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Boise St. BroncosEL PASO, Texas (Ticker) -- Boise State got the sort of breaks that come with being a ranked team. The 23rd-ranked Broncos scored a pair of touchdowns on fumble recoveries in the end zone as they rallied for	1
Young Palestinians, after rule of Arafat, hope for rule of lawRAMALLAH, WEST BANK - They fly his banner, wear his face on their T-shirts, and utter solemn prayers with upturned hands at his graveside.	0
Healthy-scratch Hull leaves practice in a huffST. PAUL, Minn. - A winner of the World Cup of Hockey tournament has yet to be crowned, but newly signed Coyotes player Brett Hull already is assured an award - Most Unhappy Player.	1
Itanium 2 stuffed with cacheIntel has delivered updated Itanium 2 processors with larger memory caches aimed, in part, at high-volume data warehouse transaction markets that have long been the domain of Risc systems.	3
No moves for RockiesAnaheim, Calif. - By standing still, the Rockies seem to be falling in the National League West. The Rockies finished fourth in their five-team division in 2004, behind the San Diego Padres and ahead of the abysmal Arizona Diamondbacks.	1
Israeli court charges officer for shooting schoolgirlhis own soldiers of emptying his weapon into a Palestinian schoolgirl who was already dead, judicial sources said. The officer was charged with two counts of illegal use of a	0
Gazprom Gets \$10 Bln Loan, Plans Bond, Bankers Say (Update2)OAO Gazprom, the world #39;s biggest natural-gas company, will borrow \$10 billion from six banks led by Deutsche Bank AG to help finance a bid for OAO Yukos Oil Co.	2
Another Bad Handoff Dooms U.S. Relay Team (AP)AP - Maurice Greene grabbed the baton and accelerated toward the finish, blowing past a Nigerian and reeling in Britain's Mark Lewis-Francis. But even the self-proclaimed greatest sprinter of all time could not make up for a sloppy handoff earlier in the race Saturday, and his chest crossed the line just a hair behind the Brit's. The Americans were forced to settle for silver by an excruciating hundredth of a second.	1
Singapore Shares End Up; Hits 2004 HighSingapore shares rose to fresh highs for the year Monday, with market sentiment buoyed by Wall Street #39;s broad gains on Friday, traders said.	2
Scots house prices avoid UK slumpSCOTLAND #39;S property market is escaping the steepest UK-wide fall in house prices for nine years, it emerged today. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors #39; Housing Market Survey of Great Britain shows	2
NL Wrap: Cubs Maintain Wild-Card Lead with Win NEW YORK (Reuters) - Derrek Lee's 10th-inning single scored Mark Grudzielanek with the winning run, clinching the red-hot Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the host New York Mets in the National League Friday.	1
Swimming: Shibata Wins Women's 800m Freestyle ATHENS (Reuters) - Japan's Ai Shibata prevailed in a sprint finish to win the women's 800 meter freestyle gold medal at the Athens Games Friday.	1
Probe expanded into Greek sprinters #39; crash, coach #39;s pastThe state drug agency asked for a warrant Friday to search a warehouse belonging to the coach of two disgraced Greek sprinters who withdrew from the Olympics after they missed a doping test.	1
Chain Store Sales Slipped Latest Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store retail sales slipped during the Thanksgiving holiday week, as consumers took advantage of discounted merchandise, a retail report said on Tuesday.	2
Office Depot removes chief after sales dropOffice Depot Inc., the world #39;s No. 2 office-supplies retailer, removed its chairman and chief executive, Bruce Nelson, after sales declined at its older stores in 14 of the past 16 quarters.	2
SILVERSTONE BIG LOSS TO BRITISH DRIVERS - HERBERTJohnny Herbert feels the next generation of British Formula One stars will miss out after their home grand prix was axed from the calendar.	1
Manchester Utd drop Glazer talksManchester Utd say they have ended talks with the Glazer family regarding a possible takeover.	2
Studies confirm findings Clinic from 3 years agoThree years after cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic warned of the dangers of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, subsequent studies have found that the medication puts patients at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.	2
NBA: Tinsley Drives Indiana to Beat Minnesota (Reuters)Reuters - Jamaal Tinsley had a\tremendous all-around game with 20 points, 14 assists, seven\rebounds and five steals to lead the undermanned Indiana Pacers\over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 106-102, at Conseco\Fieldhouse.	1
Signs N.Korea Preparing Missile Test a Worry-U.S. YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (Reuters) - Signs that North Korea is preparing to test a ballistic missile are of great concern, a U.S. commander said on Sunday, adding that the North could be on the verge of big missile technology breakthroughs.	0
AT amp;T Builds In Network SecurityAT amp;T (Quote, Chart) announced a new version of its predictive service designed to help protect far-flung businesses from worms and viruses without deploying firewalls at each location.	3
Aliens likely to send letters not e-mails!WASHINGTON: When extra terrestrials want to tell their fellow beings, back on their mother planets, what earthlings are like, chances are that they will be visiting the nearest post office rather than rushing to the neighbourhood phone booth, as a new	3
Stun Guns Approved For Use On AirlineSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Transportation Security Administration has approved Taser International #39;s stun guns for use aboard a major international commercial airline.	2
Retailers fear more soft salesThe outlook for the holiday shopping season grew more uncertain Thursday as the nation #39;s largest retailers reported they had a fourth straight month of tepid sales in September.	2
