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HK legislative poll points to the future When the British ruled Hong Kong, as pro-Beijing politicians are fond of pointing out, the territory #39;s people had no direct influence over the way they were governed. | 0 |
Nepal #39;s PM in India to Seek Help Tackling Maoist Revolt Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has begun a five day official visit to New Delhi aimed at seeking crucial support in Nepal #39;s battle against a deadly Maoist insurgency. | 0 |
Iraqi President Calls Debt Relief 9 September 2004 -- Iraqi President Ghazi Ajil al-Yawir met today with German leaders and renewed a call for Iraq #39;s foreign debt to be forgiven. | 0 |
Center Fiddler Re-Signs With Predators (AP) AP - Center Vernon Fiddler re-signed with the Nashville Predators on Thursday after playing most of last season with the team's AHL club. | 1 |
DoCoMo strategists focus on convergence (FT.com) FT.com - NTT DoCoMo, Japan's dominant mobile operator, is planning to offer combined fixed and mobile services to business and residential customers. It is the latest sign of growing global interest in convergence between the two technologies. | 3 |
Ont. attorney general says pit bull problem more urgent than first imagined (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The problem of pit bull attacks in Ontario is more widespread and "more urgent than we imagined in the first place," Attorney General Michael Bryant said Thursday as he vowed action to protect the public from the dogs. | 0 |
IBM, Brazil Partner to Promote Open Source (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The first fruits of IBM and Brazil's partnership is a new technology center that will provide open-source software educational support. | 3 |
Harrington Leads German Masters by Stroke (AP) AP - European Ryder Cup player Padraig Harrington, playing days after laser eye surgery, broke his slump with a 6-under-par 66 Thursday for one-stroke lead over Alex Cejka at the German Masters. | 1 |
IBM Database Eases Maintenance Burden (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) has released what it says is the first software that automatically self-manages and self-tunes databases containing key business information without human intervention. | 3 |
Bush Courts Pa. Swing Voters on Economy (AP) AP - President Bush wooed suburban swing voters Thursday with hopeful words about the economy, contending his administration is making progress for American workers and portraying rival John Kerry as a tax-and-spend Democrat. | 0 |
What Is Your CRM Personality? - Part 2 (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - In Part 1 of this series, \Gartner research director Scott Nelson made the case that the decision to buy a CRM application involves much more than price, implementation costs and strategic goals of the company. | 3 |
Federer Survives Agassi Comeback to Reach Semifinals NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Roger Federer survived a stirring comeback from twice champion Andre Agassi to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open for the first time on Thursday, squeezing through 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. | 1 |
Apple Fixes OS X Security Flaws (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL) has released a patch for its Macintosh OS X operating system that fixes 15 security problems in the software. | 3 |
NASA Securing Space Center for Ivan (AP) AP - Still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Frances, NASA braced on Thursday for the even more menacing Ivan, hurriedly moving mangled strips of aluminum siding and exposed equipment into the hangar that once housed the wreckage of space shuttle Columbia. | 3 |
Fitch Ratings reports concerns about Delta #39;s Dallas dehubbing Delta Air Lines Inc. #39;s plans to eliminate its hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and redistribute its aircraft among its other hubs cities provides the other hubs some short-term benefits, but heightens some long-term credit concerns | 2 |
OPEC President Says Politics Pushing Oil Prices Higher The president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, said global political uncertainties and concerns likely account for US\$10 to \$15 per barrel, or up to one third, of current world oil prices. | 2 |
National Semiconductor profit surges SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The National Semiconductor Corp. said Thursday profit for its latest quarter surged nearly fourfold amid a 29 percent jump in revenue. | 2 |
Fidelity acquires Atlanta company, delays IPO Fidelity National Financial Inc. (NYSE: FNF) has reached an agreement to purchase an Atlanta technology company for nearly \$400 million, a transaction large enough to cause Fidelity to delay the initial public | 2 |
Hurricane Ivan Reschedules Titans and Dolphins Game Miami, Florida (Sports Network) - Due to the possible threat of Hurricane Ivan, the NFL has rescheduled the Titans/Dolphins game up a day to Saturday at 1:00 p.m. (et). | 1 |
