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Apple delivers iTunes Canadacom December 2, 2004, 7:58 AM PT. Apple Computer launched on Thursday a version of its iTunes online music service in Canada. The company said its Canadian site will offer the same features	3
States and rivals attack Wal-Mart health policyIn the debate over what to do about the growing number of working people in the United States with little or no health insurance, no company may be taking more heat than the country #39;s largest employer, Wal-Mart Stores.	2
THIS WEEKS COLTS OPPONENTColts.com. Synopsis: The Colts, in their first game of the season, will play the team they faced in their last game last season: the New England Patriots.	1
AU mediators meet Sudan officials ahead of key Darfur security <b>...</b>ABUJA : African Union mediators met officials of the Sudanese government ahead of crucial talks on the key issue of restoring security in the war-torn western Darfur region.	0
UK hostage #39;in hands of new group #39;LONDON, England -- The brother of British hostage Ken Bigley has said he believes the captive is now in the hands of a more moderate group in Iraq.	0
Burma to relaunch democracy talks\Burma sets a new date for a constitutional conference seen as a first step towards democracy.	0
Michael Phelps Seeks Fourth Swimming Gold Medal at Athens GamesAug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Swimmer Michael Phelps seeks his fourth gold medal of the Athens Olympics in tonight #39;s 200-meter individual medley, while female gymnasts compete for the all- around title.	1
French FM holds talks with Kadhafi to pave way for Chirac visit to Libya (AFP)AFP - French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier left Tripoli overnight following talks with Moamer Kadhafi to pave the way for a visit here by French President Jacques Chirac, in another sign of the rapid reintegration of former pariah state Libya into the international fold.	0
Diebold Loses Key Copyright CaseA California judge says Diebold Election Systems broke the law when it threatened students for posting internal company memos on the web. Advocates say this is a precedent-setting victory for free speech on the web, and a warning to litigious companies. By Kim Zetter.	3
FilePlanet Daily DownloadHalf-Life 2 Goes Gold (PC) Ladies and gents it #39;s official! Half-Life 2 goes gold and expected November 16! Almost six years to the date that Half-Life went gold, VUGames confirms that Valve #39;s Half-Life 2 has	3
Toshiba Wins Support for HD DVD from 4 Film StudiosToshiba Corp. said on Monday it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from Warner Bros. Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures	3
Upstaging Before the ShowThe Republican convention's calculated claims to patriotism met elaborately planned and heavily Democratic street protests.	0
New Mydoom Worm Exploits IE FlawA new variant of the Mydoom worm that exploits an unpatched flaw in Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer browser is in the wild and posing particular risk to home and small business users, security experts warn.	3
Iran Hosts Iraqi Official, Eyes Better Relations (Reuters)Reuters - Iraqi deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih\said Sunday he brought a message of friendship to Iran, which\has been angered by charges it is stirring up tension in Iraq,\the official IRNA news agency said.	0
Owen prepared to play the waiting game at RealEngland striker Michael Owen says that although he is desperately keen to get on the pitch he is prepared to bide his time and wait for his opportunity to break into the first team at Real Madrid.	1
Cisco boosts carrier offerings with P-Cube buyCisco Systems has confirmed that it is to spend \$200m to acquire privately held P-Cube, a California-based developer of internet protocol (IP) service control platforms.	3
British inflation heats up as energy prices riseLONDON : British inflation picked up to an annual rate of 1.2 percent in October from a six-month low of 1.1 percent recorded in September as petrol prices at the pump rose, official figures showed.	2
Say slams teammates #39; relay effortATHENS -- The meltdown continues in the pool for Canada #39;s swimmers. Only this time, it #39;s talk and not just times that are creating heat. Rick Say, who has posted Canada #39;s best individual showing in the pool with a sixth-place finish in the highly ...	1
World's remotest islet back on the map<strong>Cash'n'Carrion</strong> Designer cartography from The Rockall Times	3
USC, Oklahoma Retain PositionsSouthern California and Oklahoma stayed on course for a clash over college football #39;s national title at the Jan. 4 Orange Bowl yesterday after putting more distance between their respective No.	1
Samsung ads shifted from InterpublicNEW YORK For the second time in six months, a large worldwide advertiser is shifting its account to agencies owned by WPP Group from agencies owned by Interpublic Group.	2
Cricket: West Indies Defeats Pakistan, Advances to Champions #39; <b>...</b>The West Indies cricket team has defeated Pakistan by seven wickets at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, England, and reached the finals of the International Cricket Council #39;s Champions #39; Trophy tournament.	1
Staff fix needed at DIY websiteScrewfix.com, the internet home improvement service and part of the B Q chain, is freezing orders until more staff can be found.	3
Federer breezes to third Slam eventWell, theres at least one person who isnt trying to figure out whether Roger Federer could one day complete a Grand Slam or match Pete Sampras career record of 14 major titles: Federer himself.	1
Bush, Kerry on swing-state toursUS presidential candidates George W Bush and John Kerry tour states seen as important to win November's poll.	0
