Seven pilgrims killed in attack in Iraq
Seven Shiite pilgrims were gunned down Sunday in a town south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.
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Seven pilgrims killed in attack in Iraq
Seven Shiite pilgrims were gunned down Sunday in a town south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.
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India on alert as death toll from bombs rises
India on alert as death toll from bombs rises
Metropolitan areas of India were on high alert Sunday after a wave of synchronized bombs that hit the western Indian city of Ahmedabad killed at least 49 people and wounded more than 114, police reported.
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Canadian community first to go completely solar
Canadian community first to go completely solar
The Drake Landing Solar Community is the first community to be completely solar powered in all of North America. It is located within the town limits of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. This development is a prime example of how simple living a greener lifestyle truly is. Located throughout the community you’ll notice over 800 solar panels on garage roofs, they are responsible for the production of 1.5 mega-watts of thermal power during the summer and work to supply heat to the district heating system. The entire system meets 90% of the annual heating and hot water needs of the community’s residents.
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Microsoft BrowserRank versus Google PageRank
Microsoft BrowserRank versus Google PageRank
Ah, those Redmond guys just won’t accept Google’s rule. A research paper delivered at a conference in Singapore this week, highlights Microsoft Asia Research’s alternative to Google’s PageRank algorithm, BrowserRank. The new process, in theory, ranks sites based on their usage, and user behavior patterns. Google’s algorithmic stew for rankings remains a great mystery, and an ever changing set of goalposts that are constantly gamed by companies looking to leverage search results to drive traffic, and drive revenues. Microsoft sees Google’s strength in this regard as being its weakness, too, arguing that web developers have many opportunities to influence the ranking system, unfairly. BrowserRank, on the other hand, would actually try and take a look at user behavior on a site, Microsoft arguing that the more people are engaged by a site, the more likely it is that it has relevance.
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Escaped spammer murders family, commits suicide
Escaped spammer murders family, commits suicide
Bennett (CO) – Escaped spammer Edward Davidson was found dead, along with the bodies of his wife and three-year-old daughter. Police believe Davidson tried to kill the entire family after he escaped from a minimum security correctional facility near Denver Colorado. A teenage girl was also shot, but survived and fortunately the couple’s infant son wasn’t harmed.
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Qantas 747 makes emergency landing after door blows out
Qantas 747 makes emergency landing after door blows out
Manila (Philippines) – A Qantas jumbo jet made an emergency landing after a faulty door exploded open during flight. Qantas Flight 30 from Hong Kong to Melbourne had to quickly descend 20000 feet and eventually landed in Manila. All 346 passengers and 19 crew on the Boeing 747 aircraft were not hurt.
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FDIC takes over two more failed banks
FDIC takes over two more failed banks
28 branches scheduled to reopen Monday as Mutual of Omaha Bank
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Obama in London for talks with UK leaders
Obama in London for talks with UK leaders
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with British Prime Gordon Brown Saturday on the last leg of his weeklong overseas tour.
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Investigation into Qantas jet emergency begins
Investigation into Qantas jet emergency begins
The Australian air safety agency is investigating Saturday the emergency landing of a Qantas Boeing 747 in the Philippines after a hole in the fuselage made the plane lose cabin pressure.
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Karadzic lawyer quiet on extradition appeal
Karadzic lawyer quiet on extradition appeal
Radovan Karadzic’s lawyer refused on Saturday to confirm or deny that he had mailed a last-minute appeal against the extradition of the former Bosnian warlord, who faces 11 charges at The Hague war crimes tribunal.
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