Honda to build new SUV in Ohio (AFP) AFP - Japanese automaker Honda's US subsidiary said it would begin manufacturing a new sport-utility vehicle under the Acura brand at its Ohio assembly plant starting in 2006.


McAfee CFO Richards to Retire in December (AP) AP - Internet security company McAfee Inc. Monday said Stephen Richards, its chief operating officer and chief financial officer, will retire at the end of the year to spend time with his family.


RCMP help city police search Saskatchewan reserve for clues in Tamra case (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - FORT QU'APPELLE, Sask. (CP) - Police investigating the disappearance of a young Regina girl called on the RCMP and civilian searchers Tuesday to look for clues on a reserve northeast of the city.


US Air Shares Slide, Pilots Reject Offer  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of US Airways Group Inc. slipped  as much as 23 percent in early trading on Tuesday after its  pilots union rejected the company's latest contract proposal, a  blow to its attempt to avoid a second trip through bankruptcy.


So Long, Long Distance (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - The Olympic Games are now history, but not AT amp;T's (NYSE: T - News)  #36;25 million ad campaign to redefine its image. After years of getting clobbered by the regional Bell companies such as BellSouth (NYSE: BLS - News), Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News), Sprint (NYSE: FON - News), and MCI (Nasdaq: MCIP - News), the company has turned its business focus from traditional phone service to networking.


Johnson  amp; Johnson in Talks to Buy Guidant, NY Times Reports Johnson  amp; Johnson is in advanced talks to buy Guidant Corp. for more than \$24 billion, the New York Times reported, citing executives whom the newspaper didn #39;t name.


ESPN Launching College Sports Initiative (AP) AP - ESPN will launch a new multimedia college sports initiative in March 2005 that includes a new 24-hour television network and content from ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine.


Yellow Roadway Raises Profit Outlook  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yellow Roadway Corp. YELL.O on  Tuesday raised its third-quarter earnings outlook, citing  higher prices for its trucking services and better cost  controls.


New chief for Algeria's Islamists Algeria's main Islamist rebels, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, pick a new chief to replace the one killed in June.


Hurricane Spills Gallons of Acidic Waste (AP) AP - Hurricane Frances carved a huge gap in the wall of a fertilizer company reservoir, spilling 41 million gallons of acidic waste that posed a threat to aquatic life in a bay near Tampa.


U.S. Stocks Climb as Crude Falls  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their gains on  Tuesday as oil prices slipped, easing concerns that energy  costs would hurt corporate profits and helped raise hopes for  improvement in the economy.


Hewitt Outclasses Beck to Reach Last Eight at U.S. Open  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt reached the  quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2  victory over unseeded Slovak Karol Beck.


Oil Tip-Toes Higher, Watches Stocks, OPEC US oil prices edged higher for the second day in a row on Tuesday amid calls within OPEC to crack down on excess output at this week #39;s meeting.


Halliburton May Not Rebid for Iraq Work  HOUSTON (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. HAL.N may decide not  to submit bids for the logistics contracts it holds in Iraq if  the U.S. military divides up the work too deeply, Chief  Executive Officer Dave Lesar told an analysts' conference in  New York on Tuesday.


McGreevey Discusses Resignation in Public (AP) AP - Gov. James E. McGreevey answered questions for the first time in public Tuesday about his decision to resign, telling a supportive audience that it was "a process of transformation and prayer."


Mail-Order Drugs Bite Into Rite Aid Sales  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. RAD.N  on Tuesday warned that full-year profit and revenue would fall  short of expectations as it loses pharmacy sales to mail-order  rivals, sending its shares down 16 percent.


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Locusts Ravage Key Mauritanian Farming Region (Reuters) Reuters - An agricultural region\in eastern Mauritania faces the loss of its entire crop to\swarms of locusts unless action is taken immediately, a\regional government official has warned.


Laser Printers Recalled for Shock Hazard - CPSC  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 39,400 laser printers made by  Lexmark International Inc. LXK.N and sold by IBM IBM.N and  Dell Inc. DELL.O are being recalled in the United States  because of a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer  Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.


Rise in UK Animal Experiments Angers Campaigners (Reuters) Reuters - The number of animal experiments in\Britain rose last year to its highest level since 1994,\prompting condemnation from animal rights campaigners who said\the government had failed to curb cruelty.


Fiedler to Start for Dolphins Sunday  Miami, Fla. (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins head coach  Dave Wannstedt has officially named Jay Fiedler the starting  quarterback for Sunday's season opener against the Tennessee  Titans.


Hurricane Ivan Charges Into Eastern Caribbean (Reuters) Reuters - Hurricane Ivan ripped off\roofs and cut power across Barbados on Tuesday, lashing the\island with fierce winds but sparing it a direct hit as it\roared into the eastern Caribbean.


Chargers Name Brees Starting QB  San Diego, Calif. (Sports Network) - The San Diego Chargers  Monday named Drew Brees as the team's starting quarterback for  their regular-season opener on September 12 against Houston.


Gold Medallist Sprinter Faces Surgery  LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist Jason Gardener  faces more surgery -- but this time it will be on his wrists.


U.S. Interfering in Lebanon and Syria, Damascus Says  DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Damascus has accused the United States  of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, saying  Washington had brought undue pressure to force a U.N.  resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.


Taxman targets Yukos bank account Oil giant Yukos says the Russian tax ministry aims to take \$2.7bn in back taxes from its accounts without court approval.


NATO, Russia to Boost Anti-Terror Cooperation  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO and Russia Tuesday agreed to  boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism after a spate  of attacks on Russian soil including the Beslan school siege  that ended with at least 335 deaths.


Britain Arrests Four in Anti-Terror Raids  LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested four men Tuesday  in an anti-terrorism raid in the southern port of Southampton.


S.Africa Seizes Uranium Enrichment Materials  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa seized 11 shipping  containers of uranium enrichment materials in a raid on a firm  run by a man it has charged under laws forbidding nuclear  proliferation, a government agency said Tuesday.


Congress Sets Federal Deficit Estimate at \$442 Billion The estimate by Congress' nonpartisan budget experts immediately provided political fodder for both parties.


Libya gets new mobile phones A new mobile phone network is launched in Libya, bringing competition to the sector for the first time.


LA Lakers star eyes Serbian deal LA Lakers basketball star Vlade Divac is to pursue plans to buy Serbia's top mineral water firm, reports say.


Hungary's state airline for sale The Hungarian authorities invite investors to bid for a 99 stake in the indebted national carrier.


Stocks Climb Higher As Oil Prices Slip NEW YORK - Another drop in oil prices and belated reaction to last week's employment report sent stocks higher to start the holiday-shortened week Tuesday as investors saw the news as a sign of new economic strength.    Investors rallied around falling oil prices as a sign that the summer's run on crude oil futures was over, boosting the chances for an autumn rally in stocks...


Thousands in Russia Rally Against Terror MOSCOW - Waving flags and banners, tens of thousands of Russians demonstrated against terrorism Tuesday, massing outside the Kremlin in response to calls for solidarity by President Vladimir Putin's government after a series of deadly attacks that have killed more than 400 people.    The growing crowd stood still for a moment of silence in memory of victims, starting the rally after a clock atop the Kremlin's Spassky Tower struck 5 p.m...


Fiedler Beats Out Feeley As Dolphins' QB DAVIE, Fla. - Jay Fiedler was named Miami's starting quarterback for the fifth consecutive season Tuesday, beating out A.J...


Clinton Breathing on Own After Surgery NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was described as doing well Tuesday, breathing on his own as he recovers from an operation to relieve arteries so severely clogged that he was in imminent danger of a major heart attack.    He was taken off his respirator Monday night - a crucial step in his recovery, Dr...


Bush Blames 'Junk Lawsuits' for Job Woes President Bush and rival John Kerry on Tuesday offered different ways to boost the sluggish job market, the president calling for legal reforms to help workers and businesses while his Democratic opponent proposed ending tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas.    Kerry, moving aggressively in the face of polls showing his candidacy lagging, used the latest forecast of a record budget deficit to bolster his contention that Bush is leading the country in the wrong direction...


14 Deaths Blamed on Hurricane Frances TAMPA, Fla. - Frances wound up a two-prong assault on Florida that pounded both the central part of the state and the Panhandle, leaving storm-weary residents Tuesday with flooding, frayed nerves and shortages of everyday items such as gas, ice and water...


CBO Projects \$442 Billion Federal Deficit WASHINGTON - The Congressional Budget Office projected Tuesday that this election-year's federal deficit will hit a record \$422 billion, a shortfall that would be smaller than analysts predicted earlier this year.    The figure immediately provided political fodder for both parties now in the final two-month stretch of the presidential and congressional campaigns...


Fierce Clashes in Iraq Kill 36; 203 Hurt BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces battled insurgents loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday, in clashes that killed at least 36 people, including one American soldier, and injured at least 203 others, U.S...


Thousands in Russia Rally Against Terror MOSCOW - Tens of thousands of demonstrators waving banners and flags gathered in Red Square in a show of unity against terrorism as the country mourned the hundreds of victims of a hostage-taking at a school in southern Russia.    More than 100,000 people were expected to take part in the evening rally in the capital, organized by a pro-government trade union and advertised on state-controlled television by celebrities who appealed to citizens to turn out to say no to terror...


CBO Projects \$442 Billion Federal Deficit WASHINGTON - The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that this election-year's federal deficit will reach \$422 billion, congressional aides said Tuesday, the highest ever, yet a smaller shortfall than analysts predicted earlier this year.    The figure, provided by aides who spoke on condition of anonymity, is sure to provide political fodder for both parties during the remaining two months of the presidential and congressional campaigns...


Stocks Rise on Falling Oil Prices Investors rallied around falling oil prices as a possible sign that the summer's run on crude oil futures was over.


Struggle For The Soul Of Islam Three years after 9/11, an inside look at the ongoing global battle\between moderates and hard-liners over the future of a faith--and its\relationship with the West


Rejecting Rite Aid Crummy comps and anemic overall sales have stockholders reaching for the antacids.


Weighing Outsourcing's Impact Key factors help determine if outsourcing benefits or hurts Americans.


Would a Settlement Boost Wal-Mart's PR? The company says it is discussing a settlement with the Justice Department.


The iPod's Big Brother Apple's latest computer is as cool and sleek as its best-selling music player


Eriksson to show faith Sven-Goran Eriksson stressed his unswerving loyalty to his players as he looked for England to transform their World Cup qualifying position in Poland on Wednesday- led by under-fire captain David Beckham.


