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Continental Airlines inks more deals with partners

Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it signed two new partnerships with airlines, a day after it joined the world's largest carrier alliance.

Analysis: Taliban code seen as bid to spruce image

A Taliban code of conduct that pledges to limit attacks on civilians and curb suicide bombings appears aimed at mustering support among the Afghan people and refurbishing the militants' international image ahead of peace talks widely expected after next month's presidential elections.

Afghan, NATO slam new Taliban code of conduct

A new Taliban code of military conduct that tells fighters to limit suicide attacks and avoid killing civilians is a sham that doesn't reflect the true nature of the insurgents, NATO and Afghan officials said.

Analysis: Translating the Sotomayor hearing code

In the polite yet white-hot world of confirmation hearings, senators and witnesses can't always say what they want to say. So they speak in code.

Pa. college, student group settle free speech suit

Shippensburg University and a religious student group have settled a lawsuit over alleged violations of free speech rights.

Class voting hacks prompt call for better audits

The election was rigged.

NFL announces new fan code of conduct

The NFL implemented a new code of fan conduct Tuesday, warning that spectators who misbehave will be ejected from stadiums and barred from coming back.

Students Apparently Copied Honor Code

Their goal was an honor code that discouraged cheating and plagiarizing.

Marine Dress Code Changes Communities

The Marine Corps is taking on the role of fashion police.

London Lawyers Turn Into Code-Breakers

Parts of London's legal community ground to a virtual halt Thursday with lawyers turning into aspiring code-breakers as they tried to decipher a hidden message inserted into "The Da Vinci Code" trial judgment.

Judge Hints at Code in 'Da Vinci' Ruling

The judge who presided at the "Da Vinci Code" copyright infringement trial has put a code of his own into his ruling, and he said Wednesday he would "probably" confirm it to the person who breaks it.

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New Jihad Code Threatens al Qaeda
Source: CNN

The code's most direct challenge to al Qaeda is this: "Jihad has ethics and morals because it is for God. That means it is forbidden to kill women, children, elderly people, priests, messengers, traders and the like.

What Is 'Social Justice' Anyway?
Source: Pajamas Media

During the recent Jewish holidays I heard one rabbi after another speak of "social justice." Uttered with remarkable sincerity, this expression and its meaning elude me.

Elance Network Security Blunders
Source: Suite101

Elance just suffered its second network security issue, sending thousands of emails containing private information to third parties. Read more: #ixzz0QBUZshYw

"The Cracker Code"-Video History/Music
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

Music set to pictures and drawings from the "Great Depression" through a glimps of today in the south.

Augmented Reality Apps
Source: MacRumors

Augmented reality uses the device's GPS, camera and digital compass to overlay real-time data onto live video. Other possibilities include iPhone games as well as the Layar browser we've highlighted before.

The path to Economic recovery is simple

The path to economic recovery is simple and the answer is as old as time itself.

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Cock-a-doodle dilemma: Mr. Clucky's eviction
Source: msnbc.com

Beloved Miami Beach resident Mr. Clucky may no longer get to rule his roost. The rooster - a "friend" and pet to owner Mark Buckley, 54 - is facing eviction after neighbors complained to code enforcement officers about the bird living within city limits.

Cock-a-doodle dilemma: Mr. Clucky's eviction
Source: msnbc.com

Beloved Miami Beach resident Mr. Clucky may no longer get to rule his roost. The rooster - a "friend" and pet to owner Mark Buckley, 54 - is facing eviction after neighbors complained to code enforcement officers about the bird living within city limits.

Trolling For Freedom. by BJ Lee

You might want to review your American history and the trial of John Peter Zenger. I am amazed at rich people who want "others" to follow a Code of Honor when it benefits them, but refuse to be bound by any morals, ethics or Code themselves.

Mission Impossible: The Code Even the CIA Can't Crack
Source: Wired News

The most celebrated inscription at the Central Intelligence Agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, used to be the biblical phrase chiseled into marble in the main lobby: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." But in recent years, another text has b …

Code Name Artichoke (Revisited)
Source: the-backroom.com

The CIA's Secret Experiments on Humans 5 part video documentary. Watch

Traitor! Republicans Reveal Obama's Taliban/Al-Qaeda Code Talk!

My fellow Americans and conservative patriots! We have uncovered a traitorous and scandalous plot, implicating the so-called "chosen one." This plot reaches deep into the bowels of American politics, threatening the very fabric of our society, and indeed, our continued existence  …

Republicans Claim that Obama is Speaking in Code that only Taliban Extremists (and Republicans) Can Understand
Source: politicususa.com

Gaffney said, "When he uses the word respect in the context of a waist bow to the King of Saudi Arabia, for example, and talks about respectful language which is code for those that adhere to Sha'aria that we will submit to Sha'aria." Gaffney said that the code is receive …

Domino's dishes out 11,000 free pizzas by mistake
Source: metro.co.uk

Bailout" was the magic word as Domino's had to give away thousands of free pizzas because someone stumbled on an online promotion the company scrapped.

Dallas Police Department dropping police code for plain English
Source: The Dallas Morning News

Excerpt: Catch a cop show over the past several decades and these strings of numbers barked over police radios might sound familiar: "1-Adam-12, a 4-15 fight." ..."We have a 9-11. Armed robbery in progress."

SPACE.com -- NASA's Multi-Robot Planetary Exploration Plans
Source: Space.com

Multi-robot planetary exploration would be a complex affair, with humans working with a diverse team of mobile robots operating in a variety of control modes.

The difference between Microsoft.com and Apple.com
Source: TechCast News - news.techcastnetwork.co.uk

"These screenshots were taken on 2 March 2009 at 23:31 GMT and shows the homepages for the US versions of Microsoft.com and Apple.com.

Open Source, it is not just for Linux anymore
Source: linuxjournal.com

I was involved in an email discussion the other day with a fellow Amateur Radio operator about a program called UI-View, a Windows-based application for the Automatic Position Reporting System.

Hackers Struggle with Browser Compatibility
Source: Technology Review

It turns out that one of the biggest issues they had was browser compatibility. Yestrumskas told me that the two had working code running on Safari, but that, as he tested it and made a few tweaks, for an unexplained reason the attack just stopped working.

Ubuntu Codenames
Source: pthree.org

With the release of Ubuntu 9.04 about 2 months out, Mark Shuttleworth will be announcing the codename of Ubuntu 9.10 fairly soon. This gets the community excited, as historically, Ubuntu releases have had entertaining codenames with interesting patterns.

Test-Driven Development

As software developers, we're constantly striving to find ways to improve our code, speed up our development time, and generally reduce the stress that comes from developing large systems.

Illusionist nearly drowns in failed trick on Uri Geller show
Source: thelocal.de

A wannabe illusionist nearly drowned live on television on Tuesday night after trying to win the "The next Uri Geller" show.

The country's new robots.txt file
Source: kottke.org

Here's a small and nerdy measure of the huge change in the executive branch of the US government today.

Body odour ban for Zurich workers
Source: Telegraph

The Swiss city of Zurich has banned municipal workers from having overbearing body odour.

2D Barcode(QR Code) on Ancient Style Chinese Art | Asiajin
Source: asiajin.com

Seal Cutting(篆刻) is a Chinese traditional art. You cut a stone block to make a stamp with, usually, Chinese letters like name, poet, etc.

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