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Colgate rejig has a brush with layoffs : Consumer goods maker Colgate-Palmolive Co said on Tuesday it would cut about 12 per cent of its 37,000-person work force and close one-third of its factories worldwide as part of a four-year restructuring. | 2 |
Fiorina: HP #39;s Future All About Execution Hewlett-Packard Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina said Tuesday that the company is finally where it wants to be in terms of its organizational model. | 2 |
Sprewell Suspended for Remarks Made to Fan (AP) AP - Latrell Sprewell was suspended for one game by the NBA on Tuesday for yelling a sexual vulgarity at a female fan during a game, the latest episode of a player clashing with spectators. | 1 |
Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003 mithridate writes quot;Microsoft has posted the Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate. eWeek has a short review of the service pack. | 3 |
Valencia 0-2 Werder Bremen: FT Report VALENCIA, December 7 (Champions League) - Werder Bremen saw off Valencia to qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League and condemn their hosts to UEFA Cup football. | 1 |
Viduka ends drought MARK Viduka was back among the goals yesterday after going through his longest spell without scoring in England. Viduka scored twice to inspire Middlesbrough to a 3-2 Premier League home win over Manchester City, ending a 12-match goal drought. | 1 |
Signed, Sealed, Delivered CHICAGO - The Cubs and shortstop Nomar Garciaparra have agreed to terms on a one-year deal worth \$8 million. No option years were added to the contract. | 1 |
No rthern Trust Bank of Florida has full Major League Baseball player Rick Helling, right, talks with an unidentified Player #39;s Association representative as he arrives to attend meetings Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at the Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix. | 0 |
Alberta teens excel in international testing In recent testing by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Alberta teens placed in the top three for their scores in math, reading and science. | 0 |
Automakers Sue To Block State #39;s Tough Emissions Standards FRESNO, Calif. -- Automobile manufacturers sued Tuesday to block California regulators from adopting the world #39;s toughest vehicle-emissions standards, arguing in a lawsuit that the standards are the federal government #39;s responsibility. | 2 |
Valencia #39;s Ranieri rails against Swedish referee Frisk Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri railed against referee Anders Frisk after his side went out of the Champions League with a 2-0 defeat by Werder Bremen on Tuesday. | 1 |
Oracle Vows #39;Oversupport #39; for PeopleSoft Customers Business software maker Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday promised to do everything it can to keep PeopleSoft Inc. | 2 |
Ukraine President, Assembly Deadlocked Over Poll (Reuters) Reuters - Ukraine's outgoing president and\opposition appeared deadlocked on Tuesday after the collapse of\a tentative deal intended to smooth a rerun of elections\annulled because of fraud and defuse weeks of turmoil. | 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. | 1 |
Mariners re-sign longtime C Wilson Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners Tuesday agreed to terms with backstop Dan Wilson on a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration with the franchise #39;s all-time leader in games caught. | 1 |
Seattle Catcher Dan Wilson OKs Contract (AP) AP - The Mariners agreed Tuesday to a #36;1.75 million, one-year contract with catcher Dan Wilson, bringing back a fan favorite who represents a link to the team's historic 1995 breakthrough. | 1 |
Meyer Begins New Era in Florida Football (AP) AP - Urban Meyer's eyes widened as he looked around Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. He saw references to the school's six Southeastern Conference titles, two Heisman Trophy winners and the 1996 national championship. It wasn't his first trip to The Swamp, but it sure felt different. This was home now. | 1 |
Ukraine President, Assembly Deadlocked Over Poll KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's outgoing president and opposition appeared deadlocked on Tuesday after the collapse of a tentative deal intended to smooth a rerun of elections annulled because of fraud and defuse weeks of turmoil. | 0 |
IRA Arms Photo Row Set to Break New N.Irish Deal BELFAST (Reuters) - A standoff over how the scrapping of IRA arms is proved looks set to dash hopes of a landmark deal in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, when Britain and Ireland plan to unveil their blueprint for a lasting political settlement. | 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. | 2 |
