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Customers asked to conserve electricity during high temps Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:26AMHigh temperatures across the state not only affect people's activities and make the drought conditions worse, but they also affect energy consumption.
City Council tables decision on Greg James funding Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:25AMGreg James, who unexpectedly picked up and moved his National Scooter Company from Nacogdoches last year and set down roots in Pflugerville, still owes the city a significant amount of money.
County officials squabble over booking time frames for similar events Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:25AMA proposed policy regulating Nacogdoches County Expo Center rental agreements, marketing, alcohol use and sales, glass containers, use restrictions, reservations, payment policies and a variety of other issues was the topic of a workshop Tuesday hosted by the county commissioners court.
Making the most of blogging Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:56PMMANILA, Philippines -- Wow! My inbox was full of emails asking about work that may be done at home and it was interesting to note that a lot of them asked about online work, specifically blogging. Musings, thinking out loud – this is blogging. I’ve been doing this pre-Friendster days. Blogging could be fun, exciting and for me, quite liberating.
Graffiti hits city Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:28PMMany local residents awoke Tuesday morning to find that their cars, homes and businesses had been tagged with black and orange graffiti the night before.
Nominations open for citizen of the year Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:26PMThe Kerrville Daily Times is accepting nominations for the 2011 Bill Dozier Citizen of the Year award. The recipient of the 45th annual award will be honored at the annual meeting of the Kerrville Are
After shuttle lands, Mission Control to go quiet (interactive) Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:11PMHOUSTON (AP) — In the geeky world of space engineering, this large, high-ceilinged room is close to holy. Inside, people speak in hushed tones and observe time-honored traditions.
2 Schlumberger division workers indicted for fraud Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:10PMTwo men who worked for a division of Houston-based oil field services firm Schlumberger (SHLUM-ber-ZHAY) have been indicted for allegedly defrauding their employer of more than $3.5 million.
After shuttle lands, Mission Control to go quiet Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:40PMIn the geeky world of space engineering, this large, high-ceilinged room is close to holy. Inside, people speak in hushed tones and observe time-honored traditions.
Parents Use Facebook to Monitor Kids: Spying or Safeguarding? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:39PMA recent Laptop magazine poll showed 55 percent of parents admitted to monitoring their children on social network sites like Facebook. The term "spying" was used; are parents overprotective and nosy or are they safeguarding their kids?
The Top 7 Places to Interact With Great Minds Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:35PMWhere do you go to hear and interact with great minds? In 2009, Mashable named its seven top places: 1. TED (Long Beach, California and Oxford, UK) 2. Pop!Tech Camden, Maine) 3. BIF (Providence, Rhode Island) 4. Gel (New York) 5. BIL (wherever TED is being held) 6. Big Think (on-line) 7. ideaCity (Toronto)
Facebook, Why Did You Screw Your Chat System? [Rant] Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:32PM# rant By now you're probably one of the 500 million people who have noticed the new Facebook chat. Which means that one or more of these three words may be in your mind: Sucks. Stupid. Fuckingfacebookassclowns. Here's our lightning review: More »
Chabot Implements take home award Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:28PMChabot Implements, a farm equipment dealer based in Elie, was selected as the 2011 "Best-in-class Farm Equipment dealership" by Farm Equipment Magazine.[...]
Zaleski Added to Pitching Staff Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:28PM(Bridgeport, Conn. - July 19, 2011) - The Bridgeport Bluefish today announced the signing of pitcher Kyle Zaleski. Zaleski makes his Bluefish debut during his sixth season of professional baseball.
Round Rock Express - Game Notes Vs. New Orleans Zephyrs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:28PMRound Rock continues a four-game series against the New Orleans Zephyrs (Florida Marlins). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT at The Dell Diamond. The Express won last night's series opener 5-4 in 10 innings.
Open source remote controller flies model planes via Air Linux Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:25PMOpen source hacker community Gizmo For You is developing a Linux-based controller and separate receiver device to remotely control a model airplane or other vehicle.
Top 5 Secrets Your Yearbook Company Doesn't Want You to Know Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:47PMIn a recent survey of yearbook advisors, many report that traditional yearbook companies are building in higher prices, hidden costs and extra long turnaround times to their yearbook products. Entourage Yearbooks has launched a new customer service model to save their customers from these additional costs and headaches. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb ...
