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Marlins soar to #39;home #39; win The Florida Marlins ignored their unusual surroundings to record a 6-3 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday. Hurricane Ivan forced the Marlins to play the match at Chicago White Sox #39;s home stadium, the first | 1 |
US, Russia secretly remove uranium from Uzbekistan (AFP) AFP - The United States and Russia carried out a secret operation last week to remove weapons-grade uranium from the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, whose government is facing growing Islamist unrest, the Energy Department announced. | 0 |
Israel's Sharon Vows to Expel Arafat (AP) AP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed in an interview published Tuesday to expel Yasser Arafat from the West Bank "at a convenient time," saying he saw no difference between the Palestinian leader and top Hamas militants killed by Israel. | 0 |
Packers Go Right to Top in Their Bid for N.F.C. Supremacy Running back Ahman Green scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one on a pass from quarterback Brett Favre. | 1 |
Bankrupt US Airways Faces Cash Peril US Airways Group Inc. president and chief executive Bruce Lakefield is determined that the airline will emerge from its second bankruptcy filing in two years in stronger shape than ever. | 2 |
Suzuki to manage Maruti #39;s diesel engine mfg plant Maruti Udyog Ltd. said on Tuesday that the Directors have approved a proposal that the forthcoming Diesel Engine Manufacturing Plant will be controlled and managed by Suzuki Metal India Ltd (proposed to be | 2 |
Bayer leads Europe stocks higher European shares edged higher at Monday #39;s opening led by Germany #39;s Bayer on news of an alliance with US healthcare giant Schering-Plough. | 2 |
Judge lets airline tap loan for operations A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc. permission yesterday to tap a government loan to fund daily operations -- a move expected to allow | 2 |
Oil Eyes \$44 as Hurricane Nears Gulf US oil prices hovered just shy of \$44 a barrel on Tuesday, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Ivan in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies had evacuated thousands of offshore workers and shut some production. | 2 |
Say bon voyage to Bon March name Two women on the seventh floor were already decorating Christmas trees, and another employee guessed that the holiday star would crown the building at Third Avenue and Pine Street, just like every year before. | 2 |
Schering-Plough lands quartet of Bayer drugs Fred Hassan has launched his biggest and most ambitious move to rebuild struggling Schering- Plough. The Kenilworth company and German drug maker Bayer yesterday announced an alliance that | 2 |
Hiring seen improving a bit Some area employers expect to maintain a steady hiring pace during the fourth quarter of 2004, according to a survey released yesterday by Manpower Inc. | 2 |
Nation #39;s Cotton Crop May Exceed Records This year #39;s cotton crop is on pace to be the largest in US history, although hurricanes that have battered the nation in the past few months may reduce the final amount. | 2 |
A statistical nod to cubicle workers They are defined as waitresses or accountants, software publishers or garbage collectors. Some pull in top dollar, some the minimum wage. | 2 |
Gateway to cut back selling electronics; to focus on core PCs Gateway said yesterday it is backing away from selling TVs and other consumer electronics - essentially shelving the strategy that founder Ted Waitt championed for two years to turn the money-losing company around. | 2 |
County #39;s jobless rate dives in August San Diego County #39;s unemployment rate plunged sharply to 3.7 percent in August - its lowest point this year -s the local economy continued to outpace the state and nation as an engine of job growth. | 2 |
Free Standards Group Announces General Availability Of Linux <b>...</b> The Free Standards Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and promoting open source software standards, today announced the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, an essential component for the long-term market success of Linux | 3 |
Microsoft snubbed on Sender ID SOFTWARE KING Microsoft #39;s anti-open source obsession seems to have killed chances of its anti-Spam Sender ID getting accepted by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a standard. | 3 |
NEC announces fault tolerant four-way server NEC Solutions has announced a four-way, high-availability server it #39;s pitching to enterprises as, among other things, the hardware to host virtual systems such as those made possible by Microsoft #39;s upcoming Virtual Server 2005. | 3 |
Symantec launches antiphishing service Symantec is fishing for dollars with a new service designed to help companies combat the ongoing epidemic of online identity theft, or quot;phishing, quot; scams. | 3 |
