| 1 | 3 | Wall St. Bears Claw Back Into the Black (Reuters) | Reuters - Short-sellers, Wall Street's dwindling\band of ultra-cynics, are seeing green again. |
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| 2 | 3 | Carlyle Looks Toward Commercial Aerospace (Reuters) | Reuters - Private investment firm Carlyle Group,\which has a reputation for making well-timed and occasionally\controversial plays in the defense industry, has quietly placed\its bets on another part of the market. |
| 3 | 3 | Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook (Reuters) | Reuters - Soaring crude prices plus worries\about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to\hang over the stock market next week during the depth of the\summer doldrums. |
| 4 | 3 | Iraq Halts Oil Exports from Main Southern Pipeline (Reuters) | Reuters - Authorities have halted oil export\flows from the main pipeline in southern Iraq after\intelligence showed a rebel militia could strike\infrastructure, an oil official said on Saturday. |
| 5 | 3 | Oil prices soar to all-time record, posing new menace to US economy (AFP) | AFP - Tearaway world oil prices, toppling records and straining wallets, present a new economic menace barely three months before the US presidential elections. |
| 6 | 3 | Stocks End Up, But Near Year Lows (Reuters) | Reuters - Stocks ended slightly higher on Friday\but stayed near lows for the year as oil prices surged past #36;46\a barrel, offsetting a positive outlook from computer maker\Dell Inc. (DELL.O) |
| 7 | 3 | Money Funds Fell in Latest Week (AP) | AP - Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by #36;1.17 billion in the latest week to #36;849.98 trillion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. |
| 8 | 3 | Fed minutes show dissent over inflation (USATODAY.com) | USATODAY.com - Retail sales bounced back a bit in July, and new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, the government said Thursday, indicating the economy is improving from a midsummer slump. |
| 9 | 3 | Safety Net (Forbes.com) | Forbes.com - After earning a PH.D. in Sociology, Danny Bazil Riley started to work as the general manager at a commercial real estate firm at an annual base salary of #36;70,000. Soon after, a financial planner stopped by his desk to drop off brochures about insurance benefits available through his employer. But, at 32, "buying insurance was the furthest thing from my mind," says Riley. |
| 10 | 3 | Wall St. Bears Claw Back Into the Black | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Short-sellers, Wall Street's dwindling band of ultra-cynics, are seeing green again. |
| 11 | 3 | Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market next week during the depth of the summer doldrums. |
| 12 | 3 | No Need for OPEC to Pump More-Iran Gov | TEHRAN (Reuters) - OPEC can do nothing to douse scorching oil prices when markets are already oversupplied by 2.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude, Iran's OPEC governor said Saturday, warning that prices could fall sharply. |
| 13 | 3 | Non-OPEC Nations Should Up Output-Purnomo | JAKARTA (Reuters) - Non-OPEC oil exporters should consider increasing output to cool record crude prices, OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Sunday. |
| 14 | 3 | Google IPO Auction Off to Rocky Start | WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The auction for Google Inc.'s highly anticipated initial public offering got off to a rocky start on Friday after the Web search company sidestepped a bullet from U.S. securities regulators. |
| 15 | 3 | Dollar Falls Broadly on Record Trade Gap | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar tumbled broadly on Friday after data showing a record U.S. trade deficit in June cast fresh doubts on the economy's recovery and its ability to draw foreign capital to fund the growing gap. |
| 16 | 3 | Rescuing an Old Saver | If you think you may need to help your elderly relatives with their finances, don't be shy about having the money talk -- soon. |
| 17 | 3 | Kids Rule for Back-to-School | The purchasing power of kids is a big part of why the back-to-school season has become such a huge marketing phenomenon. |
| 18 | 3 | In a Down Market, Head Toward Value Funds | There is little cause for celebration in the stock market these days, but investors in value-focused mutual funds have reason to feel a bit smug -- if only because they've lost less than the folks who stuck with growth. |
| 19 | 3 | US trade deficit swells in June | The US trade deficit has exploded 19 to a record \$55.8bn as oil costs drove imports higher, according to a latest figures. |
| 20 | 3 | Shell 'could be target for Total' | Oil giant Shell could be bracing itself for a takeover attempt, possibly from French rival Total, a press report claims. |
| 21 | 3 | Google IPO faces Playboy slip-up | The bidding gets underway for Google's public offering, despite last-minute worries over an interview with its bosses in Playboy magazine. |
| 22 | 3 | Eurozone economy keeps growing | Official figures show the 12-nation eurozone economy continues to grow, but there are warnings it may slow down later in the year. |
| 23 | 3 | Expansion slows in Japan | Economic growth in Japan slows down as the country experiences a drop in domestic and corporate spending. |
| 24 | 3 | Rand falls on shock SA rate cut | Interest rates are trimmed to 7.5 by the South African central bank, but the lack of warning hits the rand and surprises markets. |
| 25 | 3 | Car prices down across the board | The cost of buying both new and second hand cars fell sharply over the past five years, a new survey has found. |
| 26 | 3 | South Korea lowers interest rates | South Korea's central bank cuts interest rates by a quarter percentage point to 3.5 in a bid to drive growth in the economy. |
| 27 | 3 | Google auction begins on Friday | An auction of shares in Google, the web search engine which could be floated for as much as \$36bn, takes place on Friday. |
| 28 | 3 | HP shares tumble on profit news | Hewlett-Packard shares fall after disappointing third-quarter profits, while the firm warns the final quarter will also fall short of expectations. |
| 29 | 3 | Mauritian textile firm cuts jobs | One of the oldest textile operators on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius last week shut seven factories and cut 900 jobs. |
| 30 | 3 | Chad seeks refugee aid from IMF | Chad asks the IMF for a loan to pay for looking after more than 100,000 refugees from conflict-torn Darfur in western Sudan. |
| 31 | 3 | Japan nuclear firm shuts plants | The company running the Japanese nuclear plant hit by a fatal accident is to close its reactors for safety checks. |
| 32 | 3 | Veteran inventor in market float | Trevor Baylis, the veteran inventor famous for creating the Freeplay clockwork radio, is planning to float his company on the stock market. |
| 33 | 3 | Saudi Arabia to open up oil taps | Saudi Arabia says it is ready to push an extra 1.3 million barrels a day of oil into the market, to help reverse surging prices. |
| 34 | 3 | Saudi phone sector gets \$1bn lift | A group led by the UAE's Etisalat plans to spend \$1bn (544m) on expansion after winning two mobile phone licences in Saudi Arabia. |
| 35 | 3 | Indians fill rail skills shortage | Network Rail flies in specialist Indian engineers to work on the West Coast Mainline because of a UK skills shortage. |
| 36 | 3 | Steady as they go | BEDFORD -- Scientists at NitroMed Inc. hope their experimental drugs will cure heart disease someday. But lately their focus has been on more mundane matters. |
| 37 | 3 | Google IPO: Type in 'confusing,' 'secrecy' | I've submitted my bid to buy shares of Google Inc. in the computer search company's giant auction-style initial public offering. That could turn out to be the good news or the bad news. |
| 38 | 3 | A bargain hunter's paradise | Massachusetts bargain hunters showed up in droves and shopped hard on yesterday's sales tax holiday, buying everything from treadmills and snow blowers to candles and chandeliers, and crediting the 5-percent tax break with bringing them into the stores. |
| 39 | 3 | Researchers seek to untangle the e-mail thread | E-mail is a victim of its own success. That's the conclusion of IBM Corp. researchers in Cambridge, who have spent nearly a decade conducting field tests at IBM and other companies about how employees work and use electronic mail. It's clear to them that e-mail has become the Internet's killer application. |
| 40 | 3 | Microsoft Corp. 2.0: a kinder corporate culture | Even a genius can mess up. Bill Gates was a brilliant technologist when he cofounded Microsoft , but as he guided it to greatness in both size and historical consequence, he blundered. He terrorized underlings with his temper and parceled out praise like Scrooge gave to charity. Only the lash inspired the necessary aggressiveness to beat the competition, he thought. |
| 41 | 3 | Letters | Target the abusers of legal weapons We can all share the outrage, expressed by columnist Steve Bailey (''Summer Sizzler, quot; Aug. 11), at the killings in the city's poor neighborhoods. But there's no need to share his ignorance. He argues for renewal of the so-called assault weapon ban, claiming that otherwise, ''UZIs and AK-47s could again be flooding the streets. quot; His ... |
| 42 | 3 | Somewhere between gleam and gloom | President Bush has been saying that the US economy has ''turned the corner. quot; Democratic presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry, in the wake of this month's poor jobs report, quipped that it was more like a U-turn. |
| 43 | 3 | Technology company sues five ex-employees | A Marlborough-based technology company is suing five former employees, including three senior managers, for allegedly conspiring against their employer while working on opening a competing business. |
| 44 | 3 | Grant to aid Lynn Central Square | Central Square in Lynn should be looking a bit brighter. New sidewalks, curbs, fences, lights, landscaping, and road improvements are planned for the Gateway Artisan Block, a key area of the square, with \$830,000 in state grant money given to Lynn last week. |
| 45 | 3 | State grant to aid Lynn; Bank gives Salem \$10k | Central Square in Lynn should be looking a bit brighter. New sidewalks, curbs, fences, lights, landscaping, and road improvements are planned for the Gateway Artisan Block, a key area of the square, with \$830,000 in state grant money given to Lynn last week. |
| 46 | 3 | A New Legal Chapter for a 90's Flameout | A lawsuit against Gary Winnick, the former chief of Global Crossing, refocuses attention on what Mr. Winnick knew about his company's finances as it imploded. |
| 47 | 3 | Will Russia, the Oil Superpower, Flex Its Muscles? | Russia is again emerging as a superpower - but the reason has less to do with nuclear weapons than with oil. |
| 48 | 3 | Switching Titles, if Not Gears, at Dell | Kevin B. Rollins, the new chief executive of Dell, talks about Dell's transitory slip in customer service, and why he sees a broader technology recovery taking place. |
| 49 | 3 | For Sale: The Ultimate Status Symbol | With the country in need of cash and rich people dying to show off their wealth, Mr. Stein proposes a unique solution: having the government sell titles of nobility. |
| 50 | 3 | Quality Gets Swept Away | Quality Distribution is hammered after reporting a large loss for the second quarter. |
| 51 | 3 | Making Your Insurer Pay | If Hurricane Charley blows your house down, how can you make your insurance company pay? |
| 52 | 3 | Delightful Dell | The company's results show that it's not grim all over tech world. Just all of it that isn't Dell. |
| 53 | 3 | Chrysler's Bling King | After a tough year, Detroit's troubled carmaker is back -- thanks to a maverick designer and a car that is dazzling the hip-hop crowd |
| 54 | 3 | What's Cool In the Pool ... ... And Hot On the Deck | Americans are spending more on tricking out the places where they swim. Here's a look at the new wave of accessories |
| 55 | 3 | The Age of Doom | In 1993 six geeks had a digital nightmare that changed the culture. It's about to get far creepier |
| 56 | 3 | Hip Hop's Online Shop | Celebrity fashion is booming. These webpreneurs are bringing it to main street |
| 57 | 3 | Stoking the Steamroller | No other recording artist can channel American middle-class tastes quite like Chip Davis and his best-selling band |
| 58 | 3 | Coming to The Rescue | Got a unique problem? Not to worry: you can find a financial planner for every specialized need |
| 59 | 3 | The New Customers Are In Town | Today's customers are increasingly demanding, in Asia as elsewhere in the world. Henry Astorga describes the complex reality faced by today's marketers, which includes much higher expectations than we have been used to. Today's customers want performance, and they want it now! |
| 60 | 3 | Barrel of Monkeys, 2004 Edition: Notes on Philippine Elections | Well, it's election time in the Republic of the Philippines, and that means the monkeys are rolling around in those political barrels, having as much fun as they can while laughing their heads off at the strange goings-on that characterize a democratic process loosely based on the American model but that de facto looks more like a Fellini movie crossed with a Tom and Jerry cartoon - column includes a useful election-year glossary! |
| 61 | 3 | Oldsmobile: The final parking lot | Why General Motors dropped the Oldsmobile. The four brand paradoxes GM had to face - the name, the product, image re-positioning, and the consumer - all added up to a brand that had little hope of rebranding. |
| 62 | 3 | Not All Jobs Belong To The White Man: Asian Minorities, Affirmative Action, And The Quest For Parity At Work | Although a smattering of Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, Indians, Thais, and others may crow about seeing their kind sitting in prominent positions in corporations and organizations in the USA, these accomplishments become mere cultural high-fives and ritualistic chest-thumping goaded and impishly patronized by 'mainstream society' - the milder and gentler term for the white-dominated populace. |
| 63 | 3 | Downhome Pinoy Blues, Intersecting Life Paths, and Heartbreak Songs | The Blues is alive and well in the Philippines, as evidenced by this appreciation of the Pinoy Blues band 'Lampano Alley', penned by columnist Clarence Henderson as a counterpoint to his usual economics, business, and culture fare. |
| 64 | 3 | The Real Time Modern Manila Blues: Bill Monroe Meets Muddy Waters in the Orient | Globalization does strange things to people. A day in the life of a Manila Philippines based business consultant - proving that you really CAN talk about Muddy Walters, bluegrass and work all on the same page... |
| 65 | 3 | Best Asian Tourism Destinations | The new APMF survey of the best Asian tourism destinations has just kicked off, but it's crowded at the top, with Chiang Mai in Thailand just leading from perennial favourites Hong Kong, Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand, and Bali in Indonesia. Be one of the first to vote and let us know your reasons. |
| 66 | 3 | What are the best cities for business in Asia? | One of our new categories in the APMF Sense of Place survey is for best Asian business city. After a couple of days, Singapore leads the pack, followed by Bangkok, Thailand and Hong Kong. Enter your vote and comments and make your views count. More new categories include best city for livability, and best tourism destinations. |
| 67 | 3 | IT alligator tales | I grew up in New York, where giant alligators -- sometimes more ornately described as albino alligators -- were rumored to roam the citys sewer systems. According to legend, vacationers picked up the tiny crocodilians in Florida, brought them home to New York, and eventually flushed the little buggers when they grew too big for the local concrete jungle. |
| 68 | 3 | IT Myth 5: Most IT projects fail | Do most IT projects fail? Some point to the number of giant consultancies such as IBM Global Services, Capgemini, and Sapient, who feed off bad experiences encountered by enterprises. Sapient is a company founded on the realization that IT projects are not successful, says Sapient CTO Ben Gaucherin. |
| 69 | 3 | BEA grabs CA exec to head product group | BEA Systems Inc. has hired the Computer Associates International Inc. executive responsible for CA's Unicenter line of enterprise management software to head BEA's product development group. |
| 70 | 3 | Autodesk tackles project collaboration | Autodesk this week unwrapped an updated version of its hosted project collaboration service targeted at the construction and manufacturing industries. Autodesk Buzzsaw lets multiple, dispersed project participants -- including building owners, developers, architects, construction teams, and facility managers -- share and manage data throughout the life of a project, according to Autodesk officials. |
| 71 | 3 | U.K.'s NHS taps Gartner to help plan \$9B IT overhaul | LONDON -- The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) has tapped IT researcher Gartner Inc. to provide market intelligence services as the health organization forges ahead with a mammoth, 5 billion (\$9.2 billion) project to upgrade its information technology infrastructure. |
| 72 | 3 | Play Boys: Google IPO a Go Anyway | Even though Google's two founders gave an interview to Playboy magazine in the midst of its IPO filing, the SEC allowed the company's offering to go ahead. The boys filed the interview with the SEC and corrected mistakes in it. |
| 73 | 3 | More Big Boobs in Playboy | An interview with Google's co-founders due out in the current issue of Playboy may delay the company's IPO. Securities regulations restrict what executives can say while preparing to sell stock for the first time. |
| 74 | 3 | Dutch Firm Beats Apple to Punch | A music retailer from the Netherlands beats Apple by launching a download service in Europe's latest market battleground. Also: Movie industry wrests agreement from defunct company.... Microsoft challenges Photoshop hellip;. and more. |
| 75 | 3 | HP to Buy Synstar | Hewlett-Packard will pay \$297 million for the British company. Also: TiVo goes all out to attract customers hellip;. Sprint offers service guarantees for business wireless subscribers hellip;. and more. |
| 76 | 3 | A Personal Operator From Verizon | Verizon plans to offer a service that would act as a virtual switchboard operator, letting customers stay in touch at all times. The program would send phone calls, voicemails and e-mails wherever customers designate. By Elisa Batista. |
| 77 | 3 | Paid Search Growth May Slow | A new Internet advertising forecast shows a slowdown in paid search listings in the next five years. Will the projection affect Google's prospects when it goes public? |
| 78 | 3 | Fark Sells Out. France Surrenders | Blogs are the hottest thing on the Net, but are they messing with traditional publishing principles? One of the most popular, Fark.com, is allegedly selling links. Is it the wave of the future? By Daniel Terdiman. |
| 79 | 4 | 'Madden,' 'ESPN' Football Score in Different Ways (Reuters) | Reuters - Was absenteeism a little high\on Tuesday among the guys at the office? EA Sports would like\to think it was because "Madden NFL 2005" came out that day,\and some fans of the football simulation are rabid enough to\take a sick day to play it. |
| 80 | 4 | Group to Propose New High-Speed Wireless Format (Reuters) | Reuters - A group of technology companies\including Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N), STMicroelectronics\(STM.PA) and Broadcom Corp. (BRCM.O), on Thursday said they\will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times\the speed of the current generation. |
| 81 | 4 | AOL to Sell Cheap PCs to Minorities and Seniors (Reuters) | Reuters - America Online on Thursday said it\plans to sell a low-priced PC targeting low-income and minority\households who agree to sign up for a year of dialup Internet\service. |
| 82 | 4 | Companies Approve New High-Capacity Disc Format (Reuters) | Reuters - A group of consumer electronics\makers said on Wednesday they approved the format for a new\generation of discs that can store five times the data of DVDs\at the same cost -- enough to put a full season of "The\Sopranos" on one disc. |
| 83 | 4 | Missing June Deals Slow to Return for Software Cos. (Reuters) | Reuters - The mystery of what went wrong for the\software industry in late June when sales stalled at more than\20 brand-name companies is not even close to being solved\although the third quarter is nearly halfway over. |
| 84 | 4 | Hacker Cracks Apple's Streaming Technology (AP) | AP - The Norwegian hacker famed for developing DVD encryption-cracking software has apparently struck again #151; this time breaking the locks on Apple Computer Inc.'s wireless music streaming technology. |
| 85 | 4 | European Download Services Go Mobile (Reuters) | Reuters - The ability to download complete\tracks directly over cell-phone networks to mobile phones is\becoming a reality in Europe. |
| 86 | 4 | Open Source Apps Developer SugarCRM Releases Sugar.Sales 1.1 (TechWeb) | TechWeb - News - August 13, 2004 |
| 87 | 4 | Oracle Sales Data Seen Being Released (Reuters) | Reuters - Oracle Corp. sales documents\detailing highly confidential information, such as which\companies receive discounts on Oracle's business software\products and the size of the discounts, are likely to be made\public, a federal judge said on Friday. |
| 88 | 4 | Sun's Looking Glass Provides 3D View (PC World) | PC World - Developers get early code for new operating system 'skin' still being crafted. |
| 89 | 4 | Apple to open second Japanese retail store this month (MacCentral) | MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. will open its second Japanese retail store later this month in the western Japanese city of Osaka, it said Thursday. |
| 90 | 4 | Charley's Force Took Experts by Surprise (AP) | AP - Hurricane Charley's 145-mph force took forecasters by surprise and showed just how shaky a science it still is to predict a storm's intensity #151; even with all the latest satellite and radar technology. |
| 91 | 4 | Science, Politics Collide in Election Year (AP) | AP - With more than 4,000 scientists, including 48 Nobel Prize winners, having signed a statement opposing the Bush administration's use of scientific advice, this election year is seeing a new development in the uneasy relationship between science and politics. |
| 92 | 4 | Building Dedicated to Columbia Astronauts (AP) | AP - A former dormitory converted to classrooms at the Pensacola Naval Air Station was dedicated Friday to two Columbia astronauts who were among the seven who died in the shuttle disaster Feb. 1, 2003. |
| 93 | 4 | Russian Cargo Craft Docks at Space Station (AP) | AP - A Russian cargo ship docked with the international space station Saturday, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said. |
| 94 | 4 | Bangkok's Canals Losing to Urban Sprawl (AP) | AP - Along the banks of the canal, women in rowboats grill fish and sell fresh bananas. Families eat on floating pavilions, rocked gently by waves from passing boats. |
| 95 | 4 | T. Rex Had Teen Growth Spurt, Scientists Say (Reuters) | Reuters - Tyrannosaurus Rex grew incredibly fast\during a teenaged growth spurt that saw the dinosaur expand its\bulk by six times, but the fearsome beasts "lived fast and died\young," researchers said on Wednesday. |
| 96 | 4 | Gene Blocker Turns Monkeys Into Workaholics - Study (Reuters) | Reuters - Procrastinating monkeys were turned\into workaholics using a gene treatment to block a key brain\compound, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. |
| 97 | 4 | Dolphins Too Have Born Socialites (Reuters) | Reuters - Some people are born to be the life and\soul of the party -- and so it seems are some dolphins. |
| 98 | 4 | What's in a Name? Well, Matt Is Sexier Than Paul (Reuters) | Reuters - As Shakespeare said, a rose by any other\name would smell as sweet. Right? |
| 99 | 4 | UK Scientists Allowed to Clone Human Embryos (Reuters) | Reuters - British scientists said on Wednesday\they had received permission to clone human embryos for medical\research, in what they believe to be the first such license to\be granted in Europe. |
| 100 | 4 | Russian Alien Spaceship Claims Raise Eyebrows, Skepticism (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - An expedition of Russian researchers claims to have found evidence that an \ alien spaceship had something to do with a huge explosion over Siberia in 1908. \ Experts in asteroids and comets have long said the massive blast was caused \ by a space rock. |
| 101 | 4 | Comets, Asteroids and Planets around a Nearby Star (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - A nearby star thought to harbor comets and asteroids now appears to be home to planets, too. The presumed worlds are smaller than Jupiter and could be as tiny as Pluto, new observations suggest. |
| 102 | 4 | Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - A fine display of shooting stars is underway and peaks overnight Wednesday into early Thursday morning. Astronomers expect the 2004 Perseid meteor shower to be one of the best versions of the annual event in several years. |
| 103 | 4 | Redesigning Rockets: NASA Space Propulsion Finds a New Home (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - While the exploration of the Moon and other planets in our solar system is nbsp;exciting, the first task for astronauts and robots alike is to actually nbsp;get to those destinations. |
| 104 | 4 | Studies Find Rats Can Get Hooked on Drugs (AP) | AP - Rats can become drug addicts. That's important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove. Now two studies by French and British researchers show the animals exhibit the same compulsive drive for cocaine as people do once they're truly hooked. |
| 105 | 4 | NASA Chief: 'Let's Go Save the Hubble' (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - Amid uncertainty over the fate of the Hubble Space Telescope and with a key instrument not working, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe gave the go-ahead Monday for planning a robotic servicing mission. |
| 106 | 4 | Armadillo Aerospaces X Prize Prototype Crashes (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - Armadillo Aerospace of Mesquite, Texas has reported a \crash last weekend of their prototype X Prize rocket. |
| 107 | 4 | Prairie Dog Won't Be on Endangered List (AP) | AP - The black-tailed prairie dog has been dropped from a list of candidates for the federal endangered species list because scientists have concluded the rodents are no longer threatened. |
| 108 | 4 | Hubble Trouble: One of Four Instruments Stops Working (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - One of the four astronomical instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope shut down earlier this week and engineers are trying to pin down the problem. The other three instruments continue to operate normally. |
| 109 | 4 | Invasive Purple Weed May Meet Its Match (AP) | AP - They burned it, mowed it, sprayed it and flooded it. But nothing killed the purple loosestrife weed, which has become a regional plague, until officials at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge set a European beetle loose on it. |
| 110 | 4 | New NASA Supercomputer to Aid Theorists and Shuttle Engineers (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - NASA researchers have teamed up with a pair of Silicon Valley firms to build \ a supercomputer that ranks alongside the world's largest Linux-based systems. |
| 111 | 4 | Ants Form Supercolony Spanning 60 Miles (AP) | AP - Normally clannish and agressive Argentine ants have become so laid back since arriving in Australia decades ago that they no longer fight neighboring nests and have formed a supercolony here that spans 60 miles, scientists say. |
| 112 | 4 | Viewer's Guide: Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Aug. 11-12 (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - Every August, when many \ people are vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor \ shower makes its appearance. The annual Perseid meteor shower, as it is called, \ promised to put on an above average display this year. |
| 113 | 4 | Rescuers Free Beached Whale in Brazil (AP) | AP - Rescuers succeeded in freeing a minke whale that washed up on a beach in southeastern Brazil, the fire department said Thursday. |
| 114 | 4 | Red-Footed Falcon Sighted in Mass. (AP) | AP - A red-footed falcon spotted for the first time in North America is enticing birdwatchers to Martha's Vineyard. |
| 115 | 4 | Weak Version of Most Powerful Explosions Found (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful events in the universe, temporary outshining several galaxies and likely signaling the birth of a black hole. |
| 116 | 4 | Simultaneous Tropical Storms a Rarity (AP) | AP - The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane #151; or possibly two hurricanes #151; could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen. |
| 117 | 4 | NASA's Genesis Spacecraft Adjusts Course (AP) | AP - NASA's Genesis spacecraft successfully adjusted its course this week as it heads back toward Earth with a sample of solar wind particles, the space agency said Wednesday. |
| 118 | 4 | Earth is Rare, New Study Suggests (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - Flip a coin. Heads, Earth is a common sort of planet. Tails, and ours is as unusual as a coin landing on edge. That's about the state of knowledge for scientists who ponder the question of our planet's rarity. |
| 119 | 4 | Scientists Probe Pacific for Dead Zone (AP) | AP - His hand on a toggle switch and his eyes on a computer screen, Oregon State University graduate student Anthony Kirincich uses an array of scientific instruments to probe the vibrant waters of the Pacific. He is searching for the absence of life. |
| 120 | 4 | Life on Mars Likely, Scientist Claims (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - DENVER, COLORADO -- Those twin robots hard at work on Mars have transmitted teasing views that reinforce the prospect that microbial life may exist on the red planet. |
| 121 | 4 | India Rethinks Plan to Send Man to Moon (AP) | AP - India is rethinking its plan to send a man to the moon by 2015, as the mission would cost a lot of money and yield very little in return, the national space agency said Thursday. |
| 122 | 4 | Natural Sunblock: Sun Dims in Strange Ways (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - When Venus crossed the Sun June 8, showing up as a clear black dot to the delight of millions of skywatchers around the world, astronomers noted something less obvious: The amount of sunlight reaching Earth dipped by 0.1 percent for a few hours. |
| 123 | 4 | Website Lets Users Scout the Red Planet from Home (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - For those who want to explore Mars but cant wait for a spacecraft to take them there, NASA scientists have reformulated a website that lets the general public search data and images from previous missions. |
| 124 | 4 | Appeal Rejected in Trout Restoration Plan (AP) | AP - The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday rejected environmentalists' appeal of a plan to poison a stream south of Lake Tahoe to aid what wildlife officials call "the rarest trout in America." |
| 125 | 4 | Explore the Many Colors of Stars (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - One of the pleasures of \ stargazing is noticing and enjoying the various colors that stars display in \ dark skies. These hues offer direct visual evidence of how stellar temperatures \ vary. |
| 126 | 4 | Britain Grants Human Cloning License (AP) | AP - Britain granted its first license for human cloning Wednesday, joining South Korea on the leading edge of stem cell research, which is restricted by the Bush administration and which many scientists believe may lead to new treatments for a range of diseases. |
| 127 | 4 | The Next Great Space Race: SpaceShipOne and Wild Fire to Go For the Gold (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - A piloted rocket ship race to claim a #36;10 million Ansari X Prize purse for privately financed flight to the edge of space is heating up. |
| 128 | 4 | Growth, Mortality of T. Rex Gets Clearer (AP) | AP - Here's a dinosaur finding that parents can appreciate: The teenage Tyrannosaurus rex typically went through an explosive growth spurt, gaining nearly 5 pounds a day. |
| 129 | 4 | Space Science Pioneer Van Allen Questions Human Spaceflight (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - A leading space scientist has called to question the validity of human spaceflight, suggesting that sending astronauts outward from Earth is outdated, too costly, and the science returned is trivial. |
| 130 | 4 | China Begins Manned Space Flight Countdown (AP) | AP - Chinese astronauts are in the final stages of preparing for a manned space mission that will orbit the globe 14 times before returning to Earth, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday. |
| 131 | 4 | Sunspot Grows to 20 Times Size of Earth (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - A sunspot group aimed squarely \ at Earth has grown to 20 times the size of our planet and has the potential \ to unleash a major solar storm. |
| 132 | 4 | Japanese Lunar Probe Facing Delays (AP) | AP - A lunar orbiter that Japan had planned to launch this year could face further delays, possibly until next year or later, because of a funding shortfall and problems developing the probe's information-gathering capabilities, Japan's space agency said Wednesday. |
| 133 | 4 | Pollutants From Asia Appear on East Coast (AP) | AP - Scientists looking into air quality and climate change have found pollutants from as far as Asia over New England and the Atlantic. |
| 134 | 4 | Vietnam's Citadel Vulnerable to Weather (AP) | AP - Experts from Europe and Asia surveyed 1,400-year-old relics of an ancient citadel in Hanoi Tuesday and said they were concerned the priceless antiquities were at risk from exposure to the elements. |
| 135 | 4 | U.S. Barred From Weakening Dolphin Rules (AP) | AP - In a victory for environmentalists, a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Bush administration cannot change the standards commercial fisheries must meet before the tuna they catch can carry the "dolphin-safe" label. |
| 136 | 4 | Canadian Robot a Candidate to Save Hubble (AP) | AP - NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to the rescue of the aging Hubble Space Telescope. |
| 137 | 4 | Cave Explorers Discover Pit in Croatia (AP) | AP - Cave explorers discovered a pit inside a mountain range in central Croatia believed to have the world's deepest subterranean vertical drop, at nearly 1,700 feet, a scientific institute reported Monday. |
| 138 | 4 | Aquarium Reviews Death of Dolphin (AP) | AP - The chief scientist at the National Aquarium in Baltimore has launched a review of the dolphin breeding program after the death of a 4-month-old dolphin. |
| 139 | 4 | Scientists Seek Better Way to Measure Rain (AP) | AP - Meteorologists at North Carolina State University are working on a way to more accurately measure rainfall in small areas. |
| 140 | 4 | Wash. State Team's Private Rocket Explodes (AP) | AP - A team taking a low-budget stab at the #36;10 million Ansari X Prize for private manned spaceflight suffered a setback Sunday, when their rocket malfunctioned and exploded after shooting less than 1,000 feet in the air. |
| 141 | 4 | Nevada Ponders Superfund Status for Mine (AP) | AP - Pressured by a ranking senator from Nevada and the Environmental Protection Agency, Gov. Kenny Guinn says he might reconsider his opposition to a federal Superfund cleanup declaration for a huge abandoned mine contaminated with toxic waste and uranium. |
| 142 | 4 | Indictments Using DNA on Rise Nationally (AP) | AP - Authorities once had no choice but to drop rape cases if they weren't able to catch a suspect before the statute of limitations expired. But prosecutors across the country increasingly are buying themselves time, keeping cold cases alive by indicting unidentified rapists using their DNA profiles. |
| 143 | 4 | Southeast Coast Sees Fewer Turtle Nests (AP) | AP - About half the usual number of loggerhead turtles have nested between North Carolina and Florida this season, and scientists have no explanation for the drop. |
| 144 | 4 | Company Said to Be Ready to Clone Pets (AP) | AP - A company that unveiled the world's first cloned cat nearly three years ago now says it is ready to start filling orders for cloned pets, a newspaper reported Thursday. |
| 145 | 4 | Deep-Sea Vessel Puts Ocean Floor in Reach (AP) | AP - A new deep-sea research vessel will be able to carry people to 99 percent of the ocean floor, diving deeper than the famed Alvin that pioneered the study of seafloor vents, plate tectonics and deep ocean creatures over the past 40 years. |
| 146 | 4 | Chorus Frog Found Croaking in Virginia (AP) | AP - The Southern chorus frog has been found in southeastern Virginia, far outside its previously known range. The animal had never before been reported north of Beaufort County, N.C., about 125 miles to the south. |
| 147 | 4 | Expedition to Probe Gulf of Mexico (AP) | AP - Scientists will use advanced technology never before deployed beneath the sea as they try to discover new creatures, behaviors and phenomena in a 10-day expedition to the Gulf of Mexico's deepest reaches. |
| 148 | 4 | Feds Accused of Exaggerating Fire Impact (AP) | AP - The Forest Service exaggerated the effect of wildfires on California spotted owls in justifying a planned increase in logging in the Sierra Nevada, according to a longtime agency expert who worked on the plan. |
| 149 | 4 | New Method May Predict Quakes Weeks Ahead (AP) | AP - Swedish geologists may have found a way to predict earthquakes weeks before they happen by monitoring the amount of metals like zinc and copper in subsoil water near earthquake sites, scientists said Wednesday. |
| 150 | 4 | Marine Expedition Finds New Species (AP) | AP - Norwegian scientists who explored the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean said Thursday their findings #151; including what appear to be new species of fish and squid #151; could be used to protect marine ecosystems worldwide. |
| 151 | 4 | Annual Study Finds Rise in Beach Closures (AP) | AP - The number of days that beaches closed or posted warnings because of pollution rose sharply in 2003 due to more rainfall, increased monitoring and tougher standards, an environmental group said on Thursday. |
| 152 | 4 | Pacific May Be Seeing New El Nino (AP) | AP - Warming water temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific last month may indicate the start of a new El Nino. |
| 153 | 4 | Cassini Spacecraft Sees Saturn Lightning (AP) | AP - The Cassini spacecraft's mission to Saturn has revealed a new radiation belt around the ringed planet and found that lightning in its atmosphere is occurring in different patterns than it did when NASA's Voyagers flew by in the early 1980s, scientists said. |
| 154 | 4 | Poachers Putting Endangered Rhinos at Risk (AP) | AP - Gangs of poachers in Congo have been slaughtering the world's minuscule population of northern white rhinos, reducing the population by about one-half in just more than a year, a key conservation organization said Friday. |
| 155 | 4 | Experts Downplay Texas Shark Attacks (AP) | AP - Three shark attacks off the Texas coast in the past two months are unusual but don't mean there are more sharks than normal along the beach or that they are getting bolder, marine biologists and other experts say. |
| 156 | 4 | Study Says Birds Feed Other Birds' Young (AP) | AP - It's a lesson many little humans could learn from baby birds: Sometimes, being nice to other youngsters pays off. Brown-headed cowbirds, like several other bird species, leave their eggs in the nests of other birds, who then feed and raise the cowbird chicks. |
| 157 | 4 | Canadian Team Joins Rocket Launch Contest (AP) | AP - The #36;10 million competition to send a private manned rocket into space started looking more like a race Thursday, when a Canadian team announced plans to launch its rocket three days after an American group intends to begin qualifying for the Ansari X prize. |
| 158 | 4 | Universities to Build Largest Telescope (AP) | AP - The University of Texas and Texas A amp;M University are planning to construct what they call the world's largest telescope with the help of a Houston businessman's #36;1.25 million gift. |
| 159 | 4 | Mauritanian Capital Battles Locust Swarm (AP) | AP - Residents burned tires and trash in the streets Thursday trying to drive off swarms of locusts descending on the region in what a U.N. agency called the worst sub-Saharan invasion in more than a decade. |
| 160 | 4 | Customers of Telco Companies Face Privacy Breach | A security advisory posted on Bugtraq demonstrates how hackers can compromise customers of T-mobile wireless and Verizon (landline) voicemail boxes. The advisory talks about the use of Caller-ID spoofing the customers number, allowing a bypass of the PIN code since the voicemail thinks that the customer is calling to check their own voicemail. According to Secure Science Corporation, there has been no response from the vendors. Comments have been posted that T-Mobile has optional PIN code protection off by default. Better turn it on. |
| 161 | 4 | Mozilla To Add Support For XForms, World Yawns | It's ironic that Microsoft could help further cement its dominance in the browser market by joining its largest rival in an effort to support web standards. nbsp;At the same time, that act would go a long way towards improving the web in general for developers and users alike. |
| 162 | 4 | Junk faxes to be legalized as quot;opt-out? quot; | The Register ran a story on August 6th called 'Phone spam misery looms stateside.' It seems that there's legislative nastiness underway in Washington, DC to essentially gut the existing junk fax law, and replace it with a marketer's wet dream. |
| 163 | 4 | Biased Against Whom? | Liberal bias versus right-wing conspiracy is a wonderful distraction. There is evidence enough on both sides. How can opposite claims be true? Confront a physicist with evidence supporting contradictory hypotheses and she will go looking for a more basic cause. Let's try that. |
| 164 | 4 | The Visual World of Michel Gondry | A month ago I was introduced to the works of Michel Gondry. In short, I was amazed and tantalized by his short films and music videos. Even if you haven't heard of him, you've probably seen his many works in Gap commercials, various music videos, and the recent movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Many of his works explode with visual elements that, when taken alone, are simple and mundane. However, under his masterful guidance, these elements come together to form a highly mesmerizing visual experience. He never ceases to push visual technologies and challenge our ideas about the visual medium. |
| 165 | 4 | The Austral-Asian Strike Fighter | The Australian Defence Force must defend and project across an air-sea gap. This requires long range autonomous strike weaponry. The Joint Strike Fighter does not solve this issue and detrimentally places added pressure on Australia's limited force of aerial refuelling assets. The world's defence manufacturers are not creating strike platforms that solve Australian needs. For this reason, Australia needs to look to other nations with similar defence needs. In this case, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan all face defending an air-sea gap. Australia should enter a partnership with these nations to create a strike fighter that satisfies the strategic needs of defending an air-sea gap. The benefits of such a partnership will be many. |
| 166 | 4 | Insecurity: (Or Why Americans Aren't Feeling The Recovery) | The New Republic's website is currently carrying an interesting piece which tries to explain the anomaly that although the US economy is growing, a lot of its citizens are still feeling worse off. The article explains the results of a 40 year panel study which has shown that although mean incomes have increased, income variability has increased massively, causing many Americans to feel less well off, despite the growing economy. |
| 167 | 4 | The Great K5 Limerick Contest | Queue submissions being scarce, I suggest we all submit limericks for consideration. Mod up your favorites. I'm no poet, so I'll submit a favorite of my childhood: There was a young woman named Bright, Who traveled much faster than light She set out one day In a relative way And returned on the previous night. I'm afraid I don't remember the author. |
| 168 | 4 | RuntimeProperties... Reflection from System Properties | \\Java developers often load system properties to customize the runtime behavior\of their applications.\\For example a develoepr could define a 'max_connections' system property to\define the maximum number of TCP connections that their application server can\support. While nice, this prevents all other applications from using this\variable name.\\The first reaction to this would be to namespace your variable names. Instead\of using max_connections you would now use\'my.application.Server.MAX_CONNECTIONS' as your property name. This works of\course but now you have to load this property on startup.\\public static int MAX_CONNECTIONS = Integer.parseInt( System.getProperty(\"my.application.Se ...\\ |
| 169 | 4 | Thank You IBM! | \\I just wanted to say thanks to IBM for Open Sourcing Cloudscape .\\You guys really have your act together. Keep up the good work!\\ |
| 170 | 4 | LinuxWorld, IDs, and Privacy | \\Today Jonathan Moore and I headed over to LinuxWorld after lunch to see what\kind of cool hardware and Linux hacks they had on the expo floor.\\Only \$15 to get in the door so I figure why not.\\I'm a bit of a privacy freak. When you're trading some security for liberty\there are situations where it *might* be worth it. In situations of extreme\violence having the police by your side might be a good idea. \\I think we can all agree that trading liberty for *nothing* isn't worth it.\This country was *founded* on liberty after the British were abusing their\colonial powers. Every true American should cherish their liberty and think\long and hard about just turning them over for no reason.\ ...\\ |
| 171 | 4 | My Blog as a Time Machine | \\I'm starting to realize that my blog is a bit of a time machine. For example I\can create a blog entry to warn myself about something that WILL happen in the\future. \\My current NTP blog entry is a good example. I wrote this for myself as\much as for the people who read my blog (or find me via Google).\\I know for sure that NTP on Debian is going to bite me sometime in the future\and I'm going to forget WHY. Then I'm going to (of course) go to Google or my\aggregator and search for NTP and then find my blog post. \\I've done this about a dozen times now and its saved me a TON of time!\\ |
| 172 | 4 | NTP in Debian | \\The Network Time Daemon (NTP Daemon) implementation within Debian leaves a\lot to be desired.\\First off they don't include it with a working config. You have to create your\own /etc/ntpd.conf. To make matters worse the configuration doesn't accept DNS\names so you have to manually enter IPs. Fun. I can understand that they might\not want to provide ONE configuration and overwhelm one or two NTP servers but\they can provide a dynamic config that balances load among all available\servers. There is of course the public serves list but you have to Google\for it.\\All you really need to do here is enter a list of servers:\\server time.nist.gov\\server 192.43.244.18\ |
| 173 | 4 | Pretty Log4J | \\I've been a big fan of Log4J for a while now but haven't migrated any code\over for one central reason. The following line of code:\\ final static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger( "some.name" );\\... is amazingly ugly and difficult to work with.\\Most people use Log4J with a logger based on the classname:\\So we would probably see:\\ static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger( "org.apache.commons.feedparser.locate.FeedLocator" );\\Which is amazingly verbose. A lot of developers shorten this to:\\ static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger( FeedLocator.class );\\But this still leaves us with cut and paste errors.\\What if we could just reduce it to:\\ static Logger logger = Logger.g ...\\ |
| 174 | 4 | Saudis: Bin Laden associate surrenders | \\"(CNN) -- A longtime associate of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden surrendered to\Saudi Arabian officials Tuesday, a Saudi Interior Ministry official said."\\"But it is unclear what role, if any, Khaled al-Harbi may have had in any terror\attacks because no public charges have been filed against him."\\"The Saudi government -- in a statement released by its embassy in Washington --\called al-Harbi's surrender "the latest direct result" of its limited, one-month\offer of leniency to terror suspects."\\This is great! I hope this really starts to pay off. Creative solutions to\terrorism that don't involve violence. \\How refreshing! \\Are you paying attention Bush administration?\\ |
| 175 | 4 | Mozilla Exceptions (mexception) | \\For some reason I never released this code.\\I developed it while working on NewsMonster and just forgot I think\\It's an extension for Mozilla that allows you to see all runtime exceptions\(with full stack traces) that are unhandled by Mozilla. \\Just install it and if your code generates an unhandled exception it will show\up in the logs and on the console.\\Very handy for doing any hardcore Mozilla development.\\ |
| 176 | 4 | Ron Regan Jr is My Kinda Guy | \\"Now that the country is awash in Reagan nostalgia, some observers are predicting\that you will enter politics. Would you like to be president of the United\States?"\\"I would be unelectable. I'm an atheist. As we all know, that is something\people won't accept."\\"What would you do if Senator Kerry asked you to be his vice president?"\\"I would question his sanity."\\"Do you ever go to church?"\\"No. I visit my wife's sangha."\\"So you sometimes practice Buddhism?"\\"I don't claim anything. But my sympathies would be in that direction. I admire\the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and\loving kindness and compassion."\\So lets get this straight. He's an a ...\\ |
| 177 | 4 | Al Qaeda member surrenders | \\"RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- One of Saudi Arabia's most wanted militants has\turned himself into the authorities, the first senior suspect to surrender under\a one-month government amnesty announced last week."\\"Othman Al-Omari, number 19 on Saudi Arabia's most wanted list of 26, accepted\King Fahd's offer of amnesty, which was made last week, according to Saudi\sources Monday."\\"Al-Omari, who turned himself in on Sunday night, was a business partner of\Shaban Al Shihri -- the first al Qaeda member to accept the offer when he turned\himself in Friday."\\When I first saw this I was really upset. I thought that it would certainly\lead to more violence if they just let terrorists off the ...\\ |
| 178 | 4 | Mission Accomplished! | \\"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Members of Iraq's interim government took an oath of\office Monday just hours after the United States returned the nation's\sovereignty, two days ahead of schedule."\\"Led by Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, each member of the new\government placed a hand on the Koran and promised to serve with sincerity and\impartiality. Iraqi flags lined the wall behind them."\\Iraq! Now with 100 less Coalition Provisional Authority! Act now and get a\free Weapon of Mass Destruction (offer only available in Syria, Jordan, Saudi\Arabia, Pakistan, Syria and Iran).\\Also check out our new Puppet Government! Keeps the kids occupied for hours!\\ |
| 179 | 4 | Java3D - Half Right | \\SUN has announced that Java3D will be released in a different manner than any\other SUN project in existence.\\"We announce the availability of the source code for the Java 3D API on\java.net. We are involving developers in the evolution of the Java 3D API.\Come join the Java 3D projects on java.net, and download the source code for\the core Java 3D API, vecmath, the Java 3D core utilities, and the Java 3D\program examples."\\The key thing here is that they have provided the core utils under a BSD license\and even have the CVS available .\\Good job SUN! You're headed in the right direction!\\Here's the only problem:\\"We are releasing the source code for the j3d-core and vecmath projects u ...\\ |
| 180 | 4 | Reverse Psychology | \\I really hope SUN doesn't Open Source Java at JavaOne this year. It would be a\terrible decision and seriously hurt the tech industry. Also, it would hurt SUN\and I'm sure their responsible enough to realize this.\\(Lets hope that works!)\\ |
| 181 | 4 | Kerry's Disgusting Ad | \\A few days ago Kerry sent around this ad:\\"Yesterday, the Bush-Cheney campaign, losing any last sense of decency, placed\a disgusting ad called "The Faces of John Kerry's Democratic Party" as the\main feature on its website. Bizarrely, and without explanation, the ad places\Adolf Hitler among those faces."\\"The Bush-Cheney campaign must pull this ad off of its website. The use of\Adolf Hitler by any campaign, politician or party is simply wrong."\\Which of course is a mistake. I went and downloaded the video (which is just\stupid btw. Not a masterpiece by any means.) and there are shots of Hitler in\there, but only from the MoveOn contest from a few months back.\\Here's the problem. The ...\\ |
| 182 | 4 | What would Baby Jesus Think? | \\"On Tuesday, Cheney, serving in his role as president of the Senate, appeared in\the chamber for a photo session. A chance meeting with Sen. Patrick J. Leahy\(Vt.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, became an argument about\Cheney's ties to Halliburton Co., an international energy services corporation,\and President Bush's judicial nominees. The exchange ended when Cheney offered\some crass advice.\\'Fuck yourself,' said the man who is a heartbeat from the presidency."\\Wonder what the moral majority has to say about this?\\It isn't profanity! Its a freedom praise!\\ |
| 183 | 4 | Americans and Freedom | \\"When we Americans first began, our biggest danger was clearly in view: we knew\from the bitter experience with King George III that the most serious threat to\democracy is usually the accumulation of too much power in the hands of an\Executive, whether he be a King or a president. Our ingrained American distrust\of concentrated power has very little to do with the character or persona of the\individual who wields that power. It is the power itself that must be\constrained, checked, dispersed and carefully balanced, in order to ensure the\survival of freedom. In addition, our founders taught us that public fear is the\most dangerous enemy of democracy because under the right circumstances it ...\\ |
| 184 | 4 | Why Windows isn't Unix | \\"I first heard about this from one of the developers of the hit game SimCity, who\told me that there was a critical bug in his application: it used memory right\after freeing it, a major no-no that happened to work OK on DOS but would not\work under Windows where memory that is freed is likely to be snatched up by\another running application right away. The testers on the Windows team were\going through various popular applications, testing them to make sure they\worked OK, but SimCity kept crashing. They reported this to the Windows\developers, who disassembled SimCity, stepped through it in a debugger, found\the bug, and added special code that checked if SimCity was running, and if it\did ...\\ |
| 185 | 4 | Microsoft, IE and Bloat | \\Zawodny threads off of Scoble on the IE issue:\\"I have to say, when I first read that I nearly fell off my chair laughing. I was\thinking "how stupid ARE these IE guys?!?!?!" But we all know that Microsoft is\full of smart people who care about what they're doing. So something really\doesn't compute here."\\"Last time I checked, IE wasn't even close to feature parity with Mozilla's\browsers. No popup blocking, no tabbed browsing, etc."\\"Does the IE team really not know what their product is missing?"\\Perhaps. It's highly likely that they just don't know.\\The bigger issue here is that Microsoft products can't fail and they can't\succeed. Microsoft has 40-50 billion in the bank. There ...\\ |
| 186 | 4 | DRM is doubleplus good for business, Congress advised | The Budget Office and the case of the disappearing public interest |
| 187 | 4 | HP: The Adaptive Enterprise that can't adapt | <strong>Opinion</strong> SAP hardly to blame |
| 188 | 4 | Buffy the Censor Slayer | <strong>Letters</strong> Readers drive stake through parents' group |
| 189 | 4 | Ashlee Vance: the readers have spoken | <strong>Poll results</strong> Bright news for resident <em>Reg</em> ladyboy |
| 190 | 4 | <em>El Reg</em> pledges to name BSA antipiracy weasel | <strong>Competition</strong> Get those suggestions in |
| 191 | 4 | Wireless net to get speed boost | Wireless computer networks could soon be running 10 times faster than they do now. |
| 192 | 4 | Watchdog rules over broadband | The UK's ad watchdog rules over which net connections can be described as full speed broadband. |
| 193 | 4 | GameBoy mini-games win prize | A set of GameBoy micro-games is named as the most innovative game of the year at a festival in Scotland. |
| 194 | 4 | Microsoft takes down SP2 sharers | Microsoft is stopping people getting hold of a key security update via net-based file- sharing systems. |
| 195 | 4 | Long-awaited Doom 3 hits the UK | Doom 3 goes on sale in the UK at a time of renewed concerns over violence in video games. |
| 196 | 4 | Britons embrace digital lifestyle | People in the UK are spending more time and money going digital, says communications watchdog Ofcom. |
| 197 | 4 | PlayStation potential to learning | The PlayStation games console could be developed into a learning tool for children, says a Northumberland head teacher. |
| 198 | 4 | 'Invisible' technology for Olympics | Getting the technology in place for Athens 2004 is an Olympic task in itself. |
| 199 | 4 | Satellite boosts Olympic security | An enhanced satellite location system aims to help Olympic security guards react more quickly to emergencies. |
| 200 | 4 | 3D holograms to crack forgeries | A 3D hologram technique could transform how experts spot forged signatures and other handwritten documents. |
| 201 | 4 | Video games 'good for children' | Computer games can promote problem-solving and team-building in children, say games industry experts. |
| 202 | 4 | Fake goods tempting young adults | Young people are increasingly happy to buy pirated goods or illegal download content from the net, a survey shows. |
| 203 | 4 | Catwoman far from perfect | The Catwoman game is a major disappointment that feels like a pointless tie-in with the film. |
| 204 | 4 | 'Madden,' 'ESPN' Football Score in Different Ways | PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) - Was absenteeism a little high on Tuesday among the guys at the office? EA Sports would like to think it was because "Madden NFL 2005" came out that day, and some fans of the football simulation are rabid enough to take a sick day to play it. |
| 205 | 4 | AOL to Sell Cheap PCs to Minorities and Seniors | NEW YORK (Reuters) - America Online on Thursday said it plans to sell a low-priced PC targeting low-income and minority households who agree to sign up for a year of dialup Internet service. |
| 206 | 4 | Microsoft to Introduce Cheaper Version of Windows | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O> said it will begin selling a stripped-down, low-cost version of its Windows XP operating system in the emerging markets of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in order to spread the use of computing and develop technology markets. |
| 207 | 4 | Companies Approve New High-Capacity Disc Format | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group of consumer electronics makers said on Wednesday they approved the format for a new generation of discs that can store five times the data of DVDs at the same cost -- enough to put a full season of "The Sopranos" on one disc. |
| 208 | 4 | Missing June Deals Slow to Return for Software Cos. | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mystery of what went wrong for the software industry in late June when sales stalled at more than 20 brand-name companies is not even close to being solved although the third quarter is nearly halfway over. |
| 209 | 4 | Microsoft Upgrades Software for Digital Pictures | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O> released on Tuesday the latest version of its software for editing and organizing digital photographs and images to tap into widespread demand for digital cameras and photography. |
| 210 | 4 | Google to Pay Yahoo to Settle Patent Dispute | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc. <GOOG.O> on Monday again boosted the number of shares it plans to sell in its initial public offering, saying it will issue 2.7 million shares to Yahoo Inc. <YHOO.O> to settle a lawsuit over technology used to display ads. |
| 211 | 4 | A Digital Doctor Treats Computer Contamination | Unfortunately for users, computer equipment manufacturers and resellers don't adequately inform Windows users of the risks involved in accessing the Internet without proper security measures.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> |
| 212 | 4 | 'SP2' a Must With XP Use | Service Pack 2, "SP2" for short, aims to stop viruses, worms, browser hijackings and worse by including security features that people have to add and adjust on their own. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</b></font> |
| 213 | 4 | Putting Your Own Stamp On All Your Parcels | Fido the Stamp is here. Well, he could be -- all it takes is for one dog owner to snap a digital photo of his beloved pooch, submit it to the Stamps.com Web site and order personalized postage. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</b></font> |
| 214 | 4 | Internet Challenges Face-to-Face Mingling | At Bungalow Billiards in Chantilly on Wednesday, about a dozen single parents from Northern Virginia gathered at happy hour to mingle, eat and drink. All were divorced or widowed members of the Fairfax chapter of Parents Without Partners. |
| 215 | 4 | Forecast: Plenty of Activity On the Weather Blog Front | If it's possible to love something just because it could visit torrents upon the Washington region, fling hail from the skies and swell streams into rivers, then Jason Samenow is smitten. |
| 216 | 4 | Google Starts Auction | Company launched the biggest electronic auction of stock in Wall Street history Friday but warned that it could face legal liability from a Playboy magazine interview in which some aspects of the Internet search engine's performance were overstated. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> |
| 217 | 4 | Bids Placed Despite Mixed News | Umesh Patel, a 36-year old software engineer from California, debated until the last minute. |
| 218 | 4 | Antitrust Lawyer Takes Helm at FTC | As Deborah P. Majoras takes over the Federal Trade Commission on Monday, she's expected to build on the broad agenda set by her predecessor, Timothy J. Muris. |
| 219 | 4 | GAO Calls Stryker Too Heavy for Transport | The Army's new medium-weight armored vehicle, the Stryker, weighs so much that it curtails the range of C-130 military cargo aircraft that carry it and under certain conditions make it impossible for the planes to take off, a new report for Congress found. |
| 220 | 4 | BioVeris Settles 2 Lawsuits Against Chief Executive's Son | BioVeris Corp. announced yesterday that it settled two lawsuits against Jacob N. Wohlstadter, its chief executive's son, whom the company had accused of spending millions of dollars on cars and real estate to sabotage a joint venture he ran so he could purchase it for a bargain price. |
| 221 | 4 | Google: Now Playboy's Latest Bunny | Investors in the company that's trying to come off as cute as a bunny could find themselves holding a fistful of vipers if the founders of Google Inc. continue to do things like show up in Playboy magazine around the same time their company is going public. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> |
| 222 | 4 | EBay Buys Stake in Craigslist | Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. said Friday it acquired a 25 percent stake in craigslist, an online community of classified ads and forums. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-Associated Press</B></FONT> |
| 223 | 4 | Blog Interrupted | The instant message blinked on the computer at Jessica Cutler's desk in the Russell Senate Office Building. "Oh my God, you're famous." |
| 224 | 4 | Hungry world 'must eat less meat' | People will need to eat more vegetables and less meat because of dwindling water supplies, scientists say. |
| 225 | 4 | Hopes soar for solo record plane | Richard Branson says the Virgin Global Flyer is looking good for its solo trip around the world without refuelling. |
| 226 | 4 | Arctic team reaches destination | A team of British explorers, who are retracing the steps of a Victorian pioneer, have reached Thom Bay. |
| 227 | 4 | Shuttle camera to watch fuel tank | The space shuttle's external fuel tank, implicated in the 2003 Columbia disaster, is to get its own camera. |
| 228 | 4 | Hubble peers at celestial bubble | The Hubble Space Telescope has looked into a bubble of gas and dust being inflated by a young star's particles. |
| 229 | 4 | Bacteria gives coral orange glow | Orange coral common to the Caribbean has bacteria to thank for its hue, say US marine scientists. |
| 230 | 4 | Honey bees close museum | A Worcestershire museum is forced to close for several weeks while a swarm of honey bees is removed. |
| 231 | 4 | Clouds dash Perseids show | The annual Perseid meteor shower could provide a "spectacular" show, despite a disappointing start. |
