US curtails official travel over SARS
The United States is set to curtail government visits to China, Hong Kong,
Singapore and Taiwan and to warn Americans against travel there due to
the outbreak of a mysterious new deadly respiratory disease, US officials
said on Thursday.
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War dims Africa growth prospect - AFB
The US-led war against war is blurring further growth outlook for Africa,
already reeling under droughts and conflicts that cut average growth to
2.8 percent in 2002 from 3.5 percent a year earlier, the continent's
main bank head said on Thursday.
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US gears up for long campaign
The US military admits that Iraqi resistance is slowing the push to
Baghdad as battles rage around key southern towns.
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UN nears new Iraq aid deal
UN Security Council members agree on a draft resolution to restart the
huge Iraq oil-for-food programme.
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'BUNKER-BUSTER' BOMBS BLAST TARGET IN BAGHDAD
"Bunker-buster" bombs target Baghdad communications U.S. plans new bombing
against Republican Guard Pentagon to send 130,000 more troops to region
British: Iraqi forces firing on civilians trying to flee Basra Pentagon: 12
Marines missing near Nasariya New airstrikes target Iraqi troops in north
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REPUBLICAN GUARD TARGETED
The Pentagon is collecting new intelligence information ahead of a new bombing
campaign by coalition forces against Iraq's Republican Guard surrounding
Baghdad, a senior U.S. military official told CNN.
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N.Y. ANTIWAR PROTESTERS STAGE 'DIE-IN'
Protesters blocked two lanes of traffic and a busy intersection Thursday
morning in Midtown Manhattan as part of a planned "die-in."
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QUARANTINE ORDERED OVER MYSTERY VIRUS
Hong Kong has ordered all schools closed until April 6 and invoked a
quarantine law as part of intensified efforts to contain the spread of a
deadly pneumonia virus that has killed at least 50 people worldwide.
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Schools 'face meltdown' by 2030
Traditional schools could shed most of their functions to become
'learning brokers', a report says.
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Cut exam burden say heads
Head teachers say their campaign to reduce the number of exams children
sit is being held back by a lack of trust in teachers.
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Children 'having sex at 11'
More than a quarter of 11-year-olds in the UK know someone their age who is having sex, according to a new survey.
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Early diet 'crucial for babies'
Babies who do not eat much in the first fortnight of life may be set up for better heart health throughout life.
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IBM breaks silence on server speed
IBM posted long-awaited performance scores Wednesday for its
x440 server with 16 Intel Xeon processors, a system Big Blue
is using to try to impose itself on a key part of the server
market. The system was able to perform 151,000 database
transactions per minute, according to the scores. That's
ahead of a rival 8-Xeon Hewlett-Packard DL760 G2 that clocked
in at 115,000, but still behind the 32-Xeon Unisys Orion 230
that racked up 234,000 transactions.
March 27, 2003, 11:53 AM PT
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AOL Time Warner pulls free Net magazines
AOL Time Warner will move the free Web sites for a number of
magazines into its America Online proprietary service,
signaling the media giant's attempt to fortify AOL with
exclusive content. Beginning Sunday, the popular magazines
People and Entertainment Weekly will no longer offer content
on their Web sites for free. Content will be accessible only
to magazine subscribers and AOL members. Newsstand buyers are
granted access to content on the publication's Web site, but
only for the duration of the magazine edition they purchase.
March 27, 2003, 8:57 AM PT
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Reinventing IT services
After a hard fall, providers of IT services face demands for
more value at lower prices.
The McKinsey Quarterly--free registration required
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Gartner casts doubts on IT outsourcing
The market research firm says 50 percent of outsourcing deals will be
considered unsuccessful when it comes to delivering the expected value.
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Perspectives: Pay attention to BPM
Venture capitalist J. William Gurley asserts that a new
category of enterprise software offers the potential to
revolutionize white-collar business processes.
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Watchdogs: Cable gouges broadband users
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Xerox: Let everyone have fiber
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Macromedia frees Flash from the browser
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OpenOffice ready for world tour
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Seven days of headlines
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Make the connection with CGI
Common Gateway Interfaces (CGI) provides a liaison between your applications and Web servers, which
allow users to access dynamic data on your site. These programs can help build, test, and implement
Web forms and other CGI scripts easily.
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Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.2
Tired of unwanted guests invading your computer? Spybot can prevent uninvited adware from sneaking in,
and clean program and Web usage tracks from your system. This tool can be especially useful if you
share your computer with other users.
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Outlook SpamCatcher
Filter: Block spam from Microsoft Outlook with this maintenance-free filtering program.
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WebWarper
Internet: Surf the Web faster by compressing Web pages into ZIP format.
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== KidsHealth.org ==
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not alone. TeensHealth gives the answers to questions that teens like you ask
us all the time. Check to see if we've answered one of yours in Q&A.
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Getting Along With Your Teachers
Think your teachers are from outer space? Actually, they're real people who
can help you to learn and become an adult. Read about developing relationships
with your teachers in this article.
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Migraine Headache
If you've ever had a migraine, you know that these headaches can cause severe
pain and other symptoms. Read this article to learn about what causes
migraines, migraine treatments, and lots more.
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