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$1M offered for James Dean death car (CNN.com) (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - $1M offered for James Dean death car (CNN.com)An Illinois auto museum is offering $1 million for the car in which actor James Dean died in 1955. The car's whereabouts are currently unknown. Car-part maker Magna trims outlook after record sales (The Philadelphia Inquirer)Magna International, the Canadian car-parts maker, trimmed its second-half sales outlook on Wednesday and [... |
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Baby Binn: It's a Girl! (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - Congratulations to Niche Media publisher Jason Binn, whose wife Haley gave birth yesterday to Gotham's littlest subscriber, Penny Olivia Binn, who looked positively chic at just under 7 lbs. Keep an eye out for the invite to Penny's homecoming party, which will be hosted by Sugar Rautbord, Eric Villency, Lara Shriftman, Muffie Potter Aston, Chappy Morris, Tinsley Mortimer, Cece Cord, Bunny Mellon, and all sorts of LeFraks. |
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Newstream Multimedia Features Digest for Aug. 31 (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - Following is a digest of stories available on Newstream, the free multimedia feature service from Medialink. All content (video, photos, audio and text) is available for free and unrestricted download and use on Web sites, and in print and broadcast media: |
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A Simple Book Repair Manual (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - A Simple Book Repair Manual: The web version of the Simple Book Repair Manual was created by members of Preservation Services, Dartmouth College Library. General Collections conservation is a necessary and key activity of an effective preservation program. This manual has been written to provide background on standard commercial book production, give guidelines for selecting appropriate candidates for in-house book repair, and introduce staff to the elements of book repair. |
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Beyond CNN and New Orleans (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - I've put up a blog post with information sources that deal more with areas outside of New Orleans that have been affected by Katrina, and would like to add to it. You can post contributions here or at Tinfoil + Raccoon. |
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Judge rejects author's claim of censorship (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - Can you believe a guy who served two years in federal prison for credit-card fraud in the early 1990s and was sued by the Illinois attorney general over an alleged pyramid marketing scheme would try to sell a book on late night TV that is "misleading"? The Albany Times Union says the Consumer Protection Board, a NY state agency that guards against consumer fraud, threatened to ask television stations not to air the program, or to broadcast a warning before and after the infomercial.Crying censorship, Trudeau sued. In a short hearing Tuesday in U.S. |
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Yahoo Mail Launches Upgraded Technology amp; Features (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - search-engines-web.com notes Yahoo has developed an improved search technology for users of its Web mail service, including the capability of searching the full text of message attachments. PC World Says The new search system will enhance the existing capabilities, which are very basic and only allow users to search for content in a message's subject and sender lines and its body. |
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Gates Grant to Fund quot;Building the Case for Librariesquot; Project (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - Debra writes "Quickie from Library Journal about a Bill amp; Melinda Gates Foundation challenge grant awarded to the Americans for Libraries Council to fund a three-part "Building the Case for Libraries" project that will include a public opinion study and an assessment of library return-on-investment studies." |
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Law School Podcasting (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - *Lurker writes "The American University Washington College of Law has started its own podcast for its students, faculty and others to subscribe to. Billie Jo Kaufman and her colleagues are the brains behind it. The University states that it began the cast primarily for its students, so that they can find out about all sorts of issues going on at their school. The administration points out that students could not possibly attend all the events going on, you simply can?t be in more than one place at a time. |
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FBI library records probe hits home (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - The Greenwich Time has a half way interesting look at the progress of the lawsuit after disclosures that federal agents have used the Patriot Act to try to seize users' records at a Fairfield County library."It's closer to home and it makes us stop and think and see what impact this law has on local libraries," said Gonzalez, a member of the Connecticut Library Association. "A lot of people are very concerned about it and want to know what develops out of this."Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn. |
