Jordan king: Iraq unsafe for poll

Jordan #39;s King Abdullah says only extremists will gain if Iraqi elections go ahead as planned in January. In a text distributed in advance of an interview with the French daily newspaper


Trojan horse exploits image flaw

Infected pictures that could implant a back door into a Windows computer have been spotted on Usenet.


Morgan Stanley Is Fined \$100,000 by NASD

Morgan Stanley was slapped with a \$100,000 fine from regulators on Monday after the investment bank failed to tell municipal bond investors that their holdings could be redeemed before the maturity date.


Motorola to cut 1,000 jobs worldwide

Motorola Inc. is laying off 1,000 employees in conjunction with its upcoming chip unit spinoff and ongoing efforts to reduce operating costs, the company said Tuesday in a regulatory filing.


Panasonic Readies Speedy SD Cards

New line of flash memory cards will transfer data twice as fast as current cards.


News: Terrorists grow fat on email scams

Organisations such as al-Qaeda, ETA en PKK are copying Nigerian scams to fund terrorism, two Dutch experts told Dutch daily De Telegraaf this week.\


Security firm hires writer of worms (SiliconValley.com)

SiliconValley.com - Here's one way for a company to get noticed in the crowded world of Internet security: Hire someone whose r eacute;sum eacute; is topped off with a job title "virus author."


Nokia delivers 3G network expansion to MTC in Bahrain (AFP)

AFP - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said it would provide telecom network equipment to MTC in Bahrain with the aim of rolling out third generation 3G mobile services across the Gulf state by the end of 2004.


Start-up strives for open-source compatibility (SiliconValley.com)

SiliconValley.com - A new Seattle start-up called SourceLabs seeks to solve a longstanding problem with the popular open-source software movement: Components often don't talk with each other.


Greek plane lands in Ireland in second bomb alert in three days (AFP)

AFP - An Olympic Airlines plane bound for New York was diverted to Ireland following a bomb alert, just three days after the Greek carrier was rocked by a similar incident, airport officials said.


Tiny Crawford Newspaper Endorses Kerry (AP)

AP - A weekly newspaper that bills itself as President Bush's hometown paper endorsed John Kerry for president, saying the Massachusetts senator will restore American dignity.


Delta Announces Details of Wage Cuts

ATLANTA Sept. 28, 2004 - Delta Air Lines Inc. is cutting the pay of executives, administrative staff and some other employees by 10 percent, increasing the shared cost of health care coverage and making


Centene will buy FirstGuard for \$93M

Centene Corp. has agreed to buy FirstGuard Inc. from Swope Community Enterprises for about \$93 million in cash and enter the Missouri and Kansas markets.


A bowling alley for Christmas?

If that doesn #39;t make your gift fantasy come true, you could also hope for a \$20,000 custom-fitted suit of armor. The two items are just a sampling of the ultimate fantasy gifts featured in luxury retailer


Delta Air to Cut Pay 10 Percent for Most Workers (Update1)

Delta Air Lines Inc. said it will cut pay 10 percent for executives and most other employees to help reduce costs as the company tries to avoid filing for bankruptcy protection.


An optical disk that could store the whole Simpson saga!

LONDON: This one is surely good news for Simpsons #39; fans. Physicists at Imperial College London are developing a new optical disk that could store all 350 scheduled episodes of The Simpsons , totalling 8,080 minutes of film.


Defense, IT Companies Form Standards Group

The five top US defense contractors, communications companies joined on Tuesday with some European rivals to develop technology standards that will allow better communication among future weapons systems.


CDs to Dominate for Years Over Net Downloads-Study

The compact disc has at least another five years as the most popular music format before online downloads chip away at its dominance, a new study said on Tuesday.


New OSes, applications from PalmSource

PalmSource has been busy lately, and has now announced updates to both of its OS lines as well as a new web browser and OTA installer.


Gilberto out at least one month

London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva will be shut down for at least one month as he attempts to recover from a back injury.


Expos  #39;set for DC switch #39;

Major League Baseball is set to confirm that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington for the 2005 season, according to reports.


Colorado Rockies Team Report - September 28

(Sports Network) - The Colorado Rockies continue a four-game series versus the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Dodger Stadium.


NBA Ratifies Referees Five-Year Contract (AP)

AP - NBA referees have entered into a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the league, removing the possibility of having replacement officials work the upcoming season.


FIFA to Discipline for Doping Sanctions (AP)

AP - The soccer federations of France, Italy and the Netherlands will be disciplined by FIFA, which cited them for being lax on drug infractions.


Italian Hostages in Iraq Released

DOHA, September 28 (IslamOnline.net  amp; News Agencies) - The hostage crisis in Iraq saw a breakthrough Tuesday, September 28, as the two Italian female hostages in Iraq have been released, hours after three others, including an Egyptian, were also freed.


Mush says situation with India encouraging #39;, Manmohan sincere :

India News  gt; Paris, Sept 28 : Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that the ongoing peace process with India was encouraging.


Turin Unveils Mascots as Countdown Begins

ROME (Reuters) - Italy revved its marketing engine on  Tuesday with the unveiling of two frosty-faced mascots for the  2006 Winter Olympics.


Index Funds Can Be a Great Tool (AP)

AP - If you've got better things to do than pour over the finer points of your stock portfolio, and you don't care to study the performance records and investing styles of mutual fund managers, chances are you've invested in an equity index fund.


Nigeria Threat Pushes Oil Over \$50 Bbl

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices raced to new record highs  above \$50 on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil  facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global  supplies.


All 50 States Post Personal Income Growth

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. personal incomes rose 1.5  percent in the second quarter of 2004, the fastest pace of  growth in more than three years, as income gains sped up in 33  states, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.


Stocks Rise, Led by Oil, Metal Companies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.


Delta to Cut Employee Pay 10 Percent

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N on Tuesday  said it will reduce executive and employee pay by 10 percent  starting in January and its CEO will go unpaid for the rest of  the year as it tries to cut costs to avert bankruptcy.


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.


Confidence Index Drops, So Do Treasuries

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


Delta cuts executive, staff pay by 10

Cost cuts are part of its effort to avoid bankruptcy; CEO will skip salary for the remainder of  #39;04. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it would reduce the pay of executives and frontline employees by 10 percent as of Jan.


AtheroGenics Shares Jump on Early Data

Shares of drug company AtheroGenics Inc. opened up 81 percent Tuesday morning and remained at high levels after the company revealed promising clinical data late Monday for a drug to treat hardening arteries.


Local Bank Buys Florida Banks

Montgomery-based Colonial BancGroup Incorporated has agreed to buy Union Bank of Florida for about 233 million dollars. In a statement Tuesday, Colonial says Union Bank operates 18 branches and holds 687 million in total deposits.


UPDATE 1-Nextel to sell half of its 18 percent stake in NII

Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) plans a public offering of 6.2 million shares of mobile phone service provider NII Holdings Inc.


Wachovia faces possible SEC action

SEC may take civil action against the bank #39;s brokerage unit on improper mutual fund trading charges. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp.


Genetic Analysis Could Reveal Origin Of Ivory

Scientists led by Samuel Wasser of the University of Washington collected manure samples in areas inhabited by African elephants. The geneticists isolated DNA from the manure and transferred it into the database.


Amazon, Microsoft Sue Spammers, Phishers

Amazon.com and Microsoft Tuesday announced that they had joined forces to put spammers and phishing scammers in new legal crosshairs.


CDs  #39;will dominate music market #39;

The CD will stay the most popular music format until at least the end of the decade when digital music will begin to challenge its crown, says a new survey.


PalmSource #39;s BlackBerry effort bears fruit

This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. PalmSource said on Tuesday that it is releasing the e-mail application interface needed


Dolly creator seeks human cloning

One of the creators of Dolly the sheep, the world #39;s first mammal cloned from an adult, said Tuesday he was seeking permission to create cloned human embryos for medical research.


Officials open training camp Sunday

NEW YORK -- NBA referees have entered into a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the league, removing the possibility of having replacement officials work the upcoming season.


Snow and ice: Olympic mascot for Turin Olympics

Two cartoon characters named Neve and Gliz, representing a ball of snow and block of ice, are the mascot for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.


San Francisco #39;s  #39;Candlestick #39; Now  #39;Monster Park #39;

San Francisco renamed its most storied sports stadium  quot;Monster Park quot; on Tuesday, in a deal that trades \$6 million from an electronics cable company for the name to Candlestick Park.


Canadians Fret as Americans Forget About Lockout

When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced on September 15 that the league had failed to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and would lock out the players it drove an icy spike through the hearts of hockey-mad Canadians.


Arafat steps in to help hostage as Brown calls Blair to order

LONDON - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has pledged to help efforts for the release of Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage held captive in Iraq, the civil engineer #39;s brother says.


Stocks show early strength

Bargain hunting is sending stock prices higher even as oil futures top 50 dollars per barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 29 points in today #39;s early going.


Consumer confidence declines for second straight month in <b>...</b>

NEW YORK, September 28 (newratings.com) - The US Consumer Confidence Index declined for the second consecutive month in September this year, primarily driven by the persisting deterioration in the consumers #39; outlook for the job market trends.


The CD is king

Sales of downloaded digital music in Europe will continue to grow steadily in the next five years, but will not replace the CD anytime soon.


New Network Consortium Cites Power Of Shared Systems

A group of 28 IT, defense and integration companies formed a new consortium to develop technology standards and guidelines that will aid collaboration among military, intelligence, homeland security and law enforcement agencies.


Russia is Fourth Country for Windows XP Starter Edition

Microsoft this week announced that it #39;s expanding its Windows XP Starter Edition into Russia. The company said that it hopes to get the software to PC OEMs in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States by early 2005.


AOL Targets Mobile IM

America Online is building alliances with mobile phone manufacturers and wireless carriers in an effort to build its share of the emerging mobile instant-messaging market.


Freescale Unveils Dual Core Processor Architecture

How about an embedded processor that #39;s designed to deliver a quantum leap in performance and system bandwidth while keeping power in check?


Beckham and Owen fit the bill for Real

David Beckham has recovered from a virus and is expected to take his place in the Real Madrid starting line-up for tonight #39;s Champions League Group B clash with AS Roma.


Mascots for Turin Winter Olympics unveiled


ROME - Two cartoon characters named Neve and Gliz, representing a ball of snow and block of ice, are the mascot for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.


Ralf Rangnick hired as Schalke coach

Ralf Rangnick was named head coach of Schalke on Tuesday, taking over the German Bundesliga team from Jupp Heynkes, who was sacked two weeks ago.


