label: 1 text: Isringhausen has hip surgery, should be ready for spring training Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen had successful surgery on his left hip Monday and should be fully recovered in time for spring training.


label: 2 text: 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


label: 3 text: EU Extends Review of Microsoft Deal (AP) AP - Software giant Microsoft Corp. and the media and entertainment powerhouse Time Warner Inc. ran into fresh trouble with the European Union on Wednesday as antitrust regulators ordered an in-depth probe of their deal to collaborate in making anti-piracy software.


label: 3 text: Long-distance Web surfing comes closer Business travellers will be able to surf the Web securely on long-distance flights by combining services from Boeing and iPass, the companies plan to announce on Monday.


label: 0 text: Haiti violence scuppers IMF visit The IMF says unrest in Haiti forces it to postpone talks on an emergency loan for the stricken country.


label: 1 text: Bruno #39;s chase for title BRAZILIAN Bruno Junquiera kept his 2004 Champ car title chase alive with a calculated race win on the Gold Coast yesterday. Junqueira, twice a series runner-up, now has a 22-point deficit to claw back on teammate


label: 2 text: Mondavi Director Quits Under Pressure Michael Mondavi, a director of wine maker Robert Mondavi Corp., has resigned from the board after his comments in the press undermined the company #39;s efforts to overhaul its business, the company said.


label: 1 text: Italy: Juventus increases lead Juventus increased its lead in the Serie A on Saturday by beating newcomer Messina 2-1, ending the hopes of the unheralded Sicilian team to earn a historic first place in Italy #39;s top league.


label: 2 text: Can MSN music unseat iTunes? The software giant quietly raised the curtain for its MSN Music Web site, which offers song downloads for 99 cents. The store also has a home in Windows Media Player 10, which is slated to launch on Thursday.


label: 3 text: 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


label: 3 text: Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Adobe has today announced Photoshop Elements 3.0. New features include the Healing Brush, previously only available in the full version of Photoshop, and new Spot Healing Brush as well as the ability to support RAW files.


label: 3 text: Today Inca Trail, Tomorrow Inca Road A consortium of nonprofits aim to restore sections of the Inca Road, the 500-year-old route that linked the Inca Empire from present-day Colombia to central Chile.


label: 0 text: Turkish PM Heads to EU Summit on Confident Mood  ANKARA/STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip  Erdogan voiced confidence on Wednesday that Turkey would win a  date for opening long-delayed European Union entry talks at a  landmark summit of the bloc's 25 leaders this week.


label: 0 text: Colombian drug baron in US court Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela who headed Colombia's Cali cartel appears in court in the US state of Florida.


label: 3 text: Cheek tissue to restore eyesight Japanese doctors have used thin sheets of cheek tissue to restore vision in people with a painful eye condition caused by damaged corneas.


label: 2 text: ADB Head Chino to Resign, Japan Recommends Kuroda as Successor Asian Development Bank President Tadao Chino today expressed his intention to resign and Japan said it will recommend Haruhiko Kuroda, an adviser to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, to succeed him.


label: 2 text: Ovitz Defends His Role in ABC Hiring, 'Kundun' GEORGETOWN, Del., Oct. 28 -- Plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit over former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz's \$140 million severance package attempted Thursday to portray Ovitz as a dishonest bumbler who botched the hiring of a major television executive and pushed the release of a movie that angered the Chinese government, damaging Disney's business prospects in the country.


label: 3 text: SAP touts NetWeaver enhancements SAP is rolling out a new set of Java and business intelligence enhancements to its NetWeaver middleware and integration stack.


label: 2 text: Wall Street stocks end higher on strong company earnings Wall Street stocks rose Thursday as National Semiconductor Corp. #39;s strong earnings results soothed investors #39; worries over higher jobless rate and rising oil prices.


label: 0 text: Senate Debate Signals Split on Bills to Create Spy Post The bill, which would establish the post of national intelligence director, has powerful critics in both parties.


label: 3 text: The Shipping News? Time's Almost Up   The e-mail offers are coming fast and furious.<br> "There's still time," screamed one that arrived in my inbox Tuesday, promising 20 percent off any item or free shipping at Art.com. I had only to enter "Santa" or "free shipping" in a special box at checkout -- and order by Dec. 16.


label: 3 text: Energy Department Hacked Nearly 200 Times In Last Year The department must do more to lower the risk of cyberattacks against its IT systems and networks, an internal report says. By George V. Hulme.


label: 0 text: Blasts in Baghdad Target Two Ministerial Convoys A suicide car bomb attack targeting Iraq #39;s environment minister killed four of her bodyguards on Tuesday, while a separate blast near the education minister #39;s convoy killed one bodyguard, police and government officials said.


label: 2 text: Weak Ice Cream Sales Melt Nestle's Profit  ZURICH (Reuters) - Higher raw material costs and lower ice  cream sales in Europe ate into Nestle's NESN.VX first-half  results, sending shares in the world's largest food group down  over five percent on Wednesday amid concerns about its  long-term profitability.


label: 3 text: Apple in iTunes.co.uk cybersquatting row Apple has been accused of bullying tactics in its battle to force a small UK firm to hand over ownership of the iTunes.co.uk web address.


label: 2 text: Md. Senate Panel Relents on Medical Malpractice Reform  A Senate commission studying Maryland's medical malpractice crisis gave some ground yesterday on legal changes sought by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) and endorsed the creation of a state fund that would subsidize doctors' insurance costs for the next four years.


label: 0 text: Activist Holds Anti-Nader Hunger Strike SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A peace activist who once fasted for 63 days to protest movie violence and war toys is launching another hunger strike to persuade Ralph Nader to abandon his presidential bid...


label: 3 text: Mozilla Firefox Browser Blazes Across the Globe Blake Ross started working on building  quot;a better quot; browser while other kids were just getting hooked on instant messenger.


label: 2 text: Disney Chief Rules Out Board Position Michael D. Eisner, Disney's chief, said that he did not plan to remain on the board or become chairman when he retires in two years.


label: 0 text: First arrests made over Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta Indonesian police investigating the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta last week have made their first arrests. They have taken into custody a couple suspected of having links to the attack #39;s alleged


label: 3 text: In Brief: NetSuite integrates with WorldPay to boost e-commerce NetSuite has unveiled the availability of multicurrency credit card processing for its e-commerce customers. The new feature was made possible by integration, announced this week, between NetSuite and WorldPay, which is part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. NetSuite's e-commerce capability enables companies to transact business on the Web while automatically linking into internal customer relationship management, financial, and warehouse systems. With the new multicurrency credit card processing feature, NetSuite e-commerce customers can now accept credit card payments in 120 currencies and receive settlement in 14 currencies. More information about NetSuite e-commerce is available at www.netsuite.com/netcommerce1.\\


label: 2 text: Boston's technology takes corporate, not consumer, tilt If you want to know what it feels like to be a salmon struggling upstream, or a migratory bird flapping south in the face of a stiff headwind, just try starting a consumer technology business in Boston.


label: 1 text: COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Reed #39;s 23 leads WMU to 5-2 CHARLESTON, SC -- Ben Reed scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Western Michigan beat the College of Charleston, 69-56, on Sunday.


label: 2 text: Ryanair #39;s northern expansion opens new routes to the Med The Mediterranean came a little closer to sun seekers in the north-west today after Ryanair announced a new hub and nine extra routes including southern France, Italy and Spain.


label: 1 text: Already running on our news wire Racing supremo Bernie Ecclestone today described the withdrawal of Jaguar from Formula One as no surprise. The struggling team #39;s future was in doubt after fears that it had struggled to find the money needed to compete in the cash-driven sport.


label: 1 text: Rossi admits surprise at title Newly-crowned world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has admitted his surprise at winning the title in his first year with new team Yamaha.


label: 3 text: Hubble spots 'youngest galaxy' The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted what may be the youngest galaxy ever seen in the Universe.


label: 0 text: British anti-terrorism police arrest radical cleric Abu Hamza British police Thursday arrested radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri under the Terrorism Act at a prison in southeast London where the cleric was already jailed under a US extradition warrant.


label: 2 text: Generosity warms chilly morning Daily Telegram Staff Writer. ADRIAN -- In the midst of planning holiday get-togethers, shopping trips and Christmas lists, remember to take time for those not as fortunate.


label: 1 text: Wife's Illness Gives Coach Perspective (AP) AP - Michigan State coach John L. Smith sat in his office last week contemplating football  #151; and life.


label: 2 text: Money Funds Fell in Latest Week Assets of the nation #39;s retail money market mutual funds fell by \$4.03 billion in the latest week to \$828.98 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.


label: 3 text: AMD Shows Off Dual-Core Microprocessor It said it has demonstrated a working version of the technology based on its Opteron chip. By Darrell Dunn. The shift to dual-core microprocessors continues to accelerate.


label: 0 text: Hamas pledges new rocket attacks Hamas militants say there will be no let-up in efforts to fire missiles at Israel, despite a major Israeli military operation.


label: 0 text: Radical Shiite Cleric  #39;Accepts Peace Plan #39; If the agreement is fulfilled  and al-Sadr has made contradictory statements in the past  it would resolve a crisis that had angered many of Iraq #39;s majority Shiites and threatened to undermine the fledgling interim government of Prime Minister ...


label: 1 text: Charles Woodson Ends Holdout With Raiders (AP) AP - Charles Woodson's monthlong holdout didn't yield the "boat load of money" he said he was looking for, so it was time to show up at Oakland Raiders' training camp.


label: 3 text: Cabir added to payload of Symbian mobile Trojan Virus writers have packaged the Skulls mobile Trojan with Cabir to create a more potent threat against Symbian Series 60 smart phones.


label: 1 text: Azeri to take on the boys in Breeders #39; Cup Classic Grand Prairie, TX (Sports Network) - Former Horse of the Year Azeri will run against the boys Saturday in the Breeders #39; Cup Classic.


label: 2 text: Boeing wins Air Force contract to launch satellites WASHINGTON -- The Boeing Co., the second-biggest US defense contractor, won a \$54 million contract to launch four navigation satellites for the Air Force in the second exception to a ban imposed on the company last year.


label: 1 text: Keane to Rooney: Beware the hangers-on and back-stabbers MANCHESTER - As Wayne Rooney steps closer to his Manchester United debut, club captain has Roy Keane warned the England striker not to trust anyone as he revealed a world of hangers-on and back-stabbers at Old Trafford.


