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Feds bust 'scareware' ring accused of making $72 million by selling phony anti-virus software
L.A. Times Tech BlogThere's big money in scaring people into thinking they have a nasty computer virus. But you might also scare up a visit from international police. On Wednesday the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI and cooperating overseas agencies said they...... -
Latvia's Ernests Gulbis can go (Mardy) Fish-ing Sunday
The Fabulous ForumErnests Gulbis, a 22-year-old from Latvia, reached his second ATP Tour final by beating 28-year-old American veteran Alex Bogomolov Jr., 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the second semifinal of the Farmers Classic on Saturday night at the Los Angeles Tennis Center....... -
Boston Symphony Orchestra names Latvia native Andris Nelsons its 15th music director
BOSTON (AP) — Andris (AHN'-driss) Nelsons has been named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The chairman of the 132-year-old orchestra's trustees made the announcement Thursday. The 34-year-old Nelsons, a native of Latvia, said in...Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Culture, Entertainment
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Foreign government offices
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...Tags: Politics, Turkey, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, U.S. Embassy, Government
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International pilot shortage has South Florida flight schools buzzing
Sun SentinelOnce-struggling South Florida flight schools are seeing the largest influx of foreign students since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the result of a severe shortage of airline pilots worldwide. The students can more easily enroll because the Transportation...Tags: Europe, Boeing Co., Commuting, National Security, West Palm Beach
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Costa Mesa Pro Classic coming
If the past two champions of the Costa Mesa Pro Classic are an indication of what the event has to offer then the upcoming tennis tournament should be exciting and worth watching. The Costa Mesa Pro Classic will do its best to spotlight some of the...Tags: Germany, French Open, U.S. Open (tennis), Janko Tipsarevic, Brian Baker
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Gaines Sentenced in 1993 Murder of Lativia Johnson
FOX 17 Web ProducerRobert Gaines, accused in the 1993 murder of 8-year-old Lativia Johnson, learned his fate Monday in a Grand Rapids courtroom. Gaines was sentenced Monday, after being found guilty of second degree murder in December. The judge, showing displeasure with...Tags: Judges, Murder, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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List of Mandatory Days Off Work, By Country
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|| Panama || 40 ||
|| Russia || 40 ||
|| Iceland || 37 ||
|| Spain || 36 ||
|| Luxembourg || 35 ||
|| Nambia || 35 ||
|| Denmark || 34 ||
|| Poland || 33 ||
|| Slovenia || 33 ||
|| South Africa || 33 ||
|| Belgium || 32 ||...Tags: Russia, Italy, Vietnam, Turkey, Cyprus
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Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Vietnam, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Turkey, El Salvador, Belize
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Walker Grove School's history uncovered
Daily American Staff WriterThe Walker Grove School no longer stands, but its memory lives on through former students, including Mary Jane Barndt Bell and Thelma Fritz. Bell attended the one-room schoolhouse in Somerset from 1946 to 1949, and she recently led the committee that...Tags: Florida, Germany, Homes, California, New Jersey
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Church news for Nov. 12
Lavansville/Bakersville The Lavansville/Bakersville Lutheran Parish will be celebrating the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. Mt. Calvary in Lavansville will begin worship at 9 a.m. Mt. Zion in Bakersville will begin worship at 10:30 a.m. For more...Tags: Health, Religious Texts, Fiction, Religious Festivals, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Remarkable Woman: Ilana Rovner
By the time she was 7, little Ilana Diamond knew she wanted to be a lawyer.
"I believed lawyers did good, from what my father told me," she says. "I still believe it."
As an infant, she and her parents had left their home in Latvia, fleeing Hitler....Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Rush University, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Labor Legislation
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