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08.15.09

Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word
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By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY SEATTLE — A federal district court judge has ordered Microsoft (MSFT) to stop selling Word in the U.S. — and the tiny company behind the lawsuit is digging in for a David vs. Goliath showdown. Toronto-based i4i, which has 30 employees, claims that Microsoft violated an obscure patent related to Extensible Markup Language or XML. It's a key software component of many websites and computer programs, including Word. Judge Leonard Davis agreed Tuesday, ordering Microsoft to pay $290 million in fines and stop selling Word in the U.S. in 60 days. That could derail a core business for the ...
07.29.09

Microsoft and Yahoo Deal – Good for domainers?
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09.26.08

China astronauts braced for walk
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China astronauts braced for walk The spacecraft is now in a stable, circular orbit China's three astronauts have spent their first day in orbit preparing for the mission's spacewalk. Resources: BBC News A 42-year-old fighter pilot, Zhai Zhigang, is due to carry out the 20-minute manoeuvre at 1630 Beijing Time (0830 GMT) on Saturday. It will be the first time Chinese yuhangyuan (astronauts) have ventured outside their spacecraft. Their Shenzhou VII capsule soared into orbit on a Long March II-F rocket from Jiuquan spaceport in north-west China. The rocket put the Shenzhou capsule in a near-circular orbit more than 300km above the Earth. Mr Zhai is joined ...
09.26.08

Bush scrambles to save $700B bailout plan
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Bush scrambles to save $700B bailout plan By CHARLES BABINGTON from Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush scrambled Friday to bring rebellious members of his own party behind a multibillion-dollar government bailout of the financial system amid bitter political recriminations from both Democrats and Republicans over collapsed negotiations. Bush delivered a terse statement from outside the Oval Office of the White House, acknowledging that lawmakers have a right to express their doubts and work through disagreements, but declaring they must "rise to the occasion" and approve a plan to avert an economic meltdown. "There are disagreements over aspects of the rescue plan," he said, ...
09.26.08

JPMorgan Raises $10 Billion in Stock Sale After sale of WaMu
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JPMorgan Raises $10 Billion in Stock Sale After WaMu By Elizabeth Hester from bloomberg.com Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co., which bought most of Washington Mutual Inc. yesterday, raised $10 billion in stock sale today. JPMorgan, which is taking over deposits and branches of the Seattle-based savings and loan, sold the shares for $40.50, or 6.8 percent lower than yesterday's closing price of $43.46. The New York-based bank sold 246.9 million shares, according to a statement today. JPMorgan raised more than the $8 billion it was seeking to offset an estimated $8 billion in credit provisions, write downs and losses in ...
09.09.08

Mysteries of universe at focus of giant project
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Mysteries of universe at focus of giant project By Robert Evans (Reuters.com) GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists at a vast underground Swiss laboratory will launch an experiment on Wednesday to re-enact the "Big Bang" on a small scale to explain the origins of the universe and how it came to harbor life. The Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, will use giant magnets housed in cathedral-size caverns to fire beams of energy particles around a 27-km (17-mile) tunnel where they will smash together near the speed of light. Computers will analyze particles given off for clues to what happened at the Big Bang. Scientists at the ...
06.22.08

Lost Tribe of Brazil
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Images and contents from AOL news: http://news.aol.com Resource: AOL News; Photos from: Gleison Miranda, Funai / AP Men from an isolated tribe point arrows toward the sky from their home in Brazil's Amazon jungle as a small plane snaps photos from above. The tribe is among the last on Earth that has had no contact with the outside world, Brazil's National Indian Foundation, or Funai, reported last month. Resource: AOL News; Photos from: Gleison Miranda, Funai / AP Jose Carlos Meirelles Jr., an expert in uncontacted tribes for Funai, recently confessed that his group had actually been aware of the tribe for about 20 years. ...
06.22.08

28 Philippines ferry survivors found: report
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28 Philippines ferry survivors found: report 22 hours ago Images and content resources: Google News Map showing Sibuyan island, where the MV Princess of the Stars sank in heavy seas European Pressphoto Agency A crowd gathered Sunday on a beach in San Fernando, Sibuyan’s largest town, near the wreck of the Princess of the Stars. MANILA (AFP) — Twenty-eight passengers and crew of a ferry that sank during a typhoon in the central Philippines have been found alive, local radio station DZBB reported early Monday.They were found in a coastal village southeast of Manila, it reported from the scene. The group of survivors landed their lifeboat near ...
06.21.08

Lander Finds Ice on Mars, Scientists Say
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A trench dug by the Phoenix lander reveals white ice beneath the surface soil of Mars. Scientists say they are sure it is frozen water and not salt. Photo Credit: Nasa Via Associated Press Related Article: Lander Finds Ice on Mars, Scientists Say, page A01 Discovery Is Key Clue In Determining Whether Planet Supported Life By David Brown of washingtonpost.com Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 21, 2008; Scientists with the Phoenix Mars mission yesterday declared for certain that there is ice on the Red Planet, putting them an essential step closer to answering the question that has driven three decades of Mars exploration and centuries ...
12.05.07

Gunman Opens Fire at Omaha Mall
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OMAHA, Neb. (Dec. 5) - A man with a rifle opened fire at a busy shopping mall Wednesday, killing eight people before taking his own life. Five more people were wounded, two critically. Shoppers and employees ran screaming through the mall and barricaded themselves in dressing rooms after hearing gunfire. The gunman was found dead on the third floor of the Von Maur department store. var mod_296017 = new pgGlbObject(); mod_296017.pgTotalImages = "3"; mod_296017.pgGalleryId = "18130"; mod_296017.omnitureURL=encodeURI('http://news.aol.com/common/photogallery/omniture.adp'); mod_296017.xmlUrl=encodeURI('http://news.aol.com/common/photogallery/response.xml'); ...

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