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"3","Fears for T N pension after talks","Unions representing workers at Turner   Newall say they are 'disappointed' after talks with stricken parent firm Federal Mogul."
"4","The Race is On: Second Private Team Sets Launch Date for Human Spaceflight (SPACE.com)","SPACE.com - TORONTO, Canada -- A second\team of rocketeers competing for the  #36;10 million Ansari X Prize, a contest for\privately funded suborbital space flight, has officially announced the first\launch date for its manned rocket."
"4","Ky. Company Wins Grant to Study Peptides (AP)","AP - A company founded by a chemistry researcher at the University of Louisville won a grant to develop a method of producing better peptides, which are short chains of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins."
"4","Prediction Unit Helps Forecast Wildfires (AP)","AP - It's barely dawn when Mike Fitzpatrick starts his shift with a blur of colorful maps, figures and endless charts, but already he knows what the day will bring. Lightning will strike in places he expects. Winds will pick up, moist places will dry and flames will roar."
"4","Calif. Aims to Limit Farm-Related Smog (AP)","AP - Southern California's smog-fighting agency went after emissions of the bovine variety Friday, adopting the nation's first rules to reduce air pollution from dairy cow manure."
"4","Open Letter Against British Copyright Indoctrination in Schools","The British Department for Education and Skills (DfES) recently launched a ""Music Manifesto"" campaign, with the ostensible intention of educating the next generation of British musicians. Unfortunately, they also teamed up with the music industry (EMI, and various artists) to make this popular. EMI has apparently negotiated their end well, so that children in our schools will now be indoctrinated about the illegality of downloading music.The ignorance and audacity of this got to me a little, so I wrote an open letter to the DfES about it. Unfortunately, it's pedantic, as I suppose you have to be when writing to goverment representatives. But I hope you find it useful, and perhaps feel inspired to do something similar, if or when the same thing has happened in your area."
"4","Loosing the War on Terrorism","\\""Sven Jaschan, self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser viruses, is\responsible for 70 percent of virus infections in 2004, according to a six-month\virus roundup published Wednesday by antivirus company Sophos.""\\""The 18-year-old Jaschan was taken into custody in Germany in May by police who\said he had admitted programming both the Netsky and Sasser worms, something\experts at Microsoft confirmed. (A Microsoft antivirus reward program led to the\teenager's arrest.) During the five months preceding Jaschan's capture, there\were at least 25 variants of Netsky and one of the port-scanning network worm\Sasser.""\\""Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said it was staggeri ...\\"
"4","FOAFKey: FOAF, PGP, Key Distribution, and Bloom Filters","\\FOAF/LOAF  and bloom filters have a lot of interesting properties for social\network and whitelist distribution.\\I think we can go one level higher though and include GPG/OpenPGP key\fingerpring distribution in the FOAF file for simple web-of-trust based key\distribution.\\What if we used FOAF and included the PGP key fingerprint(s) for identities?\This could mean a lot.  You include the PGP key fingerprints within the FOAF\file of your direct friends and then include a bloom filter of the PGP key\fingerprints of your entire whitelist (the source FOAF file would of course need\to be encrypted ).\\Your whitelist would be populated from the social network as your client\discovered new identit ...\\"
"4","E-mail scam targets police chief","Wiltshire Police warns about ""phishing"" after its fraud squad chief was targeted."
"4","Card fraud unit nets 36,000 cards","In its first two years, the UK's dedicated card fraud unit, has recovered 36,000 stolen cards and 171 arrests - and estimates it saved 65m."
"4","Group to Propose New High-Speed Wireless Format"," LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group of technology companies  including Texas Instruments Inc. &lt;TXN.N&gt;, STMicroelectronics  &lt;STM.PA&gt; and Broadcom Corp. &lt;BRCM.O&gt;, on Thursday said they  will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times  the speed of the current generation."
"4","Apple Launches Graphics Software, Video Bundle"," LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc.&lt;AAPL.O&gt; on  Tuesday began shipping a new program designed to let users  create real-time motion graphics and unveiled a discount  video-editing software bundle featuring its flagship Final Cut  Pro software."
"4","Dutch Retailer Beats Apple to Local Download Market"," AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Free Record Shop, a Dutch music  retail chain, beat Apple Computer Inc. to market on Tuesday  with the launch of a new download service in Europe's latest  battleground for digital song services."
"4","Super ant colony hits Australia","A giant 100km colony of ants  which has been discovered in Melbourne, Australia, could threaten local insect species."
"4","Socialites unite dolphin groups","Dolphin groups, or ""pods"", rely on socialites to keep them from collapsing, scientists claim."
"4","Teenage T. rex's monster growth","Tyrannosaurus rex achieved its massive size due to an enormous growth spurt during its adolescent years."
"4","Scientists Discover Ganymede has a Lumpy Interior","Jet Propulsion Lab -- Scientists have discovered irregular lumps beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede. These irregular masses may be rock formations, supported by Ganymede's icy shell for billions of years..."
"4","Mars Rovers Relay Images Through Mars Express","European Space Agency -- ESAs Mars Express has relayed pictures from one of NASA's Mars rovers for the first time, as part of a set of interplanetary networking demonstrations.     The demonstrations pave the way for future Mars missions to draw on joint interplanetary networking capabilities..."
"4","Rocking the Cradle of Life","When did life begin? One evidential clue stems from the fossil records in Western Australia, although whether these layered sediments are biological or chemical has spawned a spirited debate. Oxford researcher, Nicola McLoughlin, describes some of the issues in contention."
"4","Storage, servers bruise HP earnings","update Earnings per share rise compared with a year ago, but company misses analysts' expectations by a long shot."
"4","IBM to hire even more new workers","By the end of the year, the computing giant plans to have its biggest headcount since 1991."
"4","Sun's Looking Glass Provides 3D View","Developers get early code for new operating system 'skin' still being crafted."
"4","IBM Chips May Someday Heal Themselves","New technology applies electrical fuses to help identify and repair faults."
"4","Some People Not Eligible to Get in on Google IPO","Google has billed its IPO as a way for everyday people to get in on the process, denying Wall Street the usual stranglehold it's had on IPOs. Public bidding, a minimum of just five shares, an open process with 28 underwriters - all this pointed to a new level of public participation. But this isn't the case."
"4","Rivals Try to Turn Tables on Charles Schwab","By MICHAEL LIEDTKE     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- With its low prices and iconoclastic attitude, discount stock broker Charles Schwab Corp. (SCH) represented an annoying stone in Wall Street's wing-tipped shoes for decades..."
"4","News: Sluggish movement on power grid cyber security","Industry cyber security standards fail to reach some of the most vulnerable components of the power grid.\"
"2","Giddy Phelps Touches Gold for First Time","Michael Phelps won the gold medal in the 400 individual medley and set a world record in a time of 4 minutes 8.26 seconds."
"2","Tougher rules won't soften Law's game","FOXBOROUGH -- Looking at his ridiculously developed upper body, with huge biceps and hardly an ounce of fat, it's easy to see why Ty Law, arguably the best cornerback in football, chooses physical play over finesse. That's not to imply that he's lacking a finesse component, because he can shut down his side of the field much as Deion Sanders ..."
"2","Shoppach doesn't appear ready to hit the next level","With the weeks dwindling until Jason Varitek enters free agency, the Red Sox continue to carefully monitor Kelly Shoppach , their catcher of the future, in his climb toward the majors. The Sox like most of what they have seen at Triple A Pawtucket from Shoppach, though it remains highly uncertain whether he can make the adjustments at the plate ..."
"2","Mighty Ortiz makes sure Sox can rest easy","Just imagine what David Ortiz could do on a good night's rest. Ortiz spent the night before last with his baby boy, D'Angelo, who is barely 1 month old. He had planned on attending the Red Sox' Family Day at Fenway Park yesterday morning, but he had to sleep in. After all, Ortiz had a son at home, and he ..."
"2","They've caught his eye","In  quot;helping themselves, quot; Ricky Bryant, Chas Gessner, Michael Jennings, and David Patten did nothing Friday night to make Bill Belichick's decision on what to do with his receivers any easier."
"2","Indians Mount Charge","The Cleveland Indians pulled within one game of the AL Central lead by beating the Minnesota Twins, 7-1, Saturday night with home runs by Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez."