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Most parental control software 'ineffective and difficult to use' (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - Computing Which?, tested six popular packages aimed at protecting children online and found they are no substitute for parents being vigilant."Software can help make the internet a safer environment for children but there's no substitute for parental involvement. Parents need to take an active role in monitoring what their children are looking at online so they don't inadvertently put them at risk." WNUNet Has the excuses. |
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Reagan Library Finds Thousands of Additional Roberts Documents (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library said Tuesday that it had discovered thousands of previously undisclosed documents related to the work of Judge John G. Roberts Jr., adding a potential last-minute complication to the hearings on his nomination to the Supreme Court. The National Archives said the Reagan library contained 55 million pages and had opened more than 51,000 pages of records relating to Judge Roberts. |
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I do read books - Victoria Beckham (Aug 31 2005 15:59 GMT) - If you're like me you lost a few nights of sleep after learning Posh had never read a book. Well rest easy tonite, The Scotsman reports Victoria Beckham has revealed that she does read books - she just does not often finish them. "I always start them, get distracted, and never seem to get the time to finish them - I'm sure all mothers with three boys know what I mean," she said.manchesteronline.co. |
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Online One taking over FTEC, CBS (The Edge Daily) (Aug 31 2005 15:58 GMT) - Online One taking over FTEC, CBS (The Edge Daily)Mesdaq-listed Online One Corporation Bhd is taking over two other Mesdaq companies, FTEC Resources Bhd and CBS Technology Bhd, both of which have been actively traded in recent months. Reshaping an Online Auction Firm (The Signal)Out of the ashes of a trademark-infringement settlement and an investors [...] |
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Rendering Reporters (Aug 31 2005 15:58 GMT) - This is comforting huh:A cameraman for Reuters in Iraq has been ordered by a secret tribunal to be held without charge in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison until his case is reviewed within six months, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! |
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CBP Buys New Border Drones (Aug 31 2005 15:57 GMT) - "U.S. Customs and Border Protection, after extensive evaluation, yesterday awarded a $14 million contract to a California firm to produce... |
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Flash 8 Workshop with Grant Skinner (Aug 31 2005 15:57 GMT) - If you're in the Toronto area, and are looking for a quick way to learn all of the amazing new features in Flash 8, this two day workshop might be for you. I think this workshop will be a lot of fun, it's certainly a fun topic... we're trying to make it accessible to any professional Flash designer or developer that's interested. I might be bringing this workshop to other cities as well... |
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Space Penguin Could Hop Around The Moon (Aug 31 2005 15:57 GMT) - notdanielp writes "A robotic Lunar Penguin explorer could be hopping around on the moon by 2009, said Raytheon on Tuesday, as it unveiled the concept lander at an aerospace conference. The unmanned lunar device, in development for two years, is 3 feet tall and weighs approximately 230 pounds. It "hops" by reigniting small propulsion engines ... President Bush last year refocused the space program on sending people to the moon, Mars and beyond. Raytheon said the Penguin could be a robotic precursor to future manned space missions and that it was being proposed to NASA. |
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Space Penguin Could Hop Around The Moon (Aug 31 2005 15:57 GMT) - notdanielp writes "A robotic Lunar Penguin explorer could be hopping around on the moon by 2009, said Raytheon on Tuesday, as it unveiled the concept lander at an aerospace conference. The unmanned lunar device, in development for two years, is 3 feet tall and weighs approximately 230 pounds. It "hops" by reigniting small propulsion engines ... President Bush last year refocused the space program on sending people to the moon, Mars and beyond. Raytheon said the Penguin could be a robotic precursor to future manned space missions and that it was being proposed to NASA. |
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Space Penguin Could Hop Around The Moon (Aug 31 2005 15:57 GMT) - notdanielp writes "A robotic Lunar Penguin explorer could be hopping around on the moon by 2009, said Raytheon on Tuesday, as it unveiled the concept lander at an aerospace conference. The unmanned lunar device, in development for two years, is 3 feet tall and weighs approximately 230 pounds. It "hops" by reigniting small propulsion engines ... President Bush last year refocused the space program on sending people to the moon, Mars and beyond. Raytheon said the Penguin could be a robotic precursor to future manned space missions and that it was being proposed to NASA. |
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