Former NFL player Kane pleads guilty to manslaughter CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Tommy Kane, the Montreal native who played wide receiver in the NFL and CFL, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in connection with the death of his former wife.


St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - September 7 (Sports Network) - The Cardinals will try to get back on the winning track this evening, when they battle the San Diego Padres in the middle test of a three-game set at PETCO Park.


Security, Poverty, Reconstruction Emerge As Key Issues As Election <b>...</b> Campaigning in Afghanistan #39;s presidential election officially began today. Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai and his 17 opponents have 30 days to try to win support from more than 10 million registered voters.


Snubbing the RIAA, Part II A long time ago (or so it seems), I wrote Snubbing the RIAA, Part I, in an attempt to provide some sources of non-RIAA backed music to the readers of K5.  What follows is Part II, in which I present some more sources of great music, and some ways to tell if your favourite artist belongs to an RIAA-member label.


Airline Shares Up on Oil Pricing Optimism Airline stocks moved slightly higher Tuesday on hopes fuel costs might become more manageable after the head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said crude oil prices would likely retreat in the next few months.


IMF Official Urges Nations to Do More The head of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday urged developed countries to do more for Africa, including opening their markets to trade.


UPDATE 4-Circuit City same-store growth misses estimates Circuit City Stores Inc. onTuesday reported a 2.9 percent gain in quarterly same-store sales, but its growth lagged estimates due to a calendar shift and reduced spending through August.


Yuta Tabuse Press Conference Transcript NBA Japan introduced the newest member of the Phoenix Suns, Yuta Tabuse, at a press conference held in Tokyo. The following is the complete transcript, translated into English, including remarks from NBA Japan #39;s


Lexmark Recalls About 40,000 Printers The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday said Lexmark International Inc. voluntarily recalled 39,431 of its laser printers sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brands because of a potential shock hazard.


NASA Space Shuttles Spared Frances #39; Wrath Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour -- were not in the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building during the onslaught of Hurricane Frances. The VAB lost about 40,000


Genesis samples to shed light on our origins Scientists are chomping at the bit for tomorrow #39;s Earthly return of a sample capsule from NASA #39;s Genesis spacecraft, hoping the star stuff it carries will help answer questions on the origins of the solar system and we who live in it.


Red Hat goes after enterpise with Unisys partnership, updated <b>...</b> Red Hat has announced a partnership with Unisys and the availability of security updates to their Enterprise Linux offering today.


Samsung announces phone with hard disc drive SEOUL, South KoreaSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced plans to launch the SPH-V5400, a mobile phone that includes a tiny hard disc drive to expand available memory capacity.


Microsoft signals cut prices to combat Linux rivals Microsoft has admitted that growing pressure from open-source operating system, Linux, is eating into the companys profits and will hit revenues hard over the next fiscal year.


Open sourcers revolt against Microsoft antispam plan Two prominent open-source software groups have rejected a proposed technology standard backed by Microsoft Corp. that would close a loophole used to send unsolicited commercial


Did Jobs woo Sony boss over iTunes anti-Gates love-in? To throw a spanner in the works of Microsoft #39;s arrival on the digital music scene, Apple wanted to sign a strategic agreement with Sony, Japanese daily Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun has revealed, quoting sources from Sony.


Shearer happy with Souey arrival Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has backed the appointment of Graeme Souness as boss at St James #39; Park. The Scot arrived on Tyneside on Monday to replace the sacked Sir Bobby Robson, having handed in his resignation at Blackburn earlier in the morning.


Hold on! Not for the Pats The first time they met last season, the New England Patriots barely held on for a 38-34 victory. The second time they met last season, some members of the


Russia In Turmoil Over School Killings MOSCOW -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators -- many waving banners and flags -- gathered in Moscow #39;s Red Square Tuesday in a show of unity against terrorism after last week #39;s hostage-taking at a school in Beslan in southern Russia.


Sadr City clashes kill 22 Iraqis Clashes in Sadr City, where US forces and militiamen loyal to rebel Shi #39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have been fighting since April, have killed at least 22 Iraqis.


Afghan woman takes on presidential politics Shell have to move a mountain of cultural, religious and sexual prejudice to achieve this in a country where, only a few years ago, women could not work or walk the streets on their own, and


French Hopes for Speedy Iraq Hostage Release Fade Hopes for a speedy release of two French hostages in Iraq gave way to expressions of doubt and concern Tuesday after a statement setting out new demands for their release was posted on a Web site.


First Milosevic Trial Defense Witness Called Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic blasted a decision to impose defense lawyers on him as  quot;legal fiction quot; Tuesday as his first witness began her testimony at his war crimes trial.


Oil: Reason Behind Coup Bid THE men exposed as plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea are the scum of the earth. Next time someone demands that the West should  quot;take over and sort out Africa quot;, remember this scandal and the real face of Western intervention it reveals.


PluggedIn: New Gadgets May Divert Drivers' Eyes from the Road  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drivers still learning how to talk  on cell phones and maneuver at the same time are headed for an  even more complex world.


Laser Printers Recalled for Shock Hazard - CPSC  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 39,400 laser printers made by  Lexmark International Inc. LXK.N and sold by IBM IBM.N and  Dell Inc. DELL.O are being recalled in the United States  because of a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer  Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.


U.S. Land of Potatoes Aims to Be High-Tech Hotbed  NAMPA, Idaho (Reuters) - Jeffrey Moeser and his company are  aiming to change the future of home entertainment.


Lexmark Recalls Laser Printers  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 39,400 laser printers made by  Lexmark International Inc. LXK.N and sold by IBM IBM.N and  Dell Inc. DELL.O are being recalled in the United States  because of a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer  Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.


Red Hat, Unisys Announce Partnership Linux publisher Red Hat Inc. said Tuesday that information-technology consulting firm Unisys Corp. will begin offering a business version of the company #39;s open-source operating system on its servers.


Samsung shows cell phone with hard-disk drive Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to begin selling later this month a cellular telephone that includes a hard-disk drive. The handset was unveiled


Sun, Novell and Red Hat Back AMD Dual-Core Chips Holger Dyroff, vice president of product management for SuSE Linux at Novell, said in a statement:  quot;Novell #39;s SuSE Linux Enterprise Server is the right platform to benefit from the advantages


The sounds of a revolution You can strap it around your arms or wind it around your neck while on your morning jog. And while you jog, you can listen to songs, download and store your personal CD albums directly, listen to FM radio


Tivo, Netflix Close to Internet Movie Deal - Newsweek
\

 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online DVD renter Netflix Inc.\<NFLX.O> and television recorder maker TiVo Inc. <TIVO.O> are\close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies\over the Internet to their TiVo devices, according to the\latest issue of Newsweek magazine.


Atari to Reissue Scores of Old Games Atari wants to take you back in time, and to get there, you can ride a "Centipede" or an "Asteroid," or bounce back and forth between the pixilated paddles of "Pong."


UK 'will fail pollution targets' Air pollution levels in the UK are too high to meet key objectives and may harm human health, an expert tells the BA science festival.


Ford to end second shift at suburban St. Louis plant Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it will end the second of its two production shifts at its suburban assembly plant effective Jan. 3, eliminating about 800 jobs.


Softbank chief #39;s hard-nosed ambitions Masayoshi Son is a soft-spoken man with a mild manner and a polite smile that belies his grand ambitions. (Softbank)


High Blood Pressure Dulls Emotions Elevated levels smooth out highs and lows, study says    HealthDayNews -- Higher blood pressure may dull a person's emotional response, smoothing out emotional highs and lows, says a study in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.    Clemson University researchers checked the blood pressure of 65 volunteers and then showed them a series of photographs meant to elicit either a positive or negative emotional response...


Sexual Content on TV Spurs Teens Into Action By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Teenagers who view sexual content on television, even if it only involves characters talking about sex, are twice as likely to start having intercourse in the ensuing year compared with peers who do not watch such content.    Sexual content on TV was also more likely to hasten adolescents' movement from one "base" to another, in other words, from kissing to breast fondling to genital touching and on to oral sex, new research found...


Doctors Expect Full Recovery for Bill Clinton By MARILYNN MARCHIONE     (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton, who narrowly escaped having a heart attack, should be able to resume his active lifestyle, his doctors say. But whether that includes campaigning in the remaining two months before the presidential election is questionable...


Oracle serves up lower-cost app server At Oracle OpenWorld, the database software giant touts the application server aimed at midsize companies.


Red Hat upgrades security Update to Enterprise Linux 3 also includes support for IBM Power5 servers, new driver support and bug fixes.


Hitachi debuts new high-end storage line New TagmaStore plays well with rivals' arrays to keep watch over 32 petabytes of data.


Top McAfee exec to step down Stephen Richards will retire from his positions as chief operating officer and chief financial officer.


WinZip offers fix for security flaw But users of the popular compression tool will need to upgrade to version 9 of the software.


Cisco dangles rebate carrot before resellers The networking gear maker launches a financial incentive program to spur sales to smaller companies overseas.


Start-up says it can deliver secure VoIP Net6 says it has just the trick to make voice calling over a Secure Sockets Layer VPN work well.\


VeriSign to bump up forecast Company cites better-than-expected performance from its recent acquisition of wireless content provider Jamba.


Nokia gets a slice of BlackBerry pie Finnish phone giant is the latest to make its devices compliant with Research In Motion's wireless e-mail service.


40 killed in clashes in Iraq #39;s Sadr city BAGHDAD (AFP) Forty people were killed and scores wounded in clashes between US forces and Shiite fighters in the Baghdad district of Sadr City overnight, the health ministry said.


Israel Strikes Hamas Camp; 13 Are Killed Israeli tanks, helicopters and warplanes pounded a Hamas training camp on Tuesday, killing 13 Palestinians in the deadliest strike in Gaza in nearly four months, as Israel struck back after a double suicide bombing.


Open sourcers revolt against Microsoft antispam plan Two prominent open-source software groups have rejected a proposed technology standard backed by Microsoft Corp. that would close a loophole used to send unsolicited commercial ("spam") e-mail, citing unresolved patent and licensing issues with the standard known as Sender ID.


Oracle aims for users from start to grid LONDON -- Enterprise software giant Oracle Corp. may be known for big plans and bold moves but when it comes to capturing the European market the Redwood Shores, California, company has realized it also has to think small.


Intel Eyes WiMax Wireless Chip maker will being testing the emerging, high-speed wireless technology.


