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One third of IT managers struggling with XP SP2 A third of IT managers have admitted that they have quot;no idea what to expect quot; when deploying Microsoft #39;s Windows XP Service Pack 2, new research has claimed.	3	Sci/Tech
Motorola, DoCoMo teaming up to develop new phones Motorola, No. 2 maker of mobile telephones, and NTT DoCoMo, the world #39;s second-largest wireless carrier, will jointly develop handsets to attract business customers in Japan.	3	Sci/Tech
Server sales rocket by almost a quarter HP and Sun #39;s ongoing bitter battle for server market share is being played out against overall global sales of servers that have surged strongly to surpass \$11.	3	Sci/Tech
CA execs hold on to their bonuses A proposal to claw back bonuses paid to executives under the cloud of an accounting scandal has been rejected by Computer Associates #39; shareholders.	3	Sci/Tech
MS rapped over anti-Linux ads Microsoft has been rapped over the knuckles over an anti-Lunix advertising campaign. The Advertising Standards Association in the UK has ruled that the ad makes quot;misleading quot; claims, and has told the company change the copy on the advertisement forthwith.	3	Sci/Tech
#39;Electronic Jihad #39; fails to materialise Rumours that the Internet would witness a sustained and devastating cyber-attack by Islamic quot;cyber-terrorists quot; today have turned out to be completely baseless.	3	Sci/Tech
Small telescope reveals new planet A telescope with a 4-inch diameter -- about the size that some backyard astronomers might use -- tracked the periodic dimming of light from a bright star 500 light-years away.	3	Sci/Tech
Intel to launch tri-mode chipset Chip giant Intel is launching a #39;tri-mode #39; Centrino chipset that supports all three wi-fi networking standards. The new chipset will support 802.	3	Sci/Tech
Satisfying Sites This particular index is produced by the University of Michigan Business School, in partnership with the American Society for Quality and CFI Group, and is supported in part by ForeSee Results	3	Sci/Tech
Impi Linux 2 to be launched at open source Installfest Johannesburg, 26 August 2004 - Impi Linux, a local open source software project geared towards promoting the widespread adoption of open source software in Africa, will launch Impi Linux 2 at the Open Source Installfest at Dimension Data Campus	3	Sci/Tech
Jamaica to provide Internet access to poor communities Jamaica #39;s government says it plans to provide free Internet access in poor communities across the island. The e-Jamaica initiative will establish 60 Internet centres across the country by 2010, mostly in post offices.	3	Sci/Tech
A Motive For IT Spending SAN FRANCISCO - It #39;s been a tough recession for tech spending and a tough summer for tech stocks. But a Texas software outfit might give investors a reason to get back in the market.	3	Sci/Tech
Gardner not saddened Shed no tears for Rulon Gardner. Yes, that really was Gardner, the only man brave enough to not just stand up to the invincible Alexander Karelin but to beat him, nearly	1	Sports
Jones into finals Not only did Jones easily advance to the final of the long jump, surpassing the automatic qualifying standard on her second attempt, but she was animated afterward, even giggling, after finally	1	Sports
World #39;s strongest man strikes again Iranians are swelling with pride after weightlifter Hossein Rezazadeh confirmed his status as the world #39;s strongest man at the Athens Olympics.	1	Sports
Outcasts of Greece and the Games The rubble is everywhere: rusted car parts, a rickety baby carriage, a broken TV and all manner of trash. The ground is unpaved and strewn with rocks.	1	Sports
Walking Bonds Was Wrong Move for Marlins Walking Barry Bonds intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning turned out to be the wrong move for Florida - because Rudy Seanez then walked pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski on four pitches...	0	World
Mortar Barrage Kills 27 in Kufa Mosque KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled with Iraqis preparing to march on the embattled city of Najaf, killing 27 people and wounding 63 Thursday, while the nation's top Shiite cleric arrived at the gates of the holy city in a massive convoy hoping to end three weeks of fighting. ..	0	World
Saboteurs Attack About 20 Iraq Pipelines BASRA, Iraq - Saboteurs have attacked about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq, reducing exports from the key oil producing region by at least one third, a top oil official said Thursday. The cluster of pipelines was attacked late Wednesday in Berjasiya, 20 miles southwest of the southern city of Basra, an official with the state-run South Oil Co...	0	World
Russian Flight Recorders Reveal Little MOSCOW - The recorders extracted from the wreckage of two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously have not revealed reliable information on the disasters' causes, a top Russian official was quoted as saying Thursday. Vladimir Yakovlev, the Russian president's envoy for the southern region, where one of the planes crashed, also said that the main theory about the catastrophe "all the same remains terrorism," the ITAR-Tass news agency said...	0	World
Mortar Barrage Kills 27 in Kufa Mosque KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled with Iraqis preparing to march on the embattled city of Najaf, killing 27 people and wounding 63 Thursday, while the nation's top Shiite cleric headed to the area in a massive convoy hoping to end three weeks of fighting. Hours later, unidentified gunmen opened fire from an Iraqi National Guard base on thousands of Shiite Muslim marchers heading to Najaf, killing at least three and wounding 46, witnesses said...	0	World
Mortar Attack Kills 27 at Kufa Mosque KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled Iraqis preparing to march on the embattled city of Najaf, killing 27 people and wounding 63 here Thursday hours before the nation's top Shiite cleric was expected to arrive in area with a peace initiative. The attack on the main mosque in Kufa - just a few miles from Najaf - dampened renewed hopes for a rapid resolution to the three-week crisis in Najaf...	0	World
Iraq #39;s Top Cleric Arrives in Najaf to Press for Peace Iraq #39;s top Shi #39;ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has arrived in Najaf in a bid to end to weeks of fighting between Shi #39;ite militiamen and US and Iraqi forces.	0	World
Two Bus Bombs in India Kill 4, Injure 39 GAUHATI, India Aug. 26, 2004 - A passenger bus and another carrying paramilitary soldiers and their families were blown up in separate explosions in the insurgency-wracked Assam state on Thursday, killing	0	World
Market Bomb in Thailand Kills One, Injures at Least 24 A bomb blast at a market in Thailand #39;s troubled southern region has killed one person and injured at least 24, including 13 police officers and soldiers.	0	World
