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Seeking the third way Boston's new common ground -- or a 21st century battleground for our age-old tribalism? There is no doubt what we want to encourage and what we want to discourage as we build out the Rose Kennedy Greenway and finally put the \$15 billion Big Dig behind us. A half-baked plan to build a Boston knockoff of Rome's Piazza Navona in ... | 2 |
OK, here's the 411 So long, Eryca. Here comes Darby. New Englanders who call Verizon Communications Inc.'s 411 directory assistance will start to hear a different voice over the next week, as the phone giant upgrades to a system that will handle more calls with automatic speech-recognition software instead using a human operator. | 2 |
Bidder misses Fan Pier payment The prospective winning bidder for redeveloping Fan Pier yesterday missed a deadline for a down payment and the owners of the South Boston land said they plan to talk to other potential buyers. | 2 |
Looming changes may spark gate war at Logan The already cutthroat competition for passengers and market share at Logan International Airport is likely to get even more heated over the next several months. | 2 |
OPEC wrestles over output increase as hurricane, Iraq attacks lift prices OPEC members were divided yesterday on whether their output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause oil prices to drop. | 2 |
Three-city hotel workers strike looms The threat of a strike by bellmen, housekeepers, and other Southern California hotel employees loomed larger yesterday, as an overwhelming majority of the workers gave their leaders a green light to call a walkout. | 2 |
Magellan assets fall \$496m in August Fidelity Investments' flagship equity fund, Magellan, saw assets slip about \$496 million in August, to \$61.9 billion, primarily a result of investor withdrawals. The fund had a year-to-date loss of 1.56 percent through Aug. 31, compared with the 0.43 percent gain of its benchmark, the Standard amp; Poor's 500 Index. Year-to-date through July 31, the fund lost 1.79 percent. According ... | 2 |
When dreamers wield hammers By day, Lorenzo Mattii works in the Somerville office of global architect Moshe Safdie. Paul Gross works at the Boston firm CBT/Childs Bertman Tseckares, helping execute British architect Norman Foster's grandiose plan to transform the Museum of Fine Arts. | 2 |
Two who put their idealism -- and financial skill -- to work Black sweater or no, some architects find they can channel their idealism into real-world projects. | 2 |
3 to offer plan to expense options Cisco Systems Inc. , Genentech Inc. , and Qualcomm Inc. will present accounting rule makers with a revised method to expense stock options that would cut the cost to companies about 70 percent, a lawyer for the companies said. | 2 |
iBasis to offer free calls iBasis Inc. , a Burlington company that has become a major behind-the-scenes wholesale carrier of international phone calls over the Internet for big phone companies like AT amp;T Corp. and Sprint , is launching its first direct consumer service with a splashy promotion: 1 million minutes of free phone calls for the first customers who sign up. | 2 |
European Shares Tread Water (Reuters) Reuters - European shares traded sideways on\Wednesday but banks were a bright spot as Britain's HBOS\rallied on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for\domestic peer Abbey. | 2 |
You Can Bank on Tiger, Says Sutton BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has not won a major in two years and lost his world number one ranking but U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton says reports of his demise will prove badly exaggerated this week. | 1 |
Europe told to 'rethink security' A study commissioned by the EU calls for a major rethink of security within its borders and beyond. | 0 |
Arab allies discuss Lebanon vote Egypt's president makes a hurriedly arranged visit to Syria a day after a divisive debate in the Arab League. | 0 |
Did Intel mock up dual Pentium 4 demo? ANALYST NATHAN BROOKWOOD has raised several questions about a technology announcement Intel made last week on Pentium 4 dual core processors and wonders just what technology was under the hood. | 3 |
Angry Halilhodzic hits out at PSG players PARIS, Sep 15 (SW) - Paris Saint-Germain manager Vahid Halilhodzic angrily hit out at his players, following his sides severe 0-3 defeat against Chelsea on Tuesday night in the opening game of their Champions League campaign. | 1 |
Rookie Kazmir outduels Pedro Scott Kazmir had a cool confidence in a tough environment for baseball #39;s youngest pitcher and a sense of wonder that he had succeeded in it. | 1 |
No Evidence Of Secret Iranian Nuclear Plan: IAEA Chief Vienna, Sept. 15 (NNN): Head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed El-Baradei on Tuesday said he has seen no firm evidence that Iran was secretly developing nuclear weapons. | 0 |
