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Three red cards in Cardiff The Ulstermen finished the match with nine men while the Welsh, who fought back from 2-0 down, had 10 on the field. The match exploded after just nine minutes when both teams were reduced to 10 men. | 1 |
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. | 1 |
US demands Iran suspend all enrichment-related activities The United States reiterated on Wednesday its demand that Iran must suspend all enrichment-related activities. Boucher claimed that Iran #39;s latest promises to suspend some | 0 |
Flood threat in China not over yet China #39;s Sichuan province faced the threat of epidemics after the worst flooding in a century killed at least 172 people and left scores missing, while water levels at the huge Three Gorges Dam swelled. | 0 |
US analyst testifies on Bosnian war as a Milosevic defense witness A former US policy analyst, testifying for the defense at Slobodan Milosevic #39;s war crimes trial Wednesday, said part of the groundwork | 0 |
Briefly: Dolby, Intel sound off for developers roundup Plus: AOL updates Instant Messenger...Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list...Tellabs scales back AFC buy...Top McAfee exec to step down. | 3 |
Czech out this Microsoft Office alternative Software602 updates its productivity package, which started as a creation of Czech hobbyists. | 3 |
US stocks remain lower after Greenspan #39;s comment Wall Street stocks ended mostly lower Wednesday as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach on the economy, despite Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan #39;s bullish assessment on the economy. | 2 |
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 | 2 |
NZ Dollar Gains, Bonds Fall After Central Bank Raises Rates New Zealand #39;s dollar rose and bonds fell after the central bank raised the nation #39;s benchmark interest rate for a fifth time and signaled it may boost rates again to curb inflation. | 2 |
California Joins Suit Against E-Voting Vendor Diebold The state of California has dropped a criminal investigation into the company that sold it electronic voting machines but instead will join an existing lawsuit charging that the company made | 3 |
XP SP2 Deadline Extended Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has pushed back the deadline for the complete delivery of its Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to April 2005. | 3 |
ENGLAND: Tradition is the key In utterly predictable fashion, the tabloid media and internet forums across Britain are ablaze with calls for Svens head in the wake of the 2-2 draw with Austria in Englands opening qualifier for World Cup 2006. | 1 |
At IDF: iMac look-alikes and monitors as hats All-in-one machine at Intel confab bears resemblance to new Apple PC. Also: High-tech sandwich boards? | 3 |
Top Iraqi Official Abducted BAGHDAD, 9 September 2004 - US forces killed at least six Iraqis in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah yesterday as the kidnapping of two Italian aid workers in central Baghdad spurred foreign charity staff to consider leaving Iraq. | 0 |
Despite IDF operation, Qassams hit Sderot Seven Qassam rockets landed in the western Negev yesterday although the Israel Defense Forces had earlier moved a large contingent of troops into the northern Gaza Strip to prevent the firing of Qassams on Sderot. | 0 |
Intel demos dual core, uncorks Napa Chipmaker's multiprocessing technology makes its stage debut, and Intel looks to its next take on Centrino. | 3 |
Intel marketing exec headed for Cadence Ajay Malhotra was lured to Cadence by the firm's CEO, an Intel alumnus, sources say. | 3 |
Steve Jobs back at Apple After cancer surgery, the chief executive hits meetings, with plans to return to full-time work later this month. | 3 |
Study: Spammers use e-mail ID to gain legitimacy Spammers are a key adopter of a technology meant, in part, to fight spam. | 3 |
T-Mobile tries on start-up's wireless gear Flarion Technologies is making its European debut by powering T-Mobile's wireless broadband service in The Hague. | 3 |
Dolby, Intel sound off for developers Companies plan tools for improving high-end audio for PCs with Intel inside. | 3 |
High-tech feng shui After stumbling in its efforts to diversify, Lenovo is returning to its core PC business, its chairman tells Wharton. | 3 |
Astros Beat Reds 5-2 for 12th Straight Win (AP) AP - Roger Clemens got his 326th win to tie Eddie Plank for 11th on the career list, and the Houston Astros hit four first-inning home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 Wednesday and tie a team record with their 12th straight win. | 1 |