Militants Kidnap Relatives of Iraqi Minister-TV Militants have kidnapped two relatives of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan and demanded US forces leave the holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported Wednesday.	0	World
Jailed Pakistani opposition leader nominated for prime minister A Pakistani opposition alliance will field its jailed leader against a candidate backed by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in an election for a new prime minister, an opposition spokesman said Thursday.	0	World
Hurricanes #39; LB out two months Miami freshman linebacker Willie Williams will be sidelined at least two months after having surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his right knee.	1	Sports
Sudan dismisses UN Security Council ultimatum on Darfur ABUJA : Sudan will ignore a UN Security Council deadline to end militia attacks in Darfur by the end of the month and instead resolve the crisis through African Union peace talks, Khartoum #39;s chief negotiator said.	0	World
Microsoft slowly rolling on Service Pack 2 updates Microsoft is starting to ramp up distribution of its massive security update for the Windows XP operating system. But analysts say they still expect the company to move at a relatively slow pace to avoid widespread glitches.	3	Sci/Tech
sailors settle for bronze The British sailors Simon Hiscocks and Chris Draper have been forced to settle for bronze in the 49er class. The pair had been guaranteed a medal before the 16th race and started the day only two points behind	1	Sports
Russian Press Screams #39;terror #39; After Plane Crashes The stark contrasts of Russian news reporting were out in the open Thursday: Dailies that largely remain out of state hands screamed quot;terrorism quot; in bold front-page headlines	0	World
Vodafone, Nokia Team Up for Simpler Mobile Software (Reuters) Reuters - Mobile phone giants Vodafone and	3	Sci/Tech
Walking Bonds Was Wrong Move for Marlins (AP) AP - Walking Barry Bonds intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning turned out to be the wrong move for Florida #151; because Rudy Seanez then walked pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski on four pitches. Pierzynski's walk forced home the tiebreaking run in the San Francisco Giants' 6-5 win over the Marlins on Wednesday night. It was just his 14th walk in 397 plate appearances.	1	Sports
Krispy Kreme Scales Back as Profit Dives (Reuters) Reuters - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N) on\Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly earnings, signaled that\the second half of the year would be weak and scaled back store\openings after it was battered by the low-carbohydrate diet\craze.	2	Business
Smithfield Foods Profit More Than Doubles (Reuters) Reuters - Hog and pork producer Smithfield Foods\Inc. (SFD.N) on Thursday said quarterly earnings more than\doubled due to higher hog prices and the acquisition last year\of Farmland Foods.	2	Business
Asian Exports Brisk But Outlook Dims (Reuters) Reuters - Fueled by strong demand from China,\three of Asia's top exporters revealed robust trade data for\July, but economists said the outlook was darkening.	2	Business
Are we our DVD collections? Even if we don't watch? (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - For many collectors, owning DVDs is becoming more important than actually watching them.	3	Sci/Tech
Optus and Vodafone to share 3G network (FT.com) FT.com - Optus and Vodafone have moved to counter Telstra's head start in third generation mobile services, agreeing on Thursday to build a rival second 3G network in Australia.	3	Sci/Tech
Ahold Reports Weaker Second Quarter Profit (AP) AP - Dutch retailer Ahold NV, recovering from a major accounting scandal largely attributed to its U.S. food distribution business, reported a lower-than-expected profit for the second quarter that reflected weak U.S. results. Its shares fell more than 8 percent in midday trading.	0	World
Orioles Release OF Karim Garcia (AP) AP - The Baltimore Orioles released outfielder Karim Garcia after their ninth straight loss Wednesday night, and sent outfielder Darnell McDonald to Triple-A Ottawa.	1	Sports
UN Darfur envoy issues new warning to Sudan ahead of deadline (AFP) AFP - The situation in Sudan's war-torn western region of Darfur "has not changed much" and the United Nations wants action not words, UN envoy to Sudan Jan Pronk was quoted as saying in the Sudanese press.	0	World
Krispy Kreme Drops Before Bell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KKD.N</A> fell more than 17 percent before the bell on Thursday after the doughnut chain posted sharply lower quarterly earnings and signaled that the second half of the year would be weak.	2	Business
Krispy Kreme Scales Back as Profit Dives NEW YORK (Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KKD.N</A> on Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly earnings, signaled that the second half of the year would be weak and scaled back store openings after it was battered by the low-carbohydrate diet craze.	2	Business
Stocks to Watch Thursday The doughnut chain reported sharply lower quarterly earnings on Thursday that missed Wall Street's expectations as it tries to overhaul operations after being battered by popular low-carbohydrate diets. Its shares closed at \$15.36 on the New York Stock Exchange.	2	Business
Euro Stocks, Dollar Rally as Oil Tumbles LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks and the dollar rallied on Thursday as tumbling oil prices relieved investor fears about economic and earnings growth, while debt yields rose after stronger-than-expected German economic data.	2	Business
London Oil Down to \$40; Funds Take Profit LONDON (Reuters) - London oil prices fell briefly through \$40 on Thursday for the first time in three weeks, extending four sessions of heavy losses made as renewed exports from Iraq and higher-than-expected U.S. gasoline inventories encouraged big-money funds to take profits.	2	Business
DIY firm settles sex bias lawsuit US decorating store chain Home Depot agrees to pay \$5.5m to settle a lawsuit alleging sexual and racial discrimination against staff.	2	Business
Growth in Asia 'cutting poverty' Asia's surging economic growth is helping to cut the region's poverty levels, but some areas are lagging behind, a report says.	2	Business
UK growth forecast trimmed Higher oil prices and rising interest rates are likely to lead to a slowdown in spending on the UK High Street, business leaders predict.	2	Business
Milk deal 'to help dairy farmers' Sainsbury's supermarket agrees a new milk supply deal with Robert Wiseman and Dairy Crest which the firms say could benefit hundreds of dairy farmers.	2	Business