S.Korean Spies Say Building Work Behind North Blast A huge explosion in North Korea last week may have been due to a combination of demolition work for a power plant and atmospheric clouds, South Korea #39;s spy agency said on Wednesday. | 0 |
China Party Chief Rules Out Democracy Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao called for parliament to take a stronger watchdog role on the eve of a key leadership meeting but ruled out Western-style democracy | 0 |
Prince Charles wants army protection at royal residences (AFP) AFP - Prince Charles wants military protection for Britain's royal residences, The Times reported, two days after an activist dressed as Batman scaled the walls of Buckingham Palace. | 0 |
BBO Baseball Today (AP) AP - Texas at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EDT). Mark Mulder (17-4) and the A's face the Rangers. | 1 |
Report: Alcan May Sell Unit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alcan Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AL.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AL.TO</A> <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AL.N</A>, the Canadian aluminum maker, is considering a sale of its rolled products business in a transaction that might fetch \$4 billion to \$5 billion, after in May announcing a plan to spin the business off, the New York Post said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Spain arrests militant suspects Spanish police detain several suspected Islamic militants in a series of pre-dawn raids in Barcelona. | 0 |
US in tech job massacre THE US IT sector lost more than 403,000 jobs between April 2001 and 2004 and the future of the job market is looking bleak. According to a report prepared by the University of Illinois-Chicago, half of the | 2 |
Finland can #39;t stop hockey power from claiming title of world #39;s <b>...</b> There were about 40 seconds left. The Finns had pulled their goaltender. Coach Pat Quinn had to put out someone to protect Canada #39;s one-goal lead in the final of the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday night. | 1 |
Rookie stops Sox With Pedro Martinez going for the Boston Red Sox against rookie Scott Kazmir, last night #39;s game at Fenway Park looked like a major mismatch. | 1 |
Malaysia may widen bird flu quarantine KUALA LUMPUR - Three children exposed to the carcasses of culled chickens were hospitalised with flu-like symptoms on Wednesday as Malaysia mulled whether to widen a quarantine to cover an entire state near the Thai border to contain a spreading bird flu | 0 |
Clothier to revise advertising practices under Spitzer settlement A national clothing chain will reform its advertising practices as part of a legal settlement reached yesterday with New York state. | 2 |
Bonds propels Giants with arm, not bat Barry Bonds swung at nine pitches and none of them left the ballpark. He made one spectacular throw and it saved the game. quot;Tonight, he did it with his arm, quot; winning pitcher | 1 |
Royal security measures under the spotlight London - Britain promised an urgent security review at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after a campaigner dressed as Batman evaded armed police and staged a five-hour protest at Queen Elizabeth #39;s London residence. | 0 |
Russia rejects US criticism of strengthened Kremlin power (AFP) AFP - Russia rejected US criticism of moves to strengthen Kremlin power, saying they were reforms of a domestic nature that were perfectly constitutional. | 0 |
Egypt's Mubarak Visits Syria's Assad (AP) AP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak made a quickly arranged visit to Syria on Wednesday, holding talks with Syria's President Bashar Assad a day after a divisive debate in the Arab League over Syrian troops in Lebanon. | 0 |
Far-right firebrand Hanson to attempt political comeback (AFP) AFP - Pauline Hanson, the former leader of Australia's xenophobic One Nation party, has announced that she was coming back from political retirement to run for a seat in the Senate next month. | 0 |
Dollar Inches Up TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged up against the euro on Tuesday, expanding the previous day's gains as traders took stern words from European officials against the U.S. currency's weakness as a signal to take profits. | 2 |
Dollar Focus on Fed LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar stalled against the euro on Wednesday with markets mesmerized by the prospect of a U.S. rate rise next week, but the yen rose slightly on increased talk of revaluation of the Chinese yuan. | 2 |
Transactions BASEBALL Cleveland (AL): Purchased the contract of RHP Kyle Denney from Buffalo (IL). Montreal (NL): Activated RHPs Tomo Ohka and Jon Rauch; transferred 1B Nick Johnson to 60-day DL. New York (NL): Called up C Joe Hietpas from Binghamton (EL). | 1 |
Tree project to target under-16s Woodland conservationists launch a campaign to get children across the UK to plant 12 million trees. | 3 |
SABMiller acquires Lion Nathan Chinese business SABMiller is upping its interests in China with a \$154 million deal to acquire three breweries from Australian rival Lion Nathan. Through its joint venture China Resources Breweries, the global beer company | 2 |
