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Your guide to the Leonid meteor show Next week brings the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, a meteor display that over the past several years has brought great anticipation and excitement to sky watchers around the world. | 1 |
Sender ID, round two Microsoft #39;s earlier attempts at a specification for Sender ID, the technology which is used for verifying the authenticity of e-mail with Internet Protocol records | 1 |
British hospital sends X-rays by computer for analysis in Spain (AFP) AFP - A British hospital said it had overcome a nationwide shortage of radiologists by taking the "innovative" step of sending X-ray photographs by digital link to experts at a clinic in Spain. | 1 |
First trial at Guantanamo The first trial has begun of one of the suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay US navy base on Cuba. A military tribunal will be hearing the cases against a total of four | 1 |
U.S. Mint to Unveil New Nickel Designs (AP) AP - There's change in store for Thomas Jefferson #151; on the nickel that is. He's getting his first makeover since his likeness was put on the coin in 1938. | 1 |
Charles Schwab fined \$350,000 in settlement with SEC NEW YORK, September 14 (New Ratings) - Charles Schwab Corporation (SCH.NYS) has agreed to pay a fine of \$350,000 to settle the enforcement proceedings by federal regulators in connection with the alleged illegal processing of some mutual fund trade | 1 |
Notes: Kennedy lost for season The Angels suffered a huge blow to their playoff chances Tuesday when they learned that second baseman Adam Kennedy suffered a season-ending knee injury in Monday night #39;s game. | 1 |
Bagger just one of girls AS A 14-year-old on a men #39;s handicap of four, Mianne Bagger was recognised as a future champion. Photographed alongside Greg Norman in the magazine Golf World, Bagger would eventually earn international recognition for a much more dramatic swing. | 1 |
Thousands of Volkswagen workers walk out as company might have to <b>...</b> Volkswagen and its union traded threats Wednesday ahead of renewed wage talks, with several thousand workers staging short work stoppages and the German carmaker #39;s personnel chief warning of dramatic job cuts if the company doe... | 1 |
Quebec to cut welfare payments for young recipients who are able to work (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - QUEBEC (CP) - Able-bodied young people who live with their parents will see their monthly welfare payments cut next year, the Quebec government announced Tuesday. | 1 |
Wilson sets the pace at Texas Open SAN ANTONIO -- Dean Wilson shot a five-under 65 on Friday and led Ted Purdy by a stroke halfway through the Texas Open. Wilson was at 11-under 129 after 36 holes at the La Cantera Golf Club course in the rocky hills just north of San Antonio. | 1 |
Microsoft gets in on search party Microsoft (MSFT) unveils its much-talked-about revamped Internet search engine on Thursday to compete with Google and Yahoo - but at a test site rather than the main MSN page. | 1 |
Google and founders will profit from IPO despite controversies As reports FinanceGates.com, the largest Web search engine Google Inc. is going to reach \$1.67 billion in its initial public offering on Thursday selling 19.6 million shares at \$85 each. Still, analysts consider shares to be overpriced. | 1 |
Digital Memories, Piling Up, May Prove Fleeting The problem of preserving digital photos and other electronic records for future decades confounds even the experts. | 1 |
Woman, 79, Accused of Cocaine Smuggling (AP) AP - A 79-year-old woman has been caught attempting to smuggle heroin out of Colombia on a flight to New York, police said Friday. | 1 |
British judge OKs lawsuit by TV host who says Schwarzenegger <b>...</b> A British television host who saids she was groped by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger four years ago and then libelled by his aides can take legal action in a British court, a judge ruled. | 1 |
#39;Milkfloat #39; motor on road to success When the Liverpool footballer Harry Kewell parked his quot;greenmobile quot; beside his team-mates #39; sparkling Ferraris and Aston Martins he was teased mercilessly over his choice of wheels. | 1 |
Dollar Gains Ground on Yen TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar regained some ground against the yen on Friday, moving away from four-month lows hit the previous day, but the market remained reluctant to push the U.S. currency below the closely watched 107 yen mark. | 1 |
Tokyo Shares Flat After Quake, Dollar Up Asian stocks bounced in early trade on Wednesday after the strongest rally in the Dow Jones index since June, but gains were trimmed after an earthquake jolted northern Japan and chip-related stocks slumped. | 1 |
