix 'team for movie downloads ' Netflix and TiVo are to team up to deliver movies over broadband, according to NewsWeek. The magazine expects the partnership to go public later this month, although neither company would comment, and details "
6748,0,"Basketball: U.S. Women Win Again, Greece Qualify ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States ran their preliminary round record to a perfect 5-0 with a 100-62 drubbing of China at the women's Olympic basketball tournament on Sunday, remaining on course for a third consecutive gold medal."
97702,0,"Dungy entitled to be offended by MNF intro Before putting Towelgate to rest, it 's important to revisit some of the specifics of what Colts coach Tony Dungy said about the Terrell Owens-Nicollette Sheridan skit at the beginning of Monday Night Football."
52640,0,"Stern 's broadcast, salary go sky-high Shock jock Howard Stern, a lightning rod for furors over broadcast standards, won 't have to take network heat much longer. The trash-mouthed provocateur is ditching over-the-air radio to claim his future in orbit: via satellite radio."
29727,0,Golf: A hyperactive Ryder Cup The 35th Ryder Cup had not yet begun but the corporate pavilions were already in full swing: impatient clients and red and white impatiens in place at each well-appointed table inside Nicklaus Village.
3465,0,"Google Sets Price of $85 in $1.67 Bln IPO (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc. on Wednesday said it priced its long-awaited initial public offering at $85 per share, far below initial expectations, ending a tumultuous process beset by poor market conditions and a series of missteps."
111547,0,"Icahn Blasts Mylan Board on King Deal Veteran financier Carl Icahn said it was ""reprehensible and insulting "" that the board of drug maker Mylan Laboratories Inc."
66942,0,Former Aeros bite old teammates The Aeros got a painful reminder of the prowess of a pair of their former teammates Wednesday night. They saw two of their former players combine for a goal and two assists
114864,0,"Sun Unveils Upgrade Of Thin-Client Platform Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday unveiled an upgrade of its thin-client platform, which enables access to corporate applications and data through broadband-enabled home and satellite offices."
10019,0,"New technique to enhance semiconductors Conventional silicon based microchips have been known to be problematic at high temperatures, often due to heat generated by the circuit within while operating at high frequencies."
20540,0,"New stars and stripes: US may bench vets to keep Cup The single-elimination quarterfinals of the World Cup of Hockey 's North American pool start tonight in St. Paul, Minn. And the biggest question remains just which Team USA will show up for "
36050,0,"UN: Foreign Investment Falls Again Investment by businesses in foreign markets fell 18 percent in 2003 to $560 billion as the global economy continued to struggle, but should improve this year as growth speeds up, the United Nations said Wednesday."
44548,0,"O'Neal Takes Shot Shaquille O'Neal dismissed as ""ridiculous"" Kobe Bryant's allegations that O'Neal had paid up to $1 million in hush money to various women and then took his own shot at his former teammate."
33518,0,"S &P 500 drops; Colgate, Unilever shares fall The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index dropped as Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Unilever cut profit forecasts, fueling concern consumer demand may be faltering."
89385,0,Small Businesses May Get Break on Phones Regional phone companies still would have to share their networks with companies competing for local business customers but eventually wouldn 't have to do the same for rivals
69726,0,"Triumphant Russians Sweep Kremlin Cup The narrative of homegrown athletes triumphing over foreign opponents resonates with Russian sports fans, reaffirming their conviction that their country 's athletes are no worse, and "
48628,0,"Unfinished Business! - Accidental head-butt sends fight to the ... 03.10.04 - Las Vegas, NV. -- Brains versus Brawns is what many were billing this fight, but in the end it was blood that won out. The 10-round main event fight from Caesars Palace which was featured on SHOWTIME "
26923,0,Blair 'shocked' by climate change Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC he believes time is running out on tackling climate change.
80252,0,NHL lockout meeting shows unity among reps There would have been plenty to talk about when player representatives met with union leadership yesterday as the National Hockey League lockout reaches its 48th day.
109782,0,"Love of science requited As little girls, Yueqi ""Lucie "" Guo and Xianlin Li dreamed of ending hunger, finding world peace and discovering a cure for cancer."
8175,0,"Dollar Holds Gains, Fed Comments Help (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar held on to the previous day's gain on Tuesday, supported by a retreat in oil prices and upbeat comments on the U.S. economy from Federal Reserve officials."
107874,0,"Mars Rovers Reports Published Both rovers were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on central Floridas Space Coast. Spirit ascended in daylight on June 10, 2003."
35299,0,"Padres Defeat Dodgers 9-4 (AP) AP - Ramon Vazquez and Ramon Hernandez each hit a three-run homer for the San Diego Padres, and Adam Eaton beat Los Angeles for the fourth time this season in a 9-4 victory Tuesday night that cut the Dodgers' NL West lead to 1 1/2 games over San Francisco."
65350,0,"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."
99374,0,Isle of Wight was home to biggest dinosaur yet Bones from the biggest dinosaur so far reported by scientists in Europe have been discovered in the Isle of Wight. A single neck bone from the 125 million to 130 million-year
44311,0,"Australian Rogers shines in Milan Milan - Australian Michael Rogers successfully defended his cycling world time trial title in Bardolino on Wednesday. Rogers, 24, completed the 46."
92841,0,Mobissimo Officially Launches Travel Search Engine (Reuters) Reuters - Mobissimo Inc. officially launched its online travel search engine on Tuesday and said it has added a new service that allows users to search for rental cars.
36071,0,"Sun Offers Pay-for-Use Grid Computing (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Taking an innovative approach to the marketing of high-performance \computing, Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) is offering its N1 Grid program in a pay-for-use pricing model that mimics the way such commodities as electricity and wireless phone plans are sold."
40631,0,"Newman gains little with win at Dover DOVER, Del. The day belonged to Ryan Newman, but not even his dominating performance could shake up anything in the drive for NASCAR 's Nextel Cup."
30816,0,"Jaguar and Ford Pull Out of Formula One Jaguar will pull out of Formula One at the end of 2004, with parent company Ford 's engine maker Cosworth also up for sale. Ford 's bombshell announcement on Friday has huge "
19351,0,"Familiar foes meet again According to Serena Williams, at least three doctors told her not to play this US Open because her surgically repaired left knee was acting up of late."
58453,0,"Gannett Profit Up on TV, Paper Ad Growth Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported an 11 percent jump in quarterly net profit on advertising sales gains at its newspapers and local "
113044,0,"Delta IV readyfor liftoff today The first launch of the Decatur-built, Boeing Delta IV heavy-lift rocket is scheduled today at Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida."
51745,0,"US takes Airbus dispute to WTO The US government asks the World Trade Organisation to step in to stop EU member states from ""subsidising"" planemaker Airbus."
74573,0,"Experts: Web Searches for Sex Declining (AP) AP - Internet users are doing far fewer searches for sex and pornography and more for e-commerce and business than they were seven years ago, University of Pittsburgh and Penn State researchers say in a new book."
47040,0,"Owens England place under threat MADRID, Oct. 1. - Michael Owen will join the England squad next week with doubts over his place in the national team for the first time under Mr Sven-Goran Eriksson."
36533,0,"New technology increases threats New technologies will make existing information security measures obsolete over the next five years, according to analyst Gartner."
9863,0,"Microsoft wraps up MOM 2005 management tool Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 offers new features such as graphical systems views and enhanced reporting tools, and has been designed to be easier to deploy than its predecessor."
107401,0,Oracle in Merger Talks with Other Firms (Reuters) Reuters - Oracle Corp. is in merger talks with other technology companies as it awaits the outcome of its $9.2 billion hostile takeover bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. .
28677,0,UK Group Complains of Higher ITunes Cost A consumer 's group said Wednesday it has complained to government regulators about the cost of downloading music from Apple 's iTunes system.
117638,0,Global library heralds new information era (AFP) AFP - Moves by Internet search giant Google to create a global virtual library could signal a communications revolution on a par with Johann Gutenberg and the invention of moveable type in the 15th century.
116159,0,"McLeish says Novo ban is a tit-for-tat action ALEX McLeish, the Rangers manager, last night accused the Scottish Football Association of administering ""tit-for-tat "" punishment after Nacho Novo was given a three-match ban for his part in an incident during the controversial Old Firm match last month."
42364,0,"New Palm operating system targets smart phones SUNNYVALE, Calif. PalmSource -- the maker of Palm operating systems for handheld computers -- plans to introduce new software tomorrow to serve as the brains for so-called smart phones."
75359,0,"Washington Contractors' Sales Increase The companies provide federal agencies with network integration and payroll accounting technologies, and are the beneficiaries of a government that is trying to bolster its defenses against terrorism, experts say."
3869,0,Possible Eighth Medal Chance for Phelps ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps's chances of winning a record eight medals at the Athens Olympics were given a big boost on Thursday when U.S. team officials said he might swim the heats of the 4x100 medley relay.
78529,0,Indian Government moves to cushion oil shock for consumers The Indian government says it 'll keep the retail cost of petrol and diesel steady despite rising global crude oil prices. The announcement follows a series of weekend meetings between Prime Minister Manmohan
22794,0,Technology to Drive Changes in Search Engine Marketing Technology to Drive Changes in Search Engine Marketing\\The coming years will be much more interesting as the business of search transits from its adolescence into adulthood. Search engine marketing has matured and is now viewed as an important component in mainstream marketing. The environment is going to change becoming more ...
23643,0,Savage Is A 'Drama Queen ' - Sanchez The Wales midfielder claimed that a challenge by Michael Hughes in the World Cup qualifier on Wednesday was career-threatening.
53039,0,Eurozone rates kept on hold The European Central Bank keeps eurozone interest rates unchanged at 2 for the fourteenth month in a row.
20136,0,"Frances May Delay Shuttle Flights CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- No storm in history has done more damage to the Kennedy Space Center than Hurricane Frances did. Officials at the Florida facility said the storm tore about 1,000 exterior panels from the Vehicle Assembly Building."
44138,0,"American Greetings reinstates dividend Greeting card maker American Greetings Corp. has reinstated its quarterly dividend after three years, as the company swings to profitability."
112667,0,Airbus steps up challenge to Boeing 's 7E7 PARIS Airbus announced Friday that it would move ahead with two new long-range versions of its widebody A330 aircraft to cobble together a competitor for Boeing 's planned new 7E7.
99149,0,"Last Rites Sounded for Life-Changing Video Format LONDON (Reuters) - It changed the lifestyles of a generation but after a lingering death, the last rites have been sounded for the revolutionary VHS home video format."
20496,0,"Seagate Sees Results Above Estimates Seagate Technology, the top US maker of computer hard-disc drives, on Tuesday forecast quarterly earnings and revenue above Wall Street estimates amid stronger demand for its products than in the previous quarter."
7056,0,"UK expansion helps lift Sonic profit Pathology and radiology group, Sonic Healthcare, has benefited from its expansion in the United Kingdom to achieve a 41 per cent jump in full-year profit to almost $58 million."
17471,0,Children's Place Is to Be Heard The children's retailer turns in sparkling 21 same-store sales growth for August.
1493,0,"Apax and Permira finalise $5bn acquisition of moon-landing firm The company that broadcast the moon landings in 1969 and kept the ""Hotline "" open between the White House and the Kremlin during the Seventies has been sold for $5bn (2.7bn), including $2bn of debt, to a private equity ..."
71069,0,"A charge that lived up to the name He spent three years on the Tight Lies and Hooters tours, where guys have to put down a deposit to play and some of them carry their own bag."
93537,0,"Mortgage Applications Rise Last Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week as refinancing activity accelerated amid relatively flat 30-year mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday."
91599,0,"The Global Startup (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - In late September 110 entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from 17 cities flew in for Jerusalem Venture Partners' annual meeting, at the Cafe Gray overlooking Manhattan's Central Park. Businesspeople from Amsterdam, Milan and Singapore sat across from folks from Tel Aviv, Tokyo and Zurich as they sipped coffee and listened to a lecture about the perils and opportunities of China's tech markets. Between presentations JVP founder Erel Margalit darted from table to table shaking hands, bowing and kissing cheeks, interrupting conversations held in Chinese, Hebrew and heavily accented English."
108908,0,"IBM mulls sale of PC business IBM, seeking to exit an industry it helped pioneer two decades ago, hired Merrill Lynch to find a buyer for its personal-computer unit."
90303,0,"Ancient fossil offers new clues to brown bears past While nosing around the Quaternary mammal collection at the Provincial Museum of Alberta two years ago, Paul Matheus, a paleontologist with the Alaska Quaternary Center, came across a brown bear fossil that seemed out of place."
37676,0,"Clues may point to Google browser The Google franchise could be coming to a Web browser near you; that is, if all the recent clues add up. Evidence is growing that may support rumors that the preeminent search company plans to introduce a Google-branded Web browser down the road."
114771,0,"U.S. Stocks End Higher After Oracle Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Monday after software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O accepted a sweetened $10.3 billion buyout by rival Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O and other big deals raised expectations of more takeovers."
52671,0,"Fed: Economic Growth on Track US economic expansion remains on track and inflation under control, top Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday in comments likely to reinforce views the Fed will hike rates again this year."
31148,0,"Oracle to Splash ECM Market with 'Tsunami ' It 's no secret that Oracle (Quote, Chart) has been considering a dip in the enterprise content management well, especially after companies like Microsoft (Quote, Chart), IBM (Quote, Chart) and EMC (Quote, Chart) made such a splash in the sector over the "
19596,0,"Souness Is Talk of the Toon Graeme Souness is reportedly set to leave Blackburn and take over as Newcastles new manager. The Scot is said to have told his Blackburn playing staff of his intention this morning, and BBC Radio 5 Live "
55656,0,"Wasserstein cancels board meeting to woo Lazard rebels Bruce Wasserstein, the chief executive of Lazard, has cancelled a board meeting scheduled for tomorrow that would have given him a further opportunity to push through "
81809,0,"Bobcats fall in first regular-season game For months, the Charlotte Bobcats were nothing more than a concept with a bright orange logo. They became a reality Thursday night in their NBA debut, hanging tough in a 103-96 loss to Washington that impressed Wizards star Antawn Jamison."
10287,0,Ricky Williams Contacts Dolphins (AP) AP - Retired running back Ricky Williams says he contacted the Miami Dolphins this week at the request of his agent but has no plans to rejoin the team anytime soon.
56718,0,"Microsoft 's latest offerings to get wired with TV Roger Kay wanted to watch the vice-presidential debate last week, but his family went out to dinner, so his kids weren 't in bed until 20 minutes after the show began."
3328,0,"Australia & New Zealand Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Andrew Mohl (left), chief executive of AMP Ltd., talks with Bloomberg 's Kevin Foley in Sydney about first-half profit, investment fees and the strategy for its 10-percent stake in HHG Plc. AMP, Australia 's largest life insurer, ..."
56240,0,"NFL Game Preview The struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be trying to avoid an 0-5 start in the Superdome this Sunday, when Jon Gruden 's team visits the New Orleans Saints in an NFC South duel."
17995,0,Tennessee to Start Freshman Quarterback (AP) AP - Brent Schaeffer will become the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Tennessee in a season opener when the Vols plays UNLV on Sunday.
104698,0,"QB Shuffle For Cards And Bears Two games after abruptly benching Josh McCown in favor of Shaun King, Green announced yesterday that John Navarre, a rookie from the University of Michigan, will start Sunday 's game at Detroit."
60941,0,"Pakistan Cricket mania fails to grip Lahorities LAHORE: Unlike the Pakistan-India historic cricket series, there is less public interest in the two back to back matches of the tri-national cricket series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka being played at Gadaffi stadium on Thursday and Saturday."
43394,0,"When it comes to windows, todays developers are open-minded After decades of constructing hermetically sealed buildings, developers are incorporating a new amenity into their designs: windows that open."
65755,0,Update 6: Motorola Expands Cell-Phone Market Niche Motorola Inc. says it 's ready to make inroads in the cell-phone market after posting a third straight strong quarter and rolling out a series of new handsets in time for the holiday selling season.
1189,0,"Many engineers lack even a four-year degree About 40 percent of U.S. workers in computer and math science have just a high school diploma or associate degree, according to a new report."
92639,0,Germany's Kraft Stripped of Ironman Title BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Nina Kraft has been stripped of her Hawaii Ironman title after admitting taking the banned blood-boosting substance EPO.
37022,0,"Microsoft Expands Code Sharing For a number of years, Microsoft has allowed government entities in most of the world access to the source code for Windows; as of today, Microsoft is expanding this so-called Shared Source Initiative to include Office."
29383,0,"NL notebook: Mets fire Howe, effective at end of the season The New York Mets fired manager Art Howe yesterday but left him in the dugout for the final 2-1/2 weeks of a season gone bad after the All-Star break."
57539,0,"IBM supersizes storage arrays IBM this week is expected to debut its highest-capacity storage arrays, although the products' real differentiator is a mix of management technologies designed to help customers get a better handle on where to store growing volumes of data."
70419,0,"Boilers cough it up (again), lose big game (again) WEST LAFAYETTE - And so here they came again, clattering out of the glistening white light. The victors, boys and girls, or perhaps the Victors."
42129,0,"World oil prices hit new highs Astana - London, September 28. KAZINFORM quotes BBC source. - World oil prices broke fresh records on Monday, with US light crude poised to break through the $50 a barrel mark, and Brent crude topping $46 in London."
27679,0,Super-Secure Quantum Network Warns of Data Danger It's a hacker's nightmare but a dream for bankers and spies: A computer network so secure that even the simplest attempts to eavesdrop will interrupt the flow of data and alert administrators to the snooping.
96245,0,"ECB delays task of choosing architect FRANKFURT Choosing this German city to be the home of the European Central Bank and its new currency, the euro, was a diplomatic challenge worthy of Talleyrand."
79783,0,"Nations 1st space shuttle lands in aviation museum After plugging woodpecker holes in the tail and a little touch-up paint, original space shuttle Enterprise and hundreds of other spacecraft and artifacts from human efforts "
34885,0,"AOL To Offer RSA Security 's Password Protection com. As password breaking mischief by hackers, phishers, and spoofers continues to grow in the consumer-PC space, AOL, this week, will offer RSA Security Inc."
60581,0,"Google expands search to desktop In a move that beats competitors Yahoo, Microsoft, America Online and Ask Jeeves to the starting gate, Internet search giant Google (GOOG) on Thursday announced a program enhancement "
20882,0,Nokia gets a slice of BlackBerry pie Finnish phone giant is the latest to make its devices compliant with Research In Motion's wireless e-mail service.
