Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Celebrities Celebrate Animals



Celebrities Celebrate Animals.. PETA'S 30th Gala & Humanitarian Awards!!
CNN
Pixel spoke with loads of celebrities at PETA'S 30th Anniversary Gala in Hollywood, California, on Saturday. Alec Baldwin, Pamela Anderson, Anjelica Huston ...
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Seriously, Blair Berk is Hollywood's other 'it' lawyer
CNN International
But they have to be much more than celebrity hand-holders, and the stakes are high. There are images to protect, careers to save. ...
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Celebrities Unite to Honor Five 'Heroes' on Oct. 17
PR Newswire (press release)
In addition to these celebrities, Colombian singer/songwriter Marre will perform at the awards ceremony. Marre, whose album released by EMI includes singles ...
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8 Celebrity Couples Who Did Babies Before Marriage
The Frisky (blog)
But celebrities do whatever the hell they want and sometimes just flip it. Just this weekend, our favorite jack***, Johnny Knoxville, married his girlfriend ...
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The Frisky (blog)

Cherokee County



Redwood City wants different site for county jail
San Jose Mercury News
Redwood City officials are moving forward with efforts to secure land that they hope will replace a proposed downtown location as the new site for a county ...
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Allegan County reaches compliance with ozone 'milestone' set by EPA
MLive.com
ALLEGAN -- Six years after most of West Michigan was placed under tougher federal smog regulations, residents in Allegan County now can breathe a little ...
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Surprise storm cost county $56 million
Buffalo News
By Stephen T. Watson Erie County spent nearly $56 million on debris removal, the round-the- clock operation of an emergency center and other costs from the ...
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Southern Ill. County Ousts Convicted Sheriff
CBS2 Chicago
SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. (AP) ― A southern Illinois county has ousted its sheriff — just days after he was convicted of federal drug-trafficking and ...
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Horry County school board announces new safety protocol
WMBF
By Alisha Laventure - bio | email HORRY COUNTY (WMBF) - The Horry County School Board is announcing several measures it will take to improve the security of ...
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Perdue To Make Economic Development Announcement In Davidson County
WFMY News 2
Davidson County, NC -- Governor Beverly Perdue will be in Davidson County Tuesday afternoon for an economic development announcement. ...
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HOUSING:San Diego County streak of home value gains reaches 15th month in July ...
North County Times
San Diego County house values rose in July for the 15th month, according to a respected indicator released Tuesday. Home prices went up 0.7 percent compared ...
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Armed robbery suspects nabbed in Cherokee County police chase
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Larry Hartstein A police chase in Cherokee County early Tuesday ended with two armed robbery suspects in custody and no injuries, authorities said. ...
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Photo Galleries



Police's Operation Exposure photo 'invaded privacy'
BBC News
His family is seeking a judicial review of the tactic of releasing photos of people suspected of involvement in interface crime and sectarian clashes. ...
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Frequently Asked Photo Questions for September
PC World
Have a question about digital photography? Send it to me. I reply to as many as I can--though given the quantity of e-mails that I get, I can't promise a ...
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Daniel Radcliffe leaves Harry Potter behind in first Woman in Black photo
Metro
Daniel Radcliffe has been snapped on the set of his new film The Woman in Black with his hair slicked back and wearing a suit. The Harry Potter star looked ...
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Metro
Photo Galleries
News & Observer
Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO of Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM), holds the new PlayBook during the annual BlackBerry developers conference. ...
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News & Observer

An artist for today



Gauguin: An artist for today
BBC News (blog)
He left Paris for an artists' colony in Brittany because he was fed up with city life and its capitalism, greed and obsession with technology. ...
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BBC News (blog)
Meet and greet with ArtPrize artists
WWMT
(NEWSCHANNEL 3) - ArtPrize continues in downtown Grand Rapids and Tuesday you have a chance to meet some of the artists. There's an ArtPrize open house from ...
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Music Matrix Reveals "Vado & Jae Millz" as Next Artist Promotion
MarketWatch (press release)
The Britto Agency, PR firm for Music Matrix, is overseeing Matthew's book launch and was instrumental in securing the artists and coordinating the cross ...
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Peru collective connects young artists with buyers
Reuters
Peruvian artist Shila Alvarado stands next to paintings during an Art Market event at a hotel in Lima September 23, 2010. By Emily Schmall LIMA (Reuters ...
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Video Game Online



