A small white cat with glowing eyes standing underneath a chair.

A group of people paddle their blue inflatable raft down the rapids.

A small child in a yellow shirt is holding their arms out to the sides.

the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect.

Dynes has been at UC San Diego since 1991 after spending 22 years with AT&T Bell Labs, where he worked on superconductors and other materials.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was 0.46 points lower, or 0.05 percent, at 997.02.

The additional contribution brings total U.S. food aid to North Korea this year to 100,000 tonnes.

President Bush has raised $83.9 million since beginning his re-election campaign in May, and has $70 million of that left to spend, his campaign said Tuesday.

The case comes out of Illinois and involves a for-profit company called Telemarketing Associates Inc.

One of the key suspects in the October nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people in Bali went on trial Monday amid tight security.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction.

the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings.

Trans fats are created when vegetable oil has been partially hydrogenated, solidifying it and increasing the shelf life of certain products.

Both the House and Senate bills would end the ban on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.

And if that ain't a Democrat, then I must be in the wrong meeting," he said to thunderous applause from his supporters.

The first trial of a suspect in last year's Bali nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people opened in Indonesia today, Sky News reported.

Reuters witnesses said public squares were packed with crying children and people left homeless, huddled in blankets to protect them from the cold.

That was more than double the $102 million, or 13 cents a share, for the year-earlier quarter.

Halliburton on Tuesday reiterated its contention that KBR had "delivered fuel to Iraq at the best value, the best price and the best terms".

The time was about 4 a.m. on March 18, just hours before the first pinpoint missiles rained down on the capital.

grip, penetrate or tear off with or as if with the teeth or jaws

treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace.

Three people sit at an outdoor table in front of a building painted like the Union Jack.

A seventh person, a 21-year-old woman, was in critical condition in the burn unit at Akron Children's Hospital.

Board Chancellor Robert Bennett declined to comment on personnel matters Tuesday.

Before the meeting, Putin said Russia regards Saudi Arabia as a key Muslim state.

The two Democrats on the five-member FCC panel held a news conference to sway opinion against Powell.

BlueCore3 also implements v1.2's eSCO facility to provide the basis for advanced cordless telephony applications for Bluetooth transmission.

With the Expose feature, all open windows shrink to fit on the screen but are still clear enough to identify.

Last Thursday, the RIAA sent a stiff copyright warning to Penn State's department of astronomy and astrophysics.

Large white bird with long orange beak standing on the shoreline.

The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 19.72 points, or 1.98 percent, to 1,015.69.

She told the inquiry that her husband had received assurances from his line manager and senior ministry officials that when he came forward his name would not be made public.

Missouri kicked Ricky Clemons off its team, ending his troubled career there.

Reloaded is the second installment of a trilogy; "The Matrix Revolutions" is slated for debut in November.

Yes, I do not wish to be present during this witness, Peterson, 31, calmly told the judge as he was returned to his cell.

a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices.

compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.

In two weeks, he'll probably send out Peace Rules in the Preakness.

Two mountain climbers stand on the top of a mountain looking around.

Richard Grasso quit as chairman last week after losing the support of his board amid public furor over his $140 million pay package.

A person sticks their head out of a tent at the top of a mountain.

But under cross-examination by O'Donnell's attorney, Lorna Schofield, Toepfer conceded she had ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.

The newly unsealed 32-count indictment alleges money laundering and conspiracy and "strikes at one of the very top targets in the drug-trafficking world," Jiménez said.

So far, Georgia has been returned all but $70,000 of the money it wired.

Perry has since called two special legislative sessions to try force the redistricting plan through.

During the hearing, Morales expressed "sincere regrets and remorse" for his actions.

A man in a black shirt swims next to a girl on a pink surf board.

Fifty-seven senators, including 24 Republicans, have signed the letter.

Analysts' consensus estimate from Thomson First Call was for a loss of $2.08 a share, excluding one-time items.

DeVries did make one stop in town Wednesday - registering as a sex offender at the Soledad Police Department.

The Portuguese weather service said Europe's heatwave was caused by a mass of hot, dry air moving from the southeast.

It generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue in the year's first half, 53 percent of Citigroup's totals.

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ.

Michael Schiavo has argued that his wife never wanted to be kept alive artificially.

Hovan "did not wake up that day" intending to hurt anyone, defense attorney John Speranza said.

A beauty contest to be held in Italy next week may be the first for pixel-perfect pin-ups.

Pines said he would convene the relevant party bodies within 10 days to discuss whether new elections would be held or whether a temporary leader would be appointed.

Nick Pollard, the head of Sky News said: "This is a shocking blow for James's family.

There will be 9.3 million visitors to hot spots in 2003, up from 2.5 million in 2002, Gartner said.

Brown and black dogs on snow, showing teeth and barking at each other.

Bishop O'Brien, aged 67, had told police he thought he had hit a dog or cat.

Bremer said he would launch a $70-million program in the next two weeks to clean up neighborhoods across Iraq and build community projects, but gave no details.

Sunnis make up 77 percent of Pakistan's population, Shiites 20 percent.

Shares of Coke were down 26 cents to close at $44.10 on the New York Stock Exchange.

Darren Dopp, a Spitzer spokesman, declined to comment late Thursday.

The royal household was bracing itself for any more revelations in A Royal Duty, based on the former servant’s time with Diana, Princess of Wales.

To move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away (from something).

Those reports were denied by the interior minister, Prince Nayef.

Security lights have also been installed and police have swept the grounds for booby traps.

a system by which one currency is exchanged for another, enabling international transactions

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI edged up 13.33 points, or 0.15 percent, to 9,196.55.

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).

A poll released this week showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor has given a boost to his re-election effort.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it has selected three companies to continue research into ways to thwart shoulder-fired missile attacks on U.S. commercial aircraft.

Walk heavily and firmly (like a cat) as when weary or over soft terrain.

The average American makes four trips a day, 45 percent for shopping or errands.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 49 points, or 0.47 percent, to 10,578.

More than 10,000 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in three decades of insurgency.

The Standard Edition One is a single processor version of the Oracle Standard Edition Database.

One of the most well studied facets of temperament is how people respond to novelty.

An older, balding man falling asleep on a chair in front of bookshelves.

This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally, Judge Denny Chin scoffed.

The technique is used during the second and, occasionally, third trimester of pregnancy.

The scientist also quarantined himself at home as soon as he developed SARS symptoms, officials said.

the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance.

Still, he noted Miami must decide whether to seek ACC membership for the next school year by June 30 to adhere to Big East guidelines.

A black and white dog stands on the grass with a baseball in his mouth

On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured when a munitions dump they were guarding exploded in southern Iraq.

Last week, his lawyers asked Warner to grant clemency under certain conditions that would have lead to a new sentencing hearing.

As Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but hundreds who ran the war have returned to the United States.

Founded in 1996, the LendingTree exchange consists of more than 200 banks, lenders, and brokers.

The stock had risen 63 cents, or 3 percent, to close at $20.26 in regular-session Nasdaq trading.

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).

Both Counterpane and iDefense contend that the exploit works effectively against Windows 2000 systems running Service Pack 3 and 4.

On May 1, he crawled through a narrow, winding canyon, rappelled down a 60-foot cliff and walked some six miles down the canyon.

Naval Academy spokesman Cmdr. Rod Gibbons said: ``Today's announcement came as a surprise.

Annika Sorenstam gets her first opportunity to test that objective this week at the McDonald's LPGA Championship.

Hormone replacement therapy that combines estrogen and progestin doubles a woman's risk of breast cancer, a British study of more than a million women has found.

The proportion of people covered by employers dropped from 62.3 percent in 2001 to 61.3 percent last year.

Mr Colpin did not specify whether it was this system that was at the centre of the investigation.

We think PeopleSoft customers deserve the right to choose, Ellison said.

Negotiators said Friday they made good progress during their latest round of talks on creating a Central American Free Trade Agreement.

Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.

Prosecutors contended that Mr. Durst had plotted the murder to assume Mr. Black's identity.

Along with Boston, Watertown, Saugus and Framingham also are going smoke-free Monday.

Their belief was based on speculation that estrogen prevents cell damage and improves blood flow.

Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; separate or cause to separate; go to pieces.

A motorcyclist "pops a wheelie" in a grassy field framed by rolling hills.

Silver and blue car marked 104 raises dust on road as two background people watch.

If convicted, each faces up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 or more based on the amount of gains involved.

organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical).

Claudette, the first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season, hit the mid-Texas coast July 15 with 85-mph wind.

Bush said U.S. and European Union leaders, at an annual Washington summit, agreed on the need to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Singapore reported no suspected SARS cases Wednesday, but officials quarantined 70 people who had contact with the Taiwanese patient.

The quarterlies usually stay in stores for between six to eight weeks," Carney added.

His lawyer, Pamela MacKey, said Bryant expects to be completely exonerated.

Israeli soldiers began tearing down settlement outposts in the West Bank yesterday - an Israeli obligation under a new Mideast peace plan.

He was released on $3-million bail and immediately returned to Las Vegas, where he had been filming a video.

He added that genes on the Y might play a role in influencing gender-specific differences in disease susceptibility.

COMPUTERS: obtain data/images from magnetic tapes or with a beam of light

PG&E's shares gained 24 cents to $15.44 during Tuesday's trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Scribner's body was found floating in the city's Portage Bay, where he lived with his wife in a houseboat.

Two boys and two dogs are playing in the sand and water at the seashore.

The American Roman Catholic archdiocese of Boston has offered $55 million to settle more than 500 sex abuse lawsuits involving priests.

A kid turns around with an object in hand while someone passes behind him.

Wear or display, as in a facet of something or an article of clothing.

Hollywood and the world are gearing up to celebrate legendary entertainer Bob Hope's 100th birthday on Thursday.

Graves reported from Albuquerque, Villafranca from Austin and Ratcliffe from Laredo.

Spin, wind, braid, or twist together,    perhaps as when performing lacework.

Yucaipa owned Dominick's before selling the chain to Safeway in 1998 for $2.5 billion.

Put down by force or authority; come down on or keep down by unjust use of authority.

A bottle of water sitting on a stone with other stones and a wall in the background.

Amazon and the New York attorney general's office have already settled with one of the alleged e-mail forgers.

She survives him as do their four children -- sons Anthony and Kelly, daughters Linda Hope and Nora Somers -- and four grandchildren.

Agents confiscated several classified documents in his possession and interrogated him.

Skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways          as a manner of motion.

The union banned the import of genetically modified food in 1998 after many consumers feared health risks.

A girl in glasses is looking over two American flags near a wooded area.

In January 2000, notebooks represented less than 25 percent of sales volume.

It was the best advance since Oct. 1, when the index gained 22.25.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was down 1.55 points, or 0.09 percent, at 1,744.91.

However, other unions including the powerful CGT remained opposed to the reform and demanded the government begin fresh negotiations with them.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.

A white and brown dog is laying down on a red jacket with a rodent standing on it.

He said: “They were an inspirational couple, selfless and courageous.

Executive recruiters say that finding a seasoned chief merchandising officer perhaps will be the trickiest of all hires.

PeopleSoft's board has recommended stockholders reject the offer.

It will cost about $20,000 per eight-week course of treatment, comparable to other injected cancer therapies, a spokeswoman said.

If convicted of the spying charges, he could face the death penalty.

Two people walking along the beach at sunset towarn a group of people.

Russian stocks fell after the arrest last Saturday of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, chief executive of Yukos Oil, on charges of fraud and tax evasion.

U.S. and European leaders pledged on Wednesday to work together to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons, presenting a united front after months of bitter acrimony over Iraq.

The dollar fell as low as $1.1624 per euro from $1.1486 on Friday, and traded at $1.1594 at 10:15 a.m. in London.

He and his colleagues attributed some of the communication gap to doctors feeling pressed for time.

Sean Harrigan, president of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, also suggested paring down the NYSE's 27-member board, changing its composition and making it more accountable.

The new system costs between $1.1 million and $22 million, depending on configuration.

Kiernan testified that Seifert had received a gunshot wound to the back.

A statement released by DEI said Green would begin driving the car on an interim basis beginning next week in the Winston Open at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Ray Brent Marsh, 29, also faces charges of abuse of a body, and theft.

A trainer runs next to his dog as it jumps through multiple hoops.

Coupling, an American version of a hit British comedy, will couple with Friends on Thursdays.

By Sunday night, the fires had blackened 277,000 acres, hundreds of miles apart.

Dell's Personal All-in-One A920 is an entry-level device that combines printer, scanner and copier functions for $89.

About 100 firefighters are in the bosque today, Albuquerque Fire Chief Robert Ortega said.

Phoberomys' skeleton was unearthed 250 miles west of Caracas, Venezuela.

To remain emotionally or intellectually attached without necessary physical contact.

A person in a blue shirt reclines near a coffee table and television.

The bill is among the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.

Texas Instruments climbed $1.37 to $19.25 yesterday and Novellus Systems Inc. advanced $1.76 to $36.31.

He also reaffirmed his wish to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis peacefully.

Investigators continue to probe virtually every aspect of Campbell's personal and financial affairs, the former mayor has said.

Parents received letters informing them of the possible contamination yesterday.

The bulk of the bill - $64.7 billion - goes for military operations primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A man in a suit dances with a young girl in front of an audience.

A man in jeans resting on a striped bench with his feet on a luggage cart

A list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election.

Squyres is principal investigator for the Athena payload - a collection of science instruments carted by each rover.

Both of these kids are in wonderful physical condition right now, said Goodrich, also director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore.

A man in jeans is playing with a ball while a woman in jeans stands nearby looking away.

In the second quarter, consumer advertisers continued to spend the most online, slightly increasing their share.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gave up 11.91 points, or 1.19 percent, at 986.60.

Pete Slover reported from Laredo and Gromer Jeffers from Albuquerque.

They asked that the autopsy reports be unsealed after portions of the autopsy report on Peterson's unborn son that were favorable to the defense were leaked to the media.

Douglas Meester, 20, is charged with rape, sodomy, indecent assault, and providing alcohol to minors.

A school bus driving down a road with green trees and grass in the background.

On Monday, China said nine more people had died from SARS and that 160 more were infected with the virus.

I do not wish to be present during this witness, he told Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Al Girolami.

My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen, Ezzell said.

A man dressed in black wearing a hat and glasses in front of a red wall.

Dubbed Project Mad Hatter, the Linux-based desktop is being promoted by Sun as a more secure and less expensive alternative to Windows.

Just five months ago, Dean committed to accepting taxpayer money and vowed to attack any Democrat who didnt.

The mock explosion of a radioactive "dirty bomb," the first event in the weeklong drill, occurred on several acres in the south Seattle industrial area.

But I do question the motives of a deskbound president who assumes the garb of a warrior for the purposes of a speech.

A man helps tie a red ribbon around another man's right arm during a street parade.

It looks very much like an isolated event, World Health Organization spokeswoman Maria Cheng said.

the ability of computers to exchange digital information between them and make use of it

A brown and white pitbull runs through the grass with a stick in it's mouth.

It has a chequered safety record, including 47 accidents that resulted in 668 deaths.

Ryan Harvey, an outfielder from Dunedin High School in Florida, was selected with the sixth pick by the Chicago Cubs.

Shares of Halliburton fell 71 cents, or 3 percent, to close at $21.59 yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.

A key player in former state Treasurer Paul Silvester's corruption scheme testified on Tuesday about kickbacks and bribes Silvester traded for state business.

The giant rock was first observed on August 24 by Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research Program, based in Socorro, New Mexico.

A man and woman are riding bicycles across a junction in the city.

He refused to say what percentage of domestic flights had security officers on board.

The acquisition has been approved by both companies' board of directors and is expected to close in the third quarter this year.

The Fijian military installed an all-indigenous government led by Mr Qarase, who won democratic elections in September 2001.

If you pass this bill, Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, "Big Brother will be watching you."

Chinese language Web portals also support 3721 keywords, the Web site said.

They reported symptoms of fever, headache, rash and muscle aches.

Perry has called lawmakers into two special sessions to address congressional redistricting.

The world's largest software company said it recognized the difficulty the multiple patches posed for companies, and set out to make it easier for them to apply the updates.

North American futures pointed to a sub-par start to trading on Tuesday, with investors ready to get their first taste of quarterly earnings.

Generally unwanted—and often pornographic or with fraudulent intent —spam is a nuisance and a distraction," Gates writes.

a little girl in a flowered bathingsuit runs through the sand at the beach

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked Congress today for additional authority to fight unwanted Internet spam, which now accounts for up to half of all e-mail traffic.

the techniques and principles of artistic composition using paints

BlueCore3-Multimedia contains an open platform DSP co-processor and also includes a 16-bit stereo audio codec with dual ADC and DAC for stereo audio.

To remain emotionally or intellectually          attached without necessary physical contact.

The new bill would have Medicare cover 95 percent of drug costs over $5,100.

It is widely expected to give Bair formal approval to offer the plane for sale to airlines.

Bush plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, in the Jordanian port of Aqaba on Wednesday.

Five-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong had a few words of advice for other cancer survivors in Denver on Friday.

But at age 15, she had reached 260 pounds and a difficult decision: It was time to try surgery.

And it can store more than a gigabyte of information - equivalent to 1,000 high quality images or around 12 hours of music - in just one cubic centimetre.

Canada is a small country, and it needs companies like this, deals like this.

He was arrested Tuesday night at a northwest Atlanta tire shop after a national manhunt.

It is priced at $5,995 for an unlimited number of users tapping into the single processor, or $195 per user with a minimum of five users.

(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer.

Gov. Rick Perry opposes expansion of gambling but has said he would be "hard-pressed" to veto the lottery sunset bill.

A woman in a knit cap and green coat its on a stone block, looking out.

a coefficient assigned to elements in a frequency distribution in order to indicate the relative importance of each element

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something.

Republicans had pledged to complete a Medicare drug package by August, then extended the deadline to Oct. 17, and they are still working on it.

(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease.

a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted.

a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it.

The latest snapshot of the labor markets was slightly better than economists were expecting; they were forecasting claims to fall no lower than 410,000 for last week.

Former model Lady McCartney lost a leg in a road accident in 1993 and is understood to have steel plates fitted in her hips which would make natural childbirth difficult.

Pennsylvania, which has the most aggressive treatment program, is treating 548 of 8,030 inmates.

Dennehy, who transferred to Baylor last year after getting kicked off the University of New Mexico Lobos for temper tantrums, became a born-again Christian in June 2002.

The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC jumped 43.64 points, or 2.89 percent, to 1,553.73.

A tan calf with a yellow tag on his left ear looking at the camera.

Prof Sally Baldwin, 63, from York, fell into a cavity which opened up when the structure collapsed at Tiburtina station, Italian railway officials said.

Along with chip maker Intel, the companies include Sony, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, International Business Machines, Gateway, Nokia and others.

Mitzna and party secretary Ophir Pines agreed to convene party organizations within 10 days to discuss whether new primaries would be held or a temporary leader appointed.

He urged Congress to "send me the final bill as soon as possible so that I can sign it into law."

touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc..

My judgment is 95 percent of that information could be declassified, become uncensored so the American people would know," Mr. Shelby said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

The company said it would cut the wholesale price of most top-line CDs to $9.09 from $12.02.

The white dog is laying on the wooden floor underneath the table.

Tuition at four-year private colleges averaged $19,710 this year, up 6 percent from 2002.

Governor Gray Davis estimated yesterday that the fires could cost nearly $2 billion.

A coalition of campaign groups, including the militant national students body, is backing the protests, which the NLC called in defiance of a court order banning them.

According to the Census Bureau, the Hispanic population increased by 9.8 percent from the April 2000 census figures.

They include two Kuwaitis and six Palestinians with Jordanian passports, and the remainder are Iraqis and Saudis, the official said.

But church members and observers say they anticipate that the decision here could pose doctrinal problems for some Episcopalians who believe the Bible prohibits homosexuality.

Both men are being held for investigation of administrative immigration violations.

Seven 20- and 21-year-old male cadets were caught in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two female teens, 16 and 18 years.

A dog enjoys a romp in the water with mountains and sand in the background.

A black and white chair sitting in front of a brick wall and a window with a bamboo plant in a vase.

Critics say the law violates civil liberties, something House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he is sensitive to.

The bill says that a woman who undergoes such an abortion couldn't be prosecuted.

Supply with a constant flow of some liquid,          for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting.

Excuse some minor social infraction; accept    an excuse for something.

In late-morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Corixa was up 74 cents, or 10%, at $7.94.

To reach Brad Cooper, Johnson County municipal reporter, call (816) 234-7724 or send e-mail to bcooper@kcstar.com.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event.

Hope is survived by his wife; sons Anthony and Kelly; daughters Linda and Nora Somers; and four grandchildren.

A woman in a gray shirt smiles for the camera while the woman behind her makes a face.

Justices said that the Constitution allows the government to administer drugs only "in limited circumstances."

Shares of LendingTree rose $6.03, or 41 percent, to close at $20.72 on the Nasdaq stock market yesterday.

The ingredients of such a polypill would contain aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering statin, three blood pressure-lowering agents in half dose, and folic acid.

Judge Leroy Millette Jr. can reduce the punishment to life in prison without parole when Muhammad is formally sentenced Feb. 12, but Virginia judges rarely take such action.

Caldera acquired the Unix server software of the original SCO and changed its name to the SCO Group.

This is a hospital that treats everybody as people, and if we could do that throughout the world, we could end terrorism."

Martin served two thirds of a five-year sentence for the manslaughter of Barras and for wounding Fearon.

The Rev. John Johnston, 64, was charged with aggravated harassment in the phone call case and with criminal possession of a weapon, according to a police statement.

The shares represent more than half the 115.9 million shares Turner held at the end of April, according to Bloomberg data.

Jay Fishman, 51, chairman and chief executive of St Paul, will be chief executive of the combined company.

Mr. Powell told a crowd at a cemetery with a thousand headstones, many of them marking the graves of entire families.

Despite problems in the job market, the latest snapshot of the labor markets was slightly better than economists were expecting.

The Swedish central bank, also meeting on Wednesday, is widely expected to announce a cut on Thursday of as much as half a percentage point.

One Asian and one occasion woman in glasses smiling with their thumbs up.

LendingTree shares rose 43 percent, or $6.31, to $21, more than doubling in the last two months.

We remain hopeful that the city will agree to work with us and engage in good-faith discussions on this issue."

Tomorrow at the Mission Inn, I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California.	I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California, and I'm looking forward to it."

In a mixture of ancient Melanesian pagan and modern Christian ceremonies the people tried again to erase the misfortunes they believe have kept them poor since that long-ago meal.

Sobig.F spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain such familiar headings as "Thank You!," "Re: Details" or "Re: That Movie."

Swartz, indicted in February, had argued that New Hampshire was the wrong place to charge him.

The Winston-Salem, North Carolina company opened six stores during the quarter, bringing the total to 282.

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the U.S. government can withhold the names of people detained as part of the September 11 investigation, reversing a lower court decision.

In the second quarter last year, AK Steel reported a profit of $16.2 million, or 15 cents a share.

Two-year-old Egyptian twin boys, born with their heads conjoined, have been separated after 26 hours of surgery at the Children's Medical Centre in Dallas.

A poll showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor had given a boost to his reelection effort against GOP opponent Sam Katz.

A man dressed in denim is walking along a snow covered street next to red brick buildings.

The bishop told police he thought he had hit a dog or a cat or that someone had thrown a rock at his vehicle.

I'm really excited about going to Cleveland, James told ESPN.com.

A man and boy walking along a beach with the sea in the background.

A tropical storm rapidly developed in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday and was expected to hit somewhere along the Texas or Louisiana coasts by Monday night.

The rate of skin cancer has tripled since the 1950s in Norway and Sweden, according to the study.

convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA.

As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.

I'm not going to be sponsoring it because it is not our proposal but I'm not going to be negative about it.

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.

After Freitas' opening statement, King County Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel recessed trial until after the Thanksgiving weekend.

Greenspan told Congress on Tuesday the U.S. economy "could very well be embarking on a period of sustained growth".

The House has passed prescription-drug legislation in the last two sessions, but the Senate has failed to do so.

The old lady is standing in the kitchen with two cats at her feet.

Bolivia's army fought to stop a column of dynamite-wielding miners from streaming into the besieged capital on Wednesday, leaving two dead as a popular uprising against the President spread.

It's a major victory for Maine, and it's a major victory for other states.	The Maine program could be a model for other states.
3.600	In addition to O'Connor, Rehnquist's majority opinion was joined by Justices David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Stephen Breyer.	Joining him in the majority opinion were Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer.
2.800	The Metropolitan Transportation Authority was given two weeks to restore the $1.50 fare and the old commuter railroad rates, York declared.	The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which plans to appeal, was given until May 28 to restore the old subway and bus fare and the old commuter railroad rates.
3.000	The Embraer jets are scheduled to be delivered by September 2006.	The Bombardier and Embraer aircraft will be delivered to U.S. Airways by September 2006.
4.600	Today, we are trying to convey this problem to Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George W Bush."

The Competition Commission delivered its verdict yesterday on the proposed merger of the two big ITV players, Carlton and Granada.

To watch pay television, consumers would insert into the set a security card provided by their cable service.

FirstEnergy Corp. should have determined that modernizing one of its plants would increase overall pollution emissions, U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus ruled Thursday.

Taylor's aides warn an abrupt departure could trigger more chaos, a view shared by many in Liberia and, in private, even by mediators.

Miodrag Zivkovic, the leader of the pro-independence opposition Liberal Alliance, came in second with 31 percent of the vote.

Last year, Cuban officials said none of nearly two dozen nominated Cuban musicians received U.S. visas on time to attend the Grammys in Los Angeles.

He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and was barred from the complex.

To force a recall election of Davis, the valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be turned in to election officials.

CCAG supported Bill Curry, Rowland's opponent in the 2002 gubernatorial election.

CIA Director George Tenet said the two men were "defined by dedication and courage."

Stanford (46-15) plays South Carolina (44-20) on Friday in the opening game of the double-elimination tournament.

Sally Baldwin, from York, was killed instantly when a walkway collapsed and she fell into the machinery at Tiburtina station.

A group of people are standing and sitting around on the ground at night.

The report cites the marriage of the alleged operational commander of the Bali bombings, Mukhlas, to Farida, a "highly cosmopolitan and well-educated young woman".

Outside the court, Sriyanto, who faces up to 25 years' jail, denied he had done anything wrong.

Kerry was viewed favorably by 66 percent of those polled; Dean at 57 percent.

US Special Forces troops are training Colombian soldiers at military bases in the region to protect the pipeline, which transports crude from Colombia's second-biggest oil field.

The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 8.79 points, or 0.96 percent, at 929.06.

Today, we are trying to convey this problem to Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) and President Bush (news - web sites).

a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement.

The dollar dropped to $1.1564 per euro at 7:30 a.m. in London from $1.1486 on Friday.

Sorkin, who faces charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to a grand jury, was to have been tried separately.

(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving.

On the upside, Coca-Cola Co. (nyse: KO - news - people) reported higher profit for the quarter early on Thursday, helped by European demand.

She, in turn, occasionally told John that she was still sleeping with an ex-boyfriend, "Baywatch" hunk Michael Bergin.

Peter Lyman and Hal Varian of Berkeley's School of Information Management and Systems say that information production has increased by 30 percent each year between 1999 and 2002.

Mr. Pingeon is director of litigation for Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, a prisoners' rights group.

The recent turnaround in the stock market and an easing in unemployment claims should keep consumer expectations at current levels and may signal more favorable economic times ahead.

Nuremberg, Germany-based SuSE will license Sun's Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) and ship Sun's Java Virtual Machine across its Linux software line.

The report shows that drugs sold in Canadian pharmacies are manufactured in facilities approved by Health Canada - the FDA's counterpart in Canada.

Smith said simply "Oh, my God," in the seconds afterward, according to Weinshall.

incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating.

Shares of McDonald's and Wendy's continued their recent recovery Monday, rising more than 1 percent on the New York Stock Exchange in afternoon trade.

That took the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR down 9/32, its yield rising to 3.37 percent from 3.34 percent late on Thursday.

The company said it would issue revised guidance for the full fiscal year next month when it releases its Q2 results.

Klarman was arrested by FBI agents in the Hamptons, an exclusive summer resort enclave east of New York City.

The vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft's Visual Basic for Applications checks document properties passed to it when a document is opened.

Astronomers have clocked eight more moons orbiting Jupiter, bringing its known total to 60.

The measures could be taken up by the full Senate as early as Friday.

He gave a surprisingly impassioned speech to the United Steelworkers of America, who announced their endorsement yesterday.

The man is sitting cross legged wearing a cloak and holding a stick.

Shares of LendingTree rose $6.21, or 42 percent, to $20.90 after hitting $21.36 earlier.

The findings appear in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association (news - web sites).

Among other things, Microsoft is to comment on proposed remedies in its response.

The Nasdaq composite index fell 2.95, or 0.2 percent, for the week to 1,912.36 after stumbling 37.78 yesterday.

Reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a          loss or sacrifice.

Amazon's shares yesterday closed at $54.32 on the Nasdaq Stock Market, up 29 cents.

Both rebels and government forces, including those loyald to Taylor, have been accused of pillaging villages in Liberia's countryside despite a peace deal.

SEC Chairman William Donaldson said there is a "building confidence out there that the cop is on the beat."

The director of the Office of Medical Access, Cindy Cripps-Prawak, left her job after the department introduced a plan to distribute marijuana through doctors' offices.

Indonesia's army has often been accused of human rights abuses during GAM's battle for independence, charges it has generally denied while accusing the separatists of committing rights violations.

A brown dog is in the middle of a line of dogs chasing a dirty tennis ball over dirt.

A close-up of an animal with a long face standing on grass near a tree.

Mr Blair went on: "I think we did the right thing in relation to Iraq.

The computers were reportedly located in the U.S., Canada and South Korea.

It will also give Microsoft an opportunity to comment on remedies proposed by the Commission.

Mr Levine confirmed that Ms Cohen Alon had tried to sell the story during the World Cup.

A federal magistrate in Fort Lauderdale ordered him held without bail.

We condemn this raid which is in our view illegal and morally and politically unjustifiable, London-based NCRI official Ali Safavi told Reuters by telephone.

Instead of one long operation to separate the twins, Goodrich and Dr. David Staffenberg plan about three, with several weeks between each.

The new research will be published soon in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

IBM shares closed up $1.75, or 2.11 percent, at $84.50 on the New York Stock Exchange.

The three grocery chains were relying on store managers and replacement workers to keep their stores open.

The city had requested federal funds, but withdrew that request when American Express pledged at least $3 million.

EDS reported a first-quarter loss of $126 million, or 26 cents per share.

The government wanted to revive talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to discuss the interim structure.

fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit.

Now, Blanca's husband, 63-year-old Roger Lawrence Strunk of Tracy, faces a murder indictment issued by the Philippine government in February.

Chavez said investigators feel confident they've got "at least one of the fires resolved in that regard."

Man on skateboard on top of rust colored barrel in darkened area.

covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container).

impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result.

Enron spokesman Eric Thode declined to comment on the mediation order.

A blond-haired boy wearing a yellow shirt and blue pants is climbing a large, fallen tree limb outdoors in grassy meadow.

The no-shows were Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Bob Graham of Florida.

China is scrambling to stop the disease from spreading to the countryside, where most of its 1.3 billion people live.

Several shots rang out Wednesday night, but no gators were killed then.

Moose's book goes on sale Monday, nearly a year after the sniper shootings started in the Washington area.

Results of the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey released yesterday by Statistics Canada suggest living standards have improved but still lag for those off reserves.

reverse a direction, attitude or course of action, perhaps perceptually.

Lord Falconer hailed the changes as "a new beginning as far as the courts, Crown Prosecution Service and police are concerned".

The agency will "consider as timely any tax returns or payments due" Aug. 15 if they are submitted by Aug. 22.

A red truck spins their tires while a black one leaves the frame.

The legal ruling follows three days of intense speculation Hewlett-Packard Co. may be bidding for the company.

The Nasdaq composite index added 30.46 points, or 2 percent, to 1,520.15.

Moffitt said the results need to be replicated in another study before testing of individuals for presence of the long or short versions of the gene will be pursued.

Wal-Mart has told its top 100 suppliers that they'll need to have radio-frequency ID systems in place for tracking pallets of goods through the supply chain by Jan. 25, 2005.

Some 660 prisoners from 42 countries, including Canada, are held, many captured during the war against in Afghanistan the al-Qaida network.

Federal officials said the document remained sealed until Thursday morning to allow authorities to make arrests in five Western states.

AAA spokesman Jerry Cheske said prices might have affected some plans, but cheap hotel deals made up for it.

The new policy gives greatest weight to grades, test scores and a student's high school curriculum.

Total revenue for the second quarter was $1.48 billion, up 7% from $1.39 billion in the same period last year.

The bodies of some of the dead, pulled out from under the train, were laid out beside the tracks while emergency services brought in wooden coffins.

Yesterday, the Concorde seemed to launch itself straight out of the rising sun.

Two girls dressed in black are sitting in a room making suggestive poses at the camera.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state.

Also in Mosul, rebel gunmen on Friday assassinated a Sunni Muslim tribal leader who backed the coalition.

The network will drop one edition of "Dateline," its newsmagazine franchise.

But for the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, it can be fatal.

Prior to joining Kodak, Palumbo worked for Procter & Gamble Corp., where he managed products such as Folgers and Pantene shampoo.

The servers can run Solaris x86 operating system or the standard Linux operating system.

In exchange, North Korea would be required to end its nuclear weapons program.

At one of the three sampling sites at Huntington Beach, the bacteria reading came back at 160 on June 16 and at 120 on June 23.

Two police officers standing behind a van with a bus in the background.

Appellate courts across the country have issued differing rulings on the issue, allowing public displays of the Ten Commandments in some cases and banning them in others.

Close cooperation between regional law enforcement agencies and intelligence services was at the heart of the fight against terrorism, he said.

Doctors say one or both boys may die, and that some brain damage is possible if they survive.

a boy in a red shirt, in front of a long blue wall, raises his eyebrow at the camera

It's not zero, said David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.