Federal online gangbusters arrest dozens Federal agents have initiated a two-pronged attack against online crime by arresting dozens for alleged cyberfraud and raiding a file-sharing network that allowed users to download copyrighted movies and music for free.	3	Sci/Tech
Microsoft #39;s Linux ad #39;misleading #39; The UK watchdog upheld complaints about a magazine advert which claimed that the open-source operating system Linux was more expensive than Windows.	3	Sci/Tech
First quot;Super Earth quot; planet found A super Earth planet has been discovered in a star system 50 light years away. It is the smallest world to be found outside our Solar System, and probably the first rocky planet found so far, astronomers revealed on Wednesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Rbot puts the eye in virus A PEEPING Tom virus that allows hackers to turn on a computer #39;s webcam and microphone and spy on users is spreading through the Internet and local computer networks.	3	Sci/Tech
Free Software Day Around The World depechemodem writes quot;In a follow-up to Microsoft Leaves UN Standards Group, it appears that it may have been in reaction to the UN #39;s sponsorship of the 1st annual software Freedom Day in which its International Open Source Network (IOSN) will educate	3	Sci/Tech
Free Net for some Jamaicans p2pnet.net News:- Jamaica will spend \$5 million on free Internet access for poor communities, says a VOA (Voice of America) report here.	3	Sci/Tech
Ukrainians' Medal Stripped The Ukrainian four-woman rowing team is stripped of its bronze medal Thursday after one member tests positive for a banned drug.	1	Sports
Happy 100th Birthday to the Banana Split PITTSBURGH - University of Pittsburgh alumni have won the Nobel Prize, played in the National Football League and unlocked the secrets of DNA. On Wednesday, the university celebrated a less prestigious but equally sweet accomplishment - the banana split...	0	World
Iraq's Top Cleric Arrives in Najaf NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite cleric made a dramatic return to Najaf at the head of a massive convoy Thursday hoping to end three weeks of fighting in the holy city, but hours earlier a mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled with Iraqis preparing to join his march, killing 27 people. Along with the mortar attack, another group of thousands of marchers heading into Najaf from its sister-city Kufa came under fire from an Iraqi National Guard base...	0	World
Barrichello lauds #39;phenomenal #39; Spa Rubens Barrichello may have to say goodbye to his title aspirations in Belgium this weekend but he doubts tat will take anything away from the quot;phenomenal sensation quot; he gets lapping the Spa circuit.	1	Sports
Britain wins bronze in sailing 49er class Britain #39;s Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks have cruised to Olympic bronze in the open 49er class. Hiscocks won silver with Ian Barker four years ago when the high performance 49ers made their Olympic debut in Sydney.	1	Sports
Lashko in gold pole position Irina Lashko has put Australia in a strong medal position going into the finals of the Olympic 3m springboard competition in Athens.	1	Sports
UN begins Sudan security mission A UN envoy has arrived for a close look at the government #39;s efforts to improve security and rein in Arab militia accused of months of atrocities in Darfur, preparing an assessment that could determine whether Sudan will be slapped	0	World
Thai motorcycle bomb kills 1, wounds 30 NARATHIWAT, Thailand - A powerful bomb hidden in a motorcycle killed one person and wounded 30 in Thailands mainly Muslim south on Thursday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatras visit to the restive region.	0	World
Selling the High Life in Iraq More than a year after Saddam's ouster, a website hawking real estate in Iraq is seeing something of a mini-bubble. Asking prices in the swankier neighborhoods of Baghdad and Najaf are surging against a backdrop of civil unrest. By Joanna Glasner.	2	Business
RSS Attracts Really Serious Money Really Simple Syndication technology, which lets news junkies get instant info feeds from multiple sites, is grabbing investors' attention. The latest evidence: a multimillion-dollar funding round for RSS developer Technorati. By Daniel Terdiman.	2	Business
There Turns Off Road to Nowhere After big layoffs and management turmoil, the developer of the metaverse There looked near death. But \$14 million in new funding has pumped some life into the company. By Daniel Terdiman.	2	Business
Before the Bell - Taser up, Krispy Kreme down Shares of Taser International Inc. (TASR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose more than 4 percent before the market opened on Thursday after the stun-gun maker said it received new orders valued at \$1 million.	2	Business
TN lorry owners don #39;t support strike NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners #39; Federation has decided not to support the strike call given by All India Motor Transport Congress against levy of a 10 per cent service tax on freight booking agents.	2	Business
Troubled Rentokil rules out break-up STRUGGLING pest control and security specialist Rentokil today ruled out a break-up of the company or any major disposals as it reported back following a sweeping review of the business.	2	Business
Earnings at China Unicom rise 18 HONG KONG China Unicom, the smaller of the nation #39;s two mobile phone companies, said Thursday that first-half profit rose about 18 percent from a year earlier after buying networks from its parent.	2	Business
Vodafone, Nokia Team Up for Simpler Mobile Software AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Mobile phone giants Vodafone and Nokia teamed up on Thursday to simplify software for cell phones written with the Java computer language that promises to bring cheaper, smarter handsets.	3	Sci/Tech
Bomb blast in bus kills two JALPAIGURI: Nearly 50 passengers of an inter-state bus plying between Assam #39;s Kokrajhar district and Cooch Behar in West Bengal escaped miraculously with injuries on Thursday morning when a powerful time-bomb ripped apart the vehicle moments after they	0	World
Consumer Protection: Spam Ask Eileen Harrington, associate director of the FTC's consumer protection bureau, questions about spam and consumer fraud on the Internet.	3	Sci/Tech
2 Firms Win Contracts for Missile Work BAE Systems PLC and Northrop Grumman Corp. won \$45 million contracts yesterday to develop prototypes of anti-missile technology that could protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.	3	Sci/Tech
Tech Firms Seek to Soften Anti-Piracy Bill Internet service providers and other technology firms are proposing to soften a bill in Congress that they claim will make them targets of frivolous entertainment industry copyright lawsuits.	3	Sci/Tech