"1","Sister of man who died in Vancouver police custody slams chief (Canadian Press)","Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - The sister of a man who died after a violent confrontation with police has demanded the city's chief constable resign for defending the officer involved."
"1","Man Sought  #36;50M From McGreevey, Aides Say (AP)","AP - The man who claims Gov. James E. McGreevey sexually harassed him was pushing for a cash settlement of up to  #36;50 million before the governor decided to announce that he was gay and had an extramarital affair, sources told The Associated Press."
"1","Explosions Echo Throughout Najaf","NAJAF, Iraq - Explosions and gunfire rattled through the city of Najaf as U.S. troops in armored vehicles and tanks rolled back into the streets here Sunday, a day after the collapse of talks - and with them a temporary cease-fire - intended to end the fighting in this holy city..."
"1","Frail Pope Celebrates Mass at Lourdes","LOURDES, France - A frail Pope John Paul II, breathing heavily and gasping at times, celebrated an open-air Mass on Sunday for several hundred thousand pilgrims, many in wheelchairs, at a shrine to the Virgin Mary that is associated with miraculous cures.    At one point he said ""help me"" in Polish while struggling through his homily in French..."
"1","Venezuela Prepares for Chavez Recall Vote","Supporters and rivals warn of possible fraud; government says Chavez's defeat could produce turmoil in world oil market."
"1","1994 Law Designed to Preserve Guard Jobs (AP)","AP - A 1994 law strengthened job protections for National Guard and Reserve troops called to active duty. Here are major provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)."
"1","Iran Warns Its Missiles Can Hit Anywhere in Israel"," TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian military official said  Sunday Israel and the United States would not dare attack Iran  since it could strike back anywhere in Israel with its latest  missiles, news agencies reported."
"1","Afghan Army Dispatched to Calm Violence","KABUL, Afghanistan - Government troops intervened in Afghanistan's latest outbreak of deadly fighting between warlords, flying from the capital to the far west on U.S. and NATO airplanes to retake an air base contested in the violence, officials said Sunday..."
"2","Johnson Helps D-Backs End Nine-Game Slide (AP)","AP - Randy Johnson took a four-hitter into the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak Sunday, beating Steve Trachsel and the New York Mets 2-0."
"3","Retailers Vie for Back-To-School Buyers (Reuters)","Reuters - Apparel retailers are hoping their\back-to-school fashions will make the grade among\style-conscious teens and young adults this fall, but it could\be a tough sell, with students and parents keeping a tighter\hold on their wallets."
"1","Politics an Afterthought Amid Hurricane (AP)","AP - If Hurricane Charley had struck three years ago, President Bush's tour through the wreckage of this coastal city would have been just the sort of post-disaster visit that other presidents have made to the scenes of storms, earthquakes, floods and fires."
"4","Spam suspension hits Sohu.com shares (FT.com)","FT.com - Shares in Sohu.com, a leading US-listed Chinese internet portal, fell more than 10 per cent on Friday after China's biggest mobile phone network operator imposed a one-year suspension on its multimedia messaging services because of customers being sent spam."
"2","Erstad's Double Lifts Angels to Win (AP)","AP - Darin Erstad doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, lifting the Anaheim Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The win pulled Anaheim within a percentage point of Boston and Texas in the AL wild-card race."
"2","Drew Out of Braves' Lineup After Injury (AP)","AP - Outfielder J.D. Drew missed the Atlanta Braves' game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night with a sore right quadriceps."
"1","Venezuelans Flood Polls, Voting Extended"," CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelans voted in huge  numbers on Sunday in a historic referendum on whether to recall  left-wing President Hugo Chavez and electoral authorities  prolonged voting well into the night."
"4","Dell Exits Low-End China Consumer PC Market"," HONG KONG (Reuters) - Dell Inc. &lt;DELL.O&gt;, the world's  largest PC maker, said on Monday it has left the low-end  consumer PC market in China and cut its overall growth target  for the country this year due to stiff competition in the  segment."
"1","China Says Taiwan Spy Also Operated in U.S. - Media"," BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing on Monday accused a  Chinese-American arrested for spying for Taiwan of building an  espionage network in the United States, and said he could go on  trial very soon."
"2","Another Major Non-Factor","Another major, another disappointment for Tiger Woods, the No. 1 ranked player in the world who has not won a major championship since his triumph at the 2002 U.S. Open."
"1","US fighter squadron to be deployed in South Korea next month (AFP)","AFP - A squadron of US Air Force F-15E fighters based in Alaska will fly to South Korea next month for temporary deployment aimed at enhancing US firepower on the Korean peninsula, US authorities said."
"2","Johnson Back to His Best as D-Backs End Streak"," NEW YORK (Reuters) - Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in  8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game  losing streak with a 2-0 win over the host New York Mets in the  National League Sunday."
"1","Restive Maldives eases curfew after rounding up dissidents (AFP)","AFP - A curfew in the capital of the Maldives was eased but parliament sessions were put off indefinitely and emergency rule continued following last week's riots, officials and residents said."
"4","Vodafone hires Citi for Cesky bid (TheDeal.com)","TheDeal.com - The U.K. mobile giant wants to find a way to disentagle the Czech wireless and fixed-line businesses."
"3","Dollar Briefly Hits 4-Wk Low Vs Euro"," LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar dipped to a four-week low  against the euro on Monday before rising slightly on  profit-taking, but steep oil prices and weak U.S. data  continued to fan worries about the health of the world's  largest economy."
"4","Promoting a Shared Vision","As Michael Kaleko kept running into people who were getting older and having more vision problems, he realized he could do something about it."
"1","India's Tata expands regional footprint via NatSteel buyout (AFP)","AFP - India's Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd. took a strategic step to expand its Asian footprint with the announcement it will buy the Asia-Pacific steel operations of Singapore's NatSteel Ltd."
"1","Delegates Urge Cleric to Pull Out of Najaf","BAGHDAD, Iraq - Delegates at Iraq's National Conference called on radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to abandon his uprising against U.S. and Iraqi troops and pull his fighters out of a holy shrine in Najaf..."
"3","Treasuries Slip as Stocks Rally"," NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices slipped on  Monday, though traders characterized the move as profit-taking  rather than any fundamental change in sentiment."
"3","Dollar Rises Vs Euro on Asset Flows Data"," NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar extended gains against the  euro on Monday after a report on flows into U.S. assets showed  enough of a rise in foreign investments to offset the current  account gap for the month."
"2","Sutton Adds Haas, Cink to Ryder Cup Team"," MILWAUKEE (Sports Network) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal  Sutton finalized his team on Monday when he announced the  selections of Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as his captain's picks."
"2","Haas and Cink Selected for Ryder Cup Team","Jay Haas joined Stewart Cink as the two captain's picks for a U.S. team that will try to regain the cup from Europe next month."
"2","Natalie Coughlin Wins 100M Backstroke (AP)","AP - American Natalie Coughlin won Olympic gold in the 100-meter backstroke Monday night. Coughlin, the only woman ever to swim under 1 minute in the event, finished first in 1 minute, 0.37 seconds. Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, who swims at Auburn University in Alabama, earned the silver in 1:00.50. Laure Manaudou of France took bronze in 1:00.88."
"4","Oracle Overhauls Sales-Side Apps for CRM Suite (NewsFactor)","NewsFactor - Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) has revamped its sales-side CRM applications in version 11i.10 of its sales, marketing, partner relationship management and e-commerce application."
"1","UN launches 210-million-dollar appeal for flood-hit Bangladesh (AFP)","AFP - The United Nations launched an appeal here for 210 million dollars to help flood victims facing ""grave"" food shortages after two-thirds of Bangladesh was submerged, destroying crops and killing more than 700 people."
"4","Indian state rolls out wireless broadband","Government in South Indian state of Kerala sets up wireless kiosks as part of initiative to bridge digital divide."
"1","Hurricane Survivors Wait for Water, Gas","PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to help victims of Hurricane Charley and deliver water and other supplies to thousands of people left homeless..."
"1","Jackson Squares Off With Prosecutor","SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Fans of Michael Jackson erupted in cheers Monday as the pop star emerged from a double-decker tour bus and went into court for a showdown with the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges..."
"2","Bobcats Trade Drobnjak to Hawks for Pick (AP)","AP - The Charlotte Bobcats traded center Predrag Drobnjak to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday for a second round pick in the 2005 NBA draft."