Israel #146;s AG suggests changes to barrier JERUSALEM -- Israel risks international sanctions and other serious diplomatic repercussions surrounding the barrier it is building in the West Bank and must be prepared to make further changes in the route, the nation's attorney general has warned in a report.	0
-Posted by david.berlind 6:57 am (PDT)ThoughMicrosoft #39;s Web site appears to indicated otherwise, the company has acknowledged that, going forward, critical Internet Explorer security updates will only be available for Internet Explorer(IE) running on Windows XP.	3
Mitsubishi Elec to stop producing TV LCDs, focus on smaller panels <b>...</b>Mitsubishi Electric plans to stop producing LCD panels for television sets and personal computers and shift to smaller panels for cellular phones and industrial equipment	3
Italy to stop applying EU sanctions against Libya: Interior Minister (AFP)AFP - Italy will stop applying EU sanctions against Libya next week even if the measures are not lifted by the European Union, Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu revealed.	0
Twin bombs rock southern ThailandTwo bombs have rocked southern Thailand on Friday, wounding at least 20 people, as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed there would be no cover up over the deaths of at least 85 Muslim detainees in the volatile region.	0
Red Sox, Yankees duel with free agents againThe way the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have sprung to life at baseball #39;s winter meetings, you #39;d swear they were again in a two-team contest.	1
Ovitz mismatched, Poitier testifiesActor Sidney Poitier, a former Walt Disney Co. director, said he supported firing ex-company president Michael Ovitz because he was mismatched with other executives.	2
A Long Deadly Day in Gaza as Israeli Forces Push Into CampTwenty-three Palestinians and three Israelis were killed as Israel's army struck back after a rocket attack.	0
Kidnapped UN hostages call homeKABUL - Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan telephoned home to say they are OK and one expressed hope she soon would be free, officials and relatives said Tuesday.	0
KPMG settles with regulators over Gemstar-TV Guide auditsKPMG will pay \$10 million -- the largest payment ever by an accounting firm in a Securities and Exchange Commission action -- to settle charges of improper conduct while auditing Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. , the SEC said yesterday.	2
Telstra relaunches network reliability siteTelstra has re-launched a section of its website that allows customers to see current and past network reliability, for the country and their own regions.	3
Netsky scoops gongs in Sophos October viral countANTI VIRAL firm Sophos released its monthly figures for the top viral attacks detected during October. And out of the top 10 threats to peace, quiet, and to Windows operating systems, different variants of the Netsky pesky took six out of the 10 placings.	3
U.S. Army Base Faces Uncertain FateAt Ulrich Jung's hair salon, rumors are flying about the future of this small town in the rolling hills of southwestern Germany. One customer with a buzz cut has heard that all the U.S. troops will leave by 2007. Someone else has information that they will be gone sooner, perhaps within a year.	0
Sudan criticised over JanjaweedSudan is allowing armed pro-government groups to operate at least 16 militia camps in the western region of Darfur, a human rights group claims.	0
Medtronic Quarterly Net Up (Reuters)Reuters - Medtronic Inc. (MDT.N) on Wednesday\said its quarterly earnings rose on brisk demand for devices\that manage irregular heart beats and products used to treat\the spine.	2
Phishing is a problem for all Internet browsersTake heart, Internet Explorer users. Now it appears that virtually every Internet browser program - not just yours - poses a security risk.	3
Intel devising chip line for consumer electronicsIntel is readying a line of consumer electronics chips based on the IA-32 architecture, the design underlying the vast majority of Intel #39;s desktop, notebook and server processors, said Louis Burns, co-general manger of the Desktop Platforms Group at Intel	3
Blair rejects tally of Iraq War deadBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected calls for an independent commission to calculate the number of civilians killed and injured since the US-led alliance invaded Iraq in March 2003.	0
Norway closes Latvian embassyNorway evacuated and closed its Latvian embassy Monday out of fear of a possible terrorist attack, Aftenposten reported. US officials also warned their own citizens about possible	0
Microsoft readies Host Integration Server 2004The newest edition of Host Integration Server, which replaces the 2000 version, is designed to make it easier for users to link Windows systems with IBM mainframes and midrange iSeries servers.	3
Gateway trims loss in third quarterupdate Gateway on Thursday posted a narrower third-quarter loss, helped by cost cuts and an increase in PC unit shipments, that could allow it to climb ever closer to turning a profit.	2
Mets, Phillies, Astros Name New ManagersNew York Yankees acting manager Willie Randolph, filling in for manager Joe Torre serving a game suspension, gestures as he yells to the bench during the Yankees 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, in this Oct. 2, 2004 file photo.	1
Outing hurt so good for DillonFOXBOROUGH -- More than an hour had passed after the Patriots' 24-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, and nearly all players and media had cleared out of the winner's locker room. A few writers and TV cameramen remained, hoping to get an update on the status of running back Corey Dillon, who exited the game early because of a banged-up ...	1
Update 3: SEC Says GE Violated Law Over Welch PerksGeneral Electric Co. violated the law by failing to fully disclose to investors the many perks lavished on its retired chief executive Jack Welch, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday.	2
