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MinimizeToTray Revived Puts Firefox in Your System Tray [Downloads]
Windows only: Firefox extension MinimizeToTray Revived is a replacement for the popular MinimizeToTray extension that has been abandoned and doesn't support Firefox 3 or later, and puts Firefox in...
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France reject Irish replay hopes
The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game.
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Beam circles 'Big Bang' machine
Engineers have sent proton particles all the way round the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) machine for the first time in more than a year.
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UK navy fires on 'Spanish flag'
The UK apologises to Spain after the Royal Navy uses a buoy with Spanish colours for target practice off Gibraltar.
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Hand Out Your Invites in the Google Wave Invitation Donation Thread [Google Wave]
In our continuing efforts to help as many of our readers get a chance to play around with Google Wave as possible, we're back again with our weekly Google Wave invitation donation thread. Note: Read...
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Dangerous seas
Can EU's taskforce defeat pirates off Somalia coast?
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Malaria Gaining Resistance to Best Available Treatment
Malaria has begun showing troubling signs of developing resistance to artemisinin, which is currently the best available treatment for the disease.
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Wallpaper Roundup: Turkey Time and Pumpkin Pie [Wallpaper Roundup]
Turkeys are being purchased, pie recipes dusted off, and the folding chairs are being dragged out from the basement. It's that time of year again—celebrate Thanksgiving with some fresh...
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UK Digital Economy Bill As Bad As Expected; Digital Britain Minister Flat Out Lies About ISP Support
Just as the leaks predicted, the UK government has offered up its Digital Economy Bill, which includes massive changes to copyright law, including the power of the government to effectively change the law at will with little to no oversight. Basically, it would let the Business Secretary, Lord Mande …
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Galileo's fingers and a tooth found, Italian museum says
Fingers and a tooth cut from the body of famed astronomer Galileo Galilei have been found, an Italian museum says.
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Climatic Research Unit Hacked, Files Leaked
huckamania was one of many readers to write with the news that the University of East Anglia's Hadley Climatic Research Unit was hacked, and internal documents released. Some discussion and analysis of the leaked items can be found at Watts Up With That. The CRU has confirmed that a breach occurred, …
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Yacht pair plead for ransom talks
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.
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Give Wireless Charging Mats a Natural Wood Look [DIY Creations]
Wireless charging mats are a clever way to charge your gadgets without cords or power bricks, but a big black mat can easily stick out in any room. Instructables shows you how to make a more stylish...
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YouTube Will Soon Block Access From Set-Top Devices [Media Center]
It won't affect your PS3, Wii, TiVo, or other licensed YouTube partners, but Google's streaming video service will start blocking API access to TV-connected devices as of Dec. 2. The COO of set-top...
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Zweite Bundesliga: Düsseldorf bezwingt Cottbus
Aufsteiger Fortuna Düsseldorf setzt seinen Höhenflug in der Zweiten Bundesliga fort. Zum Auftakt des 13. Spieltages bezwangen die Rheinländer den Bundesliga-Absteiger Energie Cottbus mit 2:1. Der Tabellenletzte Rot Weiss Ahlen trennte sich torlos vom SC Paderborn. [mehr]
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TorrentFetcher Searches for Torrents from Your Desktop [Downloads]
Windows only: Most people use torrent sites like Mininova or The Pirate Bay to search for torrents online, but free program TorrentFetcher lets you search straight from a desktop program and quickly...
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NPR's Daniel Schorr Blames The Internet For Ft. Hood Shootings
I recognize that NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr is well into his tenth decade of life, and plays the role of the "senior statesman of journalism" on NPR at times, but as a bunch of folks have sent in, he seems to have totally lost it with his recent piece suggesting the internet should share some of …
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Mappus zum neuen Chef der Südwest-CDU gewählt
Mit 91,35 Prozent der Stimmen ist Stefan Mappus vom Landesparteitag zum neuen Vorsitzenden der CDU in Baden-Württemberg gewählt worden. Er übernimmt das Amt von Günther Oettinger, der als EU-Kommissar nach Brüssel wechseln soll. Mappus soll Oettinger auch im Amt des Ministerpräsidenten folgen. [mehr …
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The 40/30/30 Rule Preps You for The Game of Life [Motivation]
When you've placed yourself where you need to be, kept at something past your initial doubts, and taken a risk at failing, you're running at 100 percent. Weblog The Simple Dollar suggests thinking of...
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Schwere Überflutungen in Nordwestengland
Nordwestengland ist nach schweren Regenfällen überflutet. Ein Polizist kam ums Leben. An einem Ort wurde eine Niederschlagsmenge von 314 Millimeter gemessen. Die britsche Umweltministerin Benn sprach von einem möglichen Jahrtausendereignis. Auch Teile Irlands und Schottlands sind betroffen. [mehr] …