label: 3 text: P2P outfit sues RIAA for copyright theft SUING MACHINE, the RIAA is on the legal defensive after a P2P software company has accused it of nicking its technology. Altnet is suing the RIAA and several of its partners of pirating its patent covering


label: 1 text: Glorious Sterne avoids school trip THERE was both grief and jubilation abroad in the environs of Madrid yesterday, but for nobody was the latter more dramatic than for Richard Sterne.


label: 2 text: The Best Way to Grow Operating cash flow is the best growth path there is, and Kenneth Cole is on it.


label: 2 text: Senate Approves Corporate Tax Bill The bill's tax breaks, while worth about \$140 billion over 10 years, is also designed save that much by closing shelters and raising customs fees.


label: 2 text: Stocks Fall on Security, Earnings Worries US stocks fell in extremely thin volume on Monday as security concerns surrounding the Republican convention in New York and worries about an update from technology bellwether Intel Corp.


label: 0 text: Mtl experts knew about C. difficile outbreak but didn't tell province:report (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - City health officials knew about the deadly C. difficile outbreak at least five months before the provincial Health Department was informed, according to a broadcast report.


label: 3 text: PC Shipments Rise 12 Percent Worldwide  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shipments of personal computers  in the third quarter rose 12 percent, driven by strong  corporate demand and ongoing strength in Europe, the Middle  East and Africa, a market research firm said on Monday.


label: 2 text: Before the Bell: Genentech, ImClone Rise  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Genentech Inc. DNA.N, OSI  Pharmaceuticals Inc. OSIP.O and ImClone Systems Inc. IMCL.O  surged before the bell on Friday after rival AstraZeneca Plc  AZN.L said its lung cancer drug Iressa failed to show  survival benefits in a major clinical study.


label: 3 text: Sex Patch Cools FDA's Ardor Questions about the effectiveness and long-term safety of a testosterone patch designed to boost a woman's sex drive has federal regulators wondering whether to approve the product at all.


label: 3 text: A New Sony Cyber-shot The unique-looking Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M1 (\$600 street) is a 5.1-megapixel digital camera with some interesting video capabilities.


label: 3 text: Karaoke #39;s Creator Wins Ig Nobel Prize Description: Daisuke Inoue, the inventor of karaoke, was awarded the 2004 Ig Nobel Peace Prize last night,  quot;for inventing karaoke, thereby providing an entirely new way for people to learn to tolerate each other.


label: 1 text: Golfer Thatcher Leads at Reno-Tahoe Open (AP) AP - Mark Calcavecchia briefly took the lead Friday before a double bogey left him one stroke behind leader Roland Thatcher after the first round of the rain-delayed Reno-Tahoe Open.


label: 0 text: Falluja takes more US hits At least four people have been killed in the latest US onslaught on the Iraqi city of Falluja overnight. Ten others were injured on Tuesday as US warplanes again bombed Falluja, targeting the area of al-Askari


label: 1 text: Canada, US skate to 1-1 draw at Four Nations Cup When it comes to international womens hockey, Canada and the United States are about as even as two teams can get. Why should the Four Nations Cup be any different?


label: 0 text: Annan UN Council Should Vote 'Yes' on Sudan Draft (Reuters) Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi\Annan on Thursday threw his weight behind a U.S.-drafted\resolution on Sudan's Darfur region, saying the Security\Council should adopt it immediately to stop atrocities.


label: 3 text: Price Comparison for Drugs Is Put on Federal Web Site Over objections from some drug companies, the Bush administration unveiled a new feature on the Medicare Web site comparing prices for similar brand-name drugs.


label: 2 text: Supply worries lift oil prices Oil prices hit a one-month high of \$47 a barrel yesterday as traders worried that US petroleum inventories had drawn down heavily due to Hurricane Ivan.


label: 0 text: 'Iraq-Style' U.N. Plan Not Sought for Iran (AP) AP - The Bush administration has no plans to seek an "Iraq-style" U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran if it succeeds in efforts to have the council address that country's nuclear activities.


label: 0 text: UN adopts resolution to intensify global anti-terror campaign The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday calling on states to strengthen cooperation in the fight against terrorism, including extraditing


label: 0 text: Air crash into lake kills all 53 on board BEIJING -- A small passenger plane carrying 53 people crashed today in a northern lake immediately after takeoff, and the government said there were no survivors. The plane crashed into a frozen lake in Baotou, a city about 330 miles northwest of Beijing, seconds after taking off at about 8:20 a.m., the official Xinhua News Agency said. The China Eastern ...


label: 1 text: All Russian tennis final There are no US players left in either singles draw, with Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport being bundled out in the women #39;s semifinals.


label: 0 text: Australia to Boost Security Net Around Coastline Australia plans to strengthen its coastal security with a controversial surveillance footprint that stretches south of New Zealand to north of Indonesia.


label: 3 text: First Look: A BlackBerry for Phone Lovers RIM #39;s new BlackBerry 7100t phone represents a radical departure from the company #39;s text-centric roots. Research in Motion #39;s BlackBerry e-mail devices have gathered a loyal (if relatively small) following, and


label: 1 text: Assault in Anaheim: Sox bury Angels Johnny Damon officially laid  quot;Cowboy Up quot; to rest as the Red Sox #39; identifying slogan prior to the start of their American League Division Series yesterday at Angel Stadium.


label: 1 text: No. 9 Utes Face Last-Place Aztecs (AP) AP - All Urban Meyer really wanted to talk about during the week was San Diego State, the next opponent for his ninth-ranked Utah Utes.


label: 3 text: Tape of Bigley #39;s assassination posted on website A videotape of the beheading of British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared Sunday on an Islamist website, showing the civil engineer pleading that he wanted  quot;to live a simple life quot; moments before he was decapitated.


label: 1 text: Jordan confirm Toyota deal The Silverstone-based team were left without an engine supplier when Ford put Cosworth up for sale earlier this year and needed frantic discussions in Brazil, at the final grand prix of the season, to secure their future.


label: 3 text: At Last, a Microsoft Search Tool Microsoft will introduce its long-awaited Internet search engine on Thursday, a person knowledgeable about the announcement said.


label: 2 text: Nikkei Poised to Mark 9-Day Losing Streak Tokyo #39;s Nikkei was down 0.26 percent by late trade on Wednesday although it recovered slightly from earlier lows as selling was curbed amid growing views that the market has fallen too far too fast.


label: 1 text: Biaggi breaks leg in training accident Italian MotoGP rider Max Biaggi has broken his leg in training and will be out of action for at least two months, ANSA news agency reported on Monday.


label: 3 text: Linux under threat from  #39;security update #39; Linux maker Red Hat is warning users about an email that pretends to be an official security advisory but is actually a phishing-type scam that contains links to malicious code.


label: 0 text: Canada condemns Sinai resort bombings (AFP) AFP - Canada condemned the deadly bombings of Egyptian resorts frequented by Israeli tourists, saying the attack was aimed at hurting cooperation between Egypt and Israel.


label: 1 text: White Sox #39;s Guillen hospitalized with what may be kidney stones Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was hospitalized last night and might have kidney stones. Guillen, serving the first game of a two-game suspension, left the ballpark about three hours before the game against Detroit and went to a Chicago hospital ...


label: 3 text: Bill Clinton Helps Launch Search Engine (AP) AP - Former president Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc.


label: 2 text: United Tech seeking holder support for its bid LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Kidde, the British fire safety equipment maker, surged for a second day on Friday on speculation investors will see an improvement to a 1.3 billion pound (\$2.


label: 2 text: FDI in branded retail may be allowed NEW DELHI, Nov. 25. The Centre plans to open the doors to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail segment so long as it does not impact the domestic retailers in the same sector.


label: 0 text: Somali MPs Vote for President, Counting Starts  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somali officials began counting votes  cast by lawmakers Sunday in a presidential election aimed at  returning national government to the chaotic Horn of Africa  state for the first time in 13 years.


label: 1 text: It #39;s splitsville for Clijsters and Hewitt Brussels, Belgium (Sports Network) - Tennis stars Kim Clijsters and Lleyton Hewitt have ended their relationship, according to Clijsters #39; web site.


label: 0 text: Minister in Pyongyang to demand explanation on blast (AFP) AFP - A government minister, now in Pyongyang, said he will seek an explanation from his North Korean hosts of a reported blast in the north of the country three days ago.


label: 2 text: Judge Orders Parmalat Auditors to Trial  MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian judge opened preliminary  hearings on Tuesday into the 14-billion-euro collapse of  Parmalat and immediately ruled that two former auditors of the  food group should stand trial in one of Europe's biggest fraud  cases.


label: 0 text: Zimbabwean Opposition to boycott election The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is calling on the Government to introduce electoral reform. The MDC says it will not take part in Zimbabwe #39;s 2005 general election because the poll will not be free and fair.


label: 0 text: US pushes Nato over Afghanistan The US is calling on Nato to take overall responsibility for peacekeeping and reconstruction in Afghanistan. US officials are proposing the separate US and Nato missions there should merge under Nato command


label: 3 text: Lycos Pulls Anti-Spam Screensaver Lycos has officially pulled their controversial anti-spam screensaver from their website. Lycos Europes website was, until early this morning, distributing an anti-spam screensaver as part of its Make Love Not Spam campaign.


label: 0 text: Explosives Found In Wreckage Of Both Russian Planes 29 August 2004 -- Russian investigators are continuing their probe into the near simultaneous crashes of two airliners on 24 August after finding traces of explosives at both wreckage sites.


label: 1 text: Fun and games during Premier League clashes London - There were tears and jeers during Saturday night #39;s English Premier League matches. Here are the match reports... Champions Arsenal bounced back from a disappointing Champions League performance with


label: 2 text: Euro soars as dollar nosedives THE dollar sell-off gained fresh momentum in latest trading with the greenback tumbling to its lowest level for nine years against the currencies of its main trading partners.


label: 1 text: Chris Chelios Goes Bobsledding in Lockout (AP) AP - Chris Chelios grabbed his red helmet, listened to some last-minute instructions, and then hit the ice  #151; running.


label: 2 text: All Geared Up to Serve The presidential inauguration is typically the most lucrative single week for the city's hospitality industry in any four-year span.


label: 0 text: Tough Campaign Ahead for Bush #39;s Australian Ally Ending months of speculation, Australian Prime Minister John Howard has called an election for October 9, when he will become the first of the three


label: 0 text: Alleged U.S. Deserter Jenkins Surrenders CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Frail but determined, Charles Jenkins surrendered to the United States on Saturday, nearly 40 years after the Army sergeant allegedly defected to North Korea and became a potent propaganda symbol for the isolated communist state.    Jenkins' surrender ends a bizarre, twisting saga that saw him vanish from his Army unit and resurface in propaganda films as various devilish - and inevitably American - characters...


