Clinton Says Husband Would Be Ambassador
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that if she is elected president, she would make her husband a roaming ambassador to the world, using his skills to repair the nation's tattered image abroad. (Read on Source)
Redmond, Punto Power Twins Past Royals - Forbes
 Twin Falls Times-News | Redmond, Punto Power Twins Past Royals Forbes - AP 04.21.07, 7:36 PM ET. The Kansas City Royals pitched Mike Redmond a certain way Saturday, and the Twins catcher made them pay for it. Twins' Pen Gets Wild in Loss to Royals Twins overcome KC in seesaw battle |
Scientists Discover 'Kryptonite' in Serbian Mine
Scientists have discovered a new mineral that matches the composition of kryptonite, the mythical rock that could sap Superman's strength in comic books. (Read on Source)
Predictive Queries versus Unique Searches
Last week, Udi Manber, Google’s VP of Engineering, gave a short presentation where he discussed the difficulties that face search engines. One of the problems he pointed out was that “20 to 25% of the queries we see today, we have never seen before.” A patent application published for Yahoo on the same day, Interactive [...] (Read on Source)
Bayer Says Standard For Punitive Damages Not Met
PHOENIX - Bayer Corp. in a July 13 reply in support of its motions for partial summary judgment in a PPA case argues that the plaintiff has failed to produce evidence of "evil motives" and, therefore, that her punitive damages claim should be dismissed (Pamela Stowe v. Bayer Corp., No. CV-01-526-TUC-BPV, D. Ariz.; See August 2007, Page 11). Full story on lexis.com
Apple updates iMac, MacBook firmware
Apple today released firmware updates for its iMac and MacBook consumer-oriented Macs. The company's iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.2 and MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.1 both "improve the performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and fix issues with Boot Camp" with regard to their respective systems. iMac owners who update their firmwa...
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Nobel Honors Gore for Climate Change Battle
Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are the joint winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday. The 10 million kronor award was jointly made for the recipients' efforts to increase and disseminate knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for what needs to be done to counteract such change, the committee said.
Egypt "Greens" Deserts to Stem Housing, Food Shortages
 | The fast-growing country is embarking on an ambitious plan to turn its barren deserts into productive farms and fields. |
HP-EDS Buy, Icahn Strikes Again, China Quakes (PC World)
PC World - This was a big IT news week, with the massive earthquake in China on Monday showing once again the role that the Internet...
Free & Cheap, but Still Powerful, Photoshop Alternatives for Bloggers
Honestly, Photoshop is great, but unless you are a professional graphic designer or photographer, it really is overkill for what most of us will require. Bloggers still need image editing tools to help convey their ideas. So, here is a list of five potential Photoshop alternatives to add that little extra touch to your blog posts. Alternative ... (Read on Source)
Apple Backdating: The Feds Have Packed Up, but Threats Remain
A criminal probe of Apple's cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs over stock options tampering is now over, but the potential legal shadow over him and the company isn't going away just yet. Although Jobs is not being indicted for his role in Apple's backdating of stock options grants, he will likely be called to the stand in at least two other cases.
Reyes, Wagner help Mets rebound against Phillies
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U.S. Olympians Seek the Heat to Train for Beijing Games
 | Running in sauna-like chambers and the sticky Texas humidity is helping athletes adjust their bodies to perform at their peak during the 2008 summer games, but smog remains a worry. |
Windows 7 details to be released
Technical information about the successor to Windows Vista will be revealed at two October conferences, says Microsoft. (Read on Source)
Apple Is Flailing Badly At The Edges
My first computer, purchased by my parents after nearly a year of begging, was an Apple II+. That was 1982. I was a Windows user for the next 20 years, but went back to Mac when they switched to Intel chips a couple of years ago. Since then I’ve bought seven Macs for myself, as well as at least one of every iPod and both iPhones. A lot of ... (Read on Source)
LG launches first NAS with Blu-ray writer
LG Electronics announced over the weekend it will soon bring to market the first Network Attached Storage (NAS) device with an integrated Blu-ray drive to consumers. Meant for home and small business users, the four-bay NAS not only gives users support for hard drives with up to 4TB of storage but also the option of backing up data onto Blu-ray discs regardless of where they are at home....
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Johnson returns for Fulham
Fulham striker Andrew Johnson returns from suspension for tomorrow?s Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland.
Voter Preference by Education Level
I’m filing this under education and intelligent design because it points out that a certain segment of the public veers radically from everyone else and it’s the same segment that radically opposes intelligent design. (Read on Source)
Nokia Announces Plans for Gaming Platform
Nokia continues to push its gaming platform N-Gage, announcing new games at the Nokia Games Summit in Rome on Wednesday.
Light Shortens The Life Of Supermarket Vegetables
Exposure to light reduces the quality of cauliflower, broccoli, chard, leeks and asparagus, which have been processed for sale. New research shows that the useful life of chard is reduced by 11 days if it is exposed to light instead of keeping it in the dark, even though it has been covered in the best protective wrap.
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