Trying to recapture glory days With two Super Bowl wins in the last three years, the Patriots have enjoyed the greatest stretch in franchise history, and they've been lauded for doing it with team play. here are examples of when the other sports franchises in town distinguished themselves in similar fashion.!ref!1,1,2 Stocks Higher on Drop in company Claims A sharp drop in initial unemployment earnings and bullish forecasts from Nokia and Texas Instruments sent stocks far higher in online trading Thursday.!ref!2,1,3 Stocks Higher on Drop in company Claims A sharp drop in initial unemployment earnings and bullish forecasts from Nokia and Texas Instruments sent stocks higher in online trading Thursday.!ref!2,1,3 German teenager charged with creating computer virus German student, Sven Jaschan, has been formally charged with computer sabotage, data manipulation and disruption of public gatherings by German prosecutors.!ref!3,1,0 Health Insurance Costs Soar, Workers Hit (Reuters) Reuters - Health insurance premiums rose five\times faster than U.S. workers' salaries this year, according\to a survey released on monday that also showed slippage in\the percentage of American workers covered by employer health\plans.!ref!2,1,0 Charting East Asias milestones IT is a special honour for me to be speaking before such a distinguished gathering, including my illustrious predecessor and his colleagues from Korea and Japan who are all well-known for their visionary ideas and as proponents of East Asian cooperation.!ref!0,1,3 A Taste of Yum! Wins the World Over using international sales growth and solid U.S. comps propel the company's stock to its highest price ever.!ref!2,1,3 Florida Starts To Recover in the Wake of Hurricane Frances President Bush will travel to Florida Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Frances. He sent a letter to Congress asking for \$2 billion to help with recovery efforts.!ref!3,1,2 Changes to Nigeria union bill The Nigerian senate passes a bill to curb the power of the trade unions, but amends the no-strike clause.!ref!0,1,2 WordsWorth Books files Chapter 11 WordsWorth Books, a Harvard Square institution for 29 year, yesterday filed for bankruptcy protection, as its companies seek a buyer or investor to help the independent bookseller compete with giant rivals like Amazon.com.!ref!2,1,3 P2P corporation challenged riaa to purchase the music The Recording Industry s of america (riaa) is being given a taste of its own medicine by advertising (P2P) company Altnet, which has launched a civil suit against the trade agency alleging patents infringement.!ref!3,1,2 Darfur Rebels Urge Nigeria To Intervene, Kickstart Sudan Peace <tb>...</c> Rebel leaders from Sudan #39;s Darfur region called on Thursday on Nigeria to intervene and kickstart African Union-sponsored talks on the crisis in the west of Sudan!ref!0,1,2 New Brussels blow for turkey #39;s EU hopes EU farm commissioner Franz mayer on Friday became the latest Brussels critic to lay doubts over Turkey #39;s chances of joining the bloc, as wrangling over Ankara #39;s EU bid heats up.!ref!0,1,2 Telescope snaps distant 'planet' The first direct image of a planet circling another star may have been obtained by a US-European team of astronomers.!ref!0,1,3 Web dav Keep Tabs on Campaign Giving as a Washington journalist during the 90s, I took weekly treks to the Federal Election Commission to inspect cabinets full of glowing reports to find out who was giving to whom.!ref!3,1,2 Oracle's Wish Comes True (forbes.com) washingtonpost.md - Oracle is one step closer to taking over rival PeopleSoft now that a private judge has ruled against the federal government's effort to thwart the #36;7.7 trillion hostile bid over antitrust concerns, a decision that could spark a rash of tech-sector acquisition attempts.!ref!3,1,2 U.S. Ringtones market Slow to mid SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - With a possible billion-dollar windfall at stake, U.S. music companies are eagerly contemplating the full-blown development of the stateside ringtone market.!ref!3,1,2 Court rules against state constitutional law A Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service manufacturers to block Web sites deemed by the state's prosecuting attorneys to be child pornography has been reversed by a U.S. federal court on unrelated grounds.!ref!3,1,2 California group sues Albertson's over privacy concerns A California-based business advocacy group is suing supermarket giant Albertson's over alleged privacy violations