77047,0,Photo: Secret Service takes over Shadowcrew site The Web site of identity-fraud suspects operating as the Shadowcrew has been replaced by information about alleged members' arrests.
86215,0,Conn. Man Charged with Selling Secret Windows Code A Connecticut man was arrested on Tuesday on charges that he illegally sold a secret source code used for Microsoft Corp. 's MSFT.
4896,0,"Paul Hamm's example PAUL HAMM'S fall and rise are what make the Olympics so much more than a sports event. The US gymnast who spun despair into gold on Wednesday gives hope to the whole human endeavor by defusing the word ""loser. """
59788,0,"PeopleSoft board amends $2 billion customer rebate program PeopleSoft Inc. 's board voted on Oct. 11 to change its controversial customer protection program to help it pass muster in a Delaware court battle with would-be acquirer, Oracle Corp."
29085,0,"With new OS, Microsoft seeks couch potatoes' eyes New version of Media Center and accompanying ""extenders"" will make TV shows recorded on a PC available all over the house."
52063,0,"Cal eager to prove itself -- again Berkeley is a philosophy class with John Searle, an economics seminar with George Akerlof or a protest march led by students with Noam Chomsky readers tucked in their hemp backpack."
38534,0,"Week in review: Dig that crazy beat Several major forces in the music industry changed their tunes this week, as industry giants and niche players alike try to stay on top of the fast-changing market."
5417,0,"Court: Cos. Not Liable for Online Abuses (AP) AP - In a judicial blow to the entertainment industry, a federal appeals court ruled that makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works their users swap online."
110368,0,"Sirius stock plunges on downgrades Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. tumbled after two analysts issued downgrades, calling the stock overvalued. Sirius 's stock had nearly tripled in value since October, boosted by the company 's inking a "
66370,0,HP bags $500 million outsourcing deal European commercial bank WestLB turns to Hewlett-Packard to manage its worldwide tech services.
54297,0,Google searches go mobile in US INTERNET search firm Google is testing a new service in the US which allows people to use mobile phones to tap into its web search engine via text messages.
96086,0,"Power Surfing When Che Carsner wanted to find discount airline tickets for his parents from the Miami area to New York, he knew where to look. Carsner, a Manhattan real-estate agent logged onto Kayak."
90329,0,NBA Wrap: Lakers Rally to Beat Rockets Lamar Odom supplemented 20 points with 13 rebounds and Kobe Bryant added 19 points to overcome a big night from Yao Ming as the Los Angeles Lakers ground out an 84-79 win over the Rockets in Houston Saturday.
14344,0,"Windows upgrade fixes security flaws, but it 's not perfect Microsoft is making a major push to get home and business customers to embrace the security-focused overhaul to its Windows XP computer operating system."
70270,0,UConn denies Temple Dan Orlovsky threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns and Cornell Brockington rushed for two scores to lead Connecticut to a 45-31 win over visiting Temple.
31132,0,"Panthers RB Davis to undergo knee surgery CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Already without speed receiver Steve Smith for at least two months, the Carolina Panthers now must go without three-time Pro Bowl running back Stephen Davis for at least the next few weeks."
103473,0,"James Becomes Youngest to Score 2,000 LeBron James scored 26 points to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 in a career, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 96-74 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night."
22154,0,"DNA Fingerprint Discoverer Has Concerns LEICESTER, England Sept. 8, 2004 - One morning 20 years ago, Alec Jeffreys stumbled upon DNA fingerprinting, identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual."
72871,0,"International Paper Posts Quarterly Loss NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Paper Co. IP.N, the world's largest forest products company, on Tuesday reported a third-quarter loss after taking a charge to write down Canadian assets."
57230,0,"Deutsche Bank Checked China Aviation Finances Before Share Sale Deutsche Bank AG said it questioned China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. about its finances before arranging aS$196 million ($119 million) share sale in October, a month before company "
9876,0,"Delta Halfway Through Restructuring - WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines DAL.N, still hoping to avoid filing for bankruptcy, has completed about half its planned restructuring, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday."
116217,0,"Group Releases Mouse Brain Genome Data (AP) AP - The Allen Institute for Brain Science has released a major chunk of data from its mapping of the mouse brain genome, hoping the information will help researchers understand how the human brain works."
69527,0,"Tracy claims Indy pole Champ Car World Champion Paul Tracy has shaken off a terrible practice session to qualify fastest for the Gold Coast Indy. Tracy hit a tire barrier towards the end of the opening 15-minute practice session, damaging his nosecone."
69774,0,"NEC Shoots to Regain Supercomputer Title Less than a month after IBM claimed the world 's fastest computer crown from NEC, the Japanese company announced it is trying to win it back with a new supercomputer that will be available at the end of the year."
14296,0,"Russians win all WTA events, Horna in ATP final Elena Bovina added her name to the list of Russians to watch at next week 's US Open when she beat Nathalie Dechy to win the New Haven Open on Saturday."
39907,0,"Ferrari toast Barrichello victory ""We knew it would be a fight and so it was, "" said team chief Jean Todt. ""Both our drivers faced difficult tasks. All our chances of victory rested on Rubens, given the start positions, while Michael faced "
2865,0,"Tyson to Begin Training Mike Tyson is beginning to train for a fight in March, his first since being knocked out by Danny Williams in July."
92014,0,"HP 's Compaq X PC Uses New Pentium 4 Hewlett-Packard has announced the next iteration in its Compaq X gaming PC line, which uses the new 3.8-GHz Pentium 4 570. The launch of Intel 's new chip was expected, the last entrant in Intel 's single-core processor line."
23642,0,"Oxygen generator fails on space station The main oxygen generator on the International Space Station has failed, but NASA said Thursday there is plenty of oxygen on board to sustain the station 's inhabitants for the foreseeable future."
81831,0,"MPAA to sue Net pirates Warning that film piracy represents the greatest economic threat to the movie industry in its 100 year-plus history, the Motion Picture Association of America announced Thursday that it plans "
31050,0,"The Positive Side of Possis Check on the valuation of a badly wounded stock, based on latest earnings."
104936,0,"Leeds Utd reject new takeover bid from Sainsbury His initial takeover was thwarted by Leeds after a failure to provide promised monies two weeks ago. Yesterday, Mr Sainsbury - the great-grandson of the founder of the supermarket chain -evealed he had "
98433,0,"Culpepper rallies Vikings MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings shut out Detroit in the second half and overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the sliding Lions, 22-19, yesterday, ending their three-game losing streak."
98739,0,"Russia Looking to Moon and Beyond for Future Space Base in 2020 ... A Russian automatic base may be established on the Moon in 2020-2025, an official of the Russian Space Agency said. Speaking in Washington at a NASA conference on the International Space System program, Nikolai "
50205,0,"Schilling ready to carry load Go ahead, jump on his back. Pile on. Curt Schilling expects it. He wasn't kidding last winter when he all but assigned himself the job of ending the Red Sox' 86-year championship famine."
62892,0,"Martyn braves heat, takes Test to wire This is turning out to be more like a game of snakes and ladders than anything else. Or perhaps an analogy with chess would be better."
55817,0,"Trojans eke out win over Bears LOS ANGELES - With 81 seconds to go Saturday afternoon, Southern California coach Pete Carroll summoned his dog-tired defenders to the sideline."
1011,0,"Satellite TV Gains in Race Against Cable Thousands of Americans have defected to satellite TV as the providers have reported hefty gains while the cable industry has declined. Consumers likely will see aggressive marketing promotions in the next six months as companies jockey for customers, analysts say."
98671,0,"Absa Says Stake-Sale Talks With Barclays Progressing (Update4) Absa Group Ltd., South Africa 's fourth- biggest bank, said talks to sell a controlling stake to Barclays Plc, the UK 's No."
99200,0,"Australian Dollar May Gain on Xstrata Bid for WMC Resources The Australian dollar may gain after Switzerland-based Xstrata Plc bid A$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) for WMC Resources Ltd., stoking speculation it will have to buy dollars to pay shareholders."
4321,0,"Moscow Court Rejects Yukos Appeal A Moscow court has rejected a request to drop part of the criminal case against the jailed former chief of Yukos oil company, Mikhail Khodorkovsky. "
116568,0,Late fees end for some movie rentals Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. announced Tuesday that its doing away with late fees starting Jan. 1. Watching a movie may now become the relaxed activity
104784,0,Newspaper Publishers Padded Sales Figures Investigations have found that several companies inflated circulation totals and revenue in order to keep advertising rates high.
78399,0,"Owners turn Singletary into party animal Singletary 's owners didn 't wear their Chicago Bears jerseys to Lone Star Park to watch the colt run in the $1.5 million Breeders ' Cup Mile on Saturday, trainer Don Chatlos "
98323,0,"Update 2: Tokyo Stocks Plunge; Dollar Trades Lower Tokyo stocks plunged more than 2 percent Monday morning and the US dollar traded just above its four-and-half-year lows against the yen, following a dollar selloff in New York on concerns over the swollen US trade deficit."
73364,0,"EU OKs Oracle's Bid for PeopleSoft STRASBOURG, France/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday approved Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O proposed $7.7 billion hostile takeover of rival business software company PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O, clearing the last antitrust hurdle to the deal."
4310,0,"Follow-Through (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Last year's FORBES E-Gang (see p. 144 for this year's group) featured five luminaries in the field of wireless communication. Two of our picks have left their jobs, while three are steaming ahead."
59628,0,Chip Implant Can Be Used to Get Health Records -US A computer chip that is implanted under the skin won US approval on Wednesday for use in helping doctors quickly access a patient 's medical history.
11151,0,"Olympic Wrap: Crawford Wins the 200m Amid Jeers ATHENS (Reuters) - Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of Olympic medals in the 200 meters in Athens Thursday, ignoring the jeers of a hostile crowd livid that their local hero was not on the starting line after missing a doping test."
49733,0,"Israelis record tennis upsets Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi and Harel Levy each recorded upset wins and the star of the next generation of Israeli tennis stars, Shahar Pe er, qualified for her second WTA Tour event in as many weeks on an action-packed Monday."
56271,0,"Scot Gallacher Wins Maiden European Tour Title ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Stephen Gallacher beat fellow-Briton Graeme McDowell in a sudden-death playoff for the Dunhill Links Championship title Sunday, his maiden European Tour victory."
21488,0,"Intel shifts course on processors Intel Corp. took a huge step Tuesday away from its usual strategy of pushing the need for speed, announcing that it will offer microprocessors with dual cores across all product lines starting next year."
90460,0,Henman Impressed in Houston Tim Henman believes the Houston venue for the Tennis Masters Cup will see the British number one at the top of his form. Henman takes on American Andy Roddick on Tuesday in his first match after Marat Safin
62868,0,"Biogen Mulling Bid for Ireland's Elan (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. drug company Biogen Idec is considering an all-share bid of more than 8.5 billion euros\( $10.6 billion) for Irish peer Elan, a newspaper reported on Sunday."
38037,0,Matsui 1-for-5 as Yankees clinch 10th straight playoff spot NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui singled in the eighth inning for his only hit on Thursday as the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3 to clinch a playoff spot for the 10th season in a row.
9261,0,"NTT DoCoMo, Motorola to develop 3G mobile handset for business users (AFP) AFP - Japan's top cellphone operator NTT DoCoMo and US telecoms giant Motorola announced a deal to jointly develop a third-generation handset for business users, marking the American company's first major foray into the lucrative Japanese mobile phone market."
86963,0,Netflix Sees Green Netflix spins the color wheel for a spell and it's a much brighter color than red.
89062,0,UPDATE 1-FIFA bans Mutu worldwide after cocaine positive test FIFA has extended the seven-month ban on ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu for drug abuse worldwide. The Romanian international was banned by the English Football Association (FA
25407,0,"Singh Spoils 100th Anniversary Party in Canada OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - Vijay Singh began his reign as world number one with a dramatic sudden death playoff win over Mike Weir in the Canadian Open on Sunday."
64642,0,Fergie: We Must Focus On Prague Before Arsenal Sir Alex Ferguson was in buoyant mood following Uniteds arrival in Prague on Monday afternoon. The Reds face Sparta Prague at the Toyota Stadium on Tuesday night in their third Champions League Group D game of the season.
73830,0,NASCARS Finest Call Its sad to think that NASCAR has gotten so good at this. Weve watched their response to tragedy too many times not to recognize the seriousness of a situation.
71227,0,"Avis Europe is latest to get stung by IT Avis Europe has scrapped development of a new ERP system because of cost overruns and delays, and will also scale back its overall IT restructuring project."
11011,0,"Sport Fishing Takes Big Bite Out of Fish Stocks Recreational fishing accounts for almost a quarter of the total take of depleted saltwater fish species in the United States, including economically important species such "
55111,0,"Yankees Put Twins on Brink of Elimination Backed by Derek Jeter's three R.B.I.'s and a relentless offense, Kevin Brown threw six strong innings to lead the Yankees past the Minnesota Twins, 8-4."
48186,0,IPO Outlook Muted NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. IPO market's first-half revival from last year's moribund levels turned into a summer of discontent for many eager companies trying to tap the public markets.
8641,0,Foster 's Counts Cost of Poor Wine Market Brewing giant Fosters today said that higher annual profits from sales of beer overseas had been eroded by a sharp drop in US wine trade.
22343,0,"Astros Moving Closer Roger Clemens got his 326th win and the Astros beat the Reds, 5-2, to move into the NL wild-card lead with their 12th straight win."
3901,0,"More Web Shopping Is What 's in Store The retail sector overall may be reporting a sluggish start to the season, but holiday shoppers are scooping up iPods, DVDs, digital cameras and other tech goods at a brisk pace -- and they "
57898,0,"Here lie the Packers, may they rest in peace Dearly beloved, we gather here this evening to pay our last respects to the Green Bay Packers, a once-proud little engine that for 12 straight years could win with the best of them."
70819,0,"Juventus joy as Milan derby ends in stalemate Leaders Juventus were the happiest team in Serie A after title rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan played out a 0-0 draw in front of an 80,000 crowd at the San Siro."
80177,0,Liverpool short of firepower for crucial encounter RAFAEL Benitez must gamble with Liverpools Champions League prospects tonight but lacks the ammunition to make it a fair fight.
29566,0,"N Europeans take more sickies Workers in Germany, the Netherlands and Finland take the most time off for sickness in Europe, a survey suggests."
58423,0,"DreamWorks Animation IPO Priced $23- $25 (Reuters) Reuters - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. on Tuesday set its planned initial public offering at 29 million shares that could raise up to $725 million, announcing the terms after its new film ""Shark Tale"" snagged the No. 1 U.S.\box office spot for the second straight weekend."
103452,0,Carsley rescues point for Everton against Newcastle Lee Carsley 's curling free-kick earned high-flying Everton a point in manager David Moyes ' 100th Premiership game. Craig Bellamy burst through to make it 1-0 before Jermaine Jenas ' volley hit the bar and Alan
75945,0,"Viacom Posts Loss; Sets $8 Bln Buyback NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc. on Thursday posted a quarterly loss on charges from spinning off the Blockbuster Inc. video rental chain, but its shares rose on a larger-than-expected stock repurchase and higher cable network advertising sales."
70897,0,"Montoya wins final F1 race of season Colombia 's Juan Pablo Montoya won Sunday 's Brazilian Grand Prix, foiling the hopes of native son Rubens Barrichello and his Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher of Germany."
110423,0,"New curling event in store for 2010 Olympics? CBC SPORTS ONLINE - There could be more curling medals handed out at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, if a World Curling Federation proposal is accepted."
12424,0,"U.K.'s NHS licenses Sun's Java Desktop System Britain's National Health Service bought 5,000 licenses for Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java Desktop System as an alternative to Windows, in a move that could open the door for greater use of the open-source software by the health agency."
11825,0,"Boardroom fight snags RedEnvelope (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - RedEnvelope, a San Francisco online retailer that survived the Internet downturn to become a public company last year, is caught in the middle of a boardroom fight between dissident shareholders and one of Silicon Valley's most successful venture capitalists."
115880,0,"Court Rules RIM Infringed on NTP Patent TORONTO - A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry e-mail device, infringed on another company 's patent - but sent the case back to a lower court for some of the claims to be reconsidered."
86248,0,"IBM Plans Web Meeting Service, Takes Aim at WebEx (Reuters) Reuters - IBM plans to offer Web-conferencing as a hosted Internet service, seeking to reach small and medium-sized business customers while taking on more established rivals in the market, the company said on Tuesday."
945,0,"Intelsat to Be Bought for $5 Billion (Reuters) Reuters - Intelsat Ltd., the world's second-largest satellite operator, said on Monday it agreed to be bought by a consortium of four private equity firms for $5 billion, including assumption of $2 billion of debt."
24639,0,"IBM 's Jones: 'Stinger ' Targets Enterprises with Automation, Price ... Jeff Jones, director of strategy for IBM 's DB2 Universal Database, says IBM is wielding affordability and automation as it prepares for battle in the new world of second-generation databases."
64970,0,"Team delays departure to Dhaka after death threat NEW DELHI, DHAKA, DEC 5: The BCCI has deferred the departure of the Indian cricket team to Bangladesh for a two-Test tour after its players were issued a death threat by little-known Harkat-ul-Zihad in a letter to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka."
82891,0,"SBC to Cut Thousands of Jobs SBC Communications expects to cut 10,000 or more jobs by the end of next year through layoffs and attrition. That 's about six percent of the San Antonio-based company 's work force."
18842,0,"Revolution kept down by Brown FOXBOROUGH -- Chris Brown, who helped launch the Revolution's rally late last season with key goals, might have spoiled the Revolution's chances this season, providing a 48th-minute header for the San Jose Earthquakes in a 1-0 victory last night at Gillette Stadium."
89500,0,Spitzer Suit on Insurance Names Broker in California The New York attorney general 's investigation into abuses in the insurance industry escalated yesterday with a lawsuit accusing a California broker of fraudulent practices that led to higher
68788,0,"Three Kings Bearing Profits (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - There was a trifecta in tech earnings yesterday, with search engine king Google Inc., software giant Microsoft Corp. and online shopping leader Amazon.com all posting quarterly profits, a positive sign overall for the technology sector's recovery."
