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After Kashmir, PM bids to calm northeast fires (Reuters) Reuters - Having reached out to Kashmiris during a two-day visit to the region, the prime minister heads this weekend to the country's volatile northeast, where public anger is high over alleged abuses by Indian soldiers. | 0 |
B.C. doesn't have to pay for special autism treatment: Supreme Court (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The British Columbia government does not have to pay for a costly early childhood treatment for autism, the Supreme Court of Canada said Friday. | 0 |
Annan Sees Hope for Great Lakes Peace DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan urged leaders of Africa's resource-rich but blood-soaked Great Lakes region on Friday to implement a peace plan that could herald a "new era" for millions of Africans. | 0 |
Chirac on final day of UK visit The French president Jacques Chirac lays a wreath at the tomb of Edward VII on the final day of his visit to Britain. | 0 |
Nvidia, Intel Sign Cross-License Deal Nvidia Corp., a maker of computer video cards, on Friday said it inked a multiyear patent cross-licensing agreement with Intel Corp. | 2 |
Microsoft Tries To Steer Asian Government Away From Linux According to a recent report from a research group, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer at an Asian Government Leaders Forum in Singapore claimed that Linux violates more than 228 patents. | 3 |
Raptors reportedly considering Carter trade The Portland Trail Blazers and Toronto Raptors are reportedly talking about a seven-player blockbuster trade involving Vince Carter that could amount to a wish granted for the disgruntled superstar, according to a broadcast report. | 1 |
Organizers Say 2006 Olympics on Track (AP) AP - Organizers of the 2006 Winter Olympics insist the games are on track despite a #36;242 million budget shortfall and a police investigation into possible fixing of construction contracts. | 1 |
Greenspan Sends Dollar to Multiyear Lows NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar slumped across the board, plunging to four-and-a-half-year lows against the yen on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said demand for U.S. assets could decline at some point given the size of the current account deficit. | 2 |
Official Insists FDA Acted Appropriately With Vioxx WASHINGTON -- A Food and Drug Administration official is defending the agency #39;s action with regards to Vioxx. The drug was taken off the market Sept. | 2 |
Stocks Fall on Greenspan Deficit Warning Stocks fell modestly Friday as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sounded a warning over the nation #39;s spiraling trade deficit. | 2 |
U.S. Firm Buys Stake in Jimmy Choo (AP) AP - Hicks Muse Tate amp; Furst Inc. said Friday that it has bought a majority stake in Jimmy Choo, the British-based luxury shoe label, in a deal valued at 101 million pounds ( #36;187 million). | 0 |
Karmazin Brings Sirius Starpower to Radio (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Sirius Satellite Radio's hiring of former Viacom President Mel Karmazin as its new chief executive is its most aggressive move yet to steal market share away from larger rival XM Satellite Radio. It's also the clearest signal so far that the satellite upstarts intend to be real competitors in the media world. | 3 |
RIAA Files New Lawsuits The Recording Industry Association of America has filed new lawsuits against 761 people who allegedly use peer-to-peer software to trade music files without permission, the trade group announced this week. | 3 |
Gateway Launches New Media Center PCs Irvine-based Gateway refreshed its lineup of personal computers yesterday, introducing two new Media Center PCs. The company #39;s 3250X Media Center PC and 7200S Media Center PC both use Microsoft #39;s new Windows | 3 |
New York Knicks Team Report - November 19 (Sports Network) - The New York Knicks hope to get back to .500 this evening when they conclude a four-game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks at the AmericanAirlines Center. | 1 |
Putin: No authoritarian rule in Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin said there could be no authoritarian rule in the Russian Federation. Commenting on statements by some Western political analysts that totalitarian rule could be established | 0 |
Pitt Locks Up BCS Bid Tyler Palko tosses a career-high 411 yards and five touchdowns to push No. 19 Pittsburgh over South Florida, 43-14, on Satudray. | 1 |
Are You A Comfort Addict? Do you find yourself unsatisfied, but unable to work out why? Do you find yourself nodding during Fight Club when Tyler Durden tells his recruits that their struggle is a philosophical one... only to be dismayed with his idea of a solution? Is everything okay, but nothing great? You could well be a comfort addict. | 3 |
