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Tours of Hanford nuclear waste site draw interest

Travel – RICHLAND, Wash. In a cramped control room,a bright yellow sticker cautions workers about critical radiation alarms. Now a novelty stuck on a wall between dials that haven't spun in decades,the sign hints at the enormity of the plant's mission.The world's first full-scale nuclear reactor is just one stop on a tour of the Hanford nuclear reservation.

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Airline slots to be auctioned at NYC-area airports

Travel – WASHINGTON - Slot auctions designed to reduce delays and increase competition are coming to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, the government said Friday.The Transportation Department also said the government and industry must improve procedures for complying with maintenance

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'Waterboarding' film that 'CIA doesn't want you to see' launched

Movies – LONDON - Amnesty International has launched a hard-hitting new film about 'waterboarding', the practice of torturing prisoners by partially drowning them.Amnesty's film, called 'Stuff Of Life', is set to be one of the strongest campaign films ever seen by cinema-goers.What adds to the film's shock value is that it is effectively disguised as a bott

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Small-Town Muslim American Life

Politics – There is a use of Muslims and Islam to scare voters. It has become one of the cheapest cards to play in an election campaign: An anemic economy and an unpopular war make it classically requisite for a scapegoat: So, pull out a Muslim punching bag, says Mona Eltahawy.When a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf tried to place an order at a bakery in Waco

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US soldier refuses to serve in 'illegal Iraq war'

News – US veterans speak out against five-year-old war on Iraq, refuse to be involved in doing more harm to Iraqis. Matthis Chiroux is the kind of young American US military recruiters love."I was from a poor, white family from the south, and I did badly in school," the now 24-year-old said."I was 'filet mignon' for recruiters.

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Switch Off The House Lights From Comfort Of Your Car

Gadgets & Tech – Checking up on the pets,switching off the bathroom lights and double locking the front door are rituals normally confined to the whirlwind rush before leaving for work every morning.But a futuristic new device is taking the art of multi-tasking to new heights by enabling people to take care of the household chores

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Enjoy some wordplay with 'Crosswords DS'

Gadgets & Tech – If you have ever aspired to doing The New York Times crossword puzzle in one sitting, a new video game may be able to help you attain your dream. Crosswords DS packs more than 1,000 crosswords into the handheld Nintendo DS, offering the puzzles on four levels of difficulty. The Easy level has 200 puzzles on which children and crossword newbies can

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AOL seeks growth in shift from mass site to niches

Gadgets & Tech – NEW YORK A company rooted in bringing the Internet to the masses,AOL is shifting its focus toward serving niche audiences with the launch of dozens of specialty websites.The latest ParentDish for parents formally launched Friday,with The Boot for country music and The Boom Box for hip hop and R&B to follow on Tuesday.

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Cable sees opportunities in digital television

Gadgets & Tech – NEW YORK (Reuters)-The U.S.cable television industry is feeling more confident going into this year's Cable Show in New Orleans,with the transition to digital television expected to pay dividends for cable operators.By February of next year,the U.S.government will require the 18 million to 22 million homes that get their television entertainment

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Iraq banks on religious travel

Travel – BAGHDAD The Iraq Tourism Board isn't exactly a welcoming place.Located on Haifa Street, once so dangerous it was called Fallujah after the blood-drenched city in Anbar province, its building is hidden behind blast walls. Entrance arcades are bricked up and finished off with menacing shards of glass.These days, says board chairman Hamoud Al-Yakobi,

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A baseball cap that reads your mind

Gadgets & Tech – It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you're getting too sleepy when driving based on your brain wave patterns. Similar technology could also allow you to control home electronics such as TVs, computers,

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'Waltz With Bashir' bids for top Cannes prize

Movies – Repressed memories, the horrors of war and Israel's dubious role in a notorious Beirut refugee camp massacre are the themes of the Cannes film festival's first ever fully-animated documentary."Waltz With Bashir," said Screen magazine in one of the first reviews, "could easily turn out to be one of the most powerful statements of this

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Windows to run on One Laptop Per Child computer

Gadgets & Tech – SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) reached an agreement to make available its Windows operating system software for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's XO Laptop, the company said on Thursday.Microsoft was not part of the project started by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nicholas Negroponte

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For BMX stars, fans, the road to the Olympics runs through San Diego

Travel – CHULA VISTA,Calif.To a casual weekend pedaler, one word describes the view from the top of a three-story-high ramp that marks the start of an Olympic training course devoted to the Summer Games'newest sport.Terrifying.But not to pro athlete Mike Day,23,perched at the pinnacle on a lightweight, 20-inch bike and wedged handlebar

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Women still trail in tech jobs

Careers & Jobs – Despite women's advances in the workplace, men still dominate in careers in technology.That concerns women such as Susan Merritt,dean of the computer science program at Pace University in New York City."It certainly is the case, and it's worse than ever," she said of the current dearth of women pursuing careers in information technology.

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