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Kids Give Language Its Shape Children's brains are hard-wired to learn languages and, in some cases, to improve upon them. That's the conclusion of a new study that followed several generations of deaf Nicaraguan children as they created their own sign language and then continuously tinkered it with each new group of signers.
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Vegetables Help Fight Breast Cancer Compound in broccoli and other greens stops malignant cell growth HealthDayNews -- The anticancer compound sulforaphane, found in vegetables such as broccoli, brussels sprouts and kale, blocks the growth of late-stage breast cancer cells, a new study says. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers say their finding, which appears in the September issue of the Journal of Nutrition, could help improve prevention and treatment of breast cancer...
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Fertility Clinics Vary on Embryo Disposal Techniques By DAVID B. CARUSO PHILADELPHIA (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...
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FDA Approves Defibrillator Without Prescription By DIEDTRA HENDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- People worried about sudden cardiac arrest no longer need a doctor's prescription to buy devices that jump-start the heart. The Food and Drug Administration for the first time agreed Thursday to let consumers go online and purchase the \$2,000 devices for home use...
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Police nab German lawyer in piracy raid Continuing its crackdown on software pirates, German police arrested a 46-year-old lawyer, two brothers, and a teenager on Thursday for allegedly selling illegal software, movies, games, and music through a commercial online service, according to the German Federation Against Copyright Theft (GVU).
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Alcatel buys conferencing software developer eDial PARIS - French telecommunications equipment specialist Alcatel SA has acquired a U.S. manufacturer of conferencing and collaboration products, eDial Inc., Alcatel said Friday.
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SAP acquires U.S., Swiss units of SAP SI SAP AG has agreed to acquire the Swiss and U.S. business units of SAP Systems Integration AG (SAP SI), bringing its absorption of the company nearer to completion.
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Via's upcoming processor to be called C7 Via Technologies Inc.'s next generation of desktop microprocessors, based on the Esther processor core, will be called C7, the company said Thursday. Mobile versions of the chip will be called C7-M.
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Daily Briefing EUGENE -- Recreational vehicle maker Country Coach has announced plans to hire 150 to 175 workers by the end of the year, the latest sign of the red-hot RV market.
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FBI Seizes Counterfeit Software A two-year investigation by US law enforcement authorities has resulted in one of the largest seizures of fake software ever in the US and charges against 11 individuals, government officials say.
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Report Recommends Bounty for Spammers By JENNIFER C. KERR WASHINGTON (AP) -- What would it take to get someone to turn in one of those spammers who send millions of unwanted e-mails? At least \$100,000, the Federal Trade Commission figures...
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Microsoft to Pay \$113 Million to California Lawyers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A judge is ordering the Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) to pay \$112.5 million to attorneys who successfully sued the software maker for monopolizing a segment of California's market...
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Infineon to Pay \$160 Million Price Fixing Fine By CURT ANDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- German computer chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG (IFX) has agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and will pay a \$160 million fine, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. In a plea agreement filed in U.S...
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European Group Seeks Ways to Prosecute Cybercrime By ROBERT WIELAARD STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- Governments and private sector officials from around the world sought ways Thursday to jointly combat cybercrime, whose growth mirrors the phenomenal rise of the Internet's popularity. At a conference organized by the Council of Europe, delegates from Europe, the United States, Australia and China digested new data pointing to an increasing problem of global proportions: How can national law stop those who commit fraud, spread racism, steal credit card numbers or sell child pornography worldwide, nonstop and just about anonymously? On top of that, while fraud and copyright infringements remain the lion's share of cybercrime, there is rising concern about terrorists going online to spread more than just propaganda...
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Microsoft #39;s Chief Linux Strategist Interviewed sl0wp0is0n writes quot;Computerworld has published an interview with Microsoft #39;s chief Linux strategist, Martin Taylor. It #39;s interesting to find out that Microsoft thinks and predicts Novell (SuSE) will be the
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Will favorites finally win one? Just why the United States team is considered the favorite in the Ryder Cup is a bit of a mystery, given the simple fact that the European team is 5-3-1 in the last nine matches.