Extinction May Have Trickle-Down Effect (AP) AP - Conservationists concerned about the extinction of plants and animals may be overlooking the danger to thousands of other species that depend on the threatened ones. | 3 |
Oxygen Generator Fails on Space Station (AP) AP - The main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board will tap into an attached cargo ship's air supply this weekend, NASA said Thursday. | 3 |
Microsoft set to ship Virtual Server 2005 SEPTEMBER 09, 2004 (NETWORK WORLD) - Microsoft Corp. next month will release Virtual Server 2005, its first foray into server virtualization and a key element of the broad management platform the company is creating for Windows. | 3 |
Yahoo Tests Travel Search Engine Yahoo began testing a new travel search engine Tuesday night that can be used to book flights, hotels and cars from more than 50 travel sites. | 3 |
Russia Insists It Still Intends to Approve Kyoto (Reuters) Reuters - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted\on Thursday Russia still intended to approve the Kyoto pact on\climate change, despite official papers showing the government\was turning against it. | 3 |
Six British soldiers feared dead in chopper crash Six British armed forces personnel are feared dead after a helicopter crashed while on exercises in the Czech Republic. Reports suggest that a British Army Air Corps Lynx helicopter crashed near Brno in the | 0 |
Hong Kong political climate toxic: HRW China has created a quot;toxic political climate quot; in Hong Kong through threats and intimidation designed to skew this week #39;s elections in favour of pro-Beijing candidates, according to a global rights watchdog. | 0 |
China #39;s worst floods in a century kill at least 172, injure <b>...</b> China #39;s Sichuan province faced the threat of epidemics yesterday after the worst flooding in a century killed at least 172 people and | 0 |
Harrington Enjoys Welcome Return to Form COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Padraig Harrington led the way in the German Masters first round Thursday as Europe's Ryder Cup players warmed up for next week's match against the United States. | 1 |
Qaeda's Zawahri Appears in New Tape on Al Jazeera DUBAI (Reuters) - Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two figure in al Qaeda, appeared in a new videotape aired on Al Jazeera on Thursday, ridiculing U.S. forces which he said were "hiding in their trenches" in Afghanistan. | 0 |
Gatlin and Greene Head Field in Yokohama TOKYO (Reuters) - Justin Gatlin will face Maurice Greene, whose Olympic title he took in Athens last month, in a high-quality 100 meters race in Yokohama on September 23, organizers said Thursday. | 1 |
Jakarta Embassy Bomb Attack Kills Nine, Wounds 182 JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding 182 in an attack Indonesian police blamed on Islamic militants linked to al Qaeda. | 0 |
Jobless Claims Drop, Imports Hit Highs WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Far fewer Americans made initial jobless claims than expected last week as the effects of Hurricane Charley faded, government data showed on Thursday, while import prices hit an 18-month high and inventories grew. | 2 |
How Germs Suck Iron to Cause Infections (AP) AP - Could that ancient practice of bleeding patients really have done some good? A scientist says new research on how germs thrive in the body suggests it just may have #151; for some people. | 3 |
Abbas meets Palestinian militant leaders Damascus: PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas held talks with the leaders of three Damascus-based Palestinian militant groups as well as Syria #39;s president as he made the first official Palestinian visit to the country since 1996. | 0 |
Oil Spurts Up as U.S. Inventories Dwindle NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped nearly two dollars on Thursday after the U.S. government said crude stocks fell to a fresh five-month low last week and distillate fuel inventories barely grew ahead of winter. | 2 |
Baby Bells See Rivals Taking Fewer Phones WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three of the nation's dominant local telephone companies said on Thursday that they had seen a sharp drop-off in new residential lines leased to competitors since AT T Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=T.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">T.N</A> announced a retreat from residential service in July due to changing federal rules. | 2 |
Treasuries Down After 'Ugly' Auction CHICAGO (Reuters) - Treasuries prices fell on Thursday after results of an auction of U.S. government debt were weaker than expected and drew almost no private demand. | 2 |
'Price Fatigue' Hurting Beef Sales-Tyson CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TSN.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TSN.N</A>., the world's largest meat company, said on Thursday that high beef prices may have consumers shifting to pork and chicken, but its beef segment should do well later this year. | 2 |
