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- Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:47AMRetailers report solid sales gains for August, providing some hope for holiday shopping season
- Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:42AM(AP:NEW YORK) Many retailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying.
- Discounts spur surprising August retail sales gains Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:27AMNEW YORK — The nation's retailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying.
- Discounts Spur Sales, But What About The Holidays? Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:25AMMany retailers report surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying. The results are providing a sliver of hope for the economic recovery, but worries remain about the critical holiday season.
- Discounts spur surprising US retail sales gains Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:16AMNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. retailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying.
- Sports Roundup - 9/2 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:12AMCUMBERLAND — Allegany High School will host its annual Meet the Squad Night program today, 6:30 p.m., in the school gymnasium. All fall athletic teams and support groups will be introduced as well as this year’s Student Government officers and Miss Campera and Her Court.
- The Adjudicator verdict: NRL R26 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:00AMRound 26 is the last throw of the dice for several NRL teams and The Adjudicator is making it his destiny to finish off the regular season with a bang.
- IBM X-Force Backs-Off Google As Major Patch Offender Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:46AMIBM has overhauled its list of worst security patchers among software vendors, putting Microsoft at the top of its list and shifting Sun from No. 1 to No. 5.
- Survey: Florida universities tops for parties, sex, sports Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:40AMSurvey: Florida universities tops for parties, sex, sports
- iPod Nano gets touch-screen Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:24AMApple's CEO Steve Jobs has announced a new line of iPods including a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons.
- Santropol Roulant's Iron Chef cook-off fundraiser Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:05AMThis week, local restaurant and community organization Santropol Roulant hosts its very first cutthroat cooking competition, the Iron Chef cook-off fundraiser - though the project is so positive and co-operative that it should probably be called the "Awesome Chef" or "Community-Engaged Autonomous Produce Chef" instead.
- Apple unveils new device for streaming TV, movies Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:17AMSAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the Internet and into the living room. It also unveiled a new line of iPods, including a touch-screen Nano model. ...
- Kangaroos open season Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:40PMNo matter who would have taken over at Austin College, the challenge of changing offenses would have been a high priority. In the hours after taking charge, Loren Dawson was already on the recruiting trail.
- Jackson-area swimming preview Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:38PMJackson (Capital Area-Activities Conference)Coach: Pat Briggs (11th season)Last year: Finished runner-up to Okemos in the CAAC; placed 29th in Division 1 state meet.Key returnees: Gabriella Hestwood (soph., Jackson); Kara Weaver (sr., Jackson); Audrey Andrews (sr., Jackson); Sarah Cooley (sr., Lumen...
- MARATHON MOM: Clarify priorities, discard the 'I don't have time' excuse Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:11PMThere is always time for what's important.Sure, life can sidetrack the most thought-out of plans. I ...
- Blair Kerkhoff’s countdown to No. 1: No. 1 Ohio State Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:08PM• 2009 record: 11-2 • Outlook: The Buckeyes have the makings of a national championship contender. Quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s uneven season ended with an outstanding Rose Bowl performance, and he’s making most short lists as a Heisman favorite. Most of his teammates from the starting offense return, and seven starters return from a defense that ranked fifth nationally in total defense. The ...
- Ranks of council hopefuls surge Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:05PMHeading into the homestretch, a flurry of candidates have entered the race for seats in Greater Sudbury's council chambers in the past week. Dennis Gorman, who lists no contact information, is the eighth candidate to seek the mayoralty.[...]
- Apple's new iPod line Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:18PMApple Inc CEO Steve Jobs has announced a new line of iPods.
- ACC All Access: Tech does some necessary game-week juggling on its defensive depth chart Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:06PMIt's never really an encouraging sign when you see a team less than a week from its season-opener against the No. 3 team in the nation make some significant changes on defense, but in this case, No. 10 Tech seems to have made some moves out of necessity. The Hokies need some depth - bad.
- Wolverton: Apple makes big push into social networking Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:49PMWhen you think of social networking companies, you think of Facebook, Twitter and maybe LinkedIn or Foursquare. But you don't think of Apple. That could change soon. As the Cupertino company made clear on Wednesday, it is jumping on the social networking bandwagon in a big way.
- Apple unveils new iPod line Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:46PMApple's Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods overnight, including a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons.
- Shotgun Start: Did Euros field their top Ryder team? Uh, no Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:38PMThis is the best they can do? Steve Elling and Scott Michaux aren't impressed with the Ryder team the Europeans have put together. They also discuss the rise of Matt Kuchar and get into some Tiger Woods stuff. Tiger Woods - Matt Kuchar - Sport - Golf - Tiger Woods Series
- Ford smooths its Edge Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:12PMRetooled crossover gives auto maker an advantage over competition
- How Adrian Fenty's favorite non-profit worked the system in D.C. Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:07PMPeace at Any Cost: Founder Ron Moten and Jauhar Abraham say they keep D.C. kids safe.
- Apple unveils box for streaming movies, TV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:34PMApple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the Internet and into the living room. It also unveiled a new line of iPods, including a touch-screen Nano model. The new Apple TV announced Wednesday will only let people rent, not buy, content. For first-run high-definition movies the day they come out on DVD, people will ...
- Intergraphs Federal Division to be Managed by Proxy Board Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:16PMAfter the acquisition of Intergraph by Hexagon AB, Intergraph’s Federal Division will be run by a proxy board. Though owned by Hexagon, the new Intergraph division will be essentially autonomous. Intergraph VP Jack Pellicci is likely to head the new division.
- Rain man: Cracking the preliminary code Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:36PMMoving from the bottom half of the top eight and into a preliminary final is a near impossible task. Almost.
