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- National Competition: Killingly High student team building virtual house Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 1:10AM Some Killingly High School students are hoping the second time is the charm this year.
- Earmarks help many legislators send money to their constituents Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 1:02AMEarmarks have a bad reputation. Sometimes called pork, the state and federal money that legislators send back to their home districts often benefits only a small group of people, helps legislators promote their own re-elections, and ends up tucked into large bills in exchange for a congressional member’s vote, opponents have said.
- 02-12-2008: Latenfield to invest RM40m in Kertih Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 12:34AMKUALA TERENGGANU: Latenfield Pipe Industries Sdn Bhd plans to invest up to RM40.23 million to set up its first pipe production plant in the country’s maiden plastics park in Kertih.
- Fire at Wallenwein Hotel Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 12:20AMA blaze broke out at the historic Wallenwein Hotel the evening of Mon., Dec. 1. Around 5:30 p.m., crews from the East Aurora Fire Dept. began responding to the blaze. Initial reports indicate that the fire began on the second level of the building.
- Online Companies Quick To Cash In On Cyber Monday Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 5:02PMAcross the nation on Monday, millions have gone to their computers in search of the online deals that will tempt them into the official start of holiday shopping.
- Training to help young leaders give their best Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 4:35PMYEAR 12 school captains from Melville High School, Kempsey High School and Macksville High School gathered at Brindabella last week for a leadership training seminar.
- Wreck kills former HCC student Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 3:50PMFormer Hutchinson Community College student Matthew Soper, 22, was killed Saturday morning in a one- ...
- Facebook group creator detained and questioned by Croatian police Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 3:41PMA man who created a Facebook group critical of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has been detained and questioned by police.
- Builders name leader for tough times Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 11:04AMThe Gulf Coast Builders Exchange has turned to a formidable fundraiser and lobbyist to guide the group through the housing downturn while increasing its membership and working to scale back slow-growth initiatives.
- Social networking sites cater to moms and babies Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 11:01AMBy the time Abagail Kanter was 2 ½ months old, she had friends her age from around the country. She has never met these infants, but she has received messages from them on TotSpot, a social networking site for babies.
- Will Marketing, Advertising Continue to Fall Together? Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 10:13AMIf you want to know what the current economy holds in store for the advertising industry, you might consider what happened after Galileo made his famous climb to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in 1590. Dropping two cannonballs of unequal weight, the scientist proved that gravity exercises the same effect on everything. Hence, a modern corollary for marketers: When the economy takes a fall, ...
- IHC seeks young volunteers Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 10:22PMIHC is raising its profile on social networking websites to find young people who want to get to know someone with an intellectual disability.
- Pittsburg schools emphasize new technology, training Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 9:39PMPITTSBURG, Kan. — When Pittsburg teacher Sherry Turnbull began her career in the late 1970s, she used a chalkboard to communicate concepts and facts to students, and they used handcrafted posters to communicate what they had learned.
- TroopTube helps keep Marine families connected Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:04PMEven if they are sent overseas on deployment, Marines will be able to stay connected with their families at home in Yuma.
- Slowdown hits Silicon Valley Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 7:07PMThe economic slowdown has finally begun to hit home in Silicon Valley, with tech companies large and small shedding jobs in advance of what is widely expected to be a difficult year.
- SMEs scouting for ways to remain in business Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 6:08PMSHANGHAI: Amid the coupling effects of shrinking global demand and rising operating costs, it has been a dramatic upheaval this year for domestic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) after China started its reforms 30 years ago.
- วันเสาร์ที่ 29 พฤศจิกายน 2551 Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 3:20AMNovember 26, 2008 / 22:00 hrs. Addressing the Kingdom from Chiang Mai in a broadcast on all TV channels, HE Mr. Somchai Wongsawat, the Prime Minister, condemned the seizure of the airport, calling it illegal, undemocratic, and a threat to the well-being of the country.
- Online job sites boost offerings Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 3:19AMUnemployment in the U.S. has hit a 14-year high as companies cut back. That has sent masses of laid-off workers flocking to the Web in search of opportunities — and job sites have been stepping up to meet the challenge.
- Sixteen months after her mom’s death, Lee Bobbitt keeps making her mark Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:43AMAt rest, a healthy heart sounds like water lapping at the side of a boat - gentle and even.
- Why C wins: the cold realities of abstraction Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:36AMThe sad reality underlying many of the handy abstractions we rely on every day is that they only work most of the time - and what that means is that the abstractions we choose to use define limits to the quality of our work.
- Cruelty extends its reach on the Web Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:09AMIf you claim a scrap of decency, an iota of humanity, you will shudder at the thought that a 19-year-old college student killed himself in front of a live webcam.
- Services to note Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:25AMFind out about upcoming church activities and events.
- Personnel accounts of people affected by Mumbai attacks Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:13AMCOMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Twenty-six year old Meetu Asrani, a resident of Charkop at Kandivali in North Mumbai, could have never known that her excitement to travel all the way to South Mumbai to meet an American chat friend she had interacted on a social networking site would end this way.
- Woman, son charged over fight club Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 9:17AMCity police have delivered a knockout blow to a fledgling fight club by arresting a 36-year-old mother and her 16-year-old son. The pair, who cannot [...]
- Mobile Gambling May Be Poised to Take Off: Joe Saumarez-Smith Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 11:26PMNov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- For at least five years the gambling industry has touted mobile gambling as the next big thing. Revenue from people playing poker, roulette, blackjack or betting on sports on their cell phones would be huge within 12 months, industry analysts claimed.
