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John MaddenI think we are going to see two chippy teams and the start of the game in particular may be a little different, both teams want their players to come out and be passionate, fired up and ready to play and I think maybe we will see both teams come out just	1
Schilling Shines As Red Sox Rout White Sox (AP)AP - Curt Schilling allowed three hits in seven shutout innings for his 15th win and Manny Ramirez hit a grand slam to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox 10-1 Friday night.	1
Shell sells Dutch pipeline stakeThe Dutch government is taking control of its country #39;s gas transport network in a deal that analysts said will boost competition in the Netherlands and ease the way for the creation of a single European gas market.	2
Asset-manager Gabelli subpoenaed by SECNEW YORK -- Gabelli Asset Management Inc., run by star money manager Mario Gabelli, received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its investigation of improper fund-share trading, the firm said in a regulatory filing.	2
Teams Battle Like There's No Tomorrow, and There Isn'tThe incentive of a postseason berth inspired the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers. And yet, when the game was over, each of the teams had lost.	1
Wireless Internet Siemens Sets Wireless Data Speed RecordIn order to achieve the speed of one gigabit per second, Siemens combined an quot;intelligent antenna system quot; consisting of three transmitting and four receiving antennas with Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing.	3
Panasonic Unveils International 3G Cell Phone (PC World)PC World - Clamshell-style WCDMA phone packs a browser, e-mail software, and two cameras.	3
No. 6 Duke Rolls Past Davidson 89-69 (AP)AP - Mistie Williams and Monique Currie each scored 20 points and Wanisha Smith added 14, leading No. 6 Duke past pesky Davidson 89-69 on Friday night in the first round of the Preseason WNIT.	1
General Mills Shakes Up CerealToo many of us are going whole hog, so General Mills is going whole grain.	2
NEC updates vector supercomputercom October 21, 2004, 5:09 AM PT. ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.	3
Stocks Trim Gains; Intel Boosts Techs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips trimmed gains on Friday after a senior OPEC delegate said the producer group cannot rule out cutting oil production if oil prices slide further and monthly U.S. jobs data showed weaker-than-expected growth.	2
Sudan accepts expanding mandate of international forceFacing demands for quick action from the United States and UN human rights experts, Sudan #39;s foreign minister pledged to allow	0
Ganguly plays down security fearsThe Indian squad arrives in Bangladesh despite threats allegedly sent by Islamic militants.	0
Nokia replaces cash with phoneNokia is about to start a trial in Germany that will see travelers paying for public transport with their mobile phone rather than cash.	3
Pensions chaos as computers failENGINEERS were today tackling a massive computer failure which has caused chaos at the Department for Work and Pensions. Up to 80 per cent of the ministrys systems for processing millions of pension and benefit payments collapsed on Monday.	3
Hollywood Writer Sues Microsoft Over Yoga Game (Reuters)Reuters - Academy Award-winning screenwriter\Roger Avary has sued Microsoft Corp. in California for\purportedly stealing his idea for a virtual yoga studio after\the software giant sought his advice for winning over women to\videogames, his attorney said on Tuesday.	3
Things could heat up fast at Miami meetingsGood things happened for Theo Epstein the last couple of years when baseball's general managers gathered for their annual meetings. In Tucson, Ariz., two years ago, he went from promoting Billy Beane as the next GM of the Red Sox to effectively landing the job himself. Then he used last year's meetings in Scottsdale, Ariz., as a springboard ...	1
Resignation will ease the pain of Merck investorsWHAT a pill Vioxx turned out to be for Merck. Between 50 cents and 60 cents a share were lopped off expected earnings this year after the US pharmaceutical giant gave up defending its painkiller in public	2
Nortel battles backNortel Networks is only a shadow of what it was three years ago. It has shed 61,500 workers worldwide, and announced last week another 3,500 are slated to go.	2
Device to probe limits of physicsUK physicists finish a crucial element of a device that will probe the forces that shape our Universe.	3
IMF Chief Sees Potential Hazard in US Fiscal Policieshe managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo de Rato, said yesterday that the dollar would have to fall and the United States would have to tackle its growing indebtedness	2
Google's Float Starts to FloodShares in the search engine might double as the IPO lockup period expires.	2
Programs: for Stealth Lovers, 'Thief' Is a Steal (Reuters)Reuters - One of the joys of the games\in the ""Thief"" series is the ability to sneak up on opponents,\quietly take them out with a good knock on the noggin, and then\dump their body in the shadows so you can resume your hunt for\loot.	3
Nokia #39;s price cutting gets good receptionMOBILE phone giant Nokia has reported a drop in third-quarter profits after cutting handset prices to win back market share, but said sales had picked up.	2
Eli has his momentsCHARLOTTE, NC - The Eli Manning Summer School took its first field trip last night, an outing designed to ramp up an educational process that is reaching a critical stage.	1
Oracle boosts enterprise content managementOracle has launched new content management software, offering file management, security and event-driven workflows. As expected, Oracle unveiled Files 10g at this week #39;s OpenWorld user conference in San Francisco.	3
