• Hansen's world champs hopes brought to heel
    LONDON, Aug 5 (AFP) - Britain's European and Commonwealth triple-jump champion Ashia Hansen has pulled out of the World Championships in Paris later this month after being advised she risked seriously damaging her Achilles tendon.
  • U.S. beaten in baseball, basketball at Pan Am Games / Aug 5
    By David Gonzalez Sportsticker Staff Writer
  • 2003-04 Tentative College Football Bowl Schedule / Aug 5
  • Global eXchange Services Wins Best e-Business Solution in Business Integration Journal Awards
    Global eXchange Services Wins Best e-Business Solution in Business Integration Journal Awards; GXS Enters Business Integration Journal Hall of Fame
  • MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition Now Supports IBM 405LP PowerPC Low-Power Processor
    MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition Now Supports IBM 405LP PowerPC Low-Power Processor; Combination Provides Significant Power Savings
  • Experts, laymen seek AIDS solutions in South Africa meeting
    DURBAN, South Africa, Aug 5 (AFP) - An AIDS conference united experts and laymen to take stock of the pandemic Tuesday, a day after scientists warned that South Africa was entering a "death phase" of the disease and should expect a rapidly rising mortality rate.
  • US, Japan sign new legal treaty
    WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (AFP) - The United States and Japan on Tuesday signed a legal treaty framed to help combat drug trafficking, fraud, terrorism, white collar crime, and other offenses, the first such pact signed by Tokyo.
  • Loews Cineplex Boosts Sales by 17 Percent Using Siebel eBusiness Applications
    Loews Cineplex Boosts Sales by 17 Percent Using Siebel eBusiness Applications; Siebel Sales Implementation Helps Manage and Increase Revenue
  • Qualstar Announces 57 Terabyte Rackmount Library
    SIMI VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003-- New Model Extends Qualstar's Leadership in the SuperAIT
  • PRIMUS Telecommunications Reports Record Second Quarter 2003 Financial Results
    MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq:PRTL)
  • JPMorgan Chase Extends License for Pegasystems Software
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), a leading provider of rules-based, smart business process management (BPM) software, today announced that JPMorgan Chase signed an agreement in the first quarter of 2003 to extend its license for Pegasystems software in its Treasury & ...
  • InterDigital to Present at the Adams, Harkness & Hill 23rd Annual Summer Seminar
    KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--InterDigital Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: IDCC), a leading architect, designer and provider of wireless technology and product platforms, today announced that the Company will present at the Adams, Harkness & Hill 23rd Annual Summer Seminar. The presentation ...
  • S&P Lwrs Rtgs on Class A Notes of Juniper CBO 1999-1
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Standard & Poor's--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today lowered its ratings on the class A-1, A-2, A-3A, and A-3B notes issued by Juniper CBO 1999-1 Ltd., managed by Wellington Management Co. LLP, and removed them from CreditWatch with negative implications, where they ...
  • M&S Fine Foods, Inc. Purchases Denzer's Food Products
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--M&S Fine Foods, Inc., one of the nation's leading direct-to-customer purveyors of gourmet and specialty food products, has purchased the business and assets of Denzer's Food Products from Jake Slagle Incorporated, Baltimore, in a cash transaction, it was announced ...
  • Gaylord Entertainment to Acquire ResortQuest International
    Accretive Acquisition Significantly Expands Hospitality Offerings
  • Region's Leading Minority Business Advocacy Group Changes Name
    Southern California Regional Purchasing Councils Changes Name to Southern California Minority Business Development Council
  • Ray Charles cancels concerts for first time in half a century
    LOS ANGELES, Aug 5 (AFP) - Legendary US crooner Ray Charles said Tuesday he was cancelling the remaining shows in his current concert tour due to hip pain, marking the first time he has missed a tour in 53 years.
  • Astros 2B Kent suspended two games / Aug 5
    NEW YORK (Ticker) - Houston Astros second baseman Jeff Kent was suspended two games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for his actions in a July 26 game against the Chicago Cubs.
  • Oakland 7, Detroit 2
    DETROIT, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Rich Harden pitched six innings and Eric Chavez sparked a four-run third inning Tuesday as Oakland posted a 7-2 victory over Detroit.
  • AL Injury Report / Aug 5
    Anaheim Angels
  • Atlanta Braves Team Report / Aug 5
    Last Game: 4-3 loss at Milwaukee, August 4 Streak: Lost 2
  • Augusta Greenjackets Roster / Aug 5
    2003 Augusta Greenjackets Roster
  • Midland Rockhounds Roster / Aug 5
    2003 Midland Rockhounds Roster
  • Quote of the Day for Aug 5
    Kansas City Royals manager Tony Pena after his team's 13-9 win over the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the American League Central.