American Axle Cuts 2004 Earnings Forecast CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Axle Manufacturing Holdings Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AXL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AXL.N</A>, an auto parts supplier, on Thursday cut its 2004 earnings forecast, citing planned production cuts by its customers and higher raw material costs. | 2 |
Nucor Raises Forecast, Payout, Sets Split NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nucor Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NUE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NUE.N</A>, one of the top U.S. steelmakers, raised its quarterly profit forecast as much as 44 percent on Thursday due to surging steel prices, sending its shares to more than 20-year highs. | 2 |
Nokia Lifts Tech Stocks; Blue Chips Slip NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology stocks were given a lift on Thursday when bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast, but blue chips were lower as oil prices moved higher, increasing concerns about future corporate profits and consumer spending. | 2 |
Jobless Claims Drop, Imports Hit Highs Far fewer Americans made initial jobless claims than expected last week as the effects of Hurricane Charley faded, government data showed on Thursday, while import prices hit an 18-month high and inventories grew. | 2 |
Regional Grocer Pathmark Posts a Loss Regional grocer Pathmark Stores Inc. (PTMK) on Thursday reported a quarterly loss and warned that it was in danger of breaching some debt covenants by the end of the current quarter as it grapples with weaker sales and rising costs. | 2 |
FAO Schwarz takes high-end road for survival Posh toy seller FAO Schwarz, forced into bankruptcy after a price war with discount giants like Wal-Mart, hopes offerings like a \$12,000 treehouse will lure the | 2 |
Cash America Places \$253M Bet on Territory Swap FORT WORTH-In a dual-pronged move, Cash America International Inc. has exited the European market after a 12-year run and has dibs on buying a competitor to get a foothold in the Western US. | 2 |
House Moves Second Spyware Bill Along The Judiciary Committee of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed its own version of an anti-spyware bill, setting the stage for a showdown between it and a similar bill that went through another committee. | 3 |
Microsoft to Launch Virtual Server 2005 Virtualization will get another lift next week when Microsoft (Quote, Chart) rolls out its Virtual Server 2005, a product geared to help companies efficiently pool computing resources. | 3 |
Ask Matt Q: How will Microsoft #39;s decision to get into the downloadable music business affect the company? A: Microsoft must have been quietly and enviously sitting in the background as Apple Computer has created a revolution in computing. | 3 |
Sasser Hacker Faces Five Years The German teenager identified in May as the creator of the Sasser and Netsky worms was indicted and charged in court Wednesday, and may face as many as five years in jail for his escapades. | 3 |
Federer Wins to Join Henman in US Open Semifinals (Update1) Top-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland beat two-time champion Andre Agassi in five sets to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time, where he will play Britain #39;s Tim Henman. | 1 |
Tennis Replay System Not Coming Anytime Soon While all the buzz at the rainy US Open is about the need for instant replay, don #39;t hold your breath. Replay won #39;t be coming to an umpire chair near you anytime soon. | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Harrington enjoys welcome return to form Padraig Harrington led the way in the German Masters first round on Thursday as Europe #39;s Ryder Cup players warmed up for next week #39;s match against the United States. | 1 |
French Formula One Driver Panis to Retire from Grand Prix French Formula One driver Olivier Panis says that he will retire from the Grand Prix circuit at the end of this season but will stay with the Toyota team as an advisor. | 1 |
Czechs hungry for Canada The Czech team landed in Toronto via Greenland yesterday and had a midnight practice according to the body clocks, but there was a discernible spring in their step and swagger to their skating stride. | 1 |
Mets, Benson cool off Marlins MIAMI - Kris Benson took a shutout into the seventh inning, Eric Valent homered and the New York Mets ended three streaks Thursday by beating the Florida Marlins 4-0. | 1 |
Top of 3rd - DeJesus walked on a full count, D.Brown scored, A.Castillo to third, Gotay to second. - Berroa singled to center, A.Castillo scored, Gotay to third, DeJesus to second. | 1 |
Cycling: Freire wins sixth stage in Spain CASTELLON, France : Spain #39;s Oscar Freire won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain, a 157km run between Benicarlo and here, while US Postal rider Manuel Beltran, also of Spain, stayed in the overall lead. | 1 |
Friday Night Football Anticipation building for opener Now that Frances has moved through the state of Florida - and another storm is not scheduled to hit the United States until next week - anticipation is building for the Florida State-Miami game. | 1 |