ArcaniA Gothic 4 Demo Released | Video Game Online Forums ...
Join the Game Trailers online video game community forum to discuss new upcoming video games, user movies, gaming development and platforms.
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From Newspaper to Basket



From Newspaper to Basket · Home and Garden @ CraftGossip
By amandaformaro
That's right, this is made from newspaper. Cool huh? Brandy from Life of Perks made this basket from newspaper by folding and weaving. She has a great tutorial on her blog so you can make one too. See how to turn newspaper into a basket ...
Home and Garden - http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/
Daily Danny » Blog Archive » Newspaper Waste Basket - Green Living ...
By Danny
When you look inside, you can see each individually rolled piece of newspaper is tied together to create an absolutely gorgeous upcycled basket. I mentioned to my pal who was with me—the brilliant stylist Jules Moore—that I could ...
Daily Danny - http://www.dailydanny.com/
Find This Car! | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
By editor@thestranger.com (Dan Savage)
Slog, featuring Dan Savage, is Seattle's most popular News & Culture Blog. Seattle News, Politics, and Arts Blog. The Stranger covers local & national news, politics, restaurants, bars, music, movies and the arts.
The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/01/27/video_games_live_the_paramou&cb=82e7cea0f8f7f08d789a88f62135e64d&layoutId=PostComment&view=comments
Steaming on | Olive Press Newspaper
By Jon Clarke (Editor)
From Indiana Jones and spaghetti westerns to the 'Strawberry run' in Madrid, the Baldwin is back on the tracks.
Olive Press Newspaper - http://www.theolivepress.es/
LG's Optimus 7 gets previewed by Korean newspaper, has voice to ...
By Sean Hollister
You know how we abhor machine translation, but this rumor was too juicy to pass up -- the Korea Economic Daily reportedly got hands-on with LG's Optimus 7 (aka E900) way ahead of release, and if we're reading this right, ...
magw.at - http://eberbach.pl/blog/

KODAK Gallery Implements Facebook



KODAK Gallery Implements Facebook® Login
PR Newswire (press release)
With this feature, Facebook's 500 million users can easily share their KODAK Gallery photos with their friends using their Facebook username and password. ...
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GALLERY: Remembering Frank Johnson
Journal Times
Frank Johnson, chief negotiator and director of employee relations for the Racine Unified School District, checks with staff at central office as teacher ...
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Software-Defined Networking and The New Internet



U.S. officials push for broader internet wiretapping regulations ...
By Donald Melanson
The NSA may have its ominously named Perfect Citizen program to guard against potential cyber attacks, but it looks like the US government still isn.
Engadget Mobile - http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/06/29/hack-use-google-voice-to-add-visual-voicemail-to-your-g1-dream?icid=sphere_wpcom_inline
Internet makes everyone a doctor in Finland | IceNews - Daily News
By Erlingur
Patients in Finland are becoming more confident at self-diagnosis and more demanding of medical practitioners as the internet is turning everyone into wannabe doctors. According to a dissertation that looks at the city of Tampere, ...
IceNews - Daily News - http://www.icenews.is/
Internet Affiliate Program | Downligh4You.COM
By iap0346
With over 1.3 billion Internet users there is little left to doubt about the increasing popularity of the new medium. The dominance of Internet can further be observed by its ubiquitous influence. Be it business, education, health, ...
Downligh4You.COM - http://downligh4you.com/
Software-Defined Networking and The New Internet « Connection ...
By Nick Feamster
Thoughts on the New Internet. The questions asked of the panelists are understandably a bit broad. I've decided to take a crack at these answers in the context of software-defined networking. 1. What do you see happening in computer ...
Connection Management - http://connectionmanagement.org/