Motorola trimming 1,000 jobs

Motorola Inc. says it #39;s cutting about 1,000 jobs, or about 1 percent of its workforce, as it winds up its spinoff of Austin-based chip company Freescale Semiconductor Inc.


Israeli Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian

The violence in the occupied territories continued Tuesday as Israeli troops shot dead an unarmed Palestinian described by witnesses as mentally handicapped.


Delta to Cut Executive Pay by 10 Percent

The airline also announced today that it was increasing the shared cost of health care coverage and as part of its plan to avoid bankruptcy.


Crude futures rise above \$43 a barrel as markets look to OPEC <b>...</b>

Crude oil futures prices rose above \$43 a barrel Monday after an attack at the US consulate in Saudi Arabia and amid growing concerns that OPEC may try to firm-up oil prices after last week #39;s sharp sell-off.


Nutraceutical Is Still Very Healthy

The company's stock has had a rough few months, but the business still looks strong.


The Power of Pensions

A guaranteed check for life is a beautiful thing. Unfortunately, that beauty is fading.


Organizers Call Off Blue-Gray Classic (AP)

AP - The Blue-Gray All-Star Classic has been called off for the second time in three years because officials couldn't find a corporate sponsor for the Christmas Day showcase for aspiring NFL players.


Study: CDs Still Overshadow Digital-Music Downloads

The CD will remain the dominant format for music distribution in Europe at least until the end of the decade, according to a new study.


Dolly #39;s Creator Applies for Human Cloning License

Scientists who created Dolly the sheep, the world #39;s first cloned mammal, applied for a license on Tuesday to clone human embryos to obtain stem cells for research into Motor Neurone Disease.


French forward Youri Djorkaeff joins Blackburn

French forward Youri Djorkaeff joined Blackburn on a short-term deal Tuesday. The 36-year-old former World Cup winner, who has been a free agent since his contract with Bolton expired


Turin Unveils Mascots as Countdown Begins

Italy revved its marketing engine on Tuesday with the unveiling of two frosty-faced mascots for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Meet Neve and Gliz: a grinning snowball and an upbeat


Assassination Of Hamas Leader In Syria Sparks Calls For Revenge

Israeli diplomatic and other missions abroad have raised their alert levels in response to threats after the assassination of Hamas terrorist Iz a Din al-Sheikh Khalil in Damascus Sunday.


Virgin Mobile update hits shares (FT.com)

FT.com - Shares in Virgin Mobile fell back below July's float price on Tuesday as analysts and investors interpreted a trading update from the company as a surprise revenue warning.


Cheetahs Flourish on Spanish Plain (Reuters)

Reuters - Stalking teddy bears and towels\before retiring to harass the family dog, 12-week-old cheetah\cub Bunjee was blissfully unconcerned by the cameras trailing\him around the Heidenreichs' house.


Memo to Carly - HP customers need help!

Letters I ordered ProLiant servers, but all I got was this lousy fan


Rooney Needs to Make Up Ground

Wayne Rooney will have to improve considerably on his showing last season if he is to make an impact at Manchester United, according to the Actim Index.


Britain's combative Blair refuses to apologise for Iraq conflict (AFP)

AFP - A combative Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to apologise for taking Britain into the Iraq war, as he rallied his governing Labour Party to unite and win a third straight term in a general election likely to take place in 2005.


INTERVIEW: Sony Chases Rivals in Image Chip Race

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp., the world leader in video  equipment, finds itself in the unusual position of playing  catch-up in the next battleground for technology used in  cameras, video recorders and phones.


Sudan's government, rebels call on world to provide 300 million dollars in aid (AFP)

AFP - Representatives of the Sudanese government and the southern rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) urged the world community to provide 300 million dollars (244 million euros) in aid to cover emergency needs.


Kerry, Bush Votes Could Affect State Races (AP)

AP - State Sen. Neil Schuerer is a small-town lawmaker not accustomed to rubbing shoulders with world leaders. But the Republican shared the stage with Dick Cheney during a recent campaign appearance in which he was given a few minutes to talk to the crowd before the start of the vice president's speech.


Greek Plane Diverted to Ireland After Bomb Threat

DUBLIN (Reuters) - A Greek plane heading for New York from  Athens made an emergency landing in Ireland on Tuesday after a  bomb alert -- the second such incident in three days.


Indian probe of 'mad cow blood'

India orders an investigation into reports it may have received contaminated blood from Britain.


Consumer Confidence Dips on Job Worries

NEW YORK - Job worries helped push consumer confidence down in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.    The Consumer Confidence Index fell 1.9 points to 96.8 from a revised reading of 98.7 in August, according to The Conference Board...


Americans Forces Strike Fallujah

BAGHDAD, Iraq - American forces bombed a suspected hide-out used by the militant group of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah on Tuesday, and the military said its frequent strikes have taken a toll on the leadership of the Jordanian-born terror leader's network.    But in a sign of strength, dozens of militants - some waving banners of al-Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group - drove freely through the streets of another central Iraqi city, Samarra, where U.S...


Upgrades, staffing costs squeeze British IT budgets

A U.K. survey finds little money left over for new investment, and that Linux is not leaving its mark on the desktop.


With RFID, corporate might makes right

Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in Baltimore to push development of controversial tagging technology.


Dell, Topspin tout InfiniBand clusters

Dell's new servers, which use 96-port TS270 switch and other networking equipment, will be available by Oct. 31, Dell said.


Oil Is Steady After Reaching Record \$50.47 on Supply Concern

Oil futures were little changed after touching a record \$50.47 a barrel on concern Nigerian rebels will follow through on threats to cut shipments from the fifth-largest supplier to the US.


UPDATE 1-Delta to cut employee pay 10 pct, CEO declines pay

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it will reduce executive and employee pay by 10 percent starting in January and its CEO will go unpaid for


Motorola Makes Cuts, Focuses On Wireless

In a move designed to hone in on its wireless business and reduce operating costs, Motorola is handing out 1,000 pink slips and will take a charge of \$50 million.


Why are oil prices so high?

LONDONUS crude prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit fresh record highs on Tuesday, hitting \$50.47 a barrel, up nearly 55 percent from the start of the year.


Centene expands into Missouri, Kansas markets

Centene Corp., the parent company of West Allis-based health maintenance organization Managed Health Services Insurance Corp., said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy two FirstGuard health plans serving a total of 136,000 members in Missouri and Kansas for


SEC focusing on drug makers

The Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing biotechnology companies as part of a wider effort to ensure that companies don #39;t mislead investors


Amazon and Microsoft Join in Lawsuit Against Spammers

The joint lawsuit was filed yesterday in federal court in Seattle against Gold Disk Canada and its principals -- Barry, Eric and Matthew Head -- and accuses them of misusing Microsoft #39;s Hotmail


-Posted by dan.farber  10:50 am (PDT)

Former Microsoft senior vice president Brad Silverberg and some ex-BEA executives are teaming up to launch an open-source company that aims to become the Dell of the softwareindustry.


Freescale unveils dual-core PowerPC architecture

Freescale, Motorola #39;s semiconductor subsidiary until July of this year, announced first details about its dual-core core strategy for the e600 PowerPC platform.


AT amp;T Offers IM, Email and Text Messaging On The Go

At an affordable device price of \$99 (after \$30 mail-in rebate) with unlimited messaging plans starting at only \$17.99 per month, Ogo provides customers with a wireless messaging device priced for the typical consumer.


Mascots for Turin Winter Olympics Unveiled (AP)

AP - Cartoon characters named Neve and Gliz, representing a ball of snow and a block of ice, are the mascots for the 2006 Turin Olympics.


Founding father Gerry Snyder feels city government let Expos down

MONTREAL (CP) - Ask a dozen Montreal Expos fans why the team is on the verge of departure after 35 years of existence, and you #39;ll get a dozen different answers.


Porto experience is no advantage says Chelsea #39;s Mourinho

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes he has no advantage over new Porto boss Vitor Fernandez despite having led the Portuguese side to Champions League victory last season.


NBA, NBRA Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement (Reuters)

Reuters - The NBA has entered into a new\five-year collective bargaining agreement with the National\Basketball Referees Association (NBRA), thus eliminating the\possibility of having replacement officials work the upcoming\season.


Top al-Qaida man dies of heart attack

The alleged top al-Qaida operative in Lebanon, who was arrested 10 days ago after authorities uncovered a plot to bomb embassies of Italy and Ukraine, and kill diplomats, died of a heart attack Monday, hospital officials and the Interior Ministry said.


McAfee updates target 'phishing'

New versions of SpamKiller and personal firewall aim to hook phishers, as online fraud continues to grow.


NBA, NBRA Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The NBA has entered into a new  five-year collective bargaining agreement with the National  Basketball Referees Association (NBRA), thus eliminating the  possibility of having replacement officials work the upcoming  season.


PalmSource's BlackBerry effort bears fruit

The company plans to make available an API that lets Palm OS-powered devices work with BlackBerry wireless e-mail services.


Tech industry struggles with age-old conundrum

The silver-haired set is a growing yet elusive demographic for IT product engineers and Web site designers.


NBA Ratifies Referees Five-Year Contract

NBA referees have entered into a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the league, removing the possibility of having replacement officials work the upcoming season.


Oil surges to \$50.47 a barrel

Oil prices soared to a new record above \$50 yesterday as uncertainties over Nigerian output heightened worries of a severe supply disruption ahead of winter.


Branson reaches for the stars

Strapped in, flat on their backs, passengers will accelerate to 4000km/h in just 25 seconds. For no more than five minutes they will float about, 130km above planet Earth.


Intel Launches Next-Gen Chip

After 10 years in the making and multiple delays, Intel released its state-of-the-art 64-bit Itanium microprocessor on Tuesday. The microprocessor, which is designed for servers and workstations, is based


Tennis: Spain and the US will square up in Seville for Davis Cup <b>...</b>

BARCELONA, Spain : Spain will play the United States in the Davis Cup final in Seville on December 3-5, Spanish tennis federation president Agusti Pujol said.


Browns #39; Suggs cleared to play

Cleveland Browns running back Lee Suggs may be ready to play his first game of the season Sunday. Suggs, who had been expected to start at running back this season, missed the first three games because of a neck injury.


Two Italian, two Iraqi hostages released in Iraq

Two Italian aid workers have been released, three weeks after being kidnapped in Baghdad. Also free are two Iraqis abducted at the same time.


