EarthTalk: e-waste, ‘natural’ flavors – MSNBC
– Jeff P., Worcester, Mass. Electronic waste, or e-waste as it s called, is a growing problem in the United States and abroad, as obsolete or broken computers and other electronic equipment are taking up increasingly precious amounts of

IT Centralization is Back in Fashion – CIO
The move wasn’t aimed at cutting costs, but “the timing was good,” White says. It reduced the charitable organization’s technology footprint, encouraged more virtualization and lowered maintenance and power costs. “It was an unanticipated benefit

Over 50 Feared Dead in Turkish Quake – CBS News
(AP) Updated at 1:45 p.m. Eastern . Hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires Monday in eastern Turkey, seeking relief from the winter cold after a strong temblor knocked down stone and mud-brick houses in five

Harvey s mayor in line to also be its schools chief – Chicago Tribune
Mayor Eric Kellogg had to like his chances when Harvey Public School District 152 voted to select a new superintendent. Of the school board members who voted 4-2 for Kellogg to lead the district, one is his sister, one is his cousin and two are on

Survivors Shiver In Turkey After Quake Kills 51 – NPR News
Hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires Monday in eastern Turkey, seeking relief from the winter cold after a strong temblor knocked down stone and mud-brick houses in five villages, killing 51 people. The damage

Study: Women who drink moderately tend to gain less weight in midlife – Los Angeles Times
Women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol don’t gain as much weight in midlife as those who abstain, according to a study released Monday. However, the authors as well as alcohol-abuse experts were quick to say that drinking should not be heralded

Farrakhan predicts ‘white right’ trouble for Obama – Palm Beach Interactive
CHICAGO Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, boasting his divine stature, on Sunday predicted trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and urged him to do more to improve the lives of blacks and the downtrodden. The 76-year-old leader said the “white right” was conspiring to make Obama a

JFK runway closure to rattle nerves, wallets – Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The main runway at New York’s John F. Kennedy International will be closed for four months starting March 1. Millions of travelers will experience delays _ including some not flying anywhere near the Big Apple. With about one-third of JFK’s traffic and half of its departures being diverted to three

Chile to Meet Emergency Needs From Current Budget, Velasco Says – BusinessWeek
Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — Chile is able to finance emergency spending from its existing budget to provide for people affected by the nation s biggest earthquake in five decades, Finance Minister Andres Velasco said. We re at the stage where we are focused on tending to people s immediate needs

Johnson, Hawks end Bucks’ winning streak – Star-Banner
ATLANTA (AP) -John Salmons had to give Joe Johnson his due. “Yeah, he’s tough,” Salmons said. “He hit some tough shots in overtime.” Johnson scored nine of his 24 points in overtime, Josh Smith had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks ended the Milwaukee Bucks’ winning streak at six

Magic spoil Wade’s return with NBA win over Heat – YAHOO!
Rashard Lewis scored 22 points, and Vince Carter added 17 Sunday, while Howard – who had 20 straight double-doubles – was hindered by foul trouble and finished with just seven points and five rebounds. JJ Redick added 15 points for the Magic, who beat the Heat for the first time in three games this

Sheriff: Registered sex offender arrested in disappearance of San Diego County teenager – Chicago Tribune
SAN DIEGO (AP) Authorities say a registered sex offender has been arrested in the disappearance of a missing suburban San Diego teenager. San Diego County Sheriff William Gore tells The Associated Press that 30-year-old John Albert Gardner of Riverside County was arrested Sunday afternoon. He

Climate changes are proven fact – Boston Globe
OUTSIDE SCIENTIFIC forums, contemporary discussions of the phenomenon of global warming are now so heated that one wonders whether they are contributing to the phenomenon itself. With all the interest in alleged misdeeds of the Intergovernmental

Guys revel in nature s big shovel-ready project – Kansas City Star
The simple answer is well known, but a more nuanced answer has presented itself the past several days during Snowmageddon. Shovels. Men want shovels, the bigger the better. No sooner had the first flakes begun falling in this crippling winter

Tech-age buried treasure – Boston Globe
SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia – On the edge of an evaporated sea, where the cracked white earth spreads for hundreds of miles over a desolate horizon, wood scaffolding surrounds the first buildings of a project that could transform South America s

Merida Bikes – who’s riding them? – BikeRadar.com
You do see loads of them – you just don’t don’t realise it! Merida are a huge company, perhaps the 2nd or 3rd largest manufacturer of bike frames on the planet. They act as vendors to may of the big names and produce their frames. They have a large

Stoudemire deal may seal a Cavaliers title, and LeBron’s return as – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Matt York / Associated Press With a supporting cast that includes Amar’e Stoudemire, Shaquille O’Neal, Mo Williams and Anderson Varejao along with a variety of role players, it would be hard for LeBron James to suggest the Cavaliers aren’t his best

