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Kyrgyz parliament meets after government quits
Reuters - BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's parliament convened for a special closed-door meeting on Wednesday, a day after the government resigned in a technical procedure needed to enforce a new constitution adopted after opposition protests in November. New
Source: today.reuters.com

Thai Markets Fall on Government s Financial Moves
New York Times - SINGAPORE, Dec. 22 Financial markets in Thailand resumed their downward slide today as investors seemed to conclude that the financial policies of the military-appointed government were in disarray. Thailand imposed capital controls on Monday
Source: www.nytimes.com

IMF warns Mozambique on mounting AIDS crisis
CNN - MAPUTO, Mozambique (Reuters) -- AIDS is emerging as a major threat to Mozambique's economic development and the government must work harder to combat the epidemic, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Thursday. "HIV/AIDS is hindering
Source: edition.cnn.com

Czech leaders fail again to form new government
Herald Tribune - PRAGUE, Czech Republic: Czech leaders once again failed to form a new government Thursday after six months of political deadlock. In the latest development, President Vaclav Klaus delayed the appointment of a new Cabinet proposed by Premier Mirek
Source: www.iht.com

Poland's government asks president to extend Iraq mission to end of
SignOn San Diego - WARSAW, Poland The government asked the president Tuesday to prolong the mission of Poland's 900 troops in Iraq for another year, until the end of 2007. The current mission was originally due to last until Dec. 31, 2006. But the government of
Source: www.signonsandiego.com

The Builder Who Bombed in Iraq
Washington Post - In a recent interview at the firm's Washington offices, one of a series he has given, McNulty said the government handed Parsons an impossible task by setting unrealistically high expectations for how much could be built while under-funding its
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Olympics will cost extra 1bn
Daily Telegraph - Ministers came under fire last night after it emerged regeneration costs for the London Olympics will cost at least an extra 1 billion - twice as much as the Government has claimed. The new figures raised fresh questions about the failure of Tessa
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Canada Government: To Provide Funds For Canadian Pork Council
CattleNetwork.com - Canada Government: To Provide Funds For Canadian Pork Council WINNIPEG (Dow Jones)--The Canadian government will provide C$184,720 in funding to the Canadian Pork Council to help implement a new assessment tool that will help producers evaluate and
Source: www.cattlenetwork.com

U.N. Reiterates Support for Ivory Coast PM
Forbes - The council stood by the resolution it adopted on Nov. 1 that extended Ivory Coast's transitional government for a final year and gave new powers to the country's unelected prime minister, Charles Konan Banny, to implement a peace plan and prepare
Source: www.forbes.com

Florida halts executions after lingering death of inmate 
The system of administering lethal injections in the United States came under fire, with Florida halting executions as California ruled that its methods risked causing pain to death-row inmates.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Florida governor halts executions 
Florida Governor Jeb Bush suspends executions in the US state after a flawed death by lethal injection.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Roundup: Streaking Marquette hangs on vs. Gonzaga 
Krystal Ellis scored 19 of her 29 points in the first half and tied her college high to lead No. 21 Marquette to its ninth straight win Sunday, a 74-60 victory over Gonzaga. Christina Quaye added 12 points and Svetlana Kovalenko 11 in Marquette's first game after eight days off. Elsewhere, No. 12 Vanderbilt downed South Florida 76-68 and third-ranked Oklahoma drilled Northern Colorado.
Source: www.usatoday.com

No. 5 Gators cruise past Florida A&M 
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Lee Humphrey scored 15 points and Walter Hodge and Taurean Green had 11 apiece Sunday night, helping Billy Donovan tie Norm Sloan as Florida's career victory leader with a 72-57 win over Florida A&M.
Source: www.oregonlive.com

No. 12 Vandy Squeezes by South Florida 
Liz Sherwood scored 19 points, leading No. 12 Vanderbilt past South Florida 76-68 on Sunday.
Source: asia.news.yahoo.com

Advanced Cell Technology Invited to Deliver Keynote Address at
MSN MoneyCentral - Advanced Cell Technology (ACTC), Inc. ACTC , applying proprietary human embryonic stem (ES) cell technology to the emerging field of regenerative medicine, announced today that William Caldwell IV, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has been
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

