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West Dundee sets recycling program
WEST DUNDEE – The village will conduct an electronic-waste recycling collection program from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the West Dundee Public Works facility, 900 Angle Tarn.
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Brangibabes make internet debut
The most famous babies on the planet, the latest spawn of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, have made their world premiere on the internet.
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Linux Today - Sun's Profits Dip 73 Percent, Pins Hopes on Open Source
[ Thanks to Sakshi Garg for this link. ] "Some observers are blaming the drop in profit on slumping revenues, but revenues were $3.78 billion, down only 1.4 percent from a year ago, and the company has continued with cost-cutting measures as the economy underperforms.
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Business
Prime Media Group’s online arm iPRIME and Yahoo!7 have formed a strategic partnership that will enable content sharing between the two entities.
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Mobile Access opens in DIC
MobileAccess Networks, a provider of multi-service indoor wireless solutions for operators and hospitality establishments, has opened its regional office in Dubai Internet City (DIC). The company provides support for all wireless services simultaneously over one infrastructure, facilitating cellular voice and data services from multiple operators, WLAN, Mobile WiMAX, Building Automation and ...
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Thai teen murders cab driver after playing Grand Theft Auto
BANGKOK - A THAI teenager incensed that he could not afford to play the violent computer game Grand Theft Auto robbed a taxi driver and stabbed him to death in his cab, police said Monday.
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At least 145 killed in India temple stampede
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. At least 145 pilgrims, including 30 children, were killed in a stampede yesterday that was apparently sparked by rumours of a landslide at a Himalayan hill shrine in northern India.
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Schools to go high-tech with education records
While notebooks and crayons may never go out of style, education officials are ready to throw out some old techniques and embrace the newly emerging world of technology.
Deseret Morning News |
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Recent Original Stories
In comments confirming the open-source community's suspicions, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Thursday declared his belief that the Linux operating system infringes on Microsoft's intellectual property . In a question-and-answer session after his keynote speech at the Professional Association for SQL Server conference in Seattle, Ballmer said Microsoft was motivated to sign a deal with SUSE Linux ...
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Linked by Massimo Sandal on Thu 7th Jul 2005 20:14 UTC
Recently in a post on my blog I argued that, despite many claims to the contrary, GNU/Linux is almost ready for the desktop.
New Mobile Computing |
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Terrorism and the Internet
As the Internet continues to dominate the world over, the nation's military is considering how to better handle threats posed by attacks through it.
St. Clair County Journal |
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Job vacancy: Trainee IT Support Technician
(Ref: TST) 12 month temporary contract It is an exciting time to be joining Waverley Borough council. As a dynamic, forward-thinking local authority, we are always looking to improve the many services we provide.
PublicTechnology.net |
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Candid confessions
In a world with PostSecret, anonymous Internet forums and Facebook "honesty boxes," people aren't afraid to share secrets anymore, but no one is doing it quite like Maureen Sullivan. That's because the secrets that she's sharing are not her own.
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Arts & Life Articles
In a world with PostSecret, anonymous Internet forums and Facebook "honesty boxes," people aren't afraid to share secrets anymore, but no one is doing it quite like Maureen Sullivan. That's because the secrets that she's sharing are not her own.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 20th Sep 2007 17:09 UTC
Columnist Bill Thompson at the BBC asks whether the time has come for Apple to be put under the EU microscope in the same way as Microsoft has.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 4th Jun 2006 12:59 UTC
Microsoft is making changes to the next versions of both Office and Windows as part of an effort to head off a legal challenge from Adobe Systems. Microsoft said earlier Friday that it expects an antitrust suit from Adobe after months of negotiations in which the companies failed to reach an accord.
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Reading, writing and recycling
To help curb the growing number of waste contributed by bottled water- and soda-drinkers at the schools, Madison County Recycling this year began providing bins for recycled plastic bottles and Highland Recycling agreed to pick up recycled plastic at schools. Plastic is an enormous source of waste along with the cardboard.
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Nvidia to silently kill chipset division?
The Internet rumor mill suggests that Nvidia may be cancelling future developments of new nForce media and communication processors, commonly referred to as chipsets. There is no official confirmation from Nvidia and we don’t expect such a confirmation anytime soon. But the sheer number of reports and quotes from industry sources certainly is reason enough to keep a close eye on Nvidia. ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 27th Feb 2006 21:22 UTC
Last weekend, the Free and Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting took place in Brussels. KDE was present there with a lot of developers , a devroom and several interesting talks.
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Applegate treated for cancer
Christina Applegate is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, but the disease was caught early and the actress is expected to fully recover, her publicist said. The Emmy winner's cancer was detected through an MRI ordered by a doctor and is not life-threatening, publicist Ame Van Iden said. Applegate is scheduled to appear on a one-hour television special, "Stand Up To Cancer," to be aired ...
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Web tracking questioned
WASHINGTON -- A congressional committee wants the nation's largest telecommunications and Internet companies to explain whether they target online advertising based on consumers' search queries and Web-surfing habits.
Daytona Beach News-Journal |
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How To: Escape A Sinking Car
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! Knowing how to escape a sinking car is lifesaving knowledge to have This article on how to escape a sinking car is for entertainment purposes only.
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Windows NT User Group, -- 08/05/08 at Glendale Community Center
Windows NT User Group, -- 08/05/08 at Glendale Community Center
Rocky Mountain News |
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Clearing the air: A first-time visit to the Church of Scientology
Not about the field of Scientology itself; plenty of articles had been written and/or posted on the Internet by ex-Scientologists (including founder L. Ron Hubbard’s son, L. Ron Hubbard, Jr., who reportedly changed his name to Ron deWolf in the early 1980s).
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NetShare pulled from the App Store again
Nullriver's app NetShare ñ which allows users to turn an iPhone into a moveable Wi-Fi hotspot ñ has been pulled from Apple's App Store for a second time. NetShare was originally released into the App Store on July 31st but was then quickly removed the following day, subsequently showing up for a second time the following day, but now has again been...
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