Bubka Hoping to Scale Heights - Like Dad (AP) AP - He's got the same name as his famous father. He's also got a lot of athletic ability. | 1 |
A Flagship Adrift in the Airwaves In its 35th season, ABC's "Monday Night Football" is still trying to regain some of its old uniqueness. | 1 |
Sosa Homers As Cubs Club Pirates 7-2 CHICAGO - Sammy Sosa homered for the first time in more than two weeks and Derrek Lee drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Moises Alou and Neifi Perez also homered for the Cubs, who pulled within a half-game of id... | 1 |
Rich Asians snapping up world's most expensive mobile phones (AFP) AFP - How much would you pay for a mobile phone that seems as heavy as a brick and cannot even take pictures? Up to 32,000 US dollars, if the phone carries the name Vertu. | 1 |
Dozens Of Children Slain As Soldiers Hand Out Candy BAGHDAD, Iraq -- At least 37 people, most of them children, have been killed by multiple explosions that rocked a western Baghdad neighborhood celebrating the opening of a new sewage system. | 1 |
Toshiba to make chips for Xilinx TOKYO: Toshiba said on Thursday it would make programmable microchips for Xilinx from the first quarter of the 2005 calendar year, in a deal seen helping shield the Japanese firm from fluctuations in global demand. | 1 |
Murdoch: Bolsters Defense Against News Corp. Takeover Take two and don #39;t call me in the morning: Rupert Murdoch #39;s News Corp. (nyse: NWS.WI - news - people ) prescribed a quot;poison pill quot; defense strategy today to stave off a potential takeover from long-time ally John Malone. | 1 |
Likely many of this rank could soon be filing The championship euphoria has hardly abated. However it's never too early to start thinking about free agency. Not so much who's coming, but which Red Sox may not be around to bask in the Fenway love when the 2004 World Series flag is raised in April. | 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. | 1 |
Philippines seeks 4 in ferry bombing SINGAPORE -- Philippine authorities said yesterday that they were seeking four members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic gang with long-standing ties to Al Qaeda, in the February sinking of a ferry that left at least 118 people dead. | 1 |
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? | 1 |
Iowa, Michigan remember rare rout in Ann Arbor Michigan Stadium was mostly filled with empty seats. The only cheers were coming from near one end zone -he Iowa section. By Carlos Osorio, AP. | 1 |
Manning and Giants in Line of Fire The players forming rookie quarterback Eli Manning's line of protection have not inspired much confidence lately, least of all among themselves. | 1 |
Virgin Galactic launches space tourism Richard Branson, famed entrepreneur from Great Britain, has announced that he will launch the first passenger space service in 2007. | 1 |
Millar is ready in a pinch They don't believe in the designated hitter over here in the National League, which is why Kevin Millar will be the designated sitter for tonight's Game 3 of the World Series. | 1 |
EU agrees to lift Libya sanctions The European Union agrees to lift its embargo on the sale of arms to Libya. | 1 |
AL playoffs: Rodriguez-led NY finds a way The Yankees needed someone to save Mariano Rivera. Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter sparked a championship-caliber rally just in time. | 1 |
CEO Quits At Marsh amp; McLennan NEW YORK -- The chairman and chief executive of the insurance brokerage giant Marsh amp; McLennan is stepping down. The company said Monday that Jeffrey Greenberg submitted his resignation and the board accepted it. | 1 |
Walker may buy back Iceland stores FORMER chairman of frozen food supermarket chain Iceland, Malcolm Walker, is being linked to a possible buy- back of the business, now trading as part of the Big Food Group. | 1 |
Whistleblower earns kudos, fears reprisal WASHINGTON - David Graham says he was surprised when he got back to his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress last week the government had allowed unsafe drugs on the market. | 1 |
U.S. Treasury Debt Prices Slip CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices slipped on Friday after a key consumer sentiment report was not as weak as some dealers had suspected, triggering some profit-taking after Thursday's brisk rally. | 1 |
Judging Your Chances Against Cyber Threats In a new survey by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), about 30 of all respondents, and 40 of those under 25 years-old, underestimate their chances of facing a cyber threat. | 1 |