Protesters interrupt Blair speech

Tony Blair #39;s keynote speech to the Labour party conference in Brighton was twice interrupted today. The first interruption came from a lone protester against the war in Iraq, while the second was from pro-hunt demonstrators.


Unease in Gulf, Nigeria makes oil, financial markets jittery

THERE is eerie nervousness in oil and financial markets amid fears over oil supply as prices are edging towards \$50 (around Rs 2,298) a barrel mark.


Mexico-Based Cemex To Buy RMC

quot;This is the right acquisition at the right time for Cemex, quot; says Lorenzo Zambrano, chairman and chief executive of Cemex.


American Financial to Buy Office Space

American Financial Realty Trust on Tuesday agreed to acquire 252 commercial properties from Bank of America NA for a total price of about \$570 million excluding unspecified transaction expenses.


Colonial BancGroup buys Union Bank

Colonial BancGroup of Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday agreed to acquire Union Bank of Florida in in Sunrise, Fla. Under terms of the deal Colonial BancGroup will acquire Union Bank


Hackers Exploit Microsoft's JPEG Flaw (AP)

AP - In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format.


Rocket Plane to Attempt Space Flight (AP)

AP - A test pilot in a stubby rocket plane will try to climb more than 60 miles over the Mojave Desert and punch through the atmosphere Wednesday in the first stage of a quest to win a  #36;10 million prize meant to encourage space tourism.


Half Of Online Viagra Bogus

Half of the Viagra sold over the Internet -- often via spam-style blastings that plague mailboxes worldwide -- is fake, a British researcher said Tuesday.


San Francisco at San Diego, 10:05 PM

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- After one final day off, the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants resume their quest to reach the postseason when they begin a three-game series.


Italian hostages in Iraq released

Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago have been freed on Tuesday and are safe, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says.


Olympics: Powerful moments stir emotions at Paralympic Games

ATHENS : As the Athens Paralympics drew to a close 1,001 moments, each more poignant and powerful than the last, rise to the surface in the search for the defining image of these unforgettable Games.


Bishops chide Spain over same-sex marriage

The Spanish government #39;s plans to legalize same-sex marriage was lambasted by the Roman Catholic Church, the BBC reported Tuesday.


Briefly: Dell, Topspin tout InfiniBand clusters

roundup Plus: Ex-HP exec joins StreamServe board...Credit union beefs up database security...Computer scientists slam e-voting machines.


Upgrades, HR costs squeeze British tech budgets

A U.K. survey finds that little money is left over for new IT investment and that Linux is not leaving its mark on the desktop.


Motorola Plans To Cut 1,000 Jobs

Motorola Inc. plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs in the spinoff of its semiconductor unit, the company said Tuesday in a filing with government regulators.


RIM releases new BlackBerry in U.S., European markets

The new model of Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry e-mail device includes a quad-band phone and Bluetooth.


Internet fails to shine for 'silver surfers'

The Modern Maturity set is a growing yet elusive demographic for IT product engineers and Web site designers.


Italian, Egyptian Hostages Freed in Iraq

Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago were set free on Tuesday along with kidnapped Iraqis and Egyptians in a flurry of releases, but


Euro Disney Strikes Restructuring Deal

Euro Disney SCA said Tuesday its lenders have agreed unanimously to extend a debt plan designed to keep the troubled theme park operator afloat.


Gunfight At The Artery Wall

NEW YORK - Today at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference, AtheroGenics was met with pointed skepticism over trial results for its drug, AGI-1067.


Virgin Group Enters US Online-Music Market

The online digital-music business became a little more crowded as Richard Branson #39;s Virgin Group launched a music Web site in the US The Virgin Digital service sells songs for 99 cents each


Former BEA Execs, VC Heavyweights Launch Open-Source Startup

It appears something positive has emerged from the recent mass exodus of executives from BEA Systems. On Tuesday, three former BEA executives, with the help of two venture-capital heavyweights, launched a


#39;Dolly #39; scientist seeks human clone licence

The British scientist who created Dolly the sheep, has applied for a licence to clone human embryos in the hope of finding a cure for motor neurone disease.


PalmSource Smartens Up OS for Mobile Phones

Analysts said the smartphone enhancements hold the potential to bring PalmSource into an expanding market that still has room despite early inroads by Symbian and Microsoft.


RFID Deadlines Intensify Need To Manage Product Information

Enterprises face dual 2005 deadlines relating to RFID and supply-chain data synchronization. Those that haven #39;t moved forward with a product-information-management strategy will be under-prepared to realize RFID #39;s value.


Toshiba Trumps iPod with 60 GB Rival

All three models to be released use a 1.8-inch hard drive that can hold up to 2,500, 5,000 and 15,000 pieces of music, respectively.


Sports briefs for September 28, 2004

US gymnast Paul Hamm planned to return to the United States on Wednesday after resting in Lausanne, Switzerland, for a day following his 11 1/2-hour session before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.


Rooney Up and Running

Ninety-six days after his last competitive game Wayne Rooney was handed his Manchester United debut in tonights Champions League clash with Fenerbahce.


The emergence of the past captains began when the PGA of America

Pros: Fits the recent profile (44, past PGA champion, fiery Ryder Cup player); the job is his if he wants it. Cons: Might be too young to be willing to burn two years of play on tour.


China: Paralympic powerhouse

Athens - Runner-up to the United States by a handful of gold medals at the Athens Olympics, China was the big winner at the Paralympics.


Cougars may be 1-3, but they aren #39;t hurting from lack of exposure

Pardon me if this is disjointed, but I #39;ve just returned from a hugging party and ... well ... I #39;MA LITTLE WOUND UP!!! 1. Quarterback John Beck #39;s throwing motion is as effortless and aesthetically pleasing as Manny Ramirez #39;s swing.


Kidnapped CNN producer released in Gaza

An Israeli Arab who works as a producer for CNN was released Tuesday, a day after he was abducted at gunpoint from a van on a busy street of Gaza City, relatives and Palestinian police said.


Blair defends war, urges Labour Party to close ranks and fight for <b>...</b>

Prime Minister Tony Blair tried Tuesday to heal divisions over the Iraq war and unite his Labour Party to fight for a historic third term in power, acknowledging that intelligence used to justify the invasion was wrong but insisting the world was safer


Nigerian Militia Threatens Armed Struggle

Militiamen trying to wrest control of the oil-rich Niger Delta threatened on Tuesday to launch a full-scale armed struggle #39; #39; on petroleum-pumping operations in Africa #39;s


Lebanese police release detained sisters of dead Al-Qaida detainee

Police on Tuesday released two sisters of the alleged al-Qaida leader in Lebanon who died of a heart attack in custody, security officials said.


Motorola Cuts 1,000 Jobs

Motorola (Quote, Chart) said it would cut 1,000 jobs, a move prompted by the spinout of its Freescale Semiconductor (Quote, Chart) subsidiary.


UPDATE 1-Snow says no risk of sharp US slowdown

Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Tuesday that, notwithstanding weaker consumer confidence, he did not think the US economy was at risk of a slowdown.


Windows JPEG Exploit Ventures into the Wild

The first example of a working program designed to exploit a bug in Microsoft #39;s GDI librarywhich allows malicious code to be run simply by viewing a JPEG imagehas been found in the wild.


HP Shutters UDC

Hewlett-Packard has decided to break up its Utility Data Center (UDC) program, according to company spokespeople. A long-term initiative dating back to the late 1990s, the UDC program aimed to provide enterprises


Rooney scores twice in ManU debut

Teenager Wayne Rooney has scored twice in the first 28 minutes of his debut for Manchester United in their Champions League Group D match against Fenerbahce of Turkey at Old Trafford.


Expos to DC announcement could come later this week

Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Professional baseball appears ready to make a return to the nation #39;s capital, as an announcement could come later this week that the Montreal Expos will be relocated to Washington, DC for the 2005 season.


Icy couple to be the faces of 2006 Winter Games

The organisers of the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics unveiled the event #39;s mascots on Tuesday, a friendly snowball called Neve and her playful ice cube partner Gliz.


Palestinian gunmen free CNN producer kidnapped in Gaza strip

Palestinian gunmen have released an Israeli Arab producer working for the CNN television network who was kidnapped yesterday in the Gaza Strip.


Sudan Asks UN to Verify Darfur Refugee Returns

Sudan has asked the United Nations to help verify reports that 190,000 refugees from the conflict-hit western Darfur region have voluntarily returned to their homes, the UN refugee agency chief said on Tuesday.


Report: PC Sales Growing as Economy Rebounds (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - New statistics from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker show that commercial \demand for PCs is rising in tandem with the growing economy, with PC shipment \growth in the second quarter the highest since mid 1999.


All I Want for Christmas Is a  #36;10 Million Zeppelin (Reuters)

Reuters - Baby Boomers, this Christmas season\unleash your inner child and empty your bankbook with\jewel-encrusted Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head toys at  #36;16,000 a\pair.


Lockheed's MEADS Wins \$3 Bln Contract

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A transatlantic venture led by  Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N on Tuesday won a \$3 billion  contract to design and develop the Medium Extended Air Defense  System (MEADS), which is slated to replace Patriot missiles in  the next decade, the venture said on Tuesday.


Cendant Nears Deal to Buy Orbitz Travel Site

The deal would end a daring experiment by the nation's airlines, which created Orbitz as a competitor to Expedia and online ticketing sites like it.


Delta CEO forgoes salary, details pay cuts; Pilots OK retirement <b>...</b>

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. #39;s chief executive said Tuesday he is giving up his six-figure salary for the rest of the year as he detailed a 10 percent pay cut that will affect senior officials, administrative staff and ticket and gate agents.


Amazon.com, Microsoft sue spammers,  #39;phishers #39;

Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have filed several lawsuits in various Seattle courts aimed at computer spammers and  quot;phishers quot; who use a look-alike Amazon.


UPDATE 1-Centene shares rise on acquisition, forecast

Centene Corp. (CNC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which sells Medicaid government health insurance plans, on Tuesday said the acquisition of two new health plans would add to 2005 earnings, pushing its shares up 13 percent.


Branson #39;s Virgin Group creating  #39;21st-century airline #39; in Nigeria

Virgin Group boss Richard Branson has signed an agreement with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to launch a new airline in the African country that will be majority owned by Nigerian investors.


Vendor Consortium Works On Common Architecture For Defense Dept

Defense wants to remake the armed services, and one of the critical tools would be a global, common networking architecture for US forces.