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Jaguar and Ford Pull Out of Formula One Jaguar will pull out of Formula One at the end of 2004, with parent company Ford #39;s engine maker Cosworth also up for sale. Ford #39;s bombshell announcement on Friday has huge
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Monty Gives Europe Early Advantage at Oakland Hills BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie drew first blood for holders Europe with a birdie-three at the first hole as the 35th Ryder Cup began at Oakland Hills under cloudy skies on Friday.
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Circuit City Posts Smaller Quarterly Loss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CC.N</A> on Friday reported a smaller quarterly loss as it kept a tight rein on expenses and demand increased for digital televisions, notebook computers and other popular products.
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Bush overcomes bin Laden in battle for Britain's Turner Prize (AFP) AFP - An exhibit featuring a film about US President George W. Bush's home town in Texas won the Turner Prize, Britain's most prestigious art award, pipping a digital recreation of Osama bin Laden's house.
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U.S. Says Iran Nuke Freeze Offer a Ploy VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran said on Friday it might extend its partial freeze of uranium enrichment in order to ease Western fears about its nuclear ambitions but a U.S. official dismissed this as a ploy to fend off tough U.N. action.
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Report: Zook accepts Illinois job BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - It appears as though Ron Zook did not have to wait too long to find another job. According to an ESPN.
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Live: Action from the Ryder Cup All the action from Friday's fourballs as the USA and Europe lock horns at Oakland Hills.
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Kenyan sues over 'HIV sacking' A woman is allowed to bring Kenya's first lawsuit for alleged discrimination for being HIV positive.
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Ivan #39;s wrath keeps oil prices up Reports of damage to several oil facilities and more storms on the way raise crude prices. LONDON (Reuters) - Crude prices climbed Friday as oil companies surveyed the damage wreaked by Hurricane Ivan after the storm pounded the key oil producing region.
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Talks on Airbus subsidies hit snags Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - Trying to avert a trans-Atlantic trade war over government subsidies to Airbus, US and European negotiators found little to agree on Thursday during a five-hour meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
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Ford Raises Profit Forecast, Makes Cuts at Jaguar (Update3) Ford Motor Co. raised its forecast for third-quarter earnings by 10 cents a share and said it would end unprofitable Jaguar car production at a Coventry, England, plant and pull out of Formula One racing.
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Canadian Bonds Rise, Dollar Drops After Core Inflation Declines Canadian bonds rose and the dollar dropped after the government said so-called core inflation unexpectedly fell in August. The figures suggested policy makers may lift their key interest rate less than predicted this year.
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United Airlines says it needs to cut \$500 million more in costs CHICAGO United Airlines officials say they need to cut an additional 500 (m) million dollars in costs to help the carrier fly out of bankruptcy.
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Circuit City Second-Quarter Loss Narrows to 6 Cents a Share Circuit City Stores Inc., the No. 2 US electronics chain, said its second-quarter loss narrowed to \$11.9 million as the company sold more plasma-screen televisions and benefited from the acquisition of a Canadian retailer.
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Petro-Can sale ends Ottawa #39;s oilpatch era The federal government closed its window on the oil industry Thursday, saying that it is selling its last 19 per cent stake in Calgary-based Petro-Canada.
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New blow for Sender ID as AOL joins disbelievers AOL is the latest and largest company to back away from Microsoft #39;s Sender ID software, designed to cut spam by identifying the source of the email.
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Easy Listening from New Download Service Greek entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Iouannou said today he was expanding his Easy business empire with a new online music download service.
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Mobiles in aircraft edge closer Soon you could be using your mobile phone on flights as easily as you do on the High Street. A two-year investigation has shown that mobiles can be used on planes without interfering with navigation systems.
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Ryder-Monty gives Europe early advantage at Oakland Hills Colin Montgomerie drew first blood for holders Europe with a birdie-three at the first hole as the 35th Ryder Cup began at Oakland Hills under cloudy skies on Friday.
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C Palace v Man City (Sat) Trevor Sinclair is Manchester City #39;s only doubt after picking up a knock in the game against Everton. Antoine Sibierski stands by to replace him, but Steve McManaman is still out with an Achilles problem.