| 232 | 4 | Worms may slow Parkinson's | A protein which helps increase lifespan in worms offers hope for new Parkinson's and Alzheimer's treatments. |
| 233 | 4 | Nasa help for stem cell study | UK tissue engineering experts are teaming up with NASA to find treatments for diseases back on Earth. |
| 234 | 4 | TB test to slash infection rates | A rapid and accurate test for TB could cut infection rates around the world, say experts. |
| 235 | 4 | Scientists given cloning go-ahead | The first request by British scientists to clone human embryos has been granted by experts. |
| 236 | 4 | Vandals damage bird reserve | A disturbance free zone for nesting birds is put at risk by vandals who cut down the boundary fence. |
| 237 | 4 | Heat waves set to become 'brutal' | Heat waves in the 21st Century will be more intense, more frequent and longer, US experts say. |
| 238 | 4 | Monkeys test 'hardworking gene' | Scientists in the United States find a way to turn lazy monkeys into workaholics using gene therapy. |
| 239 | 4 | Hearing clue to whale evolution | The evolution of whales from four-legged land dwellers into streamlined swimmers has been traced in fossilised ears, Nature reports. |
| 240 | 4 | News: NASA Extends TRMM Operations Through 2004 Hurricane Season | NASA will extend operation of the Tropical Rainfall\Measuring Mission (TRMM) through the end of 2004, in light of a\recent request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric\Administration (NOAA). |
| 241 | 4 | News: Climate Change Could Doom Alaska's Tundra | In the next 100 years, Alaska will experience a massive loss of its historic tundra, as global warming allows these vast regions of cold, dry, lands to support forests and other vegetation that will dramatically alter native ecosystems. (Oregon State University press release) |
| 242 | 4 | News: How Strongly Does the Sun Influence the Climate? | Researchers have shown that the Sun can be responsible for, at most, only a small part of the warming over the last 20-30 years. (Max Planck Society press release) |
| 243 | 4 | News: New England Forests at Greater Risk from Air Pollution | When it comes to forests, air pollution is not an equal opportunity hazard. While dirty air spreads across large areas of the New England region, it's more scattered in the southeastern part of the United States. (University of Wisconsin-Madison press release) |
| 244 | 4 | News: Warmer Weather, Human Disturbances Interact to Change Forests | While a rapidly changing climate may alter the composition of northern Wisconsin's forests, disturbances such as logging also will play a critical role in how these sylvan ecosystems change over time. (University of Wisconsin-Madison press release) |
| 245 | 4 | News: Duke Study Disputes Idea that Trees Can 'Relocate' Quickly in Response to Climate Change | In a study with implications for how North American trees might respond to a changing climate, molecular information collected by Duke University researchers refutes a widely accepted theory that many of the continent's tree species migrated rapidly from the deep South as glaciers retreated at the end of the last Ice Age. (Duke University press release) |
| 246 | 4 | News: Droughts Like 1930s Dust Bowl May Have Been Unexceptional in Prehistoric Times, New Study Suggests | Events like the great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, immortalized in "The Grapes of Wrath" and remembered as a transforming event for millions of Americans, were regular parts of much-earlier cycles of droughts followed by recoveries in the region, according to new studies by a multi-institutional research team led by Duke University. (Duke University press release) |
| 247 | 4 | News: New Study to Investigate Demise of Coral Reef Ecosystems | Scientists are embarking on a project which will explore how global warming is devastating one of the world's most diverse ecosystems, coral reefs. (University of Newcastle press release) |
| 248 | 4 | Natural Hazards: Typhoon Rananim | The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Rananim on August 12 at 2:40 UTC. |
| 249 | 4 | Horseflies and Meteors | Like bugs streaking colorfully down the side window of a moving car, Earthgrazing Perseid meteors could put on a pleasing show after sunset on August 11th. |
| 250 | 4 | Spinning Brains | One day, astronauts could zip across the solar system in spinning spaceships. How will their brains adapt to life onboard a twirling home where strange quot;Coriolis forces quot; rule? |
| 251 | 4 | What Neil Buzz Left on the Moon | A cutting-edge Apollo 11 science experiment left behind in the Sea of Tranquility is still running today. |
| 252 | 4 | Voyager 1, Prepare for Action | At the outer limits of our solar system, a solar shock wave is about to overtake NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft. |
| 253 | 4 | Saturn Hailstorm | When Cassini reached Saturn On June 30th, it dashed through a gap in Saturn's rings, twice. One of onboard science instruments recorded a flurry of ring-dust harmlessly striking the spacecraft.\\ |
| 254 | 4 | Dino-Size Spurt: T. Rex Teens Gained 5 Pounds a Day | New analysis of fossil bones indicates that adolescent <i>Tyrannosaurus rex</i> dinosaurs grew extremely rapidly, quickly reaching gigantic size. |
| 255 | 4 | Fossils Show How Whales Evolved to Hear Underwater | Whale fossils found with tiny ear bones reveal for the first time how the ancestors of whales and dolphins developed their acute underwater hearing. |
| 256 | 4 | Real "Danny Deckchairs" Soar With Just a Seat and Some Balloons | In the new movie <i>Danny Deckchair,</i> a truck driver ties party balloons to a chair and flies away. It's called cluster ballooning, and believe it or not, it's a real sport. |
| 257 | 4 | "Unusually Good" Meteor Shower Expected Tonight | Tonight's annual Perseid meteor shower is likely to be a spectacular show of shooting stars zipping across the night sky, according to astronomers. |
| 258 | 4 | "Monster" Waves Suprisingly Common, Satellites Show | Rogue waves #151;eight or more stories or higher #151;are freaks of the ocean once thought to be tall tales told by sailors. But now scientists have satellite evidence that the massive upwellings are not only real but also fairly common. |
| 259 | 4 | Ancient Olympians Followed "Atkins" Diet, Scholar Says | What did the first Olympians eat? Food historians are scouring ancient texts to find out. |
| 260 | 4 | U.S. Warrior Arms Africans to Hunt Sudanese Poachers | Armed poachers from Sudan have been raiding and destroying neighboring Central African Republic's wildlife resources for years. Now, with the help of a militant U.S. conservationist, the CAR populace is arming and training itself to fight back. |
| 261 | 4 | Ancient Olympics Mixed Naked Sports, Pagan Partying | Nude athletes, performance-enhancing lizard meat, and animal sacrifices are just a few of the things that separate the ancient Olympics from the modern games, says the author of <i>The Naked Olympics.</i> |
| 262 | 4 | Travel Column: Offsetting Air Travel's Greenhouse Impact | Global warming is threatening travel destinations worldwide. What's more, travelers themselves are contributing to it. Find out what you can do about it. |
| 263 | 4 | Magma Surge Moves Nevada Mountain, Study Says | Why did a Lake Tahoe-area peak move dramatically late last year? A new report says magma deep below surged upward, forcing the mountain to rise. |
| 264 | 4 | 266 Chimps From Lab Adopted by Florida Refuge | With an influx of chimps previously used as laboratory animals, Florida's Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care is transforming into the largest chimp sanctuary in the world #151;almost overnight. |
| 265 | 4 | Locusts Inspire Technology That May Prevent Car Crashes | Locusts are commonly associated with plagues, food shortages, and death. But they are also inspiring what may be the next wave in lifesaving collision-avoidance systems. |
| 266 | 4 | Progress Supply Ship Docks with Space Station | NASA -- An unpiloted Russian cargo ship linked up the International Space Station this morning to deliver almost three tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water and supplies to the residents onboard. The ISS Progress 15 craft automatically docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 12:01 a.m... |
| 267 | 4 | Building Dedicated to Space Shuttle Columbia Astronauts | By BILL KACZOR PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A former dormitory converted to classrooms at the Pensacola Naval Air Station was dedicated Friday to two Columbia astronauts who were among the seven who died in the shuttle disaster Feb... |
| 268 | 4 | Undersea Habitat Becomes Experimental Space Hospital | NASA -- The days of doctors making house calls may seem like ancient history for most patients in North America, but in October, three astronauts and a Canadian doctor will test the latest concepts in long-distance house calls using a unique underwater laboratory. The ability to conduct long-distance health care such as telemonitoring and telerobotic surgery could be key to maintaining the wellness of future spacefarers and responding to medical emergencies on the International Space Station, the moon or Mars... |
| 269 | 4 | How Mars Fooled the World | The famous Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" is about to hit the big screen, as film moguls Spielberg and Cruise bring the H.G. Wells' classic back into the popular imagination. Are we so clever today not be duped? |
| 270 | 4 | Chandra Catches Early Phase of Cosmic Assembly | Chandra X-Ray Observatory -- A NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory image has revealed a complex of several intergalactic hot gas clouds in the process of merging. The superb Chandra spatial resolution made it possible to distinguish individual galaxies from the massive clouds of hot gas... |
| 271 | 4 | Hubble Peers Inside a Celestial Geode | Hubble Space Telescope -- In this unusual image, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare view of the celestial equivalent of a geode a gas cavity carved by the stellar wind and intense ultraviolet radiation from a hot young star. Real geodes are baseball-sized, hollow rocks that start out as bubbles in volcanic or sedimentary rock... |
| 272 | 4 | Saturn's Moon Titan: Prebiotic Laboratory | by Harry Bortman In this second and final part of the interview, Lunine explains how Huygens may help scientists understand the origin of life on Earth, even if it doesn't detect life on Titan. Astrobiology Magazine -- Titan is the only moon in our solar system with an atmosphere, and it is the organic chemistry that has been detected in that atmosphere that has sparked the imagination of planetary scientists like Lunine... |
| 273 | 4 | Sharpest Image Ever Obtained of a Circumstellar Disk Reveals Signs of Young Planets | MAUNA KEA, Hawaii -- The sharpest image ever taken of a dust disk around another star has revealed structures in the disk which are signs of unseen planets. Dr... |
| 274 | 4 | Chandra Celebrates Five Years of Scientific Breakthroughs | Marshall Space Flight Center -- On August 12, 1999, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory opened its sunshade doors for the first time, allowing celestial X-ray light to reach the observatory's mirrors. This one small step for the observatory proved to be a giant leap for science as Chandra began its mission to shed new light on a violent, mysterious universe invisible to the human eye... |
| 275 | 4 | Some Globular Clusters May Be Leftovers From Snacking Galaxies | Globular star clusters are like spherical cathedrals of light -- collections of millions of stars lumped into a space only a few dozen light-years across. If the Earth resided within a globular cluster, our night sky would be alight with thousands of stars more brilliant than Sirius. |
| 276 | 4 | India Rethinks Plan for Manned Moon Mission | By S. SRINIVASAN BANGALORE, India (AP) -- India is rethinking its plan to send a man to the moon by 2015, as the mission would cost a lot of money and yield very little in return, the national space agency said Thursday... |
| 277 | 4 | Cluster Finds Giant Gas Vortices at the Edge of Earths Magnetic Bubble | European Space Agency -- ESAs quartet of space-weather watchers, Cluster, has discovered vortices of ejected solar material high above the Earth. The superheated gases trapped in these structures are probably tunnelling their way into the Earths magnetic bubble, the magnetosphere... |
| 278 | 4 | Saturn's Moon Titan: Planet Wannabe | by Henry Bortman Jonathan Lunine, professor of planetary science and physics at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona, has long been fascinated by Saturn's largest moon, Titan. In this first part of the interview, Lunine explains what scientists hope to learn from Huygens... |
| 279 | 4 | Knocking on Heaven's Door | The Milky Way is a vast, diverse neighborhood. If you're hoping to find Earthlike planets that may harbor life, you'll need to narrow the search. Stars are a good place to start, because the dusty discs around stars spawn young planets. |
| 280 | 4 | China Begins Countdown for Next Manned Space Flight | By ELAINE KURTENBACH SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Chinese astronauts are in the final stages of preparing for a manned space mission that will orbit the globe 14 times before returning to Earth, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday. The launch, expected sometime this month, will initially send a manned craft, the Shenzhou 5, into an oval orbit that at its closest will be 125 miles from Earth, the Liberation Daily reported, citing "relevant channels." After circling the earth several times, the ship will enter an orbit at about 220 miles from earth, the report said... |
| 281 | 4 | Trajectory Maneuver Brings Genesis Spacecraft Closer to Home | Jet Propulsion Lab -- Thirty days before its historic return to Earth with NASA's first samples from space since the Apollo missions, the Genesis spacecraft successfully completed its twentieth trajectory maneuver. At 12:00 Universal Time (5:00 a.m... |
| 282 | 4 | Japanese Lunar Probe Mission Facing Delays | TOKYO (AP) -- A lunar orbiter that Japan had planned to launch this year could face further delays, possibly until next year or later, because of a funding shortfall and problems developing the probe's information-gathering capabilities, Japan's space agency said Wednesday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, released a report to a government-run commission explaining expected delays to the launch of the \$135 million Lunar-A probe... |
| 283 | 4 | Progress Cargo Ship for ISS Launched From Russia | MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian cargo ship loaded with supplies and equipment blasted off from the Baikonour cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday headed for the international space station, a Russian space official said. The Progress M-50 ship took off at 1:03 a.m... |
| 284 | 4 | The Annual Perseid Meteor Shower | The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming, and forecasters say it could be unusually good. Like bugs streaking down the side window of a moving car, colorful Perseid Earthgrazers could put on a pleasing show after sunset this week. |
| 285 | 4 | NASA Approves Robotic Hubble Repair Mission | (AP) -- NASA's chief is urging his Hubble Space Telescope team to press ahead with plans for a robotic repair mission to the aging observatory, saying, "Let's go save the Hubble." Administrator Sean O'Keefe says he will ask Congress for money to accomplish the job. He estimates it will take about \$1 billion to \$1.6 billion to develop and launch a robot to make the needed upgrades to keep the popular telescope running and to get it out of orbit once its work is through... |
| 286 | 4 | What Is a Comet Made Of? | UC Davis -- A new method for looking at the composition of comets using ground-based telescopes has been developed by chemists at UC Davis. Remnants from the formation of our solar system, the makeup of comets gives clues about how the Earth and other planets formed... |
| 287 | 4 | Dying Star Goes Out With a Ring | A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the shimmering embers of a dying star, and in their midst a mysterious doughnut-shaped ring. The dying star is part of a "planetary nebula" called NGC 246. When a star like our own Sun begins to run out of fuel, its core shrinks and heats up, boiling off the star's outer layers. |
| 288 | 4 | Lost Sleep Leads to Health Problems | Advice on how to get a good night's slumber and avoid future heart trouble HealthDayNews -- Lack of sleep can cause more than drowsiness; it can contribute to a number of health problems. Short-term effects of lack of sleep include increases in blood pressure and levels of stress hormones, according to an article in the August issue of the Harvard Heart Letter... |
| 289 | 4 | Which Diet is Best? The One That Works for You | By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter HealthDayNews -- Gather together some diners who are trying to lose weight, then sit back and listen to the debate. Almost anyone who's on a diet -- or at least one that's working -- is convinced his or her plan is the best... |
| 290 | 4 | Clouds are Cooler than Smoke | Clouds help regulate the Earths climate by reflecting sunlight into space, thus cooling the surface. When cloud patterns change, they modify the Earths energy balance in turn, and temperatures on the Earths surface. |
| 291 | 4 | Last Year's Flu Shot Imperfect But Effective | By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter HealthDayNews -- Last year's influenza vaccine was far from a perfect match against the virus that sickened people, but it offered more protection from the illness than experts had previously thought. In very young children, the shot was found to be 25 percent to 49 percent effective in preventing influenza-like illness, which is a suspected case of flu that wasn't confirmed in a laboratory... |
| 292 | 4 | Olympics Could Call Out the Couch Potatoes | As the 2004 Summer Olympics officially get underway Friday with an international broadcast of the opening ceremonies, health experts expect the Athens games to inspire couch potatoes to become more active. But, experts caution, amateurs, particularly sedentary ones, should not jump into a new sports activity without sufficient preparation. |
| 293 | 4 | Skateboarding Offers a Tough Workout | By KRISTA LARSON SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- While the tennis courts at Kennedy Park are bare on a hot afternoon, parents keep dropping off teenagers at the skate park, home to all the day's action... |
| 294 | 4 | Rats May Help Unravel Human Drug Addiction Mysteries | By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rats can become drug addicts. That's important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove... |
| 295 | 4 | Sting of Bug Bites Can Linger Into Adulthood | By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter HealthDayNews -- Contrary to popular belief, not all kids who are allergic to insect stings outgrow their sensitivity. Some people whose allergies left them in fear of bees, wasps, and the like as children still react to their stings as adults, but a new study offers relief: Allergy shots given in childhood can protect them for up to 20 years... |
| 296 | 4 | FDA Warns of Terrorist Prescription Drug Tampering | By DIEDTRA HENDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- "Cues from chatter" gathered around the world are raising concerns that terrorists might try to attack the domestic food and drug supply, particularly illegally imported prescription drugs, acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester M. Crawford says... |
| 297 | 4 | Scientists Probe Pacific Ocean for Dead Zones | His hand on a toggle switch and his eyes on a computer screen, Oregon State University graduate student Anthony Kirincich uses an array of scientific instruments to probe the vibrant waters of the Pacific. He is searching for the absence of life. |
| 298 | 4 | Simultaneous Tropical Storms are Very Rare | The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane - or possibly two hurricanes - could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen. "It's almost unheard of," state meteorologist Ben Nelson said. |
| 299 | 4 | Deaths Raise Fears Over Stomach Stapling Surgery | By LINDA A. JOHNSON (AP) -- An obese Massachusetts woman and her 8-month-old fetus died of complications 18 months after stomach-stapling surgery, an apparent first that is leading to warnings about the risks of pregancy soon after the surgery... |
| 300 | 4 | Growth and Mortality Details of T. Rex Get Clearer | T. rex was one of the largest meat-eaters ever to walk the land when it died out some 65 million years ago. At an elephant-like 6 tons, it stretched about 40 feet to 45 feet long and measured about 13 feet tall at the hip. The adult skull alone was 5 feet long, with teeth up to a foot long. |
| 301 | 4 | Britain Approves Human Cloning | By EMMA ROSS LONDON (AP) -- Britain granted its first license for human cloning Wednesday, more than three years after becoming the first nation to authorize the technique to produce stem cells for medical research. A team of researchers at Newcastle University hope eventually to create insulin-producing cells that could be transplanted into diabetic patients... |
| 302 | 4 | New Clot Preventer Saves Lives and Money | By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter HealthDayNews -- A new anti-clotting drug for people having artery-opening procedures lowers the rate of complications, gets patients out of the hospital faster, and probably saves lives, a study finds. And it saves money to boot, says Dr... |
| 303 | 4 | The Eyes Are the Window to Hypertension | The tiniest blood vessels of the eye can provide a glimpse that may warn of future high blood pressure, Australian researchers report. That finding comes from a computerized analysis of special camera images of the retina, an experimental technique. |
| 304 | 4 | Progress Is Made Battling Strep Germ | By LINDSEY TANNER CHICAGO (AP) -- Scientists say they are making headway in developing a vaccine against a common strep germ, the cause of millions of sore throats as well as a deadly but uncommon flesh-eating disease. A test of an experimental vaccine in just 28 people prompted an immune response with no serious side effects, but it's still not known if the shot would keep people from catching the strep germ... |
| 305 | 4 | Fake Drug Sales Problematic in Mexico | By MARK STEVENSON MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican authorities are investigating the sale of fake or substandard medicine in a border town so popular among Americans seeking cheap medications that it has more pharmacies than streets. U.S... |
| 306 | 4 | New Allergy Vaccine Shows Promise | In the first trial of its kind, Austrian researchers have achieved success with an allergy vaccine using genetically engineered pollen. The findings are reported in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
| 307 | 4 | First Lady Bashes John Kerry's Pro Stem Cell Stance | By RON FOURNIER LANGHORNE, Pa. (AP) -- First lady Laura Bush defended her husband's policy on embryonic stem cell research Monday, calling Democratic rival John Kerry's criticism "ridiculous" and accusing proponents of overstating the potential for medical breakthroughs... |
| 308 | 4 | Doctors Place Hope in Baby Pacemaker Devices | By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four-month-old Damaris Ochoa was near death, born with an enlarged heart that was quickly giving out. Obtaining a transplant in time was a long shot... |
| 309 | 4 | Vending Machines Making Room for Healthy Products | By IRA DREYFUSS WASHINGTON (AP) -- The typical vending machine fare consists of chocolate bars and potato chips, leaving few options for people seeking low-calorie or low-salt snacks. That is changing now as companies develop markets for products they expect to satisfy both nutritionists and consumers... |
| 310 | 4 | Getting beyond the next big thing | McKinsey says a post-boom tech industry can profit mightily by taking stock in the operations of many slower-growth industries. |
| 311 | 4 | If this is a tech rebound, pinch me | KnowledgeWharton goes inside the IT conundrum to examine why capital spending--and corporate confidence--remains low. |
| 312 | 4 | Briefly: HP partners with 3G gear maker | roundup Plus: AMD starts shipping 90-nanometer chips...ABC.com to air on Real's SuperPass...Lenovo revenue grows, but problems persist. |
| 313 | 4 | Judge moves to unseal documents in Oracle case | Says certain documents, which Oracle and others want to keep from eyes of rivals, may be necessary to decide case. |
| 314 | 4 | Study: IT workers more optimistic | IT workers' confidence in the employment market kept growing in July, but techies are less happy with actual jobs than workers overall. |
| 315 | 4 | California urged to use open source, VoIP | Authors of a performance review tell the beleaguered state government it could save millions of dollars by adopting open-source software and Internet-based phone calling. |
| 316 | 4 | Gartner: 'Steer away' from cheap Windows XP | That's the research firm's verdict on Microsoft's stripped-down Starter Edition for developing countries. |
| 317 | 4 | Oracle expands midmarket ambitions | Company looks to juice its application server business with a version tuned for smaller organizations. |
| 318 | 4 | Taking the Microsoft Rorschach test | CNET News.com's Charles Cooper asks what it is about Microsoft that pushes so many people straight over the edge? |
| 319 | 4 | Earnings alert: BEA revenue rises amid turmoil | Plus: Dell meets expectations...Storage, servers bruise HP earnings...Healthy sales lift Cisco's profit. |
| 320 | 4 | AMD starts shipping 90-nanometer chips | The chipmaker appears to have met its most recent deadline for production of the smaller-featured chips. |
| 321 | 4 | Lenovo revenue grows, but problems persist | China's largest PC maker sees surge in profits but loses market share to multinational companies. |
| 322 | 4 | Dell's second-quarter earnings meet expectations | CEO says firm saw no sales slowdown. Could results help calm waters after bad news from HP and Cisco? |
| 323 | 4 | Tech market indeed soft, but HP woes one of a kind | HP and Cisco spooked investors with recent comments about sales, but analysts say the overall tech market is still inching along. |
| 324 | 4 | HP replaces three senior executives | Company follows up on promise of "immediate management changes" after disappointing earnings report, CNET News.com has learned. |
| 325 | 4 | Meet the new boss, same as the old boss? | When heir apparent Paul Otellini takes the reins, what will the chipmaker look like? |
| 326 | 4 | IBM's mainframe momentum continues | Big Blue's "dinosaur" mainframe business gets a boost with a European customer consolidating SAP applications using Linux. |
| 327 | 4 | Gateway alumnus resurfaces at HP | Former Gateway executive to lead consumer marketing efforts at Hewlett-Packard. |
| 328 | 4 | Security pro: Windows easier to 'own' | Windows beats Linux in total cost of 'ownership.' Hold on, that's not a good thing. |
| 329 | 4 | Securing the gold in Athens | Despite age-old Olympic truce known as the ekecheiria, or "holding of hands," security experts aren't taking any chances.\ |
| 330 | 4 | Hacker takes bite out of Apple's iTunes | The Norwegian hacker famous for cracking DVD encryption reveals the public key for AirPort Express. |
| 331 | 4 | Microsoft touts 'Sender ID' to fight spam, scams | Proposed tech standard would verify senders' IP addresses to cut malicious phishing and annoying Viagra pitches. |
| 332 | 4 | Begging for trouble on security | Securify founder Taher Elgamal says a patchwork mentality has effectively turned network security into an IT budget black hole. |
| 333 | 4 | Microsoft's blast from the past | A year after the MSBlast worm, the software giant releases SP2 for Windows XP. Would it have stopped the fast-spreading virus? |
| 334 | 4 | MSBlast suspect pleads guilty | The 19-year-old faces up to 37 months in prison after admitting to creating the "MSBlast.B" variant. |
| 335 | 4 | Microsoft plugs hole in Exchange | The patch fixes a flaw in the e-mail server software that could be used to get access to in-boxes and information. |
| 336 | 4 | PC security under fire | A vulnerability in AOL's instant messenger could allow attacks. Also: A new Bagle variant rumbles across the Net. |
| 337 | 4 | Flaw opens AOL chat software to intruders | Attackers could bombard PCs using instant messenger's "away" feature. AOL says a fix is imminent. |
| 338 | 4 | HP partners with 3G gear maker | Major cell phone infrastructure provider plans to use HP's telecom software in 3G mobile network gear. |
| 339 | 4 | Cox speed boost leaves some members behind | Not all of the cable company's broadband subscribers got a recent hike in bandwidth. |
| 340 | 4 | Nortel wins Indian wireless contract | Nortel scores its first major wireless deal with an Indian service provider. |
| 341 | 4 | Mosquito software bites smart phones | A possible Trojan horse hidden in an illegal cell-phone game hits smart phones using the Symbian operating system. |
| 342 | 4 | Vonage hangs up on some callers | VoIP company suffers "delays," the second glitch in two weeks. Those affected are told to reboot their adaptors. |
| 343 | 4 | Group proposes faster Wi-Fi specification | Networking consortium submits proposal for faster Wi-Fi, as battle lines are drawn between rival groups. |
| 344 | 4 | Some VoIP calls being blocked | Some Net phone users who are also broadband subscribers aren't receiving incoming calls. AT #38;T plans to release patch. |
| 345 | 4 | Covad tries an end run | In a tough scrimmage against resurgent Baby Bells, the broadband pioneer flips open the VoIP playbook. |
| 346 | 4 | FCC certifies Freescale ultrawideband technology | Freescale Semiconductor starts shipping its XS110 chip, which will help consumers to connect devices wirelessly. |
| 347 | 4 | 'Push to talk' meets Wi-Fi | FCC says cellular carriers are working on extending the walkie-talkie feature to Wi-Fi networks--which could mean to VoIP phones. |
| 348 | 4 | PalmSource chairman to step down | The separation of PalmOne and PalmSource will be complete with Eric Benhamou's resignation as the latter's chairman. |
| 349 | 4 | Blu-ray Disc spec approved | Next-generation DVD specification approved, clearing way for manufacturers to produce read-only disks. |
| 350 | 4 | iPod chipmaker plans stock offering | PortalPlayer, whose chip powers Apple's MP3 player, files for IPO. Paperwork gives glimpse of potential evolution of iPod. |
| 351 | 4 | Sony zooms in with new TV tech | Electronics giant develops new television technology to attack core business from a new angle. |
| 352 | 4 | PalmOne to turn off wireless service | Handheld maker says it will close down its Palm.Net wireless e-mail and Web service soon. |
| 353 | 4 | Apple puts edit tools in one basket | Bundle of professional video editing applications includes new Motion special-effects software. |
| 354 | 4 | Microsoft wants to improve your image | New imaging software is making eyes at those squinty camera-phone pictures. |
| 355 | 4 | DVD player profits down to \$1 | Want to get into the market for DVD players? Intense competition and standardization mean that you might make more as a mime. |
| 356 | 4 | Sharp brings 3D to PCs, without the funny specs | Firm brings tech already used in phones and laptops to desktops. Screen creates different pixel images for each eye. |
| 357 | 4 | Report: Los Alamos lab needs better hardware inventory | In a report this week, the U.S. Department of Energy said inventory controls at the Los Alamos National Laboratory were not robust enough, and some computers were never entered into the lab's inventory database. |
| 358 | 4 | Circuit City chooses Linux for cash registers in 600 stores | Circuit City this week bucked the trend of retailers opting for Windows-based point-of-sale systems by announcing plans to migrate to Linux-based IBM cash registers at its 600 stores. |
| 359 | 4 | Training seen as way to counter offshoring | Edward Yourdon, a co-founder of the Cutter Consortium, says in an upcoming book that the threat of offshore outsourcing isn't restricted to U.S. software development jobs but to all kinds of knowledge work. |
| 360 | 4 | Missing June deals slow to return for software companies | Software company executives at a CIBC World Markets conference this week cited a variety of reasons for why June sales slowed, from record oil prices to steep software discounting and regulatory distractions on accounting deadlines. |
| 361 | 4 | VoIP gaining ground, despite cost concerns | The voice-over-IP market is growing, and by next year, 50 of all lines installed in the U.S. are expected to rely on VoIP technology -- despite continuing concerns that installations can be costly. |
| 362 | 4 | Olympic IT security requires advance planning | If there's one thing the Atos Origin SA team understands as lead contractor for the Olympic IT infrastructure, it's that you must learn from your mistakes. |
| 363 | 4 | BEA meets lowered expectations for Q2 | Though BEA Systems signed 18 licensing deals worth \$1 million and added 488 new customers during the quarter, licensing revenue dropped to \$116.3 million. |
| 364 | 4 | Hunt for XP SP2 flaws seen in full swing | Security experts said that while the new Service Pack 2 for Windows XP will bolster the operating system's security, hackers will still find a way to exploit any flaws. |
| 365 | 4 | Tools wrap: Sun, Javalobby, Infravio make moves | Officials at Sun Microsystems, Javalobby, and Infravio this week revealed initiatives positioned as advances in either Java development or Web services consumption. |
| 366 | 4 | Sender ID gains traction | Leading ISPs, anti-spam vendors, and e-mail software companies are moving quickly to add support for the Microsoft-backed anti-spam technology standard Sender ID, even as some e-mail experts raise doubts that the technology will work. |
| 367 | 4 | Storage, servers brings down HP results | Hewlett-Packard blindsided analysts with news that its third- and fourth-quarter earnings would badly miss estimates primarily because of problems in its server and storage division. |
| 368 | 4 | EBay takes stake in Craigslist | SAN FRANCISCO - Online auction giant eBay Inc. has acquired a 25 percent stake in San Francisco classified advertisements Web site Craigslist, the companies said Friday. |
| 369 | 4 | AMD starts shipping 90-nanometer chips to customers | Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD Inc.'s) 90-nanometer notebook processors are on their way to customers, according to a research note published by Goldman Sachs Co. Thursday.<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p><p><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.ifw.general/ibmpseries;sz=1x1;ord=200301151450?" width="1" height="1" border="0"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;9824455;9690404;u?http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;9473681;9688522;d?http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/campaigns/boardroom/index.html?ca=pSeries met=boardroom me=E P_Creative=P_InfoW_RSS">Introducing IBM eServer p5 systems.</a><br/>Powered by IBMs most advanced 64-bit microprocessor (POWER5(tm)), p5 systems can run UNIX and Linux simultaneously. Learn more about eServer p5 systems.</p> |
| 370 | 4 | FCC mobile spam rule doesn't cover some SMS | A rule prohibiting mobile-phone spam adopted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month doesn't prohibit phone-to-phone text messaging, but FCC officials believe the new rule, combined with a 13-year-old law, should protect U.S. mobile phone customers against unsolicited commercial e-mail. |
| 371 | 4 | Benhamou will resign as chairman of PalmSource | Eric Benhamou will resign as chairman of PalmSource Inc. on Oct. 28, the company announced Friday. The company said it expects he will continue in his role as chairman of sister company PalmOne Inc. |
| 372 | 4 | Update: Google raises gavel for IPO auction Friday | Google Inc. is opening the auction for its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, with plans to announce the pricing of its stock next week. |
| 373 | 4 | Olympic-size security demands advance planning | ATHENS -- If there's one thing the Atos Origin SA team understands as lead contractor for the Olympic IT infrastructure, it's that you must learn from your mistakes. |
| 374 | 4 | EBay Buys into Craigslist | Auction company is apparently drawn to the classifieds model pioneered by community resource site. |
| 375 | 4 | Is Microsoft's Firewall Secure? | Some say Win XP SP2 enhancements cause conflicts, don't protect as claimed. |
| 376 | 4 | Newest Ad-Aware Exposes Some Users | Earliest adopters of updated program should download again to ensure full security. |
| 377 | 4 | Trojan Bites Symbian Phones | Mobile phones are target of virus traveling through illegal version of the game Mosquitos. |
| 378 | 4 | ATI Brings Digital TV to Your PC | HDTV Wonder snags free high-definition transmissions for budget viewing. |
| 379 | 4 | MSN Adds Movie Downloads and Rentals | Microsoft partners with Blockbuster Online, CinemaNow, and MovieTickets.com on one-stop entertainment portal. |
| 380 | 4 | Win XP Update: A Quiet Start | Little fallout reported from service pack, but maybe it's because everyone's being cautious. |
| 381 | 4 | AOL Launches PC Line | AOL courts novices, Spanish-speakers with budget PC that includes a year of AOL service. |
| 382 | 4 | Caregivers Carry Virtual Clipboard | Students design mobile data-access system for health-care workers. |
| 383 | 4 | Blaster Author Pleads Guilty | Teen faces prison for unleashing malicious variant of MS Blaster worm last year. |
| 384 | 4 | International Group Teams Against Spam | Task force plans antispam campaign, from education to cross-border legal efforts. |
| 385 | 4 | Copiers Need Security, Too | Networked multifunction devices share PC vulnerabilities to worms, hackers. |
| 386 | 4 | Intel Shows Wireless Transceiver | Prototype 90-nanometer radio chip promises more power than current CMOS technology. |
| 387 | 4 | AOL, Yahoo Add New Antispam Tools | Services try different approaches to sender authentication to halt spam. |
| 388 | 4 | Most Spam is Domestic, Study Says | Spammers aren't ducking antispam laws by operating offshore, they're just ignoring it. |
| 389 | 4 | BlackBerries Play Politics | Wireless devices slip past anti-gadget policies to open a new communications channel to lawmakers. |
| 390 | 4 | First Look at Quicken 2005 | Intuit tweaks personal finance tool's usability, but update isn't essential if you're running a recent version. |
| 391 | 4 | Dell Unveils Inexpensive Projector | New 2300MP digital model offers high brightness and resolution, at a low price. |
| 392 | 4 | 'Insider' Information Puts City Blogs on the Map | Locally focused group "metro" blogs -- compilations of events, reflections, recommendations, news and complaints -- are emerging to put a number of big cities in intimate, street-level relief. |
| 393 | 4 | Judge Says Amazon, Toys 'R' Us Must Work Together | By Jeffrey Gold PATERSON, N.J.(AP) - A state judge ordered Toys "R" Us and Amazon.com to work together so the online retailer can abide by her order requiring Amazon to keep sellers on its Web site from listing products to which Toys "R" Us, which also markets through Amazon, has exclusive rights. Superior Court Judge Margaret M... |
| 394 | 4 | Google IPO Moves Ahead Despite Playboy Interview | Google Inc. (GOOG) forged ahead with its IPO auction Friday, even as the online search engine leader acknowledged a newly published magazine interview with its founders contained misleading information. |
| 395 | 4 | EBay Buys 25 Percent Stake in Craigslist Network | By MAY WONG SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Online auctioneer eBay Inc... |
| 396 | 4 | Biometrics Creeping Into Everyday Life for Americans | Stuffing something in a public locker usually isn't a memorable experience. You drop a coin, take the key and move on. But at the Statue of Liberty, recently reopened after a two-year closure, stashing a package offers a glimpse into the future. To rent, close and reopen lockers, visitors touch an electronic reader that scans fingerprints. |
| 397 | 4 | Dell Posts Another Quarter of Nice Earnings | By MATT SLAGLE DALLAS (AP) -- Offering a stark counterpoint to rival Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc. (DELL) reported a nearly 30 percent jump in net income as strong sales of printers, servers and notched double-digit gains in overseas markets... |
| 398 | 4 | Playboy Article May Raise Concerns for Google | By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. (GOOG)'s highly anticipated IPO faced a possible stumbling block Thursday with the release of a Playboy interview that the online search engine leader's co-founders gave just before the company filed its plans raise \$3 billion with its stock offering... |
| 399 | 4 | Hacker Cracks Apple's Music Streaming Technology | SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The Norwegian hacker famed for developing DVD encryption-cracking software has apparently struck again - this time breaking the locks on Apple Computer Inc... |
| 400 | 4 | Athens Wrestles to Avoid Cell Phone Outages | By MATT MOORE ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Amid the roar of the crowd, the silence of the phones can be deafening. As thousands of athletes, spectators, journalists, officials and more descend on the Greek capital ahead of the Aug... |
| 401 | 4 | Battling Robots in Japan's Pop-Culture Tech | The ring sits in the spotlight of a tense, packed auditorium and the jittery fighters await the bell at their red and blue corners. Like any fight, there's always the danger of a punishing uppercut or left hook. But these boxers have even more worries like battery failure and software bugs. |
| 402 | 4 | Minnesota Teen Pleads Guilty in Web Worm Hack Attack | By GENE JOHNSON SEATTLE (AP) -- A Minnesota high school senior pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to unleashing a variant of the "Blaster" Internet worm, which crippled more than a million computers last summer. Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, of Hopkins, Minn., is likely to face 18 months to three years behind bars after pleading guilty to one count of intentionally causing or attempting to cause damage to a protected computer... |
| 403 | 4 | REVIEW: Windows XP Battens Down Hatches in Latest Patch | By MATTHEW FORDAHL (AP) -- With the latest update to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows XP operating system, personal computers will soon join parents, bosses, teachers and spouses as a source of nagging in your life... |
| 404 | 4 | Microsoft Unveils Windows XP 'Starter Edition' | Microsoft announced Wednesday it would offer a low-cost starter edition of its Windows XP operating system in Asia starting in October, as it strives to hold onto market share facing erosion from the open-source Linux system and software piracy. |
| 405 | 4 | Google Sets Date for IPO | Google Inc. (GOOG) will close the registration process for its IPO auction Thursday, setting the stage for the online search engine leader's hotly anticipated stock market debut. Google plans to launch an unusual auction to sell 25.7 million shares shortly after closing the registration. |
| 406 | 4 | 321 Studios Reaches Settlement in DVD Copying Dispute | By JIM SALTER ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A company driven out of business by Hollywood and the video game industry over its DVD- and computer game-copying software has reached a settlement with the motion picture industry... |
| 407 | 4 | Microsoft Says Battle in Japan Hurting Image | By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) -- The head of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Japan unit acknowledged Tuesday that the U.S... |
| 408 | 4 | Sharp Introduces 3-Dimensional Computer Display | By MAY WONG SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Hoping to spur a 3-D revolution, Sharp Systems of America introduced Monday a new flat-panel computer display designed to deliver eye-popping images without the need for special glasses... |
| 409 | 4 | Google to Give Yahoo More Stock to Settle Dispute | Online search engine leader Google Inc. (GOOG) will surrender more than \$300 million of its stock to Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) in a settlement that removes a legal threat hanging over its IPO at the expense of enriching a nettlesome rival. |
| 410 | 4 | Unprecedented Electronic Digital Net for Olympics | By MIRON VAROUHAKIS ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- If you're planning on attending this month's Olympic Games, you'd best be careful what you say and do in public. Software will be watching and listening... |
| 411 | 4 | Heat Turned Up on Streaming Video Patents | By JUSTIN POPE (AP) -- After a recent legal setback, a California company that claims its patents cover the streaming video technology used by adult Web sites is boosting efforts to collect money from a very different group of streaming video users: colleges and universities. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Acacia Media Technologies Corp... |
| 412 | 4 | Help's on the Way for Bad Dates Via Cell Phone | The peak time for dates from hell in New York City is Friday at 8 p.m. - judging by the cell phone calls delivering emergency excuses to bolt. Truth is, they're fake "rescue" calls - now being offered by two cell phone providers, Cingular Wireless and Virgin Mobile USA. |
| 413 | 4 | Reading the Prospectus Critical to IPO Decisions | By MICHAEL J. MARTINEZ NEW YORK (AP) -- Ever read a company's Security and Exchange Commission filings? No? Consider yourself lucky... |
| 414 | 4 | Search Engine Forums Spotlight | Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: SEMPO Next Steps Mike Grehan's Second SEMPO Article - Overture Bidding Cap - PPC Question for Merchants - SEO Firm Ordered to Refund Fees, Pay Fine - Tracking Past Links Traffic? - Google Settles Overture Patent Dispute - Advice on Site Structure |
| 415 | 4 | Another Expanded Whois Service | Doing in-depth investigation of a web site? Whois.sc offers a wealth of detail about the people and technology behind just about any web site on the planet. |
| 416 | 4 | Capturing Your Personal Web | Forget bookmarks: Web content managers allow you to create your own personal, searchable cache of web pages. |
| 417 | 4 | Yahoo Offers Anti-Spyware App | Tired of those unwelcome pests that invade your computer without permission? Banish intrusive spyware and tracking cookies with Yahoo's newly upgraded toolbar. |
| 418 | 4 | Google, Yahoo Settle Patent and Share Disputes | Google and Yahoo announced today that they have resolved two contentious issues between the companies. |
| 419 | 4 | Search Engine Forums Spotlight | Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Live Reports from Search Engine Strategies San Jose 2004 - PPC Bounce Rate - Google AdWords Myths - After SEMPO: Should We Start a Trade Association? - Search Inventory vs. Conversion - Terra Sells Lycos at Yard Sale Price |
| 420 | 4 | eBay Buys 25 of CraigList | eBay Buys 25 of craiglist\\eBay Inc. today purchased a 25 percent pre-existing minority stake in San Francisco-based craigslist, a popular online network of classified ads and forums. The 25 stake was purchased from a former craigslist employee who first contacted eBay with the proposed sale, according to craigslist officials.\\With dedicated ... |
| 421 | 4 | Getting Around Search Engine Optimization Roadblocks | Getting Around Search Engine Optimization Roadblocks\\Today, I will cover the most difficult technologies and techniques to work with. While each of these technologies, techniques and designs have a useful purpose for web-designers, webmasters and general office staff tasked with keeping the site up to date, they each also present problems ... |
| 422 | 4 | Search Engine Marketing Mistakes Retailers Need to Avoid | Search Engine Marketing Mistakes Retailers Need to Avoid\\According to a recent survey conducted by Shop.org and Forrester, in 2003, online retail sales jumped 51 to reach \$114 billion with 79 of all online retailers (etailers) were profitable. Online sales are expected to reach 6.6 percent of total retail sales in ... |
| 423 | 4 | Does Playboy Interview Violate Google IPO? | Does Playboy Interview Violate Google IPO?\\On the day of the IPO comes more Google controversy - Google rsquo;s founders will appear in an upcoming issue of Playboy magazine. Although the interview was apparently held before the IPO hype, the Playboy interview may have broken US Securities laws over pre-IPO #8220;quiet ... |
| 424 | 4 | Google IPO Bidding Opens | Google IPO Bidding Opens\\Google's IPO bidding is officially open. Google and its underwriters expect to open the auction for the shares of Google rsquo;s Class A common stock at 9:00 a.m. EST (press time) on Friday, August 13, 2004. Google bidders must have obtained a bidder ID from ipo.google.com if you ... |
| 425 | 4 | Claria Cancels \$150 million IPO | Claria Cancels \$150 million IPO\Contextual advertising and pop up company Claria Corp. has canceled plans for a \$150 million initial public offering due to "current market conditions," it said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.\\Claria, which filed its original prospectus in April of this year, had not disclosed the number ... |
| 426 | 4 | Google IPO Registration Ends Today | Google IPO Registration Ends Today\\Google has set their IPO registration deadline at today for investors to register for the Google initial public offering.\\Investors wishing to participate in Google's initial public offering have until 5 pm today to register for the auction at ipo.google.com, according to a statement issued Tuesday on ... |
| 427 | 4 | Thoughts on the Google IPO | About the Google IPO\\For the past nine months the financial and Internet world has been watching Google in anticipation of what could be the largest Initial Public Offering of stock in history. If you are reading this column and have not been living on Mars for the past year, you ... |
| 428 | 4 | Avoid Search Engine Blacklisting | Avoid Search Engine Blacklisting\\The best way to avoid being blacklisted by the search engines is to avoid using some questionable techniques that were once popular to gain high rankings. Even if your website is not blacklisted by using some of the techniques below, it may be penalized (buried in the ... |
| 429 | 4 | Google Index Database to be Archived? | Google Index Database to be Archived?\\TechDirt reports that the San Jose Mercury News is running an article about Brewster Kahle's Internet Archive - Archive.org. While he's been profiled many times before, the one interesting tidbit to slip out this time is that Kahle has asked Google to donate their database ... |
| 430 | 4 | News: U.S. tackles Emergency Alert System insecurity | The FCC acknowledges that the government-mandated network that lets officials interrupt radio and television broadcasts in an emergency is vulnerable to electronic tampering.\ |
| 431 | 4 | News: UK police issue 'vicious' Trojan alert | Britain's top cybercrime fighters have joined up with the banking industry today in warning of the latest attempt to defraud online banking customers.\ |
| 432 | 4 | News: UK scientists roll out Wi-Fi proof wallpaper | British boffins have developed wallpaper that blocks Wi-Fi traffic but still allows other wireless transmissions to pass through in a bid to prevent unauthorised access to sensitive data via the WLAN.\ |
| 433 | 4 | Infocus: Examining a Public Exploit, Part 1 | The purpose of this article is to analyze a public exploit in a lab environment, see the alerts generated by an intrusion detection system, and then do some packet analysis of the malicious binary in order to better understand it. |
| 434 | 4 | Infocus: Deploying Network Access Quarantine Control, Part 1 | This article discusses Network Access Quarantine Control with Windows Server 2003, which allows administrators to quarantine mobile users before giving them full network access, by first ensuring these machines are up-to-date according to a baseline security model. |
| 435 | 4 | Infocus: Data Driven Attacks Using HTTP Tunneling | In this article we will look at a means to bypass the access control restrictions of a company's router or firewall. This information is intended to provide help for those who are legitimately testing the security of a network (whether they are in-house expertise or outside consultants). |
| 436 | 4 | Infocus: Wireless Attacks and Penetration Testing (part 3 of 3) | This third and final part of the wireless pen-test series looks at how to mitigate the security risks outlined in the previous articles, and then looks at some proposed solutions currently in front of the IETF. |
| 437 | 4 | Columnists: The Panacea of Information Security | Step away from all the vendor hype. The one device that will always be the best tool for information security is a competent security professional. |
| 438 | 4 | Columnists: Redmond's Salvation | Service Pack 2 for XP represents a sea change in Microsoft's security posture. Here's why you should ignore the naysayers and start planning your upgrade.\ |
| 439 | 4 | Elsewhere: Blaster B Virus Creator Pleads Guilty | A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to infecting thousands of businesses and U.S. government computers with the Blaster B virus.\\Jeffrey Lee Parson of Hopkins, Minnesot... |
| 440 | 4 | Animating for the Super Bowl | Against an impossible deadline, a small team at Sony Cinematics Solutions Group created a two-minute animated promo to prove that a tech-savvy group could do dazzling broadcast work. Aug 13 |
| 441 | 4 | Apple Ships Motion | Apple has begun shipping Motion, which delivers high-performance, real-time motion graphics design and integration with Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro 3, at a breakthrough price of \$299. Aug 10 |
| 442 | 4 | Apple Introduces Production Suite | Production Suite, essential software suite for film and video that delivers real-time production tools in one comprehensive and integrated package, combines Final Cut Pro HD, Motion and DVD Studio Pro 3. Production Suite is available now for a suggested retail price of \$1,299. Aug 10 |
| 443 | 4 | iTunes Music Store Catalog Tops One Million Songs | The iTunes Music Store now has more than one million songs available for download in the US, the first online digital music service to offer consumers a million-song catalog. Aug 10 |
| 444 | 4 | Technology as Fashion | Analyzing the success of the iPod mini in Japan, JapanConsuming writes, #147;The iPod mini is in fact one of those all too rare examples of an ideal product for the Japanese market. It is a product that does something useful, does it really well, and looks terrific too. None of these factors on their own is enough to make the iPod mini a success; their combination, through deft and creative implementation of function, is what makes the difference. Add in some tried and tested limited supply marketing, a store that looks as good as Louis Vuitton and a high impact award winning advertising campaign that has covered Tokyo in pink, green and yellow for weeks, and some of the reasons for the iPod mini phenomenon can be understood. #148; Aug 10 |
| 445 | 4 | Creating Stunning DVDs | #147;No other DVD authoring program in the \$500 price class is capable of creating such stunning, highly creative DVDs as Apple #146;s DVD Studio Pro 3, #148; writes PC Magazine. #147;For video pros looking to take their productions to the next level, it #146;s worth a serious look. #148; Aug 4 |
| 446 | 4 | Revolutionizing Flow Cytometry | Dr. Mario Roederer and Adam Treister at Stanford University wrote FlowJo, Mac OS X analysis software for flow cytometers, high-speed, automated microscopes. Today, some 15,000 to 20,000 cytometers in use are Mac based. Aug 3 |
| 447 | 4 | PowerSchool University | Attendees at this year #146;s PowerSchool University ramped up their student information system skills with the new PowerSchool 4.0 and augmented their development activities through peer networking. Aug 3 |
| 448 | 4 | Guitar Player Honors GarageBand | Guitar Player magazine announced during the summer NAMM show in Nashville that it has awarded GarageBand the magazine #146;s reader #146;s choice for Best Software of 2004. Jul 29 |
| 449 | 2 | Phelps, Thorpe Advance in 200 Freestyle (AP) | AP - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final. Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries. |
| 450 | 2 | Reds Knock Padres Out of Wild-Card Lead (AP) | AP - Wily Mo Pena homered twice and drove in four runs, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 11-5 on Saturday night. San Diego was knocked out of a share of the NL wild-card lead with the loss and Chicago's victory over Los Angeles earlier in the day. |
| 451 | 2 | Dreaming done, NBA stars awaken to harsh Olympic reality (AFP) | AFP - National Basketball Association players trying to win a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the United States have gotten the wake-up call that the "Dream Team" days are done even if supporters have not. |
| 452 | 2 | Indians Beat Twins 7-1, Nearing AL Lead (AP) | AP - The Cleveland Indians pulled within one game of the AL Central lead, scoring four runs in the first inning and beating the Minnesota Twins 7-1 Saturday night behind home runs by Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez. |
| 453 | 2 | Galaxy, Crew Play to 0-0 Tie (AP) | AP - Kevin Hartman made seven saves for Los Angeles, and Jon Busch had two saves for Columbus as the Galaxy and Crew played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night. |
| 454 | 2 | USC Begins Season Where It Ended, at No. 1 (AP) | AP - Southern California will begin defense of its first national title in 31 years as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Trojans earned the top spot in the preseason Associated Press poll released Saturday by receiving 48 of 65 first-place votes and 1,603 points. |
| 455 | 2 | Italy's Pennetta Wins Idea Prokom Open (AP) | AP - Italy's Flavia Pennetta won the Idea Prokom Open for her first WTA Tour title, beating Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 Saturday after French Open champion Anastasia Myskina withdrew before the semifinals because of a rib injury. |
| 456 | 2 | Tough Race Ahead for Swimmer Phelps | ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, his first gold medal safely gathered in, eased through the next phase of his monumental Olympic challenge in the heats of the 200 meters freestyle Sunday but the immensity of the task ahead was clear. |
| 457 | 2 | Iranian Will Not Meet Israeli in Olympics Due to Weight | ATHENS (Reuters) - A diplomatic wrangle of Olympic proportions was avoided Sunday when Iranian world judo champion Arash Miresmaeili failed to make the weight for his clash with an Israeli opponent. |
| 458 | 2 | Tiger Runs Out of Steam After Storming Start | KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Tiger Woods failed to make the most of a red-hot start in the U.S. PGA Championship third round on Saturday, having to settle for a three-under-par 69. |
| 459 | 2 | Colander Misses Chance to Emulate Jones | ATHENS (Reuters) - But for a decision that enraged her coach, LaTasha Colander might have been the Marion Jones of the Athens Olympics. |
| 460 | 2 | AL Wrap: Olerud Cheers Yankees by Sinking Ex-Team | NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Olerud sunk his former team by recording a two-run single in the eighth inning to drive in the go-ahead runs which earned the New York Yankees a 6-4 win over the host Seattle Mariners in the American League Saturday. |
| 461 | 2 | NL Wrap: Jones Homers Twice as Braves Down Cards | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chipper Jones cracked two homers and Julio Franco's two-run double in the seventh inning drove in the winning runs as the streaking Atlanta Braves downed the St. Louis Cardinals 9-7 in the National League Saturday. |
| 462 | 2 | Olympics-Doping-Greek Media Put Country's Honor Above Athletes | ATHENS (Reuters) - The honor of Greece lies above individual athletes and no backstage antics should compromise it, Greek media said Sunday, after the country's top athletes were suspended from the team under a cloud of doping suspicion. |
| 463 | 2 | Olympics-Rowing-U.S. Eight Beats Canada to Set World Best Time | ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States beat Canada in a world best time to qualify for the final of the men's Olympic eights race Sunday, as the two crews renewed their fierce rivalry in front of a raucous crowd at Schinias. |
| 464 | 2 | Singh Leads, but Leonard Is Following | Avoiding the late trouble that knocked other contenders off track, Vijay Singh held a one-stroke lead over Justin Leonard heading into the final round of the P.G.A. Championship. |
| 465 | 2 | Olerud Bails Out Loaiza in His Latest Bungled Audition | John Olerud reveled in his return to Safeco Field by slapping a two-run single that lifted the Yankees and saved Esteban Loaiza from a defeat. |
| 466 | 2 | Family circle | Family Day in the Fens means fun and games to most folks. Players toddle around the bases with wide-eyed kids. Mothers beam. Children smile. All is bliss on the sun-splashed emerald lawn. |
| 467 | 2 | Notables | The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez , who missed Friday night's game with the flu and stayed back at the team hotel yesterday, dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension issued for his involvement in the July 24 brawl at Boston and began serving the penalty. He won't be eligible to play until Thursday at Minnesota. |
| 468 | 2 | Cubs get delivery from Wood | Kerry Wood homered and allowed four hits in eight innings, leading the Chicago Cubs over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0, yesterday. |
| 469 | 2 | Leskanic winning arms race | With Scott Williamson bracing for a potentially grim diagnosis of his latest elbow injury, the Red Sox last night appeared poised to move on without him as Curtis Leskanic inched closer to rejoining the club. The Sox initially indicated they would make an announcement last night on Williamson's injury but changed their position during the first inning of the game ... |
| 470 | 2 | Rehabbing his career | Player introductions at the final Citizens Bank Summer Caravan stop produced an awkward moment. Walter McCarty and Raef LaFrentz were the featured guests for the free basketball clinic at the Cambridge Family YMCA late last week. McCarty's presence yielded chants of quot;Walter, Walter quot; from the crowd of 125 kids. LaFrentz left the young fans wondering, quot;Who is he? quot; The projected ... |
| 471 | 2 | Warmer and wilder | HAVEN, Wis. -- Perched high on the bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan, Whistling Straits is a massive, windswept landscape, as large a golf course as \$40 million can buy. It is complete with sand dunes that could double as ski slopes and deep bunkers that should require elevators. |
| 472 | 2 | Greek runners are suspended | ATHENS -- Star sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were suspended yesterday from the Greek Olympic team for missing drug tests, but their fate was left in the hands of the International Olympic Committee. |
| 473 | 2 | Throwbacks: Gannon, Collins in good form | Rich Gannon , the 2002 NFL MVP who was knocked out of the Raiders' loss to Kansas City last Oct. 20 and had shoulder surgery in November, was 9 for 15 for 69 yards in visiting Oakland's 33-30 exhibition win over the San Francisco 49ers last night. |
| 474 | 2 | Enough to make you flip | Friday night came as close to an old-time local battle for viewers among Channels 4, 5, and 7 as we're likely to see. It was a throwback to pre-cable, pre-dish, and even pre-UHF days as the three local quot;originals quot; served up a special night of sports programming. Although Red Sox-White Sox was on Channel 4's quot;sister quot; station, Channel 38, it ... |
| 475 | 2 | For Revolution, this tie looks good | WASHINGTON -- Rookie Andy Dorman didn't even have time to get his white, long-sleeved jersey smudged on the sloppy RFK Stadium field last night before salvaging a 2-2 tie for the Revolution against D.C. United. Fifty-five seconds after entering the game as a late substitute, Dorman buried a low shot from inside the penalty area and extended his team's unbeaten ... |
| 476 | 2 | Sing Me Back Home matches track mark | OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Sing Me Back Home pulled away in the stretch to win the \$60,000 Decathalon Handicap at Monmouth Park yesterday, equaling the track record for 5 furlongs. |
| 477 | 2 | Haas in fine form | HAVEN, Wis. -- If he were acting his age, Jay Haas would have had the weekend off, resting on his laurels and reaping the benefits of the nice-and-easy Champions Tour. |
| 478 | 2 | USC starts at the top | Southern California greeted news of its first preseason No. 1 ranking since 1979 with ambivalence. |
| 479 | 2 | 'Gardening' costs Appleby -- in spades | HAVEN, Wis. -- For 18 holes, Stuart Appleby played flawless golf in yesterday's third round, four birdies and 14 pars. It wasn't until he was done playing that he discovered that it wasn't as good a day as he had thought, that he had made a quadruple bogey. |
| 480 | 2 | Hungarian GP, Qualifying | Fifth and ninth for Fernando and Jarno following qualifying for tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix. |
| 481 | 2 | Budapest, Free Practice 3 and 4: A tight battle in store | The teams have just finished their final preparations for the race and qualifying, in much lower temperatures than yesterday. |
| 482 | 2 | Overtaking at Budapest? Its possible | The Renault F1 Team drivers explain how you can make up positions at the Hungarian circuit. |
| 483 | 2 | Budapest, Day 1: everythings on track | The Renault F1 Team ran through its programme without worrying about the timesheets or its rivals. The focus has been on Sundays race, not Fridays glory. |
