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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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Defra to help farmers with new Common Agricultural Policy payments web service
A new Defra web service detailing payments made to beneficiaries under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has gone live. From today the details of all payments made via rural development schemes in the UK from 1 January 2007 to 15 October 2007 will be available on the internet.
PublicTechnology.net |
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Hong Kong man arrested over bank rumor
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly posting a message on the Internet that a financial institution would be shut down amid worries that the looming U.S. economic meltdown will spread to the territory.
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Hong Kong man arrested over bank rumor
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly posting a message on the Internet that a financial institution would be shut down amid worries that the looming U.S. economic meltdown will spread to the territory.
AP via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Tribunal supports anti-racism activist
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has again upheld complaints by anti-racism activist Richard Warman about online hatred.
Windsor Star |
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ROSE: Norfolk County Pacers run out of steam
Taking a journey through an abandoned Web site is sometimes like walking through a derelict house that has been uninhabited for a long time. The signs of occupation are everywhere but human presence has vacated.
The Sun Chronicle |
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News often fails to say who funds drug studies
Newspapers and Internet news sites should do a better job of reporting medical studies by including the source of funding for the studies, according to an analysis published today.
Deseret Morning News |
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DVD software sparks outcry
Software released on Tuesday that lets people copy DVD films onto their PCs, sparked a huge outcry.
iafrica.com |
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White Plains man uses technology to help police find suspect in laptop theft
WHITE PLAINS - After his laptop computer was stolen, Jose Caceres used a remote access program to log on every day and watch it being used.
The Journal News |
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Web site of the week
Online Adventure site of the week: www.Outdoorplaces.com This site is for those who call the outdoors home. There's everything one could need for their next camping, hiking or general outdoors trip. Fall is the perfect time to plan a nice family hike, and this site has park finders, as well as a guide to destinations in different regions of the country. There's also real-life stories from ...
The Montana Standard |
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Digital Life #27: Different strokes for Sony folks
We talk about Sony's new laptop range that responds to vigorous stroking, check out cheap and nasty flat-screen TVs, and render the human brain irrelevant with the power of Google.
cnet.com.au |
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Technology Review: Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Applications, Part 2
An update on what the Apple Apps Store can offer now. Day by day, little by little, the list of applications for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch keeps on growing. From games by EA (come on, where is The Sims app?!) to aids with musical instruments to wireless transfer of documents, there are at least twenty apps that will be used for pleasure, purpose, or pointlessness.There are now flight ...
Blogcritics.org |
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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.
The Champions Sun |
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Charges dropped, ex-teacher's life remains in limbo
ROY - When problems popped up on a laptop computer used by Roy High School drama teacher Kamron Klitgaard last fall, he says he took it to the school's computer technician.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-10-01 07:17 Online fashion retailer ASOS H1 sales up 104 pct
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - ASOS Plc, the AIM-listed British internet fashion retailer, defied the gloom on the high street, reporting buoyant first-half trading and issuing a confident outlook statement.
Interactive Investor |
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Clayton, wireless provider, agree to trial service period
That free wireless service you’ve been getting in downtown Clayton isn’t luck; it’s part of a 90-day wireless Internet trial.
West County Journal |
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US officials back Google-Yahoo ad deal
SAN FRANCISCO -- Eleven California state political leaders are urging US regulators not to interfere with a proposed online advertising tie-up between Google and Yahoo.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Raj doesn't have to worry about me: Bal Thackeray
Rubbishing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray's 'hollow sympathy' for him over the Lok Sabha's privileges committee summons issue, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Wednesday told his nephew that he need not bother."We are competent to tackle the case. You should not worry," Thackeray said in an editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana'.Raj has threatened not to allow officials and ...
rediff.com |
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Lock's Quest Review
Tower defence has had such a good run on the internet - and now on downloadable services - that it was only a matter of time before someone bound it to an isometric RPG and stuffed it full of spiky hair and hitpoints.
EuroGamer |
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New Web site launches ad blistering Palin investigation
The McCain-Palin campaign sets up site to try to get its version of Troopergate out to the public.
KTUU Anchorage |
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Hollywood studios file lawsuit against RealNetworks
Major Hollywood studios filed on Tuesday a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court against RealNetworks, accusing the Internet media software maker of distributing a product that could be used to copy DVDs and store the contents on computers. The software, called RealDVD, was introduced by RealNetworks earlier this month. The company, which also produces the popular on-line media player RealPlayer, said ...
People's Daily |
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StumbleUpon steps up online discovery service
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message.
Mail and Guardian |
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Servers' failure frustrates students with Web outages
About 200 University of Nebraska-Lincoln servers were down Monday afternoon, leaving students in panic mode. UNL servers run on an uninterrupted power supply (UPS), which failed around 1:45 p.m. yesterday, halting access to some Internet and key services like WAM, Blackboard and university e-mail.
Daily Nebraskan |
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Boeing Uses Flight-Proven Satellite Technology For TSAT Review
Boeing recently announced that it has used an operational, commercial communications satellite to demonstrate the maturity of its Internet-like, space-based packet-switching technology
AerospaceOnline |
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Homecoming election to test out online voting system
Wednesday's homecoming royalty election will judge more than candidates' school spirit; it will also be a test-run for the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska's new online voting system. From 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday, students can cast votes for the crowns online with just a few clicks on ballots inside their WAM accounts.
Daily Nebraskan |
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