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Sharapova, Molik Advance to Swisscom Final Russia #39;s Maria Sharapova reacts after winning a point against Russia #39;s Elena Dementieva during their semi final match at the Swisscom Challenge Tennis Tournament in Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct 23, 2004. | 1 |
Update 2: Ahold, Three Former Execs Settle Charges Global grocery retailer Ahold NV has agreed to a settlement of civil fraud charges over an alleged \$1 billion overstatement of earnings in a deal with US regulators that does not fine the company. | 1 |
New Java looks to shake up desktop Sun releases Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0, intended to make Java programs run faster and take less time to build. | 1 |
Consumer Spending Was Flat in August Consumer spending was flat in August even though incomes rose, the Commerce Department reported yesterday, providing more mixed signals about the economy's recent strength. | 1 |
Hollywood Backs Toshiba on DVD Format (AP) AP - Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. is getting support from four Hollywood studios for its next-generation DVD format which is expected to be used in players, recorders and other products that go on the market late in 2005. | 1 |
Oh Ho Ho, Those Holiday Sales! Gavin Reynolds (Rochester, NY) 12/03/04 - From dawn until dusk retailers are pulling out all the stops to make every weekend like the day after Thanksgiving. | 1 |
Signs N.Korea Preparing a Missile Test a Worry-U.S. (Reuters) Reuters - Signs that North Korea\is preparing to test a ballistic missile are of great concern,\a U.S. commander said on Sunday, adding that the North could be\on the verge of big missile technology breakthroughs. | 1 |
India's Congress Wins Polls in Key Industrial State (Reuters) Reuters - India's ruling Congress party won power\in a giant state on Saturday, a victory that would boost the\fortunes of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi's party and strengthen\Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's minority national coalition. | 1 |
At the Mall, Mixing Popcorn and Religion "On the third floor?" asks a woman in stonewashed jeans with an off-white <em>hajib</em> on her head, holding her daughter's arm. She's standing on the first floor of Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, in view of a towering Christmas tree. | 1 |
Telekom up 20 sen after winning Excelcomindo stake Share price of Telekom Malaysia Bhd rose more than 1.7 or 20 sen to RM11.80 on Dec 10 after winning the bid for Indonesia #39;s third-largest mobile phone operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama. | 1 |
Lockheed to Take Charge on Court Decision Lockheed Martin Corp. will take a fourth-quarter after-tax charge of about \$110 million, or about 25 cents per share, for damages and costs from a court decision rejecting its request to overturn a contract #39;s termination, the No. | 1 |
Hancock, homers hurt Chicago The Reds dealt Chicago #39;s playoff hopes a blow Tuesday night by using the Cubs #39; formula for winning: good starting pitching and home runs. | 1 |
Ochoa wins LPGA Wachovia Classic Lorena Ochoa birdied three of the last four holes Sunday to overcome a five-stroke deficit and win the Wachovia LPGA Classic. Ochoa finished with a 65 to score a 19-under 269 for her second career win. | 1 |
Chip Makers Set Sights on Digital Video Recorders Devices seen as good entry point to consumer electronics market. | 1 |
Defense picks up slack for Abraham Shaun Ellis has a high standard for the Jets #39; defense. He says he and his teammates try to do more than just limit the damage opposing offenses do. | 1 |
Chiefs win shootout with Titans The Kansas City Chiefs played their kind of game on Monday night in Tennessee, and they wound up pulling out a victory over the Titans in the offensive shootout. | 1 |
This week's picks Westford over Acton-Boxboro -- This week at the Discovery Museum, check out the exhibit, quot;Overcoming spectrophobia. quot; | 1 |
Kobe Trial Begins EAGLE, Colo. (CBS) Justice, a woman #39;s honor, and an NBA superstar #39;s career and freedom. There is much at stake as jury selection begins Friday in the rape trial of Kobe Bryant. | 1 |
Politicos Dig Deep for Your Data This election year, activist groups are targeting undecided voters through consumer databases. But veteran campaigners say no magic formula can predict how people will vote based on where they live and what they buy. By John Gartner. | 1 |
