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21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, (815) 469-2423. Parenting green 101: 10:30 a.m. to noon June 26. Join Manda Aufochs Gillespie, author of "The Green Mama Blog," as she guides parents in reducing their family's impact on the planet.
The Lincoln-Way Sun |
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Capital's core looking for life after office hours; fringe areas vital, but Columbus' center frays
As 26-year-old Wes Meermans enjoyed a beer after work at a watering hole in downtown’s Historic North Market District, he ruminated on the city he adopted as home four years ago. “It’s almost like the San Francisco of the Midwest,” said the Internet marketing executive.
The Toledo Blade |
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Internet era takes scraps out of scrapbooking
Like most people, Brenda Hahn-Boisvert says her family photos are the first nonliving things she'd want to save in case of a household disaster like a fire or a flood. Hahn-Boisvert was at a recent workshop for online story-booking.
The Lincoln-Way Sun |
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In the papers 25 June
Visa in USD2 million ad deal with Facebook Siemens exec says management is too German
Electric News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Neural Implant That Learns With The Brain
Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. Now, University of Florida researchers have taken the concept a step further, devising a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain signals into movement but also to evolve with the brain as it learns.
Medical News Today |
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Mobile Internet Users to Top 1.7 Billion by 2013
A new report from Juniper Research says that the number of subscribers using mobile Internet services will rise from 577 million currently, to top 1.7 billion by 2013, spurred by demand for collaborative applications known collectively as 'web 2.0,' and greater 2.5/3G penetration.
Cellular-News.com |
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Recent Original Stories
The results of the LinuxQuestions member's choice awards are in.
New Mobile Computing |
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Some good sources of gambling information
Just like any other topic under the sun nowadays, casino gambling is discussed endlessly on Internet message boards. Online, players gather to swap stories about wins, losses, restaurants, rooms and comps, report on their latest trips and trade strategy tips.
The Downers Grove Sun |
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Recent Original Stories
"Here are my few suggestions to make better desktop (making it simple but powerful). Most of them are for GNOME and related applications but for other desktop environments and applications could be also useful.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 9th Jun 2006 11:22 UTC, submitted by Dylan
The US House of Representatives definitively rejected the concept of Net neutrality on Thursday, dealing a bitter blow to Internet companies like Amazon.com, eBay and Google that had engaged in a last-minute lobbying campaign to support it.
OS News |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 17th Apr 2007 22:22 UTC
GNUstep Base 1.14.0 has been released: " This release continues the process of cleanup and restructuring to further improve MacOS-X compatibility, fix bugs, optimise performance, and improve portability between different hardware/operating system platforms."
OS News |
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Recent Original Stories
When Dell put up its IdeaStorm community-feedback site, the company was surprised by the strong response in favor of shipping personal computers with Linux.
OS News |
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Microsoft Extends XP
Microsoft yesterday sent customers a letter reaffirming its plans to kill off Windows XP sales at the end of June and that system builders can continue to ship machines loaded with the OS until early 2009.
Web Host Directory |
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Jury in Entwistle trial asks for computer data
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) - Jurors in the trial of a British man accused of killing his wife and 9-month-old daughter ended their first day of deliberations Tuesday by asking to see a printout of activity on his computer the day of the fatal shootings.
The Lewiston Sun Journal |
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Sharing the experience – could video become more popular than text for online traveller reviews?
It’s no secret that online video viewing and sharing has taken off in a big way over the past 12 months.
eyefortravel.com |
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FDA targets false cancer help claims
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on teas, supplements, creams and other products that falsely claim to cure, treat or prevent cancer even though they are not agency-approved drugs. All are available for sale on the Internet.
The Herald News |
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Public library upgrades its Web site
The days of overdue books, hefty library fines and interminable waits for best-sellers are over in Chicago.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Photos about Hillary Clinton
Remember me? White House contender Barack Obama and his defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are to hold their first joint campaign rally. The 2008 US presidential elections are playing out in the glow of an internet that has come of age, and the impact was always certain to be profound.
Mail and Guardian |
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UC San Diego computer scientist turns his face into a remote control
A UC San Diego computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. The proof-of-concept demonstration is part of a larger...
EurekAlert! |
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Mail and Guardian |
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Cops: Men robbed truck at 60 mph
BERLIN -- Six Romanians have been arrested on allegations they stole mobile phones and laptops from the back of a tractor-trailer as they followed it down a German autobahn at 60 miles an hour.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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News Sunflashes
Winnipeg police have arrested the fourth and final suspect in the slaying of 24-year-old Jeff Engen last November. Gilbert John Jolicoeur, 26, surrendered to Vancouver police June 17 and was brought back to Winnipeg on Monday, city police said.
winnipegsun.com |
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Police Blotter
CAMPBELL Ridgeley Drive, 7:15 a.m. June 23 Cigars were stolen from an unlocked vehicle. Dell Avenue, 7:30 a.
San Jose Mercury News |
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NTT to Impose Broadband Upload Limits
One of Japan's biggest Internet service providers will soon begin imposing 30G-byte daily upload limits on its customers.
PC World |
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AT&T faces Supreme Court price fixing trial
AT&T is facing a trial in the US Supreme Court over alleged antitrust violations concerning access fees to the internet.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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