The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury.

a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation.

The free service was originally intended to block about 80 percent of telemarketer calls.

Sweeney was to outline plans for the campaign in a speech on Saturday night at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association.

The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.

Mr. Bush had sought to store his papers in his father's presidential library, where they would have stayed secret for a half-century.

Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15.66 to 1,046.79, its best advance since Oct. 1, when it gained 22.25.

Earlier on Monday, Grant Thornton SpA repeated previous statements that it was "a victim of fraudulent action".

FBI agents arrested a former partner of Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young ERNY.UL on criminal charges of obstructing federal investigations, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Spokesmen for the FBI, CIA, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on El Shukrijumah's stay in Canada.

LendingTree matches borrowers via the Internet with more than 200 mortgage brokers, banks and other lenders.

Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games by major league baseball Friday for using a corked bat.

The government did not identify the taikonauts -- a term coined from taikong, the Chinese word for space.

We believe the report is fully consistent with what the courts have ruled ... that the department's actions are fully within the law.

The head of the local disaster unit, Gyorgy Heizler, said the coach driver had failed to heed red stop lights.

The International Committee of the Red Cross, fearful for the safety of its staff operating in Iraq, announced it was temporarily shutting its offices in Baghdad and Basra.

A woman with a surprised look on her face is holding a smiling woman from behind.

A radio station has suspended two disc jockeys for locking themselves in the studio and continuously playing Dixie Chicks songs, violating the station's two-month-old ban on the group's music.

Relief is in sight for Texans saddled with skyrocketing homeowners insurance premiums.

Convicted child molester Brian DeVries spoke out in response to community outrage Wednesday afternoon after registering as a sex offender at the Soledad Police Department.

At 11 a.m. (1500 GMT), the 10-year note US10YT=RR was up 11/32 for a yield of 3.36 percent from 3.40 percent Wednesday.

Its shares jumped to $54.50 in pre-open trading from $50.90 at Wednesday's close.

Congress has added a new benefit - an option to buy insurance coverage for prescription drugs.

the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election.

The broader market also retreated, having climbed higher for four consecutive weeks.

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance.

Sliding down the embankment, the two rescuers hit the spongy, rocky floor of the river and immediately felt the pull.

MGM, NBC and Liberty executives were not immediately available for comment.

Besides a sales slump, Siebel is sparring with some shareholders over management stock option windfalls.

Though the judge can reduce the punishment to life in prison without parole, experts say Virginia judges rarely take that opportunity.

Her birthday, 21 April, was declared a public holiday and she attended a reception and a ball.

Bring, lead, or force to abandon an evil path or lifestyle and adopt a right course of action.

Bashir also felt he was being tried by opinion rather than facts of law, he added.

Richard Miller, 57, survived a lifesaving liver transplant but remains hospitalized.

A woman wearing a black and blue striped suit is surfing on a wave.

Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea, abdominal pain, weight loss and extreme tiredness.

International rescue workers hacked desperately through flattened debris for survivors and cemeteries overflowed in Iran's ancient Silk Road city of Bam yesterday.

Germans represent more than a quarter of all foreign visitors to Italy and 40 percent of hotel bookings.

Hundreds of Kenyan women claiming they were attacked and raped by British soldiers were granted government legal aid Wednesday to pursue their case against the Ministry of Defense.

evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.

a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.

Bird with a green head and white chest perched on a tree branch.

Spot gold was quoted at $358.65/359.15 an ounce at 0500 GMT, having darted as high as $359.25 -- a level not seen since February 25.

A black woman and two black children are sitting in a thatched tent.

The PRC epidemic began in Guandong province in November, but the Communist Party government refused to report truthfully about its spread for four months.

Obus also denied a defense motion to postpone the Sept. 29 trial date.

Improve or perfect by polishing, pruning, or making more concise.

Halabi's military attorney, Air Force Maj. James Key, denied the charges, which could carry a death penalty.

Oracle shares also rose on the news, up 15 cents to $13.51 on the Nasdaq.

In a not-too-subtle swipe at Dean, he predicted Americans would not elect a Democrat "who sounds an uncertain trumpet in these dangerous times."

I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel, said Silver.

Shares of Corixa were gaining 71 cents, or 10%, to $7.91 on the Nasdaq.

The helicopter was owned by Las Vegas-based Sundance Helicopters Inc., according to the sheriff's office.

A dog with fangs revealed is about to bite a ball with paw prints on it.

A dog is being squirted with a hose as it jumps into a paddling pool.

Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.

As many as 30 people were believed to be trapped inside initially, the state police said.

An hour later, an Israeli helicopter fired missiles at a car in Gaza City, killing two Hamas officials and at least five other people.

The report forecasts there will be 71,079 hot spots worldwide this year, up from just 14,752 in 2002 and 1,214 in 2001.

We're being hyper-vigilant, said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.

Maddox, 87, cracked two ribs when he fell about 10 days ago at an assisted living home where he was recovering from intestinal surgery, Virginia Carnes said.

And now it's anything he wants to say," Alesha Badgley, Stone County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center social director, said this week.

a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics.

Leaving aside attorney fees, we're dealing with bragging rights of who wins and who loses, said Gammerman.

Little boy with blue shirt crawls across vents near large glass windows.

The commission estimates California lost $1.34 billion -- the most of any state -- to tax shelters in 2001.

The searches were conducted simultaneously with raids on strip clubs in San Diego and Las Vegas.

Long lines formed Sunday outside gas stations and people rushed to get money from cash machines as Israelis braced for the strike's effects.

Georgia has received all but $70,000 of its money back with the help of the FBI.

National Breast Cancer Centre chief executive Professor Christine Ewan said it was too early to quantify the risk to women.

I think this moves us a lot closer toward saying that foam can do this kind of damage, Hubbard said.

Reproduce or make an exact copy of; make,    do, or perform again.

Defense lawyers had requested a change of venue for two reasons: They argued that massive pretrial publicity had tainted the jury pool against their client.

The whole thing is a travesty, fumed Brent Newbury, president of the Rockland County Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.

A man sitting up taking a nap on a park bench with an open umbrella protecting him from the sun.

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.

But the North Korean nuclear crisis has dominated his time in office.

A young boy with a visor on plays ball with his bat in the street.

A brown and white dog is paddling through deep water in a blue container.

Two baby kittens are sitting inside a cow-schemed, fur-covered dome.

Under the proposed terms of the transaction, and following the spinoff of PalmSource, Palm will exchange 0.09 shares for each share of Handspring.

Ms Lafferty's lawyer, Thomas Ezzell, told a Kentucky newspaper: "My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen.

Of the 24 directors who are not exchange executives, half are representatives of the securities industry and half are designated public members.

Two years ago, the House passed a similar version that floundered in the Senate.

So was Edie Falco, the critically praised co-star of "Frankie and Johnny."

a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with.

MediaQ's customers include major handheld makers Mitsubishi, Siemens, Palm, Sharp, Philips, Dell and Sony.

The shooting victim was taken to Kings County Hospital Center, where he later died, the police said.

A man in a black outfit is taking a photograph of a man in a red jacket.

On July 22, Moore announced he would appeal the case directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Stony Brook University launched the study in 1996, after earlier studies indicated a possible connection between electromagnetic fields and cancer.

Junya Tanase, forex strategist at JP Morgan Chase, said "I expect Japan to keep conducting intervention, but the volume is likely to fall sharply."

The WHO says the latest case does not fit its profile of SARS and is not a public health concern.

Meningitis is an infection of the spinal cord fluid and the tissue around the brain.

Allegiant's stock closed Wednesday at $23.40, up 64 cents, in trading on the Nasdaq market.

Hundreds of reporters and photographers swamped the courthouse grounds before the hearing, which was carried live on national cable networks.

Dave Delainey agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in exchange for the plea.

We condemn the Governing Council headed by the United States, Sadr said in a fiery sermon at Koufa mosque near Najaf.

A black dog emerges from the water with a white ball in its mouth.

an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers.

Several Florida officials connected to the case have received threatening letters, accompanied by rifle bullets.

Michelle Wie chips Sunday during her 1-up victory over Virada Nirapathpongporn in the 27th U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship.

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Former star investment banker Frank Quattrone pleaded not guilty Tuesday to criminal charges of obstruction of justice and witness tampering.

The government has chosen three companies to develop plans to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missile attacks, homeland security officials announced Tuesday.

Activists say they fear the gathering is an attempt by corporate farming to push bio-engineered crops on starving countries.

a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other.

Still, he said, "I'm absolutely confident we're going to have a bill."

Crews worked to install a new culvert and prepare the highway so motorists could use the eastbound lanes for travel as storm clouds threatened to dump more rain.

Induce into action by using one's charm; provoke to do something.

A brown and black down with a blue collar near a soccer ball on a grassy field.

What they have done is a thinly veiled attempt to do an end run around the Constitution, she said.

Attorneys for both the archdiocese and the plaintiffs began meeting last week to reach the out-of-court settlement.

IBM said the Rational products were also integrated with Rational PurifyPlus, which allows developers to work in Java, Visual C# and VisualBasic .Net.

A woman in a black and orange jacket throws a stick for a brown and black dog to fetch.

a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community.

Furnish with an opening to allow air to          circulate or gase to escape.

McGill also said a dark glove was stuffed into a hole that had been cut in the Caprice's trunk.

Two children are walking on a sidewalk wearing yellow and red backpacks.

Davey graduated Saturday from Northwest College, which is affiliated with the Assemblies of God, with a bachelor of arts degree in religion and philosophy.

(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters.

Aug. 15, 1982: Remains of Chapman, Hinds and Mills are found in the Green River.

A man in a red shirt takes a picture of girls wearing dresses and feathers.

It was announced that Green will replace Park in the Dale Earnhardt Inc. No. 1 Chevrolet, beginning with the Winston Open at Lowe's Motor Speedway next week.

Surrounded by singers from Harlem, Bush said: ''The artistry of black musicians has conveyed the experience of black Americans throughout our history.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC fell 23.54 points, or 1.42 percent, to 1,630.08.

Deaths in rollover crashes accounted for 82 percent of the number of traffic deaths in 2002, the agency says.

Chiron and Aventis Pasteur together made about 80 million doses, ordinarily enough for U.S. demand, The Associated Press reported.

Shinseki's career included combat in Vietnam and head of U.S. peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia.

A dog is carrying something pink in its mouth while walking through the snow.

The 21-year-old eagle, found by a zookeeper early Thursday, had severe puncture wounds to his abdomen and back, spokeswoman Julie Mason said.

A man in a bicycle helmet is talking on a cell phone with other people behind him.

Mayor Joe T. Parker said late Thursday that the three workers were two men and a woman who were inside the building when the first blast occurred.

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network.

In July 32 Singaporean police officers were sent to Baghdad to help train Iraqi police forces and returned home last month.

On Thursday, a Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely.

A man wearing black formal wear & a black top hat is riding a white show horse.

warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness.

Janice Kelly said her husband had received assurances from senior MoD officials that his name would not be made public.

The most common side effects after getting the nasal spray were nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and cough.

Brendsel and chief financial officer Vaughn Clarke resigned June 9.

Connolly said FBI agents in San Diego and abroad spent thousands of hours investigating al-Bayoumi.

His sport utility vehicle was found June 25, abandoned without its license plates in Virginia Beach, Va.

Whereas long lines used to catch 10 fish per 100 hooks, now they are lucky to catch one, Myers said.

Barbini said the union may reach a compromise with the United States but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry successfully fought here.

A young man with a mullet smokes while sitting on a unique couch.

The arrests revealed new details about the four-month investigation at Selenski's Mount Olivet Road home.

a lever that activates a firing mechanism, especially with a firearm

Putin hailed Saudi Arabia as ``one of the most important Muslim nations.

IAC's stock closed yesterday down $2.81, or 7.6 percent, at $34.19.

a chart or map showing the dimensions, movements or progress of something

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will return home late Friday but will remain in detention after recovering from surgery at a Yangon hospital, her personal physician said.

Advancers outnumbered decliners by nearly 8 to 3 on the NYSE and more than 11 to 5 on Nasdaq.

Franklin County Judge-Executive Teresa Barton said a firefighter was struck by lightning and was taken to the Frankfort Regional Medical Center.

MEN who drink tea, particularly green tea, can greatly reduce their risk of prostate cancer, a landmark WA study has found.

Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella, bench coach John McLaren and right fielder Aubrey Huff were ejected for arguing after Huff was called out on strikes to end the ninth.

Also, businesses throughout Utah are volunteering to display Amber alerts on their signs.

Symptoms include a stiff neck, fever, headache and sensitivity to light.

Among three major candidates, Schwarzenegger is wining the battle for independents and crossover voters.

Microsoft will stop developing versions of its Internet Explorer browser software for Macintosh computers, saying that Apple's Safari is now all that Apple needs.

Two people padding in a yellow canoe down a river with trees in the background.

Gemstar's shares gathered up 2.6 percent, adding 14 cents to $5.49 at the close.

This led last month to the recovery of the 600-pound Cancun altar, Vanderbilt University in Nashville and the National Geographic Society announced Wednesday.

Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy,    often with thunder and lightning; blow hard.

Lead someone in the wrong direction  (physically); give wrong spatial directions.

When fully operational, the facility is expected to employ up to 1,000 people.

A medium sized brown and white streaked dog is running through tall grass.

He said the attackers left behind leaflets urging workers at the Ishtar Sheraton to stop working at the hotel.

Part of the accord was the implementation of a special health council that would monitor health spending and progress in reforming the health system.

Passed in 1999 but never put into effect, the smoking law would have prevented bar and restaurant patrons from lighting up, but exempted private clubs from the regulation.

He will replace Ron Dittemore, who announced his resignation April 23.

laying claim, the act of taking possession of, or power over, something.

More than 100 officers launched the London raids in the final phase of a two-year operation investigating a cocaine and money laundering ring.

Doctors said that one or both of the boys may die and that if they survive, some brain damage is possible.

No. 2 HP saw its Unix server sales dropped 3.6 percent to $1.36 billion.

Rambus Inc. (nasdaq: RMBS - news - people) shot up 38 percent, making it the biggest percentage gainer on the Nasdaq.

MDC spokesperson Paul Themba Nyathi said the Avenues Clinic was targeted because it was handling opposition supporters.

RT Jones analyst Juli Niemann said Grant was "the one we were all pulling for.

Our fundamental values haven't changed, Mary Sue Coleman, president of the university, said in a statement in Ann Arbor.

Red buses are parked by a large white building beside a formal garden.

The two-year note US2YT=RR fell 5/32 in price, taking its yield to 1.23 percent from 1.16 percent late on Monday.

Plofsky said the commission won't investigate because the three-year statute of limitations has expired.

The part of the body between the neck and upper arm, or any of its subparts.

But the justices ruled that the police supervisor who repeatedly questioned Martinez did not violate his Fifth Amendment rights in doing so.

About 20 family members of the victims were invited to the news conference.

Standing with reporters and photographers about 150 yards from the prison gates was Brent Newbury, president of the Rockland County Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.

The pill, which they call the "polypill," would contain aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering drug, three blood pressure-lowering drugs at half the standard dose and folic acid.

Three Weeks in October goes on sale Monday, nearly a year after the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings started.

Apple Computer's new online music service sold more than 1 million songs during its first week of operation, the company said Monday.

From the start, however, the United States' declared goal was not just to topple Saddam but to stabilize Iraq and install a friendly government.

He was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays on his neck.

In seeking leniency, Waksal apologized to the court, his employees and his family.

The Hispanic population increased by 9.8per cent from the April 2000 census figures, despite less favourable social and economic conditions than in the 1990s.

The report shows that drugs sold in Canadian pharmacies are manufactured in facilities approved by Health Canada, which serves a similar role as the FDA for the Canadian government.

A silver and blue Amtrak train on the tracks near a small train station.

Black and white dog outdoors in muddy water, with stick in mouth.

In April, it had forecast operating earnings in the range of 60 to 80 cents a share.

The House has passed bills the past two Congresses, but the Senate has not.

Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that contacts with Iran would continue.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC eased 8.52 points, or 0.51 percent, to 1,670.21.

A coalition of campaign groups, including the militant national students body, is backing the action and is mobilising for protests.

(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar.

A girl in a colorful hat has a strange creature resting on her hand.

The 51-year-old nurse worked at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the latest outbreak.

A Stage 1 episode is declared when ozone levels reach 0.20 parts per million.

Mel Gibson's passion-stirring Biblical epic "The Passion of Christ" will open in the United States on Feb. 25 - Ash Wednesday on the Roman Catholic calendar.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average a gauge of 30 blue chip stocks was up 3.29 points or 0.04 per cent to 8,585.97.

Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant, they announced at a press conference yesterday.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region.

The dollar was at 116.92 yen against the yen , flat on the session, and at 1.2891 against the Swiss franc , also flat.

Carlson on Tuesday said he would not recuse himself from the case.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.

The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 8 points, or 0.45 percent, to 1,645.

Harvey was taken to St. Luke's Hospital for precautionary neck X-rays, which came back negative.

The Rev. Christopher Coyne, spokesman for the archdiocese, did not immediately return several calls seeking comment.

Consumers still would have to get a descrambling security card from their cable operator to plug into the set.

Involve as a necessary accompaniment or result; have as a logical consequence.

an organism infected with another parasitic organism or pathogen

Schools that fail to meet state goals for three years in a row must offer tutoring in addition to transfers.

So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.

Microsoft acquired Virtual PC when it bought the assets of Connectix earlier this year.

the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original).

Two brunette girls sit atop a red an yellow motorcycle with a side car.

Texas, which has more than three times Michigan's inmate population, is treating 328 of its 16,298 infected inmates.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX crept up 4.3 points, or 0.44 percent, to 980.52.

A man wearing an orange coat speaks to another as they walk in the snow.

They have blocked all new bio-crops because of unfounded, unscientific fears, Bush said.

A black and white spotted dog is jumping over the small stream of water.

They said they had concluded that the film failed "to present a balanced portrayal" of the Reagans.

The unemployment rate is predicted to have ticked up a percentage point to 6.1%.

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said the push for higher standards and accountability "is showing results."

Netgear prices the WGT634U Super Wireless Media Router, which will be available in the first quarter of 2004, at under $200.

Metropolitan Ambulance spokesman James Howe said five people were taken to hospital and three were treated at the scene after yesterday's incident.

an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.

Chaudhry was released 56 days later and the Fiji military installed an all-indigenous government led by Qarase, who won democratic elections in September 2001.

U.S. corporate bond yield spreads tightened in spotty trading on Friday as Wall Street labored to get back on its feet after the largest power outage ever in North America.

A man in a white print shirt and a woman in a black dress dancing.

Right from the beginning, we didn't want to see anyone take a cut in pay.	But Mr. Crosby told The Associated Press: Right from the beginning, we didn't want to see anyone take a cut in pay.

A Caesarean had originally been planned in mid- November, two weeks early.

Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.

Two cats are close together inside and black and white furry enclosure.

Nterprise Linux Services is expected to be available before then end of this year.

A medium sized brown dog is running through an open white wooded area.

Try to cure by special care    or treatment, of an illness or injury; treat carefully.

When you crossed the line, you violated the constitutional right," said Charles Weisselberg, a UC Berkeley law professor.

Tickets, available through Ticketmaster, went on sale yesterday.

one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object.

a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting.

We don't know everything [but] what we know suggests that we should take what they're saying seriously, he said.

With 97 percent of precincts counted tonight, 68 percent of voters opposed the tax.

July 18: Hurlbert files a single count of felony sexual assault against Bryant.

I came to Washington basically to establish relationships and make sure we are getting more federal money, Schwarzenegger said after one meeting.

Physically extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; physically spread from a start point.

South Asia follows, with 1.1 millions youths infected — 62 percent of them female.

Analysts polled by Thomson Financial First Call had been expected to see a loss of about 11 cents a share from continuing operations.

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible.

The technology-packed Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> dropped 37.78 points, or 1.94 percent, to 1,912.36.

A little boy in blue shorts, glasses, and a coat stands in the surf.

Two cats are sitting on the back of a couch and looking out the window in a sea photo.

I notice a mood change in their priorities, said one Iraqi politician after meeting with Mr. Bremer.

request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection.

EU ministers were invited to the conference but canceled because the union is closing talks on agricultural reform, said Gerry Kiely, a EU agriculture representative in Washington.

Shares of M&T, which is based in Buffalo, fell 41 cents, to $91.51.

One child pulls another, sitting in a red wagon, along the sand.

The American conservatives are clearly in the minority within the Episcopal Church.

Two guys sit on a couch holding beers with a girl lying on their laps.

Acting New Haven Police Chief Francisco Ortiz said police were treating the explosion as a criminal matter.

any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate.

He urged employees to "avoid complacency" and to "change old habits and seriously rethink business-as-usual."

A dog with a red leash still attached chases over the grass toward a tennis ball.

The euro has slipped as much as four cents since matching a record peak near $1.1935 last week and hitting a record high of 140.90 yen in late May.

A goalie in a red uniform kicks at the soccer ball to protect the goal.

But the US insisted it wanted more done to prevent complaints being filed in the first place, preferably by repealing the entire law.

Yucaipa bought Dominick's in 1995 for $693 million and sold it to Safeway for $1.8 billion in 1998.

search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost.

Meantime, the Direct Marketing Association said its members should not call the nearly 51 million numbers on the list.

We believe we are fully prepared to roll out the revised Diebold machines, said Gilles W. Burger, chairman of the Maryland State Board of Elections.

Joining Stern and McEntee on stage was International Union of Painters and Allied Trades President James Williams.

But she didn't say whether she'll certify the two-year $117.4 billion budget for 2004-05.

A smiling young woman in a tourquoise shirt and bandanna poses at table outdoors.

Hilsenrath and Klarman each were indicted on three counts of securities fraud.

Excluding one-time items, it expects profit of 11 cents to 15 cents a share.

An audiotape aired last week by the Arab al-Jazeera television network may be the strongest evidence yet that Saddam survived the war.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment records show there were 88 abortions performed on girls age 14 and younger last year.

The rock was first observed by the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research Program, also known as LINEAR.

School officials said Van-Vliet reported the accident using the bus’ radio.

Manuel and his group entered the US the same way thousands of people do every day, by walking across the bridge between Matamoros and Brownsville.

Jeremy's a good guy, Barber said, adding: "Jeremy is living the dream life of the New York athlete.

A captured rebel said 2,100 combatants had been involved in the offensive.

The new servers will run either Linux or the x86 version of Solaris, he said.

The plant would employ 1,000 people when fully built out, the company said.

a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body.

A woman is wearing a white headband, purple tank top and black gloves.

A young boy holds his head to a baseball bat on the green grass.

Two tan and white dogs and one tan dog racing down the beach near the water.

A home office with three computer monitors and other equipment on a desk.

A long-haired man with a hat standing between two large, half-empty Coke bottles.

A brown dog runs toward the camera down a rocky trail through the brush with mountains in the background.

The supermarket chains have used managers and replacement workers to keep their stores open, often at reduced hours.

A Royal Duty is based on his experiences with Diana, Princess of Wales and letters allegedly to and from her.

The mock explosion, the first event in the drill, occurred in a car in industrial south Seattle.

The No. 11 airline in the world, Air Canada has been under court protection from creditors since April 1.

And yes, Marilyn Monroe is definitely part of the story, titled "Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin."

A women with brown hair is wearing a purple shirt and a white purse.

A black cow and a brown cow stands in a plain in front of an uprooted tree.

The show's creator and executive producer, Phil Rosenthal, quipped in a statement: "We had a big contract negotiation.

Microsoft acquired Virtual PC from its developer, Connectix, earlier this year.

One of the defining and well-studied characteristics of temperament is how people react to novelty.

a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage).

Yeager said the suspect in the Target attack showed tendencies of being a prior offender.

Later Tuesday, Graham was expected to be re-elected for a second one-year term.

BAT also said Antonio Monteiro de Castro, director for Latin America and the Caribbean, would become chief operating officer on January 1, 2004.

A teenage girl running on a beach shouting, with an older man walking behind her.

have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink.

Chief Executive Mickey Robinson was fired for cause in September, the company said last month.

(mathematics) The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number.

I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel, J. Michael Boxley,'' the Silver statement said. 

Officials are trying to retrieve the bodies from the water," police officer J.D. Tambe told Reuters, adding 26 of the dead were women.

A person in a green feathered costume is bending down in front of a woman with painted breasts.

A nationally board certified teacher with a master's degree, Kelley makes a salary of $65,000 in his 30th year.

a black dog walking out of the water with a white ball in his mouth.

The grant also funds beach testing in King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.

Instead, they fear the conference is an attempt by corporate farming and biotech interests to push into new markets.

One witness told Anatolian he saw the plane on fire while it was still in the air.

Operating revenues rose to $1.45 billion from $1.38 billion last year.

A born dog carries some fruit in his mouth while two other dogs follow him.

Lay had refused to turn over the papers, asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

A man on skis on a snow-covered hill with mountains in the background

Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the intestine and symptoms include diarrhea, pain, weight loss and tiredness.

The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.

the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar.

A black and white photo of a cow walking under a tree in a field.

Budget negotiations between the mayor and the City Council are entering high gear.

The report cites the marriage of the alleged operational commander of the Bali bombings, Mukhlas, as an example of how JI uses marriage to grow.

Today, Dean ends his four-day, 10-city "Sleepless Summer" tour in Chicago and New York.

the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War).

This northern autumn US trainers will work with soldiers from four North African countries on patrolling and gathering intelligence.

Several shots rang out in the darkness, but only one gator had been killed by 11 p.m.

In the second quarter, Anadarko now expects volume of 46 million BOE, down from 48 million BOE.

The researchers say that the fact the MAP bug is present in the vast majority of Crohns sufferers means it is almost certainly causing the intestinal inflammation.

They underwent more tests over the weekend, and are now warded at Raffles Hospital.

A girl wearing a black top is smiling with a silver truck in the background.

Make fine adjustments to for optimal    operation; adjust to a certain scale.

Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is in Denver today for a meeting about surviving cancer.

These changes may affect a large number of existing Web pages, the statement continued.

A woman sings into a microphone with a guitar player in the background.

division of a university that offers degrees beyond bachelor's degree

Time magazine named the American soldier its Person of the Year for 2003.

A new beauty contest kicking off in Italy next week will give pixel-perfect pin-ups the chance to steal sultry Sophia's sex-symbol status.

The Arizona-based ISM reported Monday that its non-manufacturing index rose to 50.7 last month, from 47.9 in March.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services.

A white dog with brown markings chases an orange ball in a grassy field.

The men were flown to nearby Botswana on an Air Malawi flight, the officials said.

Actor Noah Wyle, who has played Dr. John Carter since the shows inception in 1994, extended his contract with the show through the 2004-2005 season.

A little white curly haired dog runs across the pavement with a stick in its mouth.

About 25 governments have signed in the last four months, about half of those in the last three weeks.

He attributed some of the communication gap to doctors feeling pressed for time; patients cited discomfort discussing financial issues.

Whitley's attorney, Marc Garber, called the ruling "a huge victory."

He also recruited other people to take delivery of fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered.

Six Democrats and two Republicans are running for her seat and have qualified for the Feb. 3 primary ballot.

The update packages help "automate the management of server hardware, applications and operating systems patches using one tool," which is unpleasantly vague.

The results are to be published in Wednesday's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.

GlaxoSmithKline, the UK drugmaker, has said it would cut off supplies to Canadian stores shipping drugs to the US.

The Institute for Supply Management's index of nonmanufacturing activity rose unexpectedly in April, reports said.

Palm Wednesday announced plans to acquire Handspring, a company started by Jeff Hawkins, regarded by many as the father of the Palm handheld.

Messagelabs, which runs outsourced e-mail servers for 700,000 customers around the world, has labeled the worm "high risk" and reports more than 31,000 infections in 120 countries.

Egyptologists think they may have identified the long-sought mummy of Queen Nefertiti, one of the ancient world's legendary beauties.

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).

He and the other lawyers planned to stay until the river starts receding.

She countersued for $125 million, saying G+J broke its contract with her by cutting her out of key editorial decisions and manipulated the magazine's financial figures.

Philadelphia's council is not the first to defy the national policy.

Cmdr. Rod Gibbons, an academy spokesman, said, "The academy is shocked and saddened.

The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on Tuesday, when Donaldson will be questioned about hedge and mutual funds.

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.

Two black-robed young men stand on the steps in front of a building.

A man stands next to a helmeted man on a motorcycle in an empty parking lot.

Many people are in the bicycle racing, including one man in a three-wheeled bike.

a figurative position in relation to other positions, as in arguments

The firm had predicted earlier this year a 4.9 percent increase.

A man wearing a hoodie and jacket is sitting on a bench in a park.

The British pound flexed its muscle against the dollar, last up 1 percent at $1.6672.

approach a certain measurement, whether of age, speed, temperature, etc.

Close co-operation between law-enforcement agencies and intelligence services lie at the heart of the ongoing fight against terrorism, Mr Howard said.

It will cost about $20,000 per average course of treatment -16 to 17 weeks.

Byrd, speaking from the Senate floor, said he questioned "the motives of a deskbound president who assumes the garb of a warrior for purposes of a speech."

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe.

establish something as being earlier relative to something else.

Declining issues outnumbered advancers nearly 2 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange.

Sendmail said the system can even be set up to permit business-only usage.

The Boston Archdiocese has faced waves of scandal that have not only angered victims' advocates but parishioners and some priests.

indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose.

Knox County Health Department is following national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Protocol to contain infection.

Sales rose 37 per cent year-on-year to 1.76bn, beating expectations.

the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was down 0.04 points, or 0 percent, at 971.52.

A man in a blue shirt and tan pants is standing in front of a statue of a man, which is in a cobble stone paved plaza.

Officers threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, and Reyna dropped a knee into his back, according to testimony.

Sony Ericsson also said it plans to close its R&D site in Munich, Germany, for GSM and UMTS handsets.

In addition, primary care trusts (PCTs) were given star ratings for the first time this year.

In 2006, the group says the market will rebound 29.6 percent to $21.3 billion in sales.

physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813).

Once converted, BayStar will own an aggregate of approximately 2.95 million shares of SCO common stock or 17.5 percent of the company's outstanding shares.

In a statement distributed Friday, 28 Chechen non-governmental organizations said they would boycott the vote.

The hearing came one day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer - Dallager - for failing to address the scandal.

Moore of Alabama says he will appeal his case to the nation's highest court.

Police detained Khodorkovsky early on Saturday when his jet made a refueling stop in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk.

Enron's stock comprised as much as 61% of the workers' 401(k) portfolios.

Lee Boyd Malvo will be called as a witness Wednesday in a pretrial hearing for fellow sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad.

A group of people standing on a balcony in a very modern setting.

Gainer said the two staff aides are "very sorry this all happened," and the security personnel had performed "well within standards."

make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring.

Two young boys, one white and one black, are standing with their arms around each other.

Another million barrels, bought by Spanish refiner Cepsa SA, was to be loaded onto a Spanish tanker, the Sandra Tapias.

The confusion capped a tumultuous week for the list, which is intended to block about 80 percent of telemarketing calls.

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness.

The weather service reported maximum sustained winds of nearly 105 miles an hour with stronger gusts.

Druce is still being held at the prison and is now in isolation, she said.

A man follows his black and white dog as it takes on an obstacle course.

That compares with January 2000, when laptops represented less than 25 percent of sales volume, NPD said.

They later fell out and have backed a series of rival Congolese militias in recent years.

I think we can now qualify what is happening as a genuine epidemic, Health Minister Jean-Francois Mattei said on France Inter radio.

The new Army Commander is the Masaka Armoured Brigade commanding officer, Brigadier Aronda Nyakairima who is now promoted to major general.

It's also a strategic win for Overture, given that Knight Ridder had the option of signing on Google's services.

We're going to do everything in our power to get money back to ratepayers as quickly as possible, Kennedy said.

This is unacceptable," said Patrick Pelloux, the president of France's Association of Emergency Doctors.

But skeptics are concerned about the ease with which vendors can use these hardware-based security features to set digital rights management policies.

According to an arrest warrant, Bryant, 24, attacked a woman on June 30.

Lay had argued that handing over the documents would be a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

Glover said the killer used a "peculiar slipknot" on the ligature he used to strangle some of the victims.

A man wearing suspenders and sunglasses leaps up in the air with his arms and legs spread out to the side.

Shares of Fox Entertainment Group Inc., News Corp.'s U.S. media and entertainment arm, fell 45 cents to $26.85 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.

Investigators uncovered a 4-inch bone fragment Thursday night, but authorities said it was from an animal.

The economy, nonetheless, has yet to exhibit sustainable growth.	But the economy hasn't shown signs of sustainable growth.
3.500	A 32-count indictment strikes at one of the very top targets in the drug trafficking world," U.S. Attorney Marcos Jimenez said.

A little boy, in a camouflage jacket, looks at a display of many yellow rubber ducks.

Some women also express concern about a society in which more people than ever are turning to cosmetic surgery in a quest for bodily perfection.

Ross Garber, Rowland's lawyer, said Tuesday he would attend the meeting and would ask to speak on the issue.

something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.

He playfully chided the Senate's "little bitty tax relief plan."

These men "are entitled to respect for their private lives," Kennedy said.

District Superintendent J. Chester Floyd told reporters Monday that McCrackin will be reassigned within the district.

The company has publicly identified Linux as one of its biggest competitive threats.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 6.48 points, or 0.66 percent, to 990.51.

Knight agreed to a two-year, $2.38 million contract that included a $300,000 signing bonus.

(Cause to) separate into constituents, weaken, or destroy specifically by soaking.

The powerful CGT and other unions remained opposed to the plans, however, and demanded the government renegotiate the reform with them.

Det Chief Insp Norman McKinlay said there was "evidence a body or bodies have been in this area".

The product also streams Internet radio and comes with a 30-day free trial for RealNetworks' Rhapsody digital music subscription service.

A white dog and a black and white dog are running through the grass.

AAA spokesman Jerry Cheske said prices may have affected some plans, but cheap hotel deals mitigated the effect.

Most taxpayers will get surprise tax cuts of between $4 and $11 a week from July 1.