Hundreds Held in New York Anti-Bush Bike Protest (Reuters)Reuters - Thousands of cyclists snarled traffic\in New York on Friday night and police said they arrested more\than 250 people and confiscated their bicycles in the first\significant protest against President Bush before the\Republican convention.	0
Update 3: AP: CNNfn Will Shut Down After 9 YearsCNN will shut down its struggling CNNfn financial news network in mid-December, giving up its attempt after nine years to compete in a market dominated by CNBC.	2
Mike Danton Sentenced to 7 1/2 YearsFormer St. Louis Blues Player Mike Danton Sentenced to 7 1/2 Years in Murder-For-Hire Plot. Bob Haar, attorney for former St. Louis Blues hockey player Michael Danton, talks with reporters after Danton was	1
Crude oil prices #39;will keep falling #39;THE president of Opec, the oil producers #39; cartel, called an end to the season of high crude oil prices by stating that stocks had returned to normal levels.	2
Ramjet aims at record Mach 10 speedNASA will attempt to set the world speed record for an air-intake engine tomorrow. The X-43A Hyper-X is a supersonic ramjet that may lead to more efficient launch vehicles and missiles in the future.	3
Relax with your PC, urges #39;Joy #39; campaignThe campaign, dubbed quot;Digital Joy, quot; will cost the companies tens of millions of dollars for its duration in the US to the end of 2004.	3
UN raps Sudan over Darfur crisisSudan has failed to end militia attacks on civilians in Darfur, while rebels also broke a truce, a UN envoy says.	0
Rebels in Sudan Region Say No Letup in Attacks EL FASHER, Sudan, Aug. 28 -- Rebels in the Darfur region of Sudan said Saturday that government forces and Arab militiamen have continued to bomb and torch villages and kill civilians -- with attacks on six villages in the past three days, including one that killed 64 people.	0
Wild Oats, Pathmark Warn on Results (Reuters)Reuters - Natural and organic foods retailer\Wild Oats Markets Inc. and Pathmark Stores Inc.\ both warned on Monday that their full-year results\would miss Wall Street forecasts because profit margins were\being squeezed by aggressive price cuts.	2
Posture found able to communicate fearA Harvard researcher says seeing someone in a fearful posture triggers areas of the brain that express emotion and prime the body for action, even without seeing the person #39;s facial expression.	3
Google Releases Desktop Search ToolGoogle released a free tool today that lets people simultaneously search the Web and their personal computers for information, a move analysts described as a potential blow to rivals. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>	3
BBC Tech staff become Siemens workersSome 1440 BBC Technology staff have been transferred to Siemens Business Services today following the completion of a major ten-year 2bn Technology Framework Contract (TFC).	2
Half of US Web Users Now on Broadband -- ReportNEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half of all US residential Internet users reached the Web via fast broadband connections in July, outpacing use of slower, dial-up connections for the first time, market researcher Nielsen//NetRatings said on ...	3
Tokyo stocks end down 0.70 percent on uncertain economic outlookTOKYO : Japanese share prices closed 0.70 percent lower Monday amid uncertainty over the direction of global oil prices and after leading index figures suggested the domestic economy could be slowing, dealers said.	2
Linux Server Sales Hit a New HighFor the first time, sales top \$1 billion in one quarter, researcher says.	3
VoIP to Reach 10 of US Homes in 5 YearsVoIP will reach about 400,000 US households by the end of this year, a number that will grow to 12.1 million, or 10 percent of all homes in the US, by 2009, according to a forecast by New-York-based research firm JupiterResearch.	3
Vietnam vet springs to Kerry's defense (AFP)AFP - Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry's efforts to refute charges that he embellished his Vietnam War record got a boost, as a fellow veteran said some of the accusations were untrue.	0
Struggling Sorenstam holds onto 1-shot leadWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Instead of running away, Annika Sorenstam had to catch up yesterday. Sorenstam lost her three-shot lead in five holes, then had to make three birdies during the final six holes to salvage	1
Call on Me hits number one spotSwedish DJ Eric Prydz goes straight to number one in the UK chart with dance track Call on Me.	0
New Aibo is a dancing foolLatest incarnation of Sony's robot hound is a four-legged MP3 player. It'll also fetch pictures while you're away.	3
Confidence Index Drops, So Do Treasuries CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices fell on Tuesday in profit-taking after a weaker-than-expected consumer confidence index failed to punch key yields below recent lows.	2
No FDA regs for cigs in tax billWASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- A proposed compromise designed to reconcile competing versions of a key corporate tax bill would allow for a federal buyout of subsidized tobacco growers, but strikes Senate-approved language that would give the Food and Drug	2
Soldier Killed in Action NamedA British soldier killed after clashes with militia forces in the southern Iraqi city of Basra was today named as Lance Corporal Paul David Trevor Thomas.	0
Plum Creek 3Q Profit Rises 71 PercentPlum Creek Timber Co. on Monday posted a 71 percent surge in third-quarter profit, helped by higher prices for lumber products during the quarter.	2
Green to Sit Out Dodgers Game for Yom Kippur LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers is planning to miss Saturday's game against rivals the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, a team spokesman said Thursday.	1
US Airways Says Not Selling Aircraft (Reuters)Reuters - US Airways said on\Saturday it has no current plans to reduce its fleet of\aircraft, disputing postings on the Internet that the bankrupt\carrier has put planes up for sale.	2