Hollywood divided over next-gen DVD standard in quot;Betamax-style quot; <b>...</b> Hollywood studios are locked in a battle over adopting a standard for high-definition Digital Video Disc technology, in an apparent replay of the 1980s struggle between VHS and Betamax video formats. | 1 |
Sneaky Sharing Despite well-publicized wins by piracy foes, illegal digital music and movie trading continues to flourish in underground havens. | 1 |
Browser War II: Revenge of Netscape Itsa safe bet that smiles are showing up on Netscape devotees faces as Internet Browser War II broke out this week. They were a forgotten bunch, these loyalists, nursing their aging, once-dominant Netscape | 1 |
Britain Hopes and Prays for Hostage in Iraq LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Anxious Britons awaited news on Wednesday of hostage Kenneth Bigley after his captors in Iraq said they beheaded the second of two Americans being held with him. | 1 |
Barghouthi to contest poll RAMALLAH: The wife of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi said last night she was registering him to run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat. | 1 |
For Boston Scientific, a potential threat Boston Scientific Corp. could face tougher competition in markets for cardiac products if talks between two of its largest competitors lead to a merger, analysts and investors said. | 1 |
On-form Tiger claims joint lead Tiger Woods has been saying that hes close to firing on all cylinders. Perhaps this time he really is. Woods looked like his old confident self on Saturday as he carded a five-under-par 65 to tie | 1 |
Marion Jones Sues BALCO Founder (AP) AP - Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them. | 1 |
Johan Santana to Start Game 4 for Twins (AP) AP - Johan Santana is ready to start against the New York Yankees on short rest. | 1 |
Davenport closes on top spot American Lindsay Davenport is another step closer to taking the world number one ranking from France #39;s Amelie Mauresmo, after Mauresmo retired hurt in their final at the Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany. | 1 |
Bonderman K's 14 in Win Jeremy Bonderman strikes out a career-high 14 and pitches his first career shutout, leading the Tigers to a 7-0 victory over the White Sox. | 1 |
IBM, Sony and Toshiba Unveil Cell Processor IBM, Sony and Toshiba unveiled some of the key concepts of their jointly developed advanced microprocessor, code-named Cell, which is aimed at next-generation computing applications and digital consumer electronics. | 1 |
Good-looking, Lightweight #39;Push-to-Talk #39; Phone for Business Users You #39;ll either love or hate the metallic copper-tone case, but for us it is a welcome break from the generic silver or gray phones that everyone seems to have. (A silver version is also available, for the more timid.) Although by no means ... | 1 |
Net Attacks Down, Bot Networks Up The average daily volume of Internet attacks declined in the last six months, according to Symantec Corp. #39;s Internet Security Threat Report. | 1 |
NASA Chief Said to Be Top Contender for L.S.U. Job Sean O'Keefe has sought and become the top contender for a high-level job at Louisiana State University, according to NASA and university officials. | 1 |
Bush's guard service under new scrutiny (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush faced fresh questions about his Vietnam War-era service as he and his Democratic rival, Senator John Kerry, campaigned in key states ahead of the November 2 election. | 1 |
US Travelers Face Weather Delays on Holiday Journey (Update3) Travelers faced weather delays across the US as they took to the highways and airways today to begin what industry experts say will be the biggest Thanksgiving travel weekend since 2000. | 1 |
World Wants Bush Out of the White House: Poll WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world wants President Bush out of the White House, according to a poll released on Wednesday that shows in 30 of 35 countries people preferred Democrat candidate John Kerry. | 1 |
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 ready to auto-roll NEOWIN TELLS us that Windows XP Service Pack 2 automatic delivery service is now to be launched on the 25th of August - that #39;s tomorrow. | 1 |
Chen defends arms package Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian () said yesterday a controversial arms deal was part of the government #39;s attempts to deter any attempt by rival China to invade the island. | 1 |
Unions Threaten to Extend Nigeria Strike (AP) AP - Nigerian unions threatened to extend their nationwide general strike, which entered its third day on Wednesday, increasing concerns about production in Africa's biggest oil-exporting nation. | 1 |
