[Medianews] Home Depot to sell Philips LED to replace 60-watt bulb

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[Medianews] Pirate Radio Station Gets the Hook (Florida)

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[Medianews] Apple Making Verizon-Ready iPhone by Year End

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[Medianews] For Those Near, the Miserable Hum of Clean Energy

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[Medianews] Twitter founder steps down as CEO

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[Medianews] Actor shot during performance of Passion

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[Medianews] No laps for warm laptops; skin damage is possible

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[Medianews] China launches second lunar exploration probe

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[Medianews] Earth-Like Planet Can Sustain Life

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[Medianews] Vdara Hotel projects death rays onto pool area

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[Medianews] Russia to launch commercial space station by 2016

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[Medianews] RIM falls 4% despite PlayBook announcement

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[Medianews] Microsoft may be turning a new page in dropping Live Spaces

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[Medianews] Retrial starts in Pirate Bay file-sharing case

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[Medianews] Xmarks browser sync tosses in towel

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[Medianews] AOL Acquires Online-Video Distributor

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[Medianews] Long-Lost Footage of Apollo 11 Mission Surfaces

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[Medianews] Netflix CEO Considering Streaming-Only Option in U.S.

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[Medianews] Eddie Fisher, Singer And Ex Of Elizabeth Taylor, Dies

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[Medianews] Glitch delays space station crew's return to Earth

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[Medianews] Warning over 'Stuxnet' computer worm

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[Medianews] Blockbuster files for bankruptcy

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[Medianews] Heading off disaster, one tweet at a time

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[Medianews] Facebook CEO polishes image with $100M donation

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[Medianews] Verizon CEO throws wet blanket on iPhone rumors

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[Medianews] Verizon CEO expects data pricing tiers within six months

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[Medianews] Facebook Plans Deeper Phone Integration

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[Medianews] JetBlue to Deploy Advanced Inflight Wi-Fi by 2012

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[Medianews] Computers set for quantum leap

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[Medianews] Astronauts' Fingernails Falling Off Due to Glove Design

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[Medianews] NASA's Hubble Harvests Distant Solar System Objects

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[Medianews] 'Nokia is back - and we're not sorry that we're not Apple' declares exec

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/14/nokia-is-back-declares- savander PaidContent: biggest mobile phone maker declares intention to win against rivals Nokia's beaten-down top dogs opened their annual Nokia World show in London Tuesday morning with a blunt and rousing pep talk and a

[Medianews] Bing Overtakes Yahoo In Search

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[Medianews] Wal-Mart introduces wireless plan under own brand

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[Medianews] GCreep: Google Engineer Stalked Teens, Spied on Chats

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[Medianews] Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!: 'Springer Show' turns 20

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-09-12-jerry-springer_N.htm?loc= interstitialskip Amid the ever-changing television landscape, one thing remains constant: Jerry Springer. On Monday, Springer will mark the 20th anniversary of The Jerry Springer Show with a new season. The topic of his

[Medianews] Diamond star thrills astronomers

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[Medianews] Nokia drops Kallasvuo as chief executive

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[Medianews] Android usage to surpass BlackBerry, iOS by year end

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/09/android-to-challenge-symbian -for-1-market-share-spot-by-2014.ars Android is on its way to taking the silver medal in mobile market share worldwide, and gold in North America-as long as the platform maintains its currently strong growth numbers.

[Medianews] Steal someone else's game. Change its name. Make millions. Repeat.

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[Medianews] Microsoft gets legal might to target spamming botnets

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[Medianews] Statement from Discovery Communications (regarding hostage situation 9/1/10)

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[Medianews] Facebook post gets Detroit-area juror in hot water

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - A judge removed a juror from a trial in suburban Detroit after the young woman wrote on Facebook that the defendant was guilty. The problem? The trial wasn't over. Hadley Jons, of Warren just north of Detroit, could be found in contempt when she returns to the Macomb County

[Medianews] University Attendance Scanners Make Some Uneasy

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[Medianews] One letter on a plane ticket says a lot about you

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[Medianews] Navy Drone Violated Washington Airspace

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[Medianews] Queens man lives in bathroom to cut off tech addiction

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[Medianews] Carp knocks kayaker out of competition

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[Medianews] China traffic jam vanishes overnight?