Jets, Dolphins reflect on memorable Monday night meetingFans streamed out of the Meadowlands quite early the last time the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins played on Monday night. They had little reason to stay.	1
Howard meets Aboriginal starAboriginal sports star Michael Long highlights discrimination and poverty during talks with Australia's PM John Howard.	0
New details on Ivan #39;s damageHurricane Ivan is bearing down on the western tip of Cuba with winds near 160 miles per hour. If the Cayman Islands and Jamaica are any indication, damage could be widespread.	0
Schwarzenegger Opens Stop on 'Hydrogen Highway' (Reuters)Reuters - California Gov. Arnold\Schwarzenegger dedicated a pioneering hydrogen fueling station\on Friday, calling it the first stop in a ""hydrogen highway""\that would someday stretch across the nation's most populous\state as drivers switch to the cleaner-burning fuel.	3
College Football ReportHow good is Utah? quot;They are a potential national-championship caliber team. Some people may question that, but they are playing good football and are as good as any team in the nation.	1
Space station crew completes EVAThe two-man crew of the international space station went outside again for more repair work. Gennady Padalka and Mike Fincke spent five and a-half hours plugging in new antennas	3
Palestinians seek to visit ArafatTop Palestinian officials are to meet the French president in the hope of visiting the ailing Yasser Arafat.	0
Off-Court Woes Burden Cavaliers' Wagner (AP)AP - Dajuan Wagner often wonders how so many things went wrong at once.	1
The Soft Underbelly of Software DealsIt #39;s been a heck of a week for the software industry. First there was Oracle #39;s Dec. 13 long-sought-after deal to acquire rival PeopleSoft (PSFT ) for \$10.3 billion.	2
Bush Signs Youth Suicide Prevention Law (AP)AP - President Bush on Thursday signed into law a bill authorizing #36;82 million in grants aimed at preventing suicide among young people.	0
Mismatch Turns Competitive as Henin-Hardenne Faces RookieWhat appeared to be a mismatch took a turn for the competitive in the second set before Henin-Hardenne regrouped to win, 6-1, 6-4.	1
Favre's Mother Falls Ill on Book Tour (AP)AP - Brett Favre's mother was hospitalized Thursday with stomach pains, interrupting her book tour.	1
Swedish ambassador says diplomats in North Korean saw no sign of <b>...</b>Video footage of the area where North Korea said a huge explosion occurred showed dozens of workers swarming around a dusty construction site resembling a large dam project, while a foreign diplomat who visited the site said Friday he found no sign the	0
Museum welcomes flesh-eating bugsLondon museum takes charge of 100 flesh-eating beetles used to strip animal carcasses down to bare bones.	3
Leaders Wish Castro Recovery From Fall (AP)AP - Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva of Brazil, Nestor Kirchner of Argentina and Sam Nujoma of Namibia are among the heads of state who have sent get-well wishes to Fidel Castro since he broke his kneecap and arm in a fall, official media reported Saturday.	0
Fat-reducing microwave unveiledEyeing up that juicy steak but worried about your waistline? Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said it has developed a new fat-busting microwave oven that can melt some of your worries away.	3
Hynix guilty of accounting fraudHynix is bracing itself for fines, and worse, after Korean regulators found it guilty of a \$1.75bn accounting fraud. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) says the memory chip overstated results for 1999.	2
IBM Gathers Asian Backers for Its Power Chip Push SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - IBM <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=IBM.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">IBM.N</A> plans to unveil on Thursday a group of partners to promote its Power computer chips in a range of electronics, seeking to bring the community-minded innovation of Linux software to hardware.	3
Sportsview: La Russa Enhances Legacy (AP)AP - He's been called the smartest man in baseball. Yet Tony La Russa was feeling anything but that as he stood on the top step of the St. Louis dugout in the 12th inning Wednesday night, craning his neck to watch Jim Edmonds' game-winning home run disappear over the Cards' bullpen in right-center field.	1
Nokia to bring digital TV to mobile phonesBy 2006 you will be able to watch television on your Nokia phone. Within two years as many as 20 different TV channels will be made available, Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia #39;s general manager of Multimedia, told the	3
Mild 'Tuna'It might have taken 63 years, but Bill Parcells seems to have found a happy medium of emotions in coaching the Dallas Cowboys.	1
Kazmir #39;s a kid with plenty of moxieST. PETERSBURG - The fastball was directed at Manny Ramirez #39;s left knee. Make no mistake about it. The pitch didn #39;t get away from Scott Kazmir.	1
Lightning re-sign AndreychukTampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed captain Dave Andreychuk to a one-year deal. In accordance with team policy, financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.	1
Eagles off to a flying startThis is why the Eagles wanted Terrell Owens, and this is why Terrell Owens wanted the Eagles. The All-Pro wide receiver caught three touchdown passes in his Eagles debut, and	1
#39;Mercury Seven #39; astronaut Cooper dead at 77GORDON Cooper, one of the original Mercury astronauts who pioneered the US role in outer space, died Monday at his home in Ventura, California, NASA announced.	3
Playoff fever hits some on the jobExecutives around Boston ended business meetings with a handshake and a cheer of ''Go Sox quot; yesterday, turned office televisions from CNN to baseball, and left the office early to catch the team's first playoff game against the Anaheim Angels, which the Sox won 9-3. The weekday afternoon matchup, which started around 4 p.m., sparked workplace debates across Massachusetts, as some ...	2