Tivo, Netflix Close to Internet Movie Deal - Report Online DVD renter Netflix Inc. and television recorder maker TiVo Inc. are close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies over the Internet to their


Samsung Debuts First Mobile Phone with Hard Drive Samsung #39;s V5400 mobile phone boasts a high-resolution 2.2-inch liquid crystal display and includes features such as an MP3 player, electronic book reader and Korean-English dictionary.


IP Battle Lines Drawn in Spam Wars  quot;We believe the current license is generally incompatible with open source, contrary to the practice of open Internet standards, and specifically incompatible with the Apache License 2.0.


Microsoft sees sluggish PC growth ahead In Microsoft #39;s latest SEC filing again, Redmond warns that next year won #39;t see the handsome growth in PC sales that it has seen over the past twelve months.


Petacchi snatches victory again in Zaragoza For the second year running Alessandro Petacchi won a bunch sprint at the Tour of Spain in Zaragoza to take his second stage of the 2004 race.


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


Panasonic Shows 65-Inch Plasma Display Newest HDTV is the largest such device designed for consumers, company claims.


Two Italian women kidnapped in Baghdad An Italian aid organisation said on Monday that two Italian women were kidnapped from its office in Baghdad. The women, Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, worked for an NGO called  quot;Un Ponte Per... quot; (A


EU must play straight with Iran Hassan Rowhani, the secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council, held discussions on Monday with Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot and other officials of the Netherlands, which


French Minister Says Release Of Hostages In Iraq Still Possible TIRANA, Sept 7 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Tuesday he was convinced it was still possible to secure the release of two French journalists who have been held hostage in Iraq since August 20.


OPEC President: Oil Prices Will Fall In addition to expected production increases, OPEC president Purnomo Yusgiantoro cited the upcoming US presidential election in early November a factor likely to ease international oil prices.


Rejecting Rite Aid Shares of drugstore chain Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) needed some bandages and maybe a smear of soothing ointment this morning as they were scraped by investors for a 13 drop.


Huge risk of building US factories paid off for both Honda, Ohio Vicky Burress was 47 when she realized her family needed a second income to put two children through college. Despite a thin rsum a high school


Nokia phones to get Blackberry touch Nokia said on Tuesday that it plans to enhance its Series 80-based line so that the mobile devices come preloaded with BlackBerry software from Research In Motion.


Sony Unveils High-Definition Video Camcorder TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp. (SNE) plans to begin selling a camcorder designed for consumers that takes video at digital high-definition quality and is being priced at about \$3,600...


Button dispute goes before arbitration Jenson Button #39;s exit strategy from BAR advanced apace yesterday with the formal lodging of a contract by Williams with Formula One #39;s in-house arbitration service, the Contracts Recognition Board.


Google AdSense Expands with Web Search Google AdSense Expands with Web Search\\When Google launched Adsense, millions of website owners scurried to sign up. By adding "AdWords Text Ads" to your website, you can make a nice little income with no work on your part. Once the code is placed on a page, Google scans it for ...


Feeding Googles Froogle with Yahoo Stores Feeding Google's Froogle with Yahoo Stores\\There is a new feed service which is making it easy for Yahoo Store owners to list their porducts in Google's Froogle. Somacon is now offering a web-based service that allows Yahoo! Store owners to submit their products to Froogle. Somacon's Data Feed Service, located ...


News: Caller ID spoofing service for sale The founder of a US Caller ID falsification service is selling up, just days after setting up in business.\


Hard-Line Serbian Defends Milosevic (AP) AP - Slobodan Milosevic angrily refused to work with two court-appointed lawyers Tuesday as they called the first witness in his war crimes defense case  #151; an elderly Serbian nationalist who taught the ex-Yugoslav leader law and advised the wartime Serbian government.


Pakistan's Musharraf seeks Islamic scholars' help in terror fight (AFP) AFP - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf asked Muslim scholars to help curb extremism by isolating religious schools which harbor terrorists as Pakistani security forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda linked Arab militant in a raid.


United Dominion Buys \$897 Million Homes  NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - United Dominion Realty Trust  Inc. UDR.N, one of the largest U.S. apartment owners, said on  Tuesday it plans to buy \$897 million worth of apartment homes,  moving from lower-rent housing to more expensive properties  based mainly in fast-growing Southern California.


Circuit City Growth Misses Estimates  By Ellis Mnyandu  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. on Tuesday  reported a 2.9 percent gain in quarterly same-store sales, but  its growth lagged estimates due to a calendar shift and reduced  spending through August.


President Declares War on Terror Laksamana.Net - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says terrorism is the enemy of all religions so they must wage war against the violent scourge.


Halliburton: May Not Rebid for Iraq Work  HOUSTON (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. HAL.N may decide not  to submit new bids for the logistics contracts it holds in Iraq  if the U.S. military divides up the work too deeply, Chief  Executive Officer Dave Lesar said on Tuesday.


Search Engines Fueling Online Music Retailers Search Engines Fueling Online Music Retailers\\Search engines are fueling the online hip-hop, rock, country and polka industries according to a new Hitwise study. 30.4 percent of U.S. visits to music retail Web sites in July 2004 resulted directly from search-engines and directories. According to a new report from Hitwise, an ...


Belarus leader calls referendum Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is to ask voters to allow him to stand for a third term in 2006.


Seagate Floats -- for a Day Seagate Technology offers a better than expected revenue and earnings forecast; the stock should still be avoided.


Disagreement over Blair #39;s call for peace conference There is a brewing dispute in Israel over British Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s proposal for an international peace conference on the Middle East in January or February after the Palestinian elections, to grant the new Palestinian Authority leadership


Oil Falls; OPEC Says Market Well-Supplied Oil prices eased further on Tuesday, as the head of OPEC cartel said that markets were well-supplied with crude and traders continued to take profits from this year #39;s 40 percent rally.


Unions at Alitalia Criticize Plans to Slash Thousands of Jobs Unions at Alitalia airlines are harshly criticizing plans to slash 5,000 jobs at the ailing Italian company. One of Alitalia #39;s smaller unions said it would stage a hunger strike to protest the cuts.


Markets rise amid falling oil prices A slide in the price of oil gave stock markets a lift this afternoon, but gains in Toronto were sharply limited by losses in energy company stocks.


UK Gives VoIP Its Own Area Code Ofcom, the United Kingdom #39;s regulatory agency for telecommunications, revealed plans to facilitate voice over IP in the residental market, including a new prefix for broadband numbers.


Integration Plays Key Role in Oracle #39;s Upcoming 11i.10 Integration is a key factor with any large ERP implementation and ongoing maintenance, and Oracle Corp. is catching on. At its London-based OpenWorld event this week Oracle announced better integration between


BMC directs BSM onto Batch Windows BMC Software Inc. will today launch software that it says will provide a clear picture of the status of those batch processes that underpin the delivery of key business services so that failing jobs can be


Japanese star joins Suns Yuta Tabuse has signed for Phoenix, boosting his hopes of becoming the first Japanese player to see action in the NBA. The 23-year-old guard, who took part in the Denver Nuggets #39; pre-season training camp last


Tuesday, September 7th 2004 Hurricane Ivan, which weakened to a Category 2 storm Monday, is expected to regain its strength today as it plows through the Windward Islands and passes at least 200 miles south of St.


2 Italian Women Kidnapped in Iraq An Italian aid organization in Iraq says two Italian women working for the group have been kidnapped. Witnesses say gunmen stormed the central Baghdad offices of the Italian organization, Bridge to Baghdad


Official campaign opens in Afghan presidential poll The official month-long campaign for Afghanistan #39;s first-ever direct presidential election opened today in what will be a major test of U S-led nation-building efforts since the 2001 ouster of the Taliban.


What was Natwar chewing at press conference with Kasuri New Delhi, Sep 7 (UNI) What was External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh chewing at his joint press conference yesterday with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri after their two-day talks?


Civil Society Slights Visiting IMF Chief Rato THE community constituency of the National Economic, Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) yesterday snubbed the MD of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Rodrigo Rato, on the first day of his whistle-stop South African tour .


Rite Aid Lowers 2005 Financial Projections Rite Aid and other pharmacies are losing sales because many large healthcare companies have raised their rates by up to \$125 a month recently, and they refuse to fill some drug orders unless an illness is considered life-threatening.


Seeing double As chipmakers plunge into the world of multicore processors to increase performance, software companies are struggling to catch up.


PGA Tour needs to bring stars to smaller venues What if the New York Yankees decided they only wanted to play against teams in big-market cities like Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston?


Weaker Hamas retains support Hamas turned one of its most painful setbacks in four years of fighting with Israel into a macabre popularity festival Tuesday


Hard-Line Serbian Defends Milosevic Slobodan Milosevic angrily refused to work with two court-appointed lawyers Tuesday as they called the first witness in his war crimes defense case - an elderly Serbian nationalist who taught the ex-Yugoslav leader law and advised the wartime Serbian


Vikings Turn to 44-Year-Old for Kicking (AP) AP - Morten Andersen, the second-leading scorer in NFL history, signed with the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday, two days after being cut by Kansas City.


Russian Television Shows School Footage (AP) AP - A Russian television network showed footage from inside the school raided by militants last week depicting hooded attackers in a gymnasium crowded with hostages and strung up with explosives attached to wires.


Saudi Arabia, China agree to formal political dialogue (AFP) AFP - Saudi Arabia and China have reportedly agreed to hold regular political consultations.


Sponsorship not mentioned for years in department reviews: auditor general (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The federal sponsorship program operated for years without ever being mentioned in the Public Works Department's annual performance reviews, Auditor General Sheila Fraser said Tuesday.


Kerry: Bush 'Chose' Iraq War, Americans Pay Bill (Reuters) Reuters - Democratic White House\challenger John Kerry sharply rebuked President Bush on Tuesday\for choosing to go to war in Iraq and sticking Americans with\the  #36;200 billion bill.


Dollar Falls Before Greenspan Testimony  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar retreated against major  currencies on Tuesday as investors took profits on sharp U.S.  jobs-related gains last week, turning cautious ahead of a  speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.


Israel Hits Hamas Training Camp in Gaza, Killing 14  GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tanks, helicopters and warplanes  pounded a Hamas training camp on Tuesday, killing 14 militants  in the deadliest ever strike against the Islamic faction a week  after it carried out a double suicide bombing.


Halliburton May Not Rebid for Iraq Work Halliburton Co. may decide not to submit new bids for the logistics contracts it holds in Iraq if the U.S. military divides up the work too deeply, Chief Executive Officer Dave Lesar said on Tuesday.