"1","Suspect charged in abduction, sexual assault of 11-year-old girl (Canadian Press)","Canadian Press - LANGLEY, B.C. (CP) - Police have arrested a man in the kidnapping and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl that frightened this suburban Vancouver community last week."
"4","China's Red Flag Linux to focus on enterprise","Red Flag Software Co., the company behind China's leading Linux client distribution, plans to focus more on its server operating system and enterprise customers, the company's acting president said."
"4","AOL Properties Sign Girafa For Thumbnail Search Images","AOL Properties Sign Girafa For Thumbnail Search Images\\Girafa.com Inc. announced today that the CompuServe, Netscape, AIM and ICQ properties of America Online, Inc., have signed an agreement with Girafa to use Girafa's thumbnail search images as an integrated part of their search results.\\Using Girafa's thumbnail search service, search users can ..."
"4","Cassini Spies Two Little Saturn Moons (AP)","AP - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spied two new little moons around satellite-rich Saturn, the space agency said Monday."
"1","On front line of AIDS in Russia","An industrial city northwest of Moscow struggles as AIDS hits a broader population."
"4","Nobel Laureate Decries Stem Cell Limits (AP)","AP - A Nobel laureate in medicine said Monday the Bush administration's limits on funding for embryonic stem cell research effectively have stopped the clock on American scientists' efforts to develop treatments for a host of chronic, debilitating diseases."
"2","Jury Can Hear of Kobe Accuser's Sex Life (AP)","AP - Prosecutors suffered another setback Monday in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case, losing a last-ditch attempt to keep the NBA star's lawyers from telling jurors about the alleged victim's sex life."
"1","North Korea Talks Still On, China Tells Downer (Reuters)","Reuters - China has said no date has been set for\working-level talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis and gave\no indication that the meeting has been canceled, Australian\Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Tuesday."
"2","Griffin to Anchor D-Line","The Redskins expect huge things from 300-pound Cornelius Griffin, who was signed to aid the team's weakest unit - the defensive line."
"1","Last American defector in North Korea agrees to tell story (AFP)","AFP - The last surviving American defector to communist North Korea wants to tell his story to put a human face on the Stalinist state which he believes is unfairly vilified abroad, British film-makers said."
"1","Live: Olympics day four","Richard Faulds and Stephen Parry are going for gold for Great Britain on day four in Athens."
"1","Kerry Widens Lead in California, Poll Finds (Reuters)","Reuters - Democratic challenger John Kerry\has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54\percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on\Tuesday found."
"2","Capacity Crowds at Beach Volleyball Rock the Joint"," ATHENS (Reuters) - At the beach volleyball, the 2004  Olympics is a sell-out, foot-stomping success."
"3","Dollar Near Recent Lows, Awaits ZEW/CPI"," LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar held steady near this week's  four-week low against the euro on Tuesday with investors  awaiting a German investor confidence survey and U.S. consumer  inflation numbers to shed light on the direction."
"3","Intel to delay product aimed for high-definition TVs","SAN FRANCISCO -- In the latest of a series of product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the fast-growing market for high-definition television displays."
"1","Venezuela vote keeps Chavez as president","CARACAS -- Venezuelans voted resoundingly to keep firebrand populist Hugo Chavez as their president in a victory that drew noisy reactions yesterday from both sides in the streets. International observers certified the results as clean and accurate."
"1","Jailing of HK democrat in China 'politically motivated' (AFP)","AFP - Hong Kong democrats accused China of jailing one of their members on trumped-up prostitution charges in a bid to disgrace a political movement Beijing has been feuding with for seven years."
"3","Kmart Swings to Profit in 2Q; Stock Surges (AP)","AP - Shares of Kmart Holding Corp. surged 17 percent Monday after the discount retailer reported a profit for the second quarter and said chairman and majority owner Edward Lampert is now free to invest the company's  #36;2.6 billion in surplus cash."
"1","Fischer's Fiancee: Marriage Plans Genuine (AP)","AP - Former chess champion Bobby Fischer's announcement thathe is engaged to a Japanese woman could win him sympathy among Japanese officials and help him avoid deportation to the United States, his fiancee and one of his supporters said Tuesday."
"1","U.S. Misses Cut in Olympic 100 Free","ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event.    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe..."
"4","Consumers Would Pay In Phone Proposal","A proposal backed by a coalition of telephone carriers would cut billions of dollars in fees owed by long-distance companies to regional phone giants but would allow the regional companies to make up some of the difference by raising monthly phone bills for millions of consumers. &lt;FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""&gt;&lt;B&gt;-The Washington Post&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;"
"1","U.S. Brokers Cease-fire in Western Afghanistan"," KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has brokered a  cease-fire between a renegade Afghan militia leader and the  embattled governor of the western province of Herat,  Washington's envoy to Kabul said Tuesday."
"3","Sneaky Credit Card Tactics","Keep an eye on your credit card issuers -- they may be about to raise your rates."
"4","Intel Delays Launch of Projection TV Chip","In another product postponement, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. said it won't be offering a chip for projection TVs by the end of 2004 as it had announced earlier this year."
"3","Fund pessimism grows","NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Money managers are growing more pessimistic about the economy, corporate profits and US stock market returns, according to a monthly survey by Merrill Lynch released Tuesday. "
"2","Kederis proclaims innocence","Olympic champion Kostas Kederis today left hospital ahead of his date with IOC inquisitors claiming his innocence and vowing:  quot;After the crucifixion comes the resurrection. quot; ..."
"2","Eriksson doesn #39;t feel any extra pressure following scandal","NEWCASTLE, England (AP) - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said Tuesday he isn #39;t under any extra pressure in the aftermath of a scandal that damaged the Football Association #39;s reputation. "
"2","Injured Heskey to miss England friendly","NEWCASTLE, England (AP) - Striker Emile Heskey has pulled out of the England squad ahead of Wednesday #39;s friendly against Ukraine because of a tight hamstring, the Football Association said Tuesday. "
"3","Staples Profit Up, to Enter China Market"," NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples Inc. &lt;A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SPLS.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote""&gt;SPLS.O&lt;/A&gt;, the top U.S.  office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 39 percent jump  in quarterly profit, raised its full-year forecast and said it  plans to enter the fast-growing Chinese market, sending its  shares higher."
"1","Delegation Is Delayed Before Reaching Najaf","AGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 17  A delegation of Iraqis was delayed for security reasons today but still intended to visit Najaf to try to convince a rebellious Shiite cleric and his militia to evacuate a shrine in the holy city and end ..."
"3","Consumer Prices Down, Industry Output Up"," WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices dropped in July  for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy  costs reversed, the government said in a report that suggested  a slow rate of interest rate hikes is likely."
"2","Olympic history for India, UAE","An Indian army major shot his way to his country #39;s first ever individual Olympic silver medal on Tuesday, while in the same event an member of Dubai #39;s ruling family became the first ever medallist from the United Arab Emirates. "
"3","Home Depot Likes High Oil","Rising fuel prices, a bugbear for most of the retail sector, are helping Home Depot (HD:NYSE - news - research), the remodeling giant that reported a surge in second-quarter earnings Tuesday and guided the rest of the year higher. "
"4","China cracks down on  quot;phone sex quot; services","BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- China is carrying out a nationwide campaign to crack down on  quot;phone sex quot; services, paralleling another sweeping operation against Internet pornography, Minister of Information Industry Wang Xudong said here Tuesday. "
"3","Surviving Biotech's Downturns","Charly Travers offers advice on withstanding the volatility of the biotech sector."
"1","Mr Downer shoots his mouth off","Just what Alexander Downer was thinking when he declared on radio last Friday that  quot;they could fire a missile from North Korea to Sydney quot; is unclear. The provocative remark, just days before his arrival yesterday on his second visit to the North Korean ..."
"2","Edwards Banned from Games - Source"," ATHENS (Reuters) - World 100 meters champion Torri Edwards  will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a  two-year drugs ban was dismissed on Tuesday, a source told  Reuters."
"1","Stocks Climb on Drop in Consumer Prices","NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term.    With gasoline prices falling to eight-month lows, the Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices..."
"2","Iliadis, Tanimoto win judo golds","Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd Tuesday, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the gold medal in the 81-kilogram class. "
"1","Sudan vows to restore order to Darfur but calls for African peacekeepers (AFP)","AFP - Sudan will take the lead in restoring order to its rebellious Darfur region but needs the support of African peacekeepers and humanitarian aid, Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said."