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44 die as violence in Iraq escalates Baghdad - United States forces pounded suspected hideouts of an al-Qaeda-linked group in and around the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah and battled insurgents in Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 44 people, the military and the health ministry
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2 Americans, Briton seized in Iraq Civilian foreigners appear new <b>...</b> Baghdad -- Masked gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from their Baghdad residence on Thursday in an attack that appeared to herald a new level of danger for foreign civilians in Iraq.
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Russia considers terror strikes President Vladimir Putin says Russia is quot;seriously preparing to act preventively against terrorists, quot; the Interfax news agency reported.
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Explosions rock central Baghdad A series of explosions rocked central Baghdad on Friday afternoon during a day of violence in the capital. The cause or exact location of the blasts was not immediately clear.
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Dismay and Sadness at Jaguar Decision News that the assembly of Jaguar cars in Coventry will stop was greeted with dismay locally today. Residents in the village of Allesley, where the Browns Lane factory is based, expressed
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USA : IBM announces integration of RFID capabilities in middleware Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is in news these days. And it is the middleware that gives meaning to the collection activity of radio frequency identification (RFID) readers, turning the data for usable purposes.
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The iPod Year in Review Neither pundits nor the general population in 2003 would ever have predicted just how strong of a year 2004 would be for Apple Computer.
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Oil Up, U.S. Storm Season Fuels Worries LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices surged almost a dollar on Friday on worries that the ongoing storm season in the U.S. Gulf would continue to hamper energy production and imports, delaying vital pre-winter stock building.
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Stocks Seen Higher, Ford Ups Forecast NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set to open higher on Friday after Ford Motor Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">F.N</A> raised its earnings forecasts, while a \$1 billion share buyback at Texas Instruments Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TXN.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TXN.N</A> could support technology stocks.
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Treasury Yields Hold at Lows Before Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury yields held near five-months lows on Friday as the market digested recent hefty gains while awaiting a key reading on the U.S. consumer.
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Germans flock to see Hitler film More than 100,000 German filmgoers see a controversial movie about Adolf Hitler on its opening night.
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For Some Beslan Families, Hope Itself Dies Agonizingly By the families' own count, there are 122 victims of the school siege in Beslan, Russia, not yet identified or found.
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Woods, Mickelson Off to Shaky Ryder Start BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were paired for the first time in Friday's opening match of the Ryder Cup, a dynamic twosome that hoped to get the United States rolling toward bringing the chalice back to this side of the Atlantic...
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Baghdad Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 5 A suicide attacker detonated a car packed with explosives in front of a row of parked police cars in central Baghdad on Friday, killing at least five people and wounding 20, officials said.
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Circuit City loss below forecasts Circuit City Stores Inc. reported a smaller quarterly loss Friday as it kept a tight rein on expenses and demand increased for digital televisions, notebook computers and other popular products.
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Rossi: Well go for it Rossi heads to Japan with a 29-point lead over Sete Gibernau thanks to a stunning victory et Estoril two weeks ago, but for all his six success this season, you can bet your house that The Doctor will be giving it everything he #39;s got to deny Honda victory
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Loeb leads the way in Rally of Britain Citroen #39;s championship leader Sebastien Loeb made a flying start to the Rally of Britain on Friday to seize the lead from Ford #39;s overnight front-runner Francois Duval.
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US strike on Falluja #39;kills 60 #39; A US air strike on a quot;terrorist meeting site quot; in Falluja Thursday night killed approximately 60 foreign fighters with ties to known terrorist leader Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, the Coalition Press Information Center said.
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Women in science get centre boost The UK opens a national centre for women scientists, engineers and technologists to combat under-representation in the field.
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Challenges are great - in moderation San Diego State is going to the Big House to convene with a Forbes 500 athletic corporation, the dynamic octopus known as the University of Michigan.
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AOL Shuns Microsoft's Anti-Spam Technology By ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK (AP) -- Add America Online Inc. to the growing list of companies and organizations shunning a spam-fighting proposal from Microsoft Corp...
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Kimono-Makers Now Employ Computer Graphics For centuries, Japan's kimono-makers have relied on stencils, paintbrushes and hours of labor to turn out their elaborate and graceful creations. Kimono designer Yuko Iwakuma uses some more up-to-date tools: a computer and an ink-jet printer.