Battered US insurers brace for 3rd hurricane Florida insurers, after weathering two hurricanes in the last month, are scrambling to compile damage assessments while bracing for another potential storm this weekend that could further erode profits.


UPDATE 3-United Dominion buys \$897 mln homes, shares fall United Dominion Realty Trust Inc. (UDR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the largest US apartment owners, said on Tuesday


Otellini: Dual-Core, WiMAX Now Key To Intel Strategy Intel is pressing for the adoption of dual- and multi-core processors and platforms, and will use more stringent standards for promising delivery of key products, its president said Tuesday.


HDS Targets Virtualization with TagmaStore NEW YORKHitachi Data Systems Inc. unveiled Tuesday embedded virtualization layer technology that can aggregate up to 32 petabytes of internal and external storage into a single virtual storage pool and


Hewitt advances to US Open quarterfinals Former champion Lleyton Hewitt reached his third consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal Tuesday, defeating Karol Beck 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, at the US Open for his 14th consecutive match victory.


Swimming Canada fires coach CALGARY (CP) - Swimming Canada has fired head coach Dave Johnson, who came under fire for Canada #39;s poor performance in the Olympic pool in Athens.


Terror in Beslan  Not justified by any cause AS THE grim images of parents weeping inconsolably over their children #39;s graves were beamed into drawing-rooms the world over, few eyes would have been dry or hearts un-enraged at the fiends who target children.


Dozens killed as US troops battle militants in Sadr City BAGHDAD : The Iraqi capital was steeped in blood as a fledgling truce in a Shiite rebel bastion was shattered by running battles that officials said had resulted in scores dead, while 13 US soldiers were killed in the space of 24 hours.


Britain wants UN to set Khartoum clear targets over Darfur LONDON : Britain wants the UN Security Council to set clear benchmarks for assessing Sudan #39;s efforts to end the humanitarian crisis in its war-torn Darfur region, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.


Bid to Block Naming of  #39;Coup Bankrollers #39; Lawyers today tried to block moves to unveil more of the supposed financial backers of the alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.


Seeing double in software licensing New dual-core processors will make conventional software licensing models obsolete. What's next?


Prompted by government policy, KTF embraces Java KTF is the last of the major South Korean carriers to license Java as required by the Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability.


Airline's interest in mile-high Wi-Fi dives In-flight broadband still too expensive and immature, British Airways CEO says.


Get ready for SPIT (spam over Internet telephony) If spam could talk, it would spit. SPIT stands for spam over Internet telephony and could become just as annoying, according to executives from Qovia Inc., which recently filed two patent applications for technology to thwart SPIT.


Mellon Financial Corp. will acquire private investment firm PITTSBURGH Mellon Financial Corporation has agreed to acquire The Providence Group Investment Advisory Company, a private investment firm.


Florida Begins Cleanup as More Than 2.5 Mln Still Without Power Florida residents today began cleaning up and surveying the losses caused by Hurricane Frances, the most powerful storm in 55 years to hit the state #39;s central eastern coast.


Jobs offered to let Sony into iTunes, report says To counter Microsoft #39;s planned entry into the digital music market, Apple Computer offered to sign a strategic agreement with Sony, according to a Sept.


Macromedia Sells Web Conferencing By The Minute com. Macromedia on Tuesday opened up its Breeze Live hosted Web conferencing service to smaller shops by adding pay-as-you-go pricing to the subscription deals it had earlier offered.


Soccer: Souness can bring good times to Newcastle, says Shearer LONDON : Newcastle striker Alan Shearer believes Graeme Souness can bring the good times rolling back to St James #39; Park.  quot;All I keep hearing is that Souness will bring discipline to this club and I don #39;t doubt that that will be the case, quot; said Shearer.


Compete against your friends, SI experts and celebrities in this <b>...</b> MIAMI (Ticker) - Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad underwent surgery to remove a bursal infection in his right thigh, the team announced on Tuesday.


Pakistan #39;s Musharraf seeks Islamic scholars #39; help in terror fight ISLAMABAD : Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf asked Muslim scholars to help curb extremism by isolating religious schools which harbor terrorists as Pakistani security forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda linked Arab militant in a raid.


Happy Birthday Google Happy Birthday Google\\Google turns 6 years old today in a birthday celebration that has seen much change over the years. On September 7, 1998, Google Inc. opened its door in Menlo Park, California. The door came with a remote control, as it was attached to the garage of a friend ...


Pinochet's Millions Came from Savvy Investing-Son (Reuters) Reuters - Former Chilean dictator\Augusto Pinochet became a multi-millionaire because he saved,\made good investments and his friends gave him money, one of\his sons said on Tuesday.


Panthers Out to Prove Super Bowl No Fluke (AP) AP - There is no arrogant swagger among the Carolina Panthers, no bold predictions that they will walk straight back into the Super Bowl this season.


Two Italian Women Abducted in Baghdad (AP) AP - Two Italian women working for an aid agency in Iraq have been kidnapped, the agency said Tuesday. Gunmen in olive green uniforms broke into the group's Baghdad offices and took the women along with two Iraqis, neighbors said.


Phillies-Braves Game Postponed by Rain (AP) AP - The game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday was postponed because of a steady rain that began Monday night.


Yahoo to Begin Testing FareChase Travel Search (Reuters) Reuters - Internet media company Yahoo Inc.\ on Tuesday said it would soon begin testing a travel\price comparison search engine called FareChase as it further\integrates Web search services into its offerings.


Hindus Worry Over Christian, Muslim Growth (AP) AP - The leader of India's Hindu-nationalist opposition on Tuesday voiced concern over the growth rate among minority Muslims and Christians, urging them to practice family planning to preserve the nation's "unity and integrity."


Playboy to Feature Video Game Characters (AP) AP - Playboy is taking a chance on silicon instead of silicone. The October issue of the men's magazine features several video game characters posing in the nude  #151; images created by the game companies through detailed computer illustration.


Oil Prices Fall as Supply Fears Ease  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices eased on Tuesday as  the head of the OPEC cartel said markets were well-supplied  with crude and traders continued to take profits from this  year's 40 percent rally.


Stocks Rise as Crude Falls  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose in light volume on  Tuesday as a fall in oil prices eased investor concerns that  high energy costs would hurt corporate profits.


Fleetwood's Vertical Success The nation's leading manufacturer of RVs is capitalizing on a renewed corporate structure.


NY oil prices fall as storm worries wane NEW YORK : Oil prices retreated in New York and rose marginally in London as worries about the impact of Hurricane Frances subsided, traders said.


Alitalia Unions Reject Rescue Plan, Job Cuts  quot;Unbearable, quot;  quot;worrisome quot; and  quot;not convincing quot; were expressions used by employee representatives in response to an Alitalia management proposal to save the company, but they nonetheless agreed to continue talks.


BA to sell QF stake Qantas shares were this morning placed in a trading halt until September 10 at the latest. The airline said it was expecting BA to sell the \$1.


Update 4: Invesco, AIM Advisors Settle for \$376.5M Invesco Funds Group and its sister company agreed Tuesday to pay \$376.5 million and surrender another \$75 million in fees to settle allegations of improper trading, a deal that will send nearly all the money to investors harmed by the practice.


Currencies: Dollar falls as traders await Fed testimony NEW YORK The dollar fell against the euro and the yen amid optimism over Japanese growth and as traders awaited congressional testimony by the Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan.


Update 1: Circuit City Says Late Holiday Hurt Sales Circuit City Stores Inc. on Tuesday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.9 percent in its latest quarter, but growth was restrained by  quot;softer quot; sales in August and because the Labor Day holiday fell out of the period.


UPDATE 1-Tyco says to take charge for bond buy back Tyco International Ltd. (TYC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it repurchased \$350 million of convertible bonds, which will result in a fourth quarter charge of \$167 million


Factory output suffers further decline By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 08/09/2004). Output at Britain #39;s factories slumped unexpectedly in July, with production falling for the second consecutive month - the first time in nearly two years.


Executive Shake-Up Unveiled at CBS, Paramount TV In a major shake-up of its West Coast programing operations, media giant Viacom Inc. on Tuesday promoted several CBS executives to new roles at the broadcaster and a newly merged television studio.


Quattrone, once a star banker, faces sentencing Frank Quattrone, a former star investment banker who once earned \$120 million in a year, will be sentenced on Wednesday for obstructing a federal investigation into some


Drug Movers Tip Balance Lower Stocks of branded and generic drug makers closed down a bit Tuesday as clinical study results mixed with merger updates. One of the big winners on the day was Nektar Therapeutics, on news that Exubera, the


Nevsun plunges Shares of Nevsun Resources Ltd. plunged Tuesday as the Vancouver-based mining company searched for reasons behind a government order to stop all work in the African country of Eritrea.


Honda to make new Acura SUV in Ohio MARYSVILLE, Ohio - Honda has decided to build a new line of sport utility vehicles from its Acura luxury division and make them in Ohio.


Nokia to offer BlackBerry Connect Research In Motion, the makers of the BlackBerry push email handheld device, and Symbian have announced plans to enable BlackBerry Connect on Symbian OS-based Series 80 mobile devices, such as the Nokia 9210, 9210i, 9290 and the new 9500 Communicator.


UK Cyberspace Has a New Calling Code British telephone users now have a new code prefix - 056 - for VoIP numbers with cyberspace locations. The United Kingdom #39;s media and telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has released plans to help the take


A More Conservative Intel Doesn #39;t Add Many Details On <b>...</b> Burned by a series of production missteps and canceled products, the company lets AMD get out in front on multicore product announcements.


Genesis Space Capsule to Come to Utah Tomorrow They #39;ve waited, they #39;ve watched, they #39;ve practiced over and over again what to do. Tomorrow it #39;s really going to happen!


Finnair Plans Mobile Check-In In what it calls a first in international air travel, Finnair says it will let its frequent fliers check in using text messages on mobile phones.


Hitachi #39;s Newest Array Pools 32 Petabytes Of Virtual Storage Hitachi Data Systems, Sun Microsystems, and Hewlett-Packard this week are trying to leapfrog EMC for enterprise-class storage leadership using pretty much the same product -- HDS #39;s new TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform.


