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Craig Counsel rejoins Diamondbacks Counsell was a member of Arizona #39;s 2001 World Series championship team as well as the 1997 world champion Florida Marlins. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2001 National | 1 |
Black Watch to take on Iraq rebels The Black Watch is being deployed as part of a US Marine expeditionary unit to take quot;decisive action quot; against insurgents in Iraq, Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Michael Walker has revealed. | 1 |
One Lesson From Vioxx: Approach New Drugs With Caution The removal of the painkiller from the market served as a reminder that new drugs sometimes turn out to have unforeseen side effects after a few years of widespread use. | 1 |
NBA Game Summary - Chicago At Cleveland Cleveland, OH -- LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and became the youngest player in NBA history to score 2,000 points, as the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers pasted the Chicago Bulls, 96-74, at Gund Arena. | 1 |
Seattle RB is day to day with bone bruise on right knee Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander has a bone bruise on his right knee, but could play in this week #39;s game at Tampa Bay. | 1 |
Thai hospitals on alert for more bird flu cases Hospitals and health officials across Thailand have been placed on high alert to monitor for any cases of human-to-human transmission of the deadly bird flu virus. | 1 |
Microsoft #39;s Novell Settlement Won #39;t Scare Off EU Microsoft has reached legal settlements with two of its biggest adversaries in the software industry, Novell and the Computer and Communications Industry Association. | 1 |
NBA suspends Grizzlies Wright for season opener (AFP) AFP - Lorenzen Wright will sit out the Memphis Grizzlies season opener after receiving a one-game suspension. | 1 |
Red Sox' Anguish and Yankees' Mystique and Aura Dissolve in Game 7 With a barrage of four home runs the Boston Red Sox eliminated the Yankees with a 10-3 victory in Game 7 of the A.L.C.S. at Yankee Stadium. | 1 |
Aussie links to Spanish terror cell ASIO last night asked Spanish authorities to provide details of Australian phone numbers contacted by a group of seven alleged Islamic terrorists arrested across Spain on Monday. | 1 |
ECost.com Prices IPO One Week Late PC Mall Inc. spin-off eCost.com Inc. priced its initial public offering at \$5.80 and expects to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, making its debut during a lull for IPOs that is scheduled to last through mid-September. | 1 |
Stocks Set for Flat Open as Oil Seesaws US stock futures pointed to a flat market open on Thursday on volatile oil prices and as investors awaited a key economic report and comments from the Federal Reserve Bank chairman on Friday. | 1 |
US defence secretary sidesteps India's concern over F16s for Pakistan (AFP) AFP - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met Indian leaders but sidestepped controversy after New Delhi urged Washington not to sell F-16 fighter planes to rival Pakistan. | 1 |
Treasury Report Finds No Manipulation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - None of the United States' major trading partners manipulated their currencies to gain economic advantage in the first half of 2004, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a report released on Friday. | 1 |
News: DIY fingerprint idea thwarts ID thieves The Home Office is touting ID cards as a solution to ID theft in today's Queen's Speech but a Yorkshire man has taken matters into his own hands. | 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. | 1 |
Pekerman looks like favorite to coach Argentina Jose Pekerman emerged as favourite to take over as Argentina coach on Wednesday after original first choice Carlos Bianchi turned down the job, Argentina Football Association president Julio Grondona said. | 1 |
Google Shares Fall on 4Q Revenue Warning Shares of Google Inc. slipped in pre-market trading Thursday after the world's most popular Internet search engine warned for the second time in a week that its fourth-quarter revenue growth rate is likely to slow from previous quarters. | 1 |
NC should cheer Dell deal, but we must weigh wisdom of incentive <b>...</b> There #39;s a new game in town concerning luring businesses to a state, and we have to point out that North Carolina, under the leadership of Gov. | 1 |
Putin: Recent Attacks Designed to Hurt Bush Russian President Vladimir Putin predicted that the aim of the latest attacks in Iraq is to prevent US President George W. Bush from being re-elected. | 1 |
Swiss Voters Reject Citizenship Proposal GENEVA - Voters in Switzerland - where more than one in five is a foreigner - rejected proposals to liberalize tough rules on citizenship in a national referendum Sunday. In an outcome revealing the deep divide between the country's French- and more conservative German-speaking ... | 1 |