Made My Personal Golf Golf Equipment



Toftrees Golf Club in State College, Pennsylvannia offers Fairway ...
By Tara Pranio
ORLANDO, Fla. -- On the heels of assuming management of Toftrees Golf Club in State College, Pa., Marriott Golf, one of the world's premier golf operators and the golf management organization of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR), ...
The WorldGolf Wire - Daily golf-indus... - http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/feeds/latest_stories
Why I Made My Personal Golf Golf Equipment – And Am Glad I Did ...
By Golf Tutor
I performed a variety of golf growing up in New England, proper via my faculty years, but then marriage, regulation college, and children did not depart any time for spending what amounted to a whole day on the golf course. ...
Go Play Your Golf Drivers - http://www.go-playgolf.com/
Kaymer keen to play with Westwood | Golf365 | Golf News
Get the latest golf news from around the world with Golf365. European and PGA Tours covered.
Golf365 | Golf News - http://www.golf365.com/
Explore Howard: Golf: Wilde Lake secures boys regular season title
In a steady rain against a winless Long Reach team Monday afternoon, the Wilde Lake boys put the finishing touches on the program's first county title since golf started up again in the county in 2005. ...
Explore Howard: news - http://www.explorehoward.com/
Insanely Powerful Volkswagen Golf R | SACarFan
By Scott
The tuners from Wimmer RS have released details of their Volkswagen Golf R upgrade program. Called 'Red Devil', the tuning ...
SACarFan - http://www.sacarfan.co.za/

LG Unveils new A510 3D Notebook



LG Unveils new A510 3D Notebook
I4U
LG has pulled the wraps off a new 3D notebook computer called the A510 (PDF). The notebook has Led lighting around the touchpad and comes in Blu-black and ...
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Sky 3D channel line up confirmed: The fight begins
Pocket-lint.com
Virgin Media may have just pipped Sky to the 3D post but the Murdoch owned giant has seen its cable rival's StreetDance 3D hand and raised it with a ...
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Pocket-lint.com
Hitachi aims to transform the data centre with 3D storage
ITBusiness.ca
The company, best known for its storage networking products, released the first ever 3D scaling storage as part of its Virtual Storage Platform which scales ...
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Origin PC EON17 Gaming Laptop Boasts 3D and a Six-Core CPU
Softpedia
... so it prepared the EON17, the third EON laptop and one which combines several major assets, such as high-end CPUs, DirectX 11 graphics and a 3D screen. ...
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Internet Explorer 9 Will Have Windows 7 SP1 Bits



Internet Explorer 9 Will Have Windows 7 SP1 Bits
Tom's Hardware Guide
Internet Exporer 9 beta hit the public during the middle of this month, which showed off the new browser's tight integration with Windows 7's newest ...
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New Facebook App 'Hotels WithMe' Launched by Columbus Internet and Hotels.com
MarketWatch (press release)
Columbus Internet and Hotels.com have today announced a partnership which sees them launch a new Facebook app 'Hotels WithMe' in the UK. ...
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NYC Hospital Accidentally Posts Patient Information Online
DNAinfo
The New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center leaked information on about 6800 patients on the Internet, including 10 social ...
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
MarketWatch (press release)
Mobile Broadband Internet Access: Notebook computer users can access e-mail, download files and browse the Internet at broadband speed, downloading a one ...
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Cyber Storm III to use the Internet to attack itself
FederalNewsRadio.com
"In Cyber Storm I, we attacked the Internet, in Cyber Storm II, we used the Internet as the weapon, in Cyber Storm III, we're using the Internet to attack ...
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Former CIA Director proposes Presidential kill switch for Internet
Geek.com
Hayden believes that Congress should pass legislation which would give the President powers to shut down the Internet in the case of a national emergency. ...
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Microsoft Office for Mac 2011



Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
PC Magazine
Fast, flexible office application suite. Most powerful Mac office software. Highly compatible with Office for Windows. Well-integrated with OS X. Visual Basic for Applications recorded and programmed macros fully supported. ...
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Amazon launches Kindle for the Web
CNET
by David Carnoy Hot on the heels of announcing that it will have a Kindle app for the upcoming Blackberry PlayBook tablet, Amazon today rolled out Kindle for the Web, which allows users to view and share book samples directly through their web browsers ...
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CNET
Kno Announces Single-Screen Tablet Textbook
PC Magazine
Another day, another tablet? On the heels of RIM's PlayBook announcement, Santa Clara-based Kno Inc. on Monday announced a single-screen version of its digital textbook reader for students. The Kno - short for knowledge - is a touch-screen tablet ...
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Official Google Voice for iPhone already greenlit, due soon?
Electronista
Google may finally join others in bringing Google Voice back to the App Store based on tips early this morning. A contact near Google has reportedly indicated that the official Google Voice app for the iPhone has already been approved and that Google ...
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Dance and the city



