News Archive for December 26 2007

Tigers escape cages in San Francisco Zoo

Four tigers escaped their cages at the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring two others, a newspaper reported.

Landslides kill at least 36 in Indonesia

LANDSLIDES caused by torrential rains killed at least 36 people overnight in Indonesia's Central Java province, police said today.

IIJ Adds Ultra Firewall Option to IIJ SMF sx Service

December 29, 2007 (HOSTSEARCH.COM) Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (http://www.iij.ad.jp/) , one of Japan's leading Internet access and network solutions providers, announced recently the release of the Ultra Firewall Option, which provides simple firewall configuration from the management system of the IIJ SMF sx Service(*1), IIJ's proprietary network service management solution.

Protecting the earth after death: Biodegradable coffins

Cremation is considered environmentally friendlier than burials in graveyards, but its use of fossil fuels has raised concerns, making biodegradable coffins more popular.

Raz-B Apologizes to Chris Stokes for Molestation Accusation

After Chris Stokes hired an attorney which threatened media outlets for using their first amendment right to report the news of allegations that Stokes molested Raz-B and his brother, Raz-B of the band B2K has now recanted his story, and has apologized. The question that remains for me is, why after Raz-B confronted Chris Stokes [...]

Update: U.S. court of appeals hands Google a patent setback

Google's browser toolbar is back in court on patent infringement charges, after a U.S. court of appeals overturned part of a lower court decision. Google's AdSense contextual advertising service, though, is in the clear.

Grandmother Finds Dead Mouse In Christmas Cracker

A grandmother was given a festive fright when a dead mouse fell out of her Christmas cracker.

Red Hat exec: New CEO has open-source cred

Michael Tiemann, a Red Hat executive with close to two decades of open-source business experience under his belt, has come to the defense of the company's new chief executive.

Acer and Gateway one big, happy family at CES

LAS VEGAS--Acer and Gateway don't have a whole lot of news here at CES--aside from a few new gaming desktops and a laptop--but it is new that they are here as one. Their combined logos were everywhere in their displays.

Acer and Gateway are officially one company, two...

Man, two dogs die in AJ mobile home blaze

The deadly blaze occurred at about 6 a.m. in an older model mobile home. It's the first fatal fire in Apache Junction in three or four years.

National Briefing | Recall: Diabetes Testing Strips May Give Bad Readings

A unit of Bayer AG recalled diabetes test strips used with its Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter because they may result in 5 percent to 17 percent higher blood glucose readings, the Food and Drug Administration said. Bayer Diabetes Care said that the strips were produced on new equipment and that the company had fixed the problem. Fifty-three production [...]