label: 2 text: Elections to Move Stocks in Short Term The outcome -- or lack of it -- of Tuesday #39;s US presidential contest will move stocks in the short term, but the election effect likely will wear off quickly


label: 1 text: Pinsent bids for glory British rower Matthew Pinsent will be aiming for his fourth Olympic gold when 'Super Saturday' starts in Athens.


label: 2 text: No Black Friday blues as green flows like wine An accident has slowed Jacqueline Walker #39;s holiday shopping this year, but it couldn #39;t keep her away from the deals on Friday.


label: 0 text: Army deserter dealt legal setback TORONTO -- A US soldier who deserted because he opposed the war in Iraq appealed for asylum in Canada yesterday but faces an uphill battle to persuade a refugee tribunal that he has the right to stay.


label: 1 text: NHL begins lockout that could be lengthy Three months ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup. Now there might not be a season for the Lightning to defend that championship.


label: 3 text: Briefly: Oracle extends PeopleSoft deadline roundup Plus: Cisco reports access control server flaws...Toshiba tinkers with Wi-Fi for TV...Music promoter offers concert downloads.


label: 2 text: Update 12: Judge Won #39;t Block United Pension Plans A federal bankruptcy judge approved United Airlines #39; amended financing plan Friday, rejecting union arguments that United didn #39;t try hard enough to come up with an alternative that would continue company contributions to employee pension funds.


label: 1 text: Lopez adds to trophy chest with ease ATHENS -- In the 2000 Games, the US taekwondo team brought four athletes to Sydney and won one medal, Steve Lopez taking the gold in the 150-pound division.


label: 1 text: Spain through to Davis Cup final Teenager Rafael Nadal led Spain into the Davis Cup final on Sunday, but then admitted he may face a bit-part role in December #39;s title clash with the United States.


label: 1 text: Men #39;s volleyball: US falls to Russia Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States men #39;s volleyball team fell below .500 Thursday night with a four-set loss to Russia in Pool B action.


label: 0 text: Moqtada Al-Sadr #39;s militia strikes deal with US forces TONY EASTLEY: Fighters loyal to Iraqi Shi #39;ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr have begun handing over their weapons, in a deal designed to end fighting between the militiamen and US-led forces in Baghdad #39;s Sadr City.


label: 3 text: Pope condemns human cloning CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope John Paul II warned in a statement released Sunday that humanity #39;s speedy progress in science and technology risks overlooking moral values, citing with particular concern experiments in human cloning.


label: 0 text: Eitam: Disengagement plan is dangerous Speaking in the Knesset plenum ahead of Tuesday night #39;s crucial vote on the disengagement plan, NRP Chairman Efit Eitam challenged Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  quot;to do the honorable thing and go home.


label: 2 text: Update 1: Philippine Shares End Higher Philippine shares ended higher Thursday, with blue chip Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. , or PLDT, providing a boost after the strong overnight performance of its American Depositary Receipts, traders said.


label: 0 text: 'Heavy fighting' ahead in Falluja The full-scale assault on the Iraqi rebel city of Falluja could intensify, warns the US officer in charge of the offensive.


label: 3 text: UAPB Gets  #36;2.5M Science Grant From NSF (AP) AP - The National Science Foundation has awarded a  #36;2.5 million grant to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to steer minority students into the sciences, math and technology.


label: 3 text: Duke Welcomes Freshmen With New iPods (AP) AP - Newly arrived Duke University freshmen got something considerably snazzier than the usual Blue Devils T-shirts and ball caps: Their goodie bags included a free iPod digital music player engraved with the school's crest and the words "Class of 2008."


label: 1 text: Wizards Late Magic Stops Bobcats CHARLOTTE, NC, Oct. 14 (Ticker) -- The Charlotte Bobcats fell short in a wild franchise debut at home. Antawn Jamison hit a turnaround jumper in the lane with 6.8 seconds remaining to lift the Washington Wizards


label: 2 text: Symantec to Buy Veritas for  #36;13.5 Billion (Reuters) Reuters - Security software maker Symantec Corp.\has agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for  #36;13.5 billion,\expanding into the backup and recovery software market, the\companies said on Thursday.


label: 0 text: Strong Quake Shakes Northern Japan, Felt in Tokyo  TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 5.6 shook northern Japan on Monday in the same  area where the country's deadliest quake in nine years killed  23 people and injured more than 2,000 two days ago, media  reported.


label: 2 text: PeopleSoft sweetens severance packages PeopleSoft has quadrupled the size of the minimum severance package for its employees and doubled it for executives, as Oracle #39;s hostile bid got a recent boost in the courts.


label: 2 text: Falling dollar may raise problems The world used to be green with envy over the greenback, but now the stuff in your wallet can #39;t seem to shake the blues. It #39;s not that the United States is on the verge of singing  quot;Brother, Can You Spare a


label: 0 text: STREETWISE: Art? Nobody told the cleaner Paintings and other valuable works of art are stolen almost every day from galleries around the world, the most recent of course being Edvard Munch #39;s famous  quot;The Scream quot;.


label: 3 text: Concern Grows Over RFID Tag Production With the countdown for compliance with radio-frequency identification mandates from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and others #39; closing in, concern is growing that supplies of the necessary


label: 3 text: Robotic Fish Gather Data, Prize Naomi Ehrich Leonard trains robotic fish to swim the oceans and glean information. The fish also helped her pick up a \$500,000 'genius' prize from the MacArthur Foundation. Read the first in a series of Wired News profiles featuring MacArthur winners. By Kari Lynn Dean.


label: 2 text: Oil prices drop sharply to \$42US per barrel in spite of Iraqi <b>...</b> Oil prices dropped sharply Monday, falling below \$42 US per barrel, as last week #39;s selloff continued despite sabotage of Iraqi oil infrastructure that curbed exports.


label: 0 text: Israel's Sharon: Arafat Will 'Get What He Deserves'  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  on Wednesday renewed his threat to remove Yasser Arafat, saying  the Palestinian president would "get what he deserves."


label: 3 text: Microsoft teams up with industry partners for online SP2 <b>...</b> Windows XP Service Pack 2 was designed by Microsoft to provide proactive protection for Windows XP. Service Pack 2 has three main focus areas: Stronger security settings.


label: 2 text: Smucker Spreads It On Thick The latest earnings report from jam specialist JM Smucker (NYSE: SJM) heralds  quot;Record First Quarter Results. quot; Read carefully, though.


label: 3 text: Hot servers not so cool for data center managers ATLANTA -- Low-end server technology is racing ahead of the ability of many data centers to keep the increasingly dense and fast systems cool, a problem that's stopping some IT managers from using the new machines.


label: 1 text: Today #39;s top matchups at a glance Analysis: The Midshipmen have grown all too used to agonizing losses during Notre Dame #39;s 40-year streak. But Navy #39;s offense will present a unique challenge for the Irish.


label: 0 text: Peru Lawmakers Urge Court: Don't Free Berenson (Reuters) Reuters - The head of Peru's Congress on\Wednesday urged the region's top rights court not to order the\freedom of a New Yorker jailed for collaboration with leftist\rebels, saying it had to realize "this lady is a terrorist."


label: 1 text: FIFA Announces World Player of the Year Nominations Brazilian players have picked up the most nominations for FIFA #39;s World Player of the Year award with a total of six, including Real Madrid #39;s Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos.


label: 3 text: Arctic team reaches destination A team of British explorers, who are retracing the steps of a Victorian  pioneer, have reached Thom Bay.


label: 1 text: Tennis: Safin reaches China Open semis Fifth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia easily beat American Kevin Kim 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to move into the semi-finals of the China Open.


label: 1 text: Stern likes what he sees They have been criticized roundly, at home and here in Europe, sometimes by their own coach. What the team lacks is to some observers more obvious than its attributes.


label: 1 text: Key battles in England v Wales game England will be determined to restore their battered reputation when their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign resumes with a mouth-watering clash against Wales at Old Trafford this weekend.


label: 2 text: Oil Price Dive Deepens as Supplies Swell  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices slid more than a dollar to  7-week lows on Tuesday as growing signs of ample supply eased  concerns over fuel stocks for the northern winter.


label: 0 text: Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations Israeli Occupation Forces have perpetrated more human rights violations against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.


label: 1 text: Chelsea chief: We #39;re right to sack Mutu Chelsea chief Peter Kenyon says the club had no option but to sack Adrian Mutu last week. Kenyon claimed today that Mutu rejected offers of assistance from the club and lied to his employers, leaving Chelsea


label: 3 text: Microsoft and Sun #39;s difficult dance com December 2, 2004, 12:29 PM PT. This priority jumped up two spots into second place as CRM returns into the spotlight among top software initiatives alongside directory services and open source.


label: 3 text: Failed Mars Probe Blamed on Lack of Funds (AP) AP - A failed European mission to land a probe on Mars last year was hampered by late funding from the British government and tensions between groups conducting the flight, a parliamentary committee said Tuesday.


label: 0 text: New commissioners grilled by MEPs Hungarys Laszlo Kovacs, Italys Franco Frattini and Latvias Andris Piebalgs were interviewed on Monday and yesterday. Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso had to change his proposed team after it became


label: 1 text: Pirates end Phillies #39; postseason hopes Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez pitched 6 2-3 strong innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates stop a seven-game road losing streak with a 6-1 victory over


label: 1 text: Texans LB Bell Placed on Injured Reserve (AP) AP - The Houston Texans placed inside linebacker Marcus Bell on injured reserve Wednesday with a shoulder injury he suffered last weekend in a game at Pittsburgh.


label: 1 text: Comfortable Win Earns Ajax First Points Ajax threw themselves a qualification lifeline at the Amsterdam ArenA with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Champions League Group C. First-half goals from Wesley Sonck, Nigel De Jong and skipper


label: 1 text: Xaverian masters Brockton Xaverian coach Charlie Stevenson approached yesterday's game against No. 3 Brockton as a sort of litmus test for his team.  quot;This was really a measuring game for us, quot; he said after a 35-21 victory for his No. 6 Hawks.  quot;As a team, we weren't really sure where we were at after the first two games. quot;


label: 2 text: Pilots Saying Yes to Less Money May Save Delta Air The labor cost and productivity problems of major airlines have been intractable for a couple of decades, which makes imminent pay concessions by Delta pilots a hopeful event for the airline, lenders, investors and the industry.


label: 3 text: Intel Developing Optical Connect for Laptops, Servers (PC World) PC World - Optical links will be cheaper, quieter, and smaller than copper ribbons, company says.