Dupont Settles Teflon Lawsuit DuPont agreed to a settlement Thursday that could be worth more than \$340 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging the chemical giant contaminated a West Virginia community's water supply with a key ingredient used in its Teflon products. | 2 |
Cracker Barrel Announces \$8.7M Settlement Cracker Barrel has agreed to an \$8.7 million settlement to resolve all lawsuits brought or supported by the NAACP that accused the restaurant chain of segregating blacks in the smoking section and denying them service. | 2 |
Ford Recalls Econoline Vans to Fix Brakes <p>\</p><p> DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. <F.N> said on Thursday\it is recalling 234,208 Econoline vans in North America to fix\a defect in the anti-lock brake unit that can spark fires even\when the vehicles are parked.</p> | 2 |
Powell Says Sudan Sponsoring Genocide in Darfur (Update3) Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sudan #39;s government is sponsoring atrocities in its western Darfur region that amount to genocide, buttressing the US case for the United Nations to levy economic sanctions on the African nation. | 0 |
Blast #39;bears JI hallmarks #39; THE Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta which killed at least nine people was an indication al-Qaeda linked militants in Indonesia were regrouping, Indonesian police said today. | 0 |
Chechen Rebels Offer \$20 Million Reward for Putin Chechen rebels are offering a \$20 million reward for the capture of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A Chechen separatist web site posted the offer of a bounty Thursday, a day after Russia offered \$10 million | 0 |
US forces on offensive in 3 Iraq rebel strongholds US-led forces launched operations in three Iraqi rebel strongholds on Thursday, killing nearly two dozen insurgents in a town near the Syrian border and bombing targets in Fallujah for the third straight day. | 0 |
Flood crest safely passes Yangtze dam BEIJING A flood crest passed safely through the Three Gorges Dam on China #39;s Yangtze River on Thursday as devastated communities upstream cleaned up from floods that had killed at least 177 people and injured thousands. | 0 |
Iraqi president appeals for aid FAZ Weekly. Iraqi President Ghazi Yawer made all of the important political stops in Berlin on Thursday, seeing the German president, the development minister and finally the chancellor. | 0 |
Australia firm after Jakarta bomb \Australia says it will not be cowed by terrorism, after a bomb at its embassy in Indonesia kills nine people. | 0 |
Germany seeks truck payment The German government is seeking more than 4.5bn euros compensation from the consortium behind a late-running toll system. | 2 |
Nokia sees rise in handset sales The Finnish mobile phone giant says its next results will now be better than expected, thanks to a boost in handset sales. | 2 |
Epic food convoy crosses Sahara The first convoy of food for Sudanese refugees arrives in Chad from Libya, crossing the Sahara Desert. | 0 |
Real sells 3m tracks at a loss RealNetworks says it increased its share of the online music market after halving the price of tunes. | 0 |
U.S. Forces Take Action in Areas Dominated by Iraqi Insurgents U.S. forces entered Samarra to re-assert Iraqi government authority, bombed a building in Falluja, and reportedly clashed with rebels in a town near the Syrian border. | 0 |
Senators Censure C.I.A. in Probe of Iraqi Prison Abuse The C.I.A. was criticized today for failing to provide Army investigators with documents on unregistered "ghost detainees." | 0 |
Car Bomb Near Embassy in Indonesia Kills 9 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Suspected Muslim militants detonated a car bomb Thursday outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, killing nine people and wounding 161 in a bloody strike at a key U.S. ally in the war in Iraq... | 0 |
Ali Calls for U.S. Boxing Commission WASHINGTON - Boxing great Muhammad Ali asked Congress on Thursday to create a U.S. Boxing Commission, saying oversight by the federal government is needed to protect boxers from exploitation and injury... | 0 |
Memos: Bush Refused Order While in Guard WASHINGTON - Addressing questions that have lingered for years, newly unearthed memos state that George W. Bush failed to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war, that he refused a direct order and that his superiors were in a state of turmoil over how to evaluate his performance after he was suspended from flying... | 0 |
Royals Erupt for 26 Runs Joe Randa ties a major-league record with six runs scored as the Kansas City Royals break a club record for runs in a 26-5 rout of the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday. | 1 |
America's Car-Mart Accelerates The used-car dealer produces better-than-expected results for the first quarter. | 2 |
