Santur Announces the Availability of High Power Widely Tunable DFB Lasers

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Santur Corporation, the leading manufacturer of high performance parallel array devices for the global telecommunications industry, today announced general availability of 50mW (17dBm) C-band and L-band DFB-based widely tunable lasers. Submitted by: andot13 | Visited 4 times | Comments 0

♦ Review: 2009 Toyota Corolla XLE

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Although second from the bottom of the Toyota model lineup, the 2009 Toyota Corolla inherits tech that goes all the way up to Toyota's high-end Lexus brand. The optional navigation system on the Corolla uses a similar interface to that in the Lexus GS 460. And the Corolla also gets electric power steering, as does the Lexus. Unfortunately... Submitted by: tonyc - Visited 34 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Fever May Trigger Heart Failure In Patients With The Genetic Disease LQT-2

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The potentially fatal heart disease LQT-2, which is characterized by the prolongation of a specific interval of time (known as the QT interval) in the heart's electrical cycle, is caused by mutations in the HERG gene. What triggers the changes in the electrical activity in the heart (and therefore in the beating of the heart) has not been completely determined... Submitted by: mirturk - Visited 37 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Mascarenhas to sit out IPL finale

1 vote	Hampshire captain Dimitri Mascarenhas is likely to miss the latter stages of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. His side, the Rajasthan Royals, became the first team to reach the semi-finals after a win on Tuesday. The England all-rounder was keen to return to the IPL to play in the knockout stages at the end of May. Submitted by: kriss05 - Visited 27 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Power your Air with the Sun

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QuickerTek solar panels for MacBook Air fold up to a rectangle about 10.5 inches. A new solar panel kit for the MacBook Air will both charge and power the laptop at the same time, QuickerTek announced Tuesday. The Wichita, Kansas-based company that sells accessories for Apple devices, calls this latest portable solar power gadget the Apple Juicz MacBook Air Solar Charger. Submitted by: hwould - Visited 19 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sale agreed for Turnberry resort

1 vote	The owners of Turnberry have agreed to sell the famous hotel and golf resort for £55m. It is expected that Leisurecorp will complete the purchase from Starwood Hotels and Resorts later this year. Under the terms of the deal, the hotel at Turnberry will be redeveloped before the resort hosts the Open Golf Championship in 2009. Submitted by: AAZZ - Visited 42 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Top Westerns: 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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Here we are at the number one spot in our chart and it's Sergio Leone who has a strangle hold over the top two positions as the master of the Western's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly tops the chart as the greatest Western. Released in 1966 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was the third part of Man with No Name Spaghetti Western Trilogy that starred C... Submitted by: bjplink - Visited 18 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Vivienne Westwood: "Sex and the City is Dull"

1 vote	Vivienne Westwood has branded the fashion in the recent Sex and the City movie as "quite dull" in a recent interview. The legendary designer's creations feature heavily in the filmwith the wedding dress worn by leading lady Carrie even being one of hersyet Vivienne doesn't seem impressed with the overall wardbrobe. Submitted by: honey - Visited 30 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Mojo awards honours Led Zeppelin

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The band were just one of a host of reunited veteran British bands who received gongs at the prizegiving. Punk rockers the Sex Pistols were presented with the magazine's Icon Award by former Stone Roses rocker Ian Brown, while reformed ska act The Specials were inducted into the Mojo Hall of Fame. Welsh soul sensation Duffy claimed the Song of the Year honour for her breakout hit Mercy... Submitted by: gurzilla - Visited 24 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ FCC likely to approve XM, Sirius merger

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After nearly a year and a half in the making, the XM/Sirius Satellite merger looks like it will finally become a reality. The merger was first announced back in February of 2007, but has faced a number business and regulatory hurdles. The U.S. Department of Justice gave the merger the green light in March, leaving only a Federal Communications Commission approval in the way of the deal. Submitted by: cavendano - Visited 39 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Long-awaited game 'Spore' shows first signs of life online

