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Looks like budget will be late again
HARRISBURG | -- State lawmakers and Gov. Ed Rendell appear destined to miss a midnight Saturday deadline for approving a state budget. It would be the fifth straight year that a spending plan wasn't passed on time. (Read on Source)
When To Choose A Certain Satellite Radio System
Many people rely on the information provided by newspaper articles, mail marketing and comments made by friends and relatives to know when to choose a certain satellite radio system over another. Most...
LB Poly Takes Nike 7-on-7 Tourney
Long Beach Poly faced a familiar foe in the finals of the Nike 7-on-7 Tourney, knocking off longtime nemesis Mater Dei to win the championship in the tournament held on their homefield, Veterans Stadium... (Read on Source)
In a pinch, Edmonds comes through
Center fielder Jim Edmonds was out of Sunday's starting lineup. With the Cardinals facing lefthander Jo-Jo Reyes, So Taguchi started in left field, so Edmonds appeared as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning but did not remain in the game after flying out to center field. (Read on Source)
U.S., Iranian Officials to Meet in Baghdad This Week
U.S. and Iranian officials will meet this week for a second round of talks over Iraqi security measures in which Americans are to broach Iranian efforts to destabilize its neighbor, a senior administration official told FOX News on Sunday.
Eating Disorders Are Associated With Use Of Supplements
FARGO, N.D. - Researchers have found that people with eating disorders also tend to use nonprescription and herbal supplements, with most reporting an adverse effect. Full story on lexis.com
The Case for Freeing the WSJ Online
For The Wall Street Journal Online, going free will come at a high cost. The daily financial newspaper is one of the few major publications to successfully charge for access to most of its online content, earning roughly $79 a year from each of its nearly 1 million Web subscribers. Once incentives and other free offers are taken into account, ... (Read on Source)
Earnhardt's strong race lifts spirits, but not Chase hopes
Aside from Carl Edwards, who turned a trademark backflip on Bristol's repaved concrete to celebrate "the biggest win of my career," ... (Read on Source)
Zmanda Launches Open Source Backup App for the Enterprise
Targeting small and medium-sized businesses, Zmanda on Wednesday introduced an advanced enterprise-class release of its open source backup software called "Amanda." Proprietary backup and recovery software vendors haven't had to worry much about open source competition up to now. After all, they could argue, where's the training, where's the extra security features, where's the support?
Family Wants Ephedra Case Remanded For Approval Hearing
NEW YORK - The family of an ephedra multidistrict litigation plaintiff filed a motion to remand on Aug. 24, stating that they wish to attend the approval hearing for settlement of the case but are unable to travel because of their caretaker responsibilities of the plaintiff (Susan Griffin, et al. v. Richardson Labs, Inc., et al., No. 04-cv-04256; In Re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation, 04 MD 1598, S.D. N.Y.). Full story on lexis.com
IE 7 Update for Pirated Windows Users
The Microsoft Internet Explorer Weblog has announced that the latest update to Internet Explorer 7 will drop the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation step from the installer. Although the announcement stops just shy of saying it, the real effect of this move is to allow people running pirated versions of Windows XP and Windows Server [...] (Read on Source)
First Look at PCLinuxOS 2008 'MiniMe' Edition
Linux Love: "I think it's safe to say that PCLinuxOS is a combination of the best parts from popular distributions, making it sort of 'the best of the best.' Or at least that’s what it tries to be..."
Fed Rate Cuts: Short-term Effect on the Long-Standing Home Loans Slump
With a recession under way or just around the bend (depending on whom you talk to) the Fed stepped up on January 22nd to try to mitigate the effects of the home loans crisis with a 3.5% drop in the current rate. Although there is debate as to the efficacy of the measure, Compete analysis showed a large overall spike in consumer traffic during the ... (Read on Source)
Online vouchers prove popular in bargain-hungry Britain
With the economy slowing and prices rising , everyone is on the lookout for a bargain. Vouchers have become a popular way of promoting discounts, particularly around Christmas time. In fact, they have become some popular that price sensitive shoppers are looking for them in increasing numbers. As the chart below illustrates, UK Internet searches ... (Read on Source)
HP attempts to charge customer $1099 due to "liquid inside keyboard"
... a Vista H.B. OEM& I feel horrible for this, Anyway now it lives inside Ubuntu whit VirtualBox). Well with Windows in place and the drivers installed& they still didn't ...
Supply and Demand
Home Run Derby notes that the Barry Zito Fathead is on sale. They also suggest a new model to increase demand. :-)... (Read on Source)
This Week on TechCrunch Elevator Pitches
A few weeks back we launched Elevator Pitches, our community video project that allows entrepreneurs to pitch their startups through 60 second YouTube videos. Since then we’ve received a number of of pitches covering everything from a fandom portal to a site focusing on group based text messaging. (Read on Source)
Emirates Airline launches Double Miles Promotion
Emirates Airline launches Double Miles Promotion.
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks pare losses as oil turns lower
U.S. stocks move mostly lower for the first session in three as investors worry over J.P. Morgan's $1.5 billion write-down of mortgage-related assets, with the gloom only partially lifted as oil retreats to below $113 a barrel.
Tech Stocks Survive Blue Chip Scare
How long can the tech sector hold up in the face of blue chip weakness?
Threadless science shirts
Threadless is having a shirt sale, and there are many cheap science T-shirts to be found: Delimitating Macrocosms Lab Partners Geology Tasty Table We Are Made of Carbon (I have this, but it’s all worn out. I guess that’s a good recommendation?) And sadly sold out: Damn Scientists (Read on Source)
Iraq takes control of Anbar province from U.S.
The U.S. military turned over control of Iraq's Anbar province, once the country's most dangerous, to the Iraqi government Monday ...
WidgetBucks Launches Local and Travel Ad Verticals
Ad widget company WidgetBucks today announced the availability of two new advertising verticals: local and travel. WidgetBucks already has a shopping vertical which serves a billion impressions per month worldwide. "We fundamentally believe that advertising should be more customizable, personal, engaging, and more measurable for publishers and ... (Read on Source)
Judiciary Committee Airs 'Preemption By Regulation'
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., recently accused the Bush administration of abusing executive authority by attempting to impose federal preemption on legal claims through agency regulations. Full story on lexis.com
Great Barrier Reef could adapt to climate change, scientists say
THE prediction of a prominent marine biologist that climate change could render the Great Barrier Reef extinct within 30 years has been labelled overly pessimistic for failing to account for the adaptive capabilities of coral reefs. (Read on Source)
Can a Bone-Marrow Transplant Halt HIV?
A patient in Berlin appears free of HIV two years after the procedure, but bitter disappointments on the road to a cure make specialists skeptical (Read on Source)
12-01-2008: Ancient Cedars on Bruce Peninsula
Most people hiking along the Bruce Trail on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario hardly pay any attention to the scrubby little cedar trees clinging to the escarpment cliff face. They’re too busy enjoying the beautiful views out over Georgian Bay some 30 to 40 meters below. But those little cedars have a secret – they’re ancient! Recent studies by ... (Read on Source)
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