label: 1 text: Strachan can lead Scotland from the mire EVERY time the clamour starts over the future of a manager, there are always a few weary souls who can be relied upon to ask  quot;Who else is there?


label: 0 text: After Accord, Sudan Camp Raided Just hours after the government agreed to a peace deal Tuesday aimed at ending violence in Darfur, Sudanese police arrived at this battered camp in the middle of the night, beating residents with wooden poles, bulldozing and burning shelters and firing tear gas into a health clinic, residents and aid workers reported.


label: 1 text: Redskins' Taylor Arrested on DUI Charge (AP) AP - Washington Redskins rookie Sean Taylor was arrested early Wednesday on charges of driving under the influence and refusing a breathalyzer test.


label: 2 text: Level 3 to buy Sprint #39;s dial-up business com October 1, 2004, 10:51 AM PT. There #39;s no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.


label: 0 text: Junta tries to vilify and isolate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi <b>...</b> A Western diplomat based in Burmas capital Rangoon told DVB that there has been no official statement from the military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) on the expelling of Daw Aung San Suu Kyis bodyguards, and added that the


label: 3 text: Choosing Domain Names for Professional Sites Choosing Domain Names for Professional Sites\\A professional or business site is one where the primary purpose of the site is to facilitate business transactions. You can sell items directly online or exclusively offline, but the result is the same. You want customers to buy products and/or service directly from you.\\To ...


label: 1 text: Kansas City Lineman Catches Heat From ND (AP) AP - All he said was, "Jordan Black, Dallas Christian High School." That was more than enough to upset many Notre Dame fans.


label: 3 text: Microsoft #39;s Linux Strategist Speaks Out Beyond mapping out a strategy to take on Novell, Microsoft is putting an enormous amount of effort into its  quot;get out the facts quot; campaign, which makes direct comparisons of Linux costs and Windows pricing.


label: 2 text: Banknorth sought other deals Banknorth Group Inc. solicited bids from several other large banks before deciding that a Canadian bank could acquire a majority stake in the company, chief executive William J. Ryan told analysts yesterday.


label: 3 text: Googlicious - More Google Expansion Googlicious - Post IPO Google Expansion\\The skeptics scoffed, the Securities Exchange Commission had a fit, and the company had to halve the number of shares of the initial public offering to set a price that valued the company at roughly 120 times earnings, extravagant even by dot.com era standards.\\By the ...


label: 3 text: Nintendo and Sony Square Off in Handheld Game Market Sony and Nintendo made separate product announcements ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.


label: 0 text: Bush Signs Bill to Keep Government Going President Bush on Sunday signed a stopgap spending bill that keeps the government running while Congress sorts out remaining issues related to a more permanent federal spending package.


label: 1 text: Report: Kidd Not Expected Back Until December (Reuters) Reuters - New Jersey Nets guard Jason\Kidd continues to recover from surgery on his left knee and\will reportedly be sidelined until December.


label: 0 text: Six US marines killed in Iraq bomb attack FALLUJAH, Iraq : At least six US marines were killed and several others wounded in a bomb attack on a military convoy near the militant Iraqi stronghold of Fallujah, witnesses and US military sources said.


label: 2 text: Krispy Kreme Posts Net Loss After Charges Struggling doughnut shop chain Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported an unexpected quarterly net loss because of impairment charges and store closing costs.


label: 1 text: Polish walker wins fourth Olympic gold Robert Korzeniowski of Poland added to his record collection of gold medals in race walking with his unprecedented third consecutive Olympic victory Friday in the 50-kilometer walk.


label: 2 text: Chinese firm in talks for Noranda Government-controlled minmetals. Exclusive talks to buy Canadian mining giant that has a market value of \$6.7 billion. Noranda CEO Derek Pannell said he is encouraged by discussions with Minmetals, although


label: 3 text: DoCoMo unveils prototype micro fuel cell for 3G handsets TOKYO - NTT DoCoMo on Thursday unveiled what it calls the nation #39;s first prototype micro fuel cell aimed at boosting battery life for its powerful third-generation FOMA handsets.


label: 3 text: IBM Lands Voice, Data Deal Worth Nearly \$1 Billion The VoIP deal is the type of technology outsourcing and service agreement that has become an increasingly large and profitable part of IBM #39;s overall business and the sort of development that


label: 3 text: Sony debuts HD handycam SONY has released the worlds first high definition handycam for the consumer market - the HDR-FX1. The device, which will be available locally and in the region from mid-November, at an estimated \$US4500


label: 2 text: National Foods To Boost Product Release Fourfold -2- MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian dairy company National Foods Ltd. (NFD.AU) said Friday that it plans to launch at least 80 new products over the next 12 months, compared with the annual average of less than 20.


label: 1 text: Bears #39; loss could be gross, man MINNEAPOLIS -- The sight of Rex Grossman leaving the Metrodome turf on a cart was bad enough for the Bears #39; faithful. Seeing his family upset outside the team #39;s locker room was more telling.


label: 3 text: Google plans giant online library stack Well, boot up, bibliophile. That vision took a big step toward becoming reality this week, as Internet search-engine firm Google and five big libraries announced plans to create a giant online reading room.


label: 2 text: US FTC Sues Firms for False Weight-Loss Claims As part of a renewed effort to curb false weight-loss claims, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it has sued six companies that sold products ranging from cellulite cream to diet teas and patches.


label: 2 text: A Long Goodbye at Equifax Give them credit, they #39;re starting the CEO search with plenty of lead time. Early in the day on Aug. 18, Thomas F. Chapman, chairman and CEO of Equifax, stated his intention to retire sometime in late 2005, according to a company statement. While such an ...


label: 0 text: Moldovan summertime 'Love Under a Lime Tree' sets European hips swinging (AFP) AFP - Europe's youth has been singing in Romanian this summer thanks to a Moldovan boys band that has swept to the top of the charts across the continent.


label: 2 text: Bally's Bully Tactics Backfire An enormous number of consumer complaints shows investors why this company is hurting.


label: 0 text: Nigeria launches polio vaccination bid Nigeria #39;s president has kicked off a mammoth effort to immunise 80 million children against polio in 23 sub-Saharan African countries, described by international health experts as  quot;the single-largest public health campaign quot; in history to wipe out the


label: 1 text: China to fire Haan Arie Haan will be sacked as China national coach following the nation #39;s early exit from the 2006 Asian World Cup qualifiers according to Chinese officials.


label: 0 text: Suspect Admits Jewish Graves Desecration (AP) AP - An unemployed man was arrested Monday in connection with the desecration of a Jewish cemetery earlier this month and an attack on a Muslim, judicial officials said.


label: 1 text: Ole Miss Contacts Erickson --  #39;It #39;s Something I Need to Look at #39; Don #39;t count San Francisco 49ers coach Dennis Erickson out of Ole Miss #39;s hunt for a new coach just yet. On Tuesday, Erickson met with Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone and chancellor Robert Khayat for two hours in a Santa Clara, Calif.


label: 2 text: Dollar Edges Up After Euro Talked Down  TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar crept up on Wednesday,  enjoying some respite from recent falls due to caution ahead of  an announcement on U.S. interest rates and after more European  officials spoke out against the euro's rapid rise.


label: 1 text: Jackson second to Leslie for MVP UNCASVILLE, CONN. - When the WNBA announced its 2004 MVP on Friday night at Mohegan Sun Arena, the Seattle Storms Lauren Jackson wasnt part of the presentation as she was last year when she won the award.


label: 1 text: Braves look to tie up series Mike Hampton has never won a Division Series game, but he needs to pitch at a top level today to help the Atlanta Braves pull even in their first-round set against the Houston Astros.


label: 2 text: India among top four FDI destinations in Asia NEW DELHI - The United Nations Conference on Trade  amp; Development (UNCTAD) on Wednesday placed India among the top four Asian foreign direct investment (FDI) destinations and said it will get more foreign investment flows as the global economy rebounds


label: 1 text: And the beat(ing) goes on This time there was no inspiring rally, nothing that could be labeled a moral victory and no reason for the crowd of 17,595 not to voice its displeasure with a chorus of boos.


label: 2 text: Artificial Spinal Disk Gains Approval From the FDA The Food and Drug Administration yesterday permitted a unit of Johnson  amp; Johnson to market an artificial spinal disk in the United States as a new form of treatment for people with severe lower back pain.


label: 1 text: Off-Court Woes Burden Cavaliers' Wagner (AP) AP - Dajuan Wagner often wonders how so many things went wrong at once.


label: 0 text: Thatcher #39;s Cape Town trial postponed The trial of Sir Mark Thatcher in South Africa on charges that he helped finance a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea has been postponed until 8 April next year.


label: 2 text: European probe of Intel expanded The European Commission on Wednesday expanded its investigation to determine whether public institutions in Europe gave an unfair advantage to Intel Corp.


label: 3 text: School net search throws up porn Sixth formers ask Jeeves for information on the heart and get links to hardcore porn.


label: 0 text: Moya Masters Gaudio to Keep Title Hopes Alive

 By Steve Keating

 HOUSTON (Reuters) - Carlos Moya of Spain eased pastArgentina's Gaston Gaudio, 6-3, 6-4, on Wednesday, ending theFrench Open champion's hopes of picking up the Masters Cuptitle.


label: 3 text: NASA Jet Hopes to Break Speed Record NASA is set to fly a jet at ten times the speed of sound or approximately 7,000 miles per hour today in a test over the Pacific Ocean.


label: 1 text: At 57, he's still semi-tough  The average playing career of an offensive lineman in the National Football League is 3.7 years. At 16 games a season, that means the average player will strap on his pads for a mere 59 professional contests.


label: 2 text: Oil Near Peaks on Winter Supply Worries  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices held near record peaks on  Thursday after a larger-than-expected decline in heating fuels  in the United States heightened fears of a winter supply  crunch.


label: 0 text: UK troops prepare for Iraq move Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told MPs the deployment would last  quot;weeks rather than months quot;, and that the troops would stay under British command.


label: 3 text: Scientists: New planets may take longer It may take much longer than scientists have thought for violent turbulence to turn grains of space dust into new planets. A NASA telescope recently discovered evidence that


label: 0 text: Over 80 hurt on first day of Bangladesh strike (Reuters) Reuters - Opposition activists in Bangladesh attacked railway stations and battled police across the country on Tuesday on the first day of a two-day strike called to protest against a deadly grenade attack at the weekend.


label: 2 text: With Escape, the SUV gets greener If the development of the hybrid gasoline/electric vehicle can be described in golf terms, we #39;re early in the match, far from making the turn at the ninth hole.


label: 0 text: Dreamworks trio in US wealth list Founders of Dreamworks film studio  feature on Forbes' 2004 list of the richest 400 people in America.