  • Bolton linked with fiery Jardel
    BOLTON, England, Aug 5 (AFP) - Perennial English Premiership strugglers Bolton look set to make an audacious bid for outstanding Brazilian striker Mario Jardel, it was reported on Tuesday.
  • Grand Slam winners Ferrero, Federer start strong in Montreal
    MONTREAL, Canada, Aug 5 (AFP) - Reigning Grand Slam champions Juan Carlos Ferrero and Roger Federer stormed to success in season-opening hardcourt matches Tuesday to reach the second round of the 2.45-million-dollar Montreal Masters.
  • Dream debut for Ukrainian teen Kutuzova
    LOS ANGELES, California, Aug 5 (AFP) - Ukrainian 14-year-old Viktoriya Kutuzova conquered her nerves and made her WTA Tour debut a memorable one, beating Russian Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the 635, 000-dollar hardcourt tournament here.
  • IBM Selects VA Software's SourceForge Software
    SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--VA Software Corporation (Nasdaq: LNUX) today announced that IBM will use SourceForge Enterprise Edition 3.3 for its internal open source community, supporting more than 2000 registered IBM open source developers. The software from VA Software will help IBM coordinate internal, ...
  • Southeast Asia must prepare for more terrorism: Philippine leader
    MANILA, Aug 6 (AFP) - Southeast Asia must steel itself for the likelihood of more terrorist attacks following the deadly hotel bombing in the Indonesian capital, Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said Wednesday.
  • Sycamore Networks Announces Q4 Earnings Release Date and Webcast Information
    CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR), a leader in intelligent optical networking, today announced that the Company will report its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2003 financial results for the period ending July 31, 2003, on Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at approximately 4:00 ...
  • Questra Becomes IBM Business Partner in Life Sciences
    Companies Collaborate to Provide Automated Remote Service Solutions for Medical and Scientific Instruments
  • Bomb-hit Jakarta hotel is part of US-run chain
    WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (AFP) - The US-run luxury Marriott hotel in Jakarta, where a car bomb killed at least 13 people and left about 150 injured Tuesday, is part of one of the world's largest hotel groups.
  • US stocks end lower on jobs gloom; Dow falls 1.64 percent /US Stocks [Aug 5]
    NEW YORK, Aug 5 (AFP) - US stocks ended lower Tuesday on the back of a job survey which showed increased layoffs in July, and as wholesale-club retailer Costco cut its earnings' outlook.
  • Philips Nexperia DVD+R/+RW System Solutions to Power BenQ's Data and A/V DVD Recorders
    IFA Show
  • Your Daily Horoscope Aug 5
    Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (8 a.m. EDT):
  • India's sports minister hits Afro-Asian Games for a six
    NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (AFP) - With less then three months to go for the scheduled start of the inaugural Afro-Asian Games, the Indian government is undecided where they should be held.
  • Australia appeals against payout for British-born paedophile
    SYDNEY, Aug 5 (AFP) - Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said Tuesday he had launched an appeal against a 116,000-dollar (75,400 US) payout awarded to a British-born child molester for wrongful imprisonment.
  • Fairfax County Chooses LearnStar for Their Project Excel Schools
    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--LearnStar, Inc. announces today that its award-winning technology for grades K-12 has been selected by Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia for implementation in the school district's Excel schools. Project Excel is the district's academic enhancement program designed to boost ...
  • NY Mets 10, Houston 1
    HOUSTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Vance Wilson capped a seven-run fifth inning with a three-run homer and Al Leiter pitched six innings Tuesday as the New York Mets routed Houston, 10-1.
  • Houston Astros Injury Report / Aug 5
  • San Francisco Giants Injury Report / Aug 5
  • Greenville Braves 2003 Game-by-Game / Aug 5
  • Portland Sea Dogs Roster / Aug 5
    2003 Portland Sea Dogs Roster
  • Clinton Lumber Kings Roster / Aug 5
    2003 Clinton Lumber Kings Roster
  • Tony Kanaan 2003 Indy Racing League record / Aug 5
    Starts: 10
  • Alex Tagliani 2003 record / Aug 5
    Team: Rocketsports Racing
  • IBM To Preview New Ad at LinuxWorld
    LinuxWorld San Francisco 2003
  • Forty-one killed from rabies this year in China's worst-hit city
    BEIJING, Aug 5 (AFP) - A total of 41 people have died from rabies in the south Chinese city Maoming, which has emerged as the worst-hit area from a recent outbreak of the fatal disease, state media said Tuesday.
  • Summer snowman chills in Germany for solar power
    BERLIN, Aug 5 (AFP) - A snowman is braving the sweltering summer temperatures in Germany thanks to a solar-powered freezer, part of an artist's campaign for renewable energy.
