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Indian police arrest 10 for serial blasts
AHMEDABAD, India : Indian police announced on Saturday the arrest of 10 people over a string of blasts that killed 49 people last month in western Ahmedabad city.
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TSA Policy Change Should Help Fliers With Laptops
Do you think the new laptop rules will ease the wait at security checkpoints? Starting Saturday, the Transportation Safety Administration will allow laptop computers to stay in bags that are "checkpoint-friendly" -- those that basically offer an unobstructed view from the x-ray machine.
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The battle of the phone, cable and Internet bundles comes to WNY
When Manhattanite Alex Slack called the telephone company to order service, he wasn't thinking about phone service. “We do have a home phone,” the 24-year-old said via his cell phone. But “we actually haven't gotten around to setting that up yet.”
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Tropical Storm Fay Forecast To Gain Hurricane Strength, Track Toward Florida
The forecast for Tropical Storm Fay continues to show the storm strengthening into a hurricane as it moves toward the Florida Keys and Florida's west coast early next week. The storm will move over Haiti toward Cuba on Saturday. FAY: Computer Models 5-Day Path Advisory Discussion SEE STORM: Atlantic Infrared Loop Hispaniola SPECIAL SECTION: Hurricane Season 2008
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New 3G iPhone available soon at local Best Buy
WATERLOO —Users of Apple’s iPhone who had been looking to upgrade to the next-generation 3G version of the device have had to turn to long distance — Des Moines or the Twin Cities, for example — for an upgrade.
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Students warned about aid Web sites
Scholarships and financial aid advertised online may not be what they seem.
Journal & Courier |
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This Site Web Search powered by
YAHOO! search LENOX — Frederica von Stade wove her Tanglewood recital Wednesday night around roses, France and a flute. If that sounds like a recipe for seduction, it probably was.
Berkshire Eagle |
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McCain Releases Technology Platform
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "John McCain has finally released a technology platform. Most of it is the same old stuff; lower corporate taxes, protect children from porn, and avoid Internet regulation unless 'necessary.' Alas, in his view, helping the RIAA's War on Sharing is necessary to stop the 'global epidemic' of piracy, while Net Neutrality is something he 'does not believe ...
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POLICE REPORTS
Bella Vista incidents Among incidents reported to the Bella Vista Police Department according to records, were the following: At 8:56 a.m.Aug. 8, a big brown boxer dog and a tan spaniel-type dog that were wellgroomed and friendly on Martham Lane were taken to the Bella Vista Animal Shelter. (Benton County Daily Record)
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The Fool's Look Ahead
Stores, software, and solar energy will rock your world next week.
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Neo-Neon LED Color Changing Products Featured at the Beijing Olympics
Neo-Neon Holdings Ltd. (HKEX.1868) announced today that its color-changing LED products are installed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Neo-Neon’s color changing pathway lighting illuminates the walkways leading into the “Bird’s Nest” stadium, while the company’s video tubes flash the Olympic 2008 message and entertain visitors at Festival Walk. Neo-Neon designs, engineers ...
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Trio names new supercomputer after NCSA pioneer
CHAMPAIGN – If you're going to name something after Larry Smarr, why not a supercomputer? Smarr – best known in Champaign-Urbana as the founding director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications – returned to town this week for a ceremony dedicating a supercomputer in his honor.
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TravelCLICK’s Rapid Growth Continues with Two New Additions to its Executive Team - Andy Mantis and David Sjolander
TravelCLICK, Inc., the leading provider of ecommerce solutions for the global hotel industry, today announced the addition of two recognized executives to its senior leadership team. The newly created position of Senior Vice President of Product Marketing and Management has been accepted by former American Express executive Andy Mantis, who understands the value of “membership” and the ...
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The Buzz On Business
'GOOGLE PHONE' READY TO ENTER MARKET? The wireless world has been patiently awaiting the so-called "Google phone" for more than a year, and reports this week suggest that such a device soon could find its way to the market. In November, Google Inc. announced the formation of a large consortium of players from the wireless industry. The group was formed to help commercialize Android -- a ...
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Giant of Internet Radio Nears Its 'Last Stand'
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Pandora is one of the nation's most popular Web radio services, with about 1 million listeners daily. Its Music Genome Project allows customers to create stations tailored to their own tastes. It is one of the 10 most popular applications for Apple's iPhone and attracts 40,000 new...
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Snake's alive! ... Er, dead
HAGERSTOWN - The managers of some Wesel Boulevard businesses used ingenuity to remain open Friday when a snake became entangled in electrical wires and caused a power outage to most of the area. Justin Markley, manager of Office Depot at 1520 Wesel Blvd., said customers were given flashlights so they could see to shop when the lights went out.
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Ex-Apple legal eye to settle charges
A former top attorney at Apple has agreed to pay $2,2-million to settle federal regulators' charges that she altered company records to conceal improper backdating of stock options.
Independent Online |
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U.S. May Ease Police Spy Rules
The Justice Department has proposed a new domestic spying measure that would make it easier for state and local 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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Blog Buzz: Island Lake blog takes straw poll
The A Thorny Issue blog suggests readers take to the Internet to tell state politicians not to give themselves a pay raise. To cast your vote, log on to http://athornyissue.blogspot.com/.
Algonquin Countryside |
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Getting an advance look
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8 Ways To Make Money Online
You won't get rich (probably), but you can pad your income by turning your knowledge, skills, and talents into blogs, online videos -- and cash money.
InformationWeek |
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One Man's Fight to Open Government Data
John Washburn takes public records seriously. Recently, the 45-year-old computer software tester from Wisconsin decided to take on Texas Gov. Rick Perry over his e-mail retention program -- or lack of one. Perry's office automatically deletes virtually all its e-mails every seven days, according to the Dallas Morning News .
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The Olympics, Part 2: Gold-Medal Network Performance
Online media coverage of this year's Summer Olympic Games on MSN is shaping up to be a breakout event for Internet TV, as well as quite a big hit for NBC and its tech partners. The network reported 12 million hits and 70 million page views on its Olympics Web site -- and that was before the opening ceremony. Things got even better from there.
TechNewsWorld.com |
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Lord ends auction of a lifetime
A BRITISH lord who was selling off his title and property on the Internet website eBay said today he has halted the auction because of concerns over whether the bids were genuine.
The Courier Mail |
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Lintner ready to take on AD duties at Linden
Dallas Lintner looks at some of the fall sports schedules on his computer. Lintner is Linden’s new athletic director. Keeping athletic directors at Linden High School in recent times has been like watching a game of hot potato.
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