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Capriati Scrambles Past Chladkova Challenge at Open NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crowd favorite Jennifer Capriati flirted with disaster before scrambling past Czech Denisa Chladkova 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday. | 1 |
China Launches Mapping and Surveying Satellite (Reuters) Reuters - China Sunday launched a satellite that\will carry out land surveys and mapping for several days before\returning to earth, the Xinhua news agency said. | 3 |
Russia Names New Space Station Crew (Reuters) Reuters - Russia, which provides the only link to\the International Space Station from Earth, named on Saturday\three new crew members to replace the current two-man crew in\October, Interfax news agency reported. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
Vikings' Bennett Out for Season Opener Eden Prairie, Minn. (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings starting running back Michael Bennett will miss the team's season opener against the Dallas Cowboys on September 12 with a sprained right knee. | 1 |
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. | 3 |
Expedition 9 Crew Prepares for Final Spacewalk (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will step outside their orbital home one more time next week during the fourth and final spacewalk of their mission. | 3 |
Treasury Prices Up After Inflation Flat CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices rose on Monday after an inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve was flat for July, suggesting no need for accelerated rate increases by the Federal Reserve. | 2 |
Consumer Electronics Growth Tops F'cast NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer electronics sales will grow by 8.1 percent this year, sharply ahead of previous forecasts and more than three times 2003 levels, an industry trade group said on Monday. | 2 |
Darfur Still Troubled as UN Deadline Runs Out KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A U.N.-imposed deadline for Sudan to prove it can protect the people of strifetorn Darfur ran out on Monday, but international officials said the violence was far from over. | 0 |
Global Arms Sales Drop Again, Asia Biggest Market WASHINGTON (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. | 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. | 3 |
Spotted in England: men reading ... and talking about it In this year's national reading group competition, the Racketeers stood alone as the only all-male outfit. | 0 |
Palestinians take back the night in Ramallah With new upscale restaurants, bars, and theater, the West Bank city is undergoing a cultural revival. | 0 |
US guard 'stomped' on Iraqis A colleague testifies against the woman pictured in photos from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, Pte Lynndie England. | 0 |
Pinochet lawyer blasts case judge A lawyer for ex-Chilean president Augusto Pinochet calls for the judge investigating him to be removed from the case. | 0 |
UN nuclear watchdog hails Tripoli UN inspectors praise Libya for its co-operation in revealing details of its dismantled atomic weapons programme. | 0 |
Consumer Spending Up 0.8 Percent in July However, a sluggish rise in incomes in July raised concerns that spending might fizzle again soon if it is not supported by more substantive growth in jobs and wages. | 2 |
Oil prices dip as concerns ease Oil prices fall as it emerges that supply from Iraq will not be affected by a bomb blast and Opec's members are already producing more oil. | 0 |
Profiting From Moore's Law Intel develops a new chip that roughly doubles the number of transistors on a chip. | 2 |
Olympics: No Ad Bonanza The showcase for the world's athletes doesn't produce marquee names for advertisers. | 2 |
Allianz Says Trade Center Ruling May Cost It Up to 80 Mln Euros Allianz AG, Europe #39;s largest insurer, said a New York court ruling that defined the World Trade Center terrorist attacks as two separate events may cost it as much as 80 million euros (\$107.6 million). | 2 |
Republican Convention Opens as Delegates Adopt Platform Republicans are preparing to offer President Bush to the voters based in large measure on his response to 9/11. | 0 |
The Biggest Secret in the Stock Market Is the market really overvalued? ALL of it?!? There are 6,000-plus listed companies -- at least one is a bargain. | 2 |
Should You Dig This Irish Jig? O'Charley's stock has been out of favor, but there may still be a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow. | 2 |
Capriati, Federer, Moya Win at U.S. Open NEW YORK - For good or bad, tennis players' fortunes change as quickly as the direction of the swirling wind at the U.S. Open... | 0 |
Oil Prices Drop \$1 Despite Iraq Sabotage WASHINGTON - Oil futures dropped by nearly \$1 per barrel Monday despite pipeline sabotage in Iraq that has delayed exports from a southern port - reinforcing the view among traders that prices had risen too fast earlier this summer. "It just goes to show you that when the psychology turns, it turns," said Tom Bentz, a trader at BNP Paribas Futures in New York... | 0 |
GOP Assails Kerry As Convention Begins NEW YORK - Republicans belittled Democratic Sen. John Kerry as a shift-in-the-wind campaigner unworthy of the White House on Monday at the opening of their national convention, lavishing praise on President Bush as a steady, decisive leader in an age of terrorism... | 0 |