The differences between Grassley and Thomas on energy and Medicare have become so pointed that other members say their angry personal relationship is embarrassing the party.

His lawyer, a cousin, Basil Russin, did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.

A brown dog is splashing water everywhere by shaking the water off of itself.

Neither military action nor large-scale bribery can solve the North Korean problem, Wolfowitz said.

France Telecom shares dropped 3.6 percent while Orange surged 13 percent.

The redesigned Finder also features search, coloured labels for customized organization of documents and projects and dynamic browsing of the network for Mac, Windows and UNIX file servers.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary).

The Conference Board reported its U.S. Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 83.5 in June from 83.6 in May.

Nine seconds later, SpaceShipOne broke the sound barrier, the company said.

But Odette is the first to form over the Caribbean Sea in December, the Center said.

Tampering with medicine has been so lucrative that many of those arrested lived in million-dollar homes.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation.

A bald man touches the nose of a black horse on the other side of a fence.

Two children are walking along a street wearing yellow backpacks.

Prosecutor Jim Hardin called the decision a victory for Kathleen Peterson's family.

Authorities said the scientist properly quarantined himself at home after he developed SARS symptoms Dec. 10.

The lawsuit names Shelley, a Democrat, and registrars in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.

Barbini's comments came Tuesday, the second day of the Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology.

She took the highly unusual step of skipping cabinet to attend a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.

Wal-Mart, Kohl's Corp., Family Dollar Stores Inc., and Big Lots Inc. were among the merchants posting May sales that fell below Wall Street's modest expectations.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 3.99, or 0.2 percent, to 1,682.72, following a two-day win of 55.93.

This child was literally neglected to death, Armstrong County District Attorney Scott Andreassi said.

Provoke someone to do something through (often exaggerated or false) promises or persuasion.

The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate group.

Germans account for more than 40 percent of foreign visitors coming to Italy.

Heatley led Atlanta in scoring last season with a team-record 41 goals and 48 assists.

The report was found Oct. 23, tucked inside an old three-ring binder not related to the investigation.

U.S. troops encountered no resistance during the five-hour sweep near Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown and the center of a region of Baath Party supporters.

Early Monday, insurgents threw a homemade bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing an American soldier.

The best the investigators can do is nitpick about the process and substance of isolated business decisions ... and question his competence as a manager."

MONY shares rose 8.76 per cent to $31.90 in after-hours trading in New York.

The company is also adding .Net and J2EE support to its Enterprise Application Environment development toolset, Sapp said.

We condemn and denounce the Governing Council, which is headed by the United States, Moqtada al-Sadr said.

The jury awarded TVT about $23 million in compensatory damages and roughly $108 million in punitive damages.

Microsoft had absolutely nothing to do with AtStake's internal personnel decision, Sundwall said.

A golden colored dog jumps around in the grass while holding a stick in its mouth.

Kids, adults, booksellers and postal workers all are preparing for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal.

souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party.

What is happening here is that people who have opposed this action throughout are trying to find fresh reasons why it was not the right thing to do.

According to reports, Knight allegedly punched a parking attendant outside a Los Angeles nightclub.

Two federal agencies are investigating telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia.

The white and brown-spotted dog is walking through shallow water.

A boy, wearing a baseball cap, jumps in the air near some steps.

The woman felt threatened and went to the magistrate's office, police said.

A spokeswoman at Strong Memorial Hospital said Doud was in satisfactory condition Tuesday night.

A lady with a yellow outfit is in the air above the bed in a yellow room.

The jury also found Gonzales guilty of using excessive force by dousing Olvera-Carrera with pepper spray.

An arrest warrant claimed Bryant assaulted the woman June 30 at a hotel.

The trial, featuring 125 witnesses, could continue until the start of 2004.

The Third Armored Cavalry Regiment recently apprehended about 40 suspected fighters near the Syrian border, officials said.

Make liberal or more liberal, become more liberal, usually in terms of laws or rules.

The injured were taken to hospitals in Jefferson City and Columbia, a college town about 30 miles to the north.

The new worm affects these Windows systems: 2000, XP, NT 4.0 and Server 2003.

On Tuesday, the central bank left interest rates steady, as expected, but also declared that overall risks were weighted toward weakness and warned of deflation risks.

A black dog with a red collar walks through the grass with his mouth open and tongue hanging out.

Trish York, a spokeswoman for Boeing, declined to comment on the deal.

A man with an arm cast films something on video while another man is looking at the camera.

Staff writers Brandon Formby and Colleen McCain Nelson contributed to this report.

A young girl wearing glasses and an orange t-shirt blows a large clear bubble.

Two people wearing winter clothes stand near a pole in a winter scene.

The victim, who was not identified, was taken to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The other 24 members are split between representatives of the securities industry and so-called "public" board members.

Hovan did not speak, but his lawyer, John Speranza, said his client "did not wake up that day" intending to hurt anyone.

Biotech products, if anything, may be safer than conventional products because of all the testing, Fraley said, adding that 18 countries have adopted biotechnology.

Wall Street moved tentatively higher Tuesday as investors weighed a trio of reports showing modest economic improvement against an urge to cash in profits from Monday's big rally.

A boy wearing a yellow shirt and blue pants is climbing a tree in a hilly area.

Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in a person's spinal cord and around the brain.

Hickenlooper clobbered city Auditor Don Mares, 46, in the Tuesday runoff.

For the full 12-month period ending June 30, 2003, advanced services lines for ADSL increased by 37 percent and cable modem connections increased by 75 percent.

Prosecutors filed a motion informing Lee they intend to seek the death penalty.

Oracle chairman Larry Ellison has hinted that the company could yet again increase its offer for rival PeopleSoft.

Consumers would still have to get a descrambling security card from their cable operator to plug into the set.

That saw the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR slip 5/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.36 percent from 3.34 percent late on Thursday.

A few thousand troops, most from the division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Benning in Columbus, began returning last week, with flights continuing through Friday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7 per cent to 9,547.43 while the S&P 500 was 0.8 per cent weaker at 1,025.79.

There is no doubt about the chemical programme, biological programme, indeed nuclear programme, indeed all that was documented by the UN, he said.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 7.42 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,653.44.

Unit volumes also set a record as notebooks accounted for more than 40 percent of sales.

Shares in BA were down 1.5 percent at 168 pence by 1420 GMT, off a low of 164p, in a slightly stronger overall London market.

The best-performing stock was Altria Group Inc., which rose more than 27 percent to close at $42.31 a share.

Jordan Green, the prelate's private lawyer, said he had no comment.

The euro <EUR=> was up 0.67 percent against the dollar at $1.1784 after rising to a three-month high earlier in the session above $1.18.

Security experts are warning that a new mass-mailing worm is spreading widely across the Internet, sometimes posing as e-mail from the Microsoft founder.

A brown and white dog with a pink Frisbee in it's mouth is humping over a man's back.

Amgen shares gained 93 cents, or 1.45 percent, to $65.05 in afternoon trading on Nasdaq.

But company officials expect the costs of the replacement work to run into the millions of dollars.

The show's closure affected third-quarter earnings per share by a penny.

About 38,000 OGE Energy Corp. customers are without power, the company said on its Web site.

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.

Although a small city-state, Singapore is the 12th-largest trading partner of the United States, with trade volume of $33.4 billion last year.

While some other parts of Africa have been used as Al Qaeda staging grounds, Malawi had previously not been a major focus of investigations into the group.

Two people sit facing each other at a table as one points at the other.

She was crying and scared,' said Isa Yasin, the owner of the store.	She was crying and she was really scared," said Yasin.

The latest shooting linked to the spree was a Nov. 11 shooting at Hamilton Township Elementary School in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.

The civilian unemployment rate improved marginally last month -- slipping to 6.1 percent -- even as companies slashed payrolls by 93,000.

elecate or idealize in allusion to Christ's          transfiguration

Mr McDonnell is leading Grant Thornton International's inquiry into the Italian business.

Also at increased risk are those whose immune systems suppressed by medications or by diseases such as cancer, diabetes and AIDS.

She appeared in federal court Wednesday, but did not enter a plea.

Navistar shares rose a penny to $41.64 at late afternoon on the New York Stock Exchange after earlier falling as low as $39.93.

She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.

The Communications Workers Union, which represents more than 2,300 Comcast employees, called the executive pay package excessive when a typical union employee makes about $27,000 annually.

someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments.

A red and gray train travels through a tunnel amongst the trees.

Authorities identified the tipster as Richard Powell, who is imprisoned for killing his landlady in 1982.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another.

The agency said it would consider as timely any tax returns or payments due from Friday through Aug. 22 if they are completed by Aug. 22.

This attack was wrong, and it was dangerous to our goals, Raymond said.

Put up with something or someone          unpleasant; show deference towards someone or some authority.

A brown dog runs towards the camera on a dirt trail with mountains in the background.

Vivendi shares were 0.3 percent up at 15.62 euros in Paris at 0841 GMT.

a man in red shorts is walking along rocks by a river carrying a stick.

Three children playing with hay outdoors, throwing some at camera lens.

MessageLabs, which runs outsourced e-mail servers for 700,000 customers around the world, said it had filtered out 27,000 infected e-mails in 115 countries as of Thursday morning.

A group of adults sit in wood lawn chairs talking, surrounded by wilderness.

Entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the network's chokepoints and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them.

The compensation committee will prohibit securities industry directors from sitting on it.

Supermarket chains are accusing union leaders of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend as grocery clerks gear up for a possible strike.

The losses occurred overnight in Willow Canyon, one of three areas in the Santa Catalina Mountains threatened by the resurgent Aspen fire.

The system is priced from US$1.1 million to $22.4 million, depending on configuration.

The small dog is wearing a sweater and looking up at the camera.

The company posted a profit of $54.3 million, or 22 cents per share, in the year-ago period.

Researchers found that sea ice in the Arctic is disappearing at a rate of 9 percent each decade.

Prairie dogs, usually found in southwestern and western states, aren’t indigenous to Wisconsin.

The investment gives Larkspur, Calif.-based BayStar more than 2.9 million shares of SCO common stock, or 17.5 percent of the company's outstanding shares.

But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open to further bids and hoped to see bidders interested in individual assets team up.

Two girls are sitting on an ATV on the sand in front of a bridge.

A black and brown dog is running with a tennis ball in its mouth.

An infant sitting on a cot reaching over to touch the face of an older boy.

The health department spokesperson added the department is following Centers for Disease Control protocol.

Argentine Guillermo Coria and Netherlander Martin Verkerk are in the other half.

Gillespie sent a letter to CBS President Leslie Moonves asking for a historical review or a disclaimer.

Zambrano pitched seven innings and allowed two runs on five hits and four walks.

Surround completely; close in, as if with a    covering or border.

It may be dying because entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the Internet's choke-points and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them."

Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.

Maj-Gen Jeffery said he would give his military pension to charity while he served at Yarralumla.

The girl in a pink coat and pink boods is wading through a puddle.

the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 3 points, or 0.39 percent, at 924.

Two dogs, the white one standing on a Frisbee, playing together on grass.

A small light tan dog is running past a large brown dog standing in the grass.

A bulldog sitting on a yellow chair beside a large waste receptacle.

A little boy wearing boxers is holding a fist up and standing in front of a brick wall.

Outside the court, Sriyanto denied to The Age that he had done anything wrong.

The epidemic began in November in the mainland's Guangdong province, but the People's Republic of China refused to report truthfully about its spread for four months.

Twenty-four players broke par in the first round, the third highest figure in U.S. Open history.

They will not elect as president a Democrat who sounds an uncertain trumpet in these dangerous times."

OPEC this week is set to pressure independent exporters to back the cartel's next supply cut to prevent the resumption of Iraqi exports undercutting oil prices.

Tisha Kresler, a spokeswoman for Global Crossing, declined to comment.

a group of people standing on a small balcony of a large building

A woman wearing a pink Tinker Bell jacket leans against a railing.

Navistar shares were down 44 cents, or 1.1 percent, at $41.19 on the New York Stock Exchange after falling as low as $39.93.

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be kept under house arrest following her release from a hospital where she underwent surgery, her personal physician said Friday.

If convicted, they face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each of the 11 counts.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers on Tuesday made good on a promise to offer a workstation based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> eased 7.57 points, or 0.76 percent, at 990.94.

A Cuban architect was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for using two fake grenades to hijack a passenger plane from Cuba to Florida in April.

There are some black cattle in a grassy plain with a large tree in the background.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index added 14.17 points or 0.94 per cent to 1,517.05.

License sales, a key measure of demand, fell 21 percent to $107.6 million.

The Dow Jones industrials climbed more than 140 points to above the 9,000 mark, the first time since December.

The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.

The new law requires libraries and schools to use filters or lose federal financing.

Waksal, in a letter to the court, said: "I tore my family apart.

Write differently or alter a piece or writing, perhaps to suit a different purpose.

The S&P/TSX composite rose 87.74 points on the week, while the TSX Venture Exchange composite gained 44.49 points.

He explained that he found antetonitrus when he came to Wits in 2001 while a post-doctoral research assistant at Bristol University in Britain.

Hewlett-Packard is putting in for a second-quarter profit of $659 million, or 29 cents a share, on revenue of $18 billion.

Dotson was arrested July 21 after telling FBI agents he shot Dennehy when Dennehy tried to shoot him, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slipped 4.77, or 0.5 percent, to 929.62.

He said the attackers left behind leaflets urging staff at the Ishtar Sheraton to stop working at the hotel and demanding U.S. forces leave Iraq.

A boy crawls through a rock tunnel with his brother and father behind him.

Executive recruiters say that finding a seasoned chief merchandising officer will perhaps be the trickiest of all hires because there is such a dearth of good ones.

Two males, one in red and one in white playing a basketball game.

A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late Friday that the small size, limited use and secular purpose make the image legitimate.

Second-quarter sales grew 7 percent, to $645 million from $600 million in 2002.

a variant of a musical theme which employs notes of reduced duration from the original theme

They passed through the Lemelson Medical, Educational and Research Foundation Limited Partnership in 2001 to Syndia.

Besides battling its sales slump, Siebel also has been sparring with some investors upset about huge stock option windfalls company managers have pocketed.

Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.

Excluding litigation charges, RIM's loss narrowed even further to 1 cent a share.

Among the workers, the researchers found short workers had worse hearing than expected for their age.

The heatwave was due to a mass of hot, dry air from the southeast, said Mario Almeida of Portugal's weather service.

Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but Central Command sent hundreds who ran the war back home to Tampa, Florida.

The injured passenger at John Peter Smith Hospital died later Friday morning, Jones said.

Missouri health officials said he had not been hospitalized and is recovering.

a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred).

A woman with a knit cap on is smiling near a Domino's Pizza sign.

Bush, however, also lashed out at the terrorist bombings in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 29 people -- including a number of Americans.

transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates.

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma today cut short a visit to Latin America as a bitter border wrangle between Ukraine and Russia deteriorates further.

In addition, it offered the United States and Israel a way to work around Mr. Arafat.

A gray cat is sitting on the window ledge looking at the camera.

Singapore is already the United States' 12th-largest trading partner, with two-way trade totaling more than $34 billion.

We are aware of the situation, said Assistant US Attorney Todd Greenberg, a counter-terrorism prosecutor in Seattle.

Sterling was down 0.8 percent against the dollar at $1.5875 GBP= .

The man accused of using fake grenades to commandeer a Cuban plane that landed in Key West in April was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.

Several relatives of Australian victims of the attack were in court to witness the proceedings, but few Balinese attended the trial.

The impact of natural-gas shortages "will touch virtually every American," Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham warned yesterday.

That victim, a New Jersey resident, was in critical but stable condition at the hospital.

She said Jane Doe's lawyers asked Verizon to withhold her name because she was planning on challenging the subpoena.

This year the Audubon Society once again hosts its annual Christmas Bird Count.

There were a number of bureaucratic and administrative missed signals -- there's not one person who's responsible here, Gehman said.

The witness, a 27-year-old Kosovan parking attendant with criminal convictions for dishonesty, was paid 10,000 by the News of the World.

Beta versions of Nterprise Linux Services are expected to be available on certain HP ProLiant servers in July.

Enron's 401(k) plan covered about 20,000 workers, retirees and beneficiaries.

Gartner analysts said that businesses are not yet feeling confident enough to upgrade corporate PCs.

It was the third time in four years that wildfires forced the park to close.

Altria Group Inc. MO.N fell 50 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $41.81.

A horse standing near a gate with another horse in the background.

Selenski descended down the wall and used the mattress to climb over razor wire.

The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading yesterday in Loral, which closed at $3.01 Friday.

The 30-year bond US30YT=RR firmed 31/32, taking its yield to 4.16 percent -- another record low -- from 4.22 percent.

Neither Iowa State athletic director Bruce Van De Velde nor Morgan could be reached for comment.

move the body backwards and down into a comfortable resting position

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground.

Eric Gagne pitched a perfect ninth for his 23rd save in as many opportunities.

The fines are part of failed Republican efforts to force or entice the Democrats to return.

Doctors had planned to deliver him two weeks early, on or around November 14.

Shares jumped almost 7 percent in pre-open trading, rising to $18.26 from $17.05 at Tuesday's close.

The product can be instructed to permit business-only use, according to Sendmail.

Shares of McDonald's Corp. and Wendy's International Inc. continued a modest run-up on the New York Stock Exchange Monday.

A man and a woman dressed as a prisoner and sexy police officer.

The budget analysis comes as negotiations between the City Council and the Bloomberg administration heat up.

Expel or eject (saliva, phlegm, sputum, or vomit) from the mouth.

Former Phipps aides Linda Saunders and Bobby McLamb have both pleaded guilty to federal charges including extortion.

Comcast Class A shares were up 8 cents at $30.50 in morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Sliding down the ice, Moriarty and Carella hit the spongy, rocky floor of the river and immediately felt the pull.

He also said Shockey is "living the dream life of a New York athlete.

an official with responsibility to supervise some domain of social activity

He was also expected to visit Yemen and Bahrain during his tour of the region.

Puretunes representatives could not be located Thursday to comment on the suit.

U.S. forces recently apprehended some 40 suspected foreign militants near the Syrian border and are now interrogating them.

The woman was hospitalized June 15, Kansas health officials said.

Former Indiana Rep. Frank McCloskey, 64, died Sunday in Bloomington after a battle with bladder cancer.

The companies, Chiron and Aventis Pasteur, together made about 80 million doses of the injected vaccine, which ordinarily would have been enough to meet U.S. demand.

Stripping out the extraordinary items, fourth-quarter earnings were 64 cents a share compared to 25 cents a share in the prior year.

Griffith, a Mount Airy native, now lives on the North Carolina coast in Manteo.

act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source.

The issue has been resolved, Marlins President David Samson said through a club spokesman.

The European Union is basically absent, said Tito Barbini, regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy.

The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were impounded a year ago at a LaGrou Cold Storage warehouse in Chicago.

A man and woman with their hands on their chins are standing next to a Christmas tree.

Sean Harrigan, president of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, also suggested paring the NYSE's 27-member board and allotting more seats to investors outside the securities industry.

Although obesity can increase the risk of health problems, skeptics argue, so do smoking and high cholesterol.

Further out the curve, the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR shed 18/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.24 percent from 3.17 percent.

State interior ministry spokesman Vasant Pitke told Reuters that at least 42 people had been killed and 112 injured.

Two people sit on the end of a dock in the middle of still water.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 9.69 points, or 0.98 percent, at 994.53.

Kathy Nicolo (Jennifer Connelly) is desperate that her family not find out that her life has fallen apart.

I don't know whether the person I'm talking to now may end up being someone else, Parrish said.

In the year-ago period, Pearson posted a 26 million pre-tax profit.

Double decker bus with the London Eye ferris wheel in background.

After that, college President Paul Pribbenow told him to wrap up his speech.

Shares of MONY were gaining $2.57, or 9%, to $31.90 in after-hours trading on Instinet.

Put down by force, intimidation, or authority, as of a person; correct by punishment or discipline.

It has outraged the membership, said Rian Wathen, organizing director of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700.

A lady holding one dog while another dog is playing in the yard.

approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit.

Value measured by what must be given or done to obtain something.

The brown dog is running through the grass with a yellow toy in it's mouth.

As executive vice president of new ventures, Elias will report to Joe Tucci, EMC's president and chief executive.

A boy wearing a blue life jacket is holding onto the side of a green boat.

Benchmark Treasury 10-year notes gained 17/32, yielding 4.015 percent.

Shinseki retires Wednesday after a 38-year career that included combat in Vietnam and head of U.S. peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia.

Still, Singapore quarantined 70 people who had been in close contact with the scientist.

Vivendi shares closed 1.9 percent at 15.80 euros in Paris after falling 3.6 percent on Monday.

The PCs are scattered across the United States, Canada and South Korea.

A brown dog waits for the Frisbee to come down before catching it.

A seated woman with short hair and a camera throws a Frisbee to a brown dog.

Downstream at Mount Vernon, the Skagit River was expected to crest at 36 feet -- 8 feet above flood stage -- tonight, Burke said.

A new study, conducted in Europe, found the medicine worked just as well as an earlier disputed study, sponsored by ImClone Systems, said it did.

Government bonds sold off sharply after Greenspan told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. economy "could very well be embarking on a period of extended growth".

The proportion of Americans with insurance from employers declined to 61.3 percent, from 62.6 percent in 2001 and 63.6 percent in 2000.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman kicks off the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology on Monday.

France, which infuriated Washington by leading the charge against U.N. approval for the war, also sought changes.

Two of the Britons, Sandy Mitchell from Glasgow and Glasgow-born William Sampson, face the death penalty.

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone.

For the full year period ending June 30, 2003, high-speed lines increased by 45 percent.

Two young people are sitting at a table next to a sliding glass door, with one person pointing at the other.

Rolfe said Linksys overtook Cisco Systems last year as the leading supplier of WLAN equipment.

It ain't coming to me, but it's only about a third of what I owe in the world.

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc..

It can store more than a gigabyte of information equivalent to around 12 hours of music in one cubic centimetre.

Gilroy police and FBI agents described Gehring as cooperative, but said Saturday that he had revealed nothing about what had happened to the children.

At first blush, then, the distinction drawn by the creators of the do-not-call registry would seem to draw the line in precisely the right place.

Former company chief financial officer Franklyn M. Bergonzi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy on June 5 and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.

A living room with a blue sofa, camp bed, wooden bench and dresser.

Approach a limit as the number of terms          increases without limit; specifically a mathematical term.

A black and white dog is running in a grassy garden surrounded by a white fence.

I think there's a building confidence that the cop is on the beat.

Veteran stage and screen actor Hume Cronyn died of cancer Sunday.

July 10 - The Bush administration's latest effort to expand the role of religious organizations in government services enlists church-based youth groups in anti-drug programs.

Feet standing on a pretty day with large building in background.

North American stock markets got off to a slow start Tuesday, with investors ready to get their first taste of quarterly earnings.

When Ragin's address was raided, authorities found more than 1,000 credit cards and duplicating machines.

(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent.

They are actually going to record sales for Velcade this year," said Matt Geller, an analyst at CIBC World Markets.

the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen.

Representatives for Puretunes could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday.

Some 660 prisoners from 42 countries are being held at the Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, many captured during the war against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Gold's bounce pulled other precious metals higher, sending silver to $4.83/85 an ounce from $4.80/82 last quoted in New York.

The Reagan, a floating airfield with a flight deck covering 4.5 acres, is the ninth Nimitz-class carrier to be built at the Newport News shipyard.

a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers.

Defense lawyers cannot appeal the ruling until after trial, in the appellate courts.

The single currency rose as far as 135.13 yen , matching a record high hit shortly after the euro's launch in January 1999.

An injured woman co-worker also was hospitalized and was listed in good condition.

Stout comes to Sprint from GE Capital, where he served as chief technology and information officer.

Against the Swiss franc the dollar was at 1.3289 francs, up 0.5 percent on the day.

Supply with water for crops, as with channels, ditches, or streams.

Each boy weighed less than 50 pounds when they were removed from the home Oct. 10.

A biker is riding along a track element located with a wooded area.

Next, Baltimore took Nick Markakis, a left-handed pitcher and outfielder from Young Harris Junior College in Georgia.

Break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; impact something else.

In Texas, public watchdog groups opposed Mr. Bush's efforts to house his papers at his father's presidential library, where they would have remained secret for a half-century.

OS ANGELES - ''The Hulk'' was a monster at the box office in its debut weekend, taking in a June opening record of $62.6 million.

Is it in the food supply?" says David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.

Cisco executives said they were encouraged by $1.3 billion in cash flow and the increase in net income, but hoped for a rebound.

The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida became one of the first in the nation Saturday to officially reject the national denomination's policies on homosexuality.

According to security sources, London Metropolitan Police Commissioner John Stevens placed his force on its highest state of alert last week following the warning.

a boy with a bruised nose and writing on his hands is standing in a video rental store.

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades endorsed Mr Dean several weeks ago.

Gov. Linda Lingle and members of her staff were at the Navy base and watched the launch.

Prosecutors maintained that Durst murdered Black to try to assume Black's identity.

Gen. Sattler heads a Combined Joint Task Force based on ship in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

Ruffner, 45, does not have a lawyer on the murder charge, authorities said.

MedImmune Vaccines, the maker of FluMist, made between 4 million and 5 million doses this year.

Hoy confirmed the woman's age Tuesday and said she was on vacation with her family, but is expected to return this week.

Under the law, telemarketers who call numbers on the list can be fined up to $11,000 for each violation.

It will appear in the next few weeks on the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Two black dogs are jumping and playing with a yellow tennis ball in the snow.

The tech-loaded Nasdaq composite rose 20.96 points to 1595.91 to end at its highest level for 12 months.

A young boy pulls another boy wearing a silly hat in a radio flyer wagon.

The lawsuit named Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, a Democrat, and the registrars of voters in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.

A 25 percent increase would raise undergraduate tuition to about $5,247 annually, including miscellaneous, campus-based fees.

Our strong preference is to achieve a financial restructuring out of court, Mirant CEO Marce Fuller said in a prepared statement early Friday.

Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stands trial before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.

On Friday, the Concorde started up around sunrise and seemed to launch itself straight out of the rising sun.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he is sensitive to civil liberties complaints.

A man in a wet suit is throwing a baby wearing a wet suit up into the air.

The arm was kept in a separate room, but the monkeys could track their progress by watching a representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.

Gregory Parseghian, a former investment banker, was appointed chief executive.

To reach John A. Dvorak, who covers Kansas, call (816) 234-7743 or send e-mail to jdvorak@kctar.com.

Sandy Mitchell, 44, from Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, and William Sampson, a British citizen born in Glasgow, face beheading in public.

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.

In a show of corporate solidarity, Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs, and Albertson Inc. locked out their workers the next morning.

And about eight to 10 seconds down, I hit.	I was in the water for about eight seconds.

Ebbers' lawyer, Reid Weingarten, said despite the thorough investigation, "the best the investigators can do is nitpick about the process and substance of isolated business decisions."

Cadbury Schweppes plc plans to cut 5500 jobs and shut factories after a 4.9 billion ($A11.9 billion) acquisition spree over the past three years inflated costs.

A girl wearing black shorts and boots is standing next to a blue motorcycle.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 79.43 points, or 0.86 percent, to 9,117.12 on Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's 2001 application to sell Erbitux, citing shoddy research.

National Breast Cancer Centre head Professor Christine Ewan said there was no need for panic.

Those talks have not taken place, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.

A woman with a young girl pose with bear statues in front of a store.

Two football players bang into each other during a football game.

U.S. officials did not say whether American forces, who were acting on intelligence, crossed into Syrian territory and were vague about how the Syrian guards were involved.

A white dog, a brown dog, and a black dog frolicking in a grassy field.

A black headed sheep covered in thick white wool stands in a pasture with other sheep.

(game) a division during which one is allowed to play (perhaps as offense).

office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order.

furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape.

Lower courts have splintered on the issue, allowing depictions of the Ten Commandments in some instances and not in others.

Gemstar shares moved higher on the news, closing up 2.6 percent at $5.49 on Nasdaq.

We were seconds away from having that happen, Albuquerque Fire Chief Robert Ortega said.

But at no stage did ONA receive intelligence material indicating that Jemaah Islamiyah was planning to mount an operation in Bali.

He really left us with a smile on his face and no last words ... He gave us each a kiss and that was it, she said.

The currency briefly weakened on Monday morning but rebounded to trade at 55.25/29, little changed from Friday.

The central bank's policy board left rates steady for now, as widely expected, but surprised the market by declaring that overall risks were weighted toward weakness.

It's the first such drill since the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

Russ Britt is the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for CBS.MarketWatch.com.

strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third.

A brown dog is running along a grassy stretch divided by strings.

Gonzales was found guilty of using excessive force by spraying Olvera with pepper spray.

Bashir felt he was being tried by opinion not on the facts, Mahendradatta told Reuters.

An Ohio law that bans a controversial late-term abortion procedure is constitutionally acceptable and the state can enforce it, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday.

The parents want her kept alive; her husband says she never wanted to be kept alive artificially.

There is a brown dog swimming outside with a tennis ball in its mouth.

But the justices ruled that the police supervisor who repeatedly questioned Mr Martinez as he screamed in pain did not violate his Fifth Amendment rights.

A child in a red shirt is using a black wake board to splash over a beach wave.

Bremer said one initiative is to launch a US$70 million nationwide program in the next two weeks to clean up neighborhoods and build community projects.

He said the FDA was hoping Congress and the courts would bring clarity to the situation and some financial relief to consumers.

Domestic sales at both GM and No. 2 Ford Motor Co. declined more than predicted as a late summer sales frenzy prompted a larger-than-expected industry backlash.

Mr Eddington warned yesterday that the future of the airline was "in the hands of the negotiators".

Harris and Klebold killed 12 students and a teacher before taking their own lives on April 20, 1999.

Police then called a bomb squad, but the device exploded, killing Wells, before bomb technicians arrived.

(medicine) the capacity of an organism to defend against disease.

A tan dog is running through the grass with a yellow toy in its mouth.

I feel confident saying that HP is no longer an integration story, Fiorina said.

I urge Congress to quickly resolve any differences and send me the final bill as soon as possible so that I can sign it into law, he said.

The world's two largest automakers said their U.S. sales declined more than predicted last month as a late summer sales frenzy caused more of an industry backlash than expected.

It's a huge black eye, Arthur Sulzberger, the newspaper's publisher, said of the scandal.

The 6-3 ruling reinstates a law that told libraries to install filters or surrender federal money.

In the year-ago quarter, the steelmaker recorded a profit of $16.2 million, or 15 cents per share, on sales of $1.14 billion.

He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.

The decades-long conflict has killed more than 10,000 people in the resource-rich province, most of them civilians.

PNC regrets its involvement in the deals, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Rohr said in a statement.

The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27, or 1.2 percent, closing at 1,520.15 after gaining 30.46 yesterday.

The men had Pakistani passports and reportedly were seen together at the airport earlier in the evening, law enforcement sources said.

A group of girls stands wearing jean skirts and superman shirts.

The bulk of the funds, some $65 billion, will go for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This is an increase from the $22.5 million and 5 cents a share previously forecast.

He later found out the alarming incident had been caused by Concorde's powerful sonic boom.

A large white and grey dog runs through a yellow tunnel in an obstacle course.

The University of Michigan plans to release a new undergraduate admissions policy Thursday after its acceptance requirements were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.

Thirty-four of the men have been arrested and the others are being sought, US Attorney Daniel Bogden said yesterday.

Let's show we won't let them off, said Marc Blondel, leader of the Force Ouvriere union.

a black, brown and white dog running along with a white Frisbee in his mouth.

the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another.

The company claims it's the largest single Apple VAR Xserve sale to date.

Early Wednesday, the benchmark 10-year US10YT=RR had lost 16/32 in price, driving its yield up to 3.33 percent from 3.26 percent late Tuesday.

The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield <US10YT=RR> dipped below 4.20 percent on Tuesday.

The red scooter is sitting on the street in front of the building.

Shares of LendingTree soared $5.99, or 40.1 percent, to $20.68 in afternoon trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

I am being forced into exile by the world's superpower, Taylor said in an address videotaped at his home.

Change the key, pitch, tone, or volume of,    likely for aesthetic reasons.

A brown and white dog exiting a yellow and blue ramp in a grassy area.

He really left us with a smile on his face and no last words, daughter Linda Hope said.

The state wants to kill the wolves in approximately a 1,700-square-mile area near McGrath to establish a moose nursery of sorts.

Prices for Treasury securities also rose, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note falling to 4.19 percent.

The donation of 60,000 tons brings the total of U.S. contributions for the year to 100,000.

The helicopter burst into flames upon impact, according to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.

The virus killed 44 people in the Toronto area, including one doctor and two nurses.

It seemed like an isolated incident," said Ariel Dean of Washington D.C., who earned a degree in political science.

A baby girl and little boy are standing next to a guitar and a drum.

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically.

Garner said self-proclaimed Baghdad mayor Mohammed Mohsen Zubaidi was released 48 hours after his detention in late April.

Near a mosque in the northern town of Mosul, rebel gunmen also assassinated a Sunni Muslim tribal leader who backed the coalition.

A sour forecast from Sun Microsystems Inc. SUNW.O put more pressure on Wall Street before the quarterly earnings season.

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea).

A storyline; the plan,scheme,or main story of a literary or dramatic work, true or fictional.

That was up from the year-ago quarter, when the company earned $54.3 million, or 22 cents a share.

The announcements were made at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam.

Shares of SCO closed at $10.93, down 28 cents, in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

According to law enforcement officials, the individual decrypted passwords on the server.

He was the Ace of Diamonds in a pack of cards depicting Iraqi fugitives that has been issued to U.S. troops.

A large black and tan dog is running across the snow in a wooded area.

Two men stand juggling colored boxes while other men stand on a balcony.

Shevaun Pennington disappeared on Saturday morning after arranging to meet 31-year-old Toby Studabaker.

I´m very proud of the citizens of this state, Gov. John Baldacci said after votes from Tuesday´s referendum were counted.

Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.

Volume came to 439.66 million shares, below 450.39 million at the same point Wednesday.

a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect.