#39;\$5m ransom #39; for kidnapped journalistsIraqi insurgents who claim to be holding two French journalists in Iraq demanded a \$5 million (2.8 million) ransom yesterday as part of a disturbing set of new conditions for their release.	0
Area College Football CapsulesNavy at Tulsa <br> Where: Skelly Stadium When: 7 p.m. <br> Shooting for 3-0: Navy is off to its first 2-0 start since 1996. The Midshipmen haven't started 3-0 since 1979, when they won their first six games and finished 7-4. Navy has started 3-0 only twice in the past 40 years -- the 1978 team won its first seven games. Tulsa, which improved from 1-11 in 2002 to 8-5 last season, the best turnaround in college football, has lost its first two games, 21-3 at Kansas and 38-21 at Oklahoma State. Going 3-0 ""would be a great start, and it would be a great beginning to achieve the goals that they've set for themselves,"" Navy Coach Paul Johnson said. ""It's not going to make the season if we win, and it's not going to kill it if we lose.""	1
It #39;s time for Christmas tree salesBob Lemos of Lemos Farm on Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay is optimistic about the Christmas tree season. He started selling trees last weekend, he said.	2
Giants Defeat Padres 7-5 (AP)AP - Edgardo Alfonzo's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Francisco Giants tied the Chicago Cubs for the wild-card lead by beating San Diego 7-5 on Tuesday night.	1
Cisco Systems Earnings Rise, Stock Falls CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest maker of equipment that directs data over the Internet, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on stronger demand for its networking gear.	2
Iran Apparently Agrees to Stop EnrichmentIranian President Mohammad Khatami, right, talks with Iraqi Vice-President, Ibrahim al-Jafari, during their official meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Nov. 27, 2004.	0
US brokerage charged with fraudWASHINGTONThe US Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged brokerage firm Raymond James Financial Inc. with fraud over the misconduct of a former broker in 1999 and 2000.	2
Oil firms in talks to end Nigerian jobs protestMultinational companies began talks Monday with Nigerian villagers occupying three oil platforms in a dispute over jobs which shut 90,000 barrels per day of oil production.	0
Guess who wins if violence stops Iraq vote?To say there #39;s no cause for worry about the upcoming national elections in Iraq is like saying winter blizzards will never arrive in Chicago.	0
Stocks Sharply Higher on Dip in Oil PricesNEW 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...	0
#39;Deficit as far as eye can see #39; to be cutBerlin - The United States (US) Treasury Secretary John Snow has flown into Berlin at the weekend on a budget flight - and pledged to cut the US deficit in half.	2
Airbus to sell A350 as rival to Boeing DreamlinerAirbus has been given the go-ahead by its shareholders EADS and BAE Systems to market the A350, a new wide-body aircraft that will be a direct rival to Boeings 7E7 Dreamliner.	2
Stock picker fraud trial beginsStock picker Anthony Elgindy profited from illegal tips supplied by an FBI agent who told him about probes of companies Elgindy would then sell short while spreading negative information to clients of his online newsletter, a prosecutor said.	2
Murder shows parallels with Marsha killingIn a murder case echoing that of student Marsha McDonnell, police found the body of a young woman bludgeoned to death in Twickenham.	0
Mystery of woman #39;s body in FallujahOfficials were today still trying to identify the body of a western woman found in Fallujah as US marines continued attacking insurgents in the city.	0
Notre Dame Says Coach Search Is Ongoing (AP)AP - Notre Dame's Plan 'A' appears to be heading to Florida.	1
After three-game skid, Holmgren looks for answersMatt Hasselbeck never performed like this last season. Seattle #39;s defense, slowed by injuries, didn #39;t look so vulnerable through the first three weeks.	1
Notebook: Majerus-USC marriage just great ... unlessRick Majerus is a basketball savant. Nobody questions that. He #39;s a winner. Nobody questions that. He #39;ll be a tremendous hire for Southern California.	1
Son's Payments on Deal Disappoint Annan (AP)AP - Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he was ""very disappointed and surprised"" that his son had continued to receive payments until this February from a firm that had a contract with Iraq's oil-for-food program, the subject of numerous corruption investigations.	0
Fastow may appear in barge trialHOUSTON Former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow isn #39;ta defendant or a prosecution witness in the first criminal trial to emerge from the energy company #39;s crash -- but he could be called to testify.	2
United Airlines Sees More Job Losses BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of UAL Corp.'s United Airlines said on Thursday the airline's restructuring plan would lead to a significant number of job losses, but it was not clear how many.	2
Bomb scare forces Singapore plane to UKA Singapore Airlines plane flying to New York from Frankfurt has been diverted to Manchester airport after a bomb threat. The Boeing 747-400 landed safely at around 11.	0
M A Industry Weighs Fees Against Size NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment banks are in the midst of the annual fight for bragging rights as the biggest dealmakers of the year, but this time the rankings -- a key factor in winning new business -- are under intense scrutiny.	2
Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Preview, Italian Grand PrixThe Mild Seven Renault F1 Team preview for the Italian Grand Prix.	1
