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Mission cleared for Titan plunge The Huygens probe is on target and all set for its encounter with Titan, the mysterious large moon of Saturn. The 2.7m-wide robot lab has passed its final systems check-out and scientists	3
Myanmar to release another 5,000 prisoners: state radio YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar said it would release a second batch of prisoners taking the total announced in a week to more than 9,000. The military regime said it would free 5,311 prisoners on top of the 3,937	0
Oil Above #36;49 on Nigeria, G7 Worries (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices held steady above #36;49 on\Friday as market unease persisted over supply security in	2
Racing uncertainties On one level, horse racing in Britain appears to be on a roll: it is a multi-million pound industry employing 100,000 people. More horses are competing for more prize money at more fixtures and watched by more punters than ever before.	1
Haiti floods spark disease fears There are warnings of a serious outbreak of disease in Haiti following the recent devastating floods.	0
U.S. Stocks Fall, Led Lower by Oil Sector NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday as shares of major oil companies tumbled after the price of crude fell more than a \$1 a barrel to a 3-month low.	2
Schumi: All in a day #39;s work Suzuka - Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn said on Sunday the temporarily enforced format of qualifying and racing on the same day at the Japanese Grand Prix was not as difficult as had been expected.	1
Former great Maradona cleared to continue rehab CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Soccer legend Diego Maradona will return to Cuba to continue his drug rehabilitation with the permission of a federal judge.	1
The FPJ chronicles Last May, he fought for the Presidency and just recently, he fought for his life. Fernando Poe, Jr. lost both fights but the ironies of ironies is that he has never been more alive now than any time in the hearts of the Filipino people.	0
STAR WARS II When will Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson ever bury the hatchet? Looks like never as the bitter tit-for-tat goes unabated. By Jeffrey Low.	1
Oracle Moves To Quarterly Security-Patch Cycle Oracle #39;s new quarterly security-patch schedule departs from its monthly schedule, which Microsoft also uses. By George V. Hulme.	3
Oil Won't Derail U.S. Expansion -Bernanke (Reuters) Reuters - Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S.\economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail\the expansion, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said\on Monday.	2
U.S. Broadband Growth Slows - Analyst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telephone and cable companies saw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in the second quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industry research firm said on Tuesday.	3
"Israeli Troops Mistakenly Kill Three Egyptians Israeli troops killed three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian militants along the Gaza-Egypt border early Thursday, in what the army called a ""professional and operational"" mishap."	0
Palestine Buries Arafat in the Heart to Ramallah by helicopter. Palestinians welcomed his return as if he was still alive, chanting, quot;Welcome Abu Ammar, welcome the old man.	0
Violence Tackled at Internet Gaming Parlors By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Six days a week, teens crowd the Blue Screen Gaming cybercafe to hunt each other down with assault rifles inside virtual computer worlds. In these video game halls, nobody gets hurt...	3
Mild El Nino Developing in Pacific (AP) AP - A mild El Nino is developing in the Pacific Ocean, climate experts said Friday. El Ninos can affect weather in other areas, sometimes worldwide.	3
In the throes of a crisis President Arroyo has asked her economic managers to lay the groundwork for the declaration of an unsustainable public deficit which will allow the national government	2
ONeill stays positive after severe Champions League defeat GLASGOW, Oct 21 (SW) - Celtic manager martin ONeill remained positive and hopeful after last nights 3-0 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk, admitting everything was still possible.	1
Thai Zoo to Be Charged Over Illegal Orangutan (Reuters) Reuters - The owners of a Bangkok amusement park\will be charged with importing endangered animals illegally\after DNA tests confirmed a group of orangutan had not been\born in Thailand, forestry police said Thursday.	3
MSN vs. Apple #39;Spotlight #39; For purposes of comparison, many people are sizing up MSN #39;s new desktop search program and toolbar suite against Google #39;s previously released desktop search program.	3
Dell Axim X50 and X50v Review Like previous Dell Axims, the new Axim X50 comes in several different types. The most cutting-edge of these is designated the X50v, for its VGA screen.	3
Britain Says European Contract Competition Is Unfair For years, Continental Europeans have chastised the British for what they regard as a lack of European credentials. The British, other Europeans complain, stand outside the	2
Half-Life 2 out in November Vivendi has announced that Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the most popular PC titles ever, will be released on November 16. The original game was released back in 1998 and earned more than 50 game-of-the-year awards.	3
Nokia, Vodafone join forces to simplify mobile phone software HELSINKI : Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia and British mobile operator Vodafone said they would collaborate to simplify mobile phone software using the Java computer language, paving the way for cheaper mobile phones in the long run.	3
Oracle #39;s Phillips talks up PeopleSoft integration DECEMBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - For the first time since closing a deal to purchase rival PeopleSoft Inc. for \$13.3 billion, Oracle Corp.	3
