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Montpellier 32-8 Newcastle

Montpellier produce an accomplished second-half display to comfortably defeat Newcastle in the European Challenge Cup.

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  • eldavojohn writes “One thing you might notice on Slashdot is that when someone submits a story linking to nytimes.com, it doesn’t always work. While it’s not truly a paywall, it appears to stop the user requiring registration… sometimes. If you noticed this and it’s seems to be non-deterministic in when and where it asks you to login, you’re simply noticing the latest strategy of ‘first click free’ being employed. We’ve heard that normal paywalls Read the rest of this entry »




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  • Murray win seals Tour Finals spot

    Andy Murray makes sure of a place at the ATP World Tour Finals after reaching the last eight of the Shanghai Masters.

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  • Indian athlete fails drugs test

    Rani Yadav is named as the Indian athlete to have tested positive for the banned anabolic agent 19-norandrosterone in Delhi.

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  • Meet NELL, the Computer That Learns From the Net

    bossanovalithium writes “Carnegie Mellon University has taught a computer how to read and learn from the internet. According to Dennis Baron at the Oxford University press blog, the computer is called NELL and it is reading the internet and learning from it in much the same way that humans learn language and acquire knowledge. Basically by soaking it all up and figuring it out. NELL is short for Never Ending Language Learner and apparently it is getting Read the rest of this entry »




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  • Bale is key for Wales – Williams

    Ashley Williams believes Switzerland will target Gareth Bale, but he says the Tottenham winger can still star for Wales in Tuesday’s Euro 2012 qualifier.

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  • Florida Town Builds Data Center In Water Tank

    miller60 writes “The Florida town of Altamonte Springs has converted an old water storage tank into a new data center. The decommissioned tank previously held up to 770,000 gallons of water, but its 18-inch-thick walls provided a hurricane-proof home for the town’s IT gear, which had to be relocated three times in 2004 to ride out major storms. The Altamonte Springs facility is the latest example of data centers in strange places, including chapels, Read the rest of this entry »




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  • North Korea Opens .kp Sites On the Internet

    eldavojohn writes “What an auspicious day for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea! To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, North Korea will no longer depend on Chinese national internet service to reach the outside world — they have their own connection and are hosting sites like the state run media. The article mentions that about a thousand websites are coming online, including services Read the rest of this entry »




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  • Terry out of Montenegro qualifier

    Chelsea’s John Terry withdraws from the England squad for Tuesday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley because of a back injury.

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  • Worthington proud of NI display

    Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington praises his team after the scoreless draw with Italy at Windsor Park.

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