| 484 | 2 | Hungarian GP, Friday Round-Up | Fernando tenth and Jarno seventeenth but no cause for concern, while Pat Symonds explains the challenges of Fridays at the race. |
| 485 | 2 | Redskins Get the Boot | A fourth-quarter lead proves fleeting for the Redskins as John Kasay hits a 52-yard field goal Saturday to give the Panthers a 23-20 overtime win. |
| 486 | 2 | Trojans Open Up No. 1 | Defending national champion USC begins the 2004 season right where it left off the year before - as the top ranked team in the AP Top 25 poll. |
| 487 | 2 | Offense Needs Work | There were few offensive highlights during Virginia Tech's first scrimmage of fall practice on Saturday. |
| 488 | 2 | Huey Exits Early | Treat Huey, the two-time All-Met Player of the year, suffered a 6-2, 6-0 loss to 29-year-old journeyman Mashiska Washington, the younger brother of former pro and 1996 Wimbledon finalist Malivai. |
| 489 | 2 | True Sensation Wins A Wet One at Pimlico | BALTIMORE, Aug. 14 -- Even before Hurricane Charley ranged up the East Coast and began to drop its drizzle on Pimlico Race Course, the \$75,000 All Brandy Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares had been taken off the track's beat-up turf course. |
| 490 | 2 | Lynx Infielder Fontenot Has 'Pretty Good Pop for His Size' | At 5 feet 8, 160 pounds, second baseman Mike Fontenot looks more like the Class AAA Ottawa Lynx's batboy than one of the Baltimore Orioles' top prospects. |
| 491 | 2 | Australia, U.S. Set Record | The U.S. women's and men's eights team both set world bests in the Olympic rowing competition Sunday along with Australian pair Sally Newmarch and Amber Halliday. |
| 492 | 2 | Phelps On Relay Team | Michael Phelps is named to the 4x100-meter freestyle relay team that will compete in Sunday's final, keeping alive his quest for a possible eight Olympic gold medals. |
| 493 | 1 | Venezuelans Vote Early in Referendum on Chavez Rule (Reuters) | Reuters - Venezuelans turned out early\and in large numbers on Sunday to vote in a historic referendum\that will either remove left-wing President Hugo Chavez from\office or give him a new mandate to govern for the next two\years. |
| 494 | 1 | S.Koreans Clash with Police on Iraq Troop Dispatch (Reuters) | Reuters - South Korean police used water cannon in\central Seoul Sunday to disperse at least 7,000 protesters\urging the government to reverse a controversial decision to\send more troops to Iraq. |
| 495 | 1 | Palestinians in Israeli Jails Start Hunger Strike (Reuters) | Reuters - Thousands of Palestinian\prisoners in Israeli jails began a hunger strike for better\conditions Sunday, but Israel's security minister said he\didn't care if they starved to death. |
| 496 | 1 | Seven Georgian soldiers wounded as South Ossetia ceasefire violated (AFP) | AFP - Sporadic gunfire and shelling took place overnight in the disputed Georgian region of South Ossetia in violation of a fragile ceasefire, wounding seven Georgian servicemen. |
| 497 | 1 | Rwandan Troops Arrive in Darfur (AP) | AP - Dozens of Rwandan soldiers flew into Sudan's troubled Darfur region Sunday, the first foreign armed force deployed in the area since Arab militiamen began a rampage against black African farmers, killing thousands. |
| 498 | 1 | Rwanda Troops Airlifted to Start AU Mission in Darfur (Reuters) | Reuters - Rwandan troops were airlifted on Sunday\to Sudan's Darfur as the first foreign force there, mandated to\protect observers monitoring a cease-fire between the Sudanese\government and rebels in the troubled western region. |
| 499 | 1 | Bomb at India Independence Parade Kills 15 (AP) | AP - A bomb exploded during an Independence Day parade in India's remote northeast Sunday, killing at least 15 people, including schoolchildren, while a rocket attack during a celebration at a school in the separatist region of Kashmir injured 17, officials said. |
| 500 | 1 | Australian FM to visit North Korea for talks on nuclear crisis (AFP) | AFP - Australia's foreign minister will pay a rare visit to North Korea this week for talks on its nuclear programme after creating a stir here by warning a North Korean missile would be able to hit Sydney. |
| 501 | 1 | Kerry Campaign Helping With Fla. Recovery (AP) | AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry does not plan to visit Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley because he's concerned his campaign entourage could distract from recovery efforts, he said Saturday. |
| 502 | 1 | Edwards Calls for Changes to Drug Plans (AP) | AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards called for changes to prescription drug programs and praised running mate John Kerry's military and government service at an outdoor campaign rally here Saturday. |
| 503 | 1 | Kerry leading Bush in key swing states (AFP) | AFP - Although polls show the US presidential race a virtual dead heat, Democrat John Kerry appears to be gaining an edge over George W. Bush among the key states that could decide the outcome. |
| 504 | 1 | Democratic Senator Urges Energy Reform (AP) | AP - Congress must pass legislation to protect the nation's electricity grid if it wants to avoid repeats of the devastating outages that rolled across eight states last year, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Saturday. |
| 505 | 1 | Missouri Attorney General Sues EPA (AP) | AP - Missouri's attorney general sued the federal environmental agency on Friday, saying it is behind on testing the state's air for lead as required by law. |
| 506 | 1 | Mortars Mark Opening of Iraqi Political Conference | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents fired mortars at a meeting where Iraqi leaders met to pick an interim national assembly Sunday, killing at least two people in a grim reminder of the country's tortured path toward democracy. |
| 507 | 1 | Japan Ministers Pay Homage at Shrine for War Dead | TOKYO (Reuters) - Three Japanese ministers paid homage at a controversial shrine for war dead Sunday, the 59th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, a move that drew anger from Asian neighbors. |
| 508 | 1 | Najaf battle a crucial test for Allawi | Clashes between US troops and Sadr militiamen escalated Thursday, as the US surrounded Najaf for possible siege. |
| 509 | 1 | Who are Ch #225;vez's opponents? | On Sunday, Venezuelans will decide whether to cut short the president's term, which is due to end in 2006. |
| 510 | 1 | Eye on Athens, China stresses a 'frugal' 2008 Olympics | Amid a reevaluation, officials this week pushed the completion date for venues back to 2007. |
| 511 | 1 | Tense Iraq debates new assembly | Talks on setting up an Iraqi assembly continue despite fresh violence in Baghdad and the Shia stronghold of Najaf. |
| 512 | 1 | Venezuelans vote on Chavez rule | A referendum is under way in Venezuela to decide if President Hugo Chavez should remain in office. |
| 513 | 1 | Pope celebrates Mass in Lourdes | An ailing Pope John Paul II says Mass at Lourdes, the French shrine revered by Roman Catholics. |
| 514 | 1 | Rwandan soldiers arrive in Sudan | Rwandan troops arrive in Sudan to help protect ceasefire monitors in the war-ravaged Darfur region. |
| 515 | 1 | Thorpe leads big guns | Ian Thorpe sets the fastest time in the 200m freestyle as swimming's top names cruise into the semi-finals. |
| 516 | 1 | Mystery over judo 'protest' | Iran's Arash Miresmaili withdraws from the Olympics amid confusion over his reasons. |
| 517 | 1 | Jackson probe 'should be public' | Santa Barbara's sheriff asks a judge if he can release the results of an inquiry into Michael Jackson's treatment by police. |
| 518 | 1 | Rumsfeld warning for Iraq's Sadr | The Iraq crisis and differences over Nato loom over the US Defence Secretary's meeting with his Russian counterpart. |
| 519 | 1 | South Ossetia ceasefire discussed | Georgia and South Ossetia negotiate the details of a truce they forged, despite reports of a village attack. |
| 520 | 1 | 'Mock executions' for UK hostage | The British journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq says he faced mock executions and tried to escape his captors. |
| 521 | 1 | India carries out rare execution | A man convicted of raping and killing a schoolgirl is hanged in India's first execution in nine years. |
| 522 | 1 | Rowling reads to gathered fans | Harry Potter author JK Rowling delights a small group of fans by giving her first public reading in Scotland for four years. |
| 523 | 1 | President's fate is on the line in Venezuela | CARACAS -- Partisans on both sides are calling it the most polarized and important election in Venezuela's history, a presidential recall referendum today that will determine the course of democracy here and could buffet world oil prices. Both campaigns are also utterly convinced they will win. |
| 524 | 1 | Lamenting London's double-deckers Up-to-date buses supplant symbol | LONDON -- On a sweltering August afternoon, George Watson wedged himself, his briefcase, his sports jacket, and his raincoat into a narrow seat aboard the profoundly un-air-conditioned No. 38 bus, as it resumed its rumble down High Holborn, in London's bustling city center. |
| 525 | 1 | Clash among warlords casts doubt on Afghanistan's security | KABUL, Afghanistan -- Rival militias clashed in western Afghanistan yesterday, reportedly killing 21 people and ramping up concern about security as the country prepares for landmark elections. |
| 526 | 1 | Options running out as Najaf talks collapse | BAGHDAD -- After more than a week of fighting between the Mahdi Army and the combined US and Iraqi forces in Najaf, Baghdad's Sadr City, and a half-dozen other cities, analysts say neither interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi nor radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had any good options left other than to talk. |
| 527 | 1 | Japanese youths' rage fuels wave of violent crime | SASEBO, Japan -- On a cloudless afternoon in this sleepy port city, an 11-year-old girl drenched in blood and clutching a box cutter walked into the lunchroom at her elementary school. Teachers and students froze, assuming the sixth-grader known for her lighthearted nature had gravely hurt herself -- but she quickly dispelled that impression, witnesses said, by uttering a few ... |
| 528 | 1 | NATO proclaims victory in Bosnia | SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- When NATO forces first came to Bosnia nearly a decade ago, they lived in heavily guarded compounds, patrolled the streets in tanks, and often wore full body armor. |
| 529 | 1 | Koreans of mixed race tackle a prejudice | SEOUL -- For years, Lee Yu Jin kept her secret. Whenever anybody asked -- and they did all the time as her celebrity as an actress and model spread -- she simply denied the rumors. No, she was not a foreigner. She was Korean. |
| 530 | 1 | Venezuela Holds Referendum on President | CARACAS, Venezuela - The opposition's long and bitter campaign to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez finally came down to a recall referendum Sunday, with the leftist leader hoping a huge turnout among the poor will keep him in power. Activists on both sides set off fireworks and blared recordings of bugle music to wake voters hours before dawn, hoping for a flood of early votes in their favor... |
| 531 | 1 | Floridians Return to Storm-Ravaged Homes | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - After getting a first look at the widespread damage left behind by Hurricane Charley, Florida residents were faced with the arduous task of sorting through the wreckage, and for some, starting over again... |
| 532 | 1 | Charley May Not Spike Insurance Premiums | MIAMI - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday. They say previous premium increases and overhauls made because of Andrew, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S... |
| 533 | 1 | Florida Residents Face Hurricane Wreckage | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - After getting a first look at the widespread damage left behind by Hurricane Charley, Florida residents were faced with the arduous task of sorting through the wreckage, and for some, starting over again... |
| 534 | 1 | Phelps, Thorpe Advance in 200 Freestyle | ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final. Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries... |
| 535 | 1 | Venezuela Opposition Holds Recall Vote | CARACAS, Venezuela - The opposition's long and bitter campaign to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez finally came down to a recall referendum Sunday, with the leftist leader hoping a huge turnout among the poor will keep him in power. Officials from around the world - including Pope John Paul II and U.S... |
| 536 | 1 | Bomb at India Independence Parade Kills 15 | NEW DELHI - A bomb exploded during an Independence Day parade in India's remote northeast on Sunday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, just an hour after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to fight terrorism. The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom was suspected of being behind the attack in Assam state and a second one later in the area, said Assam Inspector General of Police Khagen Sharma... |
| 537 | 1 | Memorial Service Held for Lori Hacking | OREM, Utah - Family and friends of Lori Hacking gathered Saturday for a memorial service to remember the woman whom authorities believe was slain by her husband while she slept. About 600 people attended the service, including the parents of both Lori Hacking and her husband, Mark, who has been charged with her murder... |
| 538 | 1 | Phelps, Thorpe Advance in 200 Freestyle | ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final. Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries... |
| 539 | 1 | Pilgrims Crowd Field for Mass With Pope | LOURDES, France - A frail Pope John Paul II celebrated an open-air Mass on Sunday as several hundred thousand pilgrims, many in wheelchairs, crowded onto a field near a French shrine to the Virgin Mary that is associated with miraculous cures of the sick. The Mass was a highlight of the Pope's two-day visit to Lourdes, a town in the Pyrenees where Roman Catholic tradition says St... |
| 540 | 1 | Iraqi Troops to Take Lead in Fighting Militia | Iraq will send troops to Najaf to battle a Shiite Muslim militia after peace talks collapsed between the government and Moqtada Sadr. |
| 541 | 1 | High Stakes Showdown in Najaf | The fallout from Shiites fighting U.S. Marines in a holy city could weaken Iraq's new government |
| 542 | 3 | Strategies for a Sideways Market (Reuters) | Reuters - The bulls and the bears are in this\together, scratching their heads and wondering what's going to\happen next. |
| 543 | 3 | Art Looks Like Fine Investment for Funds (Reuters) | Reuters - Some mutual funds invest in stocks;\others invest in bonds. Now a new breed of funds is offering\the chance to own fine art. |
| 544 | 3 | Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook (Reuters) | Reuters - Soaring crude prices plus worries\about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to\hang over the stock market this week during the depth of the\summer doldrums. |
| 545 | 3 | Strategies for a Sideways Market | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The bulls and the bears are in this together, scratching their heads and wondering what's going to happen next. |
| 546 | 3 | Art Looks Like Fine Investment for Funds | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some mutual funds invest in stocks; others invest in bonds. Now a new breed of funds is offering the chance to own fine art. |
| 547 | 3 | Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market this week during the depth of the summer doldrums. |
| 548 | 4 | A Digital Doctor Treats Computer Contamination (washingtonpost.com) | washingtonpost.com - Before me lies the patient, a Gateway computer running Windows 98. It is suffering from extremely clogged Internet arteries, unable to reach the Web. As one of The Washington Post's digital doctors, my task is to nurse the machine back to health so my colleague Kathleen Day can access her e-mail and file stories from home. |
| 549 | 4 | Microsoft Lists Apps Affected by XP SP2 (Ziff Davis) | Ziff Davis - Microsoft has published a list of nearly 50 software programs that require tweaking in order to work with its most recent Windows update. |
| 550 | 4 | Europe's Eel Population Collapsing (AP) | AP - When a poacher with a baseball bat mugged Willem Dekker for his baby eels, it was further confirmation for the Dutch biologist that the species is in trouble. |
| 551 | 4 | Genetic Material May Help Make Nano-Devices: Study (Reuters) | Reuters - The genetic building blocks that\form the basis for life may also be used to build the tiny\machines of nanotechnology, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. |
| 552 | 4 | Progress Cargo Ship Launched From Russia (AP) | AP - A Russian cargo ship loaded with supplies and equipment blasted off from the Baikonour cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday headed for the international space station, a Russian space official said. |
| 553 | 4 | Computer Naivete Costs A Bundle | The meltdown of my home computer was my fault, the result of having switched to a high-speed Internet connection without installing a firewall or heeding those pesky warnings to download critical updates for Windows and anti-virus software. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> |
| 554 | 4 | NASA Develops Robust Artificial Intelligence for Planetary Rovers | NASA is planning to add a strong dose of artificial intelligence (AI) to planetary rovers to make them much more self-reliant, capable of making basic decisions during a mission. Scientists are developing very complex AI software that enables a higher level of robotic intelligence. |
| 555 | 4 | Science and President Bush Collide in Election Year | With more than 4,000 scientists, including 48 Nobel Prize winners, having signed a statement opposing the Bush administration's use of scientific advice, this election year is seeing a new development in the uneasy relationship between science and politics. |
| 556 | 4 | Hurricane Charley's Force Took Experts by Surprise | By MARCIA DUNN (AP) -- Hurricane Charley's 145-mph force took forecasters by surprise and showed just how shaky a science it still is to predict a storm's intensity - even with all the latest satellite and radar technology. "Most major hurricanes become major by going through a rapid intensification... |
| 557 | 4 | New Computer Games Teach Nutrition to Needy | In an effort to educate the nation's neediest children on nutrition, a new project uses the familiar medium of video games to broadcast its message. The Fantastic Food Challenge, a package of four computer games, is designed to teach people who get nutrition aid such as federal food stamps how to make better use of their food. |
| 558 | 4 | Sprint Set to Debut Video-Streaming Cell Phone | OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- Channel surfing is moving off the couch as Sprint Corp... |
| 559 | 2 | Kobe Bryant Due Back in Court Monday (AP) | AP - With Kobe Bryant's sexual assault trial scheduled to begin in less than two weeks, speculation is mounting that prosecutors are looking for a way to dismiss the charge after a series of setbacks. |
| 560 | 2 | Rangers Designate Bacsik for Assignment (AP) | AP - Pitcher Mike Bacsik was designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on Sunday after going 1-1 with a 4.60 ERA in three starts. |
| 561 | 2 | Arsenal Beats Everton to Extend Streak (AP) | AP - Arsenal opened its defense of its English title with a 4-1 win at Everton on Sunday, making it 41 straight games without a loss in the Premier League. |
| 562 | 2 | Nadal Wins in Poland for First ATP Title (AP) | AP - Spain's Rafael Nadal won his first ATP singles title Sunday, beating Argentina's Jose Acasuso 6-3, 6-4 in the final at the Idea Prokom Open. |
| 563 | 2 | Zahringer Leads Field at U.S. Amateur (AP) | AP - George Zahringer III is back for another shot at the U.S. Amateur. The New Yorker is one of three returning quarterfinalists for the tournament, which begins Monday at the Winged Foot Golf Club. Lee Williams of Alexander City, Ala., and Patrick Carter of Lesage, W.Va., complete the trio from last year's championship that was won by Nick Flanagan of Australia. |
| 564 | 2 | Pau Edges Yao in Clash of the Giants | ATHENS (Reuters) - Spain's Pau Gasol got the better of China's Yao Ming in Olympic basketball's own clash of the giants Sunday. |
| 565 | 2 | Hamilton Sets Early Pace as Woods Struggles | KOHLER, Wis. (Reuters) - British Open champion Todd Hamilton made the first significant move in the U.S. PGA Championship final round Sunday as overnight pacesetter Vijay Singh prepared for an afternoon tee-off. |
| 566 | 2 | Iran Defies Olympic Spirit by Shunning Israel | ATHENS (Reuters) - Iran's world judo champion Arash Miresmaeili refused to compete against an Israeli Sunday, triggering a fresh crisis at the Olympic Games where race, creed or color are barred from interfering in sport. |
| 567 | 2 | U.S. Softball Team Puts Australia in Its Place | ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States kept itself firmly on course for a third straight Olympic softball gold medal when it thrashed Australia 10-0 Sunday. |
| 568 | 2 | Schumacher Triumphs as Ferrari Clinches Title | BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher cruised to a record 12th win of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to hand his Ferrari team a sixth successive constructors' title. |
| 569 | 1 | Nearly 10 Million Afghans to Embrace Democracy (Reuters) | Reuters - Thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan\may have failed to catch Osama bin Laden but they are credited\with encouraging millions of Afghans to register for the\country's historic election in October. |
| 570 | 1 | Mortars Mark Opening of Iraqi Political Conference (Reuters) | Reuters - Insurgents fired mortars at a meeting\where Iraqi leaders met to pick an interim national assembly\Sunday, killing at least two people in a grim reminder of the\country's tortuous path toward democracy. |
| 571 | 1 | Conference Gives Iraq Democracy First Test (AP) | AP - Despite the steady clang of mortar shells outside and persistent violence in the country, many delegates at the opening on Sunday of Iraq's National Conference held out hope that this first fragile taste of democracy would succeed. |
| 572 | 1 | Countries Run Drills for Panana Attack (AP) | AP - The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the ship in the choppy Caribbean waters and began counting crew members, but the numbers did not match those given earlier. |
| 573 | 1 | Police push for surveillance fee on customers' phone, Internet bills (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's police chiefs propose a surcharge of about 25 cents on monthly telephone and Internet bills to cover the cost of tapping into the communications of terrorists and other criminals. |
| 574 | 1 | Bush should have tackled reform before naming CIA boss: lawmaker (AFP) | AFP - The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee urged fellow lawmakers not to allow confirmation hearings on a new CIA director to derail efforts to overhaul US spy agencies. |
| 575 | 1 | Venezuelans Rush to Vote in Referendum on Chavez | CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelans crowded polling stations on Sunday to vote on whether to recall left-wing President Hugo Chavez or back his mandate to govern the world's No. 5 oil exporter for the next two years. |
| 576 | 1 | TV: Iraqi Kidnappers of Iran Envoy Want POWs Freed | TEHRAN (Reuters) - Kidnappers holding an Iranian diplomat in Iraq will "punish" him within 48 hours if Iran does not release 500 prisoners captured in its 1980-1988 war with Iraq, Iranian state television said Sunday. |
| 577 | 1 | Nearly 10 Million Afghans to Embrace Democracy | KABUL (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan may have failed to catch Osama bin Laden but they are credited with encouraging millions of Afghans to register for the country's historic election in October. |
| 578 | 1 | Rebranded Liechtenstein Welcomes Fresh Prince | VADUZ, Liechtenstein (Reuters) - The people of Liechtenstein ushered in a new era Sunday as the tiny Alpine principality welcomed a new ruler and sought to shed its image as a haven for money launderers. |
| 579 | 1 | France marks the 'other D-Day' | Two days of celebrations to honour the Allied veterans who liberated southern France near a climax. |
| 580 | 1 | Phish farewell attracts thousands | "Jam band" Phish play their last gigs together at a special festival in the US which has attracted thousands of fans. |
| 581 | 1 | Iraq troops move angers S Koreans | Clashes with riot police erupt as thousands protest in Seoul against plans to send troops to help US-led forces in Iraq. |
| 582 | 1 | Bush Surveys Damage in Florida as Toll Is Expected to Mount | Hurricane Charley - one of the most powerful storms in the nation's history - caused at least \$20 billion in damage in Florida alone. |
| 583 | 1 | Phelps, Rival Thorpe in 200M-Free Semis | ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final. Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries... |
| 584 | 1 | Pope Struggles Through Mass at Lourdes | LOURDES, France - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat... |
| 585 | 1 | Singh, Leonard in Final Pairing at PGA | HAVEN, Wis. - Whistling Straits is suddenly the least of anyone's worries... |
| 586 | 1 | Venezuela Voters Turn Out in Huge Numbers | CARACAS, Venezuela - Voters turned out in huge numbers Sunday to decide whether to keep populist President Hugo Chavez in power or oust him and his social revolution that critics say has sidelined the middle class and fueled tensions between rich and poor. Activists on both sides set off huge firecrackers and played recorded bugle songs to wake voters hours before dawn... |
| 587 | 1 | Reservists Say War Makes Them Lose Jobs | WASHINGTON - Increasing numbers of National Guard and Reserve troops who have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan are encountering new battles with their civilian employers at home. Jobs were eliminated, benefits reduced and promotions forgotten... |
| 588 | 1 | Wildfire Sweeps by Old Calif. Mining Town | REDDING, Calif. - A wind-fueled wildfire roared through an old mining town near Redding on Sunday, destroying 20 homes and forcing nearly 125 residents to flee, officials said... |
| 589 | 1 | Charley Damage Estimated at \$11 Billion | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - As Florida residents began sweeping up the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Charley, officials on Sunday estimated damages as high as \$11 billion for insured homes alone... |
| 590 | 4 | Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft (AP) | AP - CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood #151; a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers. Then again, Microsoft is a major investor in the company, which is also owned by independent studio Lions Gate. |
| 591 | 4 | Cat Clones | \\From CNN (which didn't permalink this article so no PageRank for you!):\\"Baba Ganoush and Tabouli, the first cats cloned by chromatin transfer, tackle a\cat toy in San Francisco Thursday. The technology was developed by Genetic\Savings Clone, a company that produces cat clones."\\ |
| 592 | 2 | US NBA players become the Nightmare Team after epic loss (AFP) | AFP - Call them the "Nightmare Team". |
| 593 | 2 | Report: Roenick Paid for Betting Tips (AP) | AP - Flyers star Jeremy Roenick paid more than #36;100,000 to a Florida firm that made millions selling betting tips to gamblers, law enforcement officials told The Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| 594 | 2 | U.S. Basketball Team Loses to Puerto Rico | ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States lost their first basketball match at the Olympics since 1988 on Sunday when Puerto Rico gave them a shock 92-73 trouncing. |
| 595 | 2 | South Africa Ends Phelps Medal Quest | ATHENS (Reuters) - South Africa ruined Michael Phelps's dream of winning a record eight gold medals at the Athens Olympics with a stunning victory in the men's 4x100 meters freestyle final on Sunday. |
| 596 | 2 | Iran Snub to Israel Challenges IOC | ATHENS (Reuters) - Iran defied the Olympic spirit on Sunday by refusing to contest a judo bout with an Israeli at the Athens Games, making no effort to hide the fact it was putting solidarity with the Palestinians before gold medals. |
| 597 | 2 | Romanian Gymnasts Edge Ahead of U.S. Women | ATHENS (Reuters) - Daniela Sofronie displayed all her athleticism to edge Romania ahead of the United States in the Olympic women's gymnastics team qualifying Sunday. |
| 598 | 2 | Roenick Paid for Betting Tips | Flyers center Jeremy Roenick paid more than \$100,000 to a Florida firm that made millions selling betting tips to gamblers, law enforcement officials told The Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| 599 | 1 | Parks Canada protest greets prime minister at closing of Acadian Congress (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - GRAND PRE, N.S. (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin was met with a silent protest Sunday as he attended the closing of the World Acadian Congress in Nova Scotia. |
| 600 | 1 | Palestinians in Israeli Jails Start Hunger Strike | RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails began a hunger strike for better conditions on Sunday, but Israel's security minister said he didn't care if they starved to death. |
| 601 | 1 | Frail Pope Ends Tiring Lourdes Pilgrimage | LOURDES, France (Reuters) - Pope John Paul, a sick man among the sick, wound up a emotional visit to this miracle shrine Sunday and struggled with iron determination to finish a sermon in order to encourage others suffering around him. |
| 602 | 1 | No Gold for Phelps As Relay Team Falters | ATHENS, Greece - Mark Spitz can rest easy. The best Michael Phelps can do is win seven gold medals at these Olympics... |
| 603 | 1 | Dream Team Stunned by Puerto Rico 92-73 | ATHENS, Greece - In an upset that was as historic as it was inevitable, the U.S. men's basketball team lost for only the third time ever in the Olympics on Sunday, 92-73 to Puerto Rico... |
| 604 | 2 | Roddick, Venus, Navratilova Win Openers (AP) | AP - Bothered more by the wind and her wrist wrap than her opponent, defending gold medalist Venus Williams overpowered Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-1, 6-2 in the opening match of the Athens Games' tennis tournament. Andy Roddick made his Olympic debut with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Flavio Saretta of Brazil, swatting 12 aces and 16 service winners. |
| 605 | 2 | American Duo Wins Opening Beach Volleyball Match | ATHENS (Reuters) - American Misty May gave team mate Kerri Walsh an ideal 26th birthday present with an easy victory over Japan in their opening match of the Olympics beach volleyball tournament on Sunday. |
| 606 | 2 | Puerto Rico Upsets United States Men | The United States men's basketball team lost to Puerto Rico, 92-73. The loss could put the American gold medal hopes in jeopardy. |
| 607 | 1 | Venezuelans Throng to Polls in Chavez Referendum | CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelans crowded polling stations on Sunday to vote on whether to recall left-wing President Hugo Chavez or back his mandate to govern the world's No. 5 oil exporter for the next two years. |
| 608 | 2 | Schumacher Triumphs as Ferrari Seals Formula One Title | BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher cruised to a record 12th win of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to hand his Ferrari team a sixth successive constructors' title. |
| 609 | 1 | Pope Struggles Through Mass at Lourdes (AP) | AP - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat. |
| 610 | 2 | Nicholls State Fires Football Coach (AP) | AP - Nicholls State football coach Daryl Daye was fired Sunday over accusations of academic fraud involving players and an assistant coach. Daye was not implicated in the alleged fraud, but an investigation found he failed to "maintain proper controls" of the assistant, the Southland Conference school said. |
| 611 | 1 | Florida Starts Massive Hurricane Cleanup | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid... |
| 612 | 1 | Nicky Hilton Marries in Vegas | LAS VEGAS - Hotel heiress Nicky Hilton married a New York money manager before dawn Sunday in an impromptu ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press. Hilton, 20, married Todd Andrew Meister, 33, at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, according a Clark County marriage license... |
| 613 | 1 | Election-Year Rate Hike Puzzles Some | WASHINGTON - Going against conventional wisdom, the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates in an election year. And it is Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, a Republican, who is leading the charge even though an incumbent Republican in the White House is facing voter unrest about the state of the economy... |
| 614 | 1 | Explosions Echo Throughout Najaf | NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy... |
| 615 | 1 | Venezuela Voters Turn Out in Huge Numbers | CARACAS, Venezuela - Summoned by bugle calls and firecrackers, millions of Venezuelans turned out in unprecedented numbers Sunday to vote on whether to force leftist President Hugo Chavez from office. Lines snaked for blocks in upscale neighborhoods, where suspicion is high that the leftist leader plans a Cuba-style dictatorship, and in the slums, where support for his "revolution for the poor" is fervent... |
| 616 | 1 | Man Linked to N.J. Gov. Says He's Straight | JERUSALEM - The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E... |
| 617 | 2 | Iraq Reaches Olympic Soccer Quarterfinals | ATHENS (Reuters) - Iraq's fairytale Olympic run continued on Sunday when they beat Costa Rica 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Athens Games. |
| 618 | 2 | No Gold for Phelps as Relay Team Falters | South Africa won the gold medal Sunday in the men's 400-meter freestyle relay with a world-record time of 3 minutes 13.17 seconds. |
| 619 | 4 | I Confess. I'm a Software Pirate. | \\I'm guilty. I'm a Software Pirate! Not just one or two copies of DOS but\probably hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of software.\\Growing up my parents didn't have much money. Certainly not hundred of\thousands of dollars for me to blow on software. I was curious and had a\passion for computers that I couldn't control. I simply wanted to learn and\couldn't afford to pay for software.\\Luckily I did this when I was a kid so hopefully I won't be prosecuted. I also\believe that everything I did was ethical. I didn't take any money out of the\hands of the software industry and I've already contributed WAY more to the\industry than a few hundred thousand in software sales.\\This is th ...\\ |
| 620 | 1 | Venezuela Oil Official Predicts Stability (AP) | AP - Venezuela's oil industry will enter a new period of stability and growth after Sunday's referendum on Hugo Chavez's presidency, the president of the state-run oil company said Sunday. |
| 621 | 3 | Funds: Are Bond Funds Hazardous? | (Clint Willis is a freelance writer who covers mutual funds for Reuters. Any opinions in the column are solely those of Mr. Willis.) |
| 622 | 2 | O's Beat Blue Jays With Eight-Run Eighth (AP) | AP - David Newhan tied a career high with four hits, including a go-ahead double in Baltimore's eight-run eighth inning, and the Orioles rallied for an 11-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. |
| 623 | 1 | Italy on alert after purported Al-Qaeda ultimatum expires (AFP) | AFP - Italy was on high alert as a group linked to Al-Qaeda reportedly threatened to attack, singling out Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a target, after the expiry of a deadline for Rome to pull its troops out of Iraq. |
| 624 | 1 | Edwards Caps Intense Push in Iowa (AP) | AP - Capping an intense 10-day competition for Iowa's seven electoral votes, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards accused the Bush administration on Sunday of being captured by drug and insurance interests at the expense of working families. |
| 625 | 1 | Two visions of Iraq struggle to take hold | Fighting in Najaf threatened to undermine a conference to choose a national assembly. |
| 626 | 2 | Giants Top Phillies 3-1 to Finish Sweep (AP) | AP - Brett Tomko allowed one run in six innings for his first win in nearly a month and helped San Francisco complete a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 3-1 victory Sunday. |
| 627 | 2 | South Africa Ends Phelps' Gold Medal Quest | ATHENS (Reuters) - South Africa ruined Michael Phelps's dream of winning a record eight gold medals in a dramatic and controversial day of swimming at the Athens Olympics on Sunday. |
| 628 | 2 | Johnson Helps D - Backs End Nine - Game Slide | NEW YORK (AP) -- Randy Johnson took a four-hitter into the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak Sunday, beating Steve Trachsel and the New York Mets 2-0. |
| 629 | 2 | Perry Out for Season | Eagles running back Bruce Perry will miss his rookie season after dislocating a shoulder in an exhibition game against the New England Patriots. |
| 630 | 1 | Millions Wait Hours in Venezuela to Vote in Recall Election | The unprecedented vote was sluggish as huge crowds lined up at voting booths. Results were not expected until 8 p.m., or later. |
| 631 | 2 | Leonard Forges Two Clear with Nine to Play at PGA | KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - American Justin Leonard stayed on track for his second major title in the U.S. PGA Championship final round on Sunday, moving two shots clear with nine holes to play. |
| 632 | 1 | 'Alien Vs. Predator' Smacks Down Rivals | LOS ANGELES - Movie-goers were easy prey for a double dose of space invaders. The sci-fi smackdown "Alien vs... |
| 633 | 1 | U.S. Men Stunned by Puerto Rico, 92-73 | ATHENS, Greece - In an upset as historic as it was inevitable, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and the rest of the U.S. basketball team lost 92-73 to Puerto Rico on Sunday, only the third Olympic loss ever for America and its first since adding pros... |
| 634 | 2 | 49ers' Beasley Could Miss Several Weeks (AP) | AP - Fullback Fred Beasley could be sidelined until the 49ers' season opener Sept. 12 against the Atlanta Falcons with a high left ankle sprain. |
| 635 | 2 | Dodgers Rally in 8th to Defeat Cubs 8-5 (AP) | AP - Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green homered, and Steve Finley hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. |
| 636 | 1 | UN Weighs Situation in Burundi Following Massacre | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council met in emergency session concerning Burundi on Sunday following the massacre of more than 150 Tutsi Congolese refugees at a camp in western Burundi. |
| 637 | 4 | Cold Winters Slow Northeast Hemlock Pest (AP) | AP - New England's bitterly cold winters may be hard on people, but they have been even harder on an Asian insect that's threatening to destroy hemlocks, one of the signature trees of the region's forests. |
| 638 | 2 | Teen Is First Black National USTA Champion (AP) | AP - Scoville Jenkins, a 17-year-old from Atlanta, became the first black to win the 18s singles championship of the U.S. Tennis Association Boys Nationals. |
| 639 | 1 | Rwanda Troops Start AU Mission in Darfur (Reuters) | Reuters - Rwandan troops arrived in\Darfur Sunday as the first foreign force there, mandated to\protect observers monitoring a shaky cease-fire between the\Sudanese government and rebels in the remote western region. |
| 640 | 1 | Rwanda Troops Start AU Mission in Darfur | EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - Rwandan troops arrived in Darfur Sunday as the first foreign force there, mandated to protect observers monitoring a shaky cease-fire between the Sudanese government and rebels in the remote western region. |
| 641 | 2 | Marlins Beat Brewers 5-3 in 10 Innings (AP) | AP - Luis Castillo tied the score with a ninth-inning single, and pinch-hitter Damion Easley hit a two-run double in the 10th inning that led the Florida Marlins over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Sunday. |
| 642 | 1 | U.S. Soldiers Battle Shiites in Najaf | NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy... |
| 643 | 2 | NL Wrap: Johnson Fans 14 Mets as Arizona Snaps Slide (Reuters) | Reuters - Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in\8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game\losing streak with a 2-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday. |
| 644 | 2 | NL Wrap: Johnson Fans 14 Mets as Arizona Snaps Slide | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in 8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday. |
| 645 | 1 | New U.N. Official Assumes Kosovo Control (AP) | AP - The new U.N. administrator for Kosovo took control Sunday of the Serbian province, which has remained deeply divided along ethnic lines since the end of a 1999 war. |
| 646 | 1 | Venezuelans Line Up to Vote on Chavez | CARACAS, Venezuela - Summoned by bugle calls and the detonations of huge firecrackers, Venezuelans turned out in unprecedented numbers Sunday to vote on whether to force leftist President Hugo Chavez from office. Some lines at polling places extended for 1.25 miles, stunning even veteran election monitors... |
| 647 | 2 | AL Wrap: Koskie Slugs Homer in 10th as Twins Edge Indians | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corey Koskie clubbed a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning to help the Minnesota Twins hold on to first place in the American League Central with a 4-2 road win over the Cleveland Indians. |
| 648 | 2 | Whistling Straits Proves It's Major League | Whistling Straits has received magnificent reviews during the P.G.A. Championship, which is currently in a three-man playoff between Justin Leonard, Vijay Singh and Chris DiMarco. |
| 649 | 2 | Puerto Rico Stuns U.S. in Opening Round | Puerto Rico upsets the United States, 92-73, at the men's basketball preliminaries on Sunday, the first loss at the Games for the three-time defending gold medalists since 1988. |
| 650 | 2 | Monday Morning | The regular Monday Morning contributors will return to this page next week, as will the weekly poll. |
| 651 | 2 | Homer Sinks Indians | Corey Koskie hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning as the Twins overcame a two-run deficit for a 4-2 win Sunday, giving them a two-game lead over the second-place Indians. |
| 652 | 2 | Despite Setbacks, Stahl Maintains Healthy Dose of Optimism | At 23, pitcher Richard Stahl knows there's still time to impress the Baltimore Orioles' front office. He just needs to stay on the mound long enough. |
| 653 | 2 | AL Wrap: Koskie Slugs Homer in 10th as Twins Edge Indians (Reuters) | Reuters - Corey Koskie clubbed a two-run homer\in the top of the 10th inning to help the Minnesota Twins hold\on to first place in the American League Central with a 4-2\road win over the Cleveland Indians. |
| 654 | 1 | Venezuela Voters Crowd Polls in Chavez Referendum | CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelans crowded polling stations on Sunday to vote on whether to recall left-wing President Hugo Chavez or back his mandate to govern the world's No. 5 oil exporter for the next two years. |
| 655 | 1 | Device 'may aid kidney dialysis' | Scientists are developing a device which could improve the lives of kidney dialysis patients. |
| 656 | 3 | Shippers: Venezuela Oil Unfazed by Poll | CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Oil exports by Venezuela have not been disturbed by the referendum on the rule of President Hugo Chavez, shipping sources said late Sunday. |
| 657 | 2 | Singh Wins PGA Championship in Playoff (AP) | AP - The only birdie Vijay Singh made all day was the only one that mattered. All but counted out of the PGA Championship with a putter that failed him, Singh took advantage of a late collapse by Justin Leonard to get into a three-way playoff Sunday at Whistling Straits, then made the only birdie over the three extra holes to win the final major of the year. |
| 658 | 2 | Singh Snares PGA Title | Vijay Singh outlasts Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco in a three-way playoff to win the PGA Championship on Sunday at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin. |
| 659 | 1 | U.S. Battles Shiites in Iraqi Holy City (AP) | AP - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy. |
| 660 | 1 | Rumsfeld Briefs Russia on Shift of Forces | WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld briefed his Russian counterpart over the weekend on U.S. plans to shift its forces stationed around the globe, in some cases potentially bringing them closer to Russia's borders... |
| 661 | 1 | China's Panchen Lama visits Tibet | The boy named by the Chinese authorities as the 11th Panchen Lama visits a temple in Tibet. |
| 662 | 2 | DiMarco, Riley Play Way Into Ryder Cup (AP) | AP - Chris DiMarco and Chris Riley faced knee-knocking pressure in the last round of the PGA Championship. And what did they get for their efforts? More of the same. DiMarco and Riley played themselves into the pressure-packed Ryder Cup with their performances Sunday in the year's final major. DiMarco finished second after a three-man, three-hole playoff and Riley was fourth #151; good enough to knock Jay Haas and Steve Flesch out of the top 10 in the Ryder Cup point standings. |
| 663 | 1 | Bomb Kills 16 During Indian Celebration | A powerful bomb killed at least 16 people, many of them schoolchildren, and wounded about 40 others as they assembled for an Independence Day parade Sunday in the northeastern state of Assam, authorities said. |
| 664 | 3 | Shippers: Venezuela Oil Unfazed by Poll (Reuters) | Reuters - Oil exports by Venezuela\have not been disturbed by the referendum on the rule of\President Hugo Chavez, shipping sources said late Sunday. |
| 665 | 2 | Phelps' Quest to Win 8 Gold Medals Ends (AP) | AP - Michael Phelps surely didn't bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America's worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay. Gary Hall Jr. is ticked off. And now comes the toughest race of all against Ian Thorpe. Not exactly what Phelps had in mind when he decided to challenge Mark Spitz. |
| 666 | 2 | Nhleko Scores As Burn Beat MetroStars 1-0 (AP) | AP - Reserve forward Toni Nhleko knocked in a header one minute into stoppage time, leading the Dallas Burn to a 1-0 victory over the first-place MetroStars on Sunday. |
| 667 | 1 | Rwandan troops arrive in Darfur as president vows force to protect civilians (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - AL-FASHER, Sudan (AP) - Dozens of Rwandan soldiers arrived in Sudan's troubled Darfur region Sunday, the first foreign armed force deployed in the area since Arab militiamen began a rampage against black African farmers, killing thousands. |
| 668 | 3 | Dollar Falls to Fresh Low Vs Euro (Reuters) | Reuters - The dollar fell to a fresh four-week low\versus the euro on Monday after a widening of the U.S. trade\gap to record levels raised worries about capital inflows in\the United States and a possible slowdown in the economy. |
| 669 | 3 | Nikkei Falls Over 1 Pct on Oil Worries | TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei fell more than one percent by mid-morning on Monday as investors stepped up selling of exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. amid growing fears of the impact of surging oil prices on the global economy. |
| 670 | 3 | The Region's Highest-Paid Executives | Pay for the Washington area's top executives rose significantly last year, reversing the downward trend that set in with the recession in 2001. |
| 671 | 3 | As XM Stock Recovered, Executives' Pay Modest | Thanks to the SEC, shareholders now get a long-term picture of how their stock is doing, which helps in evaluating executive pay. |
| 672 | 3 | Lucrative Cash Package Came as Fairchild Reported \$53.2 Million Loss | For Jeffrey J. Steiner, chairman and chief executive of Fairchild Corp., nearly \$2.5 million in salary last year was just the beginning. |
| 673 | 3 | Board Members, Executives and Family Members Can Still Benefit | Many of Corporate Washington's executives and board members have side deals with the companies they oversee. |
| 674 | 3 | Survey Estimates Values of Options, Excludes Exercises | Figuring out how much executives get paid can be like predicting the weather -- an inexact science. |
| 675 | 3 | Government Spending Up Sharply Locally | Federal procurement spending in the Washington area rose last year at its highest rate since the 1980s, according to a study to be released today, creating tens of thousands of jobs and increasing economic growth disproportionately in Northern Virginia. |
| 676 | 2 | Woods Comes Up Empty, but Still No. 1 (AP) | AP - Tiger Woods came up empty in a major again, but he's still the No. 1 ranked player in the world. |
| 677 | 2 | Tennessee Tech's Worrell Extends Contract (AP) | AP - Longtime Tennessee Tech women's basketball coach Bill Worrell has agreed to a new three-year contract with the option for three more years, the school announced Sunday. |
| 678 | 2 | Brad Ott Gets First Nationwide Victory (AP) | AP - Brad Ott shot an 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the Nationwide Tour's Price Cutter Charity Championship for his first Nationwide victory. |
| 679 | 1 | Snow Storms Blanket Southern New Zealand (AP) | AP - Snow storms isolated New Zealand's fourth biggest city of Dunedin on Monday, closing major roads, shutting schools and factories, and freezing newborn lambs. |
| 680 | 1 | Swimming showdown | Ian Thorpe and Michael Phelps will chase gold in the men's 200m freestyle on day three of the Olympics. |
| 681 | 1 | Puerto Rico Stuns Dream Team, 92-73 | ATHENS, Greece - In an upset as historic as it was inevitable, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and the rest of the U.S. basketball team lost 92-73 to Puerto Rico on Sunday, only the third Olympic loss ever for America and its first since adding pros... |
| 682 | 2 | Scrimmage Gets Ugly | Ralph Friedgen used a four-letter word to describe his Maryland team's offensive performance in Sunday's practice: blah. |
| 683 | 2 | Schumacher Sets Mark | Michael Schumacher won the Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday in Budapest, setting yet another record by becoming the first Formula One driver with 12 victories in a season. |
| 684 | 2 | Business Is Business | When it comes to qualifying for the main draw of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Robert Kendrick knows that survival takes precedence and friendships are put on hold. |
| 685 | 1 | Iraqi Conference on Election Plan Sinks Into Chaos | The conference was thrown into disorder by delegates staging protests against the U.S.-led military operation in Najaf. |
| 686 | 1 | F.B.I. Goes Knocking for Political Troublemakers | The F.B.I. has been questioning demonstrators in an effort to forestall violent protests at the Republican National Convention. |
| 687 | 3 | Nikkei Falls Over 1 Pct on Oil Worries (Reuters) | Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei fell more than one percent\by mid-morning on Monday as investors stepped up selling of\exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. amid growing fears of the\impact of surging oil prices on the global economy. |
| 688 | 2 | Falcons' Kerney Sprains Knee in Practice (AP) | AP - Atlanta Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney sprained his right knee in practice on Sunday when a lineman rolled on his leg. |
| 689 | 2 | McGahee Helps Bills Beat Broncos 16-6 (AP) | AP - This is what everyone was waiting for from Willis McGahee. After 19 months of recuperation and countless questions about the strength of his left knee, the Buffalo Bills running back finally provided some answers. McGahee had the go-ahead score on a 1-yard run in his NFL preseason debut, helping the Bills to a 16-6 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. |
| 690 | 1 | Tropical Storm Earl Hits Caribbean Isles | ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Tropical Storm Earl unleashed heavy rains and violent winds that felled trees and ripped off roofs Sunday in the eastern Caribbean, while hundreds of people sought refuge in shelters... |
| 691 | 1 | Report: Michael Jackson Not 'Manhandled' | LOS ANGELES - The state attorney general's office has concluded that Michael Jackson was not "manhandled" by sheriff's deputies who took him into custody last year on child molestation charges, CBS News reported Sunday. The findings were contained in a three-page letter Martin A... |
| 692 | 1 | Democrats Pressure McGreevey to Leave Soon | TRENTON, N.J. - High-level New Jersey Democrats said Sunday that pressure is building among members of Gov... |
| 693 | 1 | Bush Vows Rapid Aid to Hurricane Victims | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid... |
| 694 | 3 | Nikkei Down at Midday on Oil Worries | TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as growing fears about the impact of surging oil prices on the global economy hit exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. |
| 695 | 4 | Dell Exits Low-End China Consumer PC Market (Reuters) | Reuters - Dell Inc. (DELL.O), the world's\largest PC maker, said on Monday it has left the low-end\consumer PC market in China and cut its overall growth target\for the country this year due to stiff competition in the\segment. |
| 696 | 2 | Singh Wins Playoff and P.G.A. Title | Several players outplayed Vijay Singh on Sunday, but nobody outlasted him at the 86th P.G.A. Championship. |
| 697 | 3 | Caterpillar Union Rejects Contract Offer | CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Auto Workers (UAW) said its members at Caterpillar Inc on Sunday voted to reject the construction equipment maker's contract proposal, the second time this year workers have voted against a Caterpillar contract offer. |
| 698 | 3 | NYMEX Crude Hits Record \$46.76 | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - NYMEX crude oil futures <CLc1> hit a new record of \$46.76 on Monday on worries about possible unrest and disruption to oil supply as Venezuelans voted in a referendum on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. |
| 699 | 2 | Singh Wins Playoff to Seize Third Major Title | KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh held his composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his career. |
| 700 | 1 | South Korea Warns of Possible North Terrorism (Reuters) | Reuters - North Korea is threatening to use\terrorism against the South, Seoul's intelligence agency said\in a rare public advisory on Monday, and warned South Korean\citizens in China and Southeast Asia to be on their guard. |
| 701 | 1 | Afghans Hail Chance for a Choice | BAZARAK, Afghanistan<br>Like virtually every adult in this Panjshir Valley village, Rahmal Beg registered to vote weeks ago. Indeed, popular enthusiasm is so high for the Oct. 9 presidential election -- the first in Afghan history -- that thousands of people in the valley have reportedly... |
| 702 | 3 | Caterpillar Union Rejects Contract Offer | CHICAGO (Reuters) - The main union at Caterpillar Inc. said its members voted on Sunday to reject the construction equipment maker's contract proposal, the second time this year the workers have voted against an offer. |
| 703 | 3 | GM's Made-In-China Cadillacs in Early '05 | SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors, the world's largest automaker, will start selling its first made-in-China Cadillacs in early 2005 in a market it expects eventually to account for a fifth of global sales of the luxury brand. |
| 704 | 1 | Gas Prices Drop, but Increase Expected | CAMARILLO, Calif. - Gas prices have dropped nearly 5 cents in the past three weeks with an increase in supply, but soaring crude oil prices could cause rates to rise again soon, an industry analyst said Sunday... |
| 705 | 2 | Funk Still Gets Cup Spot | Though Fred Funk had been rather morose after missing the cut by a stroke in the 86th PGA Championship on Friday, there was great joy on Sunday. |
| 706 | 1 | Report: U.S. to Approve Sale of Aegis Ships to Taiwan (Reuters) | Reuters - The United States will announce the sale\of four Aegis missile-defense warships to Taiwan next year with\delivery likely to begin in 2011, a newspaper said on Monday. |
| 707 | 1 | Nikkei Down, Oil Worries Hit Exporters (Reuters) | Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by\midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as another\surge in oil prices deepened worries about the global economic\impact and knocked down exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. |
| 708 | 1 | Report: U.S. to Approve Sale of Aegis Ships to Taiwan | TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States will announce the sale of four Aegis missile-defense warships to Taiwan next year with delivery likely to begin in 2011, a newspaper said on Monday. |
| 709 | 3 | Wal-Mart Tries to Shine Its Image by Supporting Public Broadcasting | Wal-Mart, stung by criticism of its business tactics, is working to improve its image by supporting public broadcasting. |
| 710 | 3 | Muddling Through (or Not): Mid-2004 Update on the Philippines | Looks like the Philippines, despite itself, has survived the election without excessive violence, major civil unrest, or untoward People Power eruptions. GMA finally has that elusive electoral mandate, and the air of uncertainty that pervaded Manila in the weeks leading up to the election has given way to (for some) an air of cautious optimism or (for others) resignation that nothing ever changes much in the Philippines and that the strong leadership and fundamental changes needed to save the country are long shots. |
| 711 | 2 | Unseeded Vaidisova Wins Vancouver Open (AP) | AP - Unseeded teenager Nicole Vaidisova defeated American Laura Granville 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Vancouver Open on Sunday. |
| 712 | 1 | F.B.I. Goes Knocking for Political Troublemakers | The F.B.I. has been questioning demonstrators in an effort to forestall violent protests at the Republican convention. |
| 713 | 4 | Sybase looks ahead to RFID | The database and mobile software company is set to reveal details on updates to its flagship products and outline RFID plans. |
| 714 | 4 | Nanotech funding to grow to \$8.6 billion | Spending on research will more than double this year, with a growing amount coming from the private sector. |
| 715 | 4 | Gateway lands on another retailer's shelves | Company is set to sell desktops on CompUSA's shelves, providing more competition for HP. |
| 716 | 2 | Cardinals Ride Rolen | Scott Rolen homered twice to become the first NL player to reach 100 RBIs this season as the St. Louis Cardinals downed the Atlanta Braves, 10-4, on Sunday night. |
| 717 | 2 | Braves Hum Along | Braves General Manager John Schuerholz shuffled his deck more than usual this past offseason so doubts were high. Such a challenge makes this season all the sweeter. |
| 718 | 1 | Tibet's Second-Holiest Monk Makes Rare Lhasa Visit (Reuters) | Reuters - Tibet's second-holiest monk, the Panchen\Lama, has visited Lhasa on a rare trip to the Himalayan region\by the living Buddha, whose selection in 1995 was marred by\controversy after the exiled Dalai Lama chose another boy. |
| 719 | 1 | Greek duo could miss drugs hearing | Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may not be fit enough to attend the hearing into their missed drugs test. |
| 720 | 1 | Package prompts US embassy alert | An unidentified substance sent to the US embassy in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur leads to a security scare. |
| 721 | 4 | Don't Fear Internet Anonymity Tools (Ziff Davis) | Ziff Davis - There are lots of good reasons for 'net anonymity. |
| 722 | 4 | Time Is Now for Linux Vendors to Protect Users (Ziff Davis) | Ziff Davis - Opinion: It's time for other Linux vendors to follow Red Hat's lead and offer patent infringement protection to their customers. |
| 723 | 4 | Self-Healing Tech Could Boost IBM's Yield (Ziff Davis) | Ziff Davis - Designed to let processors adjust themselves dynamically in response to problems or systems demands without human intervention, the chip-morphing technology could help IBM keep up with demand for good chips. |
| 724 | 1 | Emergency defers Maldives debate | A parliamentary session due to have begun on Monday in the Maldives has been postponed indefinitely. |
| 725 | 1 | Tigers reject Sri Lanka counter proposal to revive talks (AFP) | AFP - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said they will spurn any new government proposals to revive peace talks not giving them self-rule as peacebroker Norway was set to try to jumpstart the negotiations. |
| 726 | 3 | In Google's Auction, It's Not Easy to Tell a Bid From a Bet | In a competition combining suspense and strategy, countless brave souls are hoping to buy a small piece of Google in an auction this week. |
| 727 | 1 | Suspicious Powder Found at U.S. Embassy in Malaysia | KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Suspicious white powder has been found in an envelope that arrived at the U.S. embassy in Malaysia and three staff members quarantined, an embassy official and police said on Monday. "A letter was delivered that had a suspicious powder in it," said an embassy spokesman in Kuala Lumpur. "The powder is being sent for testing." |
| 728 | 3 | Nikkei Hits 3-Mth Closing Low | TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.65 percent to a fresh three-month closing low on Monday as crude oil prices again hit record highs in Asian trading hours, clouding the outlook for the global economy. |
| 729 | 2 | DiMarco, Riley Get on Ryder Cup Team (AP) | AP - Hal Sutton had a good idea what kind of U.S. team he would take to the Ryder Cup. All that changed in the final round of the PGA Championship. |
| 730 | 1 | Chinese dig for villagers buried under landslides after deadly typhoon (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Villagers in an eastern province dug with farm tools Monday to search for 24 people missing in massive landslides unleashed by Typhoon Rananim, which has already been blamed for 115 deaths and is the worst such storm to hit China in seven years. |
| 731 | 1 | Americans appear in Kabul trial | The second hearing in the trial of three Americans accused of torture and running a jail begins in Kabul. |
| 732 | 3 | Stocks Fall as Oil Hits High | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Exporters led a fall in Asian shares on Monday as oil prices set new highs near \$47 and data showing the U.S. trade deficit widened to a record raised fresh concern about the health of the world's largest economy. |
| 733 | 3 | Stocks Fall as Oil Hits High (Reuters) | Reuters - Exporters led a fall in Asian shares\on Monday as oil prices set new highs near #36;47 and data showing\the U.S. trade deficit widened to a record raised fresh concern\about the health of the world's largest economy. |
| 734 | 1 | Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike (Reuters) | Reuters - Israel declared psychological war on\hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners on Monday, saying it\would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their\will. |
| 735 | 1 | Two Chinese salesman gunned down in Thailand's restive south (AFP) | AFP - Two Chinese travelling salesmen have been gunned down in southern Thailand as part of separatist violence which has claimed more than 275 lives since the start of the year, officials said. |
| 736 | 1 | Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners on Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will. |
| 737 | 3 | Iranian economic reform falters | The Iranian parliament votes against key parts of a reform plan aimed at opening the economy to foreign investment. |
| 738 | 3 | Space-age sport | GPS is invading recreational sports. Under clear skies, those signals beaming to earth from satellites can find you on a hilly running trail, in a kayak on the ocean, or on a green fairway where you're trying to fade a 230-yard drive into the wind. |
| 739 | 3 | Eyes tired? Musical alerts ease computer user #146;s day | What was the last sound your computer made? It may have emitted a chime when e-mail arrived, or a heraldic swish when you started up Windows. |
| 740 | 3 | As money-raisers, 2004 #146;s initial offerings fall short | When Inhibitex Inc. set the terms of its initial public offering in March, it thought it was being conservative, expecting shares to sell for \$10 to \$12 apiece. |
| 741 | 3 | Internet publishing attracting academics | BALTIMORE -- Manuel Llinas knew his career was at stake. The young scientist had just finished work on an eye-catching paper on the genome of a parasite that causes malaria. Now he and his lab director faced a critical decision: where to submit the article for publication. |
| 742 | 3 | Computers with multiple personalities | The jury's still out on whether a computer can ever truly be intelligent, but there's no question that it can have multiple personalities. It's just a matter of software. |
| 743 | 2 | Paint it bleak | If the Rolling Stones were hired to write the theme song for this year's Red Sox, the group might overhaul one of their classics. Instead of quot;Satisfaction, quot; they could go with quot;Separation. quot; That's because no matter how hard they try, the Sox can't get no separation in their quest for the top spot in the wild-card race. |
| 744 | 2 | He #146;s not short on confidence | It's a case he could have made more convincingly with something other than a half-swing tapper to the pitcher for the final out of yet another in a seemingly endless series of one-run losses for the Red Sox. But Orlando Cabrera wants fans to believe this: For all the futile swings he has made in his two-week incarnation as a ... |