IT blueprint for 2005 This weeks issue recognizes the smartest, most creative, and, well, coolest IT projects of 2004. But the InfoWorld 100 is more than simply another collection of well-meaning (and well-deserved) awards. It is also a blueprint -- a living document that provides real, useful editorial direction.	2
Jobless Claims Up, Import Prices Gain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other indicators offered more positive signals for the economy.	2
In Iraq, a Quest to Rebuild One More Broken Edifice: Science The most unlikely element in one Iraqi nuclear physicist's quest may be his decision to undertake it in the first place.	3
Lenovo, IBM may soon reveal PC unit deal DECEMBER 07, 2004 (REUTERS) - China #39;s largest PC maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., could announce as early as today that it is buying control of IBM #39;s PC-making business for up to \$2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.	2
Today's schedule College field hockey: Quinnipiac at Northeastern, 2 p.m.; Maine at Fairfield, 2 p.m.; Lasell at MIT, 6 p.m.; Virginia vs. BC at Bentley College, 7 p.m.; Vermont at UConn, 7 p.m.	1
Kansas State guard leaves team Manhattan, KS (Sports Network) - Kansas State guard Dez Willingham will not return to the men #39;s basketball team for the upcoming season.	1
Rival has deal for mall owner WASHINGTON - Rouse Co., the once-visionary real estate firm that founded the city of Columbia, Md., and revitalized Harborplace in Baltimore, is being acquired for \$7.2 billion in cash by General Growth Properties, a Chicago-based owner ...	2
SEC probes papers #39; circulation figures The Securities and Exchange Commission has started an investigation into newspaper circulation reporting after several publications acknowledged exaggerating their sales.	2
"Top Russian Official: Plane Terror Likely MOSCOW - A top Russian official acknowledged on Thursday what many citizens already suspected - that terrorism was the most likely cause of two jetliners crashing minutes apart, a feeling reflected in a newspaper headline warning that ""Russia now has a Sept. 11."" Just a day after officials stressed there were many possibilities besides terrorism, presidential envoy Vladimir Yakovlev told Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency that the main theory ""all the same remains terrorism."" He said the planes' flight recorders had not provided any clues to the disaster..."	0
Pronger opts out of World Cup Names Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues pulled out of the World Cup of Hockey yesterday with an undisclosed injury, and was replaced on the Canadian team by Jay Bouwmeester of the Florida Panthers. Pronger's decision comes less than a week before the Canadian team opens training camp. The team will practice for the first time Friday in Ottawa. ...	1
Shutdown of the Uffizi is threatened over cuts ROME Italy #39;s culture minister has threatened to shut down the Uffizi museum if the government does not scale back planned spending cuts.	0
Oil prices drop for 4th day NEW YORK -- Oil prices plummeted below \$44 a barrel yesterday, sinking for the fourth consecutive day, as supply fears receded, gasoline futures plunged and profit- taking took over.	2
Major Leaguers Take 3-0 Lead in Japan (AP) AP - The Japanese won the pregame home run derby. Then the game started and the major league All-Stars put their bats to work. Back-to-back home runs by Moises Alou and Vernon Wells in the fourth inning and by Johnny Estrada and Brad Wilkerson in the ninth powered the major leaguers past the Japanese stars 7-3 Sunday for a 3-0 lead in the eight-game series.	1
Microsoft #39;s procurement deals arouse concern While the US software giant Microsoft has achieved almost sweeping victories in government procurement projects in several Chinese provinces and municipalities, the process	3
Launch of Canadian manned space mission on hold TORONTO - One of two Canadian teams competing for a \$10-million US-prize has delayed the launch of its rocket. The rocket launch was set to take place in Kindersley, Sask.	3
Radcliffe to run New York marathon Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe will compete in the ING New York City Marathon next month. Radcliffe says she is looking forward to taking part in the race, especially after her disappointment in Athens.	1
Sixteen die in Nepal bus plunge At least 16 people are killed as a bus plunges into a river in central Nepal, police say.	0
Oracle CEO: His Bid to Buy 49ers Spurned (AP) AP - Billionaire software executive Larry Ellison said Friday that he inquired about buying the San Francisco 49ers only to be told by the current owners that the team isn't for sale.	3
Trade Squabble Between Boeing and Airbus Heads for WTO A trade fight is heating up between the United States and Europe over commercial aircraft sales. Wednesday, Washington filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization alleging that EU countries unfairly	2
Fed Debates Policy for Post-Greenspan Era (Reuters) Reuters - Battle lines are drawn at the\Federal Reserve between those who favor formal inflation goals\and those who don't, and the debate is heating up ahead of the\coming retirement of Chairman Alan Greenspan.	2
Victory in Moldova Vogts pledges and predicted the victory would be more impressive than Italy #39;s. The German knows he could be sacked if Scotland	1
Eskimos snap out of it And there #39;s plenty of joy in Mudville now that the Edmonton Eskimos have snapped a three-game losing skid and are playing .500 football again.	1
Athletics Struggle Down the Stretch OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics are used to pressure-packed pennant races...	0
Nasdaq chipped by Intel NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Technology stocks sank Friday after Intel Corp., the world #39;s largest chipmaker, disappointed investors by slashing its revenue forecast.	2