Make a map of; show or establish the    features or details of; explore or survey for the purposes of making a    map.

make physical contact with, possibly with the effect of physically manipulating.

Peterson told police he fished alone in San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve, returning to an empty house.

the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 44 points, or 0.46 percent, to 9,568.

The nation's largest retailer has told its 100 top suppliers they have to start using electronic tags on all pallets of goods by Jan. 25, 2005.

At Wednesday's summit, Abbas pledged to end the "armed intefadeh," renounced "terrorism against the Israelis wherever they might be" and alluded to the disarming of militants.

In a statement issued by his solicitors, Mr Hadley said: "I am absolutely delighted with the outcome of proceedings.

A young boy wearing a red winter coat is eating and holding up a candy bar.

The British Foreign Office said Monday that coalition authorities in Iraq were pleased that the men were freed.

a bald man in grey is holding out a stick whilst a black and brown dog jumps up to catch it.

McGill also detailed the hole that had been cut in the Caprice's trunk.

Shares closed on NASDAQ just below their 52-week high, at $32.17, up $1.54.

The deal, approved by both companies' board of directors, is expected to be completed in the third quarter of Nvidia's fiscal third quarter.

It was brazen intimidation to keep people on the reservation, said a Republican who attended but did not want to be named.

The U.S. House of Representatives, the other chamber of Congress, does not vote on treaties.

In other markets, U.S. Treasuries inched higher as declining stocks raised the appeal of safe-haven debt.

The Skagit was expected to crest during the night at 38 feet at Mount Vernon, 10 feet above flood stage, the National Weather Service said.

The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 6.52 points, or 0.39 percent, at 1,645.66.

The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC dipped 8.59 points, or 0.48 percent, to 1,773.54.

OPEC producers at a meeting on Wednesday are set to pressure independent oil exporters to contribute to the cartel's next supply cut to allow for the return of Iraqi oil.

King County Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel will then recess the trial until Monday.

In Vienna, the IAEA said ElBaradei would accept the invitation, although no date had yet been set.

A man and a woman are posing for a photograph in front of a yellow flower-bed.

The exchange also said its five-person compensation committee will consist only of directors from outside the securities industry.

About 22% of twentysomethings are obese, which is roughly 30 pounds over a healthy weight.

The 3{ hours of recordings include conversations between police, firefighters and other emergency workers, as well as media inquiries.

But HRT should not be used to prevent heart disease or any other chronic condition.

The number of households acquiring music fell from a high of 14.5 million in April to 12.7 million in May and 10.4 million in June, according to NPD.

I know this sounds counterintuitive, but it's true: City-grown pollution -- and ozone in particular -- is tougher on country trees, U.S. ecologist Jillian Gregg said.

The committee was appointed by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld under orders from Congress.

a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance).

To move (the head or body) quickly    downwards or away (from something).

A white dog with patches of brown and black on his eye is running through green grass.

It exploded in his hands, but the former Italian prime minister was unhurt.

the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something.

And all of the samples contained molecules that can only be produced when cholesterol interacts with ozone.

The black and white race car is going fast around the track while fans watch nearby.

The man had entered the post office on Woodside Avenue at Maine Avenue shortly before 3 p.m.

We haven't decided whether to use an unbroken or dotted white line, but this is an experiment worth introducing, said David Richardson, the ICC's cricket manager.

The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, of which Mr O Muireagáin was a member, welcomed his release.

Under NASD regulations, Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel.

Yesterday, shares closed up 29 cents, or 0.54 percent, at $54.32.

Ratliff said he hopes to bring the two measures to the full Senate by Friday.

There is the real potential for a secondary collapse, Gov. James McGreevey said.

The market's broader gauges also posted big gains, having climbed higher for four consecutive weeks.

Peterson told police he left his wife at about 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 24 to fish alone in San Francisco Bay.

The veteran Malyasian diplomat met Suu Kyi Wednesday at the lakeside home in Yangon where she is under house arrest.

The author is one of several defense experts expected to testify.

a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment.

Enron company executives engaged in widespread and pervasive fraud to manipulate the company's earnings results, Buell said.

Colgate shares were down 30 cents at $56 in morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Standard Edition is $15,000 per processor or $300 per named user.

He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.

Pataki said if power was restored, state workers would be back on the job Friday morning.

Sell something to or obtain something from by underhanded activity.

Instead he left the courtroom a free man after authorities dismissed criminal charges.

AFTRA members approved the merger by a vote of 75.88% to 24.12%.

Dennehy, who transferred to Baylor last year after getting kicked off the University of New Mexico Lobos for temper tantrums, had begun to read the Bible daily.

Wal-Mart estimates more than 100 million Americans visit their stores every week.

The public hearing is the second for the panel created by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld under pressure from Congress.

Professor Moffitt said the results needed to be replicated before pursuing testing of individuals for the presence of the long or short versions of the gene.

A black dog carries a white toy in his mouth and walks on the snowy field.

LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said that meant the cable could be used "as we see fit.

In turning down the NIMA offer, Gehman said, ''there were a number of bureaucratic and administrative missed signals here.

Penn Traffic stock closed Wednesday at 36 cents, up 2 cents, or 6.2 percent, from Tuesday's close.

The little girl jumps up into the air with the sand beneath her.

Through Thursday, Oracle said 34.75 million PeopleSoft shares had been tendered.

On the other hand, if this will help further establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."

The rebels are also calling for the deployment of a U.S.-led peacekeeping force.

The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone.

keep something or someone under control; stop something from happening

The figures are becoming catastrophic, said Dr. Patrick Pelloux, the president of the association of emergency room physicians.

Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.

But the officials later revised the numbers and said about 250 had been arrested at some 60 stores.

The state wants to kill the wolves in approximately a 1,700-square-mile area near the village of McGrath.

WebTV was sold to Microsoft in 1997 for $425 million and today is called MSN TV.

Several relatives of Australian victims of the attack sat in the front row of the court, but few Balinese attended the trial.

Spokesman James Howe said five children aged between 4 and 17 were taken to hospital with neck and chest injuries, while three others were treated at the scene.

Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 11.13 to 9,228.48, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.74 to 982.33.

Rep. Peter Deutsch, D-Fla., criticized the FDA's efforts in Florida.

By late afternoon, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 12.81, or 0.1 percent, at 9,331.77, having gained 201 points Monday to its highest level since July 2002.

The reading for both August and July is the best seen since the survey began in August 1997.

The little girl in the blue dress is walking with a man along a railway track.

A floating airfield with a flight deck covering 4.5 acres, the ship took about five years to build.

a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing.

About 120 potential jurors were being asked to complete a lengthy questionnaire.

For the current academic year, tuition at public colleges averaged $4,694, up almost $600 from the year before.

determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey.

Ridge said no real explosives or harmful devices will be used in the exercise.

His daughter, Nina Axelrod, told The Associated Press that he died in his sleep, apparently of heart failure.

After Hughes refused to rehire Hernandez, he complained to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

A hiker passes a white rock formation in the middle of an empty desert.

After Hedges' microphone was unplugged for a second time, Pribbenow told him to wrap up his speech.

A group of people standing near a small child sitting on a horse.

Gulping for air, I started crying and yelling at him, 'What do you mean?

U.S. troops killed nearly two dozen suspected Taliban militants after coming under fire in southern Afghanistan in the latest in a series of such attacks.

Girl and large stuffed animal riding an amuseument ride over a fair.

A red double decker bus is picking up more passengers in a city.

AirTran officials and a Boeing official declined to comment yesterday.

I don't know if the person I'm talking to now may end up being someone else at another time that may not follow the rules, Parrish said.

The Treasury said wants to give retail buyers of all Treasury securities the ability eventually to manage holdings online in a single account.

A man is holding a very long leash attached to a very large dog who is smelling the grass.

On Aug. 8, Juvenile Court Judge Robert Yeates ordered that Parker be placed in protective custody.

Your withdrawal from our country is inevitable, whether it happens today or tomorrow, added the voice, which signed off giving the date as "mid-September."

Gold's rise pulled other precious metals higher, shunting silver to $4.81/83 an ounce from $4.77/79 last quoted in New York.

Express audibly; utter sounds (not          necessarily words); indicate.

Protesters had been calling for an end to the country's hard-line establishment and for supreme leader Khamenei's death.

The research firm earlier had forecast an increase of 4.9 percent.

It also supports coloured labels to better organise documents, and dynamic browsing of the network for Mac, Windows and Unix file servers.

It said the patents were "allegedly" assigned to Syndia in 2001 through the Lemelson Medical, Educational and Research Foundation Limited Partnership.

PeopleSoft will commit $863 million in cash and issue 52.6 million new shares, the companies said.

But the prime minister told the BBC he wasn't bothered by polls and that he would continue to do what he believed to be right.

A man in a red shirt rappelling down a waterfall with a red rope.

A man with a beard and a skullcap and a boy walk along the ocean's shore.

A black and white photo of a bottle sitting atop a rock carving in front of a line of bushes.

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government was free to withhold the names of more than 700 people detained in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001.

The Nasdaq fell about 1.3% for the month, snapping a seven-month winning streak.

With all precincts reporting, Fletcher — a three-term congressman from Lexington — had an overwhelming 57 percent of the vote.

Two mountain climbers stand on the ridge of a tall, snowy mountain.

Dean told reporters traveling on his 10-city "Sleepless Summer" tour that he considered campaigning in Texas a challenge.

Together, we will find creative ways to communicate the unique strengths of Kmart to the 'new America' consumer."

Indeed, Wolfowitz admitted Saturday that neither military action nor "large scale bribery" would solve the issue.

Analysts had forecast second quarter sales of $614 million, according to the Thomson First Call Web site.

Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.

SARS went on to claim the lives of 44 people in the Toronto area, including two nurses and a doctor.

A rugby player in dark gear is carrying a light colored rugby ball with arm outstretched.

Chera Larkins, 32, of Manhattan, charged with three sham marriages, is also charged with perjury and filing a false instrument.

The European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body, described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful."

I'm going to try to march with a number of different groups, Bloomberg said.

Designed to compete with Microsoft Corp., Project Mad Hatter is being positioned by Sun as a cheaper, secure alternative desktop operating system to Microsoft's various desktop offerings.

A second victim, Michael Walker, 23, was struck in the torso, the bullet perforating his lung.

A group of cyclists in green and white with spectators looking on.

Two officials initially said about 300 workers had been arrested at 61 stores in 21 states.

A group of people are looking and taking photos of something off camera.

Dunlap won both the swimsuit competition and the talent portion of the competition, singing "If I Could."

It will take time to oust die-hard remnants of Saddam Hussein's deposed regime in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday.

Murphy said Strier's sister, Ethel Celnik, was in the courtroom at the time, but Strier was not.

Children are playing in a swimming pool while two adult men watch them.

These despicable acts were committed by killers whose only faith is hate, Bush said, adding that the United States will find the killers.

Amplify an electron current by causing part          of the power on the output circuit to act upon the input circuit.

Six new Krispy Kreme stores were opened in the first quarter, bringing the total number of stores to 282.

On the week, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 11.56 points, while the Nasdaq Stock Market gained 39.42 points.

When you crossed the line, you violated the constitutional right," said Charles Weisselberg, who teaches law at the University of California, Berkeley.

The security official's backup couldn't fill in because he was on active military duty, Strutt said.

Texas lawmakers must close a $185.9 million budget gap by the middle of July or the schools wont open in September, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn said Thursday.

She won the talent portion singing "If I Could" and also won in evening wear.

A brown and white dog is running through an uncut field that has mushrooms.

The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida voted Saturday to repudiate a decision by the denomination's national convention to confirm a gay man as bishop.

A small orange and white dog with a collar and a bell relaxes on a flower print pillow.

The euro soared to US$1.1914 in Asian trading, before slipping back slightly to US$1.1895 as trading opened in Europe.

Police said her two small children were alone there for up to two days as she lay dead.

He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.

A seventh victim, a woman, died Tuesday night in the burn unit at childrens Hospital Medical Center of Akron.

The letter indicates the Vatican's interest in bolstering conservatives within the Episcopal Church.

Deirdre Hisler, Government Canyon's manager, said the state has long had its eye on this piece of property and is eager to complete the deal to obtain it.

Likewise, the 30-year bond <US30YT=RR> slid 1-11/32 for a yield of 4.38 percent, up from 4.30 percent.

A man in a black jacket is taking a photo of a man in a red jacket.

The department's position threatens to alienate social conservatives, who have provided strong political support for Mr. Ashcroft and President Bush.

A former partner of accountancy firm Ernst & Young was yesterday arrested by FBI agents in the US on charges of obstructing federal investigations.

Next week, John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who Sunday became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange, will take up his position.

The leading actress nod went to energetic newcomer Marissa Jaret Winokur as Edna's daughter Tracy.

Paul Themba Nyathi, an MDC spokesman, said the Avenues Clinic was being targeted because it was treating opposition supporters.

Mel Gibson is negotiating with Newmarket Films to distribute his embattled Biblical epic "The Passion of Christ" in the United States.

someone or something that is the agent of fulfilling desired expectations

The small boy is sliding down a pool slide and is about to hit the water.

He was joined by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia.

A contract granting use or occupation of property under certain terms or conditions.

The BlueCore3-Multimedia includes a 16-bit stereo audio CODEC with dual ADC and DAC for stereo audio.

Perry said he backs the Senate's efforts, including the fines, to force the Democrats to return.

Before it was removed, the site listed in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.

Shares of San Diego-based Jack In The Box closed at $21.49, up 78 cents, or 3.8 percent, on the New York Stock Exchange.

Give oneself entirely to a specific person,    activity, or cause.

A man in blue walks down a snowy street next to a brick building.

Frank Quattrone, the former Credit Suisse First Boston technology investment-banking guru, reportedly pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of obstruction of justice and witness tampering.

A physical portion of all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class or total.

From Florida to Alaska, thousands of revelers vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.

They were an inspirational couple, selfless and courageous, said the Oscar-winning film director.

A key portion of the accord was the implementation of a special council to monitor health spending, set goals for the system and measure progress in reforming health care.

Sales for the quarter beat expectations, rising 37 percent year-on-year to 1.76 billion euros.

A toddler in a beige suit is smiling whilst playing in the snow.

He urged patience from Americans eager for the service, which is intended to block about 80 percent of telemarketing calls.

A promotional poster, complete with countdown dial, reminds readers of the upcoming release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

Aventis, based in Strasbourg, France, is one of the leading producers of the vaccine and one of a handful of companies that still make it.

This is extraordinarily fast, said Matt Geller, an analyst at CIBC World Markets.

Adora Obi Nweze, the NAACP state president, said the state has refused to consider the possibility of murder.

A man in a black jacket is holding a microphone toward a young girl with long brown hair.

The consumer-confidence index came in at 83.5 in June, down slightly from a revised 83.6 in May, the Conference Board said.

That task appealed to two masters of the megabyte, Peter Lyman and Hal Varian, professors at the University of California-Berkeley's School of Information Management and Systems.

I came basically to Washington to establish relationships and to make sure that we are getting more federal money to California, Schwarzenegger said after meeting with congressional Republicans.

The other victim, Michael Walker, of 550 Barbey Street, was struck in the neck.

The problem likely will mean corrective changes before the shuttle fleet starts flying again.

Between 1960 and 2000, however, the state's population grew by 30.4 percent to 6,080,485.

The plan, called The NIH Roadmap, was developed over 14 months with help from more than 300 consultants in industry and academia.

A young girl with a pink hat on with a yellow building in the background.

Other countries and private creditors are owed at least $80 billion in addition.

Cooley said he expects Muhammad will similarly be called as a witness at a pretrial hearing for Malvo.

They found molecules that can only be produced when ozone breaks down cholesterol.

The AFL-CIO announced Wednesday that it will decide in October whether to endorse a candidate before the primaries.

a small group of goats in the grass with a black and white dog in the backgroud.

Brian Halla, CEO of NatSemi, claimed the deal made sense for both companies.

A crowd of people stand on a rural road, a field behind them, a forest in front.

(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something.

Graham is expected to be nominated and elected to a second one-year term today and will deliver the presidential address.

Jim Wolfcale, the jury foreman and a minister, said, "This case was both mentally challenging and emotionally exhausting."

But Itar-Tass news agency said four of his bodyguards were among those killed by the bomb.

InterActiveCorp's shares closed at $34.19, down $2.81, or 7.6 percent on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Our strong preference is to achieve a financial restructuring out of court, and we remain hopeful we can do so, chief executive Marce Fuller said.

a person or thing in the role of being a replacement for something else

an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion.

A race car moves down the road as two people watch from a distance.

Two people kneel on the snow and raise their arms with mountains behind them.

A girl wearing a brown cap, red sneakers, and a dark green coat sits on a rock bench.

Tom Kraynak, manager of operations and resources for the Canton, Ohio-based East Central Area Reliability Council, said investigators are considering the scenario.

Prince, who heads Citigroup's global corporate and investment bank, is replacing Sanford Weill as CEO.

A red-haired woman is wearing a black beret adorned with the American flag.

At least 11 more cases in Indiana and three in Illinois are suspected.

The weekend arrest of Russia's richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, chief executive of oil major YUKOS, on charges of fraud and tax evasion unnerved financial markets.

American Masters: Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin (Wed.

Its shares fell 71 cents, or 3.5 percent, in after-hours trading to $19.55.

The bomb exploded while authorities waited for a bomb squad to arrive.

She was taken by ambulance to Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith.

The center's president, Joseph Torsella, was struck on the head but was able to walk to an ambulance.

TVT Records sought $360 million in punitive damages and $30 million in compensatory damages, officials said.

That is up from $1.14 billion during the same quarter last year.

Blue chips edged lower by midday on Wednesday as a wave of profit warnings drained some of the optimism that has driven a rally over the past three months.

It calls for the agency to plan an independent safety and engineering organization.

We need to change old habits and seriously rethink business-as-usual.

the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place.

Shares of Littleton, Colorado-based EchoStar rose $1.63, or 5.3 percent, to $32.26 at 10:55 a.m.

There are now 37 active probable cases in the GTA, compared with 70 cases on June 6.

Geraldine Andrews, Reynolds' daughter-in-law and a friend of Wilson's family, said Robinson had recently taken Wilson out of a mental health facility.

SCO changed its name to Tarantella, and Caldera later changed its name to the SCO Group.

Stefani's remarks further stoked tension after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last week compared a German member of the European Parliament to a Nazi concentration camp guard.

The commission estimated California lost $937 million to corporate tax shelters in 2001.

The camp hosts summer religious retreats for children and other events year-round, according to its Web site.

Alhart said the governor "remains hopeful that the city will continue to work with us and engage in good-faith discussions."

The respected medical journal Lancet has called for a complete ban on tobacco in the United Kingdom.

He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.

A women holds a small dog on a leash with chairs in the background.

In the seconds after the crash, she added, Captain Smith said simply, "Oh my God."

In Canada, the surging dollar was in focus again as it struggled and just failed to stay above the 75 cent (U.S.) mark.

South Africa has the world's highest caseload with 4.7 million people infected with HIV or AIDS.

It is about a third of what I owe in the world, he told reporters.

A smiling woman with a beer sitting outside with another smiling woman.

The 30-year bond US30YT=RR grew 1-3/32 for a yield of 4.30 percent, down from 4.35 percent late Wednesday.

A living room with table, chair and sofa alongside a large palm.

Her lawyer Donald Levine told The Telegraph she had been offered $US250,000 to tell her story exclusively to Australian TV.

The findings are being published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.

Second comes HP (27 percent with $2.9 billion, up just 0.4 percent).

Spansion Flash memory solutions are available worldwide from AMD and Fujitsu.

People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually need to start exercising and eating better, according to new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.

A pro-independence radical, Miodrag Zivkovic, of the Liberal Alliance, came in second with 31 percent of the vote.

McDonald's shares rose $1.83 to close Friday at $23.89 on the New York Stock Exchange.

The rule bars groups from airing ads that promote, support, attack or oppose a candidate at any time.

The witness was a 27-year-old Kosovan parking attendant, who was paid by the News of the World, the court heard.

But the country is scrambling to prevent it spreading to the vast countryside where most of its 1.3 billion people live.

We believe we are fully prepared to roll out the [touch-screen] machines for the 2004 presidential primary, said Gilles W. Burger, State Board of Elections chairman.

That package included increases to both the city's sales and income taxes.

the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant.

The blaze then spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them.

The cradle for the h2200 has space for recharging a second battery.

At 12 months there was still a difference in function, although it was not a significant one.

Women who eat potatoes and other tuberous vegetables during pregnancy may be at risk of triggering type 1 diabetes in their children, Melbourne researchers believe.

The benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR lost 11/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.21 percent from 3.17 percent late on Monday.

The Mets took Lastings Milledge, an outfielder from Florida, with the 12th pick.

It just seems like all the issues that we support he doesn't, said Gabriela Lemus, the league's director of policy and legislation.

The legal ruling follows three days of wild volatility in RIM's stock over speculation that PC giant Hewlett-Packard Co. may be bidding for the company.

Spot gold was quoted at $367.90/368.60 an ounce at 1000 GMT, having marched up to $369.50 -- a level not seen since February 10.

Frist proposed a process in which it would take gradually fewer votes to overcome filibusters preventing final votes on judicial confirmations.

A man wearing a red football uniform and gray gloves looks to the left.

Lady in a pink Tinkerbell jacket stands next to the railing and looks out at the water.

A blurred image of a black and white dog running through the grass.

Rice (57-12) and Stanford (51-17) will meet in a winner-take-all matchup at 6:05 p.m. Monday.

It later emerged that he had broken his right thigh and bones in his right wrist and elbow.

Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid,  for purposes of cooking or processing.

Its safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of a cap....The level of it is to be debated.

(Contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting in the number of tricks that the bidder must make.

Miodrag Zivkovic, of the Liberal Alliance of Montenegro, won 31 percent of the vote while the independent Dragan Hajdukovic got four percent.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (JP:8316: news, chart, profile) was down 2.5 percent at 198,000 yen.

Kerkowski and Fassett's bodies were unearthed at Selenski's Mount Olivet Road home on June 5.

BA said the second quarter, which included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow, had been difficult.

Russin did not comment; his lawyer did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.

Pratt & Whitney had said that if it won the contract 75 per cent of the engine equipment would be outsourced to European suppliers, with final assembly in Germany.

The Senate judiciary committee on Tuesday overcame a significant hurdle in the battle to create a trust fund to pay victims of asbestos exposure but the most difficult obstacles remain.

The submission was on Monday, but the announcement was made Friday at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam.

After protesters rushed the stage and twice cut power to the microphone, Hedges drew the speech to an early close.

(abstract) characterize, commemorate, make special (or respectful)

The officials did not say whether U.S. forces crossed into Syrian territory and were vague about how the Syrian border guards became involved.

Mr Howard said he also had faith in the system under which Hicks could be tried.

someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.

Bond bulls would like the Fed to recognize that risks are biased toward economic weakness.

She said she eventually allowed him to fix her bike while she sat in his car, and they chatted.

Ernst & Young has denied the SEC's claims, and called its recommendations "irresponsible".

When police removed the four from the home, they weighed 136 pounds combined.

Thanks to the euro's rise against the Japanese currency, the dollar was at 117.24 yen, well above the overnight 10-month low of 116 yen.

The Americas market will decline 2.1 percent to $30.6 billion in 2003, and then grow 15.7 percent to $35.4 billion in 2004.

She said he persisted and she eventually allowed him to fix her bike while she sat in the front seat of his car.

Two young women are walking along a rural path bordered by trees.

The dog with the red collar is bearing it's teeth at the dog with the blue collar.

The broad Standard & Poor's 500-stock index was up 4.83 points or 0.49 per cent to 980.76.

separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.

The University of Michigan released today a new admissions policy after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in June the way it previously admitted undergraduates.

Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter, and it ended the quarter with $2.2 billion in cash.

A tan dog is lying on a couch and has its head on a white pillow.

The discovery that the MAP bug is present in the vast majority of Crohn's sufferers means it is almost certainly causing the intestinal inflammation, it said in a statement.

The single currency rose as far as 135.26 yen , its highest level since the introduction of the single currency in January 1999.

The computers are currently sold in Canada, the United States, and Korea.

There are a total of 659 women enrolled at the academy, the report said.

A man sits on a rock next to a folding deck chair and a fishing pole.

A black dog catches a tennis ball in his mouth while a white dog watches.

On Monday, EchoStar (DISH: news, chart, profile) shares shrank $1.40, or 4.4 percent, to $30.63.

The district also sent letters yesterday informing parents of the situation.

Cisco has signed similar deals with AT&T Corp. T.N , SBC Communications Inc. SBC.N and Sprint Corp. FON.N .

The driver, Eugene Rogers, helped to remove children from the bus, Wood said.

In other markets, U.S. Treasuries started off on Monday weaker, as stocks rose early.

The Dow Jones rose 41.61 points Friday, a gain of 0.4% for the day and 0.7% for the week.

In the opinion, Kline noted that it is illegal for children that young to have sexual relations.

It was a final test before delivering the missile to the armed forces.	State radio said it was the last test before the missile was delivered to the armed forces.
3.500	Your withdrawal from our country is inevitable, whether it happens today or tomorrow, and tomorrow will come soon."

Trans fats are created when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil, solidifying it and increasing the shelf life of certain food products.

It's also a strategic win for Overture, given that Knight Ridder had been using Google's advertising services.

A brown dog splashes in the water while carrying a ball in it's mouth.

AFTRA, on the other hand, approved the merger by a whopping 75 percent.

Teams of inspectors walked into a restricted area at one park without being stopped; others took pictures of sensitive areas without being challenged.

Albertsons and Kroger's Ralphs chain locked out their workers in response.

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.

A black dog wearing an orange collar is entangled with fishing wire.

In 2001 and 2002, wire transfers from 4 of the company's 40 accounts totaled more than $3.2 billion, prosecutors said.

The company has expanded into providing other services for buyers, including payment services.

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating.

A brown dog is running across the grass with a stick in it's mouth.

a man wearing a white suit holding a newspaper walking through the streets.

The petitioners are entitled to respect for their private lives.

Captain Robert Ramsey of the US 1st Armoured Division said a truck had exploded outside the building about 11am, and that one of the compound's outer walls had collapsed.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 7.42 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,653.44.

We have found the smoking gun, investigating board member Scott Hubbard said.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.

a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause.

U.S. stocks fell in early morning trade on Wednesday as a wave of profit warnings drained some of the optimism that has driven a rally over the past three months.

For the full 12-month period, high-speed cable modem connections increased by 49 percent.

Joining Boston on Monday were the Massachusetts communities of Watertown, Saugus and Framingham.

In the latest top-level shuffle at CNN, Teya Ryan is leaving her post as general manager of U.S. programming, the network announced.

For the year, it expects sales of $94 million and a profit of 26 cents a share from continuing operations.

Prices had pulled back from offshore highs when the Empire State survey far exceeded expectations by jumping to 26.8 in June, a record high, from 10.6 in May.

Still, he noted that Miami must decide whether to seek A.C.C. membership by June 30 to adhere to Big East guidelines.

Earlier, Bashir's supporters had defied a police order and cried "Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest)" as he walked to his seat.

The California Farm Bureau did not immediately have an official response to Tuesday's ruling.

Earlier Thursday, PeopleSoft formally rejected the unsolicited bid from Oracle.

Proving that the Millville son's sacrifice would not go unsung, Mayor James Quinn ordered all city flags flown at half-mast for the next 30 days.

Initial autopsy reports show they died of dehydration, hyperthermia and suffocation.

The volatile mix could drag the session beyond the four days allotted by Bush, said Senate President Jim King.

The department's stance disappointed some abortion opponents, and it threatens to alienate social conservatives who have provided strong political support for Ashcroft and President Bush.

The hearing occurred a day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer, Dallager, for not addressing the scandal.

The Hulk took in $62.6 million at the box office, a monster opening and a new June record.

His partner Bijan Darvish is charged with filing a false police report.

We don't want to stand by and see a credit card lynching take place, he said.

Jane Doe, deciding to fight the subpoena, asked Verizon to withhold her name.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 16.68 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,636.94.

Dealers said the euro's downward momentum may pick up speed should it break below $1.15.

Sources say agents confiscated "several" documents he was carrying.

With 4.7 million people infected with HIV or AIDS, South Africa has the world's highest AIDS caseload.

A Spanish tanker, Sandra Tapias, was to be loaded with another million barrels, bought by Spanish refiner Cepsa SA, in the afternoon.

That federal investigation is separate from an informal inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Fewer than 10 FBI offices have conducted investigations involving visits to mosques, the Justice Department said.

The retailer said it came to the decision after hearing the opinions of customers and associates.

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled.

We've become like total strangers, John told a pal two days before his death.

The McLean, Virginia-based company said newspaper revenue increased 5 percent to $1.46 billion.

Bremer, 61, is a former assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger.

The Dow Jones industrial average finished the day down 98.32 points at 9,011.53.

In a regulatory filing, EDS said the SEC had asked for information related to its troubled IT outsourcing contract with the US Navy.

Lowe's, with about half as many stores, reported a 33 percent increase in third-quarter profit behind a 12 percent jump in same-store sales.

One man in an orange shirt wearing a white helmet is riding a bike.

For me, the Lewinsky imbroglio seemed like just another vicious scandal manufactured by political opponents, Mrs Clinton writes.

The identical rovers will act as robotic geologists, searching for evidence of past water.

The rally overshadowed ceremonies marking the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China on 1 July 1997.

In addition, 6,800 people were in quarantine and thousands of health-care workers in working quarantine.

London-based NCRI official Ali Safavi told Reuters: "We condemn this raid, which is in our view illegal and morally and politically unjustifiable."

The government recently shelved peace talks with the MILF, being brokered by Malaysia, after a string of attacks, including three bombings, on Mindanao.

Two people paddling in a red canoe with trees in the background.

the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time.

The woman reported that she felt threatened and obtained a warrant for Stackhouse's arrest from the local magistrate's office.

The male eagle was found by a zookeeper early Thursday, suffering from severe puncture wounds in his abdomen.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX fell 3 points, or 0.30 percent, to 995.

Daniels said he doesn't know what Bush will have to say about him at tonight's $2,000-per-person presidential fund-raiser.

A black dog walks through a rocky, grassy landscape under a blue, cloudy sky.

On Saturday, Roddick equalled the world record with a 149 m.p.h. serve in beating Andre Agassi.

On Wednesday next week, Mr Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, Jordan.

Michael Bloomberg, NYC Mayor: "I'm gonna try march with a number of different groups.

Earlier this month, RIM had said it expected to report second-quarter earnings of between 7 cents and 11 cents a share.

Brian Brabazon said his son would get upset but then turn around and befriend his taunters.

The former president also gave numerous speeches in 2002 without compensation, said his spokesman Jim Kennedy.

Commercial releases of the 2.6 kernel by major Linux distributors still remain months away.

U.S. soldiers killed about two dozen suspected Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan after their convoy came under attack, the military said Sunday.

A county firefighter, was struck by lightning and was in stable condition at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.

Since being drafted into service in 1971, it has racked up a record 45 accidents, with 393 deaths.

Egyptologists cast doubt Tuesday on an expedition's claim that it may have found the mummy of Queen Nefertiti, one of the best-known ancient Egyptians.

Two boys sit facing one another at a table and one points at the other.

It estimated on Thursday it has a 51 percent market share in Europe.

INTEL TODAY disclosed details of its next-generation XScale processor for mobile phones and handheld devices here in San Jose.

The Dow Jones industrials briefly surpassed the 9,000 mark for the first time since December."

For me, the Lewinsky imbroglio seemed like just another vicious scandal manufactured by political opponents, according to extracts released yesterday.

BOSTON The Catholic archdiocese in Boston has offered $55 million to settle more than 500 clergy sex abuse lawsuits, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

(Chemistry) Undergo sequestration by          forming a stable compound with an ion.

This deal makes sense for both companies, Halla said in a prepared statement.

Ruffner, 45, doesn't yet have an attorney in the murder charge, authorities said.

A person in a red shirt is standing, with arms raised, at the top of a mountain.

The Atlanta Olympic Games attack killed one woman and injured more than 100 other people.

The attack seemed similar to attacks staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12, for which officials have also blamed al-Qaida.

The people who are sending these messages are infringing on my rights and everyone else's rights to use your computer," McKechnie said.

It would be difficult to overestimate the potential dangers of the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) vulnerability.

Country-music station KKCS has suspended two disc jockeys for playing songs by the Dixie Chicks in violation of a ban imposed after one group member criticized President George Bush.

move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course.

Five children jump on a large trampoline while the snow outside melts.

On Tuesday, a Florida appeals court again refused to block removal of the tube.

release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition.

The damaged area of the garage was not stable, with ``the real potential for a secondary collapse,'' McGreevey said.

The mother also alleged in the lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards.

In his Jan. 28 State of the Union message, Bush said, "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."

Palm said on Wednesday it plans to buy Handspring, a company created by renegade Palm co-founder Jeff Hawkins.

Garner said the self-proclaimed mayor of Baghdad, Mohammed Mohsen al-Zubaidi, was released after two days in coalition custody.

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said he was pleased by the results.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 7.75 points, or 0.08 percent, at 9,175.47.

Terri Schiavo, 39, is expected to die sometime in the next two weeks in the Tampa-area hospice where she has spent the past several years.

On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured in southern Iraq when a munitions dump exploded.

But in the end, all the worm did was visit a pornography site, said Vincent Weafer, a security director with Symantec Security Response in California.

Another was in serious condition at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale.

The men were immediately flown to nearby Botswana on a chartered Air Malawi flight, Malawi intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity.

A man walks toward a policeman standing in a crosswalk on a city street.

stimulate sexually; get sexual gratification through self-stimulation

In an interview, Ms. Healey, who is a criminologist, said many lawmakers here and across the country shared a wariness toward capital punishment.

Two young boys and one young man run on a beach with water behind them.

She countersued for $125 million, saying Gruner & Jahr broke its contract with her by cutting her out of key editorial decisions.

One witness told the Anatolian news agency he saw the plane on fire in mid-air.

