Warriors, Clips pursue last playoff spot
Going into the final night of the season, Golden State leads Los Angeles by one game in the Western Conference race. The Warriors beat Dallas 111-82 Tuesday night and heads to Portland for its finale. The Clippers won 103-99 at Phoenix and finish at home against New Orleans. (Read on Source)
No call as Brodeur gets bumped, Emery shutout gives Ottawa lead - New York Daily News
 Bismarck Tribune | No call as Brodeur gets bumped, Emery shutout gives Ottawa lead New York Daily News - BY PETER BOTTE. Mike Fisher of the ottawa Senators throw a big hit on Brian Rafalski as he tries to skate up near the boards during the first period of last night's game. Devils pay the Preiss Emery outduels Brodeur |
Murdoch fails to win support from WSJ reporters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch has failed to win support from Wall Street Journal reporters for his $5 billion bid for parent company Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , with some employees complaining on Friday about his ideas for changing the paper.
Palmetto Punditry
The debate took a while to gain any traction, but there were some clarifying moments for me. The questions were often excellent - especially the tough ones at the beginning about the war. The Republicans, we learned, have absolutely no idea what to do about Iraq. The only two people with coherent positions were McCain and Paul. McCain supports a ... (Read on Source)
Study: U.S. subsidy cut would help Africa
Stopping payment of billions of dollars in federal subsidies to U.S. cotton farmers would improve the lot of millions of poor Africans, a report said.
TravelCLICK Acquires Blue Square Studios
TravelCLICK, a company that specializes in hotel internet marketing solutions, has acquired Blue Square Studios, a company that provides web design, production, and search engine optimization services to the hospitality industry. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. This latest acquisition will present an interesting opportunity for ... (Read on Source)
U.S. Judge Rules Thimerosal Warning Claims Are Preempted
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge on March 28 dismissed all claims against GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) and Wyeth Inc., ruling that failure to warn claims are federally preempted in a case asserting injury from thimerosal contained in immune globulin and vaccines (Lisa Sykes, et al. v. Glaxo-SmithKline, et al., No. 2:06-cv-01111, E.D. Pa.; 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22998). Full story on lexis.com
USN-489-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
... USN-489-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities Posted by Bob on: 2007-07-19 23:25:02 A new Linux kernel vulnerabilities update ...
Hackers Adopt Linux-Based IAD
LinuxDevices: "France's second-largest telecom service provider has released source code for a popular residential gateway device based on Linux..."
Yahoo Beta Launch of 'Dynamic URL Rewriting' in Site Explorer
"The new feature provides the ability for site owners to alert Yahoo! of the dynamic parameters in URLs that they'd like Yahoo! to ignore, which we'll then automatically rewrite accordingly."
Briefly: review, call for iPhone/PHP developers
In brief: We have posted a review of Colin McRae Rally Mac, MacNN is seeking experienced web/Xcode developers, Adobe's Flash 2 Beta for Mac OS X undergoes a bug fix, an iPhone 3G ringtone tool debuts, and The Macintosh Business Users Society will hold a meeting in Philadelphia this month ... We have posted a review of Colin McRae Rally Mac. This ga...
Simpson has MRI; Hardy tweaks hamstring
Ko Simpson was not in attendance at Buffalo's Thursday evening practice as he went to get tests on his surgically repaired left ankle. (Read on Source)
MarketingAge Profile
Marketing Age magazine, which is published in Ireland, ran a profile of me in their July/August issue where I talk about my role within Edelman Digital, how I use RSS to keep in the know and trends in social networking - including Friendfeed. The article is not online. However, If you're interested, they have graciously given me permission to ... (Read on Source)
AMD Moves to Woo Overclockers
Internet News: "The downside to any tweaking, however, is that pushing components beyond their rated limits can make a system unstable -- but enthusiasts feel it's worth the risks. "They feel like they are getting something for free. That's why they do it,""
- Butkus wants kids to avoid steroids
... of Fame career during 1965-73 as a bone-crushing linebacker with the Chicago Bears , no one yet really knew what steroids were. But through an association with ... (Read on Source)
A Young Colt Beats Up On Roddick: Del Potro Wins His Third Title in a Row
Juan Martin Del Potro beat Andy Roddick in the Countrywide Classic final today and one of the “new big? players rises up the rankings. Three 19 year olds, all tall, all born within a month of each other, all ranked in the top forty on the professional tennis tour: Juan Martin Del Potro, Marin Cilic, and [...] (Read on Source)
Judge Approves Common Fund Assessment Reallocation
NEW YORK - The ephedra multidistrict litigation judge on Oct. 17 granted a motion by the plaintiffs to change the common benefit fee for each gross settlement to allocate 1 percent to expenses and 5 percent to attorney fees (In Re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation, 04 M.D. 1598 [JSR], S.D. N.Y.; See October 2007, Page 8). Full story on lexis.com
First Gene Associated With Dry Macular Degeneration Found
In a study that underscores the important role that individual genetic profiles will play in the development of new therapies for disease,scientists have made two important discoveries related to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in adults over the age of 60.
Dungy: We All Have To Pick Up The Slack
Tony Dungy took some time to update the media Wednesday afternoon before the Colts took the practice field. He spoke about Bob Sanders' inury, some of the Colts penalty problems, the play of emerging young players like Melvin Bullitt and Anthony Gonzalez, and more! (Read on Source)
Nightcap
Most importantly, there were no injuries. Cheeks said it was a good, hard practice with a lot of running. While there was no official scrimmaging, there was plenty of 5 v. 5 in controlled settings. (Read on Source)
Data Processing Scores Big Success! Linux Loses, Again!
Managing L'unix: "At 8:30 AM in our national capital (Ottawa) on September 30th, the only response available from the https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca site was that: "The site is down for planned maintenance.""
House Democrats Consider Large, New Economic Stimulus Package
With fears rising that the nation stands on the precipice of a prolonged recession, House Democrats are contemplating a huge infusion of public cash -- as much as $300 billion -- to stoke economic growth by creating public jobs and padding the wallets of struggling consumers.
Tesla Motors secures $40 million in funding
Cash-strapped Tesla raises convertible debt, to be used to speed up manufacturing of the all-electric Roadster sports car and invest in the company's powertrain business.
British biometric ID card system vulnerable to cloning
... (SMH) for HP-UX. The vulnerability could be exploited to create a local unauthorized access. Linux Kernel versions below 2.4.36.9 and below 2.6.27.5 Unix sockets local kernel panic exploit. Pardus Linux ...
SoapBoxxer.com - Free Shirt Friday
SoapBoxxer.com is a site that allows you to Agree or Disagree on opinions submitted by other SoapBoxxer members. You can also submit your own thoughts, and have others agree or disagree with you. It also allows you to comment on the discussion as well. Thanks for the shirt! If you would like to see your website [...] (Read on Source)
Officials: U.S. strike in Pakistan kills at least 6 militants
A suspected U.S. missile strike hit a village well inside Pakistani territory Wednesday, killing at least six alleged militants ...
Underground Crime Economy Healthy, Security Group Finds
Hackers and scammers are still meeting up in online forums to buy and sell millions in stolen credit card numbers and online banking credentials, a security company reported Monday. While hackers offered enough cards to total more than $5 billion in collective balances, credit card numbers sell for as little as 10 cents now thanks to increasing security measures by online merchants, Symantec reports.
Biofuel Plantations On Tropical Forestlands Are Bad For The Climate And Biodiversity, Study Finds
Keeping tropical rain forests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, a study in the journal Conservation Biology finds.
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