U.S. shuttle Atlantis returns to launch pad
Space shuttle Atlantis was moved back to its seaside launch pad Tuesday at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after more than two months of repairs to its external fuel tank, according to NASA mission updates. (Read on Source)
For the love of the game: Gwynn, Ripken just plain like baseball
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Hands down, my favorite Tony Gwynn story is from the spring of 1995. You remember that spring. The strike had spilled over from 1994, and one of baseball's all-time worst ideas was in full bloom: replacement players. (Read on Source)
Edwards looking better and better
Check out the Edwards statement on Rove’s resignation . Admirably succinct and to the point, wouldn’t you say? (Read on Source)
Nonstick Chewing Gum
A U.K.-based company is set to launch a new kind of chewing gum that's easy to peel off any surface.
Platinum Funding Group Expands To West Coast With A New Office In Los Angeles
... area. Some of the targeted industries for this region include IT staffing and consulting, web design and software development firms, among others. Most recently, Platinum Funding Group provided a $3 ...
Six Explosive Organic & Paid Link Building Tips & Other Daily ...
Here are some great and newsworthy posts I came across today including six explosive organic and paid link building tips from Loren Baker, Jonathan Hochman shows us how to use Wikipedia to reveal web traffic data, Mixx gets a credibility boost from T (Read on Source)
Announcement: New SFWA Position
As part of our ongoing effort to streamline member services and make SFWA a more functional and flexible organization, I'm pleased to announce that Steven H. Silver has been appointed as the SFWA Events Coordinator. (Read on Source)
20 Things Windows 7 MUST Include
Gadgetzone.com has an interesting artcile on 20 things Windows 7 MUST include (their emphasis, not mine). They begin "Despite its enhanced security, improved CPU scheduler and excellent stability, it's still the flawed gem in many critics' eyes. But can Microsoft win back the XP crowd with its upcoming Windows 7 offering? The fact is, they have to." My Take: Not sure I agree with them all -- do home users really care about WinFS? -- but some, like home user licensing and simpler management of startup items would be really compelling features for upgraders.
Favre declines to address rift with Packers - Washington Post
 Washington Post | Favre declines to address rift with Packers Washington Post - By CHRIS JENKINS AP GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre stuck to the script, declining to address his public rift with the Green Bay Packers in an appearance at Lambeau Field on Saturday. Despite niceties, no middle ground left for Favre, Packers Favre creating GB rift |
Shocker: Obama takes lobbyist money
Business as usual. (Read on Source)
SearchBrains
Google has launched a new metric geared towards marketers: Google Insights for Search. The tool is very similar to Google Trends , but includes 'Rising Searches' and a map representing Regional Interest, which is also broken down by ballpark figure number s. Check out these screenshots for a better idea of what the tool is like, then go try it ... (Read on Source)
FEMA phones hacked; calls made to Mideast, Asia
A hacker broke into a Homeland Security Department telephone system over the weekend and racked up about $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia. (Read on Source)
Lawrence Tech University Lands $3M Gift for Life Sciences and Molecular Medicine Institute
NEWSBRIEF (Read on Source)
Fault Shift Leaves China Vulnerable
Sept. 12, 2008 -- After a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck central China last May, killing 69,000 people, injuring hundreds of thousands and leaving millions homeless, geologists believe there may be more devastation to come. (Read on Source)
Vectorworks 2009 CAD Software Debuts
Nemetschek North America on Monday announced the 2009 release of their Vectorworks line of design software. The products...
Conservative or liberal? Genetics may be key
They found to their surprise that opinions on such contentious subjects as gun control, pacifism and capital punishment are strongly associated with physiological traits that are probably present at birth. (Read on Source)
Looking for a reason to hide
I've seen it before and I'm sure I'll see it again. Whenever a business cycle starts to falter, the media start wringing their hands. Then big businesses do, freelancers, entrepreneurs and soon everyone is keening. People and organizations that have no real financial stress start to pull back, "because it's prudent." Now is not the time, they say. (Read on Source)
New Way To Control Protein Activity Could Lead To Cancer Therapies
Investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a way to quickly and reversibly fine-tune the activity of individual proteins in cells and living mammals, providing a powerful new laboratory tool for identifying ? more precisely than ever before ? the functions of different proteins.
Supreme Court To Hear Drug Preemption Arguments At Feb. 25 Session
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in its first ever drug preemption case on Feb. 25, the court announced last month (Warner-Lambert Co., et al. v. Kimberly Kent, et al., No. 06-1498, U.S. Sup.) Full story on lexis.com
BRE Properties Announces Third Quarter 2008 Conference Call Webcast
... 4,080 units. (Property data as of 06/30/08.) (Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from and at least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. ...
A Bloggers Worst Enemy
The other day, I performed a live poll on Twitter asking my followers what they thought a bloggers worst enemy would be? But before I publish their responses, I'll tell you what I think a bloggers worst enemy is. Carpel tunnel. The reason being in order to blog, you need to type. If you can't type, you can't blog. If you can't blog, you can't ... (Read on Source)
Hitachi intros 500GB encrypted notebook drive
Hitachi is releasing a new family of Travelstar 2.5-inch drives with improved security features, and reduced power use for longer battery life. The Travelstar 5K500.B line will be available in several sizes ranging from 160 to 500GB operating at 5400RPM with an 8MB cache. Hitachi says it expects the 5K500.B will be the first hard drive line to comply with the new Storage Security specification be...
Wisdom’s Book
I’m not sure which of the mini interviews in this online video Wisdom Trailer of an upcoming Book by Andrew Zuckerman impressed me more - I know it was pretty engaging just to watch about http://www.wisdombook.org/. (Read on Source)
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Tories warn of leaks 'stitch-up'
The Conservatives are protesting at having been excluded from a Commons meeting on the Damian Green leak row. (Read on Source)
No comeback for OxyContin, despite bust: St. John's police
A massive seizure of OxyContin this week in St. John's is not an indication that the prescription drug is making a comeback in the city's drug trade, police say. (Read on Source)
Hipster Haiku
Life is ironic, like disco and gangsta rap. I hear indie rock. (Read on Source)
The Myth of Multitasking
Recently a study by the University of Michigan revealed that the brain is not truly capable of performing many tasks at once. While it may seem like you can talk on your cell phone and drive at the sa...
Hidden Nanny Cams - The Best Camera I Liked - Mantle Clock Camera
I was very eager to give an inclusive security to my shop where I have many articles to sell which give a perfect finishing to the house. I have a shop where I sell linens, bed sheets, curtains, uphol...
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