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Blog: Stiletto heels and sewing machines
Source: IRIN Female sex workers have emerged from the shadows at this year's AIDS conference in Mexico, strutting their stuff loudly and proudly, demanding consultation in HIV policy, and refusing to be labelled victims.
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BBC confirms loss of children's data
Janie Davies, Computing , Friday 8 August 2008 at 11:51:00 BBC reviews security procedures after being named as latest culprit in ongoing data loss saga A laptop and several memory sticks containing personal information about children and their families has been stolen from a BBC staff vehicle, the broadcaster has confirmed....
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Japan police crack down on 300 child porn cases
Japanese police took action against over 300 child pornography cases in the first half of 2008, up 17 percent from the same period last year, police said, a sign both awareness and Internet sexual exploitation are rising.
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Financial Mail - Reinventing radio
Local radio leaves a lot to be desired. If you're a fan of good music - that is, if you like anything other than top-40 pop pabulum - chances are that, like me, you've largely given up on music radio. But the Internet is promising to turn the industry on its head.
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U.S. Warns Of Chinese Cyber-Spys
Americans traveling overseas have been warned that personal information sent electronically can be stolen. No devices, from fax machines to cell phones, should be considered safe. Bob Orr reports.
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Spam levels rocket
Anti-spam firm ClearMyMail has reported that levels of spam almost quadrupled in the second quarter of this year.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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BBC confirms loss of children's data
A laptop and several memory sticks containing personal information about children and their families has been stolen from a BBC staff vehicle, the broadcaster has confirmed.
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The True Cost Of Insuring Your Computer
Is computer insurance worth buying - and how much does it cost?
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Google: AOL stake may be a loser
Internet search leader says it may have to take an impairment charge as its 5% investment in AOL is resulting in losses.
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Google Gadgets an open door for attack
Gadget lovers were dealt a blow on Wednesday when two researchers outlined what they called a "hole" during a Black Hat presentation. "The attacker can forcibly install Google Gadgets; they can read the victim's search history once a malicious gadget has been installed in some specific circumstances; they can attack other Google Gadgets; they can phish usernames and passwords from ...
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The only thing
remarkable about the launch of Cuil, a new search engine developed by former Google employees, is the saturation coverage it has received.
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Did You Hear?
The UK Crown Prosecution Service says it will be seeking more clarity from a lawyer in its employ who has taken long sick leave, but who has advertised himself on the Internet as being available for "lingerie, glamour, adult and topless" modelling, acting and voice-over services.
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Ultimate Software to Present at Canaccord Adams 28th Annual Global Growth Conference
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that Scott Scherr, president, CEO, and founder, and Mitchell Dauerman, executive vice president and CFO, will present at the upcoming Canaccord Adams 28th Annual Global Growth Conference in Boston on Thursday, August 14 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. ...
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State of Maine Launches Enhanced Official Web Site at http://www.Maine.gov
Governor John E. Baldacci is pleased to announce the launch of the newly enhanced Maine State Web site, http://www.Maine.gov.
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Offshore Web Host Artmotion Introduces Line of Swiss Dedicated Servers with Bundled Security Package
Offshore Web host Artmotion Ltd. announced today the launch of its Switzerland-based Dedicated Servers, bundled with a hardware firewall and suite of security consulting services. The comprehensive service provides clients with an out-of-the-box,...
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Penn-Trafford School District Students Gain Confidence, Focus and Skills with Fast ForWord(R) Software
Students in the Penn-Trafford School District in Harrison City, Pa. who use Scientific Learning(R) (NASDAQ:SCIL) Fast ForWord(R) products have begun to realize significant gains since beginning the software program earlier this year. The Fast ForWord family of products accelerates learning by developing the student brain to process more efficiently.
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London midday: Footsie slightly down
LONDON (SHARECAST) - London's top stocks are slipping lower as resource stocks continue to weigh. Kazakhmys , Antofagasta , Xstrata , Vedanta Resources and BHP Billiton are among the heaviest fallers in the mining sector, tracking copper prices lower.
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Shocking Zappa
On a soggy Thursday evening, Dweezil Zappa led a virtuoso-laden ensemble through a program of his late father Frank Zappa's music. Zappa plays Zappa was the show of the summer in the Buffalo region, and the audience that remained through the showers and flashes of lightning was given a gift -- the level of musicianship was as high as modern music can get.
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Google Not Thrilled With AOL As Investment
The billion-dollar stake Google took in AOL to keep the company out of Microsoft's hands nearly three years ago doesn't look like it will approach that value now. read more
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Mozilla Lets Snowl Fly
Mozilla has launched the prototype of a Firefox messaging extension that might eventually allow users to keep track of all their online communications.
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Online Journalism News
The Guardian has admitted it mistakenly bought the keywords Madeleine McCann from Google. By wrongly purchasing the keywords a link to the paper's coverage of Madeleine's disappearance appeared in a column of sponsored results when a search for her name was made on Google.
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This Report Profiles Israel's Very Dynamic Fixed-Line Voice And Broadband Market
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Israel - Fixed-line Market Broadband & Digital Media - Overview & Statistics" report to their offering.
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Effects take the spotlight in 'Primeval'
"Basically it's a man in a very colorful jumpsuit with something attached to a long pole going, 'It's swooping, it's swooping, it's coming around, it's coming down. Araaagh!' " says Ben Miller, mimicking an on-set stand-in for the beasts, later to be fully realized by computergenerated special effects.
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Penn-Trafford School District Students Gain Confidence, Focus and Skills with Fast ForWord(R) Software
Students in the Penn-Trafford School District in Harrison City, Pa. who use Scientific Learning(R) (NASDAQ:SCIL) Fast ForWord(R) products have begun to realize significant gains since beginning the software program earlier this year. The Fast ForWord family of products accelerates learning by developing the student brain to process more efficiently.
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Australia complains about Olympic issues
Australia's Olympic chief criticized Beijing organizers over their ``wishy-washy'' assurances on Internet access.
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