Sigourney Weaver books flight with Virgin Galactica <em>Alien</em> star turns space tourist | 3 |
Operators wake up to mobile enterprise needs <strong>Analysis</strong> Starmap points the way forward | 3 |
EMI's download music sales soar EMI sees download music sales rise by nearly 600 in the six months to the end of September and says they are becoming a major part of its business. | 3 |
Microsoft Launches Regional Versions of Hotmail LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, has expanded its flagship MSN Hotmail internet email service to include European and Japanese domain names, it said on Friday. | 3 |
Phishing Schemes Fraudulent phishing e-mail is forcing businesses to reconsider how they communicate with their customers online. Join Dave Jevans, chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group, as he discusses this growing form of online fraud with washingtonpost.com reporter Brian Krebs. | 3 |
Karmazin Brings Sirius Starpower to Radio You might have thought that Sirius got serious when it hired Howard, but the second-place satellite radio company is upping some serious ante now by enlisting former Viacom President Mel Karmazin. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</b></font> | 3 |
Earnings alert: Linux OS sales boost Novell Plus: Salesforce quarterly revenue rises...Write-downs widen DirecTV's loss...Time Warner net income slips...Cell phone unit shores up Verizon. | 3 |
TV technology enters a new generation The big, bulky tube television is ready to get a leaner look--and to challenge flat panels at their own game. Meanwhile, TV tuners are headed to new PCs. | 3 |
Coulthard Hints at Red Bull Move LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's David Coulthard says he will be back in Formula One next year and hinted Saturday that a move to the Red Bull Racing Formula One team was imminent. | 1 |
Euro Reaches New High against Dollar The US dollar fell yesterday against all the major currencies on international exchange markets except the Canada dollar. The Euro climbed to \$1.3074 against US dollar, breaking a new record. | 2 |
Stocks End High on Jobless Claims Report Stocks rose modestly in uninspired trading Thursday as investors looked past a mix of economic data and falling profit forecasts from from Google Inc. | 2 |
Movie Gallery Bids on Hollywood Chain DOTHAN, Ala. - Video rental chain Movie Gallery Inc. on Friday said it has made an offer to acquire Hollywood Entertainment Corp., countering a \$700 million takeover proposed last week by Blockbuster Inc. | 2 |
NY pension fund says to tender PeopleSoft stock New York state #39;s pension fund, the nation #39;s second largest, said on Friday it plans on tendering its 2.2 million shares of PeopleSoft Inc. | 2 |
EMI looks to digital future as download sales quadruple The world #39;s third largest music label, EMI, saw its revenues from digital music increase by more than 300 per cent in the six months to 30 September, the company said today. | 2 |
SAN LORENZO Sports card auctions lead to indictment A San Lorenzo man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he defrauded EBay users in online auction for rare Mickey Mantle and Michael Jordan sports cards. | 3 |
AOL launches 9.0 Security Edition After much publicity and anticipation, America Online launched AOL 9.0 Security Edition. America Online made news when it announced that AOL 9.0 Security Edition would include McAfee VirusScan Online for free as part of basic membership. | 3 |
Fifa to probe Spain #39;s race abuse shame Football #39;s world governing body, Fifa, has said that it will launch a full investigation into the racist abuse meted out by Spanish spectators at England #39;s recent friendly international. | 1 |
No. 15 Va. Tech Drubs Maryland 55-6 Virginia Tech quarterback Bryan Randall (3) twarts the tackle of Maryland #39;s Dominique Foxworth (6) during first half action of the Maryland-Va Tech Atlantic Coast Conference college football game at Lane stadium in Blacksburg, Va. | 1 |
Report: NHL agent loses certification According to a report in the Ottawa Sun, an NHL agent has lost his certification for leaking information about a players #39; association website to a reporter from a Minnesota newspaper. | 1 |
Jacquess Cracks We are approaching Thanksgiving. For an American, no matter where you are on the planet, that means it #39;s time to stop and take stock of all we have for which we should all be grateful. | 0 |
Sharon drops key demand for peace talks Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon signaled that he is dropping what was once his key demand for resuming peace talks - a Palestinian crackdown on militant groups. | 0 |
Vodafone tests Chinese mobile phone equipment Vodafone Group, Europe's largest mobile phone operator, is testing several network systems from Chinese manufacturers with the intention of purchasing equipment within the next few years. | 3 |