Injured Gail Devers Can't Finish HurdlesATHENS, Greece - Gail Devers, the most talented yet star-crossed hurdler of her generation, was unable to complete even one hurdle in 100-meter event Sunday - failing once again to win an Olympic hurdling medal. Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the hurdles but has always flopped at the Olympics, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle...	0
Crewman Critical as Canadian Sub Still Adrift DUBLIN (Reuters) - A crewman rescued from a fire-damaged Canadian submarine adrift in the Atlantic was moved to intensive care in hospital on Thursday as his condition worsened.	0
Summary Box: Saving Hubble Will Be Costly (AP)AP - OUTLOOK FOR HUBBLE: The newest report on a plan to save the popular, aging space telescope by repairing it with a robot says it would cost #36;2 billion and have just a 50-50 chance of working.	3
African Union Force Seen as Main Hope for Darfur UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Days before a U.N. deadline for Sudan to disarm and prosecute those responsible for violence in the country's Darfur region, nations are looking to the African Union rather than any U.N. sanctions to curb further killing.	0
Human racesWhen Indonesian archaeologists uncovered the remains of several ancient skeletons in a remote island cave, the discovery was hailed as introducing modern humans to an unfamiliar two-legged cousin: Homo floresiensis.	3
Lethargic Gunners fail to tie up loose Strands (AFP)AFP - Arsenal's capacity for shooting themselves in the foot in Europe surfaced again as the English champions laboured to a 1-1 draw with Rosenborg.	0
Protestant Leader: IRA May Disarm on Sly (AP)AP - A key Protestant leader in Northern Ireland on Wednesday warned that the Irish Republican Army may resume disarmament in secret, rather than allow the process to be photographed as demanded by Protestants.	0
eDonkey Kicks Kazaa Out of No. 1 SpotKazaa, which has long been targeted by the music industry as the most popular software for peer-to-peer music sharing, was edged out by rival eDonkey in September.	3
Microsoft issues SP2 patchcom September 22, 2004, 12:09 PM PT. OS Migration has moved to the bottom ranks after making its mark on IT Professional #39;s top five priority last year.	3
US layoffs down 5.6 percent to 101,840: surveyWASHINGTON (AFP) - Job-cut announcements by US companies fell 5.6 percent in October to 101,840, according to outplacement firm Challenger Gray and Christmas.	2
NBC finishes Summer Games like a champAfter a disastrous performance in Sydney, NBC proved its Olympic mettle with multi-network, vastly expanded coverage that both did better and was better.	1
ADV: Investment Letter Performance LeadersLooking for independent stock research with results? Fredhager.com portfolio B was up 187 #37; in 2003. Hager is setting the pace for performance again in 2004.	2
One probe to cover fire, death of sub officerFASLANE, SCOTLAND -- The Canadian military will conduct one all-encompassing inquiry into the deadly fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi, rejecting an initial suggestion to separately examine the blaze and the subsequent death of a navy submariner.	0
Ex-Exron exec to pay \$1.49M to settle chargesWhile criminal trials await other former Enron Corp. executives, the Houston-based company #39;s former director of investor relations has agreed to pay \$1.	2
US Markets Shrug Off Iraq, Terrorism News (Reuters)Reuters - As recently as early summer, the shock\waves from a roadside bomb or mortar attack against American\forces in Iraq would ripple through U.S. markets.	2
Laptops drive Dell profits boostComputer giant Dell sees profits rise 25 despite slowing momentum in the PC market, as laptop sales soar.	3
Mideast #39;s largest IT fair opens in DubaiDUBAI: The Middle East #39;s largest technology exhibition, GITEX, opened here Sunday with the international IT industry out in full force to showcase the latest market innovations to an expected 100,000 visitors.	2
Americans #39;misjudge online risks #39;US computers users know more about Janet Jackson #39;s breasts than about security software on their own PC. A survey found that 90 of those asked could remember when Ms Jackson suffered her quot;wardrobe malfunction quot;.	3
BNP Paribas Peregrine estimates 7 years of economic feast in HKBNP Paribas Peregrine said Thursday Hong Kong is expected to enjoy seven years of economic feast and the city is now entering the second year.	2
Anthem deal looks healthy for stateOur position is: Anthem #39;s ability to move forward with merger is an important victory for Indiana #39;s economy. Thanks to California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi #39;s decision to finally relent and approve	2
News Bits: AMD, Dell Record Sales, nVidia 6800, Samsung Q30, Half <b>...</b>AMD is looking to take market share in the server, corporate desktop and notebook space using its x86 architecture. quot;We #39;re talking x86 chips down to a buck, quot; said AMD CEO Hector Ruiz at a conference on Friday.	3
Bush Wants to Get North Korea Nuclear Talks Going<p></p><p> By Steve Holland</p><p> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush plans to urge alliesat an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile this weekend to press NorthKorea to return to stalled talks over its nuclear weaponsprogram, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.</p>	0
Palestinians Ask for Election MonitorsPalestinian officials appealed Thursday for international monitors to help with their presidential elections and urged Israel #39;s unilateral plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip	0
Philips Leads Europe Shares Up; ARM Down LONDON (Reuters) - Philips Electronics, a rally on Wall Street, and tamer oil prices lifted European shares on Monday, but trading volumes and corporate news are remain thinned by the holidays.	2