Fusion-V 1.1a -The first SUPER ROBOT (an FRWC EA Lab product)! 355.46 – PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) Feb 14, 2010 When I saw this, my jaw hit the ground! I was speechless, I could hardly believe what I was looking at, it’s just so incredible – In one game-changing move they’ve altered the destiny of Forex trading. The

Toms River church celebrating Women’s History Month – Asbury Park Press
TOMS RIVER In recognition of March as National Women’s History Month, the Unitarian Universalist Ocean County Congregation is holding a series of special events to promote equality and honor women’s efforts. The events all will be held at 2 p.m

‘Avatar’ rock name was mined from science – Chicago Tribune
Near the beginning of director James Cameron’s “Avatar,” a greedy businessman itching to dig a mine on the planet Pandora utters a line that set some viewers to snicker. “This is why we’re here,” he explains. “Unobtainium. Because this little gray

Ambitions turn Microsoft and Amazon into competitors – bizjournals
If Microsoft and Apple are old rivals, and Microsoft and Google bitter enemies, then Microsoft and Amazon.com are starting to look a lot like passive-aggressive neighbors. After coexisting peacefully for 15 years on opposite sides of Lake Washington

Q, TNDM, JAH, RGC, CPLA, MASI Expected To Be Higher After Earnings – TMCnet
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Tuesday, February 16th and determining how the stocks have performed after their last 12 quarterly

Wild cow stands out in sparse vegetarian field – Nashville Tennessean
A wild cow doesn’t exist anymore, but at John and Melanie Cochran’s eponymous restaurant that serves vegetarian and vegan fare, it symbolizes their ideal: animals roaming free. Operating from a philosophical, environmental stance, this East Nashville

They really like us – Vancouver Sun
Now that the international press has descended upon us for the Olympics, we at The Sun decided to do some research to see what they’re telling their readers about our city. Not surprisingly, much of the talk is about our great food. Here are snippets

Rackspace Puts Microsoft SharePoint in the Cloud – WebWire
applications, including hosted Microsoft Exchange, Rackspace Email, Email Archiving, and Rackspace Cloud Drive and Server portfolio of hosted IT services, including Managed Hosting, Cloud Hosting, Virtualisation, Dedicated Servers and Email

Steadfast Networks Launches Chicago Colocation Hosting Website – YAHOO!
com provides more information on the colocation hosting services and new colocation leasing options we offer.” Chicago Colocation is ideal for businesses that require large storage space and bandwidth private servers , shared web hosting, and

NASA Set to Launch Final Year of Shuttle – eWeek
NASA officials gave a thumbs up Feb. 5 for the Feb. 7 launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, which is currently set for a 4:39 a.m. liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA officials gave a thumbs up Feb. 5 for the Feb. 7 launch of the

Community Online Calendar – Danville Weekly
“The Light Fantastic: Irish Stained Glass Art” exhibit showcases the work of Ireland’s leading glass artists. Renowned worldwide for its high quality and innovation, Irish stained glass reveals the contemporary artistic possibilities within this

Merchant Account Provider, BluePay, Offers Payment Processing Services – Consumer Electronics Net
NAPERVILLE, IL — (Marketwire) — 12/29/09 — An industry leader in credit card processing and small business merchant account services headquartered in the Chicago suburbs, BluePay has announced a new payment processing solution that allows

SuperGeo Hold Reseller Training in Taiwan – PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) Dec 29, 2009 SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, invited its Malaysia exclusive reseller, Axis Commerce, to the headquarters in Taipei for the training program of

Take a tour of creepy Canada – Vancouver Sun
The staff of The Five Fishermen restaurant in Halifax has become accustomed to ghostly guests. Servers have seen apparitions in mirrors, been tapped on the shoulder by invisible forces, seen a cloud of grey mist drift down the staircase, and heard a

Fixed Mobile Convergence – TMCnet
NAPERVILLE, IL, Dec 29, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — An industry leader in credit card processing and small business merchant account services headquartered in the Chicago suburbs, BluePay has announced a new payment processing solution that

Lookers, not bookers, clog travel sites – Dallas Morning News
Online travel shoppers are clicking their hearts out, but not many of them are actually booking hotel rooms, buying airline tickets or renting cars.All that looking minus the booking costs online travel companies additional server space and

SuperGeo Provides Reseller Training in Taiwan – geo community
Since the establishment, SuperGeo has dedicated to providing state-of-the-art geospatial GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, and server platforms. For details, please visit www.supergeotek.