17065,0,Microsoft launches Portable Media Center in the UK Microsoft has finally announced that it will start shipping its Portable Media Center addition which will allow players like the Creative Zen to go on sale in the coming weeks.
2068,0,"Violence Tackled at Internet Gaming Parlors By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Six days a week, teens crowd the Blue Screen Gaming cybercafe to hunt each other down with assault rifles inside virtual computer worlds. In these video game halls, nobody gets hurt..."
23747,0,ViewSonic Delves Into Video Networking Send your video throughout your house--wirelessly--with new gateways and media adapters.
80932,0,"Rolen, Matheny also honored for defensive excellence The 2004 Cardinals were the National League 's best defensive team by acclamation. Now they have the hardware to back up that assertion."
100902,0,Technogadgets for the Holidays Talk about an overachiever! HP 's iPAQ 6315 smart phone is a sleek PocketPC and wireless phone combo that 's about as good as it gets.
5611,0,"Judges Suspended Three judges are suspended Saturday for a mistake in scoring the men's gymnastics all-around final, but results are not be changed and American Paul Hamm keeps his gold medal."
119333,0,"Product Review: Sony-Ericsson Z500a Smartphone (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Measuring 3.6 x 1.9 x .9 inches and weighing in at 110 grams, the new Sony Ericsson Z500a smartphone from Cingular Wireless enables road warriors to add a variety of highly effective tools to their mobile arsenals. Included are high-speed access to e-mail and the Internet, as well as a push-to-talk capability for instantly contacting fellow workers."
64636,0,"Marsh & McLennan takes king hit INSURANCE broker Marsh & McLennan will take a massive hit from closing down its controversial commission- generating scheme with other firms, as demanded by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer."
20482,0,"Dollar Soft Pedals, Waits on Greenspan LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar eased further off last week's highs on the euro and yen on Tuesday as the market awaited a speech by Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan which was expected to confirm a measured pace of interest rate rises."
46080,0,Yankees lock up AL East with 100th win The road to 100 wins is one the Yankees have traveled before. Yet this years trip to triple-digits -- their third in as many years -- was down
80498,0,Opener is sweet for 'Zo Alonzo Mourning doesn 't know if he 'll cry. But you can bet he 'll scowl and shoot menacing glares at just about anyone and everyone tonight when he continues his comeback from a kidney transplant.
31535,0,IBM Seeks Settlement of Pension Lawsuit A US District Court Judge ruled last year that Big Blue had violated age-discrimination laws by amending its pension plan in a way that would make older employees accrue retirement benefits at a lower rate than younger workers.
87656,0,Spinach Power Adds Muscle to Batteries Using the photosynthesis of spinach to produce electric current.
105369,0,"Gartner: Third Of Top PC Vendors Gone In Three Years Three of the top 10 PC vendors will be pushed out of the business by 2007, research firm Gartner predicted Monday. By Gregg Keizer."
18694,0,Markets brace for fresh hurricane Hurricane Frances is pushing up commodity prices and weighing on insurance company stocks as it heads for the Florida coast. Orange juice prices hit nine-month highs on the New York Board of Trade on Thursday
9809,0,"Playboy Publishes More of the Google Interview on Playboy.com Playboy Publishes More of the Google Interview on Playboy.com\\Playboy magazine on Tuesday published previously unsyndicated interview excerpts to its Web site from its interview with Google's founders. The original interview was published just before the Internet search engine's much-anticipated initial public offering.\\In the never before seen excerpt on Playboy.com, Google ..."
53509,0,"Oracle may be readying new PeopleSoft bid During courtroom testimony, a director for the database giant offers insight into the future of the takeover bid."
8925,0,"Microsoft Tests Broadband TV Microsoft has turned to a Swiss telecommunication operator for the first commercial trial of its system that delivers television signals to consumers over a broadband telecommunications network, it announced this week."
76725,0,"ATA bankruptcy could ground traveling IU students Senior Kris Olsen, like many other students, has already made plans to travel home to New York for Thanksgiving break. But he wonders if his flight will even get off the ground because he 's flying with ATA."
72954,0,"Chain Store Sales Fell in Oct 23 Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store sales fell in the third week of October, with sales being delayed by the summer like weather, a report said on Tuesday."
38353,0,Boeing CEO: Jet Market Recovery Slower Boeing Co. Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher said on Friday the US aircraft maker 's archrival Airbus was exaggerating the speed of recovery in the commercial airplane market.
9168,0,Rangers coach calls on fans to back spurned Australian Olympian Rangers coach Alex McLeish has called on fans to back the likely return of Australian Olympian Craig Moore for the crucial Champions league return leg against CSKA Moscow here.
17661,0,"Microsoft Warns Spyware Could Bungle Update Though Microsoft Corp.'s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on computers - and that could pose a problem."
55545,0,"Commercial space industry blasts off Now that rocketmen in the desert have soared into space and captured the St. Louis-based Ansari X Prize, commercial space travel seems as close as ever."
9995,0,Winamp flaw: Digital attacks use skins for camouflage Users of the music player should watch out for hacked themes; a flaw allows would-be intruders to take control of PCs.
49373,0,"A Patent Strain on Innovation OCTOBER 04, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Some things are patently ridiculous. One is the US patent system, an institution in desperate need of reform."
37888,0,Researcher says authorities will stay ahead of drug cheats An Australian researcher who helped develop a revolutionary blood-doping test said Friday more sophisticated versions are on the way that could nab all drug cheats within two years.
107691,0,"The Bambino strikes again Of the roughly 300 people who filled the large auction hall at Sotheby 's on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, only two had come to bid on the bat."
95573,0,"AP: Holtz to Retire, Spurrier May Get Job (AP) AP - Lou Holtz will retire as coach at South Carolina after the season, The Associated Press learned Thursday night, apparently paving the way for Steve Spurrier to replace him."
76267,0,"Top seed Suarez loses at SEAT Open Spain 's Anabel Medina Garrigues eliminated Paola Suarez in the top-seeded Argentine 's opening match at the US$225,000 (euro176,000) SEAT Open, rallying to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday and reach the quarterfinals."
17330,0,"Alien Jadoo comes calling Koi Mil Gaya 's sci-fi plot may not have stretched reality too far. Jadoo the alien, might not have landed on Earth, but it is possible that his kind is trying to get in touch with Earthlings."
79562,0,"Cassini Close-Up on Titan NASA 'S Cassini space-probe has sent back some stunning images from its close encounter with Titan, one of the moon 's of the giant ringed planet Saturn."
63935,0,"Apple event could bring iPod news Apple Computer has scheduled a special event for next week, fueling speculation that the company could be ready to introduce an updated model of its iPod digital music player."
78504,0,"New game from Wideload, Alex Seropian named, dated Stubbs the Zombie being built on top of the Halo engine; Aspyr pegs summer '05 as day the bloody demon arrives. Exclusive screens, developer video inside."
76708,0,"Steelers set to give Patriots a challenge Next! A week removed from dispatching a previously undefeated team with haughty intentions, the rocking and rolling and seemingly unbeatable New England Patriots meet a second consecutive "
23455,0,Judiciary Committee Votes Custodial Sentences for File Swappers ... The US House Judiciary Committee has voted for criminal penalties for individuals that install spyware on PCs and for movie pirates.
104267,0,"Soccer: Henry, Ronaldinho and Shevchenko nominated for FIFA 's ... PARIS : French striker Thierry Henry, Brazilian Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine were nominated for FIFA 's world player of the year award for 2004."
18341,0,"Brown loses by TKO In the course of his first year in pinstripes, Kevin Brown has endured a two-month bout with an intestinal parasite and had two cortisone shots for lower back pain."
88863,0,"Intel Names 30-Year Veteran CEO Intel Corp. named President Paul S. Otellini as its next chief executive officer, for the first time choosing a non-engineer to run the world's largest computer-chip maker.-Bloomberg News"
81285,0,United in control at old Trafford Ruud van Nistelrooy added another brace to his incredible European goals collection as Manchester United put their Premiership woes behind them at Old Trafford.
5459,0,"AND1 Mix Tape Tour Hop-Steps Into MCI Tonight The AND 1 Mix Tape Tour, whose emphasis on dunks over defense and trash-talk over chalk talk has vaulted AND1 from being a niche clothing line to a major athletic apparel manufacturer, culminates tonight at MCI Center. Attendance for the tour is up 30 percent this year, averaging about 7,000 spectators per game. About 10,000 are expected at tonight's event, which begins at 7:30."
21264,0,"California AG joins lawsuit suit against voting companies UNDATED California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has joined a lawsuit against voting equipment company Diebold. It alleges the company sold the state shoddy hardware and software, exposing elections to hackers and software bugs."
119300,0,NTT DoCoMo Achieves 1 Gbps Packet Transmission NTT DoCoMo used its proprietary signal separation technique to enable data transmission at 1 Gbps in rea ltime using a bandwidth of 100 MHz in an area with low radio signal receptivity.
102601,0,"Williams just won 't let it go In the end, it wasn 't about holding on to the No. 1 ranking or the Preseason NIT title or even the game. For Wake Forest 's Eric Williams, it was just about holding on to the ball."
39861,0,The Cafeteria Crusader High noon in Texas: the agriculture chief is making a stand against junk food. Can she win?
13948,0,"China rears sporting head ATHENS: While India continued to wallow in the misery of a lone silver medal, it was euphoria for China as it celebrated its best performance at Olympics after sprinting home in Athens in the final few days of competition with an unexpected surge of gold "
6661,0,"Noguchi wins marathon, Kastor gives United States a surprising ... Mizuki Noguchi of Japan held on for the gold and American Deena Kastor used a late burst for a stunning bronze medal finish Sunday night in the Olympic marathon."
81826,0,"Nuggets snag win this time The Nuggets and the Timberwolves, who exchanged words and cheap shots in a playoff series in April, met again Thursday night at the Pepsi Center."
54624,0,"Ellison: PeopleSoft talked merger in 2000 Oracle CEO says rival company raised the idea, but talks foundered over who'd lead the conjoined company. \
Oracle e-mails urged scare tactics "
78465,0,Local media turn on Ganguly INDIAN captain Sourav Ganguly has had his integrity questioned in an unsavoury aftermath to the series loss to Australia. Ganguly has worn continual allegations that his withdrawal
110795,0,"Knicks Swat Hornets 86-79 New York Knicks ' Stephon Marbury (3) fires over New Orleans Hornets ' Dan Dickau (2) during the second half in New Orleans Wednesday night, Dec. 8, 2004."
15580,0,"Laos Defends Dam Project Against Environmental Critics (Reuters) Reuters - Communist Laos defended a billion-dollar hydro-electric project on Tuesday against activists who insist Indochina's biggest dam will be a social and environmental disaster for the tiny, impoverished nation."
112309,0,"Microsoft Readies Windows Server 2003 Update R2, an interim release, will begin beta testing later this month."
79460,0,"Deja Vu at AT &T AT &T (NYSE: T) is without a doubt facing many challenges to its business, and therefore, it 's been looking at some burgeoning areas for growth, like voice over Internet protocol (VoIP)."
40697,0,HFC bank in mass e-mail blunder Customers of HFC bank are furious after an e-mail error revealed their personal details to thousands of other people.
46885,0,"Factory, Construction Data Show Growth NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. factory growth stayed strong in September according to reports on Friday, while construction spending in the prior month hit a record high for a seventh month in a row, showing the economy's expansion remains solid."
2686,0,"Cendant Steals Home Cendant 's (NYSE: CD) got many revenue streams, and apparently they all lead home. So perhaps it 's understandable to see the multifaceted company pull back from the pending sale of its mortgage business. Last month Cendant revealed that it was in talks to ..."
41711,0,Credit union beefs up database security IPLocks will help Western Corporate Federal Credit Union meet government security requirements.
93391,0,"Basketball: Canada 's Nash makes triumphant NBA return to Dallas DALLAS, United States : Steve Nash reminded the Dallas Mavericks how impressive a National Basketball Association player he can be, scoring 17 points and adding 18 assists to lead Phoenix in a 107-101 triumph here."
43448,0,"Tiger in 2000: A benchmark of more than majors Vijay Singh has one month to put the final touches on what already is a masterpiece. He won for the eighth time this year at the 84 Lumber Classic, setting the single-season earnings record with more than $9."
85996,0,"Weekdays at 4:45 PM on Radio 990 in Manitoba More than 300 scientists from 15 countries, including Canada, have released a study that shows the pace of the Arctic ice melt is accelerating."
102763,0,John Hall Returns As Redskins Kicker (AP) AP - Washington Redskins kicker John Hall will be back in uniform Sunday after missing five games with a groin injury.
4158,0,"Gap Profit Off, Sees More Store Closings (Reuters) Reuters - Gap Inc. (GPS.N), the largest U.S.\specialty apparel retailer, on Thursday reported a slight decline in quarterly profit, meeting lowered forecasts, after summer clearance sales drew surprisingly small crowds."
42136,0,"Virgin Mobile sees earnings improvement Richard Branson 's mobile phone group, which was listed in July, said first-half margins would be well ahead of last year and it expected capital expenditure, as a percentage of revenue, to be below 4pc in the first half and at a similar level for the full "
60174,0,"Sony Ericsson triples 3Q profits LONDON, October 14 (newratings.com) - Sony Ericsson posted robust profit growth for 3Q04, with the company 's quarterly pre-tax profits more than tripling from the one year ago levels."
119180,0,"Bad Day for Drug Companies - and Patients Investors in pharmaceuticals were dealt a triple whammy on Friday as Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca Plc and Eli Lilly and Co all shocked the market with bad news about key products."
67785,0,"First Look: Big Sound for Small Spaces Niro 400 package offers easy setup and good audio, but falls short on surround sound."
5458,0,Cink Leads Soaking NEC Leader Stewart Cink played eight holes Friday morning to polish off a first-round 7-under 63 at the NEC Invitational and was at 8 under when play was suspended.
94597,0,"Ephs put to the test Having narrowly missed consecutive NCAA Division 3 national titles, Williams will face a new challenge this season."
6377,0,"WOMENS POLE VAULT A huge comedown for defending champ Dragila Athens -- Stacy Dragila, the first great woman pole vaulter and 2000 Olympic champion, will not be defending her gold medal in Athens."
65049,0,"Vauxhall Ellesmere Port Workers Facing Lay Offs LONDON, October 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Merseyside are facing lay off tomorrow following strike action taken at the Bochum plant in Germany over the job losses announced there last week."
72358,0,"Microsoft Regains AOL 's Support for Anti-Spam Technology America Online Inc. said yesterday it is once again supporting a Microsoft Corp. plan to combat unwanted bulk e-mail by verifying senders of messages, a move that could rekindle industry adoption of a new system for attacking spam."
109956,0,"A plan for US energy security? The United States must diversify its global oil supplies, expand a world network of strategic petroleum reserves and raise fuel efficiency standards to ensure its energy security, a panel of experts will recommend Wednesday."
90293,0,"On national stage, Cadillac and friends run over Bulldogs Normally, toilet paper in Auburn is reserved for the oak trees on the corner of Magnolia Avenue and College Street following Tiger wins."
28776,0,"Scientists map Chromosome 5 GENETICS experts reported today that they had mapped Chromosome 5 of the human genome, a coil of DNA linked to several rare but crippling disorders including spinal muscular atrophy."
106834,0,Carter suffering through miserable season Quite possibly the only NBA player to have a worse start to the season than Ron Artest is Toronto Raptors guard Vince Carter. While Artest is off promoting his R &B
8355,0,"Tech shares close higher LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Technology shares closed mostly higher Monday, with semiconductor-related stocks extending the gains made last week as Artisan Components soared on word that UK-based ARM Holdings agreed to buy the chip-design company."
71821,0,"Intel preparing for next 20 years of chip making Intel drew the curtain Friday on some of its future research projects to continue making transistors smaller, faster, and less power-hungry out as far as 2020."
77881,0,"Spurrier should pass on returning to Florida Wanted: one football coach. Prior head-coaching experience required (fool us once, shame on us). Must be able to win big yesterday."
100083,0,EU judge calls meeting in Microsoft antitrust case The judge examining whether or not to suspend sanctions in the European Union's antitrust ruling against Microsofthas called a meeting to determine how the case should proceed following the withdrawal of two of its major participants.
87689,0,"NASA to Attempt Mach 10 Flight NASA will attempt to break the aircraft speed record next week by flying a jet plane at 7,000 mph, or nearly 10 times the speed of sound, say planners for the agency 's experimental X-43A project."
72634,0,"Hockey East women's capsules Hockey East is in its last season as a six-team league, with Boston University scheduled to field its first varsity team next season and Vermont moving over from the ECAC. The league also gets its first automatic bid to the newly expanded eight-team NCAA Tournament."
114505,0,"Overseas Shipholding to buy Stelmar for $843 mln Greek shipping Stelmar Shipping Ltd. (SJH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by shipbuilder Overseas Shipholding Group Inc."
92710,0,"Movie Studios Start Suing Web File Swappers (Reuters) Reuters - Hollywood film studios filed suit against online video file swappers in federal courts across the United States on Tuesday, making good on a promise to punish computer users they claim are violating copyright laws."
64861,0,"Schools 'failing to tap e-cash' Millions of pounds set aside by the UK government for e-learning is not being spent, say experts."
3602,0,Oil Above $47 After New Record SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices struck another record high on Thursday and remained supported above $47 by a fall in U.S. crude stockpiles and threats by insurgents in Iraq against oil facilities.
38553,0,"Williams, Kuznetsova in China Open semi-finals Serena Williams breezed into the China Open semi-finals on Friday when Russia 's Nadia Petrova retired with an ankle injury during the second set of their quarterfinals match."
11043,0,"Halkia 's Win Extraordinary, Says Pittman 's Coach Fani Halkia 's victory in the Olympics women 's 400 meters hurdles was extraordinary but drug-related questions about the Greek 's performance are unfair, Australian coach Phil King said Thursday."
112286,0,Plight of India's tribal peoples India's drive to adopt a western economic model is threatening those who make their living from the jungle.
91493,0,"A New Solaris Dawns for Sun In a push to regain some of its lost luster, Sun Microsystems (SUNW:Nasdaq - news - research) will take the wraps off Solaris 10, an updated version of its operating system, at an event in San Jose, Calif."