WSU Notes and Quotes From Pacific-10 Men #39;s Basketball Media Day LOS ANGELES -- The Washington State University men #39;s basketball team was picked to finish ninth in the 2004-05 Pacific-10 Conference season in the annual preseason media poll, announced Wednesday at the conference #39;s media day. | 1 |
GM CTO sees more code on future cars OCTOBER 20, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The relationship between General Motors Corp. and the software industry will experience some major changes over the next few years as software becomes a more important | 1 |
Brunei wedding showcases royalty's enduring role in Asia (AFP) AFP - The lavish wedding of the heir to oil-rich Brunei's throne this week underscores the enduring importance of royal families in some Asian countries despite rapid modernisation. | 1 |
Minister: Rwandan Soldiers Have Entered Congo The Democratic Republic of Congo #39;s Minister for Regional Cooperation says Rwandan soldiers have entered Congo and attacked three villages in eastern Congo. | 1 |
Chrysler, Ford Recall Over 1 Million Vehicles DETROIT (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because of concerns about their safety. | 1 |
Sysco Corp.'s 4Q Profit Up 16 Percent Sysco's fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 16 percent due to an extra week in the quarter, customer-service initiatives and operating efficiency. | 1 |
Basescu Leads Romania Presidential Runoff (AP) AP - Reformist opposition candidate Traian Basescu was winning Romania's presidential runoff in a tight contest, according to partial official results released Monday. | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Google results revive quot;dot-com quot; fervor Shares of Google Inc. rose as much as 20 percent on Friday, to trade at more than twice the level of it cut-price IPO, after the | 1 |
Master of the Nerdiverse Craig Newmark could become a dot-org millionaire. He'd rather help you find a cheap sublet, a cool job and maybe even a date. By Josh McHugh from Wired magazine. | 1 |
The Political Conversion of New York's Evangelicals A growing religious movement sees potential to shift a blue state's hue. | 1 |
England openers lead victory charge Marcus Trescothick and Robert Key led England to a convincing eight-wicket victory in their first match of the South African tour. | 1 |
Novell tightens Netline partnership Novell has extended a partnership to sell software for e-mail and other server functions from Netline Internet Service, the companies said Thursday. | 1 |
New IPC Athletes #39; Committee members announced The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced here on Monday the list of the newly-elected Athletes #39; Committee. An IPC official at once claimed it a balanced unit and | 1 |
Dubai airport building collapses DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A building collapse at a construction site at Dubai airport killed more than eight people and injured many more Monday, a contractor said. | 1 |
Consumers Fuel Faster Economic Growth Robust consumer spending on cars, furniture and food helped the US economy advance faster than first thought in the third quarter, a government report showed, while underlying inflation was the tamest in decades. | 1 |
Report: Microsoft paid CCIA official The antitrust settlement between Microsoftand the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) announced earlier this month included a payment of \$9.75 million to the CCIA's president, according to a report published Wednesday. | 1 |
Reaping From the Wild Wind If you are going to depend on a windmill, it's best to find a windy place to put it. Companies that can assess a location's wind potential are in demand, and they are pushing the technology to predict shifting breezes. By John Gartner. | 1 |
Iraqi official blames rebel attacks for worsening fuel shortages Iraq #39;s oil minister on Saturday blamed insurgents for the country #39;s worsening fuel shortages, saying saboteurs have targeted the oil industry to increase pressure ahead of the Jan. | 1 |
MessageLabs taps Brightmail in war on spam Email filtering firm MessageLabs yesterday announced a deal to incorporate Symantec #39;s Brightmail anti-spam technology into its own anti-spam service. | 1 |
Kodak, Sun settle potential \$1B lawsuit (October 7, 2004) - Eastman Kodak Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have settled their contentious legal dispute over Java programming language, skirting a trial on financial damages that could have brought Kodak more than \$1 billion. | 1 |