label: 0 text: Iraqi PM asks for support United Nations - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Friday appealed to world leaders at the United Nations to put aside their differences over the war and help rebuild his shattered nation.


label: 2 text: US Airways pilots OK wage rollback US Airways Group on Friday asked other unions to follow the pilots in accepting rollbacks as the airline struggles under bankruptcy.


label: 2 text: Mutual funds saw tough 3d quarter NEW YORK -- Mutual funds suffered along with the rest of the stock market during a troubled third quarter, with growth and technology sector funds posting the worst returns.


label: 0 text: India, Nepal discuss Maoist threat India today assured the visiting Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba that it would render all possible assistance to Kathmandu in tackling the Maoist insurgency.


label: 0 text: U.S. Prepares for Possible Flu Outbreak WASHINGTON - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation's first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will take months to brew a vaccine, say government preparations for the next pandemic.    Specialists say it's only a matter of time before the next one strikes, and concern is rising that the recurring bird flu in Asia could be the trigger if it mutates in a way that lets it spread easily among people...


label: 3 text: Can a Robot Save Hubble? More Scientists Think So NASA is becoming increasingly optimistic that the failing Hubble Space Telescope can be revived and rejuvenated at the hands of a robot rescuer.


label: 0 text: Leaders of 25 EU Countries Sign New Constitution Leaders of the 25-nation European Union today signed the bloc #39;s new constitution in Rome, amid tight security around the city #39;s historic center.


label: 3 text: Rival Targets Apple's ITunes Customers (AP) AP - For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player. Now, it's got rival RealNetworks Inc. trying to lure iTunes customers away.


label: 0 text: Two Italian Aid Workers Kidnapped in Baghdad Two Italian woman aid workers and two Iraqis were kidnapped in broad daylight in central Baghdad Tuesday in a brazen raid that will alarm foreigners already edgy from widespread kidnappings.


label: 3 text: Cell Phones Increasingly Used to Snap the News  AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Twice in one month the biggest Dutch  newspaper published front-page pictures shot by amateur  photographers using their mobile phones, showing how advances  in technology can assist traditional media in gathering news.


label: 0 text: Israel Invites Bids in Construction Plan (AP) AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved bids for construction of 1,000 homes in Jewish West Bank settlements after freezing them earlier this month, amid growing friction with the United States over continued settlement expansion.


label: 0 text: Palestinians Meet Amid Reports of Arafat #39;s Declining Health Senior Palestinian officials convened meetings in the West Bank today in response to conflicting reports over the declining health of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, who has been in a


label: 0 text: From Coal to Culture This old mining town in the northeast of England used to be a grimy industrial wasteland. Now it's becoming a gleaming cultural center and -- who would have thought it? -- tourist destination


label: 1 text: Disney, NFL look bad after racy MNF intro Prepared statements were flying like tickertape Tuesday, in the wake of ABC #39;s racy introductory skit on Monday Night Football.


label: 0 text: Bush Wants to Get North Korea Nuclear Talks Going

 By Steve Holland

 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush plans to urge alliesat an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile this weekend to press NorthKorea to return to stalled talks over its nuclear weaponsprogram, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.


label: 2 text: Stocks Move Higher on Mixed Economic Data Stocks inched higher Tuesday as investors saw the bright side of mixed economic data and rumors about big merger deals, including a report that consumer products giant Johnson  amp; Johnson is in talks to purchase a leading medical device maker.


label: 0 text: Citing sex trade, US to oppose loans to Venezuela WASHINGTON -- President Bush has ordered a partial cut in US assistance to Venezuela because of its alleged role in the international trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation.


label: 3 text: Guinness recognises jet record The Guinness Book of Records has officially recognised the world speed record set by Nasa #39;s X-43A hypersonic aircraft earlier this year.


label: 0 text: Sharon Opens Stormy Parliament Debate on Gaza Plan  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  Monday submitted his Gaza withdrawal plan for a crucial  parliamentary vote, while tanks and troops killed 14  Palestinians in a raid in the coastal strip.


label: 1 text: East Carolina hires Skip Holtz as football coach Holtz replaces John Thompson, who was forced out about two weeks ago after a 3-and-20 record in two seasons with the Pirates. Holtz has spent six years as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach at South


label: 0 text: 13 killed in Siberian mine explosion At least 13 people were killed and up to 23 injured in an explosion in a Siberian mine. The blast, which was caused by methane, happened as a repair team was fixing a section of the mine near Russia #39;s border with Mongolia.


label: 2 text: HP rolls out new consumer electronics Hewlett-Packard Co., one of the top private employers in Greater Sacramento, on Friday rolled out an array of new products to expand into consumer digital-entertainment and digital-photography categories, including a home theater computer and its own


label: 1 text: Cricket: Spotlight back on Fleming as Black Caps take charge Chittagong - The Black Caps 2004 cricket tour of Bangladesh is quickly turning into a benefit gala for Stephen Fleming. Through some significant statistics and some classy batting, Fleming has again been thrust


label: 2 text: UPDATE 2-Kmart names Yum marketing maven as CEO Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday named a new president and chief executive in a move that could signal the start of a campaign to revamp the discount retailer #39;s image.


label: 2 text: PeopleSoft Ousts Conway From CEO Job OCTOBER 04, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - The turmoil surrounding PeopleSoft Inc. and the uncertainty about its future both increased another notch on Friday after the software vendor announced that its board had


label: 0 text: Artist Barney Looks to Brazilian Gods in New Film

 By Fernanda Ezabella

 SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Matthew Barney haschoreographed dancing girls, filmed a demolition derby insidethe Chrysler Building and dressed up like Harry Houdini all inthe name of art.


label: 3 text: New IM Worm On The Loose A new worm that spreads via Microsoft #39;s instant messaging client began badgering users Monday, several security firms said. Dubbed Funner, the worm propagates by sending itself to all the contacts listed in


label: 1 text: Barrichello Ready to End Brazilian Jinx  SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello aims to  shake off a decade-long jinx after seizing pole position at his  home Brazilian Grand Prix for the second year in a row on  Saturday.


label: 1 text: Woods back in familiar spot After 4 straight birdies on his way to a 5-under-par 65 at East Lake in Atlanta, the former No. 1 player in the world was introduced Saturday as one of the 54-hole leaders in the Tour Championship.


label: 0 text: The proper response to difficulty is not to retreat but to prevail <b>...</b> President George W Bush delivered an unapologetic defence of his record before the United Nations yesterday, saying there was no security in looking away from threats to global security.


label: 3 text: Prior art claimed for concentration camp invention Letters It could only happen in Letters


label: 0 text: PLANE BOMB ALERT NO3 the third in a week. BA flight 983 had just left Berlin for London when the  quot;specific threat quot; is believed to have been made through a German TV station.


label: 3 text: B-52B test plane flies final mission The record-setting speed by the X-43A experimental scramjet engine on Tuesday marked the final operational mission for NASA #39;s B-52B test aircraft.


label: 3 text: Briefly: EdgeStream introduces IPTV platform roundup Plus: Dolby, Intel sound off for developers...AOL updates Instant Messenger...Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list...Tellabs scales back AFC buy.


label: 0 text: Policeman Killed as Nepal Siege Grips Capital (Reuters) Reuters - Suspected insurgents shot dead a\policeman in Nepal's capital on Saturday as the military said\it could escort food shipments into the city to ease a\rebel-inspired blockade.


label: 1 text: Hewitt holds off French talent Monfils in Paris Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt held off a strong fightback by French sensation Gael Monfils to move into the third round of the Paris Masters Series indoor tournament on Tuesday.


label: 3 text: The  #39;i #39; in  #39;Internet #39; It #39;s not exactly an earth-shaking development but I expect that Wired News #39; very public announcement that it would no longer capitalize  quot;Internet, quot;  quot;Web quot; or  quot;Net quot; will provoke some discussion and debate in online publishing circles.


label: 3 text: HP debuts 14 new imaging, printing products Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) showed off 14 new imaging and printing products during an event in Frankfurt, Germany, where executives showcased the HP LaserJet 4345mfp multifunction copier, which they said can crank out up to 45 pages per minute for a third the cost of similar machines.


label: 2 text: NAB tests the water for sale of its Irish banks NATIONAL Australia Bank yesterday announced it had hired the investment bank Lazards to gauge buying interest for its Irish banks, signalling it was prepared to leave part of its European market.


label: 0 text: Huge Explosion Rocks Gaza City A Palestinian schoolgirl runs past the rubble of a destroyed building next to a United Nations school in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004.


label: 3 text: Yes, but can your VoIP service do this? Vonage and AT #38;T, still locked in a price war, are separately planning new features in a battle for VoIP customers.


label: 2 text: Krispy Kreme quarterly report delayed Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. fell yesterday after the company said an independent auditor refused to sign off on its second-quarter financial statement until an outside law firm hired by the company's board performed additional work.


label: 2 text: UPDATE 1-US top court lets stand Visa, MasterCard ruling The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card associations violated federal antitrust law by barring their member banks from issuing credit and charge cards on the rival networks of


label: 1 text: Ready to go in Shanghai! Calculate race strategy and watch live telemetry from the first ever sessions of the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix.


label: 0 text: New Quake Rattles Northern Japan, Felt in Tokyo  NAGAOKA, Japan (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a  preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted northern Japan on  Wednesday, in the same region where a major quake killed at  least 31 people and injured more than 3,400 five days ago.


label: 0 text: Sharon says troops will stay in Gaza until rocket attacks on <b>...</b> Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged Sunday to escalate a broad Israeli offensive into northern Gaza, saying troops will remain in the area until Palestinian rocket attacks are halted.


label: 1 text: Olympics-Athletics-Invincible Sanchez storms to gold Red-hot favourite Felix Sanchez made history for the Dominican Republic when he streaked to victory in the men #39;s Olympic 400 metres hurdles final.


label: 2 text: Thoughts on free speech  quot;Our system is based on freedom of speech, quot; said Nathan Melton of Spanish Fork. Whether people agree with someone #39;s opinions or not, each person has the right to be heard.


label: 2 text: Renault to invest \$573 million in South Korea, chairman says SEOUL - French carmaker Renault plans to invest 600 billion won (\$573.1 million) in South Korea over the next three years, its chairman said on Tuesday.


label: 1 text: Spotlight shines on quarterbacks They couldn't be more different. One is the prototype quarterback, seemingly built using the create-a-player function from a video game, standing tall in the pocket and firing laser beams across the field.


label: 2 text: Wal-Mart Keeps Same-Store Sales Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the\world's largest retailer, said on Saturday that it still sees a\2 to 4 percent increase in October sales at its stores open at\least a year.