Artful Software Spots Faked Masterpieces The method could also be used to determine if more than one hand was involved in creating the work, something physical forensic science has never been able to do. | 1 |
Iranian Leader Rules Out Halt in Uranium Enrichment Iran #39;s supreme leader threatened Wednesday to pull out of negotiations if European countries press their demand for total suspension of uranium enrichment, as a new round | 1 |
Mystics Make Surprising Run to Playoffs (AP) AP - Throughout the WNBA, the question this week has been: How on earth did the Washington Mystics make the playoffs without Chamique Holdsclaw? | 1 |
Redefining Swedishness (and causing a stir in the literary world) (AFP) AFP - In once uniform Sweden, a book being hailed as the ultimate generational novel serves as a reminder that you no longer need to be a blond, blue-eyed, beer-guzzling giant, or even speak the language correctly, to be considered truly Swedish. | 1 |
Online Holiday Shopping Starts with a Bang (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer Web spending rose\30 percent on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is\traditionally seen as the start of the online holiday shopping\season, comScore Networks said on Wednesday. | 1 |
Barrichello crowned in Shanghai Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello powers his Ferrari on the first turn as he leads the pack in the first ever Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit Sunday Sept. | 1 |
After decades on run, Indian #39;demon #39; killed MADRAS, India - He was India #39;s most wanted bandit, a brutal smuggler who murdered police officers, slaughtered elephants and kidnapped a movie star. | 1 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2) - Leaked to the web That #39;s right. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has become the latest victim of piracy, with illegal copies of the game, its manual, and its cover appearing on various Web sites. | 1 |
Background/ Arafat-free at last, Sharon hints at flexibility Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, convening his cabinet for the first time since the burial of his life nemesis Yasser Arafat, hinted at a measure of flexibility this week, signaling that Israel might allow East Jerusalem Arabs to vote in elections for a | 1 |
M amp;S launches share buyback Marks amp; Spencer, whose sales have dropped for the fourth straight quarter, has priced a 2.3 billion pound share buyback offer in a 332-380 pence per share range. | 1 |
Passports taken from three Sydney terror suspects (AFP) AFP - Australian authorities have cancelled the passports of three Sydney men who allegedly underwent guerrilla training with a radical Islamic group linked to Al-Qaeda. | 1 |
Airline pleads with pilots (September 11, 2004) - US Airways made a last-ditch contract offer to the union that represents its pilots Friday as the airline tries to avoid a second bankruptcy filing that may be just be days away. | 1 |
Singh, Woods Have Ties to 84 Lumber (AP) AP - Appearance money is not allowed on the PGA Tour, but there were murmurs when the field at the 84 Lumber Classic in Pennsylvania originally included Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods, a rare 1-2 punch in a fall tournament. | 1 |
Russians dominate home tournament Anastasia Myskina and Nikolay Davydenko won singles championships Sunday at the Kremlin Cup, then teamed with compatriots to capture the women #39;s and men #39;s doubles finals as Russia swept all four titles. | 1 |
Celtics run out of steam During a four-day layoff, the Celtics suffered from a lack of game experience. Last night, they played five minutes too many at the MCI Center, losing to the Wizards, 110-105, in overtime. | 1 |
Kentucky vs. Louisville Coaches: Tubby Smith (197-53, eighth season; 321-115, 14th season overall), Kentucky; Rick Pitino (70-31, fourth season; 422-155, 19th season overall), Louisville. | 1 |
Checks to clear faster than they can float soon Under new federal legislation called the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, also called Check 21, the time taken for checks to clear will be much quicker than in the past. | 1 |
Warren the do-it-yourself type Defensive end Ty Warren , who played behind veteran Bobby Hamilton as a rookie last year and had 33 tackles, has eclipsed that total with 48 stops this season in 12 starts. Throw in a pass deflection, a couple of forced fumbles, and 4 1/2 sacks, and it's been a promising turnaround for th... | 1 |
AP: Yushchenko Shows Record Dioxin Level New tests reveal Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko #39;s blood contains the second-highest level of dioxin poisoning ever recorded in a human - more than 6,000 times | 1 |
