Crackdown launched on cell phone porn Nov 20, 2009
It costs only 1 yuan (14 cents) to register a domain name and 251 yuan annually to rent a storage space of three gigabytes in a server, according to the industry group. But proceeds from running a website with pornographic content can amount to as much as a thousand times the costs of running it. (People's Daily Online, China)
Gender row athlete keeps gold medal Nov 20, 2009
The South African ministry added they had been unhappy with way the testing had been handled: "We have asked the IAAF to apologize at the way the whole Caster Semenya saga was dealt with. "Their response is: 'It is deeply regrettable that information of a confidential nature entered the public domain. The IAAF is adamant that the public discourse did not originate with them. (CNN -- International)
Obama dodges Chinese missiles Nov 19, 2009
Instead of risking a disaster on the diplomatic front by mentioning military or missile-related concerns, perhaps Obama is far wiser, even scoring numerous points on an entirely different front - the social networking domain. The comment section of one prominent Chinese blog site was buzzing, for example, as everyone shared thoughts about the town hall session which was aired live for Shanghai TV viewers. (Asia Times Online)
Dell sees boost from Perot deal Nov 19, 2009
"(The acquisition) was a really good fit for a bunch of reasons, but the domain expertise that Perot brings in government and healthcare is particularly powerful," Paul Bell, president of Dell's global public sector business, said in an interview in London on Wednesday. About half of Perot's revenue comes from healthcare, and a further roughly 20 percent from government, but Bell said he was not the only one of the group's four divisional heads pushing for the $3. (India Times)
Sabertooth Tigers Were Relative Pussycats Nov 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009. The classic interpretation of a sabertooth cat, a 1905 painting by Charles R. Knight in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. (Fox News)
Internet still under US grip: forum delegates Nov 19, 2009
A California-based non-profit corporation, ICANN manages the Domain Name System (DNS) that forms the technical backbone of the Web and allows website addresses, for example, to be typed as words instead of a series of numbers ... On Monday, the first applications were accepted for internationalised domain names (IDNs) in one of the most significant steps to making the Internet more accessible around the globe ... Egypt and Russia were among the first to apply to have their country code for top... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Pantaloon Retail eyes small food cos Nov 19, 2009
We are in talks with several small companies in the foods domain. These are Indian companies and have a clearly demarcated role to play,'' said Kishore Biyani, founder and CEO, Future Group. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
When Weirdos Are Welcome In Washington Nov 19, 2009
eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. Access recent eIBD issues easily. (Investors Business Daily)
Australian space science 'making gains' Nov 19, 2009
Senator Carr has acquired the domain www. space. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
High-Level Forum Adopts "Tunis Declaration On Public Procurement Reforms in Africa" Nov 19, 2009
He said that "in the economic governance area, progress is being made, not everywhere, not all the time, but progress is being made." According to him, progress has equally been made in the domain of procurement since the first forum held in December 1998 at the AfDB headquarters in C te d'Ivoire. Since the Abidjan conference, several African countries have embarked on procurement reforms programs with the support of the AfDB, the World Bank and other development partners, and the assistance of... (allAfrica.com)
Science news » Nov 19, 2009
The agency did not recommend countries set limits on how many children people should have, but said: "Women with access to reproductive health services . Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia.DNA taken from 69 crocodiles housed in the moats of the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center showed nearly 50 percent were Siamese crocodiles, which until... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Magma Releases Hydra 1.1 - Enhanced Hierarchical Design Planning Solution Adds Out-of-the-Box Reference Flows and Advanced Technology to Deliver Better Floorplans Faster Nov 19, 2009
The new version features out-of-the-box reference flows for channel-style, near-abutment, full-abutment, black-box, repeated-block and multi-power domain methodologies, allowing designers to get started quickly and combine these various approaches easily ... Support for more complex flows such as full abutment, repeated block and multi-power domains that are compliant with both the Unified Power Format (UPF) and Common Power Format (CPF), is also provided. (Primezone Releases)
Questions linger in case against fired county engineer Nov 19, 2009
The nine-page request for emergency protection for county staff namely county attorney Michael Craig and county manager Michael Herr alleges the former county employee used a public domain blog on the Web site of the Lakeland Ledger to make "veiled threats on the lives" of county staff and was exhibiting signs of behavior of people "most likely to engage in workplace violence.". The temporary injunction bans Zebdaoui from interacting with or coming within 500 feet of the work of Craig, Herr,... (Lake Wales News, FL)
Firstfolio shares soar on $6b loan-buy talks Nov 19, 2009