  • Aznar accuses Basque moderates of seeking secession
    PALMA DE MALLORCA, Balearic Islands, Aug 5 (AFP) - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar on Tuesday accused moderate Basque nationalists of seeking to secede from Spain.
  • Fast Search & Transfer Announces Second Quarter and Half Year 2003 Results
    OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003-- Q2 Revenues of $9.5 million contribute to Half Year New Business
  • Maui Land & Pineapple Reports 2003 2nd Quarter Results
    KAHULUI, Hawaii--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (AMEX:MLP) today reported a net loss of $4.0 million ($.56 per share) for the second quarter of 2003 compared to a net loss of $2.1 million ($.29 per share) for the second quarter of 2002. Consolidated revenues for the second quarter of ...
  • S&P Lwrs 3 Ratings of Adams St CBO 1998-1
    Off Watch
  • Fitch Ratings Affirms MSDW 280 Park Avenue Trust 2001-XL280
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW) 280 Park Avenue Trust commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2001-XL280, are affirmed by Fitch Ratings as follows:
  • TS Electronics Abandons Proposed Merger With Utah Clay
    SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Utah Clay Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:UTCL) announced today that the proposed merger between TS Electronics Corporation and Utah Clay Technology, Inc. was not effected and has been abandoned. Utah Clay failed to obtain the release of certain of its debt prior to the proposed closing ...
  • Inamed to Present at Adams, Harkness & Hill's 23rd Annual Summer Seminar
    SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Inamed Corporation (Nasdaq:IMDC), a global healthcare company, today announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert S. Vaters will be presenting at Adams, Harkness & Hill's 23rd Annual Summer Seminar in Boston on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 ...
  • Golf Trust of America, Inc. Announces 2003 Annual Meeting
    CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Golf Trust of America, Inc. (AMEX:GTA) announced today that the Company has scheduled its 2003 Annual Shareholders Meeting for November 17, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to be held at Charleston Place Hotel, 205 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina. The shareholder record date for ...
  • First Ukrainian peacekeepers to leave for Iraq Thursday
    KIEV, Aug 5 (AFP) - The first contingent of Ukrainian troops in a stabilization force patrolling southern Iraq will leave on Thursday, the defense ministry said Tuesday.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks Injury Report / Aug 5
  • New York Mets Injury Report / Aug 5
  • Cincinnati Reds Injury Report / Aug 5
  • Dale Jarrett 2003 Record / Aug 5
    Starts: 21
  • Tony Stewart 2003 Record / Aug 5
    Starts: 21
  • Pan Am Games - Women's Handball / Aug 5
  • AL Baseball Schedule for Aug 5
  • EquityOutlook.Com Announces Stock Evaluation Ratings for Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell Computer Corporation, Juniper Networks, Inc., Viragen, Inc.
    SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--EquityOutlook.Com makes these short-term stock recommendations:
  • New Tax Reconciliation Act to Affect Millions of Tax Refunds
    TaxBrain Provides Easy-to-Understand Guidance on Why Surprisingly Few Americans Will Qualify for Checks
  • US offers aid to Sudan flood victims: agency
    KHARTOUM, Aug 5 (AFP) - The United States has offered assistance worth 250, 000 dollars and two planeloads of relief supplies for victims of the floods in eastern Sudan's Kassala city, the official news agency said Tuesday.
  • 83 Indian security personnel commit suicide in 2002
    NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (AFP) - Eighty-three Indian security personnel committed suicide in 2002, one-third more than the year before, junior home minister I. D. Swami told parliament Tuesday.
  • Indonesian government 'will never surrender to terrorism'
    JAKARTA, Aug 5 (AFP) - The Indonesian government was angry about the bombing which killed at least 13 people at a luxury Jakarta hotel Tuesday but vowed never to give in to terrorists, the country's top security minister said.
  • Army pneumonia cases show no evidence biological agents: officials
    WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (AFP) - Medical investigators have seen no evidence that anthrax, smallpox, or biological agents caused the pneumonia that led to the deaths of two US soldiers who served in Iraq and has sickened about 100 others in the region since March, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
  • Theo van Brandenburg Promoted to President of Staples European Retail Business
    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003-- Leader of Staples' Office Centre Netherlands Selected to
  • Manugistics Providing Innovative, Top-Ranking Solutions for Automotive Industry
    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003-- Industry Analyst Validation, Ongoing Client Successes Prove Strength of Manugistics Supply and Demand Chain Management Solutions
  • Mizuho Corporate Bank of California and MB Financial Bank Renew Contracts with Magnet Communications - Continue Long-Term Relationship with Business Banking Authority
    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003-- Banks Extend Relationship with Magnet into 2006 - Magnet's hosted
  • FSJobs.com Announces Online Job Board Focused Exclusively on the Financial Services Industry
    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Now that the economy is showing signs of improving, recruiting quality candidates quickly and cost-effectively is becoming an issue for companies within the Financial Services industry. FSJobs gives Human Resource professionals being asked to locate top quality Financial Services ...
