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Deepest Image of Exploded Star Uncovers Bipolar Jets Chandra X-Ray Observatory -- A spectacular new image of Cassiopeia A from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory released today has nearly 200 times more data than the "First Light" Chandra image of this object made five years ago. The new image reveals clues that the initial explosion caused by the collapse of a massive star was far more complicated than suspected...	3	Sci/Tech
Kraft Foods Orders Up Healthier Array of Snacks By DAVE CARPENTER NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- These are the times that try cookie makers' sales...	3	Sci/Tech
Googles Googly Despite Wall Streets carping in recent weeks and having landed in trouble (for failing to register as many as \$3 billion worth of shares), Googles young founders have landed on their feet.	2	Business
Oil Prices Cool As Iraqi Crude Flows World oil prices fell Monday on easing supply fears, as crude exports from Iraq #39;s southern pipelines resumed close to normal levels, analysts said.	2	Business
A Primer on Stagflation What happened to the economic recovery? The economy is supposed to be creating more jobs than are being revealed in the monthly non-farm payroll reports.	2	Business
Longaberger reduces layoff plans to 784 The Longaberger Co. is reducing the size of a planned layoff to 784 employees, down from its July estimate of 970. The Newark-based basket maker said the jobs will end Sept.	2	Business
Cisco pays \$200 million for software IP developer P-Cube LONDON - The shopping spree continues at Cisco Systems Inc., which said Monday (Aug. 23) it would buy privately-held P-Cube Inc., a developer of IP service platforms.	3	Sci/Tech
iPass Adds In-Flight Access To Portfolio Communications aggregator iPass said Monday that it is adding in-flight Internet access to its access portfolio. Specifically, iPass said it will add access offered by Connexion by Boeing to its list of access providers.	3	Sci/Tech
Macromedia offers Flex Builder SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 - Macromedia has introduced a new addition to the Flex product line, Flex Builder, a product designed to accelerate all aspects of rich Internet application development including interface	3	Sci/Tech
New Worm Hijacks Webcams A new worm can spy on users by hijacking their Web cameras, a security firm warned Monday. The Rbot.gr worm -- the latest in a long line of similar worms; one security firm estimates that more	3	Sci/Tech
Pilots to pluck space capsule from air The Genesis space capsule carrying solar wind particles will be plucked from nearly a mile above the Utah desert by stunt helicopter pilots whove replicated the retrieval, without fumbles, in nearly a dozen practice runs.	3	Sci/Tech
Judge warns US government to speed up Abu Ghraib probe MANNHEIM, GERMANY - A military judge hearing evidence about the abuse of prisoners at Iraq #39;s Abu Ghraib prison warned the US government on Monday to speed up its investigation or risk derailing the case against at least one of the accused soldiers.	0	World
Equatorial Guinea Prosecutor Wants Death For S. African #39;mercenary <b>...</b> MALABO, Aug 23 (AFP) - Equatorial Guinea #39;s attorney general said Monday he will call for the death penalty for South African Nick Du Toit, accused of leading a group of alleged mercenaries who plotted to oust President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.	0	World
German bank customers victims of Internet fraud (AFP) AFP - German banks Postbank and Deutsche Bank said that their customers had been recent victims of Internet fraud via copycat web sites.	3	Sci/Tech
Amcor ousts CEO in cartel scandal 07/12/2004 - Amcor, the worlds top manufacturer of plastic bottles, has ousted its chief executive after former staff in Australia were suspected of being involved in an illegal operation to drive up box prices.	2	Business
Head of Danish festival jury calls for pan-European distribution firms (AFP) AFP - Oscar-winning Hungarian director and head of Copenhagen's second international film festival jury Istvan Szabo called for the creation of several pan-European distribution companies that could help break Hollywood's hegemony in Europe.	0	World
Cards' Eldred Likes Relief Pitching Role (AP) AP - Over time, Cal Eldred has learned to embrace the bullpen.	1	Sports
Winnipeg couple charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting niece, 12 (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - WINNIPEG (CP) - A 12-year-old girl is trying to recover from a six-month nightmare during which police say the child's aunt and common-law husband drugged her, sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her if she reported the abuse.	0	World
Olympics Wrap: U.S. Sweeps 400m, Holmes Wins Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States swept the Olympic medals in the men's 400 meters Monday and Briton Kelly Holmes ended years of frustration to beat friend and foe Maria Mutola in the women's 800 meters.	1	Sports
N.Y. Touts Its Convention Security (AP) AP - The pileup of events in the city next week, including the Republican National Convention, will add to the security challenge for the New York Police Department, but commissioner Ray Kelly says, "With a big, experienced police force, we can do it."	0	World
SAS Says 2.5M Passengers Flew in November Scandinavian Airlines, which is part of travel conglomerate SAS AB, said Tuesday it flew 2.5 million passengers last month, an increase of 1.6 percent compared to November 2003.	2	Business
Peterson's Ex-Mistress Cross-Examined REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson's former mistress Amber Frey took the witness stand Monday for her much anticipated cross-examination by Peterson's lawyer, who began with a little kidding around...	0	World
Study: 1 in 3 Adults Has Hypertension DALLAS - As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday. A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...	0	World
Oil rebounds above \$47 Oil prices rebounded quickly from a brief fall late last week as fierce fighting in the Iraqi city of Najaf overshadowed Iraq #39;s resumption of full exports following a two-week disruption.	2	Business