Nuclear materials from Iraq #39;missing #39;Equipment which could be used in an illicit nuclear bomb programme has disappeared from previously monitored sites in Iraq, and radioactively contaminated items from there have been found abroad, the International Atomic Energy Agency has told the UN.	0
Top Computer Makers: DellDell is both profitable and well regarded, thanks to its habit of delivering serviceable but unexciting products at good prices and supporting them well enough to keep buyers coming back.	3
Palestinian #39;collaborator #39; killed: HamasA Palestinian accused of collaborating with Israel over the assassination of Hamas #39; spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in March was killed today, the armed wing of the militant Islamist group said.	0
Controversy Again Taints Olympic GamesATHENS, Greece - Bad judging has become a tradition at the Olympics, almost its own event really. From the robbery of Munich, where officials stole a basketball gold from the United States and gave it to Russia	1
Palmeiro Keys VictoryRafael Palmeiro homers and Rodrigo Lopez wins his third straight start, lifting the Orioles to a 9-5 victory over the Blue Jays on Thursday.	1
Real's Music Deal EndsOnline store will continue to offer certain songs at low prices, company says.	3
SAP, Infineon unveil RFID management systemGerman business software vendor SAP AG and chip maker Infineon Technologies AG have launched a new software management system for connecting RFID (radio frequency identification) hardware and software from multiple vendors, the companies announced Tuesday.	3
Marino, Young, Irvin head NFL Hall of Fame first-timersQuarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young and wide receiver Michael Irvin are among nine first-time nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.	1
NASCAR Says Merger Won't Hurt Nextel Cup (AP)AP - NASCAR is not expecting any immediate changes to its top-tier racing series following the merger between telecommunications giant Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.	1
Germany Paddles to BronzeThe men #39;s single slalom canoe race ended with balled fists and shouts of joy for Stefan Pfannmller. But for Germany #39;s women, there was nothing to celebrate.	1
Guantanamo hearing postponedA hearing at Guantanamo Bay for a man accused of being an al-Qaeda paymaster is postponed.	0
Glove will lend hand: Payton #39;s arrival changes C #39;sGary Payton has probably tolerated more unappealing tasks, like eating his spinach when he was 10 or sharing the Lakers #39; sandbox with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O #39;Neal last spring.	1
AUSSIES OFF TO A FLYERAustralia have all but assured they will remain inh the Davis Cup World Group after opening up a commanding 2-0 lead over injury-hit Morocco on Friday.	1
Indian truckers call off strike (AFP)AFP - An Indian transport union spearheading a truckers' strike called off its week-long agitation after reaching an agreement with the government to form a panel to study a controversial tax, an official said.	0
Midway Developing Mature-Rated Football Video Game<p>\</p><p> LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Midway Games Inc. plans to publish\a ""mature""-rated pro football video game with the kinds of\violence and excess shunned by the National Football League,\the company said on Thursday.</p>	3
Cox brings VoIP service to more citiescom October 4, 2004, 12:22 PM PT. ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row.	2
News: Critical Kerberos bugs surfaceMultiple vulnerabilities have been reported in version five of the widely-used Kerberos authentication protocol. The most serious could be exploited by crackers to gain root control to authentication servers.	3
New National Indian Museum Is Native by DesignFrom the wetlands out front to the undulating exterior, Washington, D.C.'s new National Museum of the American Indian is built on native ideas. <i>Includes photo gallery.</i>	3
Rescuers search for Sinai blasts survivorsTABA: Rescue workers sifted through the wreckage of an Egyptian Red Sea hotel yesterday, hoping to find survivors after a series of three bombs targeting Israeli tourists in the Sinai Peninsula killed at least 33 people.	0
German government miffed by Bundesbank's scepticism on growth (AFP)AFP - The German government expressed annoyance at the Bundesbank following a press report which suggested the German central bank was sceptical about Berlin's growth forecast for next year.	2
Cisco to spend 200 million dollars for Internet phone firm (AFP)AFP - Internet networking giant Cisco Systems agreed to acquire closely held Internet protocol service provider P-Cube for 200 million dollars in cash and options.	3
Colombia wins drug lord's houseThe Colombian state finally wins control of the estate of the late Medellin drugs baron, Pablo Escobar.	0
Green Queen Urges Action on Climate ChangeOn the second day of her state visit to Germany, Britain #39;s Queen Elizabeth II demonstrated her concern for environmental issues, opening a joint German-British climate conference.	0
AMD sneaks strained silicon into chipsAdvanced Micro Devices has begun to incorporate a form of strained silicon into its chips, a design twist that will let the company increase the performance of its processors.	3
Riots by Aristide supporters erupt for second day in HaitiViolence erupted again yesterday in Port-au-Prince, one day after three policemen were killed in a clash with protesters demanding the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.	0
Israel central to Intel #39;s future researchA WEB SITE quotes Intel #39;s chief technology officer, Pat Gelsinger, emphasising the importance of Israel to the firm #39;s future research and development.	3
