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China #39;s communist party must adapt to changing times--media BEIJING, China -- Chinese state media Friday said it was crucial the ruling communist party adapt to social changes but gave few clues about an apparent power struggle as a secretive party plenum entered a second day. | 0 |
Consumer Prices Climb; Jobless Claims Up WASHINGTON Sept. 16, 2004 - Consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent in August, a sign that inflation poses no immediate risk to the economy. | 2 |
Nortel shares tumble after growth forecast reduced TORONTO -- Nortel Networks shares fell yesterday after the troubled telecom equipment maker said its growth this year will likely trail the overall industry -- rather than outperforming its peers as the company had been predicting. | 2 |
Karzai escapes bid on life Gardez (Afghanistan), Sept. 16 (Reuters): Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped an assassination bid today when a rocket was fired at his US military helicopter as it was landing in the southeastern town of Gardez. | 0 |
Sri Lanka concern over violence (AFP) AFP - Sri Lanka expressed concern over truce violations by Tiger rebels as a top Norwegian envoy prepared to return home empty-handed after failing to end the island's talks deadlock, officials said. | 0 |
S.Korea Says There Was No Big Blast in N.Korea SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's latest assessment of a widely reported explosion in North Korea last week is that there was no blast at all at the suspected site, a vice minister said on Friday. | 0 |
Passenger Screenings to Be More Intrusive WASHINGTON - U.S. officials got a wake-up call last month about the need to screen airline passengers for explosives when two Chechen women apparently carried bombs onto two Russian planes and blew them up... | 0 |
Ivan raises gas prices far from landfall Carolyn Roberts was ready for heavy wind and rain as the remnants of Hurricane Ivan approached northwest Georgia, but she didn #39;t anticipate storm-driven sticker shock at the gas pump. | 2 |
Hackers to exploit latest Windows flaw HACKERS ARE swapping information online about the latest hole in Windows in the hope of getting a good exploit onto other people #39;s computers before they install SP2. | 3 |
Big Blue installs Safekeeper TPM SafeKeeper Trusted I/O devices have a trusted platform module (TPM), which stores passwords, digital certificates, and encryption keys. | 3 |
Souness Disappointed With Indiscipline Graeme Souness felt his Newcastle United side failed to cope with Bnei Sakhnin #39;s tactics during a 2-0 first leg Uefa Cup victory at St James Park that saw Nicky Butt and Abbass Swan of Bnei Sakhnin sent off and five visiting players booked. | 1 |
Angels get all the breaks The Angels #39; team bus driver isn #39;t allowed to break the speed limit, but a couple of extra pumps on the gas pedal might have been in order as the big dog meandered toward Sea-Tac Airport on Thursday night. | 1 |
Patriots not keeping tabs on streak The New England Patriots are so single-minded in pursuing their third Super Bowl triumph in four years that they almost have no room for any other history. | 1 |
Contenders may be pacing, not chasing The Chase for the Nextel Cup begins Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway. The question is, are drivers truly going to chase it, or are they going to sit back and let it come to them? | 1 |
US and EU plane talks go nowhere Increasing the tension over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, yesterday #39;s latest round of talks between the United States and the European Union ended in deadlock. | 2 |
Airbus says bid to join EU case doesn #39;t mean it backs Microsoft Airbus sought to clarify its stance in Microsoft #39;s European antitrust case yesterday, saying it #39;s not taking the software company #39;s side. | 2 |
Delta and pilots trying to curb impact of early retirements Delta Air Lines managers and pilots will meet again today and likely negotiate through the weekend to find a way to keep the airline staffed with pilots as many opt for early retirement. | 2 |
Sony to Pay Billions for MGM Film Library Japanese consumer electronic giant Sony is hoping to close a deal that will give it control of the famed MGM studio in the United States. | 3 |
Sports in brief: Locked-out NHL players look for work NHL players began scattering across the globe Thursday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management. | 1 |
Souness rues ill-discipline Newcastle boss Graeme Souness admitted his side failed to adapt to Bnei Sakhnin #39;s tactics as they earned a 2-0 first leg victory at St James Park. | 1 |
HUGHES TO PICK SOUNESS BRAIN Mark Hughes will pick Graeme Souness brains about his new job as boss of Blackburn - but the Welshman insists he will bring his own brand of management to Ewood Park. | 1 |