Spaceport Mum on Frances Shuttle Delays CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Sept. 7, 2004 - The director of the hurricane-ravaged Kennedy Space Center refused to speculate Tuesday whether the damage will thwart plans to resume shuttle flights next spring, but


Tellabs scales back AFC buy Communications equipment maker Tellabs scaled back the size of its purchase of Advanced Fibre Communications (AFC) Tuesday, reaching a new agreement that will drop the price tag on the deal to \$1.


Enter your e-mail: A few weeks ago I wrote in this very blog that HD for the masses was still some way away. Well, its taken another step closer: Sony has just announced a \$3700 HD Camcorder for consumers.


Red Hat Releases New Linux Update Red Hat Inc. Tuesday released its latest patch, Update 3, to its flagship server operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. RHEL(Red Hat Enterprise Linux)subscribers can download this latest update from the Red Hat Network.


Intel Testing Rosedale WiMax Chip Intel has started testing its WiMax chip, dubbed  quot;Rosedale. quot; The chip manufacturer is shipping test versions of the chip to equipment manufacturers and is involved in trials with carriers.


Samsung launches camera phone with hard drive Samsung Electronics, largest producer of color monitors, color TV sets, memory chips, and LCD displays, has announced the  quot;first-ever mobile phone with an internal hard drive quot; (Samsung #39;s slogan for this phone) on Tuesday.


KDDI beats DoCoMo in net cell phone subscription growth TOKYO - KDDI Corp beat NTT DoCoMo Inc in net subscription growth in the Japanese cell phone market in August for the first time in three months.


McAfee Slides on CFO Departure Made nervous by the announcement that McAfee #39;s (MFE:NYSE - news - research) CFO plans to resign, investors on Tuesday sold off shares of the antivirus maker.


Charles Arthur On Technology Once upon a time there was a boy called Bill, and he had a vision of what a computer-operating system should be able to do: find a file that had any sort of content you were looking for, anywhere on your machine or a local network, and hand it to you


Oracle Targets SMBs with App Server Lite Officials at Oracle (Quote, Chart) used its Open World show in London as a springboard to launch an application server offering for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB) Tuesday.


Singh set to oust Woods again When Vijay Singh became the world No1 on Monday, displacing Tiger Woods after a record 264 weeks, it was just reward for an outstanding season.


Petacchi wins fourth stage TOP sprinter Alessandro Petacchi, of the Fassa Bortolo team, won the fourth stage of the Tour of Spain, a 167.5km ride from Soria to Zaragoza in the north of the country today.


US means business on trip to Panama PANAMA CITY, Panama -- When US National Team assistant coach Curt Onalfo visited Panama back in July on a scouting trip, he didn #39;t know what he was going to encounter.


Dolphins #39; fullback has thigh surgery Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad had surgery Tuesday for an infection in his right thigh and is expected to miss Sunday #39;s opener against the Tennessee Titans.


Frances makes impact on Dolphins A loss of power at Dolphins headquarters on Saturday wasn #39;t the only impact Hurricane Frances has made on the franchise. Of the nine players who didn #39;t travel to New Orleans for Friday #39;s 20-19


40 Iraqis killed as Sadr City erupts BAGHDAD: Iraq was steeped in blood Tuesday as a fledgling truce in a Baghdad rebel bastion was shattered by fresh fighting that officials said left 40 killed and scores wounded, while the US death count neared the 1,000 mark.


Italy outraged over aid worker kidnappings ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi joined opposition leaders to urge a united front following the Baghdad abduction of two female aid workers.


UN war crime tribunal calls first witness in Milosevic defense <b>...</b> The International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Tuesday called the first witness in the defense case of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic


IAI takes rap for Ofek-6 failure Israel Aircraft Industries, the senior partner involved in construction of the Ofek-6 spy satellite and the Shavit launcher, yesterday accepted full responsibility for the malfunction that caused the failure of Monday #39;s launch.


Singapore invited to check farms in Johor JOHOR BARU: The Singapore authorities have been invited to check chicken farms in Johor for avian influenza if the republic wants to import poultry from here.


Russian Tax Authorities Give Yukos Another, Larger Bill 3 September 2004 -- Russia #39;s tax authorities have given Yukos another bill for back taxes that is higher than the oil company expected.


3Com drops after lowering revenue target MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - 3Com Corp. said today its quarterly revenue will come in around 10 per cent below its previous expectation, an announcement that sent shares of the communications network supplier down nearly 10 per cent.


QRS Jilts JDA, Teams with Inovis With little more than a month left for JDA Software Group Inc. to close on its \$100 million acquisition of QRS Corp., QRS pulled the plug on the deal in favor of a \$116 million acquisition by Inovis International Inc.


Nokia To Offer BlackBerry Software Research In Motion (RIM) and mobile operating-system consortium Symbian have signed a deal that will enable BlackBerry Connect to run on Symbian-based Nokia Series 80 mobile devices, such as the 9500 Communicator.


British ruling cheers VoIP industry update British regulatory agency Ofcom has begun to map out the future for commercial Net phone services. And while some issues are as yet unresolved, the organization issued a key ruling Monday that was popular among carriers.


Titans not worried about Ivan changing kickoff with Dolphins The Tennessee Titans don #39;t plan to worry about Hurricane Ivan right now. They #39;re too busy preparing to play the Miami Dolphins in a season opener still scheduled for Sunday.


Russians Rally Against Terror, Bury Dead MOSCOW Sept. 7, 2004 - Tens of thousands of Russians massed outside the Kremlin to rally against terrorism Tuesday as mourners lowered caskets into the damp earth at a Beslan cemetery four days after the school siege that claimed more than 350 lives.


Fatigue is main fear for Henman An American asked Tim Henman if he would like to comment on the fact that only two US men, Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi, survived into the last 32 of this year #39;s US Open.


Leinart becomes a leader of men As Matt Leinart drifted toward the left sideline, scrambling to buy extra time, he motioned David Kirtman to break off his route and go downfield.


Insurers Assess Frances #39; Damage Toll Insurers are having their costliest year since 2001, when the September 11th terrorist attacks in the US led to \$26.5 billion in catastrophe claims.


Systems  #39;Go #39; in Utah Helicopter Snag of NASA Probe Two Hollywood stunt pilots and a space capsule full of stardust were on track for a historic mid-air encounter above the Utah desert on Wednesday at the end of


Lexmark, Dell, IBM laser printers recalled THE US CONSUMER Product Safety Commission said that printers from Lexmark, Dell and IBM can short circuit, posing possible electric shock hazards to consumers.


Enter your e-mail: Rumor has it that Tivo and Netflix will team up to deliver downloadable movies. In a story from Newsweek  #39;s September 13 issue an unnamed  quot;insider quot; says the companies merely await the approval of Tivo #39;s board


Hitachi #39;s Big Box Promises More Than Power The company unveiled its long-awaited TagmaStore storage system that can act as the front-end manager for multiple storage systems from other vendors.


Samsung Introduces Phone With Hard Drive swight1701 writes  quot;It is being reported that Samsung has shown what it claims is the world #39;s first mobile phone that incorporates a hard drive.


Robinson wants to break free There are two ways to go as an acting England head coach: either you sit back and let your track record do the talking or you grasp the bull by the horns and shout your ambitions to the skies.


Frances #39; wrath lingers in Atlanta Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Tuesday night #39;s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves at Turner Field was postponed because of rain.


Israeli Armored Vehicles Mass in Gaza: Witnesses Israeli armored vehicles backed by helicopters rolled into Palestinian-controlled areas of the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses said.


Putin rules out talks with Chechen rebels LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin has forcefully ruled out any negotiations with Chechen separatists following the deaths of more than 350 people in a hostage-taking crisis in southern Russia, The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday.


Hurricane Ivan Damages Parts of Barbados ST. GEORGE #39;S, Grenada Sept. 7, 2004 - Packing ferocious winds, Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada Tuesday, blasting apart scores of homes and hurling hundreds of the island #39;s landmark red zinc roofs through the air.


ASEAN armies exchange intelligence info to combat terrorism JAKARTA - Army chiefs from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Tuesday to share intelligence information in order to curb terrorism and transnational crimes.


Finns in Toronto is case Canada loses, Slovakia #39;s Chara OK to play TORONTO (CP) - Team Finland arrived in Toronto on Tuesday on the off-chance that Canada loses its World Cup of Hockey quarter-final game against Slovakia.


Redshirt freshman replaces Koch on line Illinois romped over Florida A amp;M 52-13 on Saturday. But coach Ron Turner doesn #39;t sound like a coach whose team romped. After watching film of the game, Turner was furious over a  quot;cheap shot quot; during the fifth


Mauresmo Comes Up Short, Hewitt Cruises  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amelie Mauresmo's hopes of a first  grand slam title were left in tatters at the U.S. Open on  Tuesday when she was beaten by Elena Dementieva.


U.S. Stocks Rise; Oil, Gold Fall  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A decline in the price of oil helped  lift U.S. stocks to their highest level in two-months on  Tuesday.


Pilots to Try to Retrieve Genesis Capsule (AP) AP - A few weeks ago, Cliff Fleming was chasing the Batmobile at night in a helicopter 20 feet above the cavernous streets of Chicago.


Lawsuit Uncovers New Bush Guard Records (AP) AP - President Bush ranked in the middle of his Air National Guard flight class and flew 336 hours in a fighter jet before letting his pilot status lapse and missing a key readiness drill in 1972, according to his flight records belatedly uncovered Tuesday under the Freedom of Information Act.


Edwards Cites Layoffs During Bush Years (AP) AP - Democrat John Edwards kept up a long-distance debate over his "two Americas" campaign theme with Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday, saying it was no illusion to thousands of laid-off workers in Ohio.


Hard Labor Pays Off for World Number One Singh  LONDON (Reuters) - If success is earned by those who work  the hardest, then newly crowned world number one Vijay Singh is  a shining example.


George Shultz Endorses Stem Cell Issue (AP) AP - Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz on Tuesday became the most prominent Republican to endorse a California ballot measure that would fund human embryonic stem cell research in the state.


Invesco, AIM Agree to \$450 Mln Settlement  DENVER (Reuters) - Invesco Funds Group Inc. and affiliate  AIM Advisors Inc. agreed to a \$450 million settlement with  state and federal regulators to resolve probes of improper  trading, officials and the parent company said on Tuesday.


Roddick Qualifies for Masters Cup  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defending U.S. Open champion Andy  Roddick has qualified for the end-of-season Tennis Masters Cup,  tournament organizers announced on Tuesday.


U.S. Stocks Close Higher as Crude Falls  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips closed at two-month  highs on Tuesday as a fall in oil prices eased concerns that  high energy costs would hurt corporate profits, but there was  some caution as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve  Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.