Women More Likely To Send Sexually Explicit Text Messages Than Men Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:30PMFemales are more likely to send sexually explicit text messages, often containing nude photographs of themselves than men, researchers from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and Washburn University reported in the journal Sexuality and Culture. Approximately two-thirds of women surveyed sent such text messages compared to less than half of men (those surveyed were already a very selected ...
JOOR Announces $2.25 Million in Series A Financing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:41AMJOOR, the first online wholesale marketplace for contemporary fashion brands and independent boutiques, announced today that it has raised $2.25 million. The Series A financing was led by Battery Ventures with participation from Lerer Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Landis Capital, Forerunner Ventures, William M.
Website will match volunteers with opportunities Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:40AMSarah Zehr had two weeks between jobs when she moved back to Champaign-Urbana several years ago, so she decided to do some volunteer work. Her charitable intent didn't pan out. The logistics proved too daunting and the timetable too short. read more
Ebates Reports Back to School Shopping is More Frugal Than Ever Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:39AMSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ebates special back-to-school sale has begun- offering up to 12 percent cash back at dozens of leading retailers.
Obesity hits more boomers than others in U.S. Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:35AMBoomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years.
BLOG: September in July Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:35AMNCAA Football 12 is here, and I'm reminded why I still pay for Xbox Live. The college football season formally begins in September. Annually, however, I begin my celebration around the second week of July as the new EA Sports NCAA Football game hits the shelf for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The franchise hasn't been seen on a Nintendo platform since 2008's NCAA Football 09: All Play for Wii, but ...
Deadly bat disease suspected in Buncombe County Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:33AMThe deadly bat disease known as white-nose syndrome is probably present in Buncombe County, according to a new report from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, growing the list of affected counties in WNC to four. The fungal disease has killed bats at a startling rate, wildlife biologists say, after its initial appearance in a New York cave in 2006. Biologists worry that mortality from the ...
Barnes-Jewish among best hospitals in nation Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:28AMBarnes-Jewish Hospital is among the best hospitals in the nation.
Child’s party goes to the dogs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:28AMDESLOGE - A nine-year-old Desloge girl decided to have her birthday focus on helping the cause of animal rescue rather than celebrating herself — and so, on Saturday, guests to her birthday party brought donations for the private, non-profit, no-kill Farmington Pet Adoption Center instead of presents to the guest of honor.
Poll: Obesity hits more boomers than others in US Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:43AMLAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON Cancer and memory loss are baby boomers' biggest health fears. Given their weight, maybe heart disease and diabetes should be. Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years. And for all the talk of "60 is the new 50" and active aging, even those who aren't obese need to do more to stay fit ...
U.S. women looking ahead after tough World Cup loss Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:38AMOnce the Americans get over the disappointment of coming up just short at the Women's World Cup, they will find plenty of reasons for optimism.
Email Marketing Report Finds Most People Open Emails Between 6 and 11 am Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:25AMMailerMailer releases its 2011 Edition of the Email Marketing Metrics Report which covers data from nearly 1 billion email messages and provides benchmark statistics and email marketing trends. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8638753.htm
Poll: Baby boomers not as young as they think they are Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:56PMBaby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Given their waistlines, heart disease and diabetes should be atop that list, too.
Paramus bank the first to meet new court foreclosure filing standards Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:55PMHudson City Savings Bank is in compliance with the state court’s new mortgage foreclosure filing standards -- a move that means the bank is the first of more than two dozen of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders and servicers to satisfy the court’s exhaustive review of foreclosure processes, according to documents posted to the court’s website.
Borders book seller seeks approval to liquidate all stores Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:52PMThere will be no storybook ending for Borders. The 40-year-old book seller could start liquidating its 399 remaining stores as early as Friday. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based chain, which helped pioneer the big-box bookseller concept, is seeking court approval to liquidate its stores after it failed to receive any bids that would keep it in business. The move adds Borders to the list of ...