38324,0,"Freddie Mac Cuts 2003 Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac FRE.N, the second-largest U.S. home financing company, on Friday revised its 2003 net income downward by $75 million to provide for a reserve for legal expenses, according to its annual report."
7074,0,"Lists run stopped in final com. But Moore, the reigning NCAA Division I champion from UNLV, roared back over the last four holes to overtake List and win the championship 2-up."
35636,0,"PeopleSoft reveals alliance with IBM PeopleSoft Inc., which is fighting a hostile takeover bid from Oracle Corp., on Tuesday announced an alliance with IBM that may help ease the worries of potential customers."
61993,0,"Unbeaten Cavaliers a big test for 'Noles TALLAHASSEE - Since Florida State joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1992, rarely have the Seminoles lined up without a decided advantage in talent over their conference opponent -t least until Miami showed up this year."
118129,0,"Symantec Will Buy Veritas for $13.5 Billion in Stock (Update4) Symantec Corp., the world 's largest maker of anti-virus programs for computers, agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion, the biggest software purchase in six years."
113293,0,"Red Sox Sign Wells; Pavano Courts Yanks (AP) AP - David Wells made the surprising decision to sign with the Boston Red Sox, Carl Pavano picked the New York Yankees and Roger Clemens narrowed his choices to the Houston Astros or retirement."
14661,0,"Consumer Spending Rebounds Sharply (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer spending rebounded sharply July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the U.S.\economy has recovered from its recent soft spot."
7458,0,"Toys R Us Posts Second-Quarter Profit (Reuters) Reuters - Toys R Us Inc. (TOY.N), which is considering getting out of the toy business, on Monday posted a second-quarter profit as it works to restructure its toy stores."
81886,0,REVIEW: Device Lets You Record Radio Shows (AP) AP - Call it TiVo for the radio. A new $70 device called RadioShark lets you record your favorite AM and FM radio shows to your home computer and enjoy them later either from the desktop or a portable device.
73559,0,"iPod Photo iPod Photo, newest member of the iPod family, holds up to 25,000 digital photos alongside your music library and displays them on its stunning high-resolution color screen. iPod Photo, which lets you combine your music and your favorite photos to create magical slideshows on your iPod, features TV-out for sharing your slideshows on big screen televisions and projectors. iPod Photo comes in 40GB or 60GB models. Oct 26"
95847,0,"Spurrier to take over Gamecocks COLUMBIA, SC -- Lou Holtz told his South Carolina staff and players Thursday that he is retiring after this season, clearing the way for Steve Spurrier to take over as the Gamecocks ' head coach and complete the handoff between two of college football 's "
102888,0,"Babes in a Grown-up Toyland Are dolls, blocks and stuffed animals fading away in favor of electronic gadgets, and is childhood fading with them?"
61891,0,"Rescue mission for The Rocket Not that the Astros were tight heading home down 0-2 to the Cardinals, but knowing Roger Clemens would be taking the mound for Saturday 's Game 3 of the National League Championship Series had to be a comforting thought."
28965,0,"Delta says revising annual report Delta Air Lines (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it was revising its last annual report to reflect its worsening financial condition and to include the possibility of filing for bankruptcy protection."
106603,0,"Australia Braces for Locust Plague New South Wales, Australia, is bracing for what authorities predict will be the worst locust plague in 25 years."
89198,0,Microsoft Biting the Apple Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is waking up to the music. In the latest attempt to capture the fast-growing market of online music the big M is fighting to break the hold Apple 's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPod has on the market.
9017,0,"British Gas bills to rise The energy provider said household gas bills would rise by 12.4 per cent and electricity by 9.4 per cent from September 20. The company blamed the increases on the record price of wholesale gas, which also impacts on the cost of producing electricity."
103778,0,"Eagles roll past Giants by smothering Manning EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Philadelphia Eagles wrapped up a fourth consecutive NFC East title the same way they won the first three -- with an awesome defense that made Eli Manning look like a rookie."
87788,0,"Blockbuster Interested in Hollywood Chain Blockbuster Inc. (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US video rental chain, on Thursday said it has contacted Hollywood Entertainment Corp."
117581,0,"Sprint to Buy Nextel in $36 Billion Deal (Reuters) Reuters - Sprint Corp. said Wednesday it would buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications Inc. for about $36 billion, creating a U.S. wireless carrier with nearly 40 million subscribers."
53426,0,"Report: Chip-gear industry having a good year Gartner says 2004 is likely to be one of the best years for the semiconductor capital gear market, but next year isn't looking quite so hot."
96065,0,Oracle to Issue Tender Results Saturday (Reuters) Reuters - Oracle Corp. said it would report preliminary results of its $8.8 billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft as soon as practicable after 1 a.m. EST Saturday.
83670,0,"Ed Hardin: Bowl situation not so Peachy CHAPEL HILL -- They came down from the hills Saturday, down from the hot springs and natural bridges of Virginia, deep into the heart of ACC darkness."
73571,0,Bengals win in Monday night return With two reputations on the linehis teams and his ownChad got the best of Champ and turned the Bengals into a prime-time success.
66724,0,"Windows Server Roadmap Gets Down to Specifics During a series of recent media briefings, Microsoft began to give out nitty gritty details about specific timetables for the betas, SDKs and release candidates that will lead to the next round of Windows server operating systems."
104751,0,"Redknapp 'forced out ' THE arrival of Velimir Zajec as Portsmouth 's director of football was the final straw for manager Harry Redknapp, his assistant coach Jim Smith told the BBC today."
60382,0,"Astros look to pull in even in Game 2 ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Fresh off a convincing win in Game One of the National League Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals will try to use another favorable pitching matchup Thursday when they meet the Houston Astros in Game Two."
114427,0,Canada 's Bombardier Fires CEO Tellier Canadian trains and planes manufacturer Bombardier Inc. fired its chief executive officer on Monday and its share price dropped to record lows.
19030,0,"Orange Launches Talk Now Orange announced the commercial availability of Talk Now, Europes first advanced Push-To-Talk service. Over the last nine months, Orange has engaged in customer trials across Europe to develop and refine "
69192,0,Vettori sets up innings victory Dhaka: Daniel Vettori captured six wickets as New Zealand completed a hattrick of victories over Bangladesh after clinching the opening Test by an innings and 99 runs on Friday.
33038,0,"SUSAN TOMPOR: Low interest rates begin to fade away Ok, so most consumer prices barely budged in August. Inflation is far from a threat now. And things, especially in Michigan, aren 't exactly smoking."
57540,0,Alitalia secures 400m euro loan Alitalia has reached agreement with the Italian government on a 400m euro (275m) loan to aid the restructuring of the struggling airline.
116266,0,"Magnetic sharks add bite to compass theory Marine biologists say they have obtained the first proof that sharks can spot changes in magnetic fields, boosting evidence that the fish have an internal compass to guide them as well as a phenomenal sense of smell."
2169,0,"Bankruptcy fears as Yukos ' half-year loss hits $2.65bn YUKOS has reported a net loss of US$2.65 billion (1.45bn) for the first half of 2004, a period of record oil prices, prompting speculation that the Russian oil firm is on the verge of declaring bankruptcy. "
86549,0,Flaherty blasts BRA over Fan Pier Boston City Council President Michael F. Flaherty yesterday lambasted the Menino administration's suggestion of a compromise on public amenities on Fan Pier in an effort to speed up development of the languishing land.
55055,0,"Can Mike Lawrie make Siebel better? In many ways, Mike Lawrie seems to be just the sort of guy software maker Siebel Systems needs to lift it out of its dark days. It 's true he doesn 't exactly ooze charisma and intensity."
30749,0,"Cisco, Microsoft in security showdown ""End-to-end"" systems seen as next evolution in network defense, but incompatible products could hurt customers."
64896,0,"Student-Built Satellite Coming to Life European Space Agency -- Scattered in universities across Europe, a 250-strong team of students have never collectively met in person, but between them they have built a space-ready satellite. SSETI Express is currently being integrated in an ESA cleanroom for a planned launch in May next year..."
97101,0,G20 to debate on world economic growth Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 countries (G20) kicked off a two-day meeting here Saturday to assess the current economic situation and global growth prospects.
109885,0,"Oil at 3-Month Low, Off $8 in 7 Sessions Oil prices hit a new three-month low on Wednesday as mild winter weather in the United States and expectations of a rise in heating fuel stocks kept downward pressure on the market."
10992,0,"One million join ranks of US poor An extra 1.3 million Americans slid into poverty in 2003 while health care cover also fell, official figures show."
90935,0,"UK iPod users delight - Apple socks ship ""soon "" Apple UK has confirmed the company will be selling its most unusual recent product - iPod Socks - in the UK. The socks will be available ""anytime now "" through the UK Apple Store."
36564,0,"ADB says China should raise rates to cool economy China should raise interest rates to cool the economy and prevent a future buildup of bad loans in the banking system, the Asian Development Bank 's (ADB) Bei-jing representative Bruce Murray said."
104421,0,"Korean FTA concludes, progress with India FROM today, almost 75 per cent of Singapore 's domestic exports to South Korea, which amount to more than $3 billion, will enjoy immediate tariff elimination."
25000,0,"From Russia, with love game NEW YORK -- Whom do we blame for what happened last night -- a Russian woman Svetlana Kuznetsova taking home the US Open tennis championship?"
70279,0,"Wolfpack fails to catch up to speedy Canes It was a wild ride and NC State held on for as long as it could, but eventually it reached speeds too high for the Wolfpack, as No."
14489,0,TECH BUZZ: Stamps -- Personalized postage So what if you 're not Abe Lincoln or Marilyn Monroe? Now you can get your face on a stamp anyway. Stamps.com has launched a service where you can upload a photo of yourself -- or your dog or your favorite chair -- and get it sent back to you as a stamp.
30531,0,"Plea Due in MedImmune Stock Case A former executive at the Gaithersburg biotechnology firm MedImmune Inc. is scheduled to plead guilty today to criminal charges related to his allegedly improper stock trades, according to court papers."
109196,0,Houston to Host 2006 NBA All-Star Game HOUSTON (Sports Network) - The NBA announced on Tuesday that the 55th annual All-Star Game will be played in Houston's Toyota Center during the 2006 season.
116411,0,"Tokyo Edge: More Mobile Music Sony embraces MP3, while new Blu-ray and speaker technology reaches the living room."
88734,0,"Four tied for 1st after opening round of LPGA Tournament of ... Park, Inkster, Diaz, Kim tied: Grace Park birdied the last three holes in a 6-under 66 yesterday that left her in a four-way tie after the first round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions in Mobile, Ala."
57322,0,"Lone Star Boom and Bust The steel tubing company reports sharply higher earnings, but the stock is falling."
70460,0,Barrichello well placed to end home-town jinx Ferrari 's Rubens Barrichello aimed to shake off a decade-long jinx after seizing pole position at his home Brazilian Grand Prix for the second year in a row.
7726,0,"ARM Acquires Artisan for $913M In a deal worth about $913 million, ARM Holdings plc today announced it would acquire Artisan Components Inc. to create one of the broadest suppliers of semiconductor intellectual property in the industry."
2497,0,PalmOne Wi-Fi card: a first look Want to add Wi-Fi connectivity to your PalmOne Tungsten T3 or Zire 72 handheld? Your wait is almost over.
54136,0,"Frazar finds fun at top Harrison Frazar took some time off to rest and find a way to make golf fun again. For the second week in a row it paid off with a share of the first-round lead, though he had to share it with six others in the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas."
85991,0,Lower oil fails to lift stox Oil prices continued their recent slide as optimism that supply would hold up this winter had more traders shifting money out of energy markets.
84963,0,"Former Enron Execs Seek to Move Trial (Reuters) Reuters - Former Enron Corp. Chairman Ken Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling asked a federal court to move their trial out of Houston, arguing in a filing on Monday that any jury in Enron's hometown would be biased."
98318,0,Computers as Authors? Literary Luddites Unite! A computer program known as Brutus.1 is generating brief outbursts of fiction that are probably superior to what many humans could turn out.
109617,0,"Champions League roundup In Europe, soccer clubs continued their efforts in final group matches to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League tournament."
114858,0,"US brash buys French flash IT IS hard to think of two designers more different in their work, taste and general sensibilities than Tommy Hilfiger and Karl Lagerfeld."
44775,0,"One down, one to go MOJAVE, California -- The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere again yesterday in the first half of a bid to earn a $10-million US prize."
51386,0,Father bets son against Aussies WELFARE authorities in the Solomon Islands have reacted with outrage after a local soccer fan reportedly offered his eight-year-old son as bait for a bet on the Solomons ' clash with Australia.
5556,0,"Different world NEWPORT, Vt. -- Lisa Klefos can't quite remember whether it was city life that drove her out of Boston or the beauty of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom that drew her up-country. It was either a combination of ""drivers, politics, and taxes "" that made it time for her to leave, or it is the overwhelming beauty of the Lake Memphremagog region she ..."
114333,0,"DaimlerChrysler, GM Join on Hybrids FRANKFURT (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler and General Motors will jointly develop new hybrid motors to compete against Japanese rivals on the fuel-saving technology that reduces harmful emissions, the companies said on Monday."
78720,0,Wenger finds soft centre hard to accept The way Arsenal defended against a Southampton side who were the joint-lowest scorers in the Premiership made it difficult to believe that they had remained unbeaten for 49 games.
70379,0,"1, 2, 3 ... kick: Redemption for UM 's Rivas Rivas missed a 38-yard field goal attempt wide left in the third quarter that could have extended No. 13 Michigan 's lead against No."
13359,0,"The day 's milestones MOROCCO 's Hicham El Guerrouj completes an historic 1500-5000m double, emulating the achievement of Paavo Nurmi in 1924. BRITAIN 's Kelly Holmes becomes only the third woman in Olympic history to complete the 800m-1500m double."
24205,0,"Gate-crasher Johansson leaves hosts ' party plans in tatters All the American television plans for Super Saturday were left in tatters under the floodlights of the Arthur Ashe Stadium when Andy Roddick, the reigning champion, followed Andre Agassi through the door marked ""Exit ""."
105460,0,Emulex Debuts 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Silicon Emulex Corp. unveiled Tuesday its new FibreSpy switch-on-a-chip SOC 804 family of embedded storage for OEM customers looking to build to the new 4-gigabit Fibre Channel standard.
14270,0,Blue Jays Snap Streak Toronto ends its five-game losing streak with a 6-4 win over the Yankees after a power outage delays the start for an hour Sunday.
50436,0,"Johnson backs Wilkinson to succeed MARTIN JOHNSON believes Jonny Wilkinson will get the support he needs to succeed as England rugby captain. Newcastle fly-half Wilkinson was yesterday appointed skipper for the November Tests against Canada, South Africa and Australia."
54029,0,"B of A blindsides Mass.: Huge job-cut roster includes surprise 140 ... That was the verdict of Massachusetts lawmakers yesterday after BofA announced a fresh wave of 4,500 job cuts, including an estimated 140 in the Bay State."
115220,0,Oracle buyout gets mixed reviews from PeopleSoft customers Today's announcement of Oracle's $10.3 billion buyout of PeopleSoft Inc. isn't drawing rave reviews from the installed based of customers about to be acquired in the deal.
109144,0,"Credit Suisse shares drop as bank reportedly prepares CSFB job ... ZURICH (AFP) - Shares in the Swiss banking group Credit Suisse fell on the eve of an investors meeting which will reportedly unveil drastic changes at its US investment banking arm, Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB)."
79931,0,"Warne Breaks Thumb, Will Miss Final Cricket Test Against India Shane Warne, Test cricket 's leading wicket-taker, will miss the fourth and final Test match against India in Mumbai tomorrow after breaking his right thumb while practicing his batting, a Cricket Australia statement said."
43306,0,"Parade of Hurricanes Erode Fla. Beaches (AP) AP - Many of Florida's beaches have taken on a different look after this year's parade of hurricanes finished shifting, eroding or completely relocating tons of sand. How to deal with that change will be a complicated and costly problem, coastal experts say."
72911,0,Wpp Cautious on Outlook Advertising giant WPP today said quarterly revenues grew at the fastest rate since 2001 but warned that the jury remains out on its prospects for next year.
4901,0,Story has familiar ring The United States Boxing team isn't fighting its opponents any more. It's fighting self-doubt.
105967,0,"Cingular to launch US 3G network Cingular, the largest mobile phone operator in the US, is to launch a high-speed third generation (3G) network from next year. Mobile phone firms have been seeking new areas to boost revenue - and Cingular 's "
15476,0,"Month by Month, a Tiny Baby's Hard-Won Pounds Somewhere between 6 and 9 months of age, she stopped gaining weight and I started worrying."
115311,0,"MIKE WENDLAND: UM 's entire library to be put on Google Google, the ubiquitous Internet search engine, is taking the University of Michigan 's library from Ann Arbor to the world. BY THE NUMBERS."
24704,0,"Federer's Power to Meet Hewitt's Precision in U.S. Open Final When the men's champion is decided Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the season's two hottest players, Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt, will be doing the swinging."
75026,0,"Skygazers, baseball fans watch for lunar eclipse If skies are clear, people can expect to see the full moon turn a deep reddish colour as the Earth 's shadow falls over the face of the moon, astronomers say."
92065,0,"Cavaliers above .500 James had 33 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who moved above .500 for the first time in more than three years with their fourth straight victory, 99-88 over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night."
86138,0,Calif. approves Anthem-WellPoint merger California 's insurance commissioner said Tuesday he would approve the proposed merger between health insurance giants WellPoint Health Networks and Anthem.
42621,0,"Industry veterans bet on open-source model A former Microsoft executive and other tech bigwigs fund SourceLabs, an open-source start-up focused on maintenance and support."
38783,0,"NASA Genesis Space Sample Shipped to Calif. Lab Scientists in California on Friday began examining for the first time samples of solar wind particles collected by the spacecraft Genesis, which crashed earlier this month in the Utah desert when its parachutes failed to open on "
29295,0,Bonds whiffs with fans MILWAUKEE -- San Francisco Giants manager Felipe Alou hopes Barry Bonds ' 700th home run -- whenever it comes -- will change the public 's perception of the surly slugger.
92218,0,"American Express sues Visa, MasterCard and 8 banks NEW YORK - Travel- and financial-services giant American Express Co. on Monday sued Visa and MasterCard as well as eight banks for damages stemming from anti-competitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through US banks."
