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Olympic hockey player Nikki Hudson has apologised over inappropriate comments she posted on Facebook about the Spanish men's hockey team. She wrote on the site about wanting to be “impaled” by members of the Spanish men's hockey team.
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In a flash
On a moonlit night, a pickup truck is cruising along a deserted, two-lane blacktop in the country when the driver spies a special sign beginning to flash up ahead.
The Register-Herald |
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Colleges look to software to match up roommates
SAN JOSE, Calif. University of California-Berkeley sophomore Katie Nelson says she always has one burning question about potential dorm roommates.
The Kansas City Star |
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A bigger inbox: Pay versions of free online mail services
Munich - Programs like Outlook and Thunderbird are useful for sending and receiving e-mail messages. Another option is to sign up for an e-mail account with one of the many services on the internet. All correspondence can then be handled fully online...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Speech recognition software: Good supplement to keyboard
Munich - It may have sounded like science fiction 20 years ago, but it's now reality: computers listen to what you say. Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 is the latest incarnation of Nuance's speech recognition software for PCs. And rival company Linguate...
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New internet photography offers
Archos presents Internet Media TabletGrevenbroich, Germany- Archos has three new portable multimedia devices to offer. The Archos 5, 5g and 7 models can show photos and play films, music or TV. They also come with wireless internet connections and HD...
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Computer and internet briefs
Washington - If you decide to move to Windows Vista, be sure to visit the Windows Update site soon after completing installation. Just open the Vista start menu, and type Windows Update. Windows Update will scan your computer and offer to deliver imp...
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Many options for ridding computers of duplicates, but care needed
Berlin - Duplicated data is often little more than dead weight on your hard drive. To solve that problem, specialized programs are available to track them down and remove them. Nevertheless, experts advise using caution and security when using them, ...
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National e-Governance Mission being implemented in Haryana
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (UNI) All the 108 mandis and 25 sub-centres of the Agricultural Marketing Board in Haryana have been provided with computing and internet facilities and training to publish the prices of agricultural commodities on daily basis for the convenience of farmers and traders.
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CCHS students experience the Japanese culture first-hand
At last year's Cantaloupe Festival, Churchill County High School students from the Japanese language class were raising money for a cultural exchange trip to Japan by raffling off a computer the computer tech students had rebuilt and by writing Japanese symbols for people for a modest fee.
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West Fest Helps Kids Heal
Folks in Binghamton enjoyed the warm weather Saturday and came out to West Fest. The event held at Cyber Cafe on Main St. was to raise money for A Room to Heal, a local organization that remodels rooms for children who end up spending much of their time at home due to serious illness. Organizers say West Fest is a way to raise money for a good cause while enjoying the last days of summer. "We ...
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Around the EL: Rumors of Defenders departure premature
An internet rumor foretelling the end of Eastern League baseball in Eastern Connecticut was dispelled by a more in-depth story by Connecticut Defenders beat writer Joe Perez of The Norwich Bulletin.
The New Britain Herald |
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The official skateboard of the Pope
I was just wandering around the internet, looking for some skateboard logos, and I happened across this story about the youth of New York giving the Pope a skateboard back...
About.com |
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RNC delegates are bringing life to party
Delegates in McCain caps, volunteers with campaign buttons, campaign staff members with BlackBerries, journalists bearing laptop-computer-sized briefcases, are coming into baggage claim in gusts.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Singer Thought Her Star Never Rose, but eBay Says Otherwise
Forty-eight years ago, an ambitious teenager with a whale of a voice and a dream born of evenings singing doo-wop on street corners found her way from Louisville to Detroit, to an apartment just upstairs from the Gordy family's recording studio.
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Day of Mysteries: Disappearance, Home Invasion
Police are investigating whether the disappearance of a 28-year-old Capitol Heights man two weeks ago is linked to an incident later in the same day, when armed assailants stormed into his home, bound the occupants with duct tape and ransacked the residence before fleeing with cash, a laptop and...
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Mannai opens IT resource centre in India
doha • Mansoft, Mannai's wholly owned IT subsidiary has strengthened its base in India by setting up a second resource centre based in Pune. The first centre of Mansoft in India was established in Mumbai two years ago. There are also Mansoft offices based in Bahrain and Dubai.
The Peninsula |
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Ministry, ABU Differ over Grant
A 10 million grant allegedly allocated Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, for Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) has become a subject of controversy.
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Please Pray for Alex Ramos.Champion for all ex-fighters - now fighting for his own life.
Hundreds of phone calls each year come into the (805) 955-9064 home of former USBA middleweight champion Alex Ramos. MOST are from current or retired boxers that have fallen on hard times.
Hot Boxing News.com |
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Reckless
Now that I'm back from the convention, and have transferred all my backed up stuff onto my new computer (sigh), I've finally had a chance to sit down and consider McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate. I...
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FBI: Teen Matthew Weigman tried to hack into Dallas' U.S. attorney's phone system
Two years ago, Matthew Weigman and his mother sat down with an FBI agent, and he was offered a second chance. The 16-year-old had a reputation in hacker circles as one of the best around.
Dallas Morning News |
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Delegates bringing life to party
Delegates in McCain caps, volunteers with campaign buttons, campaign staff members with BlackBerries, journalists bearing laptop-computer-size briefcases, are coming into baggage claim in gusts.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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A papilloma of a virus?
Though much has been said about the human papilloma virus as one of the main culprits in cervical cancer, let’s not forget that these group of viruses cause other problems, too.
The Star |
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Gustav makes landfall in Cuba
Gustav slammed into western Cuba this evening, with estimated wind speeds of about 150 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.The hurricane will pass over the far western tip of Cuba over the next several hours before finally emerging into the Gulf of Mexico, potentially as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of more than 155 mph. Most of the computer models (left) ...
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Blog: News-Press reporter arrives in New Orleans
I arrived here in New Orleans shortly before 11 a.m. This morning and waited nearly three hours to rent a Jeep SUV.
The News-Press |
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