New Tungsten Boasts Big StoragePalmOne's Tungsten T5 comes with 256MB of flash memory, so you never risk losing your data.	3
Tennis: Federer celebratesRoger Federer struggles to come to terms with winning his third Grand Slam of 2004 at the US Open.	0
Michigan #39;s Manning leads by exampleBy committing to change, he goes from special teams to starter. BY JOHN HEUSER. Plenty of Wolverines are quot;battling to start quot; at certain positions, or quot;challenging for time quot; at others.	1
UK wants partial smoking ban, limit on junk food adsLONDON: Britain will announce plans today for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on television advertising of quot;junk food quot; aimed at children.	0
Wine.com to decant \$20 million in fundingThe online wine retailer ferments plans to improve its business and Web site for customers.	3
Chirac names ally to replace rivalTHE French president promoted a staunch ally to replace a popular finance minister, strengthening his hand ahead of an expected struggle for the governing party #39;s 2007 presidential nomination.	0
Lexmark Loss Good for ConsumersThe printer maker's courtroom setback may mean consumer electronics companies won't try to use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as an all-purpose competition shield anymore. By Katie Dean.	3
SpaceShipOne Completes First of Two X Prize Flights (Update1)SpaceShipOne, financed by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen and built by aviation pioneer Burt Rutan, rocketed 62 miles over the California desert, completing the first half of	3
Hughes delighted with Blackburn Rovers Football ClubThe former Rovers striker has signed a two-year contract at Ewood Park, with the option to extend the deal by twelve months should both parties agree.	1
Around the worldThe death toll from floods unleashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne rose sharply Sunday to nearly 2,000 people, with many still missing, as officials said they found hundreds more bodies in Haiti #39;s devastated northwestern region.	0
Web Servers Lead Top 20 Security Problems ListThe SANS Institute has issued its latest list of the 20 most critical Internet security vulnerabilties. Web servers top the list for Windows-based systems and fall second on the list of Unix and Linux systems.	3
Diplomat: Rwanda Troops in Congo (AP)AP - Rwanda has sent thousands of troops into Congo in recent days, a Western diplomat in Congo's capital said Monday, but U.N. officials said they had no evidence of such an incursion.	0
Wangari Muta Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize in OsloA distinctly African setting framed the award of this year #39;s Nobel Peace Prize to the first woman from that continent to receive the prestigious honor.	0
Second oil spill this week shuts down Nfld rigST. JOHN #39;S, Nfld. - Officials have shut down a drilling rig at the Terra Nova offshore oil project following another oil spill Thursday morning.	2
MS debuts 'forthcoming attractions' pre-alert alertAlert Thursday joins patch Tuesday in BoFH calendars	3
Spansion unveils serial flash-memory, 512Mbit NOR flashSpansion, a joint venture between AMD and Fujitsu, on November 2 debuted a lineup of low-density serial-flash memory chips and a high-density NOR-flash-memory chip based on its MirrorBit technology.	3
Eberharter Retires_ Four-time Olympic medalist Stephan Eberharter is retiring from competitive skiing after 16 years on the World Cup circuit. The 35-year-old Austrian was the runner-up in last season #39;s overall World Cup standings.	1
Medical Records May Go OnlineHealth industry, tech firms, government agencies might collaborate to build a secure database of patient records.	3
It's Good to Be RightWhile creative, Blockbuster's latest policy change will have little impact on Netflix.	2
NASA Chief Sees Mandate for Bush Space ProgramThe budget increase Congress just voted for NASA is a clear endorsement of President Bush #39;s plan to send astronauts back to the moon and later Mars, the head of the space agency said Tuesday.	3
China #39;blocks Google news site #39;China has been accused of blocking access to Google News by the media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders. The Paris-based pressure group said the English-language news site had been unavailable for the past 10 days.	3
EU approves GMO seed for planting across blocThe European Union approved on Wednesday the first biotech seeds for planting and sale across EU territory, angering green groups who maintain they could contaminate other crops.	2
Norway envoy meets with Tamil TigersNorwegian peace envoy Erik Solheimmet Wednesday with Tamil Tigers leaders at the rebel-held northerntown of Kilinochchi in a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka #39;s peacetalks, the national television reported.	0
Boise State-Nevada Game on ESPNRENO, Nev. Nov 22, 2004 - Kickoff for the regular-season finale between No. 10 Boise State and Nevada has been moved back to 4:45 pm PST Saturday to accommodate a national television audience.	1
Internet boom for gift shoppingOnline shopping has become hugely popular among Britons in the run-up to Christmas, research suggests.	3
Russia sets date for auction of oil giant YukosThe protracted legal battle over Russian oil giant Yukos appeared to enter its final phase yesterday when the government set a date to auction off a majority stake in the company's richest energy fields and demanded another \$6 billion in back taxes from a business already facing a crippling \$14 billion bill for outstanding taxes and fines.	2
Mugabe calls for party unity amid suspensionsPresident Robert Mugabe called for unity in his ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday despite suspending six senior party officials over who will succeed the 80-year-old leader.	0