Game Boy Add-On Video Is Limiting A pair of new add-ons for Nintendo Co.'s Game Boy Advance turn the handheld into something considerably more than a gaming machine - a video phone and a video player. As long as you bear in mind that you're dealing with a toy, you might not be too bothered by the less than stellar quality.	3	Sci/Tech
Building Space Houses On Earth An ESA-designed house that uses technology designed for space could become the basis of the new German Antarctic station, Neumayer-III. The new station has to meet stringent laws set up to protect the Antarctic environment, which is where the use of space technology comes in.	3	Sci/Tech
Imaging Technique May Give Heart Attack Early Warning It could highlight dangerous plaque deposits in arteries HealthDayNews -- Plaque deposits that slowly build up on artery walls can break apart, triggering heart attack or stroke. But a new imaging technology developed by Harvard University researchers uses an enzyme linked to arterial plaque to spot these cardiac 'trouble spots' early on...	3	Sci/Tech
Body Asymmetry Tied to Aggression Lashing out more common if one ear or finger is larger HealthDayNews -- If one of your ears is bigger than the other, it may be a sign you're more likely to be aggressive when you get angry. So say Ohio State University researchers, who found that the greater the asymmetry between certain body parts -- for example, if one foot, index finger, or ear is bigger than the other -- the more likely a person will show signs of aggression when provoked...	3	Sci/Tech
Smokers Fill Rooms With Toxins, Study Finds Airborne endotoxins hundreds of times higher in smoky environments HealthDayNews -- Smoke-filled rooms may contain levels of endotoxins dozens or hundreds of times greater than smoke-free rooms, says a study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. Endotoxins are poisonous airborne substances produced by bacteria...	3	Sci/Tech
Taking Regular Pills May Thwart Yeast Infections By JANET McCONNAUGHEY (AP) -- Women who get lots of painful yeast infections can safely ward them off with a weekly pill, the largest study on the subject has found. Regular, preventive doses of an antifungal drug for six months dramatically cut the number of episodes...	3	Sci/Tech
Microsoft preps XP push, deliberates on Longhorn In addition to a holiday-season push, the software giant says it is time to revisit its plans for its ambitious major update.	3	Sci/Tech
Infosys to set up second outsourcing facility in China SHANGHAI -- Indian outsourcing company Infosys Technologies Ltd. moved into its Shanghai office in February. Now, the company is running out of space and is scouting locations for a second outsourcing facility in China, a company executive said Wednesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Microsoft continues Windows XP SP2 distribution Continuing the roll-out of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday began pushing the security-focused update to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition, made it available on Windows Update and started taking orders for SP2 CDs.	3	Sci/Tech
Hall of Fame basketball player Calvin Murphy acquitted of sexual <b>...</b> Hall of Fame basketball player Calvin Murphy was jubilant after a jury cleared him of all charges that he sexually abused five of his 10 daughters more than a decade ago.	1	Sports
Inventor Makes Car Engine that Runs Off Air MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian inventor claims to have made the world's first commercially-viable motor vehicle powered by compressed air. The vehicle is being tried out by contractors in Melbourne's parks and gardens over the next 12 months as an alternative to conventional diesel or petrol engines...	3	Sci/Tech
WinAmp flayed by skins attack <strong>In brief</strong> Exploit circulating for unpatched vuln	3	Sci/Tech
Induce Act Draws Support, Venom Hollywood loves it. Techies hate it. And now, nine senators are signing on to help it pass. That's the latest chapter in the short history of the Induce Act, a bill aimed at cracking down on technologies that can be used to steal copyright works. By Xeni Jardin.	3	Sci/Tech
Where Do the Extra Embryos Go? Every year, in vitro fertilization clinics produce more embryos than they use in helping women get pregnant. A new study shows a wide discrepancy in what happens to the extras, from incineration to freezing. By Kristen Philipkoski.	3	Sci/Tech
Seas Seen as Viable Power Source Escalating oil prices and global warming concerns have shifted the quest for renewable energy sources into high gear. While wind and solar claim most of the attention, the dark horse in this race may be the restless energy of the sea. By Stephen Leahy.	3	Sci/Tech
First Rose for Texas: Bowl officials happy to have hooked Horns Although Big Ten co-champion Michigan will play in the Rose Bowl, the New Year #39;s Day game will have a Texas twist to it. After losing Pac-10 champion Southern Cal to the national championship Orange Bowl, Rose	1	Sports
Weapons of Mass Mobilization A quiet couple in Berkeley, California, got sick of being ignored by the system. So they built a new one. How MoveOn.org changed the face of fund raising, brought P2P to political advertising and reinvented grass-roots activism. By Gary Wolf from Wired magazine.	3	Sci/Tech
Porn Law Draws Adult Sites' Ire A Justice Department proposal to require more stringent record-keeping of porn stars' identities draws fire from webmasters who run adult sites. If enacted, they say, the regs may make it tough for them to stay in business. By Xeni Jardin.	3	Sci/Tech
Jobless Claims Rise on Back of Hurricane (Reuters) Reuters - The ranks of Americans filling for\initial unemployment compensation swelled last week but at\least half of this increase was linked to devastation wrought\by Hurricane Charley earlier this month, the government said on\Thursday.	2	Business
Jobless Claims Rise on Back of Hurricane WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ranks of Americans filling for initial unemployment compensation swelled last week but at least half of this increase was linked to devastation wrought by Hurricane Charley earlier this month, the government said on Thursday.	2	Business
Doping Weighs Heavily on Weightlifters ATHENS (Reuters) - Staged in a grand theater in the land of mythical strongmen Hercules and Atlas, the Athens Olympics were supposed to herald a rebirth for the sport of weightlifting.	1	Sports
Darfur Rebels Say Power Deal First, Disarming Later CAIRO (Reuters) - Rebels from Sudan's Darfur region Thursday rejected calls to disarm or confine their fighters to their bases before a political solution to the conflict there has been decided and implemented.	0	World
Food Industry Helps Americans Eat Faster Spoons are so old school. And so slow. Harried Americans searching for ways to shave precious seconds from their dining routines have seized on a slew of new foods designed to keep them on the go - no utensils needed.	3	Sci/Tech