Tito Barbini, a regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy, criticized the absence Tuesday in Sacramento.

Dewhurst's proposal calls for an abrupt end to the controversial "Robin Hood" plan for school finance.

The agency has yet to fully formulate a strategy for the creation of an independent engineering technical authority.

Pataki praised Abraham's decision, and LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said the cable should be kept in operation permanently.

Congratulations on being named Time magazine's Person of the Year.

If we could do that throughout the world, we could end terrorism, he said.

Although obesity can increase the risk of a host of health problems, skeptics argue, so do smoking and high cholesterol, which are not considered diseases.

Wall Street was also waiting for aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. (nyse: PEP - news - people) to report earnings after the close.

U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 99 others during 1,729 patrols and 25 raids conducted over 24 hours.

Higher courts have ruled that the tablets broke the constitutional separation of church and state.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> edged down 9 points, or 0.98 percent, to 921.

A young man in red swimming trunks jumped off a large rock into the water.

Gartner's report said global WLAN equipment shipments reached 19.5 million last year, a 120 percent increase over 2001's 8.9 million units.

Customers include Mitsubishi, Siemens, DBTel, Dell, HP, Palm, Philips, Sharp, and Sony.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC lost 2 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,649.

A group of seven people are rafting in the rapids in a green boat.

This is an easy case in my view and wholly without merit, both factually and legally.

a man in a grey t shirt is sitting on a rock in front of a waterfall.

Mahmud controlled access to Saddam and was frequently at his side.

With all precincts reporting, Fletcher had 88,747 votes, or 57 percent of the total.

The American decision provoked an angry reaction from the European Commission, which described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful".

Diana was at her lowest ebb when she wrote the letter to Paul Burrell claiming there was a plot to kill her.

Talabani told him Iraqi leaders would "need U.N. assistance and advice in implementing the new decisions which have been taken" on organising an interim Iraqi government by June.

The MSN Messenger 6 software will be available from 11 a.m. PST on Wednesday, according to Microsoft.

At 5 p.m. EDT, Grace's center was near latitude 25.6 north, longitude 93.7 west or about 280 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christi.

A New Castle County woman has become the first Delaware patient to contract the West Nile virus this year, the state's Department of Health reported.

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number.

Several black Democratic leaders were attempting to arrange a meeting with DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe to discuss the layoffs.

a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity.

a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken).

A white Apple computer sits on the beige carpeting of a bedroom.

But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups, such as race, pushed the state onto the needs-improvement list under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Above that, seniors would be responsible for 100 percent of drug costs until the out-of-pocket total reaches $3,600.

A man in a grey suit kneels in front of a woman in a white dress.

Two Kuwaitis and six Palestinians with Jordanian passports were among the suspects, the official said.

We haven't decided whether to use an unbroken or dotted white line, said Dave Richardson, the ICC's cricket manager.

Waksal has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and is to be sentenced next week.

The crates are full of hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

Speak in a high-pitched tone of voice, as          either an animal or human might.

In turn SuSE will license Java 2 Standard Edition while also formalising an existing agreement to distribute Sun's Java Virtual Machine for running Java applications.

I notice a mood change in their priorities, one politician said.

Also at increased risk are those with suppressed immune systems due to illness or medicines.

That compared with $35.18 million, or 24 cents per share, in the year-ago period.

An attorney for plaintiff schoolchildren said he plans to appeal.

Give an incentive for action, provoke or    stir up, urge on, or cause to act.

As part of his deal, Mr. Delainey has agreed to cooperate in the continuing investigation.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard.

A man and woman dressedin old fashion clothing sit outside at a table.

He added: "There is no doubt about the chemical programme, the biological programme and indeed the nuclear weapons programme.

Mr. Bankhead said the crime scenes indicated that the killer was "very methodical."

the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building.

The NIST discovered that in 1999 the Port Authority issued guidelines to upgrade the fireproofing to a thickness of 1 1/2 inches.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJ: news, chart, profile) rose 56 points, or 0.7 percent, to 8,588.

(cause to) move through a space, circuit or system, usu. returning to the starting point

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 17.26 points, or 1.06 percent, to 1,640.06, based on the latest data.

A spokesman at Strong Memorial Hospital said Doud was under evaluation Tuesday evening in the emergency room.

We had nothing to do with @Stake's internal personnel decision, Microsoft spokesman Sean Sundwell said.

Microsoft issued a patch for the vulnerability, which affects Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Services Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word "refugee".

Such was the case Thursday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the "LeBron James Lottery," otherwise known as the NBA draft lottery.

Stanford (46-15) plays South Carolina (44-20) today in a first-round game at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb.

One had also pointed to the word refugee in an English/Turkish dictionary.

Seven 20- and 21-year-old cadets were ticketed by police for drinking alcohol in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two young women, aged 16 and 18.

He was the ace of diamonds in a U.S. deck of cards showing pictures of most-wanted Iraqi leaders.

The mother also contended that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards during the 1998 confrontation.

Detective Chief Inspector Norman McKinlay, leading the investigation, said: "There is evidence a body or bodies have been in this area.

The boy was taken to Nassau University Medical Center, where staff said he was "doing okay."

The woman is holding the harness that the brown and white dog is wearing.

The US Senate judiciary committee overcame a significant hurdle yesterday in the battle to create a trust fund to pay victims of asbestos exposure.

Mr. Bryant is innocent and expects to be completely exonerated, Mackey said in a statement.

In early trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 39.94, or 0.4 percent, at 8,945.50, having slipped 3.61 points Monday.

McArthur told internetnews.com price declines have moderated and remained below 30 percent from the previous year for the last two quarters.

Glover said the killer used a ``peculiar slipknot,'' including a coaxial cable and an extension cord, to strangle some of the victims.

A boy wearing red and blue swim trunks jumping head first into a swimming pool.

Every Thursday, a grains management committee meets in the Commission's agriculture directorate to decide the outcome of a weekly export tender.

She also pledged to bring peace to Iraq: "Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through."

an interpretation, an account or reading of an event or situation

Bremer said one initiative is to launch a $70 million nationwide program in the next two weeks to clean up neighborhoods and build community projects.

On Wednesday, attendees will vote on resolutions that express the Southern Baptist view on issues, but are not binding on individual churches.

Stardust was designed to gather thousands of dust particles streaming from Wild 2.

He is suspected of being a key figure in Jemaah Islamiyah, the al-Qa'eda-linked terror group which has been blamed for the bombings.

Six Democrats are vying to succeed Jacques and have qualified for the Feb. 3 primary ballot.

But the United States' ultimate goal was not just to topple Mr. Hussein but to stabilize the country and install a friendly government.

The seven other nations in the initiative are Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Sorkin was to have been tried separately on charges of conspiracy and lying to a grand jury.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> tacked on 5.91 points, or 0.29 percent, to 2,053.27.

A boy standing and watching a group of people on a basketball court.

It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.

We think this was bad law, and we still expect to be vindicated ultimately.

The Telegraph can reveal that Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, placed his force on its highest alert last week.

Ride on someone's shoulders or back; support on the back or shoulders.

Two young women sitting at an outdoor resaurant looking at menus about to place their order with the waiter standing at their table.

A jury convicted rapper C-Murder, also known as Corey Miller, of second-degree murder Tuesday night in the shooting death of a 16-year-old in a Jefferson Parish nightclub.

The department also sent water and soil samples to the state health laboratory.

The Episcopal Church ''is alienating itself from the Anglican Communion,'' said the Very Rev. Peter Karanja, provost of the All Saints Cathedral, in Nairobi.

A person in a red vest is touching the blue ice skates on another person.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government.

A woman wearing large sunglasses holds newspapers in both hands.

Three dogs, one white and two brown, are running together on a field of grass.

She had only a single condition, that the book not be published until her death.

Last year, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Earlier, he told France Inter-Radio, "I think we can now qualify what is happening as a genuine epidemic."

Authorities looked to the public yesterday for help in solving the deadly sniper-style shootings of three people outside Charleston-area convenience stores.

Authorities performed an autopsy Thursday on one of three bodies recovered from beneath a layer of freshly poured concrete in the basement of a northwest Indiana home.

Saturday, officials in California described Gehring as cooperative — but said he has revealed nothing about what has happened to the children.

This case was both mentally challenging and emotionally exhausting, said the foreman, Jim Wolfcale, a 41-year-old minister.

In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 40.12, or 0.5 percent, at 8,571.69, having fallen 51 points Monday.

Reuters witnesses said many houses had been flattened and the city squares were packed with crying children and the homeless, huddled in blankets to protect them from the cold.

Both of these kids are in wonderful physical condition right now, he said during a press briefing at the hospital.

Two children with a yellow and blue umbrella play in the bathtub.

The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX inched up 3 points, or 0.32 percent, to 970.

Comstock said several federal courts have ruled that the detentions are fully within the law.

Peregrine sold its Remedy business unit to BMC Software in November for $355 million.

A major British study has added to the evidence that hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of breast cancer, especially when women receive a combination of estrogen and progestin.

A television, upholstered chair, and coffee stable in a bright room.

About 31 percent of Americans are now obese — roughly 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight.

a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area.

In afternoon trading, Aspen's shares were off 89 cents or more than 27 percent at $2.33 per share.

a boy in a green shirt is jumping with his arms in the air at the end of a bowling alley.

The Nasdaq composite index advanced 20.59, or 1.3 percent, to 1,616.50, after gaining 5.7 percent last week.

They came despite what BA called a "difficult quarter", which it said included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow.

Barbini said the EU may reach a compromise but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry has resisted.

The flaw involves the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol, which deals with inter-computer communications.

But they don’t realize that until it’s too late (of course) because they’re potential victims in a horror movie.

Gerry Kiely, a EU agriculture representative in Washington, said EU ministers were invited but canceled because the union is closing talks on agricultural reform.

It also features a 4.5 in back-lit LCD screen and memory expansion facilities.

The developers, The Related Cos. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, hope sales top $1 billion.

A 62-year-old West Babylon man has contracted the West Nile virus, the first human case in Suffolk County this year, according to the county health department.

a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value.

The unions also staged a five-day strike in March that forced all but one of Yale's dining halls to close.

the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment.

A woman wearing a navy dress is cutting a cake on a white table.

Statistics from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment show that 11,844 abortions were performed in the state last year.

Some 50 million phone numbers are registered on the list, which was to take effect Oct. 1.

The pound also made progress against the dollar, reached fresh three-year highs at $1.6789.

Democrats dominate the Assembly while Republicans control the Senate.

The estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call was for a loss of $2.75 a share.

Buoyed by some of the advice imparted by Nicklaus, Howell shot an 8-under 64 for a one-stroke lead over Kenny Perry.

Mr Pollard said: "This is a terrible personal tragedy and a shocking blow for James's family.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 98.32, or about 1.1 percent, to 9011.53.

Mr Howard also said yesterday that Hicks would be fairly treated, saying he had faith in the US justice system.

He has a very good reputation," RT Jones analyst Juli Niemann said of Grant.

either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided.

The only other person who had not been accounted for Sunday was a man from Fort Worth, Texas.

Prince is replacing Sanford "Sandy" Weill, who will remain Citigroup's chairman.

Texas Instruments climbed $US1.37 to $US19.25 and Novellus Systems advanced $US1.76 to $US36.31, each having been raised to "overweight" by Lehman.

During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.

She was the only woman in her unit and a member of Teamsters Local 995.

The pressure will intensify today, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN and words that are even more difficult.

The federal and local governments remained largely shut down in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel, as were schools, and much of the region's transportation network was slowed.

Maximum sustained winds were around 40 mph, with stronger gusts.

NASA satellite images show that Arctic ice has been shrinking at the rate of nearly 10 percent a decade.

Mr. McCall, who ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York in 2002, styled himself an advocate of better corporate governance.

Bulger's brother is now on the agency's ''10 Most Wanted'' list, sought in connection with 21 murders.

By state law, 911 calls are not public information and were not released.

Fletcher said he expects to have the support of lawmakers from agricultural states, many of whom are on the committee.

Tikrit is Saddam Hussein's hometown and the region around it is known as a hotbed of Baath Party supporters and former high-ranking Iraqi military officials.

Kentucky: Republican Ernie Fletcher, a three-term House member, is battling Democratic state Attorney General Ben Chandler.

While opposition parties have welcomed the cabinet's decision on anti-retroviral treatment, some said Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was not fit to preside over a rollout plan.

At the accident scene, the driver was "covered in blood" but helped to remove children, Wood said.

Bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico, and the bounty hunter was charged with kidnapping.

Previously he had seen the grinning mechanic from east Java only on television.

cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use.

rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning.

Ursel Reisen confirmed it operated the coach, but gave no details other than to say the passengers were of mixed ages.

Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games by major league baseball Friday for using a corked bat, and he immediately appealed the decision.

The effort is the Bush administration's latest effort to expand the role of religious organizations in government services.

A man and two women smiling at the camera while sitting on a blue sofa.

Mr Hadley, who has a new partner and child, said: "I am absolutely delighted.

On Thursday, a Washington Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely, contrary to the Wall Street Journal's line.

What has happened to you, sir, by way of punishment, is certainly more than enough, Covello said.

The WiFi potties were to be unveiled this summer, at music festivals in Britain.

The new analysis found that 32 of the 16,608 participants developed ovarian cancer during about 5 years of follow-up.

Shares of BioReliance sold at $47.98 at the close of market yesterday, down 2 cents.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 3.47 points, or 0.36 percent, to 977.59.

Young faces a fine, suspension or being permanently barred from the securities industry.

Academic achievement -- including grades, test scores and high school curriculum -- are given the highest priority.

Telemarketers who call numbers on the list after Oct. 1 could face fines of up to $11,000 per call.

The stock rose 48 cents to $30 yesterday in Nasdaq Stock Market trading.

Five alternate jurors were also chosen, with a final one set to be selected Friday morning from the panel.

Excluding the charges, analysts, on average, expected a loss of 11 cents a share.

The New Zealand Commerce Commission had given Westpac no indication whether it would have approved its deal.

Chief merchandising officers oversee the buying and development of merchandise, deciding the merchandising direction of the company, or basically what it should stand for.

Dolores E. Mahoy, 68, of Colorado Springs is just the type of person who might be helped by the legislation pending in Congress.

the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).

The Bush administration blames Hussein loyalists and foreign Muslim militants who have entered Iraq to fight U.S. troops for the wave of bombings and guerrilla attacks.

Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.

Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through, she said.

The U.S. Conference Board said its latest measure of business confidence hit 60 after falling to 53 in its first quarter survey.

The study also found that consumer goods advertisers continued to spend the most dollars online, representing 35% of all Web advertising.

a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it.

Yeager said the incident appeared to be isolated, but the suspect showed tendencies of being a prior offender.

A orange and white cat laying on a blanket in a black leather chair.

Move as if unable to control one's manner or direction of movement.

July 1st is the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule.

Google's investors include prominent VC firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, the paper noted.

Officials in Chechnya's Moscow-backed government are a frequent target for rebels, and tension is running high ahead of Sunday's presidential election in the war-ravaged region.

an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something.

Steve Squyres, a Cornell University scientist, is principal investigator for the missions' science instruments.

Klarman was arrested by FBI agents Monday morning at his home in New York.

A woman, a little boy, and a tiny baby are standing in front of a cow statue.

The executive board decided to refer this to the capitals, the Korean Energy Development Organization said.

The Dodgers won their sixth consecutive game their longest win streak since 2001 as they edged Colorado, 3-2, Wednesday in front of a crowd of 25,332 at Dodger Stadium.

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.

check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.

Hebei has reported 191 cases and eight deaths, though the WHO experts did not say how many were in rural areas.

We believe that it is not necessary to have a divisive confirmation fight over a Supreme Court appointment, Daschle wrote.

Labor Department analysts think the payroll statistics from the survey of businesses provide a more accurate picture of the economy because the survey figures are based on a larger sample.

Security analysts said the new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by mid-afternoon on Monday.

The company claimed it is the largest sale of Xserves by an Apple retailer.

The airline said a similar discovery was made on the plane in Houston.

manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery).

This integrates with Rational PurifyPlus and allows developers to work in supported versions of Java, Visual C# and Visual Basic .NET.

a black and white dog is running though water whilst bearing it's teeth.

Another big gainer was Rambus Inc. (nasdaq: RMBS - news - people), which shot 32 percent higher.

a gear for changing the motion of a machine to the opposite direction

DRINKING green tea can dramatically reduce the risk of men contracting prostate cancer, a study by Australian researchers has discovered.

Carnival Corp. stock was down 2.5 percent, or 81 cents, at $31.20 on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Fed's Empire State survey far exceeded expectations by jumping to 26.8 in June, a record high, from 10.6 in May.

That's when officers threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, according to testimony.

act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> shed 2.38 points, or 0.24 percent, at 995.10.

I really liked him and I still do, Cohen Alon told the Herald yesterday.

He said he also expects to have the support of lawmakers from other agricultural states.

The 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey released Wednesday by Statistics Canada says living standards have improved but still lag for the Inuit and those who leave their often impoverished reserves.

This led to the recovery of the 270-kilogram Cancuen altar, announced on Wednesday by the Vanderbilt University in Nashville and the National Geographic Society.

We hope all parties will continue to make efforts and continue the process of dialogue, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

We believe KBR delivered fuel to Iraq at the best value, the best price and the best terms, Halliburton spokeswoman Wendy Hall said.

The Cleveland Cavaliers won the right to draft James by winning the NBA's annual lottery Thursday night.

My judgment is 95 percent of that information should be declassified, become uncensored, so the American people would know.

Toll, Australia's second-largest transport company, last week offered NZ75 a share for Tranz Rail.

The appetizer devoured, Annika Sorenstam moves on to the entree this week at the McDonald's LPGA Championship.

They also found shortness was associated with a family history of hearing loss.

Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter on a capacity increase of 4.2 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite index, full of technology stocks, was lately up around 18 points.

Special police detained Khodorkovsky early on Saturday in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, where his plane had made a refuelling stop.

Three happy boys wearing blue bathing suits hold hands as they jump into an outdoors swimming pool.

The Institute for Supply Management said its index of non-manufacturing activity rose to 50.7 from 47.9 in March.

An elderly Asian couple pose with a yawning baby at a dinner table.

The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX shed 0.17 of a point, or just 0.02 percent, to 934.

I think it should have been released years ago, said Brian Rohrbough, whose son, Daniel, was killed at Columbine.

Wall Street analysts had expected 22 cents a share, according to Thomson First Call.

Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.

The Conference Board said its measure of business confidence, which had fallen to 53 in the first quarter of 2003, improved to 60 in the most recent second quarter.

Taiwan reported 65 new cases on May 22, a one-day record, and 55 new cases on May 23, making its epidemic the world's fastest-growing.

Find out or determine, perhaps after a calculation or investigation.

She insisted, though, that it not be published until after her death.

a black and white dog walking through the grass with a long stick in his mouth.

It's a huge black eye, said publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., whose family has controlled the paper since 1896.

Net revenue rose to $3.99 billion from $3.85 billion during the same quarter last year.

Scrimshaw, Supervisor, Best Minister and Ten Most Wanted are expected to complete the Belmont field.

The same survey a month ago had Street leading Katz 42 percent to 34 percent, with 21 percent undecided.

But Vincent Weafer, security director with Symantec Security Response, said all the virus did was visit a pornography site.

Either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided, or key properties that distinguish the categories.

Charles Cullen, 43, was transferred from the Somerset County Jail in Somerville to the Anne Klein Forensic Center, a 150-bed psychiatric treatment facility in Trenton.

Express Scripts ESRX.O shares fell 3.6 percent to close at $66.89 on the Nasdaq.

Innocent or not, "she's damaged goods," said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm in New York.

What's more, companies are not feeling confident enough to replace older PCs, the analyst firm said.

Officials with North Carolina Speedway at Rockingham could not be reached.

(computer science) the occurence of an incorrect result produced by a computer.

Boeing said the final agreement is expected to be signed during the next few weeks.

British Airways plans to retire its seven Concordes at the end of October.

bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one.

Claudette, the first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season, hit the mid-Texas coast July 15, classified as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.

a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc.

Artists are worried the plan would harm those who need help most - performers who have a difficult time lining up shows.

Until now, sales of the entertainment-oriented PCs have been limited to the United States, Canada and Korea.

If it's a Bill Gates Comdex keynote, it must be time for new Tablet PCs.

Four of the defendants have pleaded guilty to weapons charges and other counts.

In May 2002, LCDs accounted for only 22 percent of monitor sales.

Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from          pressure or loss of tautness; become less intense.

discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate.

A little girl walks on a boardwalk with blue domes in the background.

GM, the world's largest automaker, has 115,000 active UAW workers and another 340,000 retirees and spouses.

We're thrilled to be up 3-2,'' Coach Gregg Popovich said Wednesday.

The Commerce Commission would have been a significant hurdle for such a deal.

We have found the smoking gun, said Hubbard, director of NASA's Ames Research Center in California.

President Bush raised a record-breaking $49.5 million for his re-election campaign over the last three months, with contributions from 262,000 Americans, the president's campaign chairman said Tuesday.

The priest, the Rev. John F. Johnston, 64, of 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights, was charged with aggravated harassment and criminal possession of a weapon.

The Space Infrared Telescope Facility's mission is to search for the beginnings of the universe.

It upheld fallback rules that bar the same groups from airing ads that promote, support, attack or oppose a candidate at any time.

The transaction will expand Callebaut's sales revenues from its consumer products business by around 45 percent to some one-third of total sales.

Marcel Desailly, the France captain and Chelsea defender, believes the latter is true.

Davey started attending Northwest College, which is affiliated with the Assemblies of God, in 1999 with plans to become a minister.

Jim Williams, director of the US-VISIT project, said that by the middle of November, many arriving passengers in Atlanta will be fingerprinted and photographed.

In a news release Thursday, Strayhorn said this was the first time a comptroller rejected a budget.

Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition (perhaps in a metaphorical sense)

The elderly and those with weakened immune systems are also urged to protect against mosquito bites.

Two people wearing black are standing in front of a lit up statue.

Police launched an international hunt for Shevaun Pennington after she ran away with 31-year-old Toby Studabaker Saturday.

The company didn't detail the costs of the replacement and repairs.

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has promoted Brigadier Aronda Nyakairima to Major General and named him Army Commander.

Taiwan has attempted to gain observer status to the United Nations-affiliated WHO for seven years, but again was rebuffed March 19 at its annual conference in Geneva.

The 30-year bond US30YT=RR dipped 14/32 for a yield of 4.26 percent from 4.23 percent.

a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was down 25.36 points, or 1.53 percent, at 1,628.26.

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society.

In CNN's latest move to rejuvenate ratings, the network has ousted Teya Ryan, general manager of U.S. programming.

People in a van opened fire on a pickup and SUV believed to be transporting illegal immigrants, said Pinal County Sheriff Roger Vanderpool.

bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something.

Police believe Wilson then shot Jennie Mae Robinson once in the head before turning the gun on herself.

The udders of a dairy cow that is standing in a pasture near a large building.

And when asked if he felt regret or guilt about the attack his answer was an adamant "no".

What can I say to you? he told a crowd at a cemetery with a thousand headstones, many of them marking the graves of entire families.

The mission of the CAPPS II system has been and always will be aviation security, they said.

The panel will not begin a formal investigation because the statute of limitations has expired, Plofsky said.

Toronto yesterday had 64 probable cases of SARS and nine suspect cases.

Named in the complaint were former chief executive officers Paul A. Allaire and G. Richard Thoman and former CFO Barry D. Romeril.

As of Wednesday, there were 65 probable SARS cases in the Toronto region.

The venture owns five oil refineries and more than 2,100 filling stations in Russia and Ukraine.

A passer-by found the boy hiding along a dirt road in Spanish Fork Canyon about 7 p.m. Thursday, with his feet free but his hands still taped.

Three young children play in the hay, throwing some at the camera.

Freeman's civil hearing may be, on the surface, about a driver's license.

He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and barred from the complex - home to his mother and two children.

Shares of USA Interactive rose $2.28, or 7 percent, to $34.96 on Friday in Nasdaq Stock Market composite trading and have gained 53 percent this year.

In so many different ways, the artistry of black musicians has conveyed the experience of black Americans throughout our history, Bush said.

Still, changes to IE "may affect a large number of existing Web pages," according to the W3C's notice.

Mr McDevitt has been granted control of three crucial aspects of policing in the Solomons.

He ran last year for the Democratic nomination for Texas governor, but lost the primary to multimillionaire Tony Sanchez.

The security personnel performed ``well within standards'' and the two staff aides were ``very sorry all this happened,'' Gainer said.

a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank.

Hernandez filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint and sued.

He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night.

A white and black dog is running out of a yellow and orange tube.

a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation.

We are expending all available resources toward the investigation, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Greenberg, a counterterrorism prosecutor in Seattle.

In the memo, Ballmer reiterated the open-source threat to Microsoft.

Ellison said that contrary to the contentions of PeopleSoft management, Oracle intends to "fully support PeopleSoft customers and products" for many years to come.

A man chases a dog trying to pass the barrier to enter a play area.

Also as part of the deal, PalmSource stock will begin trading on the NASDAQ stock market Wednesday under the ticker symbol: PSRC.

The songs are on offer for 99 cents each, or $9.99 for an album.

The department ordered an 18.2 percent reduction for Allstate Texas Lloyds and a 12 percent reduction for State Farm Lloyds.

Iowa State athletic director Bruce Van de Velde would not confirm an offer was made to Lebo.

A man asleep on a yellow striped bench with his feet on a baggage cart.

A women sitting at a table drinking with a basketball picture in the background.

A leading U.K. medical journal called Friday for a complete ban on tobacco, prompting outrage from smokers' groups.

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI tacked on 97 points, or 1.14 percent, to 8,699.

The festival kicked off yesterday one day after the Competition Commission delivered its final verdict to the Government on the proposed £4.1 billion merger.

a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.

Ms Cohen Alon's lawyer, Donald Levine, confirmed she tried to sell the story in February.

Four months later it signed a joint marketing agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co.

The bodies of many of the dead, pulled from under the partially derailed train, were laid out by the tracks awaiting identification.

A man going over a jump on his bike with a river in the background

Come into existence; reveal its presence or make an apprearance.

Mr McDonnell wants to establish if the Italian business followed Grant Thornton's audit procedures.

Mr Hughes had seen Amrozi's face on television, the infamous images of the grinning mechanic from east Java.

any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event.

A girl in a black desktop holds up an open box of Corn Flakes and a carton of milk.

Nvidia will take advantage of MediaQ customers, which include such players as Siemens AG, Sharp, Philips, Dell, Mitsubishi and Sony Corp.

Total shipments reached 19.5 million units last year, compared with 8.9 million units in 2001.

Shares of Coke were up 6 cents at $44.42 in afternoon trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange.

A black dog running along the sandy shoreline of a body of water while two ducks swim nearby.

The Sunshine Group LTD represented the developers, The Related Companies and Apollo Real Estate Advisors LP, on the deal.

A new worm has been spreading rapidly across the Internet, sometimes pretending to be an e-mail from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, antivirus vendors said Monday.

Mailblocks was founded five years after WebTV was acquired by Microsoft for $425 million.

Australian researchers believe they have found a trigger of type 1 diabetes in children - their mothers eating potatoes and other tuberous vegetables during pregnancy.

Authorities in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan have searched for the bodies.

The dollar pushed as high as $1.1115 to the euro in early trade, extending Tuesday's one percent rally to hit its strongest level since April 30.

The industry's largest association is urging its members not call the more than 50 million home and cellular numbers on the list.

China's foreign ministry said: "We hope all parties will continue to make efforts and continue the process of dialogue."

Lee Janzen, tied atop the leaderboard with five holes left, finished with a 68 to tie for sixth with Bob Crane (67) at 269.

A skier wearing blue snow pants is flying through the air near a jump.

A man wearing a shirt that says "Gigolo" is standing at a front desk area with his back to the camera.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX climbed 10 points, or 1.10 percent, to 943.

Kansas City drafted outfielder Chris Lubanski, from Kennedy-Kenrick High School in Pennsylvania, with the fifth pick.

The MDC called the week-long protest to urge Mugabe either to resign or to negotiate a settlement of the crisis gripping the country.

Excluding legal fees and other charges it expected a loss of between 1 and 4 cents a share.

The 30-year bond US30YT=RR jumped 20/32, taking its yield to 4.14 percent from 4.18 percent.

This a picture of the countryside with a large city in the background.

Yahoo accounts for 159,354 of the BSD sites, with 152,054 from NTT/Verio and 129,378 from Infospace, the survey found.

any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc..

City-grown pollution, and ozone in particular, is tougher on country trees, says Cornell University ecologist Jillian Gregg.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 6.48, or 0.7 per cent, to 990.51.

Cisco executives were encouraged by $1.3 billion in cash flow and the increase in net income, but said they remained ``cautiously optimistic'' about a rebound.

Patton also appointed Conner to the Kentucky Lottery Board and appointed Seth Conner to the Agriculture Development Board, the commission says.

A convicted killer and two other inmates cut through two fences topped with razor wire and escaped from a state prison on a busy street.

A black and white scene of a well furnished room with a view outlooking a forest.

Counties with population declines will be Vermillion, Posey and Madison.

Half of the women were given a daily dose of the drug and half took a placebo.

The Ministry of Defence is facing a 20m compensation claim from hundreds of Kenyan women who claim they were raped by British soldiers.

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman said in a statement on the university's Web site, "Our fundamental values haven't changed.

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday it will take time to locate die-hard remnants of Saddam Hussein's deposed regime in Iraq.

the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space.

After posting $3 million bail, Jackson flew to Las Vegas, where he had been working on a video.

This has been a persistent problem that has not been solved, investigation board member Steven Wallace said.

Now, with the agency's last three shuttles grounded in the wake of the Columbia disaster, that wait could be even longer.

But skeptics are concerned about the ease at which these hardware-based security features could be used to set digital rights management policies by vendors.

A wet white dog is splashing in the water with a stick in it's mouth.

the trading price between sellers and buyers in a an open marketplace

Common side effects include nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and cough, the FDA said.

Doctors have speculated that the body’s own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.

The State University at Stony Brook launched the study in 1996, after earlier studies indicated a possible connection.

the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another.

The American women, who are defending champions, will play in Philadelphia on Sept. 25 and conclude group competition in Columbus on Sept. 28.

A soldier was killed Monday and another wounded when their convoy was ambushed in northern Iraq.

I started crying and yelling at him, 'What do you mean, what are you saying, why did you lie to me?'

Instead, Weida decided that Meester's case on charges of rape, sodomy, indecent assault and providing alcohol to minors should proceed to a court-martial.

Based on a separate survey of households, the unemployment rate fell in August to 6.1 percent from 6.2 percent.

The unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 6.1%, the highest level since July 1994.

cause someone's attention, goals, thought to turn in another direction

MediaMax performs EXACTLY as advertised" to the companies who purchased it," Jacobs said in the statement.

IT is the only vehicle on which established economies will be able to compete, Barrett said.

He also could be barred permanently from the securities industry.

Aspen Technology's shares dropped 74 cents, or 23 percent, to close at $2.48 on the Nasdaq.

On Saturday, a 149mph serve against Agassi equalled Rusedski's world record.

The driver of the truck escaped and is now being sought by the police, Supoyo said.

Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs, and Albertsons Inc. bargain jointly with Safeway and locked out their union workers the next day.

Chante Jawan Mallard, 27, went on trial Monday, charged with first-degree murder.

A woman who underwent such an abortion could not be prosecuted under the bill.

Kyi, a U.N. envoy says, as Japan adds to growing international pressure by saying it will halt its hefty economic aid unless Suu Kyi is freed.

The WHO experts didn't say how many cases in Hebei were in rural areas.

The Rev. Christopher J. Coyne, spokesman for the archdiocese, wouldn't comment Friday.

A group of people in dark colored clothing are line dancing on a wooden floor.

Sirius recently began carrying National Public Radio, a deal pooh-poohed by XM because it doesn't include popular shows like All Things Considered and Morning Edition.

Saddam is gone, but we want the (U.S.) occupation to end, said Hit resident Abu Qasim.

More than 130 people have been arrested and $17 million worth of property seized in an Internet fraud sweep announced Friday by three U.S. government agencies.

World No.2 Lleyton Hewitt has accused his professional peers of long-standing malice, including an attempt last year to dupe him into refusing a drug test.

So far, they have searched Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, authorities in those state said.

Against the Japanese currency, the euro was at 135.92/6.04 yen against the late New York level of 136.03/14.

Preliminary reports were that the men were not seen together at the airport, sources said.

the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations).

At first blush, then, the creators of the registry would seem to have drawn the line between exempted and banned calls in the right place.

A brown and black dog walks in the snow with it's tongue hanging out.

Two women standing in a living room with a black dog looking towards the camera.

The Bush administration blames the wave of bombings and guerrilla attacks on Saddam loyalists and foreign Muslim militants who have entered Iraq to fight U.S. troops.

The consensus estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call called for a profit of $1.70 per share.

Passengers were evacuated smoothly, although they were not told what was going on, he said.

a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame.

Rosenthal declined comment on the Garrett situation Tuesday but said in a statement: "We had a big contract negotiation.

The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were being stored by more than 100 wholesalers in Chicago.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 0.08 of a point to 1,646.

The last time the survey was conducted, in 1995, those numbers matched.

Jodie Singer, a sixth-grader from Washington, D.C., anxiously awaited her turn at the microphone.

In afternoon trading in Europe, France's CAC-40 advanced and Britain's FTSE 100 each gained 0.7 percent, while Germany's DAX index rose 0.6 percent.

Character actor Hume Cronyn, 91, died Sunday at his home in Connecticut.

A close-up of a woman with black boots next to a blue motorcycle.

National Constitution Center President Joseph Torsella was hit in the head and knocked to his knees.

The first health-care worker in the country to die of SARS was a Filipina-Canadian who contracted the disease at North York General Hospital, the site of the second outbreak.

Chera Larkins, 32, of Manhattan, charged with perjury and filing a false instrument in three marriage applications.

A cost analysis is under way, said Michael Rebell, CFE's executive director.

He was referring to John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange last Sunday .