San Francisco Rules Could Bar Elephants from Zoo Elephants must receive hundreds of times more space to live at San Francisco #39;s zoo or not be kept at the facility, city legislators said on Tuesday in legislation that could effectively bar pachyderms for good. | 3 |
Royals decline to offer arbitration to Gonzalez, Randa Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals declined to offer arbitration to veteran outfielder Juan Gonzalez and three others on Tuesday, effectively cutting them loose. | 1 |
Meyer Begins New Era in Florida Football GAINESVILLE, Fla. Dec 7, 2004 - Urban Meyer #39;s eyes widened as he looked around Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. He saw references to the school #39;s six Southeastern Conference titles, two Heisman Trophy winners and the 1996 national championship. | 1 |
General warns his troops Israel #39;s chief of staff has called for the army to examine its conduct following allegations that soldiers carried out an execution-style killing of an unarmed Palestinian militant in the West Bank. | 0 |
UHL Hockey Team Owner Faces Assault Charge (AP) AP - A minor league hockey referee wants assault charges dropped against a team owner who he claimed punched him last week, but prosecutors won't drop the case. | 1 |
Dollar Stalls Vs Yen TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar paused from recent heavy selling on Wednesday, holding near overnight levels against the euro and the yen as investors brushed aside revised data that confirmed sluggish growth in Japan's economy. | 2 |
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. | 2 |
Court Hears Interstate Wine Sales Case WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether state alcoholic beverage regulations put in place 70 years ago, after Prohibition was lifted, should remain the law of the land in the Internet age. | 2 |
Merck appoints committee to review company actions on Vioxx Beleaguered pharmaceutical giant Merck amp; Co. Inc. has appointed a special committee of board members and a retired federal judge to review the company #39;s actions before it | 2 |
Sony and Nvidia Develop Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and NVIDIA Corporation today announced that the companies have been collaborating to develop the graphics processing unit for the Playstation 3. In the future, the experience | 3 |
Mozilla Thunderbirs 1.0 e-mail client launched The Mozilla Foundation today announced the worldwide availability of the Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 e-mail client. Thunderbird follows last month #39;s highly successful release of the open-source browser, Mozilla Firefox 1.0. | 3 |
Lycos withdraws vigilante anti-spam screensaver Lycos UK has withdrawn its anti-spam screensaver download from its portal following criticism that the vigilante-style programme had been too successful against spammers websites, shutting down a range of sites. | 3 |
McCarthy #39;s late header sends Porto through DEFENDING champions Porto sneaked through to the knockout phase of the Champions League with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Chelsea last night. | 1 |
Ranieri feels heat as Valencia fall Claudio Ranieri #39;s future as manager of Valencia was thrown in doubt last night when they failed to progress from Group G following a 2-0 home defeat by Werder Bremen. | 1 |
Cricket-Pakistan get first crack at Aussie Test bat PERTH, Australia (AFP) - The Pakistan pace duo of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami will get their first crack at an Australian Test batsman so far on this tour when they take on a Chairman #39;s XI captained by Justin Langer in a limited overs match here. | 1 |
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 #39;s historic 1995 breakthrough. | 1 |
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? | 3 |
Amnesty: Rapes in War Zones Not Punished (AP) AP - Women and girls in war zones suffer rape and violent abuse while offenders escape punishment, Amnesty International said a report released Wednesday. | 0 |
Report: Egypt brokers Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire, peace <b>...</b> The official news agency of Egypt says leaders there have reached an understanding with Israel, the Palestinians, the United States and Europe. | 0 |
Palestinian leaders urge Syria to stay out of elections During a two-day visit to Damascus by Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation and official candidate of the Fatah movement in the elections, the Palestinians | 0 |
Nomar Re-Signs, Pedro Offered Arbitration (AP) AP - Nomar Garciaparra stayed with the Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Red Sox made arbitration offers to Pedro Martinez and several other World Series stars Tuesday, the first big deadline of the offseason for teams and free agents. | 1 |