Murdoch news sites defaced, brought down by hackers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:43PMLulzSec is claiming credit for tampering with Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper website, posting a fake story showing the controversial publisher as dead. Meanwhile, an allied hacking group brought down another Murdoch media site, The Times. Sponsored By: Get Ready for Tomorrow Today with Cisco The way the world consumes and shares data will dramatically change in the next five years. Is your ...
Nation Briefs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:25PMILLINOIS Reports: Wrong surgery down, close calls up at VA hospitals CHICAGO — Medical procedures and surgeries on the wrong patient and wrong body part have declined substantially at Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide, while reports of close calls have increased, according to a study that credits ongoing quality-improvement efforts. These ...
The Lost Season: Boris Diaw, 05-06 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:44PM(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.) With the threat of a shortened or even cancelled season upon us, there is very little we can do other than watch U19 tournaments or read books to restore a shred of basketball into our lives. What we can do, though, is reminisce over [...]
Amazon renting Kindle e-textbooks Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:36PMSEATTLE -- In an effort to snag a larger segment of the college textbook market, Amazon.com Inc. has begun renting textbooks on its Kindle e-reader. On Monday, the leading online retailer said students can rent tens of thousands of textbooks from its online Kindle Store, which Kindle users can access on the e-reader. Amazon said its rental prices are as much as 80 percent lower than the list ...
Greg David on NY: The future of tech in NYC Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:30PMGreg David - What can the city do to bolster the emerging technology field in New York City?
Amazon begins renting textbooks for Kindle Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:19PMIn an effort to snag a larger segment of the college textbook market, Amazon.com Inc. has begun renting textbooks on its Kindle e-reader.
5-Year-Old's Photo Lifted Off Facebook Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:18PMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Parents regularly share photos of their children on Facebook, eager to share the images with friends. They may not think about just how many people will have access to those pictures or what they may do with them.
We Said It, You Read It: A Look Back on the First Half in the AL East Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:17PMPeruse TheFanManifesto for more. This may be a surprise considering our credo of unpredictability, but FanMan was born in a pool of bubbling oversaturation. It’s a long story that involves angry 2,000 word e-mails, ignored phone calls, countless hours of research and more than a few frustration-induced headaches. Long story short, just know that the page you’re currently reading was originally ...
CFOs playing bigger role in IT decisions, survey says Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:16AMComputerworld - In an increasing number of organizations, it's not the CIO who's deciding which IT projects should get funding -- it's the chief financial officer.
Thrifty tips for summer travelers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:07AMWhen it comes to traveling on the cheap, it is better to hop online before hopping on a train, plane or into an automobile.
The Fashion Blogs Beating Vogue At Online Influence Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:44AMVogue recently won a Webby, but when it comes to online influence fashion blogs are beating out the behemoth when it comes to links, social media activity and general buzz.
Tips For Negotiating Employee Equity Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:40AMBefore Microsoft purchased Skype for $8.5 billion, some of the employees who were let go in the process learned something they hadn’t nece…
Victory imprints Clarke on prized jug in 20th try Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:26AMNo matter how long it grows or even how quickly, the list of major champions from the tiny country of Northern Ireland just wouldn’t feel complete without Darren Clarke.
Party atmosphere reigned in early shuttle landings Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:25AMIf the weather cooperates, Atlantis will close out the space shuttle era with wheels down in Florida. Shuttle homecomings didn't always end this way.
Executive Profiles: Disruptive Tech Leaders In Social Business -- Lyle Fong, Lithium Technologies Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:15AMWelcome to an on-going series of interviews with the people behind the technologies in Social Business. The interviews provide insightful points of view from a customer, industry, and vendor perspective. A full list of interviewees can be found here.
Survey says: Hamiltonians mostly satisfied Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:12AMHAMILTON — Hamiltonians are fairly happy with town services, according to a recent survey. The survey, completed by roughly 150 people in February and March, questioned residents on their satisfaction with everything from the hours Town Hall is open to police response time.
Is your business prepared in case of a disaster? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:05AMI decided to shake things up a bit this week, and instead of answering readers' business questions, I have a question for businesses: Do you have a plan in place in the event of a crisis or natural disaster?
Has Google made Twitter boring? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:54AMFor the past few days I've been hanging out in Jackson Hole with a bunch of geeks and one thing I've noticed over and over is how boring Twitter has gotten when compared to Google+.