Half of Internet Viagra Could Be Fake - Study

As many as half of the Viagra anti-impotence pills sold on the Internet could be counterfeit, British scientists said on Tuesday. They analyzed samples of Viagra sold


Titans #39; McNair released from hospital

McNair spent the past two nights in the hospital after bruising his breastbone late in the Titans #39; 15-12 loss to Jacksonville on Sunday.


Security Measures Failed to Spot Protesters

A multi-million pound security operation today failed to prevent dramatic protests marring Tony Blairs Labour conference speech.


Older People Turn to Internet to Find Love (AP)

AP - Sensuous, intellectual woman, 5'3, adventurous, pretty and open, seeks a life partner who is sexy, highly intelligent and cheerful. How old is this woman? In her early 60s. That's the profile Mary Bellis Waller, now 64, posted on two Internet dating sites during her search for a companion.


Amazon.com, Microsoft Sue Phishers (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) -- two Washington state companies with a massive \presence online -- have teamed up to fight what is fast becoming the No. 1 scourge on the Internet.


Study: CDs Still Overshadow Digital-Music Downloads (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - The CD will remain the most popular music format in Europe until at least the end of the decade, when digital-music downloads will start to pose a challenge to the CD's dominance, according to a new study.


AOL Targets Mobile IM (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - America Online is seeking help with efforts to push its messaging services into the mobile realm, enlisting the help of handheld-device manufacturers while introducing a developer program focusing on the company's Instant Messenger (AIM) applications.


Budget Version of Windows Headed for Russia (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will release a low-cost version of Windows for the Russian market in an attempt to combat the country's pirated software problem and growing Linux adoption.


Palm Produces Smartphone OS (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - PalmSource has taken the wraps off of its latest smartphone software platform, launching OS Cobalt 6.1 with an eye on drawing more licensees and developers to the company's operating system and improving the performance of converged voice/data devices.


The CRM Money Pit - Part 5 (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Over the course of this series, CRM Daily is looking at areas that tend to develop into financial black holes for companies launching or updating a CRM project.


Italy's 'Two Simonas' Freed, Jubilation at Home (Reuters)

Reuters - The release of two Italian women aid\workers in Iraq was greeted with joy and relief on Tuesday\following three weeks of anguish in Italy over their abduction.


Bombs hit US, British targets in Turkish cities (AFP)

AFP - Four bombs that went off simultaneously in separate Turkish cities targeting British and US interests caused material damage and left one man slightly injured, Anatolia news agency reported.


Niger Delta rebel leader to meet president, says will not destroy oil sites (AFP)

AFP - The head of a separatist movement in Nigeria's southern oil-rich Niger Delta, Mujahid Dokubo Asari, announced on Tuesday evening that he would meet President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abuja on Wednesday.


North Korea should stop boasting and return to negotiating table: US (AFP)

AFP - The United States urged North Korea to stop boasting about its nuclear weapons capability and return to the negotiating table to resolve the nuclear crisis in the Korean peninsula.


Bush Increases Lead Over Kerry in Latest Pew Poll (Reuters)

Reuters - President Bush's lead over\Democratic nominee John Kerry increased to eight points in a\Pew Research Center poll released on Tuesday, compared to a\slight three-point lead in a poll conducted last week.


Senate Candidate Chides Staffer for E-Mail (AP)

AP - A Republican Senate candidate in South Carolina has reprimanded a campaign staffer for a derogatory comment she made about lesbians in an e-mail.


Prosecutor Accuses Former Liberia Leader (AP)

AP - The top prosecutor for Sierra Leone's war crimes court on Monday accused former Liberian President Charles Taylor of recruiting fighters in the country he once led and working to destabilize other West African nations. A spokesman for Taylor denied the allegations.


Italy's 'Two Simonas' Freed, Jubilation at Home

ROME (Reuters) - The release of two Italian women aid  workers in Iraq was greeted with joy and relief on Tuesday  following three weeks of anguish in Italy over their abduction.


Argentine Teen Kills Three in School Shooting

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - A 15-year-old schoolboy  armed with a pistol killed three fellow Argentine students and  wounded six on Tuesday in a school shooting that shocked a  country unaccustomed to such violence.


Greek Plane Diverted to Ireland After Bomb Threat

DUBLIN (Reuters) - A Greek plane carrying more than 300  people on board and heading for New York from Athens made an  emergency landing in Ireland on Tuesday after a bomb alert --  the second such incident in three days.


2 Abducted Italian Women Freed in Iraq After 3 Weeks

Two Italian women held hostage in Iraq for three weeks were freed today, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy announced.


Athletics Struggle Down the Stretch

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics are used to pressure-packed pennant races...


Mexican State Recruits Cats to Fight Rats

MONTERREY, Mexico - Health authorities in the northern state of Chihuahua said Tuesday they are recruiting hundreds of cats to fight hundreds of thousands of rats.    Chihuahua state officials say they hope to collect as many as 700 felines and send them to Atascaderos, an isolated farm village in the rugged Tarahumara mountains, a region where officials estimate there are about a half million rats...


Crude Oil Prices Approach \$50 a Barrel

LONDON - Oil prices hovered near \$50 per barrel Tuesday after a Saudi Arabian oil official said the world's largest petroleum exporter would raise its production capacity by nearly 5 percent in a bid to calm markets.    Light sweet crude for November delivery was up 16 cents at \$49.80 per barrel in late morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, retreating from the \$50.47 high reached in overnight electronic trade...


Medtronic Must Pay Inventor \$109 Million, Jury Says (Update3)

A US jury told Medtronic Inc., the world #39;s biggest maker of spinal implants, to pay at least \$109 million to an inventor for violating contracts and infringing his patents.


Motorola Picks A Smart Fight

NEW YORK - Like a boxer shedding pounds to get to his fighting weight, Motorola is trimming down to take on the mobile phone market, shedding jobs and spinning off divisions.


SEC says it charges former NextCard execs of fraud

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it brought fraud and insider trading charges against former top executives of bankrupt credit card issuer NextCard Inc.


Athletics Struggle Down the Stretch (AP)

AP - The Oakland Athletics are used to pressure-packed pennant races. It's their sub-par September that's the shocker.


McNair Out of Hospital, Resting at Home (AP)

AP - Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair was released from the hospital Tuesday morning after a two-night stay with a bruised sternum.


Security researchers say JPEG virus imminent

A Trojan horse that exploits a recent critical flaw in Microsoft Windows #39; handling of JPEG images has been posted to several newsgroups, but it has no way to spread, security experts said Tuesday.


Space station launch delayed again

The launch of the Russian spacecraft carrying a replacement crew for the international space station was delayed for the second time in two weeks Tuesday, raising questions about whether


Oracle Puts Pressure On Microsoft

The vendor brings its E-Business Suite to North America to go against Microsoft #39;s ERP software. By Laurie Sullivan. With the first phase of the high-profile PeopleSoft Inc.


Yao Thinks Chinese Players Need More Work (AP)

AP - Yao Ming believes his teammates on the Chinese national team need to get stronger and smarter in order to compete for a medal at the 2008 Olympics, though he wouldn't go so far as to endorse the solution offered by Del Harris.


Woods in 2000 Is Standard of Greatness (AP)

AP - Vijay Singh has one month to put the final touches on what already is a masterpiece.


Blair Battles Own Political Party on UK Iraq Policy

Description: NPR #39;s Alex Chadwick talks to Colin Brown, deputy political editor for the United Kingdom #39;s Independent newspaper, currently covering the British Labour Party Conference.


Sportsview: Eagles Have Attitude, Talent (AP)

AP - The Philadelphia Eagles had talent. Now they have swagger and personality, too.


Schiavone, Farina Elia Win in Belgium (AP)

AP - Two seeded Italians  #151; No. 5 Francesca Schiavone and No. 6 Silvia Farina Elia  #151; won first-round matches Tuesday at the Gaz de France Stars.


Singh, Woods Have Ties to 84 Lumber (AP)

AP - Appearance money is not allowed on the PGA Tour, but there were murmurs when the field at the 84 Lumber Classic in Pennsylvania originally included Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods, a rare 1-2 punch in a fall tournament.


Briefly: .Mac customers suffer e-mail glitches

roundup Plus: IBM launches business research group...Verbatim to make discs with HP labeling feature...SWsoft teams with Acronis to boost virtual servers...Dell, Topspin tout InfiniBand clusters.


IBM launches business research group

New center pits supercomputing, advanced math, data mining and management consulting against business problems.


SWsoft teams with Acronis to boost virtual servers

Firms sign joint development, marketing deal for integrated product expected next year.


Trojan horse that exploits flaw in how Windows handles JPEG images may be low risk, but it's a bad omen.


Verbatim to make discs with HP labeling feature

The same laser that writes your latest music mix will etch a label onto the other side of special discs.


Artisoft to buy IP telephony vendor Vertical

Artisoft Inc. has agreed to acquire Vertical Networks Inc. for as much as \$19 million in cash in a deal that will create a vendor of IP (Internet Protocol) telephony software for call centers, medium-sized businesses and large enterprises.


Gov't panel: No cybersecurity mandates needed

WASHINGTON - Now is not the time for the U.S. government to mandate cybersecurity standards to private industry, despite significant threats and a lack of understanding by many company executives, a panel of government officials said Tuesday.


RPT-Ballard shares jump on US delivery, sector survey

Ballard Power Systems (BLD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) shares rose 20 percent on Tuesday on news it had delivered fuel cell-powered vehicles for a US Department of Energy program while an upbeat survey on the fuel sector


Oracle Brings Scaled-Down Enterprise Suite to America

Shoring up its fourth-quarter applications revenuesand its small and midmarket business strategyOracle Corp. announced Monday the North American version of its E-Business Suite Special Edition.


Coach Mourinho to face former squad with Chelsea

London, England (Sports Network) - Disappointing Porto will meet a confident Chelsea side led by its former coach at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday as Matchday 2 continues.


Prospect of no NHL season causing carnage in Canada

TORONTO: The prospect of a winter without icehockey continues to send shockwaves across Canada but the labour dispute between National Hockey League (NHL) owners and players has caused barely a ripple in the United States.


Protesters disrupt rallying call

Prime Minister Tony Blair faced angry protests as he urged his party to set aside its differences over Iraq and seize the chance of an historic third term in power.


Google Adwords Traffic Estimator Explained\\Google added this great feature that helps AdWords customers figure out an estimated level of traffic that they should expect to see based on the CPC value and keyword phrase. But ad features are added, it adds an additional level of complexity for the end user. ...


Consumer confidence declines again in September

Continued job worries resulted in an unexpected decline in consumer confidence in September, the second consecutive monthly dip, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.