SuperGeo Officially Releases SuperPad 3 – PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) Dec 29, 2009 SuperGeo Technologies today officially releases the whole new full-function mobile GIS software- SuperPad 3. SuperPad 3 consists of SuperPad software and SuperPad Studio, SuperPad customization tool

SuperGeo Officially Releases SuperPad 3 – PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) Dec 29, 2009 SuperGeo Technologies today officially releases the whole new full-function mobile GIS software- SuperPad 3. SuperPad 3 consists of SuperPad software and SuperPad Studio, SuperPad customization tool

SuperGeo Provides Reseller Training in Taiwan – geo community
Since the establishment, SuperGeo has dedicated to providing state-of-the-art geospatial GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, and server platforms. For details, please visit www.supergeotek.

SuperGeo Hold Reseller Training in Taiwan – PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) Dec 29, 2009 SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, invited its Malaysia exclusive reseller, Axis Commerce, to the headquarters in Taipei for the training program of

Take a tour of creepy Canada – Vancouver Sun
The staff of The Five Fishermen restaurant in Halifax has become accustomed to ghostly guests. Servers have seen apparitions in mirrors, been tapped on the shoulder by invisible forces, seen a cloud of grey mist drift down the staircase, and heard a

Lookers, not bookers, clog travel sites – Dallas Morning News
Online travel shoppers are clicking their hearts out, but not many of them are actually booking hotel rooms, buying airline tickets or renting cars.All that looking minus the booking costs online travel companies additional server space and

SAP from the cloud – T-Systems passes the magic mark of five million – Wirelessweek.com
that, by linking together servers in large pools, T-Systems can leverage their utilization to 80 percent. “Our Dynamic Services mean we need significantly less hardware for the same performance and thus less power than for dedicated hosting

Fixed Mobile Convergence – TMCnet
NAPERVILLE, IL, Dec 29, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — An industry leader in credit card processing and small business merchant account services headquartered in the Chicago suburbs, BluePay has announced a new payment processing solution that

Dedicated Server – Web Hosting on Your Own Server – Associated Content
that serves your website and ONLY your website. As compared to the shared web server, a dedicated server is all yours to manage, monitor, and organize. Though the equipment is usually supplied by the service provider, the dedicated server is entirely

Merchant Account Provider, BluePay, Offers Payment Processing Services – Consumer Electronics Net
NAPERVILLE, IL — (Marketwire) — 12/29/09 — An industry leader in credit card processing and small business merchant account services headquartered in the Chicago suburbs, BluePay has announced a new payment processing solution that allows

Peak 10 Acquires South Florida-based 1Vault Networks – dBusinessNews.com
Moving into its third major Florida market, Peak 10 blankets businesses statewide with its award-winning services and support The acquisition of 1Vault by Peak 10 creates significant value for our employees and customers, including customers of

Ten years of BlackBerry – engadget
The year is 1999. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, gas is 94 cents a gallon, Bondi Blue iMacs are a staple in dorm rooms across the country, and Microsoft is trying to bring the desktop Windows experience to the pocket, pushing its

Synology DiskStation DS409slim Receives the Highest 5-Star Rating – pressreleasepoint.com
in align=”right”/>Taipei, Taiwan December 23, 2009 Synology DiskStation DS409slim received the highest 5-star rating, from Spanish PC World Magazine in its December issue. The editor, Alfonso Casa, who conducted this review, commented on

100 PS3 Games of 2010 Part 8 – TheSixthAxis
Some see it as a sign of the Apocalypse. We view one of the best Wii games getting an HD sprucing up and eventual release on our console of choice as simply good business practice. Goichi Suda s critically (if not commercially) well-received tongue

Behind the scenes: NORAD’s Santa tracker – CNN
( CNET ) — Last Christmas Eve, Jeff Martin found himself forced to explain to a Canadian general why, when Santa Claus passed through Toronto, Ontario, that night, Google Maps had placed the city in the United States. Martin, then a senior marketing

ZAGG Schedule of Upcoming Events – Stockhouse
The executive team from ZAGG Inc., (NASDAQ: ZAGG) (www.ZAGG.com), a leading producer of mobile electronics accessories including the popular invisibleSHIELD(TM) and ZAGGaudio(TM) brands, will ring the NASDAQ Stock Market closing bell in New York City

Community Online Calendar – Danville Weekly
An exhibit of Porcelain Art by Eugenia W. Zobel, will be held from 1-6 p.m., until Jan. 28, at Wente Vineyards Estate Winery Gallery, 5565 Tesla Rd., Livermore. The gallery is open during business hours. Visit www.wentevineyards.com. Lynn Shephard

2009 s best nerdy-wordy websites – Boston Globe
MY FAVORITE time of year, the end of December, when the patron saint of writers has arranged for us to get a free pass: the end of year list article. Such an article practically writes itself, and editors feel like they ve gypped their

Mobile soup kitchens reach out to today’s impoverished – Chicago Tribune
Chicago has a long history of feeding the nation and feeding its hungry too. Now, in the aftermath of a brutal recession, with the unemployment rate in the double-digits, 2010 dawns at a time of acute need and limited resources. One old invention for