World Wants Bush Out of the White House: Poll (Reuters) Reuters - The world wants President Bush out\of the White House, according to a poll released on Wednesday\that shows in 30 of 35 countries people preferred Democrat\candidate John Kerry. | 0 |
Microsoft Puts Fingerprint Readers Into Hardware (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday\unveiled a new array of keyboard and mice, with some featuring\built-in fingerprint readers to make it easier for users to log\on to personal computers and Web sites. | 3 |
Ex-Banker Quattrone Gets 18 Months Prison (Reuters) Reuters - Former investment banker Frank\Quattrone was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison,\two months more than the harshest recommended penalty, for\obstructing probes into suspected kickbacks involving some of\the hottest stock offerings of the 1990s. | 2 |
U.S. Sees No Immediate Push for Sanctions on Iran (Reuters) Reuters - The Bush administration does not\plan to seek immediate sanctions against Tehran even if it\succeeds in getting Iran's nuclear program referred to the U.N.\Security Council, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Facing pressure, ISP Savvis moves to cut off spammers Savvis Communications, one of the world's largest ISPs, said it is terminating service to about 40 of its customers who have been using its networks for spamming purposes. | 3 |
Hurricane Ivan Kills 20 in Grenada, Heads West (Reuters) Reuters - Hurricane Ivan killed at least 20 people\as it laid waste to the tiny spice island of Grenada, officials\said on Wednesday as the storm swept through the Caribbean\heading west. | 0 |
NBA: New Jersey 88, Toronto 86 Richard Jefferson, who scored 26 points, hit a jumper with seven seconds left Monday to give the New Jersey Nets an 88-86 win over the Toronto Raptors. | 1 |
Rockets Trade With Bulls for Mutombo (AP) AP - Hoping to find the rugged low post presence they've been sorely lacking, the Houston Rockets acquired veteran center Dikembe Mutombo in a trade with the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. | 1 |
Sybase releases free Express database for Linux The company is releasing its new ASE Express Edition for free in hopes of attracting customers who will later upgrade to Sybase's ASE Small Business Edition. | 3 |
New York Knicks Sign Bruno Sundov (AP) AP - The New York Knicks signed center Bruno Sundov on Wednesday. | 1 |
REVIEW: Microsoft Print Reader Delivers (AP) AP - Spend time online and odds are you'll have to type a username and password to check your e-mail, access your bank account or read a newspaper story. | 3 |
HDS unveils TagmaStore array Hitachi Data Systems has unveiled its TagmaStore Universal Storage System, a series of three arrays based on a switched architecture that can scale to 332TB of internal storage and manage up to 32 petabytes of external storage. | 3 |
Women Make Small Inroads in Game Industry (AP) AP - Jennifer Canada knew she was entering a boy's club when she enrolled in Southern Methodist University's Guildhall school of video game making. | 3 |
Texas Instruments Trims Revenue Estimates (Reuters) Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc. ,\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. | 3 |
ITAA: IT job growth to slow for rest of 2004 Despite a 2 increase in IT employment early in the year, IT job growth for the rest of 2004 is expected to be slow, according to the Information Technology Association of America. | 3 |
Singh voted PGA player of the year Vijay Singh is not satisfied. After dominating the PGA Tour this year the way Tiger Woods used to do it, the Fiji native wants more. | 1 |
Unisys Gets Deeper into Linux, Joins Red Hat Partner Community (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Linux software company Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT) has entered a partnership with Unisys (NYSE: UIS), maker of high-end servers. The alliance will allow Unisys to offer a more tightly integrated server package comprising hardware, software and the services to support it. | 3 |
Ware May Be Georgia's Next Herschel Walker (AP) AP - Tailback U. is back in business. Third-ranked Georgia has found the guy who might just take his place alongside Herschel Walker, Garrison Hearst, Rodney Hampton and Terrell Davis #151; a proud heritage of running backs that seemed about as real as Greek mythology a year ago. | 1 |
