Iran tests missiles for second day in face of US warnings: related news

Iran tests missiles for second day in face of US warnings

Iran today test-fired missiles in the Gulf for a second consecutive day, Iranian state media reported.

Defiant Iran tests missiles in face of US warnings

Pictures from Iranian state television show the country's elite revolutionary guards test-firing missiles during war games in the Gulf

Iran's Bold Move: Round 2 of Missile Tests

Iran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself against any attack by the U.S. or Israel, state television reported Thursday.

New web site planned to trade US biofuels in eBay fashion

A company that specializes in online casinos announced this week it was taking a gamble on the US biofuels industry by launching a new web site devoted to the buying and selling of ethanol and biodiesel. USBiofuelsExchange.com (US-BX) opened Tuesday to "pre-register" producers, resellers and buyers, according to a statement from Diamond I, a development-stage company seeking to change its name to US BioFuels Exchange Inc. The official launch will probably take place later this summer after beta-testing, said James Kaufman, managing director of US-BX, in an interview. The site will seek to level the playing field for biofuels producers in the US, he said, noting "long-standing arrangements" between big producers and buyers have posed "constraints" for smaller players without the clout to lock in those sorts of deals.

Rice Warns Iran U.S. Won't Back Down; More Missiles Fired

Iran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself against any attack by the U.S. or Israel, state television reported Thursday.

'Defensive Measures'? Iran Launches Round Two of Missile Tests

Iran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself against any attack by the U.S. or Israel, state television reported Thursday.

Tests show US shield 'not needed'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the results of Iran's missile tests prove that US plans for a defence shield in Europe are unnecessary.

Obama calls for tougher Iran sanctions after missile tests

The US Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, called for tighter sanctions on Iran today after it fired nine test missiles that were capable of hitting American and Israeli bases.

British NASA hacker to face US trial

LONDON: A British computer expert lost his appeal on Wednesday against extradition to the United States where he is accused of “the biggest military hack of all time” and could face up to 70 years in prison. Gary McKinnon was arrested in 2002 after US prosecutors charged him with illegally accessing computers, including the Pentagon, US Army, navy and NASA systems, and causing $700,000 worth of damage.

LookSmart Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Revenue Results; Will Report Full Second Quarter Results on August 5

SAN FRANCISCO - (Business Wire) LookSmart, Ltd. (NASDAQ:LOOK), an online search advertising network and technology solutions company, today announced that based on a preliminary evaluation of the second quarter of 2008, the Company expects to report total revenue of between $17.0 million and $17.1 million, which represents a 16% - 17% increase over second quarter 2007 revenue of $14.6 million (which included $1.1 million derived from certain of the Company's consumer assets sold or retired in 2007) . This result is preliminary and therefore subject to change. The Company is still in the process of completing its review of second quarter operating results, and therefore does not yet have visibility into other results of operations.

Spammers Announce World War III

schliz writes with the stub of a disheartening article at IT News: "Hackers are deluging web users with malware-laden spam claiming that World War III has started following a US invasion of Iran. Security experts warned [yesterday] that spam emails with subject lines including 'Third World War has begun,' '20000 US Soldiers in Iran,' and 'US Army crossed Iran's borders' have been intercepted. The emails contain links to a malicious webpage that displays what appears to be a video player showing the mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion."

Iran accused of 'photoshopping' missile image

The extent of Iran's recent missile tests may have been overblown. An image, published across the world on Wednesday, showing four missiles blasting into a clear blue sky, appears to have been doctored. One of the missiles is indistinguishable from another in the image, and has an identical smoke trail to a third. This suggests that a fourth missile has been created from two of the others in the picture.