Ex-premier Bouchard still being treated for peritonitis in Montreal hospital (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Ex-premier Lucien Bouchard, recently hospitalized for peritonitis, hasn't been responding to antibiotic treatment but his life is not in danger, a hospital said Wednesday.	0
New Zealand interest rates lifted for sixth time this yearWELLINGTON : New Zealand #39;s central Reserve Bank lifted interest rates for the sixth time this year. Governor Alan Bollard said in a statement the cash rate had been raised to 6.50 percent from 6.25 percent.	2
Shuttles to return to flight in MayNASA hopes to resume space shuttle flights in May 2005, officials said on Friday. But the agency has also confirmed it is considering reducing the number of planned shuttle flights - which could affect the	3
Greek Albanians #39; woes festerThe Athens bus hostage drama involving two armed Albanians has thrown the spotlight on Greece #39;s Albanians, who form the country #39;s largest minority, estimated at nearly one million.	0
Billy Reay, Hawks #39; winningest coach, dead at 86Billy Reay, the winningest coach in Blackhawks history and a two-time Stanley Cup champion as a player, died Thursday at age 86. Reay, who had suffered from cancer	1
Australia Fights Biggest Locust Plague in Decades (Reuters)Reuters - Australia has started\battling its biggest plague of locusts in decades as billions\of the insects hatch along a wide front covering much of the\country's central east region.	3
For 110,000, Branson offers his passengers a voyage into spacewithin 25 seconds - to 2,500mph. For no more than five minutes they will float about, 80 miles above planet Earth. Lavatory and in-flight drinks?	3
Richardson deciding whether to appealFormer Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson faced a deadline Monday to file an appeal of a decision tossing out his discrimination lawsuit against his old school.	1
Rebels split up hostagesMILITANTS threatening to kill three foreign United Nations workers abducted in Afghanistan said yesterday they had split them up to thwart rescue attempts.	0
Southampton #39;s Fernandes avoids jailSouthampton, England (Sports Network) - Southampton midfielder Fabrice Fernandes was sentenced Wednesday in a case involving drunken driving.	1
Blogs may be good for businessIf you #39;re the tech-savvy sort, you may already know about blogs. If not, blog is short for Web log, a sort of online journal. They #39;re the hottest thing to hit the Internet since Anna Kournikova.	3
Astros Beat Reds 5-2 for 12th Straight WinRoger Clemens got his 326th win to tie Eddie Plank for 11th on the career list, and the Houston Astros hit four first-inning home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 Wednesday and tie a team record with their 12th straight win.	1
Dolphins weren't all gameThe Miami Dolphins arrived for their final exhibition game last night in New Orleans short nine players.	1
It's an Early Exit for Myskina BALI (Reuters) - Top seed and French Open champion Anastasia Myskina wilted early on at the Wismilak International, falling in the second round to Maria Elena Camerin 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 Thursday.	1
Hurricanes Force NASA to Delay Space Shuttle FlightsThe US space agency NASA says it has pushed the resumption of space shuttle flights back one or two months until at least May next year.	3
Sugiyama crashes outJapan #39;s Ai Sugiyama suffered a shock first-round loss as the top seeds had a bad day at the Wismilak International. Third-seed Sugiyama was fuming after her 6-4 7-6 (7-1) loss in Bali to Aiko Nakamura, who is 151 places below her in the world rankings.	1
Verizon Wireless Won #39;t Oppose Nextel SwapVerizon Wireless said on Tuesday it would not oppose a plan that would give Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) valuable new wireless airwaves, sending Nextel #39;s shares up more than 3 percent.	2
Profit at Talbots Up 4.8 for 2nd QuarterTalbots, the clothing retailer, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 4.8 percent as sales increased and the company benefited from the resolution of an income tax issue.	2
Wrong target drama costs US shooting goldChina #39;s Jia Zhanbo claimed the gold medal in the men #39;s 50-metre rifle three-position target event at the Athens Olympics, after American Matthew Emmons was ruled to have fired at the wrong target on the verge of victory.	1
Dollar hits record low vs. euroTOKYO (CBS.MW) - The dollar hit a record low against the euro for a second straight Asian session Thursday, as investors continued to test the resolve of the monetary authorities in Japan and Europe to try to stem the weakening dollar trend.	2
Crude futures close 5 higher for the monthSAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- Crude-oil futures closed higher to tally a gain of 5 percent for the month, lifted by growing doubt that Chinas interest-rate hike will dampen energy demand, and the ever-existing possibility that supply disruptions could	2
Ruffin Grabs AttentionForward Michael Ruffin is impressing Wizards coaches with his rebounding and rough play under the basket.	1
BRUCE: SAVAGE HAS NO CASE TO ANSWERBirmingham manager Steve Bruce is confident Robbie Savage will not be hauled before any Football Association disciplinary panel following an elbow incident with Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman.	1
Matthew Zemek / CollegeFootballNews.com Posted: 4 minutes agoYou could talk about Auburn #39;s gritty defense, which managed to turn back LSU when the Bayou Bengals were up 9-3 and driving for a crucial field goal that would have made it a two-possession game midway through the third quarter.	1

