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Travellers were delaying trips until after the Beijing Olympics: Ctrip
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. has posted a 35 percent rise in its second-quarter net income. The online travel agency shared that its net income was RMB119 million (US$17 million), representing a 35 percent increase from the same period in 2007, and a 21 percent increase from the previous quarter.
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Tom Bihn's Checkpoint Flyer: a TSA-approved bag worth owning
Filed under: Laptops , Peripherals Now that the TSA has doled out the official verbiage about what it considers a checkpoint-friendly laptop bag, expect to see the usual players toss in an option or two for frequent fliers. Thus far, all we've seen are cases that get the job done while throwing style to the wind in the nearest dumpster; now, however, we've a better option to ...
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New gems from Xbox Live Arcade
I'm a sucker for big, juicy games with flashy graphics, block-rockin' audio and tons of things to do. This summer has been unusually rich in such ambitious productions, with high-profile releases like "Metal Gear Solid 4," "Ninja Gaiden II" and "Grid."
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G-T Web poll: 66 percent are watching the Olympics
How much of the Olympic Summer Games are you watching on TV?
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Audit: Colo. emergency computers were not used for porn
COLORADO — Colorado Emergency Operations Center computers were used to access dating, entertainment and travel Web sites but not pornography, according to an audit released Monday.
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SPX Pegisys Offers Wireless Diagnostics
8/18/2008 SPX Service Solutions announced the launch of Pegisys (Professional Enhanced Graphical Information System), a professional-grade hand-held diagnostic tool that offers "game-changing" wireless capabilities and diagnostic features for enhanced automotive testing..
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Softbank Will Buy Mobile Phones From Casio Computer (Update1)
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Softbank Corp. , Japan's third-largest mobile-phone operator, said today it will buy handsets from Casio Computer Co. Softbank, based in Tokyo, will start selling the phones by the end of this year, the two companies said in a statement today.
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Doc Love: Get Attention From Women
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! Doc Love: Get Attention From The Opposite Sex This week's question comes from a guy who's never had a girlfriend in his entire life and he's at his wit's end. Can Doc Love end his dating drought?
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Microsoft faces fair-trade inquiry in Taiwan
Microsoft Corp. is being investigated by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission after an activist group filed a complaint saying consumers are being forced to buy its Windows Vista operating system.
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Online diet disasters: Advice that is often wrong and sometimes dangerous
Avoid oily fish, cut out all dairy foods, : it's the kind of advice that flies in the face of conventional thinking on healthy eating. Yet, amazingly, this is what I was told to do.
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WinPure Release Clean & Match 2009, Powerful Data Quality Software Featuring Advanced Fuzzy Matching Data Deduplication
WinPure Ltd, a worldwide leading provider of data cleansing and data deduplication software, have today released Clean & Match 2009. WinPure Clean & Match 2009 is the latest edition, following on from the award-winning Clean & Match 2007.
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Anthony Greenidge Challenges Louis Turner for the NABC Middleweight Title In a Live Worldwide Internet Broadcast From ...
Anthony Greenidge (11-1) faces Louis Turner (12-1) for the NABC Middleweight Championship in a live worldwide Internet broadcast August 30th from the Holiday Inn Select, downtown Atlanta Georgia.
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Despite glitch, no recount needed, county clerk says
No recount is needed after a computer malfunction forced Warren County election officials to count Aug. 5 election results by hand, said County Clerk Barb Daly.
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Oce Announces Productivity Enhancements For Oce Client Tools Software
Oce, an international leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, recently announced immediate availability of Oce Client Tools v. 2.1.1 software.
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IEC Commends Most Significant Contributions to Broadband with Announcement of 2008 InfoVision Awards Finalists
CHICAGO----The International Engineering Consortium announced the finalists of its InfoVision Awards program naming the technologies, applications, products, advances and services judged as the most unique and beneficial to the information and communications technologies industry.
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Business briefly: Toshiba offers improved high-def DVD player
After losing out in the battle to define the high-definition successor of the DVD, Toshiba Corp. has turned its attention to the next best thing: the DVD. Tuesday, the Japanese electronics company released a new DVD player that it says does more than previous models to improve the look of DVDs on high-definition TVs.
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Legislative scoop: lawmakers name ice cream cone state dessert
Louisiana's official state dish is gumbo. Apple pie is the state pie of Vermont, Massachusetts has an official state bean, the baked navy bean. And Oklahoma even has a state meal, an artery-choking round of courses that includes fried okra, barbecue pork, sausage and gravy, grits and chicken fried steak.
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Internet Exclusive: This Week in the Outdoors: Cattin’ the Red
As guide Norman O’Neal launched his airboat from the Red River shoreline a few hundred yards below the Eisenhower dam below Lake Texoma, I was in the driver’s seat with my hand on the rudder controls.
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Tina Marie is excited to have Briana Walker, author of Dance Anyway on Her Weekly 'Holistic Living' Talk Show on ...
Internet broadcasting pioneer, producing and syndicating online audio and video, today announced that the author of Dance Anyway, model, dancer and ambassador for Life Rolls On, Briana Walker will join Tina Marie on her Holistic Living radio show on the Voice America, online internet talk radio network, on August 26th, 2008.
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Marin Software Launches "No Black Box" Marketing Campaign at SES San Jose
Leader in SEM technology using new print ads, events and industry research to encourage search marketers to demand greater visibility and control of their programs.
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Synchronica Acquires AxisMobile and Raises Funds of $18 Million in 2008
Synchronica plc (AIM: SYNC.LN), the international provider of mobile email and synchronization solutions, today announced that it is acquiring consumer mobile email specialist AxisMobile for USD $4.9 million in new Synchronica shares.
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GoToby.com becomes Preferred On-line Source for Developer Bobby Ginn's Unfolding Story
As real estate developer Bobby Ginn's company faces financial and legal problems, people are turning to real estate news website GoToby.com to follow the story. When you Google "Bobby Ginn", the GoToby.com website appears above Ginn's own website in the search results.
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New Release of RadView's WebLOAD Professional Adds Powerful Analysis and Reporting capabilities
RadView Software Ltd. (OTCBB: RDVWF), announced today the availability of WebLOAD Professional V. 8.3 beta.
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Burris Computer Forms Announces Blank, Printable Greeting Cards
Burris Computer Forms (http://pcforms.com) announces blank, printable greeting cards, which users can customize with their own content.
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888Ladies Sponsors Caribbean Cruise to World-Class Bingo Competition
Popular online bingo site to select lucky couple to the 20th World Championship Bingo Tournament & Gaming Cruise
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