Dance and the city - RT
Sharp, spirited and spicy: one of America's most promising dance ensembles – "CityDance" – is urging the Moscow crowd to discover the "power, passion, and purpose" of dance with them!
RT - http://rt.com/
'Dancing With the Stars' dance-by-dance recap: No Jive Talkin ...
By Cari Skillman
There was a marked buzz around the 'Dancing with the Stars' set tonight. And it had nothing to do with the eleven remaining celebrity dancers, their professional partners, or their planned quicksteps and jives.
OnTheRedCarpet.com Entertainment News - http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/
A little Chinese culture: Chinese dance troupe performs at UM- St ...
By Caitlin EL Myles
Besides being a form of entertainment, each dance was a message to the audience or a lesson to be learned about Chinese culture. The dancers communicated with their bodies as if they had created their own language to tell each separate ...
The Current Online - http://thecurrent-online.com/
Faking Slow Motion Through Dance
By Michael Zhang
Who needs an uber-expensive Phantom camera or fancy slow-mo software when you can fake the effect with dance? This doesn't have anything to do with photo gear or software, but we found it interesting since we've been sharing a lot of ...
PetaPixel - http://www.petapixel.com/
What Happened To Dance Music? | Number One Service Providers
What is the first thing you hear when when you switch the radio on? If you are lucky enough to tune-in in time to actually catch some music, the chances are.
Number One Service Providers - http://www.01nets.com/

Cooking It Raw in Lapland



Lichen and Reindeer: Cooking It Raw in Lapland
TIME
Like the other chefs participating in the Cook It Raw gathering, the French-born Bosi, who runs the kitchen of London's acclaimed Hibiscus restaurant, ...
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The Bigger Picture



The Bigger Picture- Week 3
BuffaloSportsNow.com
As passionate as we feel about football, we must always remember that we do so for ENTERTAINMENT. Last week's game against New England definitely was ...
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ZalDiva Enters into Agreements with Hollywood, California Based Motion Picture ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... ZalDiva has entered into agreements with Hollywood, California based Motion Picture Visual Effects Artist, Designer and Animator, Pedram Shohadai, ...
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King County releases data for smart phone apps



Len Gates » Blog Archive » County budget cuts
By lengates
All around the county there are district and borough council buildings under utilised. In Andover for instance there is empty office space at Test Valley's Beech Hurst offices, some already used by Hampshire County Council. ...
Len Gates - http://lengates.mycouncillor.org.uk/
Jaws Of Crime Take Bite In Westchester County « CBS New York- News ...
By ebindelglass
The crime blotter in Westchester reads like something out of a James Bond movie. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY.
CBS New York- News, Sports, Weather,... - http://newyork.cbslocal.com/
Union County Resident Awarded Dairy Princess Title | GantDaily.com
By Gant Team
HARRISBURG - Marissa Kay Weidensaul, of Mifflinburg, Union County, was crowned the 54th Pennsylvania Dairy Princess on Sept. 25 after a three-day competition.
GantDaily.com - http://gantdaily.com/
Land trust taking hold in Lincoln County, opening up home ...
By Lori Tobias, The Oregonian
In the coming weeks, the Lincoln Community Land Trust will put its first property on the market, offering it to the first qualified buyer at a price nearly half of what the nonprofit has invested and at least 30 percent below the ...
Portland News - http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/
King County releases data for smart phone apps : The Issaquah ...
By Staff
"I sponsored the legislation to create this website so we could harness the creative energies of these citizens to make King County data more accessible to everyone. I'm eager to see what our citizens can do with it." Bookmark and Share ...
The Issaquah Press - News, Sports,... - http://www.issaquahpress.com/

Peanut menace?



Peanut menace? Allergy bullies use food to torment
msnbc.com
By JoNel Aleccia Health writer When a Wenatchee, Wash., high school student smeared peanut butter on the forehead of a fellow student with a serious peanut allergy two years ago, it was so unusual that the offender faced an assault charge and four days ...
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Surgery For Aggressive Prostate Cancer Gives 92% 10-year Survival Rate
Medical News Today
Patients with the most aggressive form of prostate cancer who have surgery - radical prostatectomy - were found to have a 10-year cancer-specific survival rate of 92%, which is high, and a 77% overall survival rate, according to researchers from the ...
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Some US executions held up by shortage of drug
The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some executions in the US have been put on hold because of a shortage of one of the drugs used in lethal injections from coast to coast. Several of the 35 states that rely on lethal injection are either scrambling to find sodium ...
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Study: Celiac Disease Cases Increasing, Especially Among Seniors
OzarksFirst.com
Newly released information shows the number of cases of celiac disease is on the rise, especially among senior citizens. The study, published in the "Annuals of Medicine", showed the number of patients diagnosed with celiac disease has doubled every 15 ...
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Irish Government Faces Test



