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Teen, Olympians cheer each other on
T he day the Olympics began, before the Opening Ceremony fireworks exploded, before the giant torch lit up the night sky and before Michael Phelps began blowing up world records right and left, 6,800 miles away, Emily Long sat down at her laptop and filed her dispatch.
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IOC says it may have been naive on Web access
BEIJING, Aug 2 (Reuters) The International Olympic Committee acknowledged today it might have been naive when it expected China to allow unfettered media access to the Internet during the Beijing Games.
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Pitching in: Mayor leads volunteer clean-up project
Albany Democrat-Herald Amid chest-high brambles, volunteers discovered mattresses, box springs, office furniture, lawn chairs, scrap wood, a chicken coop, a tricycle, a computer and more on Friday while clearing decades of debris from the back and side yards of a home on Marilyn Street in northeast Albany.
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Glenn Springs Academy blog: A warm welcome in British Columbia
Published: Friday, August 15, 2008 at 12:41 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 15, 2008 at 12:42 p.m. We are three hours behind here. We left Vancouver in a little puddle jumper plane.
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Hacker admits fraud via computer
CASPER - A 19-year-old Wyoming resident has pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to the development of a program that took over thousands of computers nationwide to steal credit card information.
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Seattle relieved to lose its high-tech toilets
SEATTLE — City officials have finally gotten rid of five high-tech self-cleaning toilets that cost Seattle $5 million — but sold online for just $12,549.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Man Says Pop-Up Ad Held Computer Hostage
An Upstate man says a pop-up advertisement wouldnt let him use his computer until he entered his credit card number.
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Anywhere you can Google, you can 'walk' Billings streets
Thanks to Google, it's now possible to walk through downtown Billings in your underwear without causing any trouble. You can walk across King Avenue West without being splattered by oncoming traffic, and you can get close to the Rims without the fear ...
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Qwest union may strike just before convention
The labor contract with the largest union at Qwest Communications International Inc. expires today, a little more than a week before the company is scheduled to provide phone and Internet service for the Democratic National Convention.
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Domestic spying changes proposed
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has proposed a domestic-spying measure that would make it easier for police to collect intelligence about Americans, share the sensitive data with federal agencies, and retain it for at least 10 years.
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Local man takes on Web powers
REHOBOTH - If nothing else, it might make a good YouTube posting. Industry insiders say Benjamin Ligeri's multi-million dollar federal lawsuit against YouTube Inc., the extremely popular video sharing Web site, is an uphill battle at best.
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Hacker admits fraud via computer
CASPER - A 19-year-old Wyoming resident has pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to the development of a program that took over thousands of computers nationwide to steal credit card information. Jason Milmont of Cheyenne pleaded guilty Wednesday ...
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Nevada jury says California owes inventor $388 million over 'outrageous' audit
California taxpayers could be on the hook for a staggering $388 million because of a state tax collection agency's vigorous pursuit of a former California taxpayer. Gilbert Hyatt displays a microprocessor in a 1990 photo. His invention earned him millions - and a 15-year battle with California tax collectors.
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Shwetha is Lals wife
After playing the mother of Suresh Gopi in the latest Laptop, Shwetha Menon will be playing the role of Mohanlals wife in the new film Aakasha Gopuram.
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I Got My Job Through LinkedIn and Facebook
No Related Stories at this time! If you have avoided social networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook with the excuse that they are the domain of desperate job- hunters or attention-seeking teenagers, it may be time to rethink.
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Blount sheriff’s office warns of overseas shipping Internet scam
Blount County Sheriff James Berrong is asking the community once again to be conscious of another Internet scam that has been seen in Blount County and has the potential of bringing criminal charges against participants.
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Goodbye, Eudora; hello, Apple Mail
Jeff Carlson gives the Eudora e-mail program the boot and finds there's much to like about Apple's Mail program.
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Technology: E-mail services, a broken double-click
currently use Hotmail, and I am aware of some of the shortcomings of the free service. Since Comcast is my Internet provider, I have access to its e-mail if I choose to use it. If I used Comcast, would I be able to store messages locally?
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4 plead guilty in online drug case
An Atlanta-area company and four Georgia men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to import unauthorized prescription drugs from Central America and selling them on the Internet, taking in millions of dollars.
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Tagger's hearing called off for admission of guilt on Web site
Jena Danielle Cloud didn’t know when to stop.
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South County recycling on par with national average
What you might do out in your garage before garbage day, these guys do for a living.
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Google faces defamation lawsuit in India - WSJ
BANGALORE, INDIA: Google Inc's India subsidiary is being sued for alleged defamation in the Bombay High Court by an Indian construction equipment company, The Wall Street Journal said.
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Nevada jury says California owes inventor $388 million over 'outrageous' audit
California taxpayers could be on the hook for a staggering $388 million because of a state tax collection agency's vigorous pursuit of a former California taxpayer. Gilbert Hyatt displays a microprocessor in a 1990 photo. His invention earned him millions - and a 15-year battle with California tax collectors.
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Business Topics by Industry
The Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort plans a Nov. 14 grand opening, complete with a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show to be broadcast on CBS television and via the Internet.
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PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK: Players, coaches getting into regular season mode
FOXBORO - The Patriots have begun their transition from a training camp mentality to one that will sustain them over the course of a 17-week regular season, and hopefully beyond.
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