Republicans are also responsible – Bismarck Tribune
Yo Omnipotent Hooplehead Big Jerk: Kadizzie’s ‘facts’ are about as solid as thin ice. Yes, most countries with socialized medicine have lower costs but that is accounted for by the low pay for doctors and nurses. I’ve been to Mayo Clinic and saw the

Boom – Boom Riley – Bleacherreport.com
Boom – Boom Riley is one of the most compassionate Grizz fans on the planet. He listens (sometimes watches) pretty much every game of Memphis’ and never misses a beat. He intends on making himself known everywhere and decided to start here, on the

Terrible Arguments for Climate Change Legislation – Lewrockwell.com
“Terrible Arguments for Climate Change Legislation” is an impressive genre. I am aware of how hard it is to isolate one particular argument as the worst of all. But Michael Bloomberg, glorious Mayor of the NYC, really did all the work for me this

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Copenhagen climate change speech – Examiner
Is it possible that we could be wrong about the President of Iran ?, how many times have you stopped and listened to him talk ? I did that today, listening to the live speech he gave at the United Nations Copenhagen summit on CSPAN. Honestly

IMGM, TDGI, GETG, ATNP, EXPH, ZVTK OTCPicks.com Stocks to Watch for – Transworld News
Visit http://www.otcpicks.com/hotpicks.htm today to sign up for our Free Daily Email Newsletter and News Alerts. Dallas TX 12/28/2009 03:18 AM GMT (TransWorldNews) Our Stocks to Watch tomorrow include IMAGIN Molecular Corp. (OTCBB: IMGM), Target

Latest Articles – Dissident Voice
Posted by Max Shields on 12/27/2009 at 7:50pm It is interesting to see the editor of the magazine co-founded by an Islamophobe Samuel Posted by Rehmat on 12/27/2009 at 7:38pm Max Shields get it wrong yet again You describe socialism as the

Avalanche Alert! – Denver Channel
A great spectacle in Colorado during the cold season is the Avalanche! Although our hockey team is terrific, the type of avalanche that I am referring to is found not at the Pepsi Center, but in our high country. Snowslides are very common and very

Answers Please – Post-Star
Is it due your paper’s ownership (or what) that you continue to urge the little (taxpayers) to quarrel w/ the other little (public employees) over what are, by reasonable comparison, small money numbers? Why not include data about income/wealth

Washington Times cuts Sunday edition – Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The Washington Times said Monday it will publish its last Sunday edition this weekend. The newspaper said it will produce Monday through Friday editions that focus on its “distinctive news and opinion content.” The new print edition will be sold at retail outlets and newspaper boxes in

3 sentenced in slaying of NH Walmart worker – Omaha World-Herald
NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) – Three friends who played a part in the killing of a developmentally disabled Walmart cashier in New Hampshire are going to prison. Timothy Smith, Anthony Howe and Amber Talbot pleaded guilty earlier this year conspiracy and second-degree murder in the death of 25-year

Moneygram says chief financial officer leaving after just 5 months for “personal reasons” – Chicago Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Payment services provider MoneyGram International said Monday that its chief financial officer, Jeffrey R. Woods, is resigning effective Jan. 15, after just five months on the job. In a statement, Moneygram said Woods was leaving for “personal reasons,” but did not elaborate

Breaking news alerts (about 1 per day) – MSNBC
TULSA, Okla. – Evangelist Oral Roberts was remembered Monday as a charismatic leader who deftly used television to spread the message of Christianity throughout the world. Thousands packed an arena at Oral Roberts University for the memorial service for the man who founded the evangelical liberal

FC Barcelona’s Messi is World Player of the Year – WTOP Radio
ZURICH (AP) – Lionel Messi added FIFA’s World Player of the Year award to his growing list of accolades Monday, completing a nearly perfect campaign in which his club won an unprecedented trio of Spanish and European titles. Messi received the award at a gala ceremony in Zurich, easily outdistancing

Fusion-io Debuts Faster, Cooler Solid-State Technology – TMCnet
The new IBM High IOPS Adapter will help database, application and system administrators architect their data centers to meet performance goals that could not be realized with traditional, disk-based storage solutions. For example, by utilizing the

IDC: 1 billion mobile devices will go online by 2013 – Network World Fusion
include accessing news and search engine Web sites, downloading multimedia files and exchanging e-mail and instant messages. 10 Ways to Increase Power System Availability in Data Centers: Download now Consumers will make a larger number of

Sector Snap: Defense stocks fall – Fresno Bee
conversations with Cisco’s management were “consistently positive,” and he expects the company’s share price to benefit from several of Cisco’s growth projects in virtualized data centers, routers and other areas. Virtualization lets a single

