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FCC Seeks Input On Finding More Wireless Spectrum - Multichannel Online
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking more comment on whether current wireless spectrum allocations are sufficient for the growing needs of wireless broadband. In a public notice released Sept. 23, the commission said it wanted more facts

Colorado Airport Driver Indicted on Terrorism Charges in Suspected U.S - FOX News
Najibullah Zazi arrives at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Najibullah Zazi arrives at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. WASHINGTON A Colorado airport

‘Fed’ scrawled on census worker’s body - Cincinnati.com
MANCHESTER, Ky. - When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drawing on years of experience warned: “Be careful.” The 51-year-old Sparkman was found

Suspect in Lakewood cop shooting charged with attempted murder - Morris County Daily Record
The Lakewood man accused of firing at police who raided his home early this morning as part of a gun trafficking investigation has been charged with four counts of attempted murder. Jaime Gonzalez, 39, was also charged with possession of a handgun

Hillsborough County Center evacuated after power outage - St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA Employees at County Center were sent home and the building shut down for business at noon because of a power outage Thursday morning. Investigators are not sure if the power will be able to be restored for work Friday. The power stopped at

Shrub taking over riverbanks - Statesman Journal
BEND Central Oregon weed watchers have an eye out for the prolific, pushy tamarisk shrub a nonnative plant that could expand its territory over area riverbanks in the future. The invasive tree, which blooms bright pink annually, has already

Cape Coral man accused of burglarizing mother’s home - News-Press
A Cape Coral man was arrested on burglary charges Wednesday after police say he broke into his mother s home and stole hundreds of dollars worth of electronics. A police report states David Sharp, 22, traded some of the stolen items, such as a

Cisco CEO Chambers got $14.2M 2009 pay package - Tacoma News Tribune
The chief executive of Cisco Systems Inc., John Chambers, received $14.2 million in compensation for the latest fiscal year, up 16 percent from a year earlier due to more generous allotments of stocks and options, according to an Associated Press

UPDATE 7-Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion - Finanz Nachrichten
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Dell Inc plans to buy Perot Systems Corp for about $3.9 billion, paying a steep 67.5 percent premium to expand its technology services business and compete with Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM. Perot Systems, a

A Year Later, H.P. s Bet on E.D.S. Looks Like a Winner - New York Times
After Hewlett-Packard bought the computer services company last August for $13.9 billion, it immediately began hacking the work force. Led by a master cost-cutter, Mark V. Hurd , H.P. laid off 25,000 E.D.S. workers, and cut the salaries of some by

The Hunt for a Hidden Bomb Factory - Newsweek
Days after local police and federal agents busted up an alleged terror plot targeting public transportation in the New York area, law enforcement and counterterrorism officials still aren’t sure if they have captured all of the suspects who might

Intel CEO Paul Otellini says PC sales could rise in 2009 - Los Angeles Daily News
SAN FRANCISCO The worldwide personal-computer market is pulling out of its slump quickly and could defy predictions by growing this year, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday. Otellini’s comments at a conference Tuesday were more bullish than

Bill Gates Dedicates New Computer Center At CMU - KDKA
Andrew Carnegie’s mills once made Pittsburgh into a world-recognized industrial power with a ready immigrant work force, but that is in the past. Carnegie Mellon University, with its internationally ranked reputation for science and technology, is

Hewlett-Packard upgraded at Credit Suisse as printer business bottoms - Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (AP) Credit Suisse upgraded Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday, calling a bottom to its printer business and pointing out improving demand for computer hardware. In a client note, Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope upgraded the stock to

Grant opens window into mid-century Anniston - Anniston Star
In the late 1940s, public scenes around Anniston were captured on photographic film by a forward-thinking mayor. Six decades later, those images are available for study by anyone with access to a computer. [ view slideshow ] You might even see

The Buzz On An Amazing New Mosquito Repellent: Will It Fly? - Science Daily
But there’s a fly in the ointment: The odds may be stacked against any of the new repellents finding a place on store shelves this year or next or ever. Ulrich Bernier, Ph.D., lead researcher for the repellent study, said the costly, time

Hacker pleads guilty to huge theft of card numbers - Tehran Times
BOSTON (AP) — A computer hacker who was once a federal informant and was a driving force behind one of the largest cases of identity theft in U.S. history pleaded guilty Friday in a deal with prosecutors that will send him to prison for up to 25

Yakima Avenue Traffic Lights Need An Update - KIMA TV
Do you ever feel, as you drive down Yakima Avenue that you’re catching every single red light? Stop. Move up a bit. Stop. Do it again. It could be because the traffic lights haven’t been re-timed in years. We talked to the city traffic manager to