One third of IT managers struggling with XP SP2 A third of IT managers have admitted that they have quot;no idea what to expect quot; when deploying Microsoft #39;s Windows XP Service Pack 2, new research has claimed.

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Motorola, DoCoMo teaming up to develop new phones Motorola, No. 2 maker of mobile telephones, and NTT DoCoMo, the world #39;s second-largest wireless carrier, will jointly develop handsets to attract business customers in Japan.

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Server sales rocket by almost a quarter HP and Sun #39;s ongoing bitter battle for server market share is being played out against overall global sales of servers that have surged strongly to surpass \$11.

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CA execs hold on to their bonuses A proposal to claw back bonuses paid to executives under the cloud of an accounting scandal has been rejected by Computer Associates #39; shareholders.

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MS rapped over anti-Linux ads Microsoft has been rapped over the knuckles over an anti-Lunix advertising campaign. The Advertising Standards Association in the UK has ruled that the ad makes quot;misleading quot; claims, and has told the company change the copy on the advertisement forthwith.

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#39;Electronic Jihad #39; fails to materialise Rumours that the Internet would witness a sustained and devastating cyber-attack by Islamic quot;cyber-terrorists quot; today have turned out to be completely baseless.

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Small telescope reveals new planet A telescope with a 4-inch diameter -- about the size that some backyard astronomers might use -- tracked the periodic dimming of light from a bright star 500 light-years away.

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Intel to launch tri-mode chipset Chip giant Intel is launching a #39;tri-mode #39; Centrino chipset that supports all three wi-fi networking standards. The new chipset will support 802.

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Satisfying Sites This particular index is produced by the University of Michigan Business School, in partnership with the American Society for Quality and CFI Group, and is supported in part by ForeSee Results

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Impi Linux 2 to be launched at open source Installfest Johannesburg, 26 August 2004 - Impi Linux, a local open source software project geared towards promoting the widespread adoption of open source software in Africa, will launch Impi Linux 2 at the Open Source Installfest at Dimension Data Campus

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Jamaica to provide Internet access to poor communities Jamaica #39;s government says it plans to provide free Internet access in poor communities across the island. The e-Jamaica initiative will establish 60 Internet centres across the country by 2010, mostly in post offices.

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A Motive For IT Spending SAN FRANCISCO - It #39;s been a tough recession for tech spending and a tough summer for tech stocks. But a Texas software outfit might give investors a reason to get back in the market.

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Gardner not saddened Shed no tears for Rulon Gardner. Yes, that really was Gardner, the only man brave enough to not just stand up to the invincible Alexander Karelin but to beat him, nearly

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Jones into finals Not only did Jones easily advance to the final of the long jump, surpassing the automatic qualifying standard on her second attempt, but she was animated afterward, even giggling, after finally

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World #39;s strongest man strikes again Iranians are swelling with pride after weightlifter Hossein Rezazadeh confirmed his status as the world #39;s strongest man at the Athens Olympics.

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Outcasts of Greece and the Games The rubble is everywhere: rusted car parts, a rickety baby carriage, a broken TV and all manner of trash. The ground is unpaved and strewn with rocks.

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Walking Bonds Was Wrong Move for Marlins Walking Barry Bonds intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning turned out to be the wrong move for Florida - because Rudy Seanez then walked pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski on four pitches...

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Mortar Barrage Kills 27 in Kufa Mosque KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled with Iraqis preparing to march on the embattled city of Najaf, killing 27 people and wounding 63 Thursday, while the nation's top Shiite cleric arrived at the gates of the holy city in a massive convoy hoping to end three weeks of fighting. ..

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Saboteurs Attack About 20 Iraq Pipelines BASRA, Iraq - Saboteurs have attacked about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq, reducing exports from the key oil producing region by at least one third, a top oil official said Thursday. The cluster of pipelines was attacked late Wednesday in Berjasiya, 20 miles southwest of the southern city of Basra, an official with the state-run South Oil Co...

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Russian Flight Recorders Reveal Little MOSCOW - The recorders extracted from the wreckage of two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously have not revealed reliable information on the disasters' causes, a top Russian official was quoted as saying Thursday. Vladimir Yakovlev, the Russian president's envoy for the southern region, where one of the planes crashed, also said that the main theory about the catastrophe "all the same remains terrorism," the ITAR-Tass news agency said...

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Mortar Barrage Kills 27 in Kufa Mosque KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled with Iraqis preparing to march on the embattled city of Najaf, killing 27 people and wounding 63 Thursday, while the nation's top Shiite cleric headed to the area in a massive convoy hoping to end three weeks of fighting. Hours later, unidentified gunmen opened fire from an Iraqi National Guard base on thousands of Shiite Muslim marchers heading to Najaf, killing at least three and wounding 46, witnesses said...

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Mortar Attack Kills 27 at Kufa Mosque KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled Iraqis preparing to march on the embattled city of Najaf, killing 27 people and wounding 63 here Thursday hours before the nation's top Shiite cleric was expected to arrive in area with a peace initiative. The attack on the main mosque in Kufa - just a few miles from Najaf - dampened renewed hopes for a rapid resolution to the three-week crisis in Najaf...

