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Google to index works at Harvard, other major libraries Google Inc. is expanding its territory from bytes to books. The world's largest Internet search engine said yesterday it will soon begin a program to index books and bound periodicals in the libraries of Harvard University. | 2 |
Cash from the past? Many of them have been extraordinarily patient; some died waiting. A few are relative newcomers sensing an opportunity. | 2 |
Historic building may yet see a new day Mayor Thomas M. Menino is going ahead with redevelopment of the historic Ferdinand Building in Dudley Square, even though the state has dumped a plan to relocate 1,000 or so employees there. | 2 |
Businessman takes fight over Pats tickets online A Connecticut businessman took his quixotic crusade against the New England Patriots to the Internet yesterday, launching a website to build support among season ticket holders for arbitration in ticket revocation disputes and the ability to transfer tickets to a friend or family member. | 2 |
Fed seen raising key rate 0.25 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 at its final meeting of the year today. | 2 |
GM, DaimlerChrysler to develop hybrid engines General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid engines in hopes of cashing in on an expanding market already dominated by hybrid leaders Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. | 2 |
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 ... | 2 |
Honeywell to buy Novar in \$1.7b deal New Jersey-based Honeywell International Inc. , the aerospace and high-tech manufacturer, has agreed to buy the British industrial holding company Novar PLC for about \$1.7 billion, the companies said yesterday. | 2 |
Oil prices top \$41 as traders weigh production, weather Crude oil futures rose above \$41 a barrel yesterday as traders focused on OPEC's planned production cutback and colder weather in the United States. | 2 |
Strike threat hits US Airways 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 yesterday. | 2 |
Rates mixed on T-bills Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold \$19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.200 percent, down from 2.210 percent last week. An additional \$17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 2.425 percent, up from 2.380 percent. | 2 |
MIKE WENDLAND: UM #39;s entire library to be put on Google Google, the ubiquitous Internet search engine, is taking the University of Michigan #39;s library from Ann Arbor to the world. BY THE NUMBERS. | 2 |
Looking for a rare read? Soon, you #39;ll just Google it Google Inc. is trying to establish an online reading room for five major libraries by scanning stacks of hard-to-find books into its widely used Internet search engine. | 2 |
Fewer employers plan to hire in early 2005 Companies #39; hiring plans could cool early next year, according to a new survey by Manpower Inc. Some local job experts, though, question the employment agency #39;s findings. | 2 |
New Internet domains in the works com December 13, 2004, 3:26 PM PT. The Internet may soon see two new top-level domains: .jobs and .mobi. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) said | 3 |
NHL: League expected to reject union #39;s offer The NHL reportedly will reject the latest proposal from the players #39; union that was meant to put an end to the lockout and salvage the season. | 1 |
Johnson to Yankees Has a Life of Its Own Brian Cashman wore a sweatshirt and blue jeans as he cruised the emptying lobby of the Anaheim Marriott on Monday. He grabbed a pizza. | 1 |
Suicide attack kills 13 near Baghdad Green Zone Smoke rises from a spot where a car bomb exploded in Baghdad, Iraq, December 13. A suicide bomber killed 13 people in an attack Monday near to the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad. | 0 |
US blocks WTO entry talks with Iran The World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed on Monday to begin accession talks with Iraq and Afghanistan, but the United States again blocked any such negotiations with Iran, diplomats said. | 0 |
Resolution in row between Ahern amp; Paisley The row between the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, and the DUP over IRA decommissioning appears to have been resolved. Yesterday, the DUP announced it was withdrawing all contact from the Government after Mr Ahern | 0 |
Govt wants to slow global warming The Federal Government says it is interested in slowing global warming, even though it has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. | 0 |