Networks, advertisers seek better viewer counts - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Fourteen media companies said they are joining forces to fund new ways to track viewership of television programming throughout various platforms. ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox are all involved, along with Time Warner and Viacom. Prominent

Three cities respond to Milpitas house fire - Milpitas Post
Fire departments from Milpitas, Fremont and San Jose responded to a three-alarm fire that broke out in a duplex at 659 Abel St. in Milpitas around 2 p.m. on Thursday. After nearly an hour working inside the home, as well outside the structure on

LB&B Associates, Accounting Clerk (Fuel) - WTKR
LB&B Associates Inc, is seeking an experienced Accounting Clerk to provide fuel accounting (receipt and distribution) services at our contract location in Norfolk, VA. Preferred candidates will have a minimum 4 years professional experience, strong

Warehouse Jumps Most in 11 Months on Second-Half Gain, Outlook - Bloomberg
Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) — Shares in Warehouse Group Ltd., New Zealand s biggest discount retailer, gained the most in almost 11 months after second-half earnings increased as sales started to recover from the nation s worst recession in 30 years

IU To Lead Project Linking Supercomputers - Indy Channel
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The federal government has chosen Indiana University to lead a project to link supercomputers at six universities and turn them into an “an experiment factory” for scientists conducting complex research. University President

Mobile BIS Introduces New Pet Cremation Services Software - Earthtimes
NEW ORLEANS, LA — 09/10/09 — Mobile BIS, the leading developer of software for the pet cremation industry, has announced the debut of a new suite of software called the Pet Cremation System (PCS) StandardPlus program. The new software provides

Wisconsin audit finds some state employees misused credit cards - Winona Daily News
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Auditors say state employees used their credit cards for some inappropriate purchases, including a laptop computer, luxury luggage and a trip to Las Vegas. The Legislative Audit Bureau on Wednesday questioned whether 131 of more

Site Presented By - Salon
The best part of the Bloomberg News article explaining how bad money market fund investments in “commercial paper” precipitated last fall’s credit crunch: The use of “ice-nine” — a fictitious material in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Cradle” that freezes

Parsippany company buys naming rights to NJ Nets practice facility - Morris County Daily Record
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Nets have announced a deal to place a sponsor logo on player practice jerseys. Under the two-year deal with computer product manufacturer PNY Technologies Inc., announced Tuesday, the company will also

Firm picked for UW project reeling from scandal - The State
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin System acknowledged Wednesday the high-priced consultant working on its $81.4 million payroll project is reeling from an accounting scandal that is raising questions about its future. The system has picked

On S o Paulo’s Mean Streets, the Rich Roll in Armored Splendor - Wall Street Journal
S O PAULO — Everywhere 19-year-old Kareen Passos drives in her pink VW New Beetle, men approach her and onlookers shout “Barbie!” They can look, but they dare not touch: Ms. Passos’s car is bulletproof. This metropolis of 10 million is the auto

Audit faults California prison system for failing to develop system to - San Jose Mercury News
As the debate grinds on in the Legislature about how best to slice $1.2 billion from California’s crowded prison system, a scathing new audit faults the Corrections Department for its skyrocketing costs and for not doing enough to track the money it

For Sale: $20 Million Particle Accelerator, Never Used - Wired
Johnnie Bryan Hunt was never the most likely candidate to breathe life into what remains of America s unfinished multibillion-dollar science project: the Superconducting Super Collider. The plain-talking, Stetson-wearing, born-again Arkansan

Day4 Energy Names James Topham CA to the Board of Directors - Earthtimes
Mr. Topham is currently working as a consultant with a few technology companies and has 30 years public company audit experience. Mr. Topham’s distinguished career includes 30 years with KPMG, with 20 years as an audit partner in the technology

Off to see ‘The Wizard’ for free at Netflix Oct. 3 - Muskogee Daily Phoenix
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Anyone with a computer and Internet connection can be off to see “The Wizard of Oz” for free next month, courtesy of Netflix Inc.’s movie-streaming service. The free showings will be available throughout the U.S. for 24 hours

Homegrown CompuServe gave Columbus a tech-savvy flair in the ’70s and - Columbus Dispatch
The history of CompuServe 1969: Compu-Serv (the original spelling) is founded in Columbus as a computer time-sharing service by Harry K. Gard and his son-in-law, Jeffrey M. Wilkins. It is conceived as the computer department of a startup life

Laptop missing from Pensacola Naval Hospital - News Herald
PENSACOLA Officials at Pensacola Naval Hospital are warning patients to monitor their financial records after a computer went missing. Hospital officials reported that the computer had personal information on 38,000 patients who used the hospital

Warning system goes high-tech - Citizen’s Voice
LAFLIN - When a train derailment in 2002 forced the evacuation of hundreds of Laflin residents, emergency crews went up and down every street going door-to-door to notify residents. Police think they now have an easier way to assist with such a