Southwest Pilots' Union 'Cautiously Optimistic'
Wall Street Journal
The pilots' union for Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) said late Monday that it hired undisclosed investment banking and legal firms for counsel during bargaining related to the carrier's acquisition of AirTran Holdings Inc. (AAI). ...
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Home prices up, but growth rate slows
CNNMoney
By Les Christie, staff writerSeptember 28, 2010: 9:00 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Home prices have risen for five straight months, but the rate of growth has slowed, according to an industry report released Tuesday. Prices inched up 0.6% in July ...
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Walgreen 4Q Net Up 7.8%, Beating Views; Sales, Margins Rise
Wall Street Journal
Walgreen Co.'s (WAG) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 7.8% as growth in its pharmacy operations far outpaced the rest of the industry and margins climbed. The company also said it completed its $2 billion share repurchase program earlier this month, ...
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Endo To Buy Qualitest For $1.2B, Boosting Generics
Wall Street Journal
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (ENDP) has agreed to acquire Qualitest Pharmaceuticals from private-equity firm Apax Partners for about $1.2 billion, bolstering its branded pharmaceuticals, generic drugs and devices and services businesses. ...
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IRS: No more tax forms in the mailbox
CNN
By Paul Courson, CNN Washington (CNN) -- Electronic filing of tax returns has become so popular that the Internal Revenue Service will no longer automatically mail a traditional paper form. "We're finding that more and more people are choosing to ...
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NYMEX-Crude slips as products stocks expected higher
Reuters
NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - US crude oil futures prices slipped on Tuesday ahead of weekly oil inventory reports that analysts expect will show refined products rose last week. Investors also awaited US economic data and eyed a low pressure system in ...
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Irish Government Faces Test
Wall Street Journal
By QUENTIN FOTTRELL DUBLIN—As it faces mounting challenges in the banking system, the economy at large and international bond markets, Ireland's government faces a struggle for its own survival when parliament reconvenes Wednesday after a 12-week ...
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Treasury Five-Year Yields Near Lowest Since 2008 Before Auction
BusinessWeek
By Cordell Eddings and Keith Jenkins Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury five-year note yields were near the lowest level in almost two years before the US government's $35 billion of the securities. Yields on two-year notes were within 4 basis points of ...
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Latest science stuff



Latest science stuff
By David Bradley
Latest science stuff from Sciencebase: How to Memorize the Periodic Table With a Song - Kind of these people ...
Sciencebase Science Blog - http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/
NIH/FDA research in regulatory science includes nanoparticle ...
In addition, the NIH and the FDA issued a request for applications to stimulate a new research initiative in a priority area, Advancing Regulatory Science through Novel Research and Science-Based Technologies. ...
Nanowerk Nanotechnology News - http://www.nanowerk.com/
The world's most popular science fiction magazine fires its editor
By Charlie Jane Anders
After an author uprising that shook the Chinese publishing establishment, the editor of China's Science Fiction World has been fired. But some question whether it's too late to save the magazine, many of whose experienced editors have ...
io9 - http://io9.com/
Classic science journalism : Stoat
By William M. Connolley none@example.com
Classic science journalism. Category: climate communication. Posted on: September 27, 2010 5:57 PM, by William M. Connolley. Read it and weep. ... Science News from NYTimes.com » ...
ScienceBlogs Channel : Environment - http://scienceblogs.com/channel/environment/
Quick Link: Martin Robbins' science news story template ...
By Robert Merkel
The Robbins item is about science journalism; the Clarke thing was about blogging pathology. Comments on the Robbins item are about science journalism and blogging pathology and, generally speaking, I find the Robbins item and ...
Larvatus Prodeo - http://larvatusprodeo.net/