ESS Technology to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting
Forbes - FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ESS Technology (Nasdaq: ESST), a supplier of silicon solutions for digital audio, video and imaging consumer electronics, will webcast their Annual Shareholders Meeting at 2:00 p.m. (PST) on Monday
Source: www.forbes.com

HP s technology investment strategy
ZDNet Blogs - Following CEO Mark Hurd and newly retired CFO Bob Wayman, HP CTO Shane Robison discussed the company's $3.6 billion annual R&D technology investment before the crowd of securities analysts this morning in New York City. In keeping with the Hurd era
Source: blogs.zdnet.com

Technology Update
American Reporter - BRADENTON, Fla. -- When I took a job last summer with AAA Computer Repair in Bradenton, I quickly learned from observation that the most frequently repaired machines coming into our shop were Dells. We got them in every shape and form, including
Source: www.american-reporter.com

Cingular Wireless Selects TruePosition to Expand E911 Location
PR Newswire - The agreement will provide Cingular Wireless with TruePosition's network-based Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (U-TDOA) location technology throughout its nationwide network. TruePosition's wireless location system will assist Cingular in continuing
Source: sev.prnewswire.com

Technology gives police instant ID info
USA Today - COLUMBUS, Ohio With a quick imprint of a suspect's two fingers on a handheld device, Columbus police can get instant access to the person's identity without making a trip to the booking office. The department announced this week it is testing 40
Source: www.usatoday.com

Title: Technology Technician/School Nurse/Midday Supervisors
News Shopper - Bexleyheath School Graham Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 7DA Tel: 020 8303 5696 Technology Technician APT&C Scale 2 Bexleyheath School requires a food/textiles technician to work within the Technology Department. Must be efficient and reliable with an
Source: www.newsshopper.co.uk

IBM Helps Disabled Users Get More From Assistive Technology, on
MSN MoneyCentral - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has developed software interfaces that will make it easier for assistive technologies to provide those with disabilities access to advanced features in software programs -- such as editing functions, hyperlinks
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Madison City Schools Preparing Trailers
WAAY-TV - But we do have enough money to maintain and offer one of the best educations in the state of Alabama." It will cost the city of Madison ten thousand dollars a year just to rent one portable classroom. That's not including the cost to run electricity
Source: www.waaytv.com

AFX NEWS BRIEFING: TMT highlights to 15:40 GMT
Forbes - applications on mobile PCs. For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com Neither the Subscriber nor AFX News warrants the completeness or accuracy of the Service or the suitability of the Service as a trading aid and
Source: www.forbes.com

Finally, better health news for taped-up Seahawks
FOXSports.com - KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) - For the first time in a long time, Seattle was ahead of the game in the injury department Friday. "I think we have kind of weathered a little bit of a storm," said coach Mike Holmgren, whose Seahawks (7-4) play at Denver on
Source: msn.foxsports.com

TV2 Starts 24-Hour News Channel
Boston Online - COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- TV2, one of Denmark's two public television networks, launched the Scandinavian country's first 24-hour news channel on Friday. The cable channel, TV2 News, is expected to reach up to 60 percent of Denmark's 2.5 million homes
Source: www.boston.com

Court Says Internet Service Providers Are Not Liable for Posted ...
The Progress Report - 17 hours agoIn a victory for free speech on the Internet, the California Supreme Court ruled this week that no provider or user of an interactive computer service may be ...
Source: www.progress.org

Virtual 911 tackles online child threats
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour agoLaw-enforcement authorities in the US, Britain, Canada and Australia have begun an initiative to combat rising Internet child abuse, including the creation of ...
Source: washingtontimes.com

Brasil Telecom's Internet Group Uses Comodo's H-Sphere Control ...
IT News Online, India - 2 hours ago... and server automation unit PSOFT, announced that Brasil Telecom has selected Comodo's H-Sphere solution to provide Web hosting automation for Internet Group (iG ...
Source: www.itnewsonline.com