Union: US Air Talks with Pilots Break Off Talks between US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and the airline #39;s pilots union over a new round of concessions broke down on Monday, the union said.	2	Business
Sun Is Closer Than We Thought The solar particles are sealed inside the Genesis sample return capsule, a disk about the size of a truck tire, that will drift toward Earth #39;s surface beneath a parachute.	3	Sci/Tech
Olympic Track Wrap: Holmes Ends Mutola #39;s Dream Briton Kelly Holmes extinguished training partner Maria Mutola #39;s dream of consecutive Olympic titles Monday with an agonizingly close win in the women #39;s 800 meters final.	1	Sports
Russians deny interest in Everton Russian timber tycoon Boris Zingarevich #39;s company denied on Monday reports that he or his 23-year-old son was bidding for Premier League club Everton.	1	Sports
Sorry Sonia Trails in Last Sonia OSullivan, who claimed silver for Ireland in Sydney four years ago, struggled home in last place in the 5,000m final in Athens tonight.	1	Sports
Death demanded for South African #39;mercenary #39; in E Guinea coup bid MALABO : The prosecutor in the case of South African alleged mercenary leader Nick du Toit, who has admitted a limited role in a coup bid in Equatorial Guinea, called for him to be sentenced to death.	0	World
Blue Chips Slip as Wal-Mart Disappoints NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WMT.N</A> cast a pall over sentiment, overshadowing a two-session pullback in oil prices.	2	Business
Flames' Kiprusoff Wins Arbitration Case (AP) AP - Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff was awarded #36;2.95 million in arbitration Monday for the upcoming season.	1	Sports
Cude Oil Prices Flat Crude oil prices were flat Monday, after briefly touching \$49 a barrel Friday, amid a spate of record contract highs. The benchmark US crude added 2 cents to \$47.	2	Business
Financial markets KAREN TSO: Brokers have upgraded their recommendations for Woolworths after the company reported a 13 per cent jump in net profit for the year, to \$688 million.	2	Business
Blue Chips End Lower, Wal-Mart Weighs US blue chips ended lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from the world #39;s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.	2	Business
Google #39;s IPO: Success or failure? After all the sound and fury about the initial public offering of on-line search kingpin Google Inc. - a decidedly bumpy process filled with gaffes, and accompanied by oceans of commentary -nvestors are left with two major questions.	2	Business
Amcast sells aluminum castings business to Park-Ohio Amcast Industrial Corp. has sold its Automotive Components Group, including its operations in Cedarburg, to Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.	2	Business
US dollar moves in tight range against major currencies in Asian <b>...</b> SINGAPORE : The US dollar moved in a narrow range against the yen and euro in Asia on Monday as investors awaited US economic data and a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan later this week.	2	Business
Kmart sells 18 stores to Home Depot Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. Monday announced that it finalized a transaction to sell 18 stores to Home Depot Inc. for \$271 million in cash.	2	Business
Macromedia Ships Flex Development Tool Macromedia Monday shipped Flex Builder, an integrated development environment (IDE) for Web applications built on the company #39;s XML-based Flex application platform.	3	Sci/Tech
New Worm Hijacks Webcams A new worm can spy on users by hijacking their Web cameras, a security firm warned Monday. The Rbot.gr worm -- the latest in a long line of similar worms; one security firm estimates that more than 4,000 variations	3	Sci/Tech
US Online Retail Sales Expected To Double In Six Years Online retail sales in the US are expected to double by 2010, accounting for 12 percent of the total retail sales, a market research firm said Monday.	3	Sci/Tech
USC #39;s First 2004 Olympic Medalist Athens, Greece - USC senior Otis Harris became the school #39;s first 2004 Olympic Medalist today as he won the silver in the men #39;s 400m.	1	Sports
City: Cubs Ballpark Is OK To Play Chicago #39;s Buildings Commission is letting baseball take place as scheduled Monday night at Wrigley Field. The commission says inspectors found quot;no evidence of shoddy repairs quot; at the Cubs #39; ballpark.	1	Sports
Captive American Journalist Freed in Iraq An aide to rebel Iraqi Shi #39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says an American journalist kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago has been freed.	0	World
Sun partners for high-speed Ethernet Sun Microsystems will integrate drivers for S2io #39;s Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter into the Solaris operating system for Sparc, AMD Opteron, and Intel Xeon servers.	2	Business
Norwegian police hunt for motive, robbers in Munch art theft (AFP) AFP - Norwegian police hunting for two world-famous paintings by artist Edvard Munch, stolen at the weekend in the country's first-ever armed museum robbery, said they had no clue what the thieves were going to do with their priceless bounty.	0	World
Ex-Hornets Executive Sentenced for Fraud (AP) AP - Spencer Stolpen, former president of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, was sentenced to 15 months in prison Monday for scheming to defraud banks to pay off his mounting debts.	1	Sports
Witnesses: U.S. Warplanes Bomb Fallujah (AP) AP - U.S. warplanes bombed the volatile city of Fallujah early Tuesday, and flames and plumes of smoke rose from its southern neighborhoods, witnesses said. The U.S. military had no immediate comment.	0	World
Air India case: roommate of Crown star witness forgets previous testimony (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - The former roommate of a star Crown witness became the latest in a number of defence witnesses for an accused Air India bomber who has had trouble remembering things.	0	World
