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Lottery's Keno gamble pays off
The Massachusetts State Lottery's first online venture appears to have hit the jackpot. Keno sales are on the rebound - up 5.4 percent so far this fiscal year, which...
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Residents can report suspicious activities via e-mail
NORTH ANDOVER — Police here are bringing the neighborhood watch concept into the Internet age, allowing residents to find out about crime trends in their neighborhoods with the click of a mouse.
The Eagle-Tribune |
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Seminar encourages offices to go 'green'
Turning off computers at night, using the back side of old papers and having easily accessible recycling bins are just some of the ways to go green at the office. Representative from the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County presented ways to make the office more eco-friendly at a lunch and learn event at the Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail.
Lake Zurich Courier |
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AMD Launches Four New Business CPUs
Advanced Micro Devices said late Thursday that the company had launched four new "business class" processors.
PC Magazine |
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MIT students ask for end to gag order on MBTA hack
BOSTON -- An attorney for three MIT students who allegedly hacked into the MBTA's automated fare system asked a federal judge Thursday to lift a gag order that prevents the students from talking about how they got inside the system. ... - By DENISE LAVOIE The Associated Press
The Nashua Telegraph |
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Okaw Valley Boosters organization meeting scheduled for Aug. 27
BETHANY -- The Okaw Valley Boosters are to have a re-organization meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 in the Okaw Valley High School computer lab.
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier |
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Olathe offering online police reports for minor crimes
If you’re a victim of petty theft in Olathe, you now can report it easily with a few strokes on your computer keyboard.
The Kansas City Star |
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Grant enables United to purchases student laptops
United School District is planning to use a $104,000 state grant to purchase about 100 laptop computers for use by its high school students.
Blairsville Dispatch |
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Adobe Design Achievement Award Winners Announced
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the winners of the eighth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards, recognized as one of the world's premier student design and film competitions. The awards honor the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers and computer artists from renowned educational institutions ...
Centre Daily Times |
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City computer e-mail image porn?
VINELAND - City police are reportedly investigating whether city-owned computers were misused after allegations were raised Tuesday that some municipal employees had circulated via e-mail an image some have called inappropriate.
Bridgeton News |
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Today’s best bets 08.15.08
• THE 68th ANNUAL BEHIND THE WALLS OKLAHOMA STATE PRISON RODEO, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, McAlester. Tickets: $17, $12 or $8, and can be purchased at the McAlester Chamber of Commerce, 345 E. Adams Ave., or by calling the chamber at 423-2550, or online at www.mcalester.org.
Muskogee Phoenix |
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VIDEO GAMES
System: Microsoft Xbox 360 Also available for: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS
The Tampa Tribune |
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Saylor: Web Watch: Aug. 15
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Knoxville News Sentinel |
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County Mulls Web Streaming
County Commission meetings could soon be coming live to a computer near you.
Hernando Today |
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Treasure Coast residents short on cash barter goods, services on Craigslist
Bethany Bond can’t get a job without a car. She can’t get a car without a job. Without either, the single mother from Jensen Beach can’t move her two sons out of the separate homes they have been sent to and has a hard time even going to visit them. That’s why Bond, like many other Treasure Coast residents in these tough economic times, is turning to bartering on the online classified ...
TCPalm.com |
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County Mulls Web Streaming
Brooksville - County Commission meetings could soon be coming live to a computer near you. The commission on Tuesday is expected to consider a recommendation by staff to purchase a software system to stream the meetings on the Web in real time.
Hernando Today |
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You Docs: A few easy steps to improve dry eyes
Your ancestors roamed the Great Plains with their sights set on the horizon. Or at least they didn’t have cubicle walls or big buildings blocking their view. You probably sit at a desk with your sights set on a computer screen, which can leave your eyes red, fatigued and scratchy hours before it’s time to pack up. Fortunately, it’s easy to keep your eyes as fresh as just-picked corn.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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Grant spinning new web
Grants totaling $11.3 million will help improve broadband Internet access in the Tuscarawas Valley and surrounding counties, U.S. Rep. Zack Space, D-Dover, said.
The Times-Reporter |
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Google Announces New Search Appliance
Google Inc. announced a new version of the Google Search Appliance integrated hardware and software solution, with a new architecture that can index all of an organization's content, up to 10 million documents, in a single box.
EContent Magazine |
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Uniontown man indicted in online auction scam
A federal grand jury this week indicted a Uniontown man accused of using online auction sites to scam people who thought they were buying rare coins and collectibles.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Even free software has copyrights: judge
Court rules that even software developers who give away the programming code for their works can sue for copyright infringement.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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Australia's Potent wins shooting bronze
Australia's Warren Potent has won the bronze medal in the 50m prone rifle shooting event at the Beijing Olympics. AAP Ads from Yahoo! Search Marketing:
The West Australian |
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Widen Releases Version 5.2
Widen Enterprises, a premedia and software as a service provider, announced the release of its Summer Update.
EContent Magazine |
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How To: Change Your Name
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! There are plenty of reasons why you might want to change your name. If your name is Charles Manson and you're not the Charles Manson , you might consider changing your name.
AskMen |
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2 backed by Icahn to join Yahoo board
Yahoo said that it would add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board as part of the company's deal to avoid a proxy fight with the investor Carl Icahn.
International Herald Tribune |
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