HELP LINE Q: Recently I have been told by friends that when they try to send me e-mail they get a message that my inbox is full and their message could not be delivered. | 3 |
Downtime set to increase IT #39;S MYSTIC MEG, the Gartner Group is predicting that system downtime will increase from five per cent this year to 15 per cent in 2008 due to security holes. | 3 |
Roger Federer wins US Open 2004 of Switzerland holds up his trophy after defeating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in the men #39;s final match of the 2004 US Open in New York, September 12, 2004. | 1 |
US eliminated in Champions Trophy SOUTHAMPTON, England - The US cricket team is heading home after two humbling defeats in the Champions Trophy that set records for futility. | 1 |
Super letdown sinks Panthers The Green Bay Packers dealt the Carolina Panthers a defeat now familiar to Super Bowl losers. Ahman Green ran up, down, and all over the | 1 |
FOOTBALL: FIFA CLAIMS LIFT CAHILL HOPES EVERTON midfielder Tim Cahill could win a reprieve within the next 48 hours after a dramatic intervention from FIFA over his controversial dismissal. | 1 |
All bets are off for Lefty, Casey After being considered as a captain #39;s pick for the 2002 Ryder Cup, Paul Casey wasn #39;t about to let an opportunity slip away when he was paired with European captain Bernhard Langer in the final round of this year #39;s Masters. | 1 |
Nevin cleans up In losing 20 of 38 games, including six of eight to start this month, the Padres blew several chances to keep the Los Angeles Dodgers close to them going into a September showdown between the two. | 1 |
Defending champ Gambill falls in Delray Beach Delray Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Defending champion Jan-Michael Gambill of the United States was upended by Croatian Mario Ancic during first round action of the International Tennis Championships on Monday. | 1 |
Rangers #39; relief pitcher throws chair at Oakland fans OAKLAND, Calif. -- Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair at a fan in a lower box to the left of the Rangers #39; bullpen along the right-field line in the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. | 1 |
Wisden Cricinfo Sabina Park survived the onslaught of Hurricane Ivan with only minor damage, according to a report on the caribbeancricket.com website. | 0 |
Putin calls for elimination of elections for key posts Portraying it as a means of combating terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday outlined a plan to eliminate popular elections of governors and individual | 0 |
quot;Batman quot; intrudes Buckingham Palace Father #39;s rights campaigner Jason Hatch, dressed as Batman, waves to crowds as he protests on a ledge to the right hand side of the main balcony of the Buckingham Palace in London, Sept. | 0 |
Hostage claims remain unconfirmed There is still no confirmation of reports that two Australians working as security guards in Iraq are being held hostage by Islamic extremists. | 0 |
Accused acquitted of Bali bombings The man accused of harbouring two men convicted of involvement in the Bali nightclub bombings has been acquitted by Indonesia #39;s Supreme Court. | 0 |
Calm returns to Herat after weekend #39;s violence The western Afghan city of Herat was calm yesterday following bloody clashes between supporters of the powerful ousted governor and US and Afghan forces sent to keep the peace. | 0 |
Blast in Baghdad Rebel District Kills at Least 35 A huge blast tore through a crowded Baghdad market close to a police station on Tuesday and Reuters witnesses said at least 35 people were killed. | 0 |
Saboteurs blow up pipeline in north Iraq Saboteurs blew up a domestic oil pipeline in northern Iraq on Tuesday, sending plumes of smoke leaping into the sky and forcing technicians to shut it down, officials said. | 0 |
Lomu looks to the future Jonah Lomu has not targeted next year #39;s Sevens World Cup in Hong Kong for his comeback but admitted he still harbours dreams of playing for his country again. | 1 |
US kills 22 militants in Afghanistan KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- US troops and helicopter gunships killed 22 militants, including three Arab fighters, in southern Afghanistan, the military said Monday -- the latest bloodshed ahead of historic Afghan elections. | 0 |
Canon, Toshiba to Form Flat Panel Display Venture (Reuters) Reuters - Japanese technology companies Canon Inc.\and Toshiba Corp. said on Tuesday they would invest #36;1.82\billion in a joint venture to manufacture advanced flat panel\displays. | 3 |
Angels Clobber Mariners 5-1 (AP) AP - Kelvim Escobar pitched seven strong innings and Garret Anderson hit a three-run homer, leading the Anaheim Angels to a 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. | 1 |
Carolina WR Smith Breaks Left Fibula (Reuters) Reuters - Carolina wide\receiver Steve Smith was carted off the field Monday night\after breaking his left fibula during the Panthers' 24-14 loss\to Green Bay. | 1 |