Stocks Dip on Consumer Income Report News NEW YORK - An unsettling report on consumer incomes set off a spate of profit-taking on Wall Street Monday as investors worried that a tepid economy would erode companies' third-quarter earnings. Another drop in oil prices failed to shake the gloom from the market... | 0 |
Heart Attacks More Likely in Cold Weather MUNICH, Germany - People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows. The findings, presented Monday at a conference of the European Society of Cardiology, are not surprising because cold weather makes the blood vessels constrict, making it harder for blood to move through, but the study is the first to document that variations in the weather increase the occurrence of heart attacks in people with high blood pressure... | 0 |
Kennedy Cousin Fighting Assault Accusation CHICAGO - William Kennedy Smith said Monday he has resigned from the humanitarian group he founded while he fights sexual assault allegations leveled by a former employee. "I am simply doing everything I can to protect the organization I love," Smith said in his first public appearance since Audra Soulias filed a lawsuit last week alleging he sexually assaulted her five years ago... | 0 |
Bush Lauds Economy in Battleground States NASHUA, N.H. - President Bush boasted Monday of unemployment "dropping every second" in New Hampshire, the lone Northeastern state he won in 2000 and one where an awakening economy could help him in November... | 0 |
Al-Sadr Calls on Militia to End Uprising BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr wants his followers to end their uprising against U.S. and Iraqi forces while he considers forming a political movement, senior al-Sadr officials said Monday... | 0 |
Start-Up Offers Low-Power 'Personal Supercomputers' NEW YORK (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. | 3 |
Light crude slips back US OIL prices fell further yesterday on continued profit-taking as producer-group OPEC promised production increases in the coming months. | 2 |
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. | 2 |
Brain Study Shows Why Revenge is Sweet Revenge is sweet. Many of us have felt that way, and now scientists say they know why. | 3 |
New Process Could Help Make Hydrogen Fuel Affordable In what could be a step toward an affordable source of clean energy, Australian scientists have announced a breakthrough in using sunlight to create hydrogen from water. | 3 |
Toxins Accumulate in Arctic Peoples, Animals, Study Says Manufacturing is virtually nonexistent in the Arctic, yet recent studies show that Eskimos and other Arctic peoples carry unusually high levels of human-made toxins. | 3 |
Beak Size Matters for Finches' Song, Scientists Suggest By using video of singing birds played back in super slow motion, scientists are teasing apart the mechanics of the beak's role in birdsong #151;and what that may mean when it comes to selecting a mate. | 3 |
Guinness World Records Recognizes NASA X-43A Speed Record NASA -- Guinness World Records has recognized the world speed record set by NASA's hypersonic X-43A aircraft earlier this year in an experimental flight over the Pacific Ocean. Using a scramjet engine, the unpiloted, 12 foot-long aircraft achieved Mach 6.83 -- almost seven times the speed of sound - - or nearly 5,000 mph, in a March 27 flight... | 3 |
A Room With a View for the International Space Station European Space Agency -- Development phase completion of the European-built observation module, or "cupola", for the International Space Station will be marked by a ceremony at the Alenia Spazio facility in Turin, Italy on Monday 6 September. The cupola, currently scheduled for launch in January 2009, is an observation and control tower for the ISS, with windows that will provide a panoramic view for observing and guiding operations on the outside of the station... | 3 |
Heart Attacks More Likely to Occur in Cold Weather By EMMA ROSS MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows. The findings, presented Monday at a conference of the European Society of Cardiology, are not surprising because cold weather makes the blood vessels constrict, making it harder for blood to move through, but the study is the first to document that variations in the weather increase the occurrence of heart attacks in people with high blood pressure... | 3 |
Doctors Try to Help Body Grow its Own Bypasses By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- Peter Cummins lay still as doctors administered 20 injections into the 81-year-old's calves and thighs, hoping the genetic experiment will spur new blood vessels to grow around his clogged leg arteries. The experiment at the National Institutes of Health marks a resurgence in attempts to get the body to grow its own bypasses, at first in the legs and, if that works, perhaps later in the heart... | 3 |
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... | 3 |
Novell creates new management posts Memo outlines converting four divisions into two, as company refocuses. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
Switching to Linux picks up steam Survey from The Yankee Group shows cautious corporate interest in moving desktop and server systems to Linux. | 3 |
Utility computing spec takes refuge in OASIS Data Center Markup Language Organization joins XML body to broaden industry adoption. | 3 |
Will XP update give tablets a boost? XP-based tablets have gotten a lukewarm reception so far. But Microsoft hopes to tempt consumers with improved features. | 3 |
