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 Fun, Games and Business at NYC Toy Fair (Reuters)
Reuters - The world's toy makers will make their
annual trek to New York City for the American International Toy
Fair to sell games, dolls, trinkets and almost anything else
that spells fun to children of all ages.
Report: Qwest Raises MCI Bid (Reuters)
Reuters - Qwest Communications International
Inc. offered more than $7 billion for MCI Inc. ,
topping an earlier bid by Verizon Communications Inc. ,
Bloomberg News said on Sunday.
Innovation Can Aid Maytag, Analysts Say (Reuters)
Reuters - As Maytag Corp. cuts costs to
boost profits, analysts also say the appliance maker needs to
develop innovative products that stand out to capitalize on a
consumer shift to washers and refrigerators with extra
features.
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Gulf Arabs Turn to Top Technology for Security
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Oil-rich Gulf Arab states are turning to state-of-the-art technology to keep at bay insurgents from nearby Iraq or a spread of al Qaeda violence, military experts said on Saturday.
Sony Movie Unit to Issue Films for PSP Game System
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The home video unit of Sony Corp. said on Friday it will release four movies in April on a new disc format designed for Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld video game device.
Toshiba to Make Chips for Toyota Hybrid Cars -Paper
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp., the world's fifth-largest chip maker, will start supplying Toyota Motor Corp. with microchips that control key functions of hybrid cars by the end of the year, a Japanese newspaper said on Sunday.
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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
Asphalt: Urban GT
Reviewed and Released.Could this be the first racing game promising as much action and speed as Claude Lelouch's Parisian petrol fest "Rendezvous?" Fingers crossed the customised Lamborghini rattling up the Champs-Elysée can beat Jacky Ickx when you try out the the free demo from Nokia yourself.
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Amgen Will Stop Providing Parkinson's Drug (AP)
AP - Amgen Inc. said it would stop giving an experimental drug for Parkinson's disease to 48 people who received it as part of a trial because tests found it worked no better than a placebo.
Family sues Libya over children's deaths in AIDS epidemic (AFP)
AFP - A Libyan family whose two daughters died of AIDS after being in a hospital hit by an outbreak of the deadly virus went to court to sue the state over their deaths, a legal source said.
FDA Examining Safety of Arthritis Drugs (AP)
AP - Vioxx and other pain-relieving drugs have given many people with chronic pain the chance to resume normal lives. But an increase in heart attacks among users of the popular arthritis drug led the manufacturer to pull it from the market and has cast a shadow over similar medications.
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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.
Sticker Shock in the Showroom, This Time for Goods Without Wheels
Get ready, shoppers: all those new appliances you want for your kitchen and laundry room just got more expensive.
A Bibliophile, 3,600 Friends and a System
Kathie Coblentz, who has been cataloging materials at the New York Public Library for 36 years, has a home library of some 3,600 volumes.
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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'....
Five Common Questions Preteens Have About Periods
Being armed with the five most common questions will help you open the lines of communication with your preteen, help them better understand the menstrual cycle, and help them rise above their embarrassment when it comes to talking about tough...
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Dean Takes the Helm of His Struggling Party (Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Capping an improbable political comeback, Howard Dean was unanimously elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, accepting the job with a low-key speech that depicted the struggling party as the nation's voice of fiscal responsibility and social progress.
Ads Amplify the Voices of Race Hatred (Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times - ST. LOUIS — White supremacist groups around the country are moving aggressively to recruit new members by promoting their violent, racist ideologies on billboards, in radio commercials and in leaflets tossed on suburban driveways.
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Debt Relief Is Only a Small Step for Poor Africa
CHIROMO, Malawi (Reuters) - Malawi is $2.9 billion in debt but the cash that was borrowed hasn't done Simao Aloni or his home village of Chiromo any good.
Liberian Children Pick Up Pieces of Broken Lives
LAINE CAMP, Guinea (Reuters) - The four young siblings weep as they leave their foster home to make the short trip back to their war shattered homeland of Liberia.
Childhood Hardships Inspire Chinese Activist
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At 14, Zhang Ye furtively learned her ABCs while herding sheep in frigid Inner Mongolia during China's Cultural Revolution, a humble start on her path to a masters degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School.
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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.
Bec dilxil xastin
'Black Metal Old Man,' a pre-existent deity, one of the four primordial beings (in one creation myth). In another he appears as one of the four creators of earth and sky. The Apache Indians and the San Carlos Indians, Arizona.
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Birders Eye Winter Hummingbirds, Vagrants (AP)
AP - Chickadees, cardinals and titmice are common visitors to a snowy bird feeder. But hummingbirds? That's what Janet Allen saw last year in her yard in suburban Syracuse. For several days in dreary November, a young ruby-throated hummingbird shivered on a snow-laced feeder, sipping sugar water when it should have been flitting among tropical blossoms in sunny Mexico.
Senators Introduce Ocean Trash Bill (AP)
AP - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators from coastal states introduced legislation Thursday calling for removal of the thousands of tons of ocean debris that wash up on U.S. shores each year.
Seabed Images Show Ruptures From Tsunami (AP)
AP - The first images of the seabed that was rocked by the earthquake that triggered Asia's catastrophic tsunami revealed huge ruptures spanning several miles along the Indian Ocean's floor.
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IBM X4 UltraBase
With a decent variety of ports, a pair of speakers, and a modular bay, the IBM X4 UltraBase will give your ThinkPad X40 a multimedia boost.
Creative MuVo Micro N200 (256MB, black)
If you're looking for a feature-packed flash player but you don't want to spend a ton to get one, Creative's MuVo Micro is the device for you.
Creative MuVo Micro N200 (512MB, Orange)
If you're looking for a feature-packed flash player but you don't want to spend a ton to get one, Creative's MuVo Micro is the device for you.
Creative MuVo Micro N200 (256MB, Dark Blue)
If you're looking for a feature-packed flash player but you don't want to spend a ton to get one, Creative's MuVo Micro is the device for you.
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Iran guards say Rushdie still faces execution (AFP)
AFP - Iran's hardline Revolutionary Guards said Salman Rushdie still faced eventual execution, 16 years after revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini imposed a death sentence on the British novelist.
Lights! Camera! Lopez! (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily February 12, 2005 - NEW YORK - Never has Bryant Park seen such pandemonium. An hour before Jennifer Lopez’s first runway show, a display of her new collection called Sweetface as well as J. Lo, her urban line of sweats and casual gear, the line practically snaked around the block. There was the pushing, shoving and screaming of “I have a seat assignment,” but the security would not budge.
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