Siebel unveils SMB go-to-market strategy (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - After a year of pilots and trials, Siebel Systems jumped with both feet into the SMB market Tuesday, announcing a new approach to offer Siebel Professional CRM applications to SMBs (small and midsize businesses) -- companies with revenues up to about #36;500 million. | 3 |
San Francisco Rules Could Bar Elephants from Zoo (Reuters) Reuters - Elephants must receive hundreds\of times more space to live at San Francisco's zoo or not be\kept at the facility, city legislators said on Tuesday in\legislation that could effectively bar pachyderms for good. | 3 |
Spitzer to Run for Governor in New York (AP) AP - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, whose white-collar crime investigations have sent a shudder through Wall Street, announced Tuesday he is running for governor in 2006. | 0 |
House Passes Sweeping Intelligence Reforms (Reuters) Reuters - The House of Representatives on\Tuesday approved a sweeping overhaul of U.S. intelligence\agencies, ending weeks of wrangling over the Pentagon's power\under the reforms demanded after the Sept. 11 attacks. | 0 |
Automakers Sue to Block Emissions Law in California Toyota, General Motors and seven other automakers filed suit to block California's new greenhouse gas regulation, which was approved by the state in September. | 2 |
IBM Sells PC Unit to China #39;s Lenovo China #39;s largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Wednesday it is buying control of IBM #39;s PC-making business for \$1.25 | 2 |
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 #39;s fair for states to ban out-of-state growers from shipping their products | 2 |
Branson promises travellers new price war on London to Sydney air <b>...</b> Virgin Atlantic is to launch a price war on the quot;Kangaroo route quot; between London and Sydney, pledging to cut fares by up to one-third. | 2 |
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. | 2 |
Business Analysis: Turner amp; Newall pensions crisis leaves <b>...</b> 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 amp; Newall. | 2 |
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. | 1 |
Nvidia to be Sony game supplier Nvidia Corp. will supply graphics technology for Sony Corp. #39;s next-generation PlayStation video game console, the companies said Tuesday. | 3 |
NASA seeks methods to repair shuttles in flight The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA is hoping to develop techniques to allow a crew to repair damages to Space Shuttle in flight. | 3 |
Air Force says shuttle spectators at high risk Space shuttle launches are 100 times more dangerous to people on the ground than any other US missiles or rockets, and NASA fails to meet | 3 |
Does the #39;Halo 2 #39; effect threaten broadband? The rapid growth in online game playing will put pressure on broadband networks to evolve, according to research published this week by Sandvine. | 3 |
IOC Joins Steroid Inquiry Involving Marion Jones The International Olympic Committee joined the investigation yesterday into allegations that Marion Jones, the American gold-medal sprinter, had used anabolic steroids and other illegal bodybuilding drugs. | 1 |
NBA to review Sprewell #39;s comments against female Minnesota Timberwolves Latrell Sprewell #39;s profane comments, made to a female heckler, are being reviewed by NBA officials. The Star Tribune reported Tuesday that Sprewell #39;s | 1 |
Garciaparra stays with Cubs on big deadline night Nomar Garciaparra stayed with the Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Red Sox made arbitration offers to Pedro Martinez and several other World Series stars Tuesday, the first big deadline of the offseason for teams and free agents. | 1 |
Astros re-sign Palmeiro The Houston Astros and free-agent outfielder Orlando Palmeiro agreed to an \$800,000, one-year contract Tuesday. The Astros also signed right-handed reliever Russ Springer to a minor league contract. | 1 |
#39;The blood is running #39;: Mafia wars erupt again It #39;s the mildest of mild winters down here in the south of Italy and, last weekend at Bcoli, a pretty suburb by the seaside west of Naples, the customers of Pizzeria quot;Da Enrico quot; were making the most of it. | 0 |
I.O.C. Joins Steroid Inquiry Involving Marion Jones The International Olympic Committee joined the investigation into allegations that Marion Jones had used anabolic steroids and other illegal bodybuilding drugs. | 1 |
