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20 February 2008
mother found with children's bodies
20-02-08
05:38
GMTNeighbour tells how she discovered injured mother in bed with dead children.
stilnox side-effects 'worse in australia'
20-02-08
05:38
GMTGovernment drug agency tells Senate committee of sleeping pill's bizarre side-effects.
stilnox side-effects 'worse in australia'
20-02-08
05:38
GMTGovernment drug agency tells Senate committee of sleeping pill's bizarre side-effects.
kovco 'in mid-sentence'
20-02-08
05:38
GMTPrivate Jake Kovco was talking when a gunshot rang out in his Australian Embassy barracks room, a room-mate says.
kovco 'in mid-sentence'
20-02-08
05:38
GMTPrivate Jake Kovco was talking when a gunshot rang out in his Australian Embassy barracks room, a room-mate says.
frankly speaking: developer tells of sexual flings
20-02-08
05:38
GMTIt wasn't just the planning officer married Frank Vellar was bedding, corruption inquiry hears.
frankly speaking: developer tells of sexual flings
20-02-08
05:38
GMTIt wasn't just the planning officer married Frank Vellar was bedding, corruption inquiry hears.
hisd chief seeks to rally community support (w/audio)
20-02-08
05:37
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Three months after HISD voters narrowly approved an $805 million bond package, Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra on Tuesday tried to rally the community around his efforts to prepare students for college and the work force.
hisd chief seeks to rally community support (w/audio)
20-02-08
05:37
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Three months after HISD voters narrowly approved an $805 million bond package, Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra on Tuesday tried to rally the community around his efforts to prepare students for college and the work force.
illness forces castro to quit after half a century in power
20-02-08
05:37
GMTBrother to be named leader after caretaker role, but new generation waits in wings
illness forces castro to quit after half a century in power
20-02-08
05:37
GMTBrother to be named leader after caretaker role, but new generation waits in wings
asus nova p22 mac mini clone now on sale [asus]
20-02-08
05:36
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ASUS's P22 Nova is a small (9x7x2 in, under 4 lbs.), attractive PC designed for the living room. Like we've mentioned before, It has a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 160 GB HDD, Slot Loading DVD Burner, Bluetooth, 1 GB RAM and 802.11n WLAN. The cool thing is it has built in Hi-Fi Speakers, providing something more than TV speakers if you lack a 5.1 setup. Now it's available in North America for $899. [ASUS]
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alter-g anti-gravity treadmill approved by the fda [exercise]
20-02-08
05:36
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The Alter-G treadmill has been given the greenlight by the FDA for classification as a medical device. The powers that be were no doubt swept away by the treadmills ability to reduce the weight of the user by as much as 80% (In 1% increments) using a NASA designed air pressure regulation system.
The best part about the technology is that the user is free to wallk, jog, or run with a full-range of motion in both the upper and lower body. And the
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worldwide lcd tv shipments surpass crts for first time ever
20-02-08
05:20
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Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just days after Sony vaulted to the top of North American LCD sales charts, DisplaySearch is now reporting that worldwide shipments of LCD TVs have overtaken CRT TVs for the first time in the history of the universe. More specifically, LCD TV sales rose some 56-percent year over year, and 47-percent of the world's TV market is now held by said technology. Reportedly, the transition from CRT to LCD
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gamestop no longer taking hd dvd trades, possibly not taking 360 hd dvd drive either
20-02-08
05:19
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Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/GameStop_no_longer_taking_HD_DVD_trades_or_360_HD_DVD_Drive'; Doesn't look like there's going to be any glory in death for HD DVD -- we've just received confirmation that GameStop is no longer accepting HD DVD movies as trade-ins, and several GameStops have apparently already stopped taking the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive as well. We're also hearing that the 360 HD D
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onkyo pulling the plug on future hd dvd development
20-02-08
05:17
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The writing was already on the wall, but it looks as if Onkyo actually won't be pursuing the long lost HD DVD format any longer. According to a Japanese report at Yomiuri Online, the firm will be discontinuing production of HD DVD players following Toshiba's own decision to abandon the format, but it will continue to provide service for customers that already snapped up the DV-HD805. Interestingly, there was
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onkyo pulling the plug on future hd dvd development
20-02-08
05:17
GMT
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The writing was already on the wall, but it looks as if Onkyo actually won't be pursuing the long lost HD DVD format any longer. According to a Japanese report at Yomiuri Online, the firm will be discontinuing production of HD DVD players following Toshiba's own decision to abandon the format, but it will continue to provide service for customers that already snapped up the DV-HD805. Interestingly, there was
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