Sprint's Planned Nextel Deal Builds on Wireless Strength (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - When Gary D. Forsee took over as chief executive of Sprint Corp. 20 months ago, the phone company was reeling from the telecom bust, burdened by debt and grappling with bigger competitors on three fronts: local, long-distance and wireless calling. | 3 |
Software Should Not Be Copyrighted -- Lawsuit (Reuters) Reuters - Computer software should not be\protected by copyright laws designed for music, literature and\other creative works, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S.\court in San Francisco. | 3 |
NYSE to use custom IBM palm PCs (FT.com) FT.com - IBM has developed an order management and messaging system dubbed "TradeWorks" for the New York Stock Exchange designed to support the growing number of shares traded on the exchange. | 3 |
American Diplomatic Drive Comes Up Short (AP) AP - Bush administration persistence in using diplomacy to solve a nuclear weapons crisis with North Korea is coming up short as the insular regime bobs and weaves away from resuming negotiations. | 0 |
Martinez's years in Boston A chronology of highlights and lowlights from Pedro Martinez's seven years (1998-2004) as a Red Sox pitcher: | 1 |
NIH was warned in '02 on AIDS drug for Africa WASHINGTON -- Weeks before President Bush announced a plan to protect African babies from AIDS, top US health officials were warned that research in Uganda on the key drug was flawed and may have underreported severe reactions, including deaths, government documents show. | 0 |
Pakistan reports no sign of bin Laden, denies CIA bases ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan said yesterday that there was no evidence Osama bin Laden is hiding in the country, and denied it allowed CIA agents to set up bases along the border to search for the Al Qaeda leader. | 0 |
Centrist victorious in Romania BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romanian centrist Traian Basescu scored an upset presidential win yesterday and vowed to replace the ruling ex-communists with a reformist team in the run-up to European Union entry in 2007. | 0 |
Ukraine aims to control poison probe KIEV -- Ukraine's outgoing government sought yesterday to control the inquiry into the poisoning of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, with officials close to the government taking charge of both investigations into who tried to harm or kill the leader of the Orange Revolution. | 0 |
Paisley breaks with Dublin on IRA disarmament DUBLIN -- Northern Ireland's major Protestant party broke off relations with the Irish government yesterday after Prime Minister Bertie Ahern indicated he had accepted the IRA's refusal to provide photographs of disarmament. | 0 |
Warsaw makes rare Hanukkah observance WARSAW -- Jewish community leaders and Warsaw officials lighted the candles of a large menorah in the center of the capital yesterday for Hanukkah, a rare public observance of a Jewish holiday in Poland. Israel's chief rabbi, Yona Metzger, chanted Hebrew prayers as he and Warsaw Deputy Mayor Andrzej Urbanski were lifted by an industrial crane to the top of ... | 0 |
Residents anxious to return HABBANIYA, Iraq -- As winter sets in, Iraqi families who fled the US-led attack on Fallujah for a lakeside resort upriver wish their holiday there would come to an end. | 0 |
Yawer demands help from UN for elections BAGHDAD -- Interim President Ghazi al-Yawer demanded more help from the United Nations ahead of the country's Jan. 30 elections, saying yesterday that poor security was no excuse for the world body to stay away. | 0 |
As Kurds return to oil-rich city, a fragile detente KIRKUK, Iraq -- Hassan Mohammed Amin brought his seven children to a 200-square-yard patch of mud and set up home on the edge of this city in August as part of an ambitious attempt to reverse Saddam Hussein's ethnic cleansing. | 0 |
Iraqi president warns a 'Hitler' could emerge LONDON -- Iraq's interim President Ghazi al-Yawer warned in an interview published yesterday that long-term instability and violence in his country could create the conditions for an ''Iraqi Hitler quot; to emerge. | 0 |
At Least 25 Dead in Indian Train Collision -- TV (Reuters) Reuters - At least 25 people were feared killed\Tuesday in a collision between two passenger trains in northern\India, television stations reported. | 0 |
Sony and Samsung in patent deal Japan's Sony and South Korea's Samsung agree a deal to share patents on new technology. | 2 |