DoCoMo develops Linux, Symbian common software platform NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile operator, has developed a common software platform that can run on both the Linux and Symbian operating systems used in its 3G (third generation) mobile phones, the company said Thursday. | 3 |
Calpers tenders PeopleSoft shares to Oracle The California Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) is tendering its 1.5 million PeopleSoft shares to Oracle, giving the hostile suitor a boost in the final days of its takeover bid. | 3 |
Update: Yahoo, SBC extend partnership, plan new services Yahoo and SBC Communications will collaborate to extend to cell phones and home entertainment devices some of the online services and content they currently provide to PC users. | 3 |
Dollar Drops After Greenspan Warning on Current-Account Deficit The dollar fell to its lowest in more than four years against the yen and dropped versus the euro after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said foreign investors will tire of financing the record current-account deficit. | 2 |
ECB delays task of choosing architect FRANKFURT Choosing this German city to be the home of the European Central Bank and its new currency, the euro, was a diplomatic challenge worthy of Talleyrand. | 2 |
WTO panel rules in favor of S. Korea #39;s Hynix in dispute with 0U.S. SEOUL, Nov 19, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- A World Trade Organization panel has ruled in favor of South Korea #39;s Hynix Semiconductor Inc. | 2 |
Bill Gates Inundated with Spam Steve Ballmer said he, too, is among the most spammed people in the world because he gives out his e-mail address in nearly every speech he makes. | 3 |
SMART-1 #39;s Ion Drive: From Fiction to Fact SMART-1, the European Space Agency craft currently in orbit around the moon, makes use of a technology that was pure science fiction until the 1960s - the ion drive. | 3 |
Let the handheld games begin It #39;s the fight computer gamers have been waiting for. But the latest duel between wise old master Nintendo and challenger Sony is not taking place on a TV screen. | 3 |
At Unusual UN Session, Sudanese Factions Vow to End War The Sudanese government and southern rebels vowed today to end Sudan #39;s long civil war by the end of this year, putting their pledge on paper in | 0 |
US, Iraqi Troops Storm Baghdad Mosque Iraqi forces arrest people during a raid on one of the major Sunni Muslim mosques in Baghdad, the Abu Hanifa mosque, Friday Nov. 19 2004. | 0 |
Does Your Site Need a Custom Search Engine Toolbar? Does Your Site Need a Custom Search Engine Toolbar?\\Today's surfers aren't always too comfortable installing software on their computers. Especially free software that they don't necessarily understand. With all the horror stories of viruses, spyware, and adware that make the front page these days, it's no wonder. So is there ... | 3 |
Search Engine Marketing: Internet Gardening Tips For 2005 Search Engine Marketing: Internet Gardening Tips For 2005\\With the major elections now behind us, we can once again concentrate on getting back to business. In Canada, we don't even have Hockey to distract us this year. Here are a few gardening tips to help you prepare for marketing your business ... | 3 |
Babelplex Multilingual Search Engine - the C3PO of Search Babelplex Multilingual Search Engine - the C3PO of Search\\I live in a bilingual household, well, make that trilingual. I'm an English speaker from the US and my wife is a dual Brazilian/Japanese citizen. I lived in Japan for 18 months and then spent about the same amount of time in ... | 3 |
Trouble for California Cloning? The United Nations considers a ban on all forms of cloning, a move that could eventually lead to problems for California's 10-year, \$3 billion stem-cell initiative. By Kristen Philipkoski. | 3 |
Gamers Rewarded With Another Life It doesn't break new ground, and the plot is a little sparse, but thanks to its visual quality and ability to suck you into its world, Half Life 2 is probably the best game of 2004. By Suneel Ratan. | 3 |
Please, More Steam-Powered Games Perhaps just as good as the release of Half-Life 2 this week is the introduction of Steam, a service that lets gamers buy and download sophisticated PC games. It's the way game retailing ought to be. Commentary by Suneel Ratan. | 3 |
Pushing the Male Envelope Though it seems most sex toys are designed for women, it's the male-oriented ones that nudge the technology to new levels. Commentary by Regina Lynn. | 3 |
Don't Touch That Dial Plextor's new ConvertX PVR turns a Mac or PC into a digital video recorder. It's a slick product that's easy to set up and use. But inexplicably, the PVR is crippled in a fundamental way. By Leander Kahney. | 3 |
