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'Concede' is this afternoon's top search term
The No. 1 search term at Google right now is "concede." Interest in this word -- which is linked to "conceded," "delegate," "superdelegates," "superdelegate" and "superdelegate count" -- is described as volcanic.
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Electronics recycling collection this weekend in Lee, Ogle counties
This weekend will be good opportunity to throw out old or unwanted electronics to make Nature. An electronics recycling collection will be hosted by Lee and Ogle counties this weekend for residents, businesses and institutions to throw out unwanted recyclables.
SaukValley.com |
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Professor, 'consummate professional' Jack Seely remembered
Jack Seely was not good at retiring. He retired from IBM and taught at a California university. He retired to Tallahassee and helped establish the Florida A&M-Florida State College of Engineering. He retired several times from that school yet kept coming back.
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Spiralfrog offers downloads from EMI artists
LOS ANGELES — SpiralFrog, which operates an ad-supported, free music and video download website, said Monday it will soon begin offering content from Coldplay, Keith Urban and other recording artists as part of a new licensing deal with EMI Music.
Dallas Morning News |
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Internet Task Forces Seeking Additional Funding
In Virginia the legislature has approved $1.5 million for the state's two Internet child-crime task forces but authorities across the country say they need more funding.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 20th Dec 2007 10:22 UTC
As we say in Dutch, de kogel is door de kerk: Think Secret will cease all activities after reaching a settlement with Apple in a lawsuit Apple had filed against the website. In exchange for closing down Think Secret, Nick DePlume, its owner, will not have to reveal its sources to Apple.
New Mobile Computing |
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Morse Code Returning to MARS Toolbox
After more than a dozen years, Morse code will soon be returning to Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) nets. In the mid-1990s, the Department of Defense (DoD) did away with CW operation across the board -- including MARS nets -- as automatic systems such as the Internet, SATCOM, cell phones and e-mail became available and the payroll cost of manual operators escalated.
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Recycling schedule
When: Friday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Oregon Commerce Center, 445 W. Pines Road in Oregon.
SaukValley.com |
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Philly news anchor target in FBI probe of scandal
An evening news anchor is under federal investigation and off the air after his fired co-anchor complained that someone may have hacked into her e-mails and leaked them to gossip columnists. The investigation became public after the FBI last Thursday raided the home of anchor Larry Mendte of KYW-TV, seizing a computer and related equipment. The raid was the second major embarrassment in months ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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NYC Seed to help Web start-ups grow
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the $2 million fund—which will give up to $200,000 to individual Web start-ups—during a kick-off event for the city's inaugural Internet Week.
Crain's New York Business |
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BeaconEquity.com Issues TraderNotes on Internet Technology Stocks: DGLP, SFLY, YHOO, HPQ, WSPI
BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of TraderNotes on stocks that are making news today.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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The village road to IT campus
JOBS: Jawahar Knowledge Centres' success in Andhra inspires other states to train rural youth.
Business Standard India |
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Corporate training moves from desktops to mobiles
TRAINING: Pressure on training budgets is pushing firms to opt for e-learning modules delivered through ipods and mobiles.
Business Standard India |
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Intel Doubles Storage on SSD Drives
Intel introduced an 8G-byte solid-state drive and said it will ship a 16G-byte solid-state drive in the fourth quarter of this...
PC World |
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Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II
Western Digital's My Book Studio Edition II is an external hard drive that uses two drives, pre-configured as a fast RAID 0...
PC World |
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Moody's keeps negative outlook on newspaper sector
(AP:NEW YORK) Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday that its outlook for the newspaper industry remains negative, as readers and advertisers continue their ongoing shift to the Internet.
INO News |
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Nexsan paints SAS green
Nexsan claims to be the first supplier with an energy-efficient SAS storage system. The company has taken its AutoMAID technology, which throttles back the power usage of hard drives that are not currently being accessed, and applied it to a SAS array. The result is high-performance storage for fixed content, said Bob Woolery, Nexsan's senior VP of marketing. He added that there is an ...
InfoWorld |
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Jupitermedia Announces ServerWatch.Com Product Excellence Award Winners for 2008
NEW YORK----Jupitermedia Corporation today announced the winners of the 2008 ServerWatch.com Product Excellence Awards as chosen by the readers of the site. ServerWatch.com , part of the internet.com Network of Web sites, offers hands-on tutorials, in-depth reviews and the latest news and analysis for IT managers responsible for buying and managing Windows, Unix and Linux servers.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Rejected by magazine, local girl starts own Web site
When Mechanicsville resident Taylor Ramirez, 12, submitted a photo of her 9-year-old sister Allie to a national girls’ magazine, the sisters received a disappointing letter. The editors stated that only professional child models were eligible to grace their magazine cover.
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Apple Giving Away iPods With Macs For Back-to-School
The offer is open to students attending or accepted into a higher education institution, as well as faculty and staff, and to any employee of a public or private K-12 school.
ChannelWeb |
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Study: Pacemakers can be hacked
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It's not something your doctors want you to worry about. Really.
South Bend Tribune |
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Philly news anchor target in FBI probe of scandal
An evening news anchor is under federal investigation and off the air after his fired co-anchor complained that someone may have hacked into her e-mails and leaked them to gossip columnists. The investigation became public after the FBI last Thursday raided the home of anchor Larry Mendte of KYW-TV, seizing a computer and related equipment. The raid was the second major ...
AP via Yahoo! Singapore News |
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The bank of family and friends: new student-loan wrinkle
The credit crunch has driven dozens of lenders out of the student loan market. But a number of new Web sites are trying to sidestep the traditional players, facilitating loans between students and anonymous investors or even friends and family members. The latest startup player in the so-called "peer-to-peer" student lending market, GreenNote, marks its official launch Wednesday. The timing is ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Icahn Seeks Yang's Removal At Yahoo; Yahoo 'Not Aware' Of $40 Offer
This is not much of a surprise, given that he's proposing a totally new board slate, but Carl Icahn is pushing to have Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang removed, he told WSJ in an interview. He added that he will make a concrete public statement in the coming days, clarifying his frustrations with Yang and the Yahoo board.
paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance |
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Verizon Expands ULH Network to Japan
June 3, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Telecommunications provider Verizon Business announced on Tuesday it is expanding its ultra long haul network to enhance communication services for companies doing business in the rapidly-growing Asia-Pacific region.
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