Top Stories: Washington, November 21 : The high-performance computer QPACE (QCD Parallel Computing on the Cell) has been recognized as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world. ANI Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:08 -0500Munich, November 21 : Astronomers, using European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) 3.58-meter New Technology Telescope (NTT), are seeing through the opaque dust lanes of the giant cannibal galaxy Centaurus A, unveiling its "last meal" in unprecedented detail - a smaller spiral galaxy, currently twisted and warped. ANI Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:20 -0500London, November 21 : Scientists have come up with a computer model that predicts future changes in the world's forests, which has forecasted deforestation in the Congo Basin rainforest in the future. ANI Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:20:07 -0500Washington - Thinking about upgrading to Windows 7 from XP? You'll need to do a fresh installation of the operating system instead of an "in-place" upgrade. That means you won't be able to just pop in... Earth Times Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:00:11 -0500Hanoi - Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake at the heart of the old city, is stagnant, thick with green algae and choked with sludge. It is also a historical treasure and the heart of Vietnamese nationalism. Accor... Earth Times Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:59:52 -0500(11-21) 13:45 PST , (AP) -- Looks like South African runner Caster Semenya will be able to keep the gold medal she won at the recent world championships in Berlin. San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:30:18 -0500The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and the Pope have agreed to "consolidate" the relationship between their two churches. Dr Williams met Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. A Vatican stateme... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:58 -0500Gordon Brown has been boosted by a poll suggesting the Tories' lead has been slashed. An Ipsos MORI survey for The Observer put David Cameron's party on 37% - just six points ahead of Labour. The ... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:58 -0500Ten British servicewomen on operations in Afghanistan have been sent back to the UK in the past six months after falling pregnant. The servicewomen were evacuated between April 31 and October 31 thi... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:57 -0500Gordon Brown and David Cameron have apologised after suggestions that they competed for photo opportunities at a Remembrance Day service attended by the Queen, it has been revealed. The leaders said... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:57 -0500A car has ignited close to the Policing Board headquarters in Belfast, police said. Army bomb disposal officers were called after the vehicle broke through a barrier into the Clarendon Dock area ear... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:56 -0500A canoeist pulled from a river during Saturday's stormy conditions has died, the fire service said. The 46-year-old man, from Reading, was taken from the River Dart at Mel Tor, Poundsgate, Newton Ab... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:56 -0500People in Wales at risk of contracting swine flu have been urged to get vaccinated against the virus after it emerged five people have been diagnosed with a strain resistant to Tamiflu. The advice c... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:55 -0500A bridge which collapsed sending a policeman tumbling to his death in a swollen river was inspected last year and found to be "structurally sound", a council said. No problems were identified at Nor... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:54 -0500Two out of three people in England believe maternity services should be spared from NHS spending cuts, according to a poll. The survey of more than 1,700 people for the Royal College of Midwives fou... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:54 -0500STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Nathaniel Lester scored 19 points and Hofstra held off Yale 68-63 in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Monday night. Tampa Bay Online Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:11:57 -0500Expectant father Randolph Bresnik and Michael Foreman were so far ahead despite their late start and interrupted sleep the night before - false fire and decompression alarms jolted them awake - that t... Tampa Bay Online Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:11:56 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. -- Jared Mintz scored 19 points and Lafayette held New Jersey Tech to just eight points over the last 9:54 for a 69-52 win on Saturday. With the game tied at 34 a... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:27:02 -0500(11-21) 15:29 PST Grants Pass, Ore. (AP) -- An Alabama couple following directions from a GPS device got stuck and were rescued from the snowy, mountainous back road where a San Francisco man got los... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:04:27 -0500Often it takes a catchy nickname to get an offensive line some credit. Otherwise, the linemen spend entire careers anonymously banging heads with other big guys while quarterbacks and running backs re... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:04:23 -0500Gordon Brown has been boosted by a poll suggesting the Tories' lead has been slashed. An Ipsos MORI survey for The Observer put David Cameron's party on 37% - just six points ahead of Labour. The ... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:51:28 -0500Every victim of crime should be visited by the police, irrespective of how serious the offence, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has indicated. Launching the first national television advertising campaig... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:51:26 -0500COOKEVILLE, Tenn. ? Lee Sweeney passed for two touchdowns and Cass Barnes ran for two scores as Tennessee Tech routed Murray State 45-14 on Saturday in the season finale for both teams. The... Sign on San Diego Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:21:47 -0500A Simpsons lampoon of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has caused a stir online, almost a week after the episode went unnoticed on television. (Getty Images: Ethan Miller)... ABC Australia Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:59:08 -0500Has the level of political debate really come to this? The next prime minister will probably be elected on the basis of the biscuit he nibbles. Winning an election is about cleverly targeting undecide... The Independent Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:55:46 -0500(11-21) 11:39 PST Oxford, Miss. (AP) -- About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU. San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:32:08 -0500Gordon Brown has been boosted by a poll suggesting the Tories' lead has been slashed. An Ipsos MORI survey for The Observer put David Cameron's party on 37% - just six points ahead of Labour. The ... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:18:48 -0500The spacewalkers installed new antennas, relocated a monitor for electrical hazards, set up an attachment for a spectrometer due to arrive next year, and hooked up a wireless video system for spacewal... Tampa Bay Online Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:13:48 -0500By Hideki Mochizuki, Swimming World Japanese correspondentTOKYO, Japan, November 21. THE Japanese Swimming Federation has decided not to end the ability to use tech suits domestically until the end of... Swimming World Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:29:09 -050011/21/2009 Dede Haskins’ cell phone has been her constant companion for more than a decade. And she has always considered herself a careful driver — even using a hands-free set so she cou... St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:28:57 -0500Texas Tech wide receiver Alexander Torres, left, carries a Taylor Potts pass to the four-yard line as Oklahoma defensive back Brian Jackson, right, trails, during the second quarter of an NCAA college... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:28 -0500“60 Minutes,” Morley Safer called working at SAS “the good life.”But that good life is under threat today as never before. SAS’s specialty, a lucrative niche called busin... International Herald Tribune Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:02:52 -0500"As the branches are careening down," he says, his eyes following his arm arcing in front of him, "they lift upward. The leaves have a ... lifted-up quality to them." His fingers outline and accent th... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:47:51 -0500A town centre came to a standstill as thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects to two soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Thousands packed the streets of Grimsby as the bodies of Serg... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:34:57 -0500A man has died in hospital and another victim is being treated for gunshot wounds after a shooting at a nightclub. West Midlands Police said both men were shot at the Tropical Harmony club in Bilsto... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:34:56 -0500Gordon Brown has been boosted by a poll suggesting the Tories' lead has been slashed. An Ipsos MORI survey for The Observer put David Cameron's party on 37% - just six points ahead of Labour. The ... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:34:54 -0500GEORGE TOWN: Nearly 30 computers worth RM61,000 were seized from a 24-hour cybercafe in Bukit Mertajam for using pirated software. State Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism enforcement chief ... New Straits Times Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:01:58 -0500An astronaut anticipating the birth of his daughter at any moment has embarked on the first spacewalk of his career, tackling a load of maintenance work outside the International Space Station.Atlanti... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:11:25 -0500A late charge by bulls helped key indices surpass crucial resistance levels. However, select momentum indicators are currently in a sell mode even while the trend is up. It seems that markets will rem... Business Standard Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:05:14 -0500(11-20) 19:53 PST ROME, Italy (AP) -- Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will s... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:55:19 -0500But after missing one too many exits because she was distracted by a phone call, Ms. Haskins decided it was time to get tough with herself. So she signed up for ZoomSafer, a free service that uses her... International Herald Tribune Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:08:10 -0500Asia Pacific Network Information Centre puts up NIXI application for public commentsRegistries handle allocation of number resources needed for routing internet traffic... The Hindu Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:08:06 -0500ITANAGAR: BSNL on Saturday launched its 3G mobile telephony here today enabling the people to avail video, voice and web access at a great speed. Launching the service R Sanyal, Chief General Ma... Times Of India Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:50:19 -0500(11-21) 07:42 PST GENEVA (AP) -- Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine followi... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:35:16 -0500Over the years, Web-based e-mail services have gotten much better, sporting many features once available only with the e-mail programs that reside on the computer desktop. Courier-Journal Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:41:49 -0500But after missing one too many exits because she was distracted by a phone call, Ms. Haskins decided it was time to get tough with herself. So she signed up for ZoomSafer, a free service that uses her... International Herald Tribune Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:27:25 -0500California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday. State A... Oakland Tribune Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:23:38 -0500Microsoft unveiled some details about Internet Explorer 9 this week at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. But what does Microsoft have in store for IE users from a security perspec... eWeek Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:13:05 -0500H ARWICH — Two students were arrested yesterday morning when hundreds of students held a sit-in demonstration at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School to protest what they claim are unfair dis... Boston Herald Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:57:55 -0500To those who are ready to lock up the Richmond gang rape defendants and throw away the key, Sarah Kunstler has a few words of caution: the Central Park Jogger. San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:49:14 -0500Cisco launched an iPhone application Friday aimed at helping corporate security managers respond to threats on-the-go. Aimed squarely at enterprise IT departments, the app is networked to Cisco's S... Tech Web Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:10:42 -0500The nuclear physicists working on the Large Hadron Collider were surprised that they could so quickly get beams of protons whizzing near the speed of light during the restart late Friday, said James G... USA Today Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:51:06 -0500An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City's Times Square.Although best known for painting the masterpiec... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:44:30 -0500A year after being advised to lift its game, Australia is making a leap forward in the field of space science, the federal government says.It has thrown $48.6 million at the problem, establishing a sp... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:44:26 -0500Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the new videogame from Activision Blizzard, keeps blowing away sales records.The company said on Wednesday that Modern Warfare 2 grossed an estimated $US550 million ($A... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:44:25 -0500A couple suspected of helping spread some of the internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said on Wednesday.Scotland Yard's electronic cr... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:44:22 -0500The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook and Twitter have been named by the Webby Awards as among the top 10 internet moments of the decade.Other events singled out on Wednes... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:44:20 -0500The space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), NASA officials said.The shuttle and its six astronauts left Florida's Kennedy Space Centre witho... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:44:18 -0500EMI Music announced on Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.EMI... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:44:16 -0500Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in their pursuit of computers that "think" like a living thing's brain - an effort that tests the limits of technology.Even the world's most powerful superco... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:44:13 -0500NASA and Microsoft have launched an interactive website that allows web surfers to become Mars explorers.The "Be a Martian" website invites members of the public to help scientists perform such resear... Ninemsn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:44:11 -0500The Bank of England has outlined plans for "top-up" charges to boost bank balance sheets, as it sought to add the "missing ingredient" to financial regulation. The central bank said the impact of th... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:13:42 -0500Katie Price is gearing up for yet another Bushtucker Trial on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - but this time she will be partnered by a fellow contestant. TV presenter Kim Woodburn was chosen... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:13:40 -0500Two principles need to be part of the consciousness of every cybersecurity practitioner: First, security cannot hold back productivity. Technology that makes us more productive will get deployed and u... Tech News World Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:44:52 -0500If you think that your Mac is less likely to get infected with a virus or a trojan than a PC is, you are absolutely correct. However, this in no way makes Mac users immune to cybercrime. Phishers, for... Tech News World Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:44:51 -0500Before the Warriors played their third consecutive game with half of their roster, the NBA granted them a hardship exemption Friday, allowing them to sign forward-center... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:57 -0500Prime Minister Gordon Brown has arrived in Cumbria to see flood damage and meet people affected by the record breaking rainfall in the area. He joined Environment Hilary Benn and met members of the ... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:48:09 -0500Alcohol prices could rise by 10% next year because of tax increases, the head of a major brewer has said. Stuart MacFarlane from AB InBev UK, which owns brands including Beck's, Stella and Budweiser... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:48:09 -0500Katie Price is gearing up for yet another Bushtucker Trial on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - but this time she will be partnered by a fellow contestant. TV presenter Kim Woodburn was chosen... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:48:06 -0500If human beings had three or four hands, perhaps accessories such as Bluetooth headsets might not be necessary. But we don't. With just two hands, that means we're limited to what we can hold and cont... Tech Web Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:19:17 -0500LONDON: UK: India is falling behind China in its attempts to increase the use of English, risking squandering a key economic advantage, a new report says. A "huge shortage" of teachers and qualit... Times Of India Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:52:09 -0500The show must go on. That's the rallying cry for Macworld 2010, which is preparing to soldier on for the first time in 26 years without Apple as its anchor vendor. The show, a production of IDG World... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:36:50 -0500(11-20) 17:27 PST -- An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global war... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:36:49 -0500Maybe Monta Ellis is ready to shoulder a heavier load, after all. The guard carried the Warriors to a 108-94 win over streaking Portland, recording a season-high 34 points and adding eight assists, s... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:36:47 -0500The number of empty homes in England reached its highest level for five years during 2008. There was a 9% jump in the number of private homes that had been empty for at least six months during the y... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:23:21 -0500Katie Price is gearing up for yet another Bushtucker Trial on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - but this time she will be partnered by a fellow contestant. TV presenter Kim Woodburn was chosen... Ananova Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:23:20 -0500By TALI ARBELAP BUSINESS WRITER NEW YORK -- The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more compan... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:36:51 -0500Apple's detractors is universal surprise. Their disappointment often stems from finding out that Apple isn't the company they thought it was. So I'm going to do all you would-be critics a favor, and e... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:13:00 -0500 | 
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