The People's Republic of China has deluded the American people into thinking the goods they are selling to the people of the United States are of the sameor at least a comparablequality to the merchandise manufactured in the United States and sold to consumers for higher prices. The People's Republic of China has deluded the American people into thinking the goods they are selling to the people of the United States are of the sameor at least a comparablequality to the merchandise...

About 30 experts from 15 countries will gather in Aviemore for the two-day event following a similar meeting in Nairobi last year. They will review outbreaks of avian flu around the world, which have led to the deaths of 191 people since 2003, and examine issues including the surveillance of wild birds in relation to the disease. Last week, a four-year-old boy in Cairo tested positive for bird flu, bringing to 37 the number of people in Egypt infected with the virus, including 15 who died....

They seized from the containers 80 kilograms of smuggled cooked meat, including cooked chicken, goose, pork, offal and hotpot ingredients. About 9pm yesterday, Customs officers intercepted a lorry arriving from Shenzhen, declared to be carrying vegetables. About 9pm yesterday, Customs officers intercepted a lorry arriving from Shenzhen, declared to be carrying vegetables. After examination, Customs officers found two tin containers affixed at the bottom of the lorry compartment. Please...

The catch is that off-the-shelf HTPCs either are high-end and costly, or they're ugly, glorified PCs that look distinctly out of place in a living room. Best of all, I could hardly hear any noise, even with both cooling fans running at high speed. Starting on the outside, the case is a critical factor in our project. With the supplied adapter, the 2600 XT will output digital six-channel surround sound and up to 1080p HD video through a single HDMI connection, vastly simplifying setup. The...

I have no intention of upgrading to Leopard on the Pismo (assuming it will even be possible): for browsing, word processing, and checking mail, Tiger seems to be perfectly fine. Based on your description of your needs and the fact that you have a partly hotrodded 400 MHz Pismo that you like, I would say you are and ideal candidate for a processor upgrade. But the price difference between a Wegener and Daystar upgrade kit is of the order of $100, which is a lot for a grad student like me. A...