National City #39;s 3Q Profit Soars 72 PercentNational City Corp. on Thursday said third-quarter profit rose 72 percent as the financial holding company benefited from its corporate and consumer businesses and recent acquisitions.	2
Sharon to tap Labor if Shinui quits govtIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said if senior coalition partner Shinui makes good on its threat to quit the government, he will immediately start negotiating with the	0
15 Iraqis, 9 US Marines killed in one of Bloodiest DayHILLA (Iraq): In a bloody day in Iraq, at least fifteen Iraqis died and another 20 were wounded in an exchange of gunfire south of Baghdad, hospital sources said, while the US military reported killing five suspected rebels during clashes.	0
US Fed boosts key interest rate to 2.25 percentUS Federal Reserve decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge each other on overnight loans, by one-quarter percentage point to 2.25 percent from 2 percent.	2
Athletics: Korzeniowski takes final walk into record booksATHENS Robert Korzeniowski #39;s long road came to an end on Friday with an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic 50-kilometer race walk title.	1
For centuries, ethnic strife has been Moscow's baneMOSCOW -- Maintaining control over the North Caucasus region, where the plains of southern Russia give way to mountain ridges and the predominant faith changes from Orthodox Christianity to Islam, has been Moscow's headache for centuries.	0
Ukraine Parliament Says Run-Off Poll InvalidUkraine's parliament declared invalid the disputed presidential election, a non-binding move demonstrating the country's rising dissatisfaction with the outcome.	0
Ask Jeeves Enters Desktop Search GameAsk Jeeves (Quote, Chart) entered the desktop search competition with a beta version of its own service that scours users #39; computers.	3
D-Backs reportedly to sign Russ OrtizANAHEIM, Calif. - The Arizona Diamondbacks continue to make waves in the free agent marketplace, reportedly signing veteran righthander Russ Ortiz on Friday in what could be a precursor to a blockbuster involving Randy Johnson.	1
Tampa Bay vs. St LouisST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- A pair of emotionally charged teams meet Monday night when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the St. Louis Rams.	1
Controversial Disney boss retiring in 2006In a move that may have been designed to reassure shareholders, Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner has announced that he will retire from the company when his contract ends in 2006.	2
Germany unveils debt cut measuresThe German government has unveiled a series of measures aimed at bringing the country #39;s public deficit back below the eurozone #39;s 3 of GDP limit in 2005.	2
Volkswagen to Cut Investment, Shuffle BoardBERLIN - German automaker Volkswagen AG said Friday it will cut investment in auto operations by 6 percent over the next two years and reshuffle its management board as part of an overall reorganization process meant to trim costs.	2
Peace talks for Sudan's Darfur halted again as deadlock continues (AFP)AFP - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel leaders broke up in deadlock once again, barely 10 minutes after delegates returned to the table following a three-day pause.	0
Scientists Fear Malaysian Sea Turtles ThreatenedScientists warn that the Malaysian populations of several species of sea turtles are on the brink of collapse and could disappear without urgent action to eliminate poaching and other dangers.	3
Post-9/11 Mergers Brought ProblemsGovernment service firms often leaped before they looked as they scrambled to buy their way into the booming intelligence and anti-terrorism field. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2"" color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>	2
Govt tackles Left parties, hikes FDI cap in aviation to 49New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on Wednesday hiked foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the civil aviation sector from 40 to 49 per cent but barred foreign airlines from holding stakes.	2
Gebrselassie 'may pull out'Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie could miss the Olympic 10,000m because of an Achilles injury.	0
Renault to invest \$573 million in KoreaSEOUL The chairman of the French automaker Renault announced on Tuesday that it would invest 600 billion won in its South Korean operation, Renault Samsung Motors, to develop a sports utility vehicle and engine production facilities.	2
Job Search Service Finds Careers for BloggersJob Search Service Finds Careers for Bloggers\\Well, I knew all of this blogging, typing, reading and sitting at home for a year learning about blogging would pay off one day! Blogger-Jobs.com, a Web site launched last month by veteran weblogger Jeremy Wright and www.recruiting.com, provides a recruitment service that matches ...	3
Norway goes 1-2 in biathlon sprintStian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen gave Norway a 1-2 finish in a 10-kilometer World Cup biathlon sprint event Wednesday. Jay Hakkinen of the United States finished seventh, his best outing this season.	1
Circuit City Q3 same-store sales fallCHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Circuit City Stores shares plummeted 10 percent Monday after the nation #39;s No. 2 electronics retailer said that its third-quarter same-store sales fell 4.3 percent.	2
ATA Airlines gives rivals a shot at Chicago marketBankrupt ATA Airlines #39; withdrawal from Chicago #39;s Midway International Airport presents a juicy opportunity for another airline to beef up service in the Midwest	2
RealNetworks Ends Cheap Song Download PromotionSEATTLE (AP) -- RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK) is ending a temporary promotion that slashed the price of its downloadable songs to 49 cents, but bargain hunters will still be able to find some deals at its online music store...	3

