Jan
22
2009
After high-level discussions on the piracy situation in 2008, the Italian government has announced the signing of an agreement which will see it collaborate with the French on the issue. Of concern to those sharing files online, Minister of Culture Sandro Bondi says Italy will follow the “French model”.


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Jan
22
2009
Chrysler thanks America for the bailout on their blog, hunderds of readers leave negative comments.


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Jan
22
2009
Everybody has played Duck Hunt for NES. I have discovered that the game errors in a very wacky and unpredictable way after you beat level 99. A must-watch for any Nintendo fan.


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Jan
22
2009
20 years later, we visit the man responsible for one of gaming’s most memorable soundtracks.


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Jan
22
2009
This week we’ve examined all the relevant stats and boiled down our top 10 NFL wide receivers so far this season. Each player on our list has distinguished himself as an all-around receiver, demonstrating the ability to both catch a high volume of passes, to rack up yardage and to put points on the board for his team.


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Jan
22
2009
A survey sent out to Windows 7 beta testers indicates that Microsoft is considering developing a software center for Windows. Who wouldn’t want to be able to search for software locally or on the Internet, look at reviews, check requirements, download, install, keep up-to-update, and repair any piece of software from one control panel applet?


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Jan
22
2009
A part-time plumber who regularly prowls a Riverside County riverbed found what is believed to be the 4-foot-long tusk of an Ice Age mammoth or mastodon.Experts say the tusk could date back 16,000 to 2 million years.


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Jan
22
2009
A new study has found that certain measles virus vaccine strain derivatives, including a strain known as MV-CEA, may prove to be an effective treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer. The findings show that this type of treatment, called virotherapy, can effectively infect, replicate in and kill prostate cancer


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Jan
22
2009
You’ve probably never heard of many of them, but chances are you’ll be using some of these Web sites by the end of this year.


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Jan
22
2009
JCWDenton writes “Former National Security Agency analyst Russell Tice, who helped expose the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping in December 2005, has now come forward with even more startling allegations. Tice told MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann on Wednesday that the programs that spied on Americans were not only much broader than previously acknowledged but specifically targeted journalists.”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.


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