After acquiring the businesses eChoice and Domain Financial Services in 2008, Firstfolio says the new acquisitions would add to its $12 billion loan portfolio ... "All through the doom and gloom, through last year, we were still consolidating, still buying and we bought eChoice and Domain in the depths of despair last October and November. "We haven't done this with the view of the economic environment, we've done it believing that the industry needs to consolidate. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Click to read: Too Much Video Surveillance? Nov 18, 2009
even if you were on YOUR terrace hanging outside an apartment, if it is not confined by 4 walls, roof, etc - if it is 'out of doors', then you are in public and hence - you have no gripe as there should be no expectation of privacy in the public domain. courts have upheld this. (CBS News -- Early Show)
EMC, HP Back Up and Dedupe PCs Nov 18, 2009
Rob Emsley, senior director of product marketing for EMC's backup and recovery division, said Avamar is for customers who want to change their backup infrastructure, while the company's Data Domain appliances are meant to fit into existing backup environments. HP Protects PCs. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
NBN Co pays $4,000 for web address Nov 18, 2009
The cost of registering a domain name in Australia usually is only about $100 ... It's not believed the company was "cybersquatting", which involves registering or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
New Optus $29 Cap Plan Blackberry for $0 upfront over 24 months. Act fast! 1800 300 808 Nov 18, 2009
Eg: EBay, You Tube, MTV, Domain and much more. Games. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Lines in the sand Nov 18, 2009
Much of the discussion is focussing on the new opportunities which will be opened up by the decision to allow domain names in non-Latin languages. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), a key internet oversight agency, has developed a mechanism for domain names in languages such as Chinese, Korean and Arabic, as well as a host of others ... In fact, Egypt's technology minister, Tarek Kamel, has taken the opportunity, at this meeting, to announce that his country has... (BBC News -- Technology)
New worm poses DoS attack threat Nov 18, 2009
c also spoofs the address the message is generated from, with all messages appearing to come from "James" at the same domain as the recipient. Add a comment. (Yahoo News -- Computer Viruses & Worms)
NJ man indicted in Web name theft, sale on eBay Nov 18, 2009
Authorities say he hacked into an account on the Go Daddy Group registration service in 2006, transferred the domain name P2P.com to his own Go Daddy account and sold it to former Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Mark Madsen. Madsen didn't know the Internet address was stolen. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Scientists Put Interactive Flu Tracking at Public's Fingertips Nov 18, 2009
The technology behind the Human Genome Project has improved to enable the rapid sequencing of numerous genomes, and avian flu's broad transmission has encouraged scientists to place viral sequence data into the public domain. At the same time, computational power has continued to expand. (Science Daily)
Adware Spreads Quickly on AOL IM Nov 18, 2009
Reader's advisory: Wired News has been for a number of stories written by this author. If you have any information about sources cited in this article, please send an e-mail to sourceinfo at wired. (Yahoo News -- Instant Messaging)
CHICAGOLAND: Body of school board chief found in River... Nov 17, 2009
The West Side of Chicago was his domain and he is well loved and respected for his loyalty and dedication to the hundreds of ministers and his fellow residents. Don't turn the story of a great man into a farce for political reasons which are without merit. (The Drudge Report)
Net gets set for alphabet changes Nov 17, 2009
The net regulator Icann has invited countries to ask for "internationalised domain names" in non-Latin characters. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have announced their intentions to apply for the first Arabic domains ... Countries can also apply for domains in other scripts, such as Chinese. (BBC News -- Technology)
Bored with bonds? Buy a bridge Nov 17, 2009
Infrastructure has long been the domain of institutional players, but has now emerged as a mainstream alternative for wealthy investors burnt in the credit crunch by a related asset class, real estate. A vote of confidence in the sector came recently from no less an investor than Warren Buffett, who bought out rail group Burlington Northern for around $26 billion. (India Times)
MailNow! 5 ready for the prime time Nov 17, 2009
The Distributed Intrinsic Scheduler feature kicks in when one domain takes up the majority of bandwidth to send e-mail and delays the delivery of e-mail from other domains. A smart algorithm and fair policy ensure that e-mail from all domains are treated equally to prevent delivery delays. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Egypt bids for Arabic domain name Nov 17, 2009
Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name. Article:Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name:/n/a/2009/11/15/international/i091150S05 ... DTL Article:Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name:/n/a/2009/11/15/international/i091150S05. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
'Naxals threat to India's eco power' Nov 17, 2009
The other reason for sounding the alarm stems from the increasingly close proximity between the corporate world and the forest domain of the Naxalites. Text Size. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
What Are Web Surfers Seeking? Well, It's Just What You'd Think Nov 17, 2009