3i's Gagen resigns Martin Gagen, who oversaw U.S. and Asia Pacific operations at 3i, resigns from the venture capital group. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
Verizon sets up home in Circuit City The wireless carrier will open showrooms in hundreds of branches of the retail chain across the United States. | 3 |
Hooking up to Net calls VoIP is the belle of the telecom ball. Jotting her onto their dance cards are such well-dressed suitors as America Online and AT #38;T | 3 |
Webcam images go mobile on Sprint The wireless carrier teams up with EarthCam to stream video from personal and public Webcams to camera phones. | 3 |
Forrester: Tech execs optimistic about spending CIOs polled by Forrester Research said optimism in the North American business climate is up over last quarter, and the number of CIOs citing a "very strong business climate" has tripled. | 3 |
New Orion workstation puts cluster in a box Orion Multisystems today unveiled a workstation that takes high-performance computing and puts it on the desktop using low-power processors from Transmeta and an innovative motherboard design. | 3 |
McAfee releases VirusScan with intrusion prevention McAfee's VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i integrates intrusion-prevention services and firewall technology with antivirus software to automatically protect PCs and file servers from new malicious code outbreaks. | 3 |
Linux vendors react to Qt flaw Vendors ship updated packages to fix the problem that could allow an attacker to take control of a system. | 3 |
Study: Apple, Dell lead PC customer satisfaction index Technical support improvements lead to better overall scores for PC industry. | 3 |
Best Software overhauls Act, unveils premium edition It adds CRM functionality but faces competition from hosted services. | 3 |
Linux supercomputers used for DOD war simulations The Pentagon is using two 256-processor Linux Networx Evolocity cluster supercomputers to conduct various disaster simulations. | 3 |
FrontRange CEO bullish He outlines management and strategy changes for the CRM and service management company. | 3 |
Analysis: Longhorn's loss may be some users' gain Users and developers gain more than they lose from Microsoft's decision to add several Longhorn technologies to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, even as the company scales back plans for the next Windows operating system. | 3 |
Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba tie on LCD production TOKYO - Three of Japan's largest electronics companies, Hitachi Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. and Toshiba Corp., will announce later Tuesday plans to jointly manufacture LCD (liquid crystal display) panels. | 3 |
San Francisco sues Microsoft Despite numerous out-of-court settlements with various state governments around the country, it appears Microsoft's legal woes aren't over yet. | 3 |
Dell expands SMB desktop services MIAMI - 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. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
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.<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p><p><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.ifw.general/ibmpseries;sz=1x1;ord=200301151450?" width="1" height="1" border="0"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;9824455;9690404;u?http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;9473681;9688522;d?http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/campaigns/boardroom/index.html?ca=pSeries met=boardroom me=E P_Creative=P_InfoW_RSS">Introducing IBM eServer p5 systems.</a><br/>Powered by IBMs most advanced 64-bit microprocessor (POWER5(tm)), p5 systems can run UNIX and Linux simultaneously. Learn more about eServer p5 systems.</p> | 3 |
Spyware vs. spyware Even as many online marketing companies struggle to comply with recent federal legislation governing unsolicited commercial e-mail -- spam to you and me -- new state and federal legislation addresses another online blight: spyware. From California to Washington, D.C., lawmakers are lining up for the chance to smack down this bothersome byproduct of online commerce. | 3 |
Juniper adds security software support Juniper Networks is making a big push into SSL security. The company on Monday updated its NetScreen Secure Access SSL VPNsecurity appliance that further integrates it with end-point security software packages. Juniper also announced a new initiative with several companies to provide better security across a network. | 3 |
McAfee releases VirusScan with intrusion prevention Antivirus software company McAfee Inc. said on Monday that a new version of its VirusScan Enterprise software contains so-called "intrusion prevention" features that can protect computers from attacks such as buffer overflows, which are often used by viruses, worms and malicious hackers to compromise vulnerable Microsoft Corp. Windows machines. | 3 |
McAfee Beefs Up VirusScan Security Updated antivirus software for businesses adds intrusion prevention features. | 3 |
Florida Electronic Voting Procedures Scrutinized By RACHEL LA CORTE MIAMI (AP) -- Cheryl Roberts was impressed with Florida's new voting machines in the 2002 primary, when she cast an electronic ballot for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride. But a series of computer glitches - including startling cases of corrupted or missing data - has undermined her faith... | 3 |