PlayBook Tablet is BlackBerry's Revolution



PlayBook Tablet is BlackBerry's Revolution
PC Magazine
BlackBerry makers Research in Motion just proved it can innovate with the PlayBook, a major new platform that vaults BlackBerry out of its doldrums and potentially back into the top rank of hot consumer technologies. The 7-inch PlayBook is a radical ...
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Amazon to roll out Kindle e-reading app for upcoming BlackBerry tablet
Chicago Tribune
By AP SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that it will roll out a version of its Kindle e-reader app for Research In Motion Ltd.'s upcoming tablet device, the PlayBook. Amazon already offers Kindle apps for an array of devices, including Apple ...
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Kno Announces Single Screen Tablet
InformationWeek
The education-focused tablet is a less expensive alternative to the previously announced dual-screen tablet focused on providing textbooks, course materials and other content for the classroom. By Antone Gonsalves Kno, a tablet maker focused on the ...
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Sony Ericsson LiveView is a Remote Control for Your Android
DailyTech
Are you sick of carrying your smartphone around with you everywhere you go? Do you want to stay connected in the bathroom, without risking your smartphone's life? Do you wish you could see that incoming text message and check all your friends' status ...
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DailyTech
Microsoft may be turning a new page in dropping Live Spaces
Ars Technica
By Peter Bright | Last updated September 28, 2010 6:35 AM Since 2004, Microsoft has had a free blogging-cum-social networking platform it called Windows Live Spaces (née MSN Spaces). Though it attracted a few users, it never gained a huge amount of ...
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Ars Technica



food allergies make kids a target



food allergies make kids a target
CNN
"They'll make fun of what they're eating," she said. "I don't know if it's innocent or malicious, but some kids will literally threaten them with the peanut ...
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High melody: Hornby, Ben Folds make 'Lonely' hit
New York Daily News
Now, courtesy of singer, musician and fellow brainiac Ben Folds, Hornby has finally gotten the chance to put himself into the song process itself, to make ...
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New York Daily News
Feds make polluted Newtown Creek a Superfund site, kicking off EPA cleanup
New York Daily News
BY Erin Durkin Newtown Creek, on the Brooklyn-Queens border, joins the Gowanus Canal on the list of Superfund sites. The feds made polluted Newtown Creek a ...
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New York Daily News
Struggles make New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera do extra work
ESPN
Rivera and Eiland moved their tutorial to the visitor's bullpen, where the 40-year-old closer threw an undisclosed number of pitches in an effort to make ...
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The Social Network: How to make a sensational film about coding Facebook, by ...
The Guardian
The Social Network is immensely unflattering for Mark Zuckerberg. Aaron 'West Wing' Sorkin and David 'Fight Club' Fincher have achieved a remarkable thing ...
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The Guardian

Easy Tips to Keep Auto Repair and Maintenance



2010 Ryder Cup tips - Westwood ready to lead Europe against USA this weekend
OddsPreview.com
888sport - Claim a £50 free bet on Europe v United States in the Ryder cup, exclusive to this website! Europe are odds-on favourites to win at Celtic Manor ...
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Health Care Reform Tips: eHealthInsurance Provides Consumer 'Dos and Don'ts ...
MarketWatch (press release)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Sep 28, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Today eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ:EHTH) , the leading online source of health insurance for ...
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U-pick apples and caramel apple tips
WNDU-TV
Fall is here and going to local orchards that offer u-pick fruit and vegetables is a great family friendly activity. Kercher's Sunrise Orchards in Goshen ...
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Easy Tips to Keep Auto Repair and Maintenance 'Green'
PR Newswire (press release)
... released a list of tips - from recycling oil to using remanufactured parts - to help these DIYers keep both their environment and their wallets green. ...
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Banning books and history



Killing at Perkins prompts review of violent history
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Workers at Perkins told Torbati that the suspect had not threatened anyone in years but why take the chance with someone with that kind of history. ...
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China, Russia condemn attempts to falsify WWII history
Xinhua
28 (Xinhua) -- China and Russia have condemned attempts to falsify the history of the Second World War (WWII), warning the move might sow hostility among ...
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Banning books and history
Sumter Item
Over in Texas, the state school board just voted on a totally different type of censorship: They're not banning history books, they're banning history. ...
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Promo Image