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Iraq #39;s Top Cleric Arrives in Najaf to Press for Peace Iraq #39;s top Shi #39;ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has arrived in Najaf in a bid to end to weeks of fighting between Shi #39;ite militiamen and US and Iraqi forces.

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Two Bus Bombs in India Kill 4, Injure 39 GAUHATI, India Aug. 26, 2004 - A passenger bus and another carrying paramilitary soldiers and their families were blown up in separate explosions in the insurgency-wracked Assam state on Thursday, killing

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Market Bomb in Thailand Kills One, Injures at Least 24 A bomb blast at a market in Thailand #39;s troubled southern region has killed one person and injured at least 24, including 13 police officers and soldiers.

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Militants Kidnap Relatives of Iraqi Minister-TV Militants have kidnapped two relatives of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan and demanded US forces leave the holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported Wednesday.

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Jailed Pakistani opposition leader nominated for prime minister A Pakistani opposition alliance will field its jailed leader against a candidate backed by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in an election for a new prime minister, an opposition spokesman said Thursday.

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Hurricanes #39; LB out two months Miami freshman linebacker Willie Williams will be sidelined at least two months after having surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his right knee.

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Sudan dismisses UN Security Council ultimatum on Darfur ABUJA : Sudan will ignore a UN Security Council deadline to end militia attacks in Darfur by the end of the month and instead resolve the crisis through African Union peace talks, Khartoum #39;s chief negotiator said.

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Microsoft slowly rolling on Service Pack 2 updates Microsoft is starting to ramp up distribution of its massive security update for the Windows XP operating system. But analysts say they still expect the company to move at a relatively slow pace to avoid widespread glitches.

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sailors settle for bronze The British sailors Simon Hiscocks and Chris Draper have been forced to settle for bronze in the 49er class. The pair had been guaranteed a medal before the 16th race and started the day only two points behind

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Russian Press Screams #39;terror #39; After Plane Crashes The stark contrasts of Russian news reporting were out in the open Thursday: Dailies that largely remain out of state hands screamed quot;terrorism quot; in bold front-page headlines

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Vodafone, Nokia Team Up for Simpler Mobile Software (Reuters) Reuters - Mobile phone giants Vodafone and

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Walking Bonds Was Wrong Move for Marlins (AP) AP - Walking Barry Bonds intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning turned out to be the wrong move for Florida #151; because Rudy Seanez then walked pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski on four pitches. Pierzynski's walk forced home the tiebreaking run in the San Francisco Giants' 6-5 win over the Marlins on Wednesday night. It was just his 14th walk in 397 plate appearances.

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Krispy Kreme Scales Back as Profit Dives (Reuters) Reuters - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N) on\Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly earnings, signaled that\the second half of the year would be weak and scaled back store\openings after it was battered by the low-carbohydrate diet\craze.

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Smithfield Foods Profit More Than Doubles (Reuters) Reuters - Hog and pork producer Smithfield Foods\Inc. (SFD.N) on Thursday said quarterly earnings more than\doubled due to higher hog prices and the acquisition last year\of Farmland Foods.

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Asian Exports Brisk But Outlook Dims (Reuters) Reuters - Fueled by strong demand from China,\three of Asia's top exporters revealed robust trade data for\July, but economists said the outlook was darkening.

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Are we our DVD collections? Even if we don't watch? (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - For many collectors, owning DVDs is becoming more important than actually watching them.

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Optus and Vodafone to share 3G network (FT.com) FT.com - Optus and Vodafone have moved to counter Telstra's head start in third generation mobile services, agreeing on Thursday to build a rival second 3G network in Australia.

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Ahold Reports Weaker Second Quarter Profit (AP) AP - Dutch retailer Ahold NV, recovering from a major accounting scandal largely attributed to its U.S. food distribution business, reported a lower-than-expected profit for the second quarter that reflected weak U.S. results. Its shares fell more than 8 percent in midday trading.

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Orioles Release OF Karim Garcia (AP) AP - The Baltimore Orioles released outfielder Karim Garcia after their ninth straight loss Wednesday night, and sent outfielder Darnell McDonald to Triple-A Ottawa.

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UN Darfur envoy issues new warning to Sudan ahead of deadline (AFP) AFP - The situation in Sudan's war-torn western region of Darfur "has not changed much" and the United Nations wants action not words, UN envoy to Sudan Jan Pronk was quoted as saying in the Sudanese press.

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Krispy Kreme Drops Before Bell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KKD.N</A> fell more than 17 percent before the bell on Thursday after the doughnut chain posted sharply lower quarterly earnings and signaled that the second half of the year would be weak.

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Krispy Kreme Scales Back as Profit Dives NEW YORK (Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KKD.N</A> on Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly earnings, signaled that the second half of the year would be weak and scaled back store openings after it was battered by the low-carbohydrate diet craze.

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Stocks to Watch Thursday The doughnut chain reported sharply lower quarterly earnings on Thursday that missed Wall Street's expectations as it tries to overhaul operations after being battered by popular low-carbohydrate diets. Its shares closed at \$15.36 on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Euro Stocks, Dollar Rally as Oil Tumbles LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks and the dollar rallied on Thursday as tumbling oil prices relieved investor fears about economic and earnings growth, while debt yields rose after stronger-than-expected German economic data.

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London Oil Down to \$40; Funds Take Profit LONDON (Reuters) - London oil prices fell briefly through \$40 on Thursday for the first time in three weeks, extending four sessions of heavy losses made as renewed exports from Iraq and higher-than-expected U.S. gasoline inventories encouraged big-money funds to take profits.

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DIY firm settles sex bias lawsuit US decorating store chain Home Depot agrees to pay \$5.5m to settle a lawsuit alleging sexual and racial discrimination against staff.

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Growth in Asia 'cutting poverty' Asia's surging economic growth is helping to cut the region's poverty levels, but some areas are lagging behind, a report says.