"4","TGn Sync Proposes New WLAN Standard","The battle over home entertainment networking is heating up as a coalition proposes yet another standard for the IEEE #39;s consideration. "
"3","Yahoo! Ups Ante for Small Businesses","Web giant Yahoo! is gambling that price cuts on its domain name registration and Web hosting products will make it more competitive with discounters in the space -- which means that small businesses looking to move online get a sweeter deal through ..."
"4","IBM Buys Two Danish Services Firms","IBM said Tuesday it has acquired a pair of Danish IT services firms as part of its effort to broaden its presence in Scandinavia. As a result of the moves, IBM will add about 3,700 IT staffers to its global head count. Financial terms of ..."
"4","Motorola and HP in Linux tie-up","Motorola plans to sell mobile phone network equipment that uses Linux-based code, a step forward in network gear makers #39; efforts to rally around a standard. "
"4","Microsoft Pushes Off SP2 Release","Microsoft will delay the release of its SP2 update for another week to fix software glitches. But not everyone is quite so eager to install the SP2 update for Windows XP. In fact, many companies have demanded the ability to prevent their ..."
"4","Cassini Space Probe Spots Two New Saturn Moons (Reuters)","Reuters - Two new moons were spotted around\Saturn by the Cassini space probe, raising the total to 33\moons for the ringed planet, NASA said on Monday."
"2","Buckeyes have lots to replace but are brimming with optimism","There are remarkable similarities between the 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes and those that won the national championship just two years ago. "
"4","IBM adds midrange server to eServer lineup","The new IBM Power5 eServer i5 550 also features higher performance and new virtualization capabilities that allow it to run multiple operating systems at once on separate partitions."
"4","iPod Comparison","Newsday #146;s Stephen Williams reports on seeing Sony #146;s NW-HD1 audio player in a store:  #147; #145;How #146;s it compare to the iPod? #146; I asked a salesman.  #145;Battery life is a lot longer, up to 30 hours, #146; he said.  #145;The LCD readout is kind of dim, #146; I said.   #146;Battery life is a lot longer, #146; he said.  #145;I understand it can #146;t play MP3 files, #146; I said.  #145;Battery life is a lot longer, #146; he said. #148; Aug 17"
"3","Mills Grabs \$1B Portfolio; Taubman Likely to Lose Contracts","Mills Corp. agreed to purchase a 50 percent interest in nine malls owned by General Motors Asset Management Corp. for just over \$1 billion, creating a new joint venture between the groups. The deal will extend ..."
"2","Women stumble to silver","ATHENS -- The mistakes were so minor. Carly Patterson #39;s foot scraping the lower of the uneven bars. Courtney Kupets #39; tumbling pass that ended here instead of there. Mohini Bhardwaj #39;s slight stumble on the beam. "
"1","Oil prices bubble to record high","The price of oil has continued its sharp rise overnight, closing at a record high. The main contract in New York, light sweet crude for delivery next month, has closed at a record \$US46.75 a barrel - up 70 cents on yesterday #39;s close. "
"2","Notable quotes Tuesday at the Athens Olympics"," quot;It hurt like hell. I could see (Thorpe) coming up. But when I was breathing, I saw my team going crazy -- and that really kept me going. quot; ..."
"4","AMD Ships Notebook Chips","It wasn #39;t the first to go small, and it won #39;t be the biggest producer, but AMD #39;s (Quote, Chart) 64-bit 90-nanometer (nm) chips are expected to make waves in the semiconductor pool. "
"1","UK charges 8 in terror plot linked to alert in US","LONDON, AUGUST 17: Britain charged eight terror suspects on Tuesday with conspiracy to commit murder and said one had plans that could be used in striking US buildings that were the focus of security scares this month. "
"4","IBM Seeks To Have SCO Claims Dismissed (NewsFactor)","NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) has -- again -- sought to have the pending legal claims by The SCO Group dismissed. According to a motion it filed in a U.S. district court, IBM argues that SCO has no evidence to support its claims that it appropriated confidential source code from Unix System V and placed it in Linux."
"3","SUVs: Live And Let Die","NEW YORK - The newly released traffic crash fatality data have something for everyone in the debate about the safety of sport utility vehicles. "
"2","Security scare as intruder dives in","A CANADIAN husband #39;s love for his wife has led to a tightening of security at all Olympic venues in Athens. "
"2","Team USA barely wins, but struggles not all players #39; fault","Now that everybody in and around USA Basketball has breathed a huge sigh of relief, let #39;s not get carried away. "
"2","UPI NewsTrack Sports","-- The United States men #39;s basketball team capped off a big day for the USA by fighting off Greece for a vital win, 77-71.  quot;They played with heart, quot; said Coach Larry Brown.  quot;That #39;s all you can ask. quot; ..."
"1","Peace delegation leaves Najaf empty-handed as fighting continues","BAGHDAD, Iraq - A national political conference #39;s bid to end the fighting in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf appeared to have failed Tuesday. "
"1","Georgian president calls for international conference on South Ossetia","TBILISI, Georgia  Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili appealed to world leaders Tuesday to convene an international conference on the conflict in breakaway South Ossetia, where daily exchanges of gunfire threaten to spark ..."
"1","Shelling, shooting resumes in breakaway Georgian region (AFP)","AFP - Georgian and South Ossetian forces overnight accused each other of trying to storm the other side's positions in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, as four Georgian soldiers were reported to be wounded."
"2","Youkilis, McCarty placed on 15-day disabled list","BOSTON -- It was another busy day on the medical front for the Red Sox, as a series of roster moves were announced prior to Tuesday night #39;s game against the Blue Jays. "
"1","Kerry-Kerrey Confusion Trips Up Campaign (AP)","AP - John Kerry, Bob Kerrey. It's easy to get confused."
"2","Former Florida Swimming Coach Dies at 83 (AP)","AP - William H. Harlan, the retired University of Florida swimming coach who led the Gators to eight conference titles, died Tuesday, school officials said. He was 83."
"2","US Men Have Right Touch in Relay Duel Against Australia","THENS, Aug. 17 - So Michael Phelps is not going to match the seven gold medals won by Mark Spitz. And it is too early to tell if he will match Aleksandr Dityatin, the Soviet gymnast who won eight total medals in 1980. But those were not the ..."
"1","Schrder adopts Russian orphan","Three-year-old Victoria, from St Petersburg, has been living at the Schrders #39; family home in Hanover in northern Germany for several weeks. "
"2","Cabrera Leads Red Sox Past Blue Jays 5-4 (AP)","AP - Orlando Cabrera hit a run-scoring double off the Green Monster in the ninth inning on reliever Justin Speier's second pitch of the game, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night."
"2","United Arab Emirates trap shooter secures nation #39;s first Olympic gold","Sheik Ahmed bin Hashr Al-Maktoum earned the first-ever Olympic medal for the United Arab Emirates when he took home the gold medal in men #39;s double trap shooting on Tuesday in Athens. "
"1","Sharon orders 1,000 homes in West Bank","Israel announced plans for 1,000 houses in the West Bank yesterday, accelerating the expansion of the settlements. "
"2","So. Cal Player Investigated in Sex Assault (AP)","AP - At least one member of the top-ranked Southern California football team is under investigation for sexual assault, the Los Angeles Police Department said Tuesday."
"1","Bush Promotes His Plan for Missile Defense System","President Bush, in Pennsylvania, said that opponents of a missile defense system were putting the nation's security at risk."
"2","China Sighs in Relief as Yao Scores High","BEIJING (Reuters) - China breathed a measured sigh of relief after the skills of its basketball giant Yao Ming dwarfed New Zealand to sweep his team nearer to their goal of reaching the Athens Olympics semi-finals. "
"1","Israelis OK new homes in West Bank","A leaked Israeli plan to build 1,000 new Jewish settler homes in the West Bank yesterday sent Bush administration officials scrambling for a response in the sensitive period before November #39;s presidential election. "
"1","Britain accuses 8 of terror plot","LONDON - British police charged eight terrorist suspects yesterday with conspiring to commit murder and use radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives to cause  quot;fear or injury. quot; ..."