label: 0 text: Germany has no plans to change its Iraq policy: Schroeder (AFP) AFP - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder renewed his firm opposition to deploying troops to Iraq, a spokesman said, slapping down hints at a change in policy from his defense minister.


label: 2 text: US Stocks Lower After Jobless Claims Rise  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday,  with investors taking a breather after Wednesday's rally amid  lackluster monthly sales figures from retailers and  higher-than-expected jobless claims.


label: 0 text: The Olympics - weapon of mass distraction As Australians watch their country #39;s flag being raised yet again in Athens, it can be imagined that no one is more pleased, nor more relieved, than Prime Minister John Howard, writes The Dominion Post in an editorial.


label: 1 text: Cardinals Rain Power on Astros Once Again Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning, giving St. Louis a 6-4 victory over Houston in Game 2 of the N.L.C.S.


label: 3 text: Internet threats take on new hue The daily volume of Internet attacks dropped off in the first half of this year, and the rate at which new vulnerabilities are being reported appears to have hit a plateau, according to Symantec Corp.


label: 0 text: Trial puts ANC in the spotlight South Africa #39;s deputy president, Jacob Zuma, began a fight for his political life yesterday when he was repeatedly named in corruption charges against his friend and financial adviser, Schabir Shaik.


label: 3 text: Wake-up call on climate change The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment has released an alarming report on the impacts of climate change across the Arctic. The ACIA is a multiyear evaluation of the impact of climate change and increased ultraviolet radiation across the Arctic region.


label: 0 text: Darfur Rebels Use Human Shields -- Sudan  KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's security chief said on Monday  rebels in the western region of Darfur have drawn army fire and  aerial bombardment on to Darfur villages by using them as cover  and as bases for military operations.


label: 2 text: Flight attendants union mails strike ballots SF AIRPORT -- The nation #39;s largest union of flight attendants mailed 21,000 strike authorization ballots to United Airlines attendants Thursday, setting the stage for possible strikes nationwide.


label: 3 text: SBC offers \$19.95 DSL with a catch SBC Communications unveiled a \$19.95 price for its DSL service, but only if customers buy a wire line phone service for \$48.95.


label: 2 text: GM and DaimlerChrysler team up on hybrid engine General Motors and DaimlerChrysler are collaborating on development of fuel- saving hybrid engines in hopes of cashing in on an expanding market dominated by hybrid leaders Toyota and Honda.


label: 2 text: Starbucks to raise its prices beginning Oct. 6 SEATTLE - Starbucks will raise its beverage prices by 11 cents a cup on average starting Oct. 6, the world #39;s largest coffee-shop chain said Tuesday.


label: 2 text: United Dominion Buys \$897 Million Homes  NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - United Dominion Realty Trust  Inc. UDR.N, one of the largest U.S. apartment owners, said on  Tuesday it plans to buy \$897 million worth of apartment homes,  moving from lower-rent housing to more expensive properties  based mainly in fast-growing Southern California.


label: 1 text: Dolphins Dump Edwards The Dolphins terminated the contract of starting safety Antuan Edwards on Wednesday.


label: 2 text: A Dollar for 85 Cents Closed-end mutual funds offer more bang for your investing buck as long as they are trading at a discount.


label: 0 text: Malaysia Court Clears Way for Anwar Appeal (AP) AP - Malaysia's highest court cleared the way Tuesday for an appeal that could allow newly freed former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim back into politics.


label: 1 text: Celebrating human spirit, in all its impurity What if the Olympic Games --started here 2,780 years ago, right in this fertile, ancient town in the western Peloponnesus some 200 miles from Athens -- really mean something? ...


label: 3 text: Internet Key Battleground in Wildlife Crime Fight (Reuters) Reuters - Why trawl through a sweaty illegal\wildlife market in Asia when you can shop for rare animals and\exotic plants on the Internet?


label: 1 text: No faceoffs, just a standoff Barring a miracle (which isn't coming), the National Hockey League owners will officially shut down operations Wednesday when the collective bargaining agreement expires. Jobs will be lost, arenas will be dark, and fans will be left waiting. Both sides, entrenched in their positions, deserve equal blame for not hammering out a deal. There are no bargaining sessions scheduled, and why ...


label: 3 text: AMD Betting Success Isn #39;t Gone in a Flash Over the past six months, the usual strict hierarchies of the chip world have seen some rearranging. Perennial underdog Advanced Micro Devices (AMD:NYSE - news - research) has made impressive strides with


label: 0 text: War threatens Uganda Aids success HIV/Aids is twice as common in the war-torn north of Uganda as in the rest of the country, an aid agency says.


label: 3 text: Outgunned on copyright? At first blush, a lot of people might find that to be a laughable proposition. But a prominent architect of the Recording Industry Association of America #39;s legal strategy confided to me last week that his


label: 2 text: Sri Lanka rates rise unexpectedly Sri Lanka's central bank raises interest rates by half a percentage point, taking the financial markets by surprise.


label: 2 text: Philippine shares down Friday Philippine shares finished lower Friday for the fourth straight session, led by losses in blue chip Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.


label: 1 text: BALCO founder goes public in sports steroids scandal But on national television Friday night, and in a first-person story posted on a magazine #39;s Web site, the alleged mastermind of the BALCO sports doping scandal seemingly


label: 2 text: NZ Telecom 1Q Net Likely Up But Competition Hurt Mkt Shr WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--Telecom Corp. of New Zealand (TEL.NZ) is expected to post higher net profit for the fiscal first quarter thanks to reduced interest costs, but operating earnings


label: 3 text: PlayStation potential to learning The PlayStation games console could be developed into a learning tool for children, says a Northumberland head teacher.


label: 2 text: Philips switches strategy pictures through flat screen disposal AMSTERDAM (AFP) - The Dutch electronics group Philips said that it is selling its low-brand flat screens business group to TPV Technology of Taiwan as part of a strategic change of direction, and in line with a trend by big groups to use Asian partners to


label: 3 text: Contractor Maximus Subpoenaed  Maximus Inc., which manages federal programs for state and local governments, disclosed yesterday that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed records connected to Medicaid reimbursement claims it prepared for the District.


label: 0 text: Debate on Kerry's Military Record Rages (AP) AP - Democrat John Kerry on Thursday lashed out at "the lie that's been put out there" about his Vietnam War service as Republicans and Democrats fiercely debated his military record, sensing a political advantage in keeping the issue alive.


label: 0 text: Thai PM resumes musical chairs THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reshuffled his 36-member cabinet for the ninth time yesterday, dispensing with three senior ministers in a move designed to limit his own responsibility for key crises.


label: 2 text: 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.


label: 1 text: India still in the game: Harbhajan Harbhajan Singh, who claimed five wickets in Australia #39;s first innings in the first Test in Bangalore, does not believe the game has slipped away from India, who are facing the prospect of a follow-on.


label: 2 text: CVS chief executive's prescription for growth With the purchase of Eckerd Corp. for \$2.15 billion this year, Tom Ryan transformed Rhode Island's CVS Corp. into a national force with more than 5,000 drugstore s. Ryan began working at CVS as a pharmacist in Warwick, R.I., in 1978. Now, as chief executive, he is engineering the integration of 1,260 Eckerd stores. He spoke recently with Globe reporter ...


label: 1 text: Red Sox stages baseball #39;s greatest comeback NEW YORKJust three outs from getting swept out of the American League championship series three nights earlier, the Red Sox finally humbled the dreaded Yankees, winning Game Seven in a 10-3 shocker on Wednesday night to become the first major league


label: 3 text: Japan Volcano Erupts for Second Straight Day (Reuters) Reuters - A volcano in central Japan spewed smoke\into the sky as it erupted for a second straight day on\Wednesday, but there were no immediate signs to suggest a major\eruption was coming.


label: 0 text: Reeve Championed Spinal Cord Research Christopher Reeve often said he wanted to be known for something other than playing Superman. But it was real life - not another movie role - that gave the actor the chance to star in his biggest drama: as a spinal cord injury victim championing research in hope that people like him would someday be able to walk again...


label: 1 text: CLIJSTERS ADVANCES IN HASSELT Former world number one Kim Clijsters showed little rust in her first match in more than than four months. On her home soil, the second-seeded Clijsters made a successful comeback from a wrist injury with


label: 2 text: Greenspan Sees Economic  #39;Traction #39; (CBS/AP) Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday the economy has  quot;regained some traction quot; after a late spring slowdown that was triggered by a sharp spike in oil prices.


label: 0 text: Cyprus calls Turkey to EU talks Cyprus invites Turkey to discuss the stalemate on the divided island which it says is crucial to Turkey's entry.


label: 0 text: Bush defends Iraq invasion and says UN should offer more help UNITED NATIONS (CP) - President George W. Bush defended his Iraq invasion Tuesday in a speech to the United Nations as he called on the world body to do more to help the chaotic country and establish a fund to spread democracy elsewhere.


label: 1 text: ICC crack down on Ganguly India captain Sourav Ganguly will be unable to play in the forthcoming Test series against Sout Africa, because of a ban imposed by the International Cricket Council.


label: 0 text: Leaders say all of Iraq may not vote Iraq #39;s vice president conceded Saturday that voting might not be possible in all parts of the country when elections are held in in January.


label: 0 text: Partisan Feud Deepens Over History Body The ruling and opposition parties on Friday continued to lock horns over the establishment of a committee to explore the truth of the nation #39;s modern history a day after Uri Party leader Shin Ki-nam resigned because of his father #39;s ...


label: 1 text: College Basketball: Oklahoma State Beats Syracuse  NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Brothers Joey and Stephen  Graham scored 16 points apiece and No. 5 Oklahoma State used a  strong second half performance to beat fourth-ranked Syracuse  74-60 in the second game of the Jimmy V Classic at Madison  Square Garden.


label: 2 text: Japanese firms step up spending Japanese firms continue to spend on new equipment and production plants, a survey finds, underlining a continuing recovery in the world's second-largest economy.


label: 0 text: Russia Launches Inquiry Into School Siege Russia's parliament will launch an inquiry into a school siege that killed over 300 hostages, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, but analysts doubt it will satisfy those who blame the carnage on security services.


label: 3 text: Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies at 77 Evans led a team that developed a new class of mainframe computers that allowed different applications to be run simultaneously.


label: 1 text: Rivera brought heat after hit NEW YORK -- The face of Mariano Rivera, normally as placid as a pond in winter, was contorted in anger.


