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The Chocolate-Coffee Conundrum If coffee chains used better chocolate, Lawrence Meyers argues, they'd sell more coffee. | 1 |
Anti-government strike cripples Bangladesh Shops and schools were closed across Bangladesh on Tuesday after the country #39;s main opposition party called a general strike to protest a weekend grenade attack that killed 20 people and wounded more than 300. | 1 |
Privacy questions arise as RFID hits stores Companies brace for privacy debate as potentially intrusive applications arrive faster than expected. | 1 |
West Indies, Pakistan to clash WEST Indies may just have what it takes to make it to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy. Going into the second semi-final of the Championship, the West Indies have played with a quiet assurance which has been lacking for a long time. | 1 |
FA show stern hand At last, some signs of life in the head-master #39;s office. After a string of weak or wrong decisions, the Football Association beaks decided to take | 1 |
Russia Added to Central Asian Bloc (AP) AP - Four Central Asian nations on Saturday formally approved Russia's membership to their economic bloc, providing Moscow the opportunity to restore its influence in the strategic, energy-rich region. | 1 |
Girl among 3 Palestinians killed GAZA CITY -- Three Palestinians, including an 8-year-old girl, were killed in separate clashes with the Israeli army yesterday, and an Israeli soldier was killed when Palestinians shelled a Gaza Strip settlement. | 1 |
Study: Some Parts of Language Innate Sept. 17, 2004 - Some parts of language arise from the innate way humans process language, according to a new study of deaf children in Nicaragua. | 1 |
Column: The veterans set the stage And there was certainly much to discuss around the campfires of Martinsville Speedway Saturday morning. Is moody Kurt Busch worthy of a Nextel Cup title? | 1 |
Nikkei Up Despite Weak Output Data TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average rose 1.36 percent by mid-morning trade on Thursday, as the market took weak output data in its stride and buyers flocked to recently battered stocks after a steep fall in oil prices boosted U.S. shares. | 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. | 1 |
JONES SUES CONTE FOR \$32 MILLION US sprint star Marion Jones has filed a \$US 25 million (\$AUD 32.7 million) defamation lawsuit against accused steroid peddler Victor Conte saying he has sullied her reputation by making false claims she used banned performance enhancing drugs. | 1 |
Univision drops suit against Nielsen LOS ANGELES - Univision Communications Inc. said Monday it dropped a lawsuit against Nielsen Media Research Inc. over the firm #39;s new TV rating system, which the Spanish-language broadcaster claimed miscounts its viewers. | 1 |
Israeli Missile Strike in Gaza Wounds at Least 3 (Reuters) Reuters - An Israeli helicopter gunship fired a\missile into the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza\Strip on Friday, wounding at least three Palestinians,\witnesses and medics said. | 1 |
Bucs on verge of finally dealing Kendall After trying for three years to escape catcher Jason Kendall #39;s contract, the Pirates finally have succeeded. The passing of physicals is all that stands in the way of the Pirates sending Kendall to the Oakland | 1 |
Orioles' Bedard Won't Pitch Again in 2004 (AP) AP - Orioles rookie left-hander Erik Bedard has been shut down for the remainder of the year after pitching more than 133 innings in his first full season following elbow ligament replacement surgery. | 1 |
chipmaker Infineon admits price fixing German computer chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG has agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and will pay a \$160 million fine, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. | 1 |
Conferees Ban Lease of Boeing Tankers (Reuters) Reuters - House and Senate conferees agreed\late on Thursday to ban the leasing of aerial refueling\aircraft as part of a final deal on a #36;422 billion defense\authorization bill, killing a proposed #36;23.5 billion Air Force\plan to lease and buy 100 Boeing Co. tankers... | 1 |
Dexia board rejects plan for Italian merger THE board of Dexia, the Franco-Belgian bank, yesterday unanimously rejected a proposed 37 billion (26 billion) merger with Italys Sanpaolo, bringing an end to what would have been Europes biggest cross-border bank deal. | 1 |