The Web turns out to be every bit the domain of the unbounded id we always thought it was. According to a research paper about the data prepared by an AOL-led team, porn was the third most common activity of Web searchers, behind entertainment and shopping. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
From the space race to human race Nov 17, 2009
Leaders in this domain have perfected the art of saying everything and yet nothing. But as it turns out, conventional economics and sustainable development are two of the most unsound foundations for grand societal change - the type required for sustainability - that have been devised. (BBC News -- Science)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 17, 2009
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed hierarchical system used by servers that use the Internet Protocol (IP)to convert IP addresses (such as 85 ... Information on privacy issues surrounding domain name registration information. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
DNS Problem Linked to DDoS Attacks Gets Worse Nov 17, 2009
Internet security experts say that misconfigured DSL and cable modems are worsening a well-known problem with the Internet's DNS (domain name system), making it easier for hackers to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against their victims. According to research set to be released in the next few days, part of the problem is blamed on the growing number of consumer devices on the Internet that are configured to accept DNS queries from anywhere, what networking experts call an... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Scientists Take the Lead out of Piezoelectrics Nov 17, 2009
6, 2009) Domain walls that conduct electricity, mere billionths of a meter wide, could be the ultimate nanoscale feature for future electronics. Scientists have not only discovered conducting domain walls. (Science Daily)
Social media challenges society Nov 17, 2009
uk domain name registry. During a lively panel session I tweeted about the event, posted a photo of the "panel-eye view" and even used Google to look up the details of the ENUM service that translates a VOIP telephone number into a domain name so I could answer a question. (BBC News -- Technology)
Google Apps Enjoys Enterprise Boost Nov 17, 2009
Ed Laczynski, founder and CTO of LTech, said Power Panel is deployed via the Google AppEngine and secured within a customer's domain. All of its features and functions are hosted directly in Google's cloud. (Datamation)
Viagra for Women? Drug Developed as Antidepressant Effective in Treating Low Libido Nov 17, 2009
Drug developed as antidepressant effective in treating low libido. Drug Developed as Antidepressant Effective in Treating Low Libido. (Science Daily)
Top BBC resignations astonished Hutton Nov 17, 2009
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Law lord believes his report's findings on David Kelly's death were misinterpreted by media and is dismayed at accusations of whitewash. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Rise in phishing ups security biz Nov 17, 2009
Rise in phishing attacks ups domain security biz- Internet-Infotech-The Economic Times ... Rise in phishing attacks ups domain security biz17 Nov 2009, 1233 hrs IST, ET Bureau ... THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the feeling that the bad boys of the internet are all in the West and that phishing attacks are a rarity in India gets a beating with every passing day, the market for online domain security and validation is witnessing an uptick. (India Times)
Eskom's real quandary is its choice of technology Nov 17, 2009
Around the same time that Eskom's leadership vacuum started taking on the characteristics of a black hole, sucking in all and sundry, the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) put some interesting statistics into the public domain. The regulator projected the costs of producing power from 10 different technologies over the next two decades in a document explaining its decision for the second phase of renewable energy feed-in tariffs. (Business Report, South Africa)
Internet to speak Chinese in 2010 Nov 17, 2009
The ICANN, a nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses, agreed to allow the use of non-Latin characters in registering top-level domain names ... Earlier in the day, Beckstrom confirmed that ICANN has indeed received serious applications since it accepted non-Latin domain names registration at the end of October ... Kamal, who is also chair of the forum, had announced at Sunday's opening ceremony the launch of the first Arabic domain name. (Xinhuanet, China)
What's next for Queer Eye? Nov 17, 2009
Iwas in Domain in the Chestnut Hill mall, and they had this sign on this kind of chair/sofa, which one of our guys had called a "chofa" on the show. And they had a sign on it: "The chofa as seen on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." I thought: "That validates it. We're everywhere.". (Yahoo News -- Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
Secretive front group battles health bill Nov 16, 2009
Even the owner of the site's Internet domain name is hidden, officially registered to Domains By Proxy Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz. company that shields the real owner's identity. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Adware Spreads Quickly on AOL IM Nov 16, 2009
Reader's advisory: Wired News has been for a number of stories written by this author. If you have any information about sources cited in this article, please send an e-mail to sourceinfo at wired. (Yahoo News -- Instant Messaging)
Warning for online money mules Nov 16, 2009
Page last updated at 03:36 GMT, Monday, 16 November 2009. Many do not know about scams from some online job searches. (BBC News -- UK)
Cyberbullies hit primary schools Nov 16, 2009