Industry watchers view ConocoPhillips as favourite in Lukoil <b>...</b>

When the Russian government #39;s 7.6 per cent stake in Lukoil - the world #39;s No. 2 oil company by reserves - is auctioned Wednesday in the country #39;s biggest privatization, industry watchers aren #39;t expecting any surprises.


Microsoft Cools Hotmail Features

NEW YORK - Love reaching your Hotmail account from your Outlook inbox? Soon you #39;ll have to pay for the privilege of doing it. In a bid to rein in spammers, software giant Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people


AT amp;T and IXI launch OGO

IXI Mobile and AT amp;T Wireless have launched a text-centric device aimed at those who keep their fingers moving, and a surprising price.


Dolly doc to try cloning humans

The Scottish scientist who created the world #39;s first cloned sheep says he plans to seek permission to clone human tissue. Ian Wilmut, who works at the Roslin Institute


Yahoo pages to get touch-up

com September 27, 2004, 5:02 PM PT. There #39;s no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.


IPC President Upbeat About Athens Paralympics

Phil Craven, head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) told a press conference he was very upbeat about the Games.


Coming soon: Awesome 4some, starring Vijay Singh

NEW DELHI: Local golf fans are in for a treat: For the first time ever, the sport #39;s top-ranked player will be in India. Vijay Singh, who recently dethroned Tiger Woods as No.


Beijing 2008 Gets New Sponsors

Anheuser-Busch and Legend Group have both signed on as sponsors of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Its the first time Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser, has sponsored a Summer Olympics outside


Blair apologises for Iraq intelligence, not war

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has remained defiant at a Labour Party annual conference, but admitted that some mistakes had been made over the war in Iraq.


Last two Egyptians  #39;set free #39;

THE last two Egyptian telecom employees held hostage in Iraq had been freed, Al-Arabiya television reported today, quoting its own correspondent.


Motorists Could Face \$2/gal Gasoline Soon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drivers could again face \$2 a  gallon gasoline now that crude oil has topped a record \$50 a  barrel, government experts said on Tuesday.


Oil Sets New Record Over \$50

Oil prices raced to new record highs above \$50 on Tuesday, despite a pledge by OPEC producer Saudi Arabia to increase production, as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global supplies


Trump Casinos: Decide on Debt Deal Soon

Donald Trump #39;s casino company expects to decided in the next couple of weeks whether it can reach a new debt restructuring deal with bond holders, sell assets or whether Trump will take the company private, executive vice president


Amazon, Microsoft team against online fraud

Amazon.com, the world #39;s largest online retailer, and Microsoft, the world #39;s largest software developer, announced Tuesday the filing of several lawsuits against phishers and spammers.


Lowe #39;s Sees Profit Rising in 2005, 2006

Home improvement retailer Lowe #39;s Cos. (LOW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it expects diluted earnings per share to rise in both 2005 and 2006 as it benefits from increased remodeling and home ownership.


Attackers Target Microsoft Jpeg Flaw

Attackers have posted a malicious Jpeg image file to Internet newsgroups that distribute pornography. The infected Jpeg file attempts to exploit a critical vulnerability Microsoft announced and issued a patch for on Sept.


Yahoo Takes RSS Mainstream

Yahoo #39;s (Quote, Chart) public embrace of the RSS content syndication format took a major leap forward with the release of a revamped My Yahoo portal seeking to introduce the technology to mainstream consumers.


Silva out for a month

ARSENAL #39;S Brazilian World Cup winning midfielder Gilberto Silva is set to be out for at least a month with a back injury, the Premiership leaders said.


Another two Egyptian hostages freed in Iraq

The last two Egyptian workers of an Egyptian telecom company kidnapped earlier this month in Iraq were released, Dubai-based Al Arabiya television said on Tuesday.


WebSideStory Rises in Delayed IPO

Shares of WebSideStory Inc. jumped nearly 17 percent in their trading debut Tuesday after the Web statistics firm - making its second try in four years to go public - boosted the size of the deal and priced in the middle of its expected range.


Russian Space Launch Delayed Again

Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and US astronaut Leroy Chiao were due to leave on October 11th aboard a Soyuz space craft to replace the current crew.


Munich Set to Approve Linux Despite Patent Worries

More than a year after the German city of Munich declared its landmark intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of upstart rival Linux, its councillors are finally ready to go ahead with the plan.


Rooney scores three in Man U #39;s 6-2 victory over Fenerbahce

MANCHESTER, England - In his debut for Manchester United, Wayne Rooney scored three goals as the English side defeated Turkey #39;s Fenerbahce 6-2 Tuesday in the second rotation of the Champions League.


Candlestick Park Gets New Name

SAN FRANCISCO -- It #39;s a sign of the times for Forty-Niner fans, who are getting used to major changes. The team confirmed Monday that naming rights to the stadium have been sold to Monster Cable Products Inc


Critics don #39;t faze Mourinho

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has insisted that he would not be concerned if the Blues became the most disliked club in the country - as that would only make them even stronger.


PREVIEW-Bayern need improvement against Ajax, says Makaay

Bayern Munich #39;s Dutch striker Roy Makaay warned his team they needed to raise their game if they were to trouble Ajax Amsterdam in their Champions League encounter on Tuesday.


Microsoft to charge for WebDAV Hotmail access

To curb spam, getting your Hotmail via Outlook/Express won #39;t be free much longer ... posted 12:49pm EST Tue Sep 28 2004 - submitted by Christopher R. Anderson.


Munich set to approve Linux

More than a year after the German city of Munich declared its landmark intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of upstart rival Linux, its councilors are finally ready to go ahead with the plan.


Italians Schiavone, Farina Elia post first-round wins in Belgium

Hasselt, Belgium (Sports Network) - Seeded Italians Francesca Schiavone and Silvia Farina Elia led Tuesday #39;s parade of first-round winners at the inaugural Gaz de France Stars tennis event.


Cavs sign Scott Williams

Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday signed veteran forward/center Scott Williams. As per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.


In Party Speech, Blair Admits Political Cost of Iraq Mistakes

Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged today that there had been a decline of public trust in his government over the military campaign in Iraq and he offered


Second Bomb Threat Plane Lands Safely

A bomb-threatened Olympic Airways plane landed safely at Shannon airport today after being diverted to Ireland following a warning telephoned to an Athens newspaper.


Oil prices set new records above \$50

LONDON: World oil prices surged into new record territory above \$50 a barrel Tuesday as traders took fright at a multitude of supply threats, including unrest in Nigeria and recent hurricanes.


Delta CEO declines own salary for remainder of year

In calling for a 10 percent staff pay cut, Delta Air Lines Inc. CEO Gerald Grinstein announced Tuesday he will decline his own salary for the remainder of the year.


Calpine Prices Senior Secured Notes

Calpine Corp. added more high-yield bonds to its debt load Tuesday after pricing a \$785 million deal into the market. The company - which has been criticized by market analysts in the past because of its frequency


Munich set to approve Linux despite patent worries

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 (REUTERS) - More than a year after Munich declared its intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of open-source rival Linux, city councilors are finally ready to move ahead with the plan.


EPCglobal: Users to get RFID progress update

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Corporate users facing mandates to adopt radio frequency identification technology will get a chance at this week #39;s EPCglobal US Fall Conference in Baltimore to gauge how much progress vendors, service providers


Out of the rough

Here are some rantings from the world of professional golf. Sort of. Vijay Singh has won eight times on the PGA Tour in 2004. He has set the


Ragged Federer moves up

World number one Roger Federer struggled through an unexpectedly tough opening win on Tuesday night against outsider Nicolas Thomann, finally grabbing a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) victory at the \$550,000 Thailand Open.


Monaco 2-0 Deportivo La Corua: FT Report

MONTE CARLO, September 28 (Champions League) - It may not have been as emphatic as last year #39;s victory against the same opposition but Monaco pulled off another famous win at the expense of Deportivo La Coruna in a Champions League Group A match on


Bayern routs Ajax behind Makaay hat-trick; Juve beats Maccabi Tel <b>...</b>

Bayern Munich shrugged off some indifferent early season form as a Roy Makaay hat-trick helped them to a 4-0 win over Ajax Amsterdam in their Champions League Group C match at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday.


Funding, interest up

Although Paralympic sports have been integrated with the Olympic movement in countries such as Canada, Germany and Great Britain for some time, Paralympic athletes #39; roles in the USA still are growing.


Leafs veteran Alex Mogilny undergoes another hip surgery

TORONTO (CP) - Winger Alexander Mogilny of the Toronto Maple Leafs has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery to his left hip for the second time in a year.


Goodbye Candlestick

When the Seahawks visit San Francisco in November, they won #39;t be going to Candlestick. The stadium is now known as Monster Park.


The twin challenges in Palestine and other Arab countries

The Palestinian intifada marked the completion of its fourth consecutive year yesterday, and, not surprisingly, Palestinian street anger is directed these days at both the Israelis for their brutal occupation and at Yasser Arafat #39;s incompetent and often


Nigeria separatist to meet president

The head of a separatist movement in Nigeria #39;s southern oil-rich Niger Delta has announced that he intends to meet President Olusegun Obasanjo.


US consumer confidence falls in September

NEW YORK - US consumer confidence slipped in September as job concerns resulted in a second consecutive monthly decline, the Conference Board said Tuesday.


Knee injury ends Grossman #39;s season

A knee injury has knocked Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman out for the rest of the 2004 season. Grossman was hurt Sunday while running for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 27-22 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.


Italy celebrates as women go free

TWO female Italian aid workers were released by their Iraqi captors overnight after three anguished weeks as hostages, sparking scenes of joy at their homes and relief among world leaders.


Motorola to shed 1,000 jobs

Telecoms equipment maker Motorola said that it is cutting 1,000 positions globally as it completes the spin-off of its former chip unit, now known as Freescale Semiconductor.


Trump offered \$US400m for casino stake

An internet casino operator said it is offering Donald Trump \$US400 million (\$561.25 million) for a stake in his ailing casino company.


Google may gain on ad sales, IPO firms #39; analysts say

Shares of Google Inc., the world #39;s most-used Internet search engine, may continue to rise as the company boosts advertising revenue, research analysts at securities firms that underwrote


Creator of Dolly the Sheep Aims To Clone Human Embryos

According to geneticist Ian Wilmut, who used cloning to create Dolly the sheep,  quot;We owe it to the people who suffer from motor neuron disease and are going to suffer from it in


UPDATE 2-Bayern thrash Ajax as Makaay nets hat-trick

Bayern Munich #39;s Dutch striker Roy Makaay hit a hat-trick as they romped to a 4-0 victory over Ajax Amsterdam in Champions League Group C on Tuesday.


