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In the case of shared stories, all rights reside with the original creator. en 2008-10-12T10:06:56 2008-10-12T10:06:56 httpd:/www.citytools.net/essentials/rss_docs.html http://www.citytools.net/images/rss_logo.jpg http://www.citytools.net 182 35 citytools image http://www.citytools.net/showstory/6CEB2C8E-9807-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ SEATTLE (AP) -- Two former software executives grossly overstated their company&#39;s revenue to attract more than $50 million in private investment, prosecutors said Wednesday, adding that the fraud was uncovered late last month when a worker found a set of cooked financial books as she was cleaning out a desk....<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SOFTWARE_EXECS_CHARGED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/FCED8382-97BB-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Reuters - Google co-founder Sergey Brin, considering going into space on a private flight, made a surprise visit to Russia&#39;s Baikonur cosmodrome on Saturday to wish good luck to a fellow space tourist.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081011/sc_nm/us_space_kazakhstan_brin">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/17F415BC-9792-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Reuters - Russian space authorities said on Saturday they had improved safety measures for spaceships returning to Earth from the International Space Station after a series of rough landings.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081011/sc_nm/us_space_kazakhstan">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/457A7A06-97EE-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Reuters - U.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott will blast off into space aboard a Russian spaceship on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081011/ts_nm/us_space_kazakhstan">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/E603154A-97E5-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ LiveScience.com - Most Americans believe the current financial crisis poses a greater threat than terrorism.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081011/sc_livescience/financialfearsoutweighterroristthreat">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/21221394-97D5-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ CNET - A Federal Communications Commission engineering report released late Friday essentially backs a plan to open up wireless spectrum to create a free wireless Internet service by dismissing concerns about interference for existing providers.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20081011/tc_cnet/8301103531006386694">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/8B159950-97B3-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) -- The ongoing global economic turmoil and increasingly strained ties between Moscow and Washington will not stand in the way of further space exploration, Russia&#39;s space agency chief said Saturday....<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_KAZAKHSTAN_RUSSIA_SPACE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/BF06AE3C-980F-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A bug which lives entirely on its own without oxygen and in complete darkness could offer clues to life on other planets.<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/7663927.stm">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/1BA9E17C-9842-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Web Urbanist has compiled a huge gallery of famous pieces of art reproduced in Lego, from Magritte to Warhol and Casablanca to Abbey Road. Even if you&#39;re one of the eight readers of this site who isn&#39;t a huge Lego fan, you&#39;ll find something to gawk at here. [Web Urbanist] <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/418165101/lego-art-proves-our-obsession-is-classy">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/09670602-9842-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attempts to tackle global warming are being made more difficult by the spreading economic crisis even as Democratic congressional leaders say it&#39;s still a top goal for next year....<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MELTDOWN_GLOBAL_WARMING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/B916DB44-9839-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ AFP - American millionaire video game guru Richard Garriott followed in his astronaut father&#39;s footsteps Sunday, blasting off aboard a Russian rocket to become the world&#39;s sixth space tourist.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081012/tc_afp/russiausspacetourism">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/57B0398E-9831-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Reuters - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a U.S. space tourist blasted off on Sunday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081012/ts_nm/us_space_kazakhstan">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/F51E34E0-9828-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Savvy Internet users know that downloading unsolicited computer programs is one of the most dangerous things you can do online. It puts you at great risk for a virus or another time bomb from a hacker....<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEC_TECHBIT_YOUTUBE_SPOOFING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/9535EB3E-9820-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ AFP - Confidential data on 30 million German phone users could be consulted on the Internet as a result of an error until the phone company locked access, a spokesman for Deutsche Telekom said Saturday.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081011/tc_afp/germanytelecomcrimecompanydeutschetelekom">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/C512C8BA-980F-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A Spelunker remake, Disaster Report sequel, new RPG, and Sengoku card battle game are en route from the niche Japanese publisher.<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/6199258.html?part=rss&tag=gs_all_games&subj=6199258">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/A993799A-97F6-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ World of Warcraft player/dorkmaster supreme Bradster has caved to his smack addiction-like dependence on WoW and created 36 separate accounts that he plays simultaneously on an epically ridiculous rig. He claims to spend over $5700 per year just on the game, and plans to pick up 36 copies of the new expansion pack Wrath of the Lich King when it&#39;s released. I&#39;ve never played World of Warcraft. I&#39;m not sure if the abbreviation is pronounced by spelling out the letters W-O-W or if you just saw &quot;wow.&quot; It seems like the kind of thing where you have to ...<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/418129398/world-of-warcraft-seems-like-kind-of-a-silly-hobby"> (more) </a><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/418129398/world-of-warcraft-seems-like-kind-of-a-silly-hobby">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/4997092E-97EE-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Circuit City&#39;s price guarantee was always a little wonky: the only prices they&#39;d match were from local brick-and-mortar vendors, which excludes even their own online site. But sneaky tipster Kevin has caught wind that Circuit City, in the midst of crashing and/or burning, is due to accept any verifiable price, from any retailer, starting tomorrow. Even better, the prices in-store are going to match those of CC&#39;s online site, which means some serious price cuts in-store. There&#39;s always a silver lining, am I right? [- Thanks, Kevin!] <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/418096404/dealzmodo-circuit-city-is-shipwrecked-but-the-flotsam-and-jetsam-have-a-great-price+match-guarantee">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/5276F026-9781-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ AmericanWinery.com, a wine e-commerce start-up, ventures into a business where many have failed before. <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/another-start-up-tries-to-sell-wine-online/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/9A2D68F0-97B3-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ As we get closer to yet another Apple event, the rumor mill is operating at full speed and everyone has &quot;sources.&quot; The latest to offer up a juicy bit of gossip is Jason Calacanis, who went on record in an interview with CNET UK as saying that he has direct sources telling him Apple is developing a networked LCD HDTV that will have built-in Apple TV capabilities. Immediately, this brought up a smattering of conflicting ideas and opinions from a few of us at Giz as to whether or not this makes sense. And if it does happen, we almost certainly won&#39;t see it on ...<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/417854995/calacanis-rumor-apple-developing-networked-lcd-with-built+in-apple-tv"> (more) </a><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/417854995/calacanis-rumor-apple-developing-networked-lcd-with-built+in-apple-tv">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/38077DB2-97AB-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Seagate has decided to enter the solid-state disk (SSD) market in 2009, starting the company&#39;s switch from hard disk drives (HDD). Their first target: corporate America. Once they&#39;ve got the cubicle commanders, they&#39;ll move to consumers. Seagate senior manager Rich Vignes seems to be awfully defensive about this incredibly obvious move, stating over and over that they&#39;ll take it slow, that analysts really do think SSDs are reliable, and that this is the wave of the future. Of course, if you&#39;re reading Giz, chances are your response to the ...<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/417805065/seagate-to-begin-switch-to-ssd-put-hdd-out-to-pasture"> (more) </a><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/417805065/seagate-to-begin-switch-to-ssd-put-hdd-out-to-pasture">[original story]</a>