IBM Sells PC Unit to China's Lenovo (Reuters) Reuters - China's largest personal\computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK), said on Wednesday\it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for #36;1.25\billion, capping the U.S. tech giant's gradual withdrawal from\the business it helped pioneer in 1981. | 2 |
Retailers Looking to Move Plasma TV's (AP) AP - Hanging stockings by the chimney with care? Retailers hope that St. Nicholas soon will be there #151; to hang a 42-inch plasma-screen TV. As prices drop for high-end televisions, sales are leaping. Retailers expect to sell twice as many plasma-screen televisions and three times as many LCD televisions this year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. | 2 |
Saudi Arabia moves to cut production ahead of Opec meeting Saudi Arabia has begun to reduce oil output ahead of this week #39;s Opec meeting, industry officials said yesterday. The reduction, expected to continue over the coming months | 2 |
Thunderbird 1.0 Takes Aim At Microsoft #39;s Outlook Express Following the launch of its Firefox browser, Mozilla delivers an E-mail client. A calendaring application may be next. By John Foley. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
Security software protects data-centric mobile phones and PDAs Trend Micro has debuted a software package said to provide antivirus and anti-spam protection for SMS messaging on quot;data-centric quot; mobile phones and PDAs. | 3 |
British attack Klitschko drug past Danny Williams #39; trainer Jim McDonnell claimed last night that Vitali Klitschko #39;s steroid-using past would count against him when he defends his WBC heavyweight title against the British challenger here on Saturday night. | 1 |
Son #39;s birth convinced war dodger, hearing told TORONTO -- An American war dodger who willingly joined the US army because it would pay for his university education testified yesterday the birth of his son was the final step in his realization that he didn #39;t want to be a killer. | 0 |
Colgate to slash 10pc of workforce Colgate-Palmolive, the toothpaste-to-bleach consumer goods giant, is cutting more than one in 10 of its workforce across the world. | 2 |
Half the world #39;s workers earn less than \$2 a day Half the world #39;s 2.8bn workers are trapped in jobs that leave them and their families struggling to survive on less than \$2 a day, with little prospect of escape from grinding | 2 |
Automakers Sue to Block Emissions Law in California DETROIT, Dec. 7- Toyota, General Motors and seven other automakers filed suit on Tuesday to block California #39;s new greenhouse gas regulation, which was approved by the state in its final form in September. | 2 |
Weldon: Reports Say JNJ, Guidant Merger Seen Within Week Johnson amp; Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news - people ) is said to be in advanced talks to buy medical device maker Guidant (nyse: GDT - news - people ) for more than \$24 billion. | 2 |
Update 5: EU Official Concerned About Italy Figures The European Union #39;s top monetary official said Tuesday he was concerned over Italian budget deficit figures, only a week after Greece was challenged over alleged sloppy bookkeeping and possible underreporting of its deficit to present a rosy economic | 2 |
IRA Says It Has Resumed Disarmament Talks (AP) AP - The Irish Republican Army has reopened negotiations with Northern Ireland's disarmament chief, the outlawed group said Tuesday, signaling its readiness to put more weapons out of commission for the first time in over a year. | 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. | 1 |
Dozens arrested in Mafia swoop ITALIAN anti-Mafia magistrates ordered the arrest of 65 people as part of a massive police swoop in Naples early today in a bid to staunch the bloodletting in a turf war which has killed more than 120 people, Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu said. | 0 |
EU to give China #39;signal #39; on lifting arms ban at summit The EU is preparing to send a quot;positive signal quot; to China at a summit with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Wednesday over his call to lift a 15-year-old EU arms embargo, but no immediate decision is expected. | 0 |
China Computer Maker Acquires IBM PC Biz (AP) AP - China's biggest computer maker, Lenovo Group, said Wednesday it has acquired a majority stake in International Business Machines Corp.'s personal computer business for #36;1.75 billion, one of the biggest Chinese overseas acquisitions ever. | 3 |
PMs to publish devolution plan The British and Irish prime ministers are due in Northern Ireland as hopes fade of a deal to restore devolution. | 0 |