| 745 | 2 | Pronger opts out of World Cup | Names Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues pulled out of the World Cup of Hockey yesterday with an undisclosed injury, and was replaced on the Canadian team by Jay Bouwmeester of the Florida Panthers. Pronger's decision comes less than a week before the Canadian team opens training camp. The team will practice for the first time Friday in Ottawa. ... |
| 746 | 2 | Giants finish off Phillies | Brett Tomko allowed one run in six innings for his first win in nearly a month, and the San Francisco Giants closed in on the wild-card lead with a 3-1 victory over the Phillies yesterday in Philadelphia, completing a three-game sweep. |
| 747 | 2 | Texas goes wild | The Red Sox have company atop the wild-card standings. In Arlington, Texas, Laynce Nix homered and drove in three runs, including a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 6-2, yesterday to sweep the three-game series. |
| 748 | 2 | 49ers #146; Beasley out till opener | The cheers went up the instant Willis McGahee took the field. How's that for pressure? |
| 749 | 2 | At least Light #146;s sense of humor still intact | FOXBOROUGH -- Matt Light lost his appendix this summer and, as a result, quite a few pounds, but he didn't lose one ounce of his wit. |
| 750 | 2 | Dorman #146;s been dandy of late | Revolution coach Steve Nicol is not taking credit for the emergence of Andy Dorman. But Nicol's tactical moves helped place Dorman in a position to score his first two goals as a professional, in the final seconds of a 3-0 win at Dallas Wednesday and on his first touch of Saturday night's game at D.C. United for the Revolution's second ... |
| 751 | 1 | Sudan refugees report new attacks | More Sudanese refugees flee across the border into Chad following reports of renewed violence in the Darfur region. |
| 752 | 1 | Bomb at parade in India leaves 16 dead, 40 hurt | NEW DELHI -- A powerful bomb killed at least 16 people, many of them schoolchildren, and wounded about 40 others as they assembled for an Independence Day parade yesterday in the northeastern state of Assam, authorities said. |
| 753 | 1 | Israeli speaks out on McGreevey | JERUSALEM -- The Israeli man at the center of the resignation of New Jersey's governor, James E. McGreevey, over a gay affair said in an interview published yesterday that he is straight and had no idea at first that his boss is homosexual. |
| 754 | 1 | France remembers WWII Riviera mission | ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE -- France yesterday honored soldiers, including tens of thousands of Africans, who staged an assault on the French Riviera 60 years ago to break the Nazi grip -- one of the least-remembered military operations of World War II. |
| 755 | 1 | Pope struggles at shrine Mass | LOURDES, France -- A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled yesterday through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled, and asked aides for help during the 2-hour service in the sizzling heat. |
| 756 | 1 | Uncertainty as Venezuela Awaits Referendum Result | CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Three Venezuelan government ministers said on Monday President Hugo Chavez had easily survived a referendum on whether to recall him but their comments conflicted with heavy opposition hints they had won. |
| 757 | 4 | Watchdog attacks ID card scheme | Proposals for identity cards and a population register are opposed by Britain's information watchdog. |
| 758 | 4 | Ebookers sees 'encouraging' signs | Internet-based holiday company Ebookers says second-quarter loses have been cut compared with the same period a year ago. |
| 759 | 1 | Chavez Wins Venezuela Referendum-Official Results (Reuters) | Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo\Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to\results released by electoral authorities on Monday with 94\percent of the vote counted. |
| 760 | 1 | US embassy in Malaysia in 'anthrax scare' (AFP) | AFP - Malaysian emergency services rushed to the tightly-guarded US embassy in Kuala Lumpur after a powder which police said could be anthrax was found in a letter. |
| 761 | 4 | UN creates game to tackle hunger | A forthcoming video game aims to educate children about the global fight against hunger. |
| 762 | 1 | Chavez Wins Venezuela Referendum-Preliminary Result | CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to preliminary results released by the country's top electoral officer on Monday. |
| 763 | 3 | Oil Prices Hit Record (Reuters) | Reuters - Oil prices jumped to a new record\high near #36;47 on Monday with traders on tenterhooks for the\result of Venezuela's weekend referendum and Iraq's exports\again disrupted by a Shi'ite uprising in the south. |
| 764 | 2 | They flocked from Games | ATHENS -- During yesterday's celebration of the assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Greek orthodox clergy had a stern reminder for the organizers of the Olympic Games: No matter what the advertisements and speeches say about Greece's modern, Western orientation, this country is still the domain of its decidedly traditional, ubiquitous state-sanctioned religion. Speaking over the Byzantine chants of a ... |
| 765 | 2 | Ginobili gives Argentina big lift at the buzzer | Manu Ginobili's off-balance shot left his hand just a split-second before the final buzzer, dropping through the basket to give Argentina an 83-82 victory over Serbia-Montenegro yesterday on the first day of Olympic men's basketball in Athens. |
| 766 | 2 | Stewart spoils upset bid | Sports car ace Ron Fellows nearly pulled off what arguably would have been the biggest upset in NASCAR history, finishing second after starting last yesterday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. |
| 767 | 2 | US eights glide to finals in record times | The US men's and women's eights pulled off huge victories in yesterday's Olympic rowing heats, each setting world bests to advance directly to Sunday's finals. |
| 768 | 2 | Phelps #146;s quest for 8 golds goes under | ATHENS -- The evening began on a down note for the US swimming team, and descended from there. First, world champion Jenny Thompson struggled home fifth in the 100-meter butterfly. Then world record-holder Brendan Hansen was caught by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima in the 100 breaststroke. Finally, the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay finished third behind South Africa and the ... |
| 769 | 2 | Azevedo shot does trick | Tony Azevedo whizzed a last-second shot past Croatian goalkeeper Frano Vican to give the American water polo team a 7-6 victory in its tournament opener yesterday. |
| 770 | 2 | US team kicks over this result | ATHENS -- Did Japan's Kosuke Kitajima break the rules when he beat world record-holder Brendan Hansen by 17-100ths of a second in yesterday's Olympic 100-meter breaststroke? Absolutely, insisted Hansen's US teammates, who claimed Kitajima routinely uses the illegal dolphin kick. |
| 771 | 2 | Clout shown in rout | ATHENS -- When the Olympic softball schedule was released, Lisa Fernandez grabbed a marker and began counting down the days. quot;This game is always on my calendar, quot; she said. quot;I have a tremendous history with Australia. quot; And until yesterday, mostly a haunting one. |
| 772 | 2 | Punching his way forward | ATHENS -- There's only room for one Cinderella in a boxing ring. That was the sad lesson Andre Berto learned last night as his long road to the Olympic Games came to an abrupt end at the Peristeri Boxing Hall in his first fight in the welterweight division. First fight, that is, unless you understand what it took for him ... |
| 773 | 1 | Fighting rages in South Ossetia | Heavy fighting erupts in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, shattering a two-day ceasefire. |
| 774 | 4 | Sprint Puts Streaming Media on Phones | PCS Vision Multimedia streams faster video plus audio channels to Samsung phone. |
| 775 | 2 | Phelps, Thorpe Face Dutch Threat | ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, one gold won but one of his eight title chances now lost, takes on Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband in their long-awaited showdown in the 200 meters freestyle final on Monday. |
| 776 | 1 | Liechtenstein royals swap power | Liechtenstein's Prince Hans-Adam hands over power to his son and invites the whole nation to a garden party. |
| 777 | 1 | Venezuelan President Survives Recall Vote | CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared to have survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to early results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud. Backers of the leftist populist president set off fireworks and began celebrating in the streets of the capital in the pre-dawn darkness upon hearing the news from Francisco Carrasquero, president of the National Elections Council... |
| 778 | 1 | Rescue Teams Aid Hurricane Charley Victims | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops were scattered across Florida to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years... |
| 779 | 1 | Journalist, Translator Missing in Iraq (AP) | AP - A French-American journalist has disappeared along with his Iraqi translator in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, the provincial deputy governor said Monday. |
| 780 | 1 | Prudential drops bid for S.Korean assest managing firm (AFP) | AFP - A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company. |
| 781 | 1 | Bush Plans to Withdraw Troops From Abroad (AP) | AP - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| 782 | 1 | Pair tell of 'Falconio' sighting | Two witnesses tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio more than a week after he disappeared. |
| 783 | 4 | 'Virtual' repairs for Cutty Sark | Digital models of an historic ship are created as part of its restoration to test if it will survive the process. |
| 784 | 1 | Mass. Republicans Eye Kerry's Senate Seat (AP) | AP - Massachusetts Republicans, while supportive of President Bush's re-election, are mindful of the opportunity created should John Kerry beat him in November's election: the state's first Senate vacancy in two decades and a chance to break the Democratic monopoly on its 12-member delegation in Congress. |
| 785 | 3 | Swatch tax complaint dismissed | US officials dismiss claims of tax evasion levelled at watchmaker Swatch by two former employees. |
| 786 | 3 | Small firms struggle as oil soars | Small manufacturers in the UK are struggling in the face of soaring oil prices and higher interest rates, the CBI says. |
| 787 | 3 | Microsoft takes down SP2 swappers | Microsoft is stopping people getting hold of a key security update via net-based file- sharing systems. |
| 788 | 4 | Symantec Readies Patching Tool | ON IPatch monitors, ensures networked Windows systems are current in midsize businesss. |
| 789 | 1 | Panchen Lama Visits Tibet Capital (AP) | AP - The boy chosen by the Chinese government as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama was greeted warmly by dozens of monks when he visited Tibet's most sacred temple, state television reported, giving rare publicity to one of his appearances. |
| 790 | 4 | BearingPoint Wins ID Project at TSA | BearingPoint Inc. of McLean won a \$12 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration to begin the third phase in the agency's program to create a standard identification card for U.S. transportation employees. |
| 791 | 4 | Government Spending Up Sharply Locally | Federal procurement spending in the Washington area rose last year at its highest rate since the 1980s, according to a study to be released today, creating tens of thousands of jobs and increasing economic growth disproportionately in Northern Virginia. |
| 792 | 4 | Expense Issue Draws Mixed Views From Companies | The debate over whether companies should treat stock options as an expense draws mixed reactions from Washington area businesses, some of which have a lot to lose if the accounting rule changes. |
| 793 | 1 | Palestinian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike | JERUSALEM - More than a thousand Palestinian prisoners went on a hunger strike to press for better conditions, but Israel responded by tightening inmate restrictions, and a Cabinet minister said he wouldn't care if they starved to death. About 1,600 prisoners struck on Sunday... |
| 794 | 3 | Europe and US in aircraft aid row | The European Commission and President George Bush are in a war of words over subsidies given to aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing. |
| 795 | 1 | Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman | TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japan great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions. |
| 796 | 4 | Rogue proteins give yeast an edge | Rogue proteins that behave like those linked to vCJD and Alzheimer's can give yeast a survival advantage. |
| 797 | 2 | Twins Rally to Beat Indians in 10 Innings (AP) | AP - The Minnesota Twins left Cleveland clinging to first place in the AL Central #151; and already looking ahead to their next showdown with the surprising Indians. |
| 798 | 2 | Doping-Greek Sprint Duo's Hearing Postponed | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou won a two-day reprieve at the Athens Olympics when a disciplinary hearing investigating their missed drugs tests was adjourned until Wednesday. |
| 799 | 4 | Why cyberscofflaws get off easy | CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why convicted virus and worm authors are more likely to do Club Fed than hard time. |
| 800 | 1 | Pakistan still supporting Kashmiri rebels: Indian Home Ministry (AFP) | AFP - Pakistan continues to support Islamic insurgency in Kashmir and will use militant attacks to influence ongoing peace talks with rival India, India's Home Ministry said in its annual report. |
| 801 | 3 | Lowe's Second-Quarter Profit Rises (Reuters) | Reuters - Lowe's Cos. (LOW.N), the second-largest\home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc. (HD.N), on\Monday said quarterly profit rose, but trailed estimates. |
| 802 | 3 | Stocks Seen Little Changed; Oil Weighs | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks are seen opening little changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday. |
| 803 | 3 | Lowe's Second-Quarter Profit Rises | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <LOW.N>, the second-largest home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc. <HD.N>, on Monday said quarterly profit rose, but trailed estimates. |
| 804 | 3 | Oil Prices Hold Near Record | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices simmered near fresh highs Monday even though early reports of victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports. |
| 805 | 3 | BA workers approve holiday strike | British Airways workers plan to strike for 24 hours during the August Bank Holiday weekend unless a pay row is settled, the GMB union said. |
| 806 | 2 | Doping Probe of Greeks Staggers Toward Farce | ATHENS (Reuters) - A doping probe that has dogged the host country's Olympic Games staggered toward farce on Monday when a hearing involving Greece's two top sprinters was postponed again. |
| 807 | 3 | Lowe's 2Q Earnings Higher on Home Market (AP) | AP - Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. reported Monday that a robust housing market drove second-quarter earnings higher year-over-year, but results failed to meet Wall Street expectations. |
| 808 | 3 | Sri Lanka hit by oil strike | Workers at Sri Lanka's main oil company end a two-day strike, held in protest at government plans to sell more of the company. |
| 809 | 4 | Internet calls add foreign accent (USATODAY.com) | USATODAY.com - In the digital age, the next best thing to being there might be this: a French phone number. |
| 810 | 4 | FCC mobile spam rule doesn't cover some SMS (MacCentral) | MacCentral - A rule prohibiting mobile-phone spam adopted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month doesn't prohibit phone-to-phone text messaging, but FCC officials believe the new rule, combined with a 13-year-old law, should protect U.S. mobile phone customers against unsolicited commercial e-mail. |
| 811 | 4 | Ky. Professor Looks to Set Up Telescope (AP) | AP - A University of Kentucky professor is pushing to set up a telescope in Australia that students could use via the Internet. |
| 812 | 4 | Survival of software's fittest | Darwin may work in the flat enterprise software market--mergers and acquisitions are expected to increase the clout of leading firms. |
| 813 | 4 | Playing the convergence game | Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets. |
| 814 | 2 | Singh Wins Playoff to Seize Third Major Title | KOHLER, Wis. (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh held his composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his career. |
| 815 | 2 | Williams Has No Problem Running with Jones | ATHENS (Reuters) - American sprinter Lauryn Williams said on Monday she would have no problem competing on the same team as Marion Jones in the Olympic 4x100 meters relay. |
| 816 | 2 | Moya Tames Olympic Wind and Enqvist; Dementieva Out | ATHENS (Reuters) - Spanish third seed Carlos Moya tamed a swirling wind and dogged Swedish opponent Thomas Enqvist to reach the second round of the Olympic men's singles with a 7-6, 6-7, 9-7 victory Monday. |
| 817 | 1 | Britain 'sleepwalking' into big-brother state, watchdog warns (AFP) | AFP - Britain is "sleepwalking into a surveillance society" because of government plans to introduce ID cards and a population register, the nation's information watchdog was quoted as saying. |
| 818 | 1 | India urges Bangladesh not to kill stray elephants (Reuters) | Reuters - Authorities in northeast India urged Bangladesh on Monday not to kill about 100 wild elephants that have strayed across the border and gone on a rampage, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more. |
| 819 | 1 | Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will. |
| 820 | 3 | Cost Cuts Boost Kmart Quarterly Profit (Reuters) | Reuters - Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O) on Monday\reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts\made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about\ #36;2.6 billion. |
| 821 | 3 | Cost Cuts Boost Kmart Quarterly Profit | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about \$2.6 billion. |
| 822 | 3 | Wall Street to Open Little Changed | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is seen opening little changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday. |
| 823 | 3 | Sysco Profit Rises; Sales Have Slowed | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sysco Corp. <SYY.N>, the largest U.S. distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and acquisitions helped offset the effects of higher food prices. |
| 824 | 3 | Lowe's Profit Rises But Trails Estimates | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <LOW.N>, the No. 2 home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc., on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit, but results trailed estimates as sales weakened in June. |
| 825 | 3 | Kmart Swings to Second-Quarter Profit (AP) | AP - Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. reported Monday that the company swung to a profit in the second quarter, but same-store sales were still in decline. |
| 826 | 4 | Vodafone names former rival as new head of Japanese unit (AFP) | AFP - British mobile phone operator Vodafone said it has brought in an executive from Japanese rival NTT DoCoMo to head up its struggling Japanese unit, Vodafone K.K. |
| 827 | 4 | Cheap Windows comes under fire | Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down edition of Windows comes in for strong criticism. |
| 828 | 3 | Wal-Mart Maintains August Sales Forecast (Reuters) | Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) on Monday\maintained its August sales forecast and said demand was\particularly strong in the U.S. Southeast last week as people\stocked up on duct tape, rope and water in preparation for\Hurricane Charley. |
| 829 | 3 | Cost Cuts Help Kmart Post Profit | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about \$2.6 billion. |
| 830 | 4 | China's Red Flag Linux to focus on enterprise | The company behind China's leading Linux client distribution, Red Flag Software Co. Ltd., is shifting its main focus to its server operating system and enterprise customers, and planning to expand sales overseas, the company's acting president said in an interview on Friday. |
| 831 | 4 | Symantec releases patching tool | Security company Symantec Corp. plans to announce the release of a patch management product on Monday that it says will enable small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to stay on top of software vulnerabilities. |
| 832 | 1 | Chavez Claims Victory in Referendum on His Rule | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won backing from 58 percent of voters, with 94 percent of electoral rolls counted, in a referendum on whether to recall him. |
| 833 | 2 | U.S. Tries to Rebound From Loss in Athens (AP) | AP - Greetings from the Olympic men's basketball tournament, where America is tied for last place with Angola, Australia, New Zealand, China and the defending world champions from Serbia-Montenegro. |
| 834 | 1 | Olympian on Briton death charge | An Olympic sailor is charged with the manslaughter of a Briton who died after being hit by a car in Athens. |
| 835 | 4 | AccuRev touts software configuration management approach | AccuRev on Monday will release an upgrade to its SCM (software configuration management) package that the company argues offers a superior alternative to file-based SCM systems. |
| 836 | 4 | End of the line for HP's Alpha processor | Hewlett-Packard Co. will release the final processor upgrade for its AlphaServer line of Unix servers on Monday. |
| 837 | 4 | HP pushes parity for Itanium, PA-RISC servers | At its annual HP World user conference in Chicago this week, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) will announce a number of enhancements to its HP-UX operating system, designed to narrow the gap between the capabilities of the company's Integrity and HP 9000 servers. |
| 838 | 1 | Darfur Displaced Return to 'Live in Fear' of Militia (Reuters) | Reuters - Villagers returning to their\homes in Sudan's Darfur region are living in fear of the Arab\militiamen who initially drove them away, the United Nations\said in a report received by Reuters Monday. |
| 839 | 1 | Sudan Trying to Keep Darfur Promises-U.N. (Reuters) | Reuters - Raids by Sudanese forces and Arab\militiamen have worsened a desperate situation in Darfur,\rights groups say, but the United Nations said Khartoum was\making serious efforts to keep pledges to curb the violence. |
| 840 | 1 | Darfur Displaced Return to 'Live in Fear' of Militia | KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - Villagers returning to their homes in Sudan's Darfur region are living in fear of the Arab militiamen who initially drove them away, the United Nations said in a report received by Reuters Monday. |
| 841 | 1 | Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman | TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions. |
| 842 | 1 | Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries in Vegas | LAS VEGAS - Nicky Hilton, the hotel heiress and socialite, has tied the knot with her beau in a late-night ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press. Hilton, 20, married New York money manager Todd Andrew Meister, 33, at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel early Sunday, according a Clark County marriage license... |
| 843 | 1 | Anarchists' Convention Debates Voting | ATHENS, Ohio - A group of anarchists is taking an unusual step to make its political voice heard - going to the polls. Anarchists generally pride themselves on their rejection of government and its authority... |
| 844 | 3 | Allstate Says Charley Could Hurt Results | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allstate Corp. <ALL.N>, the No. 2 U.S. home and auto insurer, on Monday said potential losses stemming from Hurricane Charley could hurt its current results. |
| 845 | 3 | Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half percentage point (AFP) | AFP - The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website. |
| 846 | 3 | CompUSA Stores to Sell Gateway PCs (Reuters) | Reuters - Gateway Inc. (GTW.N), the computer\maker that recently shuttered its chain of 188 stores, will\begin selling its desktops at CompUSA Inc.'s outlets later this\week, the two companies said on Monday. |
| 847 | 3 | CompUSA Stores to Sell Gateway PCs | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gateway Inc. <GTW.N>, the computer maker that recently shuttered its chain of 188 stores, will begin selling its desktops at CompUSA Inc.'s outlets later this week, the two companies said on Monday. |
| 848 | 4 | Lebanese shun mobile phones for a day in protest at high costs (AFP) | AFP - Lebanese mobile phone users were urged to leave their portable telephones at home or switched off in protest at what is considered one of the costliest services in the world. |
| 849 | 4 | Forming galaxy cluster captured | The Chandra telescope has seen huge gas clouds in space in the act of merging to form a massive galaxy cluster. |
| 850 | 1 | U.S. Embassy in Malaysia Has Anthrax Scare (AP) | AP - Authorities are testing a suspicious powder mailed to the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia to determine whether it is anthrax, officials said Monday after the second such scare at a U.S. mission in Asia within a week. |
| 851 | 1 | Suspicious Powder Found at U.S. Embassy in Malaysia | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) - An envelope containing suspicious white powder and threats against Americans was delivered to the U.S. embassy in Malaysia, prompting health checks on three staff, the embassy and police said Monday. |
| 852 | 1 | Megawati Defends Achievements Ahead of Vote | JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, trying to maintain momentum in a tight election battle, said Monday her government had stabilized the economy and cracked down hard on militants and separatists. |
| 853 | 1 | Syrian Rights Activist to Be Released Pending Trial | DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A Syrian court has agreed to release on bail a prominent rights activist who faces trial on charges of tarnishing the image of the Arab state by publishing false information, one of his lawyers said Monday. |
| 854 | 3 | Kmart Posts Profit After Cost Cuts | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit despite slumping sales as it cut jobs and reduced advertising and discounts, boosting its cash pile to \$2.6 billion. |
| 855 | 3 | LifePoint in \$1.1 Billion Province Deal | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rural hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals Inc. <LPNT.O> has agreed to acquire rival Province Healthcare Co. <PRV.N> for \$1.125 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach, the companies said on Monday. |
| 856 | 1 | Commuter tackles bad train service by starting own railway (AFP) | AFP - Grumbling about trains is part of the way of life, but one commuter has decided to do something about it -- by starting his own railway. |
| 857 | 1 | Israel turns up heat on prisoners | Israel launches psychological war against hundreds of Palestinian inmates on hunger strike for better conditions. |
| 858 | 2 | Czech Coach Hlinka Dies in Car Accident (AP) | AP - Czech Republic national ice hockey team coach, and former Pittsburgh Penguins coach, Ivan Hlinka died Monday after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash, an official said. |
| 859 | 3 | Stocks Set to Open Little Changed | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is set to open little changed on Monday as crude prices remain near their record highs, but insurers may slip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday. |
| 860 | 4 | Wherenet adds biz rules to RFID | The first indication that the value of RFID (radio frequency identification) will extend beyond the supply warehouse was shown last week by WhereNet, a provider of wireless location and communications technology. |
| 861 | 4 | Oracle readies CRM updates | Oracle Corp. plans to release the latest version of its CRM (customer relationship management) applications within the next two months, as part of an ongoing update of its E-Business Suite. |
| 862 | 1 | Grieving families cremate dead after Assam bombing (Reuters) | Reuters - Grieving relatives on Monday cremated victims, mostly women and children, of a separatist bombing in northeastern India, while hundreds of angry people rallied against the rising bloodshed. |
| 863 | 1 | Chechnya marks 'special' birthday | The authorities in war-torn Chechnya announce cash gifts for boys born on the slain leader's birthday. |
| 864 | 4 | Feedster Includes Kanoodle Ads in RSS Feeds | Feedster Includes Kanoodle Ads in RSS Feeds\\Feedster, Inc. today announced the launch of its RSS feed media program. The Company rsquo;s RSS search feeds will soon contain context targeted ads from Kanoodle, Inc., a leading provider of sponsored links for search results and content pages. Alternatively searchers may opt to pay ... |
| 865 | 4 | Google IPO Continues Despite Playboy Boob | Google IPO Continues Despite Playboy Boob\\Google's IPO ran into another problem last week with investors being allowed to start bidding on the company last Friday. Google rsquo;s founders will appear in an upcoming issue of Playboy magazine which will be on the shelves this Friday. Although the interview was apparently held ... |
| 866 | 2 | Greek Sprinters Given Two-Day Reprieve | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou won a two-day reprieve at the Athens Olympics Monday so they could appear in person at a disciplinary hearing into their missed drugs tests and protest their innocence. |
| 867 | 3 | 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. |
| 868 | 1 | Chvez Is Declared the Winner in Venezuela Referendum | The president won the backing of 58 percent of voters, officials said, but the opposition said that the government had cheated. |
| 869 | 3 | Stocks Open Near Flat as Oil Near Record | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Monday as crude prices remain near their record highs, but early reports of victory for the Venezuelan president in a referendum on his rule eased fears about the country's oil exports. |
| 870 | 1 | Letter, suspicious powder spark anthrax scare at U.S. Embassy in Malaysia (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Authorities are testing a suspicious powder mailed to the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia to determine whether it's anthrax, officials said Monday. It's the second such scare at a U.S. mission in Asia within a week. |
| 871 | 2 | Patriots Sign First-Round Pick Watson (AP) | AP - The New England Patriots signed first-round draft pick Benjamin Watson on Monday, ending the tight end's lengthy holdout. |
| 872 | 3 | Indonesia urges debt flexibility | Indonesia calls on the International Monetary Fund to help reschedule its debts, as figures reveal a slowdown in economic growth. |
| 873 | 3 | Oil Holds Near Record Level | Oil prices fell 23 cents to \$46.35 a barrel after Venezuelan Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum, appeasing worried energy markets. |
| 874 | 3 | Ride This Gem | Amusement park operators have produced volatile results, but this company has stood the test of time. |
| 875 | 4 | HP Faces New Realities in a 64-Bit World (Ziff Davis) | Ziff Davis - The company this week will unveil more programs and technologies designed to ease users of its high-end servers onto its Integrity line, which uses Intel's 64-bit Itanium processor. |
| 876 | 4 | EU Extends Microsoft-Time Warner Review (AP) | AP - European antitrust regulators said Monday they have extended their review of a deal between Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to make anti-piracy software together. |
| 877 | 3 | Insurers Begin Tallying Charley Losses (Reuters) | Reuters - U.S. insurers on Monday predicted that\Hurricane Charley could be the most costly U.S. storm since\Andrew in 1992, with Florida officials initially estimating\economic losses at #36;15 billion. |
| 878 | 4 | Google Stays on Track Despite Best Efforts | It looks like Google's public stock offering will proceed, no matter how hard the company tries to shoot itself in the foot. Not only that, its unique approach to the IPO game could result in an overhaul of federal securities regulations. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</b></font> |
| 879 | 4 | Microsoft lists SP2 conflicts | Software giant releases just which programs are having issues with its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP. |
| 880 | 1 | Chavez Declares Recall Victory; Foes Claim Fraud | CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez on Monday declared victory in a historic recall referendum on his rule, but his opponents vowed to challenge vote results they rejected as a "gigantic fraud." |
| 881 | 1 | Singh Wins PGA Championship in Playoff | HAVEN, Wis. - Vijay Singh shot a 4-over 76 to eke into a three-way playoff Sunday, then made his only birdie of the day on the first of three extra holes to beat Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco in the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits... |
| 882 | 1 | Crews Rush to Hurricane-Ravaged Florida | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years... |
| 883 | 1 | Stocks Higher Despite Soaring Oil Prices | NEW YORK - Wall Street shifted higher Monday as bargain hunters shrugged off skyrocketing oil prices and bought shares following an upbeat sales report from Wal-Mart Stores and a bright outlook from Lowe's. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 84.07, or 0.9 percent, at 9,909.42, after edging 0.1 percent higher last week... |
| 884 | 1 | China Condemns Whistle-Blower | A Communist Party whistle-blower who created a national sensation in China by publicly accusing his superiors of tolerating official corruption has been condemned for breaking party rules and ordered to "do a complete self-examination," authorities announced. |
| 885 | 3 | KMart Posts Profit; Cash Pile Grows | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit despite slumping sales as it cut jobs and reduced advertising and discounts, boosting its cash pile to \$2.6 billion. |
| 886 | 3 | Thomson Buys Test Provider Capstar | TORONTO (Reuters) - Electronic publisher Thomson Corp. <TOC.TO> said on Monday it will buy test provider Capstar from Educational Testing Service, the latest in a string of acquisitions designed to flesh out its product offerings. |
| 887 | 3 | Lowe's Reports Increase in Second-Quarter Net Income | Lowe's reported a 17.9 percent increase in net income during its second quarter, but results missed Wall Street expectations. |
| 888 | 4 | New tool identifies 'phishy' Web sites | A new software tool from WholeSecurity Inc. can spot fraudulent Web sites used in online cons known as "phishing" scams, according to a statement from the company. |
| 889 | 3 | Lowe's Net Trails Views, But Shares Rise | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <LOW.N>, the No. 2 home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc., on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit, but results trailed estimates as sales weakened in June. |
| 890 | 4 | On the Beastie Boys 'virus' CD | <strong>Review</strong> Does not attempt world domination, but |
| 891 | 4 | Briefly: AOL kicks off free fantasy sports | roundup Plus: HP partners with 3G gear maker...AMD starts shipping 90-nanometer chips...ABC.com to air on Real's SuperPass. |
| 892 | 4 | EC puts off decision on Microsoft, Time Warner deal | Regulators could still launch an investigation into the two titans' acquisition of ContentGuard, a digital rights company. |
| 893 | 4 | An Olympic Selection of Search Resources | The 2004 Summer Olympics are underway in Athens and the web is home to plenty of information that makes watching the games even more interesting. |
| 894 | 3 | KMart Posts Profit; Cash Pile Grows (Reuters) | Reuters - Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O) on Monday\reported its third consecutive quarterly profit despite\slumping sales as it cut jobs and reduced advertising and\discounts, boosting its cash pile to #36;2.6 billion. |
| 895 | 3 | Oil Slips from Record High of \$46.30 | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased from new record highs on Monday as victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports. |
| 896 | 3 | Stocks Gain as Oil Prices Ease | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Monday as oil prices dipped after reports of victory for the Venezuelan president in a referendum on his rule eased fears about the country's oil exports. |
| 897 | 4 | News: Technology Already Exists to Stabilize Global Warming | Existing technologies could stop the escalation of global warming for 50 years and work on implementing them can begin immediately, according to an analysis by Princeton University scientists. (Princeton University press release) |
| 898 | 4 | News: Future Heat Waves: More Severe, More Frequent, and Longer Lasting | Heat waves in Chicago, Paris, and elsewhere in North America and Europe will become more intense, more frequent, and longer lasting in the 21st century, according to a new modeling study by two scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). (NCAR press release) |
| 899 | 4 | News: New Hypoxic Event Found Off Oregon Coast | For the second time in three years, a hypoxic "dead zone" has formed off the central Oregon Coast. It's killing fish, crabs and other marine life and leading researchers to believe that a fundamental change may be taking place in ocean conditions in the northern Pacific Ocean. (Oregon State University press release) |
| 900 | 4 | HP invokes Adaptive Enterprise mantra | Hewlett-Packard will detail enhancements to its virtualization products, the HP-UX 11i Unix operating system, and its AlphaServers this week during its HP World 2004 conference in Chicago. |
| 901 | 2 | Haas, Cink Join Ryder Cup Team | Jay Haas became the second-oldest player to be on the Ryder Cup team, joining Stewart Cink as the two captain's picks Monday for a U.S. team that will try to regain the cup from Europe next month. |
| 902 | 2 | American Aphrodite | Brooklyn-native Yvette Jarvis is an 'every woman' in Greece: professional basketball player, model, TV and talk show star and Athens councilwoman. |
| 903 | 2 | Edwards Appears for Hearing | U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards appeared for a hearing on her doping case that will determine whether the reigning 100-meter world champion competes in the Athens Games. |
| 904 | 1 | Superstar's uncivil behavior is criminal (Chicago Tribune) | Chicago Tribune - Pop stars are no strangers to bad behavior. Smashed guitars, ruined hotel rooms--such misdeeds often are chuckled over later, written up in the tabloids, perhaps listed on invoices for damage. Not so in Russia, where the public expects its performers to remember that they walk in Tchaikovsky's footsteps. |
| 905 | 1 | Canada must help raise profile of development issues in Africa: Goodale (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Canada intends to return to the forefront on African development issues, beginning with a renewed effort at helping the troubled continent grow out of poverty, says Finance Minister Ralph Goodale. |
| 906 | 1 | Govt likely to cut oil product duties - official (Reuters) | Reuters - The government is expected to slash customs and excise duties on petroleum products in a bid to control inflation without hurting the profitability of oil firms, an oil industry official said on Monday. |
| 907 | 1 | National pharmacare program would reduce hospital waiting lists: McGuinty (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - A national pharmacare program funded by the federal government would indirectly result in shorter waiting lists, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said Monday. |
| 908 | 1 | Losses and Lessons for Bush and Kerry (Los Angeles Times) | Los Angeles Times - They lost at politics at an early age. Since then, they've rarely made the same campaign mistakes twice. |
| 909 | 1 | Pakistan Military Plays Down 'Terror Summit' Report | ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military Monday played down a report in the latest edition of Time magazine describing what it called a "summit of terrorists" held in March in lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. |
| 910 | 1 | Trial on Private Prison in Afghanistan Is Underway | Jonathan Keith "Jack" Idema, the American accused of running a free-lance anti-terror operation and private prison in Afghanistan, testified in court Monday that he could prove U.S. and Afghan authorities were fully aware of his actions. |
| 911 | 1 | Bush's Withdrawal Plan Could Draw Votes | WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan... |
| 912 | 1 | Delegates Urge Al-Sadr to Leave Shrine | BAGHDAD, Iraq - Delegates at Iraq's National Conference called Monday for radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to abandon his uprising against U.S. and Iraqi troops and pull his fighters out of a holy shrine in Najaf... |
| 913 | 1 | Phelps to Take on Thorpe in Busy Night | ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps, still smarting after America's upset loss to South Africa in the 400 freestyle relay, returned to the pool Monday and qualified fastest for the Olympic 200-meter butterfly. Phelps' quest to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games was dashed with the Americans' bronze medal in the relay Sunday night... |
| 914 | 1 | Haas, Cink Selected for Ryder Cup Team | MILWAUKEE - Jay Haas became the second-oldest player to be on the Ryder Cup team, joining Stewart Cink as the two captain's picks Monday for a U.S. team that will try to regain the cup from Europe next month... |
| 915 | 1 | Florida Hurricane Death Toll Rises to 17 | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to dig out victims of Hurricane Charley and deliver water and other supplies to thousands of people left homeless... |
| 916 | 1 | Stocks Sharply Higher on Dip in Oil Prices | NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted new bargain-hunting on Wall Street Monday, sending stocks sharply higher. The Dow climbed more than 110 points in morning trading... |
| 917 | 3 | How to Hire a Financial Planner (The Motley Fool) | The Motley Fool - You've got a money question, and the guy in the next cubicle hasn't a clue how to answer. You need trustworthy information. But where to start? |
| 918 | 3 | Daimler Nets \$900 Mln Via Hyundai Sale | LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler said it raised more than \$900 million by selling its 10.5 percent stake in Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. on Monday, a remnant of its dented ambitions to build a global carmaking empire. |
| 919 | 4 | AP: Group Discovers John the Baptist Cave (AP) | AP - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples #151; a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water. |
| 920 | 1 | Speed Up Saddam's Trial, Allawi Tells Court (Reuters) | Reuters - Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi\urged an Iraqi court Monday to speed up proceedings against\toppled leader Saddam Hussein and his close aides. |
| 921 | 3 | The Internet Is Calling | Web phone service is exploding. And maverick Jeffrey Citron lit the industry's fuse |
| 922 | 3 | A Stereo with a Brain | You can train Bose's new system to play songs you like. Is it worth the price? |
| 923 | 3 | The Sponsor Moves In | The Days, owned by its advertisers, may boost ABC'S bottom line. But will they control content? |
| 924 | 4 | South African telephone monopoly to go ahead with lay-offs despite court ban (AFP) | AFP - South African fixed line monopoly Telkom vowed to go ahead with plans to cut 4,000 jobs despite a court injunction forcing the state-run enterprise to seek agreement with the unions. |
| 925 | 1 | China Typhoon Death Toll Rises; 40 Missing (AP) | AP - China raised its official death toll from Typhoon Rananim to at least 147 on Monday, as villagers with farm tools dug through massive landslides searching for 40 people still missing. |
| 926 | 1 | Speed Up Saddam's Trial, Allawi Tells Court | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi urged an Iraqi court Monday to speed up proceedings against toppled leader Saddam Hussein and his close aides. |
| 927 | 1 | Singer 'may move to French jail' | French rock star Bertrand Cantat could return home from Lithuania to complete his jail term for killing his lover. |
| 928 | 1 | What is this Man Plotting? | A newly revealed summit of terrorists raises fears of a fresh plan to attack the U.S. This bombmaker and pilot could be a key player |
| 929 | 3 | Stocks Higher on Oil Price Relief | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Monday, getting a boost from lower oil prices after news the Venezuelan president survived a recall eased fears about the country's oil exports. |
| 930 | 4 | Nanotech Research Spending Seen Reaching #36;8.6 Bln (Reuters) | Reuters - Worldwide research and\development spending in the emerging field of nanotechnology\should rise about 10 percent this year to #36;8.6 billion, a\research firm said on Monday. |
| 931 | 4 | Kan. to Move Forward on Dinosaur Exhibit (AP) | AP - Concerns about funding and poor attendance will not stop plans to bring a dinosaur exhibit to Science City at Union Station, University of Kansas and Science City officials said. |
| 932 | 4 | Nanotech Research Spending Seen Reaching \$8.6 Bln | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Worldwide research and development spending in the emerging field of nanotechnology should rise about 10 percent this year to \$8.6 billion, a research firm said on Monday. |
| 933 | 1 | Bombs explode at Nepal luxury hotel, no casualties (Reuters) | Reuters - A man on a bicycle threw at least four bombs into the compound of a luxury hotel in Nepal's capital on Monday but the blasts caused no casualties, authorities said. |
| 934 | 1 | AdWatch: Bush Raps Kerry on Intel Reform (AP) | AP - Details of new television ad from President Bush to begin airing Monday: |
| 935 | 3 | Is 4Kids 4 Investors? | 4Kids Entertainment got karate-chopped last week. Can it get back up off the mat? |
| 936 | 4 | Google: Now Playboy's Latest Bunny (washingtonpost.com) | washingtonpost.com - Investors in the company that's trying to come off as cute as a bunny could find themselves holding a fistful of vipers if the founders of Google Inc. continue to chart their erratic course. |
| 937 | 4 | Security expert warns computer hackers keeping up with technology (AFP) | AFP - Computer hackers are keeping up with the times and are putting an increasingly technology-dependent world at risk, the chairman of leading US-based IT security firm McAfee said. |
| 938 | 4 | E.U. Extends Review of Anti-Piracy Software Deal | European antitrust regulators said Monday they have extended their review of a deal between Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to make anti-piracy software together. |
| 939 | 1 | Bicycle Bomber Attacks Nepal Hotel | KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - A man on a bicycle threw at least four bombs into the compound of a luxury hotel in Nepal's capital Monday but the blasts caused no casualties, authorities said. |
| 940 | 3 | Charley Sends Mobile Home Stocks Soaring | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of mobile home manufacturers soared on Monday on hopes of increased business after the destruction Hurricane Charley wreaked in Florida over the weekend, an analyst said. |
| 941 | 4 | Windows update causes headaches | Games and security programs are on a long list of software that does not work well with the Windows SP2 update. |
| 942 | 4 | Nanotech Research Spending Seen Reaching \$8.6B | Worldwide research and\development spending in the emerging field of nanotechnology\should rise about 10 percent this year to \$8.6 billion, a\research firm said on Monday. |
| 943 | 1 | Donkey cart beats out Porsche in Portuguese road race (AFP) | AFP - A donkey cart beat a Porsche in a race held in a northern Portuguese city over the weekend to see which mode of transportation could best handle car congestion. |
| 944 | 1 | Sudan army voices opposition to upgrading of African Union mission (AFP) | AFP - The Sudanese army expressed opposition to the upgrading of an African Union protection mission newly arrived in the wartorn western region of Darfur into a full-blown peacekeeping force. |
| 945 | 3 | Stocks Higher on Oil Price Relief (Reuters) | Reuters - U.S. stocks gained on Monday, getting\a boost from lower oil prices after news the Venezuelan\president survived a recall eased fears about the country's oil\exports. |
| 946 | 3 | Intelsat to Be Bought for #36;5 Billion (Reuters) | Reuters - Intelsat Ltd., the world's\second-largest satellite operator, said on Monday it agreed to\be bought by a consortium of four private equity firms for #36;5\billion, including assumption of #36;2 billion of debt. |
| 947 | 3 | Intelsat to Be Bought for \$5 Billion | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intelsat Ltd., the world's second-largest satellite operator, said on Monday it agreed to be bought by a consortium of four private equity firms for \$5 billion, including assumption of \$2 billion of debt. |
| 948 | 3 | Stamps.com Asks You to Picture This | The online postage service offers a chance to put personal pictures on official stamps. |
| 949 | 3 | Will Schwab Reward Patience? | The company saw an improvement in its trades, but will this market be kind to the brokerages? |
| 950 | 4 | Bacteria Give Coral Its Orange Glow, Study Finds (Reuters) | Reuters - The soft orange glow of a common\Caribbean coral comes not from the coral itself but from\bacteria that live inside it, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. |
| 951 | 4 | HP unveils Unix roadmaps | <strong>HP World</strong> Free Alpha upgrades to stem defections |
| 952 | 4 | McAfee grabs Foundstone | The former plans to team up its intrusion prevention technology with the latter's vulnerability management software. |
| 953 | 1 | U.N. Official Urges Political Independence (AP) | AP - The United Nations should find ways to demonstrate political independence, regain the neutrality it lost after the Sept. 11 attacks and better communicate with the world's 1 billion Muslims, a top U.N. official said Monday. |
| 954 | 1 | Jackson Squares Off With Attorney | SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Dozens of Michael Jackson's fans pressed against a chain-link fence outside court Monday, staking out viewing spots hours before the pop star was to arrive to face off against the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges... |
| 955 | 1 | AP: Group Discovers John the Baptist Cave | KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples - a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water. During an exclusive tour of the cave by The Associated Press, archaeologists presented wall carvings they said tell the story of the fiery New Testament preacher, as well as a stone they believe was used for ceremonial foot washing... |
| 956 | 1 | Delegates Urge Al-Sadr to Leave Shrine | NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks rolled into the Old City of Najaf toward a holy Shiite shrine where militants were hiding Monday as participants at a national conference voted to send a delegation here to try to negotiate an end to the fighting... |
| 957 | 1 | Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment | WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday announced plans to shift 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Europe and Asia in one of the largest troop realignments since the end of the Cold War... |
| 958 | 4 | 'SP2' a Must For XP Users (washingtonpost.com) | washingtonpost.com - To get an idea of how Windows got to be such a mess, think of it as a house that was built on an island in the middle of a lake, deep in the countryside. |
| 959 | 4 | Rough patches for Microsoft's SP2 | Windows update doesn't play well with all applications, even Redmond's. Also: CNET Reviews on security work still to be done. |
| 960 | 2 | Bryant Defense Wins Ruling | In another setback to the prosecution in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case, the court maintains ruling that allows information about the accuser's sex life into court. |
| 961 | 3 | Stocks Up, Oil Price Ease Gives Relief | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, getting a boost from lower oil prices after Venezuela's president declared he had survived a recall referendum, easing fears about the country's oil exports. |
| 962 | 3 | KMart Posts Profit; Cash Hits \$2.6 Bln | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holdings Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KMRT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KMRT.O</A> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit and boosted its cash pile to \$2.6 billion as it cut spending on advertising and discounts, sending its stock up 14 percent. |
| 963 | 4 | Personal Tech: Cybersecurity | Fast Forward columnist Rob Pegoraro will be online to talk about The Washington Post's special cybersecurity report. |
| 964 | 4 | PivX hardens Windows with Qwik-Fix Pro | PivX Solutions, Inc. of Newport Beach, California, on Monday announced the availability of Qwik-Fix Pro, an intrusion prevention software product for Windows machines that disables or modifies features of Microsoft Corp. Windows and the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser that are frequent targets of malicious computer hackers and virus writers. |
| 965 | 3 | No Respite for Microsoft | European antitrust regulators extend their review of Microsoft-Time Warner deal. Also: Gateway plans to sell desktops at CompUSA hellip;. Vodafone's Japanese unit headhunts an executive from rival NTT DoCoMo hellip;. and more. |
| 966 | 3 | Overland Bullish on Tech | Investors are dumping tech stocks with abandon. As for Overland Storage, it is a buyer. |
| 967 | 4 | Plurality of Worlds in the Universe | Did the same Greek philosophers who declared the first truce for Olympic competition have the foresight to imagine a universe not just where many countries could coexist, but also a universe occupied by many such habitable worlds? |
| 968 | 4 | CompUSA Agrees to Sell Gateway PCs (PC World) | PC World - Desktop systems will be available in 226 stores across the U.S. |
| 969 | 3 | Lowe's Reports 18 Pct. Hike in Profits | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LOW.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LOW.N</A>, the world's No. 2 home improvement retailer, on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit and said earnings for the rest of the year would top current estimates. |
| 970 | 3 | Toymakers' Stocks Hit Lows on Downgrade | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of top toy maker Mattel Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MAT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MAT.N</A> and rival Hasbro Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HAS.N</A> fell to their lowest levels at least 14 months on Monday after a downgrade by Lehman Brothers, which cited deteriorating industry conditions. |
| 971 | 4 | Microsoft ships updated Works | Version 8 of the low-priced productivity package includes a stand-alone dictionary and a PowerPoint add-on. |
| 972 | 4 | Briefly: FaceTime pulls in \$16 million | roundup Plus: Bladed desktop pioneer gets \$25 million...AOL kicks off free fantasy sports...HP partners with 3G gear maker. |
| 973 | 4 | Microsoft, Time Warner DRM buy on EU review shelf | Regulators could still launch an investigation into the two titans' acquisition of ContentGuard this month. |
| 974 | 4 | Ex-Polaroid exec takes top finance job at 3Com | Donald Halsted, one target of a class-action suit alleging financial improprieties at bankrupt Polaroid, officially becomes CFO. |
| 975 | 4 | Intel delays first TV chip | In another setback, the chipmaker says a processor for large-screen projection TVs won't come out this year. |
| 976 | 4 | Sybase upgrades PowerBuilder, plots RFID move | Sybase Inc. released a new version of its application development tool on Monday, called PowerBuilder 10, and outlined plans for an upgrade to its database software, Adaptive Server Enterprise, which will go into beta at the end of this month and is due for release next year. |
| 977 | 4 | Infocus: Detecting Worms and Abnormal Activities with NetFlow, Part 1 | This paper discusses the use of NetFlow, a traffic profile monitoring technology available on many routers, for use in the early detection of worms, spammers, and other abnormal network activity in large enterprise networks and service providers. |
| 978 | 2 | Escobedo Keeps U.S. Unbeaten in Boxing (AP) | AP - They washed cars, put up posters and sold T-shirts to raise the money to be here. When it was finally time for Vicente Escobedo to fight, his family and friends welcomed him into the arena by waving his picture and chanting "Chente, Chente." |
| 979 | 2 | Chronology of Key Events in Kobe Bryant (AP) | AP - Timeline of the sexual assault case against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant: |
| 980 | 2 | Blackhawks Re-Sign Defenseman Berard | Chicago, Ill. (Sports Network) - The Chicago Blackhawks Monday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenseman Bryan Berard. As per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. |
| 981 | 1 | India makes elephants appeal | Indian asks Bangladesh to spare the lives of around 100 elephants which have strayed across the border. |
| 982 | 1 | Murder search police make arrest | Police investigating the murder of newlywed Chanel Taylor make an arrest. |
| 983 | 1 | Bush Announces Plan to Realign Thousands of Troops | President Bush today announced plans to shift 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Europe and Asia. |
| 984 | 1 | Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment | CINCINNATI - President Bush on Monday announced plans to shift as many as 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Western Europe and Asia in one of the largest realignments since the end of the Cold War... |
| 985 | 1 | Jackson Squares Off With Attorney | SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Fans of Michael Jackson erupted in cheers Monday as the pop star emerged from a double-decker tour bus and went into court for a showdown with the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges... |
| 986 | 4 | Does That Web Site Look Phishy? (PC World) | PC World - WholeSecurity's new software claims to identify fraudulent sites. |
| 987 | 4 | Product Review: Nokia 6820 Wireless Messaging Handset (NewsFactor) | NewsFactor - The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 6820 is an ergonomically pleasing handheld device that integrates short text, multimedia and \instant messaging capabilities with all of the features and functions that one normally would expect to find in a dedicated GSM/GPRS cellular phone. |
| 988 | 4 | Sprint Broadens Its Vision (NewsFactor) | NewsFactor - Sprint (NYSE: FON) is taking its mobile-data services to the next level, targeting both consumers and business customers, as the carrier rolls out the Sprint TV multimedia service and adds the popular \BlackBerry e-mail application to its portfolio. |
| 989 | 4 | Microsoft Lists XP SP2 Problems (NewsFactor) | NewsFactor - With automatic download of Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) enormous SP2 security patch to the Windows XP operating system set to begin, the industry still waits to understand its ramifications. Home users that have their preferences set to receive operating-system updates as they are made available by Microsoft may be surprised to learn that some of the software they already run on their systems could be disabled by SP2 or may run very differently. |
| 990 | 1 | 2 More Turkish Men Taken Hostage in Iraq (AP) | AP - Armed assailants attacked a convoy of Turkish trucks delivering supplies to U.S. forces in Iraq and took two Turkish drivers hostage, their company said Monday. |
| 991 | 4 | Group to Talk Coal-Bed Methane Drilling (AP) | AP - Dozens of scientists plan to converge at the University of Wyoming to talk about West Nile virus, water pollution and other issues related to coal-bed methane drilling. |
| 992 | 4 | FDA Approves New Device to Clear Blood Clots | By DIEDTRA HENDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- The first device to remove blood clots from the brains of people suffering strokes - a new treatment option that could save lives and shave the \$53 billion annual bill to treat strokes, has been approved by the government. In 80 percent of strokes, a blood vessel in the brain becomes clogged by a blood clot, increasing the chance of severe disability or death... |
| 993 | 4 | Briefly: Sprint to bake in BlackBerry | roundup Plus: Microsoft ships updated Works...FaceTime pulls in \$16 million...Bladed desktop pioneer gets \$25 million. |
| 994 | 4 | Former Polaroid exec takes top finance job at 3Com | Donald Halsted, one target of a class action suit alleging financial improprieties at bankrupt Polaroid, officially becomes CFO. |
| 995 | 4 | Sprint to bake in BlackBerry for businesses | Research In Motion's BlackBerry e-mail and data services will be carried on Sprint's networks. |
| 996 | 3 | U.S. Stocks Rebound as Oil Prices Ease | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday as oil prices retreated from their highs, while upbeat earnings announcements from retailers fueled the improved sentiment. |
| 997 | 3 | Dollar Rises Vs Euro After Asset Data | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar gained against the euro on Monday after a report on flows into U.S. assets showed enough of a rise in foreign investments to offset the current account gap for the month. |
| 998 | 4 | Bikes Bring Internet to Indian Villagers (AP) | AP - For 12-year-old Anju Sharma, hope for a better life arrives in her poor farming village three days a week on a bicycle rickshaw that carries a computer with a high-speed, wireless Internet connection. |
| 999 | 4 | Celebrity Chefs Are Everywhere in Vegas | By ADAM GOLDMAN LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The waiter appears tableside in the cozy dining room laden with oil paintings, stained glass and hints of cherry and oak. Before reciting the day's special menu items, he recounts the restaurant's devotion to farm-fresh produce and tosses out a morsel about its namesake, chef Bradley Ogden... |
| 1000 | 4 | Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft Technology | By GARY GENTILE LOS ANGELES (AP) -- CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood - a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers... |
| 1001 | 4 | European Union Extends Microsoft-Time Warner Review | BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- European antitrust regulators said Monday they have extended their review of a deal between Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Time Warner Inc... |
| 1002 | 2 | Patriots Sign Top Pick Watson (Reuters) | Reuters - The New England Patriots\Monday announced the signing of first-round draft pick Benjamin\Watson. As per team policy, terms of the tight end's deal were\not released. |
| 1003 | 2 | Olympics: Thorpe Beats Phelps as U.S. Fights Gold Gap | ATHENS (Reuters) - Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter freestyle on Monday as the United States pursued China, Australia and Japan in the medals table on day three of the Olympic Games. |
| 1004 | 1 | U.S. Awaits Judgment on Venezuela Voting (AP) | AP - There was no evident pattern of fraud in Venezuela's balloting that left President Hugo Chavez in office but a final judgment depends on what observers report, the State Department said Monday. |
| 1005 | 1 | Bush, Kerry Press for Women's Votes (AP) | AP - Elizabeth Burnosky is a registered Democrat who voted for President Bush in 2000, opposes his policy on Iraq and calls Sen. John Kerry "a little wussy boy." Call her conflicted. |
| 1006 | 1 | Insurers face massive storm bill | Insurers are counting the cost of Hurricane Charley in Florida, with early damage estimates reaching as high as \$14bn (7.6; 11bn euros). |
| 1007 | 1 | Fischer Appeals to Powell to Help Him Renounce U.S. Citizenship | Former chess champion Bobby Fischer announced plans Monday to marry a leading Japanese chess official and appealed to Secretary of State Colin Powell to help him renounce U.S. citizenship, the latest in a series of moves as he seeks to block attempts to deport him to the United States. |
| 1008 | 3 | Venezuela's Chavez Wins Recall Referendum | CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum on his divisive rule in a vote backed on Monday by international observers who found no "element of fraud." |
| 1009 | 3 | Halliburton Says Army Suspends Withhold Threat | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Halliburton said on Monday the U.S. Army had decided to give the company more time to resolve a billing dispute before withholding payment of up to 15 percent of the company's bills in Iraq and Kuwait. |
| 1010 | 3 | Belo Takes Charge for Advertising Refunds | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media company Belo Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BLC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BLC.N</A> on Monday said it would refund \$23 million to advertisers because of a circulation scandal at its Dallas Morning News newspaper, resulting in a charge against earnings in the current quarter. |
| 1011 | 3 | LifePoint to Buy Rival for \$1 Bln | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rural hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LPNT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LPNT.O</A> agreed to buy rival Province Healthcare Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PRV.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PRV.N</A> for \$1.03 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach, the companies said on Monday. |
