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U.N. Group Votes Down Tuna Export Ban

DOHA, Qatar, March 18 (UPI) — A United Nations wildlife group meeting in Qatar voted Thursday against banning Atlantic bluefin tuna exports. The Economist reported online the vote in Doha by member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora was 68-20 against invoking the ban, with 30 abstentions. A witness told The Economist the vote came after Libya’s representative contended the proposed bluefin ban was based on poor science and was “part of a conspiracy of developed countries.” It is unlikely the issue will be revisited before the meeting ends March 25, meaning it will be another three years before CITES members will take it up again, The Economist said

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Asian Carp Prove Elusive in Chicago Canals

CHICAGO, March 15 (UPI) — Federal officials say fishery crews have not caught any Asian carp in the Chicago canal system but it is still important to target the invasive species. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said Monday that despite working with nets and fish-shocking tools for a month crews have been unable to catch even one of the large fish that are seen as a possible threat to the Great Lakes. It is critical the carp to not reach Lake Michigan, where the size and hunger of the fish could pose problems for native fish populations, officials said.

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Wild Mountain Lion Captured in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M., March 18 (UPI) — State officials say a wounded mountain lion repeatedly spotted in parts of Santa Fe, N.M., was captured and will be relocated to a more appropriate location. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish official Brandon Griffith said the mountain lion sedated and captured Wednesday is likely the same large cat recently seen visiting Santa Fe neighborhoods, The Santa Fe New Mexican reported.

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China’s Stocks Cap off a Big Week

China’s stocks rose, capping the biggest weekly gain in five weeks, as raw-material producers rallied after Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.’s parent agreed to buy a stake in an African iron ore mine and copper prices gained.

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USB Powered Aromatherapy Oil Burner

Some offices are great to work in, they are airy and full of sunlight and then there are the offices that the rest of us have to work from you know the ones, the dark, damp and smelly ones! By plugging this simple device into the USB port of the laptop and then putting a few drops of the aromatherapy oil onto the stick, it would create a nice atmosphere around your desk. Features of the great scent 2.0 USB powered device: Also makes a great gift – really, why buy a bouquet of flowers when you can give your special someone a tiny USB stick and a little bottle and they’ll have the smell of lavender for a lot longer than real flowers would last and never need to do any watering or any other “responsible” actions like using proper punctuation or avoiding run-on sentences?

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Panasonic RP-HV094 Simple Ear Buds (Electronics)

Panasonic RP-HV094 Simple Ear Buds ( Electronics ) By Panasonic Buy new : $4.25 14 used and new from $3.29 Customer Rating: First tagged by T. Johnson Customer tags: ear buds (2), earphones , earbuds , headphones , earbud headphones , sony Review & Description Simple And Sophisticated Design Earphones / Neodimium Magnet Read more Find the best price Click Here

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Great Gaming From Mouse

One of the most unusual brand names for a computer is Mouse! Yet this company makes a computer that would appear to be perfect for gamers with the choice of an Intel Core i7-720QM, Intel Core i7-820QM or Intel Core i7-920XM processor. Of course, something like this is not going to be cheap as prices start at around $1,400 it is slightly on the expensive side but it does have a 17.3 inch display and stacks of other specs too.

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Simplest and Best? The MoviePeg iPhone Stand

This is the MoviePeg, and it’s the simplest gadget you’ll see this week, and possibly, like, ever. The MoviePeg is no more than a little plastic rectangle with a notch cut from one side. This notch matches the thickness and radius of your iPhone’s edge, and forms a snug stand

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Run Windows XP mode without Hardware Virtualization

One of the major drawback of  PC which wanted to run Windows XP mode was to support Hardware Virtualization  which in many old computers wasn’t there.  This has disappointed many IT companies and users but now they have a good news. Micrsoft has released a patch for Windows Virtual PC which allows you to run Windows XP mode in Windows 7 Professional and up even if your computer doesnt support the virtualization.

