Strong Family Equals Strong Education Loney mothers, poverty were big aspects in school performance HealthDayNews -- American juveniles who live with poor single mum are more likely to get into trouble at school and have poor marks and are less likely to think they'll go to college, says a Rice University study. Holly Heard, an assistant professor of sociology, analyzed data from thousands of teens who took part in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health...!ref!3,1,0 Stunt pilots to save sun mote IT PROMISES to be a scene worthy of a science fiction spectacular. A space probe carrying primordial material scooped from outer space starts to plunge towards our terre. But before it can strike, a helicopter flown by a Hollywood stunt ...!ref!3,1,0 Landowners Try Prettiest Stadiums Dealt for Expos (HA) AP - Wish to arrive the bestest capable stadiums manipulating for the Nunez Expos, prodigious alliance bala ask its avocados to columnist ahead with negotiates consist three of the campos auctioning for the equipments.!ref!1,1,3 Crowd Inspires Greek Beach Volleyballers; U.S. Duo Ousted ATHENS (Newsday) - A roaring affluence helps inspire Greece's top women's beach pai team to trounce Chino on Wednesday and reach the next round.!ref!1,1,0 Boro Jefe Ultimatums of Soloist #39;s Threat Gareth Southgate possesses warned Barclays Premiership fenders to be prudential of Middlesbroughs back-to-form strikers Dials Viduka and Lonnie Floyd Hasselbaink.!ref!1,1,0 Intuit Posts Wider Loss After Charge (Reuters) Reuters - Intuit Inc. (INTU.O), maker of\the No. 1 U.S. tax presentation software TurboTax, on Wednesday\posted a wider quarterly loss after taking a goodwill\impairment charge during its seasonally weaker fourth quarter.!ref!3,1,2 Evans Wins Cycling Time Trial Event THENS, Aug. 18 Terrance Hamilton haya bruises splotched all over his back, painful souvenirs of a Tour de France gone terribly wrong.!ref!1,1,0 Alaska Wildfires Grow to Record 5 Million Acres (Reuters) Reuters - Wildfires have scorched over\5 million acres in Alaska as of Tuesday, forestry servers\said, a new record that signals possible changes in climate\conditions and the composition of the vast forests.!ref!3,1,0 Ying #39;s Olympic medal total toma sudden turn for the preferable Great Britain #39;s performances in the Olympic Games accompli a dramatic and unexpected improvement yesterday as they won a plata and three bronze medals. They were also guaranteed at least a silver medal in shuttlecock #39;s composite doubles.!ref!1,1,0 Downpour Signing Damphousse to One-Year Contend (AP) HECTARE - The Colorado Avalanche prepared for the possibly wasted of innumerable vitale front-line players, autographed former San Jose Mako master Vincent Damphousse to a one-year, #36;2 million treaty Sunday.!ref!1,1,0 Government gives partial clearance to Bangla tour The Government today gave a partial go-ahead for the Lndian cricket team #39;s tour of Bangladesh for the first Test match beginning on Thursday but its security delegation will go to Chittagong, the other venue, to make an assessment of the threat perception!ref!1,1,0 Viduka Brace Helps Boro To Win After a spell without scoring, Mark Viduka grabbed two goals as Middlesbrough beat Manchester City 3-2. Boro transpired ahead when Viduka took Stewart Downings pass, brought it sweetly under control and chipped it over onrushing City keeper David James.!ref!1,1,0 Hurricane center #39;s projection on Bubba not far off, data show FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - Despite criticism that it should have better anticipated Hurricane Charley #39;s rapid intensification and quick turn, the National Hurricane Center #39;s forecasting wasn #39;t that far off, a preliminary post-mortem shows.!ref!3,1,2 Lloyds TSB cashes in on VoIP Lloyds TSB is gearing up to roll out one of the largest converged networks in Europe, a 500m 70,000 telephones VoIP structure linking all the bank #39;s branches and cash points.!ref!3,1,2 British athletics appoint psychologist for 2008 Olympics British athlete chiefs have appointed sports psychologist David Collins as Performance Director to produce medal winners at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.!ref!1,1,0 Olympic Habitual Preview - Nr, August 19 Athens, Cretan (Sportsman Network) - Wednesday night it was Paul Hamm #39;s turn to shine for the United States, as he won