Kevin Roberts: Moss is on everyone #39;s agenda If Monday #39;s game comes down to Lito Sheppard vs. Randy Moss, the Eagles are in trouble. If Monday #39;s game comes down to Sheldon Brown . | 1 |
French Open champ Myskina tumbles in Bali French Open champion Anastasia Myskina of Russia must face an early exit in the Wismilak International Tennis Tournament in Bali after losing to Maria Elena Camerin of | 1 |
SI.com ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Jeff Kent is doing his best to try and carry the Houston Astros to the postseason. Kent continued his big September by knocking in four runs as the Astros posted an 8-3 victory over the mistake-prone St. | 1 |
Comets to miss 1st WNBA playoffs HOUSTON -- For the first time in franchise history, the Houston Comets will not be part of the WNBA postseason. Tangela Smith had 17 points and six rebounds for the Sacramento Monarchs, who used a 12-0 run | 1 |
UN Secretary-General Annan calls US-led war in Iraq #39;illegal #39; During the past 18 months, Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the United Nations has expressed many reservations about the war in Iraq. | 0 |
Afghan leader escapes attack rocket exploded near a helicopter carrying President Hamid Karzai yesterday, forcing him to abandon his trip and raising questions about how difficult it will be for him | 0 |
Radical Chechen Rebel Leader Takes Blame for Terror Attacks Radical Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev has apparently taken responsibility for a recent series of terrorist attacks in Russia. | 0 |
Profile: Indonesia #39;s pioneering magazine Indonesia #39;s news magazine Tempo is one of Indonesia #39;s most respected publications, but, over its 30 year history, it has never been a stranger to controversy. | 0 |
Cherie Blair denies quit rumours Cherie Blair, the prime minister #39;s wife, has denied claims that her husband considered standing down earlier this year. Mrs Blair said she would have been quot;one of the first people to know quot; if the allegations were true. | 0 |
LA hotel lockout could spur more labor action A major Los Angeles hotel locked out laundry workers yesterday in a move the general manager said could lead to a strike by union employees which, in turn, could spur action in two other major US cities. | 2 |
Plea Due in MedImmune Stock Case A former executive at the Gaithersburg biotechnology firm MedImmune Inc. is scheduled to plead guilty today to criminal charges related to his allegedly improper stock trades, according to court papers. | 2 |
Corning: Glass substrate shipments to increase 70 in 2004 The company estimates shipments will grow 5-10 this quarter, with a 10 growth in shipments to Taiwan-based panel makers. Even though panel shipments from Taiwan companies declined in July and August, Corning | 3 |
Padres shut out Dodgers Adam Eaton allowed five hits over seven innings for his career-high 10th victory, Brian Giles homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers, 3-0, last night in Los Angeles. | 1 |
IRA shutdown hinges on talks As Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern go into the second day of peace talks with the political parties, paramilitary weapons were central to chances of success. | 0 |
WORLD BRIEFS INDONESIAN EDITOR SENTENCED. An Indonesian court sentenced a leading magazine editor to 1 year in prison yesterday for defamation and quot;inciting unrest quot; in a story published last year in Tempo, the nation #39;s top news magazine. | 0 |
Europe, US agree on draft resolution on Iran nuclear program (AFP) AFP - The United States and three major European nations have reached agreement in Vienna on a draft resolution on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program in a breakthrough that could lead to the text being adopted Friday by the UN nuclear watchdog, a US official told AFP. | 0 |
Singapore may post double-digit economic growth in 2004 (AFP) AFP - Singapore may post double-digit economic growth this year, above the official forecast of 8.0-9.0 percent, Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said. | 2 |
Irish Defensive Line Shuts Down Opponents (AP) AP - Linebacker Mike Goolsby knows better than anyone that Notre Dame's defensive line makes it difficult to run. | 1 |
Open Source Software Goes to Work (PC World) PC World - Businesses don't have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price applications whose use may improve the bottom line. | 3 |
Goldman Sachs offers to buy stakes in Japan's Takefuji (AFP) AFP - US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has offered to buy stakes in Japan's biggest consumer finance firm Takefuji Corp. for more than 300 billion yen (2.8 billion dollars), a report said. | 2 |
Indonesia prepares for landmark presidential election (AFP) AFP - Indonesians cast their ballots Monday in the country's first democratic presidential election in a vote which will cap months of polls and finally consign decades of dictatorship to history. | 0 |