Britons flee Jamaica ahead of hurricane The deadliest hurricane to hit the Caribbean in a decade is on course to slam into Jamaica where around 800 Britons are being evacuated. | 1 |
Phantoms extend win streak to 14 games with 4-3 overtime win PROVIDENCE, RI (CP) - Jon Sim scored in overtime for the second night in a row as the Philadelphia Phantoms won their 14th straight AHL game, 4-3 over the Providence Bruins in front of 5,812 spectators Sunday. | 1 |
Vivendi to enjoy new tax status Vivendi Universal SA, owner of the world #39;s largest record company, said the French Government approved a change to its tax status allowing the company to save | 1 |
MSN Desktop Search Images Surface Screen shots of an early version of MSN #39;s desktop search application began circulating on the Web on Monday, indicating that Microsoft Corp. | 1 |
Anti-Nuclear Protester Killed in France (AP) AP - A French anti-nuclear protester was killed Sunday in eastern France when his leg was severed by a train carrying radioactive waste to Germany, officials said. | 1 |
Microsoft Prepared to Strip Its Player Microsoft (Quote, Chart) plans to push for a negotiated settlement of its antitrust dispute with the European Union (EU), even if it means deleting the Windows Media Player (WMP) from its operating system. | 1 |
Carter Lifts Himself Off Deck; Defense Is Steady at Helm After suffering a head injury on the third play, Quincy Carter returned to what ended up being his most effective game since taking over as the Jets' starter. | 1 |
Kerry demands answers about missing explosives (AFP) AFP - Democrat challenger John Kerry's campaign demanded answers from President George W. Bush about the disappearance of nearly 400 tonnes of conventional explosives in Iraq, as the deadlocked White House race entered its final week. | 1 |
European Parliaments OKs new commission The European Parliament approved a new slate of commissioners Tuesday in a delayed start of the new president #39;s administration. | 1 |
IBM Claims Computer Speed Title IBM Corp. plans to announce Wednesday that it has built the world's fastest supercomputer at one of its facilities in Rochester, Minn., wresting the title from a system in Japan.<BR>\<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The W... | 1 |
Sweet! Anheuser-Busch #39;s new brew Brewer Anheuser-Busch said Monday it would introduce a caffeinated, sweet-flavored beer for twentysomething club goers to compete with the flavored rums and vodkas gaining ground on the dance floor. | 1 |
Pitcairn sex trials delayed The trials of seven Pitcairn Island men charged with almost 100 child sex abuse crimes have been delayed till tomorrow. Prosecution police and some court officials had arrived on the island only | 1 |
Robbie album sold on memory card Robbie Williams #39; Greatest Hits album is to be sold in memory card format for mobile phones and hand-held computers. It is believed to be the first time a major artist has sold music on the small, portable format. | 1 |
More uses planned for the quot;Cell quot; processor We recently reported on Cell processor details that were unveiled to the public. This time around Sony and partners IBM and Toshiba made clear in a joint statement | 1 |
Virgin unveils #39;iPod mini killer #39; and openly chides Apple for not <b>...</b> Virgin Digital has announced their own quot;iPod mini killer, quot; the weirdly-named quot;Virgin Electronics Player 5GB quot; which features 5GB of storage (which Virgin bills as capable of holding over 1200 songs), a built... | 1 |
IMF Board Tells Argentina to Tackle Debt, Reforms The International Monetary Fund #39;s shareholder governments told Argentina in a meeting on Friday to live up to its promises in a \$13 billion loan program to tackle | 1 |
Cable #39;s Rivals Lure Customers With Packages For years, consumers who wanted to cut the cord with their cable company found that getting television and high-speed Internet service often meant the inconvenience of finding two new providers. | 1 |
Gregan boost for Wallabies Sydney - George Gregan gave Australian rugby a boost on Wednesday when he confirmed his availability for next month #39;s Wallaby tour to Europe. | 1 |
Japanese Bonds Drop as US Sales Figures Cool Export Concern Japanese 10-year bonds fell after a US report showed retail sales rose more than economists expected last month, damping concern demand for Japan #39;s goods will slow. | 1 |
Dutch fear loss of tolerance When the populist politician Pim Fortuyn was assassinated two years ago, it was said the Netherlands had lost its innocence. By comparison, film maker Theo van Gogh #39;s murder has evoked sensations of dj vu, rather than disbelief. | 1 |