Olympics: Germans Unhorsed Amid Games Gold Binge ATHENS (Reuters) - Norway, Germany, France, Britain, Romania, New Zealand and Australia all looted the gold-medal chest in the Athens Olympic rowing basin on Saturday, as Greece counted the cost of the Games in national pride and cash. | 1 |
Firefox Toolbar: A set of search toolbars for Mozilla users Firefox Toolbar: A set of search toolbars for Mozilla users\\Yet another search toolbar! But fortunately unlike most Internet Explorer only toolbars it is for the users of the alternate open source browser Firefox and Mozilla. Firefox Toolbar is a set of free ... | 1 |
Update 12: Bargain Shoppers Get Early Holiday Start Bargain shoppers, many of them braving chilly temperatures, woke up before dawn to head for the nation #39;s malls and stores Friday, the official beginning of the holiday shopping season, hoping to take advantage of early bird specials on a range of items | 1 |
Bombardier chief executive Tellier quits MONTREAL - Paul Tellier stepped down as as president and chief executive of Bombardier Inc., sending the train and plane maker #39;s shares down as much as 26 percent to a 10-year low on Monday. | 1 |
F1 #39;s plans for London race gather pace Bernie Ecclestone remains in the grip of Christmas spirit. A day after the gift of the British Grand Prix, given a July 10 date at yesterday #39;s FIA world council meeting, Formula One #39;s commercial | 1 |
Afghan Militants Say to Hold Talks on UN Hostages KABUL (Reuters) - Militants holding three U.N. workers hostage in Afghanistan said they expected to hold talks via intermediaries with U.N. and government negotiators on Sunday. | 1 |
30-, 15-Yr Mortgages Lowest Since April WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Interest rates on U.S. 30- and 15-year mortgages fell this week to their lowest levels since early April as the housing market showed little sign of slowing despite the Federal Reserve's move to raise interest rates, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac sai... | 1 |
Scripps senior newspaper VP to retire Alan Horton, senior vice president of newspapers for EW Scripps Co., will retire from the company Dec. 31,. Horton, 61, has been affiliated with Scripps since 1965, when he took his first job out of college as a reporter for The Cincinnati Post. | 1 |
Suicide bomb kills 22 BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Suicide bombers struck Iraqi security targets yesterday north and west of Baghdad, killing 22 Iraqis, officials said. | 1 |
Sip and Burn at Starbucks Starbucks has not addressed an important question regarding its #39;Hear Music #39; service: Do HP Tablet PCs, crumbly scones and hot liquid go together? | 1 |
Birding Column: Enigma of the Band-Tailed Pigeon Once hunted by the thousands, the band-tailed pigeon is in decline. Mathew Tekulsky writes of the joy of seeing five or six of these big birds on his backyard feeder. | 1 |
Aviva to move 950 jobs to Asia Britain #39;s largest insurer Aviva says it will move 950 jobs to low cost centres in India and Sri Lanka in 2005 and it plans to have up to 7,000 people working in offshore centres by the end of 2007. | 1 |
Before the Bell- Merck rises 1.52 pct, 61,000 shares traded Shares of drugmaker Merck amp; Co. Inc. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) traded 1.52 percent higher on volume of more than 61,000 shares in pre-market dealings on Friday, a day after | 1 |
Yahoo! to test new anti-spam tool Yahoo! Inc. and EathLink Inc. today announced they would begin attaching digital signatures using a new anti-spam technology to all of its outgoing emails to separate e-mails from unwanted soliciting emails - spam. | 1 |
Senate OKs \$137 billion in corporate, special interest tax breaks The Senate on Monday approved \$137 billion in tax breaks for corporations and special interests over 10 years, including a \$10 billion buyout for tobacco farmers. | 1 |
Chelsea Football Club star named in drugs scandal Chelsea Football Club striker Adrian Mutu has been named as the player who has reportedly failed a drugs test. The Mail on Sunday claimed a top Premiership star had failed a random drugs test, and widespread | 1 |
System gremlins resolved at HSBC Computer glitches which led to chaos for HSBC customers on Monday are fixed, the High Street bank confirms. | 1 |
Police search for clues to embassy bombing, using DNA tests The Indonesian police have conducted DNA tests on 117 small pieces of bodies found in the scene of a deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, and also on family | 1 |
