Top Stories: London December 19 : A pair of German computer experts are hoping to unravel a part of the history of South Shields, a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, by aiming to decode a mysterious Roman altar. ANI Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:30:03 -0500BLACKSBURG, Va. ? Malcolm Delaney scored 26 points and Virginia Tech defeated Charleston Southern 73-50 on Saturday night as the Hokies continued their best start under coach Seth Greenberg. ... Sign on San Diego Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:39:06 -0500Traditionally, these refinements have been done by a skilled clinician who talks with patients, observes their gait and makes incremental changes to the prosthesis over several visits, looking for the... International Herald Tribune Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:07:36 -0500"} ,{"image" : '/resources/r/?m=02&d=20091220&t=2&i=33914602&w=460&r=2009-12-20T003426Z_01_BTRE5BJ01M400_RTROPTP_0_HYNIX', "thumbnail" : '/resources/r/?m=02&d=20091220&t=2&i=33914602&w=50&r=2009-12-... Reuters Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:02:56 -0500(12-19) 16:48 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote for historic health care legislation Saturday, putting President Barack Obama'... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:53:18 -0500Instead of a lobby the size of two football fields bathed by the glow of slot machines, I found one that could easily be crossed in seconds and was filled with natural light and comfy-looking furnitur... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:53:16 -0500The celebrated salmon of west Marin County are taking advantage of the badly needed rain and are wriggling their way in surprising numbers toward the creekside communities where they typically lay the... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:53:13 -0500(12-19) 06:46 PST -- Mozilla on Thursday issued a fifth beta of Firefox 3.6 rather than move on to a release candidate, a decision that will push the final code ship date into early 2010, a company e... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:19:46 -0500By about 7 a.m., the threshold had been reached. By the end of the day, more than 2,300 people had snatched up the offer on Groupon.com. It's the latest example of how the Internet has made it possib... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:19:39 -0500The UN climate conference in Copenhagen has ended having approved a deal described by world leaders as a "first step" to tackling global warming. After another all-night session of wrangling among n... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:06:07 -0500Freezing weather and the economic downturn failed to deter Christmas shoppers today as the nation went on a spending frenzy on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. With the country's financ... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:06:06 -0500Eurostar has announced it is cancelling all its services for Sunday as the company strives to avoid a repeat of the chaos that saw thousands of passengers trapped in the Channel Tunnel for hours. A ... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:06:06 -0500Two new opinion polls have showed the Conservatives extending their lead over Labour in the wake of this month's Pre-Budget Report. One survey, by Ipsos MORI for The Observer, showed David Cameron's... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:06:05 -0500Underdog Chris Hollins won over the public to take the Strictly Come Dancing crown in a shock result. The BBC sports reporter's energetic performances, which earned repeated standing ovations, saw h... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:06:04 -0500A British soldier from 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier died from wounds sustained in a blas... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:06:04 -0500Despite the recession, voters have plenty of "reasons to be cheerful" as Britain enters a new decade, Conservative leader David Cameron said. His comments came as a pair of polls showed the Tories e... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:06:03 -0500Gordon Brown has sent Christmas greetings to British troops in Afghanistan and told them he would have liked to play Santa by bringing them presents on his recent trip to the country. On the day of ... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:06:02 -0500Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is to face proceedings over a tax issue, his solicitors have said in a statement issued by the football club. Solicitors BCL Burton Copeland said: "Harry Redknapp is... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:06:02 -0500Chattanooga, TN (Sports Network) - Gani Lawal poured in 29 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the field, as No. 22 Georgia Tech upended Chattanooga, 95-64, in its first true road test of the season. Lawal... Sports Network Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:30:28 -0500Sony LSI Design Inc of Japan has implemented a Double-Data-Rate3 (DDR3) synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) signal transfer subsystem on an inexpensive printed circuit board (PCB). The... NE Asia Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:14:38 -0500David C. Evans, who founded the University of Utah computer science department in 1966, is shown in the computer center around 1970. Evans brought millions of federal dollars to Utah for computer rese... Salt Lake Tribune Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:11:48 -0500(12-19) 11:17 PST PHILADELPHIA -- The 49ers game with the Eagles today at Lincoln Financial Field has been pushed back to 4:15 p.m. Eastern time (1:15 p.m. Pacific time) because of a major snowstorm ... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:49:48 -0500Freezing weather and the economic downturn failed to deter Christmas shoppers today as the nation went on a spending frenzy on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. With the country's financ... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:36:38 -0500The UN climate conference in Copenhagen has ended having approved a deal described by world leaders as a "first step" to tackling global warming. After another all-night session of wrangling among n... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:36:37 -0500An 82-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of a fellow care home resident. Peter Woodroof is accused of killing Ivy Hawken, 92, at Hyne Town Hou... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:36:34 -0500NEW YORK: Green technology companies could see a little more investor interest in 2010 if rising oil prices encourage energy users to look for alternative sources of fuel. In a sign of what migh... Times of India Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:34:28 -0500Suddenlink Communications customers in Tyler who want to see Mickey Mouse, SpongeBob SquarePants and every face-smashing UFC punch in high definition got their wish Tuesday as part of the company's en... Tyler Morning Telegraph Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:30:29 -0500(12-19) 11:10 PST OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) -- Polish authorities stepped up security checks at airports and border crossings and searched scrap metal yards Saturday as the search intensified for the inf... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:26:52 -0500Freezing weather and the economic downturn failed to deter Christmas shoppers today as the nation went on a spending frenzy on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. With the country's financ... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:13:39 -0500The UN climate conference in Copenhagen has ended having approved a deal described by world leaders as a "first step" to tackling global warming. After another all-night session of wrangling among n... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:13:39 -0500Eurostar has apologised to passengers and promised "a proper and full" inquiry after thousands of people were trapped in the Channel Tunnel in terrible conditions. Eurostar chief executive Richard B... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:13:38 -0500Kate and Gerry McCann said it is "heartbreaking" to have to accept that they would spend a third Christmas without their missing daughter Madeleine. In a heartfelt Christmas message, the couple said... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:13:38 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:13:37 -0500David Cameron says he will step up campaigning for the general election early in the New Year, with a positive message for voters that there is "light at the end of the tunnel" following the recession... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:50:42 -0500Freezing weather and the economic downturn failed to deter Christmas shoppers today as the nation went on a spending frenzy on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. With the country's financ... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:50:42 -0500The UN climate conference in Copenhagen has ended having approved a deal described by world leaders as a "first step" to tackling global warming. After another all-night session of wrangling among n... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:50:41 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:50:40 -0500A free train service set up to help flood-battered Cumbria will continue operating until May after the Government promised extra funding. Parts of the county were ravaged last month when the heavens... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:50:38 -0500U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media during a news conference at the climate conference in Copenhagen on Saturday. U.N. climate talks avoided a total collapse on Saturday by skirting... USA Today Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:02:03 -0500(12-19) 09:15 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- A winter storm socked the East Coast on Saturday and dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, creating treacherous conditions and misery for motorists on th... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:38:47 -0500BOISE, Idaho -- Micron Technology Inc. said Friday that it will move its stock from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq exchange effective Dec. 30.Shares of Micron, a chip maker, were up 3 cents... Lexington Herald-Leader Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:34:22 -0500Freezing weather and the economic downturn failed to deter Christmas shoppers today as the nation went on a spending frenzy on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. With the country's financ... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:24:56 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:24:53 -0500THE GUARDIAN, LONDON Sunday, Dec 20, 2009, Page 9 The past decade has been the story of three companies and one increasingly powerful idea. When the decade dawned in 2000, Microsoft was a colossus... Taipei Times Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:20:20 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:59:53 -0500Rugby star Gareth Thomas has said he is "anxious about people's reactions" after announcing that he is gay. The Wales international full-back said he had been through "all sorts of emotions" over th... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:59:52 -0500Archimedes to the A-bomb, science has served as one of war's handmaidens. But with warfare facing an era of insurgency, science has increasingly started to turn the microscope on conflict itself. USA Today Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:23:36 -0500The Victoria high-tech sector remains strong and stable despite the global economic downturn, according to the Victoria Advanced Technology Council, which annually compiles a top-25 list of the region... Times Colonist Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:20:35 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:47:42 -0500The Duke of York made a surprise visit to British troops across Afghanistan as more than 10,000 servicemen and women prepared to spend Christmas away from home. The Duke flew into Camp Bastion in He... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:47:40 -0500Taser International, the supplier of a stun gun device for police forces, is seeking to become the supplier of a video cam that can be worn by police officers as they conduct investigations. At the en... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:17:26 -0500The National Research Council has decided to wade into the controversial issues plaguing the troubled Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, appointing an expert committee Friday to study its water suppl... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:36:17 -0500Office Depot overcharged San Francisco for at least $5.75 million worth of office supplies over 4 1/2 years, according to a new audit by the city's controller, findings the national chain disputes. "... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:36:15 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:22:26 -0500Taipei, Dec. 19 (CNA) The Hsinchu Science Park, known as Taiwan's "silicon valley, " has targeted the green energy and biomedical sectors as key industries that will propel the park's development over... Taiwan Headlines Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:54:22 -0500Facebook's latest privacy revamp has changed some of the options available to users. It's offered more specific levels of privacy for some content, though it also may have led some users to select set... Tech News World Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:52:41 -0500Beethoven is said to have overcome his deafness by attaching a rod to his piano and clenching it between his teeth, enabling the musical vibrations to travel through his jawbone to his inner ear. Next... New Scientist Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:24:46 -0500People in southern England enjoy a higher quality of life than those in northern regions of the UK, research has claimed. Halifax said 28 out of the top 30 local authorities that offer the best qual... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:11 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:06 -0500Dubai-based MultiSell Technology Middle East FZCO today announced that it has launched its offerings into the Iran markets by a series of exhibition participations. AME Info Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:56:53 -0500The last 12 months have been an exciting time for smartphone fans, as major players have seemingly come back from the dead, applications played a bigger role than ever, and mobile computing continued ... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:25:24 -0500Software-as-a-service task and time management tool allows companies and teams to track assignments, manage time sheets, follow project statuses, and more. Toronto, Ontario (... PR Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:22:42 -05000 posts Sometimes, a simple bedside exam performed by a skilled physician is superior to a high-tech CT scan, a Loyola University Health System study has found. Researchers found that physicians' bed... Medical News Today Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:19:52 -0500(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 19, 2009 ) Sheffield, UK - Pricelover has announced many attractive offers and deals on all top PC products including Asus and Sony laptops, secure digital memory. One of the ... Earth Times Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:52:55 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:35 -0500NEW YORK – Stocks rose on Friday in choppy trade as quarterly results from Oracle and Research In Motion lifted the Nasdaq more than 1 percent, but the U.S. dollar's climb curbed gains in both the D... SINA Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:25:35 -0500Nine months into the job, Vivek Kundra discusses IT initiatives, the path ahead, and challenges in driving the Obama Administration's 'open government' agenda. Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:45 -0500Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, InformationWeek's Chief Of The Year, is off to an impressive start in his effort to expose more government data to the public, to make government IT projects more manageable,... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:43 -0500Microsoft recently rather sheepishly said it would open source its Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, a utility that lets users create bootable copies of Windows 7 on flash drives and DVDs. The company ... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:42 -0500Not at all. Open source licenses are granted by the copyright holder and the license is an exercise of the copyright. In order to enjoy the benefits of the license, you must comply with its terms. If ... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:40 -0500Data thieves target intellectual property, credit card data, and your customers' personally identifiable information. Data loss prevention products aim to identify where such information resides in yo... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:39 -0500Within my first few years at DC Water and Sewer Authority, I transformed IT so that it was well aligned with the strategic plan of the organization. We've achieved a level of leadership that creates n... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:36 -0500Toshiba America Information Systems has introduced a nurse call system and emergency response system as part of its business communications platform for healthcare providers. The company's Telecomm... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:35 -0500 | 
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