Scientist: Extreme Weather Will Kill Millions (Reuters) Reuters - Millions of people across the\globe are set to die early due to extreme weather events such\as floods and heat waves caused by climate change, a British\scientist said Tuesday.


Dementieva Ends Mauresmo's Title Hopes  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amelie Mauresmo's grand slam jinx  struck again when she lost 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 to Russian Elena  Dementieva in a dramatic U.S. Open quarter-final Tuesday.


Battered Florida Counts the Cost After Frances (Reuters) Reuters - Floridians began mopping up on Tuesday\and counting the cost of Hurricane Frances' long, destructive\path through the state, and thousands of people joined long\lines for ice, water and fuel.


Nev. 1st Touch-Screen, Paper-Trail Voters (AP) AP - In what could become a model for other states, Nevada voters on Tuesday became the first in the nation to cast ballots in a statewide election on computers that printed paper records of electronic ballots.


Dollar Off, Traders Cautious on Greenspan  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar retreated against major  currencies on Tuesday as investors took profits on sharp U.S.  jobs data-related gains last week, turning cautious ahead of a  speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on   Wednesday.


US Air Shares Sink, Pilots Reject Deal  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of US Airways Group Inc.  UAIR.O slid as much as 23 percent on Tuesday after leaders of  its pilots union rejected the company's latest contract  proposal, dealing a blow to its attempt to avoid a second trip  through bankruptcy.


Israeli Armored Vehicles Mass in Gaza: Witnesses  GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli armored vehicles backed by  helicopters rolled into Palestinian-controlled areas of the  northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses  said.


Researchers Release Tree Genome Database (AP) AP - A new database of tree genes has been released by Oregon and Swedish researchers in an effort to speed up basic and commercial research.


Czechs Trounce Sweden to Reach World Cup Semi-Finals  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Czech Republic reached the World Cup  semi-finals by outclassing Sweden 6-1 thanks to some efficient  counter-attacking hockey on Tuesday.


U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Reaches Grim Milestone  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American death toll in Iraq  topped 1,000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after President Bush  launched the war that has become a central issue in the  November U.S. presidential elections.


Hurricane Ivan Pounds Eastern Caribbean Islands  PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters) - Hurricane Ivan tore  down trees, blew off roofs, knocked out power and forced  hundreds of people to evacuate coastal areas as it pounded the  tiny islands of the southeastern Caribbean on Tuesday.


Marines Say Up to 100 Insurgents Killed in Falluja  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Marines said on Tuesday that as  many as 100 insurgents had been killed in fighting in the  hotbed Iraqi town of Falluja.


Some 60 Hippos Die Mysteriously in Uganda (AP) AP - Some 60 hippos have died from an unknown cause in the past two months in one of Uganda's national parks, an official said Tuesday.


Hewitt Looks Toward Another U.S. Open Title Lleyton Hewitt eliminated Karol Beck, a 22-year-old Slovakian who was making his first Grand Slam appearance in the round of 16.


U.S. Stocks Close Higher as Crude Falls

 By Megan Davies

 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips closed at two-monthhighs on Tuesday as a fall in oil prices eased concerns thathigh energy costs would hurt corporate profits, but there wassome caution as investors awaited a speech by Federal ReserveChairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.


U.S. to Meet Asian Allies, Chinese on N. Korea  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief U.S. negotiator on North  Korea will hold discussions in Japan and China in the next few  days aimed at organizing a fresh round of six-party talks on  dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear programs, a State Department  official said on Tuesday.


Turkish stocks soar on EU hopes Turkey's stock market closes at a record high on hopes the EU will soon invite Ankara to start entry talks.


Fewer Asians live on less than \$1 a day But a new report from the Asian Development Bank also finds a growing gap between rich and poor.


Rugby: Woodward for Lions The Lions committee confirms Sir Clive Woodward as coach for New Zealand tour.


Dollar May Strengthen Versus Euro Ahead of Greenspan Testimony The dollar may rise against the euro in Asia for the first day this week on speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will express optimism about the US economy in testimony before Congress today.


Shock Hazard Prompts Lexmark Recall The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that Lexmark International has voluntarily recalled more than 39,400 laser printers, under the Lexmark, Dell and IBM brands, for their potential to deliver electrical shocks.


Intel plots path of WiMax SAN FRANCISCO--Intel predicted three years of solid development in wireless broadband on Tuesday, as it showed the first samples of its Rosedale 802.


Dolphins #39; FB Konrad has thigh surgery DAVIE, Fla. (Sept. 7, 2004) -- Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad had surgery to remove damaged tissue from his infected right thigh.


FSU, Miami to battle as ACC rivals, this time MIAMI - Friday may mark No. 5 Miamis entrance into the Atlantic Coast Conference. However, you can forgive the Hurricanes if the game has a familiar feel to it.


Coup plot inquiry moves to Guernsey bank The hunt for the financiers behind the attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea, which led to the arrest in South Africa of Sir Mark Thatcher, yesterday moved to the sedate surroundings of the royal court in St Peter Port, Guernsey.


Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand win this year's Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album.


1 in 10 not so lucky with XP Service Pack Written by Net 4 Nowt AssetMetrix, an on-demand IT AssetIntelligence service, today announced a series of new reports that identify specific applications and hardware within a corporate infrastructure that may no longer work properly after the


Market hots up with Napster To Go Napster has unveiled a preview version of its forthcoming Napster To Go portable digital music subscription service. The offering will allow consumers to move an unlimited amount of music from Napster #39;s catalogue


Nokia woos the business market In an attempt to increase its share of the business market, the mobile phone maker Nokia on Tuesday announced a sleeker version of its Communicator smart phone and expanded the number of mobile phones equipped with the BlackBerry e-mail application, a


UK Regulator: VoIP Will Benefit Consumers UK regulator Ofcom says the comparatively low cost of Voice over IP (VoIP) technology means that barriers to entry for new companies are lower than those in traditional telephony, so consumers


Apache Balks At Microsoft #39;s Licensing In Anti-Spam Standard Sender <b>...</b> Sep. 03, 2004. The Apache Software Foundation, developers of the popular open-source Apache web server, said on Thursday that it wouldn #39;t support the proposed anti-spam standard


Clinton Talking, Taking Liquids NEW YORK - Former President Clinton was alert and talking on Tuesday, a day after undergoing a heart operation to bypass four severely clogged arteries.    Clinton remained in intensive care at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia and was "resting comfortably," according to a statement by his office...


CBO Projects \$442 Billion Federal Deficit WASHINGTON - The federal deficit will swell to a record \$422 billion this election year but fall short of even more dire forecasts, Congress' top budget analysts projected Tuesday in a report that became instant fodder for both political parties.    The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the shortfall would shrink to \$348 billion next year - still the third worst ever in dollar terms...


Russians Rally Against Terror, Bury Dead MOSCOW - Tens of thousands of people answered a government call and rallied outside the Kremlin on Tuesday in a show of solidarity against terrorism, nearly a week after militants seized a school in southern Russia in a standoff that claimed more than 350 lives, many of them children.    Mourners in the grief-stricken city of Beslan lowered caskets into the damp earth in a third day of burials from the siege, which officials have blamed on Chechens and other Islamic militants...


Dementieva Advances to U.S. Open Semis NEW YORK - Elena Dementieva shook off a subpar serve that produced 15 double-faults, an aching left thigh and an upset stomach to advance to the semifinals at the U.S. Open with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1) victory Tuesday over Amelie Mauresmo...


U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Pass 1,000 BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed 1,000 Tuesday, an Associated Press tally showed, as a spike in fighting with Sunni and Shiite insurgents killed seven Americans in the Baghdad area...


Kerry Assails Deficit As Bush's Fault GREENSBORO, N.C. - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday's projection of a record budget deficit this election year and the continuing movement of U.S...


Intel plans for digital planet IDF Fall '04 Think different, developers told


Calif. to Sue Diebold Over False Claims  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Attorney General Bill  Lockyer said on Tuesday he would sue electronic voting machine  maker Diebold Inc. DBD.N on charges it defrauded the state  with false claims about its products.


Wireless Technology to Rival Cable, DSL - Intel  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An emerging wireless  communications technology called WiMAX, which can blanket  entire cities with high-speed Internet connections, will rival  DSL and cable as the preferred way to connect homes and  businesses to the Internet, Intel Corp. said on Tuesday.


Noah's Ark plan from top Moon man The European Space Agency's chief scientist sets out his vision for a DNA library on the Moon in case of emergency.


Fund firms to pay \$450 million in market-timing case SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Invesco Funds Group and AIM Advisors agreed Tuesday to pay \$450 million in penalties and reduced fees to settle allegations that they allowed fraudulent trades in their mutual funds.


HEWITT IMPRESSES IN BECK ROMP Lleyton Hewitt looked impressive once again as he cruised into the men #39;s quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. The Australian fourth seed, champion here in 2001, was far too good for Slovakia #39;s Karol Beck.


Sadr City Erupts Anew BAGHDAD, 8 September 2004 - Fierce fighting between followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr and US forces in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City yesterday killed at least 37 people, including two American soldiers, and injured over 200.


Aid workers abducted in brazen raid BAGHDAD - Gunmen abducted two Italian aid workers and two Iraqis in central Baghdad yesterday in a brazen attack that will alarm foreigners who are already on edge from widespread kidnappings.


Saturn's Death Star Lookalike Saturn's satellite, Mimas, can be imaged from afar and imagined up close, but its striking resemblance to the fictional Death Star from Star Wars gives the most dramatic view of its violent past.    Astrobiology Magazine -- Lonely Mimas swings around Saturn, seeming to gaze down at the planet's splendid rings...


Gemini Telescope Captures Galactic Contortionists While a terrestrial view of a galaxy might disguise the turbulent, changing mergers that fuel their formation, a famous cluster called Stephan's Quintet shows that seemingly immutable stars are always in flux.    Astrobiology Magazine -- A stunning image released by the Gemini Observatory captures the graceful interactions of a galactic ballet, on a stage some 300 million light years away, that might better be described as a contortionist's dance...


US Air hit by pilots #39; refusal on pay US Airways shares tumbled Tuesday over doubts that the airline can obtain \$800 million in wage and benefit cuts that it is seeking from its employees.


Hewitt shuffles straight to last eight It might be viewed as a contradiction in terms to suggest that Australia #39;s Lleyton Hewitt, the 2001 US Open champion, was moving quietly along.