Iraq a training ground for US 'Renaissance warriors' WASHINGTON -- On a sun-drenched morning in Sadr City, an Army officer and his patrol may first have to size up an Iraqi civilian bearing an automatic rifle: Is he friend or foe? A few hours later, the same patrol leader might shift his focus from the dangers of steal... | 1 |
Two adware firms battling in court As millions of computer users try to deal with the scourge of adware and other nefarious online marketing programs, two purveyors of the technology are battling in a Seattle court. | 1 |
Federal Liberals were ahead in recent national poll with 40 per cent support (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - The governing federal Liberals recently had the support of 40 per cent of Canadians, a shade above the popular vote they scored in last June's election, suggests a recent opinion poll. | 1 |
LABOUR IN BRIGHTON: TONY #39;S TOP TEN TONY Blair made an impassioned appeal for Labour to put Iraq behind them as he outlined 10 policy pledges to win a historic third term in power. | 1 |
Bryant's Request to Seal Evidence Opposed (AP) AP - The prosecutor who brought rape charges against Kobe Bryant has joined news organizations in opposing an attempt by the NBA star's attorney to permanently seal evidence and documents in the case. | 1 |
Poll: Kerry Lags Bush on National Security WASHINGTON - President Bush has a slight lead over Democrat John Kerry in an Associated Press poll, but the president has a big advantage on protecting the country - the issue voters say they care about most. "If we don't take care of the terrorists, we certainly won't have to... | 1 |
Constellation Offers to Buy Mondavi Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it has offered to buy Robert Mondavi Corp. (MOND.O: Quote, Profile, Research) for about \$970 million, looking to add to its wine portfolio. | 1 |
Java Studio Creator Update Targets Mac Developers (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The new release of Sun's visual development environment allows users to develop Java applications on Mac OS X, Windows XP and Solaris for deployment on any platform compatible with the Java 2 Standard Edition. | 1 |
US troops reinforce after Falluja strike warplanes criss-crossed the skies. Troops took up positions in empty buildings on the Sunni Muslim city #39;s southern perimeter. A civilian driver was shot dead near a US checkpoint on the highway, witnesses said. | 1 |
Review: Microsoft Fingerprint Reader Delivers By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Spend time online and odds are you'll have to type a username and password to check your e-mail, access your bank account or read a newspaper story. Enter Microsoft Corp... | 1 |
BFI Canada in \$1.1B waste management merger TORONTO - BFI Canada Income Fund of Toronto and IESI Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas have agreed to a \$1.1-billion deal to merge and create one of the largest non-hazardous solid waste management companies in North America. | 1 |
NFL: Tampa Bay 20, New Orleans 17 Brian Griese replaced injured rookie Chris Simms Sunday and threw for 194 yards and a touchdown as Tampa Bay fought off New Orleans, 20-17. | 1 |
Australia omit MacGill, Symonds for India tour Leg spinner Stuart MacGill and all rounder Andrew Symonds were left out of Australia #39;s squad on Thursday for the tour to India in October and November after the selectors decided to go for fresh blood. | 1 |
UN Security Council Tries to Stop Syrian Meddling in Lebanon The United Nations Security Council approved a rare resolution against an Arab state -- without naming names -- late Thursday. The resolution is intended to stop Syrian meddling in Lebanese politics and affairs. | 1 |
Age and Eating Habits Catch Up With President Clinton Bill Clinton is a man close to 60, with a little pudge and a longtime love of junk food. That fits the stereotype for heart disease. Needing bypass surgery, however, suggests that the former president's disease is relatively extensive, and that's surprising for an a... | 1 |
Second doping test on Irish winner Waterford Crystal positive <b>...</b> A backup doping sample from the horse that won the show jumping gold medal at the Athens Olympics also was positive for a banned substance, the Irish rider #39;s lawyer said Tuesday. | 1 |
Fate of 29 refugees who rushed Japanese school in China undecided BEIJING : The fate of 29 refugees who rushed a Japanese school in Beijing hung in the balance as Japanese consular officials interviewed them to find out who they were and what they wanted. | 1 |
Oracle in a buying mood, president says A consolidating market and an economic recovery during the past year have made future acquisition deals in the near term more likely for Oracle, according to company President Charles Phillips. | 1 |