Cisco Outlines Growth Strategy – Yahoo Finance
Other than a reiteration of its long-term revenue growth target of 12-17% a year and its plans of expanding into 30 market adjacencies, management stated that it intends to focus on data centers, video and collaboration. Smartphones are not a

Save electricity, save money – DailyTech
The idea for the 80 PLUS program was first presented five years ago, and it has been readily embraced by OEMs, consumers, institutions, and businesses as an easy way to reduce power consumption and save money . The certification program identifies

Media Increasingly Outsources Tech, Copy Editing – CIO
IT services firm HCL Technologies Ltd., one of the major India offshore companies, this week said it won a multimillion-dollar contract to manage data centers and infrastructure operations for News Corp.’s U.K. subsidiary, News International. It was

BT, Cisco to Build Global Hosted Unified Communications Service – CIO
Wed, December 09, 2009 Computerworld British Telecommmunications and Cisco Systems Inc. today announced a global hosted IP unified communications service that includes building new data centers in Chicago and Manhattan to supplement

IBM Introduces New System z Linux Solutions for Large-Scale – PhysOrg
IBM today announced new Linux offerings for the System z mainframe to help clients run smarter and more efficient data centers that maximize the use of IT resources and reduce energy costs. For clients currently running a distributed computing

Vick still rules Atlanta as Eagles rout Falcons – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Michael Vick took the snap, sprinted to his right, made a quick cut to the left, broke a tackle and dove into the end zone. He wasn’t done, either. Turns out, No. 7 still rules Atlanta. Making quite a return to the Georgia Dome, Vick accounted for a pair of touchdowns one running, the other

Amanda Knox: ‘She-Devil’ or Victim of Anti-Americanism? – Politics Daily
But Perugia is also, alas, where a 21-year-old British student named Meredith Kercher was brutally murdered in 2007, a crime for which Kercher’s young American roommate, Amanda Knox of Seattle, was convicted and sentenced to 26 years in prison on Saturday. There is little to no physical evidence

Texas edges Nebraska, makes BCS title game – Austin American-Statesman
ARLINGTON Hunter Lawrence’s right toe and a beneficial review by officials Saturday night propelled Texas to Pasadena for next month’s national championship game. Lawrence kicked his 46-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give the Longhorns a 13-12 victory over Nebraska and the Big

Reid: Obama wants to help any way on health care – Atlanta Journal Constitution
That’s what Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the president told Democratic senators in their closed-door meeting Sunday at the Capitol. Reid said there are still issues that needs to be worked out on the sweeping legislation that is Obama’s top domestic priority. Reid said the issues are being

Chicago police say search didn’t turn up items stolen from former Gov. Blagojevich’s attorneys – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Palin’s Iowa stop spurs talk of presidential run Ohio inmate to get 1-drug, slower, execution Wolf recovery at crossroads in the Southwest Remains of 43 horses removed after Ohio barn fire Obama aide cites al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan CHICAGO – Police say a search of a Chicago home didn’t turn up

Wolf recovery at crossroads in the Southwest – Houston Chronicle
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A decade has passed since the federal government began returning endangered Mexican wolves to their historic range in the Southwest. It hasn’t worked out for the wolves, for ranchers, for conservationists or for federal biologists. And that has resulted in frustration and

Palin’s Iowa stop spurs talk of presidential run – YAHOO!
Iowa’s caucuses traditionally kick off the presidential nominating season, and Republican strategists saw the stop in Palin’s national book-signing tour as a signal not to be missed. “No politician comes to Iowa by accident,” Republican strategist Tim Albrecht said. “Every politician knows the

‘SNL’ can’t resist taking swipes at Tiger Woods – WJLA
NEW YORK – Tiger Woods and his marital problems proved a tempting target for “Saturday Night Live.” In both a skit and multiple “Weekend Update” jokes this weekend, NBC’s comedy institution took on the golfer, who has admitted to letting his family down with “transgressions” that came to light

Apple Confirms Purchase of Lala.com – CBS News
(AP) Apple Inc. has purchased online music retailer Lala.com , a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened “the end of the MP3″ with its fast song-streaming application. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed the purchase Sunday, but would not provide any further information, including how much

NFL: Colts beat Titans 27-17, extend win streak to 21 – Honolulu Advertiser
INDIANAPOLIS Peyton Manning changed the script for victory No. 21. It still worked. Instead of another patented comeback or another 300-yard day, the three-time MVP took control early and played keepaway from Tennessee, leading the Colts to a 27-17 victory for their 21st consecutive regular

Salmon offered standard plea deal in DUI case – Times-Argus
BARRE When Thomas Salmon arrives in Vermont District Court on Thursday for his arraignment on a DUI charge, there will be a plea deal on the table. But as of now, it’s unclear what agreement, if any, the state auditor will reach with local