"1","Israel kills 5 in strike at Hamas activist","Islamic group #39;s armed wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades. Doctors said he suffered leg wounds. "
"2","Zambrano Out Early; So Are Mets","ENVER, Aug. 17 - Victor Zambrano came to the Mets with radical movement on his pitches, fixable flaws in his delivery and a curious sore spot lingering around his right elbow. "
"3","Dollar Stuck, CPI Offers Little Direction"," TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar moved in tight ranges on  Wednesday as most investors shrugged off lower-than-expected  U.S. inflation data and stuck to the view the U.S. Federal  Reserve would continue raising rates."
"2","St. Louis Cardinals News","Right-hander Matt Morris threw seven solid innings, but the Cardinals needed a bases-loaded walk to second baseman Tony Womack and a grand slam from new right fielder Larry Walker to key a six-run eighth inning for a ..."
"2","Greek sprinters arrive at IOC hearing","ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have arrived at an Athens hotel for an International Olympic Committee (IOC) hearing into their missed doped tests, a saga that has shamed and angered the Olympic host ..."
"2","Flop in the ninth inning sinks Jays","BOSTON -- The Toronto Blue Jays have had worse hitting games this season against lesser pitchers than Pedro Martinez. "
"1","Fresh Fighting Shatters Short-Lived Ceasefire Deal","Renewed clashes in South Ossetia, which resulted in death of two Georgian soldiers, erupted late on August 17, several hours after the South Ossetian and Georgian officials agreed on ceasefire. As a result Tbilisi has already announced that it will not ..."
"2","Hamm hopes to get on a roll","Paul Hamm takes another shot at history tonight, when he'll try to become the first American to win the Olympic men's all-around in gymnastics."
"1","Karzai Promises Afghans Security for Election (Reuters)","Reuters - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai\promised Afghans greater security when they go to vote in the\country's first ever democratic election during an independence\day speech on Wednesday."
"1","Google Lowers Its IPO Price Range","SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering isn't as popular as expected, the company lowered its estimated price range to between \$85 and \$95 per share, down from the earlier prediction of \$108 and \$135 per share..."
"1","Future Doctors, Crossing Borders","Students at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine learn that diet and culture shape health in East Harlem."
"3","Oil Sets New Record \$47 on Iraq Threat"," LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices surged to a new high of \$47 a  barrel on Wednesday after a new threat by rebel militia against  Iraqi oil facilities and as the United States said inflation  had stayed in check despite rising energy costs."
"2","Greek sprinters quit to end Games scandal","ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece #39;s two top athletes have pulled out of the Athens Olympics and apologised to the Greek people for a scandal over missed dope tests that has tarnished the Games #39; return to their birthplace. "
"2","Phelps Eyes Fourth Gold"," ATHENS (Reuters) - A weary Michael Phelps targeted his  fourth Olympic gold medal in Athens, turning his attention on  Wednesday to the 200 meters individual medley and settling for  the second-fastest overall time in the heats."
"1","Israel Kills 5 in Attempt to Assassinate Hamas Man"," GAZA (Reuters) - A senior Hamas leader survived an Israeli  assassination attempt in the Gaza Strip Wednesday but at least  five other Palestinians were killed in the explosion that tore  through his home."
"2","Giants win 6th straight, but Schmidt is injured","SAN FRANCISCO -- With the first doubleheader at SBC Park set to go off, today already stood to be a long workday for the Giants. It will come on the heels of an even longer night. "
"3","SEC may put end to quid pro quo (USATODAY.com)","USATODAY.com - The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to vote Wednesday to prohibit mutual fund companies from funneling stock trades to brokerage firms that agree to promote their funds to investors."
"4","Real targets iPod with download price cut","RealNetworks has kicked off what it claims is the biggest online music sale in history. For a limited time, every song in the firm #39;s RealPlayer Music Store can be downloaded for 49 cents, with most albums available for \$4.99. "
"1","Philippine Rebels Free Troops, Talks in Doubt"," PRESENTACION, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine communist  rebels freed Wednesday two soldiers they had held as ""prisoners  of war"" for more than five months, saying they wanted to  rebuild confidence in peace talks with the government."
"1","British Terror Suspects Make First Court Appearance"," LONDON (Reuters) - British terror suspects charged in a  plot linked to security alerts at financial targets in New  York, New Jersey and Washington made their first court  appearance Wednesday inside a high security prison."
"3","UPDATE: China Mobile 1H Net Up 7.8 On Subscriber Growth","HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CHL), the listed unit of China #39;s biggest cellular phone operator, posted Wednesday a 7.8 rise in first-half net profit on a 23 increase in its subscriber base. "
"3","Monsanto Says Justice Dept Closes Inquiry"," NEW YORK (Reuters) - Monsanto Co. &lt;A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MON.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote""&gt;MON.N&lt;/A&gt; on Wednesday said  the U.S. Justice Department has closed an inquiry into  potential antitrust issues regarding a key ingredient used in  its Roundup herbicide."
"3","Cox Communications forms committee to advise on buyout","Cox Communications Inc. #39;s board of directors has formed a special committee of independent directors to consider Cox Enterprises Inc. #39;s proposal to take the company private in a \$8 billion stock buyout. "
"2","Afghan women make brief Olympic debut","Afghan women made a short-lived debut in the Olympic Games on Wednesday as 18-year-old judo wildcard Friba Razayee was defeated after 45 seconds of her first match in the under-70kg middleweight. "
"1","North Korea peace efforts in peril","THE international effort to end the North Korean nuclear crisis appears at risk of unravelling, despite Foreign Minister Alexander Downer #39;s high-profile mission to the secretive Stalinist state. "
"4","10 features for a perfect browser","  There are some  great  browsers  out there. But they all seem to have some slight niggles, different for  each, that make it hard for me to kick back and enjoy them.        While there are some projects out there to make browsers more useful for  some specialised purposes  or by bolting on handy  extensions, wouldn't it be great if these people could come up with a  standardised set of nice features like these? A lot of browsers may support  one or two, but I'll bet none have them all.  "
"4","Cops Test Handheld Fingerprint Reader","Several Minnesota police departments are field testing a handheld device that scans a suspect's fingerprint and digitally checks it against Minnesota's criminal history and fingerprint database."
"3","Ross Stores Profit Plummets 40 Percent (AP)","AP - Discount retailer Ross Stores Inc. Wednesday said its profit fell about 40 percent in the latest quarter due to problems with a new computer system that limited the company's ability to respond to changes in customer demand."
"4","Small computers can have multiple personalities, too","BOSTON The jury is still out on whether a computer can ever truly be intelligent, but there is no question that it can have multiple personalities. It #39;s just a matter of software. We usually think of the processor chip as the brains of a computer. The ..."
"1","Rebel threat on the roads leaves Katmandu isolated","KATMANDU, Nepal The Nepali capital was largely cut off from the rest of the country on Wednesday after Maoist rebels threatened to attack any vehicles traveling on main roads, in a virtual blockade of Katmandu to press their demands for the release of ..."
"1","Immigrants settled in big cities, but less likely to find work: StatsCan (Canadian Press)","Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Most of the nearly two million immigrants who arrived in Canada during the 1990s settled in one of the country's 27 census metropolitan areas, but still found it harder to find work than natural-born citizens, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday."
"4","Sun postpones September user show","Sun Microsystems Inc. has decided to postpone its September SunNetwork 2004 San Francisco user conference, and is contemplating merging the event with its JavaOne 2005 developer conference, scheduled for the end of June 2005."
"2","Olympics: Emotional Zijlaard-van Moorsel defends time trial title","ATHENS : Dutch cycling great Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel emotionally defended her Olympic time trial gold medal here. "
"4","Oracle launches Business Integlligence 10g","Oracle introduced a new BI platform yesterday, Business Intelligence 10g that rolls up into one solution all of their BI tools. However, more interesting than the nitty-gritty details of what is included is the back story taking place at the same time."
"2","Dutch cyclist defends Olympic gold","AMSTERDAM  Cyclist Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel won the first gold medal for the Netherlands at the Athens Olympic Games on Wednesday. "
"3","Kroger's Profit Up; Price Cuts Weigh"," NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kroger Co., the top U.S. grocer, on  Tuesday posted a 29 percent rise in quarterly profit due to  cost controls, but price cuts to lure shoppers caused earnings  to miss Wall Street estimates and shares fell."
"2","Expanding West","Major League Soccer's two expansion teams, Real Salt Lake and Club Deportivo Chivas USA, will join the Western Conference for the 2005 season."
"2","Pacers Activate Foster From Injured List (AP)","AP - The Indiana Pacers activated center Jeff Foster from the injured list Tuesday."