Apple delivers iTunes Canadacom December 2, 2004, 7:58 AM PT. Apple Computer launched on Thursday a version of its iTunes online music service in Canada. The company said its Canadian site will offer the same features

3

States and rivals attack Wal-Mart health policyIn the debate over what to do about the growing number of working people in the United States with little or no health insurance, no company may be taking more heat than the country #39;s largest employer, Wal-Mart Stores.

2

THIS WEEKS COLTS OPPONENTColts.com. Synopsis: The Colts, in their first game of the season, will play the team they faced in their last game last season: the New England Patriots.

1

AU mediators meet Sudan officials ahead of key Darfur security ...ABUJA : African Union mediators met officials of the Sudanese government ahead of crucial talks on the key issue of restoring security in the war-torn western Darfur region.

0

UK hostage #39;in hands of new group #39;LONDON, England -- The brother of British hostage Ken Bigley has said he believes the captive is now in the hands of a more moderate group in Iraq.

0

Burma to relaunch democracy talks\Burma sets a new date for a constitutional conference seen as a first step towards democracy.

0

Michael Phelps Seeks Fourth Swimming Gold Medal at Athens GamesAug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Swimmer Michael Phelps seeks his fourth gold medal of the Athens Olympics in tonight #39;s 200-meter individual medley, while female gymnasts compete for the all- around title.

1

French FM holds talks with Kadhafi to pave way for Chirac visit to Libya (AFP)AFP - French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier left Tripoli overnight following talks with Moamer Kadhafi to pave the way for a visit here by French President Jacques Chirac, in another sign of the rapid reintegration of former pariah state Libya into the international fold.

0

Diebold Loses Key Copyright CaseA California judge says Diebold Election Systems broke the law when it threatened students for posting internal company memos on the web. Advocates say this is a precedent-setting victory for free speech on the web, and a warning to litigious companies. By Kim Zetter.

3

FilePlanet Daily DownloadHalf-Life 2 Goes Gold (PC) Ladies and gents it #39;s official! Half-Life 2 goes gold and expected November 16! Almost six years to the date that Half-Life went gold, VUGames confirms that Valve #39;s Half-Life 2 has

3

Toshiba Wins Support for HD DVD from 4 Film StudiosToshiba Corp. said on Monday it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from Warner Bros. Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures

3

Upstaging Before the ShowThe Republican convention's calculated claims to patriotism met elaborately planned and heavily Democratic street protests.

0

New Mydoom Worm Exploits IE FlawA new variant of the Mydoom worm that exploits an unpatched flaw in Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer browser is in the wild and posing particular risk to home and small business users, security experts warn.

3

Iran Hosts Iraqi Official, Eyes Better Relations (Reuters)Reuters - Iraqi deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih\said Sunday he brought a message of friendship to Iran, which\has been angered by charges it is stirring up tension in Iraq,\the official IRNA news agency said.

0

Owen prepared to play the waiting game at RealEngland striker Michael Owen says that although he is desperately keen to get on the pitch he is prepared to bide his time and wait for his opportunity to break into the first team at Real Madrid.

1

Cisco boosts carrier offerings with P-Cube buyCisco Systems has confirmed that it is to spend \$200m to acquire privately held P-Cube, a California-based developer of internet protocol (IP) service control platforms.

3

British inflation heats up as energy prices riseLONDON : British inflation picked up to an annual rate of 1.2 percent in October from a six-month low of 1.1 percent recorded in September as petrol prices at the pump rose, official figures showed.

2

Say slams teammates #39; relay effortATHENS -- The meltdown continues in the pool for Canada #39;s swimmers. Only this time, it #39;s talk and not just times that are creating heat. Rick Say, who has posted Canada #39;s best individual showing in the pool with a sixth-place finish in the highly ...

1

World's remotest islet back on the mapCash'n'Carrion Designer cartography from The Rockall Times

3

USC, Oklahoma Retain PositionsSouthern California and Oklahoma stayed on course for a clash over college football #39;s national title at the Jan. 4 Orange Bowl yesterday after putting more distance between their respective No.

1

Samsung ads shifted from InterpublicNEW YORK For the second time in six months, a large worldwide advertiser is shifting its account to agencies owned by WPP Group from agencies owned by Interpublic Group.

2

Cricket: West Indies Defeats Pakistan, Advances to Champions #39; ...The West Indies cricket team has defeated Pakistan by seven wickets at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, England, and reached the finals of the International Cricket Council #39;s Champions #39; Trophy tournament.

1

Staff fix needed at DIY websiteScrewfix.com, the internet home improvement service and part of the B Q chain, is freezing orders until more staff can be found.

3

Federer breezes to third Slam eventWell, theres at least one person who isnt trying to figure out whether Roger Federer could one day complete a Grand Slam or match Pete Sampras career record of 14 major titles: Federer himself.

1

Bush, Kerry on swing-state toursUS presidential candidates George W Bush and John Kerry tour states seen as important to win November's poll.