Symantec To Launch Web Console For Managing Macs (TechWeb) TechWeb - Symantec announced it is working on a Web-based console for IT administrators to manage Norton AntiVirus for the Macintosh clients -- the software is expected in two months. | 3 |
Fertility Clinics Vary on Embryo Disposal (AP) AP - The nation's fertility clinics vary widely when it comes to how they perform one of the most delicate aspects of their jobs: disposing of unused frozen human embryos that were created to help infertile women become pregnant. | 3 |
STM, Oil Prices Pressure European Shares PARIS (Reuters) - European shares inched lower on Friday as a broker downgrade hit STMicroelectronics and volatile oil prices continued to feed economic worries, offsetting solid earnings at utility Veolia. | 2 |
Indonesia Police Make First Embassy Bombing Arrest JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have made their first arrest linked to a car bomb attack outside the Australian embassy last week, detaining a man in West Java province, the police chief said on Friday. | 0 |
Iran May Extend Partial Nuke Enrichment Freeze VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's policymakers may decide to extend its partial freeze on uranium enrichment, a process that can make fuel for nuclear power plants or weapons, a senior Iranian official said on Friday. | 0 |
Reporter Smuggles Fake Bomb Into British Parliament LONDON (Reuters) - An undercover reporter smuggled fake bomb-making equipment into the British parliament, a day after fox hunting protesters made a mockery of security by bursting onto the floor of the debating chamber. | 0 |
More than just a pretty face His face was as hard as flint, which is not easy for someone who looks like Oscar De La Hoya. | 1 |
Zooming into prominence For Tricia Alley, the dilemma was both ecclesiastical and logistical. In short, how to fit in her weekly obligation to the Roman Catholic church so as not to conflict with her weekly avocation -- NASCAR. Living in the Seattle area, that was a tough call, given the races are aired Sunday mornings and last longer than even the most protracted ... | 1 |
He's no Cup-cake at the event I'm a Montyphile and damn proud of it. Colin Montgomerie is achingly, valiantly, eternally human . If Monty isn't going to speak, well, he isn't going to speak. I was one of the many brushed off when he shot a frustrating 84 in the rain that horrible Saturday at Muirfield two years ago. But when Monty ... | 1 |
NL notables Aramis Ramirez tied the club record with 14 total bases. His three homers gave the Cubs a franchise-record 213 this season, topping the 1998 club. | 1 |
Brushing off the buzz So, Bronson Arroyo , will you pitch Alex Rodriguez any differently tonight in Yankee Stadium than you did the last time you faced him at Fenway Park July 24? | 1 |
Twins win 9th straight Kyle Lohse pitched seven sharp innings, Michael Cuddyer went 3 for 4 with a homer, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox, 10-1, at Minneapolis for their ninth straight victory. | 1 |
AL notables Rangers' Alfonso Soriano left the game in Oakland in the eighth after injuring his left leg on a headfirst slide, putting the rest of his season in doubt. He will have an MRI exam today. | 1 |
UK Betting gets Euro 2004 boost Online gaming and sports content firm UK Betting reduces its first-half losses, helped by cost cuts and big events like Euro 2004. | 2 |
Milloy won't be ready for Patriots Injured Buffalo Bills safety Lawyer Milloy ruled out any chance of returning to face the Patriots next month. That means Milloy, who broke his right forearm in a preseason game Aug. 28, will miss at least another three weeks, including the Oct. 3 game against the Patriots in Buffalo. quot;Believe me, I would love to come back for that game, quot; ... | 1 |
Wilfork has a nose for his new position Vince Wilfork came to the Patriots this offseason as a defensive lineman, meaning that in college he was accustomed to working his way to the opponent's backfield when the ball was snapped. But New England's first-round draft pick is now playing nose tackle, which means he must stay put and keep a crease from forming in the middle. | 1 |
But seriously, folks There are times to go with the strong -- and there are times to go against the weak. In this case, Buffalo, Houston, and Miami. Each looked miserable last week and the hunch is this week will be more of the same. | 1 |
Revolution hope history repeats itself Based on their finishes in the last two MLS regular seasons, the Revolution could be in a position of strength. Though the Revolution (5-11-9) are in last place in the overall standings, their recent track record in the final five games of the season provides hope. | 1 |
