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Democrats Caving To Bush: Agree On Terms of Spying Bill
DO SOMETHING that turns the tide to make progressive change REAL and productive. Don't wait till Nov. to “hope" that some flunkie will do what they “promise" to do!!! I am sick of waiting and tired of being lied to….. hope you are too!!! peace, M .
Garmin Mobile(TM) XT: Plug 'N Play Maps for Your Phone
OLATHE, Kan., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) , today announced Garmin Mobile XT, a unique, all-in-one software solution that turns select smartphones with internal GPS into high-end Garmin navigators. This mobile phone software application seamlessly pairs the phone's built-in GPS with Garmin's software so that customers have the benefits of navigation anywhere in North America or Europe. Unlike other mobile phone applications, Garmin Mobile XT offers convenient preloaded maps and includes access to dynamic content like premium real-time traffic alerts and fuel prices, but does not require any monthly fees or subscriptions of any kind. "Garmin Mobile XT is easy-to-use and affordable, with no monthly charges," said Charles Morse, Garmin's director of mobile and PND marketing.
Chemicals buyers: Talk like a chemist
New Year delays New Year delays. China and other areas here in Asia are getting set for the New Year holiday beginning in early February. This means things are......More January 2, 2008 Staying Current in the New Year Happy New Year. I'm not one for fancy resolutions, and as an academic, my new year really began around Labor Day. But, I do want to offer you a cha......More December 28, 2007 Headwinds: The cause of many questions about the direction of the business cycle “Headwind” is generally defined as a wind blowing in a direction opposite to a course. Aircraft pilots and ship captains know all about......More .
No chips, no cards,no dealer - pokergoes high-tech
The Casino du Lac-Leamy is unveiling 12 electronic poker tables on Friday that it hopes will draw players to a renovated rear section of the Gatineau casino. But there are a few things missing from this high-tech version of the popular card game: there are no live dealers and there aren't any paper cards. Virtual poker hands are "dealt" to players who will place a bet, raise, check or fold by touching a small computer screen. Instead of holding their cards close to their chests, players will find themselves cupping one hand over a lighted screen to privately view their cards. .
Fred Dicker Spitzer's Nemesis
Memo to politicians: If you think media scrutiny is tough in New York City, try Albany. A year ago Eliot Spitzer, the most feared man on Wall Street as New York's attorney general, became the state's governor. After a landslide victory, and with an adoring media trailing him from Manhattan, Mr. Spitzer arrived in Albany. That's when he became eligible for coverage by one Fredric U. Dicker, state editor for the New York Post. (The Post is owned by News Corp., which owns Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co.) A veteran of more than two decades covering state politics, Mr. Dicker had tormented Republican Gov. George Pataki. So perhaps Mr. Spitzer, a Democrat, expected more favorable treatment. Perhaps he thought that kind words from Mr. Dicker during the campaign signaled a permanent ally.
Experts say impact of recession could be minimal, but that's not ...
Huntington might have seen some local impact in this area with the announcement that the SNE plant, which produces windows for homes, is shutting down in May, costing hundreds their jobs. But Wilkins said it is more tied to mortgage investments, and speculators not knowing what they had in their portfolios. "It's surprising to me that the sub-prime mortgage thing got as out-of-control as it did," he said. Wilkins explained that as the housing market grew, it began to draw interest from speculators, who bought up bundles of mortgages from banks as investments. But many of those mortgages were sub-prime loans, meaning they had been issued to borrowers who were at higher risk of not being able to make their housing payments, leading to foreclosure. "What they did, is they created slices, and, in the lowest slices, they had some really sub-prime stuff," Wilkins said.
Ward Churchill Fired
Churchill was upbeat during the news conference, which also featured Native American drumming and chanting by supporters. In an interview Tuesday night after the vote, Brown, the system president, said that the evidence against Churchill for scholarly misconduct was overwhelming. "I think it was the depth of the falsification that ultimately led to the outcome," Brown said. "It wasn’t just one or two or three or four, but numerous incidents of intentional falsification," such that Brown believed that in the end board members "felt like they didn’t have a choice." Brown, who was present for the board’s discussions with Churchill and the faculty panel that reviewed the case, but not for the deliberations, said that board members seemed focused not on the question of Churchill’s guilt, but of the punishment.
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