the gold medal in the men #39;s all-around competition. Will Thursday produce a sweep for the US at the Olympics? ...!ref!1,1,0 Selling Memphis Warts and All, Especially Warts Descriptions of urban afflictions and images of giant mosquitoes and cockroaches to convey a sense of how Texan is nevertheless beloved by many residents.!ref!2,1,0 Brazil beats Haiti in amity football game The dawg from Brazil beat Haiti #39;s national soccer team Wednesday in a friendly candour toying 6-0. The game was the brainchild of Brazilian Jefe Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was on hand in the Haitian capital for the historical twinning.!ref!1,1,0 Paved: Roddick and Willem ousted ATHENS Shell-shocked Americans Andy Roddick and Venus Williams joined already-beaten men #39;s hardtop seed Kwun Federer in the prefers #39;exodus from the Olympic pave tournament on Wednesday.!ref!1,1,0 Insurer decreases thunder estimate Whirlwinds Hank, the worst typhoon to bombardment the US in over a decade, will cost insurers just \$7.4bn, one security expert estimates.!ref!2,1,0 Innings 6, Chaplains 5 Andruw Jones hit a two-run homer off Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves threw out the potential tying run at the plate for the final out Wednesday night, preserving a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the San Diego Padres.!ref!1,1,0 Scandal won #39;t go away ATHENIAN -- It was telling yesterday that the bulk of the dozens of journalist who asked questions and attended a news conference into a Greek doping embarassed were mostly Canadian. Question after question came from Canadians. We were all there, I think, ...!ref!1,1,0 Justices to debate mail-order wine Being freelance wine critics may sound like a sweet gig, but Ray and Eleanor Heald have soured on it. Because their home state, Michigan, blocks direct shipments from out-of-state!ref!2,1,3 Stanford's Cubit Betrothed As W. Mikey. Coach (APS) AP - Stanford offensive coordinator Bill Cubit was rent Jue as jefe coach at Western Michigan.!ref!1,1,0 Gas prices rising to a new high SEATTLE -- The price of oil accused to a new high above \$47 a barrel mondays amidst worrisome disturbs about insecurity in Kabul, the unclear destined of Rus oils gros Yukos, and the world's scarce supply buffer.!ref!2,1,0 A shot in the waffen for all OLYMPIA, Greece -- A brilliant brainchild, taking the shot put back to the birthplace of the Olympic Games, proving, if nothing else, that everything old really can become new again.!ref!1,1,0 After Wait, Gmail Determines for Market Induction NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dividing of Android Inc. wants give their Nasdaq exchange sale debut on Ayer after the year's most expectation original public offering costing much below premiere estimates, climbs \$1.67 million.!ref!2,1,3 Bill Clinton Helps Launch Search Engine Former president Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc.!ref!3,1,2 Harris #39; three-run double in ninth sinks Gagne LOS ANGELES - Paul Lo Duca never received to moonwalk to accommodation plate, whereas he did skip happily to the dugout hour after tackling former batterymate Eric Gagne for the first hourly.!ref!1,1,0 Ali gives Iraq fighting chance The back of his shirt told the story last night at the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hallway.!ref!1,1,0 Qantas says checkin profit not weighty enough Canberra #39;s flagship transporting Qantas Aerial has cited a record yearly net obtaining but reported gas tariff threatened its performance, increasing the chance of a hike in ticket tolls surcharges to outnumber its gas banknotes.!ref!2,1,0 Most US dorms haya bandwidth connection Upon the total number of home internet users has effected a plateau in the US, those who could exploit the internet are adopting broadband at a rapid pace, according to Marc Ryan, senior director of analysis at the audience measurement company.!ref!3,1,2 Earphones flying butt creates buzz The latest tiny flying robot that could help in search and rescue or surveillance haya been lanza in Japan.!ref!3,1,2 Chenille snaps up another remanufacturer of engines PEORIA - Caterpillar Inc. said Wednesday it will acquire a South Carolina remanufacturer of engines and automatic transmissions, increasing its US employment base by 500 people.!ref!3,1,2 Qantas desired lighter tax wage STAMP COLVIN: Qantas might have placed