NASA chief Michael Griffin is taking a calculated gamble by going ahead with the launch of Discovery
Jun. 30, 2006

NASA chief Michael Griffin is taking a calculated gamble by going ahead with the launch of Discovery, overruling two top managers who fear foam flying off the fuel tank might harm the space shuttle.

French lawmakers tone down threat over Apple’s iTunes
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French lawmakers on Friday watered down their contentious legislation to force Apple Computer to open up its closed system of iPod players and iTunes online music.
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Google Inc. Thursday will launch a long-awaited service called Google Checkout, which some analysts said could help online merchants boost sales
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Google Inc. Thursday will launch a long-awaited service called Google Checkout, which some analysts said could help online merchants boost sales and convince them to commit more advertising money to the Web search leader.
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Universities and Colleges inefficient out of tune with modern time : Report
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A draft report released Monday by a national commission on higher education calls for more federal money to help low-income students attend college, and places much of the blame for rising prices on the inefficiencies of colleges themselves.
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Fuel-efficient subcompact Smart car brand to the United States in 2007
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DaimlerChrysler is set to bring the fuel-efficient subcompact Smart car brand to the United States in 2007, according to a published report.
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AT&T test runs its offering of U-verse video and high-speed Internet service
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The long-anticipated service, originally slated for a full-scale launch starting in late 2005, is the focal point of AT&T's bid to transform itself into a multimedia provider of communications beyond phone calls.
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Warner Bros. began selling its movies and TV shows over the Internet video site Guba.com
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Warner Bros. began selling its movies and TV shows over the Internet video site Guba.com Monday, marking the second deal the studio has made to distribute content over Web sites that have offered pirated video in the past.
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Cell phone emissions excite the part of the brain cortex nearest to the phone
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Their study, published in the Annals of Neurology, adds to a growing body of research about mobile phones, their possible effects on the brain, and whether there is any link to cancer.
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NASA is dealing with many of the same problems it faced almost a year ago
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A grounded space shuttle. Countless months trying to fix foam insulation problems on the fuel tank. A faulty fuel tank sensor that delayed a launch in May.
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UFO-like phenomena caused by secret US spy plane
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It is the stuff of internet conspiracy theorists' dreams. A top secret, hypersonic, cold war spy plane that was allegedly flown by the Americans in UK airspace without the UK government's permission.
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