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Reporter's Notebook: Bill Conroy
With some 6,000 National Guard troops set to be posted to the U.S./Mexican border to appease the immigration hawks in the country, all our problems should be solved, right?
The Narco News Bulletin |
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Yao shaken by China's earthquake tragedy
Associated Press - May 25, 2008 6:15 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Yao Ming wakes up each morning and immediately heads for the computer to get the latest on the earthquake that devastated...
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Report into NCEA ICT Standards Raises Concerns
A comprehensive report released today by the New Zealand Computer Society (NZCS) has found serious and significant failings in a number of ICT-related NCEA Technology Achievement Standards at Secondary School level.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Journalist Villeneuve set to be named PSG chief: radio
Journalist Charles Villeneuve, pictured in 2004, is set to be named the new president of Paris Saint Germain football club as a replacement for Simon Tahar, radio station RMC announced on its internet site on Sunday.
TODAYonline |
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Hacker Puts X-Rated Message On Library Story Line
Police in the suburbs east of San Francisco are investigating how an X-rated recording detailing a dog and a pig's intimate relationship ended up on a public library's dial-a-story service.
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Yao shaken by China's earthquake tragedy
Yao Ming wakes up each morning and immediately heads for the computer to get the latest on the earthquake that devastated China. The Houston Rockets All-Star center and China's most recognizable athlete awoke Sunday to more bad news: a powerful aftershock had killed one person and destroyed 70,000 homes. "Every day the number is going up. This morning it was over 62,000 people killed," Yao said. ...
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Michael Vaughan promises a classic but fails to deliver
In the build-up to this Test match, Michael Vaughan said that England go out to bat in every first innings with the aim of reaching 400. Just for the record - because it may not be obvious - I must state that whenever I lift the lid of my laptop I intend to write the next Wuthering Heights . That does not happen, either.
Times Online |
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J.R. Simplot has died
Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died Sunday at his Boise home. He was 99.Ada County Coroner Erwin Sonnenberg said Simplot apparently died of natural causes.The quintessential Idaho farmer increasingly dominated the state's business and political landscape for 70 years, and the company that bears ...
Idaho Press-Tribune |
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(BOR.L) Borders & Southern Petroleum PLC Buy/Sell
117 : 117.75 ( +5.51 %) 111.25 Add to portfolio Set Alert Level 2 Desktop Trader
Interactive Investor |
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When Bigger Isn't Better
Speedy Internet provider Rainbow Broadband shelved dreams of national expansion. What a great move.
Forbes |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Aug 2007 22:31 UTC
Ars has reviewed the brand new iMac . They conclude: "The Intel Macs are fast, the majority of apps have been released as Universal Binaries, and Apple's product line - including the new iMac - is in a good place.
OS News |
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Recent Original Stories
"CentOS is an enterprise class GNU/Linux distribution based on the publicly available source packages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Just like RHEL or Debian stable, CentOS focuses on stability and security, sacrificing the 'latest and greatest' packages.
OS News |
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Recent Original Stories
After months and months of work, the PC-BSD team released v1.0 final. "PC-BSD software is pleased to announce the immediate availability of PC-BSD 1.0 for x86 based processors.
OS News |
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Recent Original Stories
Mandriva announced the release of Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring. Download the hybrid live/install CD One or the purely free/open source Free . Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring includes the latest software (KDE 3.5.6, GNOME 2.18, Firefox and Thunderbird 2.0) and several new features: Metisse; WengoPhone; Google desktop applications like Picasa and Earth; updates and improvements to many of the Mandriva ...
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Recent Original Stories
Microsoft has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization.
New Mobile Computing |
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Bharathiar University to open regional centre in Madurai
It will be technologically equipped to enable students to learn online
The Hindu |
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Sec. Rice, Miliband & Google Sr VP David Drummond
MR. DRUMMOND: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to another great day at Google. I am distinctly honored today to welcome to Google Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, as well as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Yahoo postpones annual meeting
Yahoo has been forced to delay its annual board meeting in the face of an investor rebellion..
iTNews |
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Google Sites opens to all-comers
Google has expanded the reach of its Google Sites web design tool which allows users to create pages without the use of HTML editors or additional coding..
iTNews |
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Google exposes search algorithm secrets
Google has pledged to adopt a more open approach with the formula for its hitherto fiercely guarded search algorithms..
iTNews |
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Vulture capitalists circle Yahoo
Investors are piling into Yahoo stock in the expectation that investor Carl Icahn will force a sale to Microsoft..
iTNews |
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Spammers exploit tragedies in China and Burma
Spammers are taking advantage of recent natural disasters to abuse the generosity of others for their own financial gain..
iTNews |
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Macquarie, TransACT in broadband race
MACQUARIE Bank has joined Telstra and the Optus-led Terria Group in the broadband battle, lodging a $5 million bidder's bond.
Australian IT |
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Microsoft looks beyond Yahoo
BUYING Yahoo was not a strategy in itself, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said, and the company will now look at other acquisitions.
Australian IT |
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Journalist Villeneuve set to be named PSG chief: radio
Journalist Charles Villeneuve is set to be named the new president of Paris Saint Germain football club as a replacement for Simon Tahar, radio station RMC announced on its internet site on Sunday.
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