CAPITAL CULTURE: DC readers detour to book index
The Associated Press
Readers elsewhere may work their way through a book about politics or government from front to back, but plenty of Washingtonians head straight for the ...
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Huffington Post Worries About Book Banning
NewsBusters (blog)
So it's not surprising that The Huffington Post is making a big deal of "Banned Books Week." The house organ for the self-important Hollywood left – you ...
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Foley's Book Plugged On Raw, Did WWE Sign A Fitness Model?
Wrestling Inc.
By Keelan Balderson | September 28, 2010 | Comments - For those that missed it, Michael Cole actually plugged Mick Foley's new book "Countdown to Lockdown" ...
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Xerox Puts Book Publishing Power in Consumers' Hands; Expands Market for the ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ROCHESTER, NY, Sep 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- An innovative, on-demand book printing system that is changing the way books are published, bought and sold ...
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Promo Image: New Muslim Superhero Comic Book Planned
WorstPreviews.com
The comic book is expected to be released in November in Arabic and English by Liquid Comics. Initially 50000 Arabic-language comics will be distributed ...
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WorstPreviews.com

Early outburst sparks SPASH soccer over Wausau East



2010 WPS Season Ends On A High
World Soccer Reader
If all is well that ends well then Women's Professional Soccer is in a pretty good state. The 2010 WPS season has undoubtedly been fraught with setbacks. ...
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Where Is Soccer's Version Of Ken Burns?
EPL Talk
But my question is, where is soccer version's of Ken Burns? As far as I know, there isn't one. There are a few historians of the game such as Simon Inglis, ...
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Women's soccer falls, snaps 14 game win streak
Western Front
Western women's soccer's winning streak was ended by a 1-0 loss to Montana State University-Billings Saturday, Sept. 25, at Whatcom Community College in a ...
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Early outburst sparks SPASH soccer over Wausau East
Wausau Daily Herald
... POINT -- A big first half propelled the Stevens Point Area Senior High School boys soccer team over Wausau East 7-1 Monday night at Scaffidi Field. ...
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Alternative Measures of the Business Cycle



Alternative Measures of the Business Cycle - CBS MoneyWatch.com
By Mark Thoma
Catherine Rampell of Economix notes that most people don't believe the recession is over: Most Americans Don't Think Recession Is Over, by Ca.
Maximum Utility Blog RSS | MoneyWatch - http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/maximum-utility/
Division: Clinched. Business: Unfinished. | Phillies Nation
By Michael Baumann
I've always been awed by the ability of major league ballplayers to keep things in perspective. Consider Roy Halladay. Halladay signed what was then the richest.
Phillies Nation - http://www.philliesnation.com/
Small-Business Tax Hysteria: Let's Do the Math - NYTimes.com
By By JAY GOLTZ
Would letting the Bush tax cuts expire for the top two brackets be a disaster for small businesses?
You're the Boss - http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/
AdSense Forefather Makes 14 Million Business Listings Available ...
By Marshall Kirkpatrick
Gilad Elbaz's last company was acquired by Google and became AdSense, the source of 30% of Google's revenue. His new company, Factual, is a marketplace for live, collaboratively ...
ReadWriteWeb - http://www.readwriteweb.com/
San Diego Zoo Blogs » Blog Archive » Coyotes, Business, and Biomimicry
By Gary Priest
With biomimicry, even the scruffy coyote can presume to teach a class in business management! Of course, biomimicry is the study of nature and natural systems, processes, and functions for the purpose of seeking design solutions to ...
San Diego Zoo Blogs - http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/

Dickson shocks CHS for 10-AAA girls golf title



Women's golf in third place after first day of competition
Kansas State Collegian
After the first two rounds of play at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational in Lawrence, the K-State women's golf team is in third place with a ...
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Houston Golf in Fifth Place after First Day at Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic
SportsPageMagazine.com
The University of Houston golf team stood in fifth place Monday after the first day at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic. The Cougars used a steady effort ...
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Men's golf team completes two rounds, tied for second
Kansas State Collegian
The men's golf team did not have any trouble playing on the new Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan Monday. After two rounds of play, ...
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Dickson shocks CHS for 10-AAA girls golf title
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
BY GEORGE ROBINSON • THE LEAF-CHRONICLE • September 28, 2010 Clarksville High may have been the favorite entering the District 10-AAA Girls' Golf Tournament ...
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State of Emergency declared in Brunswick County