While waiting for a bomb squad to arrive, the bomb exploded, killing Wells.

The news also comes in conjunction with Suns annual JavaOne developers conference in San Francisco.

According to a news release sent by the Terry Schindler-Schiavo Foundation, Florida Speaker Johnnie Byrd will introduce "Terri's Bill" during the special session Monday.

In Canada, the booming dollar will be in focus again as it tries to stay above the 75 cent (U.S.) mark.

Mr Sahel said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14-strong cell believed to have carried out the five almost simultaneous attacks on Saturday.

Nationally, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 4,156 cases of West Nile, including 284 deaths.

The dollar rose 0.15 percent against the Japanese currency to 115.97 yen.

A young girl with roller blades and green foliage in the background.

Also hurting was news General Motors GM.N was to issue $10 billion in debt, in part to plug a hole in its pension plan.

Heatley underwent surgery Saturday for a broken jaw and an MRI found two torn ligaments in his right knee.

Fine powdery material; the remains of something destroyed or broken up.

A young boy wearing only green shorts poses awkwardly with a brick background.

Mr. Manuel and his group entered the United States by walking across the bridge linking Matamoros and Brownsville.

The 30-year bond <US30YT=RR> firmed 24/32, taking its yield to 4.18 percent, after hitting another record low of 4.16 percent.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> added 8.27 points, or 0.51 percent, to 1,633.53.

Five alternate jurors also were selected, with a sixth alternate to be picked on Friday.

When the bomb exploded at the Casa de España, customers were eating dinner and playing bingo.

BOTANY -- the usually underground organ of a plant that lacks buds or leaves or nodes, which absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground.

Many of the changes are improvements to the original plan, Libeskind said.

An incremental step reported by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, is the latest in a decade-long effort.

With the remaining three shuttles grounded in the wake of the Columbia accident, the rookies will have to wait even longer.

Police believe Wilson shot Reynolds, then her mother once in the head before fatally turning the gun on herself.

The federal courts have ruled that the monument violates the constitutional ban against state-established religion.

On Monday, the Dow declined 5.25, or 0.1 percent, at 8,983.80, having shed 2.3 percent last week.

October heating oil ended down 0.41 cent to 70.74 cents a gallon.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gave up 11.91 points, or 1.19 percent, at 986.60.

The union said it would reveal later which chain would be targeted.

take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal.

Glover spoke at a news conference that included about 20 relatives of the victims.

Shares of EDS closed Thursday at $18.51, up 6 cents on the New York Stock Exchange.

The findings were published in the July 1 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Hoy confirmed the woman's age Tuesday and said she has left on vacation with her family.

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing.

(computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks).

After 9/11, Connolly said, agents spent thousands of hours investigating al-Bayoumi.

Both papers are being published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

According to the 2000 Census, Long Beach's Hispanic or Latino population was listed at 35.8 percent.

In September, Hewlett-Packard signed a development and marketing deal with the company.

In a statement distributed today, 28 Chechen non-governmental organisations said they would boycott the vote and warned voters to expect fraud.

A woman is laying down on the floor and holding a baby up above her.

(The discovery or exhibition of) factual evidence that establishes the truth of something.

stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen.

The 30-year bond US30YT=RR lost 16/32, taking its yield to 4.20 percent from 4.18 percent.

Micron's numbers also marked the first quarterly profit in three years for the DRAM manufacturer.

Iraq's economy was shattered under former president Saddam Hussein and by the U.S.-led war to oust him which ended in April.

An imperfection; the quality of being inadequate or falling short.

The Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has been the latest to speak out.

DeVries, who was voluntarily castrated in August 2001, has said the surgery took away his ability to become sexually aroused.

The company's chief executive retired and chief financial officer resigned.

PG&E Corp. shares were up 39 cents or 2.6 percent at $15.59 on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.

The national denomination of the Episcopal Church, with 2.3 million members, is the U.S. branch of the 77 million-member Anglican Communion.

On Tuesday, he picked up the endorsement of the United Steelworkers of America.

A skier is jumping in the air over a snowfield near a mountain range.

a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church.

demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.

He was tracked to Atlanta where he was arrested on Tuesday night.

A girl jumping rope on a sidewalk with a parking garage to the left.

Generally unwanted - and often pornographic or with fraudulent intent - spam is a nuisance and a distraction, Gates writes, warming us up for the punchline.

I can say I am being forced into exile by the world superpower, he said.

He later learned that the incident was caused by the Concorde's sonic boom.

the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically.

A woman was listed in good condition at Memorial's HealthPark campus, he said.

Two black and white cows behind a metal gate against a partly cloudy blue sky.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has also initiated an informal probe of Coke.

Shares of Mandalay closed down eight cents to $29.42, before the earnings were announced.

The company said it would renew its guidance for 2003 when it announces its second quarter results in mid-July.

That was the biggest drop since August 1993 and stemmed from falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boys' clothes and cigarettes.

It's a blond-haired woman wearing a Cartier watch on her wrist, the source said.

From the top of the embankment, Moriarty thought, "He'll be swept over any minute or just die of the cold."

Noah Wyle, who has played Dr. John Carter since the series launched in 1994, has inked a one-year extension to his deal with producer Warner Bros. TV.

The currency briefly weakened slightly on Monday to trade at 55.34/39, not far from its record low of 55.75.

On the cell's surface, the foreign components are recognised by other cells that then realise it is infected and kill it.

Young has 28 days to file a response and ask the NASD for a hearing.

The letter bomb sent to Prodi exploded in his hands but he was unhurt.

The foreign bits are recognized by other cells that realize it is infected and kill it.

Costa will play Juan Carlos Ferrero next in a rematch of last year's final.

Police have arrested 21 people in connection with the murder of a young Nigerian child whose headless and limbless torso was found floating in the river Thames.

The transaction will expand Callebaut's sales revenues from its consumer products business to 45 percent from 23 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended up 56.79 points, or 0.67 percent, at 8,588.36 -- its highest level since January 17.

The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day down 10.89 at 9,837.94, after advancing 111.04 Wednesday.

Vice President Dick Cheney and Mississippi Republican gubernatorial candidate Haley Barbour acknowledge the cheering crowd.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.

Shares in BA were down three percent at 165-1/4 pence by 0933 GMT, off a low of 164 pence, in a stronger market.

The report ranked 45 large companies based on employment, marketing, procurement, community reinvestment and charitable donations.

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.

In that case, the court held that the city of Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning, in the interest of aesthetics, only the advertising pamphlets.

Their contract will expire at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday instead of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, said Rian Wathen, organizing director for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 41.61 points, or 0.44 percent, to 9,415.82.

A man lies on a street with his headand shoulders under a parked car that is jacked up.

Other businesses are volunteering to put the alerts on their electronic signs and billboards.

Provide evidence for; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; embody.

The panel ordered the Commerce Department to issue revised figures for the duties within 60 days.

A passionate nationalist, Mr. D'Alessandro said: "Canada is a small country, and we need more companies like this."

The new analysis found that 32 of 16,608 participants developed ovarian cancer in about 5 1/2 years of follow-up, including 20 women taking hormones.

Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant, Wyden and Dorgan said Monday in a letter to the Pentagon.

The S&P 500 had climbed 16 percent since its March low and yesterday closed at its highest since Dec. 2.

Daniels said he doesn't know what Bush will say at tonight's $2,000-per-person reception to raise funds for his presidential re-election bid.

Several thousand 3rd Infantry troops, including the 3rd Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Benning in Columbus, began returning last week.

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally).

Gagne struck out two in a perfect ninth inning for his 23rd save.

However, we are not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment.

More than 100 police officers were involved in the busts that were the culmination of a two-year operation investigating the cocaine importing and money laundering gang.

WHO spokeswoman Maria Cheng agreed, saying: "It looks very much like an isolated event."

Penn Traffic's stock closed at 36 cents per share on Wednesday on Nasdaq, up two cents.

Armstrong County District Attorney Scott Andreassi said the many family photos in the home did not include Kristen.

The rapper's lawyer, Mark Gann, didn't return calls for comment.

Consumer groups are against the changes, saying they hurt individuality in markets.

to engage in plotting or activities of an illegal or deceitful nature

On Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said it was temporarily closing its offices in Baghdad and Basra.

Apple Computer Inc. said Monday it exceeded record industry expectations by selling more than 1 million songs since the launch of its online music store a week ago.

That compared with a year-earlier profit of $102 million, or 13 cents a share.

Former South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Sunday he did not see what "all the fuss" was over appointing a gay bishop, but urged homosexual clergy to remain celibate.

An older Asian couple poses with a newborn baby at the dinner table.

Gyorgy Heizler, head of the local disaster unit, said the coach was carrying 38 passengers.

A black and white photo of a man in a classic car and a man with a classic motorcycle.

Brigadier General Edward Aritonang, a police spokesman, confirmed yesterday that another two had been arrested, one in Jakarta and another in Magelang, Central Java.

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes.

a boy in a grey hat is carrying a soccer ball by a reddish colored wall.

Iraqi police opened fire in downtown Baghdad Wednesday after demonstrators demanding jobs stormed a police station and threw stones at officers, police said.

The European Union banned the import of genetically modified food in 1998; the United States is now demanding that the EU end its ban.

A brown and white dog is leaping over a log in a field while another dog follows behind it.

St. Paul Chairman and Chief Executive Jay S. Fishman, 51, will be CEO of the combined company.

Two girls sit at a table outdoors and give their order to the waiter.

The American Cancer Society and several scientists said the study was flawed in several ways.

The new deal would be valued at $1.75 billion, including $863 million in cash and 52.6 million PeopleSoft shares.

Police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse a downtown march and rally last night by activists protesting an annual police intelligence-training seminar.

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.

Earnings were 59 cents a share for the three months ended May 25 compared with 15 cents a share a year earlier.

The same survey found the median household income rose by $51, when accounting for inflation, to $43,057.

Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.

Previously, it had reported a small profit of $12 million, or break-even on a per-share basis, for the period.

A black and grey dog runs in a field with it's tongue hanging out.

Forest, the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco, said it had greeted The Lancet's call with "amusement and disbelief'".

Florida's Speaker of the House Johnnie Byrd, is expected to introduce ''Terri's Bill'' during a one-day special session of the state legislature being held today in Tallahassee.

Make a line or marks on a surface; copy by          following the lines of

People who have opposed these actions throughout are now trying to find fresh reasons to say this wasn't the right thing to do."

Its former chief Mickey Robinson was fired for cause when he left in September, the company said.

Fighting continued until midnight, western rebel commander Ousmane Coulibaly told Reuters by satellite phone on Sunday.

We do not want to stand by and let a credit card lynching take place, declared Rep. Major Owens (D-Brooklyn).

Thousands of revellers, celebrating the decision, vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.

Watches or warnings could be issued for eastern Cuba later on Thursday.

Dotson, 21, was arrested and charged on July 21 after reportedly telling authorities he shot Dennehy after Dennehy tried to shoot him.

A woman wearing a pink shirt jumps in the air with her arms and legs spread to her sides.

Pingeon said an attorney for his organization, Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, interviewed Assan Tuesday.

A crowd of men wearing paper numbers on their shirts run in a race.

The others were given copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" and told to follow it.

A young child holds a spoon to it's mouth while sitting in a chair.

A black and brown dog with a red ball overhead plays in the grass.

In Europe, France's CAC-40 rose 1.3 percent, Britain's FTSE 100 declined 0.2 percent and Germany's DAX index gained 0.6 percent.

Indeed, Mr. Weill, a self-described workaholic, said he planned to remain very involved in the company.

Its legal representatives began meeting with plaintiffs' attorneys last week to discuss a settlement.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC inched down 1 point, or 0.11 percent, to 1,650.

One white boy and one black boy stand with arms around each other.

He said the problem needs to be corrected before the space shuttle fleet is cleared to fly again.

A tiny blonde child in a blue dress sits on a table near her mother.

Shares of Allergan fell 14 cents to close at $78.12 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).

Neither OLAF nor the Belgian prosecutors have specified if it was this system that was at the centre of the investigation.

He also objects to the sales and personal income tax increases in the package.

Shares of Guidant plummeted in trading both on and off the New York Stock Exchange before a news halt was imposed after midday.

A man in a black leather jacket falls asleep on public transportation.

The man with a white beard and blue cap is standing in the doorway of a workshop.

Also weighing on the market was news that General Motors GM.N planned to issue $10 billion in debt, in part to plug a hole in its pension plan.

A kitchendiner with papers laying on the blue clothed dining table.

It is priced at $5,995 or $195 on a per user licensing plan with a minimum of five users.

A lack dog and a brown and white dog run on a gravel surface with something red underfoot.

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 86.56 points, or 0.94 percent, to 9,109.99, after giving up more than 1 percent earlier.

a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree.

The bank's shares fell 45 cents in trading yesterday to $91.51 per share.

The injured passenger at John Peter Smith died later in the morning; his name has not been released, Jones said.

Allegiant shares rose $4, or $17.2 percent, to $27.43 in Thursday morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Get it all out," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm based in New York City.

A long awaited report on the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS outbreak has been released.

the state of believing in, or having confidence in, something or someone

Bremer, 61, is a onetime assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger and was ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism from 1986 to 1989.

He will be paid $395,000 per year, up from Atkinson's current salary of $361,400.

The findings are published in the November 6 edition of the journal Nature.

The dollar was at 117.85 yen against the Japanese currency, up 0.1 percent.

Selenski had previously spent seven years in prison on a bank robbery conviction.

Veteran entertainer Bob Hope celebrates his 100th birthday - and many years in showbusiness - on Thursday.

Zuccarini was ordered held without bail Wednesday by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Amazon also reported that the New York Attorney General's office had settled civil fraud charges with one of the spoofers it identified.

The audiotape aired last week by the Arab Al-Jazeera television network appears to be an effort to incite attacks.

It's very difficult to do large syndicated loans in Japan, where there is a lack of expertise, says one banker.

BuyMusic is the first subscription-free paid download music service for PC users.

Convert the genetic information in a strand          of DNA into a strand of RNA.

A boy standing in the foreground looking out over other people in a court.

Mr. Grassley and Mr. Baucus rejected any disparity in drug benefits.

Some 14,000 customers were without power in the area, Oklahoma Gas and Electric said.

In 2001, President Bush named Kathy Gregg to the Student Loan Marketing Association board of directors.

It was developed with consultation from more than 300 leaders in academia, industry, government and the public.

A young boy with his hair standing up, is sliding down a blue slide

Six people are seated at a restaurant table and looking into the camera.

Officials are trying to retrieve the bodies from the water," police official J.D. Tambe told Reuters.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.

A black person in black and red is sleeping on a bench with an open black umbrella.

Mr. Turner transferred about 10 million shares to a charitable trust before they were sold.

I expect Japan to keep conducting intervention, but the volume is likely to fall sharply, said Junya Tanase, forex strategist at JP Morgan Chase.

In November, Jeffrey Brabakow, the chief executive at the time, said the company used aggressive pricing to get higher payments for the sickest Medicare patients.

A white dog holds a stick in its mouth while it runs through snow.

Announcing the selection, Kmart CEO Julian Day said Grey will help the retailer "find creative ways to communicate the unique strengths of Kmart to the new America consumer."

The vulnerability affects Windows NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Services Edition, XP and 2000, as well as Windows Server 2003.

Crews worked to install a new culvert and repave the highway so motorists could use the eastbound lanes for travel.

The report added that "spin" and manipulative public relations "are not the answer," but that neither is avoiding the debate.

the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors.

Washington, however, said more was needed to prevent complaints being filed in the first place.

Yee is a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

A black dog jumps to catch a ball in his mouth near a rock wall.

Prairie dogs are believed to have become infected in a pet shop through a Gambian rat imported from Africa.

But that does not clear them of the obligation to do everything possible to protect civilians, and that is not what we're seeing.

Swartz had sought to have the charges dismissed, saying New Hampshire was the wrong place to charge him.

Fatalities in rollover crashes accounted for 82 percent of the increase in 2002, NHTSA said.

Both studies are published on Thursday in Nature, the British weekly science journal.

We condemn the Governing Council headed by the United States, Muqtada al Sadr said in a sermon at a mosque.

A black dog is biting a light brown dogs ear in a playful manner.

For the 12-month period ending June 30, high-speed lines installed in homes and businesses increased by 45 percent.

The Justice Department filed a civil rights lawsuit Thursday against the state of Mississippi, alleging abuse of juvenile offenders at two state-run facilities.

Mr. Swan's group supported the governor's Democratic opponent, Bill Curry, in the 2002 election.

In addition, the Justice Department said that the FBI has conducted ''fewer than 10'' investigations involving visits to mosques.

Those conversations had not taken place as of Tuesday night, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.

Families stuck on the highway were being urged to remain in their cars, and to use their cell phones only in case of emergency.

They made a similar discovery in Houston on another aircraft, Dallas-based Southwest said in a statement.

consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing.

He left the army for Syria where he received religious training.

A young woman with outstretched arms stands in front of a "Going Places" bus.

It seemed like an isolated incident,'' said graduate Ariel Dean of Washington, D.C.

Tom Kasmer, a 14-year-old from Belmont, N.C., got a word that sounded like "zistee" during yesterday's competition.

The service will launch later this summer with 800 locations, and Sprint plans 2,100 locations by the end of the year.

A total of 17 confirmed cases of cholera were reported yesterday by the World Health Organisation in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

At Northwest Medical Center of Washington County in Springdale, one child is in serious condition.

Business Week's online edition reported on Friday that WorldCom and the SEC could announce a settlement as early as Monday.

Long lines formed outside gas stations and people rushed to get money from cash machines Sunday as Israelis prepared to weather a strike that threatened to paralyze the country.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> added 28 points, or 0.27 percent, at 10,557, hitting its highest level in 21 months.

Besides Hampton and Newport News, the grant funds water testing in Yorktown, King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.

(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter.

The world's first portal potty was soon to be rolled out at summer festivals in Great Britain.

The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> advanced 6 points, or 0.30 percent, to 2,053, erasing earlier losses.

Last week, former chief financial officer Franklyn Bergonzi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation.

But neither he nor Peace Rules could keep Funny Cide from drawing away.

The lawyer for Hollins Jr., Thomas Royce, has said his client had no link to the company that owned and operated E2.

Group of people sitting in lounge chairs on patio looking at mountains.

A skier stands on his hands in the snow in front of a movie camera.

The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC eased 5.16 points, or 0.32 percent, at 1,590.75, breaking a six-day string of gains.

General Jeffrey said he would donate his military pension to charity for the period he was in office at Yarralumla.

She said she didn't know yet whether she would certify the budget.

Two more died later, and initial autopsy reports show they succumbed to dehydration, hypothermia and suffocation.

Now, Blanca's American husband, 63-year-old Roger Lawrence Strunk, faces a murder indictment issued in February by the Philippine government, which says he's the leading suspect.

He or she decides the merchandising direction of the company, or basically what it should stand for.

Legislation that would change state takeover law and help Bloomfield Hills-based Taubman Centers Inc. fend off a $1-billion takeover won committee approval Tuesday.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was down 25.36 points, or 1.53 percent, at 1,628.26.

The other semifinal between Guillermo Coria of Argentina and Martin Verkerk of the Netherlands is also compelling.

Families stuck on the highway remained in their cars, and used their cell phones to call home.

On Monday, Abbey trotted on stage, tail wagging, with Conway before a crowd of 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference.

These are dark days for our industry, the Geneva-based International Air Transport Association's Director-General Giovanni Bisignani said.

IT is the only vehicle on which established economies will be able to compete with fast-growing economies such as China and India, Barrett said.

The (period of) control of a country by military forces of a foreign power.

A little girl with her hands in the air is sitting on a man's back while he is laying on a blanket.

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity.

A girl, in a black shirt and hot pink pants, is about to hit a tennis ball on the court.

TNK-BP has six oil producing units, five refineries and 2,100 filling stations.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that an Ohio law banning a controversial late-term abortion method passes constitutional muster and the state can enforce it.

The new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by Monday, according to security analysts.

This moves us a lot closer to saying that the foam can do this kind of damage, said Hubbard, a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.

Redman has allowed two earned runs or less in six of his nine starts.

Tail wagging, Abbey trotted on stage with Conway before a crowd of more than 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference at the Anaheim Convention Center.

But software license revenues, a measure financial analysts watch closely, decreased 21 percent to $107.6 million.

a man in a black shirt is roller blading past a bench in the city.

The study also found that skin cancer nearly tripled in Norway and Sweden since the 1950s.

Selenski used the mattress to scale a 10-foot razor wire, Fischi said.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 3.42 points, or 0.34 percent, to 1,007.84.

According to law enforcement officials, the person arrested was a known sophisticated hacker.

It has sought observer status for seven years, but was again rebuffed May 19 at the annual WHO conference in Geneva.

be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.

Colgate shares closed Monday at $56.30 on the New York Stock Exchange.

The U.S. Capitol was evacuated yesterday after authorities detected a possibly hazardous material in the basement of the Senate wing, Capitol Police said.

Electronic Data Systems Corp. Thursday said the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the company for documents related to its large contract with the U.S. Navy.

But Forest, the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco, said: ''Mention the word prohibition and everyone knows what happened there.

They were brutally beaten, and it's really a wonder that Porchia is the only deceased in this case.

The boy fired once into a wall and sprayed the room with fire extinguishers, making it hard to see, the chief said.

A man with a jacket wears headphones standing in front of a directory.

Shares of Hartford were up $2.28, or 5.2 percent, to $45.90 in midday trading.

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate.

A man wearing black shorts is standing in front of a snow covered mountain.

We put a lot of effort and energy into improving our patching process, probably later than we should have and now we're just gaining incredible speed.	We've put a lot of effort and energy into improving our patching progress, probably later than we should have.

At the service Morrill's widow, Ellie, sobbed and hugged Bondeson's sister-in-law as people consoled her.

General Sattler heads a Combined Joint Task Force aboard the command ship Mount Whitney.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel, federal and local governments remained shut down, as did schools and many businesses.

Join or attach (as if) with glue, possibly to cover the surface of an object.

Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie issued a letter Friday to CBS Television President Leslie Moonves.

Mr Morse is charged with assault and Mr Darvish is charged with filing a false report.

None of the casualties was Americans, said Capt. Michael Calvert, regiment spokesman.

Van-Vliet, who was also injured, called in the accident on the school bus radio.

CBS said the show "does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans for CBS and its audience.

Maddox, who had battled cancer since 1983, cracked two ribs earlier this month when he fell at an assisted living home where he was recovering from surgery.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI jumped 2.09 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX leapt 2.23 percent.

But JT was careful to clarify that it was "not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment".

The FBI, CIA, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on the Washington Times report.

a woman in a brown coat places a baby on a skateboard that is on a wooden runway on the beach.

Gillette shares rose $1.45, or 4.5 percent, to $33.95 in afternoon New York Stock Exchange trading.

The MDC called the strike to force Mr Mugabe to either resign or negotiate a settlement of the Zimbabwe crisis.

People are obviously inconvenienced, said Dr. Jim Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.

Chiron has acceptances from holders of nearly 20 percent of PowderJect shares.

give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another.

Police official S.K. Tonapi told Reuters at least 40 people had been killed and more than 100 wounded.

She was the only woman employed as a warehouse worker and heavy equipment operator and the only woman in her Teamsters local.

The attack seemed similar to others staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12.

The concrete barriers (between lanes) were being tossed around like feathers.

A red haired women in black is posing for a man while resting on a tree.

The euro has slipped nearly four percent since matching a record peak of around $1.1935 only last week and hitting an all-time high of 140.90 yen in late May.

Yee grew up in the United States and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

A man with a grey beard rides his bike on the beach of the ocean.

The network is also dropping its Friday night "Dateline" edition.

a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated.

After 26 hours of surgery and a year of anticipation, the boys were separated Sunday at Children's Medical Center of Dallas.

Evacuation went smoothly, although passengers weren't told what was going on, Hunt said.

A spokesman said: "Since November, we have co-operated fully with the police.

A snowboarder rides a snowboard down a railing beside a flight of steps.

A black cow and a brown cow standing in front of a small copse of trees in a field.

Sirius carries National Public Radio, although it doesn't include popular shows such as "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition."

The Justice Department filed suit Thursday against the state of Mississippi for failing to end what federal officials call "disturbing" abuse of juveniles and "unconscionable" conditions at two state-run facilities.

An Asian toddler girl sits next to a pot of flowers on a marble post.

A black dog is running through the grass carrying something red in its mouth.

In 2002, Linksys overtook Cisco Systems as the leading wireless equipment vendor, accounting for 14.1 percent of revenue.

Mr. Bush did not discuss this when he issued a brief statement yesterday thanking the commission for its work, and saying, "Our journey into space will go on."

Standard & Poor's 500 stock index futures declined 4.40 points to 983.50, while Nasdaq futures fell 6.5 points to 1,206.50.

Ricky Clemons' brief, troubled Missouri basketball career is over.

Chief financial officer Andy Bryant has said that hike had a greater affect volume than officials expected.

That triggered a 47-hour police standoff that inconvenienced thousands of commuters, as traffic backed up in Downtown Washington and northern Virginia.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 39.39 points, or 2.2 percent, to 1,826.33, after losing more than 2 percent on Tuesday.

The government recently shelved peace talks being brokered by neighbouring Malaysia after a spate of attacks on Mindanao, including three deadly bombings, that it blamed on the MILF.

Calvin Hollins Jr.'s attorney, Thomas Royce, has repeatedly said his client had no link with the company that owned and operated E2.

The report was found last week tucked inside a training manual that belonged to Hicks.

A key figure in former state Treasurer Paul Silvester's bribery scheme was accused Wednesday of changing his story about Silvester's alleged corrupt dealings with a Boston investment firm.

Bush turned out a statement yesterday thanking the commission for its work, and said, "Our journey into space will go on."

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. Annika Sorenstam drew the crowds, Michelle Wie got the publicity but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.

A little girl is sitting in the grass balancing a rock on her arm.

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. >> Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie drew the crowds, but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.

Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); indicate.

A kid runs in the opposite direction of others who were playing a game.

The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27, or 1.2 percent, closing at 1,520.15 on Friday.

A brown and white dog with a pink collar is barking at a brown dog with a blue collar in the snow.

The Royals chose Chris Lubanski, a high school outfielder from Pennsylvania who hit .528, with the fifth pick.

Many people are on the beach, near a building with flags flying.

Ursel Reisen confirmed it had been operating the coach, but declined to give details of the passengers other than to say they were of mixed ages.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX advanced 2 points, or 0.24 percent, to 977.

A black and white cow stands on grass against a partly cloudy blue sky.

(Cause to) become different or aquire a          different character, possibly during development.

The SIA says the DRAM market is expected to grow 2.9 percent to $15.7 billion in 2003 and 43 percent to $22.5 billion in 2004.

Agriculture ministers from more than one hundred nations are expected to attend the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Ryan Harvey, a high school outfielder from Florida, was chosen sixth by the Cubs.

Among them are conversations between police, firefighters and other emergency workers, as well as media inquiries.

a man in a black hat standing in front of a brick wall and a sign

Both rebels and government forces have been accused of pillaging villages in Liberia's countryside despite the peace agreement.

The company is highlighting the addition of .NET and J2EE support to its Enterprise Application Environment (EAE) with the new mainframe.

The Nasdaq is down roughly 0.4 percent for the month, on track to snap a 7-month streak of gains.

a black and white colored dog jumping around in a body of water.

Move or arrange oneself (oneselves) in a comfortable and cozy position.

A little girl in a colorful dress is playing with a blue and red soccer ball.

Morales, who pleaded guilty in July, expressed "sincere regret and remorse" for his crimes.

be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.

Home Depot reported a 22 percent jump in third-quarter profit behind a nearly 8 percent rise in same-store sales.

The tech-loaded Nasdaq composite rose 20.96 points to 1595.91, ending at its highest level for 12 months.

He wounded a security guard and then fled, stabbing two passersby as he ran off along the promenade.

And, globally, the number of active probable cases has declined to 573.

Advanced Micro Devices said Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering a high-end workstation based on AMD's Opteron 200 Series.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about.

(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer.

Mr Levine said she had been offered $400,000 to tell her story to an Australian TV network.

Box cutters were used as a weapon by the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers and have since been banned as carry-on items.

Health officials confirmed today that a northeast Kansas woman has the state's first case of monkeypox and the first case west of the Mississippi River.

The act of transporting goods commerically at rates cheaper than express rates.

Stout previously worked for General Electric subsidiary GE Capital Service Inc., where he was vice president and chief technology and information officer.

Costa's semifinal opponent is Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero, whom he beat in last year's final.

Details on pricing will be announced within a few weeks, McBride said.

These are dark days for our industry, Giovanni Bisignani, director general of the Geneva-based organization, said in a statement.

They said the child was taken to Nassau County Medical Center for observation.

The world's largest software company said it recognized the difficulty the multiple patches posed for companies trying to apply them.

But at the age of 15, she weighed a whopping 117kg and came to a difficult decision: it was time to try surgery.

A black and white photo of a man driving a car and someone with a motorcycle.

Kodak expects earnings of 5 cents to 25 cents a share in the quarter.

A person in a striped fleece clips a carabiner onto a metal line.

The missing workers, two men and a woman, were inside the building when the first blast occurred, Mayor Joe T. Parker said.

Under Kansas law, it is illegal for children under the age of 16 to have sexual relations.

Dolores Mahoy, 68, of Colorado Springs, Colo., is someone who might be helped by the legislation pending in Congress.

It will also help reform the Royal Solomon Islands Police, strengthen the courts and prisons system and protect key institutions such as the Finance Ministry from intimidation.

Gov. Linda Lingle and other dignitaries are scheduled to be at the base to watch the launch.

But he is the only candidate who has won national labor endorsements so far, picking up his 11th on Tuesday.

Investigators have meticulously looked into virtually every aspect of Campbell's personal and financial affairs, Campbell has acknowledged.

Declare invalid; take away the legal force of or render ineffective.

Two young men are juggling multi-colored blocks with people watching.

And now it's anything he wants to say," confirmed Stone County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center social director Alesha Badgley.

extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center.

The lawyer representing Torch Concepts, Rich Marsden did not respond to repeated phone calls.

I'm absolutely confident we're going to have a bill, Frist, R-Tenn., said Thursday.

The arrests came just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the militant group's leader in Hebron.

A brown and white cow standing in a grassy area with trees behind.

The Supreme Court said Monday the government can require public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters, rejecting librarians' complaints that the law amounts to censorship.

Shares in Microsoft slipped 4.7 percent in after-hours trade to $27.54 from a Nasdaq close of $28.91.

There were 293 human cases of West Nile in Indiana in 2002, including 11 deaths statewide.

Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act.

The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rallied 30.46 points, or 2.04 percent, to 1,520.15.

inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions.

A small red and gray bird perched amongst the bare branches of a tree.

Jim Furyk celebrated his first Father's Day as a father by winning his first major golf championship.

We're not looking for a Robin Hood remedy, said Michael Rebell, the campaign's executive director.

But Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich said the "somewhat ambiguous ruling" by regulators might be a setback for Static Control depending on how it developed its competing product.

Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.

The two Democrats on the five-member FCC held a news conference to sway opinion against Powell and the panel's two other Republicans.

A wooden table is set with candles, wine, and a purple plastic bowl.

Hispanics, the fastest growing ethnic group in the US, have overtaken blacks to become the largest minority in the US, according to newly released government figures.

The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate province in North America because of last week's actions.

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12.

After protesters rushed the stage and twice cut power to the microphone, Hedges cut his speech short.

an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment.

A woman stands with her arms out at her sides while another takes a picture.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected Kodak to earn 68 cents a share for the quarter.

Mr. Sweeney outlined plans for the campaign in a speech last night in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association.

Tour doctors later confirmed that he had broken his right leg near the hip and also sustained wrist and elbow fractures.

The decision came after "listening to our customers and associates," Melissa Berryhill, a spokeswoman for Wal-Mart, said.

The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".

The American Express Corp. has pledged at least $3 million of more than $5 million needed.

Allocate or dedicate; set aside or apart          for a specific purpose or use.

The researchers gave copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" to the carb-cutters.

Some 95 million Americans -- half of all households -- invest in mutual funds.

However, we have decided to opt for the European consortium's engine as the best overall solution."

Bolivia's army fought to stop columns of protesters from streaming into the food-starved capital on Wednesday as a popular uprising against the president spread.

There is a boy wearing jeans and a baseball cap jumping in the air.

If you pass this bill, Big Brother will be watching you, said Rep. John Mabry, D-Waco.

John Hickenlooper had 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent for City Auditor Don Mares.

Axelrod died in his sleep of heart failure, said his daughter, Nina Axelrod.

A female toddler in pigtails is trying to climb out of a green and white playpen.

Miodrag Zivkovic, of the Liberal Alliance of Montenegro, won 31 percent of the vote, while the independent Dragan Hajdukovic got 4 percent.

Further testing is still under way, but at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive, the specialist said yesterday.

One month ago in the same poll, Katz was leading 46 to 40 percent.

Hundreds of reporters and photographers swamped the town and the short hearing involving the five-time All-Star was carried live on national cable networks.

The executives fined included former Chief Executives Paul A. Allaire and G. Richard Thoman as well as former Chief Financial Officer Barry Romeril.

Douglas Robinson, CA senior vice president, finance, will fill the position in the interim.

move to and fro around a particular point or points, remain near

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.

A bulldog is running through a grassy park while people stand in the background.

Whatever has happened to you by way of punishment is certainly more than enough, Covello told the 49-year-old, whose family, friends and supporters filled half the courtroom.

Geraldine Andrews, the pastor's daughter-in-law, said Robinson recently took her daughter out of a mental health facility.

breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.

Rapper C-Murder has been convicted of second-degree murder, a crime that carries an automatic life sentence, in the shooting death of a 16-year-old inside a Jefferson Parish nightclub.

But Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial (JP:8306: news, chart, profile) declined 3,000 yen, or 0.65 percent, to 456,000 yen.

Google's early stage backers in include California-based Stanford University and VC firms Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital.

A table and chairs are in a room with a picture on the wall and a ceiling fan.