Hilfiger to Acquire Lagerfeld Trademarks NEW YORK - Tommy Hilfiger Corp. - whose once-hot preppy clothing business has cooled - is making a play to rekindle growth by buying luxury brand Karl Lagerfeld. | 2 |
Producing for the region For the first time in years, manufacturing may be one of the best places to look for a job in Northwest Indiana. Durable goods manufacturing and services will have the best job prospects in | 2 |
Danske Bank Group acquires NIB amp; NB The Danske Bank Group has signed an agreement with National Australia Bank to purchase Northern Bank (www.nbonline.co.uk) in Northern Ireland and National Irish Bank (www. | 2 |
Dixon Carries Wizards Juan Dixon takes advantage of some rare playing time by scoring 15 fourth-quarter points to help the Wizards beat the Hawks, 104-101. | 1 |
Samsung Develops Tiny Memory Card Samsung Electronics has developed an ultra small, fingernail-sized digital imaging flash memory card that is less than one-third the size of existing memory cards. | 3 |
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. | 1 |
Team will work on its coordination The cone of silence surrounding Notre Dame #39;s courtship of Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis was lifted from Gillette Stadium yesterday | 1 |
NHL rejects NHLPA offer Based on an eight-page memorandum the NHL has sent to all teams, mysteriously obtained by TSN, the NHL has rejected the NHLPA offer and is poised to issue its own counter-offer at a 1 pm meeting with the NHLPA on Tuesday. | 1 |
Celtics outlast Clippers Evidently the Celtics didn #39;t think five games were enough on this West Coast journey, so they performed a basketball cover of Southside Johnny #39;s I Don #39;t Want to Go Home #39; #39; and stayed around for two extra periods last night. | 1 |
Two Cavs on AP All-America team Brown, a senior guard, and Miller, a junior tight end, made Virginia one of four schools with at least two players on the first team. | 1 |
Two high-profile black coaches for Huskies Tyrone Willingham and Lorenzo Romar are recognized as accomplished college coaches, the biggest reason Washington administrators are glad to have them working the sidelines. | 1 |
A second explosion rocks Baghdads Green Zone Another car bomb struck at a checkpoint leading to Baghdad #39;s Green Zone government compound early Tuesday, 24 hours after a similar attack on the same checkpoint, a US military spokesman and Iraqi police said. | 0 |
Pinochet fit to stand trial, judge rules A judge in Chile has said that the country #39;s former military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, is fit enough to be tried for alleged human rights abuses in the 1970s. | 0 |
Pakistan says India arms complaints quot;disturbing quot; A day before the nuclear-armed rivals were due to discuss confidence building steps, Pakistan said it objected to India raising Islamabad #39;s conventional arms purchase plans as an issue given its own active buying programme. | 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. | 3 |
We Love Them. We Hate Them. We Take Them. The relationships we all have with those little pieces of matter, our pills, are becoming ridiculously tangled. | 3 |
Can Strep Bring On an Anxiety Disorder? Scientists know so little about a disorder that links a strep infection with obsessive-compulsive disorder in children that some question whether it even exists. | 3 |
If I Only Had a Voice: A Humble Wish Upon a Drumstick Now that the DNA that makes a chicken a chicken had been sequenced, I'm hoping we'll learn why chickens can't sing. | 3 |
Swedes Burn Candles in Memory of Tsunami Dead STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Candles burned in many windows across Sweden on Sunday in memory of the victims of Asia's deadly tsunami, as the government offered its distraught population hope by cutting the number of missing by one-fifth. | 0 |
Microsoft Enters the Desktop Search Wars Microsoft today introduced MSN toolbar Suite. The software will allow users to search the contents of their hard drive, including Microsoft Outlook e-mail, calendar items, contacts and Office documents. | 3 |
Sony and Samsung in patent deal Sony Corporation and Samsung Electronics have agreed to share patents on technology used in the development of new products. The agreement will involve a wide range of commercial licenses but will not include | 3 |
Miller claims sixth win in 10 races SESTRIERE, Italy - World Cup leader Bode Miller won a slalom Monday to join Marc Girardelli as the only men to win races in all four disciplines in a season. | 1 |