Layton says he and Martin agree they must co-operate in House (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - NDP Leader Jack Layton says he and Prime Minister Paul Martin agree they must co-operate to make Parliament work this fall. Layton and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper each met privately Monday with Martin, the same day the Liberals began their annual summer caucus.	0	World
Negative Attacks Often Prove Effective (AP) AP - While politicians decry negative advertising and personal attacks, the bottom line is that such tactics often work.	0	World
GOP Convention a Stage for George Pataki (AP) AP - When George Pataki welcomes thousands of Republican stalwarts to their national convention in New York City, more than a few will be sizing up the three-term New York governor as a national party leader.	0	World
U.S. Airways Pilots Say Labor Talks Break Down Talks between US Airways Group Inc. and the union representing pilots have broken down, the Air Line Pilots Association said Monday.	2	Business
Study Shows 1 in 3 Adults Has Hypertension By JAMIE STENGLE DALLAS (AP) -- As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday. A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...	3	Sci/Tech
Briefly: Friendster hires ex-AOL ad exec roundup Plus: HP inks deal with energy firm...Holiday Inn welcomes Priceline...More colleges get cheap online music.	3	Sci/Tech
Virus targets 64-bit Windows Digital pest prototype infects files only found in early Windows code for AMD 64-bit Opteron processors.	3	Sci/Tech
U.S. Forest Service to cut IT jobs The U.S. Forest Service is cutting the equivalent of 500 full-time IT jobs as part of a reorganization of its IT department.	3	Sci/Tech
Intel seen readying new Wi-Fi chips In a briefing later this week, Intel is expected to announce the availability of a "tri-mode" Wi-Fi chip that supports the 802.11b wireless standard and its speedier cousin, 802.11g -- as well as the less-used 802.11a.	3	Sci/Tech
SAP to deliver HR upgrade for U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service is about to get a \$35 million Web-based human resources application makeover, based on the mySAP Business Suite from applications vendor SAP AG.	3	Sci/Tech
Windows XP SP2 rollout to resume Wednesday After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft on Wednesday plans to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition.	3	Sci/Tech
Cartel inquiry claims Amcor chief The boss of Australian packaging company Amcor quits his post amid a growing scandal over allegations of price-fixing.	2	Business
Big German banks hit by phishing attacks Two of Germany's biggest banks, Postbank and Deutsche Bank, were the targets of coordinated phishing attacks last week.	3	Sci/Tech
HP to manage IT for Finnish energy giant Finnish energy giant Fortum Corp. has signed a five-year agreement with Hewlett-Packard to manage its IT infrastructure and support about 10,000 users across Europe.	3	Sci/Tech
Cisco, Microsoft merge IP telephony with CRM Cisco Systems plans to offer a tool to help small and medium-size businesses use Microsoft CRM software in combination with a Cisco IP communication system.	3	Sci/Tech
Sun partners for high-speed Ethernet Sun Microsystems will integrate drivers for S2io's Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter into the Solaris operating system for Sparc, AMD Opteron, and Intel Xeon servers. In addition, S2io will partner with Sun to develop a TCP/IP offload engine with remote direct memory access functionality to enhance performance and scalability in intense computer and server environments.	3	Sci/Tech
Colgate Plans to Cut About 4,400 Jobs Colgate-Palmolive, which makes consumer products including Ajax detergent and Irish Spring soap, plans to cut its work force by about 4,400 jobs as part of a restructuring plan aimed at boosting its sales and profits around the world.	2	Business
New Web Site Helps Compare Gasoline Prices By MICHAEL RUBINKAM PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hate it when you fill 'er up and, five minutes later, spot another station selling gas for a nickel a gallon cheaper? Jason Toews, a 30-year-old computer programmer from the Minneapolis suburbs, hated it even more when he couldn't find an easy way to shop around. "I even tried calling up some of the stations to find out what their prices are and they usually didn't like to tell you over the phone," he said...	3	Sci/Tech
Some Strange Twists in Music Piracy Lawsuits By TED BRIDIS WASHINGTON (AP) -- A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an \$11,000 settlement...	3	Sci/Tech
Los Angeles Imposes Regulations on Cybercafes LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A new city law designed to prevent violence at cybercafes quietly took effect Saturday, but authorities had no inspections planned to check for compliance with the tighter rules. The ordinance requires 30 parlors in Los Angeles to enforce a curfew for minors and install surveillance cameras...	3	Sci/Tech
Oil prices cool Oil futures cooled on Monday, giving investors a brief reprieve from record-high prices amid word that Iraqi oil exports have returned to normal for the first time in two weeks.	2	Business
HBOS Sounds Alarm over Santander-Abbey Deal Britain-based HBOS says it will file a complaint to the European Commission against Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano (SCH) in connection with SCH #39;s bid to acquire British bank Abbey National	2	Business
Bush, Kerry camps spar on overtime WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- New rules governing overtime pay kicked in Monday, spurring a politically charged debate over the impact of the new regulations on American workers #39; time cards and paychecks.	2	Business
Redesigned Saturn VUE Passes Rollover Test The redesigned Saturn VUE passed the government #39;s rollover test with a score similar to other sport utility vehicles, federal regulators said Monday.	2	Business
US Airways Talks with Pilots Collapse Talks between US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and its pilots union over a new round of concessions collapsed on Monday, the union said.	2	Business
ARM Grasps Artisan for Embedded Chips p gt;Semiconductor design firm ARM (Quote, Chart) is took a major leap into the embedded microprocessor space by acquiring Artisan Components (Quote, Chart), producer of embedded memory, standard cell, input/output, analog and mixed-signal components.	2	Business
