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  1. Gustav swells to dangerous Cat 3 storm off CubaRead the original story

    10 min ago | Lubbock Avalanche

    Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph as it shrieked toward the heartland of Cuba's cigar industry Saturday on a track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast three years after Hurricane ...

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    Related Topix: Cuba, Matanzas, Cuba, World News, Varadero, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Central America, Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather

  2. Windows ManagementRead the original story

    10 min ago | GHacks

    Desklayer is a windows management tool for the Windows desktop. One thing that many users might miss in all current Windows operating systems is the ability to automatically order the open windows on the ...

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  3. TAO 1.4 - 3 Digital Key chain ReviewRead the original story

    11 min ago | GadgetSpy

    Published by Budda August 30th, 2008 in Gadgets , Home , Misc , Reviews . Last year we covered the launch of the new digital key chain from TAO Electronics .

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    Related Topix: Microsoft Windows

  4. Microsoft Resolves Windows Live Mail, IE8 ConflictRead the original story

    14 min ago | PC World

    Microsoft Friday said that it made a mistake when it tagged one of its own programs as incompatible with Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, the browser preview it unveiled Wednesday .

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  5. MultimediaRead the original story

    15 min ago | SF Gate

    Rover Opportunity finds water evidence on Mars Mars' Victoria Crater is shown in this 2007 color-enhanced photo from NASA rover Opportunity. (NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab./Cornell / handout)

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  6. Crime fears drive Mexicans' increase of extreme security measuresRead the original story

    15 min ago | The Dallas Morning News

    Fearful Mexicans are injecting rice-sized security chips under their skin, strapping on $400 bulletproof vests under work shirts, and installing satellite trackers in their cars as an unchecked crime wave ...

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    Related Topix: Mexico City, Mexico, World News, Mexico, Mexico

  7. Life sentence looms for theft of body partsRead the original story

    15 min ago | SF Gate

    Michael Mastromarino, 44, of Fort Lee, N.J., pleaded guilty to hundreds of counts of abusing corpses, forgery, theft and other allegations stemming from an operation authorities say he ran with three ...

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  8. Skip this Advertisement Read the original story

    21 min ago | E-Commerce Times

    Saturday - August 30, 2008 Internet radio station operators are concerned that skyrocketing royalty fees could zap an industry that's still in its infancy.

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    Related Topix: Internet, iPhone, Retail, InterActiveCorp

  9. Perspectives for gene therapy in renal diseases.Read the original story

    21 min ago | CiteULike

    Abstract Somatic cell gene therapy has made considerable progress last five years and has shown clear success in some clinical trials.

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    Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Japan, Kanto, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, World News

  10. Is It Good For Business To Subsidize OSS Developers?Read the original story

    25 min ago | Slashdot

    As economist Milton Friedman said, 'The business of business is business.' So, does it make sense for companies to encourage their developers to contribute to the open source community ? OStatic discusses a ...

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    Related Topix: Open Source Software, Linux

  11. Gene therapy in renal diseases.Read the original story

    26 min ago | CiteULike

    Abstract Kidney-targeted gene therapy could be an ideal treatment for renal diseases since the therapeutic molecule is limited in the kidney and the systemic effect may be minimized.

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    Related Topix: Stem Cell Research

  12. NASA Turning 50 and Honors OhioRead the original story

    31 min ago | WOIO

    Neil Armstrong and John Glenn were among about 20 astronauts who gathered Friday to honor NASA's 50th anniversary and its strong Ohio link.

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    Related Topix: Neil Armstrong, Apollo 13, History Movies, Drama, Adventure, Ohio, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, NASA, Space

  13. Mother Of Missing Fla. Girl Arrested AgainRead the original story

    34 min ago | CBS News

    Casey Anthony is arrested Friday night, Aug. 29, 2008, on check fraud and theft charges.

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  14. NASA May Extend Shuttle Program to 2015Read the original story

    35 min ago | WPLG

    NASA's staff will study whether the space shuttle program could continue operating past its scheduled retirement in 2010, according to an internal e-mail sent this week.

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    Related Topix: Space, NASA, US Politics, John McCain, US News

  15. Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S.Read the original story

    35 min ago | The Dispatch

    The era of the American Internet is ending. Invented by American computer scientists during the 1970s, the Internet has been embraced around the globe.

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    Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, Internet, Internet Service Providers

  16. A Hacker Inside Your Computer?Read the original story

    36 min ago | Netscape

    Posted by: general-review 1 minute ago Imagine this nightmare scenario... You check your e-mail program and it reports your username and password as no longer valid.

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    Related Topix: Computer Security, Internet Service Providers

  17. This day in historyRead the original story

    38 min ago | Lincoln Daily News

    On Aug. 30, 1983, Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first black American astronaut to travel in space as he blasted off aboard the Challenger.

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    Related Topix: Missouri, Space, World News, World News, Princess Diana

  18. Trekkies pay final visits to Las Vegas attractionRead the original story

    39 min ago | Lincoln Daily News

    After a decade at the final frontier, Star Trek: The Experience is going where no Las Vegas Strip attraction wants to go.

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    Related Topix: Robots, Star Trek, Entertainment, Television, Science Fiction TV

  19. Apple trying to fix iPhone flaw that lets unauthorized users gain accessRead the original story

    41 min ago | Inside Bay Area

    Apple executives on Wednesday were scrambling to fix the latest in what has become an annoying and embarrassing series of glitches plaguing their products.

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    Related Topix: Apple, iPod

  20. Sierra Club - McCain VP Pick Completes Shift to Bush Energy PolicyRead the original story

    54 min ago | Press Releases

    Washington, DC: Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope issues the following statement in reaction to Senator McCain's pick of Governor Sarah Palin for Vice President: "With the pick of Alaska Governor Sarah ...

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    Related Topix: Activism, Charleston, SC, Alternative Energy, Alternative Energy