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Computer virus goes into orbit - NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software. ...
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One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers - (AP) -- When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system....
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Researchers offer new way to avoid bogus Web sites - (AP) -- Intercepting Internet traffic, and spying on the communication between two computers, is a gold mine for hackers. Now Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope software they've built will make it harder for criminals to hit that jackpot....
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Microsoft's newest browser may block ads - (AP) -- The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace. Companies that sell advertisements online - including Microsoft - can electronically gather tidbits about Web surfers' habits, and then use that information to help decide what kinds of ads to show. However, in the newest "beta" test version of Microsoft's forthcoming Internet Explorer 8, which was made available Wed...
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Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes - (AP) -- Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car. He took it to work during the week, picked up groceries, and loaded up the back with bags of soil at the garden store. When his infant son was fussy, Albert drove the newborn around the block to calm him down. ...
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TiVo shows another profit, but outlook weak - (AP) -- TiVo Inc. posted a quarterly profit for only the third time in its 11-year history Wednesday as the pioneer in digital video recorders boosted margins on hardware and reduced marketing costs in its fiscal second quarter....
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Printer maker offers to help people print less - (AP) -- A leading printer maker wants to help you do less printing. Printing an article off the Web often produces several pages of waste, including ads, links and boxes for entering text. So the latest version of a Web toolbar from Lexmark International Inc. gives people more ways to block such images from coming out of the printer, saving ink and paper....
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Scientific wiki solves the 'who wrote what' problem - Reporting in Nature Genetics, and working in conjunction with Society in Science, the ETH Zurich-administered fund that is dedicated to exploring new avenues in the relationship between science and society, scientist Robert Hoffmann, has developed the first Wiki where authorship really matters. Based on a powerful authorship tracking technology, this next generation wiki links every word to its corresponding author. In this way readers can always...
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Japanese firms plan solar-powered cargo ship - The world's first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power is set to take to the seas later this year in a joint project between two Japanese companies, an official said Wednesday. ...
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Taiwan cracks major hacking ring, data on president stolen - Police in Taiwan have arrested six people suspected of stealing personal data from state firms, including information about the island's current and former presidents, officials said Wednesday. ...
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Dial a Phone - Mobile phone is very important, especially for dynamic people like you. However, mobile phone is not only about the function. It?s also about style and prestige. New cell phone is launched almost everyday. We will be looked out of date if we don?t buy the new cell phone. To follow the trend does not mean [ ]...
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PC Support That Works - Always call PC Ask Me when you need immediate computer repair. PC Ask Me provides online computer repair services by accessing their customers? computers thru internet. When you need PC repair, just call 1-888-PCASKME (722-7563), and get $35 value free pc diagnostic! It offers services like Spyware and Virus Removal, PC Tune Up, Peripheral Device Setup, [ ]...
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Easy Inkz! Low price with high quality printer ink - You may often hear words price means quality. You will get good quality with high price and vice versa, low quality with low price. But have you ever heard low price with high quality? Can?t believe it? I also can?t believe it until I found Easy Inkz. Easy Inkz provides printer ink with highly quality [ ]...
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Playing Online Game, Safe and Fun - Online computer game has touch our life closer than before. But before it is too late, it is better to keep it safe to be touched and not controlling our life. Games - well, depend on which kind of them - have a good side as it stimulate our sense in which those game [ ]...
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Joy of CD Players - I know it is a bit old-fashioned to listen music through CD player while iPod is around, but sometimes it can bring our joy of certain sense when we are using it. And for some reason that some songs are only in CD collection, playing music CD is not sin at all. Here is a little [ ]...
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Yet Another Social Website, Free Live Chat Included - As social website growth more than people expected, many followers rises. Friendstation is one of blossom promising free social networking website. Basically featured similar with other social networking website, here is another special feature you can blink at: Live Chat It is the pride feature offered by friendstation, makes you connect one another at single 24/7 free [ ]...
