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Billionaire’s latest venture said to be out of this world
“LONDON — Sir Richard Branson, airline mogul and adventurer, announced plans yesterday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before — into space.”
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Dump Microsoft Internet Explorer Today!
Sick to death of using Internet Explorer? So was I! Firefox rocks – see for yourself!
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Titanic merger of galaxy clusters revealed
One of the hottest, most energetic mergers of two colossal galaxy clusters has been imaged in exquisite detail by an X-ray observatory in space, astronomers announced on Thursday. The collision is one of the most powerful cosmic events ever witnessed by astronomers. The observation showcases how all structures in the universe are thought to grow…
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Anyone want a Gmail account?
Anyone want a Gmail account? I have some more to spare. Let me know.
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Pre-Dinosaur Reptile Discovered
With its body obscured by murky waters, an ancient fanged reptile may have used its long neck to lunge at fish and squid. The scenario is based on analysis of a 230-million-year-old fossil discovered in southeastern China. The new creature appeared long before the dinosaurs and is named Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, which means ‘terrible headed lizard…
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Compare Policies Australia: Just the policies, Federal Election 2004.
Elections should be about policies for the future of Australia. Most election advertising focuses too heavily on why the other party is no good, rather than what this party will do to make things better. Comparing policies helps put the focus back where it should be – on what will be done, not why the…
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54 gigabytes. You could fit a lot of game in there.
Subsequent to its announcement in Tokyo about a month ago, Sony Computer Entertainment today issued a press release confirming its commitment to use the Blu-ray Disc ROM format as the primary storage medium for its next game console. The Blu-ray discs used in the next-generation PlayStation will reportedly be dual-layer, single-sided versions with a storage…
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GE corn approved without review of raw data
Questions are being raised about the safety of a GE food A major Australian/New Zealand food health and safety watchdog has admitted that they approved a variety of genetically engineered (GE) corn for human consumption without reviewing or even possessing the applicant’s test data. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) had previously claimed that their…
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Samsung Electronics claims industry first with 2-Gb DDR2 SDRAM
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has developed the industry’s first 2-Gigabit (Gb) DDR2 SDRAM utilizing 80-nanometer (nm) process technology. The high density, DDR2 solution will enhance server and workstation performance and enable faster deployment of memory-intensive applications like real time video conferences, remote medical service, two-way communications, and 3-D graphics, it said. Samsung said…
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Cisco Systems source code stolen
LONDON (Reuters) – Police say they have arrested a 20-year-old British man on suspicion of stealing Cisco Systems source code, the basic instructions for the machines that direct Internet traffic across the globe. The man, who was not identified, was arrested on September 3 following raids on two houses in the Greater Manchester region and…