Graeme Souness Profile As a player, Souness built up a fearsome reputation as a hard man of the game - many feel that his style of play, with more than the odd cynical foul thrown in, could never fit into the modern game.


BYU: Berry may start at QB for Cougars Admitting he was not comfortable coming off the bench, Matt Berry may get his wish to be Brigham Young #39;s starting quarterback.


France confirms delay of Iraqi president #39;s visit to France French Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday the delay of Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar #39;s visit to France, previously scheduled for Sept.


China flood deaths mount to 143 At least 143 people have died in China in flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains, the official Xinhua new agency reports.


Briefly: Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list roundup Plus: Tellabs scales back AFC buy...Top McAfee exec to step down...IDC says external disk storage up...Lawmakers to vote on spyware, piracy bills.


Online music buyers may be saved by... Microsoft? I NEVER thought I #39;d say this but I think Microsoft might be coming to my rescue. And if you have a digital music player, and have been drooling over the prospect of buying music online for it, Mr Bill Gates


McAfee CFO Richards to Retire in December Internet security company McAfee Inc. Monday said Stephen Richards, its chief operating officer and chief financial officer, will retire at the end of the year to spend time with his family.


Oracle #39;s New App Server Targets Midmarket Oracle Tuesday continued its midmarket push with the release of a new version of its 10g J2EE application server priced for midsize customers.


CA adds financial view to management An update to Computer Associates' management software lets users bill for IT services based on usage.


Frances #39; fallout seen short-lived on Fla. economy Frances, the second major hurricane to strike Florida in three weeks, has stung tourism, agriculture and other industries, but the state #39;s economy is expected to


Irish coach could make ugly history Here we are, a week into the college football season, and already the skin tingles with anticipation of what could be in store. Notre Dame is 0-1, likely on its way to 0-2, and quite possibly


Intel plots path of WiMax Three years of solid development in wireless broadband lie ahead, Intel says, as it gives a first look at its Rosedale WiMax processor.


British soldier faces murder charge over death of Iraqi man A British soldier appeared before a court in London yesterday accused of murdering a civilian in Iraq. Kevin Williams, 21, was brought before a civilian court after his own commanding officer had initially dismissed the charges.


Itanium not meeting Intel's goals In a rare admission, an Intel executive says the Itanium chip family still isn't living up to \expectations.


For Intel, the future has two cores Chipmaker turns to a more-is-better approach, downplaying chip speeds in favor of new features and designs.


Unisys joins Red Hat Partner Community SEPTEMBER 07, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - IT services and hardware vendor Unisys Corp. has upped its involvement with Linux by joining the Red Hat Partner Community one month after unveiling support for Linux on its ES7000 servers (see story).


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution For the Braves, Tuesday #39;s rainout means they #39;re scheduled to close the season with 27 games in 27 days, including doubleheaders today against the Phillies and Monday against the Mets in New York.


Win vs. Panama would put US in driver #39;s seat The US men #39;s national team took the lead in Group A of the semifinal stage of CONCACAF region World Cup qualifying with its 2-0 victory Saturday over El Salvador.


Apple fixes 15 flaws in Mac OS X The Mac maker patches a bushel of security issues in its flagship operating system, some of which are considered "critical."


Tyco Cuts Debt by \$350 Million Tyco International Ltd. Tuesday said it will take a \$167 million charge after repurchasing \$350 million in convertible bonds. The Bermuda-based industrial conglomerate also backed its forecast for operating


Hitachi upgrades storage line Hitachi Data Systems on Tuesday announced a new enterprise storage lineup with new features such as a virtualization that allows customers to manage up to 32 Petabytes (PB) of internal and external storage.


MSN, iTunes and  #39;choice #39; Microsoft #39;s effort to send a message to Apple via legions of iPod users isn #39;t quite as elaborate as RealNetworks #39; Freedom of Music Choice campaign, but the gist is the same.


New Oracle E-Biz Suite Aims To Simplify Application and Technology <b>...</b> Oracle says its new E-Business Suite 11i.10 will improve business process automation and operating efficiency across an enterprise.


Oracle Sets Its Sights on Small Biz LONDON -- Enterprise software giant Oracle may be known for big plans and bold moves, but the Redwood Shores, California, company has realized it also has to think small.


Yankees withdraw forfeit request, game rescheduled as part of <b>...</b> The New York Yankees withdrew Tuesday their request that a postponed game with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays be forfeited, and Major League Baseball announced the game would be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday.


GENESIS Returns to Earth: IIt will be 9:54 in the morning, Mountain Daylight Time, on Wednesday, September 8, when the Genesis sample return capsule, weighing 190 kilograms (420 pounds), will enter the Earths atmosphere


Lexmark Issues Recall for 40,000 Printers The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Lexmark, today recalled nearly 40,000 laser printers. According to a company statement, these printers can short-circuit, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers.


BP, BHP Evacuate Crews From Trinidad Rigs; Ivan Nears (Update2) BP Plc, Europe #39;s largest oil company, said it evacuated 500 non-essential workers from offshore rigs near Trinidad and Tobago as Hurricane Ivan approached the Caribbean country.


Tellabs scales back AFC buy The communications equipment maker scales back the size of its purchase of Advanced Fibre Communications.


Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list Justice Department urges FCC to deny extension request of Alltel, along with those of AT #38;T, Sprint.


Verizon switches on speedier DSL Plan promises downloads of up to 3mbps to lure in gamers and other high-bandwidth users.


British ruling cheers VoIP industry Carriers are pleased with system that will allow consumers to transfer fixed-line numbers to their Net phone service.


Samsung to slot a hard drive into handsets One-inch media storage drive marks a step forward for convergence of mobile devices.


Hewitt advances, Federer to face Agassi NEW YORK, Sept. 7. - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt reached his third consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final by defeating Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, at the US Open today for his 14th consecutive victory.


Rovers begin boss search Blackburn have started the search for a successor to Graeme Souness, with the club revealing they have received 20 serious applications for the post.


Willingham is already fired in fans #39; minds The Notre Dame message boards are no longer discussing whether Tyrone Willingham should be fired. Theyre already arguing about whether the next coach should be Barry Alvarez or Steve Spurrier.


Holland named AD at East Carolina Tery Holland, former athletic director at the University of Virginia was named Tuesday to that post at East Carolina University. Holland signed a five-year deal with ECU starting Oct.


Sun readies first Opteron blade server Netra line of servers will have Linux as an operating system option.


FDA picks Maryland company for IT consolidation contract ITSolutions will provide IT consolidation services to help streamline operations at eight branches of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.


Parallel processing: Coming to a desktop near you The PC industry is about to go through a major change in the way computers are designed, built and marketed, Intel President and COO Paul Otellini said today at the Fall Intel Developer Forum.


7-Eleven deploys HP technology in 5,300 U.S. stores The five-year, \$55 million deal is designed to help the convenience retailer improve customer service while boosting efficiency and productivity.


Open-source backers revolt against Microsoft antispam plan The Apache Software Foundation and the Debian Project said they won't support the Sender ID e-mail authentication standard in their products.


Lexmark recalls 39,000 laser printers The recalled printers include the Lexmark E232, E232t, E330, E332n and E332tn models; the IBM Infoprint 1412 and 1412n; and the Dell 1700 and 1700n, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.


FedEx CEO to lead industry security task force FedEx CEO Frederick W. Smith was named today by the Business Roundtable to chair the group's security task force.


Unisys joins Red Hat Partner Community The decision by IT services and hardware vendor Unisys Corp. comes one month after the company announced its first Linux servers.


Intel's Rosedale chip brings WiMax closer Rosedale is asystem-on-chip processor designed for networking gear that will wirelessly connect end users' homes or offices with a WiMax-based broadband network.


Oracle in a buying mood, president says A consolidating market and an economic recovery during the past year have made future acquisition deals in the near term more likely for Oracle, according to company President Charles Phillips.


U.S. Stocks Rise; Oil, Gold Fall (Reuters) Reuters - A decline in the price of oil helped\lift U.S. stocks to their highest level in two-months on\Tuesday.


Calif. to Sue Diebold Over False Claims (Reuters) Reuters - California Attorney General Bill\Lockyer said on Tuesday he would sue electronic voting machine\maker Diebold Inc.  on charges it defrauded the state\with false claims about its products.


Dementieva Advances to U.S. Open Semis (AP) AP - With a shot at claiming the No. 1 ranking, Amelie Mauresmo engaged Elena Dementieva in a contest called, "Anything you can do, I can do worse." Mauresmo allowed an aching, ailing and double-faulting Dementieva to come back from a set and a break down to win their miscue-marred U.S. Open quarterfinal 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1) Tuesday.


Microsoft offers more time to test XP Service Pack 2 Microsoft Corp. is giving users more time to prepare for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) by doubling the time a special registry key will prevent PCs from automatically downloading and installing the mammoth update.


Wireless Technology to Rival Cable, DSL - Intel (Reuters) Reuters - An emerging wireless\communications technology called WiMAX, which can blanket\entire cities with high-speed Internet connections, will rival\DSL and cable as the preferred way to connect homes and\businesses to the Internet, Intel Corp. said on Tuesday.


Get a Ball at the Open? Toss It Back (AP) AP - Andre Agassi took a victory swing, whacking the ball into the upper deck at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Sitting high in section 133, Melody Rajacic wound up with the specially stamped Wilson I.


U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Reaches Grim Milestone (Reuters) Reuters - The American death toll in Iraq\topped 1,000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after President Bush\launched the war that has become a central issue in the


US Airways Appeals Directly to Pilots (Reuters) Reuters - US Airways Group Inc. \issued a general appeal on Tuesday to the carrier's 3,000\pilots after their union's leaders rejected proposed\concessions the company says are crucial to avert insolvency.


Cubs-Marlins to Play Two Doubleheaders (AP) AP - The Chicago Cubs and Florida Marlins will play two doubleheaders to make up the three-game series that was wiped out last weekend in Miami by Hurricane Frances.


Invesco, AIM Agree to  #36;450 Mln Settlement (Reuters) Reuters - Invesco Funds Group Inc. and affiliate\AIM Advisors Inc. agreed to a  #36;450 million settlement with\state and federal regulators to resolve probes of improper\trading, officials and the parent company said on Tuesday.


IDF: Parallel processing coming to a desktop near you SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. and the PC industry are about to go through a major change in the way client computers are designed, built and marketed, said Intel President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Otellini during his introductory address Tuesday at the Fall Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.