US to sell \$24 billion in 2-year notes on Wednesday CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- US Treasurys retreated Monday, with a stabilizing oil market undercutting prices as well as speculation that higher energy costs will undermine the nation #39;s economic recovery.	2	Business
SAP to deliver HR upgrade for US Postal Service AUGUST 23, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - The US Postal Service is about to get a \$35 million Web-based human resources application makeover, courtesy of Germany-based applications vendor SAP AG.	3	Sci/Tech
BEA Systems Ships All-In-One App Platform For ISVs BEA Systems Inc. on Monday unveiled an all-in-one package of products that make it easier for independent software vendors to build and install web applications on BEA #39;s Java-based platform.	3	Sci/Tech
Cisco Ties Microsoft CRM to Your Phone System In an effort to integrate its IP-based communications products with Microsoft customer relationship management software, Cisco Systems today announced the Cisco CRM Communications Connector.	3	Sci/Tech
Introducing Playlist The transformation of my musical life happened slowly. I used to bring an envelope of CDs to work and play them through my computer #39;s CD-ROM drive.	3	Sci/Tech
Gold medal for Cuban Yumisledi Cumb ATHENS (PL). Unexpectedly, but justly so, shot putter Yumisleidi Cumb has become the first gold medalist for Cuba at the 28th Olympic Games in Athens after Russian Irina Korzhanenko tested positive for drugs.	1	Sports
Wariner claims superb gold Rookie Jeremy Wariner proved a worthy successor to Michael Johnson when blazing to the Olympic 400 metres gold medal on Monday night in Athens.	1	Sports
Sebrle soars as Americans struggle in first day of decathlon Reigning world champion Tom Pappas suffered from a crisis in confidence Monday as he faded from the medal picture in a tough first day of the Olympic decathlon.	1	Sports
Sources: Israelis have plans for more housing units Israeli officials, who are already seeking bids to build 1,001 new housing units in the West Bank, have plans for another 450 units, government sources said Monday.	0	World
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	Sci/Tech
Lycos Releases Two New Search Tools Lycos Releases Two New Search Tools\\People Search is a rebranding of WhoWhere.com offering telephone and other data sources including direct links (labeled "professional profile") to the Eliyon.com database. Eliyon aggregates data from a variety of open web sources. Be careful as some of these profiles might contain old, outdated info.\\The ...	3	Sci/Tech
FaganFinder Search Engine Launches URLinfo FaganFinder Search Engine Launches URLinfo\\Another great tool from Michael Fagan via his already VERY useful Fagan Finder search page. Michael pinged us today to inform us about his new URLinfo resource that makes finding info about a specific web page/site from a variety of sources just a click or two ...	3	Sci/Tech
Chinese handset makers lose ground (FT.com) FT.com - International mobile phone manufacturers such as Nokia and Motorola have halted the rapid rise of local rivals in the crucial Chinese market, a victory won largely by revamping distribution chains and introducing new handset designs, market analysts and foreign industry executives said.	3	Sci/Tech
U.S.-Brazil Vie for Gold in Women's Soccer ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States beat world champions Germany 2-1 in a fierce struggle Monday to reach the final of the Olympic women's soccer tournament.	1	Sports
Migrating Storks Die in Israel Chemical Waste Pool (Reuters) Reuters - Some 200 storks migrating from Europe\to Africa flew to their deaths in Israel Monday, landing in an\acid-filled pool of waste outside a chemical plant, veterinary\officials said.	3	Sci/Tech
Karzai Meets With Musharraf Over Economy, Terrorism Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Monday for talks on economic cooperation and fighting terrorism, a foreign ministry official said.	0	World
Google: The Scorecard In the end, we have another public company, one of 6,000 or so. For all of the yammering about the meaning, strength, and success or failure of the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) IPO, at the end of the day we have	2	Business
Putin says Russian oil companies are increasing production Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Bush on Monday that Russian oil companies are increasing oil production and exports and will continue to do so, the White House said.	2	Business
Ontario court OKs Air Canada restructuring Air Canada has been cleared for take-off. An Ontario court judge approved the battered airline #39;s restructuring plan, and the company could emerge from bankruptcy protection as early as Sept.	2	Business
Small Index Gains Across The Board Chips are being credited with keeping the Nasdaq and, by extension, our InformationWeek 100 above water at the close. But in reality, the Nasdaq passed most of Monday much higher than the mean sea level.	2	Business
Gene Tweaking Turns Couch Potato Mice Into Racers Altering a single gene turned ordinary mice into marathon racers that could run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat, a team of researchers reported on Monday.	3	Sci/Tech
Cisco and Microsoft CRM Team for Medium Businesses Integrated <b>...</b> August 23, 2004 - (HostReview.com) - Cisco Systems, Inc. (www.cisco.com) today announced, with the support of Microsoft, the Cisco Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Communications Connector developed for Microsoft Business Solutions CRM.	3	Sci/Tech
Sophos: Worm Spies on Innocent Computer Users Sophos believes that the W32/Rbot-GR worm is evidence of a growing trend of more and more malware spying on innocent home computer owners and poorly-protected businesses.	3	Sci/Tech
US Online Sales To Top \$300 Billion By 2010 Forrester Research projects US online retail sales will more than double over the next six years, reaching \$316 billion by 2010. According to a new report from Forrester Research, Inc.	3	Sci/Tech