Boise St. BroncosEL PASO, Texas (Ticker) -- Boise State got the sort of breaks that come with being a ranked team. The 23rd-ranked Broncos scored a pair of touchdowns on fumble recoveries in the end zone as they rallied for

1

Young Palestinians, after rule of Arafat, hope for rule of lawRAMALLAH, WEST BANK - They fly his banner, wear his face on their T-shirts, and utter solemn prayers with upturned hands at his graveside.

0

Healthy-scratch Hull leaves practice in a huffST. PAUL, Minn. - A winner of the World Cup of Hockey tournament has yet to be crowned, but newly signed Coyotes player Brett Hull already is assured an award - Most Unhappy Player.

1

Itanium 2 stuffed with cacheIntel has delivered updated Itanium 2 processors with larger memory caches aimed, in part, at high-volume data warehouse transaction markets that have long been the domain of Risc systems.

3

No moves for RockiesAnaheim, Calif. - By standing still, the Rockies seem to be falling in the National League West. The Rockies finished fourth in their five-team division in 2004, behind the San Diego Padres and ahead of the abysmal Arizona Diamondbacks.

1

Israeli court charges officer for shooting schoolgirlhis own soldiers of emptying his weapon into a Palestinian schoolgirl who was already dead, judicial sources said. The officer was charged with two counts of illegal use of a

0

Gazprom Gets \$10 Bln Loan, Plans Bond, Bankers Say (Update2)OAO Gazprom, the world #39;s biggest natural-gas company, will borrow \$10 billion from six banks led by Deutsche Bank AG to help finance a bid for OAO Yukos Oil Co.

2

Another Bad Handoff Dooms U.S. Relay Team (AP)AP - Maurice Greene grabbed the baton and accelerated toward the finish, blowing past a Nigerian and reeling in Britain's Mark Lewis-Francis. But even the self-proclaimed greatest sprinter of all time could not make up for a sloppy handoff earlier in the race Saturday, and his chest crossed the line just a hair behind the Brit's. The Americans were forced to settle for silver by an excruciating hundredth of a second.

1

Singapore Shares End Up; Hits 2004 HighSingapore shares rose to fresh highs for the year Monday, with market sentiment buoyed by Wall Street #39;s broad gains on Friday, traders said.

2

Scots house prices avoid UK slumpSCOTLAND #39;S property market is escaping the steepest UK-wide fall in house prices for nine years, it emerged today. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors #39; Housing Market Survey of Great Britain shows

2

NL Wrap: Cubs Maintain Wild-Card Lead with Win NEW YORK (Reuters) - Derrek Lee's 10th-inning single scored Mark Grudzielanek with the winning run, clinching the red-hot Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the host New York Mets in the National League Friday.

1

Swimming: Shibata Wins Women's 800m Freestyle ATHENS (Reuters) - Japan's Ai Shibata prevailed in a sprint finish to win the women's 800 meter freestyle gold medal at the Athens Games Friday.

1

Probe expanded into Greek sprinters #39; crash, coach #39;s pastThe state drug agency asked for a warrant Friday to search a warehouse belonging to the coach of two disgraced Greek sprinters who withdrew from the Olympics after they missed a doping test.

1

Chain Store Sales Slipped Latest Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store retail sales slipped during the Thanksgiving holiday week, as consumers took advantage of discounted merchandise, a retail report said on Tuesday.

2

Office Depot removes chief after sales dropOffice Depot Inc., the world #39;s No. 2 office-supplies retailer, removed its chairman and chief executive, Bruce Nelson, after sales declined at its older stores in 14 of the past 16 quarters.

2

SILVERSTONE BIG LOSS TO BRITISH DRIVERS - HERBERTJohnny Herbert feels the next generation of British Formula One stars will miss out after their home grand prix was axed from the calendar.

1

Manchester Utd drop Glazer talksManchester Utd say they have ended talks with the Glazer family regarding a possible takeover.

2

Studies confirm findings Clinic from 3 years agoThree years after cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic warned of the dangers of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, subsequent studies have found that the medication puts patients at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.

2

NBA: Tinsley Drives Indiana to Beat Minnesota (Reuters)Reuters - Jamaal Tinsley had a\tremendous all-around game with 20 points, 14 assists, seven\rebounds and five steals to lead the undermanned Indiana Pacers\over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 106-102, at Conseco\Fieldhouse.

1

Signs N.Korea Preparing Missile Test a Worry-U.S. YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (Reuters) - Signs that North Korea is preparing to test a ballistic missile are of great concern, a U.S. commander said on Sunday, adding that the North could be on the verge of big missile technology breakthroughs.

0

AT amp;T Builds In Network SecurityAT amp;T (Quote, Chart) announced a new version of its predictive service designed to help protect far-flung businesses from worms and viruses without deploying firewalls at each location.

3

Aliens likely to send letters not e-mails!WASHINGTON: When extra terrestrials want to tell their fellow beings, back on their mother planets, what earthlings are like, chances are that they will be visiting the nearest post office rather than rushing to the neighbourhood phone booth, as a new

3

Stun Guns Approved For Use On AirlineSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Transportation Security Administration has approved Taser International #39;s stun guns for use aboard a major international commercial airline.