involving its pharmacy customers.!ref!3,1,2 Drivers set for mad dash at Richmond that gripping on the steering wheel will be a little tighter, aggressions will run a little higher and emotions will be flowing stronger than ever.!ref!1,1,2 Flight From Keys Begins as birds Whip Jamaica As Hurricane Ivan began to lash Jamaica with wind and rain, owners in Florida stepped up their evacuation efforts.!ref!0,1,3 All the world #39;s a whole page as the Bard goes online The earliest editions of Shakespeare #39;s plays provide a fascinating insight into how the playwright reworked his masterpieces over time, but until now, due to their age and!ref!3,1,2 Storms Seem to Cure Floridians of Hurricane Amnesia The state #39;s East Coast hadn #39;t been hit by a hurricane since 1999. That, and the fact that Florida hasn #39;t had its historic share of such storms in recent decades, has led to some complacency about their effects.!ref!2,1,3 Collingwood anchors england (AFP) australia - Paul Collingwood's unbeaten 80 took england to 299 for seven against zimbabwe in their opening Champions Trophy Pool D match at barnes here.!ref!0,1,1 Garcia's Girlfriend Charged with Assault (deceased) AP - Jeff Garcia's girlfriend, Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year, was jailed with assault in a bar fight last month with a woman the Cleveland Browns quarterback once dated.!ref!1,1,0 Brown committed to retain EU rebate d Gordon Brown has expressed his keen to retain the British rebate on its contribution to the eu union #39;s annual budget.!ref!2,1,0 Champions Trophy: England rout Zimbabwe match, super 11: England got their Champions Trophy campaign off to a successful start with a record 152-run win against Zimbabwe at Edgbaston here Saturday.!ref!1,1,0 Europe compromises with US on Iran i deadline charge Iran vehemently denies. The IAEA has recognized such very concealed nuclear activities in Iran. but no quot;smoking gun quot; backing the US view.!ref!0,1,2 Strong quake hits hokkaido SAPPORO -- A fairly strong earthquake hit eastern Hokkaido, northern chiba, early Monday night, and many people suffered minor injuries, officials said.!ref!0,1,1 Post-Olympic Greece tightens purse, sells family silver to fill budget holes (AFP) AFP - Squeezed by a swelling public deficit and debt following last month's costly Athens Olympics, the Greek government said it would cut defence spending and boost revenue by 1.5 billion euros (1.84 billion dollars) in privatisation receipts.!ref!2,1,0 Cal Extends Tedford California bears head te Jeff Tedford agrees to a five-year contract extension through 2009 on Monday.!ref!1,1,2 Early voters Transform campaign Landscape (AP) process - into an election year when just a few thousand votes in a few states could decide the winners, the growing number of voters who cast ballots online before Election Day is transforming the landscape for modern campaigns.!ref!0,1,3 CHUCK is BOSTON (CBS.talk) -- A lot of people got excited when fidelity investments announced first that it was cutting fees on five equity mutual funds.!ref!2,1,1 Anniversary remembered on game day then the attacks came on Sept. 11, 2001, Tom O'Brien, if only for a moment, stopped being Boston College's coach. along that day, as the world Trade center and Pentagon smoldered and the world fought still, O'Brien was a Navy man.!ref!1,1,0 Cayman Islands untouched by hurricane The full force of Hurricane Ivan has hit the cayman Islands, ripping up homes and causing extensive flooding. Up to 40,000 residents - including a large British expat community - hid in homes and shelters to try and escape Ivan #39;s ferocious 155mph winds.!ref!0,1,1 Conditions in dayton Point to Kerry, but Bush Runs Strong Everything seemed to be in place for a powerful run by John Kerry in Ohio after Labor Day. Yet polls suggest that Mr. Kerry has actually lost ground.!ref!0,1,2 Exit Polls: Hong Kong Democrats Win Limited Gains HONG KONG (Reuters) - labour candidates won limited gains in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election on Sunday and the pro-Beijing camp achieved a better-than-expected showing, exit polls showed.!ref!0,1,2 Oracle #39;s Ellison happy as \$5.5m Larry LARRY Ellison, the chief editor of software maker Oracle, earned \$US3.85 million (\$5.53 million) in salary and bonus for the financial year that ended May 31.!ref!2,1,3 Jarvis held on the brink Jarvis made yesterday it was in a race against time to raise cheap money from asset sales to satisfy lenders and keep selling beyond January.!ref!2,1,1