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UK growth forecast trimmed Higher oil prices and rising interest rates are likely to lead to a slowdown in spending on the UK High Street, business leaders predict.

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Milk deal 'to help dairy farmers' Sainsbury's supermarket agrees a new milk supply deal with Robert Wiseman and Dairy Crest which the firms say could benefit hundreds of dairy farmers.

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Federal online gangbusters arrest dozens Federal agents have initiated a two-pronged attack against online crime by arresting dozens for alleged cyberfraud and raiding a file-sharing network that allowed users to download copyrighted movies and music for free.

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Microsoft #39;s Linux ad #39;misleading #39; The UK watchdog upheld complaints about a magazine advert which claimed that the open-source operating system Linux was more expensive than Windows.

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First quot;Super Earth quot; planet found A super Earth planet has been discovered in a star system 50 light years away. It is the smallest world to be found outside our Solar System, and probably the first rocky planet found so far, astronomers revealed on Wednesday.

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Rbot puts the eye in virus A PEEPING Tom virus that allows hackers to turn on a computer #39;s webcam and microphone and spy on users is spreading through the Internet and local computer networks.

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Free Software Day Around The World depechemodem writes quot;In a follow-up to Microsoft Leaves UN Standards Group, it appears that it may have been in reaction to the UN #39;s sponsorship of the 1st annual software Freedom Day in which its International Open Source Network (IOSN) will educate

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Free Net for some Jamaicans p2pnet.net News:- Jamaica will spend \$5 million on free Internet access for poor communities, says a VOA (Voice of America) report here.

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Ukrainians' Medal Stripped The Ukrainian four-woman rowing team is stripped of its bronze medal Thursday after one member tests positive for a banned drug.

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Happy 100th Birthday to the Banana Split PITTSBURGH - University of Pittsburgh alumni have won the Nobel Prize, played in the National Football League and unlocked the secrets of DNA. On Wednesday, the university celebrated a less prestigious but equally sweet accomplishment - the banana split...

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Iraq's Top Cleric Arrives in Najaf NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite cleric made a dramatic return to Najaf at the head of a massive convoy Thursday hoping to end three weeks of fighting in the holy city, but hours earlier a mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled with Iraqis preparing to join his march, killing 27 people. Along with the mortar attack, another group of thousands of marchers heading into Najaf from its sister-city Kufa came under fire from an Iraqi National Guard base...

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Barrichello lauds #39;phenomenal #39; Spa Rubens Barrichello may have to say goodbye to his title aspirations in Belgium this weekend but he doubts tat will take anything away from the quot;phenomenal sensation quot; he gets lapping the Spa circuit.

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Britain wins bronze in sailing 49er class Britain #39;s Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks have cruised to Olympic bronze in the open 49er class. Hiscocks won silver with Ian Barker four years ago when the high performance 49ers made their Olympic debut in Sydney.

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Lashko in gold pole position Irina Lashko has put Australia in a strong medal position going into the finals of the Olympic 3m springboard competition in Athens.

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UN begins Sudan security mission A UN envoy has arrived for a close look at the government #39;s efforts to improve security and rein in Arab militia accused of months of atrocities in Darfur, preparing an assessment that could determine whether Sudan will be slapped

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Thai motorcycle bomb kills 1, wounds 30 NARATHIWAT, Thailand - A powerful bomb hidden in a motorcycle killed one person and wounded 30 in Thailands mainly Muslim south on Thursday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatras visit to the restive region.

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Selling the High Life in Iraq More than a year after Saddam's ouster, a website hawking real estate in Iraq is seeing something of a mini-bubble. Asking prices in the swankier neighborhoods of Baghdad and Najaf are surging against a backdrop of civil unrest. By Joanna Glasner.

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RSS Attracts Really Serious Money Really Simple Syndication technology, which lets news junkies get instant info feeds from multiple sites, is grabbing investors' attention. The latest evidence: a multimillion-dollar funding round for RSS developer Technorati. By Daniel Terdiman.

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There Turns Off Road to Nowhere After big layoffs and management turmoil, the developer of the metaverse There looked near death. But \$14 million in new funding has pumped some life into the company. By Daniel Terdiman.

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Before the Bell - Taser up, Krispy Kreme down Shares of Taser International Inc. (TASR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose more than 4 percent before the market opened on Thursday after the stun-gun maker said it received new orders valued at \$1 million.

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TN lorry owners don #39;t support strike NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners #39; Federation has decided not to support the strike call given by All India Motor Transport Congress against levy of a 10 per cent service tax on freight booking agents.

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Troubled Rentokil rules out break-up STRUGGLING pest control and security specialist Rentokil today ruled out a break-up of the company or any major disposals as it reported back following a sweeping review of the business.

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Earnings at China Unicom rise 18 HONG KONG China Unicom, the smaller of the nation #39;s two mobile phone companies, said Thursday that first-half profit rose about 18 percent from a year earlier after buying networks from its parent.

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Vodafone, Nokia Team Up for Simpler Mobile Software AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Mobile phone giants Vodafone and Nokia teamed up on Thursday to simplify software for cell phones written with the Java computer language that promises to bring cheaper, smarter handsets.

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Bomb blast in bus kills two JALPAIGURI: Nearly 50 passengers of an inter-state bus plying between Assam #39;s Kokrajhar district and Cooch Behar in West Bengal escaped miraculously with injuries on Thursday morning when a powerful time-bomb ripped apart the vehicle moments after they

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Consumer Protection: Spam Ask Eileen Harrington, associate director of the FTC's consumer protection bureau, questions about spam and consumer fraud on the Internet.

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2 Firms Win Contracts for Missile Work BAE Systems PLC and Northrop Grumman Corp. won \$45 million contracts yesterday to develop prototypes of anti-missile technology that could protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.