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I Welcome you Home in England - England known as land of kings. Travelers recognize its matured king?s age building around its cities. England is one of most advanced Europe country with its technology while keeping their classic and high taste of honor among its people. As those mentioned above reason, it is a honored value to have something lies in England land. [ ]...
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Get your Total Control Photo Enhancement - Yet another new web service arises. This time is a specialized photo editing or image enhancement. Zeroflaws.com it is called. It offers you 3 easy steps : upload your image. note a request: whether you want to remove acne, red-eye reduction, loosing background or something else, it is completely in your control. let some specialist they have [ ]...
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Mind your Eyes, Beware of Computer Screen - So you are a computer worker, either offline office worker or internet worker, most of you is dealing with computer screen everyday. Spreadsheet and other paperless method make us staring at computer screen at least 5 hour a day. That is a long stressed enough hours for our sore eyes. Light effect of it is [ ]...
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PAMI Develops Anaerobic Biodigester - REGINA - Oct 2/06 - SNS -- The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) has developed an anaerobic biodigester system at its facilities in Humboldt, which has the potential to turn common waste into heat and electricity. ...
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SWP Expands Wireless Network - SASKATOON - Sep 7/06 - SNS -- The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Inc. (SWP) will off wireless high speed access points at 100 of its facilities under a seven year agreement with VCom Inc.' YourLink Inc. subsidiary. ...
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PDA For Dairy Operations - VANCOUVER - Jun 16/06 - SNS -- North American dairy producers now have available a rugged PDA for instantly entering data about individual cows in their herds. ...
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USDA Approves Plant-Made Vaccine - NEW YORK - Jan 31/06 - SNS -- Dow AgroSciences LLC received regulatory approval for a plant-made vaccine from the USDA's Center for Veterinary Biologics, the first time a plant-made product has been approved. ...
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USDA Proposes EDI Rules - WASHINGTON - Jan 27/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in response to concerns raised by the industry regarding electronic invoicing. The concern is that sellers may lose their status as trust creditors when using electronic data interchange or electronic invoicing. ...
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Heads Up Display for Farmers - NEW YORK - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- Smucker Manufacturing is teaming with Motion Research Corporation to create the first Heads Up Display (HUD) guidance systems for agricultural applications. ...
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Alberta Invests in Food Residue Analysis - EDMONTON - Sep 29/05 - SNS -- Alberta Agriculture has invested in a new tandem mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) system so that it can rapidly test for chemical residue in food products. ...
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NIR Feed Grain Segregation Project - DES MOINES - Sep 8/05 - SNS -- Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. and CHS Inc. are working on a pilot project to evaluate the feed quality of incoming grain to develop more efficient channeling of defined grain to specific end-use customers. The project will be conducted over two years at a minimum of four CHS grain-handling locations, beginning in 2005. ...
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Hand-Held IRS Device for Forage - WASHINGTON - Sep 8/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers are working with two private companies in Oklahoma to develop hand-held devices which can measure the nutrient quality of forage. ...
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CBOT Upgrades Trading Platform - CHICAGO - Aug 29/05 - SNS -- The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will upgrade its electronic trading platform on October 9, 2005. ...
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Biodegradeable Polymers Possible - WASHINGTON - Aug 24/05 - SNS -- Glycerol and citric acid can be chemically combined to produce biodegradable polymers that could be used in produce packaging and other products, according to Agricultural Research Service scientists. ...
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Beware of Charity Scams - SYDNEY - Jul 15/05 - SNS -- People should never respond to anonymous requests for charitable contributions and never click on submission links contained in email messages, warns the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). ...
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Chicken Manure Cleans Up Polluted Water - WASHINGTON - Jul 7/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers have found a way to convert chicken manure into a product capable of cleaning polluted waters. ...
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USDA Invents Artificial Bugs - WASHINGTON - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Plant breeders will soon have a new tool available to simulate attacks by insects on plants to help breeders screen for resistance to insect-borne viral diseases of corn and soybean. ...
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Rapid Herbicide Resistance Tests - WASHINGTON - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers have developed two tests for rapidly screenings horseweed plants for resistance to the herbicide glyphosate. ...
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