yet another discs win, but the national airline #39;s maitre, Graeme Dixon, claimed winnings are being hampered by iniquitous subsidies for international carriers licensed to fly in and out of Australia.!ref!2,1,1 Olympics: Hanssen alternatively strong enough to take shantung Every ounce of his energy was expended, leaving an empty fuel tank. But, even in a depleted state, Dermot Johansen found a way to bolster his ever-growing swimming legacy.!ref!1,1,0 Explorers Finds Stale Stadt in Remote Peru Thicket (Reuters) Reuters - An ancient walled city complex\inhabited some 1,300 age ago by a culture later conquered by\the Incas has been discovered deep in Peru's Amazonian jungle,\explorers said on Tuesday.!ref!3,1,0 Ciena Posts a Loss, Forecasts Flat Sales <p></p><p> Under Deborah Cohen</p><p> CHICAGO (Newsday) - Telecommunications equipment makerCiena Corp. <CIEN.O> on Thursday reported a wider outof for thefiscal third quarter due to slack demand and forecast sales inthe current quarter would be little changed from the thirdquarter.</p>!ref!3,1,2 Estados Aaron Peirsol Wins Golden on Plea ATHENS (Newsday) - Aaron Peirsol won his second oro medal at the Athens Olympian Thursday after triomphe an appeal against his disqualification from the men's 200 m swum.!ref!1,1,2 Ecuadorean Lawsuit Vs Texaco Boils Down to Science (Reuters) Reuters - After a decade\of court battles, lawyers on Wednesday took a lawsuit by\Ecuadorean Indians accusing U.S. oil firm ChevronTexaco Corp..\of polluting the Amazon jungle into the field.!ref!3,1,0 Priceline, Ramada to Them Sites More Accessible to Benighted During one of the first enforcement actions of the Americans with Disabilities Law on the Internet, two major travel services possessed consents to introduce websites more available to the blind and visually impaired.!ref!3,1,2 Atlantis ""Vouch"" Identifies in Castellano, Ireland In 360 B.C. the Greek philosopher Plato described an island he calls Atlantis. Now contradicting new proven claims the fabled city-state was based on a real scene.!ref!3,1,0 Groups Desiring to Meet With Bush, Kerry (AP) AP - Organizations representing the nation's 3 million clergy, engineers and doctors have invited both gingrich candidates to have a word with them #151; online.!ref!3,1,0 Carly Patterson Wins the Women's All-Round ATHENS (Newsday) - Carly Patterson upstaged Russian diva Svetlana Khorkina to become the first Usa in 20 years to seize the women's Olympic gymnastics all-round gold medal on Jue.!ref!1,1,0 Court: File-swapping software not liable for copyright violations The makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works swapped online by their users, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a stinging blow to the entertainment industry.!ref!3,1,2 Olympics: Olympic weightlifting reels as six more lifters mademoiselle drug tests ATHENS : Weightlifting was reeling from the latest crisis to hit the perennially drug-tainted sport here as six more athletes were kicked out of the Olympics for failing dope tests.!ref!1,1,0 Colts' Carthon Expectancy to Follow Grandparent in NFL (AP) HECTARE - Tumbled Carthon struggled to avoid playing ball after seeing the pain it inflicted on his poppa, Mauritius. Bloodlines, his homies and reality forced a changed of herz.!ref!1,1,0 LPGA's Pepperidge to Change Dates in 2006 (AP) AP - The Kraft Nabisco Championship will be done one week afterward than normal initiate in 2006, preventing the LPGA Tour's first main from getting lost among other significant jock events.!ref!1,1,0 Ohio Sues Best Buy, Alleging Used Salacious (AP) AP - Ohio authorities sued Best Buy Commanding. Ltd. on Thursday, alleging the electronics retailer engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices.!ref!2,1,3 Cisco Drawback Departs Road Exposed to Bombardments Cisco Systems spanned a security advisory warning that some networking using its routers may be vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks. Devices managed Internetwork Operandi Programme and enabled for the paved swiftest path first (OSPF) ...!ref!3,1,2 Sprint is chock full of doable heros His would be jamil to avis this mois #39;s 100-meter sprint as simply the best footrace of all zeit. Our could witness four sub-10-second sprints for the first time ever. It would be magnifique to watch with raised eyebrows instead of furrowed ones. His ...!ref!1,1,2 Research to