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Preseason Ranks: Kicker
Nick Folk sits atop the Yahoo! Sports fantasy experts' '08 kicker rankings.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY QUALITY-OF-LIFE SURVEY
The Sedgwick County Health Department wants residents to take a five-minute Internet survey to answer questions on living, working and growing old in the area. The survey, available at Kansas.com as well as on the county's Web site, www.sedgwickcounty.org , opened Aug. 4 and runs to Aug. 31. The Health Department will use the responses to determine residents' top concerns. People can ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Amazon.com to open facility in Plainfield
PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- Amazon.com will open a distribution center of nearly 1 million square feet in Plainfield and add up to 350 jobs.
The Indianapolis Star |
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Phone, cable companies add many fewer broadband customers
NEW YORK -- The number of new high-speed Internet subscribers in the U.S. fell in the second quarter to the lowest level since a research company began tracking the broadband market seven years ago.
The Indianapolis Star |
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Public sector IT spend in Gulf set for exponential growth
12 August 2008 DUBAI -- Rapidly growing populations and windfall profits from the energy sector have meant that public sectors in the Gulf States are now better positioned than ever to invest in world-class IT solutions.
Zawya |
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Bavaria Executive Suites Dubai acquires complete IT infrastructure through Alpha Data
Set to open early 2009, Bavaria Executive Suites Dubai will be the largest all-suite hotel in the MENA region with 2,100 luxury designer suites in the heart of 'new Dubai'.
AME Info |
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Virus danger in ticket scam
CONSUMERS are being warned of an online ticketing scam which causes malicious software to be downloaded to their computers.
The Courier Mail |
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ConvoCast Selects blinkx to Power Audience-Generated Content and Conversation
SAN FRANCISCO----blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a technology partnership with ConvoCast, a voice-enabled audio community company that has created an innovative platform for improving audience engagement and interaction for broadcast and print media companies.
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PROS Announces European Price Optimization Forum Speakers
LONDON & HOUSTON----PROS, a world leader in pricing and revenue optimization science and software, today released the world-class presenters list and agenda for PROS Europe Pricing & Revenue Optimization Forum - 2008.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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MSIDC turns 10, opens new building
HYDERABAD, INDIA: Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy today inaugurated Microsoft India Development Center's (MSIDC) new building at its campus here, coinciding with its 10th year of operations. Dr Reddy also launched a commemorative book on MSIDC, Microsoft's largest product d...
Chennai Online |
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New Eee laptops have an adult fit
NEW YORK — When Taiwan’s Asustek Computer Inc. brought out the Eee PC last year, it created a whole new category of tiny, cheap laptops. Despite its success, the computer had one confounding element: Its keyboard was really small — good for kids, maybe, but not for adults.
Times Leader |
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Burglary reported at South Lincoln church
More than $2,000 worth of items were reported stolen Monday morning from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, including two laptop computers and keys to the church van.
Lincoln Journal Star |
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Line cut, Bartians lose Internet, phone service
Officials report a main fiberoptic line was cut during a road construction project on Kentucky Avenue in north Bartlesville early Thursday morning. According to a spokesman with CableOne, the line outage affected all of the cable company’s phone and Internet service customers.
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Accused surgeon calls for board to be sacked
Cosmetic surgeon who allegedly botched work claims panellist used Google to investigate case.
The Age |
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Online advertisements track behavior without consent
Several Internet and broadband companies have acknowledged using targeted-advertising technology without explicitly informing customers, according to letters released Monday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Houston Chronicle |
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With Internet, Olympics viewers gain lots of choices
NBC Universal is running an unprecedented 3,600 hours of Olympics coverage on television and the Internet, letting fans track their favorite sports in a way not possible even if they'd gone to Beijing.
Houston Chronicle |
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Internet providers adding fewer broadband customers
The number of new broadband Internet subscribers in the U.S. fell to the lowest level in at least seven years, a research company said.
Houston Chronicle |
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Moneymakers: Lawyer finds homes for old computers
Houston lawyer Jonathan Osha would like to take your old computer and give it to a local child who doesn't have one.
Houston Chronicle |
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The Herald-Zeitung Mobile Edition
The Herald-Zeitung provides a text-only version of its daily web edition for readers using cellular telephones or handheld computers. Registered users of AvantGo can create their own custom channel to download regular updates.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Convicted Child Molester Violates One Parole Condition Not Two
BOISE - Convicted child molester Bradley Stowell violates computer condition not employment term.
KIDK TV Idaho Falls |
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Milestones
Know area people being honored or recognized for their achievements? Has someone won a special award? Share your milestones by going online to share.triangle.com and clicking on "news." Call 829-4629 for more information or send e-mail t
The News & Observer |
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Setting a chat trap
BANGALORE, INDIA: A young techie in Bangalore befriended a lady from the US in an online chat room and indulged in some erotic chats. But to his surprise, soon he found out, what he believed, the real identity of the ‘sexy chat friend’.
CIOL |
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Things to do today
To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-996-3033 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@thebeaconjournal.com at least a week in advance.TODAY Friends of Rodman Public Library Used Book Sale — 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Rodman Public Library, 215 E. Broadway St., Alliance. 330-821-2665.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Local researchers in China to observe total solar eclipse
A group of area researchers are in Weinan, China to video capture and broadcast to the Internet a total solar eclipse, observable only from a small narrow corridor on the Earth.
Crookston Daily Times |
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Fewer move to broadband
The number of new high-speed Internet subscribers in the United States fell in the second quarter to the lowest level since a research company began tracking the broadband market seven years ago.
The News & Observer |
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