2

Retailers fear more soft salesThe outlook for the holiday shopping season grew more uncertain Thursday as the nation #39;s largest retailers reported they had a fourth straight month of tepid sales in September.

2

Israel #146;s AG suggests changes to barrier JERUSALEM -- Israel risks international sanctions and other serious diplomatic repercussions surrounding the barrier it is building in the West Bank and must be prepared to make further changes in the route, the nation's attorney general has warned in a report.

0

-Posted by david.berlind 6:57 am (PDT)ThoughMicrosoft #39;s Web site appears to indicated otherwise, the company has acknowledged that, going forward, critical Internet Explorer security updates will only be available for Internet Explorer(IE) running on Windows XP.

3

Mitsubishi Elec to stop producing TV LCDs, focus on smaller panels ...Mitsubishi Electric plans to stop producing LCD panels for television sets and personal computers and shift to smaller panels for cellular phones and industrial equipment

3

Italy to stop applying EU sanctions against Libya: Interior Minister (AFP)AFP - Italy will stop applying EU sanctions against Libya next week even if the measures are not lifted by the European Union, Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu revealed.

0

Twin bombs rock southern ThailandTwo bombs have rocked southern Thailand on Friday, wounding at least 20 people, as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed there would be no cover up over the deaths of at least 85 Muslim detainees in the volatile region.

0

Red Sox, Yankees duel with free agents againThe way the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have sprung to life at baseball #39;s winter meetings, you #39;d swear they were again in a two-team contest.

1

Ovitz mismatched, Poitier testifiesActor Sidney Poitier, a former Walt Disney Co. director, said he supported firing ex-company president Michael Ovitz because he was mismatched with other executives.

2

A Long Deadly Day in Gaza as Israeli Forces Push Into CampTwenty-three Palestinians and three Israelis were killed as Israel's army struck back after a rocket attack.

0

Kidnapped UN hostages call homeKABUL - Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan telephoned home to say they are OK and one expressed hope she soon would be free, officials and relatives said Tuesday.

0

KPMG settles with regulators over Gemstar-TV Guide auditsKPMG will pay \$10 million -- the largest payment ever by an accounting firm in a Securities and Exchange Commission action -- to settle charges of improper conduct while auditing Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. , the SEC said yesterday.

2

Telstra relaunches network reliability siteTelstra has re-launched a section of its website that allows customers to see current and past network reliability, for the country and their own regions.

3

Netsky scoops gongs in Sophos October viral countANTI VIRAL firm Sophos released its monthly figures for the top viral attacks detected during October. And out of the top 10 threats to peace, quiet, and to Windows operating systems, different variants of the Netsky pesky took six out of the 10 placings.

3

U.S. Army Base Faces Uncertain FateAt Ulrich Jung's hair salon, rumors are flying about the future of this small town in the rolling hills of southwestern Germany. One customer with a buzz cut has heard that all the U.S. troops will leave by 2007. Someone else has information that they will be gone sooner, perhaps within a year.

0

Sudan criticised over JanjaweedSudan is allowing armed pro-government groups to operate at least 16 militia camps in the western region of Darfur, a human rights group claims.

0

Medtronic Quarterly Net Up (Reuters)Reuters - Medtronic Inc. (MDT.N) on Wednesday\said its quarterly earnings rose on brisk demand for devices\that manage irregular heart beats and products used to treat\the spine.

2

Phishing is a problem for all Internet browsersTake heart, Internet Explorer users. Now it appears that virtually every Internet browser program - not just yours - poses a security risk.

3

Intel devising chip line for consumer electronicsIntel is readying a line of consumer electronics chips based on the IA-32 architecture, the design underlying the vast majority of Intel #39;s desktop, notebook and server processors, said Louis Burns, co-general manger of the Desktop Platforms Group at Intel

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Blair rejects tally of Iraq War deadBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected calls for an independent commission to calculate the number of civilians killed and injured since the US-led alliance invaded Iraq in March 2003.

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Norway closes Latvian embassyNorway evacuated and closed its Latvian embassy Monday out of fear of a possible terrorist attack, Aftenposten reported. US officials also warned their own citizens about possible

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Microsoft readies Host Integration Server 2004The newest edition of Host Integration Server, which replaces the 2000 version, is designed to make it easier for users to link Windows systems with IBM mainframes and midrange iSeries servers.

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Gateway trims loss in third quarterupdate Gateway on Thursday posted a narrower third-quarter loss, helped by cost cuts and an increase in PC unit shipments, that could allow it to climb ever closer to turning a profit.

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Mets, Phillies, Astros Name New ManagersNew York Yankees acting manager Willie Randolph, filling in for manager Joe Torre serving a game suspension, gestures as he yells to the bench during the Yankees 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, in this Oct. 2, 2004 file photo.

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Outing hurt so good for DillonFOXBOROUGH -- More than an hour had passed after the Patriots' 24-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, and nearly all players and media had cleared out of the winner's locker room. A few writers and TV cameramen remained, hoping to get an update on the status of running back Corey Dillon, who exited the game early because of a banged-up ...

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Update 3: SEC Says GE Violated Law Over Welch PerksGeneral Electric Co. violated the law by failing to fully disclose to investors the many perks lavished on its retired chief executive Jack Welch, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday.