Willingham takes over Huskies While Tyrone Willingham was being introduced as Washington #39;s 22nd football coach yesterday, Lorenzo Romar leaned against a wall and took the scene in, knowing that reporters would shortly drift his way with a predictable array of questions. | 1 |
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. | 2 |
To buy banks in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland Danske Bank on Tuesday said it agreed to buy two Irish banks from the National Australia Bank for 967 million pounds (\$1.93 billion) in cash. | 2 |
Ex-Disney director: Eisner had no choice Former Walt Disney director Robert AM Stern said the company made a quot;wise investment quot; when it fired Michael Ovitz in 1996 and paid his \$140 million severance to end his 15-month tenure. | 2 |
Chilean Judge Charges Pinochet in Rights Case (Reuters) Reuters - A Chilean judge on Monday\formally charged Augusto Pinochet with homicide and kidnapping\in one of many pending cases related to human rights abuses\committed during his 17-year rule, and ordered house arrest for\the former dictator. | 0 |
Hughes Leads Wizards Over Hawks WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Larry Hughes scored a game-high 26 points to lead Washington over Atlanta, 104-101, at the MCI Center. | 1 |
Rovers find water-linked mineral, see frost and clouds on Mars NASA #39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the Mars rover Spirit has found a mineral linked to water during its exploration of the Red Planet. | 3 |
Kennison #39;s late catch carries Chiefs past Titans NASHVILLE, United States (AFP) - Trent Green tossed a touchdown to Eddie Kennison with 32 seconds left as Kansas City came from behind to defeat Tennessee 49-38 in a game featuring more than 900 yards of total offence. | 1 |
Souness - handed one-match ban (Getty Images) Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has been handed a one-match touchline ban after being sent from the dugout during his side #39;s defeat at Fulham last month. | 1 |
Players wary of settling There is no magic number except for that countdown to Christmas. There are no banners for league titles won in November and December. | 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. | 0 |
US Army acknowledges eight deaths in military custody in Afghanistan (AFP) AFP - The US Army acknowleged that eight prisoners have died in US military custody in Afghanistan since US-led forces toppled the Taliban regime, two more than previously disclosed. | 0 |
Blast rocks central Baghdad A cloud of smoke was seen rising close to the Green Zone government and diplomatic compound. US Military officials said a suicide bomber had struck at the same spot where a similar attack killed at least seven Iraqis a day before . | 0 |
Nine Iraqis die in car bombing A suicide bomber steered a car full of explosives into the western gate of the protected compound that houses the interim government and embassies here on | 0 |
Clinton suggests revolutionary vision for peace The Arab world needs a revolutionary vision, like that of Dubai, to achieve lasting peace, security and prosperity in the Middle East, said former US President Bill Clinton. | 0 |
Indian Train Crash Kills 25, Over 250 Injured NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 25 people were killed and more than 250 injured Tuesday when two trains collided in the northern Indian state of Punjab, police said. | 0 |
Strong Quake Hits Northern Japan's Hokkaido TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 jolted the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido Tuesday but there were no reports of injury or major damage. | 0 |
Nikkei Up 1 Pct, Blue Chips Rally on Data TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average closed over one percent higher on Tuesday after positive U.S. retail sales data eased concern about demand in Japan's main export market and spurred buying of blue chips such as Sony Corp. | 2 |
Oracle deal puts Microsoft partner in rival #39;s hands Oracle #39;s acquisition of PeopleSoft will create a bigger competitor for Microsoft and put one of the Redmond company #39;s largest industry partners in the hands of a rival. | 2 |
GM, DaimlerChrysler to develop hybrid engines Financial terms of the agreement between GM, the world #39;s largest automaker, and its German-American rival weren #39;t disclosed yesterday, but Tom Stephens, GM #39;s group vice | 2 |
