Black Friday deals already available Nov 21, 2009
Now, she studies the Black Friday newspaper ads on Thursday, but instead of going to the store, she goes online ... Her grown grandchildren are getting gift boxes with household items such as toilet paper, cleanser and paper towels. (AZCentral -- News)
West Coast Exposure Nov 21, 2009
" There, an ACORN employee, Felix Harris, declined to help them. Now, we showed you that tape on Monday. So they head back to Lovell Stewart and tell her exactly what they want. Now, look at this. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JAMES O'KEEFE, POSED AS PIMP IN VIDEO: It's going to be, like, an international sex business. STEWART: OK. O'KEEFE: The money that's going to be cycling through the sex business, I might want to use that money for my campaign one day. STEWART: Oh, OK, I see what you mean. Fourteen... (Fox News)
Christmas gift DIY Nov 21, 2009
Recycled scrap paper to put under fabric to soak up excess paint ... Place a piece of scrap paper on the tile to soak up excess paint ... Place the item you will stencil on top of the paper. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Georgia cant afford its share of ObamaCare Nov 21, 2009
Georgia can t afford toilet paper at this moment let alone so-called Obama-care. Why. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
An Inconvenient Solution Nov 21, 2009
Obviously if you are in the climate business, you better agree or they will get you fired by not having your papers published ... Attempts to disguise the inconvenient truth of the Medieval Warm Period (MWP): Phil and I have recently submitted a paper using about a dozen NH records that fit this category, and many of which are available nearly 2K back ... Perhaps we should encourage our colleagues in the climate research community to no longer submit to, or cite papers in, this journal. (CBS News)
24 South St. Notebook Nov 21, 2009
"In reporting on the Saratoga Cheese proposal, I have asked executives and board members on numerous occasions whether they think the state's recent crack down on the EZ program will negatively affect this project. Every time, they have said they do not believe it will. As will be reported in Friday's paper, a Saratoga Cheese board member said Thursday that the company is expecting to receive its EZ benefits before the program sunsets, so even this news does not change the plans.However, it will... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Open Forum: Young people needed on city council Nov 21, 2009
As Steve Lund, director of district business services stated at the meeting, "We don't know what the state funding will be as well as what happens when our current school levy expires." Also, according to your paper of Nov. 17, teacher and other staff have not settled on a wage and salary contract. I think there are too many financial unknowns at this point for the board to take on prohibitive additional costs. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
No hospital savings seen with electronic records Nov 21, 2009
A review of roughly 4,000 hospitals from 2003 to 2007 found that while many had moved away from the paper files that still dominate the U.S. healthcare system, administrative costs actually rose, even among the most high-tech institutions. Advocates of such technology have been pushing for greater use of computerized health records to prevent costly errors and allow greater coordination among caregivers and patients. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Martins bar fight: art vs. science Nov 21, 2009
Its a formula, Picasso scoffs when he finally gets a look at Einsteins paper and sees the famous equation. Einsteins cutting reply, as he gazes at Picassos drawing: So is yours. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Young Pro Nov 21, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
General Mobile DSTL1 Nov 21, 2009
These specs look good on paper, but the phone's construction felt cheap ... Like other Android phones, the DSTL1 gives you three homescreens for installing your own set of shortcuts, widgets, folders, and wallpapers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
* EU leaders at odds over recruits for new roles Nov 20, 2009
The popular British papers are exercised about the prospect of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (Rumpypumpy) getting the top job ... British tabloids lead the attack against Van Rompuy, the Flemish newspaper De Standaard declared on Wednesday after a UK tabloid screamed Britain Ruled by a Belgian ... A paper in Wallonia listed 10 reasons to hate the Brits. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mammography Debate Puzzles Many Nov 20, 2009
The quote from the paper, "Screening for Breast Cancer: US Preventive " ... The following are quotes from the same paper which is available online, "Radiation exposure (from radiologic tests), although a minor concern, is also a consideration." That implies that radiation effect is a minor concern. (CBS News)
3 Decades Later, Nintendo's Mario Endures Nov 20, 2009
On the Wii, Colin has played "Super Paper Mario" and "Super Smash Bros. Brawl," which features a cavalcade of Nintendo characters duking it out. But Colin wasn't even born when Super Mario emerged. (CBS News)
Digital Medical Records' Privacy a Problem Nov 20, 2009
The University of North Carolina breach, Ashton said, helped fuel a broader debate over medical privacy and importance of protecting of patient information, as paper files become digital data ... However, Ashton added there aren't any guarantees with computerized systems or paper records. (CBS News)
Obama's Trip Lacked Notable Achievements Nov 20, 2009
SEOUL, Nov. 19, 2009. Washington Post: Obama's Personal Narrative Was on Full Display During Week in Asia. (CBS News)
Bid Farewell To Coupon Clipping? Nov 20, 2009
Its initial foray into paperless discounts is simple: Consumers hit a store Web site, identify themselves with their loyalty card numbers and select various discounts, all financed by various consumer goods manufacturers ... There are still people who would rather take the scissors to their Sunday paper instead of doing a Google search to find coupons online ... It's just a matter of time before print newspaper go away anyways. (CBS News)