Mogilny has arthroscopic surgery on hip

Team general manager John Ferguson Jr. said the procedure was performed by Dr. Marc Philippon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at St.


Titans Lose To Jacksonville

Wide receiver Derrick Mason of the Tennessee Titans says the team just is not playing well right now. Fred Taylor ran for a one-yard touchdown with nine seconds left for the victory.


United Rentals Sees 3Q Goodwill Charge

Equipment rental company United Rentals Inc. on Tuesday said it will likely report a non-cash charge in the third quarter to write down the goodwill of its suffering traffic control business.


DaimlerChrysler and Bombardier settle dispute over Adtranz sale

Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG and transportation company Bombardier Inc. have settled a dispute over the 2001 sale of railcar maker Adtranz, the companies said Tuesday.


Stocks Set to Open Higher

Stocks were set to open higher Tuesday, with the blue-chip Dow industrials aiming to push back above 10,000 mark. Oil prices remain in focus, with crude reaching above \$50 a barrle in premarket trading.


Cendant near \$1.2B deal to buy Orbitz

Source says travel and real estate giant is close to reaching agreement to acquire travel Web site. PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Travel and real estate company Cendant Corp.


Adtranz price slashed 30 as Bombardier settles with <b>...</b>

MONTREAL (CP) - Bombardier Inc. will get a \$209-million-US reduction in the price it paid DaimlerChrysler AG in 2001 for the German company #39;s rail equipment division.


Schwarzenegger OKs Ban on Paperless Voting (AP)

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law requiring that all electronic voting machines produce paper records of every ballot cast, beginning in 2006.


US House Passes Bill Targeting Net Song Swappers (Reuters)

Reuters - Users of Internet "peer to peer"\networks, already dodging lawsuits from the recording industry,\could face up to three years in prison under a bill passed by\the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.


For schools, Apple offers special iMac G5, eMac (MacCentral)

MacCentral - Apple has a habit of quietly releasing special Macintosh models for schools and colleges. There were, for example, the Power Mac 5000 line and the G3 All-in-One Mac for education (both of which resembled early and somewhat pedestrian precursors to the original iMac).


Stocks Up on Caterpillar, Oil Companies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks staged a late rally on Tuesday  after Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N, the world's largest maker of  heavy equipment, raised its revenue outlook, and shares of  energy and metal producers rose on higher commodity prices.


Caterpillar Sees 25-30 Pct. Revenue Rise

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N, the world's  largest maker of heavy equipment, boosted its 2004 revenue  outlook on Tuesday, citing strong demand.


SpaceShipOne Going for X Prize Wednesday

By JOHN ANTCZAK    MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) -- A test pilot in a stubby rocket plane will try to climb more than 60 miles over the Mojave Desert and punch through the atmosphere Wednesday in the first stage of a quest to win a \$10 million prize meant to encourage space tourism...


Exploring the Final Frontier

NASA -- When the National Research Council recommended Solar System exploration goals for 2000-2010, the number one priority was sending a probe to explore Pluto and an area just beyond it known as the Kuiper Belt.     NASA plans to make that goal a reality...


Storm Stress Hitting Many Floridians

By JILL BARTON     WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- It's not just roofs that have come apart and walls that are falling down...


New defense consortium aims for greater systems interoperability

The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, an international group of 28 defense-oriented companies, hopes to create a network-centric framework that allows a variety of communications and information systems and sensors to interact globally.


EPCglobal: Users to get RFID progress update

IBM, HP, Sun and Manhattan Associates head the list of vendors launching new products and services at this week's EPCglobal U.S. Conference 2004 in Baltimore.


Munich set to approve Linux despite patent worries

More than a year after the German city moved to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of Linux, city councilors are finally ready to vote on the switch.


Government panel says cybersecurity mandates not needed

Despite real threats and little sense of urgency by many company executives, now is not the time for the U.S. government to mandate cybersecurity standards to private industry, a panel of of government officials said.


Bank of America to deploy 180,000 IP phones

Bank of America has unveiled plans to eventually put an IP phone on every employee's desktop -- a three-year, corporatewide IP telephony rollout that involves about 180,000 phones.


Compuware readies tools for Microsoft apps development

It targets application performance, code quality and security.


Dell introduces new compact desktop PC

It's the first Dell PC to feature a multiformat expansion card reader.


I2 sets up software development operation in Beijing

Composite applications require user interface work in native language, company says.


Network emulator eases WAN pain

Company says replicating network latency, bandwidth and packet loss problems enables better lab testing.


Microsoft open sources Web authoring application

SAN FRANCISCO - Continuing its flirtation with open source, Microsoft Corp. on Monday posted the code of a little-known collaboration application to open-source development site SourceForge.net.


Turner to Provide Content for Net TV Company

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Akimbo Systems Inc., a startup that plans to deliver video over the Internet to television sets, has signed a deal for mainstream content from Time Warner Inc...


US consumer confidence slips for second straight month: job <b>...</b>

Job worries helped push consumer confidence down in September for the second consecutive month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.


Delta Air cutting some wages 10

ATLANTA Delta Air Lines is cutting the pay of executives, administrative staff and ticket and gate agents by 10 percent, increasing the shared cost of health care coverage and making changes to retirement benefits as part of its turnaround plan.


Motorola cutting 1,000 jobs

Motorola Inc. announced Tuesday plans to cut 1,000 jobs worldwide and take a charge of \$50 million for severance benefits. The job cuts are part of a restructuring resulting from the spin off of its semiconductor division into Freescale Semiconductor.


Update 1: Jury Orders Medtronic to Pay \$110 Million

A federal court jury on Tuesday ordered a Medtronic subsidiary to pay about \$110 million in a dispute between the company and a doctor who invented some of its spinal fusion technologies.


Microsoft, Amazon Team Against Phishers

Seattle-area neighbors Amazon.com and Microsoft today announced the filing of several lawsuits in connection with spoofing and phishing scams that deceive consumers and misuse Amazon #39;s brand name.


JoS. A. Bank 3Q Profit Rises 19 Percent

Men #39;s apparel retailer Joseph A. Bank Clothiers Inc. on Monday reported third-quarter profit climbed 19 percent as results benefited from growth in catalog and Internet sales.


13 Things We Can Expect From Ric

Virgin CEO Richard Bransons Virgin Space Ship Enterprise Is Set To Set The World On Fire. We Dose Him With Cold Water With Our Rundown Of Things To Expect With The Launch Of Virgin Galactic.


JPEG Exploit Hits Usenet, Worm Close Behind

An exploit attacking the most recent Windows bug is circulating on Usenet, security experts said Tuesday, that crashes machines, yet another indicator that attackers will chase the vulnerability until they #39;ve launched mass mailing-style worm-based attacks


Yahoo Working On New Design

Yahoo unveiled new versions of its Front Page and My Yahoo, showcasing enhancements in design and functionality to both. Beta versions of both pages will be rolled out on a phased basis beginning today.


Health Highlights: Sept. 28, 2004

About half the Viagra sold on the Internet could be fake, according to University of London researchers. The scientists used near infrared (NIR) microscopy to check the ingredients of various samples of Viagra that were purchased online.


EPCglobal One Year Later

Sept. 27, 2004This week EPCglobal US, the US chapter of EPCglobal, holds its second annual user conference and celebrates EPCglobals anniversary, as well as its own.


Soccer: Rooney guns down Turks with hattrick on Man United debut

MANCHESTER, England : Wayne Rooney opened his Manchester United career in spectacular fashion, scoring a hattrick as his new team thrashed Turkish champions Fenerbahce 6-2 in a Champions League Group D tie.


ARON ON COWBOYS: Dallas plays better, but still scraping out wins

IRVING, Texas - They never trailed and didn #39;t have any turnovers. They made five sacks and got strong play from a rookie cornerback forced into action when a starter was hurt.


Sparta Prague 1-2 Lyon: FT Report

Sylvain Wiltord #39;s second half goal gave Olympique Lyon a 2-1 win over Sparta Prague on Tuesday and handed the French side their first win in Group D of the Champions League.


Just in time the Cubs put it all together in win over Reds

A message on a dry-erase board greeted the Cubs in their clubhouse Monday and explained how they should approach the final days of the regular season.


Coming soon Awesome foursome, starring Vijay Singh

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 28: Local golf fans are in for a treat: For the first time ever, the sports top-ranked player will be in India.


Lyon find their Sylvain lining

REVITALISED former French international striker Sylvain Wiltord hit the winner in Lyon #39;s 2-1 Champions League victory at Sparta Prague in a virtuoso display contrasting sharply with his fruitless time at Arsenal.


Nigeria #39;s oil rebels fuel fears of global shortage

A revolt in the African state is threatening to disrupt the country #39;s most important export. Christian Allen Purefoy reports from Lagos on the latest conflict driving up the price of crude.


Palestinian PM Urges Tactical Rethink in Conflict

Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie marked the anniversary of a Palestinian uprising against Israel on Tuesday by calling on both sides to rethink tactics that have brought four years of bloodshed.


Iraq: Italian Hostages Released

ROME (CBS) The Arab television network Al-Jazeera announced that two Italian hostages were released Tuesday in Iraq. Italian news reports said Premier Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed the release.


Clear Channel Selects Fox to Supply Radio News

Clear Channel Radio, the largest US radio station chain, has selected Rupert Murdoch #39;s Fox News Radio as the main news supplier for about 100 of its news/talk stations, the companies said on Monday.


News: House votes to make video cameras in movie theaters a federal crime

The Associated Press By Ted Bridis


Infocus: Defeating Honeypots : Network issues, Part 1

The purpose of this paper is to explain how attackers behave when they attempt to identify and defeat honeypots, and is useful for security professionals to deploy honeypots in a more stealthy manner.


Report: French Hostages in Iraq to Be Freed Soon (Reuters)

Reuters - A man Al Arabiya television said was\negotiating the release of two French journalists held hostage\in Iraq said on Tuesday he met the two Frenchmen and that an\agreement had been reached to free them soon.


Italy Rejoices As Hostages Released (AP)

AP - A relieved Italy broke into celebration after two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago were released Tuesday, arriving home hours later aboard a private jet.


U.S. Official Sees No N.Korea Talks Before U.S. Vote (Reuters)

Reuters - North Korea has apparently decided\against holding six-party talks on dismantling its suspected\nuclear arms programs until after the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential\election, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.