Private pension firms find Asia a draw, with risks Insurers and fund managers are set to cash in on Asia #39;s private pension industry, which is expected to grow nearly four-fold in 10 years as the world #39;s most populous region grows older. | 1 |
Consumer Prices Fall As Gas Costs Drop WASHINGTON - Consumer prices, which have been buffeted this year by soaring energy costs, fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline costs posted their biggest decline in eight months, the government reported Tuesday. The Labor Department said the decline in its closely watched Consu... | 1 |
Upscale Flavors on Chicago's North Side Restaurants with laid-back style arrive on the North Side of Chicago. | 1 |
Cheetham shadows Els Bruce McDonald, a little-known Zimbabwean, took the first-round lead on 66 in the European Tour #39;s Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club. | 1 |
Xstrata Offers A\$7.4 Billion for WMC to Add Nickel (Update4) Xstrata Plc, the world #39;s biggest exporter of coal for power plants, offered to buy WMC Resources Ltd. for A\$7.4 billion (\$5.5 billion) in cash to add nickel and copper mines as China #39;s demand for metals grows. | 1 |
Branson reaches for the stars in latest venture LONDON - Britain #39;s Sir Richard Branson reinforced his reputation as an entrepreneurial showman by announcing a US\$100 million (S\$170 million) plan to take well-heeled passengers, with him possibly being among the first, for a sub-orbital ride into space. | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Argentina outplay Italy to secure easy passage Favourites Argentina swept Italy aside on Tuesday to march into the final of the Olympic Games soccer tournament without having conceded a goal in five games. | 1 |
Stocks Gain on Retail Merger, HP Earnings NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks jumped on Wednesday on news of a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears, better-than-expected earnings from computer maker Hewlett-Packard and government data showing a moderate rise in a key U.S. inflation measure. | 1 |
World #39;s oldest man dies, 113 FRED Hale Sr, documented as the worlds oldest man, has died at the age of 113. Hale died in his sleep on Friday at a hospital in Syracuse, New York, while trying to recover from a bout of pneumonia, his grandson, Fred Hale III said. | 1 |
Martino earns second Player of the Week honor New York, NY (Sports Network) - Kyle Martino has earned Major League Soccer #39;s Player of the Week honor for Week 21 of the 2004 season. | 1 |
Coke, EU Strike Deal, End Antitrust Probe The Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) reached an agreement with the European Commission on Tuesday to settle a five-year antitrust case that | 1 |
OS Update for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB884020) On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), programs that connect to IP addresses that are in the loopback address range may not work as you expect. | 1 |
Yanks Qualify, and Elvis Has Left for Boston The Yankees reserved a spot in October for the 10th year in a row, assuring themselves of no worse than a wild card. | 1 |
Chile Groups Say Tainted Salmon Could Be Sold (Reuters) Reuters - A cargo of farmed Chilean\salmon tainted with a potentially harmful toxin and rejected\for import in Europe has returned to Chile and could be\re-exported to a country with less stringent laws, consumer and\environmental groups warned. | 1 |
Bye-bye blueprint: 3D modeling catches on Three-dimensional technology is changing the way buildings are designed and built--but the industry will have to change, too. | 1 |
Home Prices Jump In Official Survey New official figures have cast some doubt on the claims that the UK housing market has begun to cool in recent months. Home prices rose by a strong 2.1 during July - despite other evidence that the market | 1 |
Photo gallery: Consumer gear takes a test drive Theater-quality systems and other entertainment are coming to the car. But will wireless file swapping wreak havoc during rush hour? | 1 |
Mets Thump Dodgers 9-2 (AP) AP - Gerald Williams singled twice in a six-run first inning and the New York Mets broke out of their offensive funk in a big way, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 Friday night to end a five-game losing streak. | 1 |
Rockies Clobber Dodgers 4-1 (AP) AP - Jeromy Burnitz's RBI single with one out in the ninth inning sparked a three-run rally, and the Colorado Rockies beat Los Angeles 4-1 Wednesday night to slow the Dodgers' drive to their first playoff berth in eight years. | 1 |
Continental to Seek Wage, Benefits Cuts Continental Airlines Inc. on Thursday said it will seek to cut \$500 million in annual wages and benefits on expectations of losing quot;hundreds of millions of dollars quot; this year. | 1 |