Second Life Faces Open Source Challenges

ruphus13 writes "Linden Labs has talked about Open Sourcing aspects of their platform for a while, but have not always followed through. Now, the OpenSimulator project has been gathering some solid momentum, and this was followed by an announcement by IBM that showed interoperability between OpenSimulator and Linden Servers. What this means is that you can use a Second Life client to log on to an OpenSim server. Beyond that, anyone can run their own server. 'Working with the protocols derived from the official Second Life client, and a knowledge of how Second Life works, these people have implemented their own compatible server code.' It is only a matter of time before users will be able to move profiles, virtual goods, and other elements of their 'second life' on to any server in a truly open world, thereby threatening Linden Labs' virtu

KEN SILVERSTEINâ?"Iranâ?"s Culpability Conclusively Established: Country Guilty of Bad Photoshopping

As news spread across the world of Iran’s provocative missile tests, so did an image of four missiles heading skyward in unison. Unfortunately, it appeared to contain one too many missiles, a point that had not emerged before the photo appeared on the front pages of The Los Angeles Times, The Financial Times, The Chicago Tribune and several other newspapers as well as on BBC News, MSNBC, Yahoo! News, NYTimes.com and many other major news Web sites.

Celebrate 401(k) Day and Take Control of Your Retirement

s 401(k) Day celebration on September 5, 2008. The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA) sponsors 401(k) Day to highlight the value of employer sponsored profit-sharing and 401(k) plans. As retirement follows work, 401(k) Day falls on the Friday after Labor Day during National Payroll Week, an annual celebration of America

We're The US Government, So We Can Ignore Pesky Things Like The DMCA

While the federal government of the US has dumped on us dreadful laws like the DMCA, when it comes time for it to follow those laws itself, it takes a pass. Why be inconvenienced like the rest of us? We've talked about how the US government likes to ignore patent law using either "state secrets" or "sovereign immunity" claims, and now it appears they're using that for copyright law as well. CAFC (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) has allowed the Air Force to dismiss a DMCA lawsuit lodged against them by claiming "sovereign immunity."

Panacea gets US Patent nod for `Thank God`

Panacea Biotec has been granted a patent from US Patent & Trademark Office for their product Thank God (Euphorbia Prostrata) for effective management of hemorrhoids and piles. With this, the company is looking forward to launch this product in high potential market of US and EU. As per current industry trends, the total potential of anti-hernorrhoids and piles market in US and EU is between US$500-600mn.

CORRECTING AND REPLACING Tessera Receives Second Office Action in '326 Patent Reexamination

Fourth graph, last sentence should read: The second action is scheduled for a 7-day hearing to begin on February 5, 2009. (sted The second action is scheduled for a 5-day hearing to begin on September 22, 2008.)

Iran in warning to US and Israel

Iran will strike Israel and the US navy in the Gulf if it is attacked over its nuclear programme, a senior Iranian official has warned.

iStockphoto Gives Exclusive Artists More Than $200,000 on 100 Percent Royalty Day, August 25

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug 26, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- iStockphoto, the world's royalty-free multimedia sales leader, just did it again. The world's leading digital media marketplace rewarded exclusive artists with a 100 percent royalty giveaway day on Aug. 25 for the second year in a row. Last year, iStock gave more than $100,000 to exclusive artists on a single day. Due to phenomenal site growth, iStock exclusive artists will receive more than $200,000 in revenue from yesterday's sales. The giveaway is related to iStock's Punctum Day Awards, whose cash and prize winners in several categories were announced last week.

Second Scotland-Kenya One Day Game Abandoned

The second and final One Day International between Scotland and Kenya at Ayr was abandoned due to bad weather.

Iran test-fires missiles, reports say

A video grab from Al Alam television showing three of nine missiles being fired during a test in Iran on Wednesday.

Iran reportedly test-fires 9 missiles

A video grab from Al Alam television showing three of nine missiles being fired during a test in Iran on Wednesday.

Third and fourth Tests delayed by a day

The third and fourth Tests of Australia's tour to India have been pushed back by a day because of the festival of Diwali and will now begin on October 28 and November 6 respectively.

Google Bullish in Face of US Downturn in Clicks

A 35 per cent jump in second-quarter profits at Google yesterday failed to ease concerns about the impact of the ailing US economy on the internet search engine.

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