Drivers, those who heat with oil, to feel the most pain from crude oil hike (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - With the price of crude oil continuing its summertime climb to hit a record high of  #36;50 US per barrel this week, Canadian consumers are feeling the pinch at the gas pumps and gearing up for a winter of high heating oil costs.


Wavering Voters Anti-Iraq, Wary of Kerry (AP)

AP - In an election where most voters have already chosen sides, the presidency could be decided by a small slice of America in the mushy middle  #151; wavering voters who are more likely than others to question President Bush's honesty and think the war in Iraq was a mistake.


Tough Quarter for Circuit City

Circuit City (CC:NYSE - news - research) Monday said same-store sales fell 4.3 in the third-quarter, attributing the decline to decreased promotions as well as weaker sales of music and movie software and wireless products.


Observers Foresee Snags in U.S. Election (AP)

AP - Problems loom for the presidential election including voting equipment changes that could delay the outcome past Nov. 2, a group of international observers said Tuesday in a report.


Lawmakers Optimistic on Spy Agency Overhaul (Reuters)

Reuters - Key lawmakers said on Tuesday they\were optimistic of quick approval by Congress for reforms of\the U.S. intelligence services including a powerful new\director, despite disputes between the Senate and the House of\Representatives.


Report: French Hostages in Iraq to Be Freed Soon

DUBAI (Reuters) - A man Al Arabiya television said was  negotiating the release of two French journalists held hostage  in Iraq said on Tuesday he met the two Frenchmen and that an  agreement had been reached to free them soon.


AmerisourceBergen to Boost Flu Vaccine

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC) said on Monday it has signed a 10-year agreement with ID Biomedical Corp. (IDB) of Canada to distribute ID Biomedical #39;s flu vaccine in the United States.


U.S. Official Sees No N.Korea Talks Before U.S. Vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has apparently decided  against holding six-party talks on dismantling its suspected  nuclear arms programs until after the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential  election, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.


Falluja faces 'decisive action'

Iraq's interim prime minister says decisive military action may soon be carried out in the rebel city of Falluja


'American Taliban' Seeks Commuted Sentence

SAN FRANCISCO - John Walker Lindh asked President Bush on Tuesday to commute his 20-year prison sentence for aiding the Taliban.    His lawyer, James Brosnahan, said that Lindh was fighting alongside the Taliban in a civil war against the Northern Alliance, that he is not a terrorist and that he never fought against U.S...


Peru Coca Growers Briefly Hold Tourists

Coca growers protesting government plans to eradicate their cocaine-producing crop briefly held a group of European tourists visiting Inca ruins in the Andean city of Cuzco Tuesday, police said.


Briefly: Alvarion expands wireless broadband in China

roundup Plus: .Mac customers suffer e-mail glitches...IBM launches business research group...Verbatim to make discs with HP labeling feature.


Caterpillar Boosts 2004 Sales View

Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. on Tuesday raised its full-year sales expectations, as stronger demand in North and South America fueled a sharp increase in global machine and engine sales.


Motorola sends 1,000 drones packing

Motorola plans to axe 1,000 workers across a number of business units, hoping to reduce costs as it refocuses on its wireless business.


Investment Firm Sells All MCI Shares

The investment firm which said it may buy more than half of MCI Inc. #39;s shares has now sold all of its holdings in the telephone company for a quick profit, raising doubts about whether the courtship was sincere or designed to stoke interest in the stock.


Microsoft, Amazon file phishing, spamming lawsuits

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. today said they have filed one joint and several separate lawsuits against companies and individuals accusing them of trying to defraud


SEC Accuses Former NextCard Executives

Securities regulators are suing the management team behind the rapid rise and fall of online credit lender NextCard Inc., alleging the company #39;s top executives cooked the books and then scrambled to sell their stock before the ruse unraveled into


Oil soars above US\$50 to a new high

CRUDE oil prices surged past US\$50 a barrel for the first time yesterday to a new record high, raising concerns that higher energy costs could slow the global economy next year.


Vermeil's Friends Back Troubled Coach (AP)

AP - Since his Kansas City Chiefs fell to 0-3, Dick Vermeil has gotten phone calls and e-mails sending words of encouragement.


Raptors Coach Doesn't See Carter As Issue (AP)

AP - Vince Carter wants out of Toronto, but new Raptors' coach Sam Mitchell doesn't think it will be an issue when training camp opens next week.


Branson reaches for the stars in latest venture

LONDON - Britain #39;s Sir Richard Branson reinforced his reputation as an entrepreneurial showman by announcing a US\$100 million (S\$170 million) plan to take well-heeled passengers, with him possibly being among the first, for a sub-orbital ride into space.


#39;JpegOfDeath #39; Using Windows Weakness To Spread Trojan

Security firm F-Secure warned that the latest Windows vulnerability appears to be attracting more than the typical interest among the hacking community and that given the speed at which the


Half Of Online Viagra Bogus

often via spam-style blastings that plague mailboxes worldwide -- is fake, a British researcher said Tuesday. Dr. Nic Wilson of the School of Pharmacy


PalmSource Targets Smartphones

Looking to compete with the likes of Symbian and Microsoft, PalmSource is unveiling its new operating system geared specifically for the creation of smartphones.


Oracle looks beyond big-ticket contracts

This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. Oracle has begun selling business applications software to small companies in conjunction


When the Sun lost its heat

Locked away in fossils is evidence of a sudden solar cooling. Kate Ravilious meets the experts who say it could explain a 3,000-year-old mass migration - and today #39;s global warming.


Users Hamper Information Security

Employees still pose the biggest corporate security threat, while IT systems are the main corporate security focus, reports audit and business advisory firm Ernst  amp; Young in its latest Global Information Security Survey.


Chicago Bears Sign QB Chad Hutchinson (AP)

AP - The Chicago Bears signed former Dallas quarterback Chad Hutchinson to a two-year contract Tuesday as insurance after Rex Grossman was lost for the season with a knee injury.


American Express Cship: Woods eyes fourth title after Vijays <b>...</b>

LONDON: Three-times winner Tiger Woods bids for a third successive title at this weeks WGC-American Express Championship in Kilkenny, Ireland.


Time now for boring Arsenal

LONDON - Entertaining football in the Premiership, boring in the Champions League. That is the key to Arsenal #39;s success, insists Robert Pires.


New Raptors coach doesn #39;t think Carter will be a distraction

Vince Carter wants out of Toronto, but new Raptors #39; coach Sam Mitchell doesn #39;t think it will be an issue when training camp opens next week.


Hope lingers at Olympic Stadium as Expos set for possible last <b>...</b>

MONTREAL (CP) - A large crowd is expected at Olympic Stadium for what may be the last home game for the Montreal Expos on Wednesday night, but who knows if the mood will be that of a party or a funeral?


Twins-Yankees Game Postponed by Rain (AP)

AP - The game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees on Tuesday night was postponed by rain.


Misgivings from Jordan on Iraq vote

King Abdullah II of Jordan said in an interview published Tuesday that he thought it was impossible under  quot;the chaos which Iraq knows today quot; to go ahead with elections there scheduled for January, and that if the vote were held  quot;the extremists quot; would win.


Two Arrested in Death of US Journalist

Two Chechen men suspected of taking part in the murder of American journalist Paul Klebnikov have been arrested, police said Tuesday, and one commentator cited his interviews with a rebel leader as a possible motive.


US forces launch airstrikes in Fallujah, Sadr city

US forces launched Tuesday a series of air strikes on Fallujah and Sadr city northeast of Baghdad. Residents in Fallujah say that US aircrafts launched two rounds of attacks on the city, but the US military


3-1 Notre Dame Unfazed by Being Unranked (AP)

AP - Only one other time has Notre Dame been 3-1 and unranked.


Dottie Pepper to Join Golf Channel Next Year (AP)

AP - Two-time major champion Dottie Pepper is moving to the broadcast booth next year, signing a contract with The Golf Channel to be a lead analyst for its tournament coverage.


San Francisco's Candlestick Renamed Monster Park

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Candlestick Park, home of the San  Francisco 49ers NFL team, was renamed "Monster Park" on Tuesday  in a \$6 million deal with an electronics cable company.


Cell phone talker arrest refuels etiquette debate

Cell phones in public are annoying--when other people use them. But how do we tackle the problem?


High oil prices may slow US economy, won't cause recession: experts (AFP)

AFP - The surge in crude-oil prices to 50 dollars a barrel is likely to hold back the US economy but probably not cause a recession, analysts say.


Cendant Near Deal to Buy Orbitz

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Travel and real estate heavyweight  Cendant Corp. CD.N is nearing a deal to buy online travel  site Orbitz Inc. ORBZ.O, which is controlled by the top five  U.S. airlines, for about \$1.2 billion in cash, a source close  to the talks said on Tuesday.


Delta to Cut Wages 10 Percent

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N said on  Tuesday it will cut wages by 10 percent and its chief executive  will go unpaid for the rest of the year, but it still warned of  bankruptcy within weeks unless more cuts are made.


Cendant in talks to buy Orbitz for \$1 billion

Cendant Corporation, the travel and property services company that owns Avis and Budget, is in talks to acquire Orbitz.com, an online travel company, in a deal valued at around \$1 billion.


Virginia Gets New Tech Chief

After nearly three years as deputy secretary of technology for the commonwealth of Virginia, Eugene Huang next week will step up to be Gov.


When staff can be more dangerous than hackers

COMPANIES here more concerned with preventing computer viruses from attacking them, are neglecting their biggest information security threats - their employees and business partners.


The Moog Synthesizer Makes a Comeback

A growing number of contemporary musicians and techno enthusiasts have reignited interest in the Moog, which can synthesize any sound imaginable.


Report: Cendant near deal to buy Orbitz

Shares of Orbitz (ORBZ) jumped more than 25 in after-hours trading Tuesday on reports that the travel and real estate company Cendant (CD) is close to an agreement to buy the online travel site for about \$1.


Caterpillar boosts 2004 revenue forecast

Shares of Caterpillar (CAT) jumped more than 3 Tuesday after boosting its 2004 revenue outlook Tuesday, citing continued strong demand.


SourceLabs Gets Venture Funding

quot;There is clearly a lot of pent-up momentum, quot; says SourceLabs #39; Cornelius Willis.  quot;Companies want to get off of proprietary technology, but have been hesitant because of the lack of support.


Sun Expands RFID Testing, Tools

After setting up an initial RFID test center in Dallas last May, Sun Microsystems Inc. will follow up with a similar facility somewhere in Scotland, said Vijay Sarathy, group marketing manager for RFID at Sun.