Dugard Worked at Suspect’s Business - AOL
ANTIOCH, California (Aug. 30) — Customers of the printing company knew her as “Allissa.” They spoke to her about graphic design, business cards and fliers, and describe her as professional, polite and responsive. Jaycee Lee Dugard was 11 years old

Minn. deputies have productive coffee break, arrest suspects in - Minneapolis Star Tribune
MANKATO, Minn. - It didn’t take much work for two county sheriff’s deputies in Minnesota to track down four burglary suspects. In fact, the suspects pulled right into the Happy Chef restaurant where the Blue Earth County deputies were on a coffee

Mortgage giants struggle a year after takeover - Chattanooga Times Free Press
WASHINGTON A year after the near-collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants remain dependent on the government for survival and there is no end in sight. The companies, created by the government to ensure the availability of home

Many visited NH unemployment offices over weekend - Boston Globe
MANCHESTER, N.H. Hundreds of people took advantage of open unemployment offices over the weekend in New Hampshire. Offices in Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Salem and Somersworth are staying open on weekends through September to ease a backlog in

Dugard Worked at Suspect’s Business - AOL
ANTIOCH, California (Aug. 30) — Customers of the printing company knew her as “Allissa.” They spoke to her about graphic design, business cards and fliers, and describe her as professional, polite and responsive. Jaycee Lee Dugard was 11 years old

Laptop missing from Pensacola Naval Hospital - News Herald
PENSACOLA Officials at Pensacola Naval Hospital are warning patients to monitor their financial records after a computer went missing. Hospital officials reported that the computer had personal information on 38,000 patients who used the hospital

Kansas Health Policy Authority gets $40M grant for new computer system - Birmingham Business Journal
The Kansas Health Policy Authority has received a $40.3 million federal grant to buy a new computer system, the authority said Thursday. The funding comes through the Health Resources Services Administration , according to a release Thursday from the

Fair warning would have helped workers - Nashua Telegraph
BACKGROUND: Precision Technology Inc., of Pembroke, abruptly shut its doors last week, putting 130 employees out of work. CONCLUSION: The closing violated the federal WARN Act, but that s little comfort to the workers, who have had their lives

Web-monitoring software gathers data on kids - Buffalo News
Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids online activities may be unwittingly allowing the company to read their children s chat messages and sell the marketing data gathered. Software sold under the Sentry and

Former Norwich student faces jail for faking e-mails - Times-Argus
BARRE A former Norwich University student whose fabricated e-mails helped send a former Stowe resident to jail for three months struck a plea deal with prosecutors Tuesday in Vermont District Court in Barre. Kellye Stephens, 23, pleaded no

WTO Issues Decision in Boeing-Airbus Dispute - KWCH.com
GENEVA (AP) - The World Trade Organization on Friday handed the United States and European Union its long-awaited intial decision in their dispute over government financing for airplane makers, but didn’t reveal the result of the confidential ruling

Farewell, Regatta — we’ll miss you - Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wouldn’t you just know that the weekend forecast calls for beautiful, sunny skies with highs in the 80s. Normally, Sharon King would care deeply about it. Normally, she’d be doing a little happy dance over the dry-sky predictions

Every Baltimore patrol officer to get a BlackBerry - Boston Globe
BALTIMORE Baltimore’s police department will become one of the first agencies in the nation to issue every patrol officer a BlackBerry that allows for instant warrant checks, city officials said Wednesday. The city’s Board of Estimates approved

Free trips to Thailand for the Internet savvy - Boston Globe
BANGKOK Attention Internet-savvy travelers: Thailand is giving away free trips to five lucky couples who don’t mind sitting in front of a computer while on vacation. The Tourism Authority of Thailand launched a new campaign Tuesday offering five

Dugard Worked at Suspect’s Business - AOL
ANTIOCH, California (Aug. 30) — Customers of the printing company knew her as “Allissa.” They spoke to her about graphic design, business cards and fliers, and describe her as professional, polite and responsive. Jaycee Lee Dugard was 11 years old

A look at economic developments around the globe - Lexington Herald-Leader
BEIJING - China is reversing some market-opening reforms amid the global economic crisis and raising new barriers to foreign computer services and other companies, said the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, a European business group

Selected recent California newspaper editorials - San Francisco Gate
Was the still air a blessing or a curse? The dearth of breeze kept the Station fire from burning even more disastrously out of control at the same time that it corralled ash and heat, making for miserable air quality. Most tellingly, though, it was a

School gets $126M for Northwest ocean observatory - Kansas City Star
The University of Washington has received about $126 million in federal money to build an ocean observatory in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington and Oregon. The vast network of fiberoptic and power cables and stations will relay