Deepest Image of Exploded Star Uncovers Bipolar Jets Chandra X-Ray Observatory -- A spectacular new image of Cassiopeia A from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory released today has nearly 200 times more data than the "First Light" Chandra image of this object made five years ago. The new image reveals clues that the initial explosion caused by the collapse of a massive star was far more complicated than suspected...

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Kraft Foods Orders Up Healthier Array of Snacks By DAVE CARPENTER NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- These are the times that try cookie makers' sales...

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Googles Googly Despite Wall Streets carping in recent weeks and having landed in trouble (for failing to register as many as \$3 billion worth of shares), Googles young founders have landed on their feet.

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Oil Prices Cool As Iraqi Crude Flows World oil prices fell Monday on easing supply fears, as crude exports from Iraq #39;s southern pipelines resumed close to normal levels, analysts said.

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A Primer on Stagflation What happened to the economic recovery? The economy is supposed to be creating more jobs than are being revealed in the monthly non-farm payroll reports.

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Longaberger reduces layoff plans to 784 The Longaberger Co. is reducing the size of a planned layoff to 784 employees, down from its July estimate of 970. The Newark-based basket maker said the jobs will end Sept.

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Cisco pays \$200 million for software IP developer P-Cube LONDON - The shopping spree continues at Cisco Systems Inc., which said Monday (Aug. 23) it would buy privately-held P-Cube Inc., a developer of IP service platforms.

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iPass Adds In-Flight Access To Portfolio Communications aggregator iPass said Monday that it is adding in-flight Internet access to its access portfolio. Specifically, iPass said it will add access offered by Connexion by Boeing to its list of access providers.

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Macromedia offers Flex Builder SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 - Macromedia has introduced a new addition to the Flex product line, Flex Builder, a product designed to accelerate all aspects of rich Internet application development including interface

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New Worm Hijacks Webcams A new worm can spy on users by hijacking their Web cameras, a security firm warned Monday. The Rbot.gr worm -- the latest in a long line of similar worms; one security firm estimates that more

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Pilots to pluck space capsule from air The Genesis space capsule carrying solar wind particles will be plucked from nearly a mile above the Utah desert by stunt helicopter pilots whove replicated the retrieval, without fumbles, in nearly a dozen practice runs.

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Judge warns US government to speed up Abu Ghraib probe MANNHEIM, GERMANY - A military judge hearing evidence about the abuse of prisoners at Iraq #39;s Abu Ghraib prison warned the US government on Monday to speed up its investigation or risk derailing the case against at least one of the accused soldiers.

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Equatorial Guinea Prosecutor Wants Death For S. African #39;mercenary ... MALABO, Aug 23 (AFP) - Equatorial Guinea #39;s attorney general said Monday he will call for the death penalty for South African Nick Du Toit, accused of leading a group of alleged mercenaries who plotted to oust President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.

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German bank customers victims of Internet fraud (AFP) AFP - German banks Postbank and Deutsche Bank said that their customers had been recent victims of Internet fraud via copycat web sites.

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Amcor ousts CEO in cartel scandal 07/12/2004 - Amcor, the worlds top manufacturer of plastic bottles, has ousted its chief executive after former staff in Australia were suspected of being involved in an illegal operation to drive up box prices.

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Head of Danish festival jury calls for pan-European distribution firms (AFP) AFP - Oscar-winning Hungarian director and head of Copenhagen's second international film festival jury Istvan Szabo called for the creation of several pan-European distribution companies that could help break Hollywood's hegemony in Europe.

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Cards' Eldred Likes Relief Pitching Role (AP) AP - Over time, Cal Eldred has learned to embrace the bullpen.

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Winnipeg couple charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting niece, 12 (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - WINNIPEG (CP) - A 12-year-old girl is trying to recover from a six-month nightmare during which police say the child's aunt and common-law husband drugged her, sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her if she reported the abuse.

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Olympics Wrap: U.S. Sweeps 400m, Holmes Wins Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States swept the Olympic medals in the men's 400 meters Monday and Briton Kelly Holmes ended years of frustration to beat friend and foe Maria Mutola in the women's 800 meters.

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N.Y. Touts Its Convention Security (AP) AP - The pileup of events in the city next week, including the Republican National Convention, will add to the security challenge for the New York Police Department, but commissioner Ray Kelly says, "With a big, experienced police force, we can do it."

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SAS Says 2.5M Passengers Flew in November Scandinavian Airlines, which is part of travel conglomerate SAS AB, said Tuesday it flew 2.5 million passengers last month, an increase of 1.6 percent compared to November 2003.