label: 1 text: Chelsea 2 - 0 CSKA Moscow If Chelsea owner and CSKA Moscow sponsor Roman Abramovich was in two minds where his loyalties lay at Stamford Bridge last night, Jos Mourinho, with aspirations of winning a second successive European Cup, soon put him straight.


label: 3 text: Kutaragi comments on PSP prici SCE #39;s outspoken president speaks out on the PSP for the first time since the price announcement this week. Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi (shown here at a press event held earlier this


label: 2 text: IBM agrees on partial pension settlement In a decision that eventually may affect millions of workers, IBM says it will pay \$320 million to settle part of a pension plan lawsuit.


label: 3 text: New Netscape browser supports Internet Explorer NOVEMBER 30, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - America Online Inc. today released a preview version of a new Netscape Web browser that #39;s based on the open-source Firefox Web browser, but also supports Microsoft Corp.


label: 0 text: Iraq cleric agrees to ceasefire... sort of However, key members of the cleric #39;s movement insisted terms of the deal had not been finalised. The claims and counterclaims followed an announcement Tuesday by prime minister Ayad Allawi that the basis of


label: 0 text: Incredibles head animation awards Superhero movie The Incredibles tops the shortlist for the Annie Awards, celebrating animated films.


label: 3 text: Blu-ray Disc To Support MPEG-4, VC-1 The Blu-ray Disc Association has added the MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1 video codecs to its specification for prerecorded Blu-ray Disc media, it says this week.


label: 1 text: Beckham sours super strike ENGLAND took a huge step towards booking its ticket to Germany for the 2006 World Cup when it outclassed Wales with a controlled performance at Old Trafford yesterday.


label: 0 text: Hurricane Ivan Still Strong Hurricane Ivan has gotten stronger once again, and is back to a category five storm. Ivan #39;s sustained winds are at 160 miles-per-hour, as it leaves behind a deadly trail in the Caribbean and heads toward Cuba.


label: 0 text: Bangladesh Hangs Two Ex-Policemen for Rape, Murder  DHAKA (Reuters) - Two former policemen convicted of the  rape and killing of a teenager were executed by hanging in a  north Bangladesh jail early on Thursday.


label: 0 text: S.C. Residents Brace for Gaston CHARLESTON, S.C. - Rain doused the South Carolina coast early Sunday as Tropical Storm Gaston, just under hurricane strength, picked up speed and pushed ashore...


label: 3 text: China aims at five-day space shot China is set to launch its second manned space flight, which will carry two astronauts into a five-day orbit around the Earth in 2005.


label: 1 text: Emlyn Hughes KNOWN to players and fans as Crazy Horse, Emlyn Hughes was one of the most talented footballers of the 1970s, and almost certainly the most enthusiastic.


label: 2 text: Bristol-Myers Squibb Net Slumps Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY:NYSE - news - research) reported a sharply lower profit in the third-quarter as generic competition continued to eat away at drug sales and the company ratcheted up spending on research and development of new drugs.


label: 2 text: Stocks continue record breaking run The Australian stock market continued on its bullish performance by noon today, extending recent record highs with BHP Billiton in the vanguard.


label: 2 text: FleetCenter renaming talks stall Bank of America Corp. has told executives at the FleetCenter that it is no longer interested in putting its own name on the building, and even raised the possibility of renaming the arena as the Boston Garden as a gift to the city.


label: 1 text: IGF ask US #39;s Hamm to Give up the Gold ATHENS, Greece - The controversy over American Olympian Paul Hamm #39;s gold medal in the all-round men #39;s gymnastics has headed back into headlines as the International Gymnastics Federation (IGF) has asked Hamm to  quot;voluntarily quot; give back the medal.


label: 2 text: American Express weighs lawsuit vs Visa, MasterCard SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- American Express said Monday that in light of the Supreme Court #39;s decision against Visa and MasterCard, it will seek partnerships with US banks.


label: 1 text: Gutierrez named Michigan #39;s starting QB While it seemed likely during the preseason that Gutierrez would win the job, coach Lloyd Carr insisted two other quarterbacks - Clayton Richard and Chad Henne - had a shot.


label: 2 text: Revamp aimed at getting Barbie's groove back Barbie's going through a midlife crisis. After splitting with longtime boyfriend Ken this year, she has sought refuge in shopping, surfing, and partying with a crew of trendy pals in Jamaica. At 45, she made a bid for the White House.


label: 3 text: Porn Prohibitionists Miss Point If we're going to start worrying about porn, doesn't it make sense to actually study its role in society rather than make stuff up? Commentary by Regina Lynn.


label: 1 text: Plan to limit foreigners mooted Arsene Wenger #39;s policy of bringing youngsters from across Europe to build his next Arsenal squad could be outlawed under a new UEFA ruling.


label: 0 text: Israeli soldier, four militants killed in Gaza GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Hamas militants killed an Israeli soldier and wounded four with an explosion in a booby-trapped chicken coop on Tuesday, in what the Islamic group said was an elaborate scheme to lure troops to the area with the help of a double


label: 3 text: Trojan horse targets mobile phones A new Trojan horse that sends unauthorized spam to mobile phones via sms has been detected by anti-virus authority Sophos, marking a new trend in the convergence of viruses and mass-mail attacks.


label: 3 text: Court Asked to Settle File-Sharing Dispute (AP) AP - The Supreme Court was asked Friday to hold two Internet file-sharing services responsible for their customers' online swapping of copyrighted songs and movies.


label: 0 text: 'Pirates' kill Bangladesh crew The bodies of 14 Bangladeshi fishermen are found locked in the ice hold of their trawler in a suspected pirate attack.


label: 1 text: Hoy wins gold by a whisker Cyclist Chris Hoy today secured Britain #39;s second gold medal of the Games by winning the men #39;s 1km time trial in a new Olympic-record time.


label: 3 text: Japanese team claims optical breakthrough TOKYO - Scientists from Fujitsu Ltd. and The University of Tokyo have developed a laser that is capable of maintaining a stable output over a wide temperature range at speeds and frequencies useful for optical communications, the research team said Friday. The device could enable the creation of optical networking equipment that is smaller, cheaper and consumes less power than current devices, the leader of the research team said.


label: 1 text: Pac-10 Commissioner Wants Votes Public (AP) AP - The commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference called Monday for coaches to make their votes public after California was dropped below No. 6 by six voters in the final poll.


label: 1 text: Rain may have fallout BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox still trail. The good news for the Red Sox Nation was there was no loss to mourn last night as Game 3 of the American League championship Series was rained out at Fenway Park.


label: 1 text: Radcliffe Wins Women #39;s New York Marathon Britain #39;s world record holder Paula Radcliffe won the women #39;s New York marathon Sunday in an unofficial two hours 23 minutes seven seconds.


label: 1 text: Gymnastics competition marked by sound, fury The final night of gymnastics competition at the 2004 Games ended with another black eye for the beleaguered sport as spectators at Olympic Indoor Hall turned their rage against a panel


label: 1 text: Europeans dominate Friday matches at Ryder Cup What started with the debut of a  quot;dream team quot; turned into a nightmare of a Friday for the United States at the 35th Ryder Cup Matches.


label: 3 text: SAP taps HP for software-as-service push With help of longtime partner, German software maker dips toe in market it had downplayed.


label: 3 text: Update 1: Source: Film Industry Suing Computer Users Taking a cue from recording companies, Hollywood movie studios are preparing to file copyright infringement lawsuits against computer users they say are illegally distributing movies online, a source familiar with the studios #39; plans said Wednesday.


label: 2 text: PCAOB Releases Big Four Findings WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2004 (SmartPros) The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Thursday revealed findings from a six-month investigation of the nation #39;s Big Four accounting firms.


label: 2 text: Dollar Weakens in Yo-Yo Trade  LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar drifted within recent ranges  against the euro on Friday, while moving away from a five week  high versus the yen, as investors remained uncertain about the  near-term outlook for the U.S. economy amid high oil prices.


label: 2 text: The Homer, by Powell Motors Have you ever seen that Wendy #39;s commercial with the guy who goes around advertising for Wendy #39;s because he loves their food so much, even though he is not actually a Wendy #39;s employee?


label: 3 text: Microsoft Settles With Novell, Trade Group (AP) AP - Software giant Microsoft Corp. opened its wallet again Monday to clear more of its courtroom problems, paying  #36;536 million to rival Novell Inc. and an undisclosed smaller amount to a trade group that had backed antitrust complaints by the U.S. government and the European Union.


label: 3 text: Siemens Touts HSDPA Kit LONDON -- Siemens Communications will be the first vendor to bring an end-to-end solution for High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) to market, complete with PC card.


label: 0 text: Four more truck drivers taken The kidnapping and killing of truck drivers by Iraqi insurgents continued Sunday as at least four more men were taken hostage and the body of an Egyptian man was found.


label: 1 text: Defense picks up slack for Abraham Shaun Ellis has a high standard for the Jets #39; defense. He says he and his teammates try to do more than just limit the damage opposing offenses do.


label: 1 text: Happy return for Youkilis If you don't think Kevin Youkilis is happy to be back in the Red Sox lineup, consider this: He was in his uniform and on the field three hours before last night's game against the Devil Rays.


label: 1 text: Bryant offers an apology to O #39;Neal Kobe Bryant apologized to Shaquille O #39;Neal on television Wednesday and would like to do so again in person for telling Eagle County, Colo.


label: 2 text: LATEST FUTURES NEWS Oil prices dipped below \$46 on Tuesday, making a third day of falls as a more optimistic Iraq export picture unwound some of the supply worries that have lifted the market to historic levels.


label: 2 text: AG Edwards Profit Misses Forecasts  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brokerage firm A.G. Edwards Inc.  AGE.N on Thursday said quarterly earnings rose 8 percent as  expenses declined, but sluggish equity markets caused profit  and revenue to fall short of analysts' forecasts.


label: 0 text: Shell to boost investment to replace missing barrels (AFP) AFP - Royal Dutch/Shell announced plans to boost investment in exploration and production, making the replacement of its reserves a top priority as it seeks to restore battered investor confidence.


label: 0 text: New Polio Cases Reported in Sudan Global health officials say war-torn Sudan is one of three sub-Saharan African countries reporting new cases of polio. The new polio virus is believed to the same strain registered in a major outbreak in northern Nigeria.


label: 2 text: Turkey gains OECD #39;s support for its bid for EU Turkey Thursday gained in Paris the support of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for its bid for the European Union (EU).


label: 3 text: Skype  amp; Siemens Bring Wireless VoIP Siemens have announced the availability of a range of handsets that works with (Voice over IP) VoIP software, Skype. Simply by plugging the a USB adapter in to a computer running an updated version of Skype


label: 0 text: 20 terrorist gangs busted: Sherpao ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Law-enforcement agencies of the country in their war on terror have busted 20 gangs of terrorists and arrested 200 terrorists who were operating countrywide, said Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao.