HBOS Relief Spurs European Share Gains Banks and insurers pushed European shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain #39;s HBOS spearheading the gains on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic banking peer Abbey. | 2 |
LVMH First-Half Net Profit Jumps 49 Pct. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton said Wednesday that first-half net profit soared 49 percent, as its watches and jewelry and selective retailing businesses returned to the black. | 2 |
US loses 400,000 IT jobs America saw 403, 300 hi-tech jobs disappear between April 2001 and April 2004. More than half the jobs lost were lost after the recession was pronounced officially over, by the National Bureau of Economic Research, in November 2001. | 2 |
Toyota to Make Hybrid Cars in China Japan #39;s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp. will begin making its ecological hybrid model in China by the end of 2005, the first overseas assembly for the company #39;s Prius vehicle. | 2 |
Callaway expecting subpar numbers Callaway Golf Co., which has struggled in recent months amid lackluster demand for its equipment, warned yesterday that its results for the third quarter and the year could be far below previous forecasts. | 2 |
Technical Hitch Delays Russia Space Station Launch The launch of a Russian rocket scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station next month has been postponed because of problems with the docking system, Russia #39;s space agency said on Wednesday. | 3 |
pSeries Dedicated Linux Servers Last Month saw IBM launch a range of very high performance, very cost effective Unix servers with the release of its latest pSeries machines. | 3 |
EUROPEAN NOTEBOOK: Clarke pleased that less is more Five years ago, when Northern Ireland #39;s Darren Clarke last played in a Ryder Cup on American soil, he looked a bit different. His critique of his appearance is a bit harsher. | 1 |
Mourinho joy at perfection Jose Mourinho said Chelsea played the quot;perfect game quot; after they romped to an impressive 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. | 1 |
Gunners grind out victory Arsenal forgot their usual fluent style but still managed to beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 in their Champions League opener. The Gunners scraped past the defensively minded Dutch side at Highbury thanks only to a first-half own goal from Alex. | 1 |
Upon reflection, Sox overmatched The White Sox #39; 10-2 loss to the Twins at the Metrodome Tuesday night offered a nearly perfect mirror to an increasingly ugly season. | 1 |
59 Iraqi police officials, applicants are killed Bomb and gun attacks targeting Iraqi police killed at least 59 people Tuesday, marking the deadliest day in Baghdad in six months and continuing an increase of violence across the northern part of the country. | 0 |
Poll predicts landslide defeat for Megawati Indonesia #39;s President Megawati looks set for a crushing defeat at next Monday #39;s presidential election run-off, according to an opinion poll published in Jakarta today. | 0 |
Spanish Police Arrest 10 in Anti-Terrorism Sweep Spanish police arrested 10 people in an operation against quot;Islamic terrorism quot; on Wednesday, a court source said. Most of those detained in the northeastern city of Barcelona were of Pakistani | 0 |
Iraqi insurgents continue Iraqi firemen walk in front of heavy black smoke billowing from a sabotaged key pipeline pumping oil exports from northern Iraq to Turkey and a local supply line west of the main northern oil capital of Kirkuk. | 0 |
Israeli Troops Kill Girl, Five Militants in West Bank NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed an 11-year-old girl and five militants in a West Bank raid on Wednesday, keeping up pressure in Palestinian areas as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan for a Gaza pullout moved forward. | 0 |
Hong Kong Authorities Say Sorry for Blunders, Poll Fair HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities defended themselves on Wednesday against complaints of poor organization of Sunday's legislative election, and insisted the poll was open and honest. | 0 |
Iraqi Scientists to Wage War on Pollution (Reuters) Reuters - Iraqi scientists will assess pollution\ranging from oil spills to scrap metal from destroyed military\vehicles in an effort to tackle environmental damage in the\war-ravaged country, the United Nations said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Renault plans 2005 hiring spree French car maker Renault says it plans to recruit 10,000 new employees next year in order to boost its international expansion. | 2 |
Fall in UK's unemployment total Jobless numbers drop by 16,000 between May and July, according to official figures. | 2 |
Hu rejects China political reform President Hu Jintao says China would be led into a "blind alley" by copying Western political systems. | 0 |