Page last updated at 00:23 GMT, Monday, 16 November 2009. This kind of bullying can be as bad as any other, campaigners say. (BBC News -- UK)
Ex-prostitute and blogger Belle de Jour reveals her true identity Nov 16, 2009
Page last updated at 18:17 GMT, Sunday, 15 November 2009. Belle de Jour drops her anonymity. (BBC News -- Europe)
Warning over 'cosmetic ops risk' Nov 16, 2009
Page last updated at 00:16 GMT, Monday, 16 November 2009. Warning over 'cosmetic ops risk. (BBC News -- UK)
Starry, starry night - Scottish park awarded 'dark sky' status Nov 16, 2009
Page last updated at 09:08 GMT, Monday, 16 November 2009. Forest park given Dark Sky honour. (BBC News -- UK)
Web Addresses Can Include Hebrew, Hindi Nov 16, 2009
The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - or ICANN - voted to allow such scripts in so-called domain names at the conclusion of a weeklong meeting in Seoul, South Korea's capital ... Domain names - the Internet addresses that end in ".com" and other suffixes - are the key monikers behind every Web site, e-mail address and Twitter post ... Since their creation in the 1980s, domain names have been limited to the 26 characters in the Latin alphabet used in English. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Japan's economy continues growing Nov 16, 2009
Page last updated at 06:48 GMT, Monday, 16 November 2009. Consumer prices in Japan are falling but demand remains shaky. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Internet to speak Arabic: Egypt Nov 16, 2009
Egyptian Minister of Communication Tarek Kamel announced the introduction of the first Arabic domain, in a step that would ease Internet access to millions of Arabic speakers around the world. SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - Egypt's communications minister on Sunday announced the introduction of the first Arabic domain, in a step easing Internet access to millions of Arabic speakers around the world ... misr country code top-level domain, Tarek Kamel told the fourth meeting of the Internet... (Yahoo! Asia News)
AOL Peeved by Adware Outbreak Nov 16, 2009
According to domain registration records, BuddyLinks is part of a slew of related websites that peddle similar adware -- software that monitors your every move online so it can then display, right on your computer screen, ads for the sorts of things you're presumably interested in. The BuddyLinks buddy list of websites includes. (Yahoo News -- Instant Messaging)
WC 2010 cash goal for New Zealand Nov 16, 2009
Page last updated at 11:29 GMT, Sunday, 15 November 2009. Rory Fallon's goal could be worth millions to New Zealand Football. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
T. rex 'would outrun footballer' Nov 16, 2009
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 23:17 GMT 00:17 UK. (Yahoo News -- Dinosaur & Fossil Discoveries)
New worm poses DoS attack threat Nov 16, 2009
c also spoofs the address the message is generated from, with all messages appearing to come from "James" at the same domain as the recipient. Add a comment. (Yahoo News -- Computer Viruses & Worms)
Kosovo riots 'were orchestrated' Nov 16, 2009
Egypt launches Arabic web domain. WATCHED/LISTENED. (Yahoo News -- Kosovo)
Basinger denies phone rant leak Nov 16, 2009
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 15:20 GMT 16:20 UK. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
Country profile: Ethiopia Nov 15, 2009
Page last updated at 15:42 GMT, Wednesday, 12 August 2009 16:42 UK. Ethiopia is Africa's oldest independent country. (BBC News -- Africa)
Create Your SharePoint Governance Plan Nov 15, 2009
In order to do this there are two different sets of domain knowledge that need to be transferred. First, the consultant needs to get from the client information about the organization including background on the industry in general (if the consultant isn't familiar with the industry) and any special factors for the organization that may make the governance process and plan difficult, different, or "interesting.". (IntranetJournal)
Q&A: Internet Governance Forum Nov 15, 2009
But much of the day to day organisation of the net - from what domain names, i.e. ... Many countries want more effort placed on internationalised domain names ... Icann, the body with responsibility for domain names, say it is moving as swiftly as it can. (BBC News -- Technology)
Concessions From Google on Digital Books Nov 15, 2009
Are they going to make the stupid argument that just because a work has been digitized it's automatically in 'public domain. Add a comment. (CBS News)
What Are Web Surfers Seeking? Well, It's Just What You'd Think Nov 14, 2009
The Web turns out to be every bit the domain of the unbounded id we always thought it was. According to a research paper about the data prepared by an AOL-led team, porn was the third most common activity of Web searchers, behind entertainment and shopping. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 14, 2009
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed hierarchical system used by servers that use the Internet Protocol (IP)to convert IP addresses (such as 85 ... Information on privacy issues surrounding domain name registration information. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
DNS Problem Linked to DDoS Attacks Gets Worse Nov 14, 2009
Internet security experts say that misconfigured DSL and cable modems are worsening a well-known problem with the Internet's DNS (domain name system), making it easier for hackers to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against their victims. According to research set to be released in the next few days, part of the problem is blamed on the growing number of consumer devices on the Internet that are configured to accept DNS queries from anywhere, what networking experts call an... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
