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Top Stories: Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) How does the brain zero in on a single bit of information, out of the tens of thousands that it is bombarded with daily? Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have discovered a mechanism that the brain uses to filter out distracting thoughts to focus on a single bit of information. IANS Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:30:03 -0500Moms often struggle with the decision of whether to go back to work or to stay at home with their kids. They no longer have to choose between the two. Moms looking for "work from home" coach... PR Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:22:19 -0500Baghdad - Iraq, reportedly home to the world's third-largest oil reserves, will seek peaceful nuclear technology from the United States, an Iraqi lawmaker said in remarks published Monday. "The govern... Earth Times Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:13:02 -0500Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi's leading property development, management and investment company, has revealed details of two infrastructure systems in use at Yas Island, its major new leisure and entert... AME Info Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:08:03 -0500Small- to medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Australia are deploying converged networks and paving the way for united communication (UC) systems. Around 26% of SMEs are currently using IP telephony on ... NE Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:06:51 -0500ABI Research forecasts annual mobile voice revenues to reach US$580 billion in 2010. From 2011 on, rising subscriber saturation will increasingly erode mobile voice revenues, not just in developed mar... NE Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:06:50 -0500Get ready for faster performance and lower power consumption from your next PC, as the next-generation main memory technology, Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) SDRAM, rises to dominance in the second quarter... NE Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:06:49 -0500The Nanhai People's Government of Foshan, Guangdong province and Fujitsu have agreed to jointly invest and build the Fujitsu South China Data Center, Fujitsu's first world-class data centre in China, ... NE Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:06:48 -0500The two will hook up a fresh oxygen tank as well as some science experiments. The first two spacewalks of the mission went so well, and the astronauts accomplished so much extra work, that only a few ... USA Today Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:05:25 -0500(11-22) 21:12 PST -- Raiders defensive end Jay Richardson had a favor to ask of quarterback Bruce Gradkowski. Nothing major, like go all Colts offense out there, but a big favor by Oakland standards. San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:42:13 -0500Four men are due to appear in court charged with terrorism offences following counter-terror raids. Officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit detained the men earlier this week in what was... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:32 -0500Leaked documents have revealed the extent of tensions between UK military commanders in Iraq and their US allies. The British chief of staff in Iraq, Colonel J.K.Tanner, branded his American militar... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:31 -0500Flood-hit communities are facing up to the devastation brought about by the torrential downpours, as homes and businesses found themselves cut off by collapsed or damaged bridges and schools were due ... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:31 -0500Hundreds of knife-carrying yobs are to be shown graphic images of stab wounds in an effort to discourage them from reoffending. Doctors and nurses will show them real life pictures of the damage don... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:30 -0500Katie Price has left the I'm A Celebrity jungle, the ITV website said. The model had said she would not take part in the next bushtucker trial after she was nominated to face yet another test on the... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:29 -0500Tuneless twins John and Edward Grimes said they are "up for any challenge" now their X Factor dream has ended. The twins - dubbed "Jedward" - were booted off the show on Sunday night and said they w... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:29 -0500The Northern Ireland Assembly is expected to condemn the latest attempts to derail the peace process after a car bomb attack and gun battle involving suspected dissident republicans. The 400lb bomb ... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:28 -0500Seven out of 10 parents think their child takes plenty of exercise, despite only one in 10 doing enough, a poll has found. Research for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) found there was a "reality ... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:28 -0500Meanwhile, the chip sector lost ground for a second day, leading the tech decline, amid growing concerns about where the semiconductor market is headed. The double whammy set the Nasdaq Composite I... Morning Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:24:25 -0500The two will hook up a fresh oxygen tank as well as some science experiments. The first two spacewalks of the mission went so well, and the astronauts accomplished so much extra work, that only a few ... Tampa Bay Online Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:23:26 -0500LONDON -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a leading software provider that enables enterprises to be operationally responsive, announced today that its... Fresh News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:52:55 -0500A statewide push to make high school more meaningful to students is raising the profile of hands-on learning.In Sioux Falls, the construction of a special school will provide more space for existing t... Argus Leader Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:47:48 -0500(CNN) -- Online auction giant eBay apologized Sunday for a daylong glitch that inactivated the search function on its Web site, and said it will compensate sellers for their losses. CNN Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:41:40 -0500CALGARY, AB, CANADA, November 23, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Veterinarians and the clinic staff members are extremely busy people. Finding the time to learn software can be seen like a daunting task w... 24 / 7 Press Release Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:39:30 -0500AutoPlay Media Studio is a professional software development tool used by thousands of software developers to create professional autorun CD / DVD's and multimedia software. 