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Peterson's Ex-Mistress Cross-Examined REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson's former mistress Amber Frey took the witness stand Monday for her much anticipated cross-examination by Peterson's lawyer, who began with a little kidding around...

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Study: 1 in 3 Adults Has Hypertension DALLAS - As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday. A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...

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Oil rebounds above \$47 Oil prices rebounded quickly from a brief fall late last week as fierce fighting in the Iraqi city of Najaf overshadowed Iraq #39;s resumption of full exports following a two-week disruption.

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Union: US Air Talks with Pilots Break Off Talks between US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and the airline #39;s pilots union over a new round of concessions broke down on Monday, the union said.

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Sun Is Closer Than We Thought The solar particles are sealed inside the Genesis sample return capsule, a disk about the size of a truck tire, that will drift toward Earth #39;s surface beneath a parachute.

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Olympic Track Wrap: Holmes Ends Mutola #39;s Dream Briton Kelly Holmes extinguished training partner Maria Mutola #39;s dream of consecutive Olympic titles Monday with an agonizingly close win in the women #39;s 800 meters final.

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Russians deny interest in Everton Russian timber tycoon Boris Zingarevich #39;s company denied on Monday reports that he or his 23-year-old son was bidding for Premier League club Everton.

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Sorry Sonia Trails in Last Sonia OSullivan, who claimed silver for Ireland in Sydney four years ago, struggled home in last place in the 5,000m final in Athens tonight.

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Death demanded for South African #39;mercenary #39; in E Guinea coup bid MALABO : The prosecutor in the case of South African alleged mercenary leader Nick du Toit, who has admitted a limited role in a coup bid in Equatorial Guinea, called for him to be sentenced to death.

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Blue Chips Slip as Wal-Mart Disappoints NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WMT.N</A> cast a pall over sentiment, overshadowing a two-session pullback in oil prices.

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Flames' Kiprusoff Wins Arbitration Case (AP) AP - Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff was awarded #36;2.95 million in arbitration Monday for the upcoming season.

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Cude Oil Prices Flat Crude oil prices were flat Monday, after briefly touching \$49 a barrel Friday, amid a spate of record contract highs. The benchmark US crude added 2 cents to \$47.

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Financial markets KAREN TSO: Brokers have upgraded their recommendations for Woolworths after the company reported a 13 per cent jump in net profit for the year, to \$688 million.

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Blue Chips End Lower, Wal-Mart Weighs US blue chips ended lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from the world #39;s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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Google #39;s IPO: Success or failure? After all the sound and fury about the initial public offering of on-line search kingpin Google Inc. - a decidedly bumpy process filled with gaffes, and accompanied by oceans of commentary -nvestors are left with two major questions.

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Amcast sells aluminum castings business to Park-Ohio Amcast Industrial Corp. has sold its Automotive Components Group, including its operations in Cedarburg, to Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

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US dollar moves in tight range against major currencies in Asian ... SINGAPORE : The US dollar moved in a narrow range against the yen and euro in Asia on Monday as investors awaited US economic data and a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan later this week.

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Kmart sells 18 stores to Home Depot Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. Monday announced that it finalized a transaction to sell 18 stores to Home Depot Inc. for \$271 million in cash.

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Macromedia Ships Flex Development Tool Macromedia Monday shipped Flex Builder, an integrated development environment (IDE) for Web applications built on the company #39;s XML-based Flex application platform.

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New Worm Hijacks Webcams A new worm can spy on users by hijacking their Web cameras, a security firm warned Monday. The Rbot.gr worm -- the latest in a long line of similar worms; one security firm estimates that more than 4,000 variations

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US Online Retail Sales Expected To Double In Six Years Online retail sales in the US are expected to double by 2010, accounting for 12 percent of the total retail sales, a market research firm said Monday.

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USC #39;s First 2004 Olympic Medalist Athens, Greece - USC senior Otis Harris became the school #39;s first 2004 Olympic Medalist today as he won the silver in the men #39;s 400m.

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City: Cubs Ballpark Is OK To Play Chicago #39;s Buildings Commission is letting baseball take place as scheduled Monday night at Wrigley Field. The commission says inspectors found quot;no evidence of shoddy repairs quot; at the Cubs #39; ballpark.

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Captive American Journalist Freed in Iraq An aide to rebel Iraqi Shi #39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says an American journalist kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago has been freed.

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Sun partners for high-speed Ethernet Sun Microsystems will integrate drivers for S2io #39;s Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter into the Solaris operating system for Sparc, AMD Opteron, and Intel Xeon servers.

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Norwegian police hunt for motive, robbers in Munch art theft (AFP) AFP - Norwegian police hunting for two world-famous paintings by artist Edvard Munch, stolen at the weekend in the country's first-ever armed museum robbery, said they had no clue what the thieves were going to do with their priceless bounty.

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Ex-Hornets Executive Sentenced for Fraud (AP) AP - Spencer Stolpen, former president of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, was sentenced to 15 months in prison Monday for scheming to defraud banks to pay off his mounting debts.