0

#39;\$5m ransom #39; for kidnapped journalistsIraqi insurgents who claim to be holding two French journalists in Iraq demanded a \$5 million (2.8 million) ransom yesterday as part of a disturbing set of new conditions for their release.

0

Area College Football CapsulesNavy at Tulsa Where: Skelly Stadium When: 7 p.m. Shooting for 3-0: Navy is off to its first 2-0 start since 1996. The Midshipmen haven't started 3-0 since 1979, when they won their first six games and finished 7-4. Navy has started 3-0 only twice in the past 40 years -- the 1978 team won its first seven games. Tulsa, which improved from 1-11 in 2002 to 8-5 last season, the best turnaround in college football, has lost its first two games, 21-3 at Kansas and 38-21 at Oklahoma State. Going 3-0 ""would be a great start, and it would be a great beginning to achieve the goals that they've set for themselves,"" Navy Coach Paul Johnson said. ""It's not going to make the season if we win, and it's not going to kill it if we lose.""

1

It #39;s time for Christmas tree salesBob Lemos of Lemos Farm on Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay is optimistic about the Christmas tree season. He started selling trees last weekend, he said.

2

Giants Defeat Padres 7-5 (AP)AP - Edgardo Alfonzo's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Francisco Giants tied the Chicago Cubs for the wild-card lead by beating San Diego 7-5 on Tuesday night.

1

Cisco Systems Earnings Rise, Stock Falls CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest maker of equipment that directs data over the Internet, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on stronger demand for its networking gear.

2

Iran Apparently Agrees to Stop EnrichmentIranian President Mohammad Khatami, right, talks with Iraqi Vice-President, Ibrahim al-Jafari, during their official meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Nov. 27, 2004.

0

US brokerage charged with fraudWASHINGTONThe US Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged brokerage firm Raymond James Financial Inc. with fraud over the misconduct of a former broker in 1999 and 2000.

2

Oil firms in talks to end Nigerian jobs protestMultinational companies began talks Monday with Nigerian villagers occupying three oil platforms in a dispute over jobs which shut 90,000 barrels per day of oil production.

0

Guess who wins if violence stops Iraq vote?To say there #39;s no cause for worry about the upcoming national elections in Iraq is like saying winter blizzards will never arrive in Chicago.

0

Stocks Sharply Higher on Dip in Oil PricesNEW 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...

0

#39;Deficit as far as eye can see #39; to be cutBerlin - The United States (US) Treasury Secretary John Snow has flown into Berlin at the weekend on a budget flight - and pledged to cut the US deficit in half.

2

Airbus to sell A350 as rival to Boeing DreamlinerAirbus has been given the go-ahead by its shareholders EADS and BAE Systems to market the A350, a new wide-body aircraft that will be a direct rival to Boeings 7E7 Dreamliner.

2

Stock picker fraud trial beginsStock picker Anthony Elgindy profited from illegal tips supplied by an FBI agent who told him about probes of companies Elgindy would then sell short while spreading negative information to clients of his online newsletter, a prosecutor said.

2

Murder shows parallels with Marsha killingIn a murder case echoing that of student Marsha McDonnell, police found the body of a young woman bludgeoned to death in Twickenham.

0

Mystery of woman #39;s body in FallujahOfficials were today still trying to identify the body of a western woman found in Fallujah as US marines continued attacking insurgents in the city.

0

Notre Dame Says Coach Search Is Ongoing (AP)AP - Notre Dame's Plan 'A' appears to be heading to Florida.

1

After three-game skid, Holmgren looks for answersMatt Hasselbeck never performed like this last season. Seattle #39;s defense, slowed by injuries, didn #39;t look so vulnerable through the first three weeks.

1

Notebook: Majerus-USC marriage just great ... unlessRick Majerus is a basketball savant. Nobody questions that. He #39;s a winner. Nobody questions that. He #39;ll be a tremendous hire for Southern California.

1

Son's Payments on Deal Disappoint Annan (AP)AP - Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he was ""very disappointed and surprised"" that his son had continued to receive payments until this February from a firm that had a contract with Iraq's oil-for-food program, the subject of numerous corruption investigations.

0

Fastow may appear in barge trialHOUSTON Former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow isn #39;ta defendant or a prosecution witness in the first criminal trial to emerge from the energy company #39;s crash -- but he could be called to testify.

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United Airlines Sees More Job Losses BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of UAL Corp.'s United Airlines said on Thursday the airline's restructuring plan would lead to a significant number of job losses, but it was not clear how many.

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Bomb scare forces Singapore plane to UKA Singapore Airlines plane flying to New York from Frankfurt has been diverted to Manchester airport after a bomb threat. The Boeing 747-400 landed safely at around 11.

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M A Industry Weighs Fees Against Size NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment banks are in the midst of the annual fight for bragging rights as the biggest dealmakers of the year, but this time the rankings -- a key factor in winning new business -- are under intense scrutiny.

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Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Preview, Italian Grand PrixThe Mild Seven Renault F1 Team preview for the Italian Grand Prix.