24 / 7 Press Release Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:39:18 -0500Wine Collector mini includes wine database software for organizing any size collection. Using an integrated database of over 67,000 wines, IntelliScanner features automatic identification of scanned b... Earth Times Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:30:18 -0500Johannesburg — TECHNOLOGY services provider ConvergeNet has suffered a drop in profitability in the past year with delays in the awarding of government contracts compounding damage caused by the... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:25:36 -0500I ride public transportation a lot. In the last few years, this has become more difficult because of all the people talking on their cell phones, almost always with loud voices. Can you tell me where ... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:21:24 -0500-- BART police are again facing questions about an officer's use of force after a rider posted a YouTube video of a glass-shattering altercation that bloodied an officer and a patron on the West Oakl... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:21:22 -0500(11-22) 17:41 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Police are looking for four or five men suspected of being involved in the fatal stabbing of a 33-year-old man on a busy street in San Francisco's Mission District ... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:21:21 -0500Alvin Ray Burns, Jr., was found shot in a car on the 8700 block of MacArthur Boulevard near Castlemont High School at about 11 p.m. Friday, said Officer Jeff Thomason, Oakland police spokesman. Burns ... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:21:19 -0500(11-23) 04:00 PST Green Bay, Wis. -- Burdened with the kind of rueful regret that comes from missed opportunities, the phrase "Oh, what might have been" is a good way to describe the 49ers of 2009 in... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:21:17 -0500The remaining drama was a showdown between Smith and himself, the first-half version versus the second-half model, the pro-set dud versus the shotgun-formation, spread-offense sensation. First-Half ... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:21:15 -0500A Boulder company has been awarded a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to build on its "smart grid" communications technologies. Power Tagging was selected from thousands of companies so i... Denver Post Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:08:37 -0500Flood-hit communities are facing up to the devastation brought about by the torrential downpours, as homes and businesses found themselves cut off by collapsed or damaged bridges and schools were due ... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:04:54 -0500The Tories have jumped on the Jedward bandwagon, branding Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling "Deadwood". A poster campaign features the faces of the Prime Minister and Chancellor imposed on a photogr... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:04:50 -0500Seven out of 10 parents think their child takes plenty of exercise, despite only one in 10 doing enough, a poll has found. Research for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) found there was a "reality ... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:04:49 -0500Dubai Internet City (DIC), the region's largest managed ICT cluster and a member of TECOM Investments, today leveraged its participation at the IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa 2009 to show sup... AME Info Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:04:41 -0500The International School of Choueifat (ISC)-Amman, one of the exceptional schools in the region and member of the global SABIS Schools Network, has started employing Sun Ray technology in alignment wi... AME Info Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:04:33 -0500Gulf International Trading Group (GITG), a leader in the trading of high-quality, eco-friendly construction materials in the Middle East, is one of this year's top eco-tech exhibitors at The Big 5 Int... AME Info Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:04:31 -0500ATLANTA, Georgia, November 21. THE Seminoles continued to push themselves on Day Two of the Georgia Tech Invite. Earning a combined seven event wins and 12 NCAA B-cut qualifying times, the Seminole... Swimming World Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:43:00 -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 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:42:28 -0500GELV ) is pleased to provide shareholders with an update on the company's progress executing its strategy for the development of sustainable biomass-to-energy conversion solutions for the $154 bill... Market Wire Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:35:42 -0500The federal government plans to introduce new legislation Tuesday forcing Internet providers to alert police if they encounter any host sites linked to child pornography, The Vancouver Sun has learned... Vancouver Sun Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:19:18 -0500The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins and tub... Ninemsn Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:17:09 -0500NEW DELHI: The pay per-second tariff war gets a new leverage with Tata DoCoMo launching its plan to roaming services. Though a one paisa-per second tariff translates to 60 paise per minute and hence... Times Of India Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:15:50 -0500The US continues to impose restrictions on export of as many as 11 of its 16 dual use technology regimes to India, despite New Delhi being publicly praised by the administration for its impeccable tra... Business Standard Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:11:27 -0500GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- 11/23/09 -- Green Energy Live Inc. (OTCBB: GELV) is pleased to provide shareholders with an update on the company's progress executing its strategy for the development of sustai... Earth Times Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:09:55 -0500RA'ANANA, Israel, November 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Orsus' Situator provides a framework for fusing data silos from disparate security and safety systems as well as multiple command and contr... Earth Times Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:09:54 -0500MONTEVIDEO: A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the first and only country to offer an Internet-connected computers to all public primary school st... The Peninsula Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:01:11 -0500(11-22) 12:31 PST -- Microsoft's next browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), will offload image and text rendering chores to the PC's graphic processor, one way the company plans to increase the browser... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:59:46 -0500? Search engine technology is in a state of flux as it digs ever deeper for new meaning. Europe is poised to reap the benefits of the new age of semantic search thanks to the work of European res... Science Daily Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:59:44 -0500Alvin Ray Burns, Jr., was found shot in a car on the 8700 block of MacArthur Boulevard near Castlemont High School at about 11 p.m. Friday, said Officer Jeff Thomason, Oakland police spokesman. Burns ... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:59:39 -0500? In winemaking, grape juice is turned to wine during the fermentation process by the action of a number of essential beneficial microorganisms -namely bacteria. Sometimes, though, harmful bacter... Science Daily Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:59:36 -0500Florida-based alternative energy company has selected Flow Line Options' advanced process technology for its new biodiesel refinery. The refinery will produce biodiesel fuel from recycled, used vegeta... Oil and Gas Online Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:58:30 -0500Florence, Italy And Seville, Spain - GE Oil & Gas' advanced steam turbine technology has won CSP Today's Best Applied Research and Development Award for innovation in concentrated solar power (CSP). T... Oil and Gas Online Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:58:28 -0500Flood-hit communities are facing up to the devastation brought about by the torrential downpours, as homes and businesses found themselves cut off by collapsed or damaged bridges and schools were due ... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:45:40 -0500The Government is due to accept a range of recommendations aimed at driving down staff sickness and absence in the NHS. High rates of illness and stress are impacting on patient care, the final repo... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:45:38 -0500Seven out of 10 parents think their child takes plenty of exercise, despite only one in 10 doing enough, a poll has found. Research for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) found there was a "reality ... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:45:36 -0500China's anti-virus authority on Sunday warned computer users to guard against new mutation of worm virus, which could infect various documents in system. The virus, Worm_Piloyd.B, could infect documen... People's Daily Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:39:48 -0500Tokyo, Nov 18, 2009 (JCN) - KDDI Corp. will acquire a 50 percent stake in BRAC BD Mail Networks Ltd. of Bangladesh through a third-party allotment of new shares by the Dhaka-based Internet access serv... JCN Network Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:14:23 -0500The price of supercomputers is dropping quickly, in part because they are often built with the same off-the-shelf parts found in PCs, as a supercomputing conference here last week made clear. Just abo... International Herald Tribune Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:12:28 -0500I.B.M. , a team of nearly 100, including mathematicians and software developers, is working on a project to create an automatic translation tool, so-called machine translation, that has the speed and ... International Herald Tribune Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:12:25 -0500Whether it’s through social media, e-mail campaigns or revamped Web sites, local retailers say an increased focus on the Internet has helped steady or boost sales during the current economic dow... Business Journal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:05:48 -0500NASA ’s Ares I-X test rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 28, carrying with it the potential future of manned space exploration, every aspect of the mission — launch, ... Business Journal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:05:25 -0500Five9 Inc. is finally making a connection in a big way. The Pleasanton-based seller of on-demand call center software, which was founded in 2001, is seeing revenue growth of more than 70 percent this... Business Journal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:05:18 -0500A local businessman is planning a building expansion, while looking to hire up to eight additional workers for his crate manufacturing company. It’s growth, he says, that indicates the aviation... Business Journal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:05:08 -0500In 2007, Maryland’s information technology industry got its crash course in politics. Two years later, it’s the model student. A group of tech community leaders has organized a $1,000-pe... Business Journal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:05:00 -0500Technology startups in the Rio Grande Corridor, from Los Alamos to El Paso, have a new source of equity capital in which to tap. The newly formed... Business Journal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:03:38 -0500Patni Computers is quoting at Rs 448, higher by Rs 5 or 1%, on the BSE. The stock opened at Rs 443, and has touched a high of Rs 455 and a low of Rs 442 thus far. Business Standard Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:45:06 