Judge upholds WL smoking ban
A Tippecanoe County judge has sided with the city of West Lafayette in a challenge of a workplace smoking ban scheduled to take effect Sunday.
Rétro 1928: Les mystères du cerveau
Avertissement: Cette news rétro retranscrit des connaissances scientifiques, techniques ou autres de 1928, et contient donc volontairement les arguments, incertitudes ou erreurs d'époque. (Read on Source)
What would the future of Hotel websites look like? Think social
I ran into my former colleague Lisa Demoney at the SFO airport, she used to be one of the web managers at our last company. We?re headed out to the Internet Strategy Forum in Portland, a conference for some of the industries top Web Strategists. She know runs the websites for boutique hotel [...] (Read on Source)
POTTER-PALOOZA
HOW many NBC suits does it take to interview J.K. Rowling? "Today" show co-host Meredith Vieira actually conducted the interview in Edinburgh, Scotland. It airs today. But "Today" executive producer Jim Bell and his boss, Phil Griffin, had reasons...
Space Money Invented For Space Tourists
An anonymous reader writes "The foreign exchange company Travelex has invented a unit of currency designed to be used in space commerce, the Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID). The QUID is made of a space-qualified plastic, with round edges to prevent injuries in zero gravity. One QUID is equivalent to about 6.25 pounds, 12.50 ... (Read on Source)
MP3 Player Speakers Buying Guide
MP3 players are great for taking your music wherever you go for private listening. But sometimes you might want to share your music outloud with others. This is where MP3 Player Speakers come in. Whet...
Microsoft AdCenter Desktop Beta Feature Requests
Yesterday we talked about how Yahoo is lacking a desktop editor for their search marketing platform. Today, there is a nice thread at Search Engine Watch Forums on the topic of improving the adCenter Editor Beta application. Search Engine Watch. ... (Read on Source)
2009 College Blogger Contest
Doublethink Online is pleased to announce the second annual America?s Future Foundation College Blogger Contest. The purpose of the contest is to encourage original liberty-minded blogger journalism on college campuses and to identify young conservative and libertarian talent who wish to pursue careers as journalists and writers. (Read on Source)
Alentus Announces Membership with London Internet Exchange (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.----Alentus Corporation a leading provider of web hosting, SharePoint hosting, dedicated server and managed hosting services announces that it has joined the London Internet Exchange in London, England.
Westfall Class Wants Metabolife Liquidation Stayed Pending Appeal
SAN DIEGO - Willard Westfall, the representative of a dismissed putative Metabolife class action, is moving for a stay of the implementation of the joint plan of liquidation for the Metabolife bankruptcy pending his appeal of the approval, arguing that the plan contains impermissible releases (In Re: MII Liquidation, Inc., No. 05-6040-H11, S.D. Calif. Bkcy.; See October 2007, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com
China Says It Has Right to Block Some Web Sites (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday the country was within its rights to block websites with content illegal under Chinese law, including websites that referred to China and Taiwan as two separate countries.
Holyfield, 46, Will Soon Fight for His Fifth Title
Evander Holyfield does not care what boxing fans think as he prepares for his W.B.A. title fight on Saturday. (Read on Source)
Housing market's woes could get worse
The collapse of the housing market showed no signs of easing in November as sales of new and existing homes plunged and prices took their biggest hit on record. (Read on Source)
Five Tips Basic Rules of Good Web Design
When designing your website, great care should be taken to ensure every last detail of the site performs at an optimum level and actually serves its purpose. Here are five simple rules of good web des...
England hit the ground running for Cricket World Cup
A sleepless night before the first outing of our tour... thoughts of batting, fielding and my first opportunity to bat on grass since our training camp in Bangalore in November. The day dawned grey with a smattering of rain - nothing new there for us Poms.? The covers came off in time for a 10am start, the NSW Breakers winning the toss and ... (Read on Source)
NASA Has a March Madness Bracket... Say What?!
