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DIY games for the Xbox (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - DIY games for the Xbox - Microsoft releases developer tools for creating Xbox games as part of a push to create a YouTube-equivalent for video gamers.From cw |
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Online gambling poised to pull $528bn (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Online gambling poised to pull $528bn - US shuns cash cow Internet gaming is now the fastest growing segment of internet commerce, according to a report from Gamingpublic.com, an industry trade publication. Revenue in the sector is growing at a rate of 22 per cent per year.From cw |
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Height loss tied to heart disease in men (AP) (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Height loss tied to heart disease in men (AP) - AP - A study of older British men finds that those who shrink in height by about an inch or more over 20 years are more likely to die earlier than other men. Those men also have a greater risk of heart disease.From cw |
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Taco Bell outbreak not over, officials say (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Taco Bell outbreak not over, officials say - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Monday they were not ready to declare an end to an E. coli outbreak, linked to Taco Bell, that sickened at least 64 people, saying they could not confirm that green onions were the source of the bacteria. From cw |
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Station crew welcomes shuttle astronauts (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Station crew welcomes shuttle astronauts - HOUSTON (Reuters) - The shuttle Discovery astronauts floated aboard the International Space Station on Monday, the start of a week-long stay to hook up a new power system so new laboratory modules can be added to the complex. From cw |
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Group seeks probe of evangelical military video (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Group seeks probe of evangelical military video - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A watchdog group that promotes religious freedom in the U.S. military accused senior officers on Monday using their rank and influence to coerce soldiers and airmen into adopting evangelical Christianity. From cw |
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Skilling won (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Skilling won't have to report to prison: WSJ - HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court will allow ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to stay out of prison while it considers granting him bail, according to a report published on the Wall Street Journal's Web site on Monday. From cw |
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Annan warns against go-it-alone diplomacy (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Annan warns against go-it-alone diplomacy - INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (Reuters) - Kofi Annan, in his last major speech as U.N. secretary general, urged the United States on Monday to shun go-it-alone diplomacy and collaborate on its world challenges, including the Iraq war. From cw |
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Russia upbeat but wants changes on Iran UN measure (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Russia upbeat but wants changes on Iran UN measure - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia praised a European draft U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on Iran's nuclear materials but objected to a travel ban and wanted to ease a freeze on financial assets on Tehran officials. From cw |
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Bush consults diplomats on Iraq (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Bush consults diplomats on Iraq - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facing strong pressure to shift course in Iraq, President George W. Bush said in a veiled message to Iran and Syria on Monday that Iraq's neighbors need to help Baghdad's struggling government survive. From cw |
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Brian Kilmeade of Brian and The Judge Advocates Terrorism To Destabilize Iran (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Brian Kilmeade of Brian and The Judge Advocates Terrorism To Destabilize Iran - On December 8th Brian Kilmeade on Fox News radio show called "Brian and the Judge" advocated the use of terrorism in Iran to destabilize the country. In previous shows he went into detail on how to decapitate their government which would make for an easy entry into the country for American soldiers. This weak-kneed gutless neoconservative has also rallied for the Bush Administration to create an "Office of Censorship".From Mike Holman |
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Bioglyphs: an art and science collaboration (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Bioglyphs: an art and science collaboration - BIOGLYPHS is an art and science collaboration initiated in 2002 by members of the Center for Biofilm Engineering and the Montana State University School of Art.From cw |
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Another Pastor resigns over homosexuality (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Another Pastor resigns over homosexuality - In a tearful videotaped message Sunday to his congregation, the senior pastor of a thriving evangelical megachurch in south metro Denver confessed to sexual relations with other men and announced he had voluntarily resigned his pulpit.From cw |
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Craigslist Meets the Capitalists (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Craigslist Meets the Capitalists - Jim Buckmaster, the chief executive of Craigslist, caused lots of head-scratching Thursday as he tried to explain to a bunch of Wall Street types why his company is not interested in monetizing his ridiculously popular Web operation. Appearing at the UBS global media conference in New York, Mr. Buckmaster took questions from the bemused audience, which apparently could not get its collective mind around the notion that Craigslist exists to help Web users find jobs, cars, apartments and dates and not so much to make money.From cw |
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RE-ELECT BUSH in 2008 (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - RE-ELECT BUSH in 2008 - When the twenty-second amendment was ratified by the states in 1951, it eliminated the ability for the President to serve more than two terms. While this was certainly a good safety net to have around, it is obvious that the time has come to make a new amendment to the Constitution, repealing the effects of the 22nd amendment. It is a necessity that this is done as soon as possible in order to reelect President George W. Bush to a third term.From cw |
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Lunch Savings (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Lunch Savings - One of the best ways to increase your savings is to spend less. Even a simple change such as bringing a bagged lunch to work a few times a week can make a difference. This calculator illustrates how a little lunch savings can go a long way.From cw |
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Oldest woman dies at age 116 (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Oldest woman dies at age 116 - Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden, recognized as the world's oldest person, died early Monday, the administrator of the nursing home where she lived said Monday. She was 116.From cw |
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Off-the-job smoker sues over firing (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Off-the-job smoker sues over firing - A Buzzards Bay man has sued The Scotts Co. , the lawn care giant, for firing him after a drug test showed nicotine in his urine, indicating that he had violated a company policy forbidding employees to smoke on or off the job.From cw |
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Antarctica Erupts! (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - Antarctica Erupts! - George Steinmetz was drawn to Mount Erebus, in Antarctica, by the ice. The volcano constantly sputters hot gas and lava, sculpting surreal caves and towers that the photographer had read about and was eager to see. And though he'd heard that reaching the 12,500-foot summit would be an ordeal, he wasn't prepared for the scorching lava bombs that Erebus hurled at him.From cw |
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The Infamous Ghetto Indoor Pool (Dec 13 2006 10:16 GMT) - The Infamous Ghetto Indoor Pool - A couple years ago I put the biggest above ground pool I could find in my living room. The pictures were posted to a bunch of those link collecting sites and almost 7000 people saw the pictures the first day. Every year or so they are rediscovered and they get a ton of hits. However, I ve never publicly told the story of the pool and why I did it. Avast! |
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Prudential Settles Fraud And Antitrust Allegations (Dec 13 2006 10:15 GMT) - Prudential Settles Fraud And Antitrust AllegationsCompany to Ban Contingent Commissions; Disclose Broker Compensation; Pay $19 MillionNew York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced an agreement with Prudential Insurance Company of America, the second largest group life insurer in the nation, settling allegations of deceptive and anti-competitive practices in the sale of group insurance products to employers throughout the United States.Under the agreement, Prudential will eliminate the payment of contingent commissions to brokers on group insurance products, including life, disability and long-term care, and will provide full disclosure of broker compensation to employers who seek to purchase insurance for their employees through Prudential. Prudential will also provide restitution of $16. |
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Need yr suggestions for multiplex realtime PCR standardization! (Dec 13 2006 10:14 GMT) - Hello Everyone! I would like to fraw your kind attentions towards my problem which i am facing while standardization of multiplex real time assay. I am planning for comparative gene expression analysis in cancer where i wanna look for overexpression of a target gene in disease condition. I want to standardize Multiplex real time pCR assay by employing target as well as house keeping gene in the same tube. I am getting successful amplification of both the genes when i am performing it in separate tubes, but as i go for multiplexing both the genes in tha same tube i am failing to get amplification plots for both the genes. |
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