20117,0,Agassi discards Mr Nice Guy ' image Ask anyone who knows Andre Agassi and they will tell you that the bald but brilliant former champion is an awfully nice chap. But there are times when Agassi can be positively nasty; cruel even.
8789,0,"Chain Store Sales Slip in Latest Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chain store retail sales continue to fall during the week following the Thanksgiving holiday, a retail report said on Tuesday."
27103,0,"Hughes keen on Blackburn position LONDON, England -- Wales coach Mark Hughes has admitted he is interested in taking over as manager of Blackburn, who have lost Graeme Souness to Newcastle."
110342,0,U.S. Senator Says Dollar Slide Worrying WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Democratic senator on Wednesday said lawmakers were concerned about a slide in the value of the dollar and urged the Bush administration to step up pressure on China to move to a more flexible exchange rate.
46723,0,Washington Post Looking at Slate Is the newspaper publisher's interest in the online magazine a stab at building a pay product?
66016,0,Morris has high stakes in Game 6 ST. LOUIS A good outing today potentially could have a two-fold effect for Cardinals starter Matt Morris. Not only will he go a long way toward keeping his team alive in the National
110671,0,Williams rejoins Padres rotation CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Free-agent pitcher Woody Williams rejoined the San Diego Padres more than three years after he was traded away.
57846,0,"Pension crisis answer 'unpalatable ' People face poverty in retirement unless they save more, a major report into pensions will reveal. The Pensions Commission report says that there is a 57 billion shortfall in the amount people are saving for retirement."
44844,0,"Giant insurer under investigation AIG, the world's largest insurer, is the target of a criminal investigation, accused of helping a client commit fraud."
17230,0,"ET: Please Send Mail, Don't Phone If an extraterrestrial civilization wanted to maximize its chances of being discovered by another civilization, the best bet may not ride on radio waves. Rutgers -- Were E.T..."
63031,0,Japanese Automakers ' Stocks Such as Toyota Gain; NEC Declines Japanese automakers ' stocks such as Toyota Motor Corp. rose after a US government report showed retail sales gained more than some economists expected.
116469,0,"On a mountainside, chef lets flavors shine Although the village has several dining opportunities, force yourself to drive the five minutes it takes to reach Auberge Sauvignon, a charming mountainside restaurant just outside the resort. Owner Francine Moreau sets a tone of unmatched hospitality in the front of the house, with chef Marc Bujold providing the culinary wizardry to make this steakhouse and cozy ..."
38646,0,"Dolphins-Steelers Still Set for Sunday The Miami Dolphins plan to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday despite the threat of Hurricane Jeanne. The hurricane is expected to hit Florida 's east coast this weekend, most likely Sunday morning."
9304,0,"Another one-run game won? This is too good TORONTO -- Maybe the capricious forces that rule the baseball universe, the ones that so far this summer have dictated that 26 of the 30 teams in the major leagues would have won more one-run games than the Red Sox, finally are tilting in the Sox' favor. After last night's 5-4 escape over the Toronto Blue Jays, the one in ..."
53762,0,"Cingular opposes Nextel plan WASHINGTON -- Cingular Wireless has urged communications regulators to reject a request by rival Nextel Communications Inc. to lower the cost of its plan to swap airwaves with the government, which is aimed at reducing interference with public safety communications."
5426,0,"Check your marital status Plenty of spouses would probably sometimes like to forget their nuptials, but a spate of South African single woman were recently in for the shock of their lives when they discovered that they were in fact married. This prompted the country's department of Home Affairs to launch a marital status awareness campaign, in order to clamp down on the illegal marriages."
118174,0,"Statement From Demos On The Last Fed Rate Hike of 2004 ""While the increase in the Federal Reserve rate might benefit individuals with long term investments or saving, millions of households in our deficit-spending culture will only experience its many pitfalls."
4914,0,Seiko Epson unveil updated micro flying robot Seiko Epson have unveiled their latest wireless flying micro-robot named the FR-II. The successor to the FR robot the latest micromechatronic contraption has a number of improvements. It is 2.3g heavier than the original FR at 12.3g but does away with the ...
97864,0,"Boy becomes a Manning ANOTHER LOSS meant another sleepless night for New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin. It was 3 am Monday morning, less than 12 hours after his team had lost to the Arizona Cardinals "
98367,0,"Packers Oust Texans 16-13 Green Bay Packers ' Donald Driver, left, catches a 50-yard pass next to Houston Texans ' Marcus Coleman (42) in the second quarter Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, in Houston."
56731,0,Cardinals show Dodgers door LOS ANGELES -- Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals sure looked like the best team in baseball.
24447,0,"Update 15: Embattled Disney CEO Will Leave in 2006 Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael Eisner, who successfully fought off a shareholder attempt to oust him, unexpectedly offered his resignation from the entertainment company he 's led for two decades - but he will go in his own time."
76924,0,W.Va. to Sponsor Public Computing Grid Researchers and businesses in West Virginia will be able to access the first state-sponsored public Internet computing grid when the Global Grid Exchange is launched next month.
14481,0,"Games join storied history In the posh hotel they occupy, far from the bleak, sun-baked desert that is the main Olympic complex, there must have been a whole bunch of champagne corks popping last night."
98018,0,"What a Week: Greenspan Trips Dollar ""Seems like that guy singing this song has been doing it for a long time -- is there anything he knows that he ain 't said?"
93037,0,Dell thrusts blade into datacentres A substantial price cut and footprint squeeze show a new commitment from Dell to getting its enterprise-class blade servers into data centres.
67514,0,"U2 Special Edition iPod Apple is set to unveil a special edition black iPod in collaboration with U2, according to a report on Forbes.com. ""Sources close to the group say the U2 edition of the popular digital music player will come "
81208,0,"Cricket: Bowlers take control MUMBAI, India The bowlers dominated on Thursday as 18 wickets fell on the second day of the final test between India and Australia."
119079,0,"Pfizer 's Celebrex is under a cloud Pfizer (PFE) said Friday that is has received new information about the cardiovascular safety of its popular arthritis drug Celebrex, based on an analysis of a long-term cancer trial."
39731,0,"After a lifetime of waiting, QB embraces 1st chance These are the moments you remember. The snapshots that endure. Such as the first time you see a quarterback in uniform. For Joy Sexton, that would have been, what, like 1986?"
10741,0,"Nokia, Vodafone team up on Java effort The companies want to create more consistent platforms that can be used with any handset."
61666,0,Samsung Q3 Income Up 46 Percent Samsung 's net income rose to US$2.34 billion from $1.60 billion last year. Sales gained 27.4 percent to $12.9 billion from $9.
44826,0,"Rockies' rally slows LA's drive Jeromy Burnitz's RBI single with one out in the ninth inning sparked a three-run rally, and the Colorado Rockies beat host Los Angeles, 4-1, last night to slow the Dodgers' drive to their first playoff berth in eight years."
23239,0,"Nokia's take on '20s glamour Nokia on Thursday announced three new camera phones that it says are inspired by the style of the 1920s. One model in particular is described by the Finnish phone giant as ""Garbo-esque"" in its design character (that would be the 7270). All three handsets are shown here in art released by the company."
66463,0,Tax Cut Shrinks Computer Associates Loss (AP) AP - An income tax benefit narrowed Computer Associates International Inc's loss dramatically in the second quarter.
104782,0,"Oil Prices Hover Just Below $50 a Barrel SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices hovered just below $50 a barrel on Tuesday, holding recent gains on a rash of crude supply outages and fears over thin heating oil tanks."
55578,0,"Irish hero skips awards after horse fails test Ireland 's only medal winner at the Athens Olympics, showjumper Cian O 'Connor, withdrew from a nationally televised ceremony Saturday to receive the Irish Person of the Year award -- after his horse failed a drugs test."
78681,0,"Focused Poulter keeps his cool WHEN Sergio Garcia made a muddle of the first play-off hole at Valderrama and ran up 5 after Scotlands Alastair Forsyth had slipped out of contention during the closing round, Ian Poulter was able to demonstrate a cool head and steady nerves to win the "
1642,0,"U.S. Broadband Growth Slows - Analyst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telephone and cable companies saw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in the second quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industry research firm said on Tuesday."
20121,0,"Brees keeps starting job with Chargers Drew Brees was selected the starting quarterback of the San Diego Chargers on Monday, a move that was expected after he followed last season 's miserable performance with a solid exhibition season."
95715,0,"Favre's Mother Falls Ill on Book Tour (AP) AP - Brett Favre's mother was hospitalized Thursday with stomach pains, interrupting her book tour."
57987,0,"Royal & Sun Alliance to transfer jobs Over the next to years more than 1,100 jobs located in United Kingdom, will be shift to India, according to the Royal & Sun Alliance plans."
23309,0,"Roddick rolls on ""I 'm serving well, I 'm breaking (serve) a lot. I 'm returning well and moving well. I think I 'm up to 50 percent for breaking this tournament, which is extremely high for me."
42996,0,Cell phone talker arrest refuels etiquette debate Cell phones in public are annoying--when other people use them. But how do we tackle the problem?
107664,0,"CalPERS boss given marching orders Sean Harrigan, the President of Americas biggest pension fund, California Public Employees ' Retirement System (CalPERS), has been removed from his post."
55644,0,"Finance: Losing the Right to Sue (Reuters) Reuters - More and more businesses are sticking mandatory arbitration clauses into their contracts,\forcing consumers to give up their right to sue if they want to conduct business, and consumer groups have made the elimination of these clauses a top priority."
65289,0,"My gawd, what if the Red Sox ever won? It took nearly 11 hours and 26 innings for the Red Sox to shed the humiliation of falling behind 3-0 in a best-of-seven ALCS via an unholy 19-8 shellacking, but shed it they did."
35191,0,"Fujitsu, Cisco to Develop Routers, Switches Fujitsu Ltd. and Cisco Systems Inc. said today they have agreed to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will help service providers and enterprises build advanced IP networks."
39489,0,"Ralf favoured, moans Montoya JUAN Pablo Montoya has complained that Williams are showing favouritism to his team-mate Ralf Schumacher, who makes his return following a near-fatal crash at the United States Grand Prix in June."
86585,0,"Kobe, Los Angeles are getting adjusted to NBA life without Shaq in ... The Lakers were in town. So, automatically, the first thing you did was look around for the big guy. You kept searching for a guy named Shaquille O 'Neal, who once played for LSU."
27727,0,Citigroup apology on bond deals LONDON Citigroup told employees on Tuesday that it regretted executing a recent E11 billion bond trade that angered its peers in Europe and sparked an investigation by Britain 's market regulator.
40207,0,"Despite healthy global economy, ministers still face tricky issues The global economy is healthy and no major financial crises loom. Yet finance ministers meeting this week must confront uncertainties about the fight against terrorism, rising interest rates and volatile oil prices."
63303,0,"Els captures record 6th world title There was a great 35th birthday present for Ernie Els on Sunday. The South African won the World Match Play title for a record sixth time, beating Lee Westwood to earn a million pounds, the biggest prize in golf."
27019,0,"A 's claim 10-inning win over Rangers OAKLAND, Calif. - The way hes been batting lately, Eric Chavez figured Laynce Nix would surely get a glove on his line drive to center field."
74847,0,"Durable goods up slightly Overall demand for long-lasting goods below estimates, but ex-transportation orders show solid gain. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Orders for long-lasting goods rose in September, the government reported Wednesday "
20314,0,Macromedia starts meter on Web conferencing New pay-as-you-go pricing for Breeze Live service is meant to attract small businesses.
62181,0,"Wall Street Faces 2 Elections, Not Just 1 (Reuters) Reuters - The waiting game for the U.S.\presidential election ends two weeks from Tuesday -- but then investors can turn over the timer and start again."
65483,0,Wizards Exude Optimism Another season means another round of rosy predictions of Wizards postseason glory.
47801,0,"Bowa Fired As Phillies Manager (AP) AP - Larry Bowa was fired as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, a day before the end of yet another disappointing year."
78477,0,"Non-legendary little people We have grown taller and heavier since the 1960s, according to a new study, but compared with a newly discovered human species, we are really, really huge."
77000,0,"Funny Cide a Classic tale of redemption? Funny things happen when a horse knocks on the door to racing history and can 't get through. Smarty Jones, this year 's near-Triple Crown winner, is retired to a career as a stallion."
56157,0,Schumacher Wins Japanese Grand Prix Seven-time Formula One auto racing world champion Michael Schumacher of Germany led from start to finish behind the wheel of his Ferrari to easily win the Japanese Grand Prix.
6533,0,"Auction Remains Dutch Mainstay Google 's so-called Dutch auction may have intrigued Wall Street, but nobody here was buying it, figuratively or literally. Instead, Dutch people, the butts "
104654,0,"Witness Deferred to Eisner on Ovitz Firing A former director of the Walt Disney Company, Richard A. Nunis, testified Monday that he deferred to the decision of Michael D. Eisner, the chief "
87440,0,"Enter a Category Regardless of what he may have told Carlos Beltran when their paths crossed last May, Bernie Williams made it clear yesterday that he won 't be conceding centerfield until the Yankees tell him to do so."
56869,0,No Svet: Tomescu-Dita coasts to marathon win But even she didn 't believe it as she looked over her shoulder five times in the last 600 meters at Sunday 's LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
114995,0,"Oracle wins battle for PeopleSoft Oracle has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PeopleSoft for $26.50 (13.79) per share, or about $10.3bn. The transaction has been approved by both companies ' boards of directors and is expected to close by early January."
80733,0,"HP, Brocade Integrate SAN Switching, Blade Architecture IT managers concerned about deploying blade technology into heterogeneous environments may have an easier time of it with the recent announcement that Brocade 's SAN (storage area network "
53920,0,"Oil price hits $53 LONDON, Oct 7: World oil prices bolted to new record summits on Thursday, reaching $53 in New York on markets nervous about tight global supplies with winter approaching in the northern hemisphere."
116612,0,"80 million more PCs in India by 2010! The personal computer market in India will see a massive boom by 2010, according to a new report by Forrester Research. India, says the report, will add 80 million (8 crore) new PC users by 2010."
81165,0,"Enron and Merrill Lynch staff face jail A FIRST Enron executive to face criminal charges has been found guilty along with four former Merrill Lynch bankers in a conspiracy and fraud trial that, while a sideline to the Enron scandal, leads the way to further prosecutions."
90824,0,"Sun Microsystems Rolls Out Much-Awaited Solaris 10 Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Sunday introduced the long-awaited next version of its operating system, Solaris 10, which the network "
91522,0,"Black: SEC In Suit Vs. Hollinger International Ex-CEO Blackguard: Merriam-Webster defines this archaic noun as ""scoundrel. "" Now the US Securities and Exchange Commission might be placing just such a label on Hollinger International 's (nyse: HLR - news - people ) former chief executive, Conrad Black, and his "
53235,0,"Bank of America to Cut 4,500 Jobs Bank of America said Thursday it will cut about 4,500 jobs, or about 2.5 percent of its work force, beginning this month as a result of its merger with FleetBoston Financial Corp."
103871,0,Software Upgrade knocks out UK Government Network A routine computer software upgrade has crashed 80 percent of UK government PCs at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on Friday.
63268,0,"Cellular alternative to DSL, cable Net in the works NEW YORK -- A top networking gear producer plans to offer a speedy new cellular technology that's an alternative to DSL and cable Internet access with the added advantage of being available on the road."
49213,0,"Economists see GDP easing to 4.3 US economic growth should slow over the coming year as consumers cut back on spending, but improved business confidence should help hiring, a wide-ranging survey of forecasters found."
99216,0,"Report: Fast-Internet Use Doubles in U.S. The number of Americans using fast Internet connections doubled from 2001 through late 2003, still below some expectations and especially low among minority groups and people in rural areas, according to a report by the Bush administration."
65196,0,"Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorp Profits Rise (Reuters) Reuters - Wells Fargo Co. and U.S.\Bancorp , two of the largest U.S. banks, on Tuesday both said third-quarter profit rose 12 percent."
22317,0,"RealNetworks Ends Song Promotion (AP) AP - RealNetworks Inc. is ending a temporary promotion that slashed the price of its downloadable songs to 49 cents, but bargain hunters will still be able to find some deals at its online music store."
25056,0,"IBM Says 'Go ' on Dual-Core Opteron Servers IBM has given AMD 's recently announced dual-core Opteron microprocessor its stamp of approval, announcing that in mid-2005 it will ship a version of its e326 server equipped with the chips."
55870,0,UF gets lesson in growing up GAINESVILLE -- The young Florida Gators needed to grow up all at once here Saturday night. They weren 't ready to. They didn 't know how.
51427,0,"Update 2: Reports: Alitalia Signs Deal With Italy Struggling Italian flagship carrier Alitalia signed an agreement overnight with the government and labor unions on helping employees whose jobs will be slashed under a plan to save the airline, news reports said Wednesday."
46073,0,"Alarcon backs suit against DWP rate hike Stepping up his legal and political battle, state Sen. Richard Alarcon endorsed a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday that challenges the 11 percent water-rate increase the Department of Water and Power imposed this year."
46638,0,"Tech Stocks Gain on Oil Price, PeopleSoft NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose late on Friday morning in a broad-based advance as oil prices eased and shares of software company PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O gave a boost to the tech-dominated Nasdaq."
61577,0,"Get a Whiff of Inter Parfums Despite reporting record quarterly sales, growth rates still spell trouble."
72690,0,"SERIES NOTEBOOK: St. Louis hopes Busch friendlier ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals returned to Busch Stadium on a warm, sunny autumn Monday after two straight World Series losses in cold, rainy Boston."
7125,0,"China revises GDP growth rate to 9.69 in Jan-June China has revised upward its gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 9.69 per cent during the first half of this year due to higher growth in service industries, the state media reported on Monday."
76161,0,"Scientists Mystified by Images of Titan's Surface (Reuters) Reuters - NASA scientists studying images from the Cassini spacecraft's encounter with Saturn's moon Titan, said on Wednesday they were mystified by masses of bright and dark material and surprised at the celestial body's apparent youthful surface."
66575,0,New Soyuz rocket launch is delayed Problems with ground equipment are expected to delay a test launch of a new Russian rocket designed to ferry cargo to the International Space Station.
31430,0,"Mickelson Benched by Sutton at Ryder Cup BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson was relegated to the Ryder Cup sidelines by U.S. captain Hal Sutton on Friday after the Masters champion and partner Tiger Woods slumped to two defeats at Oakland Hills."