Israeli Army unit suspended after killing unarmed man TONY EASTLEY: Already under investigation for the repeated shooting of a 13-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl, the Israeli Army is now accused of killing a disarmed and wounded man.	0
Court case looms over LCD patent In a move that could affect the future prices of many products using LCD technology, Honeywell has announced that it has filed suit against 34 companies for alleged LCD-related patent infringement.	3
Wall Street stocks soar as investors cheer Bush #39;s re-election Wall Street celebrated President Bush #39;s re-election with a strong rally Wednesday, surging higher as investors welcomed the Republican #39;s victory.	2
Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba to jointly make large LCD panels Japanese hi-tech giants Hitachi, Matsushita and Toshiba said Tuesday they will jointly produce large liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to help them compete more effectively in the lucrative flat-screen television market.	3
Study: Many bird species are declining If it seems quiet in your back yard these days, it #39;s probably because so many species of birds have flown the coop, bound south on their migratory journeys.	3
ABC withdraws from BCS negotiations ABC has pulled out of the television rights negotiations for the Bowl Championship Series, a source familiar with the talks said Friday.	1
Blair Cuts Short Ethiopia Trip, Heads Home British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Ethiopia for home late on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule, airport sources in Addis Ababa said.	0
Brodeur Leads Canada Past Distracted Russia in Hockey TORONTO (Reuters) - A Russian team moved by tragedy could not beat an inspired Martin Brodeur as Canada claimed a 3-1 win over their rivals on Saturday to finish unbeaten in round-robin play at the World Cup of Hockey.	1
Boeing, Northrop Grumman to Team Up on Spaceship (Reuters) Reuters - Two aerospace giants,\Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp., said on Tuesday they\will form a partnership to compete for the contract to build	3
Private space plane rockets towards \$17m prize MOJAVE (California) - SpaceShipOne, a privately built three-seat rocket plane, punched into space yesterday, moving a step closer to a US\$10 million (S\$17 million) civilian space prize.	3
Grenade kills two at Colombo Bollywood concert (Reuters) Reuters - Two people were killed and 11 wounded when a hand grenade was lobbed into the VIP section of the audience at a concert led by Indian film superstar Shah Rukh Khan and two other actors, police said.	0
Update 2: Reynolds American Issues Earnings Guidance Reynolds American Inc., created by the recent merger of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. and the US businesses of Brown amp; Williamson Tobacco Corp.	2
VOIP boosted in Cisco PBX Cisco this week launched an upgrade to its CallManager IP PBX platform, broadening its encryption support for IP phones and other VoIP devices, such as VoIP gateways and voicemail servers.	3
47 dead in Baghdad market blast At least 47 people were killed at a Baghdad market today in an explosion that was believed to have been targeted at a nearby police station.	0
Knicks edge plucky Hawks in OT ATLANTA (Ticker) -- After being cold from the arc through four quarters, Jamal Crawford was clutch in overtime. Crawford #39;s 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining helped the New York Knicks post a 110-109 victory	1
Fake Red Hat Alert Making Rounds There #39;s a fake security alert targeting users of Red Hat #39;s Fedora distribution, the company warned in an advisory. The Linux distributor posted a note on its security updates page to caution users against downloading security updates received via e-mail.	3
Wake Forest Doesn #39;t Need Star to Shine to Shine On A poor first half and an off night from its star guard were not enough to derail the No. 1 team in the country. Wake Forest proved a couple of things last night at Madison Square Garden: that	1
"Stocks Lower on Coke, Oil, Goldman Survey NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after a profit warning from Coca-Cola Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">KO.N</A> fueled concern about corporate profits and a Goldman Sachs survey showed softening corporate spending on technology."	2
Pay cuts at United #39;s parent company Executives at the Illinois-based UAL Corp., parent of bankrupt United Airlines, will share airline employees #39; pain with pay cuts of 4 percent to 8 percent.	2
Air China Signs USD\$1.3 Billion Airbus Deal Chinese flag carrier Air China signed a USD\$1.3 billion deal to buy 23 new Airbus jets on Monday during a visit to Beijing of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.	0
DaimlerChrysler recalls Durangos Bowing to pressure from federal safety regulators, DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it is recalling 600,000 trucks and sport-utility vehicles, many of which were made in Delaware at the Durango plant.	2
First Look: Wearable Camera Debuts Deja View's pricey miniature video camera lets you play back the highlights of your life.	3
India boosted as Rathore grabs historic silver (Reuters) Reuters - India erupted with joy as shooter Rajyavardhan Rathore clinched their first medal at the Athens Olympics on Tuesday and their first ever individual silver.	0
Tooth and nail: Pierce, C #39;s bite Blazers at buzzer With a little more than 34 seconds to go last night, Portland #39;s Ruben Patterson brought his left forearm down across Paul Pierce news #39;s face in rebound traffic, bringing major pain to Pierce #39;s surgically repaired mouth.	1
Intel Cancels Top-Speed Pentium 4 Chip (Reuters) Reuters - Intel Corp. on Thursday\canceled plans to introduce its highest-speed desktop computer\chip, ending for now a 25-year run that has seen the speeds of\Intel's microprocessors increase by more than 750 times.	3
Husband of Aid Worker Seized in Iraq Pleads for Release (Reuters) Reuters - The husband of Margaret Hassan, a\British-Iraqi aid worker snatched by kidnappers on her way to\work in Baghdad this week, appealed for her release on\Thursday.	0