| 1012 | 4 | Satellite TV Gains in Race Against Cable | Thousands of Americans have defected to satellite TV as the providers have reported hefty gains while the cable industry has declined. Consumers likely will see aggressive marketing promotions in the next six months as companies jockey for customers, analysts say. |
| 1013 | 4 | Columnists: Big Brother's Last Mile | The FCC's new ruling on broadband wiretaps will force customers to pay for the privilege of making the Internet less secure.\ |
| 1014 | 1 | US to withdraw up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia: Bush (AFP) | AFP - The United States will withdraw up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia over the next decade, President George W. Bush said, in a move aimed at increasing the capability to fight the "war on terror" and meet other new threats. |
| 1015 | 1 | Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Record | ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle... |
| 1016 | 1 | AP: Group Finds Cave Linked to Baptist | KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples - a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water. During an exclusive tour of the cave by The Associated Press, archaeologists presented wall carvings they said tell the story of the fiery New Testament preacher, as well as a stone they believe was used for ceremonial foot washing... |
| 1017 | 3 | Venezuela's Chavez Wins Recall Referendum (Reuters) | Reuters - Venezuela's left-wing\President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum on his divisive\rule in a vote backed on Monday by international observers who\found no "element of fraud." |
| 1018 | 3 | Private Firms to Buy Intelsat for \$3 Bln | PARIS (Reuters) - Four private equity firms plan to buy Bermuda-based Intelsat for about \$3 billion, the world's second-largest satellite operator said on Monday. |
| 1019 | 4 | Biometric ID System Said to Delay Venezuela Recall | By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The high-tech thumbprint devices were meant to keep people from voting more than once in the recall ballot against President Hugo Chavez. Instead, they often wound up working fitfully - even when Chavez himself voted - contributing to huge delays in Sunday's historic referendum... |
| 1020 | 1 | Hurricane Emergency Aid Set Up in Florida (AP) | AP - More than 76,000 meals and snacks have been served to hurricane-ravaged counties in Florida, with thousands more available from federal, local and private agencies, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday. |
| 1021 | 3 | Taco Bell's Blue Dew | Pepsi pushes a blue version of Mountain Dew only at Taco Bell. Is this a winning strategy? |
| 1022 | 4 | Playlist magazine announced; first issue this month (MacCentral) | MacCentral - Mac Publishing LLC, the publishers of Macworld magazine on Monday announced Playlist, a new digital music magazine for Mac and Windows users. The new magazine, which will be newsstand-only, will be available on August 24, 2004. |
| 1023 | 4 | Traders Bet on Oracle's PeopleSoft Bid (Reuters) | Reuters - Options traders have been\building bullish positions in PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) as\investors bet a federal judge will approve Oracle Corp.'s\hostile takeover bid of the business software maker, traders\said on Monday. |
| 1024 | 2 | Olympics: Thorpe Beats Phelps as U.S. Suffers Gold Gap | ATHENS (Reuters) - Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter freestyle on Monday as the United States trailed China, Australia and Japan in the medals table on day three of the Olympic Games. |
| 1025 | 1 | Iran Calls for U.N. Intervention in Iraq (AP) | AP - Iran and Saudi Arabia called Monday for the United Nations to intervene in Iraq to stop the fighting between U.S. forces and Shhite militants hiding in the holy city of Najaf. |
| 1026 | 1 | Congolese Massacre Victims in Burundi Mourned | GATUMBA, Burundi (Reuters) - Mourners covered their faces to block the smell of disinfectant and death Monday as they buried more than 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees burned, hacked and shot in an attack on their camp in western Burundi. |
| 1027 | 3 | Executive Compensation | Post staff writer David Hilzenrath and editor Mike Flagg discuss which local executives have the sweetest deals. |
| 1028 | 3 | Kmart: Retail or Real Estate? | Lately, the company's retail operation has been lagging behind sales of its locations. |
| 1029 | 4 | RSS gets down to business | Calendar application is one of the first non-blogging uses of the standard. |
| 1030 | 4 | 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. |
| 1031 | 2 | Singh Growing Hall of Fame Credentials (AP) | AP - An official from the World Golf Hall of Fame joined a casual conversation last year about players on the verge of election, and someone mentioned Vijay Singh. |
| 1032 | 1 | Reality TV under fire in Portugal following 'Big Brother' suicide bid (AFP) | AFP - Reality television programs were under renewed fire in Portugal after the winner of the nation's first edition of the popular "Big Brother" series threatened to throw himself from a bridge over the weekend. |
| 1033 | 1 | 2 Kidnapped in Iraq, 2 Others Freed (AP) | AP - Armed assailants attacked a convoy of Turkish trucks delivering supplies to U.S. forces in Iraq and took two Turkish drivers hostage, their company said Monday. |
| 1034 | 1 | Iraq Conference in Najaf Peace Bid; Oil Well Ablaze | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops and Shi'ite militiamen battled in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf Monday, just hours after political and religious leaders in Baghdad agreed to make a last-ditch appeal for peace. |
| 1035 | 3 | Equity Firms to Buy Intelsat for \$3.1 Bln | PARIS (Reuters) - Intelsat is to be sold to four private equity firms for \$3.1 billion, the world's second-largest satellite operator said on Monday. |
| 1036 | 3 | Halliburton: Army to Give Company More Time to Resolve Billing Dispute | Halliburton said Monday the U.S. Army had decided to give the company more time to resolve a billing dispute before withholding payment of up to 15 percent of the company's bills in Iraq and Kuwait. |
| 1037 | 4 | Md. Field Dig May Reach Back 16,000 Years (AP) | AP - Robert D. Wall is too careful a scientist to say he's on the verge of a sensational discovery. |
| 1038 | 2 | Former Super Flyweight Champion Quiroga Found Dead | SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Robert Quiroga was killed early Monday, police said. |
| 1039 | 2 | Olympics: Thorpe Wins 'Race of the Century' | ATHENS (Reuters) - Australia's Ian Thorpe won the gold medal in the men's 200 meters freestyle, dubbed the "race of the century," at the Athens Olympics on Monday. |
| 1040 | 3 | Sysco Profit Rises; Sales Volume Flat | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sysco Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SYY.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SYY.N</A>, the largest U.S. distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and cost control measures helped offset the higher food prices that were slowing demand. |
| 1041 | 4 | Microsoft details XP SP2 conflicts | Microsoft Corp. has published a list of nearly 50 applications and games that may not work correctly after installing Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP. |
| 1042 | 2 | Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead (Reuters) | Reuters - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape\case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's\highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key\piece of evidence in the high-profile case. |
| 1043 | 2 | White Sox Manager Suspended Two Games (AP) | AP - Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended Monday for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for arguing with umpires during an Aug. 9 game against Cleveland. |
| 1044 | 2 | Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead | EAGLE, Colo. (Reuters) - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key piece of evidence in the high-profile case. |
| 1045 | 1 | Lufthansa to levy 'temporary' fuel surcharge (AFP) | AFP - German carrier Lufthansa said it would levy a temporary fuel surcharge on tickets from August 24, in response to the rise in the price of oil. |
| 1046 | 1 | Iraq's Al-Yawer Vows Kurd Rebel Crackdown (AP) | AP - Iraq's interim president promised on Monday to prevent Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from launching attacking into Turkey, apparently hoping to avoid a Turkish military response. |
| 1047 | 1 | Japanese Power Company Missed Inspections (AP) | AP - The operator of a nuclear power plant where a long-neglected cooling pipe burst and killed four workers last week said Monday that four other pipes at its reactors also went unchecked for years. |
| 1048 | 1 | Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment | WASHINGTON - Two Army divisions will return to the United States from Germany as part of a global military restructuring that President Bush says will bring up to 70,000 American troops home in the next decade. Pentagon officials said Monday the 1st Armored Division and 1st Infantry Division probably won't start leaving their bases in Germany until 2006 at the earliest... |
| 1049 | 4 | Intel to Delay Product for High-Definition TVs | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the latest of a series of product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the fast-growing market for high-definition television displays. |
| 1050 | 4 | Dust Clears, Mars Bright, Spirit Good | One hundred twenty scientists have published their current running tally of results from the Spirit rover. No lakebed evidence has been found yet, but scientists are impressed with the equipment's diagnostic capabilities so far... |
| 1051 | 2 | Despondent Brown: 'I Feel Like a Failure' (AP) | AP - Larry Brown was despondent, the head of the U.S. selection committee was defensive, and Allen Iverson was hanging up on callers who asked what went wrong. A day after their first Olympic loss in 16 years, the Americans were experiencing varying degrees of distress. |
| 1052 | 2 | Beach Volleyball: Cook Propels Australia to Win | ATHENS (Reuters) - Twice Olympic beach volleyball medallist Natalie Cook helped new team mate Nicole Sanderson battle nerves to propel Australia to a 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 win against China Monday. |
| 1053 | 1 | Ex-Spymasters Want Power for Intel Czar (AP) | AP - Three former spymasters told senators Monday that creating a new national intelligence director would be worthless without giving that person authority over the budgets of the nation's spy agencies. |
| 1054 | 4 | Intel to Delay Product for High-Definition TVs (Reuters) | Reuters - In the latest of a series of\product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video\display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year\end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the\fast-growing market for high-definition television displays. |
| 1055 | 4 | Most Japanese Women Shun Birth Control Pill | By AIKO HAYASHI TOKYO (AP) -- Five years ago Japanese women's rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight - getting women to use it... |
| 1056 | 4 | Oracle updates CRM sales tools | Software maker promises that the sales force automation revamp will help sales processes by pulling in more data. |
| 1057 | 1 | Germans Wary of U.S. Troop Withdrawal (AP) | AP - German officials voiced concern Monday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade. |
| 1058 | 4 | Scientists Work on Cure for Mysterious Nerve Disease | By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dr. Douglas Kerr painstakingly collected spinal fluid from hundreds of patients with a mysterious disease that can paralyze within hours of attacking - and thinks he may have found a way to fight back... |
| 1059 | 2 | Reds' Griffey Jr. Has Hamstring Surgery (AP) | AP - All-Star outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. had surgery Monday to repair his torn right hamstring and is expected to return for spring training. |
| 1060 | 2 | Lightning Reacquire Prospal From Ducks (AP) | AP - Vaclav Prospal is returning to the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and will likely take the spot of forward Cory Stillman, who replaced him a year ago. |
| 1061 | 3 | Treasuries Fall as Oil Retreats (Reuters) | Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on\Monday as investors focused on a pullback in oil prices from\record highs and largely shrugged off dismal results from a\regional manufacturing survey. |
| 1062 | 3 | Product Previews, 8/16/2004 | Novell brings updated kernel to enterprise LinuxTimed to coincide with this years linuxworld expo, Novell has announced SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9. Though Novells SuSE division has marketed a commercial Linux distribution based on the v2.6 kernel, this is the first to be granted the more stringently qualified enterprise designation. Besides kernel-level improvements and the usual collection of updated software packages, this release offers improved fail-over, clustering, and resource management and comes bundled with Novells ZENworks configuration management software for Linux. The company claims that its AutoBuild system allows it to offer identical configurations for a variety of platforms, including x86 (both 32- and 64-bit), Itanium, IBM POWER, and IBM mainframes. Free evaluation downloads are available now and support subscriptions start at \$349 per dual-CPU server.SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, Novell/SuSE |
| 1063 | 4 | HP's Software Woe Has Bigger Industry Implication (Reuters) | Reuters - When Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N)\warned of a profit shortfall last week, it blamed problems it\had combining two SAP systems, something that the computer\maker believed would be relatively simple when they were\putting together a deal to buy Compaq two years ago. |
| 1064 | 4 | Mini Could Get Mighty with Speakers (Ziff Davis) | Ziff Davis - iPod mini users might want to consider ditching their earphones if Altec Lansing's iMmini speaker system lives up to its promise. Based on the same technology and engineering as the original inMotion system, the iMmini can be folded into a convenient carrying shape. |
| 1065 | 4 | HP's Software Woe Has Bigger Industry Implication | NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Hewlett-Packard Co. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=HPQ.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">HPQ.N</A> warned of a profit shortfall last week, it blamed problems it had combining two SAP systems, something that the computer maker believed would be relatively simple when they were putting together a deal to buy Compaq two years ago. |
| 1066 | 4 | Exercise -- the Real Fountain of Youth | Want to age gracefully? Keep moving. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of chronic disease -- such as heart trouble, diabetes, even cancer -- and keep you feeling and looking younger as you age. |
| 1067 | 4 | Apple's colorful computer plans detailed | U.S. Patent and Trademark Office publishes Apple patent for "chameleon" cases that change their look. |
| 1068 | 2 | Favre Not Sure He Can Throw Fewer Picks (AP) | AP - Brett Favre would love to throw fewer interceptions this season. He's just not sure he can. "It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks, and that's never more true than with me," said Favre, who was picked off 21 times last season, one less than NFL co-leaders Joey Harrington and Marc Bulger. "When I roll out to pass, I feel like there's a touchdown waiting. |
| 1069 | 2 | V. Williams, Rubin Lose | Venus Williams and Chanda Rubin lose to Li Ting and Sun Tian Tian of China in the first round of the doubles tournament. |
| 1070 | 1 | Veterans Set for Republican Convention (AP) | AP - Americans who served in the military will be well represented at the upcoming Republican convention, more so than at last month's Democratic convention or in the U.S. population overall, according to the GOP. |
| 1071 | 1 | Congolese Massacre Victims in Burundi Mourned | GATUMBA, Burundi (Reuters) - Mourners covered their faces to block the smell of disinfectant and death on Monday as they buried more than 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees burned, hacked and shot in an attack on their camp in western Burundi. |
| 1072 | 1 | Americans in Afghan Trial Ask FBI for Documents | KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three Americans standing trial in Afghanistan Monday for imprisoning and torturing Afghans were given a week to provide evidence, which they say was withheld by U.S. authorities, proving that they had official clearance. |
| 1073 | 3 | Insurers: Charley Claims at About \$7 Bln | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurers are braced to pay out about \$7 billion in claims for devastation caused by Hurricane Charley, making the storm the second most costly after Hurricane Andrew, industry and government officials said on Monday. |
| 1074 | 4 | Officials say Linux not a price ploy in Microsoft deal | Local government in UK says it didn't use the open-source OS as a bargaining chip; Microsoft was simply best option. |
| 1075 | 2 | High Expectations a New Feeling at Cal (AP) | AP - A short walk around the California campus this summer was all Geoff McArthur needed as proof of how much Golden Bears football has changed since his freshman year. A program that won only one game in 2001 and has the longest Rose Bowl drought of any Big Ten or Pac-10 team is finally getting noticed at a school more known for its protests than its passing. |
| 1076 | 1 | GM to Begin Making Cadillacs in China (AP) | AP - General Motors said Monday it will start making Cadillacs in China this year, joining a race by foreign luxury car brands to sell to the country's newly rich elite. |
| 1077 | 1 | Champion boxer stabbed to death | Former super flyweight boxing champion Robert Quiroga has been stabbed to death in San Antonio, Texas. |
| 1078 | 1 | Stocks Sharply Higher on Dip in Oil Prices | NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted some bargain-hunting on Wall Street, sending stocks sharply higher Monday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged more than 120 points higher in late trading... |
| 1079 | 1 | Income Gap Up Over Two Decades, Data Show | WASHINGTON - Over two decades, the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks and got big tax breaks, and those at the middle and bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less. The growing disparity is even more pronounced in this recovering economy... |
| 1080 | 1 | Trial Set for Courtney Love in Drug Case | BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A trial date has been set for Sept... |
| 1081 | 1 | Carter Endorses Chavez Win in Venezuela | CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez survived a referendum to oust him, according to results Monday, and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other election observers urged the opposition to accept the vote, deflating claims of fraud... |
| 1082 | 4 | HP's Livermore opts for 'content free' content | <strong>HP World</strong> Booth intro steals show |
| 1083 | 2 | Cubs Pitcher Kerry Wood Loses Appeal (AP) | AP - Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood's appeal was rejected Monday and he will begin serving his five-game suspension Tuesday. |
| 1084 | 1 | Suspected Militants Kidnap Iraqi Officer-Jazeera (Reuters) | Reuters - Suspected militants have kidnapped an\Iraqi intelligence officer in response to the fighting in the\holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday. |
| 1085 | 1 | Suspected Militants Kidnap Iraqi Officer-Jazeera | DUBAI (Reuters) - Suspected militants have kidnapped an Iraqi intelligence officer in response to the fighting in the holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday. |
| 1086 | 4 | Cassini finds new Saturn moons | The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet. |
| 1087 | 4 | Oracle v. DOJ: Traders bet on Oracle | special coverage Assuming Oracle will win its antitrust suit, traders are scooping up PeopleSoft options. |
| 1088 | 4 | Open source on the line | roundup \Linux shapes up as a software standard for cell phone networks. Also: California sees security in open source. |
| 1089 | 2 | Defense Could Dominate in the Big Ten (AP) | AP - Following a mass exodus of offensive stars and starting quarterbacks, defense could dominate the Big Ten this season. |
| 1090 | 2 | Chinese End Venus's Doubles Bid | ATHENS (Reuters) - Venus Williams's bid for a second successive Olympic doubles tennis gold ended on Monday when she and stand-in partner Chanda Rubin lost 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 to Chinese eighth seeds Li Ting and Sun Tian Tian in the first round. |
| 1091 | 3 | Stocks Bounce Back as Oil Retreats | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday as worry about oil prices crunching corporate profits eased when crude retreated from record highs. |
| 1092 | 3 | Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wed. | NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. appeared set to start trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1 search engine asked regulators on Monday for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering. |
| 1093 | 4 | Cassini Finds Two New Saturnian Moons | Jet Propulsion Lab -- With eyes sharper than any that have peered at Saturn before, the Cassini spacecraft has uncovered two moons, which may be the smallest bodies so far seen around the ringed planet. The moons are approximately 3 kilometers (2 miles) and 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) across -- smaller than the city of Boulder, Colorado... |
| 1094 | 2 | Olympics: Japan Sneak Through to Win Men's Team Gold | ATHENS (Reuters) - Japan revived memories of their glorious gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and United States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the first time in 28 years Monday. |
| 1095 | 1 | Hundreds feared trapped as floods wreak havoc in southwest England (AFP) | AFP - Hundreds of people were feared trapped in southwest England after flash floods left a popular coastal tourist village under water and swept dozens of cars and caravans into the sea. |
| 1096 | 1 | Donsanjh still nixing pharmacare, but premiers plan meeting to refine program (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - In his first public address as federal health minister, Ujjal Dosanjh carefully toed the government line on Monday, saying Ottawa is prepared to invest more money in medicare to reduce waiting times, but not by sponsoring a national pharmacare program demanded by the provinces. But even as he was speaking, Saskatchewan's premier said in Regina that provincial premiers will meet one more time to flesh out the details of the proposed pharmacare program before taking their idea to Prime Minister Paul Martin. |
| 1097 | 1 | Gebrselassie 'may pull out' | Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie could miss the Olympic 10,000m because of an Achilles injury. |
| 1098 | 4 | Google Stock Offering Remains on Track (AP) | AP - Google Inc.'s stock market debut appeared to be on track for later this week after the Internet search company asked regulators to give final approval of the paperwork required for the sale. |
| 1099 | 4 | Apple hints at colorful computer plans | Will the company's next PC look like a Christmas tree? A patent filing sheds some light. |
| 1100 | 4 | CA buys PestPatrol antispyware developer | Computer Associates has acquired PestPatrol, a company that markets antispyware software, for an undisclosed sum and plans to incorporate PestPatrol's products into its eTrust Threat Management software suite. |
| 1101 | 4 | Microsoft details conflicts in new XP update | Microsoft has published a list of nearly 50 applications -- including developer and backup tools, antivirus software and an FTP client -- that may not work correctly after installing Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. |
| 1102 | 4 | Sybase upgrades PowerBuilder, plots RFID move | At its annual user conference in Orlando, Sybase Inc. released a new version of its application development tool, outlined plans for an upgrade to its database software and planned to preview a system for tracking RFID data. |
| 1103 | 4 | McAfee to buy Foundstone for \$86M | McAfee Inc.'s purchase of Foundstone follows several moves in the past year to focus its product offerings and bolster its standing in the intrusion detection and prevention market. |
| 1104 | 4 | IBM plans fewer U.S. layoffs to compensate for offshoring | After internal documents revealed plans to send nearly 5,000 jobs to developing countries over two years, IBM became an easy target for critics of outsourcing. Will limiting layoffs take the sting out of moving these jobs abroad? |
| 1105 | 4 | Confidential Oracle sales data likely to be released | U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said sales documents detailing highly confidential information, such as which companies receive discounts on Oracle products and the size of the discounts, are likely to be made public. |
| 1106 | 4 | Sidebar: The nuts and bolts of COM -- Objects, Interfaces and GUIDs | A quick course in how some of the most esoteric aspects of COM work. |
| 1107 | 4 | Editor's Picks: The Best of our Web Services Coverage | A guide to Computerworld's recent coverage of Web services and service-oriented architectures, including user applications, security issues and predictions. |
| 1108 | 4 | Fun With Web services! | Forget those pesky business functions. To learn how Web services work and what you can do with them, check out these useful utilities that tell you who uttered that famous Shakespeare line, for example, or even convert Sao Tome dobras to Malawi kwacha. |
| 1109 | 4 | Yahoo Messenger Patches Security Hole | Yahoo Messenger Patches Security Hole\\If you logged into Yahoo Messenger today and was taken a back by an automatic security download - don't be scared, it's no virus. Yahoo was only patching up a few holes.\\Yahoo has posted a security patch for a flaw in its instant messaging software that ... |
| 1110 | 2 | Overlooked U.S. Men's Gymnasts Take Silver (AP) | AP - Twenty years later, the boys are back on the medal stand. The American men's gymnastics program, long overlooked and often unappreciated, won Olympic silver Monday, capping a four-year rebuilding project to take home a medal for the first time since the boycotted 1984 Games. |
| 1111 | 2 | Phelps Upbeat Despite End of Seven-Gold Dream | ATHENS (Reuters) - The dream of emulating Mark Spitz's seven Olympic gold medals is over for Michael Phelps but the American refused to be disappointed after finishing third in the most eagerly-awaited race of the Athens Games Monday. |
| 1112 | 2 | Gold at Last for U.S. Swimmer Coughlin | ATHENS (Reuters) - Natalie Coughlin's run of bad luck finally took a turn for the better when she won the gold medal in the women's 100 meters backstroke at the Athens Olympics Monday. |
| 1113 | 3 | Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wed. (Reuters) | Reuters - Google Inc. appeared set\to start trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1\search engine asked regulators on Monday for final approval to\price its closely watched initial public offering. |
| 1114 | 1 | Husky Energy signs seventh contract with China National Offshore Oil Corp. (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - Husky Energy Inc. has further strengthened its relationship with one of China's major oil companies by signing a new exploration agreement in the South China Sea. |
| 1115 | 1 | Venezuelans Vote to Keep Chavez in Office | CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans overwhelmingly voted to keep President Hugo Chavez in office, dealing a crushing defeat to a splintered opposition and allowing the leftist leader to convert one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his "revolution for the poor." Stunned opposition leaders, who have fought for years to oust Chavez, claimed fraud after results announced Monday by election officials showed nearly 60 percent of voters had said "no" to the question of whether he should leave office immediately. But former President Jimmy Carter and the Organization of American States endorsed the results of Sunday's vote, which saw one of the biggest turnouts in Venezuela's history, and urged everybody to accept the outcome... |
| 1116 | 1 | Dow Closes Up 129 As Oil Prices Drop | NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher Monday on Wall Street, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points... |
| 1117 | 3 | Lowe's Net Income Up 18 Percent | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LOW.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LOW.N</A>, the world's second largest home improvement retailer, on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter net income and said earnings for the rest of the year would top analysts' estimates. |
| 1118 | 4 | Heat Waves to Worsen Across America, Europe - Study (Reuters) | Reuters - Heat waves like those that have hit\Paris and Chicago in recent years are likely to get worse,\roasting more and more cities with ever-higher temperatures,\climate researchers predicted on Thursday. |
| 1119 | 2 | Thorpe Wins Men's 200 Freestyle | Australia's Ian Thorpe soared past Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands to win the most anticipated race of the Olympics. Michael Phelps finished third. |
| 1120 | 2 | Outfielder Shane Spencer Rejoins Yankees | Recently released outfielder Shane Spencer rejoined the Yankees on Monday, signing a minor league contract after working out at their spring training complex. |
| 1121 | 2 | U.S. Ryder Cup Team Roster Set | Going with experience, Hal Sutton named Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as captain's selections for this year's United States Ryder Cup team. |
| 1122 | 1 | Haitian Rebel Leader Appears for Trial (AP) | AP - Jury selection began Monday for a Haitian paramilitary leader convicted in absentia of killing a businessman and ordering a massacre in the early 1990s but is facing the charges again after returning to lead a revolt against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. |
| 1123 | 1 | For US team, the night of decision | The women gymnasts are favored to make history and win gold Tuesday - a Wheaties box moment waiting to happen. |
| 1124 | 1 | Ch #225;vez declares referendum victory, but is battle over? | With record turnout, Venezuela's president survives a recall vote, but opponents claim fraud. |
| 1125 | 1 | Aid agencies rethink strategy | A new report urges humanitarian groups to maintain a local presence in disaster-prone areas. |
| 1126 | 1 | Even Greek grandmas root for the home team | In 2000, Greece brought home 13 medals. The Greek Olympic Committee hopes to double that number. |
| 1127 | 4 | IBM seeks dismissal in second part of SCO case | SAN FRANCISCO - IBM Corp. is seeking dismissal of a second major component of the lawsuit filed against it last year by Unix vendor The SCO Group Inc., according to court documents filed Friday by IBM. The documents, filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, argue that SCO's breach of contract allegations should be dismissed from the lawsuit. |
| 1128 | 4 | Microsoft delays automatic XP SP2 delivery | SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has pushed back automatic distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to allow business users more time to instruct their machines to skip the update. |
| 1129 | 4 | CA buys PestPatrol antispyware developer | WASHINGTON - Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) said Monday it acquired PestPatrol Inc., a firm marketing antispyware software to enterprises, small businesses and individual consumers. |
| 1130 | 4 | Gartner revises PC market forecast, warns of downside | The PC market won't grow as fast in 2004 as originally predicted by Gartner Inc. analysts, as concerns about the overall health of the U.S. economy weigh on the market, the market research company said Monday. |
| 1131 | 1 | UN tries to keep up dialogue after Khartoum irked by Darfur criticism (AFP) | AFP - The UN envoy to Sudan has tried to ease the pressure on Khartoum after a flurry of indictments of the government's failure to end the crisis in Darfur drew irate reactions from President Omar al-Beshir. |
| 1132 | 3 | Traders Bet Oracle Wins in Antitrust Case | CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Options traders have been building bullish positions in PeopleSoft Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PSFT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PSFT.O</A> as investors bet a federal judge will approve Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid of the business software maker, traders said on Monday. |
| 1133 | 4 | Is Mercury the Incredible Shrinking Planet? MESSENGER Spacecraft May Find Out (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - With a new spacecraft bound for Mercury, that tiny planet nbsp;near the heart of the solar system, researchers are hoping to solve a slew of riddles about the small world. |
| 1134 | 4 | Canadian Ansari X Prize Entrant Takes the Plunge in Test (SPACE.com) | SPACE.com - A Canadian team of rocketeers has moved one step closer to\launching its own manned spacecraft with the successful parachute drop test of a\crew capsule today.\\ nbsp;\\The backers of Canadian Arrow, a rocket entry in the #36;10 million\Ansari X Prize competition, watched happily as their crew compartment drifted\down into Lake Ontario.\\ nbsp;\\Today totally proves our Canadian Arrow design, said\Geoff Sheerin, leader of the London, Ontario-based Arrows bid for the X Prize.\It went really well and everything worked as it should. ... |
| 1135 | 2 | Only Three Golds - U.S. Misfires in Early Days in Athens | ATHENS (Reuters) - Told to avoid inflaming anti-American sentiment, U.S. athletes may have toned down the bravado too much in the early days of the Athens Games. |
| 1136 | 3 | Krispy Kreme COO Leaves for New Job | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KKD.N</A> said on Monday that its chief operating officer is leaving the company for another job, the latest setback for a company that is trying to recover from sluggish sales and an accounting probe. |
| 1137 | 3 | Google IPO statement ready to go | Google's planned flotation moves another step closer after the company and its underwriters ask the SEC to declare its registration effective. |
| 1138 | 3 | Oil Prices Retreat From a Record High After Chvez Victory | Crude oil for delivery next month settled at \$46.05 a barrel, down 53 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange after briefly trading at a new high of \$46.91 early in the day. |
| 1139 | 4 | IBM strikes at SCO claims | SCO Group's faltering attack on Linux faces another threat as Big Blue files motion seeking dismissal of contract claims. |
| 1140 | 4 | iSCSI gets some respect | Having received a renewed boost from those who see it moving out of niche markets, iSCSI (Internet SCSI) may finally be getting some much-needed respect. |
| 1141 | 2 | Beach Volleyball: Australia in with a Shout | ATHENS (Reuters) - To prepare for the Olympics, Kerri Pottharst practiced serving with her team mate screaming in her ear. |
| 1142 | 1 | Flash floods force big rescue operation in tourist area of England (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Heavy rain caused flash floods in seaside communities in southwestern England on Monday, and dozens of people were rescued from cars, trees and rooftops by emergency helicopters and lifeboats, officials said. |
| 1143 | 1 | Harkin Calls Cheney Comments 'Cowardly' (AP) | AP - Sen. Tom Harkin pushed the name-calling in the presidential race to a new level, calling Vice President Dick Cheney a coward for not serving in Vietnam and cowardly for his criticism of John Kerry. |
| 1144 | 2 | Players Union Challenges Carter's Release (AP) | AP - The NFL Players Association has gotten involved in Quincy Carter's release by the Dallas Cowboys. |
| 1145 | 1 | Deadline Looms for Suspects in UK Anti-Terrorism Raids | LONDON (Reuters) - British police must charge or release on Tuesday nine men arrested earlier this month in anti-terrorism raids that followed a tipoff from an al Qaeda suspect in Pakistan and security alerts in the United States. |
| 1146 | 1 | Rwanda issues genocide warning | Rwanda warns it will intervene to prevent genocide, as more than 150 Tutsi refugees are buried in Burundi. |
| 1147 | 4 | Shell-Led Russia Venture Vows to Protect Rare Whales (Reuters) | Reuters - A Royal Dutch/Shell -led group\developing oil and gas fields in the Russian far east moved to\assure worried ecologists on Friday it is doing all it can to\protect rare gray whales living in the coastal waters. |
| 1148 | 1 | Hurricane Victims Wait for Food and Water | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles... |
| 1149 | 1 | Players Union Challenges Carter's Release | The NFL Players Association has gotten involved in Quincy Carter's release by the Dallas Cowboys. The union filed a grievance over the release Aug... |
| 1150 | 2 | League-Leading Galaxy Fires Coach (AP) | AP - The Los Angeles Galaxy fired coach Sigi Schmid on Monday despite leading Major League Soccer with 34 points. |
| 1151 | 4 | Alcatel hopes security will get users to switch | European telecom equipment maker looks to push into corporate switching, a market long dominated by Cisco. |
| 1152 | 3 | Google Could Make Market Debut Wednesday | NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. appeared set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1 search engine asked regulators for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering. |
| 1153 | 4 | China Mobile Suspends Sohu for Spamming Customers (Reuters) | Reuters - Chinese Internet company Sohu.com\(SOHU.O) on Friday said China Mobile (CHL.N) had suspended Sohu\as a supplier of mobile phone picture services for one year for\unsolicited marketing to some customers. |
| 1154 | 4 | Group to Propose New High-Speed Wireless Format | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group of technology companies including Texas Instruments Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=TXN.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">TXN.N</A>, STMicroelectronics <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=STM.PA qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">STM.PA</A> and Broadcom Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=BRCM.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">BRCM.O</A>, on Thursday said they will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times the speed of the current generation. |
| 1155 | 2 | Thorpe Reigns Supreme in Athens Pool, Phelps Grabs Bronze | ATHENS (Reuters) - Ian Thorpe became Australia's greatest Olympian and staked a claim to being the best swimmer of his generation when he won "the race of the century" at Athens on Monday. |
| 1156 | 4 | Probe into rising ocean acidity | The Royal Society launches a scientific investigation into the rising acidity of the Earth's oceans. |
| 1157 | 4 | New bird spotted in Philippines | A bird species new to science has been found by researchers on a remote island in the northern Philippines. |
| 1158 | 4 | WholeSecurity program targets fraud sites | Tool that identifies Web sites pretending to be connected to banks, eBay, etc., could help leave phishing scammers dead in the water. |
| 1159 | 4 | #147;Generic Superheroes #148; | Scripted, produced, cast, costumed, shot, edited and vigorously promoted by Darren Brandl, #147;Generic Superheroes, #148; a 35-minute comedic-action-adventure parody, makes full use of both Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack. #147;Every costume, #148; says the recent high school graduate proudly, #147;was made of 100 percent spandex #133; as any superhero costume should be. #148; Aug 16 |
| 1160 | 2 | Celtics Still Waiting to Hear From Payton (AP) | AP - Ten days after trading for Gary Payton, the Boston Celtics still have no idea if the nine-time All-Star will ever wear a Celtics' uniform. |
| 1161 | 4 | Russian Supply Craft Docks with Space Station (Reuters) | Reuters - A Russian supply ship docked with the\International Space Station on Saturday, delivering food and\fuel to the two astronauts living there, mission control said. |
| 1162 | 1 | A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP) | AP - As of Monday, Aug. 16, 935 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 697 died as a result of hostile action and 238 died of non-hostile causes. |
| 1163 | 1 | New bird spotted in Philippines | A bird species new to science is found by researchers on a remote island in the Philippines. |
| 1164 | 2 | NFL Players Association Files Grievance Over Carter Release (Reuters) | Reuters - The NFL Players Association\Monday filed a grievance with the Dallas Cowboys over the\recent release of quarterback Quincy Carter, claiming the\organization was in violation of the league's collective\bargaining agreement. |
| 1165 | 2 | NFL Players Association Files Grievance Over Carter Release | WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - The NFL Players Association Monday filed a grievance with the Dallas Cowboys over the recent release of quarterback Quincy Carter, claiming the organization was in violation of the league's collective bargaining agreement. |
| 1166 | 1 | Chavez Survives Recall, Vows to Deepen Revolution | CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents while also vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's political conflict. |
| 1167 | 4 | 3Com partners with wireless switch start-up | 3Com enters into the wireless switch market through a partnership with start-up Trapeze Networks. |
| 1168 | 4 | SEC Opens Inquiry Into Google Stock Issue (AP) | AP - In another twist to Google Inc.'s public stock offering, the Internet search company said federal regulators have opened an informal inquiry into its failure to register millions of shares. |
| 1169 | 4 | NASA Identifies Foam Flaw That Killed Astronauts (Reuters) | Reuters - The foam that struck the space\shuttle Columbia after liftoff and led to the deaths of all\seven astronauts on board was defective, NASA said on Friday. |
| 1170 | 4 | Catching 'phishers' a WholeSecurity sport | Tool that identifies sites pretending to be connected to banks, eBay and more could help leave "phishing" scammers dead in the water. |
| 1171 | 2 | Lankford Accepts Minor League Assignment (AP) | AP - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ray Lankford accepted a minor league assignment to Triple-A Memphis on Monday, nine days after leaving the team to consider his career options. |
| 1172 | 1 | FBI Tracks Potential GOP Protesters (AP) | AP - With the Republican National Convention less than two weeks away, federal agents and city police are keeping tabs on activists and others they believe might try to cause trouble. They are making unannounced visits to people's homes, conducting interviews and monitoring Web sites and meetings. |
| 1173 | 1 | Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment (AP) | AP - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S. presence at bases in countries like Poland, Romania and Uzbekistan, Pentagon officials said Monday. |
| 1174 | 4 | Interior Will Delay Some Energy Projects (AP) | AP - The Interior Department said Monday it will begin delaying some new oil and gas drilling projects until the effects on wildlife are studied more thoroughly. |
| 1175 | 4 | Second hat in ring for faster Wi-Fi standard | A second consortium puts in a bid for the faster 802.11n spec. But don't expect a battle over formats. |
| 1176 | 4 | 3Com partners with wireless-switch upstart | 3Com enters into the wireless-switch market through a partnership with start-up Trapeze Networks. |
| 1177 | 4 | Interwoven scoops up records management company | ECM (enterprise content management) company Interwoven on Monday announced the acquisition of Software Intelligence, a maker of records management technology, for \$2 million in cash and stock. |
| 1178 | 1 | Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark | ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle... |
| 1179 | 1 | SEC Opens Inquiry Into Google Stock Issue | SAN FRANCISCO - In another twist to Google Inc.'s public stock offering, the Internet search company said federal regulators have opened an informal inquiry into its failure to register millions of shares. In a regulatory filing Monday, Google said it "understands" the inquiry was opened by the Securities and Exchange Commission... |
| 1180 | 3 | Nortel Says Canada Plans Accounting Probe | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nortel Networks Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NT.N</A> <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NT.TO</A> said on Monday the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the company it will begin a criminal investigation into Nortel's financial accounting. |
| 1181 | 3 | Brazil Starts to Crack Down on Counterfeit Goods | Brazil stands to lose billions of dollars in trade benefits from the United States if it does not prove by the end of September that it is making progress in combating copyright piracy. |
| 1182 | 4 | AP: Israel Cave Linked to John the Baptist (AP) | AP - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers #151; basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings telling the story of the biblical preacher. |
| 1183 | 4 | Blind Students to Launch NASA Rocket (AP) | AP - A dozen blind students from across the United States are at a summer camp this week working on a project most don't associate with the visually impaired #151; launching a NASA rocket. |
| 1184 | 2 | NFL Players Union Files Carter Grievance (AP) | AP - The NFL Players Association filed a grievance Monday against the Dallas Cowboys on behalf of Quincy Carter, claiming the quarterback was released by the team for reasons not permitted in the NFL collective bargaining agreement. |
| 1185 | 2 | Mientkiewicz Starts at Second for BoSox (AP) | AP - Former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz got a rough introduction in his first career start at second base. |
| 1186 | 2 | Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark (AP) | AP - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo #151; and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool #151; the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle. |
| 1187 | 1 | Venezuelans Vote to Keep Chavez in Office (AP) | AP - Venezuelans overwhelmingly voted to keep President Hugo Chavez in office, dealing a crushing defeat to a splintered opposition and allowing the leftist leader to convert one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his "revolution for the poor." |
| 1188 | 1 | Edwards Vows Economic Aid for Heartland (AP) | AP - Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards promised Monday to deliver high-speed Internet access and more money for people to start businesses in rural areas. |
| 1189 | 1 | Chavez Survives Recall, Vows to Deepen Revolution (Reuters) | Reuters - Venezuela's left-wing\President, Hugo Chavez, easily won a referendum on his rule and\on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents, while\vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's\political conflict. |
| 1190 | 4 | Many engineers lack even a four-year degree | About 40 percent of U.S. workers in computer and math science have just a high school diploma or associate degree, according to a new report. |
| 1191 | 1 | British researchers trace John Kerry's family back to European royalty (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Senator John Kerry has blue blood from all the royal houses of Europe, with even more titled relations than President George W. Bush, Burke's Peerage said Monday. |
| 1192 | 1 | Chavez's Victory Garners Int'l Approval (AP) | AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won international approval from supporters and detractors alike Monday on his decisive referendum victory over opponents trying to oust him. |
| 1193 | 2 | Giants' Nen Still Hoping to Pitch in 2005 (AP) | AP - It's approaching two years since Robb Nen last pitched in the majors, but he still believes he can do it again #151; despite his troublesome right shoulder. |
| 1194 | 2 | Haas and Cink Named as U.S. Ryder Cup Wildcards | MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton, opting for form and experience, selected Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as his wildcard picks for next month's match against Europe. |
| 1195 | 1 | Venezuela Votes by Large Margin to Retain Chvez | An opposition movement refused to accept the results, raising prospects for more turmoil in the world's fifth-largest oil exporter. |
| 1196 | 3 | Airline Looks to Delay Its Pension Payments | In an effort to conserve cash, financially ailing US Airways Group Inc. said Monday that it plans to ask the Internal Revenue Service for permission to delay payments into the pension plans of two of its employee groups. |
| 1197 | 3 | McDonald's Goes for Gold | For a four-year investment estimated at \$65 million, McDonald's has been designated the Official Restaurant of the 2004 Olympic Games. |
| 1198 | 4 | Auction for Shares In Google's IPO May End Today (washingtonpost.com) | washingtonpost.com - Google Inc.'s initial public offering took a major step forward as the company notified investors that today may be their last chance to submit, withdraw or change bids in the unusual #36;3 billion electronic auction for stock in the Internet giant. |
| 1199 | 4 | Four Firms Buy Intelsat | Intelsat Ltd., the pioneering commercial satellite company that connected the world through global television and telephone communications, announced Monday its sale to a group of private investors for \$3 billion in cash. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> |
| 1200 | 4 | Auction for Shares in Google's IPO May End | Google Inc.'s initial public offering took a major step forward as the company notified investors that Tuesday may be their last chance to submit, withdraw or change bids in the unusual \$3 billion electronic auction for stock in the Internet giant. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> |
| 1201 | 4 | BioVeris Files Delayed Annual Report | BioVeris Corp. filed its delayed annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, only days before a scheduled hearing by the Nasdaq Stock Market on whether to delist the Gaithersburg biotechnology company for failing to report earnings. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> |
| 1202 | 4 | Background Investigation Shortfall Sends ManTech to a Loss | Despite an increase in revenue, ManTech International Corp. swung to a loss during its second quarter when a contract to conduct background investigations for the Department of Defense turned out to be far less lucrative than previously expected. |
| 1203 | 2 | Athletics Win to Hang on to AL West Lead (AP) | AP - Mark Redman pitched eight innings of six-hit ball, and the Oakland Athletics used a three-run fifth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Monday night. |
| 1204 | 3 | Nikkei Higher by Midday | TOKYO (Reuters) - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift Tokyo's Nikkei 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses. |
| 1205 | 2 | Hewitt, Sluiter, Muller Win at Legg Mason (AP) | AP - Lleyton Hewitt breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Kenneth Carlsen Monday night in the first round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. |
| 1206 | 2 | Ivan Hlinka, 54, Czech Coach of Gold Medal Hockey Team, Dies | Ivan Hlinka coached the Czech Republic to the hockey gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and became the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins two years later. |
| 1207 | 1 | The Geisha Stylist Who Let His Hair Down | Here in the Gion geisha district of Japan's ancient capital, even one bad hair day can cost a girl her career. So it is no wonder that Tetsuo Ishihara is the man with the most popular hands in town. |
| 1208 | 1 | Hard-Hit Havana Still Short of Water | City workers distributed water in tank trucks Monday and urged about 1.4 million residents of the Cuban capital who had no running water to remain calm, four days after Hurricane Charley roared through the area. |
| 1209 | 1 | Syrian Court Releases Rights Activist on Bail | A Syrian court has released on bail a human rights activist charged with tarnishing the country's image but considered by advocacy groups to be a prisoner of conscience, one of his attorneys said Monday. |
| 1210 | 1 | Iraqi peace team to go to Najaf | An Iraqi delegation is going to Najaf to try to end a stand-off between US-led forces and Shia militants. |
| 1211 | 2 | Seahawks Defeat Packers 21-3 in Preseason (AP) | AP - Fourth-string quarterback Seneca Wallace led Seattle on two touchdown drives and the Seahawks took advantage of Tim Couch's dismal debut for Green Bay in a 21-3 exhibition victory over the Packers on Monday night. |
| 1212 | 1 | China Tests New Guided Missile Amid Taiwan Tensions | BEIJING (Reuters) - China has successfully tested a new guided missile it says is highly accurate, state media said on Tuesday amid rising tensions with arch-rival Taiwan. |
| 1213 | 1 | New York City Lowering Its Sights for a Convention Boom | With the Republican National Convention just two weeks away, signs are pointing to a modest economic boost for few businesses. |
| 1214 | 2 | Streaking Rangers Hold Off Indians 5-2 (AP) | AP - Brian Jordan hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night. |
| 1215 | 1 | Suspect Admits Jewish Graves Desecration (AP) | AP - An unemployed man was arrested Monday in connection with the desecration of a Jewish cemetery earlier this month and an attack on a Muslim, judicial officials said. |
| 1216 | 1 | Hospitalised woman in Vietnam tests positive for bird flu (AFP) | AFP - A 19-year-old woman hospitalised in Vietnam has tested positive for the lethal strain of bird flu that has killed 27 people across Asia this year, including 19 in the communist nation, officials said. |
| 1217 | 3 | Nikkei Rises by Midday | TOKYO (Reuters) - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift Tokyo's Nikkei average 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses. |
| 1218 | 2 | Braves' Chipper Jones Hits 300th Homer (AP) | AP - Chipper Jones hit his 300th career home run on Monday night, connecting in the Atlanta Braves' game at San Diego. |
| 1219 | 1 | Nikkei Rises by Midday (Reuters) | Reuters - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift\Tokyo's Nikkei average 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a\fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led\buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp\losses. |
| 1220 | 3 | A Texan's Race for the House That Could Lead to the F.C.C. | A Republican running for Congress has received heavy donations from industry because of expectations over posts she may receive if she loses and President Bush wins. |
| 1221 | 3 | A New Campaign for Viagra | Viagra, which has long taken a staid marketing approach, will join its fast-growing competitors in taking a sly, devil-may-care tack. |
| 1222 | 3 | Halliburton Has More Time to Verify Costs | The U.S. Army had granted Halliburton a third extension to substantiate its costs in Iraq and Kuwait. |
| 1223 | 4 | Microsoft Delays Automatic Win XP Updates | Business users can postpone SP2 installation to complete testing its effect on other programs. |
| 1224 | 2 | A's Quiet Orioles | The streaking O's lose for only the third time in 14 games as A's starting pitcher Mark Redman pitches eight strong innings to tame the Orioles, 3-1, on Monday night. |
| 1225 | 2 | Harris Takes the Field | Cornerback Walt Harris suits up for his first full practice as a Redskin on Monday after missing minicamp and the first two weeks of training camp. |
| 1226 | 2 | QBs Grab Spotlight | Chris Simms, the Buccaneers second-year pro competing for Tampa Bay's No. 2 job, completed 12 of 15 passes for 110 yards to help the Bucs to a 20-6 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday. |
| 1227 | 2 | Seahawks Stuff Packers | Fourth-string quarterback Seneca Wallace led Seattle on two touchdown drives as the Seahawks defeated the Packers, 21-3, on Monday night. |
| 1228 | 2 | Full Disclosure Ordered | The NFL told its coaches Monday that they must be more specific in reporting injuries to players, saying the current wording of the policy "invites action that runs counter to our intent." |
| 1229 | 3 | A Texan's Race Could Lead to the F.C.C. | A Republican running for Congress has received heavy donations from industry because of expectations over posts she may receive if she loses and President Bush wins. |
| 1230 | 3 | Stocks End Sharply Higher as Oil Prices Drop | A pull back in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted new bargain-hunting on Wall Street today. |
| 1231 | 3 | LifePoint to Buy Rival for \$1 Bln | LifePoint Hospitals has agreed to acquire rival Province Healthcare for \$1.125 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach. |
| 1232 | 2 | This Date in Baseball - Aug. 17 (AP) | AP - 1904 #151; Jesse Tannehill of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter, beating the Chicago White Sox 6-0. |
| 1233 | 1 | Nation's Charter Schools Lagging Behind, U.S. Test Scores Reveal | The findings dealt a blow to supporters of the charter school movement, including the Bush administration. |
| 1234 | 3 | BA set to hold key strike talks | British Airways is due to hold important talks with union bosses in a bid to avoid industrial action. |
| 1235 | 4 | Yahoo to Sell Domain Names (AP) | AP - Yahoo Inc. plans to start selling Internet domain names Tuesday as part of its expanding services for small businesses. |
| 1236 | 4 | Rival Targets Apple's ITunes Customers (AP) | AP - For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player. Now, it's got rival RealNetworks Inc. trying to lure iTunes customers away. |
| 1237 | 4 | Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat | Linux Network scores two military-related deals for Linux clusters. |
| 1238 | 4 | IBM to round out iSeries Power5 server family | Big Blue is set to debut the eServer i5 550, an iSeries machine it created to serve midsize businesses. |
| 1239 | 2 | Sides Still Far Apart | With two fruitless negotiating sessions behind them and only one month left before an NHL lockout, the league and the players association will return to the bargaining table on Tuesday. |
| 1240 | 1 | Hezbollah Re-Elects Sheik Hassan Nasrallah (AP) | AP - Hezbollah's executive has re-elected Sheik Hassan Nasrallah as leader of the militant Shiite Muslim movement, according to a statement Monday by the party that the United States brands as terrorist. |
| 1241 | 1 | Clashes persist in South Ossetia | Heavy fighting is reported in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region after the deaths of two soldiers. |
| 1242 | 4 | Briefly: Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat | roundup Plus: Sprint to bake in BlackBerry for businesses...Microsoft ships updated Works...FaceTime pulls in \$16 million. |
| 1243 | 4 | Search Engines and Competitive Research | Search engines can tell you a lot about your competition, if you know what to look for. A panel of experts offers tips on profiling your competition. |
| 1244 | 4 | Real launches 'Freedom of Choice Campaign' (MacCentral) | MacCentral - RealNetworks will tout its new Windows-only Harmony technology, which allows files from its music store to be played on Apple's iPod, in a series of print, radio and online advertising, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. In addition, Real will hold what it calls the biggest music sale in history selling songs for US #36;0.49 and albums for #36;4.99. |
| 1245 | 2 | Marlins Defeat Dodgers 4-2 (AP) | AP - Miguel Cabrera homered and Mike Lowell singled home the go-ahead run, helping the Florida Marlins beat the Dodgers 4-2 on Monday night in Paul Lo Duca's return to Los Angeles. |
| 1246 | 3 | Google Says It's Set to End Stock Auction | Google might close the bidding in its auction-style initial public offering late Tuesday, moving it one step away from becoming a publicly traded company. |
| 1247 | 3 | Safety Gap Grows Wider Between S.U.V.'s and Cars | People driving or riding in a sport utility vehicle in 2003 were nearly 11 percent more likely to die in an accident than people in cars. |
| 1248 | 1 | China Typhoon Death Toll Rises to 164 (Reuters) | Reuters - The worst typhoon to hit China in seven\years killed at least 164 people and another 24 were listed as\missing, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. |
| 1249 | 3 | Coke's Heyer to Go, May Join Starwood | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co.'s president and chief operating officer, Steven Heyer, will leave the company on Sept. 1 after missing out on the top job in May, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing an internal memo. |
| 1250 | 3 | Dollar Struggles to Extend Gains | TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar struggled to extend gains against the euro in rangebound trade on Tuesday after recovering from multi-week lows on bigger-than-expected capital inflows into the United States. |
| 1251 | 2 | AL Wrap: Redman Helps Athletics Maintain AL West Lead | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mark Redman pitched eight strong innings as the Oakland Athletics clung on to first place in the American League West with a 3-1 road win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. |
| 1252 | 1 | Australian opposition pulls ahead in close election race, polls show (AFP) | AFP - Australia's opposition has clawed back a potentially election-winning lead, boosted by its insistence on extra protection for cheap prescription medicines, two new polls showed. |
| 1253 | 1 | Iraqi Delegation Set for Najaf Peace Bid (Reuters) | Reuters - Iraqi political and religious leaders\prepared to go to the holy city of Najaf on Tuesday in a\last-ditch bid to persuade a radical Shi'ite cleric to end a\rebellion that has killed hundreds and rattled oil markets. |
| 1254 | 1 | Indonesia Reduces Jail Sentences of Militants (Reuters) | Reuters - Six convicted Indonesian militants\linked to the deadly blasts in Bali in 2002 have received a two\month reduction of their jail sentences by President Megawati\Sukarnoputri, a prison warden said on Tuesday. |
| 1255 | 1 | Iraqi Delegation Set for Najaf Peace Bid | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi political and religious leaders prepared to go to the holy city of Najaf on Tuesday in a last-ditch bid to persuade a radical Shi'ite cleric to end a rebellion that has killed hundreds and rattled oil markets. |
| 1256 | 2 | NL Wrap: Pujols Drives in Five Runs as Cardinals Rout Reds (Reuters) | Reuters - Albert Pujols homered for the fifth\time in the last four games and drove in five runs as the St\Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 in National\League play at Busch Stadium on Monday. |
| 1257 | 2 | NL Wrap: Pujols Drives in Five Runs as Cardinals Rout Reds | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Albert Pujols homered for the fifth time in the last four games and drove in five runs as the St Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 in National League play at Busch Stadium on Monday. |
| 1258 | 3 | Oil Prices Slip Below \$46; Risks Abound | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell \$1 below record highs on Tuesday as fears over supply disruptions in Venezuela eased after President Hugo Chavez won a vote on his rule. |
| 1259 | 3 | Dollar Stalls Despite Capital Flows | TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar barely moved on Tuesday, struggling to sustain a modest bounce from multi-week lows against the euro made on bigger-than-expected capital inflows to the United States. |
| 1260 | 4 | Global Warming Menaces California Wine Industry (Reuters) | Reuters - California will become hotter and\drier by the end of the century, menacing the valuable wine and\dairy industries, even if dramatic steps are taken to curb\global warming, researchers said on Monday. |
| 1261 | 1 | New intelligence reform bill may pit US Congress against White House (AFP) | AFP - The powerful chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee promised to introduce this week a new intelligence reorganization bill likely to set Congress on a collision course with the White House, which favors an intelligence "czar" with vaguely defined powers. |
| 1262 | 3 | Oil Prices Slip Below #36;46; Risks Abound (Reuters) | Reuters - Oil prices fell #36;1 below record highs\on Tuesday as fears over supply disruptions in Venezuela eased\after President Hugo Chavez won a vote on his rule. |
| 1263 | 1 | Sprinters' coach confident | Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou's coach believes they will be cleared by the IOC. |
| 1264 | 1 | Professor devises climate-based model to predict football sackings (AFP) | AFP - The life of a football manager in the English Premiership is frantic, pressured and apt to end in sometimes arbitrary dismissal. But now under-fire bosses can predict when they might face the sack -- using the weather. |
| 1265 | 3 | Tokyo Shares Rise But Oil Worries Weigh | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese shares rebounded from three-month lows on Tuesday but stubbornly high oil prices and concern over their impact on corporate earnings capped gains. |
| 1266 | 2 | Celtics Sign Gugliotta, Wait on Payton (AP) | AP - Ten days after trading for Gary Payton, the Boston Celtics still have no idea if the nine-time All-Star will ever wear a Celtics' uniform. |