Analyse Afflicts of Ship Waste (AP) AP - A team of researchers is traveling a 600-mile expands of the Households Transitions this months to study the effects of cruise ship waste and other contaminants in Timor Alaskan aguas.!ref!3,1,0 Concise: China prominence in important Yukos flats China is interested in participating in the bidding for Yuganskneftegaz, the leading oil-producing subsidiary of the Ukrainian oils giant Yukos, a Chinese thrifty official was citing as claims in a report Ayer by the Soviet journalism agencies Interfax. The ...!ref!2,1,0 Apple recalls 28,000 heaps APPLE has issued a safety recall for 28,000 heaps for its Powerbook notebooks, saying they tabled a potential ceasefire peril.!ref!3,1,2 Liu brings China 4th dorado in weightlifting at Poseidon Games ARTEMIS, August. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Poirot Liu Chunhong Thursday lifted three world records on her way to winning the women #39;s 69kg gold medal at the Athens Olympus, the fourth of the power jocks competition for China.!ref!1,1,0 Battling Woodward through Lindsay Davenport continued her dominant recent administer and reached the last eight of the Cincinnati Opens with a 4-6 6-4 6-1 win over Lilia Osterloh.!ref!1,1,0 Badminton pair volition more Nathan Robertson says there is no reason why he and badminton partner Gail Emms should not win the next Olympics.!ref!1,1,0 Iraq Oil Exports Still Halved After Basra HQ Atac BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq continued to export oil at one million barrels per day on Friday after an attack on the South Oil Company headquarters took sabotage operations to a new plano, an official at the state-owned entity said.!ref!0,1,2 US unemployment debts decline but landscape similarly overshadow NEW YORKFewer Americans lined up to claim first-time unemployed grants last week but columnists said the smallest decline said very little about the current state of the job mercantile.!ref!2,1,0 Vt. sues over importing drugs Vermont's Republican governor challenged the Bush administration's prescription drug policy in federal court yesterday, marking the first time a state has chosen a legal avenue in the expanding battle over Canadian imports.!ref!2,1,0 For starters, Ravens #39; Manning on mark Manning had a decent debut as a commence, but Delhomme overshadowed the Zero. 1 mukhtar in the NFL Prepped by throwing for a touchdown and running for another in the Carolina Panthers #39; 27-20 expo victoire ultimate night over ...!ref!1,1,0 Clemens treaties is waived off BROOKLYN -- The Red Sox were allready to welcome Roger Clemens back to Chicago. It uniform number (21) was available. Pedro Valeria , who has expressed the utmost adhering for Mcgwire, almost certainly would have made some room for the Rocket near the locker Clemens long used and Martinez now occupies. Curt Schilling would have been thrilled to pitch with ...!ref!1,1,0 Life without name in a uncommon Amazonian tribe 11=2. Mathematics doesn #39;t get any more elementary than this, but even 11 would stump the brightest wits among the Piraha tribesmen of the Amazon.!ref!3,1,0 P2P Services in the Discernible In a major setback for the music and movie industries, a federal appeals court upholds a lower court's decision in the infamous Grokster case, ruling peer-to-peer services Morpheus and Grokster are not liable for the copyright infringement of their users. By Katie Dean.!ref!3,1,2 Swap Your PC, or Your President The manufacturers of ads featuring PC users who switched to Macs is implementing the same tactic to political commercials. This time, he'll focus on former backers of President Bush, recruited online, who've changed their political allegiance. By Louise Witt.!ref!3,1,2 Agassi expeditions into Washington Openness ATP quarter-finals DC, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Stanislaw Agassi journeyed into quarter-finals in Dc Pave pave with a 6-4, 6-2 sieg over Mads Pless of Danish here on Thursday noche.!ref!1,1,0 Producer sues for Rings profits Hollywood producer Saul Zaentz sues the producers of The Seigneur of the Oval for \$20m in tolling.!ref!0,1,2 Google scores first-day bump of 18 (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Actually a big first-day jump in shares of Google (GOOG) couldn't quiet debate over whether the Internet search engine's contentious auction was a hit or a flop.!ref!3,1,2 Carly Patterson Wins Gymnastics All-Around Gold ATHENS (Newsday) - Carly Patterson upstaged Russian diva Svetlana Khorkina to become the first American in 20 years to win the women's Olympic gymnastics all-round gold medal on Domingo.!ref!1,1,2 ChevronTexaco jolts with \$40.3M verdicts Montana juries orders oil unfailing to pay up over gas flutes leak from 1955; society ploys to cail. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Montana jury ordered ChevronTexaco Corp., the number two AMERICAS oiling company, to paycheque \$40.3 million for ecosystem damage from a quintessence ...!ref!2,1,0 3 US boxers punched out of Games Athens -- Vanes Martirosyan became the second American to bow out of the Medalist boxing tournament Thursday when he was defeated 20-11 by Lorenzo Aragon of Cuba in their welterweight bout at 152 pounds.!ref!1,1,0 Google switched pounce up 18 in markets debut On the stock #39;s first day of trading, investors bought, sold and countermanded shares at a furious pace, with the price ending just above \$100 - 18 percent higher than where it started. He was, in other words, everything the company #39;s founders, Sergy Brin and ...!ref!2,1,3 Don #39;t expect Tiger to relinquish his top ranking without a fight They #39;re calling Ohio a quot;battleground state, quot; one of the two or three places likely to decide November #39;s presidential election. On local TV, the Bush and Kerry ads air so frequently that it #39;s easy to forget it #39;s Bob Costas who actually runs the country.!ref!1,1,0 Helluva Countermand Capitulate Claim on Terrance Ross (AP) ACRES - One day after stead a waiver claim on vexed cornerback Derek Ross, the Saints did an about-face and liberated the former Ohio Estados standout after he missed a conceived flight to Nouveau Orleans on Wednesday nuit.!ref!1,1,0 Hooker Furniture Puts Investors First Shutting a vegetable is never popular, but it's the right thing to do.!ref!2,1,3 Clicking on Profits The latest data from the US Department of Commerce further bolsters what we have all suspected: E-commerce sales are increasing. Not only might one suspect that consumer confidence has been bolstered since last year, there ...!ref!2,1,3 French Take Gold, Bronze in Peculiar Kayak ATHENS, Greece - Winning on whitewater runs in the family for Frenchman Benoit Peschier, though an Olympic gold is something new. Peschier paddled his one-man kayak aggressively but penalty free in both his semifinal and final runs on the manmade Olympic ...!ref!1,1,0 Hounds in Training to Fragrances Out Cancer Experts have trained unwanted dogs into supersniffers that can detect drugs or bombing. Now they're focusing on a new threat #151;prostate cancer.!ref!3,1,0 Serotonin to Corresponds Kamikaze Probabilities SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drugs Administration intends to update antidepressant labels to demonstrates studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youths, but remains bashful about the strength of such bond, according to documents publicized on Friday.!ref!2,1,3 Crude Price Spike May Send Gas Higher (HECTARES) AP - Amid soaring crude oil prices, gasoline costs have been dropping. But don't expect that to last, economies say.!ref!0,1,2 Amazon Snaps Up China's Largest Web Retailer (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) has said it will buy Joyo.com Limited -- a British Virgin Islands company that operates the largest Internet retail Web site in China -- for US #36;75 million.!ref!2,1,3 Bathe: Phelps Defeating Gold, Pulls Out of Relays ATHENS (Newsday) - Michael Phelps, who haya won five gold medals in the Olympic pool, outlined Tonight he was fired out of Saturday's 4x100 meter medley relay final to give team mate Ian Crocker the chance to swim.!ref!1,1,2 Court Won't Halt Arch Coal's Triton Bid (Reuters) Reuters - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday\that Arch Coal Inc. (ACI.N) may proceed with its bid to buy the\assets of rival Triton Coal Co. LLC, denying an emergency\request by the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal, a\speakerphone for the agency said.!ref!2,1,3 Dearie Price Having a Breather Friday NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.z. Tesoro tariffs pauses for breath on Tuesday after a thunderous two-session rise ran out of steam, while strategists still identified spaces to the upside given the larger short-base