Hurricane Ivan Pounds Eastern Caribbean Islands (Reuters) Reuters - Hurricane Ivan tore\down trees, blew off roofs, knocked out power and forced\hundreds of people to evacuate coastal areas as it pounded the\tiny islands of the southeastern Caribbean on Tuesday.


Lexmark, Dell and IBM printers can pose shock hazard About 39,400 laser printers made by Lexmark International Inc. and sold by Lexmark, IBM Corp. and Dell Inc. can pose an electrical shock hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned Tuesday.


Ion appoints administrator Automotive parts maker and petrol and LPG distributor Ion Ltd was suspended from trading on the Australian Stock Exchange and had an administrator appointed after bankers withdrew support for the company.


Titans Not Worried About Storm in Miami (AP) AP - The Tennessee Titans don't plan to worry about Hurricane Ivan right now. They're too busy preparing to play the Miami Dolphins in a season opener still scheduled for Sunday.


Tivo, Netflix Close to Internet Movie Deal -Report (Reuters) Reuters - Online DVD renter Netflix Inc.\ and television recorder maker TiVo Inc.  are\close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies\over the Internet to their TiVo devices, according to the\latest issue of Newsweek magazine.


Oil prices rise after Saudi attack Global crude oil prices rose on Monday after gunmen stormed a US consulate in Saudi Arabia, arresting a three-day, 13-percent price slide.


Ford Recalls About 40,000 Minivans (Reuters) Reuters - Ford Motor Co.  is recalling about\40,000 minivans because their wheel hubs may develop cracks.


Mutombo says he will join Yao on NBA Rockets (AFP) AFP - Dikembe Mutombo, the 38-year-old African center who has played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association, says he has agreed to a trade deal that will put him alongside Yao Ming in Houston.


Nokia To Offer BlackBerry Software (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) (RIM) and mobile operating-system consortium Symbian have signed a deal that will enable BlackBerry Connect to run on Symbian-based


U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Pass 1,000 (AP) AP - U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 milestone Tuesday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared after the Americans brought down Saddam Hussein and President Bush declared major combat over.


Giants Call Up RHP Foppert, Three Others (AP) AP - The San Francisco Giants recalled right-handers Jesse Foppert, David Aardsma and outfielder Todd Linden from Triple-A Fresno on Tuesday.


IDF: Otellini confirms Yonah dual-core notebook chip SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. executives will spend part of Wednesday at the Intel Developer Forum talking about Yonah, the company's first dual-core notebook chip, said Paul Otellini, president and chief operating officer at Intel, during a meeting with reporters Tuesday in San Francisco.


Red Hat, Novell Linux's Hatfields, McCoys (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - The hippy ethic championed in early ads for the Linux operating system is giving way to good old competitive rancor as Red Hat   and Novell   launch warring campaigns.


Novell, Red Hat, Sun Pledge Support for AMD's Dual-Core Chips (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - AMD (NYSE: AMD) says software vendors


Althea Gibson Honored in Open Tribute (AP) AP - For more than half her life, Zina Garrison heard the same advice from Althea Gibson: Work on your serve.


Woods Streak Ends As Best Player in Golf (AP) AP - Tiger Woods has put himself in some peculiar positions this year. He has struggled just to make the cut. Tee shots have ricocheted off corporate tents and small children. He has spent Sunday afternoons cleaning out his locker, not standing on the 18th green posing with the trophy.


First Look: Rave-MP's Flashy New MP3 Player Inexpensive flash-based player isn't perfect, but it serves its purpose.


Parallel Processing: Coming to a PC Near You Intel exec offers few details about dual-core chips as he talks up new technologies.


Intel Confirms Dual-Core Plans More details on Yonah, the company's dual-core notebook chip, will be released this week.


Oracle Sets Its Sights on Small Biz Software giant unveils apps for companies with limited IT resources.


Lexmark Printers Pose Shock Hazard Company is recalling certain laser printers, which are also sold by IBM and Dell.


Lemieux Reigns in Hockey's Shared Memory Luck is a relative term for Mario Lemieux, who has endured back operations, hip operations, cancer, a premature retirement and a team bankruptcy.


UPDATE 1-Open-Rejuvenated Haas reaches last eight Germany #39;s Tommy Haas continued his resurgence with a 7-6 6-1 7-5 victory over Czech teenager Tomas Berdych on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time.


TWO ITALIANS KIDNAPPED IN IRAQ The hostage crisis in Iraq has worsened with gunmen kidnapping two Italian women aid workers and two Iraqis from their offices in Baghdad.


Columnists: Feast of Egos Eager to tarnish Microsoft's shiny new Service Pack 2, the security press managed to spin the most thin and marginal issues into "gaping holes" and "security craters."


iMac G5: Coolest Computer Ever Describing the new iMac G5, Chris Taylor writes in TIME,  #147;What you get for that money is quite possibly the coolest personal computer yet created. The cool is more than merely aesthetic. Unlike a lot of previous Mac machines, on which you could almost fry an egg, the iMac G5 #146;s beautiful white surface does not get noticeably hot. Nor, at a whisper-quiet 25 decibels, does it make enough noise for most people to hear #133; #148; Sep 7


Spitzer Arrives at Scene of Galactic Collision NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has set its infrared sight on a major galactic collision and witnessed not death, but a teeming nest of life. The colliding galaxies, called the Antennae galaxies, are in the process of merging together.


Health Highlights: Sept. 7, 2004 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    ------      Early Puberty Increases Risk of Substance Abuse      Youngsters who begin puberty at an early age are more likely to experiment with and abuse alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana than kids who start puberty at a later age, says a Australian study in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics.      The study found that early puberty was more important than school grade or age in influencing this kind of behavior...


Hybrid Sunflower Oil May Keep Arteries Clean By BETSY BLANEY    LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Some farmers are placing their hope in a hybrid sunflower seed that could help keep arteries clear and hearts pumping in a nation smitten with snacks and processed food.    "It's a healthier oil," said Willie Wieck, 62, who started growing sunflowers on his 450 acres in the Texas Panhandle in the early 1970s...


Oil prices to fall by a third: OPEC OPEC will consider raising its average price band at a meeting next week, but has forecast crude prices to fall by up to a third once elections in the US and Iraq are completed.


Insurers Weather Storm; Stocks Climb Shares of financial services firms helped lead the broader market higher Tuesday as investors were encouraged that insurance companies saw less damage from Hurricane Frances than originally feared.


US Airways Pilots #39; Union Leaders Reject Proposal Leaders of US Airways #39; pilots union late Monday rejected the carrier #39;s latest contract proposal, a blow to the airline #39;s attempt to avoid a second bankruptcy filing.


Invesco, AIM Advisors in \$450 Million Market Timing Settlement In one of the biggest settlements to date in the mutual fund scandal, Invesco Funds and AIM Advisors agreed to \$450 million in fines and fee reductions Tuesday to settle allegations they allowed favored customers to carry out illicit trading strategies in


Ford Recalls About 40,000 Minivans Ford Motor Co. (FN: Quote, Profile, Research) is recalling about 40,000 minivans because their wheel hubs may develop cracks. The recall affects 35,401 Ford Freestar minivans and 4,630


Modest Scot who has hit the jackpot It #39;s been a year to remember for Bill Gammell, chief executive of Cairn Energy, who has seen the company he founded 24 years ago in Edinburgh quadruple in value in the 12 months to 2.


TiVo, Netflicks to announce partnership TiVo, the popular digital video recording system, and Netflix plan to team up to offer customers movie-downloading on demand. According to Newsweek, an announcement is due later this month.


Elated Singh on top of the world AS THE son of an aircraft technician in Fiji, as a nightclub bouncer in Edinburgh, as a teaching pro in Borneo, even as a plodding player on the PGA Tour early in his career, Vijay Singh could only guess what he could accomplish as a golfer.


Hewitt streak continues, through to last 8 Australian Lleyton Hewitt #39;s hot streak has continued, the No.4 seed crushing Slovakian Karol Beck to reach the US Open quarter-finals.


Two Italian women among four aid workers abducted in Baghdad TWO Italian women were kidnapped in Iraq yesterday when armed men in military uniforms stormed the Baghdad office of an aid group where they worked.


British soldier is charged with murdering Iraqi A 21-YEAR OLD British soldier appeared in court yesterday charged with murdering an Iraqi civilian during the course of an arrest.


Milosevic attacks imposition of defence lawyers as  #39;legal fiction #39; THE former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic blasted a decision to impose defence lawyers on him as  quot;legal fiction quot; yesterday, as his first witness began her testimony at his war crimes trial.


Israelis Mount New Gaza Raid After Strike on Hamas (Reuters) Reuters - Israeli tanks and helicopters swept into\the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, a day after\soldiers killed 14 Hamas militants in the biggest ever raid of\its kind.


Dollar Edges Higher as Greenspan Awaited (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar posted modest gains on\Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the Federal\Reserve chief that are expected to point to further rises in\U.S. interest rates this year.


Netflix, TiVo Aim to Offer Online Service (AP) AP - Home entertainment trendsetters Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. hope to link up on a service that will use high-speed Internet connections to pipe DVD-quality movies into the homes of their mutual subscribers.


Massive relief operation underway in flood-hit southwestern China (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - BEIJING (AP) - At least 143 people in southwestern China have been killed and dozens more are missing in massive floods and landslides triggered by torrential summer rains, officials and state television reported Tuesday.


Suspected terrorist facing deportation says he suffered abuse behind bars (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - An Egyptian refugee suspected of being a terrorist with links to Osama bin Laden told a harrowing tale of emotional abuse Tuesday as he described spending the last four years behind bars in Canada.


Federer Walks On Andrei Pavel's decision to withdraw from the tournament because of a back injury gives Roger Federer a walkover -- and a showdown with Andre Agassi on Wednesday night.


Ogden's Knee Improves; His Status Is Uncertain The Ravens are waiting to see how the knee of tackle Jonathan Ogden improves, and continue to hope that he will play in the season opener.


Dollar Edges Higher as Greenspan Awaited The dollar posted modest gains on Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the Federal Reserve chief that are expected to point to further rises in US interest rates this year.


California to sue e-voting firm SAN FRANCISCO - California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said on Tuesday that he would sue electronic voting machine maker Diebold Inc.


Eriksson job on line in Poland THERE is nothing new under the sun. Heres the scenario. Itsa vital World Cup qualifier deep in the industrial heartlands of Poland.