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Newsweek Reporter Bahari Faces Trial In Iran

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:42:49 -0500

Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran are to face trial accused of "acting against national security," their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht told AFP on Saturday.

VP ACCUSES CRIMINAL BARONS OF FRUSTRATING AMNESTY FOR MILITANTS

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:31:45 -0500

VP Accuses Criminal Barons Of Frustrating Amnesty For Militants From Madu Onuorah and Collins Olayinka, Abuja VICE President Goodluck Jonathan has accused “criminal barons” of frustrating militants from accepting the amnesty proclamation

CLERIC DISOWNS WIFE OF 15 YEARS IN COURT

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:29:17 -0500

Cleric Disowns Wife Of 15 Years In Court By Omobola Tolu-Kusimo IT was drama at Ketu Grade ‘B’ Customary Court when a clergyman with Celestial Church of Christ, Rufus Awoleye, told his wife of 15 years that he never married her but only a

YAR’ADUA VISITS OGUN, TO WADE INTO CRISIS

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:27:04 -0500

Yar’Adua Visits Ogun, To Wade Into Crisis By Charles Coffie Gyamfi And Abiodun Fanoro, Abeokuta PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is expected to intervene in the crisis between the Ogun executive and legislature as he visits the state on Mond

Behind the First Secure Quantum Crypto Network

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:11:00 -0500

schliz writes "Researchers behind the world's largest quantum encrypted network said the technology could secure business networks inside six years. The prototype Quantum Key Distribution network was built by the Secure Communication Based On Quantum

Weekend/News: Coaching- EQ Strategies Help With The Job Hunt

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:04:32 -0500

According to most recruiters, headhunters, human resources hiring professionals there are two primary considerations in the hiring/selection process; i.e., what an employer considers in making an employment decision. These are: (1) a candidate’s t

Canonical Party Welcomes Gran Canaria Desktop Summit

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:20:50 -0500

Tonight the Gran Canaria Desktop Summit was opened with a party sponsored by Kubuntu's very own Canonical. Stickers, t-shirts and beer were all given out to contributors and users of KDE, Gnome and any other free software environment. Some converts w

Things 1.3.8

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:02:03 -0500

Task organiser that's more about tasks than organisation iPhone App Review Task manager apps all pose the question: 'How organised are you?' They imply that you're not very organised at all, or you wouldn't be considering software to help you get o

Camera catches Samsung’s OLED iPhone wannabe

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:02:03 -0500

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Weekend/News: Marketing Strategy v. Public Relations - In Tune With The Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:00:08 -0500

PR is the creative strategy of a story. It's focused on its intended audience and with the full utilization of the tools at its disposal, such as press releases, speeches and public service activities amongst others, can determine what and how people

Psystar set to leave Chapter 11

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:23:39 -0500

Embattled Mac cloner Psystar says it is ready to leave Chapter 11 protection. In a customer newsletter, Psystar officials say the company is ready to emerge from Chapter 11 protection, a provision of US bankruptcy law that allows a company to continu

Venezuela assumes control of bank

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:08:00 -0500

Nationalisation is a major policy of Hugo Chavez The first instalment of a $630m (£387m) price t

Microsoft weighs next-phase in open-source support

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:26:28 -0500

Microsoft's, shall we say, cautious engagement with open-source could mean frameworks like Spring and Hibernate are the next projects tuned to Windows. Sam Ramji, director of the open-source development lab, in a recent interview pointed to the rise

Romanian Tourism Min Requests Free Advertising For Local Tourism Campaign

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:10:25 -0500

The Romanian Ministry of Tourism asked advertising companies to make available, free of charge, the outdoor billboards they have available, between July 10 and August 31, for the promotion of local tourism. “The Ministry of Tourism launched an

Generating Power From Ocean Buoys and Kites

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:09:00 -0500

cheezitmike writes "Researchers at Oregon State University are testing a new type of wave-energy converter to generate electricity from ocean waves: 'Even when the ocean seems calm, swells are moving water up and down sufficiently to generate electri

Cubs Walk Their Way to Walk Off Win Against Brewers in Extra Innings

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:05:55 -0500

Fontenot celebrates the winning walk after Theriot ran home (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Cubs Beat Brewers with Walk Off Walk It was another low scoring game by the Cubs offense but nobody cares as long as you win the game and the Cubs did just that, beatin

Nokia E52 ora prenotabile su Nokia Italia Shop!