Internet task force rejects Microsoft e-mail ID plan SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp was dealt a setback on Tuesday after the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) decided not to adopt its e-mail sender ID standard that would make it easier for Internet service providers to block unwanted junk e-mail. | 3 |
Think #39;virtual #39; when migrating SERI KEMBANGAN: Most company networks run a mix of old and new systems, and so-called virtual machine software can help when migrating from one to the other. | 3 |
Turkish press jubilant over axed adultery project Turkish newspapers were for the most part jubilant Wednesday after a government-opposition deal resulted in the axing Tuesday of a motion to make adultery a jailable offense in the country #39;s new penal code. | 0 |
Ex-General Keeps Big Poll Lead in Indonesia Campaign A former army general looks set to snatch Indonesia #39;s presidency by a landslide in next week #39;s election run-off, two surveys showed on Wednesday, but incumbent | 0 |
Arab allies discuss Lebanon vote Egypt #39;s President Hosni Mubarak is on an unscheduled trip to Syria after a divisive Arab League debate over Syria #39;s military presence in Lebanon. | 0 |
US Treasuries Drift Lower, Data in Sight (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices drifted lower on\Wednesday in generally subdued trade, with some focus on the\day's economic numbers. | 2 |
Spanish Police Make 10 Terror Arrests (AP) AP - Police staging pre-dawn raids in Barcelona Wednesday arrested 10 people who may have supported Islamic militants in North Africa or the Middle East, officials said. | 0 |
Foreign investment into China up 18.8 percent in first eight months (AFP) AFP - China remained an attractive destination for foreign investors who poured in 43.6 billion dollars during the first eight months of the year, 18.8 percent more than the same period last year, the government said. | 2 |
Oil Rises as Hurricane Nears U.S. Gulf LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held firm on Wednesday as Hurricane Ivan closed off crude output and shut refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, while OPEC's Gulf producers tried to reassure traders by recommending an output hike. | 2 |
iTunes under fire over UK pricing Apple's iTunes music download service is accused by the Consumers' Association of overcharging UK users. | 2 |
Lenovo Confirms Acquisition Talks HONG KONG/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., said on Tuesday it was in acquisition talks with a major technology company, which a source familiar with the situation said was IBM. | 2 |
Better Health Through Play Health care experts are convinced that games can help people get and stay well, but they don't agree on what's the best approach. By Noah Shachtman. | 3 |
Freedom Tower Will Be Green Giant The new tower planned for the World Trade Center site has a lot more going for it than its 1,776-foot height -- it will include an array of environmentally friendly power sources. By John Gartner. | 3 |
Satellites Track Turtle Trouble A group of satellites captures evidence of what scientists believe is the killing of a rare sea turtle. But little can be done about it, they say. By Amit Asaravala. | 3 |
Don't Mess With Librarians The timid media won't do it, so 'radical' librarians are standing up against the government to protect free speech and fight censorship. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. | 3 |
George Lucas Does Dystopia, Too The Star Wars director's first film, THX 1138, is no masterpiece. But it shows glimpses of the storytelling skill and imagination that became evident in his later movies. Jason Silverman reviews the re-released film. | 3 |
Bush Requests NASA Storm Aid The president asks Congress for \$126 million to help NASA recover from hurricane damage. The money could help the agency get its space shuttle overhaul back on track. By Amit Asaravala. | 3 |
No 10 told of Putin #39;s authoritarian trend The government faces a warning today from Robin Cook and a liberal-oriented foundation that it must work harder to reverse the increasingly authoritarian tendencies of Vladimir Putin. | 0 |
Gazprom shares opened 9 percent higher Wed, heavy buying continues MOSCOW, September 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Gazproms shares opened nine percent higher on Wednesday to reach 74 rubles apiece, as heavy buying continued on news of the forthcoming takeover of the oil company Rosneft and the early liberalization of the gas giant | 2 |
No threat to Airbus jobs A PACT spelling out how much state aid can be given to rival aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing may be renegotiated but the issue seems unlikely to pose any immediate threat to the jobs of aerospace workers from Merseyside. | 2 |
Australia #39;s Hardie faces US asbestos protests Australian building products firm James Hardie Industries Ltd., tainted by a row over asbestos, sought to repair its reputation on Wednesday | 2 |