Keeping the Open-Source Spirit Alive in a Commercial World (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - In theory, the open-source concept is simple, elegant, almost utopian: thousands of developers contributing their skills to continually improve and refine a piece of software for the common good. | 3 |
Consumer Borrowing Jumps by 6.4 Percent (AP) AP - Consumers stepped up their borrowing in July by the largest amount since the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. | 2 |
For Wall Street, 9/11 lessons three years in the making Wall Street executives today outlined a number of security and business continuity efforts they have undertaken since Sept. 11, 2001, to withstand future terrorist attacks. | 3 |
Riley Becomes Father Ahead of Ryder Cup (AP) AP - Riley, who tied for fourth at the PGA Championship to earn a spot on his first Ryder Cup team, became a first-time father late last week when his wife gave birth to a girl. | 1 |
Nokia Offers Slimmed-Down 9300 Communicator (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is targeting enterprise and consumer customers with a lighter, slimmed-down version of its 9300 Communicator \smartphone, which will be launched worldwide at the beginning of 2004. | 3 |
Search half-finished at Saskatchewan reserve, still no clues to Tamra's fate (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - BALGONIE, Sask. (CP) - Police combing a Saskatchewan reserve said Wednesday they've covered about half of the search area without finding any clues to the fate of a young Regina girl missing for two months. | 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. | 3 |
RadioShack Announces 3-Year Growth Plan (AP) AP - Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. announced a three-year growth plan Wednesday that it said should increase earnings per share up to 21 percent and includes a stock repurchase program up to #36;250 million. | 2 |
Celtics' Broadcaster Taken to Hospital (AP) AP - Celtics longtime play-by-play television broadcaster Mike Gorman was taken to the hospital Monday night at halftime of Boston's game against Golden State with complaints of stomach cramps. | 1 |
Cisco plans to accelerate new product offerings Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers said today that his company plans to offer twice as many new products this year as ever before. | 3 |
Microsoft offers more time to test XP Service Pack 2 Faced with concerns from IT professionals, Microsoft Corp. gave users more time to prepare for Windows XP Service Pack 2 by doubling the time a special registry key will prevent PCs from automatically downloading and installing the mammoth update. | 3 |
Intel silent on Jayhawk chip replacement Intel Corp. yesterday offered a few more details about its plans for enterprise server processors but was silent on its plans for an upcoming dual-core Xeon processor. | 3 |
Leaked memos link spammers to ISP Savvis Internal e-mail messages from Savvis Communications Corp. have surfaced on the Internet that show that the St. Louis-based ISP (Internet service provider) catered to online e-mail marketing companies it suspected of sending out unsolicited commercial ("spam") e-mail, even using "subversive business methods" to help spammers stay online after their Internet address was blacklisted. | 3 |
Intel unveils Yonah dual-core mobile chip SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. outlined its plans for a dual-core mobile processor and platform technology Wednesday, but declined to provide any details about the dual-core future of its flagship Pentium 4 desktop processor. | 3 |
World Wants Bush Out of the White House: Poll WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world wants President Bush out of the White House, according to a poll released on Wednesday that shows in 30 of 35 countries people preferred Democrat candidate John Kerry. | 0 |
ITAA sees limited IT job growth in '04 The number of U.S. IT jobs increased by just 2 percent between the first quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004, and demand for IT workers is expected to slow during the rest of the year, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA). | 3 |
Brazil wins double trade victory The World Trade Organisation backs Brazilian complaints against US cotton subsidies and EU support for sugar producers. | 2 |
Frank #39;s Nursery and Crafts Closing Frank #39;s Nursery and Crafts announced today it will close all 169 of its stores later this year, including three here in Toledo. | 2 |