John MaddenI think we are going to see two chippy teams and the start of the game in particular may be a little different, both teams want their players to come out and be passionate, fired up and ready to play and I think maybe we will see both teams come out just

1

Schilling Shines As Red Sox Rout White Sox (AP)AP - Curt Schilling allowed three hits in seven shutout innings for his 15th win and Manny Ramirez hit a grand slam to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox 10-1 Friday night.

1

Shell sells Dutch pipeline stakeThe Dutch government is taking control of its country #39;s gas transport network in a deal that analysts said will boost competition in the Netherlands and ease the way for the creation of a single European gas market.

2

Asset-manager Gabelli subpoenaed by SECNEW YORK -- Gabelli Asset Management Inc., run by star money manager Mario Gabelli, received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its investigation of improper fund-share trading, the firm said in a regulatory filing.

2

Teams Battle Like There's No Tomorrow, and There Isn'tThe incentive of a postseason berth inspired the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers. And yet, when the game was over, each of the teams had lost.

1

Wireless Internet Siemens Sets Wireless Data Speed RecordIn order to achieve the speed of one gigabit per second, Siemens combined an quot;intelligent antenna system quot; consisting of three transmitting and four receiving antennas with Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing.

3

Panasonic Unveils International 3G Cell Phone (PC World)PC World - Clamshell-style WCDMA phone packs a browser, e-mail software, and two cameras.

3

No. 6 Duke Rolls Past Davidson 89-69 (AP)AP - Mistie Williams and Monique Currie each scored 20 points and Wanisha Smith added 14, leading No. 6 Duke past pesky Davidson 89-69 on Friday night in the first round of the Preseason WNIT.

1

General Mills Shakes Up CerealToo many of us are going whole hog, so General Mills is going whole grain.

2

NEC updates vector supercomputercom October 21, 2004, 5:09 AM PT. ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.

3

Stocks Trim Gains; Intel Boosts Techs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips trimmed gains on Friday after a senior OPEC delegate said the producer group cannot rule out cutting oil production if oil prices slide further and monthly U.S. jobs data showed weaker-than-expected growth.

2

Sudan accepts expanding mandate of international forceFacing demands for quick action from the United States and UN human rights experts, Sudan #39;s foreign minister pledged to allow

0

Ganguly plays down security fearsThe Indian squad arrives in Bangladesh despite threats allegedly sent by Islamic militants.

0

Nokia replaces cash with phoneNokia is about to start a trial in Germany that will see travelers paying for public transport with their mobile phone rather than cash.

3

Pensions chaos as computers failENGINEERS were today tackling a massive computer failure which has caused chaos at the Department for Work and Pensions. Up to 80 per cent of the ministrys systems for processing millions of pension and benefit payments collapsed on Monday.

3

Hollywood Writer Sues Microsoft Over Yoga Game (Reuters)Reuters - Academy Award-winning screenwriter\Roger Avary has sued Microsoft Corp. in California for\purportedly stealing his idea for a virtual yoga studio after\the software giant sought his advice for winning over women to\videogames, his attorney said on Tuesday.

3

Things could heat up fast at Miami meetingsGood things happened for Theo Epstein the last couple of years when baseball's general managers gathered for their annual meetings. In Tucson, Ariz., two years ago, he went from promoting Billy Beane as the next GM of the Red Sox to effectively landing the job himself. Then he used last year's meetings in Scottsdale, Ariz., as a springboard ...

1

Resignation will ease the pain of Merck investorsWHAT a pill Vioxx turned out to be for Merck. Between 50 cents and 60 cents a share were lopped off expected earnings this year after the US pharmaceutical giant gave up defending its painkiller in public

2

Nortel battles backNortel Networks is only a shadow of what it was three years ago. It has shed 61,500 workers worldwide, and announced last week another 3,500 are slated to go.

2

Device to probe limits of physicsUK physicists finish a crucial element of a device that will probe the forces that shape our Universe.

3

IMF Chief Sees Potential Hazard in US Fiscal Policieshe managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo de Rato, said yesterday that the dollar would have to fall and the United States would have to tackle its growing indebtedness

2

Google's Float Starts to FloodShares in the search engine might double as the IPO lockup period expires.

2

Programs: for Stealth Lovers, 'Thief' Is a Steal (Reuters)Reuters - One of the joys of the games\in the ""Thief"" series is the ability to sneak up on opponents,\quietly take them out with a good knock on the noggin, and then\dump their body in the shadows so you can resume your hunt for\loot.

3

Nokia #39;s price cutting gets good receptionMOBILE phone giant Nokia has reported a drop in third-quarter profits after cutting handset prices to win back market share, but said sales had picked up.

2

Eli has his momentsCHARLOTTE, NC - The Eli Manning Summer School took its first field trip last night, an outing designed to ramp up an educational process that is reaching a critical stage.