Garnett crowns Kings MINNEAPOLIS - Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 35 points and added 18 rebounds with nine assists, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves rally to beat the Sacramento Kings, 113-105, last night.	1
IBM Triples Transistor Performance with Germanium IBM has successfully demonstrated a new technique for improving transistor performance that will help the company build smaller, more powerful chips in the next decade, company researchers said Monday.	3
Delta CEO presents long-awaited plan to board CHICAGO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein presented his long-awaited plan for the airline #39;s future to board members on Wednesday, a strategy that could determine whether the struggling carrier ...	2
ESPN: Fiesta Bowl turning point for freshman Clarett In the week leading up to the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, Maurice Clarett was denied the chance to attend a friends funeral in Youngstown.	1
Cisco Cooks up New Catalysts, GbE IP Phone Touting improved security, availability and network-wide 10 GbE speeds, Cisco today unveiled a slew of upgraded Catalyst switches that are set to ship in December and early 2005.	3
Judge Rules \$60 Million Can't Be Withheld From Ex-Freddie Mac Chief The ruling was a setback for regulators seeking to strip the compensation of a former Freddie Mac chief executive for his alleged role in the company's accounting scandal.	2
Who #39;s the man? Haas, Woods share lead It was fatherly advice sent cross-country from California to Boston two months ago. quot;He #39;s the man, quot; Jay Haas told his 22-year-old son, Billy, that Saturday night of the Deutsche Bank Championship.	1
Haitian Death Toll From Storm Nears 2,000 (AP) AP - The death toll from floods unleashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne rose sharply to nearly 2,000 people, with many still missing, as officials said they found hundreds more bodies in Haiti's devastated northwestern region.	0
Update 3: Tokyo Stocks End Lower on UFJ Probe Tokyo stocks dipped Friday as investors sold bank shares after Japanese authorities began a criminal investigation into UFJ Holding Inc.	2
Rice Seen Holding Steady on US Mideast Policy Israeli officials said on Tuesday they expected no major change in Washington #39;s strong support for Israel after a main architect of the policy, Condoleezza Rice, takes over as secretary of state.	0
US Deserter Begins 30-Day Jail Sentence Former US Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins believes his conviction and sentence to 30 days in jail for desertion after nearly 40 years in North Korea is very fair, his defence lawyer said in Japan today.	0
Singapore's Economy Grows in 2004 (AP) AP - Singapore's economy expanded 5.4 percent in the fourth quarter from a year ago and grew by 8.1 percent for the full year in 2004, the city-state's Ministry of Trade said Monday.	2
"Delta Suffers Setback with Debt Committee NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">DAL.N</A> suffered a setback this week when a committee of creditors scotched one of the company's early debt renegotiation efforts, but the struggling airline still has a chance of restructuring its debt without filing for bankruptcy, analysts said on Friday."	2
Google Launches Beta Version of its own GMail Notifier Google Launches Beta Version of its own GMail Notifier\\So, there are already a thousand applications out there which notify you of a new email on your GMail account... but may be like me you too avoided all of them for fear of them getting redundant with time. Google thought so ...	3
6 Killed in Crash of British Train A high-speed passenger train ploughed into a car at a level crossing and derailed here on Saturday, killing six people and injuring dozens, 11 of them seriously.	0
Military Offensive Imminent in Darfur-African Union (Reuters) Reuters - Large quantities of arms and ammunition\have poured into Darfur in the last two weeks and the\government appears to be preparing for a major military\offensive, the African Union (AU) said on Friday.	0
Standard Bank agrees stake sale Shareholders in South Africa's biggest banking group Standard Bank agree to sell a 10 stake to black investors.	2
Ruling party retains Namibia presidency Namibia #39;s ruling party retained the presidency and its two-thirds majority in parliament in a landslide victory in last week #39;s elections, officials said Sunday.	0
Seagate Offers Record 400 GB Hard Drive Seagate #39;s native SATA interface technology with Native Command Queuing (NCQ) allows the Barracuda 7200.8 to match the performance of 10,000-rpm SATA drives without sacrificing capacity	3
Digital cinema moves closer to local multiplex A movie studio coalition says it has worked out standards for films without film.	3
Sharon #39;s leadership in crisis as Likud rejects settler plan Ariel Sharon #39;s political obituary was being written yesterday as opponents in Labour and his own Likud party turned their backs on the embattled Prime Minister, putting his plan for a staged withdrawal of settlers from the West ...	0
Report: Many Species Scramble to Adjust to Warming (Reuters) Reuters - North American wildlife species\ranging from butterflies to red fox are scrambling to adapt to\Earth's rising temperatures and may not survive, according to a\study released on Monday.	3
US vice president deems Kerry's approach to fight against terror 'nuts' (AFP) AFP - US Vice President Dick Cheney in an interview dismissed John Kerry's approach to safeguarding US national security as quot;nuts, quot; adding that the Democratic presidential candidate would leave the United States less secure were he to win the White House.	0
Chirac optimistic despite depressing economic data PARIS: French President Jacques Chirac said yesterday he remained optimistic on the outlook for the economy despite data last week showing growth at just 0.1 per cent in the third quarter this year.	2