Researchers: Florida Vote Fishy President Bush may have received up to 260,000 more votes than he should have in Florida counties that used touch-screen voting machines, according to an academic analysis. Researchers call on Florida to examine the results. By Kim Zetter. | 3 |
Treasuries Down, Greenspan Warns on Rates NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices turned abruptly lower on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in a highly unusual move, said those unprepared for higher interest rates stood to lose money. | 2 |
FDA scientist details problems of five drugs During a Senate hearing Thursday regarding Vioxx, the arthritis blockbuster pulled off the market in September over concerns about increased risk of heart attacks and | 2 |
Nike #39;s Knight Resigns As CEO The co-founder of the athletic shoe and clothing company is stepping down as president and CEO, with his resignation taking effect Dec. 28. | 2 |
Dollar sinks after Greenspan remarks, gold up in Europe LONDON - The US dollar sank Friday in European trading after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned of the dangers of America #39;s growing trade deficit and the chance the imbalance could eventually depress foreign demand for the greenback. | 2 |
Intel, Nvidia Sign Cross-Licensing Pact Chip giant Intel and graphics processor vendor Nvidia said Friday they have inked a wide-ranging technology sharing pact that, among other things, will let Nvidia use Intel #39;s front-side bus technology. | 2 |
Intel to invest \$40 million in India Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and theyre also investing in storage. | 2 |
Dolby Labs files for IPO worth up to \$460 million WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- Dolby Laboratories Inc., the developer of noise reduction systems for audio equipment, filed Friday to sell up to \$460 million in stock in an initial public offering. | 2 |
Genentech #39;s new lung cancer drug gets FDA approval NEW YORK, November 19 (newratings.com) - Tarceva, an experimental lung cancer drug, has been approved by the Food amp; Drug Administration, Genentech (DNA. | 2 |
Loblaws Q3 profit up 18 TORONTO - Grocery retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. said Friday its third-quarter earnings grew by more than 18 per cent over the previous year. | 2 |
Germany calls for measures to halt dollar decline German Finance Minister Hans Eichelon Friday called on the world #39;s three main trading blocks to find a way of halting the dollar #39;s slide against the euro and the yen. | 2 |
Think your spam is a problem? Think again. According to Microsoft #39;s Chief Executive, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates is number one in the amount of spam a person gets. According to the Microsoft CEO, Gates gets over four million messages a day, most of which are junk. | 3 |
Minneapolis PR Upstart Joins Web-Browser War The New York Times ad for Firefox has become a cause celebre sight unseen. It #39;s part pat-on-the-back souvenir for Firefox fans, part anti-Microsoft clarion call and part reality check | 3 |
Zoo nixes request to send aging elephants to sanctuary The American Zoo and Aquarium Association on Thursday denied Detroit Zoo director Ron Kagan #39;s final appeal to send the two aging, arthritic elephants to one of two US sanctuaries where they could roam hundreds of acres. | 3 |
Bomber Targets Baghdad Police, Troops Raid Mosque (Reuters) Reuters - A suicide car bomber attacked a police\convoy in Baghdad on Friday as guerrillas kept pressure on\Iraq's U.S.-backed security forces despite a bloody rout of\insurgents in the Sunni Muslim bastion of Falluja. | 0 |
Trevor and Rory fight back Seville, Spain - England #39;s Ryder Cup stars Paul Casey and Luke Donald produced a classic display of team golf over the Royal Seville Golf Course on Friday to forge a five-stroke lead in the World Cup at the halfway stage. | 1 |
Tiger Takes A Stand On Ryder Cup Politics Tiger is upset that his buddy Mark O #39;Meara got passed over as 2006 Ryder Cup captain. Instead, PGA America picked Tom Lehman. Woods says that Lehman is a good choice but would be a good choice four years from | 1 |
England-South Africa pits World Cup winner versus Tri-Nations <b>...</b> The last time England faced South Africa at Twickenham, the English were on the climb and the Springboks were on a steep slide. The result two years ago was a 53-3 thrashing for the South Africans. | 1 |
Will SEC tee off on Spurrier? Ah, the life of Steve Spurrier. From all indications, he #39;s headed to the University of South Carolina, which will allow him to pursue victories and birdies, not necessarily in that order. | 1 |
Comeback not enough To say the Sixers had trouble scoring in the first quarter Thursday is like saying a fish has trouble surviving out of water. Of their first 16 shots, the Sixers missed exactly 16. | 1 |