Sources within the racing industry have told the Daily Bulletin that Fontana will get a second NASCAR race on Labor Day weekend starting next season.

Half the women received a daily tablet of the combination oestrogen plus progestin while the rest were given a placebo.

It was a brazen attempt at intimidation, said a Republican legislator who attended the meeting.

Try to cure by special care or treatment, of an illness or injury; treat carefully.

In a mixture of ancient pagan and modern Christian rites, the villagers have staged a series of ceremonies hoping to erase the misfortunes they believe have kept them poor.

A boy in black waves his arms while other people are behind him on a field.

The clear message is it should not be used to prevent cardiovascular disease, Manson said.

On Monday, as first reported by CNET News.com, the RIAA withdrew a DMCA notice to Penn State University's astronomy and astrophysics department.

The CWA, which represents more than 2,300 Comcast employees, called that excessive when a typical union employee makes about $27,000 a year.

International rescue workers are scouring flattened debris for survivors in Iran's shattered ancient Silk Road city of Bam after a violent earthquake killed more than 20,000 people.

The new products on the desktop side include the latest versions of Pylon Conduit and Pylon Pro.

Try to gain favor by flattering or showing    submission or fear.

The updated products include Pylon Pro, Pylon Conduit, Pylon Anywhere, and Pylon Application Server.

He then stabbed two passersby as he fled along a promenade by the Mediterranean Sea.

Local police authorities are treating the explosion as a criminal matter and nothing has been ruled out.

But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open for further bids in the next day or two.

Previously, it had reported a profit of $12 million, or 0 cents a share, for that period.

If draining the ponds in Maryland will further help establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."

Ms. Cripps-Prawak left last Friday, two days after the department introduced a plan to distribute medical marijuana through doctors' offices.

Tenet has been under scrutiny since November, when former Chief Executive Jeffrey Barbakow said the company used aggressive pricing to trigger higher payments for the sickest Medicare patients.

The euro's rise against the yen and speculation of Japanese intervention helped the dollar firm to 117.25 yen , well above a 10-month low of 116 yen hit on Thursday.

The president began his speech by acknowledging the terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 29 people, including seven Americans.

Pratt &Whitney had said that 75 per cent of the engine equipment would be outsourced to Europe, with final assembly in Germany.

A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a ruling issued last year that supported the ordinance.

He proposed a system under which it would take fewer and fewer votes to overcome a filibuster.

They are being held on immigration violations as the incident is investigated.

Police using pepper spray arrested 12 people Monday night at a march and rally by about 400 activists protesting an annual training seminar of the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit.

Ray Brent Marsh, 29, faces multiple counts of burial service fraud, making false statements, abuse of a dead body and theft.

The state's population was 6,080,485 in 2000, according to the U.S. census.

express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent.

The seizure occurred at 4am on March 18, just hours before the first American air assault.

Two astronomers surveying the region around Jupiter have detected 20 new moons, bringing the giant planet's total to 60.

Four other men who were also charged in June have already pleaded guilty.

Lose clarity or turn aside, especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument.

Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate; be bossy towards someone.

Trading in Loral was halted yesterday; the shares closed on Monday at $3.01.

reply verbally or in written form to a question, comment, letter, or speech

reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new.

The dead man, Leon Williams, was found in his third-floor apartment.

Just five months ago, Dean committed to accepting taxpayer money and the spending limits that come with it and vowed to attack any Democrat who didnt.

A boy doing a wheelie on a plank with the beach in the background.

indicate contempt by breathing noisily and    forcefully through the news

US Airways Flight 5481, which crashed Jan. 8, was judged to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.

The procedure is generally performed in the second or third trimester.

They ransacked and burned the two villages completely, rebel commander Ousmane Coulibaly told Reuters by satellite phone from the bush.

From 1993 to 2002, there were 142 reported sexual assaults at the academy.

State police said as many as 30 workers were trapped immediately after the garage collapsed.

Amnesty International has said that over the past 20 years it has collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq but the actual figure may be much higher.

Ross Garber, Rowland's legal counsel, said the governor would have no comment on the condo deal.

Ridge said that no actual explosives or other harmful substances will be used.

Look through a book or some other written    material (for information).

Service officials said Carlson refused to recuse himself from the case.

We still have a lot to do, but I feel confident that HP is no longer an integration story.

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom.

immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes.

While federal prosecutors refuse to discuss the investigation, lawyers and others familiar with it say it remains focused on Campbell.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force.

a brown double decker tour bus on a street with a ferris wheel behind it.

California's lost tax revenue was mostly due to international corporate tax shelters.

The transaction will grant Handspring stockholders 0.09 of a share of Palm--and no shares of PalmSource--for each share of Handspring common stock.

A kayaker found Dr. Scribner's body floating near the doctor's houseboat in Portage Bay, where he was eating lunch when his wife, Ethel, left for an appointment.

form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract.

The dollar was last at $1.1149 to the euro, close to its strongest level since April 30.

Earlier, they had defied a police order and cried "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) as Bashir walked to his seat in the tightly guarded courtroom.

Of those three, only Dillard's responded to the survey that ranked 45 large companies on employment, marketing, procurement, community reinvestment and charitable donations.

Tatar was being held without bail in Armstrong County Prison today.

Unlike many early-stage Internet firms, Google is believed to be profitable.	The privately held Google is believed to be profitable.
3.000	It is safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of cap," King said.

A young girl in a pink jacket walking down a gravel path in a wooded area.

Security lights have also been installed on a barn near the front gate.

Later this year, the command will send trainers with soldiers from four North African nations on patrolling and intelligence gathering missions.

No charges have been filed in those deaths, but Luzerne County District Attorney David Lupas said authorities were "continuing to make significant progress" in the case.

Boeing's board is also expected to decide at its December meeting whether to offer the airplane for sale to airlines.

Since early May, the city has received 1,400 reports of dead blue jays and crows, Jayroe said.

Black Democratic leaders were trying to arrange a meeting with Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe to discuss the layoffs of 10 minority staffers at party headquarters.

Biotech products, if anything, may be safer than conventional products because of all the testing, said Robert Fraley, Monsanto's executive vice president.

two girls with pink streaked hair and two boys with black hair standing next to a concrete building.

Only 29 families of frogs are known, most of which were named by the mid-1800s.

Ernst & Young has denied any wrongdoing and plans to fight the allegations.

The new companies will begin trading on Nasdaq today under the ticker symbols PLMO and PSRC.

A group of people standing with two other people dressed as Elvis.

Microsoft has been awarded a patent for a feature in instant messaging that alerts a user when the person they are communicating with is inputting a message.

Mr McDevitt has been granted control of three aspects of policing by Commissioner William Morrell.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gained 13.73 points, or 0.81 percent, to finish at 1,700.34.

Tech stocks were hurt by a sour forecast from Sun Microsystems, which was viewed as a bad omen for the upcoming quarterly earnings season.

supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting.

The dollar was at 116.78 yen JPY= , virtually flat on the session, and at 1.2871 against the Swiss franc CHF= , down 0.1 percent.

But he is the only candidate who has won national labor endorsements so far, picking up his 11th union on Tuesday when the United Steelworkers of America endorsed him.

A black and white photo of an old wooden fence near a dirty street.

The 25 percent hike takes annual UC undergraduate tuition to $4,794 and graduate fees to $5,019.

He hasn't got much choice, said the Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain.

Staff writers Selwyn Crawford and Colleen McCain Nelson and Brian Anderson of DallasNews.com contributed to this report.

Revenues for "The Hulk" came in well below those of last month's Marvel Comics adaptation, "X2: X-Men United," which grossed $85.6 million in its opening weekend.

A man sitting on a bench looking at a dog on a leash sitting on sidewalk.

a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons.

She was taken to Charing Cross Hospital, where she remained critically ill last night.

convert into absorbable substances, (as if) with heat or chemical process

Waksal pleaded guilty to insider trading charges last year, and he is scheduled to be sentenced June 10.

Only New Jersey now bans holders of learners permits or intermediate licenses from using cell phones, pagers or other wireless devices while driving.

Shares of Tampa-based Outback Steakhouse Inc. closed at $44.50, up $1.78, or 4.2 percent, on the New York Stock Exchange.

In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 8.76, or 0.1 percent, at 9,310.20, having gained 201 points Monday.

rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave.

A small kitchen with items stacked on the shelves and on the counter.

Air Canada, the largest airline in Canada and No. 11 in the world, has been under court protection from creditors since April 1.

Indonesia's army has been accused of human rights abuses during its earlier battles with GAM, charges it has generally denied.

Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; ask for the aid or protection of.

MSN Messenger 6 will be available for download starting at 6 p.m. GMT on Wednesday from http://messenger.msn.com/download/v6preview.asp.

It just seems like all the issues that we support, he doesn't, said Gabriela Lemus of LULAC.

A man and women smiling at the camera while standing in a kitchen.

An FBI statement said legal proceedings were expected Monday in federal court in Baltimore.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 5.51 points, or 0.56 percent, to 981.73.

A man dressed in a Santa suit is climbing up a large concrete building.

A man in a football uniform is running with a football during a game.

With the power back on, state workers headed back to their jobs Friday morning.

One of the 14 Kurds pointed at the word "refugee" in an English/Turkish dictionary.

Microsoft fell 5 percent before the open to $27.45 from Thursday's close of $28.91.

A group of men in suits are standing in front of a statue of a lion.

A women and small child sitting at a dinner table smiling at the camera.

Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania.

a boy in a blue T shirt is airborne on a skateboard in a skate park.

The weakness exists in the way that VBA looks at the properties of documents passed to it when the document is opened by a host application.

Baby with blonde pigtails in yellow room attempting to climb out of green playpen.

A boy wearing a red shirt runs across the grass with a furry dog.

The man in the brown jacket is sitting on the ground by the jetty.

Chapman was not immediately arrested and is expected to appear for arraignment July 3.

Two boys with wearing baseball caps are sticking out green stained tongues.

In the latest violence, insurgents threw a bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing one soldier.

Linda Saunders pleaded guilty in federal court to six charges, including extortion, money laundering and conspiracy.

Elecia Battle, of Cleveland, told police she dropped her purse as she left the Quick Shop Food Mart last week after buying the ticket.

A motorcycles is parked near a wall covered with a graffiti scene of a cityscape.

October heating oil futures settled .85 cent lower at 69.89 cents a gallon.

The artists say the plan will harm French culture and punish those who need help most - performers who have a hard time lining up work.

U.S. stocks rose slightly on feather-light volume on Friday, as Wall Street regrouped after the biggest-ever power outage in North America.

The American Stock Exchange biotech index .BTK surged 5 percent.

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 10.89, or 1.2 percent, to 931.12 as of 12:01 p.m. in New York.

Mr Bush arrives on Tuesday on the first state visit by an American President.

The mission of the CAPPS II system has been and always will be aviation security, said the administration, part of the Homeland Security Department.

But that does not clear them of the responsibility to do everything possible to minimize civilian harm.

A woman in a green costume is standing in front of a topless woman with painted breasts.

I'm very proud of the citizens of this state, said Gov. John Baldacci, a casino foe.

Oracle Corp's Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison didn't rule out sweetening the company's unsolicited offer to acquire rival PeopleSoft Inc.

Thirty-three of the 42 men had been arrested by Wednesday evening, said Daniel Bogden, U.S. attorney in Nevada.

Two women are sheering a white sheep inside of a wooden building.

Now she has her first trophy after victory in the US Women's Amateur Public Links here on Sunday.

HP fell to second place with server sales growing 0.4 percent to $2.9 billion.

Page said it's also possible that genes on the Y chromosome may influence gender-specific differences in disease susceptibility.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was 0.46 points lower, or 0.05 percent, at 997.02.

Prairie dogs sold as exotic pets are believed to have been infected in an Illinois pet shop by a Gambian giant rat imported from Africa.

According to the State Department list, about 25 nations have signed bilateral agreements in the past four months, about half in the past three weeks.

Two girls dressed like waitresses dance along with a man dressed as a chef.

Deirdre Hisler, Government Canyon's manager, said the state long has coveted this piece of property, and is eager to complete the deal.

The sale represents about 52 per cent of the 115.9 million shares Mr Turner held at the end of April.

lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking.

Note the subheading of this terrible parable in the "American Masters" series, "Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin."

The ADRs fell 10 cents to $28.95 at 10:06 a.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading today.

an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg.

The operating revenues were $1.45 billion, an increase over last year's result of $1.38 billion.

The brown and white dog is running across the sand with a red object in his mouth.

He said European governments "have blocked all new bio-crops because of unfounded, unscientific fears.

A dog is lying at the bottom of a staircase next to another standing dog.

Negotiators said Friday they made progress during their latest round of free-trade negotiations between the United States and five Central American countries this week in Houston.

However, commercial use of the 2.6.0 kernel is still months off for most customers.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> added 1.92 points, or 0.12 percent, at 1,647.94.

Powell is serving time in a different case -- killing his landlady in 1982.

A brown dog playing play wrestling with a black dog on snow covered land.

The physical act of following in an effort to overtake or capture.

A bald man with a beard pets the nose of a black and white horse at the fence.

Contrary to what PeopleSoft management would have you believe, Oracle intends to fully support PeopleSoft customers and products for many years to come."

soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.

Behave violently, as if in a state of great    anger; break or tear violently.

Morrill's wife, Ellie, sobbed and hugged Bondeson's sister-in-law during the service.

People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually may be well on their way to hypertension under new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.

I feel that people that are sending these messages are infringing on my rights and everyone else's rights to use their computers, said McKechnie.

Grassley and Baucus said they had rejected that approach in their plan.

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI climbed 164 points, or 1.91 percent, to 8,765.38, brushing its highest levels since mid-January.

He moved to Syria, where he underwent further religious training in traditional Islamic beliefs.

When the prime minister's position was established in the spring, it offered the United States and Israel a way to work around Arafat.

GBI spokesman John Bankhead said the murder scenes showed that the killer was very methodical.

But Senate criticism of the House plan Tuesday came on several fronts.

Woman in black dress with red accessories is walking down the street.

Supermarket chains facing a possible grocery clerk strike this week accused union leaders Monday of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend.

Toll last week offered to buy the company for NZ75c a share, or $NZ158 million.

Investigators uncovered a 4-inch bone fragment from beneath the concrete slab Thursday, but it turned out to be an animal bone, authorities said.

Nine seconds later, it broke the sound barrier and continued its steep powered ascent.

Other nations involved in the PSI include Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Britain.

Production for the second quarter was cut to 46 million barrels from 48 million barrels.

ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.

Jim Williams, director of the US-VISIT project, said that by the middle of November, inspectors will be fingerprinting and photographing many foreign passengers arriving in Atlanta.

Additionally, the h2210’s cradle has room to charge a second battery.

Cadbury Schweppes has unveiled plans to slash 5,500 jobs and 20 percent of its factories over four years to cut costs brought about by an acquisition spree.

Last week, his lawyers asked Gov. Mark R. Warner to grant clemency, but the governor declined to intervene.

Marissa Jaret Winokur, as Tracy, won for best actress in a musical.

The church's lawyer, Shirley Phelps-Roper, was clear: "What they have done is a thinly veiled attempt to do an end run around the constitution," she said.

Leon Williams' body was found inside his third-floor apartment at 196 Bay St., in Tompkinsville.

the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface.

Corixa's stock barely flinched on the news, dipping 12 cents to close at $6.88.

Joe Kernan, who had been lieutenant governor for the past seven years, was sworn in as governor after O'Bannon died Saturday.

An hour later Israeli attack helicopters rained missiles on a car in Gaza City, killing seven people, Palestinian sources said.

Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.

But I do question the motives of a desk-bound president who assumes the garb of a warrior for the purposes of a speech.

Customers that pay the $1,219 entrance fee get SMS 2003 with 10 device client access licenses.

In morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Coca-Cola shares were down 34 cents at $43.67.

However, the Saudi interior minister, Prince Nayef, denied the reports.

The WHO has said the Singapore case did not fit its profile of SARS and was "not an international public health concern."

(science) The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.

The Standard & Poor's 500 stock index ended the quarter up 120 points, a gain of 14 percent, the best performance for that broad market benchmark since 1998.

The AFL-CIO is waiting until October to decide if it will endorse a candidate.

Police said her two small children were alone in the apartment for up to two days.

The unions also staged a five-day strike in March; strikes have preceded eight of the last 10 contracts.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's original application in December 2001, saying the trial had been sloppily conducted.

The governor is going to Jackson, where 13 of the state's 16 fatalities were reported.

Remove by erasing or crossing out, as if by    drawing a line through.

The U.S. women, who are defending champions, will play on Sept. 25 in Philadelphia and conclude group competition on Sept. 28 in Columbus, Ohio.

find out or be informed of a new information, understand or realize

General Dynamics was sued when it changed its retirement benefits in 1997.

I am not giving any consideration to resignation," Shumaker said in a statement.

While the Ibrahims had one separation operation, Goodrich and Dr. David Staffenberg plan about three for the Aguirres, with several weeks between each.

While the day's trading was lackluster, the Standard & Poor's 500 index was preparing to close out its best three-month period since the fourth quarter of 1998.

The incremental step, reported by researchers at UC San Francisco, is the latest in a decade-long effort to infect mice with the virus.

At midnight on Wednesday, 68 percent of voters said "no" to the tax, with 97 percent of the votes counted.

A boy in a red jacket and balck hat sliding on his knees down a snowy hill

For Kathy Nicolo (Jennifer Connelly), the house means stability and family.

Of the 24 million phone votes cast, Studdard was only 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.

Shares of Hartford rose $2.88 to $46.50 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.

A young girl dressed in a Minnie mouse outfit and an older woman walking down the sidewalk.

a device to control the rate of some activity, e.g., chemical or mechanical

Water samples are being sent to the state health department for analysis.

Burrell said Diana wrote a letter in October 1996 claiming there was a plot to kill her in a smash and gave it to him to keep as insurance.

The future of BA is in the hands of the negotiators, Eddington told British Broadcasting Corp. television on Sunday.

Authorities appealed to the public Friday to come forward and provide what could be the key to solving the sniper-style shootings that have killed three people outside area convenience stores.

Luzerne County District Attorney David Lupas told a news conference Monday that authorities were ``continuing to make significant progress'' in the case.

A white dog is standing on it's hind legs with a ball in it's mouth.

This is America, my friends, and it should not happen here," he said to loud applause.

a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.

This is a black and white picture of a short squat Coca-cola bottle.

Thomas was joined in full by Rehnquist, and in parts by O'Connor and Scalia.

Asked if he felt any regret about theOctober 12 attack, the answer was an adamant "no".

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 10.89 points, or 0.11 percent, to 9,837.94.

The trial, which could last until early 2004, is expected to hear the first of 125 witnesses Friday.

Labor Department analysts discounted a slight improvement in the national unemployment rate, which fell in August to 6.1 percent from 6.2 percent.

Samudra not present in Bangkok, the indictment said, but attended a series of meetings before the attacks, recruiting fellow bombers and coordinating the operation.

The military said it had killed 12 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, for the loss of six soldiers wounded.

The drop in core wholesale prices in April reflected falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boy's clothes and cigarettes.

Antonio Monteiro de Castro, 58, currently director of the group’s Latin America & Caribbean operations, will become chief operating officer from the same date.

The damages included $24 million in compensatory damages and $52 million in punitive damages for IDJ.

The Cradle of Liberty Council isn't the first one to buck the national group's stance.

Two women are posing for the camera and giving the thumbs up sign.

Cisco has similar relationships with BellSouth competitors SBC Communications, AT&T and Sprint Communications.

The 27-year-old rapper's attorney in the civil matter, Mark Gann, did not return calls for comment.

have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun.

The security official's backup was on active duty, and the lottery association didn't have a replacement in New Jersey, Strutt said.

A small boy wearing a diaper stands near the door and is covered in marker.

British police arrested 21 people early Tuesday in connection with the suspected ritual murder of an African boy whose torso was found in the Thames River.

The two invading countries later fell out, and have since backed rival factions.

Between 1993 and 2002, 142 allegations of sexual assault were reported.

to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange.

A man is riding an elephant while another person is touching the elephant's head.

The companies said Idec holders would own about 50.5 percent of the stock of the combined company.

Agnew said Pinellas began baiting when rabies cases "went from zero to 30" in 1995.

In Hong Kong, 24 patients were quarantined Wednesday after seven public hospital workers developed flu-like symptoms.

The Dodgers won their sixth consecutive game and seventh in their last nine as they beat Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday in front of a crowd of 25,332 at Dodger Stadium.

Rusch has also allowed five or more earned runs in each of his last three starts.

The meeting was scheduled to end Wednesday night, with attendees approving resolutions that express the denomination's view on issues but that are not binding on churches.

U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus ruled that the Akron-based company should have determined that changes at one of its plants would increase overall pollution emissions.

Two women sitting on a bench, their faces obscured, with one woman carrying an inflatable tiger and the other woman in a Disney snow white costume.

obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer.

Roy Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stood accused but unrepentant Wednesday in the same courtroom he recently presided over.

In 1999, the building's owners, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, issued guidelines to upgrade the fireproofing to a thickness of 1{ inches.

something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug.

One question was whether France, which infuriated Washington by leading the charge against U.N. authorization for the war, would vote "Yes" or abstain.

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion.

the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).

There are some who feel like the conditions are such that they can attack us there.

There's very strong interest in getting money back to the ratepayers as quickly as possible, Commissioner Susan Kennedy said.

Some women are also concerned that so many women are turning to cosmetic surgery in a quest for bodily perfection.

The results were 3 cents a share lower than the forecast of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call.

Kadyrov was not injured, but four of his bodyguards were among those killed.

a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars).

Boston Scientific said it has gained 51 percent of the coated-stent market in Europe.

Of 24 million phoned-in votes, 50.28 percent were for Studdard, putting him 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.

Scientists believed Stardust trapped thousands of particles of dust.

He was listed last night in critical but stable condition at Kings County Hospital Center, police said.

(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop.

A man in a white suit walks down the street holding a newspaper.

But they don't realize that until it's too late (of course) because they're potential victims.

Chante Jawaon Mallard, 27, is charged with murder and tampering with evidence.

Five more human cases of West Nile virus, were reported by the Mesa County Health Department on Wednesday.

Elderly woman sitting on red patterned couch with her arm around younger woman.

a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program.

A sheep is on the edge of a road with a lake and a mountain in the background.

The analyst, already let go by Merrill, can request a hearing before a NASD panel.

Earnings were affected by a non-recurring $8 million tax benefit in the year-ago period.

A woman in a green jacket is waiting to cross the street at a light.

LURD's Ja'neh also called for an interim government and the deployment of a U.S.-led Western peacekeeping force.

Two people paddling a red canoe are reflected in the still water.

Chiron already has nearly 20 percent acceptances from PowderJect's shareholders.

The FTC signed up 50 million phone numbers for the list, which was due to go into effect October 1.

Microsoft has been awarded a patent on a popular instant-messaging feature that shows users when the person on the other end of the conversation is typing a message.

The analysts said they believe the payroll statistics provide a more accurate picture of the economy because they are based on a larger sample.

Thursday morning, PeopleSoft's board rejected the Oracle takeover offer.

some football players in red jerseys taking another in a white jersey to the ground

The Hulk trailed last month's Marvel Comics adaptation, X2: X-Men United, which grossed $85.6-million in its opening weekend.

In Nairobi, the provost of All Saints Cathedral, the Very Reverend Peter Karanja, said the US Episcopal Church was alienating itself from the Anglican Communion.

A boy catcher in a helmet, stretching out his gloved hand for a catch.

He said FDA hopes Congress and the courts will bring clarity to the situation and some financial relief to consumers — perhaps before the 2004 elections.

Among those waiting a turn was Jodie Singer, a sixth-grader from Washington, D.C.

He was arrested last week for allegedly punching a parking attendant outside a nightclub in LA.

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI jumped 194.14 points, or 2.09 percent, to 9,469.20 after sinking more than 1 percent a day earlier.

Products featuring Vanderpool will be released within five years, he said.

On health care, the NDP says there will be no privatization and no health-care premiums.

Hispanics have officially overtaken African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau.

Iraqi police opened fire in downtown Baghdad today after demonstrators stormed a police station demanding they be given jobs they claimed to have paid bribes for.

A man in an orange jacket raising his hands to the sky in the sand.

A person wearing a bike helmet rides a bike on a path through trees.

The Episcopal Church, with 2.3 million members, is the American branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, which has 77 million adherents.

A dog with a red collar runs in a forest in the middle of winter.

The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, of which he was a member, said he was researching a schools exchange project.

Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella, bench coach John McLaren and Huff all were ejected in the middle of the ninth.

The jurors were taken into the courtroom in groups of 40 and asked to fill out a questionnaire.

a young girl wearing a black and red swimsuit swinging on a swing

Another 152,054 are from IP services company NTT/Verio, and 129,378 from InfoSpace, the survey found.

The attorney representing al-Halabi, Air Force Maj. James Key III, denied the charges, according to The Associated Press.

Volume was moderate at 827.68 million shares, up from 798.95 million at the same point Tuesday.

WorldCom's financial troubles came to light last year and the company subsequently filed for bankruptcy in July, 2002.

Frankel said Peace Rules will run in the Preakness Stakes on May 17.

Look through a book or some other written material (for information).

The waves of scandal angered not only victims' advocates but parishioners and some priests, to the point that Law could no longer run the archdiocese.

Our outcomes are very encouraging, George Mason researcher Ken Alibek said.

Terri Schiavo, 39, underwent the procedure at the Tampa Bay area hospice where she has been living for several years, said her father, Bob Schindler.

SARS has killed 296 people on China's mainland and infected more than 5,200.

A small boy in waterwings and a bathing suit slides down a water slide.

Nick Markakis, a left-hander from Young Harris Junior College in Georgia, went to the Orioles with the seventh pick.

Colin Powell, the Secretary of State, said contacts with Iran would not stop.

deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged.

Analysts had been expecting a net loss of 54 cents a share, according to Thomson First Call.

The decision is "clearly incorrect," FTC Chairman Tim Muris said.

The losses occurred overnight in Willow Canyon, one of three areas in the Santa Catalina Mountains threatened by the 2-week-old fire that already had blackened 70,000 acres.

Texans saddled with skyrocketing homeowners premiums might finally be getting relief.

I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job, she said.

Wal- Mart, Kohl's Corp., Family Dollar Stores Inc., and Big Lots Inc. posted May sales that fell below Wall Street's modest expectations.

Two convicted killers and another inmate escaped from a state prison on a busy street Wednesday by cutting through a fence, a Corrections Department official said.

But price declines have remained below 30 percent, year over year, for the last two quarters, said IDC analyst John McArthur.

collection of names and addresses to serve as recipients of information content

The Connecticut Hospital Association joined the Red Cross Monday in calling for more blood donors.

A young blonde girl wearing a helmet sits with a red bicycle behind her.

Heatley was sixth in the league in goals last season with 41 and ninth in points with 89.

Further out the curve, the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR shed 25/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.26 percent from 3.17 percent.

the primary information-processing component of a computer, of a microprocessor chip

Bruce N. Hawthorne, 53, was named executive vice president and chief staff officer.

The 14-year-old national spelling finalist who attends school in Belmont, N.C., got a word that sounded like "zistee" during competition Wednesday.

Another said its members would continue to call the more than 50 million phone numbers on the Federal Trade Commission's list.

Shares of Guidant were down 5.3 percent at $40.92 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index added 1.16 points to 1,504.04.

At the Casa de Espaa, customers were eating dinner and playing bingo when a bomb went off.

During 2001 and 2002, Morgenthau said, wire transfers from just four of Beacon Hill's 40 accounts totaled more than $3.2 billion.

Health Minister Manto-Tshabalala Msimang is not fit to preside over an anti-retroviral treatment rollout plan, according to some opposition parties.

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.

A man wearing a t-shirt that says "Gigolo" stands at the counter talking to someone.

The Swedish central bank was also meeting on Wednesday and widely expected to announce a cut on Thursday.

Two sheep are standing, looking at the camera, face opposite directions.

Shares of Coke closed New York Stock Exchange trading Thursday at $44.01.

Kaichen appeared Wednesday in federal court on two bank robbery charges.

The New Democrats also renewed their commitment to no health-care privatization and no premiums.

US officials said downward "rotor wash" generated by the hovering helicopter stripped the flag from the tower.

The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 18.35 points, or 1.13 percent, to 1,646.02.

The charges of espionage and aiding the enemy can carry the death penalty.

The readings came back at 160 on June 16 and 120 at June 23 at one of three sampling sites at Huntington Beach.

He claimed Red Hat and the Free Software Foundation with trying to undermine U.S. copyright and patent law.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> jumped 26 points, or 1.78 percent, to 1,516.

The military said it had killed 16 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, with one soldier killed and six wounded.

Halliburton shares fell 54 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $21.76 a share in midday New York Stock Exchange trade.

He refused to reveal what percentage of flights carried sky marshals, or whether they would be increased.

Her son would get upset, his mom said, but then turn around and befriend his taunters.

According to market research from The NPD Group, the number of people downloading music dropped from 14.5 million in April to 10.4 million in June.

Two girls arm wrestle while a third girl in a pink shirt and glasses watches.

The army said the raid, which comes just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the Hamas leader in the city, targeted militants in Hamas.

Tampering with medicine apparently was so lucrative, investigators said, that many of the suspects lived in million-dollar homes.

A spokesman for SCO could not be reached for comment this afternoon.

Ballmer has been vocal in the past warning that Linux is a threat to Microsoft.

Republicans had pledged to complete a Medicare drug package by August, then extended it to Oct. 17.

Wire transfers from four of the 40 accounts open at Beacon Hill totaled more than $3.2 billion from 2001 to 2002, Morgenthau said.

Mr. Mask said Mr. Cullen would be taken from the Somerset County Jail by Thursday and moved to the Ann Klein Forensic Hospital just outside Trenton for psychiatric care.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> rose 6 points, or 0.41 percent, to 1,498.

A brown and white dog is catching a tennis ball while standing on its hind legs.

Mr. Mills declined to comment yesterday, saying that he never discussed personnel matters.

The civilian unemployment rate improved marginally last month _ sliding down to 6.1 percent _ as companies slashed payrolls by 93,000 amid continuing mixed signals about the nation's economic health.

The Korean Air deal is expected to be finalized "in the next several weeks," Boeing spokesman Bob Saling said.

Talabani told him the Governing Council would "need UN assistance and advice in implementing the new decisions which have been taken."

Also missing is Al Larsen, 31, of Fort Worth, Texas, who was in another vehicle swept off the turnpike.

With the Expose (ex-poh-SAY) feature, all the open windows on the desktop immediately shrink to fit on the screen but are still clear enough to identify.

A woman holds a baby while a man looks at it as another man holding a child watches.

Have a distinctive or characteristic taste, perceptible by an experiencer.

An elderly man in a blue shirt is holding up a piece of canvas art.

His 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe was found abandoned in a Virginia Beach, Va., parking lot June 25.

But Adora Obi Nweze, the NAACP state president, said the state only tried to prove its conclusion of suicide, rather than consider the possibility of murder.

The wet, brown dog has a stick in his mouth and is running in the sand next to the water.

Stocks dipped lower Tuesday as investors opted to cash in profits from Monday's big rally despite a trio of reports suggesting modest improvement in the economy.

Grasso quit last week in the wake of a firestorm of criticism over his $140 million compensation package.

Douglas Robinson, a senior vice president of finance, will take over as chief financial officer on an interim basis.

As of Tuesday, almost 250 health-care workers were in quarantine.

Certainly what we know suggests that we should take what they're saying very seriously, he added.

One, Fort Carson-based Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, had been on his way home to attend his mother's funeral in Pennsylvania.

State Education Commissioner Kent King said Wednesday that the scores on the Missouri Assessment Program tests disappointed him.

Primary Care Trusts and Mental Health Trusts have also been formally rated for the first time this year.

the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type.

Two young children jumping off of a cement ledge onto the dirt ground.

a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk).

A little girl and her stuffed monkey seated on a ride above the fairgrounds.

In addition, the NTSB also recommended to NHTSA that state legislation be enacted to prohibit holders of learners permits and intermediate licenses from using mobile phones while driving.

Kollar-Kotelly has scheduled another antitrust settlement compliance hearing for January.

Dixon was otherwise the class of the field at Pikes Peak International Raceway.

As a result, Murphy sought to substitute Strier's sister, Ethel Celnik, as the trustee.

Best Minister, Scrimshaw, and Ten Most Wanted all had workouts on Monday morning.

The Nasdaq composite index rose 13.70, or 0.8 per cent, to 1700.34.

By 2040, retirees will account for a third of the population, up from a fifth today.

A Washington County man may have the countys first human case of West Nile virus, the health department said Friday.

Two girls in blue and teal dresses and large hats are standing next to a large tree trunk.

With diplomacy heating up in the nearly 10-month-old crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing flies to Japan on Sunday en route to South Korea on August 13.

Many middle eastern people are sitting in the back of a blue truck.

Several states and the federal government later passed similar or more strict bans.

a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important.

Missouri Education Commissioner Kent King said he was disappointed by the scores.

Schools that don't meet the testing goals for two years in a row must offer transfers.

While some other parts of Africa have been used as staging grounds for the terror group, Malawi previously had not been a major focus of investigations into al-Qaida.

The case decided Monday centered around an Illinois fund-raiser, Telemarketing Associates.

The battle around VeriSign"s three-week-old Site Finder service rages on.

Smugglers in a van chased down a pickup and SUV carrying other smugglers and illegal immigrants, said Pinal County Sheriff Roger Vanderpool.

Sir Richard was speaking after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey.

Two dogs are running in the water while a man watches from the dock.

JAPAN added to growing international pressure on Burma yesterday, threatening to halt its hefty economic aid unless the military government released pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Analysts expected earnings of 27 cents a share on revenue of $17.7 billion, Thomson First Call says.

A young boy in a white dress shirt is playing on a grassy plain.

treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood.

However, we have decided to opt for the European consortium's engine as the best overall solution and due to the substantial price efforts made".

Khatami, who arrived in Beirut Monday, was also to visit Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.