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New Tungsten Boasts Big StoragePalmOne's Tungsten T5 comes with 256MB of flash memory, so you never risk losing your data.

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Tennis: Federer celebratesRoger Federer struggles to come to terms with winning his third Grand Slam of 2004 at the US Open.

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Michigan #39;s Manning leads by exampleBy committing to change, he goes from special teams to starter. BY JOHN HEUSER. Plenty of Wolverines are quot;battling to start quot; at certain positions, or quot;challenging for time quot; at others.

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UK wants partial smoking ban, limit on junk food adsLONDON: Britain will announce plans today for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on television advertising of quot;junk food quot; aimed at children.

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Wine.com to decant \$20 million in fundingThe online wine retailer ferments plans to improve its business and Web site for customers.

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Chirac names ally to replace rivalTHE French president promoted a staunch ally to replace a popular finance minister, strengthening his hand ahead of an expected struggle for the governing party #39;s 2007 presidential nomination.

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Lexmark Loss Good for ConsumersThe printer maker's courtroom setback may mean consumer electronics companies won't try to use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as an all-purpose competition shield anymore. By Katie Dean.

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SpaceShipOne Completes First of Two X Prize Flights (Update1)SpaceShipOne, financed by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen and built by aviation pioneer Burt Rutan, rocketed 62 miles over the California desert, completing the first half of

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Hughes delighted with Blackburn Rovers Football ClubThe former Rovers striker has signed a two-year contract at Ewood Park, with the option to extend the deal by twelve months should both parties agree.

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Around the worldThe death toll from floods unleashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne rose sharply Sunday to nearly 2,000 people, with many still missing, as officials said they found hundreds more bodies in Haiti #39;s devastated northwestern region.

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Web Servers Lead Top 20 Security Problems ListThe SANS Institute has issued its latest list of the 20 most critical Internet security vulnerabilties. Web servers top the list for Windows-based systems and fall second on the list of Unix and Linux systems.

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Diplomat: Rwanda Troops in Congo (AP)AP - Rwanda has sent thousands of troops into Congo in recent days, a Western diplomat in Congo's capital said Monday, but U.N. officials said they had no evidence of such an incursion.

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Wangari Muta Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize in OsloA distinctly African setting framed the award of this year #39;s Nobel Peace Prize to the first woman from that continent to receive the prestigious honor.

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Second oil spill this week shuts down Nfld rigST. JOHN #39;S, Nfld. - Officials have shut down a drilling rig at the Terra Nova offshore oil project following another oil spill Thursday morning.

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MS debuts 'forthcoming attractions' pre-alert alertAlert Thursday joins patch Tuesday in BoFH calendars

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Spansion unveils serial flash-memory, 512Mbit NOR flashSpansion, a joint venture between AMD and Fujitsu, on November 2 debuted a lineup of low-density serial-flash memory chips and a high-density NOR-flash-memory chip based on its MirrorBit technology.

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Eberharter Retires_ Four-time Olympic medalist Stephan Eberharter is retiring from competitive skiing after 16 years on the World Cup circuit. The 35-year-old Austrian was the runner-up in last season #39;s overall World Cup standings.

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Medical Records May Go OnlineHealth industry, tech firms, government agencies might collaborate to build a secure database of patient records.

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It's Good to Be RightWhile creative, Blockbuster's latest policy change will have little impact on Netflix.

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NASA Chief Sees Mandate for Bush Space ProgramThe budget increase Congress just voted for NASA is a clear endorsement of President Bush #39;s plan to send astronauts back to the moon and later Mars, the head of the space agency said Tuesday.

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China #39;blocks Google news site #39;China has been accused of blocking access to Google News by the media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders. The Paris-based pressure group said the English-language news site had been unavailable for the past 10 days.

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EU approves GMO seed for planting across blocThe European Union approved on Wednesday the first biotech seeds for planting and sale across EU territory, angering green groups who maintain they could contaminate other crops.

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Norway envoy meets with Tamil TigersNorwegian peace envoy Erik Solheimmet Wednesday with Tamil Tigers leaders at the rebel-held northerntown of Kilinochchi in a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka #39;s peacetalks, the national television reported.

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Boise State-Nevada Game on ESPNRENO, Nev. Nov 22, 2004 - Kickoff for the regular-season finale between No. 10 Boise State and Nevada has been moved back to 4:45 pm PST Saturday to accommodate a national television audience.

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Internet boom for gift shoppingOnline shopping has become hugely popular among Britons in the run-up to Christmas, research suggests.

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Russia sets date for auction of oil giant YukosThe protracted legal battle over Russian oil giant Yukos appeared to enter its final phase yesterday when the government set a date to auction off a majority stake in the company's richest energy fields and demanded another \$6 billion in back taxes from a business already facing a crippling \$14 billion bill for outstanding taxes and fines.

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Mugabe calls for party unity amid suspensionsPresident Robert Mugabe called for unity in his ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday despite suspending six senior party officials over who will succeed the 80-year-old leader.