The Waning Loyalists (IsraelNN.com) The Likud loyalist faction, which numbered close to twenty at its prime, has diminished to a mere nine Likud faction members voting against giving Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a mandate to bring the Labor Party into the government. | 1 |
IBM claims fastest supercomputer title--for now New Silicon Graphics machine has a chance at giving Big Blue a run for the title. | 1 |
Yankees Edge Red Sox to Take Command of Series NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jon Lieber pitched seven shutout innings and John Olerud cracked a two-run homer as the New York Yankees dumped the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Wednesday to take command of the American League championship series. | 1 |
US Frees 11 Afghan Prisoners at Karzai #39;s Request The United States has released 11 Afghans held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on suspicion of Taliban links after a request from President Hamid Karzai, an Afghan official said on Wednesday. | 1 |
Golf: Stenson ends three-year wait for title WOBURN, England : Sweden #39;s Henrik Stenson won his first European Tour title for three years when he clinched a four-shot victory in The Heritage tournament. | 1 |
Dollar Weakens in Yo-Yo Trade LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar drifted within recent ranges against the euro on Friday, while moving away from a five week high versus the yen, as investors remained uncertain about the near-term outlook for the U.S. economy amid high oil prices. | 1 |
U.S. Rowers Advance Americans Aquil Abdullah and Henry Nuzum row their double scull furiously down the stretch to cross the line in a dead heat with Norway on Wednesday, winning both teams a spot in a rare seven-boat final. | 1 |
EUROPEAN SPACECRAFT ENTERS LUNAR ORBIT The first European spacecraft to be sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, according to the European Space Agency. The SMART-1 spacecraft has reached its closest point from the moon so far, coming within 5,000 kilometres of the lunar surface. | 1 |
Flood's toll dire for Haitian city GONAIVES, Haiti -- Around the corner from a road on which bloated corpses of cows and pigs floated in rivers of mud, James Louis sat on a mound of dirt, selling plastic sandals scavenged from the dead. | 1 |
TransActing Up and Down Do the third-quarter numbers mean continued volatility for this small-cap stock? | 1 |
Wenger to wait on Vieira for clash with ambitious United (AFP) AFP - Arsene Wenger said he will have to wait until Sunday before making a decision on whether to field his influential Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira in the Premiership clash against Manchester United. | 1 |
T-Mobile Announces Wi-Fi Roaming Agreement Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802. | 1 |
Cisco switch products target small business Company aggressively addresses smaller businesses with products that reduce the cost and complexity of operating a Cisco network. | 1 |
WVU's Toughest Test As Saturday's kickoff nears, the message emerging from the West Virginia program is tempered with caution and is exceedingly respectful toward the Maryland Terrapins. | 1 |
Car bomb blast hits US convoy in Samarra, four killed A car bomb exploded at a US convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Samarra, killing at least four Iraqis and wounding many others, police said on Wednesday. | 1 |
In Ramadan message: Hamas calls for unity against Israel The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) congratulated the Palestinian people and the Muslim nation on Friday at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. | 1 |
British troops arrive at base in central Iraq LONDON British defense officials say hundreds of British troops who were deployed to provide cover for US troops are now at their base near Baghdad. | 1 |
Bengals QB Expects to Miss Bills Game (AP) AP - Carson Palmer was still on crutches Wednesday and resigned to missing the Cincinnati Bengals' next game because of a sprained left knee. | 1 |
Would You Hire A Hacker? theodp writes quot;A German security company has divided opinion in the IT industry by offering a job to the teen charged with creating Sasser. | 1 |
Arctic Birds Use Scent to Find Their Mates (AP) AP - Antarctic birds returning to a nesting colony after feeding at sea sniff out their mates, literally. Researchers studying the behavior of birds called Antarctic prions found the musky-smelling birds were able to discern the scent of their mates. | 1 |
Sony #39;s Vaio X: Like TiVo on Steroids CHIBA, JAPAN -- Sony will begin selling in Japan in November a combination personal computer and video server that can record up to seven channels of television simultaneously, it said at the Ceatec 2004 exhibition here. | 1 |