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[Medianews] Microsoft Stunt Backfires As Half-Naked Women Turn Up For Australian Conference

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[Medianews] Garmin recalls 1.25 million Nuvi GPS navigation devices for fire hazard

Garmin on Wednesday announced that it is voluntarily recalling about 1.25 million Nuvi personal GPS navigation devices, about 796,000 of which were sold in the U.S. The problem? The batteries inside - manufactured by a third-party supplier, of course - can cause the unit to overheat and become a

[Medianews] NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Two Planets Transiting the Same Star

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[Medianews] Rich exoplanet system discovered

By Victoria Gill http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11070991 Science reporter, BBC News The researchers say the finding marks a new phase in the hunt for exoplanets Astronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star called HD 10180,

[Medianews] 3 Colombian teens on Facebook hit list killed in past 10 days

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[Medianews] NASA to Reveal Big News From Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Thursday

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[Medianews] Solar System Similar to Ours? Richest Planetary System Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/10082408.htm ScienceDaily (Aug. 24, 2010) - Astronomers using ESO's world-leading HARPS instrument have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets, orbiting the Sun-like star HD 10180. The researchers also have tantalising

[Medianews] George David Weiss, Writer of Hit Pop Songs, Dies at 89

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[Medianews] From Sex Assault Fury to Internet-Fueled Fortune

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[Medianews] Study: Astronauts as weak as 80-year-olds in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A new study shows that astronauts can become as weak as 80-year-olds after six months at the International Space Station. The research raises serious health concerns as NASA contemplates prolonged trips to asteroids and Mars. Weakness could be an issue during an

[Medianews] Gold bullion stolen from Florida treasure museum

(Reuters) - Thieves stole a $550,000 gold bar from a treasure museum where it went on display after a Florida salvager recovered it from the wreck of a Spanish galleon that lay on the ocean floor for centuries, the museum's executive director said. The 74.85-ounce gold bar was stolen on Wednesday

[Medianews] Moon is shrinking, say astronomers

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlDbh9ps37TzjOIO188kP UoIgfwA (AFP) - 1 day ago WASHINGTON - The Man in the Moon has become the latest victim of contraction in the housing market. Astronomers reporting on Thursday in the US journal Science said they had found previous

[Medianews] Big brother wants to sift through Cleveland's garbage for non-recyclers, fine them $100

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/city_of_cleveland_to_use_high-.h tml High-tech carts will tell on Cleveland residents who don't recycle ... and they face $100 fine CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It would be a stretch to say that Big Brother will hang out in Clevelanders' trash cans, but the city

[Medianews] Rock Out In Space: NASA Lets Public Pick Wake-Up Songs for Astronauts

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[Medianews] China tests space station module to launch in 2011

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[Medianews] Ray Bradbury hates big government: 'Our country is in need of a revolution'

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[Medianews] Did Lou Gehrig NOT have Lou Gehrig's Disease?

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[Medianews] WDVX asking for listeners help to fix transmitter

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[Medianews] First Trojan for Android Phones Goes Wild

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[Medianews] U.S. Air Force May Slow Planned GPS 3 Production Pace

By Turner Brinton ShareThis http://www.spacenews.com/military/100716-af-slow-gps-production.html GPS 3 satellite. Credit: Lockheed Martin artist's concept GPS 3 satellite. Credit: Lockheed Martin artist's concept Enlarge Image WASHINGTON - The primary payload for the U.S. Air

[Medianews] Nasa could land probe on asteroid hurtling towards Earth

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[Medianews] NASA working on Plan B for space station repair

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[Medianews] Former Alaska Senator, NASA administrator among those believed to be aboard plane

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/10/national/main6759648.shtml?tag =breakingnews A congressional source tells Reuters that former Sen. Ted Stevens was aboard a small plane that crashed in Alaska and that Stevens may not have survived. Reports are that five of the nine persons on board

[Medianews] Report suggests iPhone will launch on Verizon

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[Medianews] Skype plans $100 million initial offering

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[Medianews] NASA aims for more space station repairs Wed.

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[Medianews] Is Twitter a national mood ring?

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[Medianews] Google Wave Slayed by Facebook and Twitter

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[Medianews] Beatles, iTunes deal still at impasse

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[Medianews] Senate approves bill adding extra space shuttle flight

BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: August 6, 2010 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1008/06senate/ The U.S. Senate passed a compromise NASA bill Thursday night that would order the agency to fly an extra space shuttle mission next June and immediately start work on a new heavy-lift

Re: [Medianews] Get a free legal DVD-to-MP4 converter

I was notified that this software is also available for free: http://www.iskysoft.com/flv-converter-windows.html iSkysoft FLV Converter for Windowsv2.3.2 FLV Converter for Windows is designed to convert popular videos to Youtube FLV or convert FLV video to popular video formats such as convert

[Medianews] Google Earth Used To Find Unlicensed Pools

Updated: Monday, 02 Aug 2010, 10:14 AM EDT http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/long_island/Google-Earth-Used -To-Find-Unlicensed-Pools-20100801-apx RIVERHEAD, N.Y. - A town on New York's Long Island is using Google Earth to find backyard pools that don't have the proper permits. The town

[Medianews] NASA: Spacewalks may be used to fix space station cooling problem

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/02/space.station.warning/index.html?hpt=T2 (CNN) -- Crew members on the International Space Station may need to conduct spacewalks this week to fix the station's cooling system, NASA said Sunday. Warning alarms awakened crew members Saturday night when a circuit

[Medianews] Gel that can help decayed teeth grow back could end fillings

Gel that can help decayed teeth grow back could end fillings By Pat Hagan Last updated at 2:50 PM on 27th July 2010 A gel that can help decayed teeth grow back in just weeks may mean an end to fillings. The gel, which is being developed by scientists in France, works by prompting cells in