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Hundreds Held in New York Anti-Bush Bike Protest (Reuters)Reuters - Thousands of cyclists snarled traffic\in New York on Friday night and police said they arrested more\than 250 people and confiscated their bicycles in the first\significant protest against President Bush before the\Republican convention.

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Update 3: AP: CNNfn Will Shut Down After 9 YearsCNN will shut down its struggling CNNfn financial news network in mid-December, giving up its attempt after nine years to compete in a market dominated by CNBC.

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Mike Danton Sentenced to 7 1/2 YearsFormer St. Louis Blues Player Mike Danton Sentenced to 7 1/2 Years in Murder-For-Hire Plot. Bob Haar, attorney for former St. Louis Blues hockey player Michael Danton, talks with reporters after Danton was

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Crude oil prices #39;will keep falling #39;THE president of Opec, the oil producers #39; cartel, called an end to the season of high crude oil prices by stating that stocks had returned to normal levels.

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Ramjet aims at record Mach 10 speedNASA will attempt to set the world speed record for an air-intake engine tomorrow. The X-43A Hyper-X is a supersonic ramjet that may lead to more efficient launch vehicles and missiles in the future.

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Relax with your PC, urges #39;Joy #39; campaignThe campaign, dubbed quot;Digital Joy, quot; will cost the companies tens of millions of dollars for its duration in the US to the end of 2004.

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UN raps Sudan over Darfur crisisSudan has failed to end militia attacks on civilians in Darfur, while rebels also broke a truce, a UN envoy says.

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Rebels in Sudan Region Say No Letup in Attacks EL FASHER, Sudan, Aug. 28 -- Rebels in the Darfur region of Sudan said Saturday that government forces and Arab militiamen have continued to bomb and torch villages and kill civilians -- with attacks on six villages in the past three days, including one that killed 64 people.

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Wild Oats, Pathmark Warn on Results (Reuters)Reuters - Natural and organic foods retailer\Wild Oats Markets Inc. and Pathmark Stores Inc.\ both warned on Monday that their full-year results\would miss Wall Street forecasts because profit margins were\being squeezed by aggressive price cuts.

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Posture found able to communicate fearA Harvard researcher says seeing someone in a fearful posture triggers areas of the brain that express emotion and prime the body for action, even without seeing the person #39;s facial expression.

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Google Releases Desktop Search ToolGoogle released a free tool today that lets people simultaneously search the Web and their personal computers for information, a move analysts described as a potential blow to rivals. -The Washington Post

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BBC Tech staff become Siemens workersSome 1440 BBC Technology staff have been transferred to Siemens Business Services today following the completion of a major ten-year 2bn Technology Framework Contract (TFC).

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Half of US Web Users Now on Broadband -- ReportNEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half of all US residential Internet users reached the Web via fast broadband connections in July, outpacing use of slower, dial-up connections for the first time, market researcher Nielsen//NetRatings said on ...

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Tokyo stocks end down 0.70 percent on uncertain economic outlookTOKYO : Japanese share prices closed 0.70 percent lower Monday amid uncertainty over the direction of global oil prices and after leading index figures suggested the domestic economy could be slowing, dealers said.

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Linux Server Sales Hit a New HighFor the first time, sales top \$1 billion in one quarter, researcher says.

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VoIP to Reach 10 of US Homes in 5 YearsVoIP will reach about 400,000 US households by the end of this year, a number that will grow to 12.1 million, or 10 percent of all homes in the US, by 2009, according to a forecast by New-York-based research firm JupiterResearch.

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Vietnam vet springs to Kerry's defense (AFP)AFP - Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry's efforts to refute charges that he embellished his Vietnam War record got a boost, as a fellow veteran said some of the accusations were untrue.

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Struggling Sorenstam holds onto 1-shot leadWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Instead of running away, Annika Sorenstam had to catch up yesterday. Sorenstam lost her three-shot lead in five holes, then had to make three birdies during the final six holes to salvage

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Call on Me hits number one spotSwedish DJ Eric Prydz goes straight to number one in the UK chart with dance track Call on Me.

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New Aibo is a dancing foolLatest incarnation of Sony's robot hound is a four-legged MP3 player. It'll also fetch pictures while you're away.

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Confidence Index Drops, So Do Treasuries CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices fell on Tuesday in profit-taking after a weaker-than-expected consumer confidence index failed to punch key yields below recent lows.

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No FDA regs for cigs in tax billWASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- A proposed compromise designed to reconcile competing versions of a key corporate tax bill would allow for a federal buyout of subsidized tobacco growers, but strikes Senate-approved language that would give the Food and Drug

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Soldier Killed in Action NamedA British soldier killed after clashes with militia forces in the southern Iraqi city of Basra was today named as Lance Corporal Paul David Trevor Thomas.

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Plum Creek 3Q Profit Rises 71 PercentPlum Creek Timber Co. on Monday posted a 71 percent surge in third-quarter profit, helped by higher prices for lumber products during the quarter.

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Green to Sit Out Dodgers Game for Yom Kippur LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers is planning to miss Saturday's game against rivals the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, a team spokesman said Thursday.

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US Airways Says Not Selling Aircraft (Reuters)Reuters - US Airways said on\Saturday it has no current plans to reduce its fleet of\aircraft, disputing postings on the Internet that the bankrupt\carrier has put planes up for sale.

