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 Bleak Outlook Hammers Sharper Image (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of Sharper Image Corp.
, the personal and home electronics retailer, dropped
as much as 16 percent on Friday, a day after it forecast a
first-quarter loss and declining sales.
Saving early for retirement (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Darrell Dandridge, a 43-year-old Hilton Hotel security officer, is socking away 5% of his income in his company 401(k) plan, 10% in a savings account, and another 5% in a brokerage account. He's saving so much because he doesn't think Social Security will be around when he retires.
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Yahoo Tests Toolbar for Firefox Browser
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O said late on Wednesday it has released a test version of its toolbar for the Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
Hewlett-Packard Ousts CEO Carly Fiorina
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co.HPQ.N on Wednesday ousted Chairman and Chief Executive Carly Fiorina, the architect of a controversial $19 billion merger with Compaq Computer that never produced the results she promised.
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Pathway to Glory
Reviewed and Released. Southern Europe, 1943. The Allies are fighting for every inch against the Axis powers. Take control in Nokia's first exclusive N-Gage game. This turn based strategy game is one of the first to push the N-Gage to the limit in terms of gameplay, content, online interaction and gaming kudos. Has the greatest Vapourware on the N-Gage been worth the wait? Damm right it has. Pathway to Glory, the first Mega Game on All About N-Gage
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Leukemia Drug Eyed for Kaposi's Sarcoma (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that a breakthrough leukemia drug could do double-duty as a treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma, a disfiguring disease that often strikes people with AIDS.
Amgen Says Trial Halted on Safety Concern (AP)
AP - Amgen Inc. confirmed Friday that it halted a clinical trial of an experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease because the drug could cause permanent brain damage.
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Nonblooming Hearts
Two years ago I was given a bleeding heart vine with gorgeous red and white blossoms. It is in a southwest window and watered and fertilized regularly, but it has never bloomed again. How can I get more flowers?
A Furniture Fair for All, Not Just the Comfortable
A new event mixing antique, vintage and new furnishings opens Thursday at the Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue at 67th Street.
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Newest Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Rumors
The book will be out in July, does your family have your pick of who the 'half blood prince' will be? My daughter Bri is still undecided, but I really think it will be a new character. Check here for...
Door Openers Verses Door Slammers
One important listening skill to use when communicating with your teenager is using 'Door Openers', as opposed to 'Door Slammers'....
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Shuttle's Return to Space Is on the Horizon (Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — With the resumption of space shuttle flight possibly three months away, launch fever has begun to rise at America's spaceport, and Thursday the commander of the first mission scheduled since the Columbia tragedy said she was ready to go.
Lawyer Guilty of Aiding Terrorists (Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times - NEW YORK — In a case with broad implications for civil liberties and America's war on terrorism, an outspoken civil rights lawyer and two colleagues were convicted Thursday of conspiring to smuggle information to an imprisoned Egyptian cleric, and of helping him communicate incendiary messages to terrorists around the world.
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U.S. Companies Move Call Center Work to the Home
NEW YORK (Reuters) - People who reach Esther DeJesus when they call Office Depot Inc.'s customer service center have no idea that she's sitting at home in a room decorated with pictures of Garfield and Betty Boop.
German '70s Terror Group Still Stirs Emotions
BERLIN (Reuters) - West Germany's Red Army Faction, a group of young revolutionaries who set out to expunge the "fascism" they saw in society, still arouse strong emotions.
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Ahnt ahs po-mee-kay
The god 'Who Rules Earth and Sky.' The Seris, Mexico.
Ah Chembekur
A Mayan god of the 'highest of the seven heavens, ... which is in complete darkness.' The Lacandon, Mexico and Guatemala.
'agojo so'jo
The morning star, a male deity of the Tewa of New Mexico.
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NATO Says It Has Resources for Afghan Expansion (Reuters)
Reuters - NATO has the troops needed to
launch a long-delayed expansion westwards of its peacekeeping
operation in Afghanistan after receiving new offers from
alliance members, an alliance spokesman said Thursday.
White House Seeks Ban on Religious Tea (AP)
AP - The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block a New Mexico church from using hallucinogenic tea that the government contends is illegal and potentially dangerous.
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$1M Settlement in Pa. Gene Study Death (AP)
AP - The University of Pennsylvania and the Children's National Medical Center have agreed to pay a total of more than $1 million to settle fraud allegations related to the death of a teenager during a gene therapy experiment.
Space Entrepreneurs Worry About Fed Rules (AP)
AP - Space entrepreneurs say they believe they are on the brink of developing a vibrant tourism industry, but worry that government regulation may stifle it before it can take off.
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3Com OfficeConnect Travel Router
The OfficeConnect Travel Router is light and portable. Unfortunately, it's neither as elegantly designed nor as full featured as Apple's more expensive AirPort Express.
MPC Millennia 940i Dream Machine
On the outside, MPC's Millennia 940i Dream Machine looks like a typical tower system, but under the hood, it's all about performance.
SanDisk Digital Music Player (256MB, Red)
Spiffy looks and good battery life can't compensate for this player's mediocre sound and typical feature set.
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Canada, Italy Share Women's World Cup Lead (AP)
AP - Lorie Kane made seven birdies and Dawn-Coe Jones pitched in with some momentum-saving pars Friday as Canada shot 7-under 66 in the better-ball format and shared the lead with Italy after the first round of the Women's World Cup.
Bail Hiked for Accused Kournikova Stalker (AP)
AP - A judge increased the bail on a homeless man accused of stalking tennis star Anna Kournikova to $250,000 Friday, saying she was worried about his mental state.
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