67548,0,"U.S. Indicators Fall, 4th Month Straight WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A closely watched gauge of future U.S. economic activity fell in September for the fourth straight month after a stronger pace earlier in the year, a private research firm said on Thursday."
111296,0,India to take on Bangladesh India 's first Test against Bangladesh begins on Friday in Dhaka and already all the talk is not on whether India will win but when.
77938,0,"It 's violent - and teens will want it ONE of the most violent computer games ever made is also set to be the most popular ever, grossing more than the blockbuster movie Titanic, early sales predictions have suggested."
50328,0,Oil prices bounce back over $50 mark Oil prices have neared last week 's record high after bouncing back above the $50-a-barrel mark despite a peace deal between rebel gangs in Nigeria.
33537,0,Samsung Develops First 60-Nanometer 8-GB NAND Flash Memory Samsung 's advanced 60nm process technology is two thousandths the width of a piece of human hair and achieves approximately 30 percent reduction in cell size over the 70nm 4Gb NAND Flash memory developed last year.
7421,0,"KMart to Sell 18 Stores to Home Depot Retailer Kmart Holdings Corp. (KMRT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it finalized a deal to sell 18 of its stores to Home Depot Inc."
83210,0,Radcliffe Ready to Take Bite Out of Big Apple NEW YORK (Reuters) - World record holder Paula Radcliffe will race back into the spotlight at the New York Marathon Sunday when she returns to action for the first time since her stunning collapse at the Athens Olympic Games.
8743,0,Intel pledges to bring Itanic down to Xeon price-point EM64T a stand-in until the real anti-AMD64 kit arrives
14582,0,"TISCALI ANNOUNCES SELLS OFF SWEDISH SUBSIDIARY FOR 13 MLN (AGI) - Rome, Aug. 30 - Tiscali has reached an agreement to sell off its Swedish subsidiary, Tiscali AB to Spray Network AB, a company controlled by Lycos Europe."
90601,0,"Kuehne, Sluman win second straight Franklin Templeton Shootout ... Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman birdied four of the last five holes and beat Justin Leonard and Steve Flesch by two strokes at the Franklin Templeton Shootout on Sunday."
35196,0,Imoh Returns Versatile Mike Imoh returns to Virginia Tech for Saturday's pivotal game against N.C. State after serving a three-game suspension.
26115,0,Search Engine Milestones for August 2004 Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.
11925,0,"Stocks Set to Open Flat, GDP Data in Line NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are seen opening flat on Friday after a government report showed that the U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter but at a rate that matched economists' forecasts."
32173,0,"Kimono-Makers Employ Computer Graphics (AP) AP - For centuries, Japan's kimono-makers have relied on stencils, paintbrushes and hours of labor to turn out their elaborate and graceful creations. Kimono designer Yuko Iwakuma uses some more up-to-date tools: a computer and an ink-jet printer."
114120,0,"Hong Kong 's Record $2.7 Bln Property Trust IPO May Be Delayed The trading debut of Hong Kong 's record $2.7 billion property trust may be delayed because of a legal challenge, a government lawyer said."
51872,0,Protection key to News US move THE News Corporation Ltd could probably satisfy most of the corporate governance criticisms relating to its proposed move to the US by simply formally adopting its previously stated intentions.
107056,0,Notre Dame 's Willingham just had too many bad Saturdays There has been much talk over the past 36 hours about how Notre Dame and its football program are now no different from any number of other college football 'factories ' littering the landscape.
100383,0,China 's space chief coming to US Another possible step toward cooperation in space between the United States and China is now on the calendar. The head of the Chinese National Space Agency will travel to Washington
10049,1,"Iraqi cleric urges march to Najaf Iraq 's most respected Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to the country Wednesday and urged all Iraqi Muslims to join him on a march to the "
4992,1,Israeli court orders reply for Hague JERUSALEM The Israeli Supreme Court ordered the government to produce a statement in the next 30 days that assesses the ramifications of a nonbinding ruling by the International Court of Justice in the Hague that declared the Israeli security barrier ...
17050,1,"Al-Qaida 'explosive expert ' caught in Pakistan came from Iran ... A suspected al-Qaida operative who was captured along with another man during raids in this southwestern city is an ""explosives expert "" who had arrived here from Iran, a security official said Thursday."
83023,1,"Forces Must Work Decisively in South Unrest-Thai PM Anticipating worse violence in Thailand 's largely Muslim south, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged security authorities on Saturday to work more decisively in their operations to restore peace to the region."
116609,1,"Caesarean 'low birth risk link' Women opting for a Caesarean should be warned there is a small chance that it will jeopardise later natural births, say experts."
49123,1,Buzzing sex toy turns on airport security Flights from an Australian airport were delayed for 30 minutes Monday when a discarded sex toy began buzzing and set off a security emergency alarm.
63465,1,"Iran Wants Right to Enrich Uranium Iran won 't permit its diplomats to negotiate with European nations over its nuclear program if the goal of talks is to deprive Iran of the right to enrich uranium, Iran 's top nuclear negotiator said Monday."
75235,1,Paper peace doves fall over southern Thailand as violence ... PATTANI : Fifty aircraft scattered 120 million paper birds across southern Thailand on Sunday in a peace gesture marred by new killings in the troubled Muslim-majority region.
32156,1,"A Le Mondes The editor of France's most prestigious daily exits, but the paper's troubles aren't going away soon"
52791,1,"ASEF Dedicated to Closer Asia, Europe Despite getting less attention than the summit talks at the ongoing Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) here, officials of the Asia Europe Fund (ASEF) are busy carrying out their duties behind the scenes."
112351,1,"Egyptian police block solidarity group accompanying aid to Palestinians (AFP) AFP - Members of an international solidarity group trying accompanying humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip abandoned their trip after a standoff with security forces, a member of the group said."
52822,1,Blair in Ethiopia to outline vision for Africa (AFP) AFP - Prime Minister Tony Blair was due to outline his personal vision for the future of Africa at a meeting of the organisation he set up to spur development efforts in the region.
48728,1,MANNY MUSU HEADS TO ITALY The five-year-old naturalised Australian girl seriously injured in last month 's bombing outside Australia 's embassy in Jakarta is leaving hospital in Singapore for Italy.
107399,1,"Israel not seeking for peace Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, said Thursday Israel must stop military action against Palestinians or there can be no peace."
22440,1,Muslim girls defy French headscarf ban Dozens of Muslim girls have been disobeying the French government 's recent ban on wearing headscarves in public schools since the school year began last week.
99710,1,Rescue operation at air crash site ends Rescue operation atthe site of an air crash killing all 53 people aboard a commuter plane and one more on the ground on Sunday morning was declared conclusion Tuesday.
41097,1,"War threatens Uganda Aids success HIV/Aids is twice as common in the war-torn north of Uganda as in the rest of the country, an aid agency says."
3327,1,"Finnish Students Rank #1 in the World Which country has the smartest students in the world? According to a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, pupils in Finland tested higher than those in any other country."
116907,1,"Pakistan and India to start nuclear hotline, no deal on missile ... ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan and India agreed to push forward plans for a nuclear hotline after two days of talks but failed to reach a deal on advance warning of ballistic missile tests, officials said."
67565,1,"Prince Harry Scuffles With Photographer Britain 's Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera during a scuffle with a photographer outside a London nightclub early Thursday, a royal official said."
35826,1,"Floods kill more than 600 people in Haiti, hundreds left homeless Rescuers dug through mud and ruined homes for bodies Tuesday, expecting the death toll of more than 600 from tropical storm Jeanne to rise even further as flood waters receded in this crowded northern city after devastating winds "
31570,1,"For Bonds, It's 700 Gone and 56 to Go Barry Bonds became only the third player in Major League Baseball history to tally 700 career home runs, a milestone no one had reached in more than three decades."
23807,1,Police released suspect THE man accused of commanding the Australian embassy bombing was briefly detained by Indonesian police last year but released because they did not recognise the terror fugitive.
7756,1,Pakistan Says Kills Militants as Karzai Visits Pakistan said its forces killed four foreign militants in a border area Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic guerrillas before his October re-election bid.
43053,1,"Argentine teen shoots dead four classmates A 15-year-old youth opened fire on classmates at his school in southern Argentina, killing four students and injuring five others, authorities said."
48138,1,"Blair undergoes heart operation British Prime Minister Tony Blair has had a successful operation for recurrent heart palpitations and is doing well, Sky TV reported on Friday."
9357,1,"Prison Abuse Report Cites Top Commanders WASHINGTON - Inattention to prisoner issues by senior U.S. military leaders in Iraq and at the Pentagon was a key factor in the abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison, but there is no evidence they ordered any mistreatment, an independent panel concluded..."
31116,1,"Hizbollah, Israel to Conclude Prisoner Swap-Paper MUSCAT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group has provided Israel with information on the fate of a missing Israeli airman, a move that will finalize prisoner exchange talks within weeks, a Omani newspaper said on Friday."
33971,1,Suspect held at 'mini-Guantanamo ' for three years released by ... David Blunkett 's emergency anti-terrorism laws came under fire last night after he ruled a suspect interned without trial for nearly three years no longer posed a national threat.
28480,1,"Barry makes political comeback in Washington (AFP) AFP - Marion Barry, the former mayor of Washington who was caught taking cocaine, has made a new political comeback in the US capital."
26902,1,"Russia Announces More Funding for Security Russia 's finance minister announced a $5.4 billion increase in funding for four key security agencies on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin announced his plan for combatting terrorism."
112425,1,Pound ends week with modest gain on dollar (AFP) AFP - Sterling remained weak after disappointing trade data as the US Dollar held firm against major currencies.
6964,1,"Ashour Conquers World Junior Squash Title ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Aug 23 (PNS) - Egypt Ramy Ashour became the newest World Junior Squash Champion following a 3-0 finals victory in the PIA 13th World Junior Squash Championships against Yasir Butt of Pakistan at the Mushaf Ali Mir Squash Complex "
75042,1,"Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners in Sign of Warmer Ties (Reuters) Reuters - Egypt sent a convicted Israeli spy home after eight years in jail and Israel released six Egyptian infiltrators Sunday in the clearest sign of a warming of relations strained by a Palestinian uprising."
39424,1,"Former Fox Studios Owner Marvin Davis Dies LOS ANGELES - Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 79..."
8153,1,"Mud the New Menace at Diana Fountain (AP) AP - Just when tourists thought it was safe to go back to the Princess Diana memorial fountain, the mud has struck."
39613,1,"Frenchman shot dead in Saudi Arabia A Frenchman has been shot dead in the Saudi city of Jeddah, in a killing which mirrored recent attacks by al Qaeda militants trying to destabilise the world 's largest oil exporter."
42077,1,"Blair Delivers Crucial Party Speech Under Iraq Cloud BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Britain's Tony Blair faces one of the trickiest speeches of his career on Tuesday, seeking to win back his Labour Party after rifts over Iraq and spell out new policies to set up next year's re-election bid."
23043,1,"Jamaicans told to pray as storm looms ST. GEORGE 'S, GRENADA - Jamaica 's Prime Minister urged his country to pray Thursday as the Category 5 hurricane Ivan headed toward the island nation after killing 20 people elsewhere in the Caribbean."
69714,1,Suicide Bombers Kill 14 Iraqis in Surge of Violence Suicide bombers killed 14 members of Iraq 's fledgling security forces near a US marine base west of Baghdad and at a checkpoint to the north on Saturday amid a spate of insurgent attacks across the country.
32435,1,Iraq to stick to election timetable: Iraqi PM Visiting Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday his government was going to stickto the January election timetable despite the unstable situation in the country
84200,1,"Africa ; Majority backs Macedonia 's multi-ethnic future The Socialist-led coalition government is committed to achieving membership of NATO and the EU, which has sent a questionnaire containing 3,000 questions that Macedonia must answer before talks about membership of the bloc can start."
118569,1,"N.Koreans Seek Refuge at Japan School in China (Reuters) Reuters - Seven people claiming to have defected from North Korea sought refuge in a Japanese school in Beijing on Friday, Japanese government officials said."
69417,1,Italy Asks a Banner Question: Whodunit? Some art experts believe intricate letters painted on a saint's cloak are artist Raphael's monogram.
12121,1,"African Union Force Seen as Main Hope for Darfur UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Days before a U.N. deadline for Sudan to disarm and prosecute those responsible for violence in the country's Darfur region, nations are looking to the African Union rather than any U.N. sanctions to curb further killing."
92470,1,Ivory Coast under embargo as France wraps up evacuations ABIDJAN (AFP) - Ivory Coast was under an arms embargo after a unanimous vote in the UN Security Council aiming to quell a new wave of unrest that has convulsed the west African state and sent thousands of foreigners fleeing.
117041,1,"Japan Corporations Lag in Promoting Women (AP) AP - When Ginko Sato landed her first job in the 1950s, the only person who genuinely welcomed her was the other woman in her office, a secretary who was relieved she would have help serving tea to colleagues and guests."
15046,1,Dr Qadeer-linked nuclear market: IAEA seeks Libyas help VIENNA: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) praised Libya on Monday for cooperation in reporting on its dismantled nuclear programme but said critical questions remained as to whether Tripoli had given copies of nuclear weapons designs to
7376,1,"British FM leaves for Darfur visit (AFP) AFP - British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw left London for Sudan, where he was to discuss the crisis in war-torn Darfur with President Omar al-Beshir and senior officials."
9873,1,"Yemen Seaports on Alert for Possible Terror Attack (Reuters) Reuters - Yemen has received information that foreign terrorists are planning to attack its sea ports, a security source said on Wednesday."
21411,1,"Russia Offers $10 Million for Chechen Rebels -Agencies MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russia government has offered a $10 million reward for information to help it hunt down Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, accused by Moscow of being behind last week's school siege, news agencies reported on Wednesday."
86847,1,Nigeria court overturns stoning An Islamic court in northern Nigeria acquits a woman who had been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.
85225,1," 'Hurriyat gets Rs 150 Cr from ISI ' Even though Pakistan denies pressuring the Hurriyat leadership, it has launched yet another vigorous attempt to regain control of the secessionist movement by uniting the divided All Party Hurriyat Conference under the leadership of Syed Ali Shah Geelani."
59165,1,"US presses NATO to prepare takeover of Afghanistan military ... POIANA BRASOV, Romania : The United States pressed its NATO allies to begin military planning for possibly taking over command of operations in Afghanistan from US forces as early as next year."
44712,1,"Bush Document Details Military Departure WASHINGTON - The White House said seven months ago that it had released all the records on President Bush's stateside military service during the Vietnam War, yet new records are still dribbling out as Election Day approaches. The White House on Wednesday night produced a November 1974 document bearing Bush's signature from Cambridge, Mass., where he was attending Harvard Business School, saying he had decided not to continue as a member of the military reserve..."
15969,1,"Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at Moscow Subway MOSCOW - A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up outside a busy Moscow subway station Tuesday night, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 50 in the second terrorist attack to hit Russia in a week, officials said. Seven days earlier, almost to the hour, two Russian jetliners crashed within minutes of each other in what officials determined were terrorist bombings..."
70526,1,"Japan poised to take US beef TOKYO - US beef exports to Japan, valued at more than US$1.7 billion last year, will resume in a matter of weeks after Tokyo agreed to ease a 10-month ban on the meat brought by a lone case of mad cow disease in Washington state."
89463,1,"National Archives Opens New Exhibit (AP) AP - The National Archives, home of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, has dusted off more than 1,000 other relics and put them on public display — including a home movie starring a 1-year-old George W. Bush toddling across a lawn in rompers."
37597,1,"Germany, France back permanent seat for Japan on Security Council NEW YORK - Both Germany and France in their speeches before the 59th General Assembly session on Thursday supported Japan 's ongoing effort to secure a permanent seat on the UN Security Council."
48609,1,"Why they continue to murder Critics of the tactics that the Israel Defense Forces are employing against the terrorists of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa, which have also caused casualties among Palestinian civilians, ignore "
88843,1,"Train Accident in Philippines Leaves 10 Dead, 100 Wounded The number of deaths related to a train derailment yesterday in the Philippines has been increased to ten. 100 people were injured as well."
59232,1,"U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Ready to Return to Iraq (Reuters) Reuters - U.N. inspectors, barred from most of Iraq since last year's invasion, are ready to return to probe the disappearance of equipment that could be used in atomic weapons, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Wednesday."
101192,1,"Ban hits Half-Life 2 pirates hard About 20,000 pirate players of Half-Life 2 have been banned from the game."
86506,1,"SUICIDE BOMB IN IRAQ At least 17 Kurdish militiamen have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The bombing came hours after two car bomb explosions in the capital, Baghdad, killed at least four policemen and wounded 49 others."
107986,1,"Baghdad hit in two major attacks Iraqi capital Baghdad was the scene of two big attacks, which left at least 23 people dead, according to reports. A car bomb went off outside a mosque in an area called Adhamiya in the north of the city, killing 13 people."
75831,1,"Girl trapped 5 days after quake TOKYO, Japan -- Rescuers are trying to free a young girl trapped in a van beneath a landslide following Japan 's deadliest earthquake in a decade."
44422,1,Kerry Says Bush Broke Promise on Oil (AP) AP - Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday the $50 per barrel price of oil reflects a broken promise of President Bush that will hurt average Americans.
42401,1,"Another Chapter in the Extermination Policy When Israel sends its agents to commit a crime in Syria, would it be implementing an American policy? The course of American pressure, which is now focused on Syria, supposes this; this is what might happen "
95705,1,"Thousands to be freed from Myanmar jails The military leaders in Myanmar have decided to release about 4,000 prisoners the leaders admit were wrongly imprisoned. The media in the repressive state, formerly called "
96715,1,"Farc kidnap saga marks 1,000 days Colombian ex-presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt reaches her 1,000th day as a hostage of Marxist guerrillas."
6913,1,"Nepalese struggle to break rebel hold on capital Essential supplies were being ferried into Kathmandu yesterday under the protection of military helicopters, after Maoist rebels cut off Nepal 's capital from the rest of the Himalayan kingdom for the fifth day."
25889,1,"US Charge Of 'genocide ' In Darfur Complicates Sudan Peace Talks ABUJA, Sept 13 (AFP) - Slow-moving African Union-brokered peace talks for Sudan 's Darfur region have been complicated by last week 's declaration by the United States that Khartoum and allied militia are committing genocide there."