ISRAELI soldiers knocked down empty mobile homes and water towers in 10 tiny West Bank settlement outposts overnight as part of a US-backed Mideast peace plan.

The department ordered a 12 percent reduction for State Farm Lloyds, the state's largest insurer, and an 18.2 percent reduction for Allstate Texas Lloyds, the third-largest.

NASA is scheduled to launch the Space Infrared Telescope Facility on Monday morning.

After a weak start, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 26.26 to 9,217.35, while the S&P 500 index rose 3 to 980.59.

At first blush, it doesn't look like any rules were broken, said Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

It's a wonder that Porchia was the only deceased in this case, Sax added.

Other changes in the plan refine his original vision, Libeskind said.

The movement to defend pensions is gaining momentum, and we won't give up, said Marc Blondel, leader of the Force Ouvriere union.

He'll be swept over any minute or just die of the cold, Moriarty thought.

U.S. Special Forces troops are training Colombian soldiers at military bases in the region to protect the pipeline.

A tropical storm rapidly developed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and could have hurricane-force winds when it hits land somewhere along the Louisiana coast Monday night.

Four versions of Windows operating systems are targeted: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Lawtey is not the first faith-based program in Florida's prison system.

value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something.

Sony said the PSP would also feature a 4.5-inch LCD screen, Memory Stick expansion slots.

Their differences on energy and Medicare have become so pointed other members say it is embarrassing to the party.

The protesters denounced the country's supreme leader, hard-liner Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The Senate agreed Tuesday to lift a 10-year-old ban on the research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.

Democrats currently hold a 17-15 advantage in the state's congressional delegation.

A woman in a black shirt stands in front of bananas at a fruit stand.

Under the U.S. Constitution, the other chamber of Congress, the House of Representatives, does not vote on foreign alliances.

Shares of Gillette closed down 45 cents at $33.70 in trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange.

British-based GlaxoSmithKline Plc said earlier this year it would cut off supplies to Canadian drugstores that ship to the United States.

Before Thursday's matinee, Baker called a clubhouse meeting, concerned that the controversy had distracted the Cubs.

The countys first and only human case of West Nile this year was confirmed by health officials on Sept. 8.

Along with chipmaker Intel, the companies include Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Gateway Inc. and Nokia Corp.

A search for three missing teenagers uncovered at least two bodies buried beneath freshly poured concrete in the basement of a house, authorities said Wednesday.

The dispute has led Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma to cut short a state visit to Latin America.

Schofield got Toepfer to admit on cross-examination that she ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.

Lawyers and others familiar with the federal investigation say it remains focused on Campbell, though prosecutors declined to discuss the probe.

Graham, a presidential candidate, was criticized by several Republicans as ''politicizing'' the report.

The monkeys could track their progress by watching a schematic representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.

Graham, who co-chaired the inquiry, is a presidential candidate.

Box cutters were the weapons used by the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

(An occurance of) the preservation or management of natural resources.

Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Edward Aritonang confirmed Saturday that another two had been arrested, one in Jakarta and another in Magelang, Central Java.

a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters.

That exploit works on unpatched Windows 2000 machines with Service Pack 3 and 4.

The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19.67, or 1.3 percent, to 1523.71, its highest since June 18.

The California Farm Bureau did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

According to the report, average life expectancy has increased by nearly two years since 1990.

These despicable acts were committed by killers whose only faith is hate and the United States will find the killers and they will learn the meaning of American justice.

Dynes will be paid $395,000 a year; Atkinson's salary is $361,400.

In Kentucky, Democratic Attorney General Ben Chandler faces U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher.

He arrives later this week on the first state visit by a US President.

This after seven health care workers at a public hospital fell ill with flu-like symptoms.

It is the nation's first large-scale counterterrorism exercise since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Buoyed by advice imparted by Nicklaus, Howell shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to enter today's round with a one-stroke lead over Kenny Perry.

Bryant previously said that hike had a greater impact on demand than officials expected.

This was a persistent problem which has not been solved, mechanically and physically, said board member Steven Wallace.

Iraq's economy was ravaged during years of U.N. sanctions over ex-president Saddam Hussein's 1990 occupation of Kuwait and by the U.S.-led war to oust him which ended in April.

a crowd of people are gathered in the street waving Irish flags.

The Recording Industry Association of America says it plans to sue the song traders next month.

A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that Congress can force the nation's public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters.

In a 6-3 ruling, the justices said such anti-psychotic drugs can be used only in "limited circumstances."

Prior to joining Eastman Kodak, Mr. Palumbo held senior marketing positions for Procter & Gamble.

The intervention force will confiscate weapons, reform the police, strengthen the courts and prison system and protect key institutions such as the Finance Ministry.

The man sits on a sofa under the bridge and litter is all around him.

This decision is clearly incorrect, FTC Chairman Timothy Muris said in a written statement.

Turkish authorities have said all the suicide bombers were Turks.

[They] were defined by dedication and courage, said the CIA's director George Tenet.

In that position, Elias will report to Joe Tucci, president and CEO of EMC.

Enron company executives engaged in widespread and pervasive fraud, prosecutor Samuel Buell told the Associated Press.

That compares with a profit of $1 million, or breakeven, on $1.39 billion in revenue during the same period last year.

The social force that binds one to the courses of action demanded by that force.

He crawled through a narrow, winding canyon, rappelled down a 60-foot cliff, and walked some six miles down the canyon near Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah.

The academy will get its own internal report next week and it will be made public, Rosa said.

It is the highest reading since the index was created in August 1997.

But police say the driver of the truck has not been found and is wanted for questioning.

Three dolphins are jumping out of a pool in front of a crowd of people.

KEDO Spokesman, Roland Tricot said: "The executive board decided to refer this question to capitals.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport.

In an interview, Healey, who is a criminologist, acknowledged that much of the sentiment among legislators here and across the country was wariness toward capital punishment.

According to SunnComm's Peter Jacobs, "MediaMax performs exactly as 'advertised' to the companies who purchased it.

Excluding patent litigation, RIM's loss for the quarter was $700,000, or 1 cent per share.

WORLD No. 2 Lleyton Hewitt has accused the Association of Tennis Professionals of malice, including an alleged attempt last year to dupe him into refusing a drug test.

The settlement includes $4.1 million in attorneys' fees and expenses.

A young woman with a bracelet is wearing a bikini top and jeans.

In early U.S. trading, the euro <EUR=> was down 0.6 percent to $1.1741, after rising to a four-month high of $1.1860.

I'm not going to be sponsoring it because it's not our proposal, but I'm not responding to it in a negative way, he said.

State health officials said today a young northeast Kansas woman likely has the state's first case of monkeypox among humans or animals.

A brown dog lies on its back in the grass, holding a ball in its mouth.

A former candidate for governor of New York, he styled himself an advocate of better corporate governance.

But American troops will not shrink from mounting raids in the locations of their foes that can be pinpointed.

Two women watching the street with their bikes to see when they may cross.

Trading of EchoStar's stock closed Tuesday at a 52-week high of $32.17, up $1.54.

Dell's OpenManage software includes Dell Update Packages with SMS to help automate the management of server hardware, applications and operating systems patches with a single tool.

Three football players from red team tackling one player from white team.

If it's the Sunday night before Comdex, it must be time for yet another Bill Gates keynote.

Doctors have speculated that the body's own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.

U.S. prosecutors have arrested more than 130 individuals and have seized more than $17 million in a continuing crackdown on Internet fraud and abuse.

No tumors were detected; rather, empty cavities and scar tissue were found in their place.

Mr. Heatley, who suffered a broken jaw and torn knee ligaments, faces several charges.

Schroeder cancelled his Italian holiday after Stefani refused to apologise for the slurs, which came after Berlusconi compared a German politician to a Nazi concentration camp guard.

But at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive, he said.

In Millville yesterday, Mayor James Quinn ordered all city flags flown at half-staff for the next 30 days.

A group of people are standing on the beach in front of some boats.

A black and white photo of a living room with a large window, sofa, and chair.

We believe that it is not necessary to have a divisive confirmation fight, Daschle of South Dakota wrote the Republican president.

Beleaguered telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies is being investigated by two federal agencies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia.

The statewide unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent, down from a revised 6.7 percent in August.

A few miles further east is Tehuacan, where corn may first have been domesticated 4,000 years ago.

The Federal Trade Commission asked Congress yesterday for broader powers to attack the rapidly growing problem of spam, which new studies show accounts for half of all e-mail traffic.

The other victim recovered Tuesday morning was Al Larsen, 31, of Fort Worth, Texas.

Short workers had worse hearing than expected by age -- three times more often than taller workers, writes Barrenas.

Little boy coming at camera down blue slide, smiling woman in background.

all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class.

In 2006, Asia Pacific will report growth of 7.9 percent to $81.8 billion.

Instead, tickets for the Jersey jam went on sale last night through Ticketmaster.

Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness; become less intense.

That is, if the Recording Industry Association of America has anything to say about it.

Supply with water for crops, as with    channels, ditches, or streams.

A few miles west are the pyramids of Teotihuacan, where corn may first have been domesticated 4,000 years ago.

In Vienna, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday ElBaradei had accepted Iran's invitation, but said no date had yet been set.

Dynes came to UC San Diego in 1991 after 22 years as a physicist with AT&T Bell Labs.

Arthur Benson, attorney for the case's plaintiff schoolchildren, said he will appeal.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 15 points, or 0.98 percent, to 1,492.

As of this week, 103 human West Nile cases in 45 counties had been reported to the health department.

It is a national concern that will touch virtually every American," Abraham said.

a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.

BusinessWeek Online has learned that the settlement could come as early as Monday, May 19.

Make a crushing noise, possibly as the result of pressing or grinding.

The company will launch 800 hot spots, or "Wi-Fi Zones," later this summer, and plans to have more than 2,100 by the end of the year.

There is a young boy with a red and blue jacket on feeding a sheep.

McCloskey died Sunday afternoon in his home after a year-long battle with bladder cancer.

In 2001, President Bush named her to the Student Loan Marketing Association, the largest U.S. lender for students.

Scott Dixon eventually made winning the Honda Indy 225 look easy Sunday at Pikes Peak International Raceway.

Congregants of Turner Monumental AME Church said Shelia Chaney Wilson, 43, was agitated when she came to the church, in the Kirkwood neighborhood on the city's east side.

A man in a straw hat shades his phone while others walk on a busy sidewalk.

The Saint Sophia Camp hosts religious retreats for children during the summer months as well as other events year round, according to its Web site.

Little girl and older male, holding hands and walking on train tracks.

The recent turnaround in the stock market and an easing in unemployment claims "may signal more favorable economic times ahead," she said.

The benchmark 10-year note was recently down 17/32, to yield 4.067 percent.

When his grandmother, then-Princess Elizabeth, turned 21 in 1947, the day was declared a public holiday, and she attended a reception and a ball.

Seniors would then have to pay 50 percent of their drug costs up to $3,450.

a person standing in the middle of a bunch of snowy rocks near a waterhole.

They were at Raffles Hospital over the weekend for further evaluation.

a young baby girl wearing a white outfit swinging in a baby swing

the reduction of the extent of something, e.g, its size, importance or quantity

make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote.

U.S. Capitol Police evacuated the Capitol yesterday after a sensor detected a possible biohazard in the Senate wing, but authorities later said it was a false alarm.

The report also claims that there will be up to 9.3 million visitors to hot spots this year, up again from the meagre 2.5 million in 2002.

In midafternoon trading, the Nasdaq composite index was up 8.34, or 0.5 percent, to 1,790.47.

enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it.

In an E-mail statement to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Shumaker said, ''I am not giving any consideration to resignation.

We don't know if any will be SARS," said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.

A man sitting cross legged on the grass, with a tree in the background.

Harris and Klebold killed 12 students, a teacher and themselves at the school.

Aventis, based in Strasbourg, France, is one of a handful of companies that still make the flu vaccine.

The researchers found only empty cavities and scar tissue where the tumors had been.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance.

A surfer wearing a black wet suit is riding a a white wave in the ocean.

The New York Mets then selected outfielder Lastings Milledge from Lakewood Ranch High School in Florida.

The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index gained 2.90 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,606.87.

The plane was estimated to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.

His spokesman Jim Kennedy said the former president also gave more than 70 speeches in 2002 without compensation.

But butterflies housed under an earlier light cycle, 1 a.m. to 1 p.m., flew toward the southeast.

a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed.

The $85 million agreement was reached in September, less than two months after Archbishop Sean O'Malley took over as leader of the nation's fourth-largest diocese.

a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink.

Coca-Cola Co. (KO) reported higher profit for the quarter, helped by European demand, early on Thursday.

Stanford (51-17) and Rice (57-12) will play for the national championship tonight.

That poll had 712 likely voters and sampling error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

They cover more than 300,000 UAW workers and 500,000 retirees and spouses.

The commission dropped charges that Patton improperly appointed Conner to the Kentucky Lottery Board and that he improperly appointed Conner's then-husband, Seth, to the Agriculture Development Board.

a long snowboarder jumping over a barricade outside in the snow.

Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

A small brown birds is eating from a bird feeder hanging from a tree.

The consumer group generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue from January to June, 53% of Citigroup's profit and revenue.

Still, Pinellas rabies cases fell sharply to 17 in 1996 and 3 in 1997, Agnew said.

A rebel who was captured said more than 2,000 insurgents were involved in the attack.

A reddish brown dog runs across the snow with a snowball in its mouth.

The euro soared to $1.1914 in Asian trading, before slipping back to $1.1884 in late European trading, up from $1.1857 late Monday.

A man standing on a boat is pulling another boat close by with a bamboo stick.

the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism.

There’s also at least three suspected cases in Illinois and 11 in Indiana.

The upcoming second-quarter earnings season will be particularly important in offering investors guidance, they say.

a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something.

U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 21 others, the military said.

lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.

The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was up 8.79 points, or 0.96 percent, at 929.06.

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.

A boy wearing a yellow shirt and blue pants is climbing on a tree branch in a grassy field.

Hollywood actor Robert De Niro has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokesman said today.

Shares of Corixa fell 12 cents to $6.88 on the Nasdaq stock market.

On July 10, a team of 32 Singaporean police officers was sent to Baghdad.

A man is tying a red arm band around another mans arm in the street.

the address where a person or organization can be communicated with.

The New York senator's new book, "Living History," appears a certain bestseller.

Passed in 1999 but never put into effect, the law would have made it illegal for bar and restaurant patrons to light up.

an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association.

Have a complexion with a strong bright color; reflect emotion via one's complexion.

It seems to me ... we're just dealing with bragging rights here, who wins and who loses, said Gammerman, who heard the case without a jury.

Hillary Clinton, the New York senator and former first lady, has a book out Monday titled Living History.

(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter.

A small dog wearing a green sweater and a backpack walks through snow.

Two teenage girls are standing on beside the beach listening to ipods.

(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program.

Coupling, an American version of a hit British comedy, will get the valuable Thursday 9:30 p.m. time slot.

A spotted dog stands on his hind legs to catch a ball on the beach.

The valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be collected and turned in to county election officials by Sept. 2.

A grains management committee normally meets each Thursday in the Commission's agriculture unit -- another target of Wednesday's raids -- to decide the outcome of a weekly export tender.

US military officials say rotor wash from the helicopter might have blown down the banner.

The device plays Internet radio streams and comes with a 30-day trial of RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service.

Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said investigators felt confident that with the arrests they had "at least one of the fires resolved."

Teams of inspectors walked into a restricted area at one park without being stopped by employees; others took pictures of security-sensitive areas without anyone challenging them.

But church members and observers say they expect that the decision could be problematic for many Episcopalians.

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling,          answering, or performing.

consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it.

It's a new beginning as far as the courts, Crown Prosecution Service and police are concerned, making the criminal justice system work better.

The router will be available in the first quarter of 2004 and will cost around $200, the company said.

A brown dog is running in the snow with a smaller black dog running behind it.

A light brown dog jumping over a hurdle that has fire on each end.

Im very proud of the citizens of this state, said Gov. John Baldacci, a casino foe.

Officials with Torch and JetBlue did not respond to repeated phone calls from the Mercury News seeking comment.

Formally reject or disavow a formerly held    belief; retract a statement.

A man is walking behind a dog that is standing on it's hind legs.

Mr. Chapman, who hasn't been arrested, is expected to appear for arraignment next Thursday, prosecutors said.

A key question was whether France, which infuriated Washington by leading the charge against U.N. authorization for the war, would vote "Yes" or abstain.

A living room with large sofas and a dining table in the background.

Cuban officials said that last year none of about two dozen nominated Cuban musicians received U.S. visas in time to attend the Latin Grammys.

The new sensor -- dubbed CANARY for ''cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields'' -- hijacks this natural process with two important changes.

At 12 months, there was still a difference between the groups, but it was not considered significant.

Board Chancellor Robert Bennett declined to comment on personnel matters Tuesday, as did Mills.

Retail pricing for SMS 2003 with 10 device client access licenses is $1,219.

There were 659 women enrolled at the academy at the time of the survey.

economic term: raise economic demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices to experience reflation

The period of time during which a leasing contract is in effect.

A young woman with a knit cap stands against the wall of a Domino's Pizza.

SCO says the pricing terms for a license will not be announced for weeks.

recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.

A man wearing a red bicycle helmet talking on a cell phone with other people in the background.

Declining issues outnumbered advancers slightly more than 3 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange's semiconductor index .SOXX jumped 6.10 percent.

Three people sit at a picnic table outside of a building painted like a union jack.

Abbas told the summit he would end the "armed intefadeh," renounced "terrorism against the Israelis wherever they might be" and alluded to the disarming of militants.

Microsoft has identified the freely distributed Linux software as one of the biggest threats to its sales.

Baker called a pregame meeting, believing the the corked-bat episode had distracted the team.

Sony Ericsson also said it would shut down its GSM/UMTS R&D center in Munich, Germany, to increase profitability.

He said he wasn't bothered by polls and that he would continue to do what he believed to be right, in both foreign and domestic policy.

His aides warn an abrupt departure could trigger more bloodshed, a view shared by many in Liberia.

The girl wearing a blue shirt is running through a science center.

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average eased 44 points, or 0.47 percent, to 9,543, after scoring five consecutive up sessions.

John Heine, a spokesman for the commission in Washington, declined to comment on Mr. Spitzer's criticism.

The company also said it would cut wholesale prices on cassettes and change the suggested retail price to $8.98.

ONA explicitly stated that it did not receive intelligence material indicating that Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist network was planning to mount an operation in Bali.

His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.

That objection was cited by PeopleSoft's board in rejecting Oracle's offer.

two cats, one brown and one white laying on a bed with a blue blanket.

Mahmud controlled access to Saddam for everyone but immediate family members, Pentagon officials said.

The injured were taken to hospitals in Jefferson City and Columbia, about 48km north; their conditions were not immediately available.

A nationally board certified teacher with a master's degree, Kelley, in his 30th year teaching, makes $65,000.

A woman addressing a diverse group of people standing in the street.

The island nation reported 65 new cases on May 22, a one day record, and 55 new cases on May 23, making Taiwan's epidemic the fastest-growing in the world.

A total of 17 cases have been confirmed in the southern city of Basra, the Organization said.

In the weeks leading up to the execution, several Florida officials received anonymous threatening letters.

a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation.

Where long-lines used to catch 10 fish per 100 hooks in past decades, they are now lucky to catch one, the study found.

A woman in a blue bathing suit is jumping off a dock into a lake.

Intel on Wednesday unveiled its next-generation processor for cell phones, PDAs, and other wireless devices.

Sovereign shares closed on the New York Stock Exchange at $15.68, down 74 cents, or 4.5 percent.

Tom Kraynak, manager of operations and resources for the Canton, Ohio-based East Central Area Reliability Council, said that scenario is one among many that investigators are considering.

James Rohr, chairman and chief executive officer, said PNC regretted the incident.

So in his State of the Union address in January, Bush declared that the British government "has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."

Organizers established a Web site, http://defacerschallenge.com, listing in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.

Of those who signed the letter, 57 are senators, including 24 Republicans.

CELF's founding members are Hitachi, Matsushita, NEC, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.

It is very difficult to do large syndicated loans in Japan, says one banker.

Man sitting cross legged while wearing a brown cloth and holding a wooden stick.

No Americans were reported among the casualties, according to Capt. Michael Calvert, a spokesman for the regiment.

A black dog holds a tire and a ball in his mouth as another follows him.

No charges were announced, but the statement said legal proceedings were expected Monday.

the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others.

A white dog with brown spots is running in a yard, chasing a ball.

We need a certifiable pay as you go budget by mid-July or schools wont open in September, Strayhorn said.

The committee would propose a replacement for the "Robin Hood" school finance system.

Meanwhile, Funny Cide's trainer, Barclay Tagg, called the allegations "ridiculous."

Median household income declined 1.1 percent between 2001 and 2002 to $42,409, after accounting for inflation.

At 12:10 p.m. EDT, Canada's benchmark S&P/TSX composite index was up 6.87 points or 0.1 per cent to 6,979.29.

But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups tagged the state as deficient under the federal No Child Left Behind act.

They say second-quarter earnings reports will be key in giving investors that guidance.

A woman wearing a pink Tinkerbell sweatshirt leans on a railing overlooking water.

A woman and a man with a blue shirt are posing for a photograph.

The unemployment rate in San Joaquin County dipped last month to 8.5 percent, down nearly a full percentage point from August.

Martin, 58, will be freed today after serving two thirds of his five-year sentence for the manslaughter of 16-year-old Fred Barras.

The pressure may well rise on Thursday, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN, the cable sports network.

Cavender did say: "I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job."

The children are running in the snow with fences in the background.

The boy in the green and yellow shirt has a glove on and is going towards the ball.

Last week, his lawyers asked Warner to grant clemency under conditions that would have lead to a new sentencing hearing.

Under the agreement, Medicare coverage for drug benefits would begin in 2006.

The white dog is running through a white posts on an obstacle course.

the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state.

I'm still not red-hot favourite, Hewitt said after battling to down Davydenko 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-5) on centre court.

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.

A little girl in a paisley dress runs across a sandy playground.

He was voluntarily castrated in 2001, an operation he contends removed his ability to become sexually aroused.

A man is standing on top of a rock or mountain watching the sun set.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 18.25 points, or 0.19 percent, to 9,586.71.

Following California's lead, several states and the federal government passed similar or tougher bans.

It is the first named storm to develop in the Caribbean in December.

Gov. Rick Perry has said that while he opposes gambling expansion, he would be reluctant to veto continuation of the Lottery Commission.

We intend to appeal vigorously and still expect to be vindicated ultimately.

French retirees will increase from one fifth to a third of the population by 2040.

Consumer groups oppose the changes, saying they would concentrate too many outlets in too few media empires.

A skateboarder is jumping over an obstacle in front of a white house.

Three sheep graze on the grassy field with a dog walking behind them.

Brian Rohrbough, whose son, Daniel, was killed at Columbine, said the tape raises disturbing issues.

A young man is wearing a black jacket and has white earphones in his ears.

Several televisions are on the floor and stacked up on top of one another.

But it is clear that the Joint Intelligence Committee was not involved.

Razali Ismail met for 90 minutes with Suu Kyi, a 1991 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, at her lakeside home, where she is under house arrest.

China's Health Ministry said five more people had died of Sars and a further 159 were infected.

Make less emotionally hostile; win over          mentally or emotionally.

The fire spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them as deputies held back firefighters.

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme).

A black and white bird on a body of water with grass in the background.

Still, the "somewhat ambiguous ruling" might be a setback for Static Control depending on how it developed its competing product, Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich said.

The workers accuse General Dynamics of "reverse age discrimination" because of a change in retirement benefits in 1997.

But U.S. troops will not shrink from mounting raids and attacking their foes when their locations can be pinpointed.

Results from No. 2 U.S. soft drink maker PepsiCo Inc. (nyse: PEP - news - people) were likely to be in the spotlight.

Samudra, 32, is suspected of being a key figure in the al-Qaida-linked terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, which has been blamed for carrying out the bombings.

Tamil parties blame the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for these killings.

A little girl in a purple shirt and helmet is riding on a scooter.

Elecia Battle dropped her purse after buying the Mega Millions Lottery ticket last week and believes the ticket blew away.

A young girl wearing a bike helmet with a bicycle in the background.

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.60 points, or 0.46 percent, at 1,653.62.

A white dog with light brown markings has a stick in his mouth and his paws in the snow.

(computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper.

Throughout China's mainland, the disease has killed 300 people and infected more than 5,270.

A small girl sits on a stone ledge near a white flowering plant.

BioReliance's stock closed down 2 cents yesterday at $47.98 per share.

a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids.

IDEC shareholders would own 50.5 percent of the stock of the combined company, and Biogen shareholders the remaining 49.5 percent.

a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification.

Allocate or dedicate; set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use.

The company has expanded those basic services, offering payment and even financing.

A girl wearing pink flip flops and tights is swinging a tennis racket at a tennis ball.

The support will come as a free software upgrade called WebVPN for current customers that have support contracts.

With diplomacy heating up in the nearly 10-month-old nuclear crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is slated to visit South Korea from August 13 to 15.

a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner).

a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms).

Carnival Corp. stock was trading at $31.29 during midday trading Wednesday, down 72 cents or 2.25 percent.

The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on Tuesday where Donaldson is scheduled to testify on hedge and mutual funds.

Sources in the racing industry said Fontana will get a second NASCAR race on Labor Day weekend starting next season.

The flamboyant entrepreneur flagged the plan after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey.

Its maker, MedImmune Inc., based in Gaithersburg, made 4 million to 5 million doses this year.

FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Both devices implement the v1.2 standard's eSCO facility to provide the basis for new cordless telephony applications.

Only 29 families of frogs are known and most were identified and described in the mid-1800s and the last in 1926.

A passer-by found Ben hiding along a dirt road in Spanish Fork Canyon about 7 p.m., with his hands still taped together but his feet free.

In his letter, McBride charges the Free Software Foundation and Red Hat with trying to undermine U.S. copyright laws.

Other countries are owed at least $US80 billion ($108.52 billion).

Trouble flared when at least four North Korean reporters rushed from the Taegu media centre to confront a dozen activists protesting against human rights abuses in the North.

Site Finder has been visited 65 million times since its introduction, Galvin said.

Complicating the situation is the presence of battle-hardened Liberians who have been fighting on both sides.

remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string.

A silver car parked on the side of the road in front of the hills.

A child in front of his own reflection turning towards the camera and smiling.

Prosecutors did an about-face in May and asked that the autopsy reports be unsealed after portions of Conner Peterson's autopsy report favorable to the defense were leaked to the media.

Doctors concluded Erbitux, the cancer drug that enmeshed ImClone Systems in an insider trading scandal, worked just as well as an earlier company-sponsored study said it did.

Chechen officials working for the Moscow-backed government are a frequent target for rebels and tension is running high ahead of next Sunday's presidential election in war-torn Chechnya.

Standard & Poor's 500 stock index futures for June were down 2.60 points at 965.70, while Nasdaq futures were down 7.50 points at 1,183.50.

Ernst & Young spokesman Kenneth Kerrigan said the firm admits no wrongdoing.

The Senate might support capping noneconomic damages beyond the $250,000 Gov. Jeb Bush proposes, said Senate President Jim King.

Fighting erupted after four North Korean journalists confronted a dozen South Korean activists protesting human rights abuses in the North outside the main media centre.

South Africa's Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu says he does not understand all the fuss about appointing a gay bishop, but he has urged homosexual clergy to remain celibate.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 0.11 percent, or 1.78 points, at 1,594.13.

A building with a temporary sign over the entrance to its parking lot.

He projected Vanderpool will be available within the next five years.

Instead, prosecutors dismissed charges and Rucker left the courtroom a free man.

The third appointment was to a new job, executive vice president and chief staff officer.

Revenue rose to $616.5 million from $610.6 million a year earlier.

The life expectancy for boys born in 2001 was 74.4 years, up two years since 1990.

the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace.

The settlement taking effect this week was reached less than two months after O'Malley took the helm of the nation's fourth-largest archdiocese.

cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole.

Florida Sen. Bob Graham was not identifiable by 61 percent of those polled.

YES filed suit yesterday in the Supreme Court of New York County in Manhattan.

A black dog flies through the air while holding an object in its mouth.

Bush said resistance forces hostile to the U.S. presence "feel like ... the conditions are such that they can attack us there.

A woman who is sitting in a field listening to music throws a frisbree for her brown dog.

The upgrade will be available as a free download for current customers with SmarNet support in January 2004.

Analysts polled by Reuters Research, a unit of Reuters Group Plc, on average forecast profit of $1.69 per share.

Shares of Express Scripts ESRX.O fell about 4 percent to $66.73 on the Nasdaq in late morning trade.

Shelia Chaney Wilson seemed agitated when she came to help prepare for Turner Monumental A.M.E. Church's upcoming 104th anniversary celebration, worshippers said.

the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity.

Kernan, who was O'Bannon's lieutenant governor, friend and political partner, was sworn in six hours after O'Bannon died Saturday.

A woman in a pink bikini is laying on a deck lounge chair that is covered with a pink towel.

economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation.

General Myers told reporters that "at first blush, it doesn't look like any rules were broken".

Nonetheless, the open-source guru insisted, "This attack was wrong, and it was dangerous to our goals."

Excluding one-time items, the company enjoyed a profit of 6 cents a share.

He explained that he found Antetonitrus when he came to Wits in 2001 as a post-doctoral research assistant at England's University of Bristol.

There is a skyscraper in the distance with a man walking in front of the camera.

Two officers with orange jackets stand outside a white tent with onlookers.

District Attorney Dave Lupas reminded jurors that Stubbs is, "a cold, calculating killer".

A man and woman are looking at artwork that is on easels and clipped to a fencing wall.

Shares of McDonald's rose $1.83, or 8.3 percent, to close at the day's high of $23.89.

In addition, "fewer than 10" FBI offices have conducted investigations involving visits to Islamic mosques, the Justice Department said.

A man in white with a wine bottle and a woman in a red turtleneck with a white vest.

The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> advanced 11 points, or 1.25 percent, to 931.

A young blonde girl in riding gear sits on top of a gray and white horse.

A woman stands with her arms out in a store while another woman holds a camera.

The man, who entered the post office in Lakeside shortly before 3 p.m., gave up to deputies about 6:30 p.m.

Defense lawyers had said a change of venue was needed because massive pretrial publicity had tainted the jury pool against their client.

Through Sunday, Sept. 21, Site Finder has been visited over 65 million times by Internet users.

Hotly contested legislation that would change the state's takeover law and help a Michigan-based development company fend off a takeover cleared the state Senate on Thursday.

The House voted 425 to 2 to clear the bill, the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.

The index, which measures activity in the service sector, climbed to 50.7 last month from 47.9 in March.

At 11 a.m. EDT, Fabian's center was near latitude 18.1 north and longitude 53.2 west, or about 550 miles east of the Leewards.

In that case, the court held that Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning only the advertising pamphlets in the interest of aesthetics.

If that ain't a Democrat, I must be at the wrong meeting, he said.

During the same quarter last year, EDS declared a profit of $354 million, or 72 cents per share.

The 30-year bond US30YT=RR rose 22/32 for a yield of 4.31 percent, versus 4.35 percent at Wednesday's close.

A girl in a pink dress rides her bike along a white picket fence.

Selenski had served about seven years in prison for bank robbery.

I've still got a fighting chance, though," Hewitt said after battling to overcome Davydenko 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-5) on centre court.

Microsoft said Friday that it is halting development of future Macintosh versions of its Internet Explorer browser, citing competition from Apple Computer's Safari browser.

WorldCom's accounting problems came to light early last year, and the company filed for bankruptcy in July 2002, citing massive accounting irregularities.

The British Foreign Office said it had mediated the two men's release.

incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination.

Heather, 35, who lost a leg in a road accident, is thought to have steel plates fitted in her hips, which would make natural childbirth impossible.

A dog running on the sand by the beach while his owner looks at the other dogs on the beach.

Be larger in number, quantity, power,          status, or importance, without personally having sovereign power.

amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit.

The beautiful reddish dog lopes around the flat snowy street with a snowball in its mouth.

The indictment said he attended important meetings to plan the attacks, recruited fellow bombers and coordinated the operation.

make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief.

But butterflies exposed to an earlier light cycle, from 1am to 1pm, orientated themselves towards the south-east.

Richard Miller remained hospitalized after undergoing a liver transplant, but his wife has recovered.

Some 34.7 million shares have been tendered, Oracle said in a statement.

Researchers found the fossils in a semidesert area of Venezuela, about 250 miles west of Caracas.

Captain Robert Ramsey of US 1St Armored Division said a truck had exploded outside the building at around 11 am.

Advancing issues outnumbered decliners about 8 to 5 on the New York Stock Exchange.

A dog runs through the water while holding a stick in its mouth.

Schwarzenegger picks up more independents and crossover voters than Bustamante.

In connection with the incident, I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately."

Australia's 9 million income taxpayers received surprise tax cuts of between $3 and $11 a week from Treasurer Peter Costello last night.

The team has named the sensor Canary, for cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields.

The government did not identify the taikonauts — a term coined from ‘‘taikong,’’ the Chinese word for space — who would travel on the second mission.

Under Mexican law, bounty hunting is considered a form of kidnapping.

A girl sits on a bench holding an inflatable tiger next to another girl in a colorful outfit.

Spin and manipulative public relations and propaganda are not the answer, it said.

A federal grand jury indicted them on Tuesday; the document was sealed until yesterday to allow authorities to make arrests.

Federal Judge William Barbour said Tuesday he imposed the maximum sentence because Avants showed no remorse in the brutal slaying.

For the third time in four years wildfires closed Mesa Verde National Park, the country’s only park dedicated to ancient ruins.

A white bear walks along snow-covered ground and casts a shadow on the snow.

The Fed also said the risks to the economy were biased toward weakness.

Lee Janzen, who was tied atop the leaderboard with five holes left, finished with a 68 and tied for sixth.

an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest.

(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make.

U.S. District Judge William Barbour said he imposed the maximum because Avants showed no remorse.

strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin.

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.