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connecting RC controlled toy car to parallel port

I want a website link or good document of full process of running a toy car by computer keyboard. It should include interfacing codes, devices needed, how the connection should be made and all other necessary things

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connecting RC controlled toy car to parallel port

Marvell To Live Up To Its Name

As more and more tablet PC’s come on the market on thing becomes clear it makes no difference what the make is or what specs these great looking devices have, the price always appear to be around the $500 mark! However the chip maker Marvell has plans to launch a new platform that could mean a tablet being produced at just $99, obviously this is not going to be a top of the range tablet as it likely to me directed at the education market. The firm already has ARM based chip that is good for video, flash and even 3D graphics, so this device could easily take on the role of an e-reader and more.

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Security At Your Fingertips

By now, most people are used to seeing and in some cases using bio metrics, this is where the users thumb or finger print is used to identify the user. However, this type of technology has never been used for bags and cases before, well not those available to the general public in any case. Features of the one and only biometric travelling case: A scanner on top of the case reads your fingerprint, compares it to its internal database, and provides access only when it detects a perfect match, providing an unprecedented level of security when travelling with sensitive business documents or valuables

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Add secret notes to Email Conversations

If you wish to pass on a tip not to your friend when referring another person on email doing a CC,  BCCthis can take your email conversation to next level. This application lets you add a secret note to one or more person whom are you are doing a CC along with the conversation you are already doing on email.

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Windows needs revamp for next-gen processors

Microsoft kernel architect says OS needs rewriting With chip makers continuing to increase the number of cores they include on each new generation of their processors, perhaps it’s time to rethink the basic architecture of today’s operating systems, suggested Dave Probert, a kernel architect within the Windows core operating systems division at Microsoft.

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On Twitter ? Track your Sleeping Pattern

People who are involved too much into online activities, right from blogging to reading to videos and to social media, Sleeping Time is an interesting tool to track your sleeping pattern or of any body if you are  using Twitter . This tool basically pulls the time stamp of recent tweets and analyzes when you had tweeted most and when you are not it is considered as Sleeping time.

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Some Questions about HP 446507-001 Battery

How long does the  HP 446507-001 Battery last and when should I replace it? Time and usage will vary the performance of a laptop battery life. The truth is the HP laptop battery will not hold a charge forever, and it will not keep a full charge the same time it did when it was young in its life.

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Oracle’s Takeover of Sun Microsystems May Impact Java, MySQL and other Open Source Apps

Oracle announced that they have finalized their $7 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems. The European Commission gave in to Oracle’s argument that it will continue to support Sun’s Java and MySql and the new merged entity will not constitute a threat of monopoly.

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Mouse Computer’s Latest Gaming Laptop

Mouse Computer has announced a new gaming laptop to its range by launching the NextGear-Note i910. Powered by either an Intel Core i7-720QM, Intel Core i7-820QM or Intel Core i7-920XM processor, the NextGear-Note i910 sports a 17.3-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD widescreen LCD display, an Intel PM55 Express chipset, a NVIDIA GeForce GTX285M 1GB GPU, a 500GB hard drive, an Intel X25-M SSD with 80GB or 160GB of capacity, up to 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 2.0MP webcam, an optional DVD Super Multi or Blu-ray optical drive, a 7-in-1 card reader, WiFi and runs on either Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional OS.

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My Experiences at SonyStyle Stores

This year I  have visited 3 SonyStyle stores and wanted to share my experience here. The first store that I hit was the flagship SonyStyle store  located in the heart of New York city on Madison Ave. If you have ever visited that store you may notice that it is different from other SonyStyle stores you would usually run into in any bigger mall.

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Giant copyright troll alert: Viacom uploaded videos to YouTube for years

Mr Editor Bossman at Computerworld NZ , The Roboneill , sent a link to the official YouTube blog with a rather interesting entry by Zahavah Levine, the video hoster’s chief legal counsel. Have a read of it all, but the bit quoted below sticks out: For years, Viacom continuously and secretly uploaded its content to YouTube, even while publicly complaining about its presence there

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