Mission cleared for Titan plunge The Huygens probe is on target and all set for its encounter with Titan, the mysterious large moon of Saturn. The 2.7m-wide robot lab has passed its final systems check-out and scientists

3

Myanmar to release another 5,000 prisoners: state radio YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar said it would release a second batch of prisoners taking the total announced in a week to more than 9,000. The military regime said it would free 5,311 prisoners on top of the 3,937

0

Oil Above #36;49 on Nigeria, G7 Worries (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices held steady above #36;49 on\Friday as market unease persisted over supply security in

2

Racing uncertainties On one level, horse racing in Britain appears to be on a roll: it is a multi-million pound industry employing 100,000 people. More horses are competing for more prize money at more fixtures and watched by more punters than ever before.

1

Haiti floods spark disease fears There are warnings of a serious outbreak of disease in Haiti following the recent devastating floods.

0

U.S. Stocks Fall, Led Lower by Oil Sector NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday as shares of major oil companies tumbled after the price of crude fell more than a \$1 a barrel to a 3-month low.

2

Schumi: All in a day #39;s work Suzuka - Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn said on Sunday the temporarily enforced format of qualifying and racing on the same day at the Japanese Grand Prix was not as difficult as had been expected.

1

Former great Maradona cleared to continue rehab CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Soccer legend Diego Maradona will return to Cuba to continue his drug rehabilitation with the permission of a federal judge.

1

The FPJ chronicles Last May, he fought for the Presidency and just recently, he fought for his life. Fernando Poe, Jr. lost both fights but the ironies of ironies is that he has never been more alive now than any time in the hearts of the Filipino people.

0

STAR WARS II When will Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson ever bury the hatchet? Looks like never as the bitter tit-for-tat goes unabated. By Jeffrey Low.

1

Oracle Moves To Quarterly Security-Patch Cycle Oracle #39;s new quarterly security-patch schedule departs from its monthly schedule, which Microsoft also uses. By George V. Hulme.

3

Oil Won't Derail U.S. Expansion -Bernanke (Reuters) Reuters - Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S.\economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail\the expansion, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said\on Monday.

2

U.S. Broadband Growth Slows - Analyst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telephone and cable companies saw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in the second quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industry research firm said on Tuesday.

3

"Israeli Troops Mistakenly Kill Three Egyptians Israeli troops killed three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian militants along the Gaza-Egypt border early Thursday, in what the army called a ""professional and operational"" mishap."

0

Palestine Buries Arafat in the Heart to Ramallah by helicopter. Palestinians welcomed his return as if he was still alive, chanting, quot;Welcome Abu Ammar, welcome the old man.

0

Violence Tackled at Internet Gaming Parlors By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Six days a week, teens crowd the Blue Screen Gaming cybercafe to hunt each other down with assault rifles inside virtual computer worlds. In these video game halls, nobody gets hurt...

3

Mild El Nino Developing in Pacific (AP) AP - A mild El Nino is developing in the Pacific Ocean, climate experts said Friday. El Ninos can affect weather in other areas, sometimes worldwide.

3

In the throes of a crisis President Arroyo has asked her economic managers to lay the groundwork for the declaration of an unsustainable public deficit which will allow the national government

2

ONeill stays positive after severe Champions League defeat GLASGOW, Oct 21 (SW) - Celtic manager martin ONeill remained positive and hopeful after last nights 3-0 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk, admitting everything was still possible.

1

Thai Zoo to Be Charged Over Illegal Orangutan (Reuters) Reuters - The owners of a Bangkok amusement park\will be charged with importing endangered animals illegally\after DNA tests confirmed a group of orangutan had not been\born in Thailand, forestry police said Thursday.

3

MSN vs. Apple #39;Spotlight #39; For purposes of comparison, many people are sizing up MSN #39;s new desktop search program and toolbar suite against Google #39;s previously released desktop search program.

3

Dell Axim X50 and X50v Review Like previous Dell Axims, the new Axim X50 comes in several different types. The most cutting-edge of these is designated the X50v, for its VGA screen.

3

Britain Says European Contract Competition Is Unfair For years, Continental Europeans have chastised the British for what they regard as a lack of European credentials. The British, other Europeans complain, stand outside the

2

Half-Life 2 out in November Vivendi has announced that Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the most popular PC titles ever, will be released on November 16. The original game was released back in 1998 and earned more than 50 game-of-the-year awards.

3

Nokia, Vodafone join forces to simplify mobile phone software HELSINKI : Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia and British mobile operator Vodafone said they would collaborate to simplify mobile phone software using the Java computer language, paving the way for cheaper mobile phones in the long run.

3

Oracle #39;s Phillips talks up PeopleSoft integration DECEMBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - For the first time since closing a deal to purchase rival PeopleSoft Inc. for \$13.3 billion, Oracle Corp.

3

IT blueprint for 2005 This weeks issue recognizes the smartest, most creative, and, well, coolest IT projects of 2004. But the InfoWorld 100 is more than simply another collection of well-meaning (and well-deserved) awards. It is also a blueprint -- a living document that provides real, useful editorial direction.