[Medianews] NASA's Deep Space Camera Locates Host of 'Earths'

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/25/nasas-deep-space-camera-locate s-host-earths/?test=latestnews Published July 25, 2010 Scientists celebrated Sunday after finding more than 700 suspected new planets -- including up to 140 similar in size to Earth -- in just six weeks of using a powerful

[Medianews] Birds force Kings of Leon from St. Louis stage

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/24/kings.of.leon.pigeons/index. html?hpt=T2 (CNN) -- Pooping pigeons forced the Kings of Leon to abandon their St. Louis, Missouri, concert after just three songs Friday night, the rock band's management said Saturday. An infestation of the birds in the

[Medianews] UAE says BlackBerry is security threat

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/UAE-BlackBerry-phones-could-apf-959472235. html?x=0 United Arab Emirates declares BlackBerry smartphone a threat to national security Adam Schreck, AP Business Writer, On Monday July 26, 2010, 9:03 am EDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United Arab Emirates

[Medianews] Wal-Mart plan to use smart tags raises privacy concerns

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2010-07-25-wal-mart-smar t-tags_N.htm By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) is putting electronic identification tags on men's clothing like jeans starting Aug. 1 as the world's largest retailer tries to gain more

[Medianews] Dam fails in eastern Iowa, causing massive flooding

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/24/iowa.dam.breach/index.html (CNN) -- A dam on an eastern Iowa lake suffered a catastrophic failure Saturday, sending a massive amount of water into nearby communities and forcing residents to flee, officials said. The Lake Delhi dam, about 45 miles north of Cedar

[Medianews] Now THIS is the kind of wedding I like to hear about

http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20100726/SHE0101/307260040/Fond-du -Lac-wedding-keeps-police-busy Fond du Lac wedding guests keep police busy Gannett Wisconsin Media * July 26, 2010 FOND DU LAC - They came for a wedding, but numerous guests ended up in run-ins with police after the

[Medianews] Still the Butcher After All These Years

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/sports/26wrestler.html By MIKE TIERNEY STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. - Abdullah the Butcher hobbles into a middle school gymnasium, where a few hundred patrons await a night of professional wrestling's choreographed mayhem. A sturdy cane supports the 400-something pounds

[Medianews] Carl Gordon, a Late-Blooming Actor, Dies at 78

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/arts/23gordon.html By MARGALIT FOX Published: July 23, 2010 Carl Gordon, who four decades ago, nearing midlife and feeling trapped in a series of dispiriting jobs, heeded a surprising call and became a successful character actor on television and the stage, died

[Medianews] 'Pristine' Earth impact crater discovered

Published: July 23, 2010 at 12:49 AM http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/07/23/Pristine-Earth-impact-crater- discovered/UPI-70401279860574/ CAIRO, July 23 (UPI) -- Scientists say a meteoric impact crater found in the remote Egyptian desert may be the best-preserved ever found on Earth. The

[Medianews] Source: Johnson joins cast of 'Survivor'

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=5397434campaign=rss; source=twitterex_cid=Twitter_espn_5397434 Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson will appear on the CBS reality show Survivor: Nicaragua this fall, according to a source. The 67-year-old Johnson, who was unavailable

[Medianews] Zombie Satellite Forces More Evasive Maneuvers for Other Craft

By Peter B. de Selding Space News posted: 20 July 2010 05:20 pm ET http://www.space.com/news/zombie-satellite-more-evasive-maneuvers-sn-100 720.html PARIS - Satellite fleet operator Intelsat has successfully negotiated the passage of its out-of-control Galaxy 15 satellite across the path of its

[Medianews] Glenn Beck Announces He Could Lose His Vision

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,597262,00.html In true Glenn Beck form, sarcasm shone through his tears as he announced he was suffering from a condition that could eventually make him blind to an audience of 6,000 attending his American Revival tour in Salt Lake City Saturday. Following the

[Medianews] Man on motorcycle struck by lightning in Henderson, Ky.

Amber Douthit had just left her nursing classes at Henderson Community College between 4:30 and 5 p.m. when she saw the man stiffen from what appeared to have been a small bolt of lightning after a larger bolt struck nearby. He went rigid, she said of the motorcyclist. He fell right off the bike

[Medianews] Report: Journalists Debated Whether Government Should Shut Down Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/21/journalists-reportedly-debate d-government-shut-fox-news/ Published July 21, 2010 A group of liberal journalists used a now-defunct listserv to debate the merits of whether the federal government should forcibly shut down Fox News, according to a report

[Medianews] San Francisco's unluckiest thief

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/crime/detail?entry_id=68288 There are unlucky thieves, and then there is Horatio Toure. According to San Francisco police, the 31-year-old city resident rode a bicycle up to a woman Monday afternoon in the South of Market neighborhood, snatched an iPhone out

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