Cisco to power Indian Ethernet One of India #39;s leading telecommunications providers will use Cisco Systems #39; gear to build its new Ethernet-based broadband network. | 1 |
Intel Takes on Gamers with #39;Extreme #39; Chipset Following a similar chip announcement from AMD in mid-October, Intel this week has released a chip targeting the gamer segment. The Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading (HT) technology | 1 |
William Hill slips on punters #39; winning streak Shares in William Hill have dipped after it warned growth in its winnings had slipped in July and August as customers enjoyed a lucky streak on horse races. | 1 |
Verizon sells Canadian directory operations Verizon Communications Inc. said today it has signed a deal to sell its Canadian directory operations to investment firm Bain Capital in a deal worth \$1. | 1 |
Study Finds Dramatic Loss of Tech Jobs Job trimming at technology companies took off during the past three months, according to a new report. | 1 |
Produce less beef and save water The Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden claims it takes 15 cubic metres of water, or 15,000 litres, to produce one kilogram of grain-fed beef. | 1 |
Intel Cuts Prices on Laptop Computer Chips SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=INTC.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">INTC.O</A> cut prices on its chips for mobile computers by as much as 34 percent this week, a move that could lower PC ... | 1 |
Gillard out of shadow treasurer race Julia Gillard has reportedly bowed out of the race to become shadow treasurer, taking enormous pressure off Opposition Leader Mark Latham. | 1 |
Souness to Newcastle Souness, 51, replaces Sir Bobby Robson, who was sacked last week after the club suffered four league games without a win. Souness resigned from his current club, Blackburn Rovers, and will take up his post at Newcastle on Monday 13th September. | 1 |
Water on Mars: More Evidences The Mars Exploration Rover mission is part of NASA #39;s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet. | 1 |
Giants lose in extra innings to Padres SAN DIEGO -- The San Francisco Giants lost both the wild-card lead and right fielder Dustan Mohr in a 4-3, 10-inning loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. | 1 |
Century Casinos #39; profits rise Colorado Springs-based Century Casinos Inc. said third- quarter profits rose 35 percent to \$1.23 million, or 9 cents a share, from \$914,000, or 7 cents a share, in the year-ago period. | 1 |
Nation pays silent tribute to war dead The Queen has led senior Royals and political leaders in laying poppy wreaths at the Cenotaph to mark Remembrance Sunday. Two minutes silence was held at 11 o #39;clock to remember all Britain #39;s war dead, including | 1 |
Giving Thanks: Jets extend Bradway #39;s contract Hempstead, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Jets on Thursday extended the contract of executive vice president and general manager Terry Bradway through the 2007 season. | 1 |
Update 1: Cingular Sees Merger Savings Above Plan Cingular Wireless, the nation #39;s largest wireless carrier following the company #39;s merger with AT amp;T Wireless, said Wednesday that it has completed integration activities ahead of schedule and now expects merger-related cost savings to exceed prior estimates | 1 |
IMF head sees no consensus on demand by poor countries for a greater voice (AFP) AFP - Developing countries are agitating for greater decision-making power in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, but the head of the IMF acknowledged that political consensus on the question was lacking. | 1 |
Three-way England battle for Gerrard role STEVEN GERRARD will be handed the chance to play in his preferred central midfield for England after Nicky Butt was ruled out of this week-end #39;s opening 2006 World Cup qualifier in Austria. | 1 |
UPDATE 2-Check Point Software Q3 profit up, sees more growth Check Point Software Technologies Inc. (CHKP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) reported a rise in third-quarter net profit that beat Wall Street estimates on strong | 1 |
Conway #39;s head was on PeopleSoft block for weeks Testimony from a PeopleSoft board member has indicated that the company had been thinking about removing deposed CEO Craig Conway for some time. | 1 |
Cole fears backlash from his old mates FULHAM #39;S United old boy Andy Cole fears his former team are poised to leave their critics red-faced. The Reds haven #39;t lost in the Premiership since defeat at Portsmouth six matches ago when they were being written off in the title race. | 1 |