Red Bull refuse to speculate about drivers Red Bull Racing team boss Tony Purnell is refusing to speculate about their 2005 drivers, although it looks as if Christian Klien will be one of them. | 1 |
Dollar recovers on denial of Chinese sell-off The dollar rallied from new lows in European morning trade on Friday as a Chinese official backtracked from earlier claims that China had started to shift | 1 |
Court to rule on Milosevic plea Judges at the war crimes trial of the ex-Yugoslav leader may issue subpoenas to defence witnesses unwilling to testify. | 1 |
Iran: Bullying Won't Stop Nuke Program (AP) AP - Iran reiterated Sunday that it won't accept any proposal depriving it of the right to enrich uranium, saying it can't be bullied into giving up its nuclear energy program, state media reported. | 1 |
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 Sout... | 1 |
Yankees braced for circus known as dysfunctional Red Sox One of the players held the 28-inch self-described actor, Nelson de la Rosa, in his arms, Pedro #39;s little pal dodging the flowing champagne and buckets of water to find himself in a corner with the button-down Red Sox general manager. | 1 |
Kansas rallies to nip Georgia Tech in OT Keith Langford's twisting shot with three seconds left in overtime capped a comeback from a 16-point deficit and lifted second-ranked Kansas to a 70-68 victory over No. 9 Georgia Tech yesterday at Lawrence, Kan. | 1 |
Akamai Strives for a Safer, Speedier Net It was dark and eerily quiet in the command center of Akamai Technologies Inc., a company whose mission of easing Internet traffic jams gives it a clear view of what's happening on the Internet. | 1 |
White Sox Nip Phillies 9-8 (AP) AP - Timo Perez bunted in the go-ahead run and Joe Borchard hit the longest homer in U.S. Cellular Field history Monday to help the Chicago White Sox defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8. | 1 |
Deadlock in peace talks compounds Sri Lanka's economic woes (AFP) AFP - The latest failed attempt to revive peace talks is bad news for Sri Lanka's economy, already in trouble from high inflation, a foreign exchange crisis and a falling rupee. | 1 |
Conectiva, Mandrakesoft, Turbolinux, Progeny Form Core Linux Group Four Linux vendors have joined together to develop technology that would potentially make it easier for software makers to build products for multiple distributions of the open-source operating system. | 1 |
Alan Key Its one of the oldest techniques in the book. When an issue arises, and youd rather not talk about it, give the media something else to discuss. | 1 |
Virgin axes route as fuel soars VIRGIN Blue will dump its Sydney to Canberra service from the beginning of next month, blaming a Qantas stranglehold on government travel and poor bookings. | 1 |
Learning 2nd Language Changes Brain Anatomy -Study (Reuters) Reuters - Being bilingual produces changes in the\anatomy of the brain, scientists said on Wednesday in finding\that could explain why children are so much better than adults\at mastering a second language. | 1 |
Wenger asked to explain Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been given a #39;please explain #39; by the Football Association following his scathing post-match attack on referee Mike Riley after his side #39;s loss to Manchester United. | 1 |
Five Fired at Los Alamos Lab As part of the fallout from an incident at Los Alamos National Lab in July, five workers have been fired. They are among 23 suspended when computer disks containing classified information went missing. | 1 |
Blast hits Pakistani mosque ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - A suicide attacker detonated a bomb at a Shia mosque in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore Sunday, killing at least four people. | 1 |
Scoring Summary: Bears 19, Titans 17 The Bears offense continues to be more offensive than anything else, but the defense and special teams each chipped to lead the Bears for their third straight win. | 1 |
Now EU justice hopeful slams single parents Italy #39;s would-be European Commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione - already notorious for his view that homosexuality is a sin - has caused fresh outrage this weekend by telling a conference in northern Italy that single mothers are #39;not very good #39;. | 1 |