2

Jobless Claims Up, Import Prices Gain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other indicators offered more positive signals for the economy.

2

In Iraq, a Quest to Rebuild One More Broken Edifice: Science The most unlikely element in one Iraqi nuclear physicist's quest may be his decision to undertake it in the first place.

3

Lenovo, IBM may soon reveal PC unit deal DECEMBER 07, 2004 (REUTERS) - China #39;s largest PC maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., could announce as early as today that it is buying control of IBM #39;s PC-making business for up to \$2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.

2

Today's schedule College field hockey: Quinnipiac at Northeastern, 2 p.m.; Maine at Fairfield, 2 p.m.; Lasell at MIT, 6 p.m.; Virginia vs. BC at Bentley College, 7 p.m.; Vermont at UConn, 7 p.m.

1

Kansas State guard leaves team Manhattan, KS (Sports Network) - Kansas State guard Dez Willingham will not return to the men #39;s basketball team for the upcoming season.

1

Rival has deal for mall owner WASHINGTON - Rouse Co., the once-visionary real estate firm that founded the city of Columbia, Md., and revitalized Harborplace in Baltimore, is being acquired for \$7.2 billion in cash by General Growth Properties, a Chicago-based owner ...

2

SEC probes papers #39; circulation figures The Securities and Exchange Commission has started an investigation into newspaper circulation reporting after several publications acknowledged exaggerating their sales.

2

"Top Russian Official: Plane Terror Likely MOSCOW - A top Russian official acknowledged on Thursday what many citizens already suspected - that terrorism was the most likely cause of two jetliners crashing minutes apart, a feeling reflected in a newspaper headline warning that ""Russia now has a Sept. 11."" Just a day after officials stressed there were many possibilities besides terrorism, presidential envoy Vladimir Yakovlev told Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency that the main theory ""all the same remains terrorism."" He said the planes' flight recorders had not provided any clues to the disaster..."

0

Pronger opts out of World Cup Names Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues pulled out of the World Cup of Hockey yesterday with an undisclosed injury, and was replaced on the Canadian team by Jay Bouwmeester of the Florida Panthers. Pronger's decision comes less than a week before the Canadian team opens training camp. The team will practice for the first time Friday in Ottawa. ...

1

Shutdown of the Uffizi is threatened over cuts ROME Italy #39;s culture minister has threatened to shut down the Uffizi museum if the government does not scale back planned spending cuts.

0

Oil prices drop for 4th day NEW YORK -- Oil prices plummeted below \$44 a barrel yesterday, sinking for the fourth consecutive day, as supply fears receded, gasoline futures plunged and profit- taking took over.

2

Major Leaguers Take 3-0 Lead in Japan (AP) AP - The Japanese won the pregame home run derby. Then the game started and the major league All-Stars put their bats to work. Back-to-back home runs by Moises Alou and Vernon Wells in the fourth inning and by Johnny Estrada and Brad Wilkerson in the ninth powered the major leaguers past the Japanese stars 7-3 Sunday for a 3-0 lead in the eight-game series.

1

Microsoft #39;s procurement deals arouse concern While the US software giant Microsoft has achieved almost sweeping victories in government procurement projects in several Chinese provinces and municipalities, the process

3

Launch of Canadian manned space mission on hold TORONTO - One of two Canadian teams competing for a \$10-million US-prize has delayed the launch of its rocket. The rocket launch was set to take place in Kindersley, Sask.

3

Radcliffe to run New York marathon Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe will compete in the ING New York City Marathon next month. Radcliffe says she is looking forward to taking part in the race, especially after her disappointment in Athens.

1

Sixteen die in Nepal bus plunge At least 16 people are killed as a bus plunges into a river in central Nepal, police say.

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Oracle CEO: His Bid to Buy 49ers Spurned (AP) AP - Billionaire software executive Larry Ellison said Friday that he inquired about buying the San Francisco 49ers only to be told by the current owners that the team isn't for sale.

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Trade Squabble Between Boeing and Airbus Heads for WTO A trade fight is heating up between the United States and Europe over commercial aircraft sales. Wednesday, Washington filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization alleging that EU countries unfairly

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Fed Debates Policy for Post-Greenspan Era (Reuters) Reuters - Battle lines are drawn at the\Federal Reserve between those who favor formal inflation goals\and those who don't, and the debate is heating up ahead of the\coming retirement of Chairman Alan Greenspan.

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Victory in Moldova Vogts pledges and predicted the victory would be more impressive than Italy #39;s. The German knows he could be sacked if Scotland

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Eskimos snap out of it And there #39;s plenty of joy in Mudville now that the Edmonton Eskimos have snapped a three-game losing skid and are playing .500 football again.

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Athletics Struggle Down the Stretch OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics are used to pressure-packed pennant races...

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Nasdaq chipped by Intel NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Technology stocks sank Friday after Intel Corp., the world #39;s largest chipmaker, disappointed investors by slashing its revenue forecast.

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Israeli Army unit suspended after killing unarmed man TONY EASTLEY: Already under investigation for the repeated shooting of a 13-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl, the Israeli Army is now accused of killing a disarmed and wounded man.