M. Hampton, P ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Now that they have ended their three-game losing streak, the Atlanta Braves can focus on winning another division title. | 1 |
Injuries leave Panthers with no tailbacks DeShaun Foster suffered a broken clavicle during the second quarter of Sunday #39;s 20-17 loss against the Denver Broncos, forcing coach John Fox to play the rest of the game with fullbacks Brad Hoover and Nick Goings in his backfield. | 1 |
SI.com CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs appeared to receive a gift from first base umpire Mark Wegner leading off the bottom of the ninth. | 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. | 1 |
YOUR news source for Monday, September 27, 2004 NASHVILLE -- After Chris Brown #39;s 26-yard touchdown run that finally quenched the Tennessee Titans #39; touchdown thirst Sunday afternoon, it became apparent that quarterback Steve McNair was hurt. | 1 |
Iraq #39;s Oil Ministry hit by explosions Several explosions went off in the Iraqi Oil Ministry compound in central Baghdad on Saturday and witnesses said the explosions were probably caused by a mortar attack. | 1 |
Redskins Lead, 7-0 The Redskins capitalize on a 66-yard kickoff return and lead the Vikings, 7-0, in the first quarter at FedEx. | 1 |
AC Milan gains momentum Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - AC Milan won 1-0 at Cagliari Sunday as a crucial week lies ahead for the Italian giants. Milan rested many of its regulars including Jaap Stam and Hernan Crespo because of a | 1 |
Hey, Yankees here come the Red Sox BOSTON - Tim Wakefield finished off the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Now comes the real challenge for the streaking Boston Red Sox. Boston beat Detroit 6-1, ending a stretch of 26 games - 23 against teams below | 1 |
UNH set for next challenge The University of New Hampshire football team will be without its most dynamic playmaker in today's NCAA Division 1-AA quarterfinal matchup against Montana. | 1 |
Australia #39;s Maritime Security Net Stirs Concern Among Neighbors Plans by Australia to enforce an extensive new offshore security zone are causing concern among its neighbors. The Maritime Identification Zone announced by Prime Minister John Howard will extend 18-hundred | 1 |
Chip Sales Rise; Inventories Seen Down NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global semiconductor sales rose 1.1 percent to \$18.2 billion in August from the previous month and it appears as though chip inventories are declining, an industry trade group said on Thursday. | 1 |
Scandal-hit Citigroup ditches three bosses Citigroup has removed three senior executives, including Sir Deryck Maughan, its British-born vice-chairman, following a scandal which has forced the closure of one of the bank #39;s Japanese businesses. | 1 |
SIA: Chip sales in-line with historic trends NEW YORK, September 30 (newratings.com) - Global semiconductor sales increased to \$18.2 billion in August this year, representing 34. | 1 |
Safety concerns spark Linux drive in Iran Iran has become the latest country to edge towards ditching the ubiquitous Microsoft computer operating system in favor of the open-source Linux solution, even if its refusal to abide | 1 |
CA to cut 5 percent of work force Computer Associates International announced on Wednesday that it plans to cut 5 percent of its work force as part of a restructuring effort, a move that comes as the company seeks to rebuild itself after a long-running accounting scandal. | 1 |
Call to Arms: Marino and Young head HOF #39;s nomination list Canton, OH (Sports Network) - Former All-Pro quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young, both first-year eligible candidates, head a list of 89 former players, coaches, and contributors who comprise a list of preliminary nominees for enshrinement to the Pro | 1 |
Sprint, SBC In Hotspot Roaming Deal Sprint and SBC Communications Friday announced a two-way roaming deal that will enable the customers of each vendor to access the hotspots run by the other. | 1 |
New Netscape embraces Firefox, IE com November 30, 2004, 8:00 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients. | 1 |
Telcove Launches Managed VPN Telecommunications services provider TelCove has launched a managed VPN to give its customers #39; telecommuter and mobile employees secure, remote access to resources on their corporate networks from any location. | 1 |
US consumer confidence fell more than expected in October Worries about job prospects sent consumer confidence in the United States to a seven-month low in October, its third consecutive monthly decline. | 1 |
Christie kicking himself Steve Christie, a 15-year veteran, knows there are no excuses for missing field goals of 30 and 33 yards, even if they were into a swirling wind. | 1 |
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