Chicago firm acquires city cracker biz – Rutland Herald
Westminster Crackers has been sold to a Chicago-based investment firm. The Rutland-based oyster cracker company consummated the sale last week with LaSalle Capital Group for an undisclosed sum. LaSalle intends to keep the company in Rutland, where it

Solvay Group Selects Reflex Systems to Manage, Secure Virtual – TMCnet
ATLANTA, GA, Dec 01, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Reflex Systems, the pioneer in virtualization management, security and compliance, today announced that The Solvay Group has implemented Reflex VMC (Virtualization Management Center) to manage more

Vt. beer merger confirmed – Rutland Herald
A merger between two of Vermont’s biggest brewers shouldn’t mean any less choice at the local beer cooler, according to a company executive. Long Trail Brewing Co. announced Monday that it had signed a letter of intent to purchase Otter Creek Brewery

CoSentry Announces Transatlantic Partnership With 1st Easy-UK to – TMCnet
The CSSP ensures that clients with 24 hour demands are fully supported by common SLA’s, ticketing recently completed Tier IV Midlands Data Center built from the ground up as a highly secure, certified high density computing facility.

Compuware Vantage and Gomez Help NHL.com Deliver Peak Application – Stockhouse
Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR) today announced that the National Hockey League(R) (NHL) will discuss how Compuware’s end-to-end application performance management is helping to deliver peak application performance to millions of NHL(R) hockey

Solvay Group Selects Reflex Systems to Manage, Secure Virtual – TMCnet
ATLANTA, GA, Dec 01, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Reflex Systems, the pioneer in virtualization management, security and compliance, today announced that The Solvay Group has implemented Reflex VMC (Virtualization Management Center) to manage more

Chicago firm acquires city cracker biz – Rutland Herald
Westminster Crackers has been sold to a Chicago-based investment firm. The Rutland-based oyster cracker company consummated the sale last week with LaSalle Capital Group for an undisclosed sum. LaSalle intends to keep the company in Rutland, where it

Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin – Forbes
ROME — A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Experts say the historian may be reading too much into the markings, and they stand by carbon-dating that points to the shroud being

GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on – Columbia Missourian
A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price. Comcast, the largest cable TV operator in the United States, wants NBC Universal largely for

Winfrey announces ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ will end in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Is mammography a flawed technology? Calling it quits after 25 years, Oprah says her decision to end her show in 2011 was guided by prayer and careful thought. Twin Cities flu clinics set for this weekend Chisholm’s Ironworld is shutting down Big moments on the Oprah Show CHICAGO – Oprah Winfrey

China says 15 dead, 114 trapped in mine explosion – San Francisco Chronicle
A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 15 people and trapping another 114 nearly a third of a mile under ground, central government authorities said. Another 399 people at the Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang province managed to escape after the 2:30 a.m

Senate Democrats push crucial health vote – Boston Globe
WASHINGTON – With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a crucial test vote tonight on their sweeping health care bill, with wavering moderates appearing to be falling in line. One of three uncommitted centrists, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, announced yesterday he would vote

Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes – YAHOO!
Obesity and diabetes “are basically the two conditions of greatest concern for U.S. adults right now,” said study lead author Edward Gregg, chief of epidemiology and statistics in the CDC’s division of diabetes translation. “They have been increasing for the last 10 to 15 years,” he said. “This is

South Korea Trade Pact Is Revived by Obama – New York Times
WASHINGTON President Obama opened a potentially bruising battle within the Democratic party on Thursday when he pledged to complete a long-stalled trade agreement with South Korea that he inherited from President George W. Bush . President Obama and Lee Myung-bak, the president of South Korea

France’s Sarkozy apologises to Ireland, dismisses replay – ESPN.com
BRUSSELS, Nov 20 – French President Nicolas Sarkozy apologised to Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen for France’s controversial victory over Ireland in their World Cup play-off on Wednesday, but would not agree to a replay. Cowen raised the issue of replaying the match with his French counterpart at a

Reid rolls out Senate healthcare bill – Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday unveiled his long-awaited plan for expanding medical coverage to millions more Americans over the next decade, setting the stage for a historic Senate debate on a healthcare overhaul. Reid’s legislation would cost

Man faces murder charge in NC girl’s disappearance – AOL
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday. Mario McNeill is being charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape of a child, Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine told

Man who claimed disability spotted on TV show – AOL
LOS ANGELES -California tax officials say an interior designer’s false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show. Fifty-six-year-old Ronald Hunt of Los Angeles was sentenced Tuesday to 200 hours of community service and ordered to pay more than $180,000

AOL to reduce work force – Chicago Tribune
Internet company AOL LLC is planning to shed as much as 36 percent of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month. Major job cuts had been expected, but the magnitude hadn’t been known until Thursday. AOL, which now employs 6,900 workers, is asking for 2,500 volunteers

Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria’s Secret show – AOL
NEW YORK -Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road. The lingerie retailer inducted five more women into its “Angel” ranks a designation reserved for top models