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Witnesses: U.S. Warplanes Bomb Fallujah (AP) AP - U.S. warplanes bombed the volatile city of Fallujah early Tuesday, and flames and plumes of smoke rose from its southern neighborhoods, witnesses said. The U.S. military had no immediate comment.

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Air India case: roommate of Crown star witness forgets previous testimony (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - The former roommate of a star Crown witness became the latest in a number of defence witnesses for an accused Air India bomber who has had trouble remembering things.

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Layton says he and Martin agree they must co-operate in House (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - NDP Leader Jack Layton says he and Prime Minister Paul Martin agree they must co-operate to make Parliament work this fall. Layton and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper each met privately Monday with Martin, the same day the Liberals began their annual summer caucus.

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Negative Attacks Often Prove Effective (AP) AP - While politicians decry negative advertising and personal attacks, the bottom line is that such tactics often work.

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GOP Convention a Stage for George Pataki (AP) AP - When George Pataki welcomes thousands of Republican stalwarts to their national convention in New York City, more than a few will be sizing up the three-term New York governor as a national party leader.

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U.S. Airways Pilots Say Labor Talks Break Down Talks between US Airways Group Inc. and the union representing pilots have broken down, the Air Line Pilots Association said Monday.

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Study Shows 1 in 3 Adults Has Hypertension By JAMIE STENGLE DALLAS (AP) -- As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday. A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...

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Briefly: Friendster hires ex-AOL ad exec roundup Plus: HP inks deal with energy firm...Holiday Inn welcomes Priceline...More colleges get cheap online music.

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Virus targets 64-bit Windows Digital pest prototype infects files only found in early Windows code for AMD 64-bit Opteron processors.

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U.S. Forest Service to cut IT jobs The U.S. Forest Service is cutting the equivalent of 500 full-time IT jobs as part of a reorganization of its IT department.

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Intel seen readying new Wi-Fi chips In a briefing later this week, Intel is expected to announce the availability of a "tri-mode" Wi-Fi chip that supports the 802.11b wireless standard and its speedier cousin, 802.11g -- as well as the less-used 802.11a.

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SAP to deliver HR upgrade for U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service is about to get a \$35 million Web-based human resources application makeover, based on the mySAP Business Suite from applications vendor SAP AG.

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Windows XP SP2 rollout to resume Wednesday After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft on Wednesday plans to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition.

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Cartel inquiry claims Amcor chief The boss of Australian packaging company Amcor quits his post amid a growing scandal over allegations of price-fixing.

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Big German banks hit by phishing attacks Two of Germany's biggest banks, Postbank and Deutsche Bank, were the targets of coordinated phishing attacks last week.

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HP to manage IT for Finnish energy giant Finnish energy giant Fortum Corp. has signed a five-year agreement with Hewlett-Packard to manage its IT infrastructure and support about 10,000 users across Europe.

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Cisco, Microsoft merge IP telephony with CRM Cisco Systems plans to offer a tool to help small and medium-size businesses use Microsoft CRM software in combination with a Cisco IP communication system.

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Sun partners for high-speed Ethernet Sun Microsystems will integrate drivers for S2io's Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter into the Solaris operating system for Sparc, AMD Opteron, and Intel Xeon servers. In addition, S2io will partner with Sun to develop a TCP/IP offload engine with remote direct memory access functionality to enhance performance and scalability in intense computer and server environments.

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Colgate Plans to Cut About 4,400 Jobs Colgate-Palmolive, which makes consumer products including Ajax detergent and Irish Spring soap, plans to cut its work force by about 4,400 jobs as part of a restructuring plan aimed at boosting its sales and profits around the world.

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New Web Site Helps Compare Gasoline Prices By MICHAEL RUBINKAM PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hate it when you fill 'er up and, five minutes later, spot another station selling gas for a nickel a gallon cheaper? Jason Toews, a 30-year-old computer programmer from the Minneapolis suburbs, hated it even more when he couldn't find an easy way to shop around. "I even tried calling up some of the stations to find out what their prices are and they usually didn't like to tell you over the phone," he said...

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Some Strange Twists in Music Piracy Lawsuits By TED BRIDIS WASHINGTON (AP) -- A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an \$11,000 settlement...

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Los Angeles Imposes Regulations on Cybercafes LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A new city law designed to prevent violence at cybercafes quietly took effect Saturday, but authorities had no inspections planned to check for compliance with the tighter rules. The ordinance requires 30 parlors in Los Angeles to enforce a curfew for minors and install surveillance cameras...

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Oil prices cool Oil futures cooled on Monday, giving investors a brief reprieve from record-high prices amid word that Iraqi oil exports have returned to normal for the first time in two weeks.

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HBOS Sounds Alarm over Santander-Abbey Deal Britain-based HBOS says it will file a complaint to the European Commission against Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano (SCH) in connection with SCH #39;s bid to acquire British bank Abbey National

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Bush, Kerry camps spar on overtime WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- New rules governing overtime pay kicked in Monday, spurring a politically charged debate over the impact of the new regulations on American workers #39; time cards and paychecks.

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Redesigned Saturn VUE Passes Rollover Test The redesigned Saturn VUE passed the government #39;s rollover test with a score similar to other sport utility vehicles, federal regulators said Monday.

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US Airways Talks with Pilots Collapse Talks between US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and its pilots union over a new round of concessions collapsed on Monday, the union said.