  • Gore to give anti-war speech at NYU
    NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Former Vice President Al Gore has arranged to speak out on Iraq to an anti-war group in New York Thursday.
  • "Difficult days ahead" after US vote for gay bishop: Anglicans' leader
    LONDON, Aug 6 (AFP) - The Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans, foresees "difficult days" ahead, his spokesman said after the US Episcopal Church Tuesday confirmed the election of its first gay bishop, in an historic but divisive vote.
  • Twelve dead, one missing as floods hit Vietnam
    HANOI, Aug 5 (AFP) - Twelve people have been killed and another is missing feared dead after storms that have battered Vietnam in the past four days, official media said Tuesday.
  • Shove sends Astros' Kent out for two games
    NEW YORK, Aug 5 (AFP) - Houston Astros second baseman Jeff Kent was suspended two games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball here on Tuesday for his actions in a July 26 game against the Chicago Cubs.
  • NY Yankees 6, Texas 2
    NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Roger Clemens, 41, allowed one run and five hits in seven innings Tuesday for his 304th win as the New York Yankees beat Texas, 6-2.
  • Tampa Bay Devil Rays Attendance Report / Aug 5
  • Baltimore Orioles Roster through Aug 5
    (X)- Disabled List
  • NL Scoreboard as of 08:10 p.m. / Aug 5
  • Recap: Iowa (Cubs) 8, TUCSON (Diamondbacks) 2 / Aug 5
    TUCSON, Arizona (Ticker) -- Mike Dzurilla led a five-homer barrage with a two-run shot and finished with three RBI to lead the Iowa Cubs past the Tucson Sidewinders, 8-2. Dzurilla, who hit an RBI double in the top of the fifth to cap the scoring for Iowa, followed a leadoff single by Joshua Arteaga in the second with his first ...
  • Virtus Bologna kicked out of Italian basketball league / Aug 5
    ROME (Ticker) - Italian giant Virtus Bologna has been kicked out of the league after failing to make an overdue payment to former guard Sani Becirovic.
  • Future U.S. Amateur Championship Sites / Aug 5
    2003 - Oakmont Country Club - Oakmont, Pennsylvania
  • Atlantic League Second-Half Standings through Aug 4
  • TOKYO, Aug. 5 Kyodo / Aug 5
    Yakult's Beverlin restricted from pitching for 3 weeks
  • Discreet Ships burn 1 Background Processing Software
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  • ECOWAS appoints Gambian as special envoy on Liberian crisis
    LAGOS, Aug 5 (AFP) - A Gambian diplomat, Francis Blain, has been named to represent the west African regional group ECOWAS as a special envoy to war-torn Liberia, officials said Tuesday.
  • Spain defends participation in Iraq force as more troops set off
    MADRID, Aug 5 (AFP) - Spanish Defence Minister Federico Trillo-Figueroa on Tuesday defended the government's decision to take part in the US-led intervention force in Iraq, as a second contingent of troops prepared to leave for the Gulf.
  • SureWest Communications Reports Second Quarter 2003 Financial Results
    ROSEVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003--Integrated communications provider SureWest Communications (Nasdaq:SURW) reported its financial results today for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003.
  • Bank of New York To Enhance Check Fraud Detection Capabilities with Imagesoft Solution
    Bank of New York To Enhance Check Fraud Detection Capabilities with Imagesoft Solution; The Bank of New York to Use FraudGuard to Help Combat Commercial Check Fraud
  • Protesters seize Shell flow station in Nigeria
    LAGOS, Aug 5 (AFP) - Protesters have seized an oil flow station belonging to the Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell in Nigeria's troubled western Niger Delta, the company said Tuesday.
  • SanDisk Corporation to Present at Pacific Crest Financial Conference
    Pacific Crest 2003 Technology Conference
  • Lieberman calls Dean too far left
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., warns nominating Howard Dean as the Democrat to face President George Bush in 2004 would be "a ticket to nowhere."
  • IFAD to give Bangladesh 16.3 million dollars for landless women
    DHAKA, Aug 5 (AFP) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is to provide a 16.3 million-dollar loan to Bangladesh for micro-finance aimed at landless women, officials said Tuesday.
  • Kansas City 13, Chicago 9
    KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Aaron Guiel hit a key three-run double as part of a seven-run sixth inning Monday night as Kansas City beat the Chicago White Sox, 13-9.
  • Recap: SAN FRANCISCO 3, Pirates 0 / Aug 5
    SPORTSTICKER NL RECAP
  • Trenton Thunder Roster / Aug 5
    2003 Trenton Thunder Roster
  • PCL Expanded Win-Loss Breakdown through Aug 6