UK adults harbour 'deep mistrust' of the Internet
iT News, Australia - 1 hour agoAlmost half of British individuals harbour a "deep distrust" of internet shopping, as well as a lack of confidence in the ability of organisations and ...
Source: www.itnews.com.au

Internet helps GVSU expand its coverage
The Grand Rapids Press, MI - 1 hour agoBy Brian Vanochten. It's the job of Doug Lipinski, associate director of athletics for marketing at Grand Valley State University ...
Source: www.mlive.com

Podcasting has not lived up to the hype
TECH.BLORGE.com, Australia - 10 hours agoA new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that 12 per cent of Internet users had downloaded a podcast in the past year, and that 1 ...
Source: tech.blorge.com

French film producer sues Google France
Reuters - 11 hours ago... taken legal action against Google for distributing the film for free, becoming the latest media company to seek compensation for lost business on the Internet. ...
Source: today.reuters.com

Some 76 percent of Dutch have internet access - survey
Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - 19 hours agoThe number of people using the internet in the Netherlands has gone up to 10.4 million, according to figures from the Dutch group for internet advertising STIR ...
Source: www.telecom.paper.nl

Most-read News stories from Nov 5-11 
LISTED below are the most-read News stories and columns on INQ7.net for the week of Nov 5 to Nov 11, 2006 based on server traffic statistics.
Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net

News release: Bankoh, Junior Achievement team up 
Hawaii's Newspaper Online, Hawaii news and information from the state's largest daily newspaper.
Source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com

Till review is good news for truth 
An announcement that a review team will peruse the FBI report on the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till is good news.
Source: www.ddtonline.com

One News at 6pm: November 16 
Tonight on One News at 6pm: As massive icebergs float closer to the New Zealand coast, tourists are taking joyflights to get up close. The sports minister tries to get Auckland's shakers and movers behind his waterfront stadium vision.
Source: tvnz.co.nz

SBT launches real estate news bulletin 
Small Business Times launched the BizTimes Real Estate Weekly bulletin this morning to subscribers of the BizTimes Daily. The free weekly bulletin features exclusive news about southeastern Wisconsin's commercial and residential real estate industries.
Source: www.biztimes.com

AUSTRALIA: Fels finds News is not so friendly 
As news Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch sweeps through Australia for a round of lobbying and shareholder meetings this week, fresh concerns have been raised over his so-called "friendly" stake in rival Fairfax Media and whether the corporate regulator has the power to police any anti-competitive activity.
Source: www.asiamedia.ucla.edu

Domestic news 
Tasmanians are eagerly awaiting news of "their" Princess Mary, as speculation grows that the Danish royals may visit Australia as soon as next week.
Source: www.thewest.com.au

Tehachapi News 
How can somebody read all the past blogs All I can see is the recently submitted blogs which includes about 15... Read More >> I'm sure most of you have heard the news by now of Cory Lidle, the Yankees pitcher that crashed his airplane into a...
Source: www.tehachapinews.com

WCAX-TV News Staff Bios 
Channel 3 News Sports Director and 6:00PM Sports Anchor J.J. Cioffi. More >>
Source: www.wcax.com

MTB news & racing round-up for November 12, 2006 
In the past week, USADA has reported one-year sanctions for three US mountain bikers, and another possible sanction is in process. What all the athletes have in common is that they missed an anti-doping control after a major race.
Source: www.cyclingnews.com

The latest news & announcements about Linux based embedded applications ... 
The latest news & announcements about Linux based embedded applications ... Keywords: Match: Sort by: Eight from IBM: Callisto, C pointers, swap, Python eggs, HAL...
Source: www.linuxdevices.com

Newport News Man Wanted for Child Porn 
A search is underway for a Newport News man wanted for possessing child pornography. 8NEWS has learned the suspect has ties to our area. Police say numerous items of child porn were found on Gary Ritchey's computer.
Source: www.wric.com

AT&T Tapped for Global Internet Service by Moldflow
TMCnet - AT&T ( News - Alert ) announced on Tuesday that it was tapped by Moldflow, a software developer for plastics injection industry, to provide high-speed bandwidth services. Click Here to Learn How You Can Profit from IP Communications. Live, in Person
Source: news.tmcnet.com