- Nokia Starts Shipping First Touch-Screen Phone Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 10:20PMNokia has started deliveries of its first touch-screen phone, the 5800, in selected markets globally, including Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Finland.
- IT sellers talk up social links Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 8:38PMNeed an excuse to justify the time you spend using Facebook while at work? You may soon have one. Software companies have been busy lately talking up the potential of social networking tools to boost productivity in the workplace.
- Dateline - November 28 Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 6:45PMDateline is a free listing available to local community groups to assist in promoting their coming events. Only charitable or non-profit community groups may use this service. We guarantee one issue of publicity of the occurrence although more insertions are possible if space permits.
- EU Caps Prices on Roaming Texts, Data Downloads Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 3:20PMEuropean Union governments agreed on Thursday to cap prices of roamed mobile phone texts and data downloading from July 2009, EU president France said.
- Entertainment Calendar Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 1:20PMFRIDAY, NOV. 28
- Uproar over violent online game Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 1:12PMLawyers may take legal action against a Shropshire man’s new internet game in which players can join a gang supporting Shrewsbury Town Football Club and “beat up” other teams to win points.
- vnunet.com analysis: Copper is here to stay Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 1:02PMTraditional copper wires will not be replaced in the foreseeable future, despite the much-hyped implementation of fibre and the progress of wireless technologies such as WiMax and Long Term Evolution.
- Television - Technology Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 12:47PMAn international artificial intelligence conference is on in Auckland at the moment.
- Sony Home Open Beta 34-Day Countdown Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 12:01PM27 Nov 2008: Definitely by the end of the year
- Online social media comes alive during Mumbai attacks Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 10:58AMNew Delhi, Nov 27: Even as India stayed glued to television sets all night long to get the latest news on the terror strike, people addicted to the steady stream of user-generated content around the world were busy looking at their flickering computer screens.
- Grassroots program gives hand up - not hand out Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 11:21PMA grassroots group is working to bring affordable housing to Grimsby - one family at a time. "We started knowing something was lacking in the community," Gord Roddy, President of the Grimsby Affordable Housing Partnership (GAHP) told a forum last week at the Peach King Centre.
- Community Update - November 26 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 11:08PMForward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free.
- Jury gets case of woman accused of MySpace hoax Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 2:00AMLOS ANGELES -- A federal jury was given the case Monday of a Missouri mother accused of conspiring with her daughter and an assistant to harass a 13-year-old girl on the Internet, allegedly precipitating the teen’s suicide.
- AWCI Annual Convention and Intex Expo March 24-28 2009 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 1:52AMThe Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry convention will take place March 24-28, 2009 at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The show will offer quality education sessions, networking opportunities and a chance to enjoy the famous “Music City USA”.
- WD TVTM HD MEDIA PLAYER BRINGS DIGITAL MEDIA COLLECTIONS TO THE BIG SCREEN Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 1:22AMWD(R) (NYSE: WDC), the world’s leader in external storage solutions, today introduced a simple way for consumers to play their stored digital content on their HDTV in Full-HD 1080p resolution. The WD
- New sex scandals at Fort Leonard Wood Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 7:27PMFort Leonard Wood — Twelve years after a sex scandal prompted congressional investigations and changes in Army training, Fort Leonard Wood is again dealing with a wave of cases in which drill sergeants have engaged in sexual misconduct with women trainees.
- CyberMonday.com expands deal-finding features Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 7:00PMWashington-- Shop.org has redesigned its shopping Web site, www.CyberMonday.com, with new features to help consumers find the best holiday deals.
- Pekka Lintu, Finnish ambassador to the United States, speaks at World Trade Center Palm Beach luncheon Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 5:20PMLake Worth is home to one of the largest concentrations of Finnish people in the world outside of Scandinavia.
- Rs 5000 laptop soon: Murthy Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 4:42PMLondon, Nov. 23: The Rs 5,000 laptop will soon be available in India, N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys and one of the gurus of the IT industry, has told The Telegraph in an exclusive interview in London.
- The Network Of Everything: Personal Networks Will Have To Cope With At Least A Thousand Devices Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 4:32PMWireless experts believe that, by 2017, personal networks will have to cope with at least a thousand devices, like laptops, telephones, mp3 players, games, sensors and other technology. To link these devices will require a ‘Network of Everything’. It represents an astonishing challenge, but European researchers believe that they are moving towards the solution.
- First phase of Carl Sandburg College Charger Center nears reality Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 3:42PMThe first phase of the Carl Sandburg College Charger Center in Carthage is inching toward reality. The college board is prepared to front the money for the renovations of the auditorium on the former Robert Morris College campus in Carthage, the first of three facilities in the proposed center.
- HBO Laces Up Marketing Gloves For PPV Bout Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 11:51AMA pay-per-view fight headlined by Oscar De La Hoya sounds like a boxing match made in heaven, but HBO knows that some marketing muscle helps when it comes to packing a knockout punch at the box office.
- Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 11:16AMMicroblogging is gaining ground at work, becoming popular for both internal and external exchanges.
- After Disney, Eisner Finds a Home Online Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 11:16AMMichael Eisner has settled into a comfortable post-Disney existence, staking a claim on Web entertainment.
- Conway Business and Professional Women to hold meeting Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 10:52AMThe monthly meeting of Conway Business and Professional Women will take place on Tuesday at the Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St., with networking beginning at 5:30 p.m. and a presentation at 6 p.m.