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Museum of Science and Industry To Get Back A Compass That Orbited Earth
CHICAGO -- A space shuttle takes off weighing about 120 tons, filled with fuel, science gear, computers and -- in the most-recent journey -- a compass from the Museum of Science and Industry.
WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago |
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Nepal still a monarchy in Indian embassy website
In an era when people are accessing the Internet to get the latest information, the Indian embassy in Nepal seems left behind.
The Economic Times |
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Service Interruption in Puchong area (JARING Wireless Broadband, WBB).
1. This message is addressed to all JARING Wireless Broadband Customers especially in Puchong area. 2. We are sorry to inform you that we are experiencing some problems resulting customers in the above-mentioned areas not able to access Internet starting October 12, 2008 at 4:10 pm.
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Teen fiction full of mystery, suspense
It takes a lot to drag a teenager away from the computer, but these might do it - they're full of mystery and suspense, genres popular with all ages. These books follow teenagers as they dig into unexplained events, solve mysterious problems, and handle dangerous situations.
Savannah Morning News |
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Need for strict enforcement
A GROUP of parents wrote to me recently expressing their concern over addiction to cyber-fantasy by many youngsters who frequent cybercafes. More and more youngsters frequent cybercafes to play games on the excuse of relaxation or taking a break from the pressures of school lessons and tuition.
The New Straits Times |
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Student says U of O snubbed offer to reveal security flaw in new pay stubs
Carleton is not the only Ottawa university vulnerable to hackers, says a University of Ottawa expert who claims he easily cracked his school's new electronic pay-stub delivery system.
Canada.com |
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Satyam denies World Bank barred it from offshore work
Satyam Computer Services, India's fourth largest software exporter, has denied reports that the World Bank has barred it from doing offshore work. The reports in international media said the bank had taken this decision after noticing reported intrusions into systems.
Calcutta News |
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Golden Age for TV beckons
A golden age for television beckons as established TV companies go head on with the internet and other new digital media platforms to woo audiences worldwide.
News 24 South Africa |
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Satyam to hire 15,000 this fiscal
Country's fourth largest software firm Satyam Computers has said it has no plans to recast its recruitment targets, despite a financial crisis in one of its key markets - the US.
The Times of India |
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Apple HDTV ... why not, it's just a big iPod!
Valleywag's Jason Calacanis believes that Apple is working on a networked HDTV. Why not, after all, Apple has the expertise in all the areas necessary to pull this off.
ZDNet |
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SAN FRANCISCO 10-year sentence in child porn case
A federal judge has sentenced a South San Francisco man to 10 years in prison for downloading more than 2,000 images of child pornography.Gilbert Haro, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston at a hearing in San Francisco on Friday.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat |
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Malware writers spoof Patch Tuesday
A new malware attack is taking advantage of Microsoft's monthly patch release.
iTNews |
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Microsoft could pick Blackberry
Research In Motion (RIM) is in danger of being plucked by Microsoft as the firm’s market value continues to slide due to the financial crisis and pressure on margins.
iTNews |
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Online gaffe: Spokesman posts 'lost cause' online
HARTFORD, Conn.—The campaign spokesman for Connecticut 2nd Congressional District Republican candidate Sean Sullivan is learning that not everything is private on the Internet.
Norwalk Advocate |
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Elephants' texts warn rangers
OL PEJETA, Kenya -- The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighboring farms.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat |
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Ask Linux.com: Perplexing permissions, beaucoup browsers
This week in the ongoing town-hall debate that is the Linux.com forums, the participants were asked about troubleshooting file permissions, testing Web pages on multiple browsers, and deciding what counts as a low-resource machine. All that, plus your chance at a one-on-one session with unanswered questions.
NewsForge |
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Japan's shy personas elusive online
Welcome to Japan's online social scene, where you're unlikely to meet anyone you don't know already.
Independent Online |
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Top-end ECM could be risky investment
Market leaders in the enterprise content management (ECM) space could represent a higher risk to IT buyers than their mid-market rivals, according to new research from CMS Watch.
iTNews |
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Hackers take aim at World Bank
The World Bank's internal networks have been compromisd by outside attackers at least six times in the last year, according to a recent report.
iTNews |
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Microsoft plans Silverlight news
Microsoft is planning to make a major announcement surrounding its Silverlight web application tool.
iTNews |
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The Rise of the (Financial) Machines
BartlebyScrivener writes "A New York Times Op-Ed quoting Freeman and George Dyson wonders if Wall Street geeks and 'quants' outsmarted themselves with computer algorithms to create the current financial debacle: 'Somehow the genius quants — the best and brightest geeks Wall Street firms could buy — fed $1 trillion in subprime mortgage debt into their supercomputers, added some derivatives, ...
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The Weatherford Democrat |
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Trouble comes a sextillion times faster
While the Internet, instant messaging and e-mail have been great technological advances for mankind, the forced resignation of Hawaii Tourism Authority chief executive Rex Johnson shows one of the downsides of such rapid information transmission.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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Across U.S., investors re-examine savings and retirement strategies
Across the United States, people are tallying their many losses from the relentless rout in the markets. Financial message boards on the Internet are filled with confessions of fear - about hits to savings, job security and scuttled retirement plans.
International Herald Tribune |
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Lifestyle
Sony Corp. unveiled a new e-book reader Thursday with a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from Amazon.com Inc.’s competing Kindle reader.
The West Australian |
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