Atlantis pair replace antenna in first space walk – YAHOO!
AFP/ NASA TV This NASA tv image shows Atlantis astronaut Bobby Satcher(C-back to camera), on the robotic arm, working After “camping out” overnight in the Quest airlock, which purges nitrogen from their bloodstream to prevent decompression sickness, Foreman and Satcher moved out into the

Competency hearing opens for accused Maui spy – Billings Gazette
Expert witnesses for the prosecution and the defense have testified a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer accused of spying for China suffers from narcissistic personality disorder. The forensic psychologists also said during a federal court hearing Thursday in Honolulu that Noshir Gowadia of Maui

Microsoft Ups Cloud Computing Ante with Azure and ‘Dallas’ – PC World
To meet the anticipated demands of delivering the capacity, availability, and scalability that customers will expect from a cloud computing platform , Microsoft is hosting Azure in three regional pairs of data centers. The data centers are

Net Optics Extends Monitoring Access Platform – NewsFactor Network
Net Optics Extends Monitoring Access Platform to Meet Increasingly Complex Data Center Management Requirements — Industry First High-Density iBypass Switch and New iLink Agg Improve Network and Application Performance While Mitigating Business Risk

Microsoft To Launch Azure Cloud Service Early Next Year – Post Chronicle
Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it will launch its long-awaited Windows Azure cloud computing system on Jan 1, as it looks to take advantage of the growing interest in internet-based software and services. Azure, which provides an online platform for

SugarCRM Announces CRM Applications on Windows Azure – TMCnet
“With Windows Azure, Microsoft has built a true cloud computing platform going well beyond the simple hosted infrastructure that most service providers offer today,” said Larry Augustin, CEO of SugarCRM. “Windows Azure enables SugarCRM value-added

Microsoft to start charging for access to cloud computing system – Chicago Tribune
SEATTLE (AP) Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system. Now, the company is fighting to keep those programmers working with its

Zeichick s Take: Windows Azure and zero-day flaws – SDTimes.com
represents Microsoft s extension of Windows into the cloud, which means that more and more companies will be outsourcing their enterprise applications and data beyond their own data centers. The second story was in Computer Reseller News.

Azure shines over Microsoft PDC – SDTimes.com
LOS ANGELES It s Windows Azure, front and center at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference, which began today in Los Angeles. Ray Ozzie, Microsoft s chief software architect, took the keynote stage to announce the pending

F5 Enhances IP Geolocation Capability through Partnership with Quova – PR Inside
F5 Networks, Inc. : (NASDAQ:FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN) and Quova, Inc. : , the leading provider of IP geolocation data and services, today announced a partnership and OEM agreement. The partnership will enhance

NASA’s Shuttle Atlantis Headed for Delivery Stop at Space Station – SpaceRef
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew began an 11-day delivery flight to the International Space Station on Monday with a 2:28 p.m. EST launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will transport spare hardware to the outpost and return a station

Authorities say Chicago school board president apparently shot self in head near Chicago River – Minneapolis Star Tribune
CHICAGO – Chicago’s school board president apparently shot himself in the head near the Chicago River before dawn Monday, officials said as his death was met with disbelief by civic leaders and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott had said in

NC searchers find body of missing 5-year-old girl – Forbes
SANFORD, N.C. — For a week, authorities feverishly searched for a 5-year-old girl across central North Carolina, only to find her body Monday off a rural road following accusations the girl’s mother offered her for sex. The investigation into the disappearance of Shaniya Davis yielded the arrest of

Ex-BofA exec says no role in bonuses – Missoulian
The deposed top attorney of Bank of America Corp. says he played no role in drafting the bank’s agreement to allow Merrill Lynch to pay billions of dollars in bonuses to its employees nor in decisions on whether to disclose the bonuses to shareholders. Timothy Mayopoulos was fired as general counsel

Janet Jackson: Dr. Conrad Murray ‘is responsible’ for brother Michael’s death – New York Daily News
Janet Jackson blames Dr. Conrad Murray for her brother Michael’s tragic death. Janet Jackson has no doubt about who’s to blame for the death of her brother Michael. In an exclusive interview with ABC News ‘ Robin Roberts, Jackson points her finger at Dr. Conrad Murray. “He was the one that was

NASA’s shuttle launch countdown going smoothly – Boston Globe
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA’s countdown is going smoothly and even the weather is looking exceptionally good for Monday’s space shuttle launch. Atlantis is scheduled to blast off at 2:28 p.m. Monday with tons of spare parts for the International Space Station. Forecasters put the odds of acceptable

Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence – NPR News
Kosovo’s first elections since independence from Serbia ended peacefully Sunday, with some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots alongside ethnic Albanians. The elections for city council and mayors in 36 municipalities were seen as a key test of the fledgling state’s