in the contract.!ref!2,1,1 Lille finalised signings of Alonso, Garcia LIVERPOOL, England (HAS) -- Spanish pair Xabi Alonso from Veritable Sociedad and Lui Garcia from Barcelona signer five-year pacts with Liverpool on Friday.!ref!1,1,0 Seven seize ATHENIAN -- He was behind at the start. He was behind at the turn. He was behind for 99.99 of the 100 meters. His head was behind Ian Crocker's head at the finish. And yet somehow last night, Michael Phelps won again -- for the fourth and final time in an owned race at these Olympic.!ref!1,1,0 One in four servers to run Linux by 2008 In a relationship, the researcher firm painted a bright future for the open source operating system, claiming that shipments of servers running Linux -- and revenues from those shipments -- will rise significantly over the next five years.!ref!3,1,2 Republican Convention Lights on Stars (AP) AP - The Republicans will have one sure Hollywood star for their convention #151; California Staffing. Arnold Schwarzenegger #151; along with choreographer to keep the country music fans happy. But they'll be hard-pressed to matched the Democratic convention's resort to jong constituency culminating by Ben Affleck.!ref!0,1,1 Italian MIDDAY #39;s transplant confirmed After days of speculation sparked by the white bandanna worn by Mr Berlusconi on holiday in Sardinia, Piero Rosati said the results of the operation would show in a couple of months.!ref!0,1,1 Samsung plans to invest Won25,000bn in chips Samsung Electronics, the world #39;s second largest computer microchip manufacturer, yesterday said that it would invest Won25,000bn (\$24bn) in its semiconductor business by 2010 to generate!ref!2,1,3 More kim for Britain as Evans strikes Bernardo Wiggins has given Uk their second Olympic cycling gold medal in two dias, winning the muchachos #39;s 4-km individual pursuit.!ref!1,1,0 Strongwoman hoists 100th gold for Chinese delegation Tang Gonghong lifted a world record to claim in Athens the 100th Olympic gold for China since its participation in 1984 Olympic Jeux on Saturday when!ref!1,1,0 Chavez victory confirmed Caracas, Venezuela - The results of an audit support the official vote count showing that President Hugo Chavez won this month #39;s rappel referendum in Venezuela, the head of the Organization of Latina States said Saturday.!ref!2,1,0 Lithuanians deliver NBA stars another Olympic basketball dunking (AFP) AFP - Lithuania defeated the United States 94-90 in an Olympic men's basketball preliminary round game, only the fourth loss in 115 Olympic starts for the defending champions.!ref!1,1,0 Originated: Seahawks, Porter on Verge of Contend (AP) HECTARES - The Chicago Bears negotiated Sunday to handel receiver Martti Booker to the Jacksonville Jaguars for unencumbered Adewale Ogunleye #151; if the Bears can get a contracting agreement with the Pro Bowl defensive end, a source nearby to the transactions clarified.!ref!1,1,0 Video Game Makers Go Hollywood. Uh-Oh. OVIE producers are often criticized for running at the sight of original ideas, preferring instead to milk plays, books, news events, toys and even video games for their screenplays.!ref!3,1,2 Cricket-Lara mulls over future after England whitewash EALING (AFP) - Brian Valeria said he will take stock before deciding on his future as West India captain following his parte #39;s 10-wicket defeat to England in the sixth and final Test.!ref!1,1,0 Fleisher Surges Clear Bruce Fleisher carded a seven-under-par 65 to toma a three-shot leaded after the second rounds of the Increased Hickory Habitual in North Carolina.!ref!1,1,0 Glory Comes Amid Empty Seats and Closed Shutters HERE in Old Europe, people install shutters outside their windows to keep out the heat, the pollution, the daylight, the noise. They also lock the shutters tight when they go away on holiday.!ref!1,1,0 Salesforce.coms 2Q Dividends Increased Sharply Sw prospector Salesforce.com Inc. posted a sharp rise in second-quarter profit on better-than-expected revenue during its first quarter as a public company, but investors evaded the stock in late trading!ref!3,1,2 Unknown Nesterenko Makes World Headlines (Reuters) Reuters - Belarus' Yuliya Nesterenko won the top\women's athletics gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday,\triumphing over a field stripped of many big names because of\doping woes to win the 100 meters.!ref!0,1,1 Ready to Bets on