Kanye West Dominates Source Nominations NEW YORK - Rapper-producer Kanye West received a leading six Source Hip-Hop Music Awards nominations Thursday, while Ludacris got five. West's nominations included best album, video, lyricist and producer of the year... | 0 |
Inmates in Charge of Travelzoo When a company with a small float comes unhinged from reality, look out. | 2 |
Talking Up Nokia After guiding earnings expectations lower, Nokia is now saying results will be better than expected. | 2 |
NFL Moves Game to Sat. The Miami Dolphins will play their NFL regular-season opener at home against the Tennessee Titans on Saturday instead of Sunday because of the threat of Hurricane Ivan. | 1 |
Cash America #39;s Pawnshop Swap Cash America International (NYSE: PWN) is in the secured non-recourse lending business. That is, it operates pawnshops. In fact, the company operates quite a few: more than 700. | 2 |
IDF - Intel seeks role in development of the next Internet To handle the demands of the next-generation Internet, a new layer of intelligent nodes and services needs to grow over the existing Internet structure, said Intel Corp. | 3 |
IBM strikes out at Intel with new Opteron box <strong>IDF Fall '04</strong> Still behind HP and Sun | 3 |
Nokia sees rise in handset sales The mobile phone giant says its next results will now be better than expected, thanks to a boost in handset sales. | 3 |
RealNetworks Ends Download 49-Cent Promo SEATTLE (Reuters) - RealNetworks Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=RNWK.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">RNWK.O</A> is ending its 49 cent-per-song music download service but will keep the promotional prices in place for top 10 songs, the Internet media and software company said on Thursday. | 3 |
FCC Insists Broadband Deployment Improving WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators on Thursday insisted the United States was making progress in rolling out high-speed Internet service, despite falling further behind other countries. | 3 |
'F' Is for File Sharing Colleges throughout the region, faced with cease-and-desist letters and straining bandwidth resources, have stepped up their efforts to curtail students' illegal downloads of copyrighted music.<br>\<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
Baby Bells See Rivals Taking Fewer Phones <p>\</p><p> By Justin Hyde</p><p> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three of the nation's dominant local\telephone companies said on Thursday that they had seen a sharp\drop-off in new residential lines leased to competitors since\AT T Corp. <T.N> announced a retreat from residential service\in July due to changing federal rules.</p> | 3 |
Serbia reverses ban on Darwinism Belgrade overturns a ban on the teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in schools. | 3 |
Morning Planets The morning sky this weekend is sparkling. Wake up early to see Mercury, Venus, Saturn and more. | 3 |
NASA Capsule With Solar Particles Crashes in Utah A capsule jettisoned to Earth by NASA's Genesis spacecraft today failed to deploy its parachute and crash-landed in the Utah desert. | 3 |
Dinosaurs Were Doting Parents, Fossil Find Suggests Researchers in China have unearthed the fossil remains of a parrotlike dinosaur surrounded by 34 juveniles. The find suggests dinosaurs were nurturing parents. | 3 |
Former NBA Star Calvin Murphy Cleared Of Molestation Charges HOUSTON -- Jurors on Monday found former Houston Rocket Calvin Murphy not guilty of sexually assaulting five of his daughters. Jurors found Murphy not guilty on all counts -- three charges of indecency with | 1 |
NASA Securing Space Center for Arrival of Hurricane Ivan By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Frances, NASA braced on Thursday for the even more menacing Ivan, hurriedly moving mangled strips of aluminum siding and exposed equipment into the hangar that once housed the wreckage of space shuttle Columbia... | 3 |
Hubble Telescope Captures Image of Sauron's Eye The Cat's Eye Nebula was the first planetary nebula ever to be discovered but its complex gas layers give knots and jets like the Lord of the Ring's famous floating eye of Sauron. Astrobiology Magazine -- A new study of a large number of planetary nebulae has revealed that rings, such as those seen here around the Cat's Eye Nebula, are much more common that thought so far and have been found in at least one third of all planetary nebulae... | 3 |
More American Youths Abusing Prescription Drugs By SIOBHAN McDONOUGH WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fewer American youths are using marijuana, LSD and Ecstasy, but more are abusing prescription drugs, says a government report released Thursday. The 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health also found youths and young adults are more aware of the risks of using pot once a month or more frequently... | 3 |
Briefly: EdgeStream introduces IPTV platform roundup Plus: Dolby, Intel sound off for developers...AOL updates Instant Messenger...Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list...Tellabs scales back AFC buy. | 3 |
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