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| | | | | Business News | Target 4Q Earnings Beat Expectations (AP) AP - Target Corp., the nation's second largest discount retailer, reported slightly higher earnings Thursday for the fourth quarter, narrowly beating Wall Street's expectations and capping a year when profits rose nearly 77 percent.
Treasuries Trim Losses After Philly Fed (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices were lower on
Thursday but trimmed losses after traders concluded that the
Philadelphia Fed's survey of factory activity was not as strong
as initially thought.
Philly Fed: Factory Activity Rose in Feb. (Reuters) Reuters - Activity at U.S. Mid-Atlantic
factories expanded at a quicker pace in February, a survey by a
regional central bank showed on Thursday.
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| | | | Computers News | Microsoft to Recall Xbox Cords Due Electrical Issue LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, said on Thursday it will recall 14.1 million power cords for its Xbox video game console after a defect gave some users minor singe burns and scorched carpets.
Mobile Industry Sees Viruses as Growing Threat CANNES, France (Reuters) - Viruses on mobile phones are still rare, but their number has been growing fast as handsets increasingly resemble small computers that connect with each other and the Internet, industry officials said.
Microsoft Launches Anti-Piracy Plan in Brazil SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday MSFT.O launched its biggest initiative yet to combat rampant software piracy in Brazil, allowing only registered customers access to "non-critical" updates of its Windows operating system.
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| | | | | Games News | 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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| | | | | Home News | Move Over, Martha Stewart Kmart, the nation's third-largest discount retailer, is vying to become the next word in budget chic.
Just Like a French Chateau, Only Plastic In the Oregon countryside, Stanley Mazor has finished building the first two-thirds of a French chateau, modeled on a 17th-century structure in Normandy.
Taming Spaces: Living Large When a room gets too giant, it loses its connection with its inhabitants. The goal is to make it at once intimate and grand.
Condos Break Sound Barrier As developers in hectic real estate markets run out of land, new condominiums and rental apartments are going up in some earsplitting places.
Sun Valley Surprise: Chalet So Spare Allied Works managed to sneak an aggressively contemporary house into Sun Valley, where the architectural style might be called hunting-lodge chic on steroids.
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| | | | Kids and Teens News | Drug Testing Information on the different types of drug testing, when employers use drug testing and if you should use drug testing on your teenager. Please also see our Index of Drugs of Abuse or our Drug Use Resource pages....
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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| | | | | Headline News | FDA Scientist: No Need for COX-2 Drugs (Reuters) Reuters - A Food and Drug Administration
scientist said he saw no need for the pain drugs known as COX-2
inhibitors, which include the withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx,
as well as Celebrex and Bextra, citing increased heart risks.
Bush Sees More Time for Diplomacy Over Iran (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush said on Thursday
there was still time to use diplomacy to keep Iran from
developing a nuclear weapon and vowed to support Israel if
Tehran threatened its security.
Bush Defends Social Security Overhaul (AP) AP - President Bush appealed to members of Congress to make suggestions of their own for changing Social Security on Thursday, and said they need not fear political retribution.
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| | | | Recreation News | US Presbyterians Consider Divesting Over West Bank CHICAGO (Reuters) - A threat by the biggest U.S. Presbyterian church group to dump investments in companies profiting from Israel's occupation of the West Bank and related strife has set off a wave of dissent in the church and angered American Jewish leaders.
Iranian Cleric Blogs for Free Expression TEHRAN (Reuters) - Blogging might not sound an appropriate hobby for a senior Iranian government official, particularly one who is a Muslim cleric.
Swank and Bening in Actress Oscar Rematch LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood didn't quite know what to do with Hilary Swank after she emerged from obscurity to win the best actress Oscar in 2000 for chopping off her hair and dressing as a male in the searing transgender movie "Boys Don't Cry."
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| | | | | Reference News | 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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| | | | | Science News | Scientists Unveil Fossilized Crocodile (AP) AP - The discovery of a nearly intact fossil of a prehistoric crocodile is teaching scientists what the world was like before the continents were separated by oceans, a Brazilian paleontologist said.
Natural Disaster Death Toll Jumps to 320,000 in '04 GENEVA (Reuters) - The Indian Ocean tsunami has caused the annual death toll from natural disasters to soar to 320,000 worldwide, more than four times the toll from the previous year, a research institute said on Thursday.
Ex-Astronaut Gregory to Be NASA's Acting Chief WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former astronaut Fred Gregory is expected to be named NASA's acting chief, becoming the first African-American to head the U.S. space agency, a congressional spokesman said on Thursday.
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| | | | Shopping News | D-Link DI-808HV D-Link's DI-808HV is a great way to offer a secure VPN connection to your office when you're on the road.
Syntax Olevia LT32HV This dark-horse LCD delivers on price but not on picture quality.
GN Netcom GN 6210 wireless headset The GN Netcom GN 6210 has a comfortable fit and some attractive features, but its sound quality and performance could be improved.
Concord Eye-Q Go Wireless This very simple, inexpensive little camera does an acceptable job, but don't get too excited about its Bluetooth abilities.
Concord Eye-Q 3341z Budget buyers with patience and the willingness to keep prints small might not mind this camera's unimpressive performance and image quality.
Envision EN7220 LCD A run-of-the-mill but very adjustable LCD with snap-on accessory cups and photo clips that should appeal to admin assistants and the inveterately sentimental.
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| | | | | Society News | Mark Thatcher to be asked about alleged coup masterminds (AFP) AFP - British businessman Mark Thatcher will Friday be asked in court to shed light on the alleged masterminds of a botched coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, including oil tycoon Eli Calil and British novelist Jeffrey Archer.
Versace to Appear at AIDS Charity Gala (AP) AP - Donatella Versace will present a fashion show and appear at the annual Life Ball, a charity gala dedicated to raising funds to fight AIDS.
Bad LANGuage: AP's Pop Culture Blog (AP) AP - You know, Bad Language hasn't felt very good for the past two days, but we still manage to work. By work, we mean bitch about stuff. If we were a celebrity, we wouldn't have to do a damn thing. Like when Michael Jackson gets the flu poof! he doesn't have to attend court. Geez, we couldn't even get out of jury duty after that accident with the cow last summer. (Sorry again, Dairy Farmers of America!)
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| | | | Sports News | Indians Sign Bragg to Minor League Deal (AP) AP - Outfielder Darren Bragg signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
NBA unveils plans for tighter security (AFP) AFP - In the wake of a major brawl between players and spectators that led to legal charges and record banishments, the National Basketball Association will impose tighter security measures.
Lewis Goes From Tears to All-Star Game (AP) AP - Back in 1998, Rashard Lewis was projected as an NBA lottery pick coming out of his Texas high school. Then he plummeted to the second round, breaking into tears as he waited near the stage on draft night.
Top Seed Mauresmo Dismisses Pierce BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Top seed Amelie Mauresmo swept aside French compatriot Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-1 in the second round of the Antwerp Diamond Games tournament Thursday.
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