Update 1: Judge Backs Owens Corning on Exec Bonuses Owens Corning was well within its rights to offer its top executives bonuses to keep them from leaving the bankrupt corporation, a judge said Wednesday. | 2 |
Mortgage rates at Canadian banks headed higher after Bank of <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Canada #39;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. | 2 |
Also from this section This is the moment that the painstaking research from a three-year, \$250m (140m) mission in space crashed headlong to Earth. The cargo - weighing only as much as a few | 3 |
Nokia picks BlackBerry for Series 80 upgrade Nokia said on Tuesday that it plans to enhance its Series 80 line so that the mobile devices come preloaded with BlackBerry software from Research In Motion. | 3 |
Hitachi spruiks new storage line HITACHI Data Systems is pushing visualisation as a key selling point of its new TagmaStore line, marketing the release as masking the quot;management complexity quot; of multiple storage systems. | 3 |
Moldavia-Italy 0-1: Its Payback Time For Del Piero Del Piero finally lives up to the expectations and puts Italy top of the group. Six points were what Marcello Lippi wanted but it wasnt at easy as it looks for the azzurri because only with a goal by Toni | 1 |
Savage quot;Gutted quot; after Red Card Robbie Savage claimed the first red card of his life was an absolute joke after the dramatic World Cup clash with Northern Ireland in Cardiff. | 1 |
FOOTBALL LIVE REPORTS Scotland #39;s World Cup qualification campaign began disappointingly as they were held to a goalless Hampden Park draw by Slovenia. | 1 |
Marlins sign pitcher David Weathers to bolster staff for playoff <b>...</b> The Florida Marlins signed free-agent pitcher David Weathers on Wednesday in an attempt to strengthen their bullpen for a run at the National League wild card. | 1 |
Roddick, Fish to lead US against Belarus Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - When the United States meets Belarus in their Davis Cup semifinal later this month, former world No. | 1 |
Intel's Dual-Core Chips Debut Company outlines plans for Yonah notebook processor, demonstrates desktop chip. | 3 |
13 dead, nine injured in Turkish mine tunnel fire ANKARA (AFP) - Thirteen workers were killed and nine were injured Wednesday in a massive blaze in a tunnel under construction at a copper mine in northern Turkey, the construction company said. | 0 |
News: House Panel Moves to Criminalize Spyware, Net Piracy People who illegally share copyrighted music and movies over the Internet could be jailed for up to five years under a bill approved by a powerful\congressional panel today.\ | 3 |
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... | 3 |
Stock rally hits a bump Oil-supply concerns and broker downgrades of blue-chip companies left stocks mixed yesterday, raising doubts that Wall Street #39;s year-end rally would continue. | 2 |
FAO Schwarz Takes High Road for Survival (Reuters) Reuters - Posh toy seller FAO Schwarz, forced\into bankruptcy after a price war with discount giants like\Wal-Mart, hopes offerings like a #36;12,000 treehouse will lure\the penthouse-dwelling customers it is counting on for its\revival. | 2 |
Mayan Indians End Guatemalan Dam Seizure PUEBLO VIEJO, Guatemala (Reuters) - Mayan Indians ended a siege of Guatemala's largest dam on Wednesday after the government agreed to consider demands they be compensated for land and lives lost in massacres when it was built. | 0 |
EU vows to fight Aids epidemic The European Union says it will to redouble its efforts to avert an epidemic of HIV/Aids across Europe. | 0 |
Hollywood Reporter Hails 100-Episode Mark LOS ANGELES - Counting to 100 used to be so much easier for TV producers. The Hollywood Reporter is dedicating a 108-page issue Thursday to explore TV programs that have reached that benchmark, which determines whether the show will live on in syndication heaven after its network run... | 0 |
Verizon sells Canadian directory operations Verizon Communications Inc. said today it has signed a deal to sell its Canadian directory operations to investment firm Bain Capital in a deal worth \$1. | 2 |
Scientists left to pick up the pieces over the \$250m can that fell <b>...</b> Stunned British and American scientists watched a seven-year dream fall to Earth yesterday at 150mph, potentially smashing the fruits of a \$250m mission. | 3 |
House Panel Moves to Criminalize Spyware, Net Piracy People who illegally share copyrighted music and movies over the Internet could be jailed for up to five years under a bill approved by a powerful congressional panel today. | 3 |