"4","Microsoft finalises three-year government deal","Hot on the heels of its 10-year strategic partnership with the London Borough of Newham, Microsoft is close to signing a new broad three-year public sector agreement with the government. "
"3","Airlines Agree to Cut Flights at Chicago O'Hare"," CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. airlines have agreed to limit  flights into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to 88  arrivals per hour between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. in an effort to cut  congestion that has slowed the whole U.S. aviation system,  federal officials said on Wednesday."
"1","Russia ready to contribute to settlement of South Ossetia conflict: Putin","MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to contribute to a settlement of conflict between Georgia and its separatist province of South Ossetia. "
"4","NASA confident of debris solution","Six months before NASA plans to return the shuttle to space, officials think they #39;ve essentially solved the problem that doomed Columbia in 2003 -- debris coming off its fuel "
"1","Burundi Police Forcibly Disperse Tutsi Protest","Police in Burundi #39;s capital, Bujumbura, used tear gas to break up a demonstration Wednesday held to protest the massacre of Congolese Tutsi refugees. "
"2","Veterans Committee counts for little","The Hall of Fame released the latest Veterans Committee ballot yesterday. As you might (or might not) remember, there #39;s a (nearly) new committee in town."
"4","Drive maker files counterclaims in patent suit","Cornice blasts Seagate's suit over patents for tiny hard drives used in portable gadgets."
"4","HP moves network scanning software into beta","CHICAGO - Hewlett-Packard(HP) has moved its Active Counter Measures network security software into beta tests with a select group of European and North American customers in hopes of readying the product for a 2005 release, an HP executive said at the HP World conference here in Chicago Wednesday."
"1","Martin announces major overhaul of key staff in Prime Minister's Office (Canadian Press)","Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin announced a major overhaul of his senior staff Wednesday, with several close confidants and one ex-cabinet minister handed major roles in the Prime Minister's Office in a post-election shakeup."
"1","Kerry assails Bush troop withdrawal plan (AFP)","AFP - Democratic White House hopeful Senator John Kerry warned that President George W. Bush's plan to withdraw 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia would hinder the war on terrorism and embolden North Korea."
"1","Iraq cleric 'to end Najaf revolt'","Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr reportedly agrees to end an uprising in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf."
"3","Medtronic Quarterly Earnings Rise"," CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc. &lt;A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MDT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote""&gt;MDT.N&lt;/A&gt; on Wednesday  said its quarterly earnings rose amid brisk demand for devices  that manage irregular heart beats and products used to treat  the spine."
"3","Airlines Agree to Cuts at O'Hare","Federal officials today announced plans to temporarily cut 37 flights operating at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to help reduce the delay problems that ripple across the country."
"1","Stock Prices Climb Ahead of Google IPO","NEW YORK - Investors shrugged off rising crude futures Wednesday to capture well-priced shares, sending the Nasdaq composite index up 1.6 percent ahead of Google Inc.'s much-anticipated initial public offering of stock.    In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 67.10, or 0.7 percent, to 10,039.93..."
"3","Time Warner settles AOL investigations for \$510 million","Time Warner will pay \$210 million to defer a Justice Department investigation into accounting irregularities at its Dulles-based America Online unit."
"4","Intel to take over HP #39;s Itanium chip team","SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Intel will take over a team of 300 Hewlett-Packard chip designers working on Intel #39;s Itanium server processors."
"2","Donato has Harvard on the move, in groove","Three games into the 2004-05 season, the first-year coach with the Harvard degree and NHL pedigree was staring at a 0-2-1 record, an offense that was averaging a goal a game, and a locker room full of long faces."
"3","BT cuts prices for telecom rivals","Ofcom is cutting the price BT can charge its rivals for putting their broadband equipment in its exchanges by up to 60."
"4","Apple #39;s iPod in short supply","Apple Computer Inc. #39;s iPod digital music players are in short supply at US retailers including Amazon.com Inc. and Best Buy Co."
"2","Living legends left their marks","PASADENA, Calif. -- The first football meeting between Michigan and Texas in yesterday's Rose Bowl brought together two coaching legends -- Bo Schembechler and Darrell Royal ."
"1","N. Korea Economic Sanctions 'One Option'--Japan"," TOKYO (Reuters) - Economic sanctions against North Korea  are ""one option,"" but care is needed in deciding whether to  take that step, Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura  said on Thursday, a day after Pyongyang warned Japan that  imposing sanctions would be tantamount to war."
"1","Fresh bid to dismiss Jackson case","Lawyers for Michael Jackson say the singer's child molestation case should be dropped."
"1","UK #39;s highest court rules against holding terror suspects without &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;","Britain #39;s highest court ruled Thursday that the government cannot detain terror suspects indefinitely without trial. Nine Law Lords ruled in favor of a group of men jailed without charge for "
"4","Clarke takes charge of Blunkett's Fear Agenda","&lt;strong&gt;Analysis&lt;/strong&gt; Horizontal drinkers rejoice"
"3","EU to Lift U.S. Sanctions Jan. 1"," BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is sticking  with its plan to lift sanctions on \$4 billion worth of U.S.  goods on Jan. 1 following Washington's repeal of export tax  subsidies in October, a spokeswoman said on Thursday."
"3","National Business Briefs","ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Google Inc. won a major legal victory yesterday when a federal judge ruled that its advertising policy does not violate federal trademark laws."
"3","Wall Street Looks Set for a Mixed Start (Reuters)","Reuters - Wall Street looked set for a mixed start\on Thursday as oil prices remained near two-week highs and\investors braced for a clutch of economic data and earnings\from high-profile firms like Goldman Sachs  and Nike\."
"3","Shopping surges ahead of Christmas","Retail sales have risen sharply in the run-up to the key Christmas season, adding to data which suggests the economy is gathering pace and interest rates may rise next year."
"4","Yahoo! To Provide Traffic Updates","As part of an effort to expand local content, Internet portal company Yahoo! Wednesday night began offering Web surfers information about current traffic conditions for the largest US metro areas."
"1","Daily Mail hits back at Blunkett","The Daily Mail today dismissed David Blunkett #39;s claim that the media played a role in his downfall, saying he only had himself to blame."
"3","Symantec to Buy Veritas for \$13.5 Billion"," NEW YORK (Reuters) - Security software maker Symantec Corp.  has agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for \$13.5 billion,  expanding into the backup and recovery software market, the  companies said on Thursday."
"4","Environment check from crab urine","Crabs' urine and changes in snails' sex hormones are helping UK scientists to monitor the environment. "
"3","Broadband charges set to tumble","The cost of broadband internet access is likely to fall after Ofcom ordered British Telecom to cut the amount it charges internet providers."
"1","Iceland Offers Shelter to Fugitive Chess Player","Fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer has been offered a new home in Iceland, where he won a classic victory in 1972, but it is unclear whether he will be able to make the move from his detention in Japan."
"4","No Safe Place for Satellites (SPACE.com)","SPACE.com - SAN FRANCISCO -- A pocket of near-Earth space tucked between radiation belts gets flooded with charged particles during massive solar storms, shattering the illusion it was a safe place for satellites."
"1","Austrian warning on Turkey #39;s EU hopes","MEISE, Belgium, Dec 16 (AFP) - The EU must be sure it has the  quot;capacity to absorb quot; Turkey before it gives a green light to the vast Muslim country #39;s hopes of joining the bloc, Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel warned Thursday."
"1","Relations with India not at Pakistans expense: China","BEIJING: Chinas improving relations with India will not come at the expense of Pakistan, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in his meeting with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here on Wednesday."
"2","Efficient Germany Sweep Past Japan","Two goals from Miroslav Klose helped Jrgen Klinsmann #39;s experimental Germany side breeze to a 3-0 win over Japan in Yokohama this afternoon."
"1","Britons still prefer fish n'chips (AFP)","AFP - Traditional fish-and-chips along with cherished pub grub remain the dishes of choice for Britons outstripping Chinese or Indian take-aways."
"1","UK cannot hold suspects indefinitely","(OfficialWire) -- 12/16/04 -- Britain #39;s highest court ruled Thursday against holding terror suspects without trial, saying the government cannot detain terror suspects indefinitely without trial."