Hamm, attorneys argue to keep gold

An exhausted but relieved Paul Hamm will take today to relax in Lausanne, Switzerland, then fly home to the USA on Wednesday, hoping to leave the past and start concentrating on the future.


7 hostages released by Iraqi captors but violence continues

Iraqi kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.


Blair unveils a 10-point policy plan as he sets out vision for <b>...</b>

Tony Blair pledged to create an  quot;opportunity society quot; in which everyone had  quot;an equal chance to succeed quot; yesterday as he outlined the policies he would introduce if Labour wins an historic third term in power.


Disbelief as Chechens held for Russian editor #39;s murder

Russian police claimed yesterday that one of the country #39;s most brutal and enigmatic contract killings - the drive-by shooting of the American journalist Paul Klebnikov in July - had


VIEW: Islam and Turkeys EU membership Ijaz Hussain

In its ardent desire to be part of Europe, modern Turkey jettisoned its Islamic character in favour of secularism about eight decades back; was in denial of its rich Islamic past and broke ranks with the Muslim world in its quest for a European identity.


Offshore company offering US\$400M to bail out Trump Hotels  amp; <b>...</b>

An Internet casino operator said Tuesday it is offering Donald Trump \$400 million for a stake in his ailing casino company. Casino Fortune, a Trinidad-based company, said it has approached


Hicks Muse pays \$194 million for ConAgra unit

DALLAS ConAgra Foods will get 194 (M) million dollars for selling its minority interest in Swift Foods to Dallas-based Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst.


Viagra bought online  #39;often fake #39;

Half of men buying the impotence drug Viagra online are getting counterfeit tablets, study findings suggest. Dr Nic Wilson from the University of London tested Internet-sold samples using a new technique that accurately spots the ingredients of tablets.


BoSox #39;s Astacio, Yanks #39; Halsey suspended

NEW YORK - Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Astacio and New York Yankees pitcher Brad Halsey were each suspended Tuesday for three games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball after being ejected from Bostons 11-4 win over the weekend.


North Korea should stop boasting and return to negotiating table <b>...</b>

The United States urged North Korea Tuesday to stop boasting about its nuclear weapons capability and return to the negotiating table to resolve the nuclear crisis in the Korean peninsula.


NIGERIA: Militia group vows to attack oil workers if firms stay in <b>...</b>

PORT HARCOURT, 28 Sep 2004 (IRIN) - An ethnic militia group in Nigeria #39;s southeastern oil region vowed on Tuesday to attack oil workers there unless their companies shut down operations within three days.


High flyers aiming for the stars

Some of the country #39;s richest businessmen said yesterday they couldn #39;t wait to splash their cash on the first commercial flights into orbit.


Joy in Italy as hostages freed

: Two Italian women aid workers and their two Iraqi colleagues abducted in Baghdad have been freed after difficult negotiations, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told a delighted parliament today.


Nader Supporters Lose Supreme Court Appeal (AP)

AP - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a last-ditch bid to put Ralph Nader on Oregon's election ballot.


Supreme Court to Review Taking Property for Development (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court said on\Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take a\person's home or business for a private development project\intended to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.


Tourist Hostages Freed from Inca Temple in Peru

LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian special forces on Tuesday  freed 20 foreign tourists who were briefly taken hostage by  protesting coca growers in an Inca temple in the southern city  of Cuzco, police said.


Unrest hampers Haitian flood aid

The UN asks for extra forces to police storm-hit Gonaives, amid a breakdown in law and order has collapsed.


X-Prize craft set for space shot

The race for the \$10m Ansari X-Prize begins in earnest on Wednesday as SpaceShipOne prepares to rocket to more than 100km above the Earth.


Crude Oil Prices Surpass \$50 Per Barrel

Crude oil surpassed \$50 a barrel for the first time and analysts said Tuesday that prices could keep rising because of a sharp rise in global demand, tight supplies and threats to output in petroleum-producing nations such as Iraq and Nigeria.    Homeowners and energy-intensive industries could feel the sting from high oil prices worsen as seasonal demand picks up this winter, and there is already evidence that the supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan are making it more costly to drive...


Kidnappers Release Seven Hostages in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers released two female Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity. But insurgents showed no sign of easing their blood-soaked campaign against the U.S...


UPDATE 1-Trump casinos aim to set restructuring course soon

Donald Trump #39;s casino company expects to decided in the next couple of weeks whether it can reach a new debt restructuring deal with bond holders, sell assets or whether Trump will take the company private, executive vice


Mets Beat Braves 2-1 to Open Twinbill (AP)

AP - Gerald Williams and Eric Valent hit solo home runs to give the New York Mets a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday.


Warning over fake Viagra

Half the Viagra tablets sold on the internet may be fakes, the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester was told yesterday by London University researchers who have developed a way of identifying imitations.


Microsoft Makes Its Third Contribution To Open-Source Site

Microsoft Corp. has contributed its FlexWiki collaboration tool to SourceForge.Net, the third release from the software giant to the open-source development site, both organizations said Tuesday.


FIFA to Take Action Against France, Italy, Netherlands for not <b>...</b>

The International Football Federation says it will pursue disciplinary action against France, Italy and the Netherlands for not handing down tough penalties against players who use drugs.


Four dead in Argentine high school rampage

A high school student wielding a 9mm pistol shot and killed four classmates and wounded five more today in Argentina #39;s worst school rampage, police said.


Twins-Yankees Game Postponed by Rain

The game will be made up as part of a Wednesday doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium.


McNair Our of Hospital

Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair is released from the hospital Tuesday morning after a two-night stay with a bruised sternum.


Edelin Ruled Ineligible

Syracuse point guard Billy Edelin has been declared ineligible for the first semester of the academic year because he does not meet NCAA academic eligibility requirements, school officials said Tuesday.


Astacio, Halsey Suspended

Red Sox pitcher Pedro Astacio and Yankees pitcher Brad Halsey were each suspended Tuesday for three games and fined an undisclosed amount.


O's-Blue Jays Postponed

The Baltimore Orioles-Toronto Blue Jays game for Tuesday night has been canceled and rescheduled for Wednesday as part of a doubleheder.


Red Hat hates money, which makes it better than Sun

Letters Reg shill disgusts free software fans


Google Shares Hit New High

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of newly public Google  Inc. GOOG.O on Tuesday hit a new high and posted  their  largest single-day percentage gain after five investment banks  issued bullish reports on the leading Web search provider.


Clashes as Iran Islamic fund fails

One person was killed and 18 injured in clashes in Iran linked to the collapse of an Islamic loan fund, Iranian state TV reports.


Briefly: Tech firms rally against copyright bill

roundup Plus: .Mac customers suffer e-mail glitches...Alvarion expands wireless broadband in China...IBM launches business research group.


Cell phone talker's arrest stirs etiquette debate

Public chatter on mobile phones is annoying--when other people use them. But how do we tackle the problem?


Simpsons swallowed whole by DVD of the future

Imagine getting more than a dozen seasons of Homer and Bart all on one disc. Or, sure, you could back up a terabyte of corporate data.


Mercury Interactive unveils a tool to let users, not just IT, test applications

In an effort to reduce the cycle time between application design and testing and when the application is put into production, Mercury Interactive introduced this week Mercury Business Process Testing. The application will be part of the Mercury Quality Center suite of applications.


Branson #39;s tilting trains hit by technical snag

LONDON: In an unfortunate coincidence for Britain #39;s favourite entrepreneurial billionaire-showman, the promise to offer the world #39;s first commercial space flights in less than three years, has hit its first stumbling block a dismal transport record back


MS Fights SourceForge, Loses, and Gives Gift

GotDotNet? Depends on who you talk to. Microsoft #39;s answer to SourceForge has been as trouble-free as a baby. Who #39;s been dropped.


His house damaged by Hurricane Jeanne, Singh pulls out of AmEx

COUNTY KILKENNY, Ireland (PA) -- Hurricane Jeanne has led to world No. 1 Vijay Singh pulling out of this week #39;s WGC-American Express Championship at Mount Juliet.


Offensive Linemen Looking for Redemption

ATHENS - Daniel Inman went home to North Carolina this weekend and tried to get away from football. It didn #39;t work.  quot;The whole time I was at home, I was thinking of this game, quot; Daniel Inman said.


Players have fun in new 4-on-4 league

When Randy Gumbley called Rick Dudley last month, the founder of the Original Stars Hockey League asked the former NHL Florida Panthers general manager to be commissioner.


qualifiers to deplete MLS

In the battle between Major League Soccer and the national teams of several players over the coming weeks, there will be likely few winners.


Embattled Blair pushes for third term

Here we are again .. my toughest week yet since the last one ... and before the next one, said the ever-embattled but resolute British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the start of a


Argentine teen shoots dead four classmates

A 15-year-old youth opened fire on classmates at his school in southern Argentina, killing four students and injuring five others, authorities said.


First Look: LCD Adds a Dimension to the Desktop

Sharp's LL-151-3D offers stereoscopic mode for viewing 3D models, but it'll cost you.


Telecom Italia buys mobile stake

Telecom Italia is poised to pay 20bn euros for the 44 stake it does not already own of its mobile unit TIM.


Google shares hit new high, analysts bullish

Shares of newly public Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday hit a new high and posted their largest single-day percentage gain after five investment


Mourinho: No love lost when we play old team Porto

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists there will be no love lost when he comes face to face with Porto, the Champions League winners he quit.


Gibbs bothered by questionable Monday night calls

Apparently even a Hall of Fame coach doesn #39;t get a break from the officials. Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs on Tuesday reviewed the tape of the previous night #39;s loss to the Dallas Cowboys and determined he was on the wrong side of  quot;two awful calls.


Ratliff signs extension with Portland

Portland, OR (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers signed center Theo Ratliff to a five-year contract extension on Tuesday.


Google Shares Hit New High (Reuters)

Reuters - Shares of newly public Google\Inc.  on Tuesday hit a new high and posted  their\largest single-day percentage gain after five investment banks\issued bullish reports on the leading Web search provider.


First Look: LCD Adds a Dimension to the Desktop (PC World)

PC World - Sharp's LL-151-3D offers stereoscopic mode for viewing 3D models, but it'll cost you.


Sun Expands RFID Testing, Tools (Ziff Davis)

Ziff Davis - Its next test center will be in Scotland, the company said at EPGglobal, where it also announced its first RFID toolkit and an RFID warehouse management solution.


UC Berkeley slows speed of light to improve networking

Optical fiber can deliver data fast, sometimes too fast. Slowing light might make some networking bottlenecks vanish.