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Grimes recreation sign-up session set
Grimes Parks and Recreation will host fall program registration from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Grimes Community Center, 410 S. Main St. New programs include flag football, youth volleyball, computer classes for kids, a "How to Write Your Life" workshop, and more.
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Multi-million deal for e-cycle
A VALLEYS-BASED recycling venture has secured a lucrative multi-million-pound contract.
icWales |
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Thai court jails "swirly-face" paedophile
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court sentenced Canadian "swirly face" paedophile Christopher Neil to 39 months in prison on Friday for abducting and molesting a 14-year-old boy and posting pornographic pictures on the Internet.
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Thai court jails "swirly-face" paedophile
A Thai court sentenced Canadian "swirly face" paedophile Christopher Neil to 39 months in prison on Friday for abducting and molesting a 14-year-old boy and posting pornographic pictures on the Internet.
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Court tells students to disclose hacker secrets in T case
A federal judge yesterday refused to lift an order prohibiting three MIT students from publicly talking about how they allegedly hacked into the MBTA's automated ticketing system. However, he did order the trio to privately provide more information to the court about the security flaws they say they have uncovered.
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SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Winners announced
SIGGRAPH is the gathering of the world's best computer animation people. Every year the SIGGRAPH hands out prices for the best computer animations. The SIGGRAPH 2008 Best of Show award goes to Oktapodi (photo), by Gobelins, l'école de l’image, France....
I4U |
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BBC's Open Player Claims Not Followed Through
ruphus13 writes "BBC's iPlayer was originally built on Microsoft's DRM-protected technology, and has never really been liked by folks like the FSF. The BBC is trying to play nice, though, recently claiming, 'the BBC has always been a strong advocate and driver of open industry standards. Without these standards, TV and radio broadcasting would simply not function. I believe that the time has ...
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Dual-display laptop design has wings
Filed under: Laptops Perhaps it's just that nostalgia for the ThinkPad 701 but there's something about this dual-display reference design that's causing optical interrupts all over Engadget editorial. It's certainly not as elegant as some other dual-display laptops we've seen, but what it gives up in looks, the Electronic Keyboards, Inc. design makes up for in practicality. They're ...
Engadget |
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Job vacancy: Ict Consultant
(Ref: 2C008N) Opportunity In Ict The council wish to recruit a key member of staff in this challenging position within its computer services section.
PublicTechnology.net |
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Updated 8/12: Lincolnwood residents take advantage of recycling day
Lincolnwood area residents turned in 40 cans of paint, and 20 gasoline cans Saturday, during a special recycling event sponsored by the village.
Lincolnwood Review |
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Intel takes film production to the Web
Intel Corp. is combining computer animation and social networking to produce an original animated short film.
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Siren system almost online
BUCHANAN — It's been three years and $30 million in the making, this controversial siren system for this controversial nuclear power plant.
Middletown Times Herald-Record |
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'Rudd’s carbon tax bad governance,' says Vic ag scientist
The Rudd government’s carbon pollution tax is based on non-scientific and theoretical computer modeling and does not make good governance at a time of rising inflation, global food shortages and increasing export uncompetitiveness due to rising cost and freight pressures.
North Queensland Register |
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Officer pleads guilty to Internet-predator charge
Eleven months after he was caught in an Internet-predator sting, a former Clayton County police officer has pleaded guilty in federal court.
Clayton News Daily |
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Yahoo! names board members to appease dissident Icahn
SEATTLE » Yahoo! said Thursday it will add two former chief executives to its board of directors as part of its deal to ward off a proxy fight with billionaire investor Carl Icahn. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company selected Frank Biondi Jr. and John Chapple, former CEOs of Viacom and Nextel Partners, respectively, from a list of nine possible new board members submitted by Icahn. Icahn, who ...
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LM Develops Early Warning For Maritime Security
by Staff Writers Cherry Hill NJ (SPX) Aug 15, 2008 Lockheed Martin has developed the Suspicion Vessel Focuser (SVF) -- a novel software technology that allows naval watchstanders to monitor large numbers of ships and focuses their attention on those that pose the greatest threat.
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Satellite radio fans will get more as Sirius and XM join forces
You really can't take a break in the technology arena. If you do, the world of gadgets and computers just keeps on turning, and you'll have to catch up later.
The Clarion-Ledger |
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Web Bet Link To Newcastle Murders
Police believe two Chinese graduates may have been brutally murdered because of their involvement in an internet betting scam.
SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Child-predator suspect says he thought another man was in online chat room
A Grand Junction man charged with being a child predator said he thought he was making sexual comments and sending pornographic materials online to another man, helping that person act out a fantasy of being a 14-year-old girl, the defendant testified Thursday.
The Daily Sentinel |
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Police: Missing Rice student said he wanted to 'disappear'
A Rice University computer science student whose disappearance eight months ago made national news was discovered not begging in the streets or roughing it in the wilderness, but using a laptop at the University of California, Berkeley. Matthew Wilson, 21, was arrested late Wednesday and held for psychological evaluation after campus police came across him in a classroom after hours.
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Some legislators neglect state e-mail between sessions
BISMARCK - Like most North Dakota legislators, House Minority Leader Rep. Merle Boucher packs up his state laptop at the end of each session and puts it in its briefcase. Advertisement: The Dickinson Press Free 2-Week Trial. Don't miss another day of local sports, captivating news and local stories. You'll find money saving coupons and much more. Sign up online today and get The ...
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Chinese student brutally murdered in flat 'may have been involved in internet football betting scam'
A Chinese graduate may have been tortured and murdered because of his links to an international internet betting scam on Premiership football matches, it has emerged.
Daily Mail |
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Late Gear Change for Morphettville
Please be advised that SAUDI SILVER will be wearing blinkers for the first time in this race tomorrow at Allan Scott Park Morphettville. It has been established that owing to a computer malfunction at the Trainers Services Centre, the application for blinkers was not processed.
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Police seize more laptops to crack terror email mystery
Mumbai, Aug 14 : The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai Police has seized four or five more laptops from new suspects in its efforts to unravel the mystery of an email sent minutes before the July 26 Ahmedabad serial blasts, a senior official said Thursday.
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Wuesthoff Web site security breached
Hackers penetrated Wuesthoff Health System's pre-registration Web site earlier this week, gaining access to personal information on 500 patients, including names, addresses and Social Security numbers.
Florida Today |
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