Denver Broncos – ESPN.com
News: Simms took over for an injured Kyle Orton in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Redskins. Spin: Simms hadn’t thrown a pass since 2008 prior to this game. Orton’s return in the Redskins game is doubtful. 1 @CIN W 12-7 Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats. 2 CLE W 27-6 Did

Lou Dobbs says departure from CNN was ‘amicable,’ expresses interest in running for office – Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (AP) Lou Dobbs says he doesn’t feel like he was pushed out of CNN , the news organization where he worked for all but two years of its existence until last Wednesday. “Not at all,” he said in a weekend interview. “I don’t know if people will believe it, but we had a very amicable

Italy arrests Mafia boss, on run for 15 years – MSNBC
PALERMO, Italy – Italian police arrested a top Sicilian mafia boss on Sunday who had been a fugitive for more than 15 years, dealing what a minister said was a major blow to the crime syndicate. Domenico Raccuglia, considered the most prominent member of the Cosa Nostra after the most wanted

Rio strikes Olympic gold; Chicago falls fast and hard – Philadelphia Daily News
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – The 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. Finally, South America gets an Olympics. In a vote of high drama, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beaches, mountains, and samba beat Madrid, which became a surprise finalist with a big helping hand from an influential patron

Iran’s Leader Denies Obama Charge – AOL
TEHRAN, Iran (Oct. 3) – Iran’s president hit back Saturday at President Barack Obama’s accusation that his country had sought to hide its construction of a new nuclear site, arguing that Tehran reported the facility to the U.N. even earlier than required. The Iranian president defended his

Swine flu vaccine to arrive in Nashville next week – Nashville Tennessean
Tennessee will get an estimated 35,000 doses in the first shipment of H1N1 vaccine, which should be arriving in the next week, possibly as early as Tuesday. But the first shipment of vaccine will go directly to health providers who signed up with the state; it is designated for health-care workers

Letterman is target of the kind of jokes he tells – AccessAtlanta
NEW YORK Late-night hosts didn’t waste a moment poking fun at the troubles of one of their own, after a CBS newsman was charged with trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that forced the late-night comic to acknowledge having sex with some of the women who have worked for

Official: Standard Chartered, RBS deal breaks down – sign on sandiego.com
LONDON An attempt by Standard Chartered to buy Asian assets of the Royal Bank of Scotland has failed due to disagreements over how much it should pay for the deal, an official briefed on the negotiations said Saturday. Standard Chartered PLC had hoped to acquire banking branches and loan books

Next Oprah! 10,000 Miles — A Dream Comes True! – WSOC-TV
We re expanding our view of the world today by meeting some of the most famous people on the planet. First, approximately 140 million people watch her show every single day. Oprah talks to Beijing talk show host Chen Yu Lu, often referred to as the

The Greenest Company of Them All – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Often accused of doing just about anything to preserve the planet long before going green hit the mainstream radar, Kim Carlson is an eco-chic lifestyle expert, eco-savvy entrepreneur, and green business author. Carlson practices what she preaches

E.P.A. Moves to Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions – New York Times
WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule Wednesday to begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions from thousands of power plants and large industrial facilities. The proposal, long anticipated and highly

Raining Pebbles: Rocky Exoplanet Has Bizarre Atmosphere, Simulation – Science Daily
To be sure, Dr. Seuss came up with a green gluey substance called oobleck that fell from the skies and gummed up the Kingdom of Didd, but it had to be conjured up by wizards and was clearly a thing of magic. Not so the atmosphere of COROT-7b, an

White House drafting fallback healthcare bill, report says – Raw Story
The Obama Administration is quietly drawing up its own healthcare plan behind the scenes as a fallback measure should healthcare legislation get tied up in Congress, according to a report Wednesday. The report, printed in the registration-restricted

IOC members agonize over 2016 Olympic host city – Forbes
COPENHAGEN — The International Olympic Committee is familiar with tough decisions. It gambled by giving the games to Beijing and even turned down New York after 9/11. But the race to host the 2016 games – pitting Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and

“Perfect storm” of galactic cosmic rays invade space – Network World Fusion
Digg Astronauts and satellite integrated circuits are at most risk of an ongoing tempest of galactic cosmic rays that scientists say is at an all-time high. According to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center , galactic cosmic rays come from outside the

Colorado’s Hawkins has close ties – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Quaterback Cody Hawkins has thrown for 753 yards and five touchdowns this season. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There’s a coach in West Mifflin who knows the quarterback at Colorado very, very well from their time together in Idaho. Confused? West Mifflin

Who Can Head Off Climate Change Before the Tipping Point? – Forward
Join me, if you will, in a brief thought experiment. Let s imagine that John McCain had been elected president last fall. Imagine, too, that Republicans had held their own in the Senate and confidently dominated Washington the way they did two or