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Court case looms over LCD patent In a move that could affect the future prices of many products using LCD technology, Honeywell has announced that it has filed suit against 34 companies for alleged LCD-related patent infringement.

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Wall Street stocks soar as investors cheer Bush #39;s re-election Wall Street celebrated President Bush #39;s re-election with a strong rally Wednesday, surging higher as investors welcomed the Republican #39;s victory.

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Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba to jointly make large LCD panels Japanese hi-tech giants Hitachi, Matsushita and Toshiba said Tuesday they will jointly produce large liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to help them compete more effectively in the lucrative flat-screen television market.

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Study: Many bird species are declining If it seems quiet in your back yard these days, it #39;s probably because so many species of birds have flown the coop, bound south on their migratory journeys.

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ABC withdraws from BCS negotiations ABC has pulled out of the television rights negotiations for the Bowl Championship Series, a source familiar with the talks said Friday.

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Blair Cuts Short Ethiopia Trip, Heads Home British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Ethiopia for home late on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule, airport sources in Addis Ababa said.

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Brodeur Leads Canada Past Distracted Russia in Hockey TORONTO (Reuters) - A Russian team moved by tragedy could not beat an inspired Martin Brodeur as Canada claimed a 3-1 win over their rivals on Saturday to finish unbeaten in round-robin play at the World Cup of Hockey.

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Boeing, Northrop Grumman to Team Up on Spaceship (Reuters) Reuters - Two aerospace giants,\Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp., said on Tuesday they\will form a partnership to compete for the contract to build

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Private space plane rockets towards \$17m prize MOJAVE (California) - SpaceShipOne, a privately built three-seat rocket plane, punched into space yesterday, moving a step closer to a US\$10 million (S\$17 million) civilian space prize.

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Grenade kills two at Colombo Bollywood concert (Reuters) Reuters - Two people were killed and 11 wounded when a hand grenade was lobbed into the VIP section of the audience at a concert led by Indian film superstar Shah Rukh Khan and two other actors, police said.

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Update 2: Reynolds American Issues Earnings Guidance Reynolds American Inc., created by the recent merger of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. and the US businesses of Brown amp; Williamson Tobacco Corp.

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VOIP boosted in Cisco PBX Cisco this week launched an upgrade to its CallManager IP PBX platform, broadening its encryption support for IP phones and other VoIP devices, such as VoIP gateways and voicemail servers.

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47 dead in Baghdad market blast At least 47 people were killed at a Baghdad market today in an explosion that was believed to have been targeted at a nearby police station.

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Knicks edge plucky Hawks in OT ATLANTA (Ticker) -- After being cold from the arc through four quarters, Jamal Crawford was clutch in overtime. Crawford #39;s 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining helped the New York Knicks post a 110-109 victory

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Fake Red Hat Alert Making Rounds There #39;s a fake security alert targeting users of Red Hat #39;s Fedora distribution, the company warned in an advisory. The Linux distributor posted a note on its security updates page to caution users against downloading security updates received via e-mail.

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Wake Forest Doesn #39;t Need Star to Shine to Shine On A poor first half and an off night from its star guard were not enough to derail the No. 1 team in the country. Wake Forest proved a couple of things last night at Madison Square Garden: that

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"Stocks Lower on Coke, Oil, Goldman Survey NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after a profit warning from Coca-Cola Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">KO.N</A> fueled concern about corporate profits and a Goldman Sachs survey showed softening corporate spending on technology."

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Pay cuts at United #39;s parent company Executives at the Illinois-based UAL Corp., parent of bankrupt United Airlines, will share airline employees #39; pain with pay cuts of 4 percent to 8 percent.

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Air China Signs USD\$1.3 Billion Airbus Deal Chinese flag carrier Air China signed a USD\$1.3 billion deal to buy 23 new Airbus jets on Monday during a visit to Beijing of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

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DaimlerChrysler recalls Durangos Bowing to pressure from federal safety regulators, DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it is recalling 600,000 trucks and sport-utility vehicles, many of which were made in Delaware at the Durango plant.

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First Look: Wearable Camera Debuts Deja View's pricey miniature video camera lets you play back the highlights of your life.

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India boosted as Rathore grabs historic silver (Reuters) Reuters - India erupted with joy as shooter Rajyavardhan Rathore clinched their first medal at the Athens Olympics on Tuesday and their first ever individual silver.

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Tooth and nail: Pierce, C #39;s bite Blazers at buzzer With a little more than 34 seconds to go last night, Portland #39;s Ruben Patterson brought his left forearm down across Paul Pierce news #39;s face in rebound traffic, bringing major pain to Pierce #39;s surgically repaired mouth.

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Intel Cancels Top-Speed Pentium 4 Chip (Reuters) Reuters - Intel Corp. on Thursday\canceled plans to introduce its highest-speed desktop computer\chip, ending for now a 25-year run that has seen the speeds of\Intel's microprocessors increase by more than 750 times.

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Husband of Aid Worker Seized in Iraq Pleads for Release (Reuters) Reuters - The husband of Margaret Hassan, a\British-Iraqi aid worker snatched by kidnappers on her way to\work in Baghdad this week, appealed for her release on\Thursday.