Sinden: Owners in lockstep on lockout Harry Sinden didn't want to say, quot;I told you so, quot; because he didn't see there was anything to be gained from it. | 1 |
QB Santos gets Wildcats running wild When the University of New Hampshire published its 2004 media guide, redshirt freshman Ricky Santos wasn't even one of its featured quarterbacks. | 1 |
Under Woods, Stonehill making some noise When Stonehill hired Chris Woods as its football coach after last season, the hope was he could once again revive a disappointing program. | 1 |
This weekend's key New England games WILLIAM amp; MARY (0-1) vs. UNH (2-0) When and where: Tomorrow at noon in Durham, N.H. Last season: William amp; Mary won, 38-28. Comments: The 10th-ranked Wildcats have jumped out to a 2-0 start behind the surprising play of redshirt freshman quarterback Ricky Santos. Since stepping in for an injured Mike Granieri, Santos has completed 40-of-51 pass attempts for 531 ... | 1 |
UConn-BC: Lots of hard feelings You know they have been polishing their knuckles for this one ever since Boston College announced last Oct. 12 it was leaving the Big East to become the Atlantic Coast Conference's 12th member, joining fellow Big East defectors Miami and Virginia Tech. | 1 |
Inflation inches up in August Consumer prices rose slightly in August, easing fears that inflation, which surged earlier this year, would rapidly pick up steam. | 2 |
Langer's pairings apparent Unlike US captain Hal Sutton, who kept his pairings for the opening matches of the 35th Ryder Cup guarded like a state secret, it was easy to read into Bernhard Langer's mind-set. All you had to do was track the way the final practice groups were organized by the European captain. | 1 |
When steady is sexy American Funds sells mutual funds you could bring home to meet your parents: the funds are always described with words like quot;steady, quot; quot;solid, quot; and quot;dependable. quot; | 2 |
Spectators didn't get their Phil More than a few fans expressed displeasure that they spent \$40 for practice-round tickets to the 35th Ryder Cup, yet didn't see Phil Mickelson either of the last two days at Oakland Hills Country Club. | 1 |
Lindquist resigns as Whitehead director The first woman to lead the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge is stepping down as director of one of the nation's leading biological research centers to return full time to her research. | 2 |
B-R's opening task is not an easy one When the Old Colony League was trimmed to just four teams during the offseason, the spotlight was quickly cast on Bridgewater-Raynham's game at Marshfield Oct. 29. | 1 |
Museum Towers sells for \$145.7m Museum Towers, a six-year-old luxury high-rise apartment complex overlooking the Charles River in East Cambridge, sold this week for what is believed to be a record per-unit price in Greater Boston, and will be converted to condominiums ranging from \$350,000 to \$750,000. | 2 |
This week's schedule TODAY'S GAMES Division 1 NONLEAGUE -- BC High at Bridgewater-Raynham, 4; Malden at Melrose, 6:30; Taunton at Attleboro, 7; Brockton at Barnstable, 7; Lynn Classical at Cambridge, 7; Winchester at Catholic Memorial, 7; Durfee at Falmouth, 7; Peabody at Salem, 7; Medford vs. Woburn at Burlington, 7; Malden Catholic at Revere, 7; Somerville at North Quincy, 7; Xaverian at Waltham, ... | 1 |
For the record Correction: A correction in Thursday's paper gave incorrect scores for two high school football games. Brockton defeated BC High, 12-8, and Durfee beat Barnstable, 14-13. | 1 |
Marshfield holds off Billerica Billerica's furious comeback attempt fell short as Jerry Freed intercepted three passes to lead Marshfield to a 27-15 win last night. | 1 |
Fed calls strategy on rates success WASHINGTON -- The unusual strategy adopted by the Federal Reserve in the summer of 2003 for stoking the US economy without cutting interest rates was a clear success, researchers at the US central bank have concluded in a new study. | 2 |
Cingular offers handset for blind In a first for the US cellphone industry, Cingular Wireless LLC yesterday began offering a handset specially designed for blind and vision-impaired people, with software that can convert virtually everything on the phone screen -- including text messages -- to synthesized speech. | 2 |
Airline passengers face tighter security checks WASHINGTON -- Starting next week, all airline passengers must take off their jackets before passing through metal detectors and more will be subjected to pat-down searches and checks for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration said yesterday. | 2 |
Delta seeks deal to keep pilots NEW YORK -- Delta Air Lines Inc. managers and pilots will meet again today, and likely negotiate through the weekend, to find a way to keep the airline staffed with pilots, as many opt for early retirement. | 2 |
Stelios enters online music fray The Easyjet founder teams up with UK download service Wippit to enter the online music market. | 0 |