Motorola and HP in Linux tie-up Motorola plans first use of the open-source software in the core of next-generation cell phone networks. | 1 |
Ruud to undergo injury scan Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to undergo a scan on his calf today as concerns deepen about the lingering problem. The prolific Dutchman - who tops United #39;s goal chart this season with 12 - reported the injury | 1 |
Center of attention: Vikings #39; Birk battling through pain Eden Prairie, MN (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk is hampered with possibly another hernia and is expected to miss Sunday #39;s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. | 1 |
News: Hacking tool reportedly draws FBI subpoenas Law enforcement has sought to identify some users of the Nmap freeware port scanner, the author says. | 1 |
Pakistan says holds suspects planning big attacks (Reuters) Reuters - UPDATE 3-Pakistan arrests up to 10 al Qaeda suspects | 1 |
FLYi Says Bankruptcy Possible; Airline Shares Lose Altitude Shares of FLYi Inc., operator of fledgling low-cost carrier Independence Air, dove as much as 36 percent in Wednesday trading after the company confirmed it may file for bankruptcy if it is unable to make \$83 million aircraft lease payments in January. | 1 |
Oil Prices Rebound on Supply Worries NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices bounced back on Friday, ending this week's 8 percent slide as supply fears were rekindled ahead of the winter heating season and dealers squared their books in advance of next Tuesday's U.S. presidential election. | 1 |
Motorola to acquire MeshNetworks Motorola has agreed to buy MeshNetworks, a developer of technology and products for rapidly deployed, self-creating wireless mobile networks. | 1 |
Studies Question Ranking of Best Hospitals (AP) AP - Older patients with similar chronic conditions receive treatment that varies widely, even among the top-ranked hospitals, according to studies released Thursday that suggest more expensive and frequent intervention does not make for better care. | 1 |
Review: AMD Athlon 64 FX55 AMD has proved time and time again that its processors offer better performance than the competitions - and better value for money too. | 1 |
Oracle Micro-Sizes App Prices For Small Businesses It #39;s pushing its Application Server Standard Edition One, a full-sized version of the Standard Edition app server, but priced at \$4,995. | 1 |
Battle of Old Trafford resumed Premiership adversaries Manchester United and Arsenal will have another chance to do battle at Old Trafford after last night #39;s League Cup quarter-final draw brought the teams together again. | 1 |
Sears, Kmart Want To Call Layoffs #39;Head Count Changes #39; NEW YORK -- Sears and K-mart say they will save \$500 million a year if their merger goes through. Some of that will be in job cuts, though the companies aren #39;t saying how many. | 1 |
Stocks Rally on Lower Oil Prices NEW YORK - Stocks rallied in quiet trading Wednesday as lower oil prices brought out buyers, countering a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture of the economy. In the final hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average added 83.62, or 0.8 percent, to 10,182.25... | 1 |
Peace talks on Darfur crisis to resume AU-sponsored peace talks on Darfur crisis are to be resumed at the Nigerian capital, Abuja, a spokesman for the continental body told reporters. | 1 |
Parma hits back to keep Italian hopes alive Parma hit back from an early goal down to beat Besiktas 3-2 on Thursday and maintain Italy #39;s hopes of winning a UEFA Cup championship it used to dominate. | 1 |
State Street Profit Lower Job Cuts Coming Financial services company State Street Corp. (STT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell more than Wall Street had expected as foreign | 1 |
Bomber #39;Asked Wife #39;s Permission to Die A Martyr #39; Indonesian police have identified the suspected suicide bomber who attacked the Australian Embassy, and said the 30-year-old had written a letter to his wife asking permission to die a martyr. | 1 |
Yukos, Iraq push oil higher NEW YORK -- Oil prices have moved to fresh record highs of almost \$47 a barrel on concerns about potential supply disruptions in Russia and Iraq. | 1 |
Unusual Number of Storms Hit Land in Fla. (AP) AP - First it was a one-two punch of Tropical Storm Bonnie and the devastating Hurricane Charley. Then came Hurricane Frances just three weeks later. | 1 |
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