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Garnett crowns Kings MINNEAPOLIS - Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 35 points and added 18 rebounds with nine assists, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves rally to beat the Sacramento Kings, 113-105, last night.

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IBM Triples Transistor Performance with Germanium IBM has successfully demonstrated a new technique for improving transistor performance that will help the company build smaller, more powerful chips in the next decade, company researchers said Monday.

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Delta CEO presents long-awaited plan to board CHICAGO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein presented his long-awaited plan for the airline #39;s future to board members on Wednesday, a strategy that could determine whether the struggling carrier ...

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ESPN: Fiesta Bowl turning point for freshman Clarett In the week leading up to the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, Maurice Clarett was denied the chance to attend a friends funeral in Youngstown.

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Cisco Cooks up New Catalysts, GbE IP Phone Touting improved security, availability and network-wide 10 GbE speeds, Cisco today unveiled a slew of upgraded Catalyst switches that are set to ship in December and early 2005.

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Judge Rules \$60 Million Can't Be Withheld From Ex-Freddie Mac Chief The ruling was a setback for regulators seeking to strip the compensation of a former Freddie Mac chief executive for his alleged role in the company's accounting scandal.

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Who #39;s the man? Haas, Woods share lead It was fatherly advice sent cross-country from California to Boston two months ago. quot;He #39;s the man, quot; Jay Haas told his 22-year-old son, Billy, that Saturday night of the Deutsche Bank Championship.

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Haitian Death Toll From Storm Nears 2,000 (AP) AP - The death toll from floods unleashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne rose sharply to nearly 2,000 people, with many still missing, as officials said they found hundreds more bodies in Haiti's devastated northwestern region.

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Update 3: Tokyo Stocks End Lower on UFJ Probe Tokyo stocks dipped Friday as investors sold bank shares after Japanese authorities began a criminal investigation into UFJ Holding Inc.

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Rice Seen Holding Steady on US Mideast Policy Israeli officials said on Tuesday they expected no major change in Washington #39;s strong support for Israel after a main architect of the policy, Condoleezza Rice, takes over as secretary of state.

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US Deserter Begins 30-Day Jail Sentence Former US Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins believes his conviction and sentence to 30 days in jail for desertion after nearly 40 years in North Korea is very fair, his defence lawyer said in Japan today.

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Singapore's Economy Grows in 2004 (AP) AP - Singapore's economy expanded 5.4 percent in the fourth quarter from a year ago and grew by 8.1 percent for the full year in 2004, the city-state's Ministry of Trade said Monday.

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"Delta Suffers Setback with Debt Committee NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">DAL.N</A> suffered a setback this week when a committee of creditors scotched one of the company's early debt renegotiation efforts, but the struggling airline still has a chance of restructuring its debt without filing for bankruptcy, analysts said on Friday."

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Google Launches Beta Version of its own GMail Notifier Google Launches Beta Version of its own GMail Notifier\\So, there are already a thousand applications out there which notify you of a new email on your GMail account... but may be like me you too avoided all of them for fear of them getting redundant with time. Google thought so ...

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6 Killed in Crash of British Train A high-speed passenger train ploughed into a car at a level crossing and derailed here on Saturday, killing six people and injuring dozens, 11 of them seriously.

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Military Offensive Imminent in Darfur-African Union (Reuters) Reuters - Large quantities of arms and ammunition\have poured into Darfur in the last two weeks and the\government appears to be preparing for a major military\offensive, the African Union (AU) said on Friday.

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Standard Bank agrees stake sale Shareholders in South Africa's biggest banking group Standard Bank agree to sell a 10 stake to black investors.

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Ruling party retains Namibia presidency Namibia #39;s ruling party retained the presidency and its two-thirds majority in parliament in a landslide victory in last week #39;s elections, officials said Sunday.

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Seagate Offers Record 400 GB Hard Drive Seagate #39;s native SATA interface technology with Native Command Queuing (NCQ) allows the Barracuda 7200.8 to match the performance of 10,000-rpm SATA drives without sacrificing capacity

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Digital cinema moves closer to local multiplex A movie studio coalition says it has worked out standards for films without film.

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Sharon #39;s leadership in crisis as Likud rejects settler plan Ariel Sharon #39;s political obituary was being written yesterday as opponents in Labour and his own Likud party turned their backs on the embattled Prime Minister, putting his plan for a staged withdrawal of settlers from the West ...

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Report: Many Species Scramble to Adjust to Warming (Reuters) Reuters - North American wildlife species\ranging from butterflies to red fox are scrambling to adapt to\Earth's rising temperatures and may not survive, according to a\study released on Monday.

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US vice president deems Kerry's approach to fight against terror 'nuts' (AFP) AFP - US Vice President Dick Cheney in an interview dismissed John Kerry's approach to safeguarding US national security as quot;nuts, quot; adding that the Democratic presidential candidate would leave the United States less secure were he to win the White House.

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Chirac optimistic despite depressing economic data PARIS: French President Jacques Chirac said yesterday he remained optimistic on the outlook for the economy despite data last week showing growth at just 0.1 per cent in the third quarter this year.

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