Oracle Vows 'Oversupport' for PeopleSoft Customers SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Business software maker Oracle Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=ORCL.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">ORCL.O</A> on Tuesday promised to do everything it can to keep PeopleSoft Inc.'s <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=PSFT.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">PSFT.O</A> giant customer base, whose departure could threaten the financial success of its proposed \$9.2 billion takeover of PeopleSoft. | 3 |
IBM to Sell PC Sector to Chinese Firm Lenovo Group said Wednesday it has acquired a majority stake in International Business Machines Corp.'s personal computer business for \$1.25 billion, one of the biggest Chinese overseas acquisitions ever.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Associated Press</B></FONT> | 3 |
Colgate to Cut Jobs and Use Savings to Spur Sales Colgate-Palmolive said that it would close about a third of its factories and cut more than 4,400 jobs over the next four years. | 2 |
Veritas' India lab to become its largest R D center BANGALORE, INDIA - Veritas Software's research and development (R D) center in Pune, India, will soon be the company's largest worldwide, according to a company executive. | 3 |
Israel to collaborate with India in IT BANGALORE, INDIA - Israeli companies want to collaborate with Indian companies on research and development (R D) to create IT products and services for the global market, according to Ehud Olmert, Israel's deputy prime minister and minister for industry, trade, labor and communications. | 3 |
Cisco guns for data centers SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - Cisco Systemstook dead aim at data centers Tuesday at its annual Worldwide Analyst Conference, with company executives claiming many communications functions in servers would be better off moved into the network. | 3 |
Tech firms urge Bush to focus on cybersecurity WASHINGTON - A cybersecurity advocacy group on Tuesday called on U.S. President George Bush to focus more resources on computer issues and elevate the top IT security position at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the assistant secretary level. | 3 |
Siebel unveils SMB go-to-market strategy After a year of pilots and trials, Siebel Systems jumped with both feet into the SMB market Tuesday, announcing a new approach to offer Siebel Professional CRM applications to SMBs (small and midsize businesses) -- companies with revenues up to about \$500 million. | 3 |
Intel Sheds Light on 2005 Desktop Strategy Road map promises 64-bit capabilities for desktop processors by first half of 2005. | 3 |
Justices hear arguments about Internet wine sales Supreme Court justices on Tuesday uncorked tough questions for states that ban direct shipments of wine. With eager winemakers looking on, the court confronted two competing constitutional mandates. | 2 |
Brussels likely to put deficit disputes on ice France and Germany #39;s bruising dispute with Brussels over their big budget deficits is expected to be suspended next week after both countries claimed they would comply with EU rules in 2005. | 2 |
Clippers forward Brand suspended one game Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand was suspended one game without pay by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Tuesday. | 1 |
No. 11 Pittsburgh Outguns Memphis 70-51 (AP) AP - 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. | 1 |
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. | 1 |
Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Application Switching When you want to switch from one open application to another, you don #146;t have to move your cursor down to the Dock. Your hands don #146;t even have to leave the keyboard. Read this week #146;s tip to learn how you can use simple keystrokes to switch quickly between open apps. Dec 07 | 3 |
Lenovo to acquire IBM Personal Computing Division Lenovo Group Limited, a Personal Computer brand in China and across Asia has announced a definitive agreement under which Lenovo will acquire IBM #39;s Personal Computing Division to form the world #39;s third-largest PC business, bringing IBM #39;s enterprise-class | 2 |
Oil prices fall to four-month low NEW YORK Oil prices have dropped again, going down to the lowest level in four months. In New York, crude for January delivery fell one dollar and 52 cents to settle at 41 dollars, 46 cents a barrel. | 2 |
European Governments Back Lamy for WTO Job Former European Union trade commissioner Pascal Lamy won wide backing from EU governments Tuesday in his bid to become the next head of the World Trade Organization, a spokeswoman said. | 2 |
J amp;J in Guidant merger talks Johnson amp; Johnson, the US medical and consumer goods group, is in advanced discussions to buy Guidant, a maker of medical devices, in a deal that could be worth about \$24bn (12bn). | 2 |
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