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Today in Business: Saturday, August 30, 2008
TODAY IN BUSINESS Fund buys SemGroup sharesTULSA — The venture capital fund of computer maker Michael Dell has increased the percentage of its stake in SemGroup Energy Partners LP, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. MSD Capital LP bought 123,200 shares of common stock of the oil and asphalt transportation and storage provider at about $9.98 per unit. MSD also took ...
The Oklahoman |
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Outdated Computing Practices Behind FAA Outage
When a computer glitch at a Federal Aviation Administration center caused widespread airline delays this week, it served as a reminder that the U.S. flight system is waiting for a modernizing overhaul. But it also appears the FAA's management of its existing technologies falls short of standards in other vital sectors.
Hartford Courant |
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Backstage WWE/TNA News Site Debuts, WWE/Jakks Lawsuit, More
WZRONLINE.com. is our brand new COMPLETELY INTERACTIVE website. The site also has absolutly NO POPUPS! To check out our brand new site now where you can comment on posts and really interact, visit WZRONLINE.com.
Wrestling News |
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Dr. Touch: exactly like what you think, except not at all
Filed under: Household The age of the house call is long gone, and until we manage to replace all our bodily organs with cybernetic proxies, medical gadgets are our only hope to minimize those pesky office visits. The Health PHS5000 (aka Dr. Touch) from LG and Intel isn't the first of its kind, but it is the latest such device, and it's been recently introduced exclusively in Japan ...
Engadget |
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Elections official denounces vote sale
Associated Press - August 29, 2008 7:04 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A state elections official is warning Iowans that trying to sell their vote online could cost them in the end.
WHO-TV 13 Des Moines |
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Drive by 'shootings' on the web at critical level - community blog from Dean Procter
Recently new exploits which target Microsoft browsers have wreaked havoc on more than one company including at least one of the big6 accounting firms.
Finextra |
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Hitman scam spammer on the prowl again
A scam artist who threatens to kill spam email recipients or kidnap their loved ones is active again, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns.
iTNews |
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NJ.com: Hardball Politics Forum
289213. johnny not pc literate? "And now comes proof that McCain has learned to use a computer, because evidently, he has plagiarized from the internets. Congressional Quarterly reported this week that John McCain may have copied some facts in a recent speech on the Georgian crisis from Wikipedia.
El Nuevo |
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Tutoring program expands
On Tuesday, Gov. Bob Riley announced the expansion of Alabama’s statewide online tutoring program. “It is a really fun program,” said Demopolis Public Library director Morgan Grimes. “It has been expanded to be available for pre-schoolers up to adults.
The Demopolis Times |
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Old systems not only cause
COMPUTER GLITCH: Critics say too much is dependent on too little, so modernizing alone won't fix the problem.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Comcast to limit Internet users to 250 gigabytes
Comcast Corp. says less than 1 percent of its customers will be affected by a newly set limit on Internet use, but local observers say the move is another sign the way most people pay to get online will change. Comcast, which serves the Springfield market and is the nation’s second-largest Internet provider, announced this week that beginning Oct. 1, it will limit residential customers to ...
The State Journal-Register |
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iPhone girl scared by attention
A Chinese factory worker who became an internet sensation after a photo of her flashing a peace sign was left on an iPhone has been identified.
iTNews |
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Samsung claims lightweight crown for new laptop
Samsung has unveiled a new thin-and-light laptop aimed at mobile professionals, claimed by the vendor to be the lightest system available with a 13.3in screen..
iTNews |
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Chinese college student jailed for spreading online quake rumour
A Chinese college student was sentenced on Friday to 18 months in prison for spreading a rumour about an impending earthquake that caused a panic in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Jia Zhipan, 22, a student at Eurasia University in the provincial capital of Xi'an, hacked into the website of the provincial earthquake bureau at about 8:53 p.m. on May 29 and posted false information that a ...
People's Daily |
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With Software, Till Tampering Is Hard to Find
Thanks to a software program called a zapper, even technologically illiterate restaurant and store owners can siphon cash from registers and cheat tax officials.
New York Times |
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Comcast to Place a Cap on Internet Downloads
Comcast, one of the country?s largest Internet providers, will put a 250 gigabyte-a-month cap on residential users, a move certain to create tension.
New York Times |
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Wikipedia Edits Forecast Vice Presidential Picks
In the days leading up to Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate announcement, political junkies glued to broadcasts and blogs for clues of McCain's veep choice might have done better to keep a sharp eye on each candidate's Wikipedia entry.
Washington Post |
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Guns N' Roses Album Leaked by Blogger
California man faces felony charge.
TheCelebrityCafe.com |
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LACMA relaunches 1973's 'LA Flash,' a photo exhibition of street style
In a 21st century twist, museum visitors will be digitally photographed for a fashion blog. Decades before street-style blogs clogged the Internet, LACMA was capturing images of L.A.'s most fashionable folks on sidewalks all over town. The photos were featured in the museum's groundbreaking 1973 fashion exhibition, "LA Flash."
Los Angeles Times |
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Police Bust Local E-Bay Theft Ring
Wyoming Police say they have scuttled what could have been developing into an online theft ring. Wyoming Police nabbed the Waltman’s, a husband and wife team accused of taking E-Bay customers for a ride.
PAHomePage.com |
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Here Comes Here Comes Everybody
Clay Shirky's new book explains how the Internet makes silly organizations possible
Spectrum Online |
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From Podfather to Palm's Pilot
Jon Rubinstein orchestrated a little music player for Steve Jobs that turned Apple around. Can he repeat that magic at Palm?
Spectrum Online |
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Privacyware and PC Stars partner to deliver web application security
Under the partnership, PC Stars will distribute Privacyware's full line of security software offerings but will initially feature Privacyware's IIS Web Application Firewall and Host Intrusion Prevention solution, ThreatSentry, to address the global rise in SQL Injection, cross-site scripting and other web-based threats targeting vulnerable web applications and host environments.
Computer Business Review |
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Sify signs agreement with Google
Under the agreement, Google Apps will now power Sifymail and chat, as well as other applications using the Google Apps platform, which would be leveraged across Sify's fast expanding network infrastructure, reaching out to over a million users across India and abroad.
Computer Business Review |
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FiREapps appoints new executive sales manager
Mr Schake has more than 15 years of enterprise sales experience and demonstrated enterprise application hardware and software expertise. He will be responsible for US product sales and services for the southeastern US.
Computer Business Review |
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