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West Nile case confirmed here
The West Nile virus made its way to La Crescenta this week in the first confirmed case for the year in the Foothills.
La Cañada Valley Sun |
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Recent Original Stories
Six months ago, architects from two dozen desktop-oriented Linux projects gathered in Portland to work together on creating the best possible Linux desktop.
OS News |
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Police investigate Fosnaught Auto Parts
JACKSON TWP.: Police have taken records, computers and alleged stolen property from Fosnaught Auto Parts Inc. at 6025 Whipple Ave. N.W.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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OLYMPICS: NBC goes nuts for Beijing
NEW YORK - Start stockpiling eye drops.NBC Universal released an Olympics television schedule Tuesday that with broadcast, cable and broadband offers more coverage of competition from Beijing than all the previous summer Olympics combined.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat |
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Google Introduces a Cartoonlike Method for Talking in Chat Rooms
Google’s new online tool allows people to embody a cartoonish online avatar and have text-based conversations with other Internet users in virtual chat rooms.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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Wholesale Inventories Rise, Led by Computers, Metals and Farm Goods
While consumer borrowing increased in May, a decline in stockpiles puts distributors in a good place for scaling back production slowly in the face of a struggling economy.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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For iPhone, the ‘New’ Is Relative
Apple’s iPhone 3G, which will go on sale on Friday, comes with just a few new bells and whistles.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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Abuses Are Found in Online Sales of Medication
A majority of Internet sites that advertise or sell controlled medications are offering to supply the drugs without a proper prescription, according to a new study.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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My Businesss briefs
CarMax one of ‘100 Best' technology workplaces EDMOND — CarMax Inc., with facilities in Edmond, has been named as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology in 2008” by International Data Group Inc.'s Computerworld magazine. The annual list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in many categories such as benefits, diversity, career ...
The Oklahoman |
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Web User Internet Challenge!
Simply answer these following 10 questions to measure your level of internet expertise. You'll need to keep a note of how you score in each round.
Web-User |
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Woman charged with using Internet to target informant
A woman once arrested for drug activities is facing a felony charge for allegedly targeting the police informant on an Internet site.
The Chippewa Herald |
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Good sites for vegetarian recipes
I've been scouring the Internet for hot-weather recipe inspiration for vegetarian cooking. Here are the sites I turn to for ideas:
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Internet an avenue to cars' recovery
When Gary Kinney visited his Sutton storage barn in May, he noticed a few things were missing: eight antique cars from a 12-car collection. Four weeks, two states and one web-savvy friend later, all the cars have been located and a suspect has been arrested.
Concord Monitor |
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Study finds controlled drugs readily available on Internet
Despite efforts to crack down on illegal activities online, "anyone of any age can obtain dangerous and addictive prescription drugs."
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Check It Out
(IsraelNN.com) A pre-dawn IDF raid closed the Al-I’Itiman Investment Co. in the Arab city of Shechem’s only shopping mall. Computers, furniture and documents were seized and passed on to the security services for investigative purposes.
Israel National News |
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Three ways to stop cell phone spam
Much like everything else, spamming has gone mobile. It used to be that you could expect only your e-mail inbox to be assaulted with unwanted messages. Now your phone can fall victim too. Even if you don't pay for text messaging, you can still receive unwanted solicitations.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Wednesday, 9 July, 2008
Google on Tuesday launched a free service in which three-dimensional software enables people to congregate in fantasy rooms and other computer-manufactured versions of real life.
News Today |
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eMail paranoia? Most workers admit they’ll contact the office while on holiday
Is the UK turning into a nation of workaholics, or just a country full of paranoid workers? This summer many City employees will feel unable to completely relax on holiday worried that their colleagues will try to muscle in on their territory whilst their backs are turned? But at what price?
PublicTechnology.net |
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Google ventures into virtual reality
In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organising the world's information, Google hopes to orchestrate more fantasising on the web.
Independent Online |
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Microsoft expands its response to hosted software
SEATTLE Microsoft Corp. is strengthening its early-stage push to fend off competition by offering more Internet-based software, a change from its traditional method of selling programs that run on individual desktops or corporate servers.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Can hackers take over the web?
Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.
Independent Online |
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Microsoft to expand on hosted software
Microsoft is strengthening its early-stage push to fend off competition by offering more Internet-based software.
Independent Online |
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The rise and rise of Scrabulous
Developers of a highly popular but unauthorised version of Scrabble for the online hangout Facebook have vowed to do just that.
Independent Online |
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'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' series reaches publishing milestone
Scientific publishing house Springer has published the 5,000th volume of its Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.
iTNews |
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The Internet as a political campaigning tool
I come from a political family. As a result, I remember vividly the political campaigns of the early 1960s. One of my earliest memories is of seeing Mr Lee Kuan Yew at a union rally around 1961.
Radio Singapore International |
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