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Ex-premier Bouchard still being treated for peritonitis in Montreal hospital (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Ex-premier Lucien Bouchard, recently hospitalized for peritonitis, hasn't been responding to antibiotic treatment but his life is not in danger, a hospital said Wednesday.

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New Zealand interest rates lifted for sixth time this yearWELLINGTON : New Zealand #39;s central Reserve Bank lifted interest rates for the sixth time this year. Governor Alan Bollard said in a statement the cash rate had been raised to 6.50 percent from 6.25 percent.

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Shuttles to return to flight in MayNASA hopes to resume space shuttle flights in May 2005, officials said on Friday. But the agency has also confirmed it is considering reducing the number of planned shuttle flights - which could affect the

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Greek Albanians #39; woes festerThe Athens bus hostage drama involving two armed Albanians has thrown the spotlight on Greece #39;s Albanians, who form the country #39;s largest minority, estimated at nearly one million.

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Billy Reay, Hawks #39; winningest coach, dead at 86Billy Reay, the winningest coach in Blackhawks history and a two-time Stanley Cup champion as a player, died Thursday at age 86. Reay, who had suffered from cancer

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Australia Fights Biggest Locust Plague in Decades (Reuters)Reuters - Australia has started\battling its biggest plague of locusts in decades as billions\of the insects hatch along a wide front covering much of the\country's central east region.

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For 110,000, Branson offers his passengers a voyage into spacewithin 25 seconds - to 2,500mph. For no more than five minutes they will float about, 80 miles above planet Earth. Lavatory and in-flight drinks?

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Richardson deciding whether to appealFormer Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson faced a deadline Monday to file an appeal of a decision tossing out his discrimination lawsuit against his old school.

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Rebels split up hostagesMILITANTS threatening to kill three foreign United Nations workers abducted in Afghanistan said yesterday they had split them up to thwart rescue attempts.

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Southampton #39;s Fernandes avoids jailSouthampton, England (Sports Network) - Southampton midfielder Fabrice Fernandes was sentenced Wednesday in a case involving drunken driving.

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Blogs may be good for businessIf you #39;re the tech-savvy sort, you may already know about blogs. If not, blog is short for Web log, a sort of online journal. They #39;re the hottest thing to hit the Internet since Anna Kournikova.

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Astros Beat Reds 5-2 for 12th Straight WinRoger Clemens got his 326th win to tie Eddie Plank for 11th on the career list, and the Houston Astros hit four first-inning home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 Wednesday and tie a team record with their 12th straight win.

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Dolphins weren't all gameThe Miami Dolphins arrived for their final exhibition game last night in New Orleans short nine players.

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It's an Early Exit for Myskina BALI (Reuters) - Top seed and French Open champion Anastasia Myskina wilted early on at the Wismilak International, falling in the second round to Maria Elena Camerin 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 Thursday.

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Hurricanes Force NASA to Delay Space Shuttle FlightsThe US space agency NASA says it has pushed the resumption of space shuttle flights back one or two months until at least May next year.

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Sugiyama crashes outJapan #39;s Ai Sugiyama suffered a shock first-round loss as the top seeds had a bad day at the Wismilak International. Third-seed Sugiyama was fuming after her 6-4 7-6 (7-1) loss in Bali to Aiko Nakamura, who is 151 places below her in the world rankings.

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Verizon Wireless Won #39;t Oppose Nextel SwapVerizon Wireless said on Tuesday it would not oppose a plan that would give Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) valuable new wireless airwaves, sending Nextel #39;s shares up more than 3 percent.

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Profit at Talbots Up 4.8 for 2nd QuarterTalbots, the clothing retailer, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 4.8 percent as sales increased and the company benefited from the resolution of an income tax issue.

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Wrong target drama costs US shooting goldChina #39;s Jia Zhanbo claimed the gold medal in the men #39;s 50-metre rifle three-position target event at the Athens Olympics, after American Matthew Emmons was ruled to have fired at the wrong target on the verge of victory.

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Dollar hits record low vs. euroTOKYO (CBS.MW) - The dollar hit a record low against the euro for a second straight Asian session Thursday, as investors continued to test the resolve of the monetary authorities in Japan and Europe to try to stem the weakening dollar trend.

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Crude futures close 5 higher for the monthSAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- Crude-oil futures closed higher to tally a gain of 5 percent for the month, lifted by growing doubt that Chinas interest-rate hike will dampen energy demand, and the ever-existing possibility that supply disruptions could

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Ruffin Grabs AttentionForward Michael Ruffin is impressing Wizards coaches with his rebounding and rough play under the basket.

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BRUCE: SAVAGE HAS NO CASE TO ANSWERBirmingham manager Steve Bruce is confident Robbie Savage will not be hauled before any Football Association disciplinary panel following an elbow incident with Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman.

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Matthew Zemek / CollegeFootballNews.com Posted: 4 minutes agoYou could talk about Auburn #39;s gritty defense, which managed to turn back LSU when the Bayou Bengals were up 9-3 and driving for a crucial field goal that would have made it a two-possession game midway through the third quarter.

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