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American Red Cross and Ask Jeeves Help Hurricane Victims American Red Cross and Ask Jeeves Help Hurricane Victims\\Ask Jeeves today announced that the Company has teamed with the American Red Cross to aid victims of the recent hurricanes and other disasters. Ask Jeeves has launched redcross.ask.com to offer people an easy way to help the Red Cross. Ask Jeeves ...
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How many planets are there, Indian president asks South African students (AFP) AFP - South African students at a high school in a township outside Durban were treated to a special science lesson delivered by Indian President Abdul Kalam.
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IBM registers grid computing wins Claiming grid technology continues to expand outside its traditional scientific and research markets, IBM on Friday is announcing that several grid-based commercial projects built on IBM platforms have been launched, including one at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Airbus questions EU's decision on Microsoft European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS has taken issue with part of the European Union's (E.U.'s) antitrust decision against Microsoft Corp. and has filed a petition with the court handling the software maker's appeal.
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Jaguar to Eliminate 1,150 Jobs Luxury carmaker Jaguar said Friday it was stopping assembly work at its headquarters and cutting 1,150 jobs as a result of overproduction and poor sales in the key US market.
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Economy: Unctad Warns of Threats to Global Recovery The current recovery of the global economy is dampened by risks that could give rise to financial and exchange-rate instability and to a slowdown in growth, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned Thursday.
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Voq Professional Phone Now Available from TigerDirect and Tech <b>...</b> Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW) announced today that the Voq Professional Phone(TM) is now available in North America through members of Intel #39;s Product Dealer (IPD) program.
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Myskina Upset, Kuznetsova Still Winning at WTA Bali US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova extended her streak to eight wins in a row on tour at the WTA stop in Bali Thursday, defeating Aussie qualifier Sam Stosur in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals.
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Japan baseball players go on strike Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - Japan #39;s baseball players have decided to go on strike for the first time in the 70-year history of the sport in that nation.
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Carter wants out of Canada quot;It #39;s time to resurrect my career. quot; Those were Vince Carter #39;s words to the Toronto Star yesterday, making public his demands to be traded.
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Nigerian Police Say Dozens Killed in Pipeline Blast Dozens of people were killed in a petroleum pipeline explosion in the commercial capital Lagos early on Thursday morning, Nigerian police said on Friday .
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US Sept Consumer Sentiment Barely Budges (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in\early September, according to a survey released on Friday, as\doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.
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NHL on Ice, Maybe for Whole 2004-05 Season (AP) AP - No shots, no saves, no goals. The National Hockey League locked out its players, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season and perhaps beyond in an effort by management to gain massive economic change.
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US Stocks Higher, Helped by Ford Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday\after Ford Motor Co. raised its earnings forecasts, but\Qualcomm Inc. weighed on the Nasdaq index after the\wireless technology company said it would review how it\accounts for technology royalties.
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Diplomat Says N. Korea Blast Not Nukes (AP) AP - A diplomat who visited the site of a huge explosion in North Korea said Friday he saw no evidence it was caused by a nuclear test, and South Korean officials said mushroom-shaped plume thought to be from the blast may have instead been a natural cloud formation.
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Cooper Tire to Sell Unit for \$1.165 Bln NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CTB.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CTB.N</A> on Friday said it agreed to sell an automotive parts business to buyout firms Cypress Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners for about \$1.165 billion, the latest private equity purchase in the sector.
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Expensing Options: A Reprieve? (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - On weekdays, Jeff Solof is director of Sun Microsystems' Web site. On weekends, he's a deacon at an Eastern Orthodox church in Worcester, Mass. But the 44-year-old father of two has a dream: When he hits his 50s, he'll cash in his 40,000 Sun stock options and become a full-time minister. Stock options "are a long- term incentive" to stick with Sun, he says.
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Ford Raises Quarter and Full-Year Outlook Ford raised its earnings guidance for 2004 today in part on the back of continued strong performance by its financial services business.
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The Next Big Cheese Will the next person to fill Michael Eisner's shoes ask for glass slipper shoehorns or odor eaters?
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Qualcomm #39;s Royalty Pain Qualcomm (QCOM:Nasdaq - news - research) raised its current-quarter earnings estimate but saw its shares tank because of uncertainty about the accounting for its huge royalty franchise.
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Calif. judge cuts Microsoft legal fees This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. A San Francisco judge ordered Microsoft to pay lawyers involved in its \$1.