1

Oracle boosts enterprise content managementOracle has launched new content management software, offering file management, security and event-driven workflows. As expected, Oracle unveiled Files 10g at this week #39;s OpenWorld user conference in San Francisco.

3

Injured Gail Devers Can't Finish HurdlesATHENS, Greece - Gail Devers, the most talented yet star-crossed hurdler of her generation, was unable to complete even one hurdle in 100-meter event Sunday - failing once again to win an Olympic hurdling medal. Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the hurdles but has always flopped at the Olympics, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle...

0

Crewman Critical as Canadian Sub Still Adrift DUBLIN (Reuters) - A crewman rescued from a fire-damaged Canadian submarine adrift in the Atlantic was moved to intensive care in hospital on Thursday as his condition worsened.

0

Summary Box: Saving Hubble Will Be Costly (AP)AP - OUTLOOK FOR HUBBLE: The newest report on a plan to save the popular, aging space telescope by repairing it with a robot says it would cost #36;2 billion and have just a 50-50 chance of working.

3

African Union Force Seen as Main Hope for Darfur UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Days before a U.N. deadline for Sudan to disarm and prosecute those responsible for violence in the country's Darfur region, nations are looking to the African Union rather than any U.N. sanctions to curb further killing.

0

Human racesWhen Indonesian archaeologists uncovered the remains of several ancient skeletons in a remote island cave, the discovery was hailed as introducing modern humans to an unfamiliar two-legged cousin: Homo floresiensis.

3

Lethargic Gunners fail to tie up loose Strands (AFP)AFP - Arsenal's capacity for shooting themselves in the foot in Europe surfaced again as the English champions laboured to a 1-1 draw with Rosenborg.

0

Protestant Leader: IRA May Disarm on Sly (AP)AP - A key Protestant leader in Northern Ireland on Wednesday warned that the Irish Republican Army may resume disarmament in secret, rather than allow the process to be photographed as demanded by Protestants.

0

eDonkey Kicks Kazaa Out of No. 1 SpotKazaa, which has long been targeted by the music industry as the most popular software for peer-to-peer music sharing, was edged out by rival eDonkey in September.

3

Microsoft issues SP2 patchcom September 22, 2004, 12:09 PM PT. OS Migration has moved to the bottom ranks after making its mark on IT Professional #39;s top five priority last year.

3

US layoffs down 5.6 percent to 101,840: surveyWASHINGTON (AFP) - Job-cut announcements by US companies fell 5.6 percent in October to 101,840, according to outplacement firm Challenger Gray and Christmas.

2

NBC finishes Summer Games like a champAfter a disastrous performance in Sydney, NBC proved its Olympic mettle with multi-network, vastly expanded coverage that both did better and was better.

1

ADV: Investment Letter Performance LeadersLooking for independent stock research with results? Fredhager.com portfolio B was up 187 #37; in 2003. Hager is setting the pace for performance again in 2004.

2

One probe to cover fire, death of sub officerFASLANE, SCOTLAND -- The Canadian military will conduct one all-encompassing inquiry into the deadly fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi, rejecting an initial suggestion to separately examine the blaze and the subsequent death of a navy submariner.

0

Ex-Exron exec to pay \$1.49M to settle chargesWhile criminal trials await other former Enron Corp. executives, the Houston-based company #39;s former director of investor relations has agreed to pay \$1.

2

US Markets Shrug Off Iraq, Terrorism News (Reuters)Reuters - As recently as early summer, the shock\waves from a roadside bomb or mortar attack against American\forces in Iraq would ripple through U.S. markets.

2

Laptops drive Dell profits boostComputer giant Dell sees profits rise 25 despite slowing momentum in the PC market, as laptop sales soar.

3

Mideast #39;s largest IT fair opens in DubaiDUBAI: The Middle East #39;s largest technology exhibition, GITEX, opened here Sunday with the international IT industry out in full force to showcase the latest market innovations to an expected 100,000 visitors.

2

Americans #39;misjudge online risks #39;US computers users know more about Janet Jackson #39;s breasts than about security software on their own PC. A survey found that 90 of those asked could remember when Ms Jackson suffered her quot;wardrobe malfunction quot;.

3

BNP Paribas Peregrine estimates 7 years of economic feast in HKBNP Paribas Peregrine said Thursday Hong Kong is expected to enjoy seven years of economic feast and the city is now entering the second year.

2

Anthem deal looks healthy for stateOur position is: Anthem #39;s ability to move forward with merger is an important victory for Indiana #39;s economy. Thanks to California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi #39;s decision to finally relent and approve

2

News Bits: AMD, Dell Record Sales, nVidia 6800, Samsung Q30, Half ...AMD is looking to take market share in the server, corporate desktop and notebook space using its x86 architecture. quot;We #39;re talking x86 chips down to a buck, quot; said AMD CEO Hector Ruiz at a conference on Friday.