2409,1,Politician 's arrest stirs suspicions in Hong Kong BEIJING - The arrest of a Hong Kong pro-democracy candidate in mainland China on charges of soliciting a prostitute touched off a media furor in the former British colony yesterday and fueled suspicion that Beijing was trying to influence ...
8197,1,Nikkei Flat in Nervous Trade (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Nikkei average was flat by late morning trade on Tuesday as falls in oil-related stocks offset gains in some exporters including auto makers after a retreat in oil prices eased fears about the global economy.
84021,1,"Israel ensures security during the funeral of the Palestinian ... Israel will allow Yasser Arafat to be buried in the Gaza Strip, the territory occupied by Israeli troops, if the Palestinian President dies."
7684,1,Equatorial Guinea Trial Begins for Alleged Coup Plotters The trial of 14 South African and Armenian men held since March for allegedly planning to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea is under way after several delays.
110572,1,"NATO, Belgium Sign Deal to Build New HQ (AP) AP - NATO and the Belgian government signed an agreement Wednesday to build new alliance headquarters adjacent to the current site, confirming Brussels as the home of the military bloc and underscoring improved relations between the host and the United States."
16947,1,"Gunmen fire on Chalabi convoy On Wednesday, gunmen fired at a convoy carrying Ahmad Chalabi, a former Iraq Governing Council member and one-time US ally, wounding two of his bodyguards."
67326,1,"Iraqi air employees attacked BAGHDAD - Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying female employees of Iraqi Airways to the Baghdad airport Thursday, killing one and wounding 14, an airline official said."
32822,1,Howard struggles to win over Asian vote SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister John Howard 's push to forge a closer alliance with the United States and his strong rhetoric on the war on terror have only added to his negative image among Asian voters and Asia at large.
1393,1,"790,000 Still Have No Power in Florida PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - About 790,000 people remain without power in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, and officials estimate it could take weeks to get electricity fully restored..."
3462,1,UN urged to punish Burundian Hutu rebels AFRICAN leaders appealed to the United Nations Security Council yesterday to impose sanctions on the Burundian rebel group that claimed responsibility for the massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in Burundi.
41115,1,Turkey reforms penal code with eye on EU ANKARA: Turkey 's bid for membership of the European Union is back on track after the parliament passed far-reaching penal code reforms designed to improve the Muslim nation 's human rights record.
92797,1,"Afghan Kidnappers Mull Fate of UN Hostages Afghan kidnappers holding three foreign United Nations workers hostage say they are now considering whether to kill, hold or release their captives."
117024,1,"Norway envoy meets with Tamil Tigers Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheimmet Wednesday with Tamil Tigers leaders at the rebel-held northerntown of Kilinochchi in a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka 's peacetalks, the national television reported."
24260,1,Sudan Government's Attacks Stoke Rebels' Fury Much of the responsibility for the growth of insurgency in the Sudan lies with the Arab-led government in Khartoum.
34110,1,Ethics Committee Ends DeLay Fact-Finding (AP) AP - House ethics committee leaders said Monday they soon will present the panel with information on Majority Leader Tom DeLay's conduct and recommend whether to undertake a full investigation.
31350,1,"New Delhi scraps POTA NEW DELHI: The Indian government has repealed a stringent anti-terror law after complaints of misuse and has replaced it by amending the existing Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967."
90502,1,Iran to suspend uranium enrichment The commitment to the UN 's nuclear watchdog agency could derail an American drive to impose UN sanctions. Diplomats said Iran agrees to continue a freeze on uranium enrichment and to suspend related activities.
48340,1,"Drought Aid Colors S.D. Senate Race (AP) AP - How political can it be for Congress to help farmers and ranchers suffering from a drought? Judge by the television viewing habits of Sen. George Allen of Virginia, who heads the Senate's Republican campaign operation."
103904,1,"Palestinians look for early solution CAIRO, Egypt -- Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Palestinian Authority presidency, said Sunday that Palestinians wanted to begin negotiating final statehood terms with Israel as soon as possible and hoped to reach an accord by the end of next "
100721,1,"Dolphins save schoolgirls The bottlenose dolphins formed a protective shield around Niccy Howes, 15, and her friends, reports the Sun. The girls thought the dolphins were playing as they swam round them in tight circles, thrashing their tails near a New Zealand beach."
21337,1,"Military toll tops 1,000 US military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 mark yesterday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared "
113741,1,"Kuwaitis Get Apology From Palestinians KUWAIT CITY Dec 12, 2004 - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas apologized to Kuwaitis on Sunday for the Palestinians ' support of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, making a gesture many here have long demanded as he "
4135,1,"Kerry Says Bush Uses Surrogates to Do 'Dirty Work' (Reuters) Reuters - John Kerry accused President Bush of using surrogates to ""do his dirty work,"" as the Democratic presidential challenger hit back on Thursday at a Republican assault on his Vietnam War record."
100966,1,"EU chief holds secret Hamas talks EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana tells the BBC he met Hamas, a Palestinian militant group on the EU's terror list."
119050,1,"S.Korean President, Japanese PM to discuss visa, nukes South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will have a summit meeting in Kagoshima, Japan, on Friday to discuss issues of mutual interest, Chong Wa Dae said Wednesday."
51191,1,"UK resists EU curb on Turkey Britain will oppose European commission moves to impose permanent curbs on Turkish workers migrating to other areas of the EU as a key part of any agreement to admit the country to the union, a foreign office minister said yesterday."
108076,1,Turkey Policy on Minorities Spark Debate (AP) AP - A furor in Turkey ignited by the title of a Christian spiritual leader on a U.S. embassy invitation has underscored concerns about the largely Muslim country's treatment of minorities two weeks before the European Union decides whether to open membership talks with Ankara.
54931,1,"Election-Related Lawsuits Pile Up in Fla. (AP) AP - A lawsuit demanding touch-screen voting machines be made to produce paper records will not be heard until Oct. 18, a judge ruled Friday, raising doubts that any significant changes to the system used by about half of Florida's voters will happen before the election."
107194,1,Witness: Bashir Contacted by Osama bin Laden A jailed Islamic militant testifying in the Jakarta terrorism trial of Abu Bakar Bashir says the Muslim cleric was once invited by Osama bin Laden to live in Afghanistan.
26244,1,"Spain hosts summit as it returns 'to the heart of Europe ' Spain 's socialist Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, turned his back on the pro-Americanism of his conservative predecessor yesterday as "
100728,1,"FDA Whistleblower Earns Kudos, Criticism (AP) AP - David Graham says he was surprised by the reception he got back at his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress the government had allowed unsafe drugs to remain on the market."
62995,1,"Lopez Defeats Canas to Capture First Title VIENNA (Reuters) - Feliciano Lopez won his first careertitle by defeating sixth seed Guillermo Canas 6-4, 1-6, 7-5,3-6, 7-5 to claim the Vienna Trophy Sunday.
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117781,1,"Pakistan urges China not to forget poorer neighours Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today urged booming China to help poorer neighbours, saying a larger role by the nascent giant could boost development and improve regional security."
90326,1,"Egypt Releases 700 Islamic Militants -Newspaper CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has released from prison in recent days 700 members of the al-Gama'a al-Islamiya, an Islamist group that fought the government in the 1990s but which has since renounced violence, a newspaper reported on Sunday."
99791,1,"Baghdad Suicide Car Bomb Kills at Least 6 -- Police (Reuters) Reuters - A suicide truck bomb attack on an Iraqi security checkpoint near an entrance to the fortified Green Zone complex on Tuesday killed at least six people and wounded at least 40, police said."
14852,1,"Planes 'blown up by terrorists ' ""Both planes were destroyed as the result of terrorist acts, "" spokesman Lt Gen Andrei Fetisov told the Itar-Tass news agency."
80499,1,Iraq rebels stage fresh attacks Insurgents have mounted fresh attacks in Baghdad and a US-Lebanese contractor has become the latest victim of a kidnapping spree in the run-up to a threatened US assault on rebel-held Falluja and Ramadi.
5289,1,"Sadr Militia Still Controls Iraq Shrine -- Witness NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Shi'ite fighters appeared to be in control of a holy shrine in Najaf Friday, hours after Iraq's interim government said it had overcome a bloody uprising by seizing the Imam Ali mosque without a shot being fired."
12757,1,"Ninety years on, only faint echoes remain of Samoa's German past (AFP) AFP - Ninety years after imperial Germany was chased out of the South Pacific few signs remain in Samoa that this was once Berlin's colonial pearl."
95000,1,"Israel releases senior Hamas leader A senior leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the West Bank was released after two years of detention in an Israeli jail, Palestinian witnesses said Thursday."
780,1,"Bush Plans to Withdraw Troops From Abroad (AP) AP - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan."
97115,1,"Claims Arafat died of AIDS A FORMER speech writer for George W. Bush has claimed Yasser Arafat died of AIDS. Former presidential aide David Frum, famous for coining the phrase ""axis of evil "", says the world has shown "
113313,1,"Middle Eastern reform to beat terrorism The American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, says, Middle Eastern economic and political reform will help defeat terrorism. With continued violence in US-occupied Iraq and the Palestinian question unresolved "
20820,1,"Clinton Breathing on Own After Surgery NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was described as doing well Tuesday, breathing on his own as he recovers from an operation to relieve arteries so severely clogged that he was in imminent danger of a major heart attack. He was taken off his respirator Monday night - a crucial step in his recovery, Dr..."
26173,1,"New details on Ivan 's damage Hurricane Ivan is bearing down on the western tip of Cuba with winds near 160 miles per hour. If the Cayman Islands and Jamaica are any indication, damage could be widespread."
29284,1,"Bush Campaign Trail Stops at White House (AP) AP - Enmeshed in his re-election campaign, President Bush rarely spends a full day at the White House. But even when he does, presidential politics and campaign pitches remain close at hand."
91801,1,"Fingerprints for landed U.S. immigrants not on Canada's radar: Sgro (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government has no plans to fingerprint landed immigrants from the United States when they visit Canada, says Immigration Minister Judy Sgro."
2622,1,"Google Cuts Its IPO Price Range SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering will not be as hot or big as expected, the Internet search giant reduced the number of shares to be sold by insiders and slashed its estimated per-share price range..."
64732,1,'Orange' victory sours east Ukraine The political crisis has stung people in Donetsk and could deeply aggravate the nation's east-west divide.
6664,1,"Make our case Last week, Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz submitted a reportedly dire study to the government on the ramifications of the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the security fence, and warned that it could result in sanctions against Israel."
114153,1,Dutch watch Van Gogh's last film The last film by slain director Theo van Gogh - whose death convulsed the Netherlands - is premiered.
100107,1,"HIV cases rise among women, report says Women are being infected with HIV at increasing rates in all regions of the world, and their numbers are now nearly equal to men, according to the United Nations and World Health Organization 's annual report on AIDS released Tuesday."
21063,1,Fewer Asians live on less than $1 a day But a new report from the Asian Development Bank also finds a growing gap between rich and poor.
70323,1,"Earthquakes Kill 18, Hurt 1,500 in Japan A car is overturned in a damaged Route 117 in Ojiya, northwest of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004. A barrage of powerful quakes jolted the region Saturday evening, killing at least 16 people, toppling buildings and injuring more than 900 others."
19770,1,Car Bomb Kills 7 U.S. Marines Near Iraqi Town of Falluja The deadliest attack on Americans in Iraq since May came as Iraqi officials announced that Saddam Hussein's deputy had not been captured on Sunday.
91201,1,"US patient load surges at military hospital in Germany LANDSTUHL, Germany - The number of injured US military personnel arriving at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center this week -ost from the offensive against insurgents in the Iraqi city of Fallujah -ched its highest level since April, a US "
68742,1,"Kerry to head West to hunt for votes as Bush stays back East (AFP) AFP - Democrat John Kerry takes his quest for votes to the western states of Nevada and Colorado that polls show could be up for grabs in the presidential contest, as incumbent rival George W. Bush stumps in three eastern battleground states."
14100,1,"Polish Holocaust Victims Remembered (AP) AP - Holocaust survivors and their families gathered at one of Europe's largest Jewish cemeteries Sunday to remember more than 200,000 Jews from this city killed by the Nazis, a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the last transports from the Lodz ghetto to Hitler's death camps."
98060,1,"APEC Seeks Palestinian Solution, Wider Coalition in Terror War SANTIAGO, 21 November 2004 - The US-led war on terror must include a resolution to the Palestinian question and involve a broader coalition, Washingtons Asia-Pacific partners warned yesterday as leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies opened a two "
51579,1,"Congress Speeds Up 9/11 Legislation Vote WASHINGTON - Racing the clock, Senate leaders are applying finishing touches to bipartisan legislation addressing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations just as House GOP leaders prepare to debate their version, which Democrats call partisan and weak..."
36153,1,"U.S. Agrees to Release Terror Suspect WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has agreed to release a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday..."
60624,1,"Iraq N-Sites Were Stripped Methodically-Diplomats VIENNA (Reuters) - The mysterious removal of Iraq's mothballed nuclear facilities continued long after the U.S.-led invasion and was carried out by people with access to heavy machinery and demolition equipment, diplomats said on Thursday."
88867,1,Hopes for Eid Solution to Afghan Hostage Crisis KABUL (Reuters) - Three U.N. workers held by militants in Afghanistan were in their third week of captivity on Friday after calls from both sides for the crisis to be resolved ahead of this weekend's Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr.
58993,1,"Alabama to Vote on Segregation Language (AP) AP - Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing school segregation, an Alabama law mandating racially separate classrooms is still on the books."
106438,1,"Chicago Mayor's Son Enlists in Army at 29 (AP) AP - Mayor Richard Daley's son, whose name and MBA from one of the nation's most prestigious universities would have opened doors to a lucrative career, has instead joined the Army and could be sent off to the battlefields of Iraq or Afghanistan."
102173,1,Riots erupt after Aboriginal man dies in custody An angry mob of nearly 300 Aborigines who went on the rampage on an island off the Queensland coast today burnt down a police station and threatened to kill its officers as well as several local council officials.
106387,1,"Britain: Kidnapped Aid Worker Likely Dead Dental records have shown that a mutilated body found in Iraq is not that of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan, but British officials say they still believe the British-Irish citizen is dead."
37554,1,Many setbacks on road to an effective Iraqi force Pressure is rising to establish an Iraqi military capable of securing the country by January elections.
4805,1,"At ancient site, a very modern debate -- over traffic SALISBURY, England -- Whoever built Stonehenge, the 5,000-year-old circle of megaliths that towers over green fields in southern England and lures a million visitors a year, could not have planned for the automobile."
86749,1,Click refresh for updates Tony Blair faces MPs today for the first time since the launch of the US-led assault on Falluja and the death of four members of the Black Watch just south of Baghdad.
90662,1,"Ammo Outpost Assumes Key Role Because of the large scale of the offensive operation in Fallujah, the ammo guys have been working nearly nonstop, trying to fill orders for U.S. and Iraqi security forces who continued Sunday to battle the last holdouts of insurgents and foreign fighters."
118877,1,Sharon Optimistic About Peace Prospects While Violence Continues ... Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has sounded a note of optimism about peace prospects in the coming year provided Palestinians stop violence against Israel.
5166,1,"Prints lead to two Madrid arrests Algerian Abdelkrim Beghdali, 41, and Syrian Safwan Sabagh, 41, were arrested days after the 11 March attacks but released because of lack of evidence. "
88561,1,"Philippine Rail Cars Crash Into Ravine, 10 Dead PADRE BURGOS, Philippines (Reuters) - Rescuers in the Philippines freed more than 100 train passengers trapped on Friday when a crowded economy carriage derailed and dragged other cars into a steep ravine, killing at least 10 people."
87360,1,Stabbing and petrol bombs highlight rise of racism in Ulster Extra police are patrolling in Northern Ireland in an attempt to stem a tide of racist attacks on immigrants after more violence on Latvians and Filipinos.
12202,1,"Bush Acknowledges Iraq 'Miscalculation' WASHINGTON - President Bush, undertaking a heavy campaign schedule in key states in the run-up to the Republican National Convention, acknowledges a ""miscalculation"" about what the United States would encounter in post-war Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. In an interview with The New York Times, Bush said for the first time that he made a ""miscalculation of what the conditions would be"" after U.S..."
106151,1,"Panel offers strategies on fighting global threats UNITED NATIONS -- In a highly anticipated report prompted by the deep divide over the war in Iraq, an international panel made 101 recommendations yesterday on how to deal with global threats in the 21st century including the use of preemptive and preventive military strikes with approval from the UN Security Council."
30600,1,"Indian inflation falls to 7.81 pct (Reuters) Reuters - India's annual wholesale price inflation rate fell to 7.81 percent in the year to Sept. 4 due to lower prices of oilseeds and poultry and a higher base effect, data showed on Friday."
54303,1,"Kenyan in surprise Nobel peace win Kenyan Deputy Environment Minister Wangari Muta Maathai has been named winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, beating a number of much better known world names to the prestigious award."
93201,1,"Russian, Japanese ministers to discuss peace treaty problem Astana - Moscow, November 17 KAZINFORM - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is planning to discuss with his Japanese colleague Nobutaka Machimura relations between the two countries, including the peace treaty problem."
15305,1,New Threats Against Americans in Kabul American officials warned U.S. citizens Monday to avoid high-profile locations and government facilities in the Afghan capital after Sunday's car bombing outside the office of an American security firm here.
59654,1,"US Considering Incentives for Iran Resigning Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Ali Abtahi, center, and newly appointed Vice-President Majid Ansari, second left, attend a meeting of the central council of their party President Mohammad Khatami accepted Abtahi 's resignation, in Tehran, Iran "
50788,1,"US Stops Short of Backing Brazil on UN Council Seat By Saul Hudson
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - The United States stoppedshort of endorsing Brazil's ambition for a permanent seat on anexpanded U.N. Security Council but did say the country would bea ""solid candidate.""
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45977,1,"Russia to ratify Kyoto treaty Politicians, industry leaders and environment groups across the world welcomed the news last night that Russia had rejuvenated international efforts to combat climate change by ratifying the Kyoto protocol."
31891,1,"Florida Candidate Calls for Bipartisanship (AP) AP - The nation's leaders need to put aside partisan labels to help Florida recover from the devastation of three major hurricanes during the past month, Democratic Senate candidate Betty Castor said Saturday."