Oil prices dip as concerns ease The price of oil has fallen in New York after Opec president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said that the oil cartel #39;s members were increasing production. | 2 |
Top court OKs UFJ-MTFG merger talks The Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead to merger negotiations between UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. | 2 |
Twinkies crisis in Kansas The maker of Hostess Twinkies, a cake bar and a piece of Americana children have snacked on for almost 75 years, yesterday raised concerns about the company #39;s ability to stay in business. | 2 |
Charter Sets Phone Service Deal Striving to keep pace with crossover-minded rivals, cable operator Charter Communications (CHTR:Nasdaq - news - research) hammered out phone-service arrangements with two big carriers and a consultant. | 2 |
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. | 2 |
Apple Set to Unveil New IMac in Paris The Apple Expo 2004 opens in Paris on Tuesday with speculation running high that executives will unveil an overdue revamp of the iMac, the sleek desktop that restored Apple #39;s fortunes as a PC maker. | 3 |
Wonder Wayne hovers between Man United and Newcastle LONDON: That Englands Euro 2004 wonder boy Wayne Rooney will leave Everton is virtually certain, following an increased offer by Manchester United and the teenagers determination to move on. | 1 |
Piazza to come off disabled list NEW YORK -- The slumping New York Mets should get a boost when the major leagues #39; all-time home run leader among catchers returns to their lineup. | 1 |
Bills Backup QB Out 4-To-6 Weeks (Reuters) Reuters - Buffalo Bills backup\quarterback Travis Brown will not be out for the season as\initially feared. | 1 |
La Salle Names Women's Basketball Coach (AP) AP - Tom Lochner was chosen as women's basketball coach at La Salle on Monday to replace John Miller, who resigned amid allegations he failed to report a rape involving one of his players. | 1 |
Manitoba RCMP investigating whether convicted pedophile committed more crimes (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - WINNIPEG (CP) - RCMP are investigating whether convicted pedophile and killer Robert Bliss Arthurson committed sex crimes against three more young girls. | 0 |
Republicans Aim to Show Party Diversity (AP) AP - Republican convention organizers have crafted a stage lineup aimed at showing a diverse party, giving a spotlight to Education Secretary Rod Paige, who is black; Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, an Asian American; and minority musical groups. | 0 |
McAlister in Ravens' Camp, Deion Next? BALTIMORE (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens cornerback Chris McAlister agreed to a one-year tender with the team on Monday, ending the All-Pro's month-long holdout. | 1 |
Cell phones could keep atomic time Miniaturization advance could lead to highly precise atomic clocks being installed in cell phones and other consumer devices. | 3 |
Brambles profit down BRAMBLES Industries today reported a 7 per cent decline in net profit to \$306.6 million after taking slugs in writedowns and costs particularly from the restructure of its CHEP pallet business. | 2 |
VeriSign Takes ICANN to State Court VeriSign Inc. is continuing its legal fight against the main overseer of the Internet #39;s domain-name system, despite the dismissal last week of its federal lawsuit against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. | 3 |
Denver #39;s Anderson out for season Englewood, CO (Sports Network) - Denver Broncos fullback Mike Anderson is expected to miss the entire 2004 season because of a severe groin tear. | 1 |
First Match Features a Big Rally or Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela, the first match of the United States Open did not begin in very promising fashion yesterday. Facing the former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martnez, Vento-Kabchi lost, 0-6, in the first set. | 1 |
Stock Fund Inflow Slows To #36;9.46 Bil (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Despite a sagging stock market, investors put #36;9.46 billion into stock mutual funds in July. | 2 |
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. | 3 |
Philips Gets The Jump On Another New Promising Wireless Technology: NFC (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Philips Semiconductors has a plan to cash in on the craze for cool new features in cell phones. | 3 |
Prison workers walk out over pay Prison maintenance workers stage a 48-hour strike to protest against a pay deal unions describe as 'insulting'. | 0 |
US spending rebound in July good news for growth WASHINGTON: United States consumer spending rebounded sharply in July, government data showed yesterday, erasing the disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the US economy has recovered from its recent soft spot. | 2 |
Gabriel jumps 46 TORONTO - Gabriel Resources Ltd. gained more than 46 per cent after the company said it has signed a deal with Newmont Mining to raise \$24. | 2 |
Charter to launch voice-over-IP service ST. LOUIS - Charter Communications became the latest company to offer Internet telephone service Monday, announcing agreements with Sprint, Level 3 Communications, and Accenture on Monday. | 2 |
Tokyo Stocks Close Mixed, Dollar Higher TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Monday, but the strength of bank and auto maker issues helped the broader market index eke out gains for a 10th straight day -- the longest upswing in 14 years. | 2 |
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