"4","Music lovers can download entire track on their Mobile Phone","Here is good news for music lovers! Now you can download the entire track on your mobile phone. This is made possible as two giants US-based Melodeo and Warner Music Group has signed an agreement whereby consumers "
"2","Langer leads the Australian charge","Justin Langer #39;s coruscating unbeaten 181 shone through on an enthralling day of Test cricket when Australia demonstrated, once again, why they are by far the best side in the world."
"3","Rite Aid Swings to Loss","Rite Aid (RAD:NYSE - news - research) swung into the red for its third quarter and lowered expectations for fiscal 2005. The drugstore chain said Thursday it posted a loss of \$7.7 million, or 1 cent a share "
"4","NASA Leader Cites Finances and Submits His Resignation","Sean O #39;Keefe resigned as NASA administrator on Monday, saying he is leaving the position he has held for three years to pursue better economic opportunity for his family."
"1","More African troops go to Darfur","Germany sends three planes to Sudan's troubled Darfur region to help deploy more African Union troops."
"1","FEC Elects Chairman, Vice Chairman (AP)","AP - The Federal Election Commission on Thursday elected a new chairman and vice chairman, choosing as its leaders two members who pushed unsuccessfully for tougher limits on partisan political groups."
"2","Connors rallying cry for British tennis"," quot;Do you have it in your heart? How much guts do you have? How much do you hate to lose? quot;. These are the questions Jimmy Connors will be asking of Britain #39;s brightest tennis hopes in the months, and possibly years, to come."
"4","SAP Launches Security Service","SAP has launched SAP Security Optimization, a service that evaluates a customer #39;s SAP system to identify and eliminate potential vulnerabilities and minimize the risk of intrusions."
"2","Braves, Smoltz agree to new deal","Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves announced Thursday that the team has come to terms with longtime pitcher John Smoltz to a new two-year contract with a club option for the 2007 season."
"2","UPDATE 1-BMW, Honda drop challenge to F1 rules","Carmakers BMW and Honda have dropped plans to challenge Formula One #39;s governing body over engine rules for 2006 after deciding that legal action would be bad for motor racing."
"3","Fannie Mae Pays the Price of Cutting Corners to Look Safe","Two regulatory agencies have concluded that Fannie Mae cut corners when it came to its accounting, and that has severely damaged its image."
"2","Point-counterpoint: Nets stifle Knicks","Jason Kidd had the pass of the night, an off-the-backboard, alley-oop feed that Vince Carter dunked, and the New Jersey Nets defeated the New York Knicks and their self-proclaimed ""best point guard in the NBA,"" 93-87, last night at Madison Square Garden. Kidd didn't outplay point guard counterpart Stephon Marbury, who made that bold declaration the previous day at practice."
"1","Blast kills at least three in crowded market in southern &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;","MANILA, Philippines At least three people have been killed and several injured in a powerful explosion at a crowded public market in the southern Philippines."
"4","Water and robots on Mars chosen as tops in 2004 Science","It #39;s the discovery by two Mars rovers that the Red Planet once had water and possibly could have supported life. That recognition comes today from the journal Science."
"3","FCC Mulls Airborne Mobile Phone Use","Although there may have been technical limitations at the time the cell phone ban was established, according to IDC #39;s Shiv Bakhshi, it is unclear why the ban has remained in place, given that "
"4","New Grand Theft Auto Video Game Heads to Xbox (Reuters)","Reuters - Video game hit ""Grand Theft Auto:\San Andreas"" is coming to the Xbox and personal computer\platforms next June, publisher Take-Two Interactive Software\Inc. said on Thursday."
"4","Samsung looks to top 100m unit sales next year (FT.com)","FT.com - Samsung Electronics, the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, expects its handset sales to rise 16 per cent next year to more than 100m units."
"1","Africa fights AIDS with girl power","A bill is currently in Uganda's parliament that would strengthen women's rights."
"3","Guidant merges with Johnson and Johnson","Indianapolis, Dec. 16 - An announcement Thursday morning ends weeks of speculation and means that if Guidant shareholders sign off, Indiana will lose one of its few Fortune 500 companies."
"4","HP drops Itanium development","Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is getting out of the chip-making business. The Palo Alto, California, company on Thursday announced that it reached an agreement with Intel Corp."
"4","Ants Follow Forks in Their Roads to Find Home","Forget GPS, forget road signs. Researchers in England say foraging Pharaoh's ants employ a simpler means to find their way home: geometry."
"4","Mars mission hailed as top 2004 breakthrough","The discovery that Mars could have supported life billions of years ago has been ranked by the editors of international journal Science as the most important scientific achievement of 2004."
"2","Hudson Traded to Braves (Reuters)","Reuters - The Atlanta Braves have acquired\standout righthander Tim Hudson from the Oakland Athletics in\exchange for outfielder Charles Thomas, right-handed pitcher\Juan Cruz and left-handed pitcher Dan Meyer."
"3","J amp;J acquiring device maker","Johnson  amp; Johnson, the pharmaceutical and health care giant, has announced an agreement to buy Guidant, one of the largest US makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses, for \$25.4 billion."
"1","Sharon Predicts 'Breakthrough' in Ties With Palestinians","Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that his government would implement his proposal to dismantle all the Israeli settlements in Gaza and four small ones in the West Bank on schedule."
"3","US rules on share options finalised","The US on Thursday finalised a new accounting standard that will force companies to subtract the cost of share options from their earnings, a move bitterly opposed by Silicon "
"4","HP Leaves the Chip-Making Business","Hewlett-Packard is getting out of the chip-making business. The Palo Alto, California, company on Thursday announced that it reached an agreement with Intel that would see HP #39;s Itanium processor design team move to Intel in January."
"1","Boys 'cured' with gene therapy ","Gene therapy can cure children born with a condition that knocks out their natural defences against infection, mounting evidence shows."
"2","Smith says Harmison is the weakest link","The South Africa captain Graeme Smith has stirred things up before today #39;s first Test against England by claiming that Steve Harmison, the world #39;s leading bowler, is mentally vulnerable and can be disarmed for the rest of the five-Test series if the "
"3","Crude Oil Rises on Speculation Cold Weather May Increase Demand","Crude oil futures are headed for their biggest weekly gain in 21 months on speculation cold weather may boost demand in the US Northeast, where 80 percent of the country #39;s heating oil is used."
"3","Parmalat Sues 45 Banks to Recover \$4 Billion","Parmalat, the bankrupt Italian dairy and food company, sued 45 banks on Thursday seeking to recover money it paid to them in the year before the company #39;s collapse."
"1","EU Sets Date for Turkey Talks, Demands Concession on Cyprus","European Union leaders offered to start membership talks with Turkey next Oct. 3, as long as the Turkish government ends its diplomatic standoff with historic rival Cyprus."
"1","GOP to Sue Over 573 Found Wash. Ballots (AP)","AP - Republicans prepared a lawsuit Thursday to try to prevent King County from including 573 newly discovered ballots in a hand recount that could erase their gubernatorial candidate's razor-thin margin of victory."
"3","White House May Pick Bernanke","The White House, seeking a strong economic team to craft and sell key features of its second-term agenda, is considering tapping Federal Reserve Board member Ben S. Bernanke to serve as chairman "
"1","Israel withdraws from Gaza camp","Israel withdraws from Khan Younis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, after a four-day operation that left 11 dead."
"4","Stocky Monkey in Himalayas Is a Shy Rarity: A New Species","Scientists from India working in the Himalayas have discovered a new species of monkey, a stocky, short-tailed, brown-haired creature they have named the Macaca munzala, or Arunachal macaque."
"4","Experts Optimistic About Shuttle Flight","A group of experts convened by NASA said yesterday that the space shuttle would likely be ready to fly by the currently planned launch date in May or June, but it cautioned that efforts to "
"3","Judge Orders Halt to YUKOS Unit Auction (Reuters)","Reuters - A U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday\stepped into the battle between YUKOS and the Russian\government, issuing an order to block Sunday's auction of the\company's main oil-producing arm for 10 days."
"1","Colombia Says Irish Fugitives Have Fled Country"," BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Three Irish fugitives  convicted of teaching leftist Colombian guerrillas how to make  bombs have escaped the Andean country and are at large outside  its borders, Colombia's attorney general said late on Thursday."
"2","Steelers #39; Burress won #39;t return against Giants","Thursday, he took himself out of consideration during a conversation with Pittsburgh Steelers trainer John Norwig.  quot;When I #39;m running full speed and make a little move, I still feel it a little bit, quot; Burress said of his hamstring."