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The video game Spore begins its life cycle Tuesday. For its first baby step, the game's Spore Creature Creator goes live at www.spore.com. The program, for Windows and Macintosh PCs, lets players design creatures using the game's editing tools. Those creations will populate the world — actually, the galaxies — of Spore when the full game launches Sept. 7. Submitted by: BP77 - Visited 41 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Penny Arcade and Ars bring you the contest of Rain-Slick awesome

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As you know, Penny Arcade's first game, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One has been released today. We're excited about the game; we have yet to see Penny Arcade screw anything up, and having spent time with the title at PAX last year, we feel comfortable saying that the game is going to be at least as funny as the comic. For haters saying the comic isn't funny... Submitted by: autodrawings - Visited 29 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Canada lists World Tamil Movement as terrorist organization

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Speaking in Toronto, Day said the government will seize the WTM's assets and that it will be illegal for Canadians to help the group, including offering financial assistance. Canada listed the Tamil Tigers, also known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), as a terrorist organization in 2006. Day said the labelling follows an RCMP investigation into the organization. Submitted by: iuly - Visited 26 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Society's Attitudes Have Little Impact On Choice Of Sexual Partner

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ScienceDaily (Jun. 17, 2008) — A unique new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institute (KI) suggests that the attitude of families and the public have little impact on if adults decide to have sex with persons of the same or the opposite sex. Instead, hereditary factors and the individual's unique experiences have the strongest influence on our choice of sexual partners. Submitted by: jpetro24 - Visited 31 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Woods has successful knee surgery

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Tiger Woods has undergone successful reconstructive surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left knee. It is the second operation he has had on his knee this year and the latest surgery comes just over a week after winning the US Open. "It was important to have the surgery as soon as possible," Woods said. The world number one played through the pain to win the US Open at Torrey Pines... Submitted by: andrej - Visited 34 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Harrison Ford: 'i Don't Read Film Reviews'.

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Harrison Ford: 'i Don't Read Film Reviews'.... Harrison Ford isn't fazed by film critics' reaction to Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull insisting he won't read reviews of the film. The veteran actor attended the premiere of the Indiana Jones franchise's fourth installment at the Cannes International Film Festival in France on Sun... Submitted by: dav1e215 - Visited 21 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rory consults putting guru

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The Northern Irish teenager burst on to the scene last season with a splendid showing as top amateur at the Open Championship and a couple of top-five finishes on the European Tour having joined the professional ranks. However, he has not maintained that momentum this year with seventh place at the Irish Open his only top-ten of the season. Submitted by: suicidalsam - Visited 23 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Review: 2008 Lexus IS-F

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Since the advent of Lexus, enthusiasts have bemoaned the certain conservatism found in the Toyota luxury brand. Despite efforts to inject a little excitement into the lineup, they have remained rather stodgy — until now. The grades have finally been posted. Lexus got an F. What Is It? Originally, Circle F was the code for what would eventually become the Lexus division. After that... Submitted by: go85 - Visited 18 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sharif poll ban faces challenge

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The Pakistani government says that it will challenge a court decision barring the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, from standing for parliament. Current Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said an appeal against the ban would be filed in the Supreme Court. On Monday, the Lahore high court ruled Mr Sharif, who heads a faction of the Pakistan Muslim League... Submitted by: Gavilles - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Great Harlem Bike Messengers Race

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An Indian tiger reserve experiences a sudden, welcome baby boom. The lessons learned may help save the animals from extinction. There had been some nervousness among the messengers before the contest. They would be on the same race track as professional cyclists who are used to biking long distances on a set course without stopping; some of those have even qualified for the Tour de France. Submitted by: mattymomostl - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Knavesmire work still on schedule

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Chief executive of York racecourse, William Derby, says work to improve the surface drainage at the track is going according to plan. This season's meetings have had to be condensed meaning the final meeting of the year will be the Ebor in August. The course lost some days of racing last year when severe wet weather meant the Knavesmire flooded. Submitted by: jasonbrown225 - Visited 18 - Comments 0 - Write first comment