European Shares Dip (Reuters) Reuters - European stocks eased slightly on\Tuesday with firmer oil prices weighing on sentiment, but\British clothing retailer Next was an early winner after it\defied a rainy summer to beat first-half profit forecasts. | 0 |
Australian business confidence dips as survey shows growth still strong (AFP) AFP - Australian business confidence fell slightly in August amid signs the central bank is set to hike interest rates before year's end, according to a National Australia Bank (NAB) survey. | 2 |
McAfee Launches Managed Mail Security Service (TechWeb) TechWeb - McAfee introduces a multi-function managed e-mail service for small- and mid-sized businesses. | 3 |
Angel.com Releases Hosted IVR Suite (TechWeb) TechWeb - Enterprise Voice Sites allows businesses to build and deploy pre-packaged IVR solutions on a pay-as-you-go usage model. | 3 |
Sony Group to Buy MGM LOS ANGELES/TOKYO (Reuters) - A group headed by Sony Corp. of America has agreed to buy Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about \$2.85 billion in cash to mine MGM's lucrative library for the booming DVD market. | 2 |
Telestream Unveils Windows Media 9 Series Encoding Support For Mac (TechWeb) TechWeb - Telestream announced Friday support for exporting or importing files in the Microsoft Windows Media format on Mac OS X platforms. | 3 |
Bush Wants #36;3.1 Billion for Hurricane Aid (AP) AP - With many lawmakers eager to help their own regions, Congress is unlikely to act as quickly on President Bush's latest request for hurricane aid as they did on his first package. | 0 |
Political Ads Tailored to Local Issues (AP) AP - In West Virginia mine country, television ads say President Bush has "broken his promise to invest in coal." In Wisconsin, voters see spots saying the factory state "has lost 84,000 manufacturing jobs" under the Republican. And Florida's large retiree population gets a commercial that claims Bush's policies have "banned Americans from buying low-cost drugs from Canada." | 0 |
Barrage of Hurricanes May Just Be Florida Normality (Reuters) Reuters - Sorry Florida. This is normal. | 3 |
Metcash surprises with bid for Foodland chain Metcash Trading, Australia #39;s largest grocery wholesaler, has made a surprise A\$846m (US\$661m) takeover bid for the local operations of Foodland Associated, the country #39;s third largest | 2 |
Bush Wants #36;3.5B to Boost Iraq Security (AP) AP - The Bush administration wants Congress' permission to shift nearly #36;3.5 billion of the #36;18.4 billion in Iraqi reconstruction aid to security and faster economic growth, documents submitted to lawmakers show. | 0 |
US Company Hiring Seen Up from Year Ago The pace of hiring for US companies in the fourth quarter is expected to be consistent with the solid employment activity of the past six months, and much improved from a year ago, according to Manpower Inc. | 2 |
All Windows E-Mail Clients Suck com. As I write this column, I #39;m trying to send an important e-mail. I #39;ve got Microsoft Outlook open in another window. Every once in a while, I Alt-Tab over to that window to see if the little hourglass has gone away. | 3 |
West Bank Suicide Bomber on Bike Wounds 2 Soldiers QALQILYA, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian suicide bomber on a bicycle blew up at a West Bank crossing on Tuesday, wounding two Israeli soldiers, the Israeli army said. | 0 |
US, Europe trade officials to discuss Airbus-Boeing dispute US <b>...</b> The dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing are expected to be on the agenda as the new commissioner of the European Trade Union, Peter Mandelson, and his counterpart from the United States, Robert Zoeller, started discussions Monday. | 2 |
Sox will fight to the finish for division Maybe this is all you need to know about the determination on Yawkey Way to overtake the Yankees in the American League East: Nearly a month before the regular season ends, Red Sox starters were told to prepare to wage an all-out effort in the four-game series that ends the season in Baltimore. | 1 |
A scorer changes on the fly With the National Hockey League about to place itself into suspended animation tomorrow, Joe Thornton is destined to become a captain without a team. | 1 |
Yankees are left with double vision John Buck hit a three-run homer and Angel Berroa had two hits and scored twice in a 10-run fifth inning that carried the Kansas City Royals to a 17-8 rout of the New York Yankees last night. | 1 |
China reports soaring oil imports China's booming economy has fuelled a 40 jump in crude oil imports so far this year, official figures show. | 2 |
Home fun in Chicago Sammy Sosa homered for the first time in more than two weeks and Derrek Lee drove in three runs to lead the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Chicago. | 1 |
Notables The previous NL game in an AL ballpark was in 1946, when the Boston Braves played several games at Fenway Park because a paint job on the seats at Braves Field had not dried, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. | 1 |