label: 1 text: Red Sox Cruise Into 2-0 Lead Over Angels (Reuters) Reuters - Pedro Martinez pitched seven\innings and Manny Ramirez drove in the go-ahead run with a\sacrifice fly to power the Boston Red Sox to an 8-3 win over\the Anaheim Angels in the American League Divisional Series\(ALDS) Wednesday.


label: 2 text: Conference committee accepts sales tax deductibility WASHINGTON -- A provision that would allow residents of seven states, including Washington, to deduct sales taxes on their federal tax returns made it out of conference committee Wednesday and moved to the House and Senate.


label: 3 text: AOL Launching New Online Shopping Site America Online announced the launch of an online shopping site it says will provide an easy and fast way to compare products from thousands of online merchants.


label: 0 text: UN General Assembly refuses to consider Taiwan #39;s UN representation The General Committee of the United Nations General Assembly decided Wednesday at its 59th session not to include into the draft agenda of the current session the so


label: 3 text: The Search Engine Report - Number 96 Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from October 2004.


label: 1 text: Lucky 13 for Braves ATLANTA -- The cigars were bigger than ever, the champagne and beer just as cold. The scene in the joyous Atlanta Braves clubhouse showed that winning never gets old.


label: 3 text: New Monkey Species Found in India Scientists discovered a new species of monkey in India, 101 years after the last species of its kind was found. They have called it the Arunachal macaque (scientific name Macaca munzala) after the state of Arunachal Pradesh where it was found.


label: 3 text: Microsoft Renews Push for Living Room PC  SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is making a  renewed push this week to get its software into living rooms  with the launch of a new version of its Windows XP Media  Center, a personal computer designed for viewing movies,  listening to music and scrolling through digital pictures.


label: 3 text: Novell to defend open source software with patents Novell Inc. is prepared to use its portfolio of U.S. software patents to protect against patent lawsuits the open source software it ships, the company said in statements posted to the Novell.com Web site and in an e-mail sent to customers Tuesday.


label: 3 text: Music merger boosts Bertelsmann Bertelsmann, the world's fourth-largest media company, sees profits surge during the first half of 2004, lifted by its music and TV businesses.


label: 1 text: US rosters set for swimming world meet INDIANAPOLIS - Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, Natalie Coughlin and Amanda Beard head US rosters released Tuesday for next months short course world championships.


label: 0 text: UN airlifts food to Darfur town The UN drops food into remote communities in Sudan's troubled Darfur region that are cut off by rain.


label: 2 text: Inflation under control, says Fed's Bernanke (AFP) AFP - US inflation is under control and is expected to remain tame, Federal Reserve Board governor Ben Bernanke said.


label: 3 text: Music player market on a high Analysts at IDC say the market could grow from the 12.5 million units shipped last year, predicting a compound growth rate of 20 per cent each year.


label: 3 text: Gordon Cooper, NASA Mercury Pioneer, Dies LOS ANGELES Oct. 4, 2004 - Gordon Cooper, who was the youngest and perhaps cockiest member of the original seven Mercury astronauts and set the space endurance record that helped clear the way for the first moon landing, has died.


label: 2 text: Employers Kicking In More To 401(k)s (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Fueled by the ongoing economic rally, businesses are boosting their contributions to 401(k) plans.


label: 1 text: Harris leads Michigan past Buffs, into NIT semis Dion Harris was an important cog for Michigan #39;s run to the postseason NIT championship last season. Harris is now doing it again for the Wolverines in their push to become to the first


label: 3 text: The Internet electric Will a new set of FCC rules for broadband over power lines bring the Internet to millions more homes? On Friday, proponents of broadband Internet service over power lines hailed a recent decision by the US


label: 1 text: Mistakes keep surfacing for Dolphins FOXBOROUGH -- It is highly unlikely the winless Miami Dolphins' season will conclude as an inverse of the undefeated 1972 team. To go 0-16 is as difficult as finishing 17-0. But this season's edition is well on its way to becoming one of the most futile in Miami's stellar history.


label: 0 text: Colorado Redistricting Dispute Revived (AP) AP - A panel of federal judges Friday revived the last remaining lawsuit stemming from disputes over congressional redistricting after the 2000 census.


label: 3 text: Component prices play key role in Dell earnings Falling cost of PC parts gives computer maker's third quarter a boost.


label: 3 text: Yahoo to Buy Musicmatch for \$160M Internet portal Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that it agreed to buy Web-based digital music and software provider Musicmatch Inc. for \$160 million in cash, in a deal which will supplement the offerings of Launch, Yahoo's digital music site.  -AP


label: 0 text: Israel eases its stance on Gaza Strip Israel reversed course yesterday and said it might coordinate next year #39;s Gaza Strip pullout with the Palestinian Authority if the Palestinians crack down on militants, a sign that


label: 0 text: Japanese Court Dismisses Fischer Request (AP) AP - A Japanese court dismissed a request to halt deportation proceedings against fugitive chess legend Bobby Fischer, his lawyers said Friday.


label: 3 text: Captain Kirk signs up for real life space travel He thrilled us with his on screen adventures as the Captain of the space ship USS Enterprise for decades, and now William Shatner has signed up for real life space travel, he has committed a whopping 200,000 dollars to business tycoon Richard Branson, to


label: 1 text: Huskies get Irish mugging SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame is different from any other university in a lot of ways. But on Saturday, the Irish were just another team, like Fresno State or UCLA before them, finding enough ways to put away the Washington Huskies.


label: 2 text: Greenspan: Don #39;t Fear US Household Debt, Home Prices Don #39;t sweat the debt: Along with benign inflation and rising home prices, Alan Greenspan says personal debt is no threat to the US economy.


label: 1 text: 'Future' Now for Hokies For Virginia Tech's corps of freshman wide receivers -- Josh Hyman, Eddie Royal, Josh Morgan and Justin Harper -- the future seems very much in the present.


label: 2 text:  #39;RIL board rejected Anils contention #39; Mumbai: The board of directors of Reliance Industries Ltd had considered the letter written by Anil Ambani, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, regarding the decision taken at the July 27 board meeting on powers and authorities of the CMD.


label: 1 text: US eliminated in Champions Trophy SOUTHAMPTON, England - The US cricket team is heading home after two humbling defeats in the Champions Trophy that set records for futility.


label: 3 text: SugarCRM to launch on-demand service With its open-source model, the company has the potential to shake up the industry, one analyst says.


label: 3 text: Disney Says Expanding Video Game Investment  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co. DIS.N is  increasing investment in video games for hand-held devices and  plans to look for acquisitions of small game publishers and  developers, Disney consumer products Chairman Andy Mooney said  on Monday.


label: 0 text: Rwandan priest boycotts genocide trial proceedings A Roman Catholic priest charged with directing the killing of 2,000 of his parishioners inthe 1994 Rwandan genocide has boycotted the trial proceedings by the United


label: 1 text: Pedro exit official: Passes physical, set to join Mets Pedro Martinez, who replaced Roger Clemens on the Fenway Park mound in the late  #39;90s, has now matched the Rocket in Red Sox stats, schedule annals as the free agent pitcher who got away.


label: 1 text: Tennis: France Takes 1-0 Lead in Davis Cup France has taken a 1-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup tennis semifinals in Alicante, Spain, thanks to Paul-Henri Matthieu #39;s surprise win over former French Open champion Carlos Moya.


label: 0 text: Britain arrests 8 suspects linked to US terror alert Accused of conspiring to commit murder. Alleged Al-Qa #39;ida operative charged with possessing plans of US financial institutions ...


label: 3 text: Cisco buys network security company Perfigo Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems is to buy Perfigo for \$74m (40.5m), boosting the company #39;s efforts to secure network  quot;endpoints quot; and protect them from worms, viruses and hacking.


label: 1 text: Peirsol sets 200 back world record American swimmer Aaron Peirsol set a world record of one minute and 50.52 seconds in the men #39;s 200-meter backstroke final here Monday at the World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.


label: 0 text: Pakistan's Musharraf says bin Laden alive, but hide-out unknown (AFP) AFP - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said he believed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was alive but that he was unsure where he was hiding.


label: 3 text: Microsoft Files More Spam Suits New lawsuits include one against a Web hosting company that called itself "bulletproof."


label: 2 text: Boeing sales to get new leadership Boeing announced a shake-up in its executive ranks yesterday, ousting its chief airplane salesman at a time when rival Airbus is beating it in airplane orders for the fourth consecutive year.


label: 2 text: Drama Before Curtain Call at Theater In December, D.C. developer Joe Horning Horning is to unveil the results of the \$40 million renovation project.


label: 3 text: Microsoft and Intel team to conquer the living room Microsoft and Intel are joining forces to conquer living rooms in the USA and make further inroads into the coveted consumer electronics space.


label: 2 text: Airline loss projections revised The International Air Transport Association is forecasting  quot;significantly quot; narrower losses for the global airline industry this year as reduced costs and rising demand for air travel help counter higher fuel prices.


label: 1 text: Twins shrug off  #39;David vs. Goliath #39; NEW YORK -- The David and Goliath storyline is not holding up for Game 1 of this American League Division Series. True, when the Minnesota Twins play the New York Yankees it is a one-sided match from the standpoint


label: 0 text: Family seeking Sweden death probe The family of a Briton found dead in Sweden are trying to get the inquiry into his death re-opened.


label: 3 text: SD in the cards for Nokia Nokia takes up SD cards <nobr>p2pnet.net</nobr>


label: 2 text: Google Co-Founders to Sell Company Shares Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin each plan to sell up to 7.2 million shares of their stock in the online search engine leader during the next 18 months


label: 0 text: Fear keeps Darfur people in camps or town, says UK minister (AFP) AFP - A junior British minister said that people living in camps after fleeing their villages because of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region lived in fear of leaving their temporary homes despite a greater presence now of aid workers.


label: 2 text: A Stodgy Style, but BellSouth Starts to Loosen Its Top Button BellSouth's approach to business has been stable, disciplined, anything but flashy. But now the company is slowly shedding its conservative approach.


label: 1 text: Patel, Pathan defy Australia Bangalore - Parthiv Patel and Irfan Pathan put on 60 for the seventh wicket to prop up India on the third morning of the first Test against Australia here on Friday.


label: 3 text: Microsoft aims at NetWare users with migration campaign In the U.S., Microsoft will offer training vouchers, migration products and online tech support to NetWare users considering a switch.