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Jets, Dolphins reflect on memorable Monday night meetingFans streamed out of the Meadowlands quite early the last time the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins played on Monday night. They had little reason to stay.

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Howard meets Aboriginal starAboriginal sports star Michael Long highlights discrimination and poverty during talks with Australia's PM John Howard.

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New details on Ivan #39;s damageHurricane Ivan is bearing down on the western tip of Cuba with winds near 160 miles per hour. If the Cayman Islands and Jamaica are any indication, damage could be widespread.

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Schwarzenegger Opens Stop on 'Hydrogen Highway' (Reuters)Reuters - California Gov. Arnold\Schwarzenegger dedicated a pioneering hydrogen fueling station\on Friday, calling it the first stop in a ""hydrogen highway""\that would someday stretch across the nation's most populous\state as drivers switch to the cleaner-burning fuel.

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College Football ReportHow good is Utah? quot;They are a potential national-championship caliber team. Some people may question that, but they are playing good football and are as good as any team in the nation.

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Space station crew completes EVAThe two-man crew of the international space station went outside again for more repair work. Gennady Padalka and Mike Fincke spent five and a-half hours plugging in new antennas

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Palestinians seek to visit ArafatTop Palestinian officials are to meet the French president in the hope of visiting the ailing Yasser Arafat.

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Off-Court Woes Burden Cavaliers' Wagner (AP)AP - Dajuan Wagner often wonders how so many things went wrong at once.

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The Soft Underbelly of Software DealsIt #39;s been a heck of a week for the software industry. First there was Oracle #39;s Dec. 13 long-sought-after deal to acquire rival PeopleSoft (PSFT ) for \$10.3 billion.

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Bush Signs Youth Suicide Prevention Law (AP)AP - President Bush on Thursday signed into law a bill authorizing #36;82 million in grants aimed at preventing suicide among young people.

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Mismatch Turns Competitive as Henin-Hardenne Faces RookieWhat appeared to be a mismatch took a turn for the competitive in the second set before Henin-Hardenne regrouped to win, 6-1, 6-4.

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Favre's Mother Falls Ill on Book Tour (AP)AP - Brett Favre's mother was hospitalized Thursday with stomach pains, interrupting her book tour.

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Swedish ambassador says diplomats in North Korean saw no sign of ...Video footage of the area where North Korea said a huge explosion occurred showed dozens of workers swarming around a dusty construction site resembling a large dam project, while a foreign diplomat who visited the site said Friday he found no sign the

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Museum welcomes flesh-eating bugsLondon museum takes charge of 100 flesh-eating beetles used to strip animal carcasses down to bare bones.

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Leaders Wish Castro Recovery From Fall (AP)AP - Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva of Brazil, Nestor Kirchner of Argentina and Sam Nujoma of Namibia are among the heads of state who have sent get-well wishes to Fidel Castro since he broke his kneecap and arm in a fall, official media reported Saturday.

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Fat-reducing microwave unveiledEyeing up that juicy steak but worried about your waistline? Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said it has developed a new fat-busting microwave oven that can melt some of your worries away.

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Hynix guilty of accounting fraudHynix is bracing itself for fines, and worse, after Korean regulators found it guilty of a \$1.75bn accounting fraud. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) says the memory chip overstated results for 1999.

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IBM Gathers Asian Backers for Its Power Chip Push SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - IBM <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=IBM.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">IBM.N</A> plans to unveil on Thursday a group of partners to promote its Power computer chips in a range of electronics, seeking to bring the community-minded innovation of Linux software to hardware.

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Sportsview: La Russa Enhances Legacy (AP)AP - He's been called the smartest man in baseball. Yet Tony La Russa was feeling anything but that as he stood on the top step of the St. Louis dugout in the 12th inning Wednesday night, craning his neck to watch Jim Edmonds' game-winning home run disappear over the Cards' bullpen in right-center field.

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Nokia to bring digital TV to mobile phonesBy 2006 you will be able to watch television on your Nokia phone. Within two years as many as 20 different TV channels will be made available, Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia #39;s general manager of Multimedia, told the

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Mild 'Tuna'It might have taken 63 years, but Bill Parcells seems to have found a happy medium of emotions in coaching the Dallas Cowboys.

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Kazmir #39;s a kid with plenty of moxieST. PETERSBURG - The fastball was directed at Manny Ramirez #39;s left knee. Make no mistake about it. The pitch didn #39;t get away from Scott Kazmir.

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Lightning re-sign AndreychukTampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed captain Dave Andreychuk to a one-year deal. In accordance with team policy, financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

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Eagles off to a flying startThis is why the Eagles wanted Terrell Owens, and this is why Terrell Owens wanted the Eagles. The All-Pro wide receiver caught three touchdown passes in his Eagles debut, and

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#39;Mercury Seven #39; astronaut Cooper dead at 77GORDON Cooper, one of the original Mercury astronauts who pioneered the US role in outer space, died Monday at his home in Ventura, California, NASA announced.

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Playoff fever hits some on the jobExecutives around Boston ended business meetings with a handshake and a cheer of ''Go Sox quot; yesterday, turned office televisions from CNN to baseball, and left the office early to catch the team's first playoff game against the Anaheim Angels, which the Sox won 9-3. The weekday afternoon matchup, which started around 4 p.m., sparked workplace debates across Massachusetts, as some ...

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