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. Tampa Bay Online Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:15:12 -0500In his first wide-ranging interview on the matter, the Apple senior vice-president explains his company's App Store vigilance—and why it sometimes loosens up... BusinessWeek Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:32:26 -0500I ride public transportation a lot. In the last few years, this has become more difficult because of all the people talking on their cell phones, almost always with loud voices. Can you tell me where ... San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:14:47 -0500(11-22) 18:40 PST Oakland, Calif. (AP) -- Before the season even started, the Oakland Raiders picked this week's game to dedicate to Marquis Cooper, their former special teams star who died in a boat... San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:14:39 -0500A notebook, number 2 pencils, and the newest essential school supply in Uruguay: a laptop. The South American nation is the first and only country to guarantee every elementary school student attendin... Breitbart Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:02:08 -0500Gordon Brown is to set out his hope that investment from China can drive the economic recovery in Britain. The Prime Minister is to say he wants to see "thousands" of Chinese firms working in the UK... Ananova Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:34 -0500The Government is due to accept a range of recommendations aimed at driving down staff sickness and absence in the NHS. High rates of illness and stress are impacting on patient care, the final repo... Ananova Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:34 -0500Flood-hit communities are due to face up to the devastation brought about by the torrential downpours, as homes and businesses were cut off by collapsed or damaged bridges and schools were closed. S... Ananova Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:33 -0500Some physicians might feel like the process of buying and implementing a new electronic medical record system is so complex that a formal education is required. It turns out you can get one. Several... Amed News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:09 -0500LONDON - Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday... Asia One Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:55:29 -0500Washington - Lots of people have waited until the official release of Windows 7 before buying a new computer. And now that the new version of Windows is out, the stampede is on. Just about any compute... Earth Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:21:59 -0500Software programmers are designing apps for the Google-backed Android operating system, fired by frustration with Apple's rejections and delays... BusinessWeek Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:10:02 -0500Following an expose by TOI on November 5 that SMS tariffs are 50 to 100 times higher than what it costs service providers, a top Trai official said, “We are going to issue a consultation paper to... Times Of India Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:07:29 -0500SHANGHAI - (Business Wire) Praxair China has signed a multi-year agreement with MAGI Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd. to supply bulk and process gases for its solar cell and module manufacturing faci... Earth Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:00:58 -0500It's easy to feel like you've gone back in time in parts of Nevada City - horse-drawn carriages clop past old Victorians, gas lamps glow on narrow downtown streets, storeowners don Victorian-era garb ... San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:51:14 -0500The Government is due to accept a range of recommendations aimed at driving down staff sickness and absence in the NHS. High rates of illness and stress are impacting on patient care, the final repo... Ananova Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:37:46 -0500By Kenny Chee THE ways in which ordinary people play popular online computer game World Of Warcraft (WoW) - and go on in-game missions called "quests" - can be used to study how real-life t... Asia One Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:31:42 -0500By Joy Fang IF STARHUB were to carry SingTel's football programming on its channels, SingTel would ask why its mio TV could not carry StarHub's exclusive programmes too, said Acting Minister ... Asia One Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:31:39 -0500Caltex is in the "backyard" of China and India, says its managing director, Julian Segal. He tells CNBC's Karen Tso that demand for oil in Asia will continue to grow. CNBC Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:50:06 -0500Residents of an Auckland retirement village now have a robot helper, thanks to new research into inexpensive robotic assistants for the elderly.The Korean YUJIN robot will work alongside human staff a... Ninemsn Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:37:33 -0500(11-22) 15:07 PST Green Bay, Wis. (AP) -- Sure, Aaron Rodgers enjoyed beating the San Francisco 49ers. It's the team he grew up rooting for, and the team that snubbed him on draft day in 2005. San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:19:12 -0500An experienced canoeist has died after becoming trapped under his boat while riding a flooded river. Chris Wheeler, 46, from Reading, Berkshire, was pulled from the River Dart at Mel Tor, Poundsgate... Ananova Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:06:01 -0500The head of the long-awaited Iraq War Inquiry pledged to produce a "full and insightful" account of the decision-making process which took Britain into the conflict. On the eve of the first public h... Ananova Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:06:00 -0500The Conservatives would hold an "emergency budget" within 50 days of winning a general election, David Cameron said. The Tory leader insisted the financial package would be needed to tackle the soar... Ananova Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:05:59 -0500Two men have been charged with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed and then run over by a car while on a trip to local shops, police said. Michael McCarthy, 19, left his home in Yoakley Road, S... 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