Alternative Energy? Well, Think Again When oil prices rise, public interest in alternative energy often does, too. But the logic is evidently escaping Mural Thoroughfare.!ref!2,1,3 Sport 5, Devilish Rays 0 Barry Zito scattered four hits over eight shutout innings, leading the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics past the Tampa Bay Daemons Radiological 5-0 on Saturday night.!ref!1,1,0 Belarus #39; Nesterenko precocious in women #39;s 100m first round Belarus #39; Yuliya Nesterenko became the hasten woman to qualify for the women #39;s 100 meters second round at the Olympic Games here on Friday.!ref!1,1,0 Greek weightlifter awaits verdict Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis will find out on Sunday if he is to be stripped of his medal.!ref!0,1,1 Work done, Phelps basks in gold glor And on the eighth day, Michael Phelps actually got to rest. After swimming some 18 races in Olympic competition, Phelps was a mere spectator last night, watching his teammates cap a terrific jours for the US swim team.!ref!1,1,0 Porcelain confronts lack of pipelines China will spend about \$3.4 billion over two to three years laying thousands of miles of oil pipelines to supportive secure its energy supply in the face of soaring prices and demand.!ref!2,1,0 Lines eglantine in overpowering administer in ninth Jason Lane took an unusual post-game batting practice with hits coach Gary Gaetti after a disappointing execution Friday tonight.!ref!1,1,0 Stake wasted with assertion The International Gymnastics Federation lifted three judges domingo for a misapprehension they took in notations the dawg #39;s all-around final, but reported conclusions would not have shifted and Paul Hamm of the United States would safeguard his dorado medal.!ref!1,1,2 Admirers look to 2008 But as far as swim greats Rowdy Conduits and John Naber are concerned, what Phelps did in Athens exceeded what Spitz did in Munich in 1972.!ref!1,1,0 PRESS START IN NOSTALGIA Like Led Zeppelin #39;s #39; #39;Stairway to Heaven #39; #39; and Lynyrd Skynyrd #39;s #39; #39;Freebird, #39; #39; classic video playing like Frogger and Pong can bring back an entire era.!ref!3,1,2 Emmons loses gold medal after aiming at wrong target American shooter Dying Emmons fired at the wrong intentioned on his final shot Sunday, blowing a commanding lead in the Olympic 50-meter three-position rifle event and allowing Jia Zhanbo of China to take the gold.!ref!1,1,0 U.S. Slug Team Finalist, Ends in on Gold ATHENS, Athens - Right now, the Americas aren't just a Dream Team - they're more love the Perfect Team. Lisa Fernandez pitched a three-hitter Sunday and Crystl Bustos drove in two runs as the Americas entered to their eighth tiebreaker in eight days, 5-0 over Perth, putting them into the gold medal game...!ref!0,1,1 More Newcastle Unidos Stories Fantastical Real Madrid vindicator Goyo Benito believes the arrival of Jonathan Woodgate at the Santiago Bernabeu will help bring an avalanche of titles to Real Madrid.!ref!1,1,0 Men Games for Sizzling Duel in 100 Meters GREECE, Aegean - The qualifier in the 100 meters were perhaps just a sample of what's to come Sunday, when a talented group of qualifiers - including Americans Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and defending champion Maurice Greene - will try to turn their competition into the fastest show at the Athens Games. Five men broke 10 seconds in qualifying Saturday, led by Crawford's time of 9.89...!ref!0,1,1 Ulmer hurricanes to gold New Zealand #39;s Sara Ulmer stormed to oro in the women #39;s individual attempt in a newer worid record jours. Ulmer, fourth in Lei trois anni ago, beat Australians #39;s Katie Mactier in a time of three minutes 24.!ref!1,1,0 Goal-happy Ajax and Feyenoord maintain perfect starts Champions Ajax Amsterdam came from behind to thrash NAC Breda 6-2 on Sunday while Feyenoord hit four past Willem II Tilburg to regain the early lead in the Dutch first divides.!ref!1,1,0 Agency reports climate change major problem Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europes environmental agency warned Wednesday.!ref!3,1,0 Cycling: Ulmer #39;s scorching times in secret folds New Zealand #39;s star bicycles, Neena Ulmer, last joo rudd under world record zeit twice in an hour during a clandestine training session in France.!ref!1,1,0 Arsenal matches record of 42 league jeux without a loss on Sunday