3

Bush Wants to Get North Korea Nuclear Talks Going By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush plans to urge alliesat an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile this weekend to press NorthKorea to return to stalled talks over its nuclear weaponsprogram, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

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Palestinians Ask for Election MonitorsPalestinian officials appealed Thursday for international monitors to help with their presidential elections and urged Israel #39;s unilateral plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip

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Philips Leads Europe Shares Up; ARM Down LONDON (Reuters) - Philips Electronics, a rally on Wall Street, and tamer oil prices lifted European shares on Monday, but trading volumes and corporate news are remain thinned by the holidays.

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Nuclear materials from Iraq #39;missing #39;Equipment which could be used in an illicit nuclear bomb programme has disappeared from previously monitored sites in Iraq, and radioactively contaminated items from there have been found abroad, the International Atomic Energy Agency has told the UN.

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Top Computer Makers: DellDell is both profitable and well regarded, thanks to its habit of delivering serviceable but unexciting products at good prices and supporting them well enough to keep buyers coming back.

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Palestinian #39;collaborator #39; killed: HamasA Palestinian accused of collaborating with Israel over the assassination of Hamas #39; spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in March was killed today, the armed wing of the militant Islamist group said.

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Controversy Again Taints Olympic GamesATHENS, Greece - Bad judging has become a tradition at the Olympics, almost its own event really. From the robbery of Munich, where officials stole a basketball gold from the United States and gave it to Russia

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Palmeiro Keys VictoryRafael Palmeiro homers and Rodrigo Lopez wins his third straight start, lifting the Orioles to a 9-5 victory over the Blue Jays on Thursday.

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Real's Music Deal EndsOnline store will continue to offer certain songs at low prices, company says.

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SAP, Infineon unveil RFID management systemGerman business software vendor SAP AG and chip maker Infineon Technologies AG have launched a new software management system for connecting RFID (radio frequency identification) hardware and software from multiple vendors, the companies announced Tuesday.

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Marino, Young, Irvin head NFL Hall of Fame first-timersQuarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young and wide receiver Michael Irvin are among nine first-time nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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NASCAR Says Merger Won't Hurt Nextel Cup (AP)AP - NASCAR is not expecting any immediate changes to its top-tier racing series following the merger between telecommunications giant Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.

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Germany Paddles to BronzeThe men #39;s single slalom canoe race ended with balled fists and shouts of joy for Stefan Pfannmller. But for Germany #39;s women, there was nothing to celebrate.

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Guantanamo hearing postponedA hearing at Guantanamo Bay for a man accused of being an al-Qaeda paymaster is postponed.

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Glove will lend hand: Payton #39;s arrival changes C #39;sGary Payton has probably tolerated more unappealing tasks, like eating his spinach when he was 10 or sharing the Lakers #39; sandbox with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O #39;Neal last spring.

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AUSSIES OFF TO A FLYERAustralia have all but assured they will remain inh the Davis Cup World Group after opening up a commanding 2-0 lead over injury-hit Morocco on Friday.

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Indian truckers call off strike (AFP)AFP - An Indian transport union spearheading a truckers' strike called off its week-long agitation after reaching an agreement with the government to form a panel to study a controversial tax, an official said.

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Midway Developing Mature-Rated Football Video Game\ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Midway Games Inc. plans to publish\a ""mature""-rated pro football video game with the kinds of\violence and excess shunned by the National Football League,\the company said on Thursday.

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Cox brings VoIP service to more citiescom October 4, 2004, 12:22 PM PT. ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row.

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News: Critical Kerberos bugs surfaceMultiple vulnerabilities have been reported in version five of the widely-used Kerberos authentication protocol. The most serious could be exploited by crackers to gain root control to authentication servers.

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New National Indian Museum Is Native by DesignFrom the wetlands out front to the undulating exterior, Washington, D.C.'s new National Museum of the American Indian is built on native ideas. Includes photo gallery.

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Rescuers search for Sinai blasts survivorsTABA: Rescue workers sifted through the wreckage of an Egyptian Red Sea hotel yesterday, hoping to find survivors after a series of three bombs targeting Israeli tourists in the Sinai Peninsula killed at least 33 people.

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German government miffed by Bundesbank's scepticism on growth (AFP)AFP - The German government expressed annoyance at the Bundesbank following a press report which suggested the German central bank was sceptical about Berlin's growth forecast for next year.

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Cisco to spend 200 million dollars for Internet phone firm (AFP)AFP - Internet networking giant Cisco Systems agreed to acquire closely held Internet protocol service provider P-Cube for 200 million dollars in cash and options.

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Colombia wins drug lord's houseThe Colombian state finally wins control of the estate of the late Medellin drugs baron, Pablo Escobar.

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Green Queen Urges Action on Climate ChangeOn the second day of her state visit to Germany, Britain #39;s Queen Elizabeth II demonstrated her concern for environmental issues, opening a joint German-British climate conference.

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AMD sneaks strained silicon into chipsAdvanced Micro Devices has begun to incorporate a form of strained silicon into its chips, a design twist that will let the company increase the performance of its processors.

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Riots by Aristide supporters erupt for second day in HaitiViolence erupted again yesterday in Port-au-Prince, one day after three policemen were killed in a clash with protesters demanding the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

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Israel central to Intel #39;s future researchA WEB SITE quotes Intel #39;s chief technology officer, Pat Gelsinger, emphasising the importance of Israel to the firm #39;s future research and development.

