Diabetics in limbo over conflicting blood sugar studies17.03.2008 10:06 - source: USATODAY.com The conventional wisdom: Diabetes patients who keep blood sugar close to normal levels are thought to be better off. But on Feb. ... Read more… |
Missiles Strike Pakistan Tribal Area17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS At least 20 people were killed in a missile strike near the Afghan border on Sunday, state-run Pakistan Television said. The strike destroyed the house of a suspected militant leader, according to a local tribesman. Read more… |
"Star Wars II": Return Of Missile Defense17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS Last month saw a test of the country"s missile defense system against a crippled satellite, and it worked. Was it a lucky shot, or is the nation"s missile defense a reason for Americans to feel secure? Read more… |
The Science Of Sleep17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS Scientists are discovering that sleep is far more critical to human health than previously believed and have linked sleep deprivation to serious problems such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Lesley Stahl reports. Read more… |
Did The Manson Family Have Other Victims?17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS Leading forensic investigators are searching for new evidence of death - clues pointing to possible decades-old clandestine graves - where Charles Manson and his cult hid out in the high desert of California. Read more… |
Massive Arizona Pileup Kills At Least Two17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS Dozens of vehicles collided in heavy, blinding snow on a northern Arizona interstate, killing at least two people, critically injuring 11 others and forcing authorities to close the highway for 20 miles in both directions. Read more… |
5 Years On: Is Iraq War Only Half-Over?17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS How much longer will the Iraq War continue? For years, say many commanders and military analysts. In fact, the U.S. may be only at the mid-point of its involvement in a conflict begun when President Bush ordered the invasion in 2003. Read more… |
Three Missing In Fatal NYC Crane Collapse17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS Three people were still listed as missing Sunday as rescue teams picked through the rubble of a town house crushed by a toppling construction crane in an accident that killed four construction workers. Read more… |
Fed Takes New Steps To Ease Credit Crisis17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said new steps announced by the central bank should help squeezed financial institutions get cash infusions - a fresh effort to provide relief to a spreading credit crisis. Read more… |
Bomber Hits NATO Convoy In Afghanistan17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS A suicide car bomber has attacked a NATO military convoy in southern Afghanistan, killing three civilians and at least two international soldiers, according to Afghan and Danish officials. Read more… |
Democrats Must Unify — Or Else17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS Gov. Deval Patrick believes Barack Obama will earn the nomination if he continues to lead in pledged delegates, but that the possibility exists the party will "pull defeat from the jaws of victory" if Democrats do not unify after Denver. Read more… |
Bear Stearns News Sends Markets Tumbling17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS Asian stocks have plunged and the dollar sank to a new low on news that JPMorgan Chase was buying troubled U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns, signaling to investors the depths of the credit crisis. Oil prices in Asian have risen to a record level. Read more… |
16 Confirmed Dead In Tibet Crackdown17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS China's appointed governor of Tibet says 16 people have died in violence that started in the region's capital. The government blames the bloodshed squarely on "thugs" acting on the Dalai Lama's orders. Exile groups say as many as 80 have been killed. Read more… |
Cheney Visits Iraq To Push Political Unity17.03.2008 10:06 - source: CBS Vice President Dick Cheney has opened a new U.S. push for political unity in Iraq on an unannounced visit to Baghdad, just ahead of the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. Read more… |
Mergers are in the Air (PC World)17.03.2008 10:06 - source: Yahoo tech PC World - Though many tech vendors are suffering as the widening U.S. financial crisis slows down consumer and business spending, IT mergers and acquisitions including bellwethers such as Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Electronic Arts and AOL continue to reshape the technology landscape and provide opportunities for investors. Read more… |
SpringSource offers SpringSource Tool Suite for Java (InfoWorld)17.03.2008 10:06 - source: Yahoo tech InfoWorld - SpringSource, keeper of the Spring Framework, is announcing Monday the planned April release of the personal edition of SpringSource Tool Suite, a toolset intended to reduce complexity of enterprise Java development. Read more… |
New immigration points could hit software trade: Indian minister (AFP)17.03.2008 10:06 - source: Yahoo tech AFP - A new points-based immigration system in Britain may make it harder for developing countries to export software systems to the country, India's trade minister said in an interview published Monday. Read more… |
Red Hat Buys Amentra (PC World)17.03.2008 10:06 - source: Yahoo tech PC World - Red Hat has purchased Amentra, an IT consulting firm with open-source expertise, to sell its JBoss Java infrastructure to enterprises as the basis for SOAs (service-oriented architectures). Read more… |
Microsoft licenses Adobe mobile software (AP)17.03.2008 10:06 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Microsoft Corp. has licensed Adobe's software for viewing online videos and other files on cell phones, the companies said Monday. Read more… |
"Borat" co-star joins Bernie Mac comedy (Reuters)17.03.2008 10:06 - source: Yahoo tech Reuters - Ken Davitian, who shot to prominence as the nude wrestling partner in "Borat," has been cast in Fox's Bernie Mac comedy "Starting Under." Read more… |
China blocks YouTube over Tibet videos (AP)17.03.2008 10:06 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Internet users in China were blocked from seeing YouTube.com on Sunday after dozens of videos about protests in Tibet appeared on the popular U.S. video Web site. Read more… |
Startup aims to broker customer feedback (AP)17.03.2008 10:06 - source: Yahoo tech AP - One of the great things about the Internet is the way people post reviews on just about anything you're considering trying, whether it's a movie, a new restaurant or the local florist. Read more… |
Net video ads: attention vs. annoyance (AP)17.03.2008 10:06 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Frank Harper is well aware that all those free video clips on the Internet come at a price: advertising. Read more… |
E911 Service for Enterprise IP Phone Systems18.03.2008 16:20 - source: Asterisk Enterprise telephony operators now have the opportunity to simplify 911 administration, diminish liability concerns, in order to meet U.S. state and federal E911 regulations, according to Montreal's 911 Enable.The 911 service provider launched its new Emergency Gateway software, saying the... Read more… |
Introducing TeleYapper 4.0: The Free, Asterisk 1.4 Message Broadcasting System18.03.2008 16:20 - source: nerdvittles.com TeleYapper's back today with version 4.0 of our Phone Blasting software. It's still free and better than ever with support for simultaneous calling and redialing failed calls. And version 4 adds customized text-to-speech messages using Flite or Cepstral. TeleYapper is the perfect (free) tool for broadcasting announcements and reminders from ... Read more… |