Vivax 3Q06 Earnings Release
PR Newswire - AMERICANA, Brazil, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVAX S.A. (Bovespa: VVAX11), or "Company", the second-largest cable TV operator in Brazil in number of subscribers and one of the leading broadband internet service providers in Brazil, announces
Source: sev.prnewswire.com

Internet network reports globally
Washington Times - Major news organizations have reporters and bureaus throughout the world but when it comes to reporting the day's news, the story is told almost exclusively from an American perspective. Mr. Cavell, president and chief operating officer of Montreal
Source: washtimes.com

Eyal Goldshmid: How to make an Internet image your desktop background
Fort Pierce Tribune - Q. I want to make a picture from Smithsonian.com (a panda picture) the background picture on my desktop screen. When I do so, however, it comes out distorted usually too wide. This happens with images from some other sites too, but not always. Is
Source: www.tcpalm.com

Delete Your Bad Web Rep
Wired News - The mistakes you make on the internet can live forever -- unless you hire somebody to clean up after you. A new startup, ReputationDefender , will act on your behalf by contacting data hosting services and requesting the removal of any materials that
Source: wired.com

Check Point Unveils ZoneAlarm Secure Wireless Router
WebWire - New Internet appliance to offer consumers unprecedented home network. REDWOOD CITY, Calif. November 7, 2006 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the company is
Source: www.webwire.com

Marathon runners thank supporters, relay bad news
Eastern Arizona Courier - More than a month ago, an article was printed in the Courier about our training and participating in a marathon to benefit the Leukemia Lymphoma So-ciety. Thanks to many of you, we were able to raise more than $11,000     exceeding our goal of $10   
Source: www.eacourier.com

Pennsylvania business news in brief
Centre Daily - HORSHAM, Pa. - NCO Group Inc. said Monday that its third-quarter profit rose, thanks to a 2005 acquisition. The company reported net income of $11.4 million, or 35 cents per share, up from the same period last year when it earned $7.6 million, or 24   
Source: www.centredaily.com

BancorpSouth Schedules News Conference and Web Cast
Yahoo Finance - TUPELO, Miss., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Officials of BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE: BXS - News ) said today that the company will hold a news conference and web cast on Tuesday, October 31 at 4:00 p.m. CST. The webcast is live coverage of   
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Montana news briefs
Missoulian - BILLINGS - A new fundraising campaign here aims to raise $1 million or more to relocate a program that helps teenage mothers stay in school. Young Families Early Head Start provides child care, parenthood classes and other assistance. It is housed in   
Source: www.missoulian.com

Asian economic and corporate news summary
Forbes - -Sumitomo Metal Industries H1 net profit 99.78 bln yen vs 92.07 bln yen -Denso H1 to Sept net profit 94.12 bln yen vs 67.23 bln -Denso H1 net profit rises 40 pct on higher car sales at parent Toyota -Denso's H1 net profit rises 40 pct -Sojitz's H1   
Source: www.forbes.com

News in brief from Northern California
Gainesville Sun - The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has received a financial boost in its effort to annex a large portion of Yolo County. AKT Development contributed $350,000 this month to the campaign, according to spending reports filed late last week. SMUD   
Source: www.gainesville.com

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San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Charlie McCollum Column: So Much for Dawn of a New Era in Network TV 
By Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Oct. 26--For a while back in September, it looked as if the notion that we now are in the real Golden Age of Television actually might have had some validity.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Science Fare 
Upcoming science, nature and technology programs on KNME-TV Channel 5: Nature: Behind the Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium 7 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. Sunday A visit to one of the world's most spectacular aquariums presents some 30,000 animals and plants.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Somali government denies Ethiopian military help
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 13 hours agoBAIDOA, Somalia, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Somalia's interim government said on Tuesday its brief takeover of an outpost of its Islamist rivals was to check security ...
Source: www.alertnet.org

Ground broken on new wind farm as UK government begins renewables ...
Energy Business Review - 3 hours ago... called a ground-breaking day for green energy, construction started on what will be Europe's largest onshore wind farm while the UK government began its ...
Source: www.energy-business-review.com