| 1267 | 2 | Giants Clobber Expos 8-5 (AP) | AP - Pinch-hitter Ricky Ledee hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants took over the NL wild-card lead with their fifth straight victory, 8-5 over the Montreal Expos on Monday night. |
| 1268 | 4 | Study: Global Warming Could Change Calif. (AP) | AP - Global warming could cause dramatically hotter summers and a depleted snow pack in California, leading to a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and jeopardizing the water supply, according to a study released Monday. |
| 1269 | 1 | EU nations slam Tiger rebels as fresh killings dim Sri Lanka peace hopes (AFP) | AFP - European Union nations criticised Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels for killing rivals and recruiting child soldiers, appealing to the guerrillas not to undermine the Island's Norwegian-led peace bid. |
| 1270 | 4 | Storage Services Market Heading To #36;30 Billion (TechWeb) | TechWeb - The growth comes as more vendors offer more software to offset the plunge in storage hardware prices. |
| 1271 | 4 | Oracle Releases New CRM Software (TechWeb) | TechWeb - Integration of sales and marketing is key to new release. |
| 1272 | 4 | Researchers Find New Species of Bird (AP) | AP - Filipino and British wildlife researchers say they've stumbled upon what appears to be a new species of flightless bird found only on the tiny forested island of Calayan in the northern Philippines. |
| 1273 | 1 | Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Gaza Militants (Reuters) | Reuters - Israeli soldiers shot and killed two\Palestinian militants near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza\Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. |
| 1274 | 1 | Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. |
| 1275 | 3 | Mass. still a no-go for Geic | Geico Corp., the nation's fifth-largest auto insurer, started selling policies in New Jersey yesterday for the first time in 28 years, leaving Massachusetts as the lone state where the company won't do business. |
| 1276 | 3 | Bank of America signs in | They served up a giant Bank of America sheet cake, festooned the bank branch with balloons, and dispatched smiling greeters to welcome customers in upstate New York yesterday, as the first FleetBoston Financial Corp. branches formally switched to Bank of America. |
| 1277 | 3 | Stakes high for Windows upgrade | Microsoft Corp. has put the finishing touches on one of its biggest software overhauls ever after conceding that its Windows XP operating system -- which runs as many as 300 million computers worldwide -- is susceptible to security breaches. |
| 1278 | 3 | For the record | Correction: Because of a reporting error, an article in yesterday's Nation pages incorrectly described a Bush campaign ad's accusation about John Kerry's role on the Senate Intelligence Committee in the 1990s. The ad accuses Kerry of having missed three-quarters of the committee's public hearings. |
| 1279 | 3 | Citizens gets US OK for Charter One buy | Federal regulators granted Citizens Financial Group approval for its biggest acquisition to date, Charter One Financial Inc. of Ohio. The Federal Reserve Board said the pending merger likely would have a minimal impact on competition even in markets where the two banks overlap. When the \$10.5 billion acquisition is complete, Citizens will be the 11th-biggest bank in the nation ranked ... |
| 1280 | 3 | Stocks surge amid upbeat outlooks | NEW YORK -- A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher yesterday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points. |
| 1281 | 3 | Krispy Kreme operating chief quits | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.'s John Tate quit as chief operating officer amid a government probe of the chain's accounting and earnings forecasts. |
| 1282 | 3 | FDA adopts 'lighter touch' on drug imports | WASHINGTON -- Federal drug regulators are using a quot;lighter touch quot; in their efforts to stop a growing number of cities and states from importing prescription drugs from Canada, and the City of Boston is taking advantage of that new posture. |
| 1283 | 3 | Power line's cost could grow 40 | NEW YORK -- Northeast Utilities , UIL Holdings Corp. , and New England's grid operator have proposed changes to a planned power line in Southwest Connecticut that would increase costs by more than 40 percent. |
| 1284 | 3 | January trial is set for former HealthSouth CEO | BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge has scheduled jury selection in the fraud trial of fired HealthSouth Corp. chief executive Richard Scrushy to begin Jan. 5. |
| 1285 | 2 | Taking a crash course | For Doug Mientkiewicz, the hardest part of playing second turned out not to be the double play pivot, fielding ground balls, or applying the tag on a steal. No, it came when he was hit by a 6-foot-3-inch, 230-pound train. |
| 1286 | 2 | Blue Jays hope to go places with Gibbons | From Montana to Maine, Puerto Rico to Canada, John Gibbons tagged along wherever the military deemed his father should live. The constant travel gave him a taste of the nomadic life of a baseball manager, his future profession. It also gave him an accent all his own, a Texas twang inflected with tinges of New England. |
| 1287 | 2 | Sox and bonds | There are games in which players renew their vows as teammates, and last night's 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays was one of them. It may not have been as clear as it was in the Yankee-Red Sox brawl game back in late July, which produced an obvious bond. |
| 1288 | 2 | Ainge is waitin' for Payton | During a press conference yesterday, Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge answered his cell phone, turned to the audience of reporters, and said, quot;Hold on, it's Gary Payton. quot; It was an obvious joke, but also wishful thinking. |
| 1289 | 1 | American says US backed his jail | KABUL, Afghanistan -- Jonathan Keith Idema, an American accused of running a freelance antiterror operation and private prison in Afghanistan, testified in court yesterday that he could prove US and Afghan authorities were fully aware of his actions, and he accused the FBI of confiscating evidence that would support his contention. |
| 1290 | 1 | Communists condemn whistle-blower | BEIJING -- A Communist Party whistle-blower who publicly accused his superiors of tolerating official corruption has been condemned for breaking party rules and ordered to quot;do a complete self-examination, quot; authorities announced. |
| 1291 | 3 | Business economists say terror the biggest risk in US (AFP) | AFP - Terrorism poses the biggest short-term threat to the US economy, a panel of top business economists said in a survey. |
| 1292 | 4 | Google market debut draws near | Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the paperwork. |
| 1293 | 4 | New Ernie machine to make debut | The new version of Ernie - the number cruncher which selects premium bond prizes - is to be unveiled on Tuesday. |
| 1294 | 4 | EasyMobile faces Orange showdown | Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou faces a potential clash with Orange over plans for a mobile phone service. |
| 1295 | 1 | Saudis Use 9-11 Report in U.S Ad Campaign (AP) | AP - Stung by criticism about its role in fighting terrorism, Saudi Arabia has launched a radio advertising campaign in 19 U.S. cities citing the Sept. 11 commission report as proof that it has been a loyal ally in the fight against al-Qaida. |
| 1296 | 1 | Mexican Migrant Seeks U.S. Work Visa (AP) | AP - Omar Garcia Escobedo's family thought their 25-year-old son had, like so many other migrants seeking work in the United States, drowned trying to cross the treacherous, fast flowing Rio Grande River. |
| 1297 | 1 | Stressed, Depressed Japan Princess May Visit Brunei (Reuters) | Reuters - Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who\officials say is suffering from a mental disorder caused by the\stress of adapting to royal life, may emerge from months of\seclusion in September to attend a wedding in the tiny\southeast Asian nation of Brunei, a court official said on\Tuesday. |
| 1298 | 1 | Nepal Army on Alert, Hotel Shut After Bombs | KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal put its security forces on alert on Tuesday to counter a threat by Maoist guerrillas to blockade the capital, as tourists moved out of a luxury hotel after a bomb blast blamed on the rebels. |
| 1299 | 3 | Motorola Expects Strong Sales Growth | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004 thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features. |
| 1300 | 1 | Fighting in Western Afghanistan Kills 3 (AP) | AP - Fighting between rival factions in western Afghanistan killed three militiamen and injured another seven, officials said Tuesday, despite the presence of government and U.S. troops. |
| 1301 | 2 | Phelps's chase of Spitz mark? It's history | This was the event Michael Phelps didn't really need to compete in if his goal was to win eight golds. He probably would have had a better chance somewhere else. |
| 1302 | 2 | US dominance an impossible dream | It has come to this: Good thing we're in the easy bracket. The United States men's basketball team is in Pool B, along with Greece, Australia, Lithuania, Angola, and, of course, Puerto Rico, the feisty little brother who enjoyed a pretty big laugh at the expense of Uncle Sam's boys Sunday night. Most of the serious teams are ... |
| 1303 | 2 | Rangers remain in step | Brian Jordan hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians last night. |
| 1304 | 2 | Watson holdout ends | After an 18-day holdout during which he parted ways with his second agent (IMG's Tom Condon , who replaced Darrell Wills , formerly of IMG but now decertified) and hired a third ( Pat Dye Jr. ), first-round pick Benjamin Watson signed a six-year contract and reported to training camp yesterday. |
| 1305 | 2 | A bit of a head-scratcher | In many professional leagues recently, the defending champion has had a smooth start to the season. Mexico proved to be an exception, though, as UNAM Pumas fell to Tecos, 1-0, losing two players and coach Hugo Sanchez to ejections Sunday. |
| 1306 | 2 | Czech hockey coach Hlinka dies after car crash | Ivan Hlinka, a former Pittsburgh Penguins coach who led the Czech Republic to a gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, died yesterday after being injured in a car crash. He was 54. |
| 1307 | 2 | Bronze is golden to Methuen's Pedro | Standing in the snow at a medal celebration at the 2002 Winter Games at Salt Lake City, Jimmy Pedro had a sudden inspiration. He took out his cellphone and called his wife, Marie, back in Methuen, Mass. |
| 1308 | 2 | Greeks get surprise gold in synchronized diving | It was a glorious surprise, igniting a party complete with song and dance: The Greeks won the first gold medal of their hometown Olympics with an unexpected victory last night in synchronized diving. |
| 1309 | 2 | McCool not getting off the mat | The US women's gymnastics team, which wlll go after Olympic gold tonight, will be doing it without Courtney McCool , whom the coaching staff left off the roster after she had a rough night in Sunday's prelims. |
| 1310 | 2 | Red Sox and Patriots ceremoniously beaten | Boston sports fans have a track record. Predictably, we watch the Red Sox, Patriots, and big events. So it gets interesting when they go head to head, as they did Friday night. A look at the ratings confirms that the Olympics qualify as an extremely big event. |
| 1311 | 2 | Today's schedule | Pro baseball: Red Sox vs. Toronto at Fenway Park, 7 p.m.; Atlantic League -- Nashua vs. Camden at Holman Stadium, Nashua, 6:30 p.m.; International League -- Pawtucket vs. Buffalo at McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, R.I., 7 p.m.; Eastern League: Portland vs. New Britain at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine, 7 p.m.; Northeast League -- Brockton vs. New Haven at Campanelli Stadium, Brockton, ... |
| 1312 | 1 | Israel to Build New Housing Units (AP) | AP - The Israeli government on Tuesday invited construction bids for 1,001 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, an official said, in direct violation of a U.S.-backed peace plan calling for a settlement freeze. |
| 1313 | 1 | Sharon 'backs settlement homes' | Reports say Israeli PM Ariel Sharon has given the green light to new homes in West Bank settlements. |
| 1314 | 1 | Oprah to sit on murder trial jury | US television host Oprah Winfrey is picked to sit on the jury for a murder trial in her home city of Chicago. |
| 1315 | 4 | Motorola Expects Strong Sales Growth (Reuters) | Reuters - Motorola Inc., the world's\second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects\to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004\thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features. |
| 1316 | 1 | U.S. Handling of Helicopter Crash Irks Okinawa (Reuters) | Reuters - Cities in Okinawa expressed outrage at\the U.S. military on Tuesday for refusing to allow Japanese\police investigate the wreckage of a Marine helicopter that\crashed in the grounds of a university there last week. |
| 1317 | 1 | Testimony Opens in 9/11 Retrial Case (AP) | AP - A witness who knew the Hamburg-based Sept. 11 hijackers outlined the group's hatred of Israel and said its members believed suicide attacks were legitimate as testimony opened Tuesday in the retrial of a Moroccan accused of helping the pilots. |
| 1318 | 4 | Home PCs to get key Windows fix | PC owners will be able to download a major security update for Windows XP as from Wednesday. |
| 1319 | 4 | Science creates 'own mavericks' | Britain's scientific community fuels controversies by shunning colleagues with rebel ideas, research suggests. |
| 1320 | 2 | Ward, Pujols, Jones Put Up Big Numbers (AP) | AP - Daryle Ward, Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones had big nights at the plate at the expense of National League pitchers. |
| 1321 | 2 | Olympics: Greeks Dive for Joy, More Gold for Thorpe | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece was plunged in national self-satisfaction on Tuesday after its synchronized divers won the host nation's first gold medal of the Athens Olympics. |
| 1322 | 1 | India agree contracts | India players agree central contracts for the first time, with top stars netting a basic salary of 59,000. |
| 1323 | 1 | Mortar Attack in Central Baghdad Kills 5 | BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents fired a mortar on a busy street in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding 30, the Interior Ministry and hospital officials said. Iraqi officials had earlier reported the explosion was a car bomb, but later corrected that account... |
| 1324 | 3 | Oil Slips Below \$46 on Venezuela, Russia | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Tuesday as fears of supply disruptions in Venezuela and Russia receded following a convincing referendum victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and after Russia's YUKOS said it had received an assurance on September exports. |
| 1325 | 4 | Crack Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux | <strong>Site Offer</strong> Save 30 at The Reg Bookshop |
| 1326 | 1 | Burundi Army Says Might Enter Congo After Massacre (Reuters) | Reuters - The Burundian army said on Tuesday it\might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia\it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp\in western Burundi. |
| 1327 | 4 | New Flightless Bird Species Found Off Philippines (Reuters) | Reuters - Scientists have discovered a new\species of flightless bird on a remote island in the\Philippines, the conservation group BirdLife International said\on Tuesday. |
| 1328 | 4 | Macromedia to bolster video on the Web | Macromedia on Tuesday is announcing a video kit to enable users of its authoring tools suite, Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional, to more easily add video to their Web sites. |
| 1329 | 2 | Olympics: China Halfway to Completing Medals Plan | ATHENS (Reuters) - China led the Olympic medal race going into the fourth day of competition on Tuesday with 10 golds. |
| 1330 | 1 | NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola (Reuters) | Reuters - Wall Street was set for a steady start\on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip\group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus,\while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise. |
| 1331 | 1 | Burundi Army Says Might Enter Congo After Massacre | BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The Burundi army said on Tuesday it might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp in western Burundi. |
| 1332 | 3 | Home Depot Quarterly Profit Rises (Reuters) | Reuters - Home Depot Inc. (HD.N), the world's\largest home improvement retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly\profit rose, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and\other store improvements helped boost sales. |
| 1333 | 3 | Home Depot Quarterly Profit Rises | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A>, the world's largest home improvement retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales. |
| 1334 | 3 | Dollar Mired Near Lows Before U.S. Data | LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a one-month low against the euro on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data later in the day for clues on the future path of interest rates. |
| 1335 | 1 | American Allies Embrace U.S. Military Plan (AP) | AP - American allies Japan and Australia embraced a new U.S. plan to restructure its forces abroad, while Russia said it was not concerned by the proposal. But Germany, home to 70,000 U.S. soldiers, said any withdrawal from the former Cold War frontier may hurt its economy. |
| 1336 | 1 | Taiwan Offers Compromise on Direct China Links | TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him. |
| 1337 | 1 | Baghdad Blast Kills Seven, Najaf Fighting Rages | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A shell killed seven people in a busy Baghdad street on Tuesday and U.S. forces fought pitched battles with Shi'ite militia in the holy city of Najaf. |
| 1338 | 3 | Oil giant Yukos in plea for time | Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill. |
| 1339 | 3 | Finance workers in union merger | A total of 140,000 members at union Unifi are absorbed into Amicus to create a 'super-union' for UK finance workers. |
| 1340 | 4 | IT managers prescribe holistic security | <strong>Reg Reader Studies</strong> But don't swallow own medicine |
| 1341 | 4 | UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 | The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts. |
| 1342 | 1 | Wanted: Sleeping Space for Protesters. Hot Water Optional. | The protesters coming to New York are receiving an outpouring of hospitality from scores of people who are opening their homes as temporary, free shelter. |
| 1343 | 3 | Dollar Mired Near Lows Before U.S. Data (Reuters) | Reuters - The dollar hovered near a one-month low\against the euro on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation\data later in the day for clues on the future path of interest\rates. |
| 1344 | 3 | Home Depot Profit Tops Estimates on Sales | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A> on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales. |
| 1345 | 4 | Warming threatens California wine | California is to get hotter and drier by the end of the century, threatening its valuable wine industry. |
| 1346 | 1 | North Korea Talks Still On, China Tells Downer | BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's refusal to take part in working-level talks on the nuclear crisis prompted a diplomatic flurry on Tuesday with China, the host of the talks, at the heart of efforts to keep the process on track. |
| 1347 | 1 | Israel Invites Bids in Construction Plan (AP) | AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved bids for construction of 1,000 homes in Jewish West Bank settlements after freezing them earlier this month, amid growing friction with the United States over continued settlement expansion. |
| 1348 | 1 | Higher oil prices to trim China's 2004 GDP growth (AFP) | AFP - Surging oil prices could moderate China's economy this year as rising costs push inflation higher, hitting corporate profits and consumer pocket books, analysts and state press said. |
| 1349 | 4 | Motorola Expects Strong Sales Growth | Motorola Inc., the world's\second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects\to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004\thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features. |
| 1350 | 4 | Soldering Surprise | There's nothing routine about working in space, as astronaut Mike Fincke found out recently when he did some soldering onboard the International Space Station. |
| 1351 | 2 | U.S. Gymnasts End Rebuilding With Silver (AP) | AP - Twenty years later, the boys are back on the medal stand. |
| 1352 | 1 | Three Members of Bhutto's Party Killed (AP) | AP - Unidentified gunmen opened fire on supporters of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's party ahead of a key by-election, killing three people, police said Tuesday. |
| 1353 | 1 | Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 more Israeli settlement homes in the occupied West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. |
| 1354 | 3 | Staples Posts Sharply Higher Profit (Reuters) | Reuters - Staples Inc. (SPLS.O), the top U.S.\office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 39 percent jump\in quarterly profit as a weaker dollar boosted results abroad\and initial back-to-school demand drove sales. |
| 1355 | 4 | Vote now to name BSA's antipiracy weasel | <strong>Poll</strong> The Mother of all Mustelid polls |
| 1356 | 1 | Russian Court Rejects Researchers' Appeal (AP) | AP - The Russian Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from an arms control researcher who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for treason in what rights advocates have called a politically motivated case. |
| 1357 | 4 | Blu-ray burns for interactive content | Flashy features could tempt consumers--and that tempts Hollywood, which could help Blu-ray beat out a rival technology. |
| 1358 | 4 | Standards battle could shoot both sides in foot | Tussle over next-generation DVD format could alienate consumers.\ |
| 1359 | 1 | Revealing Hospital Gowns Redesigned | PORTLAND, Maine - Whether its blue or spotted or stripped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center... |
| 1360 | 1 | Stocks to Be in a Cautious Mood at Open | NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen in a cautious mood at the open Tuesday as investors weigh up the merits of Monday's oil-inspired rally... |
| 1361 | 1 | Hostile Takeover | The battle moves to the political arena as Taipei and Beijing wrap up their wargames |
| 1362 | 1 | Giving Back Hope | A controversial procedure for injured spines has turned a Beijing hospital into a medical mecca\ |
| 1363 | 3 | Home Depot Rises Before the Bell | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A> rose before the opening bell on Tuesday after the world's largest home improvement retailer reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit. |
| 1364 | 4 | BOFH takes a hit from Cupid's arrow | <strong>Episode 26</strong> Shall I compare thee to an OS2-free Intel box? |
| 1365 | 4 | Nortel Says Canada Plans Accounting Probe | Nortel Networks Corp. said on Monday the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told\the company it will begin a criminal investigation into |
| 1366 | 4 | Two Plead Not Guilty in Hacking Case | Two men accused of aiding a Romanian man charged with hacking into the online ordering system of the world's largest computer equipment distributor pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. |
| 1367 | 4 | Rival Targets Apple's ITunes Customers | For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player. Now, it's got rival RealNetworks Inc. trying to lure iTunes customers away. |
| 1368 | 4 | Free-Speech for Online Gambling Ads Sought | The operator of a gambling news site on the Internet has asked a federal judge to declare that advertisements in U.S. media for foreign online casinos and sports betting outlets are protected by free-speech rights. |
| 1369 | 1 | US hurricane victims face turmoil | Many victims of Florida's worst hurricane for years are still homeless, with no electricity or telephone services. |
| 1370 | 3 | Google seeks OK to sell shares | Google has signaled that its share auction is nearly complete, asking the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval to begin selling 25.7 million shares of stock starting late this afternoon. |
| 1371 | 3 | \$1.1b deal to join hospital chains | BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- LifePoint Hospitals Inc. , an operator of acute care facilities in rural areas, outlined a deal yesterday to buy rival Province Healthcare Co. for about \$1.1 billion in cash and stock. |
| 1372 | 3 | J.C. Penney Posts Second-Quarter Profit (Reuters) | Reuters - Department store operator J.C. Penney\Co. Inc. (JCP.N) on Tuesday posted a second-quarter profit,\reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by inventory controls and\strong department store sales. |
| 1373 | 3 | German investor confidents slides on high oil prices (AFP) | AFP - Investor confidence in Germany has declined more sharply than anticipated, a major economic think tank said, as high oil prices put a damper on hopes of a continuation of the nascent recovery. |
| 1374 | 3 | J.C. Penney Posts Second-Quarter Profit | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Department store operator J.C. Penney Co. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JCP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">JCP.N</A> on Tuesday posted a second-quarter profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by inventory controls and strong department store sales. |
| 1375 | 3 | Staples Profit Up Sharply, to Enter China | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SPLS.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SPLS.O</A>, the top U.S. office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 39 percent jump in quarterly profit, raised its full-year forecast and said it plans to enter the fast-growing Chinese market. |
| 1376 | 3 | Estee Lauder Quarterly Profit Climbs | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cosmetics manufacturer Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=EL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">EL.N</A> on Tuesday posted a bigger quarterly profit, bolstered by sales in Europe and an improving U.S. retail market. |
| 1377 | 3 | BJ's Profit Rises; Food, Gas Sales Strong | CHICAGO (Reuters) - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BJ.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BJ.N</A> on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit as soaring gasoline prices and strong demand for food boosted sales. |
| 1378 | 4 | PalmOne Unveils SD Wi-Fi Card (PC World) | PC World - Tiny 802.11b adapter will work with Zire 72, Tungsten T3 handhelds. |
| 1379 | 2 | Americans Miss Cut | In a stunning blow to the U.S., Americans Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak miss the cut in the 100-meter freestyle preliminaries. |
| 1380 | 1 | Twins of the world unite in France (AFP) | AFP - A tiny French village in Brittany -- the self proclaimed capital of twin-dom -- has played host to an international gathering of thousands of identical twins, triplets and quadruplets. |
| 1381 | 1 | Developing states to seek voice in fighting terror (Reuters) | Reuters - Developing nations launched their annual diplomatic summit on Tuesday with a plea to the United States and other powerful countries to consult them on tackling terror and resolving the Middle East conflict |
| 1382 | 4 | Symantec Upgrades Norton Security Products | Revamped Norton AntiVirus, Personal Firewall, and AntiSpam tools fight pests and dangers online. |
| 1383 | 1 | Afghan president gains backing of militia commanders ahead of polls (AFP) | AFP - A lieutenant of powerful northern warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostam pledged to back incumbent Hamid Karzai in the upcoming presidential vote and said 149 other military commanders would join him. |
| 1384 | 1 | Iraqi Delegation Flies to Najaf in Peace Bid | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders flew out of Baghdad on U.S. military helicopters Tuesday, heading for Najaf in a bid to end a bloody Shi'ite uprising, delegates said. |
| 1385 | 1 | U.S. to Give Cuba #36;50,000 Hurricane Aid (AP) | AP - Cubans hit hard by hurricane Charley will receive #36;50,000 in U.S. assistance, the State Department said Friday. |
| 1386 | 3 | Euro industrial production slows | Industrial production in the eurozone \falls by 0.4 in June from May, with Germany registering the biggest fall. |
| 1387 | 3 | German welfare rallies escalate | Eastern Germany sees more mass protests over welfare cuts, with smaller rallies in western cities. |
| 1388 | 4 | Ice yields ancient 'plant matter' | Scientists drilling ice cores in Greenland have recovered what appear to be plant remains from nearly 3km (two miles) below the surface. |
| 1389 | 4 | Many engineers lack a four-year degree | The news comes as some observers warn that the United States needs to focus more on training scientists and engineers. |
| 1390 | 4 | AMD begins shipments of Oakville mobile chips | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has begun shipping commercial versions of its Athlon 64 processors made using a 90-nanometer process, marking another step forward in the company's transition to the more advanced manufacturing technology. |
| 1391 | 4 | Google seeks to end auction Tuesday | Google Inc. wants to conclude its share auction Tuesday, setting the stage for its stock to go public Wednesday, according to a statement on its IPO (initial public offering) Web site. |
| 1392 | 1 | Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops | BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government said on Tuesday U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision warned they were headed for economic disaster. |
| 1393 | 1 | Americans Miss Cut in 100-Meter Freestyle | ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event. Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe... |
| 1394 | 1 | 790,000 Still Have No Power in Florida | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - About 790,000 people remain without power in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, and officials estimate it could take weeks to get electricity fully restored... |
| 1395 | 1 | 'Boots' Takes Gold at the Ferret Olympics | SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - While world-class athletes were grunting and groaning on the other side of the Atlantic Sunday, "Boots" went for the gold here in his own way... |
| 1396 | 3 | Saks Posts Wider Second-Quarter Loss (Reuters) | Reuters - Saks Inc. (SKS.N) on Tuesday posted a\wider quarterly loss as poor sales at its lower-priced\department stores outweighed a strong performance at its Saks\Fifth Avenue luxury chain. |
| 1397 | 3 | July Consumer Prices Drop, Energy Tumbles | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report showing underlying inflation pressures largely in check. |
| 1398 | 3 | Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rebounded sharply in July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September 2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed. |
| 1399 | 3 | Home Depot, Motorola Rise Before Bell | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A> rose before the opening bell on Tuesday after the world's largest home improvement retailer reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit. |
| 1400 | 4 | Researchers Develop Method to Find Algae (AP) | AP - Marine researchers are hoping to prevent tides of destructive algae from killing fish and fouling beaches through early detection of the microscopic organisms. |
| 1401 | 1 | U.S. Brokers Cease-fire in Western Afghanistan | KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has brokered a cease-fire between a renegade Afghan militia leader and the embattled governor of the western province of Herat, Washington's envoy to Kabul said Tuesday. "Our expectation is that the agreement that has been made will be honored," said ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, adding that the cease-fire was due to take effect at 4 p.m. |
| 1402 | 1 | Football: Liverpool sign Nunez | Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez seals the signing of Antonio Nunez from Real Madrid. |
| 1403 | 3 | July Consumer Prices Drop, Energy Tumbles (Reuters) | Reuters - U.S. consumer prices dropped in July\for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy\costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report\showing underlying inflation pressures largely in check. |
| 1404 | 3 | Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July (Reuters) | Reuters - Housing starts rebounded sharply in\July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by\posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September\2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed. |
| 1405 | 3 | Consumer Prices Dip in July | 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. |
| 1406 | 4 | Groups: Ill. Butterfly Population Falling (AP) | AP - The number of butterflies fluttering around the Chicago area has dropped dramatically this summer, experts and enthusiasts say. |
| 1407 | 1 | Rescue workers comb storm-hit Cornish village after flash flood horror (AFP) | AFP - Rescue workers combed a coastal village in north Cornwall for missing persons after a flash flood sent a wall of water tearing through the picturesque tourist spot the day before. |
| 1408 | 1 | Vietnam Hosts Investment Conference (AP) | AP - Hoping to boost business ties with Singapore, Vietnam's prime minister opened a forum here Tuesday with promises of economic reform and continued growth. |
| 1409 | 3 | Auto Retailer CarMax Cuts Profit Outlook (Reuters) | Reuters - Auto retailer CarMax Inc. (KMX.N) on\Tuesday said it was cutting its second-quarter earnings\forecast due to slower-than-expected used-car sales. |
| 1410 | 3 | Stocks Set to Open Up After Reports | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday after an economic report showed U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months and another report said U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in July. |
| 1411 | 3 | Treasuries Edge Ahead on Inflation Relief | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices firmed on Tuesday after a key reading of U.S. inflation proved softer-than-expected, a relief to investors in fixed-income debt. |
| 1412 | 3 | Chain Store Sales Growth Slows | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricanes Bonnie and Charley slowed U.S. chain store sales growth in the latest week, a report said on Tuesday. |
| 1413 | 4 | Cool Weather Killed Gypsy Moths in Wis. (AP) | AP - Wisconsin's annual battle against a leaf-eating insect got some help from this spring's nasty weather, which resulted in a huge decline in tree defoliation, a state forestry expert said Monday. |
| 1414 | 4 | Broadband offers magical journey | A 'magic carpet' to take children around the world is one of the projects that has won a community net award. |
| 1415 | 1 | BHP Billiton year to June profit seen up sharply on higher prices, demand (AFP) | AFP - Australian resources firm BHP Billiton is expected to post sharply higher earnings in the year to June aided by rising commodities prices, high production levels and continued strong demand from China, analysts said. |
| 1416 | 3 | Profits Up for Farm Equipment Maker Deere | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deere Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DE.N</A>, one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its agricultural and construction equipment businesses. |
| 1417 | 3 | Oil Eases on Venezuela, Russia Optimism | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Tuesday as fears of supply disruptions receded following a convincing referendum victory in Venezuela for President Hugo Chavez and after Russia's YUKOS said it had received a government assurance on September exports. |
| 1418 | 3 | Consumer Prices Fell Modestly in July | Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline costs posted their biggest decline in eight months, the government reported today. |
| 1419 | 3 | Home Depot Reports 19 Percent Rise in Profits | Home Depot reported a jump in second-quarter profit on record sales as it benefited from strong performance in stores open at least a year. |
| 1420 | 4 | Microsoft delays SP2 auto update | Slowdown will give big companies more time to hunt down compatibility problems, the company says. |
| 1421 | 4 | Google set to list as soon as Wednesday (AFP) | AFP - Google Inc.'s hotly anticipated share listing appears set to launch as early as Wednesday. |
| 1422 | 4 | IBM rolls out midrange eServer i5 | IBM is filling in the center of its Power 5-based eServer i5 lineup on Tuesday, unwrapping a four-way system aimed at midsize companies looking to consolidate a variety of business applications. |
| 1423 | 2 | NBA Olympians feel urgency after stunning loss (AFP) | AFP - Telephone calls from flabergasted friends back home have helped install a sense of urgency in the United States Olympic basketball team in the wake of their stunning loss to Puerto Rico. |
| 1424 | 1 | Court to Consider Yukos' Plea on Tax Bill (AP) | AP - A Russian court on Tuesday was to consider the beleaguered Yukos oil company's appeal to suspend government efforts to collect #36;3.4 billion in back taxes #151; a massive bill that has put Russia's largest oil producer on the verge of ruin. |
| 1425 | 1 | Iraq Peace Mission in Najaf; Baghdad Blast Kills 7 | NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi political and religious leaders trying to end a radical Shi'ite uprising flew into Najaf Tuesday, where U.S. troops and militia fought pitched battles near the country's holiest Islamic sites. |
| 1426 | 1 | Ugandan Army Says Nine LRA Rebels Killed | KAMPALA, Uganda (Reuters) - Ugandan troops killed nine Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels after a devastating raid on the group's headquarters in southern Sudan scattered its main force, the army said Tuesday. |
| 1427 | 3 | Consumer Prices Drop, Housing Starts Soar (Reuters) | Reuters - U.S. consumer prices dropped in July\for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy\costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report\showing inflation pressures largely in check. |
| 1428 | 3 | Profits Up for Farm Equipment Maker Deere (Reuters) | Reuters - Deere Co. (DE.N), one of the world's\largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly\earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its\agricultural and construction equipment businesses. |
| 1429 | 3 | BJ's Wholesale Reports #36;28M 2Q Profit (AP) | AP - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. said Tuesday that sales growth boosted second-quarter earnings 25 percent, and the bulk retailer disclosed it faces #36;16 million in claims over the theft of some of its customers' credit and debit card information. |
| 1430 | 3 | Last Call for Investors to Bid on Google | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time is running out for prospective investors to submit their offers to buy shares of Google Inc, the Web's No. 1 search company. |
| 1431 | 4 | HP's Unix base offered Opteron carrot | <strong>HP World</strong> Come for a stroll in the Sun |
| 1432 | 4 | Exploring Venus: The Hothouse Planet | Before spaceprobes could photograph Venus up close, the second planet from the Sun was often compared to a sister world, much like the Earth. Planetary scientist, David Grinspoon, discusses with Astrobiology Magazine how that view evolved to consider the extremes encountered on the Venusian surface. |
| 1433 | 4 | Yahoo Offering Cheaper Domain Names and Hosting | Yahoo Offering Cheaper Domain Names and Hosting\\Yahoo has changed their small business targeting approach by offering domain names for \$9.95 as part of an aggressive move to expand its presence in domains and small business web hosting. Yahoo is also beefing up its shared hosting accounts, offering 2 gigabytes of ... |
| 1434 | 1 | Moldovan summertime 'Love Under a Lime Tree' sets European hips swinging (AFP) | AFP - Europe's youth has been singing in Romanian this summer thanks to a Moldovan boys band that has swept to the top of the charts across the continent. |
| 1435 | 1 | Americans Falter in 100M Freestyle Prelims | ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event. Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe... |
| 1436 | 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 Consumer Price Index was the first decrease since a 0.2 percent drop last November, a decline which also reflected a decline in energy costs... |
| 1437 | 3 | U.S. July Output Up; Factories Run Faster | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial output advanced in July, as American factories operated at their highest capacity in more than three years, a Federal Reserve report on Tuesday showed. |
| 1438 | 4 | Google IPO Auction to End Tonight | Google IPO Auction to End Tonight\\Google has requested that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declare the Google IPO registration statement effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, according to the Google IPO page: www.ipo.google.com. After an IPO registration statement is declared effective, the stock can be ... |
| 1439 | 1 | U.S. Brokers Cease-fire in Western Afghanistan (Reuters) | Reuters - The United States has brokered a\cease-fire between a renegade Afghan militia leader and the\embattled governor of the western province of Herat,\Washington's envoy to Kabul said Tuesday. |
| 1440 | 1 | Warming threatens California wine | California will become hotter and drier by the end of the century, threatening its valuable wine and dairy industries, US experts say. |
| 1441 | 1 | Phaithful Phlock to the Phinish as the 21-Year Jam Ends in Tears | Phish made its farewell in Vermont this past weekend in true Phish style: playing its own musical marathon, swarmed by adoring fans and isolated from the rest of the world. |
| 1442 | 3 | Stocks Open Higher on Housing, CPI Data | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday after two separate reports showed inflationary pressure was held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in the same month. |
| 1443 | 1 | Iraqi Peace Mission in Najaf; Baghdad Blast Kills 7 | NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi political and religious leaders trying to end a radical Shi'ite uprising flew into Najaf Tuesday, where U.S. troops and militia fought pitched battles near the country's holiest Islamic sites. |
| 1444 | 3 | U.S. July Output Up; Factories Run Faster (Reuters) | Reuters - U.S. industrial output advanced in\July, as American factories operated at their highest capacity\in more than three years, a Federal Reserve report on Tuesday\showed. |
| 1445 | 3 | Last Call for Investors to Bid on Google (Reuters) | Reuters - Time is running out for prospective\investors to submit their offers to buy shares of Google Inc,\the Web's No. 1 search company. |
| 1446 | 4 | Intel Delays Digital TV Chips (PC World) | PC World - Chip maker postpones yet another product launch. |
| 1447 | 2 | Greek Athletes Shocked by Accusations | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's top two athletes, facing a state prosecutor's investigation over missed drug tests and a motorbike crash, left hospital Tuesday declaring they were innocent and should be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. |
| 1448 | 1 | Fish Dumped at Landmark in Pollution Protest (Reuters) | Reuters - Environment activists piled thousands of\dead fish at the foot of Berlin's biggest tourist attraction,\the Brandenburg Gate, Tuesday in a demonstration against\over-fishing and pollution in the North Sea. |
| 1449 | 3 | Auto Retailer CarMax Trims Outlook | DETROIT (Reuters) - Auto retailer CarMax Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KMX.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KMX.N</A> on Tuesday cut its second-quarter earnings forecast due to slower-than-expected used-car sales, sparking a 3.7 percent drop in its shares. |
| 1450 | 3 | Home Depot Sees 2Q Profit Jump | The Home Depot Inc. reported a nearly 19 percent jump in second-quarter profit on record sales as it benefited from strong performance in stores open at least a year. It also raised its earnings outlook for the year. |
| 1451 | 4 | Final frontier: 'Star Wars Trilogy' on DVD (USATODAY.com) | USATODAY.com - Fans and retailers alike are preparing for the assault of the most anticipated DVD of them all: the Star Wars Trilogy. |
| 1452 | 4 | Stock lawsuit possible in telecom merger plan (USATODAY.com) | USATODAY.com - Former MediaOne Group executives are exploring a class-action lawsuit over Cingular's insistence that AT amp;T Wireless stock options, issued by the millions to employees and former employees of MediaOne, AT amp;T and AT amp;T Wireless, be exercised as soon as the merger closes, people involved in the effort say. |
| 1453 | 4 | Autodesk: Piracy in India Costs Us #36;367M (AP) | AP - American design software developer Autodesk Inc. said Tuesday it is losing #36;367 million in potential revenues each year because of software piracy in India. |
| 1454 | 4 | IBM Adds New Power5 iSeries Server (Ziff Davis) | Ziff Davis - The company introduces a new midrange server and expands management and support across the i5 server line. |
| 1455 | 4 | Blind Students to Help Launch NASA Rocket | By ALEX DOMINGUEZ BALTIMORE (AP) -- A dozen blind students from across the United States are at a summer camp this week working on a project most don't associate with the visually impaired - launching a NASA rocket. The students are designing and preparing the rocket's payload at the National Federation of the Blind's Jernigan Institute in Baltimore... |
| 1456 | 4 | Scientist Advocates for Embryonic Stem Cell Research | By KATHARINE WEBSTER MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- A Nobel laureate in medicine says the Bush administration's limits on funding for embryonic stem cell research have stopped the clock on American scientists' efforts to develop treatments for a host of chronic, debilitating diseases... |
| 1457 | 4 | The Playboy Google Interview | The Google Playboy Interview In Its Entirety\\The infamous Playboy Interview of Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the Google Guys, is now not only available on newsstands all over the country, but also on the Security Exchange Commission's website because of a possible SEC violation. Now, it will be more difficult ... |
| 1458 | 1 | Text Message Leads Police to Killers (AP) | AP - A Belgian teenager fired off a mobile phone text message to her father that his live-in girlfriend was trying to kill her in a plea for help just before she died, authorities said. |
| 1459 | 3 | Deere Earnings Jump, Raises 2004 Forecast | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deere Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DE.N</A>, one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its agricultural and construction equipment businesses. |
| 1460 | 4 | Real is playing for keeps in music price war (USATODAY.com) | USATODAY.com - RealNetworks today is slashing the price of a digital download to 49 cents a song from 99 cents - a bold move in the war over digital music. |
| 1461 | 4 | RealNetworks Tries to Core Apple | RealNetworks launched round two in its heavyweight digital music match against Apple Computer, slashing the cost of its music downloads to take business away from Apple's iTunes download service. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> |
| 1462 | 4 | Rival Targets Apple's ITunes Music Customers | By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player... |
| 1463 | 4 | Intel Delays Launch of New Projection TV Chip | By MATTHEW FORDAHL SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In another product postponement, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. (INTC) said it won't be offering a chip for projection TVs by the end of 2004 as it had announced earlier this year... |
| 1464 | 4 | Bikes Bring Internet to Indian Villagers | By S. SRINIVASAN BITHOOR, India (AP) -- For 12-year-old Anju Sharma, hope for a better life arrives in her poor farming village three days a week on a bicycle rickshaw that carries a computer with a high-speed, wireless Internet connection... |
| 1465 | 4 | MSN Closes Search Engine Technology Preview | MSN Closes Search Engine Technology Preview\\Microsoft's MSN has closed down the preview/beta page of MSN Search Engine Technology ResearchBuzz reports. \\Trying to access it now gets you this page which includes the text "Once we are ready, we will release another preview of our new algorithmic search engine." I'm glad ... |
| 1466 | 2 | NHL Labor Negotiations Set to Resume (AP) | AP - With two fruitless negotiating sessions behind them and only one month left before an NHL lockout, the league and the players association will return to the bargaining table Tuesday. |
| 1467 | 3 | Dollar Gains on Euro After Muted U.S. CPI | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted gains against the euro on Tuesday, digesting a slew of U.S. economic data that failed to substantially alter expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. |
| 1468 | 3 | High oil prices hit China growth | Rising oil prices are expected to hit China's growth rate this year. |
| 1469 | 3 | US prices in surprise July slide | US consumer prices fell by 0.1 in July, the first fall this year, reducing the chances of a September interest rate rise. |
| 1470 | 4 | RealNetworks Tries to Core Apple (washingtonpost.com) | washingtonpost.com - RealNetworks really knows how to pick a fight. First, the Seattle-based company landed a sucker punch on Apple Computer last month with its new Harmony technology that allows songs sold from Real's online music store to play on Apple's iPod digital music player. |
| 1471 | 4 | Google IPO Awaits Final Approval | In a sign that Google Inc. (GOOG)'s initial public offering is imminent, the Internet search company has asked federal regulators to give final approval to the paperwork required for its stock sale. |
| 1472 | 1 | Charges laid against eight British terror suspects (AFP) | AFP - Eight men arrested in an anti-terror swoop in London and other parts of England two weeks ago were charged with conspiracy to murder and other terrorist-related activities. |
| 1473 | 1 | Father of Pakistan Al Qaeda Suspect Files Petition | ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The father of a computer engineer detained in Pakistan last month for suspected links with al Qaeda filed a petition Tuesday calling for his son to be produced in court and urging authorities not to extradite him. |
| 1474 | 1 | Eight men face terror charges | Police in the UK charge eight men with terror offences, including conspiracy to murder. |
| 1475 | 1 | Protester sparks security review | Olympics organisers order tighter security after a man leaps into the pool during a synchronised diving final. |
| 1476 | 1 | Man charged with killing ex-miner | A 42-year-old man is charged with killing a former miner who was found on his Nottinghamshire doorstep. |
| 1477 | 1 | Iraqis on Mission to End Najaf Insurgency | BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's national conference sent a delegation bearing a peace proposal to Najaf on Tuesday, hoping to end the standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, which has marred the gathering meant to be a landmark step toward democracy. As the National Conference in Baghdad put together the mission, a mortar round exploded several miles from the gathering's venue, killing seven people and wounding wounding 35, according to the Health Ministry... |
| 1478 | 1 | Sharon Resumes West Bank Construction | JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved bids for construction of 1,000 homes in Jewish West Bank settlements after freezing them earlier this month, amid growing friction with the United States over continued settlement expansion. The planned construction violates the internationally backed "road map" plan, accepted by Israel, which calls for a construction freeze... |
| 1479 | 1 | Stocks Rise on Drop in Consumer Prices | NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices and a decline in crude oil futures Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term. The Dow Jones industrial average pushed past the 10,000 mark for the first time in nearly two weeks... |
| 1480 | 1 | Sharon Resumes West Bank Construction | Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved bids for construction of 1,000 homes in Jewish West Bank settlements after freezing them earlier this month, amid growing friction with the United States over continued settlement expansion. |
| 1481 | 3 | Estee Lauder Profit Up, Shares Down (Reuters) | Reuters - Cosmetics manufacturer Estee Lauder\Cos. Inc. (EL.N) on Tuesday said quarterly net income jumped 51\percent, bolstered by new product sales and an improving U.S.\retail market. |
| 1482 | 3 | Treasuries Up, Rate Hike Still in Offing (Reuters) | Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt made moderate gains\on Tuesday after a key reading of U.S. inflation proved softer\than expected, a relief to investors in fixed-income debt. |
| 1483 | 3 | US industrial production rises 0.4 percent in July (AFP) | AFP - American industry lifted output moderately in July, the Federal Reserve said, a sign the economy may be finding its feet after a mid-summer slip. |
| 1484 | 3 | Stocks Up, Data Shows Inflation in Check | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after two separate economic reports showed inflationary pressure was held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in the same month. |
| 1485 | 2 | Kenteris protests innocence | Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris insists he is not a drug cheat as he leaves hospital. |
| 1486 | 2 | British eventers slip back | Great Britain slip down to third after the cross-country round of the three-day eventing. |
| 1487 | 4 | Drug Shows Promise for Alcoholism | Topiramate reduced cravings in small study HealthDayNews -- A drug called topiramate shows promise as a potential new treatment for alcoholism, according to a study in the August issue of Alcoholism: Clinical Experimental Research. This early-stage study of 150 people with alcohol dependence found that topiramate can reduce self-reported drinking and may reduce self-reported craving for alcohol... |
| 1488 | 1 | UAE wins first Olympic gold | Ahmed al-Maktoum becomes the first Olympic medallist from the UAE with gold in the men's double shooting trap. |
| 1489 | 3 | Last Call for Investors to Bid on Google | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time is running out for prospective investors to submit their offers to buy shares of Google Inc, the Web #39;s No. 1 search company. |
| 1490 | 3 | Oil Falls on Reduced Concern About Venezuelan, Russian Supply | Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures fell for a second day after a Russian state railway official said shipments of Yukos Oil Co. oil would continue and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won a recall vote. |
| 1491 | 3 | Can Glaser, Jobs find harmony? | RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser has survived longer than most in the Internet business, largely by pulling rabbits out of his hat when the competition least expects it. |
| 1492 | 3 | PCI: Charley not as devastating as Andrew | The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), the group from which member companies write about a third of Florida homeowners insurance, said initial reports from claims adjusters indicate damage from Hurricane Charley, while extensive, was ... |
| 1493 | 3 | Stocks Rise on Drop in Consumer Prices | A drop in consumer prices and a decline in crude oil futures Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term, and they sent stocks modestly higher. |
| 1494 | 3 | Apax and Permira finalise \$5bn acquisition of moon-landing firm | The company that broadcast the moon landings in 1969 and kept the quot;Hotline quot; open between the White House and the Kremlin during the Seventies has been sold for \$5bn (2.7bn), including \$2bn of debt, to a private equity ... |
| 1495 | 3 | US Air to Seek 5-Year Extension for Pension Fund Payments | S Airways, facing a cash shortage as it tries to avoid another bankruptcy filing, said yesterday that it would seek government permission to stretch out \$67.5 million in contributions it owes to the pensions of its mechanics and ... |
| 1496 | 3 | Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rebounded sharply in July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September 2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed. |
| 1497 | 3 | Mills to pay GM unit \$1 bln for stakes in 9 malls | NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Mills Corp. (MLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a real estate investment trust, on Tuesday said it agreed to buy a 50 percent managing stake in nine regional malls from General Motors Corp. #39;s (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) ... |
| 1498 | 3 | OFT invites comment on Telegraph deal | The Office of Fair Trading has set the clock ticking on the process that could see the Barclay brothers #39; deal to buy the Daily Telegraph reviewed by competition watchdogs. |
| 1499 | 3 | Cantor Fitzgerald spinning off unit | NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Institutional broker Cantor Fitzgerald said Tuesday it #39;s spinning off its fixed-income voice brokerage operations into a new partnership, and will focus on expansion of its remaining institutional fixed-income and equity business. |
| 1500 | 3 | Around Asia #39;s Markets: Shopping your way to better returns | Singapore real estate investment trusts such as CapitaMall Trust may outperform the market this year as acquisitions of shopping malls and industrial buildings bolster rental income. |
| 1501 | 4 | Microsoft delays SP2 auto update | Microsoft is delaying distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 2 via its Automatic Update service by at least nine days in order to give corporate customers more time to temporarily block automatic downloading of SP2 by their employees. |
| 1502 | 4 | New moons for Saturn | Two small moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn by NASA #39;s Cassini-Huygens probe. The find, which was announced yesterday, raises Saturn #39;s satellite count to 33. |
| 1503 | 4 | Intel Delays LCOS chips for HDTV | LCOS technology sandwiches a layer of liquid crystal between a cover glass and a highly reflective, mirror-like surface patterned with pixels that sits on top of a silicon chip. These layers form a microdisplay that can be used in projection displays such ... |
| 1504 | 4 | Intel delays delivery of chip for projection TVs - report | BEIJING (AFX-ASIA) - Intel Corp said it is delaying the delivery of its first chip for projection television sets, while rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc is moving on schedule to an advanced manufacturing process, the Wall Street Journal reported. |
| 1505 | 4 | CA moves to tackle spyware | In a move to round out its computer security offerings, Computer Associates International Inc. yesterday said it acquired Pest Patrol Inc., a Carlisle, Pa., company that specializes in software to detect and eradicate malicious spyware. |
| 1506 | 4 | Hunters are poised as some whales thrive | CAP DE BON DSIR, Quebec A few miles from this spit along the pink granite coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, there is a sheltered cove that has witnessed the full span of the human relationship with whales. <br><a href="/url?ntc=04SG1 q=http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/science/0804/17whales.html">Save the whales! Then what?</a> <font class=f>Atlanta nbsp;Journal nbsp;Constitution nbsp;(subscription)</font> |
| 1507 | 4 | PalmOne Unveils Wi-Fi SD Card | If you own a Zire 72 or Tungsten T3 and have been longing for better wireless connectivity than their built-in Bluetooth, help is on the way: PalmOne has announced a Wi-Fi SD card for those handhelds. |
| 1508 | 4 | IBM seeks dismissal of breach of contract claims in SCO case | IBM has filed court documents seeking a dismissal of a second major component of the lawsuit filed against it last year by Unix supplier SCO. |
| 1509 | 4 | Many engineers lack a four-year degree | More than one-fifth of US science and engineering workers do not have a bachelor #39;s degree, according to a new report from the National Science Foundation. |
| 1510 | 4 | HP releases quot;carrier quot; grade Linux for pigeons | HP, THE SELLER OF tin and fag-free utopian ideals is flogging commodity, standards-based hardware and software, including Carrier Grade Linux, to telephone company Motorola. |
| 1511 | 4 | Police officer arrested in Internet sex sting | WHITE PLAINS, NY (AP) _ A city police officer was arrested at what he thought would be a sexual rendezvous with a teenage boy, six months after he was caught calling himself a quot;boy hunter quot; in an Internet chat profile, officials said. |
| 1512 | 4 | Researchers Develop Method to Find Algae | HOUSTON - Marine researchers are hoping to prevent tides of destructive algae from killing fish and fouling beaches through early detection of the microscopic organisms. |
| 1513 | 4 | Indian researcher designs revolutionary low cost PC for the poor | Professor Raj Reddy, an Indian researcher in artificial intelligence and a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.Has designed a wirelessly networked personal computer worth just 250 US dollars intended for the four billion people around the world who ... |
| 1514 | 4 | 3Com partners with wireless switch start-up | 3Com is the latest networking company to partner with a wireless LAN switching start-up. 3Com said Monday it will begin reselling a version of the Mobility Exchange Switch and management software from Trapeze Networks under the 3Com brand later this year. |
| 1515 | 4 | Coral gets its color from bacteria | The soft orange glow of a common Caribbean coral comes not from the coral itself but from bacteria that live inside it, US scientists said last week. And the bacteria not only give the coral a little night light, but they also break down seawater to help ... |
| 1516 | 4 | 2004 Global nanotech spending report | Lux Research Inc., a New York-based nanotechnology firm has released a detailed report that suggests global spending on research and capital investment in nanotechnology will reach \$8.6 this year. More than half that figure, \$4.6 billion, will come in the ... |
| 1517 | 4 | WholeSecurity takes phish-blocking to browser | WholeSecurity Inc has released technology that the firm says can be used to block web users from inadvertently accessing phishing web sites. The company has signed eBay Inc as a flagship customer, and has the software on millions of desktops. |
| 1518 | 4 | MyDoom worm still causing problems | The experts claim hackers have compromised these sites by exploiting scripting vulnerabilities in their guestbooks. |
| 1519 | 2 | Hall-of-Fame credentials | HAVEN, Wis. -- An official from the World Golf Hall of Fame joined a casual conversation last year about players on the verge of election and someone mentioned Vijay Singh. quot;He wouldn #39;t get my vote, quot; the official said. |
| 1520 | 2 | Plenty of Room at the Inns of Athens | Description: In the weeks leading up to the Olympic games in Athens, hotels were expecting huge crowds to flood the city. Lagging ticket sales at Olympic venues seem to have trickled into the hotel business as well, as crowds have failed to show up as ... |
| 1521 | 2 | Pratt advances to third round | Australia #39;s Nicole Pratt has advanced to the third round of the tennis event at the Athens Olympics with a three-set win over Italian Tathiana Garbin. |
| 1522 | 2 | West Indies thrashed by England | JUST yesterday, it looked as though West Indies had a chance to finally win their first match in 2004 against England. How quickly that faded away! Simply put, West Indies lost the plot. England, behind on first innings, did just enough to ... |
| 1523 | 2 | Yao #39;s 39 carries China past New Zealand | ATHENS, Greece - Yao Ming bounced back from a rough opening game with 39 points and 13 rebounds to lead China to a 69-62 victory over New Zealand in the men #39;s basketball Group A tournament Tuesday. |
| 1524 | 2 | Olympics-Henin rust-free but Ferrero falters | ATHENS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Any hint of rust after a 12-week lay-off was long gone by the time Justine Henin-Hardenne took to the Olympic tennis court on Tuesday, a fact drummed mercilessly home to Venezuela #39;s Maria Vento-Kabchi. |
| 1525 | 2 | Rugby-South Africa opt for Venter #39;s physical edge | DURBAN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - South Africa hope AJ Venter will add a physical edge to their play in the loose in the deciding Tri-Nations test against Australia in Durban on Saturday. |
| 1526 | 1 | Vatican Says It #39;s Willing #39; to Help End Najaf (Correct) | Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Vatican is willing #39; #39; to help end fighting between militiamen loyal to Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iraqi and US forces in Iraq #39;s holy city of Najaf, according to a statement on the Holy See #39;s Web ... |
| 1527 | 1 | UK village wrecked by flash floods | Boscastle - Emergency services searched the wreckage of a picturesque English fishing village on Tuesday for 15 people unaccounted for after flash floods created a wall of water which tore through the valley. |
| 1528 | 1 | China #39;s Appeal to North Korea: Attend Nuclear Working Talks | China has asked that North Korea attend working-level meetings ahead of the next round of six-party nuclear talks in Beijing. |
