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Say It Ain't So??
A Google request via Ace . It looks like the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan's office and he was in the Senate during the time frame. The link is dead so I did a screen cap below. Here is the search page . David Corn is looking for a number in the DC Madam scandal. For those looking for a pattern, the first number after the 224 prefix is a 9--just ... (Read on Source)
Nasdsaq 100 and Semiconductor Review
Technical analysis review of the trend in the QQQQ and SMH
Phoenix Mars Lander Camera Sends First Image Back to Earth
The Robotic Arm camera took an image of the Robotic Arm scoop using its red LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lamp. Our eyes see this image only in shades of gray, so the picture has been enhanced in false-color to better represent what the camera sees.(Photo: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) (Read on Source)
T-Mobile debuts Sidekick Slide and Sidekick LX
T-Mobile adds two new Sidekick models to its lineup: the T-Mobile Sidekick LX and T-Mobile Sidekick Slide.
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week
Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Canon EOS 40D, the 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML550 and the new Slingbox Solo.
EU privacy body to take months on Google probe (Reuters)
Reuters - The European Union's data watchdog will take another few months to decide whether Google Inc or other Web search engines may be violating EU privacy laws, a participant in the watchdog's meeting said on Wednesday.
Media, Web companies set copyright rules (AP)
AP - A coalition of major media and Internet companies Thursday issued a set of guidelines for handling copyright-protected videos on large user-generated sites such as MySpace.
Microsoft Delays Dynamics Update
The next version of the accounting and management business application won't ship until 2008.
"What is a 'Mashup'?"
You hear this "mashup" expression being used by techie friends of yours. They talk about "oh, that is such an awesome mashup", or "you have to check out this mashup...
2nd Circuit Upholds Convictions in Terror Financing Sting
The 2nd Circuit tackled two cases of first impression Wednesday as it upheld the conviction of two men in a terror financing sting operation. The court set the standard for determining what relevant classified information a criminal defendant is entitled to in discovery and addressed the "propriety and standard of review of motions to intervene in a criminal case."
A Web Site Has the Top Eleven Spots in Google?Smart SEO or Marketing Trick?
One of the main objectives for search engine marketing is to ensure your web site comes up high in search results when someone performs a search. New sites sometimes have a tougher climb. The marketing methods vary and some will insist it’s all smoke and mirrors, manipulation and perhaps cheating. Someone found an example [...] (Read on Source)
first sign of notes from OSCON
I’m stuck in nyc while OSCON is going on in everyones darling favorite city of the moment (Portland (remember when it was Seattle?), Oregon) and I’m wishing I was there. I’ll just be furtively searching blogs for news from the conference for the next few days, and on that note: on practical erlang programming 1 on practical [...]
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What Happens When Open Source Turns Out to be Better? Much Better?
The Open Road: "TThis is the future of open source. Not code that just happens to be free, but code that just so happens to be better."
Rising demands threaten wetlands
Wetlands risk conversion to farmland as demand for food and biofuel grows, a conference in Brazil is told.
Running and aging
The BBC reports on new findings published in in Archives of Internal Medicine from a longitudinal study of running and health. In 1984, the authors recruited members of a national club of over-50 runners and a control group of similar non-runners. Based on health outcomes observed in the years since, the authors conclude that "Vigorous exercise ( ... (Read on Source)
That Tastes ... Sweet? Sour? No, It's Definitely Calcium!
Chemists are reporting a discovery that could expand the palate of human tastes, such as sweet, sour or salty, to include a new flavor that could be called "calcium."
NFL Draft Notes: Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech Shows His Stuff vs. BC
Filed under: NFL Draft After today's loss to Georgia Tech, Boston College quarterback Chris Crane was asked what happened on his first interception. And in his explanation, he also explained why Georgia Tech defensive end Michael Johnson is going to be a high first-round NFL draft pick in April. "They started bringing pressure from the field," ... (Read on Source)
BizLinks and Open Comments | 10.2.08
Billions in tax breaks, disaster relief added to bailout plan Package includes a $4.9 billion swipe at the oil industry Libor Rises for Fourth Day as Banks Hoard Cash After Senate Approves Plan The Bailout: An Owner's Manual History...
SEC, Fed aware of everything at Lehman: Fuld
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers expressed outrage about the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc on Monday, saying the investment bank's top executive, board members and regulators all shared blame for its downfall.
2nd Circuit Rejects Bid to Erase Trial Judge's Sanctions
Three lawyers who tried to settle their way out of sanctions and to erase the sanctions decision from legal publications and databases have been rebuffed by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Sanctioned in March for filing a meritless lawsuit against a stock trader, the lawyers and their firms agreed to settle with the trader on one condition -- that the 2nd Circuit first vacate the sanctions judgment. But the 2nd Circuit panel refused to go along.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism by Andrew J. Bacevich was published this year and in just 182 pages, Bacevich clearly and succinctly tells how we arrived at the situation we are in today. He is a professor of history and a former colonel in the military. ... (Read on Source)
Three months free shared hosting this winter with 123-reg
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Feuding India, Pakistani Hackers Deface Web Sites (PC World)
PC World - Indian and Pakistani hackers have once again taken politics to the web, hacking and defacing web sites in the two countries.
US Broadband Internet Satellite Scheduled for Launch in 2011 (PC World)
PC World - A California satellite technology provider has signed a deal to put a planned broadband Internet satellite into orbit above the U.S. in the first half of 2011.
Australians condemn climate plan
Activists stage protests in several Australian cities, calling Prime Minister Rudd's climate change plan a "joke".
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