Sharon eases conditions to restart peace talks JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has indicated he is dropping a demand that Palestinians crack down on militant groups before he will resume peace talks. | 0 |
Bush to press APEC leaders on N. Korea North Korea #39;s nuclear aspirations, allies #39; worries about the US budget deficit and hopes for global trade deals will be on the agenda this weekend as President Bush attends | 0 |
Arsenal Gets Back to Winning Ways (AP) AP - Arsenal won for the first time in five games Saturday, getting two goals from Thierry Henry to beat Birmingham 3-0 in the Premier League. | 1 |
Mel #39;s Sirius Decision Former Viacom (NYSE: VIA) Chief Operating Officer Mel Karmazin being named CEO at Sirius Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) shouldn #39;t have come as much of a surprise. | 2 |
Hollinger International gets cash from CanWest deal Hollinger International Inc. (HLR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that it received cash proceeds of about \$49.1 million on a transaction with CanWest Global Communications Corp. | 2 |
Electronic Eye Devised to Help Blind Cross Roads An quot;electronic eye quot; that can be fitted to a pair of glasses could help the blind cross roads more safely, scientists said on Friday. | 3 |
Rooney apologises for Madrid display MADRID, Nov19 (SW) - A display categorised as Thuggish by some pundits led to England star Wayne Rooney apologising to head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson after Wednesdays 1-0 defeat in Madrid. | 1 |
Novo wins appeal of red card Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers striker Nacho Novo won his appeal against a red card Friday and will be eligible to play in the Old Firm derby on Saturday. | 1 |
Afghan opium cultivation area increased by 64 percent: UN : New York, Nov 19 : In a highly disturbing development, the area under opium cultivation in Afghanistan increased by 64 percent this year, giving the country the dubious distinction of establishing a new record in its cultivation and becoming the largest | 0 |
Greenspan Rate Warning Spooks Treasuries (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasuries prices skidded lower\on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said\investors should be hedged for higher interest rates. | 2 |
Japanese Officials Assure Recovery (AP) AP - Japanese financial officials tried to play down worries Friday that a planned revision in calculating growth may show the economy shrank instead of grew slightly in the quarter ended Sept. 30. | 2 |
Dow, S P 500, Nasdaq All Drop 1 Percent NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday, led by pharmaceutical shares after a U.S. health official raised concerns about drug safety and a drop in chip-equipment makers following a ratings downgrade by Goldman Sachs. | 2 |
Greenspan Rate Warning Spooks Treasuries NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices skidded lower on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said investors should be hedged for higher interest rates. | 2 |
Sri Lankan budget eyes brothel gains Sri Lanka's 2005 budget measures include a massive increase in the fine for running a brothel. | 2 |
Phil Knight to resign as CEO of Nike Worldwide athletic-goods giant Nike, Inc. announced Thursday that University alumnus and current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Philip H. Knight will step down as CEO, effective Dec. 28. | 2 |
Greenspan sceptical about central bank intervention, warns on US <b>...</b> FRANKFURT, Nov 19 (AFP) - US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan deflated European hopes Friday for coordinated central bank intervention to check the record-setting pace of the euro. | 2 |
Nvidia Cross-Licensing Deal Positive For Intel Standard and Poor #39;s Equity Research reiterated a quot;hold quot; rating and \$27 target price on Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ). The research firm said the chipmaker #39;s deal with Nvidia (nasdaq: NVDA - news - people | 2 |
Pay-Per-Channel TV Would Cost Viewers More -- FCC Most US households would face higher television bills if they only paid for the channels they wanted to watch, US regulators told Congress in a report released on Friday. | 2 |
Tennis star Andre Agassi wins appeal, will avoid British taxman Andre Agassi won #39;t have to pay British taxes on endorsement money earned while playing in England. A three-judge panel upheld the American tennis star #39;s appeal Friday, overturning a High Court ruling in March. | 2 |
JM Smucker Disappoints, Sales Flat JM Smucker Co. (SJM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted an 18.5 percent rise in quarterly profit, but its shares fell as much as 5 percent as sales were nearly flat excluding an acquisition. | 2 |
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