Becks #39; absence is both good and bad news BAKU (Azerbaijan) - David Beckham is so popular in Azerbaijan that the country #39;s coach, Carlos Alberto, is slightly disappointed that the England skipper will be missing when their teams meet in their World Cup qualifying match here tomorrow. | 1 |
Knee injury keeps Knicks #39; Houston out New York Knicks guard Allan Houston is unlikely to start the team #39;s season opener because of a nagging knee injury. Knicks coach Lenny Wilkens told the New York Post on Sunday he was doubtful Houston would | 1 |
Darfur talks to open in Abuja The second round of AU-chaired talks aimed at finding a solution to the Darfur crisis are set to open in Abuja. | 1 |
Sounds Like (Real) Desperation It #39;s hard to have sympathy for RealNetworks (Quote, Chart), and believe me, as a paying customer, I #39;m really trying. The company is spending -- and losing -- a lot of money to spruce up its image with consumers. | 1 |
TV Reporter May Be Jailed for Refusing to Disclose Source The reporter was convicted of criminal contempt for refusing to disclose who leaked him an F.B.I. videotape on an investigation of government corruption in Providence. | 1 |
Race row as Mbeki blood rejected SA's blood service faces questions after President Mbeki's blood is destroyed because he is black. | 1 |
FDA Approves Defibrillator Without Prescription By DIEDTRA HENDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- People worried about sudden cardiac arrest no longer need a doctor's prescription to buy devices that jump-start the heart. The Food and Drug Administration for the first time agreed Thursday to let consumers go online and purchase ... | 1 |
ADV: Refinance Rates Just Got Lower \$150,000 mortgage for only \$610/month. Lower your mortgage - free quotes. | 1 |
Nokia says third quarter profits will be better than expected (AFP) AFP - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said its results for third quarter would be better than earlier forecast due to higher-than-expected handset sales. | 1 |
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. | 1 |
#39;Morning Edition #39; Returns: Congrats to the Cat Description: Coby is the proud recipient of a master #39;s degree from Trinity Southern University. It #39;s an online university, which may not have realized that new grad is a cat. | 1 |
Mark Cuban raises specter of dot-com redux reporter #39;s notebook SAN FRANCISCO--Hope and cynicism sparred to a draw on Tuesday at the glitzy opening banquet of the Web 2.0 conference here, as serial entrepreneur and reality TV show host Mark Cuban took the stage to talk about what #39;s next for the 10 | 1 |
Tiger and Monty in the lead Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge, and someone told him the tournament was in his hands. | 1 |
ADM #39;s Earnings Skyrocket; Stocks Soars DECATUR, Ill. - Archer Daniels Midland Co., the agribusiness giant, reported a 77 percent increase Friday in its first-quarter earnings, citing significant gains in oilseed and bioproducts processing and feed | 1 |
Sox are better late: Win in 11th after Lowe flops early Derek Lowe stats, news showed last year that he is still more than capable of making major contributions out of the bullpen when he struck out Terrence Long with the | 1 |
Hi-tech grandpas to offer support for Japan's small businesses run by elders (AFP) AFP - A team of tech-savvy but patient experts in their 50s and 60s has been set up to offer consultancy for Japan's growing number of elderly small business owners on their computer needs, the Japanese arm of IBM said. | 1 |
Questions for NASA THE TWO ASTRONAUTS aboard the international space station have been asked to cut calories because, with the space shuttle out of commission, food supplies are running low. | 1 |
Elpida makes solid market debut TOKYO (Reuters) - Nov 15, 2004 Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory Inc. made a solid market debut on Monday, with its shares trading at a 3.4 percent premium over their offer price in the morning session, despite a slowdown in chip demand. | 1 |
Drew amp; Jimmy Sox it to #39;em Funnyman Jimmy Fallon and Hollywood babe Drew Barrymore high-tailed it across the infield in Fenway Park last night - but their shenanigans didn #39;t disrupt the Sox game against Tampa Bay. | 1 |
Cellular Firms End Dispute Over Airwaves Cellular industry arch-rivals Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless reached an accord yesterday, with Verizon Wireless agreeing not to sue to block regulators from giving Nextel control of airwaves worth billions of dollars. | 1 |
Local teams gear up for tournaments Some local women's soccer and field hockey teams are ready to make some noise in the NCAA tournaments. | 1 |
Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 2 Pinch-hitter Robin Ventura hit his 18th career grand slam to tie Willie McCovey for third place on the career list, Hideo Nomo won for the first time in 11 decisions and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 Tuesday night. | 1 |
Software firm to expand, add jobs The MathWorks, a Natick software firm, plans to expand its Route 9 location and add hundreds of jobs in the coming years following a deal with state and local officials granting the company a tax break. | 1 |
Ivy product climbs in NFL If Lehman Brothers had come through for Eric Johnson, the Seahawks would be breathing easier this afternoon. | 1 |
UK Music Industry Sues File Sharers The UK music industry has today launched a #39;rolling program of legal action #39; against illegal downloaders, the first of its kind in the country. | 1 |
Troy trounces tigers DeWhitt Betterson lost his shoe, then the football and in a matter of seconds the 19th-ranked Missouri Tigers had lost control of tonights nationally televised game to Troy. | 1 |
Virginia Tech beefs up Mac supercomputer The fastest Mac supercomputer has gotten faster, thanks to an Xserve makeover. | 1 |
US Stock-Index Futures Decline; Dow Stocks Drop in Europe US stock-index futures declined before Alan Greenspan #39;s presentation to Congress, where the Federal Reserve #39;s chairman may restate his commitment to a measured #39; #39; increase in borrowing costs. | 1 |
Bush on top ahead of Republican convention, despite Iraq, economic woes (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush campaigned in Florida ahead of his party's convention, on top in the polls but battered by negative economic news and a situation in Iraq he admits he miscalculated. | 1 |
Sun gets Microsoft-friendly with promotion Sun Microsystems Inc. has found one more way to cozy up to users of Microsoft Corp. products without actually shipping the Windows operating system on its computers. | 1 |
Mobile phones take over in India Indian mobile phone users outnumber fixed line customers for the first time, the country's telecoms regulator says. | 1 |
Aziz elected Pak PM amid boycott by Oppn President Pervez Musharraf #39;s loyalist Shaukat Aziz was elected as Pakistan #39;s Prime Minister in a National Assembly vote boycotted by the opposition in protest of the speaker #39; decision not to permit their jailed candidate Javed Hashmi to take part in the | 1 |
Gartner: Q2 server shipments up on Sun, Dell strength Server shipments and revenue increased in the second quarter as Sun Microsystems Inc. and Dell Inc. gained market share at the expense of Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1 |
NHL players determined to fight salary cap TORONTO (CP) - With the NHL season slipping away, players made it clear Tuesday they won #39;t cave in to team owners. quot;We #39;re more united now than we were before, quot; star defenceman Chris Pronger said after 74 members | 1 |
#39;Apple copies Windows #39; claim launches desktop wars Desktop search means a new battle for dominance between a wide field of competitors, and the warfare has begin. The technology promises users an incredibly fast way to search for data on their drives. | 1 |
Gunshots echo in Indian-controlled Kashmir Gunshots echoed in the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir Wednesday morning, just a few hours before Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives. | 1 |
Yankees' Brown Has Successful Surgery (AP) AP - Kevin Brown had successful surgery on his broken left hand Sunday and vowed to pitch again for the New York Yankees this season. | 1 |
US pledges \$20m to Palestinians The US pledges \$20m to help Palestinians out of a financial crisis - a rare direct payment from Washington. | 1 |
CEOs #39;too trusting #39; of outsourcer #39;s security com October 8, 2004, 8:28 AM PT. Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies. | 1 |
Wild Oats Grows Stale There's yet another disappointment from organic foods' best-known ne'er-do-well. | 1 |
New cabinet fails to squelch power-struggle talk (AFP) AFP - Prime Minister Tony Blair huddled with his cabinet after a reshuffle that reinforced his grip on the Labour Party, at least for the time being, ahead of an expected general election. | 1 |
Giants to Start Warner The New York Giants announce that two-time MVP Kurt Warner beats out Eli Manning for the starting quarterback job. | 1 |
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