Now what? Answers on Windows XP #39;s SP2 update Wondering if you should install Microsoft #39;s Windows XP patch now? Worried about what might go wrong? We have answers to these questions and others, written from information supplied by Microsoft and other sources. | 3 |
Presse Economique / High-Tech CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2004--IBM a annonc ce jour le lancement d #39;une large suite de services visant acclrer les avantages des systmes d #39;identification par radiofrquence pour les entreprises industrielles et du mid-market. | 3 |
Sun, Microsoft To Reveal New Interoperability Plans Next Month Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have rescheduled the phase-one rollout of their interoperability pact to October as the companies weigh additional areas of cooperation. | 3 |
FOOTBALL: WENGER OWNS UP TO MILAN TRAUMA ARSENE WENGER insisted Arsenal were over last season #39;s nightmare Champions League start after edging out PSV at Highbury. An own goal by Brazilian defender Alex in the 41st minute was enough to give the Frenchman three points. | 1 |
Bianchi tipped to coach Argentina BUENOS AIRES - Carlos Bianchi is favourite to be named new Argentina coach after Marcelo Bielsa #39;s surprise resignation. quot;I #39;ve not spoken to him yet but he #39;s our priority, quot; said Argentina Football Association president Julio Gondrona. | 1 |
PREVIEW-Pakistan hope rain holds off, Windies enter fray Pakistan will hope they finally start their Champions Trophy campaign on Wednesday after their match with Kenya was put back from Tuesday because of rain while West Indies make their scheduled bow in the tournament. | 1 |
Ballpark scuffle says more about fans than players #39;You suck! You #39;re a piece of amp;\$#*! You can #39;t play worth *\$#! you loser, so SIT DOWN!!! quot; That #39;s what a guy was yelling at a visiting player during a White Sox-Angels game earlier this summer. | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Pakistan win toss and field against Kenya Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and chose to field in the rescheduled Champions Trophy Pool C match against Kenya at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Wednesday after rain prevented play on Tuesday. | 1 |
US softens threat sanctions on a new draft resolution on Sudan United Nations, Sept 15 (PTI) The United States presented a new draft resolution softening the threat of sanctions on Sudan in an effort to win support of key members in the Security Council but diplomats said it would have to be watered down much more to | 0 |
Colo.'s Tab in Kobe Case Nearly #36;400,000 (AP) AP - Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant case spent nearly #36;400,000 trying to get the NBA star convicted of raping a woman at a Vail-area resort last summer, documents show. | 1 |
Oil Prices Seen Weighing on Wall Street PARIS (Reuters) - Oil prices up toward \$45 a barrel are likely to mar sentiment on Wall Street on Wednesday, but solid earnings from software giant Oracle <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ORCL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ORCL.O</A> looks set to support the technology sector. | 2 |
PacifiCare to Buy American Medical NEW YORK (Reuters) - PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. , one of the biggest Medicare plan providers, said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy health-care benefits provider American Medical Security Group Inc. for \$502 million to expand its product offerings to individuals and small businesses. | 2 |
Decapitated bodies found in Iraq Three beheaded bodies are found on a road north of Baghdad, US and Iraqi sources say. | 0 |
With 48 hours to go, Paisley allows deal could be near Ian Paisley last night emerged from Downing Street to warn the IRA that he will not compromise on the need for public proof of its disarmament, while confirming his willingness to govern Northern Ireland in partnership with his historic enemies once they | 0 |
Abbey National Takeover Saga Abbey National today looked set for Spanish ownership after banking group HBOS declared it was no longer considering a rival bid. Here are the key dates in the long-running saga over the troubled banks future. | 2 |
Unemployment down by 16,000 The number of people claiming unemployment benefit last month fell by 6,100 to 830,200, the Office for National Statistics said. Average earnings, including bonuses, increased by 3.8 in the year to July, down | 2 |
GNOME: We have feature parity with Windows An upgraded GNOME desktop environment for Linux and Unix is due for release this Wednesday, with its authors pitching enhanced features for end-users and a commitment to make hardware quot;just work quot;. | 3 |
Turk Ruling Party Confirms Adultery Plan Shelved Turkey #39;s ruling party confirmed on Wednesday it had shelved plans to outlaw adultery that had infuriated women #39;s rights groups and upset the European Union Ankara aspires to join. | 0 |
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