School raiders #39; nationality identified Security officials have identified six of the militants who seized a school in southern Russia as being from Chechnya, drawing a strong connection to the Chechen insurgents who have been fighting Russian forces for years. | 1 |
Typhoon Kills 62 in Japan, Deadliest in 20 Years TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's deadliest typhoon in more than two decades killed at least 62 people, media said on Thursday as rescuers searched frantically for 27 still missing in floods and landslides. | 1 |
UPDATE 3-SBC sees \$5 billion in costs for fiber build SBC Communications (SBC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) expects to spend about \$5 billion over the next three years to build and connect consumers to a high-speed | 1 |
Low-cost #39;Hindi Windows #39; to hit Indian desktops next year Indian PC users can expect to see a localized, stripped-down version of Microsoft #39;s XP operating system early next year. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft plans to ship the low cost version of its PC operating | 1 |
Microsoft files suits against smut spammers Microsoftis again using the courts to pursue individuals allegedly responsible for spam e-mail campaigns, this time going after those who send out unsolicited and sexually explicit e-mail. | 1 |
China party chief rules out full democracy Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao called for parliament to take a stronger watchdog role on the eve of a key leadership meeting but ruled out Western-style democracy | 1 |
Oil price pushes toward \$50 a barrel US light crude climbed to \$49.36 a barrel, up 48 cents and just four cents below the record high set in late August at \$49.40. In London, Brent crude oil futures in surged to a new peak of \$45. | 1 |
Musharraf Says U.S. Must Address Palestinian Dispute (Reuters) Reuters - The United States could lose its war\on terrorism unless it deals with the political disputes that\give rise to militant extremism, starting with the Palestinian\issue, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday. | 1 |
Nortel picks up \$5m BT call centre contract Nortel has won a \$5m contract from BT to help the telco use Internet Protocol (IP) technology to upgrade its call centres around the UK. | 1 |
Analyzing the Conference Finals Matchups Meyers, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003, broadcasts WNBA and women #39;s NCAA games for ABC and ESPN. She has also been a regular Blog Squad contributor to WNBA. | 1 |
Salmons has fourth-year option picked up PHILADELPHIA - John Salmons had the fourth-year option on his contract picked up by the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Salmons, a 6-foot-7 guard, has averaged 4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per | 1 |
IAEA delays report on Iran nuclear program The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to delay a report on Iran #39;s nuclear program, which is scheduled to be made public on Friday, diplomatic sources said. | 1 |
Just in time the Cubs put it all together in win over Reds A message on a dry-erase board greeted the Cubs in their clubhouse Monday and explained how they should approach the final days of the regular season. | 1 |
Nortel delays reporting, again OTTAWA - Nortel Networks has announced that it #39;s once again delaying the release of financial reports. The company is currently reviewing its accounting for the past four years. | 1 |
Pesticide Persisting Beyond Scheduled Elimination Date Under a treaty known as the Montreal Protocol, methyl bromide was to be banned for most uses by the end of this year. | 1 |
Four more years -- of BCS frustration And you thought our nation #39;s president was a polarizing figure -- at least he had 59 million supporters chanting quot;four more years quot; on election night. | 1 |
Infocus: Issues Discovering Compromised Machines This article discusses the discovery of compromised machines in large enterprise environments, and offers some suggestions on correlating NIDS and HIPS logs to avoid false positives. | 1 |
Federer and Henin-Hardenne Get the Top Spots for U.S. Open Roger Federer will open against Albert Costa, and Justine Henin-Hardenne will play a qualifier when the tournament begins Monday. | 1 |
Update 1: IMF reflects on global economic growth In its global economy outlook the International Monetary Fund predicted worldwide output to lift 5 despite of worries about high oil prices. | 1 |
Holyfield bids to keep fighting Evander Holyfield is appealing against a medical suspension imposed upon him following his defeat by Larry Donald. The former world heavyweight champion was suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission | 1 |
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