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Voq smartphone arrives in US With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.
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The political implications of the Jaguar decision The Ford Motor Company #39;s decision to quit Formula 1 and sell its F1-related operations is a setback for the whole sport. It paints F1 in a negative light: Formula 1, Richard Parry-Jones said, was too expensive and was too slow to change.
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Red Sox Ready For Yankees After Schilling Wins 20th _ Curt Schilling #39;s 20th victory of the season was just a start for the Boston Red Sox. Schilling and the Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 11-4 Thursday night, moving within 3 1/2 games of the Yankees in
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Japan Players to Go on First-Ever Strike Japanese baseball players decided to go on strike for the first time in the 70 year history of the local game after last minute talks with the representatives
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Ford Boosts Profit Outlook, Closes Plant DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">F.N</A> raised its earnings outlook on Friday, due to strength from its financial services sector, even as it announced the end of car production at a Jaguar plant in Britain and its withdrawal from Formula One racing.
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US Sept Consumer Sentiment Stagnates NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in early September, according to a survey released on Friday, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.
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Qualcomm May Change Royalty Recognition NEW YORK (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=QCOM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">QCOM.O</A> may change the way it recognizes royalties from its licensees, which would reduce fourth-quarter pre-tax income by \$298 million, the company said on Friday.
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Alpharma Says Pfizer Drug Generic Cleared NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alpharma Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ALO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ALO.N</A> on Friday said a federal appellate court has set aside its earlier order that had prevented the company from launching a generic form of Pfizer Inc's <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PFE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PFE.N</A> Neurontin capsules to treat epilepsy, sending Alpharma shares higher.
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Suicide Bomber Targets Baghdad Police BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near a row of police cars blocking off a bridge in central Baghdad, killing at least five people and wounding 20, officials said. The attack came hours after U.S...
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Ivan Batters Gulf Coast, Leaves 28 Dead PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan extended its deadly march across the South on Friday, destroying homes, swamping streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas...
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Michigan consumer report flat US consumer sentiment stagnated in early September, according to a survey released Friday, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.
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Carnival Profit Up Sharply After Merger Carnival Corp. (CCL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s biggest cruise group, on Friday said quarterly earnings rose sharply, citing the merger with P amp;O Princess Cruises last year.
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Dollar tumbles on inflation report The Canadian dollar dropped two-thirds of a US cent in early trading Friday after a tame inflation report eased pressure on the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates in coming months.
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Murdoch #39;s American dream bad for investors The proposed transfer of News Corporation #39;s domicile to Delaware will probably occur after this week #39;s lukewarm endorsement from News #39; independent expert, Grant Samuel.
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Goldman Group to Buy Cooper Tire Unit for \$1.17 Bln (Update1) A group led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed to buy the Cooper Tire amp; Rubber Co. business that makes automotive fluid-handling systems and other components for \$1.
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Number Of Men Alleging Harassment On Job Up, Report Says The number of men claiming they #39;re victims of sexual harassment at work is increasing, according to a published report. Have you witnessed or have you been a victim of sexual harassment of men at work?
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FTC Considers Bounties For Catching Spammers The federal government is proposing money as an incentive to turn in those who send millions of unwanted e-mails. Would you turn in a friend or co-worker who was sending spam?
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Leading indicator of economic performance moderated again in <b>...</b> OTTAWA (CP) - The composite leading index, an early measurement of economic performance, moderated again in August, to 0.5 per cent from 0.6 per cent in July, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
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More web surfers abandoning the good ship Internet Explorer Microsoft #39;s web browser, Internet Explorer, is continuing its slow but steady slide in market share. According to fresh numbers from web metrics firm Websidestory, IE #39;s share has slipped 1.8 per cent in the last three months.
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easyGroup enters online music market with 25p downloads Stelios is tapping his feet to the rhythm of a new venture in the form of easyMusic, to be launched in time for Christmas. The easyGroup company has teamed up with London-based music service Wippit to launch
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ATI develops PCI Express-based HyperMemory ATI takes the concept of quot;shared memory quot; and utilizes next-generation technology to produce HyperMemory. Using PCI Express, this new technology reduces PC system costs by allowing its visual processors to use system memory for graphics processing.
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