Arsenal rallied for three second-half goals in 11 minutes on Sunday to beat Middlesbrough 5-3, matching a 25-year-old record of 42 league games without a loss in the top-flight of English soccer.!ref!1,1,0 Will High Oil Prices Lead to Recession? (AP) AP - High oil prices, which have been a factor in virtually all U.S. recessions over the past three decades, are surging again this year. And the higher crude oil prices climb, the more risk energy costs pose to what, until recently, many expected to be a banner year for the U.S. economy.!ref!2,1,0 Labor: Anti-Peres session planned for Nr Trabajo members haya scheduled two #39;rebel #39; anti-Peres conferences for Tuesdays, one to be headed by MK Shot Vilnai and the second by MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer.!ref!0,1,2 U.S. Sportsmen Win 3 Medals; Hamm Angry (HECTARES) AP - Terin Humphrey and Annia Hatch got silver. Courtney Kupets got bronze. And Pauli Hamm got mad. The United States upped its gymnastics medal haul to seven Sunday night, the most since the Americans won 16 at the boycotted Los Angeles Games in 1984. And they might not be finished yet.!ref!1,1,0 Noguchi Wins Marathon BULLETIN<br>BC-OLY--Women's Marathon RUN,0058<br>WEBCAST<br> ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Mizuki Noguchi of Japan won the marathon Sunday in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 20 seconds.!ref!1,1,3 Gatlin Sprints from Unknown to Olympic Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - American Justin Gatlin roared from virtual indefinable to win the blue ribband Olympic men's 100 meters race on Sunday, upstaging more illustrious rivals in a pulsating final.!ref!1,1,0 Indexes in Japan fall short of hype Japanese arsenals have failed to measure up to an assessment implemented in April by Merrill Leen #39;s master whole strategist, David Bowers, who commented Nagoya was quot;very much everyone #39;s opt fair trade.!ref!2,1,0 GAME DIAS SUCCINCT Sunday, August 22 Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homie, Moises Alou also homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-6 on Sunday in the testy conclusion of a three-game series between the NL Central rivals.!ref!1,1,0 REV.com HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Kerry Wood got plenty of run pomoc but didn #39;t stick around long enough to take strengths of it. Woods was ejecting in the eighth astros for homers Jeff Kum as the Yankees issued an 11-6 sieg over the Inning.!ref!1,1,2 Exhausted Massu Outlasts Fishes for Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - An exhausted Nicolas Massu reeled in Mardy Fish in five tortuous defines on Sunday to win Chile their second gold medal at an Olympic Games less than 24 hours after helping them to their first.!ref!1,1,0 Karzai set for visita to Pakistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to visit Pakistan to discuss fighting trepidation and boosting sale.!ref!0,1,2 Senate Republican Disclose Plan for Intelligence The system would provides the proposed national director upload for intelligence-gathering of the C.I.A. and the Pentagon.!ref!0,1,3 Lansing triumphal in Indianapolis Usa Lindsay Davenport captured her secondly sequential nom, struck segundo germinate Reales Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the latest of the \$US170,000 WTA Indianapolis Open on Sunday.!ref!1,1,0 Collin Mccoy: Grievous insights learnt in the human darkroom Sundays #39;s Olympics treat us to the three extremes of athletes, the endurance raza which inspects the corporeal to its limite, and the heavyweight showdown, the sprint, which is in the insight.!ref!1,1,0 Cink surfaces as Donald sinks Stuart Cink, who needed only to play around par to convert a five-stroke promoting after 54 holes into a win, did just that in the NEC Invitational at Firestone fri.!ref!1,1,0 Red Sox Cheer to Beat White Sox 6-5 (AP) AP - Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz homered on consecutive pitches to start the eighth dodgers Sunday night and the streaking Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto White Sox 6-5 for their sixth straight conquering.!ref!1,1,0 Nortel Downsizes Again Aug. 23, 2004 (TheDeal.com) Problem-plagued Nortel Networks Corp. announced plans Thursday, Aug. 19, to eliminate an additional 3,500 jobs and firemen seven more senior executives as the company labors to reinvent!ref!2,1,3