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Sexy
U.S. singer Mary Carey tries to obtain votes
to increase her chances to win
California Governor election set to start
on October 7, in her election headquarters
near downtown Los Angeles.
Then she will likely to compete with many
rivals including movie star Schwarzenegger
for the "golden seat" of
California Governor. So far, a
total of 193 people have applied for
candidacy for California Governor.
Polls show that Schwarzenegger, a
republican, has led public support for
the time being, with 42 percent voters
in favor of him.
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ICE to Deploy Next-Generation Optical Systems to Help Increase Capacity and Reduce Costs
Lucent Technologies announced that Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the sole telecommunications provider in Costa Rica, will deploy next-generation optical solutions from Lucent.
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Teacher's
Union Threatens New Protests
Teachers
are ready to go back to strike if the issue
on pensions is not settled soon. APSE, the
largest of the teacher's unions, has elected
a new members to the board of directors, who
are ready for new protests. >more
New
Jersey man sentenced on money laundering charge
A New Jersey man was sentenced to a year and nine months in federal prison for his part in a money laundering scheme that moved millions of dollars through an illegal offshore trust program to avoid paying U.S. taxes.
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Internet virus spreads rapidly around world
A computer virus that
exploits a recently discovered security hole in Microsoft's Windows software spread rapidly around the world Tuesday and forced the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration to shut its offices for the day.
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FBI arrests British citizen suspected of smuggling missiles into US
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a British national suspected of involvement in plot to smuggle shoulder-fired missiles into the United States, CNN reported Tuesday.
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AOL Time Warner likely to change name
AOL Time Warner Inc. is moving toward dropping AOL from the corporate name due to the failed performance at its AOL branch.
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THE
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Blaster
Worm Causes Havoc
A
rapidly spreading Internet worm is
threatening thousands of Microsoft Corp.
customers, passing a virus-like
infection to computers through a flaw in
the software giant's operating system.
By late Monday, 57,000 systems
worldwide had been infected by the worm,
according to Cupertino network security
firm Symantec. The worm, dubbed Blaster,
MBlast or LovSan by various virus
trackers, infects computers connected to
the Internet but does not require an
action, such as clicking on an
attachment, to be triggered. A software
patch to block the security flaw is
readily available from Microsoft. >more
Blaster Worm:
-- What it is: A virus-like
program that enters an
Internet-connected computer through an
unprotected port on various Microsoft
operating systems.
-- What it does: The worm can
cause a computer to crash or reboot
every few minutes.
-- How to stop it: Download
Microsoft's patch to all exposed
systems. If your computer is working,
you can download the patch at the
following Web site: www.microsoft.com/
If your computer is not working, call
Microsoft at 1-866-727-2338.
How
to Protect Your Computer
From 'Blaster,' Step by Step
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Survival
Strategies
Although
she considers herself one of the lucky ones in
Cuba, Sara Abreu, a university graduate with a
good job, is too focused on day-to-day
survival strategies to even think about the
future.
Abreu, who graduated from the University of
Havana two years ago and was married while
still a student, has no children. She and her
husband live with her parents-in-law, who are
over 60 and whose meager pensions would be
impossible to survive on. >more
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