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Police changed focus in abduction
Saturday, July 5 MONTPELIER — At first, the case of missing Brooke Bennett appeared to be a story of an abduction by an Internet predator who befriended the 12-year-old Braintree girl through her MySpace page. But now prosecutors charge her abduction was planned by an uncle with a history of sex crimes who used Brooke's MySpace page and a series of e-mails he sent using aliases to plan
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Google finds itself playing catch-up
Making good software for mobile phones is hard - even for a technically adept company like Google.
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Monster founder sets sights on obituaries
Fourteen years ago, Jeff Taylor helped set off a tectonic shift in recruitment advertising by founding Monster.com. Now, Taylor thinks he's found another line of advertising that's ripe for online competition: Obituaries.
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Author's Sought for Chapters in The Handbook on Knowledge Management in Telemedicine
The Handbook covers a wide range of topics from early adopters of Telemedicine to the latest innovation and futuristic tele-robotic technologies iincluding the Internet, Web and Data mining. Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit chapters by 5 August and reviewed. Book scheduled to be published by IGI Global, www.igi-pub.com. (PRWeb Jul 5, 2008) Read the full story at ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 27th Aug 2005 19:41 UTC
Richard Stallman, chair of the Free Software Foundation, said on Thursday that the Linux trademark fracas in Australia has distracted attention away from the real issue - that of freedom to distribute and change software.
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BlackjackRadar Releases a New Free Enhanced Blackjack Strategy Calculator Software Version for Winning Online Casinos ...
Online casino Blackjack players can now use a new version of the free casinos 21 black jack optimal strategy calculator, named Blackjack Radar, to assist them play perfect Blackjack games at the online casinos of their choice. (PRWeb Jul 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1074124.htm
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Simply Benches Launch State-of-the-Art Customer Account System
Simply Benches, the UK's leading online store for benches and picnic tables, has just seen the launch of a state-of-the-art account system utlising AJAX technology. (PRWeb Jul 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1074174.htm
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Atlanta Apartment TV Starts Apartment Searching Service
AtlantaApartmentstv.com is a popular blog that gives Atlanta apartment searching tips and guides to dealing with landlords, difficult roommates, noisy neighbors and Atlanta apartment decorating ideas and now it helps Atlanta apartment seekers find Atlanta apartments. (PRWeb Jul 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1075624.htm
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Phishing trip nets R700k
It took place during two days, but criminals allegedly timed their hack of a business man's bank account smartly.
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Twenty Year Veteran of Mass Notification Systems for The United States Government Takes The Helm at Desktop Alert Inc.
U.S. Mass Notification Expert And Military Historian David Zadick Named President of Desktop Alert Inc. (PRWeb Jul 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1076064.htm
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GONNA LEAVE A MARK
It's true, it's true: I don't really bookmark things in my browsers. This admission is similar in scope to having a car but not making any right turns in it, or getting your picture taken with the J. Lo figure at Madam Tussaud's and not checking out her butt.
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VU prof tests battlefield robots
One Valparaiso University professor hopes to help make battlefields safer for the U.S. soldiers abroad. Jeff Will, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, spent the past year testing various control systems for inspection and surveillance robots.
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LSSI will operate computer system for county libraries
A library computer system that formerly served three Southern Oregon counties has been outsourced to the same private company that operates all 15 branches in Jackson County.
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Google makes peace with privacy
Google has made peace with privacy advocates, and it did so without cluttering its famously sparse home page. The search giant had drawn criticism over its refusal to include a link to its privacy policy on Google.com. Some groups said that was a violation of California law.
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MIAMI Call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet.
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Cyber centres to be part of Rakan Muda complexes
The goverment plans to set up a cyber centre in each of the 16 Rakan Muda complexes in the country to help bridge the digital divide among the youth.
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Protecting Internet users
Sat, Jul 5, 2008 (2:09 a.m.) Responding to the death of a 13-year-old girl who killed herself two years ago after being harassed over the Internet, the governor of Missouri this week signed a law that makes cyberbullying illegal.
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USO In A Box
July 5, 2008: A new morale building effort, for U.S. troops overseas, comes in the form of a suitcase size box containing a portable projector and screen, an Xbox video game, DVDs, magazines, snacks and a satellite based high-speed Internet hook-up.
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PONTIAN, July 5 (Bernama) -- The government plans to set up a cyber centre in all sixteen Rakan Muda complexes in the country to help bridge the digital divide among the youth.
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Games firm's full throttle after funding first
A computer games firm becomes the first in Wales to receive funding from the assembly government.
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Console sales in the United States, as of May
MAJOR PLAYERS Console sales in the United States as of May: 10.3 million units Microsoft's Xbox 360 (launched Nov.
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Language is evolving, for better or worse
This was to be an academic exercise. An examination of language and how it has changed over the last several years because of the Internet.
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Recent Original Stories
OSNews regular Kaiwai takes a superficial look at Vista and MacOS 10.4/10.5 , and concludes: "To say that the changes in Windows Vista are only skin deep is missinformed to say the least; spend some time reading those sources I have listed, and even if you don't have a desire to run Windows Vista or particular interested in Windows based technology, it does provide some good resources explaining ...
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Why 'The 10 Commandments of Web Design' are Complete Baloney
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 8th May 2007 13:19 UTC
Months go, I reviewed Windows Vista, and concluded: "All in all, I am impressed by Windows Vista [...]. Windows Vista is better than XP, and definitely more than just an improved look as many say."
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