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ARM Grasps Artisan for Embedded Chips p gt;Semiconductor design firm ARM (Quote, Chart) is took a major leap into the embedded microprocessor space by acquiring Artisan Components (Quote, Chart), producer of embedded memory, standard cell, input/output, analog and mixed-signal components.

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US to sell \$24 billion in 2-year notes on Wednesday CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- US Treasurys retreated Monday, with a stabilizing oil market undercutting prices as well as speculation that higher energy costs will undermine the nation #39;s economic recovery.

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SAP to deliver HR upgrade for US Postal Service AUGUST 23, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - The US Postal Service is about to get a \$35 million Web-based human resources application makeover, courtesy of Germany-based applications vendor SAP AG.

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BEA Systems Ships All-In-One App Platform For ISVs BEA Systems Inc. on Monday unveiled an all-in-one package of products that make it easier for independent software vendors to build and install web applications on BEA #39;s Java-based platform.

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Cisco Ties Microsoft CRM to Your Phone System In an effort to integrate its IP-based communications products with Microsoft customer relationship management software, Cisco Systems today announced the Cisco CRM Communications Connector.

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Introducing Playlist The transformation of my musical life happened slowly. I used to bring an envelope of CDs to work and play them through my computer #39;s CD-ROM drive.

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Gold medal for Cuban Yumisledi Cumb ATHENS (PL). Unexpectedly, but justly so, shot putter Yumisleidi Cumb has become the first gold medalist for Cuba at the 28th Olympic Games in Athens after Russian Irina Korzhanenko tested positive for drugs.

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Wariner claims superb gold Rookie Jeremy Wariner proved a worthy successor to Michael Johnson when blazing to the Olympic 400 metres gold medal on Monday night in Athens.

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Sebrle soars as Americans struggle in first day of decathlon Reigning world champion Tom Pappas suffered from a crisis in confidence Monday as he faded from the medal picture in a tough first day of the Olympic decathlon.

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Sources: Israelis have plans for more housing units Israeli officials, who are already seeking bids to build 1,001 new housing units in the West Bank, have plans for another 450 units, government sources said Monday.

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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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Lycos Releases Two New Search Tools Lycos Releases Two New Search Tools\\People Search is a rebranding of WhoWhere.com offering telephone and other data sources including direct links (labeled "professional profile") to the Eliyon.com database. Eliyon aggregates data from a variety of open web sources. Be careful as some of these profiles might contain old, outdated info.\\The ...

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FaganFinder Search Engine Launches URLinfo FaganFinder Search Engine Launches URLinfo\\Another great tool from Michael Fagan via his already VERY useful Fagan Finder search page. Michael pinged us today to inform us about his new URLinfo resource that makes finding info about a specific web page/site from a variety of sources just a click or two ...

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Chinese handset makers lose ground (FT.com) FT.com - International mobile phone manufacturers such as Nokia and Motorola have halted the rapid rise of local rivals in the crucial Chinese market, a victory won largely by revamping distribution chains and introducing new handset designs, market analysts and foreign industry executives said.

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U.S.-Brazil Vie for Gold in Women's Soccer ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States beat world champions Germany 2-1 in a fierce struggle Monday to reach the final of the Olympic women's soccer tournament.

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Migrating Storks Die in Israel Chemical Waste Pool (Reuters) Reuters - Some 200 storks migrating from Europe\to Africa flew to their deaths in Israel Monday, landing in an\acid-filled pool of waste outside a chemical plant, veterinary\officials said.

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Karzai Meets With Musharraf Over Economy, Terrorism Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Monday for talks on economic cooperation and fighting terrorism, a foreign ministry official said.

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Google: The Scorecard In the end, we have another public company, one of 6,000 or so. For all of the yammering about the meaning, strength, and success or failure of the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) IPO, at the end of the day we have

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Putin says Russian oil companies are increasing production Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Bush on Monday that Russian oil companies are increasing oil production and exports and will continue to do so, the White House said.

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Ontario court OKs Air Canada restructuring Air Canada has been cleared for take-off. An Ontario court judge approved the battered airline #39;s restructuring plan, and the company could emerge from bankruptcy protection as early as Sept.

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Small Index Gains Across The Board Chips are being credited with keeping the Nasdaq and, by extension, our InformationWeek 100 above water at the close. But in reality, the Nasdaq passed most of Monday much higher than the mean sea level.

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Gene Tweaking Turns Couch Potato Mice Into Racers Altering a single gene turned ordinary mice into marathon racers that could run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat, a team of researchers reported on Monday.

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Cisco and Microsoft CRM Team for Medium Businesses Integrated ... August 23, 2004 - (HostReview.com) - Cisco Systems, Inc. (www.cisco.com) today announced, with the support of Microsoft, the Cisco Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Communications Connector developed for Microsoft Business Solutions CRM.

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Sophos: Worm Spies on Innocent Computer Users Sophos believes that the W32/Rbot-GR worm is evidence of a growing trend of more and more malware spying on innocent home computer owners and poorly-protected businesses.

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US Online Sales To Top \$300 Billion By 2010 Forrester Research projects US online retail sales will more than double over the next six years, reaching \$316 billion by 2010. According to a new report from Forrester Research, Inc.

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