Mangalore issue: Congress trying to destabilise Government, says ...
Mangalorean.com, India - 4 hours agoBAGALKOT Oct 11: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday alleged that the Congress was trying to destabilise BJP-JD (S) coalition Government using communal ...
Source: mangalorean.com

Bangladesh government, opposition nearing solution on election ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 22 hours ago... Zia's coalition government agreed last month to meet with the opposition following a series of violent anti-government protests and general strikes over the ...
Source: www.iht.com

US faces warmer-than-normal winter: government
Reuters - 12 hours ago... could see lower home heating bills this winter with milder-than-normal temperatures expected from the West to the Northeast, US government weather forecasters ...
Source: today.reuters.com

Staph infections seen in Florida prep players
Daily Reflector - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Donald Law never heard of a staph infection until a doctor discovered one on his underarm. "It looked like a normal boil, but I couldn't move my arm above my shoulder," said Law, Wellington High School's starting sophomore
Source: www.reflector.com

Whitney buying another Florida bank
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Continuing its push into the Florida market, Whitney Holding Corp. said Thursday it plans to acquire Signature Financial Holdings Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla., for $61.7 million in cash and stock. Signature Financial is the parent company of
Source: www.nola.com

BLOG AND READER FORUM: FLORIDA EDUCATOR GETS HIGHEST MARKS FROM PUBLIC
Mansfield News Journal - Lloyd Martin got the highest marks from citizens who attended a public forum this week to meet the three finalists for the Mansfield City Schools superintendent's post. That's the topic of a blog post today by managing editor Carl Hunnell. You can
Source: www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com

New Models Unveiled at South Florida Auto Show
Yahoo Finance - MIAMI, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Opening day at the South Florida International Auto Show presented by Allstate featured debuts of new models by Jeep, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mercury, Bentley, Chevrolet, Nissan and Subaru. The 36th edition of the annual
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Andale grad presumed drowned off Florida Keys
Centre Daily - A 1996 Andale High School graduate who became a marine biologist and collected fish all over the world is presumed to have drowned during a dive. Heath Jens Laetari, 28, who lived and worked in Marathon, Fla., disappeared during a dive off the
Source: www.centredaily.com

N.C. State 24 (17) Florida State 20
KPLC TV - RALEIGH, N.C. Daniel Evans threw three touchdown passes including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter as North Carolina State beat 17th-ranked Florida State 24-to-20. The Wolfpack grabbed the lead for good when Evans connected with John Dunlap
Source: www.kplctv.com

Bank of Florida - Southeast Appoints Roberto Pelaez as Miami-Dade
MSN MoneyCentral - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R. Mark Manitz, President and CEO of Bank of Florida - Southeast, a subsidiary of Bancshares of Florida, Inc., recently announced that Roberto Pelaez has been appointed President for Miami-Dade
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Hunters find many bargains among books
Rockford Register-Star - CHERRY VALLEY Sometimes, a book s greatest reward lies between its pages. Joshua Berndt knows. In his years of book collecting at Cherry Valley Public Library s book sales, Berndt has stumbled upon personal notes, newspaper clippings, birth
Source: www.rrstar.com

Wild Heart Ranch Markets Children's Educational and Environmental
Press Trust - Wild Heart Ranch Markets Children's Educational and Environmental Books Online Bradford and the Journey to the Desert of Lop , The No More Night Mares, a Dream of Freedom and I Sea Horses, From Sky to Sea on Amazon.com, Barnes and
Source: presstrust.com

What's in Gage Library now
Syracuse Post-Standard - Matilda Joslyn Gage's writings, books she collected, family papers and family artifacts such as a silver toiletry set L. Frank Baum gave to his wife, Maud. Books on feminism history collected by Pat Cross, more than 1,000 volumes. Oz
Source: www.syracuse.com

How to Eat an Elephant: Internet safety
New Canaan Advertiser, CT - 14 hours agoThe Internet is the modern day equivalent of fire. The benefits of the Internet are truly awesome. It brings the world to our fingertips. ...
Source: www.acorn-online.com