"4","Cassini photos leaves some mysteries","Cassini #39;s latest sweep past Saturn #39;s moon Titan revealed more intriguing pictures of the surface but left many mysteries intact."
"1","Saddam meets lawyer, aides due in Court","Saddam Hussein met with a defense lawyer Thursday for the first time since his capture a year ago, days before several of his top aides are due to appear in court for hearings on alleged war crimes."
"4","Yahoo Unveils Animated Shorts, Sees New Ad Space (Reuters)","Reuters - Yahoo Inc.  said on\Thursday that JibJab Media will create two animated short films\as the Internet company looks for ways to expand advertising by\adding new content."
"4","Holes Found in Cisco, Veritas, Samba Products (Ziff Davis)","Ziff Davis - Security sources announce four mostly unrelated enterprise vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity, Cisco Guard, Veritas' Backup Exec, and Samba, the Windows file-sharing utility for Linux."
"4","Panasonic Races to Meet Plasma Demand","Company is expanding production to deliver more flat-panel TVs."
"3","For Guidant, J amp;J #39;s resources sealed the deal","After lengthy talks and stiff negotiations over price, the decision by Guidant executives to sell the company for \$25.4 billion came down to the attractiveness of Johnson  amp; Johnson #39;s deep resources."
"3","Update 14: Future of Fannie Mae Executives Unclear","Speculation swirled Thursday over the futures of Fannie Mae #39;s top executives after regulators #39; cited the mortgage giant for accounting violations going back to 2001."
"2","Parma keeps Italian hopes alive","Parma rallied from an early deficit to beat Besiktas 3-2 yesterday and maintain Italy #39;s hopes of winning a UEFA Cup championship it used to dominate."
"1","Sharon decides Israel to attend London Mideast peace conference","Report: Official announcement due next week during British PM Blair #39;s Israel visit. Conference to be confined to PA reforms, will not deal with borders, refugees, settlers and future of Jerusalem."
"4","Governor #39;s proposal: New game, same strategy","If Gov. Rod Blagojevich #39;s proposal to crack down on violent video game sales sounds familiar, look no further than the man he beat to become Illinois #39; chief executive."
"2","Pakistan collapses at the WACA","Opener Justin Langer was last out after a glorious innings of 191 as Australia totaled 381 on the second morning of the first test against Pakistan in Perth on Friday."
"1","Five Killed in Al Qaeda Jailbreak in Kabul"," KABUL (Reuters) - Three Afghan prison guards and two  prisoners were killed in a jail break attempt by al Qaeda  inmates Friday and a shoot-out was going on between police and  another two, the chief of Kabul's Pul-i-Charki prison told  Reuters."
"3","Nikkei Rises to Highest Close in 4 Weeks"," TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to its  highest close in four weeks on Friday as hopes grew for a  seasonal year-end rally, spurring buying in a wide-range of  issues."
"2","Mets Introduce New Prize Pitcher Pedro (AP)","AP - Pedro Martinez formalized a  #36;53 million, four-year contract with the New York Mets on Thursday and embraced the idea of helping rebuild a team that has fallen on hard times."
"2","Pedro, GM welcome challenge that awaits","The Boston Red Sox could offer Pedro Martinez the still-dizzying celebration of a city that he helped to a historic World Series championship."
"1","Israel won #39;t attend London Mideast conference","Israel will not attend a Middle East conference in London early next year but backs its stated aim of fostering Palestinian reform in pursuit of peace after Yasser Arafat #39;s death, a senior official says."
"1","UN shrugs off US demands to boost Iraq presence","BAGHDAD (AFP) - The United States failed win a promise from the United Nations to increase its staff in Iraq ahead of elections as Washington stepped up its charges that Damascus was sheltering insurgent leaders."
"3","Court Seen Lifting YUKOS Block -- Lawyers"," LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy court is likely to  revoke its temporary ban on the sale of Russian oil group  YUKOS's main production unit, lawyers said on Friday."
"1","Fidel Castro Back On His Feet","The Cuban President this week, according to wire reports, stood unassisted for several minutes at a time while greeting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who paid a visit to the island earlier this week."
"3","Consumer Prices Rise 0.2 in November","Consumer prices rose by a mild 0.2 percent in November as costs for gasoline and food products calmed down after posting sharp increases the month before."
"1","EU Move on Cyprus Eases Way for Turkey Deal"," BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and Turkey inched  toward a historic agreement on starting membership talks on  Friday as EU leaders softened their demands on the crucial  sticking point of Cyprus."
"1","Mars water tops science honours","The discovery that salty, acidic water once flowed across the surface of Mars has topped a list of the 10 key scientific advances of 2004."
"1","Indonesia Furious Over Australia #39;s New Maritime Surveillance Zone","Australia #39;s plan to establish a maritime surveillance zone that would cover much of Indonesia has provoked a furious response from Jakarta, which says the policy contravenes both national sovereignty and international law."
"4","IBM BladeCenter specification picks up speed","IBM on Friday announced it has signed up 115 companies since early September to develop for its eServer BladeCenter open specification it co-authored with Intel."
"4","Boeing casts eyes on live TV over Connexion service","The Boeing Co. is planning to add live television to its Connexion by Boeing service during 2005, a company executive said in a recent interview."
"3","Cancer drug blow for AstraZeneca","DRUGS group AstraZeneca today suffered a massive setback after tests showed its blockbuster Iressa cancer treatment did not allow patients to live longer."
"1","Rebels in Battered Congo Town Declare Victory (Reuters)","Reuters - Rebel soldiers confronting\army loyalists near this deserted Congolese farming town\declared victory on Friday after clashes that stirred fears of\fresh violence in turbulent central Africa."
"1","India hospital injections fears","India's health minister tells parliament that nearly 70 of injections at government hospitals are unsafe."
"4","Yahoo Maps To Add Traffic Updates and Reports","Yahoo Maps To Add Traffic Updates and Reports\\Yahoo is not only becoming the goto place for multimedia search and online entertainment, it's also now offering a new service for monitoring traffic conditions online. Yahoo's offering of traffic updates lets users plan their daily travel routes around slowdowns like constructon or ..."
"3","Pfizer News Sends Blue Chips Down"," NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average fell  on Friday after Pfizer Inc. &lt;A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PFE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote""&gt;PFE.N&lt;/A&gt; shares opened nearly 19  percent down on trial data for its popular arthritis drug  Celebrex that showed increased risk of heart attack."
"3","Bad Day for Drug Companies - and Patients"," LONDON (Reuters) - Investors in pharmaceuticals were dealt  a triple whammy on Friday as Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca Plc and  Eli Lilly and Co all shocked the market with bad news about key  products."
"3","Goldcorp Says It Will Review Glamis Bid","Gold miner Goldcorp Inc. on Friday said its board is willing to review and evaluate a takeover offer from Glamis Gold Ltd. that would break up its friendly merger agreement with Wheaton River Minerals Ltd."
"2","Robinho #39;s mother releaased by kidnappers","The mother of Santos striker Robinho was released unharmed on Friday, 40 days after she was kidnapped at a family gathering. Marina da Silva de Souza, 44, appeared healthy but thinner than when she was abducted "
"2","Coulthard secures Red Bull seat","Coulthard, whose McLaren contract expires at the end of this year, tested with the Austrian-owned team in Spain recently, easily outpacing Red Bull hopefuls Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi."
"1","Bosnian Serb PM resigns after war crimes criticism (AFP)","AFP - Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Dragan Mikerevic resigned, a day after the international community imposed fresh sanctions against Serb police and officials for allegedly protecting war crimes fugitives."
"3","November Consumer Prices Rise Moderately","US consumer prices rose modestly in November as a surge in energy costs a month earlier moderated, the Labor Department said on Friday."
"3","United Pilots Cut Deal on Pensions","United Airlines pilots would drop their opposition to the carrier's much-decried plan to eliminate traditional pensions under a tentative contract agreement approved by union leaders."
"3","Circuit City Cautious on Outlook","Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted a narrower quarterly loss from continuing operations but said its outlook was cautious for the "
"3","US Stocks Drop, Led By Drug Shares; Pfizer, Eli Lilly Tumble","US stocks fell as setbacks for drugmakers, including a study showing Pfizer Inc. #39;s Celebrex painkiller increased the risk of heart attacks, sent health-care shares tumbling."