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National City #39;s 3Q Profit Soars 72 PercentNational City Corp. on Thursday said third-quarter profit rose 72 percent as the financial holding company benefited from its corporate and consumer businesses and recent acquisitions.

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Sharon to tap Labor if Shinui quits govtIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said if senior coalition partner Shinui makes good on its threat to quit the government, he will immediately start negotiating with the

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15 Iraqis, 9 US Marines killed in one of Bloodiest DayHILLA (Iraq): In a bloody day in Iraq, at least fifteen Iraqis died and another 20 were wounded in an exchange of gunfire south of Baghdad, hospital sources said, while the US military reported killing five suspected rebels during clashes.

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US Fed boosts key interest rate to 2.25 percentUS Federal Reserve decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge each other on overnight loans, by one-quarter percentage point to 2.25 percent from 2 percent.

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Athletics: Korzeniowski takes final walk into record booksATHENS Robert Korzeniowski #39;s long road came to an end on Friday with an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic 50-kilometer race walk title.

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For centuries, ethnic strife has been Moscow's baneMOSCOW -- Maintaining control over the North Caucasus region, where the plains of southern Russia give way to mountain ridges and the predominant faith changes from Orthodox Christianity to Islam, has been Moscow's headache for centuries.

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Ukraine Parliament Says Run-Off Poll InvalidUkraine's parliament declared invalid the disputed presidential election, a non-binding move demonstrating the country's rising dissatisfaction with the outcome.

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Ask Jeeves Enters Desktop Search GameAsk Jeeves (Quote, Chart) entered the desktop search competition with a beta version of its own service that scours users #39; computers.

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D-Backs reportedly to sign Russ OrtizANAHEIM, Calif. - The Arizona Diamondbacks continue to make waves in the free agent marketplace, reportedly signing veteran righthander Russ Ortiz on Friday in what could be a precursor to a blockbuster involving Randy Johnson.

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Tampa Bay vs. St LouisST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- A pair of emotionally charged teams meet Monday night when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the St. Louis Rams.

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Controversial Disney boss retiring in 2006In a move that may have been designed to reassure shareholders, Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner has announced that he will retire from the company when his contract ends in 2006.

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Germany unveils debt cut measuresThe German government has unveiled a series of measures aimed at bringing the country #39;s public deficit back below the eurozone #39;s 3 of GDP limit in 2005.

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Volkswagen to Cut Investment, Shuffle BoardBERLIN - German automaker Volkswagen AG said Friday it will cut investment in auto operations by 6 percent over the next two years and reshuffle its management board as part of an overall reorganization process meant to trim costs.

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Peace talks for Sudan's Darfur halted again as deadlock continues (AFP)AFP - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel leaders broke up in deadlock once again, barely 10 minutes after delegates returned to the table following a three-day pause.

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Scientists Fear Malaysian Sea Turtles ThreatenedScientists warn that the Malaysian populations of several species of sea turtles are on the brink of collapse and could disappear without urgent action to eliminate poaching and other dangers.

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Post-9/11 Mergers Brought ProblemsGovernment service firms often leaped before they looked as they scrambled to buy their way into the booming intelligence and anti-terrorism field. -The Washington Post

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Govt tackles Left parties, hikes FDI cap in aviation to 49New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on Wednesday hiked foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the civil aviation sector from 40 to 49 per cent but barred foreign airlines from holding stakes.

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Gebrselassie 'may pull out'Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie could miss the Olympic 10,000m because of an Achilles injury.

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Renault to invest \$573 million in KoreaSEOUL The chairman of the French automaker Renault announced on Tuesday that it would invest 600 billion won in its South Korean operation, Renault Samsung Motors, to develop a sports utility vehicle and engine production facilities.

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Job Search Service Finds Careers for BloggersJob Search Service Finds Careers for Bloggers\\Well, I knew all of this blogging, typing, reading and sitting at home for a year learning about blogging would pay off one day! Blogger-Jobs.com, a Web site launched last month by veteran weblogger Jeremy Wright and www.recruiting.com, provides a recruitment service that matches ...

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Norway goes 1-2 in biathlon sprintStian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen gave Norway a 1-2 finish in a 10-kilometer World Cup biathlon sprint event Wednesday. Jay Hakkinen of the United States finished seventh, his best outing this season.

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Circuit City Q3 same-store sales fallCHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Circuit City Stores shares plummeted 10 percent Monday after the nation #39;s No. 2 electronics retailer said that its third-quarter same-store sales fell 4.3 percent.

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ATA Airlines gives rivals a shot at Chicago marketBankrupt ATA Airlines #39; withdrawal from Chicago #39;s Midway International Airport presents a juicy opportunity for another airline to beef up service in the Midwest

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RealNetworks Ends Cheap Song Download PromotionSEATTLE (AP) -- RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK) is ending a temporary promotion that slashed the price of its downloadable songs to 49 cents, but bargain hunters will still be able to find some deals at its online music store...

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