- Brooks, Selmon kick off NFL Network's top 100 show Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:06PMFor those of you in the area who are fortunate enough to get the NFL Network, you're in for a treat this Friday. The NFL Network begins the first of a 10-part series naming the greatest 100 players in NFL history. And two Bucs -- Derrick Brooks and Lee Roy Selmon -- will appear in the first show, which will unveil players 91 through 100. The show, which is called The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Pl ...
- Apple unveils new box for streaming movies, TV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:01PMSAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the Internet and into the living room. It also unveiled a new line of iPods, including a touch-screen Nano model.
- Apple unveils new iPod line-up Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:53PMApple CEO Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods today, including a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons. read more
- Apple Pings musicphiles with iTunes 10 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:50PMHave you ever wondered what cool new bands your friends were listening to on iTunes? read more
- Somerhill Gallery declares Chapter 7 bankruptcy, owes artists thousands Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:29PMSomerhill Gallery, which declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, has moved into Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. Gallery President Joe Rowand plans to move Somerhill to Chapel Hill, possibly to Greenbridge.
- Apple's New Box for Streaming Movies, TV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:18PMDevice Will Be Smaller Version of Apple TV for Streaming Movies, TV into Living Room
- Unions gearing up to support Democrats Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:15PMThe nation's largest labor federation plans to spend more than $50 million leading up to the November elections.
- Pier 1 Imports returns to Top 10 list, profitability Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:11PMFort Worth’s Pier 1 Imports Inc. recently wrapped up a year in which its stock price roller coasted up and down – but there’s no question the retailer finished on top.
- Vote! India's best cities to do business in Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:26PMGujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh have been more proactive in providing the ideal environment for the growth of small business.
- West Virginia's Devine presents tough challenge for Coastal Carolina Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:15PMAs Coastal Carolina prepares for its season opener Saturday at West Virginia, coach David Bennett won't bother having any of his players try to simulate Mountaineers running back Noel Devine in practice this week.
- Kingston in Top 10 of Inc. Magazine's Top 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in Revenue Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:41PMKingston Technology Company, Inc., an independent manufacturer of memory products, ended in in the top ten in Inc. magazine's 2010 list of fastest growing private companies. The company ranked number 6 in total revenue with 2009 revenues of $4.1 billion (US). “Kingston is grateful to have made the Inc. 5000 list again. David (Sun) and I are happy that Inc. continues to publish this list as it ...
- Christian Stangl's K2 summit controversy Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:08PMPosted: Aug 31, 2010 08:08 pm EDT August 13, 2010 Christian Stangl called his home team in Austria from K2 BC and said he just got back from a successful, 70-hour long summit push. The team reported that Christian had topped-out at 10AM on August 12, snapped a few pics and started descent.
- Bartmann lists local bank as one of its ‘10 most troubled’ in Texas Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:15PMA bank in The Woodlands has appeared on an unflattering top 10 list, the Top 10 Most Troubled Banks in Texas, released in the Bartmann Bank Monitor Report.
- Brooks & Dunn: 10 Prime Hits Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:01PMWith an astonishing two decades of hits, Brooks & Dunn 's music clearly speaks for itself. Thus, instead of writing a long goodbye prior to the duo's final concert on Thursday night (Sept. 2) at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, the CMT .com editorial team compiled 10 of their favorite Brooks & Dunn songs.
- Bed bugs on the march in East Tennessee Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:35PMThe health department and pest control companies confirm they are seeing more bed bugs, and they're more difficult then ever to eliminate.
- Students' site tracks Twitter trends over time Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:17PMRT @UCRiverside: #Computerscience and #art students create tool to track Twitter’s top trending topics over time. Tim Kelleher and Nick DiFilippo created Twend.it , a website that lists the top 10 current trends and the longest running and most frequent trends since May 13, the day Kelleher finished the program that sorts the data.
- Post your calendar of events at northwest.TBO.com Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:10PMThings to Do lists upcoming events.
- Web Site List 20 Worst Cities to Sell House Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:08PMIn the click-obsessed world of online media, nothing gets readers flipping pages like a good ol’ city ranking. Some of the best in the biz come courtesy of serious journalism/gossip rag juggling act The Daily Beast . Their favorite click-trick is to put up these pseudo-scientific top 20 listings curated by university brain Richard Florida.
- STD testing meets social networking Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:51PMMTV launches a campaign encouraging young people to get tested and check in on Foursquare while they're at it
- OVC WEEKLY FOOTBALL MATCHUP PREVIEWS Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:50PMCumberland Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 MSC) at Austin Peay Governors (0-0, 0-0 OVC) Thursday, Sept. 2 • 6:00 p.m. CT Governors Stadium (10,000) • Clarksville TV: ...................................................................................... OVCSports.TV Live Stats: .......
- Google Saves E-Mail With 'Priority' Message Filtering Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:47PMGmail users can now choose to let Google sort their inbox by the most pressing messages, thanks to a new feature called Priority Inbox — think of it as a sort of reverse spam filter which bubbles messages to the top of the queue based on what you read and respond to.
- 2010 UCLA Football Preview: Five Reasons To Smile...and Worry Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:38PMThose of you who have been wishing the summer away with pigskin dreams can pinch yourselves and wake up. Football is finally back, and the UCLA Bruins face one of the most unique seasons in the history of the program. First, 2010 will be the last season that the historic Pac-10 will exist. Next year the Utah Utes will join, and in 2012 Colorado will come onboard to form the new Pac-12. This once ...
- Huff: Janssen "not using her communication skills" Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:06AMPinellas school board candidate Fonda Huff said she can't say whether Superintendent Julie Janssen has the skills to lead the district through a tumultuous period. But at times Janssen doesn't appear to be using her communication skills, Huff wrote in a questionairre for the St. Petersburg Times editorial board. "Many times the community, parents, teachers, or administrators are not asked for ...