| 1529 | 1 | Chess legend wedding bid #39;genuine #39; | TOKYO, Japan -- The Japanese woman who plans to marry former world chess champion Bobby Fischer says their feelings are genuine. |
| 1530 | 1 | Al Qaeda operative said to visit Pakistan | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A senior Al Qaeda operative captured in Britain this month had traveled in March to a militant hideout near the Pakistan-Afghan border and met with other terror suspects, ... |
| 1531 | 1 | German welfare rallies escalate | Thousands of people have marched through cities across Germany in renewed protests against welfare cuts. |
| 1532 | 1 | Migrants #39; ordeal ugly side of paradise | Pleasant visions of fun in the sun in the Dominican Republic are being shattered by sad images of residents being smuggled away on wooden boats, only to perish at sea. |
| 1533 | 1 | Tamil Tigers are unlikely to change their stripes (NEWS ANALYSIS) : | India News gt; New Delhi, Aug 17 : For the first time since Sri Lanka #39;s peace process got under way in February 2002, Tamil Tiger guerrillas have come under flak from the West amid growing signs of a revival of the armed conflict. |
| 1534 | 1 | Deaths in Nigerian cult clashes | At least 18 students have been killed in clashes between rival student gangs in south-eastern Nigeria. |
| 1535 | 3 | Motorola Expects Strong Sales in 2nd Half | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MOT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MOT.N</A>, the second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004 on new handsets, sparking a 4.7 percent jump in its shares. |
| 1536 | 4 | Work Works for Women | Women who work are healthier than women who don't have jobs, suggests a study presented Aug. 16 at the American Sociological Association annual meeting in San Francisco. The University of Pennsylvania study concluded the health benefits that women derive from working aren't diminished by longer work hours or combining longer work hours with those of a spouse. |
| 1537 | 4 | Symantec to reinforce data protection | Company's upgrades will put a particular focus on protecting personal information from online thieves. |
| 1538 | 3 | Google IPO Set to Trade this Week | On Monday, Google requested final approval from federal regulators to begin trading their stock. Google has asked that the SEC declare its registration statement effective as of 1 pm pacific time today. Google ... |
| 1539 | 3 | European/US private equity consortium buys Intelsat in deal valued at \$5bn | An unusual alliance of US and European private equity firms has won the auction to buy Bermuda-based satellite business Intelsat. Europeans Apax and Permira and US firms Apollo Management and Madison Dearborn will pay \$3bn for the business and assume \$2bn ... |
| 1540 | 4 | Windows Update | Operating systems just ain #39;t what they used to be. For a while, Microsoft released a new version of Windows every two or three yearseach creating a ripple effect on how we all used and thought about technology. But now, there #39;s a ... |
| 1541 | 4 | New bird survives hungry Filipinos | Manila - A new species of flightless bird has been discovered living on a tiny island in the northern Philippines where the inhabitants formerly ate them, scientists and birdwatchers said on Tuesday. |
| 1542 | 4 | Intel Delays Digital TV Chips | Intel #39;s LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) high-definition television chips first unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January will not be released in time for next year #39;s show, as scheduled. |
| 1543 | 4 | CA buys PestPatrol anti-spyware developer | Computer Associates said Monday it acquired PestPatrol, a firm marketing anti-spyware software to enterprises, small businesses and individual consumers. |
| 1544 | 4 | KDE 3.3 Linux desktop closes in on Windows | The final release of KDE 3.3, an open-source Linux desktop environment, is due in a few days and will give users greatly improved email facilities. |
| 1545 | 2 | Bill Simmons | I #39;m starting to wonder if quot;Puerto Rico 92, USA 73 quot; was one of those life-altering upsets, along the lines of quot;USA 4, USSR 3 quot; and quot;Cadwallader 99, Nevada State 98. quot; It #39;s not that we lost. I knew that was going to happen. Even predicted it. It was the way ... |
| 1546 | 2 | Nunez officially joins Liverpool | Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Antonio Nunez arrived at Liverpool Tuesday as part of the deal that sent Michael Owen to Spanish giant Real Madrid. |
| 1547 | 2 | Iranian judo scandal | Iran #39;s Judo champion, a favourite at the Athens Games, has disqualified himself rather than face an Israeli opponent, apparently on the instruction of Iran #39;s Olympic Committee. So far the International Olympic Committee has been silent. What #39;s your view? ... |
| 1548 | 2 | The Boks Must Give Lame Kicks the Boot | THE Springboks will need to reduce the amount of possession they give away through errant kicking sharply if they are to limit Australia #39;s lethal counterattacking power in Saturday #39;s tri-nations clash in Durban. |
| 1549 | 2 | Basketball: China #39;s Yao Takes Anger Out on New Zealand | ATHENS (Reuters) - An angry Yao Ming took his frustrations out on New Zealand at the Olympic men #39;s basketball tournament on Tuesday, pouring in 39 points as China beat the Kiwis 69-62. |
| 1550 | 2 | Lara #39;s captaincy on the line at Oval | West Indies captain Brian Lara tips his helmet to the fans after becoming one of only four players to reach ten thousand runs in Test matches. Picture:AP ... |
| 1551 | 2 | Americans lose second beach volleyball match | ATHENS, Greece (Ticker) -- The dream of a second consecutive beach volleyball gold medal has become all but impossible for American Dain Blanton. |
| 1552 | 1 | Massacre Threatens to Derail Congolese Peace Process | The bodies of about 160 Congolese Tutsis killed in Burundi during the weekend were buried on Monday, but the impact of the massacre is just beginning to be felt. A former rebel group now in the transitional government in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... |
| 1553 | 1 | Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon approved tenders to build 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank, plans that were shelved earlier to avoid discord with Washington, political sources said Tuesday. |
| 1554 | 1 | Kidnap accused says he worked for US | A former American soldier accused of kidnapping and torturing terror suspects in Afghanistan has told a Kabul court that the FBI is withholding hundreds of documents showing that he was working for the US Government. |
| 1555 | 1 | The New Woman in Schrder #39;s Life | Gerhard Schrder is no stranger to sharing his life with members of the opposite sex. On Monday, it was revealed that there was a new young lady on the scene: his freshly adopted three-year old daughter, Viktoria. |
| 1556 | 1 | Sri Lankan navy detects Tamil rebels smuggling weapons | COLOMBO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan navy on Tuesday detected a trawler of the Tamil Tiger rebels suspected of smuggling weapons in seas close to Mullaitivu in northeast of the country, the Defense Ministry said. |
| 1557 | 1 | HK government set to petition release of democrat jailed in China | HONG KONG : The Hong Kong government is interceding with the mainland authorities for the release of a legislator who was arrested and jailed in Guangdong. |
| 1558 | 1 | Latham urges PM to remove public service gag | MARK COLVIN: The Opposition leader, Mark Latham, has challenged the Prime Minister to remove the gag that #39;s prevented senior government advisers, including those in the PM #39;s office, from talking about what happened in the #39;children overboard #39; affair. |
| 1559 | 4 | TeliaSonera acquires 100 pct of Lithuanian mobile company Omnitel (AFP) | AFP - The Swedish-Finnish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera said it had bought the remaining 10 percent stake in Lithuania's major mobile company Omnitel that it did not already own for 63.5 million dollars (51.4 million euros). |
| 1560 | 4 | Matter of Time Before Tibet Lake Bursts -Official (Reuters) | Reuters - A Tibetan lake formed by a Himalayan\landslide is steadily rising and will sooner or later burst its\banks and flood a valley in neighboring India, a Chinese\official said on Tuesday. |
| 1561 | 4 | Astronomers give Milky Way an age | Astronomers have estimated the age of our galaxy at about 13,600 million years old. |
| 1562 | 4 | Livermore: No need for HP-UX on x86 | CHICAGO -- This cannot be an easy time for Ann Livermore. When Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) missed Wall Street's earnings expectations late last week, the blame was placed squarely on the shoulders of the Enterprise Servers and Storage Group, one of the divisions she manages. "Unacceptable" problems within the group cost HP \$400 million in revenue and \$275 million in operating profit, said HP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina just hours before HP announced the sacking of three senior executives within the division. |
| 1563 | 2 | Greek Athletes Shocked by Accusations | ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) - Greece's top two athletes, facing a state prosecutor's investigation over missed drug tests and a motorbike crash, left a hospital Tuesday declaring they were innocent and should be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. |
| 1564 | 2 | Fish Knocks Off Ferrero | Mardy Fish turns things around for the biggest victory of his career, a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 comeback against former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero. |
| 1565 | 2 | Iverson Breaks Thumb | Allen Iverson breaks his right thumb but plans to play anyway Tuesday for the U.S. men's basketball team, which is coming off a loss to Puerto Rico. |
| 1566 | 1 | Britain Charges Suspects in U.S.-Linked Terror Case (Reuters) | Reuters - Britain charged eight men on Tuesday\with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some\relating to plans for U.S. buildings such as the New York Stock\Exchange that were the subject of terrorism alerts this month. |
| 1567 | 1 | Bollywood megastar Bachchan meets Pakistani students to boost ties (AFP) | AFP - Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan met with a group of Pakistani students as part of a wider initiative to deepen cultural ties between India and Pakistan. |
| 1568 | 1 | Britain Charges Suspects in U.S.-Linked Terror Case | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain charged eight men on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some relating to plans for U.S. buildings such as the New York Stock Exchange that were the subject of terrorism alerts this month. |
| 1569 | 1 | Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon approved tenders to build 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank, plans that were shelved earlier to avoid discord with Washington, political sources said Tuesday. |
| 1570 | 1 | Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops | BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said Tuesday U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign Europe's divisions had healed, but communities hit by the decision warned they were headed for economic disaster. |
| 1571 | 3 | Home Depot Raises Outlook, Tops Estimates | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A> on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, topping estimates, as store renovations and efforts to improve service drove higher average sales in every category. |
| 1572 | 3 | Home Depot Writes Big Tickets | Shoppers spend more, giving the company yet another quarter of sales growth and even better earnings. |
| 1573 | 3 | Pay Up for Growth | Legg Mason's Mary Chris Gay knows when to pay for growth and when to sell a stock. |
| 1574 | 4 | Mounties open Nortel's books | The Royal Canadian Mounted Police formally launch a criminal investigation into company's accounting practices. |
| 1575 | 1 | India makes Olympic breakthrough | Kashmir veteran Rajyavardhan Rathore wins India's first ever individual silver medal at the Olympic Games. |
| 1576 | 1 | Israel Ends West Bank Construction Freeze | JERUSALEM - The Israeli government issued bids Tuesday for 1,000 new homes in Jewish West Bank settlements, insisting the construction has Washington's tacit approval even though it violates a U.S.-backed peace plan. U.S... |
| 1577 | 1 | Iverson Has Broken Thumb, but Will Play | ATHENS, Greece - Allen Iverson broke his right thumb but plans to play anyway Tuesday night for the U.S. Olympic basketball team, which is coming off an embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in its opener... |
| 1578 | 1 | Najaf Fighting Resumes Amid Peace Mission | BAGHDAD, Iraq - A pared-down delegation of Iraqis arrived in Najaf by helicopter Tuesday to present radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr with a peace proposal aimed at ending the violent insurgency wracking the holy city. Despite the delegation's presence there, fighting intensified in Najaf, with at least one U.S... |
| 1579 | 1 | Stocks Climb on Drop in Consumer Prices | NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term. With gasoline prices falling to eight-month lows, the Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices... |
| 1580 | 3 | US consumer prices post first decline in eight months | WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- US consumer prices declined marginally in July, posting the first fall since last November, the Labor Department said in a report released Tuesday. |
| 1581 | 3 | Lojack makes Canada move with Boomerang buy | The Westwood company is spending \$48 million to acquire Boomerang Tracking Inc., a Montreal company that operates a stolen car recovery system in Canada. |
| 1582 | 3 | US July Output Up; Factories Run Faster | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US industrial output advanced in July, as American factories operated at their highest capacity in more than three years, a Federal Reserve report on Tuesday showed. |
| 1583 | 4 | Researchers Find New Species of Bird | MANILA, Philippines - Filipino and British wildlife researchers say they #39;ve stumbled upon what appears to be a new species of flightless bird found only on the tiny forested island of Calayan in the northern ... |
| 1584 | 4 | AMD ships 90nm chips | Sunnyvale-based computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., says it #39;s shipped its first low-power Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors made with its new 90 nanometer (nm) manufacturing process. |
| 1585 | 4 | Livermore: No need for HP-UX on x86 | CHICAGO -- This cannot be an easy time for Ann Livermore. When Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) missed Wall Street #39;s earnings expectations late last week, the blame was placed squarely on the shoulders of ... |
| 1586 | 4 | Astronomers give Milky Way an age | A team working with the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile report that our galaxy is 13,600 million years old, give or take 800 million years. |
| 1587 | 2 | I #39;m innocent, says Greek Olympic champion Kenteris | Olympic champion Kostas Kenteris, who is likely to be expelled from the Olympics for missing a doping test, said Tuesday that he is not a drugs cheat. |
| 1588 | 2 | Life in Athens: From songs about Dutch swimmers to watching wedgies | You #39;ve heard of swimmer #39;s ear, but what about swimmer #39;s wave? It #39;s the odd way in which Olympic swimmers -- and many gymnasts -- acknowledge applause: By raising their arms to the sky, palms upward, then moving their hands about as if they #39;re changing ... |
| 1589 | 1 | Sharon OKs 1,000 new settlement homes | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved tenders to build 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank, plans that had been shelved earlier to avoid discord with Washington, political sources say. |
| 1590 | 1 | Ex-colleague backs Scrafton on PM #39;s call | A FORMER senior Defence Department bureaucrat last night backed her former colleague Michael Scrafton #39;s version of a phone call with John Howard over the children overboard affair. |
| 1591 | 3 | Stocks Up on Earnings, Oil, Economic Data | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, getting a boost from some strong retail earnings, lower oil prices and two separate economic reports that showed inflationary pressure was held in check and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in July. |
| 1592 | 4 | IBM expands into Danish IT services market | Continuing its assault on the European IT outsourcing market, IBM Corp. has signed agreements to buy two Danish IT services companies and another to provide IT services to one of the country's largest banks. |
| 1593 | 2 | Medical Examiner Finds No Injuries on Thanou-Source | ATHENS (Reuters) - A medical examiner has found that Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou, who was in hospital with fellow athlete Costas Kenteris, had no injuries, a judicial source said on Tuesday. |
| 1594 | 3 | Yukos Can Ship Oil Amid Tax Dispute, Russia Rail Says (Update5) | Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Russia #39;s state-owned railway, the shipper of a fourth of OAO Yukos Oil Co. #39;s crude oil, said it will guarantee exports, the clearest sign yet President Vladimir Putin wants to ensure supplies to world markets. |
| 1595 | 3 | Construction driving solid product demand | SURGING demand in heavy construction should outweigh any downturn in new home building, according to OneSteel and Boral. |
| 1596 | 4 | Real slashes song prices in online music battle | In a move likely to step up the digital music dispute between RealNetworks Inc. and Apple Computer Inc., Real slashed prices at its online music store on Tuesday, offering songs and albums for a limited time at nearly half of what Apple charges at its ... |
| 1597 | 4 | Discovery of Rail points to fragile biodiversity: Birdlife Intl | The Calayan Rail, Gallirallus calayaensis, discovered by scientists in the northern tip of Babuyan islands in the Philippines archipelago. Photo: Des Allen/AP. |
| 1598 | 4 | Symantec Upgrades Norton Security Products | Symantec has unveiled new versions of its Norton security products--beefing up some of the real-time and automated features--and will release them in the next few weeks. |
| 1599 | 2 | Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Rathore | Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday congratulated double trap shooter Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on becoming the first Indian to win a silver medal in an individual event at the Olympics. |
| 1600 | 2 | Iliadis Takes Greece #39;s Second Gold with Judo Win | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek teenager Ilias Iliadis swept up the Olympic host country #39;s second gold medal on Tuesday, winning the men #39;s judo under 81kg category. |
| 1601 | 2 | Bell set for Test debut | Ian Bell is almost certain to make his England Test debut on Thursday in the final match against West Indies. |
| 1602 | 2 | Forwards providing platform: Young | LOOSEHEAD prop Bill Young believes a change in attitude by the forwards has played a key role in taking the Wallabies to the threshold of winning the Tri-Nations trophy. |
| 1603 | 1 | Schroeder quot;adopts Russian girl quot; | BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife, Doris, have adopted a 3-year-old Russian girl, German newspapers have reported. |
| 1604 | 3 | Hurricane Charley Tears Into Outback (Reuters) | Reuters - Outback Steakhouse Inc. (OSI.N) on\Tuesday said it lost about 130 operating days and up to #36;2\million in revenue because it had to close some restaurants in\the South due to Hurricane Charley. |
| 1605 | 3 | Hurricane Charley Tears Into Outback | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Outback Steakhouse Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=OSI.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">OSI.N</A> on Tuesday said it lost about 130 operating days and up to \$2 million in revenue because it had to close some restaurants in the South due to Hurricane Charley. |
| 1606 | 4 | Business Objects to bundle IBM tools | The analytics and reporting software maker will begin selling IBM's mainframe access software. |
| 1607 | 4 | N.Y. Atty General Announces Drug-Price Web Site (Reuters) | Reuters - New York Attorney General Eliot\Spitzer on Tuesday said his office has created an interactive\Web site to help New Yorkers comparison shop for prescription\drugs, following a statewide survey showing widely varying\prices at pharmacies. |
| 1608 | 1 | Swiss slashes first-half net loss but fuel costs hamper turnaround (AFP) | AFP - The airline Swiss said it had managed to cut its first-half net loss by about 90 percent but warned that spiralling fuel costs were hampering a turnaround despite increasing passenger travel. |
| 1609 | 3 | Google IPO Under Threat Due to Shortage of Bids | Google has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to make its registration statement effective at 4 pm Eastern time on Tuesday. If the company follows the usual IPO pattern, the share price would be set and the offering ... |
| 1610 | 3 | Halliburton Says Army Can Withold Payments | Halliburton Co. on Tuesday blamed politics for a US Army decision to not grant the company more time to resolve a billing dispute in which the Pentagon contends the company did not adequately account for some \$1.8 billion of work done in the Middle East. |
| 1611 | 3 | Cantor Fitzgerald spinning off business | Manhattan-based financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald said Tuesday it is spinning off its inter-dealer voice brokerage business and will concentrate on sales and trading, investment banking, asset management and other institutional services. |
| 1612 | 3 | Housing starts jump 8.3 percent | Washington, DC, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The US Commerce Department said Tuesday a dip in mortgage rates helped boost home-building activity in July 8.3 percent after falling 7.7 percent in June. |
| 1613 | 3 | Trial date set for ex-HealthSouth CEO Scrushy | BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Fired HealthSouth chief executive Richard Scrushy will go on trial January 5th. |
| 1614 | 4 | WWiSE group proposes 540 Mbps Wi-Fi | A consortium of companies is pushing a new proposal to the IEEE for 802.11n. 135 Mbps in standard mode, 540 Mbps maximum throughput. Fast enough? ... |
| 1615 | 4 | PalmOne unveils Wi-Fi SD Card | It appears the rumours of Palm creating a Wi-Fi card are true, however before you rush to your local electronics store take note that it won #39;t work on any PDA you can find. |
| 1616 | 4 | IBM seeks dismissal of SCO claims | IBM has filed a 100-page motion with a US district court in an attempt to have some of the claims made against it by The SCO Group dismissed. |
| 1617 | 4 | The #39;i #39; in #39;Internet #39; | It #39;s not exactly an earth-shaking development but I expect that Wired News #39; very public announcement that it would no longer capitalize quot;Internet, quot; quot;Web quot; or quot;Net quot; will provoke some discussion and debate in online publishing circles. |
| 1618 | 2 | Medical Examiner Finds No Injuries on Thanou-Source | ATHENS (Reuters) - A medical examiner has found that Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou, who was in hospital with fellow athlete Costas Kenteris, had no injuries, a judicial source said on Tuesday. |
| 1619 | 2 | Athens ticket sales #39;improving #39; | ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Olympic organizers announced that more than half of available tickets (3.1 million) to the Games have been sold, almost reaching the budget for purchases. |
| 1620 | 2 | Greek wins gold in judo | Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Ilias Iliadis captured Greece #39;s second gold medal of the 2004 Olympics with a thrilling victory over Roman Gontyuk of the Ukraine in the men #39;s under 81kg category in judo on Tuesday. |
| 1621 | 2 | Boston Red Sox Team Report - August 17 | (Sports Network) - Pedro Martinez will try to win his fourth consecutive decision, as he takes the hill for the Boston Red Sox in the middle test of a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. |
| 1622 | 2 | Venter back for Boks | ABRASIVE Springbok flanker AJ Venter returns to the field on Saturday for South Africa #39;s crunch encounter against Australia, the only change to the team announced by coach Jake White today. |
| 1623 | 3 | Stocks Up on Earnings, Data; Oil Weighs | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday, boosted by strong earnings from Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A> and two separate economic reports that showed inflationary pressure was held in check and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in July. |
| 1624 | 4 | Briefly: Business Objects to bundle IBM tools | roundup Plus: Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat...Sprint to bake in BlackBerry for businesses...Microsoft ships updated Works...FaceTime pulls in \$16 million. |
| 1625 | 1 | New Cooperation and New Tensions in Terrorist Hunt | The apprehension of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan was wrapped up with almost no notice, but it would have enormous global repercussions. |
| 1626 | 1 | Front-Porch Chat: Birth of a Kerry Campaign Tactic | John Kerry has held 10 "front porch visit" events an actual front porch is optional where perhaps 100 people ask questions in a low-key campaigning style. |
| 1627 | 2 | Beach Volleyball: Brazilians Aim for Podium Again | ATHENS (Reuters) - Brazil have had two women's teams on the beach volleyball podium at the last two Olympics and moved a step closer to a hat-trick Tuesday. |
| 1628 | 1 | Welsh to ban strippers in limousines (Reuters) | Reuters - Strippers and pole dancers should be banned from performing in stretch limousines, according to a\British report. |
| 1629 | 3 | Google shares could start trading Wednesday | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. - Google?s initial public offering could hit the Nasdaq Stock Market as early as Wednesday if US securities regulators let the Internet search engine close its auction on Tuesday. |
| 1630 | 3 | US consumer prices decline unexpectedly in July | NEW YORK, August 17 (New Ratings) The US consumer prices declined for the first time in the past eight months in July this year, driven by the reduced gasoline, clothing and transportation costs during the month. |
| 1631 | 3 | US industrial production rebounds in July | WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Output at US factories, mines and utilities rose by 0.4 percent in July, nearly recovering from a 0.5 percent plunge in June, the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday. |
| 1632 | 3 | Building permits increase 5.7, reversing June downturn | WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Construction of new homes recovered in July, as US homebuilders started homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.978 million, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. |
| 1633 | 4 | Real to Apple: It #39;s On | An old-fashioned price war is gearing up in the digital music download business, with RealNetworks (Quote, Chart) on the offensive. With rival Apple in its crosshairs, RealNetworks has slashed the price on songs sold from its RealPlayer store by 50 ... |
| 1634 | 4 | IBM announces eServer i5 550 | The eServer i5 550 comes with a feature called the quot;Solution Edition, quot; which is apparently available with certain Independent Software Vendors. The eServer i5, allegedly, has new ways to handle and optimise multiple operating system sthrough the ... |
| 1635 | 2 | Molik joins Pratt in last 16 | ALICIA Molik joined fellow Australian Nicole Pratt in the last 16 of the Olympic tennis competition overnight with a 7-5 6-4 second round win over Slovenia #39;s Katarina Srebotnik. |
| 1636 | 2 | Voices: Iranian Judo scandal | Iran #39;s Judo champion, a favourite at the Athens Games, has disqualified himself rather than face an Israeli opponent, apparently on the instruction of Iran #39;s Olympic Committee. So far the International Olympic Committee has been silent. What #39;s your view? ... |
| 1637 | 1 | Fighting Continues In South Ossetia | Prague, 17 August 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Fresh fighting and further casualties were reported overnight in Georgia #39;s separatist republic of South Ossetia. The violence erupted hours after Georgia and South Ossetia reached an agreement under which all armed units ... |
| 1638 | 3 | Oil Up on Rosy U.S. Economic Data | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday on cheery economic data showing that inflationary pressure was held in check in July and ahead of weekly inventory due out on Wednesday forecast to show a draw in crude stocks |
| 1639 | 3 | Illinois Helps Residents Import Drugs | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois residents will soon gain access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday. |
| 1640 | 3 | Rebels force Nepal firms to close | One of Nepal's top hotels and a number of other companies close for business after threats from Maoist rebels. |
| 1641 | 4 | U.S. Broadband Growth Slows - Analyst (Reuters) | Reuters - U.S. telephone and cable companies\saw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in the\second quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industry\research firm said on Tuesday. |
| 1642 | 4 | Real Slashes Online Song Prices (PC World) | PC World - Digital music battle continues, as Real undercuts ITunes' prices. |
| 1643 | 4 | U.S. Broadband Growth Slows - Analyst | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telephone and cable companies saw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in the second quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industry research firm said on Tuesday. |
| 1644 | 4 | Briefly: Majoras steps into FTC chairman role | roundup Plus: Business Objects to bundle IBM tools...Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat...Sprint to bake in BlackBerry for businesses. |
| 1645 | 1 | Illinois Helps Residents Import Drugs (Reuters) | Reuters - Illinois residents will soon gain\access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United\Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections\to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday. |
| 1646 | 3 | Court Rejects Yukos' Plea on Tax Bill | A Russian court today rejected the beleaguered oil company's appeal to suspend government efforts to collect \$3.4 billion in back taxes. |
| 1647 | 3 | Army to Withhold Some Payments From Halliburton | The U.S. Army plans to withhold payment on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton's logistics deal in Iraq due to an ongoing billing dispute. |
| 1648 | 1 | Chavez lambasts fraud allegations | Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez rounds on opponents for alleging fraud in a referendum he seems to have won. |
| 1649 | 3 | Google #39;s auction wrapping up | NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Google #39;s long-awaited kickoff as the largest Internet IPO of all time is likely to take place as early as Wednesday after the controversial Dutch auction process wraps up after the bell. |
| 1650 | 3 | Russian Arbitration Court Rejects Yukos Plea | The giant Russian oil firm Yukos has failed to convince a Moscow arbitration court to suspend the sale by bailiffs of its Siberian subsidiary to satisfy a \$3.4 billion tax debt. |
| 1651 | 3 | US consumer prices dip 0.1 in July; industrial output and home starts rise | WASHINGTON (AP) - US consumer prices eased down by 0.1 per cent in July as gasoline prices dropped, while factory output rose and home construction rebounded, offering hope the economy has escaped its early-summer quot;soft patch. quot; ... |
| 1652 | 3 | JC Penney Posts Operating Profit | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Department store operator JC Penney Co. Inc. (JCP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted a quarterly operating profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on inventory controls and strong sales of jeans, home furnishings and career ... |
| 1653 | 3 | Nortel shares down following news of RCMP probe | TORONTO - Shares of Nortel Networks dipped on the TSX in the wake of news the RCMP has launched an investigation into accounting practices at the telecommunications company. |
| 1654 | 3 | Mills buys stakes in 9 GM-owned malls | Virginia-based REIT will pay \$1B, before transaction costs, for a 50 stake in the properties. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Real estate investment trust Mills Corp. said Tuesday it will buy a 50 percent managing stake in nine regional malls from a General Motors ... |
| 1655 | 3 | Stocks in Motion: Motorola | Shares of Motorola (MOT:NYSE - news - research) rose Tuesday after Geoffrey Frost, senior vice president of Motorola #39;s mobile phone division, told Reuters that the company feels quot;very good quot; about sales growth during the second half of the year. |
| 1656 | 3 | Update 1: Swiss Air Lines Posts 1st Quarterly Profit | Switzerland #39;s struggling national airline reported a second-quarter profit of 45 million Swiss francs (\$35.6 million) Tuesday, although its figures were boosted by a legal settlement in France. |
| 1657 | 3 | IMF says Czech economic outlook #39;favorable #39; | WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday the near-term economic outlook for the Czech Republic, a European Union newcomer, was favorable with growth expected to strengthen. |
| 1658 | 4 | Newest discoveries puts known number of satellites at 33 | A camera aboard the Cassini spacecraft flying in orbit around Saturn has discovered two of the tiniest moons in the solar system -- one barely 2 miles in diameter and the other only a half-mile larger, astronomers reported Monday. |
| 1659 | 4 | IBM adds midrange server to eServer lineup | AUGUST 17, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - IBM today launched a new one-to-four-way midrange Power5 server that features higher performance and several configurations to meet a wide range of user needs. |
| 1660 | 4 | Q amp;A: HP #39;s Livermore sees no need for HP-UX on x86 | AUGUST 17, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - This can #39;t be an easy time for Ann Livermore. When Hewlett-Packard Co. missed Wall Street #39;s earnings expectations late last week, the blame was placed squarely on the shoulders of the Enterprise Servers and Storage Group, ... |
| 1661 | 4 | Indian researcher designs revolutionary low cost PC for the poor | Aug 17 - Professor Raj Reddy, an Indian researcher in artificial intelligence and a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Has designed a wirelessly networked personal computer worth just 250 US dollars intended for the four billion people around the ... |
| 1662 | 4 | That Special Underwater Glow | any coral colonies have a nice healthy glow about them, courtesy of fluorescent proteins produced by the coral animals themselves. |
| 1663 | 2 | Al-Maktoum wins men #39;s double trap shooting gold | ATHENS : Sheikh Ahmed Al-Maktoum #39;s six-year quest for Olympic glory ended with a historic first ever gold for the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after he clinched the men #39;s double trap shooting event. |
| 1664 | 2 | E-mail from Athens | ATHENS, Greece For people willing to devote an unfathomable \$1.5 billion to quot;security quot; for the Olympic Games, the Greeks sure are careless. As in, they couldn #39;t care less. |
| 1665 | 2 | US takes early lead over Australia | THESSALONIKI, Greece - With Abby Wambach out with a suspension after receiving two yellow cards Sunday against Brazil, the US soccer team came together and grabbed the lead early in their game against Australia on Tuesday afternoon. |
| 1666 | 3 | Oil Up on Rosy U.S. Economic Data | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose close to a record high on Tuesday on U.S. economic data showing that inflationary pressure was held in check in July and ahead of weekly inventory due out on Wednesday and forecast to show a draw in crude stocks. |
| 1667 | 3 | Ford Sued in Defective Door Latch Claim | DETROIT (Reuters) - A Canadian law firm on Tuesday said it had filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">F.N</A> over what it claims are defective door latches on about 400,000 of the automaker's popular pickup trucks and SUVs. |
| 1668 | 3 | Mittal steel firm in Bosnia deal | LNM Group, the steel giant headed by Indian tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, snaps up a Bosnian steelmaker in a \$280m deal. |
| 1669 | 3 | Google IPO Imminent | The company asks federal regulators to approve the paperwork required for its stock sale. Also: Yahoo starts selling domain names hellip;. Canadian officials investigate Nortel Networks hellip;. and more. |
| 1670 | 4 | PluggedIn: Multifunction Devices Draw Back-To-School Crowd (Reuters) | Reuters - The consumer electronics gizmo\that offers many functions in a small package is what's\compelling back-to-school shoppers to open their wallets. |
| 1671 | 4 | PluggedIn: Multifunction Devices Draw Back-To-School Crowd | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The consumer electronics gizmo that offers many functions in a small package is what's compelling back-to-school shoppers to open their wallets. |
| 1672 | 4 | Briefly: Kinko's debuts Web-based print options | roundup Plus: Majoras takes charge of FTC...Business Objects to bundle IBM tools...Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat. |
| 1673 | 4 | Wireless vendors pledge hurricane relief | Cingular and Nextel step in to aid those recovering from Hurricane Charley in Florida. |
| 1674 | 4 | Microsoft readies Host Integration Server 2004 | In a continued effort to compete with IBM Corp. and its WebSphere offerings, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced imminent availability of Host Integration Server 2004. |
| 1675 | 3 | WR Berkley Sees Hurricane Losses | Insurance holding company WR Berkley Corp. said Tuesday that it does not expect its losses from damage caused by Hurricane Charley last week to exceed \$5 million. |
| 1676 | 4 | RealNetwork #39;s 49 cent downloads rile Apple | Seattle, WA, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- RealNetworks Inc., is taking on Apple Computer #39;s wildly successful iTunes Music Store with a half-price sale offering music downloads for 49 cents a song. |
| 1677 | 4 | Microsoft Delays Windows XP SP2 for Home Users | Microsoft has delayed the rollout of XP Service Pack Two (SP2) for home users, and some customers will not be able to download it until the end of the month. The new code was supposed to go out on Microsoft #39;s Automatic Update service on ... |
| 1678 | 2 | Olympics-Shooting-loving Rathore promotes Olympic sports | ATHENS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore loves cricket as much as any Indian, even if the national obsession with ball and bat can make it hard for the country #39;s Olympic athletes to get a look in. |
| 1679 | 2 | Phelps Wins Second Gold Medal, in 200 Fly (AP) | AP - American Michael Phelps won the gold medal Tuesday in the 200-meter butterfly with an Olympic-record time of 1:54.04. |
| 1680 | 2 | Redskins Cut Strong Safety Ohalete (AP) | AP - Strong safety Ifeanyi Ohalete was cut by the Washington Redskins on Tuesday after starting 15 games for the team last season. |
| 1681 | 2 | Wood's Suspension Upheld (Reuters) | Reuters - Major League Baseball\Monday announced a decision on the appeal filed by Chicago Cubs\pitcher Kerry Wood regarding a suspension stemming from an\incident earlier this season. |
| 1682 | 2 | Parry wins butterfly bronze | Stephen Parry comes a brilliant third behind Michael Phelps in the men's 200m butterfly. |
| 1683 | 3 | Google IPO Imminent | In a sign that Google #39;s initial public offering is imminent, the company has asked federal regulators to give final approval to the paperwork required for its stock sale. |
| 1684 | 3 | Banks want BJ #39;s to pay for credit card fraud | CHICAGO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - BJ #39;s Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said credit card issuers want the retailer to reimburse them for up to \$16 million in fraudulent credit card charges and other costs stemming from a possible ... |
| 1685 | 3 | Negative sentiment towards US stock market rises | NEW YORK, August 17 (New Ratings) Analysts at Merrill Lynch say that a recent survey of global fund managers demonstrates continuously increasing negative sentiments towards the US stock market trends. |
| 1686 | 4 | IBM Seeks Another SCO Dismissal | The current motion is in addition to the request for a summary judgment IBM has been seeking since early July. If the initial request is granted, it could bring the case to a close without trial. Although summary judgment arguments ... |
| 1687 | 4 | Microsoft readies Host Integration Server 2004 | In a continued effort to compete with IBM Corp. and its WebSphere offerings, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced imminent availability of Host Integration Server 2004. |
| 1688 | 4 | VARs, Vendors Seize Patch Management Opportunity | The delayed arrival of Windows Update Services is giving VARs and patch management vendors a chance to cash in. |
| 1689 | 1 | Iraq peace mission arrives in Najaf | NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - An Iraqi peace delegation has urged a radical Shi #39;ite cleric to call off his uprising in the city of Najaf, where US troops have been pounding militia positions near the country #39;s holiest Islamic sites. |
| 1690 | 1 | Downer to begin nuclear talks | FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer will today begin talks with North Korean officials to try to convince the communist state to drop its nuclear weapons program. |
| 1691 | 1 | Southern Africa countries pledge enhanced trade ties with China, India | PORT LOUIS, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Southern African countries Tuesday pledged better trade and investment relations with China as well as India in the final communique released at the end of their two-day summit. |
| 1692 | 3 | Chiron Wins Bird Flu Vaccine Deal | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chiron Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CHIR.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CHIR.O</A> has won a contract to develop a human vaccine against a strain of bird flu that can infect people and "has the potential to trigger a modern-day pandemic," the U.S. government said on Tuesday. |
| 1693 | 4 | RealNetworks Halves Music Prices, Sees Wider Loss (Reuters) | Reuters - RealNetworks Inc. on Tuesday halved\prices for songs downloaded from its online music store to win\customers for new technology that has rankled rival Apple\Computer Inc. |
| 1694 | 4 | Benefits Seen in Earth Observation Data (AP) | AP - Better weather forecasts to prepare for storms and planning for energy needs months in advance are among the benefits expected from a planned Earth Observation System. |
| 1695 | 2 | Michael Phelps Wins Second Gold Medal (AP) | AP - Michael Phelps, denied in his bid to win seven gold medals, picked up his second victory of the Athens Games by winning the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday night in Olympic-record time. Phelps fell just short of his own world record, holding off Takashi Yamamoto to win in 1 minute, 54.01 seconds. The hard-charging Japanese swimmer took silver in 1:54.56, while Great Britain's Stephen Parry won bronze in 1:55.22. |
| 1696 | 2 | Aussies Battle Americans to 1-1 Tie (AP) | AP - After 17 years, the Matildas finally caught up to the U.S. women's soccer team. Joanne Peters' 12-yard header in the 82nd minute gave Australia a 1-1 tie Tuesday with the United States, breaking a 15-game Aussie losing streak that dates to the teams' first meeting in 1987. |
| 1697 | 2 | Australia Ties U.S. | Joanne Peters' 12-yard header in the 82nd minute gives Australia a 1-1 tie with the United States, while the Americans already clinched a spot in the quarterfinals. |
| 1698 | 1 | India boosted as Rathore grabs historic silver (Reuters) | Reuters - India erupted with joy as shooter Rajyavardhan Rathore clinched their first medal at the Athens Olympics on Tuesday and their first ever individual silver. |
| 1699 | 1 | Ill. Congressman's Son to Be on Ballot (AP) | AP - Democratic Party officials picked U.S. Rep. William Lipinski's son Tuesday to replace his father on the November ballot, a decision engineered by Lipinski after he announced his retirement and withdrew from the race four days earlier. |
| 1700 | 1 | Najaf Fighting Intensifies Amid Peace Push | BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. warplane bombed near Najaf's vast cemetery as fighting with Shiite militants intensified Tuesday... |
| 1701 | 1 | Michael Phelps Wins Second Gold Medal | ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps, denied in his bid to win seven gold medals, picked up his second victory of the Athens Games by winning the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday night in Olympic-record time. Phelps fell just short of his own world record, holding off Takashi Yamamoto to win in 1 minute, 54.01 seconds... |
| 1702 | 1 | Top-Seeded Federer Upset in Second Round | ATHENS, Greece - Top-seeded Roger Federer crashed out in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two years and replaced Andy Roddick atop the rankings in February, was undone by poor serving and a string of unforced errors... |
| 1703 | 3 | TJX Cos. Earnings Fall 4 Percent | TJX Cos. Inc. #39;s second-quarter earnings fell 4 percent, reflecting higher markdowns on merchandise due to softer sales trends. |
| 1704 | 3 | US Airways seeks to delay pension payments | Dulles, VA, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- US Airways is seeking permission to delay pension contributions of \$67.5 million, so it can keep operating. |
| 1705 | 3 | Cantor Fitzgerald to Split Off Voice-Broking Unit (Update5) | Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Cantor Fitzgerald LP, one of the two largest Treasury bond brokers, will split off its original business of person-to-person sales to focus on more profitable activities such as institutional equity sales and trading. |
| 1706 | 4 | Cassini Spacecraft Discovers 2 New Moons Around Saturn | The US Space Agency #39;s Cassini spacecraft has discovered two new moons around Saturn - bringing the planet #39;s count to 33. NASA said Monday the images of the two, small moons were taken June 1. |
| 1707 | 4 | Intellisync in Danger | Intellisync #39;s synchronization software will soon be available on Danger Hiptop devices, through select carriers, allowing wireless synchronization to Outlook on the desktop. |
| 1708 | 2 | Eriksson aims to stick by core of Euro 2004 side | SLALEY, England, Aug 17 (Reuters) - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he is prepared to put his faith in the nucleus of the squad that flopped at Euro 2004 as he tries to plot a successful challenge for the World Cup. |
| 1709 | 2 | Court Throws Out Challenge to Blimp | The United States is on the verge of winning its first fencing medal in twenty years. Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are out of the hospital but not out of the woods. |
| 1710 | 2 | History beckons for England | It used only to be Australians who suffered from dead-rubber syndrome that most infuriating of conditions whereby a dominant side could write off a failure to complete a clean-sweep by claiming that the match never mattered anyway. Now, however, it is ... |
| 1711 | 2 | Redskins cut former starter Ohalete | ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- He was demoted to third string a couple weeks ago, didn #39;t do exactly what the coaches wanted and was coming off a bad game. Ifeanyi Ohalete knew what was coming next. |
| 1712 | 2 | Pittsburgh vs. Arizona | PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Jack Wilson lofted a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a wild 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the 10th, Jose Castillo drew leadoff walk against Greg Aquino (0-1) and stole ... |
| 1713 | 1 | Bounty-hunter plays to gallery in Kabul | KABUL - A bounty hunter accused of running a private torture chamber has gone on trial in Kabul claiming he could not get a fair hearing because the FBI had confiscated vital evidence and locked it in the American Embassy. |
| 1714 | 1 | Demonstrators protest benefit cuts in Berlin | Thousands of demonstrators brought protests against benefit cuts to the German capital yesterday, but the Government insisted it would make no further change to measures it sees as key to a more competitive economy. |
| 1715 | 3 | Deere Earnings Up, Raises 2004 Forecast | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deere Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DE.N</A>, one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, said on Tuesday that quarterly earnings jumped 62 percent, driven by strength in its agricultural and construction equipment businesses. |
| 1716 | 4 | Analysts fear longer than expected G5 delays (MacCentral) | MacCentral - Analysts from Prudential Equity Group and UBS have warned over the past two days that longer than expected G5 delays from IBM Corp. is the near-term "key risk" for Apple Computer Inc. Both firms are concerned the delays could be longer than originally expected. |
| 1717 | 2 | Federer's Games Dream Shattered | ATHENS (Reuters) - Top seed Roger Federer was bundled out of the Olympic tennis tournament on Tuesday by unheralded Czech Tomas Berdych. |
| 1718 | 2 | Edwards Out of Games | U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards is knocked out of the Olympics for good Tuesday when an arbitration panel upholds her two-year drug suspension. |
| 1719 | 1 | Son Running for Ill. Rep.'s House Seat (AP) | AP - Democratic Party officials picked U.S. Rep. William Lipinski's son Tuesday to replace his father on the November ballot, a decision engineered by Lipinski after he announced his retirement and withdrew from the race four days earlier. |
| 1720 | 4 | Interactive Web Sites Provide New Approach to Election Coverage (Editor and Publisher) | Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK While most newspapers are utilizing their Web sites to supplement coverage of the presidential race, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times have taken the frenzy over electoral votes and undecided states to the next level with some unusual interactive options. |
| 1721 | 3 | Google set to start trading | SAN FRANCISCO - Google looks set to start trading on the Nasdaq today after the web #39;s No 1 search engine asked regulators for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering. |
| 1722 | 3 | Florida #39;s fiscal shape helps cushion Charley #39;s hit | WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Hurricane Charley may have caused up to \$15 billion in damage in Florida, but that is not seen immediately hurting the state #39;s credit picture thanks to strong finances and funds in reserve, analysts said ... |
| 1723 | 3 | Oil Prices Rebound Towards Record Highs | Oil prices moved back towards record highs tonight amid continued concerns over soaring demand and tight supplies. |
| 1724 | 3 | Army Withholding Halliburton Payments | Halliburton (HAL:NYSE - news - research) sank Tuesday after the Army chose not to extend a deadline for the company to explain its billing in Iraq. |
| 1725 | 3 | Air Canada gets green light from creditors | After more than 16 months of restructuring, Air Canada #39;s creditors overwhelming endorsed the airline #39;s new business plan during a meeting at a Montreal hotel Tuesday. |
| 1726 | 4 | RealNetworks launches music-download price war | Seattle online media company RealNetworks Inc. on Tuesday said a new campaign to attract subscribers to its music download service will add about a penny per share to its third-quarter net loss. |
| 1727 | 4 | Second Wi-Fi standards group steps forward | A new battle of technologies may be in the offing in the 802.11n arena as 12 key companies have developed a key proposal to counter another one announced last week that is backed by a group of top wireless players. |
| 1728 | 4 | DOD labs get Linux clusters | Linux Networx Inc. delivered two more systems to the Defense Department as part of the military #39;s Technology Insertion 2004 initiative to improve defense laboratories #39; high-performance computing. |
| 1729 | 1 | Livni: Settlement blocs will be strengthened | The Housing and Construction Ministry on Tuesday published tenders for about 1,001 new housing units in West Bank settlements. |
| 1730 | 1 | Israeli soldiers kill boy in Nablus | A 10-year-old Palestinian boy has been shot dead by Israeli occupation soldiers during an incursion into the centre of the West Bank city of Nablus, according to Palestinian medical sources. |
| 1731 | 3 | Don't Marry Until March | Plan a big, fat cheap wedding, and start your coupling with extra cash, not debt. |
| 1732 | 2 | Klochkova Wins 200 IM, Beard Takes Silver (AP) | AP - Yana Klochkova of Ukraine completed an Olympic sweep of the individual medleys, winning gold in the 200-meter IM Tuesday night. Amanda Beard of Irvine, Calif., made a dramatic move from fifth to second on the breaststroke portion and earned the silver in 2:11.70 #151; her fifth career Olympic medal. |
| 1733 | 1 | Rumsfeld Warns Against Fixing Intelligence in 'Single Stroke' | The secretary of defense signaled he favors a slower, more cautious approach to revamping U.S. intelligence than the Sept. 11 commission does. |
| 1734 | 3 | Hurricane Charley hits Outback | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Outback Steakhouse Inc. said Tuesday it lost about 130 operating days and up to \$2 million in revenue because it had to close some restaurants in the South due to Hurricane Charley. |
| 1735 | 4 | Intel TV Chip Is Delayed | Intel said it will delay its highly anticipated television chips, based on Liquid Crystal on Silicon, or LCOS, technology, which promises to deliver large screen TVs at a price point half of what they cost today. The chipmaker said the ... |
| 1736 | 2 | Federer #39;s Games Dream Shattered | ATHENS (Reuters) - Roger Federer was bundled out of the Olympic tennis tournament Tuesday by unheralded Czech Tomas Berdych. |
| 1737 | 2 | Ruling bars Edwards from Athens competition | ATHENS, Greece -- US sprinter Torri Edwards #39; suspension was upheld by a panel of three international arbitrators Tuesday, leaving the reigning 100-meter world champion unable to compete at the Olympics. |
| 1738 | 1 | US soldier killed in eastern Baghdad-military | BAGHDAD, Iraq One US soldier was killed and several others were wounded in clashes with Iraqi Shi #39;ite militiamen in a Baghdad suburb Monday, the US military said Tuesday. |
| 1739 | 3 | Army Won't Pay 15 Pct of Halliburton Bill | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will withhold payment on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton Co.'s <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HAL.N</A> logistics deal in Iraq due to a billing dispute that could cost the company \$60 million a month, the military said on Tuesday. |
| 1740 | 2 | Phelps, U.S. Win Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay | ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps led the United States to a narrow victory in the men's 4x200 meters freestyle relay at the Athens Olympics Tuesday to collect his third gold medal in four days. |
| 1741 | 2 | World 100m Champion Torri Edwards Banned from Games | ATHENS (Reuters) - World 100 meters champion Torri Edwards will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a two-year drugs ban was dismissed Tuesday. |
| 1742 | 1 | US-led coalition denies airstrikes in western Afghanistan (AFP) | AFP - The US military denied reports that the coalition in Afghanistan had launched air strikes to quell fighting in the west of the country. |
| 1743 | 3 | Wal-Mart's Taxing Comps | Wal-Mart sees August same-store revenues up 2 to 4. How should investors view this statistical range? |
| 1744 | 4 | Last Call for Investors to Bid on Google (Reuters) | Reuters - Time is running out for prospective\investors to submit their offers to buy shares of Google Inc.\(GOOG.O), the Web's No. 1 search company. |
| 1745 | 4 | GameStop Earnings Up on Software Sales (AP) | AP - Video-game chain GameStop Corp.'s second-quarter earnings rose on strong sales. |
| 1746 | 4 | IBM adds four-way 550 server to new i5 product line | IBM Corp. bolstered the new eServer i5 server lineup with the i5 550, a new system based on the Power 5 chip that can run multiple operating systems. |
| 1747 | 1 | Papua New Guinea, the world's next AIDS frontier (AFP) | AFP - The old man lay unattended in the shack which served as a morgue for the General Hospital in Mount Hagen, a busy town in the restive highlands of central Papua New Guinea. |
| 1748 | 1 | Kerry admits to soft spot for Oscar winner Theron (AFP) | AFP - Democratic presidential contender John Kerry has a soft spot for South African actress Charlize Theron but is adamant that second wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry changed his life, he has told GQ magazine. |
| 1749 | 1 | Phelps Wins Second Gold Medal | ATHENS, Greece - His quest to surpass Mark Spitz out of the way, Michael Phelps got back to winning gold. The 19-year-old from Baltimore claimed his second gold medal of the Athens Games in the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday night, though he was a bit disappointed at failing to break his own world record... |
| 1750 | 3 | US Army to withhold portion of Halliburton payments | The billing dispute between the US Army and Houston-based Halliburton Co. continues as the Army on Tuesday said it would withhold paying 15 percent of future invoices from Halliburton. |
| 1751 | 4 | Microsoft Delays SP2 Auto Update For Enterprises | Although Monday was to be the day when Microsoft began pushing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to enterprises, it changed its mind at the last minute and delayed the automatic updating for more than a week. |
| 1752 | 4 | IBM adds four-way 550 server to new i5 product line | IBM Corp. bolstered the new eServer i5 server lineup with the i5 550, a new system based on the Power 5 chip that can run multiple operating systems. |
| 1753 | 4 | #39;One in 12 Emails Infected with Virus #39; | The number of attempted attacks by computer viruses rocketed in the first half of the year, according to a report published today. |
| 1754 | 4 | Detective Caught in Internet Sting Over Child Sex | HITE PLAINS, Aug. 16 - A 16-year veteran of the New York Police Department, who supposedly called himself a quot;boy hunter #39; #39; in an online profile, was arrested on Monday after the Westchester district attorney, Jeanine Pirro, said he tried to ... |
| 1755 | 2 | For Wednesday AMs | AP Olympic Digest for Wednesday AMs. The supervisor is Aaron Watson. The phone number for the New York sports desk is (212) 621-1630. Reruns of stories and agate available from http://yourap.org, from the Service Desk (800-838-4616) or your local AP ... |
| 1756 | 2 | Redskins release Ohalete | Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Redskins have released safety Ifeanyi Ohalete, a starter for 15 games last season. |
| 1757 | 1 | Eight to Face Court on Terror Murder Plot Charges | Eight men will appear in court tomorrow accused of plotting terrorist outrages in Britain and the United States. |
| 1758 | 4 | Microsoft Delays SP2 Auto Update For Enterprises | Although Monday was supposed to be the day when Microsoft began pushing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to enterprises, it changed its mind at the last minute and delayed the automatic updating for more than a ... |
| 1759 | 2 | Aftershock: Brown rips team #39;s lack of effort | ATHENS, Greece -- Larry Brown was despondent, the head of the US selection committee was defensive and an irritated Allen Iverson was hanging up on callers who asked what went wrong. |
| 1760 | 2 | Greece grabs first gold | HOST nation Greece grabbed its first gold medal of the Athens Olympics this morning when Nikolaos Siranidis and Thomas Bimis won the men #39;s three-metre synchronised diving after China #39;s favourites suffered a no-dive. |
| 1761 | 2 | Were the judges by any chance French? | Kosuke Kitajima #39;s technique may get a sharper eye from officials today in the 200-meter breaststroke race. |
| 1762 | 2 | Iran #39;s Olympic snub | Iran #39;s transparent decision to boycott head-to-head competitions against Israeli athletes is an assault on the Olympic ideal. It needs to be dealt with swiftly and sternly. Instead, the International Judo Federation could not find enough executive members ... |
| 1763 | 2 | They built it, but no one comes | quot;It #39;s sad, quot; the British visitor to Athens said, shaking her head. quot;It #39;s sad that nobody is here, buying tickets to the Olympics. People should be out there telling people that Athens is great. It #39;s a great experience. quot; ... |
| 1764 | 2 | I #39;ll be No.1 - Owen | Michael Owen is confident that he will be a success at Real Madrid following his 8m move from Liverpool. |
| 1765 | 2 | Owen gives Sven backing | Michael Owen today insisted that Sven-Goran Eriksson has the full backing of the England squad and warned that the coach should not be underestimated. |
| 1766 | 2 | Hewitt in sharp form in Washington | WASHINGTON -- Lleyton Hewitt launched his ATP Washington Classic campaign with a 6-1 6-2 first round win over Kenneth Carlsen of Denmark. |
| 1767 | 2 | Kobe win on sex life of accuser | Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant case suffered yet another setback yesterday when a court shot down their last-ditch attempt to keep the accuser #39;s sex life out of the looming trial. |
| 1768 | 2 | Los Angeles loves Lo Duca | LOS ANGELES -- Everywhere you looked before Monday night #39;s game at Dodger Stadium, there he was. Paul Lo Duca, the thirtysomething mother of two. Paul Lo Duca, the dude with the thick beard and the backward Dodgers cap. Paul Lo Duca, the guy with the beer ... |
| 1769 | 2 | Packers-Seahawks scoring summary | FIRST QUARTER: K Ryan Longwell 47-yard field goal at 9:03. Key plays: QB Brett Favre opened the drive with a 7-yard pass to WR Donald Driver to GB 39. RB Ahman Green 3-yard run, plus 5-yard facemask penalty on Seattle moved ball to GB 47. Favre 11-yard ... |
| 1770 | 3 | Halliburton Now Says It Will Not Get Extension From Army | The company said today that the United States Army had decided not to grant it additional time to substantiate its costs in Iraq and Kuwait. |
| 1771 | 4 | Google prepares to wrap up share auction (AFP) | AFP - Google Inc prepared to wrap up an extraordinary share auction, meaning a final price in the multi-billion-dollar listing will be announced within days. |
| 1772 | 4 | Gateway: hang onto your hard drive | New service plan lets customers keep old drives after replacement to protect data. |
| 1773 | 4 | RealNetworks Goes After iPod With Price War | RealNetworks Goes After iPod With Price War\\RealNetworks on Tuesday halved the prices for downloaded songs to \$0.49 to win customers away from Apple Computer's iPod craze. RealNetworks has recently launched its "Harmony" technology which makes its song downloads compatible with Apple's iPod technology. Apple currently has a firm grasp ... |
| 1774 | 4 | Netscape Browser 7.2 Released by AOL | Netscape Browser 7.2 Released by AOL\\America Online has just released Netscape 7.2. Based on Mozilla 1.7, this latest version features better popup blocking, vCard support, an improved junk mail algorithm, better standards support, performance enhancements and several hundred other bug fixes. It also includes patches for recent security vulnerabilities according ... |
| 1775 | 2 | Jury Rejects Thomas Family's GM Claims (AP) | AP - The family of former Kansas City Chiefs star Derrick Thomas is not entitled to any money from General Motors Corp. for the Jan. 2000 crash that killed the nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker, a jury ruled Tuesday. |
| 1776 | 3 | Last Call for Investors to Bid on Google | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time is running out for prospective investors to submit their offers to buy shares of Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the Web #39;s No. 1 search company. |
| 1777 | 3 | Oil prices climb again tonight | Oil prices moved back towards record highs tonight amid continued concerns over soaring demand and tight supplies. |
| 1778 | 3 | Toyota is outbid for land But state says developer won #39;t necessarily get site | Toyota has been outbid by a land developer for state-owned property in York Township, but officials say this is one deal that will be decided by more than money. |
| 1779 | 2 | Edwards banned from Games | ATHENS (Reuters) - World 100 metres champion Torri Edwards will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a two-year drugs ban was dismissed. |
| 1780 | 2 | Major Rathore is a perfectionist to the core | A man of words, commitment and warmth. Rajyvardhan Singh Rathore combines all these qualities. And he, of course, is one of the most talented shooters of recent times. |
| 1781 | 1 | Burundi authorizes UN camp for Congolese refugees | GENEVA, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The government of Burundi has authorized the United Nations to set up a camp for newly-arrived Congolese refugees following the horrific attack on the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi last Friday, UN officials said here ... |
| 1782 | 1 | Germany #39;s Schroeder adopts three-year-old Russian girl | BERLIN: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife have adopted a daughter, an official with Schroeder #39;s party said Tuesday. Schroeder and his wife, Doris Schroeder-Koepf, picked up the 3-year-old Russian girl named Victoria several weeks ago from a ... |