Devil Rays thumbnails at Fenway Park Records: Boston is 86-56 (second in the AL East); Tampa Bay is 61-80 (fourth in AL East). Tonight (7:05, NESN, WEEI): LHP Scott Kazmir (1-1, 5.62) vs. RHP Pedro Martinez (16-5, 3.44). Tomorrow (7:05 p.m., NESN, WEEI): RHP Dewon Brazelton (6-7, 4.33) vs. RHP Tim Wakefield (11-9, 4.64). Thursday (7:05 p.m., NESN, WEEI): LHP Mark Hendrickson (8-14, ... | 1 |
Turnaround in the cards? It will be hot, but not hostile. It will be a long trip, and there will be no shortcuts as the Patriots prepare for the Arizona Cardinals, who under Dennis Green may not win 10 games but may not lose 10, either. | 1 |
One way to take heat off Though he is never one to make much of the elements his team must play in, Bill Belichick must be somewhat concerned about the desert heat he will face in Tempe Sunday, because he will take the Patriots to Arizona Thursday after practice to get them acclimated. | 1 |
Griffin, Broncos on the run again Quentin Griffin took off the middle, broke left to daylight and juked past a defender before racing into the end zone. | 1 |
Matters of great import The hybridization of European soccer might have improved the game on the continent, but it is also highlighting the lack of emphasis on player development. | 1 |
Finnish line: They don't feel pressure The focus here the last couple of days has been on the health of Canada goalie Martin Brodeur and whether his jammed left wrist would be healed enough for him to suit up tonight at the Air Canada Centre for the World Cup of Hockey championship game against Finland. | 1 |
BC-UConn meeting is a misdirection play There is symbolism in the matchup: two Big East teams, each moving into a new neighborhood, opening up their conference schedule. | 1 |
UMass, UNH on the rise Two decisive victories last Saturday vaulted the universities of Massachusetts and New Hampshire into the top 10 in the latest Division 1-AA football poll. | 1 |
Hawk one-ups himself It turns out Richard Awa was just warming up when he scored a hat trick in Waltham's first game this season. | 1 |
American hits the airwaves With its major competitors mired in a struggle for financial survival, American Airlines yesterday kicked off a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign aimed at grabbing market share and capitalizing on its own turnaround. | 2 |
Back in the game Norton Reamer, a man with a third act, is back in business. Reamer, once the head of Putnam Investments and later the founder of United Asset Management Corp. in Boston, is in charge of a new company aimed at financing private money-management firms. Asset Management Finance Corp. pitches a new spin on an old concept that once built his UAM ... | 2 |
2 gas plants needed for N.E. At least two of the roughly dozen liquefied natural gas plants proposed for New England and eastern Canada must get built by 2010 to ensure New England has adequate supplies of gas for heating and power generation, President Bush's top energy regulator said yesterday. | 2 |
Hiring seen improving a bit Jobless workers in Boston with the right skills could find employment soon. Some area employers expect to maintain a steady hiring pace during the fourth quarter of 2004, according to a survey released yesterday by Manpower Inc. The outlook is brightest in wholesale and retail trade, education, and public administration. | 2 |
OPEC's influence may be waning As OPEC's leaders prepare to discuss oil price and output targets amid strong demand, analysts wonder whether the cartel's influence has waned at a time when producers outside the cartel such as Russia and Norway are gaining clout. | 2 |
Cricket: Pakistan v Kenya Inzamam-ul-Haq promises Pakistan will treat Kenya "very seriously" in their game at Edgbaston on Tuesday. | 0 |
A rose is a rose -- except when it's a stereo speaker The therapeutic power of flowers takes on new meaning with a Japanese gadget that turns plants into audio speakers. | 2 |
Pair urges Disney CEO search The leaders of the effort to oust Michael Eisner as chief executive of Walt Disney Co. have called on the company's board to reject Eisner's offer to retire in 2006 and his pick of president Robert Iger as his successor. | 2 |
A naming-rights offer writ small Corporate donors who couldn't afford to pony up millions a year to affix their brand names to Gillette Stadium or the FleetCenter might consider this: For a mere \$200,000, they can now buy the naming rights to a performance studio at a Worcester radio station. | 2 |
Krispy Kreme quarterly report delayed Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. fell yesterday after the company said an independent auditor refused to sign off on its second-quarter financial statement until an outside law firm hired by the company's board performed additional work. | 2 |