Bing App for IPhone Updated With Travel, Map Features
PC World
By David Dahlquist, Macworld Microsoft has rolled out an update to its Bing app, gracing it with a new travel feature, a "nearby" feature, ...
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Ask Airfarewatchdog: Air travel Q&A
Bellingham Herald
Good news for Airtran passengers and travel to/from/through Atlanta in general. Southwest has better service than Airtran, and lower fees (assuming that ...
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Part One of Two: Understanding SaaS and the Cloud in travel tech
Tnooz
The other week a few of my fellow Tnooz Nodes and I were having a discussion about whether or not companies in the travel industry should care about the ...
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Tnooz
Saving Money on Travel Just Got Easier
PR Newswire (press release)
According to Ira Lewis, Savings On Arrival's president, "We are committed to maintaining our leadership position in the travel and vacation savings market, ...
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State of Emergency declared in Brunswick County
News14.com
Residents are advised not to travel unless it is absolutely necessary. Drivers should never attempt to cross moving water. Water has accumulated in ...
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Tennis takes two titles: Freshman wins singles



Tennis takes two titles: Freshman wins singles
Red and Black
One of the newest members of the Georgia men's tennis team took home both the singles and doubles titles in the Southern Collegiates, a tournament hosted by ...
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Music, dance slated for Run for Schools



The TV Column: Was Sarah Palin booed on 'Dancing With the Stars'?
Washington Post
By Lisa de Moraes Week 2 of "Dancing with the Stars" forces celebrities to choose between the jive and the quickstep while, backstage, co-host Brooke Burke, ...
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Ulster woman vies for World Pole Dancing title
Belfast Telegraph
Joanna beat off stiff competition from fellow pole dancers in The All Ireland Pole Dance Competition which was held in Belfast earlier in the year to be ...
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Charley swings across the dance floor
MyFox Tampa Bay
Charley was on the dance floor with the Swing Time dancers and proved to be light on his feet as the group previewed their big anniversary bash. ...
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Music, dance slated for Run for Schools
Fond du Lac Reporter
... will be performances by school district clubs and musical groups, including the Sabish Drummers, the Fond du Lac Wizards, and the Sabish Dance team. ...
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Small Business News



Jon Stewart to Bill O'Reilly: Fox News Is Temple of Doom (VIDEO)
By Aimee Deeken
Jon Stewart appeared on 'The O'Reilly Factor' last week, so Stewart responded in kind, inviting Bill O'Reilly to 'The Daily Show' (weeknights, 11PM ET.
TV Squad - http://www.tvsquad.com/
Small Business News: E-Mail Odyssey
By Small Business News
E-mail marketing has long been and continues to be a powerful force in online marketing. But today with the emergence of SEO and social media there has been an.
Small Business News, Tips, Advice... - http://smallbiztrends.com/
Arrowheadlines: Chiefs News 9/28 - Arrowhead Pride
By NJ Chiefs Fan
Good morning, AP! Another long list of Kansas City Chiefs articles is waiting for you this morning. There are still doubters (I mean the 49ers are 0-3 and so bad they just fired their OC), though none quite so annoying as the newspaper ...
Arrowhead Pride - http://www.arrowheadpride.com/
The Good News About RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook: It's Not A Complete ...
By Dan Frommer
The bad news: It's going to have to compete with next year's iPad, not the current one.
Business Insider - http://www.businessinsider.com/

'Hawaii Five-0' Season 1



19 Funny, Old School & Mildly Depressing Tourism Boards (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
Some tourism ads are purposefully funny and some...not so much. We've put together a few of our favorite intentionally and unintentionally funny commercials ...
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Nokia Teases Us With Mobile Computing Video
Fone Arena (blog)
The video is shot in a very interesting and funny style with good thumping background music. The video showcases the human beings of 2010 and says it's not ...
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Fone Arena (blog)
How Facebook came to be
Rediff
It is a funny story, but also somewhat ironic since that is exactly how Facebook was started by a curly haired, Jewish American Harvard University undergrad ...
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Rediff
Interview: Joe Dante on THE HOLE 3D, GREMLINS 3, His influences, clowns ...
Obsessed With Film
The first movie wasn't that successful in America, I thought it was quite funny! There was a script going round, a musical about Bill Gaines, ...
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'Hawaii Five-0' Season 1, Episode 2 Recap (VIDEO)
TV Squad
Honestly, Alex O'Loughlin's genetic inability to be consciously funny had more to do with it than Scott Caan's God-given timing. ...
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Second Season of Award-Winning Series 'Agents of Cracked' Launches
NewsBlaze
(BUSINESS WIRE) - Cracked.com, one of the fastest growing online comedy brands that delivers funny and informative editorial and video content to more than ...
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