Merger #39;s effect on SpectraSite likely #39;not a major negative #39; SpectraSite isn #39;t in the room, but the Cary company could have much at stake in the merger talks between Nextel and Sprint. The two mobile-phone companies are discussing a | 2 |
US Airways Flight Attendants Authorize Strike WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Flight attendants at US Airways overwhelmingly authorized their union to engage in CHAOS(TM) strike-related activities should a federal bankruptcy court permit management | 2 |
Microsoft debuts desktop search tool Microsoft Corp. yesterday made its debut in the suddenly ultracompetitive market for helping people find elusive files and information on their computer hard drives. | 3 |
Belichick still confident in Weis, offense FOXBORO, Mass. Bill Belichick took a few minutes Monday to convey his congratulations to his offensive coordinator on becoming Notre Dame #39;s head coach. | 1 |
Titans get 542 yards, 38 points - and a loss to Chiefs Two of the league #39;s most disappointing teams put on quite a show in prime time. And after all the wild plays and big offensive numbers last night, a phantom penalty, followed by a 9-yard touchdown catch by | 1 |
New York gets Pedro, Pavano On Nov. 18, 1997, the Red Sox sent a young minor league pitching prospect named Carl Pavano to the Montreal Expos in exchange for Pedro Martinez. | 1 |
Bryant, Allen have a score to settle Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers hope to put yet another controversy behind them as they begin a two-game road trip against the Seattle SuperSonics. | 1 |
Roddick splits with coach Gilbert Andy Roddick today announced the end of an 18-month association with coach Brad Gilbert which earned the American his first grand slam title and established him among the heavyweights of men #39;s tennis. | 1 |
Rising Suns: Phoenix off to best ever start with fifth straight <b>...</b> Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Quentin Richardson hit six of Phoenix #39;s 13 three-pointers on his way to a 26-point effort, as the Suns ran away from the Orlando Magic, 121-100, at America West Arena. | 1 |
Pinochet under house arrest in Chile ELEANOR HALL: To South American now, where one of the world #39;s most notorious dictators finally looks set to face trial for murder and human rights abuse. | 0 |
Pakistan ; India, Pakistan hold talks on nuclear CBMs Pakistan News, Islamabad,Pakistani and Indian experts began talks here Tuesday on confidence building measures (CBMs) aimed at averting any accidental outbreak of hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours. | 0 |
Oil Prices Hold Around \$41 a Barrel SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices held around \$41 a barrel on Tuesday on forecasts of colder temperatures in the U.S. Northeast, a supply cut by top OPEC producer Saudi Arabia and disruptions to Iraqi crude exports. | 2 |
Internet boom for gift shopping Online shopping has become hugely popular among Britons in the run-up to Christmas, research suggests. | 3 |
EA in exclusive NFL games deal Computer games giant Electronic Arts signs exclusive agreements with the US National Football League. | 3 |
Sony and Samsung to Cross-License Patents TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday they had agreed to share patents on basic technology to speed up product development and avoid adding to a growing number of cross-border patent disputes. | 2 |
European Shares at New 29-Month Highs LONDON (Reuters) - European stock markets hit fresh 29-month highs on Tuesday, tracking gains in New York and after HBOS said it will beat forecasts as well as buy back shares. | 2 |
Software Should Not Be Copyrighted -- Lawsuit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Computer software should not be protected by copyright laws designed for music, literature and other creative works, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court in San Francisco. | 3 |
NYSE Traders Go Wireless to Fight Computer Rivals NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Stock Exchange traders shouting buy and sell orders -- the faces of capitalism in action -- have been fighting off extinction as the rise of computer market-making systems have marginalized their role. | 3 |
Oracle finishes deal for PeopleSoft Oracle Corp. finally scooped up rival PeopleSoft Inc. after 18 months of legal and verbal strife, ending a nasty feud with a \$10.3 billion deal that promises to shake up the business software industry. | 2 |
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. | 2 |
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