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Excellence in computer science research stimulated by dissertation competition
For the second year running a student from the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton has been named the winner of the Distinguished Dissertation Competition 2008. The annual award is presented by the Council of Professors and Heads of Computing (CPHC), in conjunction with the British Computer Society (BCS).
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Oklahoma City Community Events
TodayABC Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Heartland Hall, 1345 SW 30, 604-0892. Seniors Dance, 2 p.m., Oklahoma City Swing Dance Club, 4361 NW 50, Suite 400, 943-1950. Computer Club of OKC — Senior Net, 10 a.m., The Center 3000, 3000 United Founders Blvd., 359-5675. Tai Chi, 5 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 221 S Barker Ave., El Reno, 603-3576. Scrabble Club, 4 p.m., International House of Pancakes, ...
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Online map gives customers estimates on restoration
While many are still without power, CenterPoint employees are working 24 hours a day to restore power to customers in Harris County. Just days ago, residents were hearing bleak rumors of outages in their areas lasting anywhere from two to four weeks, but it doesn’t look like that’s the case any longer.
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Powerchip Leads Gain in Memory Makers on Hynix Spending Report
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. led Taiwanese computer-memory chip producers higher in Taipei trading after a newspaper said South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. will more than halve capital spending next year.
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Kadlec Medical Center Makes Patient Care More Efficient, Safe
RICHLAND -- Kadlec Medical Center in Richland is using a new, electronic system to better take care of its patients. Instead of writing patients' information and medical orders by hand, it's now typed electronically on laptops and desktops.
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Blind attorney: The system should accommodate me
After 18 years of practicing law, a Tallahassee criminal-defense attorney who is blind is asking that the evidence he gets be in braille or at least a format his computer screen-reader software can use.
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Reading, writing and recycling
To help curb the growing number of waste contributed by bottled water- and soda-drinkers at the schools, Madison County Recycling this year began providing bins for recycled plastic bottles and Highland Recycling agreed to pick up recycled plastic at schools. Plastic is an enormous source of waste along with the cardboard.
St. Clair County Journal |
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Thin Line
Slap my forearm and call me a junkie. Every morning, I hose off, wrap myself in a towel and try not to sit down at my computer. Every morning, late for work or not, I fail. I have to know. What's old so-and-so up to? Which blogger's crying foul this week? What specks of dirt did reporters manage to scrape from under what's-her-face's fingernails? It's getting to be too much for even me, ...
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TTML launches Nova netPC at Rs. 2499
Nova netPC, a thin-client based network computer, can be used for both Windows and Linux operating systems and accessing the Internet. Nova netPC also runs local applications using USB peripherals.
CIOL |
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à Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: I have read your book and religiously follow your stuff online. But I am still not informed enough about the sex lives of Mexican men. I fell in love with a man in Mexico, and I'm trying to find him again, but I have a few questions. First of all, what is the average penis size of a Mexican man? I know women are supposed to remain virgins until marriage—is this the same with men? ...
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IT speeds BA aircraft turnarounds
Angelica Mari, Computing , Thursday 25 September 2008 at 06:45:00 Digital pens have cut the time it takes to prepare flights for departure British Airways (BA) is using digital pen and paper technology to speed up the turnaround time of aircraft landing at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports....
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Redline's WiMAX Products selected by Azulstar for Launch of WiMAX Services across New Mexico
Redline Communications Group Inc. , a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, and Azulstar Inc., a privately held wireless service provider based in Grand Haven, Michigan, today announced the launch of MetraMax, Azulstar's new wireless broadband service offering.
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Police reports from local municipalities
GOULDS A thief grabbed a battery and registration documents after breaking a window on a 2000 Ford F-150 in the 21900 block of Southwest 124th Avenue between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 13 and 10:15 a.m. Sept. 14. The items were valued at $110. Damage was estimated at $300.
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RHAM teacher charged with enticing a minor in sexually explicit on-line chatter
HEBRON — A 25-year-old teacher at RHAM High School turned himself in to police Monday afternoon and was charged with engaging a teenage girl in sexually explicit behavior via the Internet.
Journal Inquirer |
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RHAM teacher accused of enticing a student on the Internet suspended
Questions remain at RHAM High School after one of its teachers was arrested this week and charged with sexually enticing a student on the Internet.
Journal Inquirer |
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Police reports from local municipalities
A thief shattered a window on a 2004 Nissan Sentra at Pinecrest Gardens, 11000 SW 57th Ave., and stole a laptop computer valued at $2,500 between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Sept. 5.
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RHAM teacher charged with enticing a minor in sexually explicit on-line chatter
HEBRON — A 25-year-old teacher at RHAM High School turned himself in to police Monday afternoon and was charged with engaging a teenage girl in sexually explicit behavior via the Internet.
Journal Inquirer |
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RHAM teacher accused of enticing a student on the Internet suspended
Questions remain at RHAM High School after one of its teachers was arrested this week and charged with sexually enticing a student on the Internet.
Journal Inquirer |
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ASUS takes Eee PC 901 for an HSUPA data ride
Filed under: Laptops If you like the Eee PC 901 then you're going to love this. ASUS just announced an integrated HSUPA option for its 8.9-inch netbook. When coupled with that 7.5-hour (rated) 6-cell battery you'll have ample time to try and locate a carrier "in many destinations around the world" capable of delivering 7.2Mbps down and 2Mbps up -- ASUS doesn't say but we're sure it'll step ...
Engadget |
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MySpace to offer free access to music
In a bid to spruce up its online hangout, MySpace plans to flip the switch today on a service that will give its users free access to thousands of songs from the world's largest recording labels.
Houston Chronicle |
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TTML launches Nova netPC at Rs. 2499
Nova netPC, a thin-client based network computer, can be used for both Windows and Linux operating systems and accessing the Internet. Nova netPC also runs local applications using USB peripherals.
CIOL |
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Oracle, HP team up on database hardware
BOSTON, USA: Oracle Corp , the world's No. 3 software maker is teaming up with Hewlett-Packard Co to sell powerful, specialized computers that companies use to analyze data on their business activities.
CIOL |
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IT survives US economic downturn, for now
Latest figures shows that the IT industry has been surprisingly immune to the US economic slowdown. But analysts warn that this immunity won’t last.
iTNews |
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Storm watch: When weather plays a role in movies
Any Atlantic or Gulf Coast resident with a TV or a computer these past few weeks has felt that sick dread, the sort that comes from too many hours in front of The Weather Channel. We’re all thinking it. Let’s just say it: Enough with the storm threats already.
The Pantagraph |
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Top SEC executive criticized
On Aug. 19, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox summoned reporters to a conference room at the SEC's Washington headquarters for an important announcement. The agency's new computer technology to make corporate filings more useful to investors was almost ready, and Cox wanted to give the media a preview.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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