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Phoenix police: College shooter was punched first
One of three people wounded in a computer lab at a community college had punched the gunman in the face before he opened fire, police said Friday. Isaac Smith, 19, had beaten the suspect, Rodney Smith, in a fistfight in December and the two had gotten into verbal confrontations every time they met since, Phoenix Detective Reuben Gonzales said. On Thursday, police said, Isaac ...
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Cell Genesys to Webcast Second Quarter 2008 Conference Call
Cell Genesys, Inc. (Nasdaq:CEGE), today announced that Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer, and Sharon E. Tetlow, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cell Genesys, will host a conference call relating to the company's second quarter financial results that will be broadcast live over the internet on Friday, August 1, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. PT/ 4:30 p.m. ET.
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Prof whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.
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Q&A: Curtis R. Curtis, Superb Internet
July 25, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- As online advertising continues to grow into a multi-billion dollar industry, search engine optimization and marketing will continue to be lucrative fields for both web hosts, domain registrars and resellers alike.
Web Host Industry Review |
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New Report Examines How Web-Blogs Have Become the New Political Battleground
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f98a3d/blogwars_the_new) has announced the addition of the "Blogwars: The New Political Battleground " report to their offering.
Centre Daily Times |
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What's New Now: Google to Buy Digg?
Google launches their Wikipedia knockoff, Nokia and Qualcomm kiss and make up, and more.
PC Magazine |
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Festival for E-entertainment industry planned
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Software Association (Vinasa) and the Vietnam Game and Digital Content Business Club (VGB) have announced the organisation of a series of 13 significant events of the e-entertainment and digital content industry in Vietnam .
Vietnam Net |
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Dixie Chicks' Martie Maguire welcomes 3rd daughter
The baby was born Friday morning in Austin, weighing in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces, the Dixie Chicks announced on their Web site.
KVUE-TV Austin |
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San Francisco DA discloses city's network passwords
In its bid to protect the city from one computer security risk, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office may very well have created another. The office of San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has made public close to 150 usernames and passwords used by various departments to connect to the city's virtual private network. The passwords were filed this week as Exhibit A in a ...
InfoWorld |
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National Sex Offender Tracking Companies Enter Joint Agreement
Biometric Intelligence & Identification Technologies (BI2 Technologies) of Plymouth, Massachusetts and Watch Systems of Covington, Louisiana announced today that they have entered into joint marketing agreement to offer their respective cutting edge technologies, which register and track convicted sex offenders using iris recognition biometric technology and web based notification.
Centre Daily Times |
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House Panel Approves Compromise Health IT Bill That Addresses Some Privacy Concerns
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday by voice vote approved a bill to establish privacy protections for electronic medical data and aim to "spur a shift" toward electronic records by giving loans and grants to health care providers, CQ Today reports. The committee adopted substitute legislation to HR 6357 by Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.
Medical News Today |
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Looking for a computer deal?
What with the fun economics lately you might be thinking that a new computer is not on the horizon, but it's possible to find deals in computer hardware if you...
About.com |
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Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Tech Co-Founder Pausch Dies
Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor Randy Pausch has died of pancreatic cancer, according to reports today. Pausch may be best remembered in the game community for co-founding the Entertainment Technology Center at CMU and for creating Alice, a free 3D programming environment that lets the user easily create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a ...
Gamasutra |
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Sify Reports Results for the Quarter Ended 30th June 2008
Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq:SIFY), a leader in Consumer Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced today its consolidated results under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the quarter ended 30th June 2008.
Centre Daily Times |
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NJ Legislator At Center Of Child Porn Investigation
From the Isn't It Ironic Dep’t of New Jersey Politics: Democratic state Assemblyman Neil Cohen, sponsor of a bill that created a computer hotline to report child pornography and other internet crimes, is under investigation for, you guessed it: possessing child pornography. Cohen was reported by his colleagues, Democratic Senator Raymond Lesniak and Democratic Assemblyman Joseph Cryan. ...
Phillyist |
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Personal property tax delinquency notices sent out in error
The city of Richmond this afternoon says residents should disregard delinquent personal property tax notices that may have been sent out by mistake. Computer problems that city officials say are now being corrected led to some notices being sent out in error. City officials say new personal property tax notices will be mailed by Aug. 15.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Family notebook
Wenatchee
The Wenatchee World |
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COM Express module runs 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo
— Jul. 16, 2008 — RadiSys announced a COM Express module based on Intel's newly shipping Core 2 Duo T9400 and GM45 Express chipset.
Linux Devices |
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'Last Lecture' author Randy Pausch dies at 47
Pausch died at home of complications from pancreatic cancer, Carnegie Mellon University, where he taught for 10 years, reported on its Web site.
Wiener Zeitung |
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Senator fuses controversial IP bills into big, bad package
A bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) would increase penalties for counterfeiting, empower federal prosecutors to bring civil suits against copyright infringers, create a federal copyright czar to coordinate IP enforcement, and provide for the seizure of property used to violate copyrights and trademarks. Read More...
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OPNET Announces Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for Its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
BETHESDA, Md., July 25, 2008 -- OPNET Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of solutions for managing networks and applications, announced today the Internet availability of proxy materials for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the U.S.
PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Company Profile for Group Mobile
Group Mobile is a provider of rugged, mobile and field-use computing products. Headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., Group Mobile serves customers all over North America. We supply customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. Military, to local police/fire/ambulance, to small and mid-size businesses, to the frequent traveler that needs something more durable than a commercial, plastic ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Current Newswire:
"How does Ultamatix work? Well, instead of searching all day long through thousands of applications in Synaptic, in order to make your newly installed Ubuntu system exactly how you dreamed of, you can use only one software to install them all, in one single easy step.
Linux Today |
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Dell Launches Summer Rocks Festival Tour and Sweepstakes with a Head-Turning Towel Drop at Parks and Beaches Nationwide
A sea of color will wash over select recreational hotspots across the United States Saturday, July 26, as Dell choreographs mass arrays of the quintessential summer accessory - a super-sized, eye-popping beach towel. The event launches Dell's six-festival Summer Rocks Tour and Sweepstakes.(a)
Centre Daily Times |
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Google shares rise as analysts remain upbeat
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Google Inc. rose Friday as analysts remained upbeat on the online advertising leader's prospects despite disappointing second-quarter results.
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