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:39:50 -0500

Come da titolo, il nuovo Eseries di casa Nokia E52 è ora prenotabile sullo Shop Nokia Italiano! Il prezzo del terminale è stato fissato per i €299, forse un po’ caro, ma d’altronde anche il prezzo di lancio dell’E51 era il medesimo! V

gnetscan 1.5 Released

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:27:29 -0500

Made some improvements and found some new bugs in gnetscan; the tiny C network scanner that could. Cut an interim release; I am using the tradition of odd numbered releases are testing/unstable while even numbered ones are stable. This release has so

Mini-involtini di muscolo di grano

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:43 -0500

Sono dei piccoli e golosi bocconcini, uno tira l’altro, ideali come stuzzichini… ma se fossero più grandi potrebbero rappresentare un ottimo secondo Anch’io diverse volte ho preparato il muscolo di grano, ed ogni volta non ero

Michael Jackson’s Last Rehearsal

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:50:21 -0500

Here is Michael Jackson’s rehearsal video, his last rehearsal, filmed 2 days before death. Video after the break. Technorati Tags: Michael Jackson, michael jackson concert, michael last rehearsal, MJ

eMachines ET1300-02, ET1810-01 and ET1810-03 Desktops Released

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:29:04 -0500

eMachines ET1300-02, ET1810-01 and ET1810-03 Desktops Released - The eMachines ET1300-02, ET1810-01 and ET1810-03 is comes with shiny white design accented with green LED lighting and bundled with a matching keyboard and mouse, and a widescreen displ

UK Police Told To Use Wikipedia When Preparing For Court

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:06:00 -0500

Half-pint HAL tips news of UK prosecution lawyers who are instructing police to study information on Wikipedia when preparing to give expert testimony in court. "Mike Finn, a weaponry specialist and expert witness in more than 100 cases, told industr

Windows 7 E: svelati i prezzi anche per l’Europa.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:39:20 -0500

In seguito all’obbligo dell’Anti Trust, in Europa la Microsoft è costretta a rilasciare una versione speciale di Windows 7, senza il browser Internet Explorer 8. Questa limitazione ha rappresentato il motivo per cui in Europa almeno fino al 31 d

Samsung SPH-W8550 Haptic AMOLED Launched in Korea

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:07:03 -0500

The Samsung SPH-W8550 Haptic AMOLED is made for Korean people which equipped with 3.5-inch WVGA Amoled screen, a 5 Megapixel AutoFocus camera, a 3.5mm Jack-in, Samsung’s latest 3D UI, supports DviX video, Bluetooth, “One-finger Zoom” function,

White House Smoke-In To End Marijuana Prohibition

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:03:51 -0500

Beachcroft Orth Residence / Andrew Maynard Architects

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:00:56 -0500

End of a chapter for Ulysses

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:55:43 -0500

NASA/ESA has decided to switch off the Ulysses probe After 18 years of Studying our Sun. The space probe was designed to study the properties of solar wind, the heliosphere magnetic field, and solar radio bursts.It was the first object to see and stu

Sarah Palin Resigns - Why?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:48:00 -0500

Cannelloni agli spinaci e tofu

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:44:13 -0500

Ok, lo ammetto, sono stata un po’ assente in questo ultimo periodo perche’ ho avuto un incidente domestico e mi sono tagliata un dito, ma sono in via di guarigione Per farmi perdonare, vi posto i cannelloni! Questa e’ la ricet

50 Cent - Forever King Mixtape

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:15:36 -0500

If you’re not too sure, you can always go over to ThisIs50 and listen to the embedded player before downloading. Surprisingly enough, it starts out pretty dope.