75777,1,"Russian Coal Mine Blast Kills 13, Rescue Efforts Over Rescue efforts at a Siberian mine after an explosion Thursday morning are over, and the bodies of all the 13 dead have been recovered."
88674,1,"China and Taiwan Vie for Vanuatu Ties China said on Thursday that the coalition government of Vanuatu had withdrawn an agreement by its prime minister to switch diplomatic relations to Beijing 's rival, Taiwan."
117807,1,"A boy named Tsunami Roy (Reuters) Reuters - Six-day-old Tsunami Roy doesn't know what all the fuss about him is, as he hungrily suckles at his mother's breast before dropping off for a contented nap."
72502,1,U.S. Military: Al-Zarqawi Aide Killed (AP) AP - The U.S. military said Tuesday that an aide to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in an airstrike in the militant stronghold of Fallujah.
102597,1,"Toyota Plans to Open Russian Plant (Reuters) Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp plans to build a factory in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, the first local production in that nation by any Japanese carmaker, company officials were quoted by Kyodo news agency as saying."
83508,1,Missing Antiaircraft Missiles Alarm Aides Disappearance of shoulder-fired missiles has prompted intelligence analysts to increase sharply their estimate of the number of such weapons that may be at large.
8073,1,Ex-Worker Sues RNC for Discrimination (AP) AP - A former field director is accusing the Florida Republican Party of racial discrimination in a federal lawsuit.
110819,1,"U.K., Irish Leaders Unveil Peace Package (AP) AP - The British and Irish prime ministers unveiled a sweeping new Northern Ireland peace plan Wednesday that offered solutions to issues — particularly Irish Republican Army disarmament — that have bedeviled negotiations for a decade."
86188,1,US troops meet fierce resistance in Falluja US troops today pushed further towards the centre of Falluja after a night of artillery and aerial bombardment of the city. The Associated Press reported heavy street fighting in the northern districts from
56095,1,"Bomb at Pakistan Shiite Mosque Kills Four ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Oct. 10, 2004 - A bomb exploded Sunday at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least four people and injuring others, officials said."
85387,1,"Tremour shook Taiwan A strong earthquake hit Taiwan on Monday, shaking buildings in the capital Taipei for several seconds. No casualties were reported."
50179,1,"Loud Explosions Echo Through Iraqi Capital (AP) AP - Loud explosions echoed through the Iraqi capital Tuesday morning as a number of mortar rounds landed near government offices, the Interior Ministry and witnesses said. There was no immediate word on casualties."
4450,1,"Najaf stand-off has beginnings in earlier US failures in Fallujah The battle of Najaf, in which Iraq 's fledgling government is being held to ransom by the occupation of Shia Islam 's holiest site, can be traced to American political and military failures in recent months. "
27486,1,"At Least 70 Killed in Iraq Attacks The worst attack was a car bomb explosion outside a police training center in Baghdad. At least 47 people, mostly new recruits, were killed and more than 100 wounded."
23568,1,"European stock markets higher in early deals (AFP) AFP - European stock markets climbed in early trading, shaking off a mixed showing on Wall Street overnight in the wake of surging oil prices."
41180,1,"Accident at building site at Dubai airport kills at least eight Arabic television says a wall at a construction site in Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates has collapsed, killing at least eight workers."
28705,1,"Stewart Asks to Serve Sentence Soon NEW YORK - Millionaire executive Martha Stewart announced Wednesday that she had decided to begin her prison sentence for lying about a stock trade as soon as possible. ""I must reclaim my good life,"" she said, adding she hoped to be home in time to plant a spring garden..."
55793,1,"Asia-Europe Group Urged to Use Euros, Cut Dollar Dependence Asian and European nations should cut dollar dependence and use more euros in trade, according to an advisory group representing more than three dozen countries, which comprise half of the global economy."
116949,1,Cricket: SA 'to seize initiative' Andrew Hall says South Africa plan to take advantage of England's inadequate preparation in the first Test.
92471,1,"China 'regrets ' submarine 's trip into Japanese territory CHINA has admitted a ""regrettable "" intrusion by one of its nuclear-powered submarines into Japanese territorial waters last week."
94233,1,"Navy Delays Presidential Helicopter Deal (AP) AP - The Navy has put off until at least January a decision on the contract to replace the aging Marine One presidential helicopter fleet, giving both prospective contractors more time to lobby for the prized job."
64745,1,Bergman reveals secret love child Film director Ingmar Bergman admits to having a daughter from a romantic liaison in the 1950s.
117364,1,San Diego Ballots Would Have Ousted Mayor (AP) AP - A complete review of disqualified ballots in San Diego's mayoral race showed Wednesday that write-in candidate Donna Frye would have ousted Mayor Dick Murphy had those votes been counted.
8505,1,"As US troops edge closer, Iraqi cleric eases demands With fighting raging, Shiite Muslims loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appeared yesterday to renew their interest in a negotiated end to the siege of one of Islam 's holiest shrines."
109741,1,"Ukrainian legislators fail to pass vote reform KIEV -- Lawmakers fought over and failed to pass legal reforms aimed at ensuring a fair rematch of Ukraine's fraudulent presidential runoff, accusing each other yesterday of acting in bad faith as several thousand orange-clad protesters besieged parliament and chanted, ""Parasites! Parasites! """
39749,1,"Large Explosions Rock Fallujah US Marines fired artillery rounds at militants in this Sunni insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad on Friday, the military and witnesses said."
32581,1,"Video Appeal for Release of Italian Hostages (Reuters) Reuters - Piecing together old video footage, an Italian aid group released emotive images to Arab television on Sunday of its two female Italian charity workers and two Iraqi colleagues kidnapped in Baghdad."
25452,1,"US-Led Forces Retake Northern Iraqi City The US military launched a major pre-dawn assault Sunday to wrest the northern city of Tall Afar from insurgents but encountered almost no resistance, leaving uncertain "
71256,1,"Rebels massacre 49 Iraqi trainees The bodies of 49 freshly trained Iraqi national guard recruits, lined up and executed by insurgents, were discovered on a roadside about 75 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said Sunday."
46982,1,"Beirut car bombing wounds ex-Cabinet minister, kills driver and ... A lawmaker who defied Syria and voted against extending President Emile Lahoud 's term survived an assassination attempt Friday when a parked, explosives-rigged vehicle blew up in Beirut."
77912,1,"Body Resembling Japanese Hostage Found in Iraq A body resembling a Japanese hostage has been found in Iraq and will be flown to Kuwait or Qatar for identification, officials said on Saturday, after Tokyo refused a demand by his captors to pull out its troops."
498,1,"Bomb at India Independence Parade Kills 15 (AP) AP - A bomb exploded during an Independence Day parade in India's remote northeast Sunday, killing at least 15 people, including schoolchildren, while a rocket attack during a celebration at a school in the separatist region of Kashmir injured 17, officials said."
59279,1,Afghanistan takes first difficult steps toward democracy The election for president in Afghanistan may have brought us one small step closer to worldwide democracy. At least the people there left no doubt that they wanted to vote.
56609,1,"China rejects Chen 's 'insincere ' call for peace SHANGHAI - China 's state-controlled media on Monday rejected the Taiwanese President 's National Day call for peace talks with Beijing, saying it was 'too insincere and vague to be treated seriously '."
89638,1,"Marines save Syrian hostage FALLUJAH, Iraq -- A Syrian found handcuffed in Fallujah and rescued by US Marines was kidnapped with two French journalists in August, and has told authorities he last saw the Frenchmen a month ago -- the first confirmed word on the captives since they disappeared in August."
112698,1,"Turkish leader wins EU officials ' backing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan 's drive to get his country into the European Union won strong backing from top EU officials Friday, a week before the bloc 's leaders decide whether to open membership talks."
115953,1,"French president inaugurates world 's tallest bridge French President Jacques Chirac inaugurated Tuesday the world 's tallest bridge, the viaductof Millau of 270 meters above ground."
78229,1,"Army Tactics Anger Thai Muslims Razee Dorloh, 22, left his house built on stilts near the riverbank on Monday morning without a word, his family recounted. He headed for the district police station "
110061,1,"No Mideast peace deal yet: Palestinian official JERUSALEM - A senior Palestinian official called reports of a Mideast peace agreement premature, but said Israelis and Palestinians have agreed on the logistics of the upcoming elections to replace Yasser Arafat."
58260,1,"Sharon faces two no-confidence motions Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has alienated his right-wing Likud party with plans to withdraw from Gaza, begins a new legislative session yesterday fighting for his government 's survival."
10199,1,"Campaigning Bush plays up US diplomacy (AFP) AFP - Amid wilting election-year support for the military campaign in Iraq, US President George W. Bush is distancing himself from the go-it-alone ""war president"" image he once embraced with relish."
21071,1,Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand win this year's Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album.
47637,1,"Officials Far Apart on Iraq Debt Relief WASHINGTON - The world's major economic powers were far apart Saturday on agreeing how to provide debt relief for Iraq and the poorest nations, as finance officials began broader discussions about the global economy. Treasury Secretary John Snow and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan led the U.S..."
72740,1,John Howard sworn in for fourth time as Australian PM CANBERRA : John Howard has been formally sworn in as Prime Minister with his new fourth term ministry by Queen Elizabeth II 's Australian representative Governor-General Michael Jeffery.
14171,1,Tibetan culture falters under Chinese influx ZHANG JUN says his two-storey frosted glass and chrome beauty salon near the Tibetan capitals imposing Potala Palace is the biggest in town.
70562,1,"Bush, Kerry to Campaign in N.M., Fla. (AP) AP - President Bush and John Kerry switched places Sunday, the president campaigning in New Mexico where Kerry was the day before and the Democratic senator taking Bush's place in Florida."
52960,1,"Israel Holding 25 U.N. Workers At least 25 Palestinian U.N. workers have been detained by Israel for as long as two years under charges Israel refuses to reveal, U.N. officials said Wednesday."
66499,1,"African Union agrees to send more troops and civilian police to Darfur (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - The African Union's Peace and Security Council voted Wednesday to boost the number of peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region and send a contingent of civilian police to monitor efforts to end violence that has driven more than 1.5 million people from their homes."
98399,1,"International conference on Iraq opening in Egypt SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt), November 22 (Itar-Tass) - An international conference on Iraq is opening in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm El Sheikh on Monday."
10110,1,Sistani to Lead Peace Mission to Embattled Iraq City Iraq 's top Shi 'ite cleric was due to travel to Najaf on Thursday after making a surprise return to the country to try to end bitter fighting creeping ever closer to the city 's holiest shrine.
43283,1,"Six Flags Unveils Fastest Roller Coaster JACKSON, N.J. - Six Flags Great Adventure is opening the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster this spring - a thrill ride that accelerates to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds and rises 456 feet off the ground..."
118769,1,"AP: Colombia Troops Being Sought for Iraq (AP) AP - Recruiters working for U.S. contractors are hiring former Colombian soldiers — and luring away active-duty ones — for security jobs in Iraq, according to a former army officer who met with the recruiters."
24928,1,"Unofficial Delaware Gov. Primary Returns (AP) AP - The latest, unofficial returns in the Republican primaries for Governor in Delaware. The winner is marked by an 'x'."
61357,1,"Landslide win for Cameroon leader Cameroon's President Paul Biya is re-elected with 75 of the vote, say officials, with just a results to come."
30335,1,Hurricane Ivan's Fury Kills 20 Along the Gulf Coast Hurricane Ivan carved a path of destruction through the Southeast with winds reaching 130 miles an hour.
84277,1,"Arafat's wife says leaders aim to 'bury him alive' PARIS -- Yasser Arafat's wife accused Palestinian leaders hoping to travel to France today to visit her critically ill husband of plotting to ''bury him alive. """
11031,1,Mystery Persists Behind Causes Of Double Plane Disaster Russia is observing a day of mourning for the 89 people killed in two plane crashes that occurred within minutes of one another late on 24 August.
9338,1,Band 'dumps sewage on tourists' The Dave Matthews Band is sued for allegedly dumping human waste from a bus onto a boat in the Chicago River.
109046,1,"Syria frees political detainees It is reported to be the biggest single amnesty for three years. The official Sana news agency said it was part of an ""open and tolerant policy ""."
35769,1,EU set to lift arms embargo on Libya (AFP) AFP - The European Union (EU) agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy.
10183,1,"* Hopes rise for end to bloody conflict Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the most senior Shia cleric in Iraq, unexpectedly returned to his homeland yesterday after nearly three weeks overseas during which anarchy has rapidly taken hold."
63970,1,Politics of 'fear over vision' explored on British television Today's Terrorism and Security Daily Update: New documentary series says danger from Al Qaeda is 'dramatically overstated.'
96080,1,"Music company EMI reports loss for first half but says sales on way back up (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - EMI Group PLC, one of the world's Big Three music companies, reported a fall in sales and a net loss for the first half of its fiscal year Friday but said it expected an improvement in the second half when its album release schedule kicks in."
12786,1,New calm in revolt-wracked Najaf Inhabitants of the Iraqi city of Najaf enjoy their first night of peace in several weeks after a ceasefire deal.
89556,1,"Amnesty expresses concern over Haiti 's justice system A delegation from the human rights group Amnesty International expressed concern Thursday about ""serious problems "" in Haiti 's police force and justice system as the team ended a visit after more than a month of sporadic "
3344,1,"Wen Ho Lee Reporters Held in Contempt (AP) AP - A federal judge held five reporters in contempt Wednesday for refusing to identify their sources for stories about Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of spying."
78384,1,Kidnapped Briton gets Afghan deadline Militants holding a Briton and two other foreign UN workers in Afghanistan have threatened to kill them unless all Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners are released from US
39917,1,"Car Bomb Kills Top Hamas Leader in Syria DAMASCUS, Syria - A car bomb killed a leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Damascus on Sunday, and Israeli security officials acknowledged that the Jewish state was involved. Police at the scene were seen retrieving pieces of the body of Izz Eldine Subhi Sheik Khalil..."
23471,1,"Brunei 's sultan hosts royalty at lavish wedding banquet? (updated ... Brunei was laying out a lavish table Friday for 5,000 high-powered guests to celebrate the marriage of its crown prince to a half-Swiss teenage commoner, in the biggest wedding that Asia has seen this year."
101632,1,"Straw hopeful as he visits Arafat 's grave JACK Straw, the Foreign Secretary, visited the grave of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat yesterday at the end of a two-day trip to Israel and the West Bank to help revive the Middle East peace process."
107195,1,"Sharon opposes peace talks with Syria for now Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that he wouldn 't recommend to open negotiations with Syria when terror groups are operating there, Jerusalem Post reported."
38628,1,"Stocks Move Higher As Oil Prices Dip NEW YORK - Stocks moved modestly higher Friday as a dip in oil prices and a satisfactory report on durable goods orders cheered investors at the end of a losing week. In midafternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 39.75, or 0.4 percent, at 10,078.65..."
114282,1,Turkey divided over EU entry Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged yesterday to press forward with democratic reforms even if the European Union refuses to open membership talks with Turkey this week.
90616,1,"Historic Cuban Church Begins Construction (AP) AP - Following a procession through the streets of the city's historic district, religious figures and Cuban government officials on Sunday laid down the first stone of what will become the island's first-ever Russian Orthodox church."
622,1,"Italy on alert after purported Al-Qaeda ultimatum expires (AFP) AFP - Italy was on high alert as a group linked to Al-Qaeda reportedly threatened to attack, singling out Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a target, after the expiry of a deadline for Rome to pull its troops out of Iraq."
99670,1,"Three foreign UN hostages released in Afghanistan (AFP) AFP - Three United Nations hostages have been freed after almost four weeks in captivity in Afghanistan, with kidnappers claiming that Taliban prisoners were due to be released in exchange."
776,1,"Venezuelan President Survives Recall Vote CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared to have survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to early results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud. Backers of the leftist populist president set off fireworks and began celebrating in the streets of the capital in the pre-dawn darkness upon hearing the news from Francisco Carrasquero, president of the National Elections Council..."
20335,1,"Two Embarrassments The latest international decision related to the Lebanese sovereignty will be, for a long, the main dividing political factor in the country, and the justification used for this division."
95288,1,"First Taste of a Once-Forbidden Fruit Long seen as a threatening land ruled by a madman, Libya has become a must-see destination ever since it opened its doors to Western tourists 10 months ago."
116066,1,"Japanese Manufacturers Less Upbeat in Dec. (AP) AP - Japanese companies were less upbeat in December than they were three months ago, amid recent data indicating that the world's second-largest economy may be losing steam, a key government survey showed Wednesday."
43194,1,"A Family Crisis in Divided Sudan The experience of Ibrahim Mohamed Doud and his two wives, one African and one Arab, illustrates the tangled ethnicity of Darfur, the scene of the violent displacement of 1.5 million people."
76873,1,Indian refinery blast injures 16 Sixteen workers are critically hurt in a huge explosion at an oil refinery near the western Indian city of Baroda.
117320,1,"Government issues Indonesia travel warning TONY EASTLEY: As thousands of Australians prepare to fly out to Indonesia for their Christmas and New Year holidays, the Federal Government has issued a new quite specific warning about the risk of a terrorist attack there."
59674,1,Lava Gives Mount St. Helens Eerie Glow SEATTLE - The molten rock rising inside Mount St. Helens is giving the peak an eerie red glow at night...
21280,1,"10 dead as typhoon pummels western Japan TOKYO - A typhoon pounded western Japan, killing 10 people, leaving several others missing and knocking out power to more than a million households."
90993,1,Israel army pulls back from Jenin Israeli forces withdraw from the West Bank town of Jenin and its refugee camp after two weeks of operations.
60930,1,Hopes of malaria vaccine by 2010 Scientists say they have developed an effective vaccine against malaria that could be ready for use in six years.
18022,1,"Baker Recovers From Open Heart Surgery (AP) AP - Howard Baker, the former Senate majority leader now serving as U.S. ambassador to Japan, was expected to leave intensive care Friday, four days after open heart surgery."
10780,1,"'Virtual Girlfriend' Demands Gifts HONG KONG - She needs to be coddled with sweet talk and pampered with gifts, but you'll never see her in the flesh. A Hong Kong company has developed a ""virtual girlfriend"" for new cell phones with video capability..."