Annan backs US bidon Sudan resolution UNITED NATIONS Annan backs US bid on Sudan resolution Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday threw his weight behind a US-drafted resolution on Sudan's Darfur region, saying the Security Council should adopt it immediately to stop atrocities. quot;It is urgent to act now. Civilians are still being attacked and fleeing their villages as we speak, quot; Annan told reporters of the resolution ... | 0 |
Disputing Annan, allies say Iraq war legal LONDON -- Britain, Australia, and a former US official, stung by criticism from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, insisted yesterday that their countries' military action in Iraq was legal. | 0 |
US intelligence assessment on Iraq in line with global reports WASHINGTON -- A highly classified US intelligence assessment that lays out dismal predictions for the future of Iraq -- including the possibility of civil war by 2005 -- mirrors assessments that are being made by analysts around the world, according to diplomats and members of the intelligence community. | 0 |
Indonesian editor found guilty in libel case JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A court sentenced Tempo magazine editor Bambang Harymurti yesterday to one year in prison for defamation and inciting unrest in a case watched by press freedom advocates. | 0 |
Sony warning on Christmas sales Sony warns that it does not expect profits at its home electronics business to recover in the normally busy Christmas season. | 3 |
Burnout offers thrills aplenty The third outing for the Burnout franchise offers jaw-dropping action that is difficult to fault and perilously addictive. | 3 |
US inflation rate in check WASHINGTON: New data yesterday showed US inflation in check, with consumer prices up a modest 0.1 per cent in August, giving the Federal Reserve room go slow on boosting interest rates. | 2 |
Where In The World Is That Job? (CBS/AP) Perhaps it has happened to you or someone you know: a job lost to a faceless competitor continents away, as part of the trend that has seen millions of jobs shift from the US to overseas in the past few years. | 2 |
Open Source Software Goes to Work Businesses don #39;t have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price applications whose use may improve the bottom line. Sometimes the big software vendors act like their customers are locked into the proprietary products they sell. | 3 |
Florida IT Managers Balance Tech Needs, Workforce Issues in Storms SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Miami-Dade County #39;s IT operations center serves the largest metropolitan area in the state of Florida and is staffed around the clock. | 3 |
Millennium International Tennis Championships Greg Rusedski, has booked himself a place in the quarter finals at Delray Beach in Florida after his straight sets 6-3, 6-4 win over Matias Boeker. | 1 |
Upcoming auto races Last race: Jeremy Mayfield won his first race in more than four years and advanced to the championship chase by taking the Chevrolet 400 at Richmond International Raceway. | 1 |
Open Source Software Goes to Work Businesses don't have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price applications whose use may improve the bottom line. | 3 |
Singapore #39;s Leading Media Firms to Merge Singapore #39;s largest media publisher and the city-state #39;s biggest free-to-air broadcaster will take stakes in each others #39; operations, the two companies said Friday, four years after the industry was deregulated to boost competition. | 2 |
Oscar #39;s dad in his corner Bernard Hopkins is experiencing flashbacks before his undisputed middleweight title showdown with Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand tomorrow night. | 1 |
Schilling wins No. 20 BOSTON - Curt Schilling got his 20th win on the eve of the Red Sox #39;s big series with the Yankees. Now he wants much more. quot;In a couple of weeks, hopefully, it will get a lot better, quot; he said after becoming | 1 |
Koizumi, Silva Discuss Stronger Ties Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi headed to Mexico to seal a free trade agreement after pledging to push for stronger relations between Japan and Brazil, South America #39;s largest country. | 0 |
5 EU states agree to set up gendarmerie force Defense ministers from five European states signed here Friday morning a Declaration of intent on set up a European gendarmerie force. | 0 |
easyMusic picks Wippit for pre-Xmas launch easyJet founder turns to 'easyJet for iPod generation' service | 3 |
Ferdinand to repay Ferguson debt of honour (AFP) AFP - Rio Ferdinand plans to repay a debt of honour to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for standing by him when he returns from his eight month ban for missing a drugs test against Liverpool on Monday. | 0 |
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