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    Back to Fta- but SO MANY new questions!

    Hey guys, I used to be a very happy coolsat owner, having all the channels from local to ppv's to international. We all know what happened to coolsat after N3....AFter that I didnt risk buying another fta box. But I see there are some boxes up and I have many new questions lol. I was looking...
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    Chile police, students clash in banned protests

    SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Riot police battled high school and university students in the streets of Chile's capital Thursday, firing water cannons and tear gas and using officers on horseback to break up flaming barricades. Police detained 552 students and at least 14 police officers and two young...
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    [Noobie Question?] Recording using a DVD player with digital tuner

    hey guys im newbie here and got a question ive been working on for several weeks. It is a home entertainment setup. We have Us Cable running into an HD box from them with red, yellow, and white connectors running out, and HDMI. The HDMI runs to the Sony Bx42 series 40" HDTV. I have a toshiba DVD...
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    Syrian troops attack Hama for 2nd day

    BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops kept up attacks on the restive city of Hama Monday, the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a day after a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters killed at least 70 and drew harsh rebukes from the U.S. and Europe. Sunday was one of the bloodiest days...
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    Outsourcing to India may not be affected by privacy rules

    Personal data sent to India by companies outsourcing work to service providers in the country will not be covered under the country's stringent new rules for the collection of personal data, an executive of a data protection standards company set up by the National Association of Software and...
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    Limesat Ultra!!!

    possible solution to the "weak signal" issue Due to the recent outage I like many of you tried adjusting my settings thinking it was out on my end but later found out by checking this site it was the server & it's great that they fixed the issues BUT also like many of you I was frustrated by...
  7. CASPER

    Bahrain halts military-style trials for protesters

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain on Thursday stopped bringing anti-government protesters to trial at a special tribunal with military prosecutors, a lawyer said, ending a practice criticized as unfair by rights activists and the Gulf kingdom's Western allies. The tribunal was set up...
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    Bahrain riot police fire tear gas at protesters

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An activist in Bahrain says riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands gathered near the square that was the epicenter of the nation's Shiite-led protests earlier this year. Nabeel Rajab says protesters chanted: "Down, down Hamad" — a...
  9. FTA Hacker

    Flood berm bursts at nuclear plant

    (CNN) -- A water-filled berm protecting a nuclear power plant in Nebraska from rising floodwaters collapsed Sunday, according to a spokesman, who said the plant remains secure. Some sort of machinery came in contact with the berm, puncturing it and causing the berm to deflate, said Mike Jones...
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    Canada Post strike: Residents ask if they really need a postman

    Like postal services around the world, Canada Post has seen a rapid decline in first-class mail. It tried to adjust by cutting wages, prompting a strike that's lasted three weeks so far. When Canadian letter carriers went on strike three weeks ago they hoped to force the national postal...
  11. FTA Hacker

    N. Dakota river to surpass record levels

    Minot, North Dakota (CNN) -- The summer flooding in Minot, North Dakota, will enter record territory Friday morning as the Souris River surges toward a peak, days ahead of original forecasts by the National Weather Service. The river, which stood 1,556 feet above sea level early Friday, is...
  12. FTA Hacker

    Floodwaters creep near U.S. nuke plants

    (CNN) -- U.S. nuclear regulators say two Nebraska nuclear power plants have protected critical equipment from the rising waters of the Missouri River even though flooding has reached the grounds of one of them. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is confident those safeguards will prevent a...
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    Syrian troops near Turkey border as refugees flee

    AMMAN, Jun 23 Syrian troops massed near the Turkish border, witnesses said on Thursday, raising tensions with Ankara as President Bashar al-Assad uses increasing military force against a popular revolt. Turkey said the two countries' foreign ministers had consulted on the telephone...
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    US pledges more foreign aid to fight drug cartels

    GUATEMALA CITY – The Obama administration pledged Wednesday to increase its investment in Central Americas security to nearly $300 million this year to thwart the expanding activities of drugs cartels threatening to destabilize the entire region. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton...
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    Nova Scotia told to pay for grower's medical pot

    The Nova Scotia government has been ordered to sponsor the medical marijuana growing operation of a woman who says she's too poor to pay for the equipment herself. The Department of Community Services must pay a one-time setup cost of $2,500 and $100 every three months for supplies, an appeal...
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    NYC faces layoffs despite having reserve cash: mayor

    New York City is in the odd position of having both $500 million of cash reserve and a multibillion-dollar deficit, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to close partly by laying off workers. The cash reserve, called the Health Insurance Stabilization Fund, was set up over two decades ago to...
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    Iraqi court sentences 15 to death for massacre

    BAGHDAD – An Iraqi court on Thursday sentenced 15 alleged al-Qaida members to death for their role in the 2006 wedding party massacre of 70 people, considered one of the most horrific attacks carried out by Sunni-led militants during the insurgency. The defendants were convicted of planning and...
  18. FTA Hacker

    Napolitano surveys Joplin damage

    (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano toured Joplin, Missouri, Thursday and pledged to help residents rebuild the tornado-ravaged city. "We will not leave until the job is finished," she said in a statement, "and we will continue to support our team of federal, state...
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    Fighting rages in western Libyan city

    Misrata, Libya (CNN) -- Heavy fighting that began at dawn and continued past midnight Friday left at least 31 people dead Saturday in the western Libyan city of Misrata, where rebel forces thwarted efforts by government forces to enter from the west and south. By the end of Friday, more than...
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    Rescuing children from trash dump

    Bariloche, Argentina (CNN) -- During a visit to Argentina 11 years ago, Elena Durón Miranda was horrified to see children as young as 3 years old rummaging through a trash dump for food and valuable materials. "I saw children collect green sausages, a bag of potato chip crumbs, a bag of noodles...
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