Tennis: Federer still on tap for night session at rain-plagued US <b>...</b> NEW YORK : Heavy rain disrupted play on the 10th day of the US Open, but organizers were still hoping to salvage at least some of the night session, said US Tennis Association chief executive of pro tennis Arlen Kantarian. | 1 |
Rain Threatens US Open Wash-Out Heavy rain threatened to wash out day 10 of the US Open on Wednesday, although tournament officials were still hopeful of some play later. | 1 |
NFL, ABC Cover Their Butts Hoping to avoid a repeat of Janet Jackson #39;s infamous wardrobe malfunction during last February #39;s MTV-produced Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL and ABC are exercising extra caution when it comes to airing their latest all-star event. | 1 |
Terrorists at work: video shows gym being wired This is the horror captured on video of the more than 1000 hostages inside the Russian school before it was turned into a bloodbath last week. | 0 |
EUs Verheugen Calls for More Kurdish Rights in Turkey DIYARBAKIR, Turkey -- Visiting the southeast Turkish region of Diyarbakir on Tuesday (7 September), EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen urged the government to grant more social and cultural rights to Kurds. | 0 |
Health Highlights: Sept. 8, 2004 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: ----- Clinton Out of Intensive Care Former President Bill Clinton was moved from intensive care to a hospital room Wednesday as he continued his recovery from quadruple bypass surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia in New York City. A statement issued by Clinton's office said the 58-year-old former president walked with assistance, sat up in bed and sat in a chair, the Associated Press reported... | 3 |
U.S. Agencies Told to Share Earth Data WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Wednesday told 15 federal agencies to better share scientific data about the Earth among themselves and with other nations. The administration's draft plan for the next 10 years requires the agencies to identify ways they can help create a global system for observing the planet... | 3 |
Delta to Lay Off 7,000 The friendly skies aren #39;t so friendly to some Delta employees. The airline plans to cut 7,000 jobs in the next 18 months. It #39;s trying to save \$5 billion by 2006, and that means some major changes. | 2 |
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. | 1 |
Kashmir difficult issue, says Powell WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday that the Kashmir issue was complicated and would take time to resolve. | 0 |
Blair ally handed key role in British cabinet reshuffle (AFP) AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair reshuffled his cabinet, bringing back a key ally to lead Labour's campaigning ahead of a general election, expected in Spring 2005. | 0 |
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. | 0 |
Ex-WorldCom CEO Wants Witness Immunity NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for former WorldCom Chief Executive Bernard Ebbers are seeking immunity for two witnesses who they believe could clear their client of fraud charges related to the company's \$11 billion accounting scandal, according to court papers filed on Wednesday. | 2 |
AdWatch: Kerry Accuses Bush on Iraq Money (AP) AP - Details of new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, that began airing Wednesday. | 0 |
Study Shows Dirty Air Lowers Lung Capacity By LINDA A. JOHNSON (AP) -- New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults... | 3 |
Hurricanes Bring Environmental Renewal By RACHEL LA CORTE MIAMI (AP) -- Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature. Storms that erode beaches, uproot trees and flatten wildlife habitats may also refresh waterways, revive dry areas and bulk up barrier islands with redistributed sand... | 3 |
Sasser Worm Creator Charged With Sabotage BERLIN (AP) -- A German teenager who authorities say confessed to creating the Sasser computer worm in May has been charged with computer sabotage. Sven Jaschan, 18, was arrested after telling officials he originally wanted to create a virus, Netsky, to automatically removed two other viruses, Mydoom and Bagle, from infected computers... | 3 |
BA selling stake in Qantas SYDNEY: British Airways said it will sell its entire 18.25 stake in Australia #39;s Qantas Airways in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances. | 2 |
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