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The Internet, Alcohol, And Sleep: That May Contribute To Weight Gain In Adolescent Girls, Journal Of Pediatrics
Girls moving through adolescence may experience unhealthy levels of weight gain, but the reasons for this are not always clear. In fact, many potential causes of weight gain are easily overlooked. A new study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics analyzes the effect of Internet usage, sleep, and alcohol and coffee consumption on weight gain in adolescent girls. Dr.
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NewMarket Latin America, Inc. Announces RKM IT Solutions' Microsoft Annual Sales Increase of 235%
NewMarket Latin America, Inc. today announced that RKM IT Solutions reported a 235% increase in Microsoft sales over the previous fiscal year.
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Consumer FCRAM combines fast data transfer, power efficiency.
Suited for digital consumer electronics applications, MB81EDS256545 features DDR SDRAM interface and accommodates system-in-package (SiP) designs that have small mounting spaces on circuit boards. This 256 Mbit FCRAM runs on 1.7-1.95 V and is offered in a wafer format for SiP integration or wafer-level package. With 64-bit-wide I/O bus and operating frequencies to 216 MHz, product has max data ...
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Embedded Ethernet Server enables mission-critical devices.
Based on 75 MHz NS9210 ARM9 microprocessor, Digi Connect ME® 9210 enables OEMs to add secure Ethernet connectivity to their products. It incorporates 8 Mb RAM and 2 or 4 Mb Flash as well as range of standard and customizable peripheral interfaces. Integrated, NIST-certified AES accelerator provides secure network communication with SSL/TLS and IPsec protocols, while Digi Dynamic Power ...
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ICO Has Concerns Over Street View
Britain's Information Commissioner has said he has privacy concerns over the face-blurring technology in Google Street View and will be contacting the company.
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Email Security Appliance protects 300 addresses from spam.
Email Security Gateway Powered by SpammerTrap®, entry-level model SME-150, is designed for smaller user communities and offers full support for user-based policies, white lists, quarantines, and reports. Effectiveness is due to its combination of 40 real-time blacklists, email sender reputation filter, heuristics filtering, and email firewall. Supplied in 1U mini-rack mount form factor, solution ...
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Congress studies how people track your online use
Executives from major Internet players -- Microsoft Corp. , Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. -- are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc.
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Actors union ratifies deal with studios
LOS ANGELES - Members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have ratified a new contract with Hollywood studios that boosts payments for actors whose work appears on the Internet, the union said Tuesday.
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Recent Original Stories
OSNews.com informs you about the latest news on a vast range of operating systems, from the well-known mainstream OSes, down to small embedded (but also very interesting technically) ones.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 4th Nov 2005 22:22 UTC
"Contrary to what was expected from recent Novell announcements, Novell executives are apparently slicing deeply into the Linux heart of the company.
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Linked by Adam S on Wed 9th Jul 2008 12:59 UTC, submitted by Caffeine Deprived
Even if you love it, there are some things for which Windows is clearly a silly solution. Richard Stiennon lists 10 of the worst uses of Windows he's seen, including using it to display a static green arrow over the open TSA security lanes at Detroit Metro.
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Study: Prescription-free drug sites still abound
Columbia University survey finds that while there's been a sharp decline in the number of Web sites selling controlled drugs, often sans prescription, their existence is still a problem.
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Actors union ratifies deal with Hollywood studios
Members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have ratified a new contract with Hollywood studios that boosts payments for actors whose work appears on the Internet, the union said.
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Etisalat offers eSupport for internet customers
New software launched by Etisalat will help customers troubleshoot connectivity issues
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Dimdim Raises $6M for Open Source Web Meetings
Open source Web meeting company Dimdim has just raised a $6 million Series B round of funding, led by existing investors Index Ventures, Nexus India Capital, and Draper Richards, out of the US, Europe and Asia. Having launched its private beta nearly a year ago at DEMOfall 2007, Dimdim’s open source Web meeting project [...]
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West Yorkshire fire control HQ lagging behind on technology
WEST Yorkshire's fire control room lacks crucial modern computer equipment needed to respond to emergencies, the Government revealed. (09/07/2008 13:55:46)
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Ceramic Fasteners offer continuous use at 1,500°C.
Providing electrical insulation and resistance against heat and chemicals, Alumina Ceramic Fasteners may be used in hot water and chemical pumps as well as electronic applications such as electrical transformers and computer equipment. Ranging in size from M3-M10, fasteners include slotted flat fillister head machine screws, hexagon headed bolts, and hexagon and Dihedral nuts. This story is ...
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USB Power Manager suits Li-Ion/Polymer battery applications.
Housed in 4 x 4 mm QFN package, Model LTC3567 integrates switching PowerPath(TM) manager, battery charger, 1 A synchronous buck-boost regulator, ideal diode and controller, I2C control, and always-on LDO. Switching input stage converts 2.5 W from USB port to charging current, enabling up to 700 mA from 500 mA USB supply and up to 1.5 A when wall powered. Regulator delivers 1 A continuously, and ...
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posted by Adam S on Tue 8th Jul 2008 12:47
Well, you know... little girls & boys admire athletes, singers, actors... We, OS geeks, tend to respect and admire engineers (for the most part). Come in and vote for your favorite tech icon, let us see who is the "big tech star" these days!
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NextEngine 3D Scanner Wins NASA Tech Briefs "Product of the Year"
SANTA MONICA, Calif.----NEXTENGINE, the leading manufacturer of 3D Scan instruments, announced today that its Desktop 3D Scanner won a coveted NASA Tech Briefs "Product of the Year" award at a special industry dinner ceremony in New York City.
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Epicor(R) Wins START-IT Magazine's 2008 Power of Partnership Award
IRVINE, Calif.----Epicor Software Corporation , a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of Global 1000 companies, today announced that Epicor and Microsoft Corp. received START-IT magazine's prestigious 2008 Power of Partnerships award.
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posted by Steve Klingsporn on Tue 26th Mar 2002 03:25 UTC
Just some days ago Apple requested input from PC users or from Mac users coming from the PC world. They asked for some input regarding what a PC user would like to see on Apple's products. While I am already a Mac user, I would like to see the following.
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Actors union ratifies deal with studios
LOS ANGELES - Members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have ratified a new contract with Hollywood studios that boosts payments for actors whose work appears on the Internet, the union said Tuesday.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 2nd Sep 2005 09:38 UTC, submitted by ajam
Microsoft plans to build more Unix features into future versions of its Windows Server operating system and cease work on its separate Services For Unix product . Microsoft plans to include some of those features in Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to the server OS due at the end of this year.
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I/O Module features 18 digital inputs and CAN output.
Operating on 12 V or 24 Vdc input, Model AX030300 features IP67 packaging and connectors for harsh environments. Ten digital inputs are user-selectable as active high/active low, while 8 digital inputs are user-selectable as active high/active low, disable input, PWM signal, pulse, or counter. Equipped with Windows-based Electronic Assistant(TM) for configuration, saving, and writing settings, ...
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