Short-term T-bill rates mixed Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold \$18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.640 percent, up from 1.635 percent last week. An additional \$16 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 1.840 percent, down from 1.860 percent. | 2 |
Monster in the house Tanned bodies sway to an intense Latin beat on a sticky night at Pravda 116. Here, the rakish clientele knows its house music almost as well as it knows the new Versace fall line. And tonight it likes what it hears. | 2 |
University entry overhaul backed Students should be able to make their university applications after their A-level results, says an official report. | 0 |
Europe lines up for TV innovation High-definition television is set to take off in Europe in the coming year, say TV executives. | 0 |
Royal approval for Woman in White Prince Charles attends the premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Woman in White. | 0 |
In Ivan's path, destruction, fear SAN JUAN Y MARTINEZ, Cuba -- Continuing its deadly rampage through the Caribbean, Hurricane Ivan swept across the famed tobacco-growing region of southwestern Cuba yesterday, packing 160-mile-per-hour winds and gigantic waves and churning a path toward the Gulf of Mexico. | 0 |
US jets attack suspected militant site BAGHDAD -- US warplanes unleashed devastating airstrikes on a suspected hideout where operatives from an Al Qaeda-linked group were meeting yesterday, and hospital officials said 20 people died. | 0 |
Sharon rival backs referendum on Gaza pullout JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attempt to speed up a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip was undercut yesterday by his main political rival, who called for a national referendum that could delay or even scuttle the pullout. | 0 |
Up to 10,000 in Sudandie monthly, WHO says GENEVA -- As many as 10,000 refugees from Sudan's Darfur region are dying from disease and violence every month in the teeming camps where they have taken refuge, UN health agency officials said yesterday. European Union foreign ministers called yesterday for the United Nations to ''immediately investigate quot; whether atrocities by the government-backed ethnic Arab militias against the region's black African ... | 0 |
Despite guilty plea in Belfast slaying, public inquiry sought LONDON -- The Protestant paramilitary fighter accused in the slaying of Patrick Finucane, a crusading Catholic civil rights lawyer gunned down in his Belfast home 15 years ago, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in the case yesterday. | 0 |
Old pro Torigian settles in to second act He has the look of Mr. Everyman in retirement. He wears slacks and a sweater, nothing formal, and welcomes a midday guest to his two-story Peabody house, nothing pretentious, though a comfortable step up from the three-decker of his youth. He relaxes on a couch and, pointing to the window, describes how he can walk easily to the homes of ... | 0 |
Italy envoy aims to free 2 hostages in Iraq KUWAIT CITY -- Foreign Minister Franco Frattini of Italy appealed for a quot;civilized dialogue quot; between religions as he stood inside Kuwait's Grand Mosque at the start of a Middle East visit he hopes will help win the release of two Italian women kidnapped in Iraq. | 0 |
Website video said to show beheading of kidnapped Turk CAIRO -- A videotape purporting to show the beheading of a Turkish truck driver kidnapped last month in Iraq surfaced yesterday on the website of an Al Qaeda-linked militant group. | 0 |
Turkey is warned of more attacks ISTANBUL -- A suspected leader of a cell accused in deadly suicide attacks in Turkey boasted yesterday that he was an ''Al Qaeda warrior quot; and warned in court of future attacks if Turkey continues to support the United States. | 0 |
N. Korea snubs N-test speculation SEOUL -- An explosion that shot a 2-mile-wide mushroom cloud into the sky was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, North Korea said yesterday, and it invited a British diplomat to visit the site. | 0 |
OPEC May Weigh Cutting Some Production Oil prices have been at record highs this year, with money gushing into the coffers of oil producers thanks to the world #39;s growing thirst for oil. | 2 |
Fight For your Right to Induce! \\Tomorrow I'll be making 3 phone calls to Congressperson Nancy Pelosi, John\Conyers and Senator Thomas Daschle to convince them that the INDUCE act should\not pass.\\This is of course in support of the Save the Betamax campaign designed to\stop Hollywood in their tracks.\\"The short version: We're organizing a call-in day to Congress on September 14\to oppose new legislation that would undermine the Betamax decision (INDUCE\Act)."\\"Here's why: The Betamax VCR died more than 15 years ago, but the Supreme Court\decision that made the Betamax and all other VCRs legal lived on. In Sony\vs. Universal (known as the Betamax decision) the Court ruled that because VCRs\have legitimate uses, the tech ...\\ | 3 |
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