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Tech Firms Seek to Soften Anti-Piracy Bill Internet service providers and other technology firms are proposing to soften a bill in Congress that they claim will make them targets of frivolous entertainment industry copyright lawsuits.

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Game Boy Add-On Video Is Limiting A pair of new add-ons for Nintendo Co.'s Game Boy Advance turn the handheld into something considerably more than a gaming machine - a video phone and a video player. As long as you bear in mind that you're dealing with a toy, you might not be too bothered by the less than stellar quality.

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Building Space Houses On Earth An ESA-designed house that uses technology designed for space could become the basis of the new German Antarctic station, Neumayer-III. The new station has to meet stringent laws set up to protect the Antarctic environment, which is where the use of space technology comes in.

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Imaging Technique May Give Heart Attack Early Warning It could highlight dangerous plaque deposits in arteries HealthDayNews -- Plaque deposits that slowly build up on artery walls can break apart, triggering heart attack or stroke. But a new imaging technology developed by Harvard University researchers uses an enzyme linked to arterial plaque to spot these cardiac 'trouble spots' early on...

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Body Asymmetry Tied to Aggression Lashing out more common if one ear or finger is larger HealthDayNews -- If one of your ears is bigger than the other, it may be a sign you're more likely to be aggressive when you get angry. So say Ohio State University researchers, who found that the greater the asymmetry between certain body parts -- for example, if one foot, index finger, or ear is bigger than the other -- the more likely a person will show signs of aggression when provoked...

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Smokers Fill Rooms With Toxins, Study Finds Airborne endotoxins hundreds of times higher in smoky environments HealthDayNews -- Smoke-filled rooms may contain levels of endotoxins dozens or hundreds of times greater than smoke-free rooms, says a study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. Endotoxins are poisonous airborne substances produced by bacteria...

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Taking Regular Pills May Thwart Yeast Infections By JANET McCONNAUGHEY (AP) -- Women who get lots of painful yeast infections can safely ward them off with a weekly pill, the largest study on the subject has found. Regular, preventive doses of an antifungal drug for six months dramatically cut the number of episodes...

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Microsoft preps XP push, deliberates on Longhorn In addition to a holiday-season push, the software giant says it is time to revisit its plans for its ambitious major update.

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Infosys to set up second outsourcing facility in China SHANGHAI -- Indian outsourcing company Infosys Technologies Ltd. moved into its Shanghai office in February. Now, the company is running out of space and is scouting locations for a second outsourcing facility in China, a company executive said Wednesday.

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Microsoft continues Windows XP SP2 distribution Continuing the roll-out of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday began pushing the security-focused update to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition, made it available on Windows Update and started taking orders for SP2 CDs.

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Hall of Fame basketball player Calvin Murphy acquitted of sexual <b>...</b> Hall of Fame basketball player Calvin Murphy was jubilant after a jury cleared him of all charges that he sexually abused five of his 10 daughters more than a decade ago.

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Inventor Makes Car Engine that Runs Off Air MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian inventor claims to have made the world's first commercially-viable motor vehicle powered by compressed air. The vehicle is being tried out by contractors in Melbourne's parks and gardens over the next 12 months as an alternative to conventional diesel or petrol engines...

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WinAmp flayed by skins attack <strong>In brief</strong> Exploit circulating for unpatched vuln

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Induce Act Draws Support, Venom Hollywood loves it. Techies hate it. And now, nine senators are signing on to help it pass. That's the latest chapter in the short history of the Induce Act, a bill aimed at cracking down on technologies that can be used to steal copyright works. By Xeni Jardin.

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Where Do the Extra Embryos Go? Every year, in vitro fertilization clinics produce more embryos than they use in helping women get pregnant. A new study shows a wide discrepancy in what happens to the extras, from incineration to freezing. By Kristen Philipkoski.

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Seas Seen as Viable Power Source Escalating oil prices and global warming concerns have shifted the quest for renewable energy sources into high gear. While wind and solar claim most of the attention, the dark horse in this race may be the restless energy of the sea. By Stephen Leahy.

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First Rose for Texas: Bowl officials happy to have hooked Horns Although Big Ten co-champion Michigan will play in the Rose Bowl, the New Year #39;s Day game will have a Texas twist to it. After losing Pac-10 champion Southern Cal to the national championship Orange Bowl, Rose

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Weapons of Mass Mobilization A quiet couple in Berkeley, California, got sick of being ignored by the system. So they built a new one. How MoveOn.org changed the face of fund raising, brought P2P to political advertising and reinvented grass-roots activism. By Gary Wolf from Wired magazine.

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Porn Law Draws Adult Sites' Ire A Justice Department proposal to require more stringent record-keeping of porn stars' identities draws fire from webmasters who run adult sites. If enacted, they say, the regs may make it tough for them to stay in business. By Xeni Jardin.

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Jobless Claims Rise on Back of Hurricane (Reuters) Reuters - The ranks of Americans filling for\initial unemployment compensation swelled last week but at\least half of this increase was linked to devastation wrought\by Hurricane Charley earlier this month, the government said on\Thursday.

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Jobless Claims Rise on Back of Hurricane WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ranks of Americans filling for initial unemployment compensation swelled last week but at least half of this increase was linked to devastation wrought by Hurricane Charley earlier this month, the government said on Thursday.

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Doping Weighs Heavily on Weightlifters ATHENS (Reuters) - Staged in a grand theater in the land of mythical strongmen Hercules and Atlas, the Athens Olympics were supposed to herald a rebirth for the sport of weightlifting.

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Darfur Rebels Say Power Deal First, Disarming Later CAIRO (Reuters) - Rebels from Sudan's Darfur region Thursday rejected calls to disarm or confine their fighters to their bases before a political solution to the conflict there has been decided and implemented.

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Food Industry Helps Americans Eat Faster Spoons are so old school. And so slow. Harried Americans searching for ways to shave precious seconds from their dining routines have seized on a slew of new foods designed to keep them on the go - no utensils needed.

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