| 1783 | 1 | Sudan: Foreign Troops Run Gauntlet of Government Displeasure | Television footage aired over the weekend showed a group of Rwandan soldiers dancing and clapping their hands. With AK-47 assault rifles firmly strapped across their shoulders, the 150 troops sported green berets adorned with African Union badges as they ... |
| 1784 | 1 | Cardinal hears farewell in John Paul #39;s remarks | BRUSSELS One of 15 cardinals with Pope John Paul II during a weekend visit to a French shrine was quoted in Belgian news media on Monday as saying the ailing pontiff may have been making his farewells. |
| 1785 | 3 | Can GameStop Be Stopped? | GameStop's lack of a competitive advantage leaves investors with many questions. |
| 1786 | 4 | Advertisers Go Digital to Track Ads | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top marketers are going digital to track the delivery of commercials into U.S. homes with a system some advocates say will revolutionize advertising the way product codes changed the selling of sliced bread. |
| 1787 | 4 | U.S. Advertisers Go Digital to Track Ads | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top marketers are going digital to track the delivery of commercials into U.S. homes with a system some advocates say will revolutionize advertising the way product codes changed the selling of sliced bread. |
| 1788 | 4 | Briefly: Gateway says, hold on to your hard drive | roundup Plus: Kinko's debuts Web-based print options...Majoras takes charge of FTC...Business Objects to bundle IBM tools. |
| 1789 | 2 | Coyotes Re-Sign Right Wing Mike Johnson (AP) | AP - The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed right wing Mike Johnson on Tuesday to a three-year contract. |
| 1790 | 1 | Holiday Pals Berlusconi, Blair Cement Ties (AP) | AP - With a bandanna on his head and a grin on his cheeks, Italy's flamboyant Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been playing vacation host to Britain's Tony Blair in Sardinia, an unlikely holiday coupling that highlights an Italian-British alliance bolstered by the Iraq war. |
| 1791 | 3 | Mobile Boohoo for Sohu | Chinese net stock Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) dropped by 10 on Friday after the company announced that its multimedia messaging services with China Mobile Communication had been temporarily suspended for a year. The sanctions were ... |
| 1792 | 4 | AOL releases Netscape update | Netscape Communications upgraded its namesake browser on Tuesday to version 7.2, a rare sign of life at America Online #39;s moribund browser division. |
| 1793 | 2 | Many similarities, differences between #39;04 US basketball and #39;80 Soviet hockey teams | This was no miracle, but you could not tell by the amount of elation surrounding the Dream Team #39;s trip to the woodshed Sunday. |
| 1794 | 2 | Top-seeded Federer upset in second round | ATHENS, Greece (AP) Top-seeded Roger Federer was eliminated in the second round of the Olympics Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two years and replaced Andy Roddick atop ... |
| 1795 | 1 | UN rights chief deeply concerned about refugee camp massacre in Burundi | GENEVA, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The United Nations human rights chief expressed her deep concern over the massacre in the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi last Friday, a UN official said here Tuesday. |
| 1796 | 1 | Public servant backs Scrafton | PRIME Minister John Howard said he would not be swayed by more public servants coming forward in relation to the children overboard scandal. |
| 1797 | 1 | US troops move gets muted response | BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- Germany #39;s defense minister expressed regret Tuesday about US plans to restructure its forces abroad -- changes expected to hit Germany the hardest with the pullout of two heavy divisions. Japan and Australia embraced the changes. |
| 1798 | 3 | Stocks Higher on Economic Data, Earnings | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks traded higher on Tuesday, despite oil prices hitting a new high before falling back, as U.S. economic reports showed an easing of inflationary pressure and a sharp rebound in the housing market. |
| 1799 | 1 | U.S. Public Now Evenly Split on Iraq War (AP) | AP - Nine months of chaos and casualties in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's capture have taken a heavy toll on American opinion of President Bush's decision to go to war. Last December, when Saddam was caught, public support for Bush was 2-to-1 in favor. Now the public is evenly divided on whether the war was the right thing to do or whether it was a mistake. |
| 1800 | 1 | Rumsfeld warns on spy shake-up | US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urges caution on US intelligence reform, saying it could create new barriers. |
| 1801 | 3 | Stocks up on positive consumer price report | NEW YORK (AP) - A drop in consumer prices and a decline in crude oil futures Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term, and they sent stocks modestly higher. |
| 1802 | 4 | RealNetworks Slashes Music-Downloading Prices | With competition heating up in the online music business, RealNetworks Inc. slashed prices Tuesday for downloading music. |
| 1803 | 4 | New bird species discovered | LONDON - A new species of flightless bird has been discovered on a remote island in the northern Philippines, Filipino and British researchers announced Tuesday. |
| 1804 | 4 | Symantec Updates SOHO Gear To Battle Against Worms, Phishing | Symantec on Tuesday introduced versions of its consumer and small business security software with updates that protect against network-scanning worms such as Sasser, and keep phishing attacks at bay. |
| 1805 | 2 | Packers #39; rookie punter struggling | GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Tim Couch #39;s troubles grasping the West Coast offense gave rookie punter BJ Sander plenty of opportunities to make a good first impression with the Green Bay Packers. |
| 1806 | 1 | Holiday Pals Berlusconi, Blair Cement Ties | With a bandanna on his head and a grin on his cheeks, Italy #39;s flamboyant Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been playing vacation host to Britain #39;s Tony Blair in Sardinia, an unlikely holiday coupling that highlights an Italian-British alliance ... |
| 1807 | 3 | Illinois Helps Residents Import Prescription Drugs | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois residents will soon be able to buy lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday. |
| 1808 | 2 | Giants to Start Manning Against Carolina (AP) | AP - Eli Manning is going to get a chance to open the season as the New York Giants' starting quarterback. |
| 1809 | 2 | World 100m Champion Edwards Banned | ATHENS (Reuters) - World 100 meters champion Torri Edwards will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a two-year drugs ban was dismissed on Tuesday. |
| 1810 | 1 | India to surpass China as world's most populous country in 2050: study (AFP) | AFP - India is projected to outpace China and become the world's most populous country by 2050, growing by 50 percent in the next 46 years to reach more than 1.6 billion people, a US research institute said. |
| 1811 | 1 | Odumbe handed five-year ban | Former Kenya captain Maurice Odumbe receives a five-year ban for receiving money to fix a match. |
| 1812 | 1 | Consumer Prices Decline, Housing Rebounds | WASHINGTON - Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline prices dropped while output at factories and housing construction posted healthy rebounds, offering hope the economy has escaped this summer's "soft patch." The Labor Department said Tuesday that the decline in its closely watched Consumer Price Index was the first decrease since a 0.2 percent drop last November. The CPI had been up 0.3 percent in June and an even sharper 0.6 percent in May, reflecting big jumps in energy costs... |
| 1813 | 1 | Stocks Climb on Drop in Consumer Prices | NEW YORK - Another jump in oil prices pre-empted a rally on Wall Street Tuesday, though stocks managed to post modest gains on the strength of the latest consumer price report, which put many investors' inflation fears to rest for the near term. Stocks started the session strong after the government's Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices... |
| 1814 | 3 | Treasuries Gain After Tame Inflation | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday after July inflation figures proved subdued and soaring oil prices pointed to slower U.S. consumer spending down the line. |
| 1815 | 4 | New PC Is Created Just for Teenagers (AP) | AP - This isn't your typical, humdrum, slate-colored computer. Not only is the PC known as the hip-e almost all white, but its screen and keyboard are framed in fuzzy pink fur. Or a leopard skin design. Or a graffiti-themed pattern. |
| 1816 | 3 | Home Depot raises view as profit tops estimates | ATLANTA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. (HD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, handily topping estimates, as store renovations and efforts to improve service drove higher ... |
| 1817 | 3 | Applied Materials Takes on Metron | Applied Materials (Quote, Chart) said it filled a major gap in its services portfolio with its acquisition of Metron Technology (Quote, Chart). |
| 1818 | 4 | Two new, tiny moons found around Saturn | Paris, France, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has detected two tiny, previously-unknown moons orbiting Saturn between Mimas and Enceladus, mission scientists said Tuesday. |
| 1819 | 4 | PalmOne Announces SD WiFi Card | palmOne today announces that it is to provide a second level of wireless connectivity for Tungsten T3 and Zire 72 handheld users with the introduction of its first Wi-Fi card. Developed specifically for handheld owners who want to complement the ... |
| 1820 | 4 | Cell phone carriers to get Linux option | CHICAGO - Motorola Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. on Monday said they agreed to an expanded deal to help mobile telephone service providers use Linux-based computers to run their core network systems. |
| 1821 | 2 | Coyotes re-sign RW Johnson to three-year deal | ----------------------------------------------- GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) - Mike Johnson missed most of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery, but that didn #39;t stop the Phoenix Coyotes from giving him the veteran right wing a three-year contract ... |
| 1822 | 2 | Roddick escapes, Federer doesn #39;t at Olympics | Andy Roddick and Roger Federer both found themselves mired in three-set struggles Tuesday night at the Olympics. |
| 1823 | 2 | Giants will give Eli first start Thursday | No. 1 draft pick Eli Manning will make his first start at quarterback for the New York Giants in their exhibition game Thursday against the Carolina Panthers, coach Tom Coughlin announced Thursday, according to ESPN. |
| 1824 | 1 | Eight terror suspects charged in Britain | LONDON, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- British police on Tuesday charged eight terrorism suspects with conspiracy to murder. |
| 1825 | 3 | Consumer Prices Drop, Industry Output Up | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in gasoline costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report suggesting the U.S. Federal Reserve can stick to a plan of gradual interest-rate rises. |
| 1826 | 3 | Women Employees Sue Costco | Women employees of Costco Wholesale Corp. filed a sex discrimination class action suit today, alleging that the giant retailer imposes a glass ceiling that prevents women from reaching the top and keeps them in lower paid positions. |
| 1827 | 4 | Advertisers Go Digital to Track Ads (Reuters) | Reuters - Top marketers are going digital to\track the delivery of commercials into U.S. homes with a system\some advocates say will revolutionize advertising the way\product codes changed the selling of sliced bread. |
| 1828 | 4 | Study: Unpatched PCs compromised in 20 minutes | The average "survival time" is not even long enough to download patches that would protect a computer from Net threats. |
| 1829 | 2 | Olympics-Fencing-U.S. and Swiss End Gold Drought | ATHENS (Reuters) - Mariel Zagunis won the first fencing gold for the United States for 100 years when she beat Xue Tan of China 15-9 in the inaugural Olympic women's sabre final on Tuesday. |
| 1830 | 1 | Slaves' descendants should get tax exemption: US Senate hopeful (AFP) | AFP - American descendants of African slaves should be exempted from US federal taxes for a generation or two to compensate them for the state-sanctioned exploitation of their ancestors, an aspiring US Senate hopeful declared. |
| 1831 | 1 | Britain Charges 8 in Terror Plot Tied to U.S. Alert | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain charged eight terrorism suspects Tuesday and said one had plans which could be used in terror attacks on U.S. financial targets in New York, New Jersey and Washington. |
| 1832 | 4 | Apple #39;s Real Rivalry | If you go by the headlines alone, it sounds like RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) is about to embark on a heady money-losing venture as it halves prices for its music download service Harmony, looking to take a bite out of Apple ... |
| 1833 | 2 | Olympics: Federer crashes but Roddick survives Olympic scare | ATHENS : World No 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland crashed out of the Olympic tennis tournament when he lost to unseeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. |
| 1834 | 2 | CU #39;s Bloom Denied Request | University of Colorado wide receiver Jeremy Bloom has lost his bid to continue playing college football while accepting endorsements to support his professional skiing career. |
| 1835 | 2 | Men #39;s Singles : Interview with JUAN CARLOS FERRERO (ESP) | Q. It #39;s a slow road back, isn #39;t it? You #39;ve had the illness and injury problems earlier in this year. Did you lose confidence or what? ... |
| 1836 | 1 | Australia envoy in N Korea talks | Australia #39;s foreign minister is in North Korea, urging the Stalinist state to renounce nuclear weapons. |
| 1837 | 4 | IBM Takes New Tack in SCO Legal Battle (Ziff Davis) | Ziff Davis - In its ongoing war with SCO over Linux and Unix IP, IBM is trying a new tactic: declaring that SCO has no rights over its "homegrown" Unix code. |
| 1838 | 4 | Today Inca Trail, Tomorrow Inca Road | A consortium of nonprofits aim to restore sections of the Inca Road, the 500-year-old route that linked the Inca Empire from present-day Colombia to central Chile. |
| 1839 | 4 | Birding Column: Moments of Photographic Rapture | Birdman of Belair Mathew Tekulsky waxes on the serendipitous moments when birds and timing alight together for memorable photographs. |
| 1840 | 4 | Could Australia's Deadly Snakes Put Bite on Cancer? | Eighty percent of Australia's snake species are venomous, making the continent a paradise for researchers seeking the next generation of miracle drugs for human diseases. |
| 1841 | 4 | Africa's Penguins Still Reeling From "Guano Craze" | Faced with the lingering effects of a 19th-century trade in seabird excrement and more modern pressures, jackass penguins are struggling to recover, conservationists say. |
| 1842 | 4 | Spider-Venom Profits to Be Funneled Into Conservation | Pharmaceutical companies have profited from medicines derived from spiders. Now a group called Venom Venture is making sure some of that money goes toward conserving the spiders themselves. |
| 1843 | 4 | Paradoxically, African Railroad Keeps Habitat Intact | Normally, transportation routes through wilderness are frowned on by conservationists. But a newly restored railroad in Madagascar is persuading locals not to slash and burn the surrounding landscape. |
| 1844 | 4 | Insect Vibrations Tell of Good Times and Bad | Thornbugs communicate by vibrating the branches they live on. Now scientists are discovering just what the bugs are "saying." |
| 1845 | 4 | Friday the 13th Phobia Rooted in Ancient History | Fear of Friday the 13th has roots in a Viking myth, ancient Rome, and even the Last Supper. |
| 1846 | 1 | U.S. Studying Israeli West Bank Home Plan (AP) | AP - The United States withheld judgment Tuesday on whether Israel's plans to build 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank violate the U.S-led Middle East peace plan. |
| 1847 | 1 | Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, facing a party mutiny over his plan to quit the Gaza Strip, has approved 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the West Bank in a move that drew a cautious response on Tuesday from Washington. |
| 1848 | 1 | Iraq's Sadr Snubs Peace Delegation in Najaf | NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr refused on Tuesday to meet a delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders seeking to end a rebellion in the holy city of Najaf and other parts of the country. |
| 1849 | 3 | Costco Target of Sex Bias Lawsuit (Reuters) | Reuters - Lawyers leading a record-setting\sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores said on Tuesday\they filed a lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST.O),\claiming the company kept women out of top store management\posts. |
| 1850 | 3 | Stocks End Higher, Lifted by Data | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, even as oil prices hit another record, as investors were encouraged by data showing an easing of inflationary pressure and a sharp rebound in the housing market. |
| 1851 | 3 | Oil Up on Rosy U.S. Economic Data | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose to another record high on Tuesday on U.S. economic data showing inflationary pressure was held in check in July and ahead of weekly inventory data on Wednesday expected to show a decline in crude stocks. |
| 1852 | 4 | HP's order system chaos to continue throughout August | <strong>HP World</strong> SAP hell lingers |
| 1853 | 4 | Feature: A New IDEA in Air Quality Monitoring | Combining the assets of NASA and the EPA with NOAA's weather information is at the heart of a new NASA project called IDEA:\ Infusing Satellite Data into Environmental Air Quality Applications. IDEA will improve forecasters' ability to track regional pollution and make air quality forecasts. |
| 1854 | 4 | Soldering Surprise on the Space Station | There's nothing routine about working in space, as astronaut Mike Fincke found out recently when he did some soldering onboard the International Space Station. ScienceNASA -- Richard Grugel, a materials scientist at the Marshall Space Flight Center, watched his video monitor in disbelief... |
| 1855 | 4 | Taking the Pulse of Planet Earth | Scientists are planning to take the pulse of the planet -- and more -- in an effort to improve weather forecasts, predict energy needs months in advance, anticipate disease outbreaks and even tell fishermen where the catch will be abundant. |
| 1856 | 4 | AMD Ships New Mobile Athlon 64, 90-nm Processors | Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it has begun shipping a 3700 mobile Athlon 64 processor. The chip maker also confirmed it has started shipping processors on its 90-nanometer manufacturing process for revenue. |
| 1857 | 4 | Symantec Updates Home And Small-Office Security Products | The updates are designed to protect against network-scanning worms and keep phishing attacks at bay. |
| 1858 | 4 | Kinko #39;s Software Connects Windows Apps to Print Centers | Fedex Kinko #39;s Tuesday rolled out free software that connects Windows users to the firm #39;s print centers for ordering printing, binding, and shipping services. |
| 1859 | 2 | Olympics-Fencing-US and Swiss End Gold Drought | ATHENS (Reuters) - Mariel Zagunis won the first fencing gold for the United States for 100 years when she beat Xue Tan of China 15-9 in the inaugural Olympic women #39;s sabre final on Tuesday. |
| 1860 | 1 | Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, facing a party mutiny over his plan to quit the Gaza Strip, has approved 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the West Bank in a move that drew a cautious response on Tuesday from ... |
| 1861 | 3 | Applied Materials Returns to Profit | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AMAT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AMAT.O</A>, the largest maker of chip-making tools, on Tuesday said healthy spending on new semiconductor factories more than doubled revenue and returned it to a quarterly profit. |
| 1862 | 4 | AMD enters the 90-nanometer zone | Chipmaker becomes the last of several well-known chip companies to begin making 90-nanometer processors. |
| 1863 | 4 | Cops Test Handheld Fingerprint Readers | EAGAN, Minn. (AP) -- Several Minnesota police departments are field testing a handheld device that scans a suspect's fingerprint and digitally checks it against Minnesota's criminal history and fingerprint database... |
| 1864 | 1 | wheat (Canadian Press) | Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Field trials of genetically modified wheat are still being conducted in Canada by multinational biotech giant Monsanto despite a pledge earlier this year that the testing would be abandoned, critics said Tuesday. |
| 1865 | 1 | Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, facing a party mutiny over his plan to quit the Gaza Strip, has approved 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the West Bank in a move that drew a cautious response Tuesday from Washington. |
| 1866 | 1 | Americans Settle for 1-1 Tie With Aussies | THESSALONIKI, Greece - The U.S. women's soccer team needed only a tie Tuesday and that's all it got - settling for a draw against a team it had always beaten... |
| 1867 | 1 | Ill. Plans Online Network to Import Drugs | CHICAGO - Ignoring a federal ban on prescription drug imports, Illinois' governor announced Tuesday that the state would have an online clearinghouse running within a month to help residents purchase drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The state won't import the drugs itself, but plans to contract with a Canadian company to connect state residents with foreign pharmacies that have been approved by state health inspectors... |
| 1868 | 1 | Britain Charges 8 Terrorist Suspects | LONDON - British police charged eight terrorist suspects Tuesday of conspiring to commit murder and use radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives to cause "fear or injury" in a case involving an alleged top al-Qaida operative at the center of a U.S. terror alert this month... |
| 1869 | 4 | Mobile Boohoo for Sohu (The Motley Fool) | The Motley Fool - Chinese net stock Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU - News) dropped by 10 on Friday after the company announced that its multimedia messaging services with China Mobile Communication had been temporarily suspended for a year. The sanctions were imposed after Sohu sent solicitations for phone messaging services without China Mobile's approval. Sohu is now down 25 after its high-flying start to this calendar year. |
| 1870 | 4 | McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone (The Motley Fool) | The Motley Fool - Shortly after we came back from our big vacation overseas in May, my Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) PowerBook was hit with a computer virus. I can't tell you which one, but it was enough to cripple my Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Office for the Mac software. Symantec's (Nasdaq: SYMC - News) Norton Anti-Virus found the bug, and then eradicated it by exterminating my entire in-box. (Thanks, guys.) |
| 1871 | 2 | Fencing: U.S. and Swiss End Gold Drought | ATHENS (Reuters) - Mariel Zagunis won the first fencing gold for the United States for 100 years when she beat Xue Tan of China 15-9 in the inaugural Olympic women's sabre final on Tuesday. |
| 1872 | 1 | Iraq's Sadr Declines to Meet Najaf Peace Delegation | NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr refused on Tuesday to meet a delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders who want him to call off his uprising in the holy city of Najaf and other areas. |
| 1873 | 3 | Court Rejects Yukos #39; Appeals About Tax Claim | Yukos suffered a double blow Tuesday when the Moscow Arbitration Court rejected attempts by the oil major to cover part of a \$3.4 billion bill in back taxes and postpone collection of the claim. |
| 1874 | 3 | Costco Target of Sex Bias Lawsuit | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lawyers leading a record-setting sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores said on Tuesday they filed a lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , claiming the company kept women out of top ... |
| 1875 | 3 | Investors: Nortel may axe 5,000 jobs | OTTAWA (Reuters) - Nortel Networks Corp. investors predicted Tuesday the telecom equipment giant will again slash jobs when it reports long-overdue results this week, and shrugged off news of another criminal probe into its high-profile accounting woes. |
| 1876 | 3 | Stocks End Higher, Lifted by Data | NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks ended higher on Tuesday, even as oil prices hit another record, as investors were encouraged by data showing an easing of inflationary pressure and a sharp rebound in the housing market. |
| 1877 | 3 | Air Canada Creditors Clear Carrier #39;s Bankruptcy Plan (Update2) | Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Air Canada creditors including a General Electric Co. unit and Deutsche Bank AG cleared a plan that gives them most of the company #39;s equity when the carrier emerges from bankruptcy protection at the end of September. |
| 1878 | 4 | AMD enters the 90-nanometer zone | Advanced Micro Devices says it has reached a chip manufacturing milestone that will lead to improvements across its range of processor offerings for PCs and servers. |
| 1879 | 4 | Flash Video Takes a Front Seat | Macromedia announced a new kit that simplifies the way professional developers add video to their Web sites. |
| 1880 | 4 | Microsoft Integration Server on Deck | Microsoft (Quote, Chart) is ready to ship Host Integration Server 2004, offering a Windows interface to mainframes and legacy applications. |
| 1881 | 2 | Phelps Pushes Gold-Medal Haul to Three | ATHENS, Greece - With the quest to surpass Mark Spitz out of the way, Michael Phelps could savor one of the greatest races in swimming history. Phelps claimed his second and third gold medals of the Athens Games on Tuesday, winning the ... |
| 1882 | 2 | Canadian poolcrasher prompts tighter security | ATHENS - Olympic organizers have increased security inside all sports venues today after a Canadian, whose body was emblazoned with the name of an Internet casino, climbed out of the stands and jumped off one of the boards into the pool. |
| 1883 | 2 | Americans Settle for 1-1 Tie With Aussies | THESSALONIKI, Greece - The US women #39;s soccer team only needed a tie Tuesday, and that #39;s all it got - settling for a draw against a team it had always beaten. The Americans tied Australia 1-1, ending a perfect record against the Matildas ... |
| 1884 | 1 | Southern African Development Community Agrees on New Election Guidelines | Southern African leaders have agreed to a set of rules aimed at enhancing the transparency of elections and democratic rule in the region. |
| 1885 | 3 | Army: May Not Withhold Halliburton Money | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army on Tuesday appeared to reverse a decision to stop paying a portion of Halliburton Co.'s <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HAL.N</A> bills in Iraq and gave the company more time to resolve a billing dispute. |
| 1886 | 2 | Lions' Porcher Accepting Diminished Role (AP) | AP - Robert Porcher knows his NFL career is heading toward the end. |
| 1887 | 2 | Romania Wins Women's Gymnastics Gold, U.S. Takes Silver | ATHENS (Reuters) - Romania underlined their superiority over the rest of the field by storming to the women's gymnastics team gold at the Olympic Games Tuesday. |
| 1888 | 2 | Japan Powers Past Cuba in Baseball | ATHENS (Reuters) - In a baseball battle of gold-medal contenders, Japan banged three home runs to defeat Cuba 6-3 Tuesday, as starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched into the ninth. |
| 1889 | 3 | Stocks Up on Data, Despite Oil's Rise | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher for a third successive day on Tuesday, even as oil prices rose to another record, after investors were encouraged by data showing an easing of inflationary pressure and a sharp rebound in the housing market. |
| 1890 | 3 | Restoration Hardware Names Tate COO | Tate, who will also become executive vice president of the Corte Madera-based home furnishings chain, was most recently the operating chief at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. |
| 1891 | 4 | Can RealNetworks Play Losses For Gain? | NEW YORK - This is how serious the competition for digital music customers has become: RealNetworks will widen its losses in the hope of upgrading users to its premium subscription service. |
| 1892 | 4 | CA Strengthens Security Investment | CA (Quote, Chart) has taken a renewed interest this week in network security with two additions to its eTrust portfolio. The company acquired spyware killer PestPatrol and launched a consulting practice to assist partners with Vulnerability Manager ... |
| 1893 | 4 | New Wi-Fi Spec Pushes for 100 Mbps | A consortium of companies collaborating under the moniker quot;WWiSE quot; today announced their intended submission of a complete joint proposal to the IEEE 802.11 Task Group N (TGn), which is chartered with developing a next-generation ... |
| 1894 | 4 | DOD Chooses Linux Clusters | Linux Networx has announced that two Department of Defense centers will be using Linux cluster supercomputers from the company to conduct battlefield simulations. The clusters are part of an initiative to modernize the DOD #39;s ... |
| 1895 | 2 | RVS Rathore: The silver lining | Waiting for the bus to the Markopoulos shooting range this afternoon, a question from a Chinese journalist rattled me. quot;From India? How many medals have you won? quot; ... |
| 1896 | 2 | Overrated NBA athletes losing to better teams | For the purist, watching basketball played at the Olympic level is a nice break from what #39;s become of the game in this country. |
| 1897 | 2 | Olympics-Federer #39;s Games dream shattered | ATHENS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer was bundled out of the Olympic tennis tournament on Tuesday by unheralded Czech Tomas Berdych. |
| 1898 | 2 | Montreal at San Francisco, 7:05 PM | SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The San Francisco Giants will look for their sixth straight win Tuesday when they continue a four-game series against the Montreal Expos at SBC Park. |
| 1899 | 1 | Arrested Qaida terrorist an India-born | WASHINGTON: Abu Musa al-Hindi, one of the principle terror suspects charged with plotting to attack US financial institutions, has been identified as India-born Dhiren Barot. British police on Tuesday charged Barot, 32, of gathering surveillance plans of ... |
| 1900 | 4 | Media giant BSkyB sues EDS over troubled CRM system | London-based media giant British Sky Broadcasting Group has filed a legal claim against Electronic Data Services over a problematic CRM system designed to support the media company's customer support call centers. |
| 1901 | 4 | Microsoft readies Host Integration Server 2004 | The newest edition of Host Integration Server, which replaces the 2000 version, is designed to make it easier for users to link Windows systems with IBM mainframes and midrange iSeries servers. |
| 1902 | 4 | Q A: HP's Livermore sees no need for HP-UX on x86 | Ann Livermore, executive vice president of HP's Technology Solutions Group, discussed the company's recent earnings report and talked about its hardware plans. |
| 1903 | 4 | Pentagon turns to Linux for high-end battlefield simulations | As part of its technology update program, the Defense Department has turned to two 256-processor Linux Networx Evolocity cluster supercomputers to improve complex computerized battlefield simulations. |
| 1904 | 4 | Gartner revises PC market forecast, warns of downside | Although the PC market won't grow as fast this year as originally envisioned by Gartner analysts, the industry is still expected to sell 12.6 more units this year than in 2003. |
| 1905 | 4 | IBM seeks dismissal in second part of SCO case | In documents filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, IBM sought the dismissal of a major component of the lawsuit filed against it last year by The SCO Group. |
| 1906 | 4 | Analysts concerned about longer-than-expected G5 delays | Analysts from Prudential Equity Group and UBS are warning that delayed shipments of G5 chips from IBM could affect Apple Computer's bottom line |
| 1907 | 4 | Making Slideshows | Comparing photo slideshow computer applications, Thomas E. Weber writes for the Wall Street Journal, #147;Those using an Apple computer won #146;t need to agonize over which slideshow program to choose. Apple #146;s excellent iLife package (\$49; included with new Macs) is all they #146;ll need. Users can construct slideshows in the package #146;s easy-to-use iDVD program or move slideshows from iPhoto into iDVD for burning onto a disc. For more effects, the iMovie video-editing software can add panning and zooming motion. #148; Aug 17 |
| 1908 | 2 | New Europe Coaches Make Mark in World Cup (AP) | AP - It didn't take long for the new coaches of three soccer powers to make their marks. |
| 1909 | 2 | U.S. Rebounds with Narrow Basketball Win Over Greece | ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States rebounded from a shock opening game loss to narrowly beat Greece 77-71 at the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday. |
| 1910 | 3 | Google IPO imminent | SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After months of unprecedented hype, Google took a final step toward its long-awaited public stock sale, asking regulators to finalize paperwork that could start trading as early as Wednesday. |
| 1911 | 3 | Woman claims Costco discriminates against female managers | SAN FRANCISCO An assistant store manager at Costco filed a federal civil rights suit today in San Francisco. Shirley quot;Rae quot; Ellis alleges she was passed over for a promotion because the retail chain #39;s policies discriminate against women. |
| 1912 | 3 | Ford, Magna face class-action suit | TORONTO (CP) -- Up to 400,000 Canadians might be driving Ford vehicles with faulty door latches that could lead to serious injury or death, according to a \$527-million class-action lawsuit commenced Tuesday against Ford Motor Co., Magna ... |
| 1913 | 3 | Air Canada gets lease on life | Creditors approve plan, get 10 cents on the dollar and allow airline to emerge from bankruptcy. MONTREAL (Reuters) - Air Canada creditors approved a recapitalization plan Tuesday that will allow the world #39;s 11th largest airline to emerge from bankruptcy ... |
| 1914 | 4 | RealNetworks Slashes Prices For Music Downloads | For three weeks, it will sell songs for 49 cents and albums for \$4.99--a move that could spark a price war. |
| 1915 | 2 | Shot-Put Returns to Ancient Stadium | THENS, Aug. 17 American shot-putter John Godina walked into the ancient Olympic stadium at Olympia when he arrived there earlier this week and the history he had studied in college came to life before his eyes. |
| 1916 | 1 | No deaths #39;miraculous #39; in English flash flooding | LONDON British police said today they believed no one had died in flash flooding that struck seaside communities in southwest England, but rescue operations were continuing. |
| 1917 | 3 | Home Depot Profit Tops Estimates on Sales | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, handily topping estimates, as store renovations and efforts to improve service drove higher average sales in every category. |
| 1918 | 3 | Dollar Up Slightly Vs. Euro | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar eked out marginal gains against the euro on Tuesday as the market digested a slew of U.S. economic data that failed to substantially alter the outlook for gradual increases in U.S. interest rates. |
| 1919 | 4 | Violence Tackled at Online Gaming Parlors (AP) | AP - Six days a week, teens crowd the Blue Screen Gaming cybercafe to hunt each other down with assault rifles inside virtual computer worlds. In these video game halls, nobody gets hurt. But real-life violence has flared around some of these businesses, prompting municipal crackdowns. |
| 1920 | 4 | HP's Fiorina stood up by Argentina's President | <strong>HP World</strong> Belly bands and three-legged stools |
| 1921 | 4 | News: TRMM Sees Rain from Hurricanes Fall Around the World | Since rain and freshwater flooding are the number one causes of death from hurricanes in the United States over the last 30 years, better understanding of these storms is vital for insuring public safety. |
| 1922 | 1 | Desert hospitality, honor, and the war outside the door | One Najaf family's shifting view of the fierce fighting that surrounds them. |
| 1923 | 1 | Marked men with no place to hide | The Honduran government's crackdown on street gangs has been swift, severe, and apparently successful. |
| 1924 | 1 | Greek baseball team, made in the USA | Success at the Games could boost the popularity of a sport unfamiliar to Greeks. |
| 1925 | 1 | Tired of post-9/11 hassles, Arab tourists head east | Saudi visitors to Malaysia were up 53 percent in 2004. |
| 1926 | 1 | Sun-shy female commuters fuel an Asian fad | Part hat, part mask, part visor, it's a new piece of bicycle headgear. |
| 1927 | 1 | Nepal braced for rebel 'blockade' | Nepalese forces are on alert ahead a deadline set by rebels, who have threatened to blockade the capital. |
| 1928 | 3 | J.C. Penney Posts Profit, Sales Strong | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Department store operator J.C. Penney Co. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JCP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">JCP.N</A> on Tuesday posted a quarterly operating profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on inventory controls and strong sales of jeans, home furnishings and career clothes. |
| 1929 | 3 | Treasuries, Oil Up, Inflation in Check | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices rallied on Tuesday, dragging yields to four-month lows as July inflation figures proved subdued and soaring oil prices pointed to slower U.S. consumer spending down the line. |
| 1930 | 4 | Windows XP Security Update Delayed (AP) | AP - Microsoft Corp. has delayed automated distribution of a major security upgrade to its Windows XP Professional operating system, citing a desire to give companies more time to test it. |
| 1931 | 4 | Network Solutions is Pathetic | \\We have a few domains hosted on Network Solutions. For one reason or another we\were in a hurry and just used NetSol as our registrar. BIG mistake!\\They are one *pathetic* organization!\\They are a DNS company. That's what they DO! Their DNS admin only allows 10\IPs. Of course they don't tell you this when you signup. You only find out that\the UI doesn't allow for additional IPs until try to add them.\\To add insult to injury when you try to move AWAY from NetSol by changing your\primary and secondary they drop your IP configuration immediately. You're just\out of luck if there are clients which have cached your primary and secondary\DNS servers.\ |
| 1932 | 2 | Eagles Defensive End Kalu Out for Year (AP) | AP - Defensive end N.D. Kalu will miss the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during in Tuesday's practice. |
| 1933 | 2 | US NBA stars pushed to the brink before edging Greece (AFP) | AFP - Allen Iverson scored 17 points despite a fractured right thumb and the reeling United States team was pushed to the brink before beating Greece 77-71 in an Olympic preliminary round basketball game. |
| 1934 | 2 | A Big Perk for 84 Lumber Golfers (AP) | AP - David Toms was going through his PGA Tour schedule for the remainder of the year when he mentioned the 84 Lumber Classic, which is squeezed between the Ryder Cup and a World Golf Championship in Ireland. |
| 1935 | 1 | Blast in Gaza House Kills at Least Two (AP) | AP - An explosion in a house in Gaza City early Wednesday killed at least two people, Palestinian witnesses said. It was not immediately known what caused the blast. |
| 1936 | 1 | Blast in Gaza Home of Hamas Man Kills 4 - Medics | GAZA (Reuters) - An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas militant in Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding him and about a dozen other Palestinians, medics said. |
| 1937 | 1 | Sudan Says More Police to Shield Darfur Refugees | ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Sudan plans to double the number of police in Darfur to 20,000, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday in the face of fresh reports that marauding Arab militiamen were still preying on stricken refugees. |
| 1938 | 1 | Report: Japan, Russia to Lose Population | WASHINGTON - Japan, Germany and many other large industrialized countries face long-term population slowdowns or declines as more young adults have fewer children or delay child-rearing, demographers say. While the world's population is expected to increase by almost 50 percent by 2050, Japan could lose 20 percent of its population over the next half-century, according to data released Tuesday by the private Population Reference Bureau... |
| 1939 | 1 | Thrilling Relay Win Gets Phelps Third Gold | ATHENS, Greece - Now this was a duel in the pool. With Michael Phelps leading off Tuesday night, the United States bested its rival from Down Under in the most thrilling race of the Athens Games... |
| 1940 | 4 | Microsoft Updates Its IBM Connectivity Server | On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled the 2004 version of its Host Integration Server (HIS) product, which is designed to integrate IBM mainframes and servers with Windows systems. |
| 1941 | 1 | Official backs Scrafton #39;s version | A former federal official has backed Mike Scrafton #39;s story that he told John Howard three days before the 2001 election that the children overboard story was wrong. |
| 1942 | 2 | Japan Turns to 'Dream Team' to Restore Baseball Pride | ATHENS (Reuters) - Japan's own baseball "Dream Team" hammered arch-rivals Cuba 6-3 and set themselves up as favorites for gold in the Athens Olympics Tuesday. |
| 1943 | 3 | After the Bell-Applied Materials rises after earnings | NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest maker of chip-making tools, rose after the bell on Tuesday after the company said healthy spending on new semiconductor factories more than ... |
| 1944 | 3 | Alcoa closing Ohio plant, cutting 140 jobs | Alcoa Inc. will close an automotive components factory in Ohio and lay off its staff in a bid to cut excess capacity, the Pittsburgh-based company said Tuesday. |
| 1945 | 3 | Berkshire Takes Stake in Pier 1 | Fellow Fool Alyce Lomax and I need to debate Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR). Between Alyce covering the company warnings and me advising not to jump off the pier, there has been little good news to report. Is Pier 1 ready to get ... |
| 1946 | 4 | Microsoft delays security update for Windows XP Professional | REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft has delayed distribution of a security update for users of its Windows XP Professional operating system to give some companies more time to test it, the software company said Tuesday. |
| 1947 | 4 | Microsoft Updates Its IBM Connectivity Server | Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the 2004 version of its Host Integration Server (HIS) product, which is designed to integrate IBM mainframes and servers with Windows systems. |
| 1948 | 4 | Motorola rolls out database management software | AUGUST 17, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Motorola Inc. announced today it has completed the second phase of a four-phase rollout of information life-cycle management (ILM) software that cut its production database size by as much as 50 in some business ... |
| 1949 | 2 | Greek Soccer Out of Olympic Running | The recently crowned European Champions are out of the running for a medal in men #39;s soccer. In the group rounds, Greece lost to Mexico 2:3 and watched as its favorite sons had to give up a chance for a gold to teams like Mali, South Korea, Iraq and ... |
| 1950 | 2 | Kalu out for the year with torn ACL | Defensive end ND Kalu will miss the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during in Tuesday #39;s practice. |
| 1951 | 3 | Google IPO Paper Not Declared Effective (Reuters) | Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange\Commission did not declare effective Google Inc.'s registration\statement for its multibillion-dollar initial public offering\by the close of the agency's business day on Tuesday, an SEC\official said. |
| 1952 | 4 | SEC Delays Google Stock Offering | Google Inc.'s long-awaited initial stock sale, which appeared imminent Tuesday, has been delayed while the company awaits final approval of its paperwork by the Securities and Exchange Commission. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-Associated Press</B></FONT> |
| 1953 | 1 | Britain scratching about for medals (AFP) | AFP - Britain were neck and neck with Olympic minnows Slovakia and Zimbabwe and desperately hoping for an elusive gold medal later in the week. |
| 1954 | 3 | Mobile Homes a Danger in Hurricane Zones, Owners Say | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - Rita Weston survived Hurricane Charley huddled under a mattress with her husband and mother in a mobile home she bought 35 years ago. But before the storm passed, the home was reduced to scrap wood and metal. |
| 1955 | 3 | Alcoa to Close Ohio Plant, Cut 140 Jobs | Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Tuesday it is closing its Northwood, Ohio, automotive components factory by year-end to trim excess capacity, which will impact about 140 employees. |
| 1956 | 3 | Cendant breaks off mortgage unit talks | The real estate and travel company says it will continue to look for a buyer of its mortgage business. |
| 1957 | 4 | Windows XP Security Update Delayed | Microsoft Corp. has delayed automated distribution of a major security upgrade to its Windows XP operating system, citing a desire to give companies more time to test it. |
| 1958 | 4 | New bird species discovered in Babuyan Island | A NEW bird species, which is believed to be found nowhere else in the world, has been discovered on the remote island of Calayan, 70 km north of Luzon. |
| 1959 | 4 | IBM Unwraps Middle Tier i5 Server | IBM on Tuesday unveiled the eServer i5 550, a new addition to its Power 5-based lineup that it #39;s aiming at mid-sized business. |
| 1960 | 4 | AOL Releases Netscape 7.2 | Also included with 7.2 is an improved pop-up blocker which now stops more pop-ups than any previous version of Netscape, something only just apparent in some more widely used browsers, Netscape will even block mouse over pop-ups. |
| 1961 | 4 | Analysts concerned about longer-than-expected G5 delays | AUGUST 17, 2004 (MACCENTRAL) - Analysts from Prudential Equity Group and UBS have warned over the past two days that longer than expected G5 delays from IBM Corp. is the near-term quot;key risk quot; for Apple Computer Inc. |
| 1962 | 2 | Japan lifts men #39;s gymnastics team gold (updated) | ATHENS, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- World championships third-placers Japan took a sweet revenge on Monday to claim the men #39;s gymnasticsteam title at the Athens Olympics with a total score of 173.821 points. |
| 1963 | 2 | Geogia woman wins medal in fencing | ATHENS - The United States won its first fencing medals in 20 years Tuesday, a bronze by an Atlanta-area competitor and a gold by Mariel Zagunis in the saber competition. |
| 1964 | 1 | Iraqi Peace Mission Snubbed by Rebel Cleric Sadr | NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday refused to meet an Iraqi peace delegation because of quot;American aggression quot; as US troops pounded militia positions in Najaf near the country #39;s holiest Islamic sites. |
| 1965 | 1 | Israel invites bids for construction of 1,000 more homes in West Bank | JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli government on Tuesday issued bids for 1,000 new homes in Jewish West Bank settlements, in a violation of an internationally backed peace plan, but insisted the construction has the tacit approval of one of the backers, the US ... |
| 1966 | 1 | Blast in Gaza Home of Hamas Man Kills 4 - Medics | GAZA (Reuters) - An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas militant in Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding him and about a dozen other Palestinians, medics said. |
| 1967 | 3 | US to withhold Halliburton money | The Pentagon is to withhold a proportion of payments to US firm Halliburton which supplies meals to US troops in Iraq. |
| 1968 | 4 | Product Review: HP d530 Business Desktop (NewsFactor) | NewsFactor - I.T. managers will appreciate the versatility of the HP (NYSE: HPQ) d530 Business Desktop, equipped with a 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 with hyperthreading technology. The small form-factor desktop targets business consumers seeking a reasonably priced, high-end PC. HP has produced a business machine that will fulfill any office task without draining your entire PC budget. |
| 1969 | 4 | Aberdeen: CRM To Lead SMB Enterprise Software Spending (NewsFactor) | NewsFactor - Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) still view cost-cutting as their primary reason for making enterprise software purchases. But customer acquisition and retention ranks second, and for that reason they will spend more on CRM functionality than any other enterprise software area this year, according to data gathered by Aberdeen Research. |
| 1970 | 4 | Group Urges EPA for More Pollution Cuts (AP) | AP - If the government required deeper cuts in air pollution from power plants, at least 3,000 lives would be saved and 140,000 children would avoid asthma and other respiratory ailments, an environmental group said Tuesday. |
| 1971 | 4 | N.Y. Orders Power Plants to Cut Emissions (AP) | AP - Citing what they called a public health emergency, New York officials on Tuesday ordered power plants to reduce emissions blamed for acid rain. |
| 1972 | 4 | Crypto researchers abuzz over flaws | Presenters at the Crypto 2004 conference identify faster ways to forge digital signatures with common security algorithms. |
| 1973 | 4 | HP WORLD - HP: ProLiant delays to continue through August | CHICAGO - Hewlett-Packard Co. customers will continue to have difficulties ordering custom configurations of HP's ProLiant servers though the end of August, company executives told attendees at the HP World conference in Chicago Tuesday. The problems are due to continuing problems with an SAP AG order processing and supply-chain deployment rolled out last month, they said. |
| 1974 | 1 | Venezuelan Officials Agree to Audit Sample (AP) | AP - Venezuelan election officials agreed Tuesday to conduct a partial audit of the results of a recall referendum won by President Hugo Chavez, amid opposition charges of election fraud, officials told The Associated Press. |
| 1975 | 1 | Explosion in Hamas Man's Home in Gaza Kills 4 | GAZA (Reuters) - An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas leader in Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding him and about a dozen other Palestinians, medics said. |
| 1976 | 1 | 7 Texas Kids Found in Nigeria Orphanage | HOUSTON - Seven Texas children were discovered abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage, suffering from disease and malnutrition, and have been brought back to the United States. Child Protective Services, which received emergency custody of the children Monday, is investigating accusations that the children's adoptive mother abandoned them in Nigeria in October and later went to work in Iraq as a private contractor... |
| 1977 | 1 | U.S. Bounces Back to Beat Greece 77-71 | ATHENS, Greece - Lamar Odom made a key defensive play on Greece's Dimitris Pipanikoulaou, preventing him from getting a clean layup attempt that could have cut the United States' lead to two points, and the Americans won 77-71 Tuesday night in the second round of the Olympic men's basketball tournament. In a much closer game than expected, the Americans bounced back from their embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in their opener and avoided dropping to 0-2, which would have matched their loss total from the previous 68 years... |
| 1978 | 1 | Thrilling Relay Win Gets Phelps Third Gold | ATHENS, Greece - Now this was a duel in the pool. With Michael Phelps leading off Tuesday night, the United States bested its top rival in the most thrilling race of the Athens Games... |
| 1979 | 3 | ING Withdrawing #36;5 Billion From Janus (AP) | AP - Janus Capital Group Inc. on Tuesday identified ING US Financial Services as the client planning to withdraw #36;5 billion from the Denver-based mutual funds giant. |
| 1980 | 3 | SEC Leaves Google Waiting on IPO Go Ahead | NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators on Tuesday did not give Google Inc. the green light it needs to price its initial public offering, extending the wait for its highly anticipated market debut. |
| 1981 | 2 | Hoops Team Rebounds | The Americans survive a poor shooting night to beat Greece 77-71 at the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday. |
| 1982 | 3 | Google IPO document not declared | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission has not declared effective Google #39;s registration statement for its multibillion-dollar initial public offering by the close of the agency #39;s business day on Tuesday, an SEC official says. |
| 1983 | 3 | Yukos woes flare up again, offsetting Venezuela vote | SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures headed higher Tuesday to close at a new historic level near \$47 a barrel, following news that a Russian court has rejected a plea from oil giant Yukos to suspend government efforts to collect a \$3.4 billion tax ... |
| 1984 | 3 | Borders 2Q Profits Soar 89 Percent | Borders Group Inc. #39;s second-quarter profits rose 89 percent on stronger-than-anticipated book sales and topped Wall Street #39;s estimates. The company also increased its full-year earnings outlook. |
| 1985 | 3 | FTC Seeks to Delay Arch-Triton Merger | Antitrust regulators have asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block Arch Coal Inc. #39;s \$364 million acquisition of Triton Coal Co. Ltd., pending court appeal. |
| 1986 | 4 | Another dodo? Flightless bird found in Philippines | SCIENTISTS have discovered a new species of flightless bird on a remote island in the Philippines, the conservation group BirdLife International said yesterday. |
| 1987 | 4 | AOL Releases Netscape Browser Update | America Online Inc. on Tuesday opened the curtain on its update to the Netscape Web browser. Netscape 7.2 became available for download from the Netscape site. As previously reported, AOL had planned to unveil its first browser update in a year by the ... |
| 1988 | 4 | Gloom amid the boom | BANGALORE - The success of India #39;s high-tech and outsourcing industry was built on Bangalore but the southern city where the boom began has now become a victim of its own success. |
| 1989 | 2 | Unobstructed Views: Olympic-sized fools | For all their troubles, the Olympic Games remain the greatest unifying force in the world. Every four years, they draw a diverse international audience, bridging cultural gaps, transcending ethnic divisions, and uniting us all in a single, harmonious ... |
| 1990 | 2 | US Wins First Fencing Gold Since 1904 | THENS, Aug. 17 As the American fencer Mariel Zagunis yelled in triumph, her teammates rushed her and hurled her into the air. What made their celebratory gesture especially notable was that Zagunis was still holding, and waving, her ... |
| 1991 | 2 | Colombian golfer leads US Amateur qualifying | MAMARONECK, NY (AP) Oscar Alvarez of Colombia shot a 3-under-par 67 for the first-round lead at the US Amateur on Monday. Alvarez, a junior at BYU, had five birdies and two bogeys on the 6,775-yard East course at Winged Foot Golf Club, and was the ... |
| 1992 | 1 | North Korea #39;won #39;t pull out of 6-way talks #39; | BEIJING - China said yesterday that its close ally North Korea will not be pulling out of six-party talks, despite Pyongyang hinting that Washington #39;s hardline policy made the negotiations unworkable. |
| 1993 | 1 | Annan urges Myanmar to free Suu Kyi | NEW YORK UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Tuesday raised doubts about Myanmar #39;s resolve to implement a road map for democracy and urged the nation #39;s military leaders to immediately release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
| 1994 | 3 | Borders Profits Rise, Raises Outlook | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BGP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BGP.N</A>, the No. 2 U.S. bookseller, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose, beating estimates by the company and Wall Street, largely because of stronger-than-expected book sales. |
| 1995 | 3 | Army May Not Withhold Halliburton Money | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army reversed a decision late Tuesday to withhold payment on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton Co.'s <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HAL.N</A> logistics deal in Iraq and gave the company more time to resolve a billing dispute. |
| 1996 | 4 | Google Interview Is Draw for Latest Playboy Issue (Reuters) | Reuters - The new issue of Playboy magazine\isn't drawing attention in some circles for its trademark\centerfold but for an interview with the founders of Web search\engine Google Inc. that raised regulatory eyebrows. |
| 1997 | 2 | Williamson Gets Third Opinion on Elbow (AP) | AP - Red Sox reliever Scott Williamson sought a third opinion on his ailing right elbow Tuesday before deciding whether to have major reconstructive surgery. |
| 1998 | 1 | Iran Threatens Israel on Nuclear Reactor (AP) | AP - Accompanied by a warning that its missiles have the range, Iran on Tuesday said it would destroy Israel's Dimona nuclear reactor if the Jewish state were to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. |
| 1999 | 1 | Grim funeral service held for Burundi massacre victims (AFP) | AFP - Thousands of grieving people and top politicians attended a grim funeral service held to bury some 160 Congolese Tutsis slaughtered in a refugee camp in Burundi. |
| 2000 | 3 | Borders Profits Rise, Raises Outlook | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc. (BGP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US bookseller, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose, beating estimates by the company and Wall Street, largely because of stronger-than-expected book sales. |
| 2001 | 3 | Applied Materials Reports Profit in 3Q | Applied Materials Inc., the world #39;s largest supplier of machines that make computer chips, Tuesday said surging sales in its latest quarter surpassed its own and Wall Street estimates. |
| 2002 | 3 | NZ PRESS: NGC Seeks LPG, Network Businesses To Grow | WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--NGC Holdings (NGC.NZ), a New Zealand-based gas distribution and metering concern, is seeking liquified petroleum gas and electricity network businesses in its quest for growth, the Dominion Post reported on its Web site Wednesday. |
| 2003 | 4 | New bird species discovered in Philippines | Cambridge, England, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- British and Filipino researchers have found a new bird species on a remote island in the northern Philippines, which is a relative to the familiar Moorhen. |
| 2004 | 4 | AOL adopts Girafa #39;s thumbnail search technology | Girafa.com, which develops and providers data visualization solutions and services, announced yesterday that CompuServe, Netscape, AIM and ICQ - properties of America Online (AOL) - have signed an agreement with Girafa to use its thumbnail ... |
| 2005 | 4 | HHS spends \$228M on IT programs | A preliminary accounting of efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services shows that the agency has about 19 major health information technology initiatives, totaling about \$228 million. |
| 2006 | 4 | Palm adds an SD Wi-Fi card | PalmOne has at long last released an SD Wi-Fi card, enabling PDA users to connect to both office WLANs and public hotspots. However, difficulties with implementing wireless Ethernet on PalmOS mean that the US\$129 card will only work on the Tungsten T3 and ... |
| 2007 | 2 | UAE, India hit Olympic firsts | ATHENS The United Arab Emirates and India scored Olympic firsts on day four of the Athens Games on Tuesday and there was good news also for host Greece, which landed its second gold of the competition. |
| 2008 | 2 | Olympics: US NBA stars pushed to the brink before edging Greece | ATHENS : Allen Iverson scored 17 points despite a fractured right thumb and the reeling United States team was pushed to the brink before beating Greece 77-71 in an Olympic preliminary round basketball game. |
| 2009 | 2 | Matildas #39;salvage late draw with US | ATHENS: Australia #39;s Matildas salvaged a 1-1 draw against the United States at the Athens Olympics on Tuesday to join the Americans in the last eight of the women #39;s soccer tournament. |
| 2010 | 2 | Olympics-Federer #39;s Olympic dream shattered twice over | ATHENS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer #39;s top target for the year -- an Olympic tennis gold medal -- was taken away from him in a quot;terrible day quot; on Tuesday. |
| 2011 | 1 | Karzai likely to visit Pakistan next week | KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is likely to visit Pakistan from August 23 (Monday), sources said on Tuesday. |
| 2012 | 1 | Candidate for Democratic Party Arrested in China | ONG KONG, Aug. 17 An already heated election campaign for the legislature here took an unexpected turn today with an announcement by the Democratic Party that one of its candidates had been arrested in mainland China on charges of ... |
| 2013 | 3 | Borders Profits Up, Outlook Raised | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BGP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BGP.N</A>, the No. 2 U.S. bookseller, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose, beating estimates by the company and Wall Street, as a looming presidential election whetted appetites for political books and led to higher-than-expected sales. |
| 2014 | 2 | Australia Salvages Late Draw with U.S. Women in Soccer | ATHENS (Reuters) - Australia's "Matildas" salvaged a 1-1 draw against the United States at the Athens Olympics on Tuesday to join the Americans in the last eight of the women's soccer tournament. |
| 2015 | 2 | Manning Gets Chance to Start | Giants Coach Tom Coughlin announced that rookie quarterback Eli Manning will start ahead of two-time M.V.P. Kurt Warner in Thursday's preseason game against Carolina. |
| 2016 | 2 | Ruling Likely Ends Bloom's College Football Career | The N.C.A.A. has denied Jeremy Bloom's request to play football at Colorado while accepting endorsements to support his skiing career. |
| 2017 | 3 | IMF gives Jamaica thumbs up | The International Monetary Fund has praised the Jamaican government for stabilizing the country's economy. |
| 2018 | 2 | Outspoken Winslow Makes Impression at Camp (AP) | AP - Hot-tempered and outspoken, Kellen Winslow Jr. isn't toning it down just because he's a rookie. |
| 2019 | 2 | US NBA stars pushed to the brink before edging Greece (AFP) | AFP - Sick, injured and reeling from a humiliating loss, the United States basketball team struggled past Greece 77-71 in an Olympic preliminary-round game that signaled more difficulties to come. |
| 2020 | 1 | Israel Kills 5 in Attempt to Assassinate Hamas Man | GAZA (Reuters) - A senior Hamas leader survived an Israeli assassination attempt on Wednesday but at least five other Palestinians were killed in the night-time explosion that tore through his Gaza home. |
| 2021 | 4 | Carl Reiner: Comedy as a Life #39;s Work | Description: Actor Carl Reiner found his life #39;s calling in the third grade, making his classmates laugh by walking on his hands. The actor, comedian and director joins NPR #39;s Neal Conan and takes calls. |
| 2022 | 3 | Google Stock Sale Delayed as SEC Doesn #39;t Act on IPO (Update1) | Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. #39;s plan to sell shares today in an initial public offering was delayed because the US Securities and Exchange Commission didn #39;t act on the company #39;s request to approve its stock registration. |
| 2023 | 3 | US withholds some Halliburton payments for Iraq services | Halliburton said Tuesday that the US Army had decided not to grant it additional time to substantiate its costs for feeding and housing American troops in Iraq and Kuwait, a decision that could cost the company 15 percent of its payment. |
| 2024 | 3 | Mounties initiate Nortel investigation | The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have launched a criminal investigation into the financial accounting practices of network gear maker Nortel Networks just days before the company is set to release some of its restated financial results. |
| 2025 | 2 | Phelps #39;s dreams meet not-so-bad realities | ATHENS Imagine, just for the length of a breezy, sun-kissed summer evening in Athens, that you had not heard a word about Michael Phelps before these Olympics began. That you knew nothing about his childhood in Baltimore; the failed Olympic dreams of his ... |
| 2026 | 2 | Federer eliminated by the 74th-ranked Berdych | ATHENS Top-seeded Roger Federer was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament Tuesday, losing to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. |