I usually give following sports the cold-shoulder. Honestly, what's so great about tracking a bunch of people more muscular than you fighting to get a ball or puck into this hole or over that net, and getting paid millions of dollars per year for it? (No resentment on my part, clearly...) (Read on Source)
SUSE 11 vs Windows 7: no contest
IT Wire: "SUSE Linux 11 has been out less than 10 days but already there are comparisons of the distribution to Windows - all of which are being accepted as compliments."
Twitter tweaks replies, hires ex-Google designer
Google's former visual designer is purportedly going to Twitter. What does this mean for the hot micropublishing service?
Google Finance Undergoing Tests
If you happen to know any Google Finance users, have pity on them - they're probably feeling a bit disconcerted (and not just because the Dow's down 254.16 points). Google Finance is testing some new site designs, and feedback so far has been less than positive.
A post on the Google Finance Blog announced, "Over the course of the next few weeks, you might notice a few changes to Google Finance. We will be running some experiments on the look and feel of our site, based on an accumulation of user research and feedback. They will only be visible to a small number of random Google Finance users."
The post has received five consumer responses. Three people don't like the interfaces they're seeing, one individual's happy to have been excluded from the experiment, and one fellow would like to view a screenshot. Plus, a Google Finance engineer apologized for a display issue. This doesn't appear to make the updated look an overwhelming success.
The timing of the update is also a little odd. We're quite a ways into the recession, so any direct response seems inappropriate. This may be either a regularly scheduled change or a signal that the fight against Yahoo Finance isn't going so well.
Regardless, there's no need for users to panic just yet since the official blog post claimed, "It's pretty normal for us to run this kind of test, as we're always working to improve the experience of using Google Finance."
Unpopular banners: Fighting compulsory community service
So, my mother tells me that Fairfax County Public Schools will require 40 hours of community service before graduation beginning next year. Which matters a little, because you know not to Ron Burgundy you, but it’s the twelfth largest school system in the country and one of, if not the best systems. And it’s next [...] (Read on Source)
Boosting Levels Of Molecule Enables Acute Leukemia Cells To Mature
Boosting the level of a molecule called miR-29b in acute myeloid leukemia cells can reverse gene changes that trap the cells in an immature, fast growing state of development. The study shows how the miR reactivates silenced genes, enabling the leukemic cells to mature, an important step that precedes their death. The findings suggest that miR-29 could be a potent treatment for AML.
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: New Features in Postgres 8.4
Linux Magazine: "Looking for a mature, open source database that's not owned by Oracle? Whether you're already a fan or are looking for alternatives, now might be a good time to take a look PostgreSQL."
Twitter a global sensation: Hitwise (AFP)
AFP - With celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey helping fuel Twitter mania, the micro-blogging website is soaring to stardom around the world, according to Hitwise.
Brain Protein Central To Both Parkinson's, Drug Addiction Identified
Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson's disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other addictive drugs.
10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media
Citizen journalism, open government, status updates, community building, information sharing, crowdsourcing, and the election of a President. Our children will inherit a world profoundly changed by the combination of technology and humanity that is social media. They’ll take for granted that their voices can be heard and that a social ... (Read on Source)
Over and Out
Following California's "tax revolt" and the usual editorials from a dying media sneering at the electorate as tantrum-throwing kindergartners, we now move on to the swimsuit round, in which the Golden State's woes are federalized and redistributed to the nation at large. In the states' version of the Obama model for everything from mortgages to ... (Read on Source)
Moblin makes the Linux 'desktop' more Mac-like
... still very much in beta. Having used various Linux "desktops" over the years (Canonical Ubuntu- and Novell SUSE-based, primarily), the thing that most impressed me about the Moblin experience ...
Lakers 119, Nuggets 92 - New York Times
 Washington Post | Lakers 119, Nuggets 92 New York Times Pau Gasol (16) scored 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting for the Lakers, who led by double digits for much of the second half. By HOWARD BECK DENVER - If there is such a thing as a stress-free night in late May, if a conference title can be claimed with a ... Nuggets Karl: Jesus would have had trouble covering Kobe Lakers finally arrive |
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