Click to read:14 Percent of U.S. Homeowners In Peril Nov 20, 2009
14 Percent of U.S. Homeowners In Peril - CBS News. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2009. (CBS News)
'Bush'-league photo drew a chuckle Nov 20, 2009
I especially appreciated the picture associated with the article about football officiating in the Southeastern Conference in the Nov. 12 paper (",") which included a photo of four college-football referees whose letters on the backs of their jerseys spelled out the word "bush"). I am making the assumption the officials pictured actually are in the SEC, and I can only draw the conclusion that some of their rulings come from beating around the bush. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 20, 2009
It derives from a paper written by University of Pennsylvania Law Student Eva Gutierrez ... Also see , a white paper authored by University of Washington student Greg Plichta, and the EPIC page. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Museum store offers unique selection for holiday gifts Nov 20, 2009
Made out of laminated Mylar paper and acrylic, the colorful and light weight pieces are a year-round customer favorite. Duddy said he is constantly finding new favorites and loves discovering something unexpected and exciting in the store. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Modular plant offers new direction for ethanol production (57) Nov 20, 2009
Tri-State Neighbor: South Dakota Farm Newspaper ... Easy Energy Systems has also successfully used waste paper as a cellulose source for ethanol production in a full-scale MEPS.. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
24 South St. Notebook Nov 20, 2009
"In reporting on the Saratoga Cheese proposal, I have asked executives and board members on numerous occasions whether they think the state's recent crack down on the EZ program will negatively affect this project. Every time, they have said they do not believe it will. As will be reported in Friday's paper, a Saratoga Cheese board member said Thursday that the company is expecting to receive its EZ benefits before the program sunsets, so even this news does not change the plans.However, it will... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The Young Pro Nov 20, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Hyperlens sharpens sights with sound Nov 20, 2009
"The images you get when you try to look at unborn (with ultrasound) are pretty fuzzy. You can see an arm, but you can't clearly see facial structures," said Xiang Zhang, co-author of a recent paper in the journal Nature Materials. "With this new technology, we will be able to resolve a baby's face before it's born.". (MSNBC -- Technology)
Dhoni and Bhajji now partners in biz Nov 20, 2009
As per information provided to this paper, Dhoni, 28, and Harbhajan, 29, have bought an office space measuring 14,160 square feet on the eighth floor of Trade World Building on Senapati Bapat Marg ... Dhoni and Bhajji (as Harbhajan is fondly called by his teammates) signed all the necessary papers on November 9, and paid Rs 1 crore as stamp duty ... They sat here patiently and did the paperwork, even during rush hour, and were very co-operative They smiled at people who gathered here to see them... (India Times)
Council approves $12.9M airport plan Nov 20, 2009
It s just on paper to show the FAA we have ... Charlevoix Mayor Norman Carlson was careful to emphasize that no decision to begin construction has been made, and that the approval of both the 10-year improvement plan and the draft schematic of the airport were merely part of paperwork which must be submitted to the FAA in order to apply for the grant. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
* World News Quick Take Nov 20, 2009
Kumkum Dasgupta, an editor for the Hindustan Times, and Raimondo Bultrini, an Italian reporter from the LEspresso weekly newspaper, were questioned for hours after visiting a Greenpeace camp near land owned by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper, one of the biggest paper companies in the country ... The director of the department for public order at the national police, Him Yan, told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper that the move followed abuses of siren privileges. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Gas offers chance for PNG poverty Nov 20, 2009
Laurence Chandy is a research associate at the Wolfensohn Centre for Development, Brookings Institution and the author of a Lowy Institute Analysis paper: Linking growth with poverty reduction in Papua New Guinea ... The name of the paper - "Linking growth to poverty reduction" says it all. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
$38,683,179,000 - Georgia companies piling up cash Nov 20, 2009
When the economy went into a free-fall in October 2008, regular users of commercial paper were shut out, and bank liquidity was sapped, Price said. The cost of funds soared and terms became more onerous, and many companies had their revolving lines of credit cut. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
JSE tracks weaker US futures Nov 20, 2009
Paper group Sappi collected 75 cents, or 2. 49%, to R30. (Business Report, South Africa)
Weymouth Sound Off Nov 20, 2009
I appreciate all our town offers, I respect its leaders, I enjoy the local paper (despite Jean York s column), and suffice it to say that there s no other place I d rather be. Not surprising. (Weymouth News, MA)
Liberia: Disease Rife As More People Squeeze Into Fewer Toilets Nov 20, 2009
The facilities can be smelled 50 metres away, with the floor of each squalid cubicle 15cm deep in soiled newspaper that residents use to wipe their posteriors. Staff use gloved hands to scoop the used paper into a wheelbarrow, which they lug to the nearby river or beach to dump its contents into the water. (allAfrica.com)
TribCo.-owned Conn. paper sued for plagiarism Nov 20, 2009
paper sued for plagiarism ... (AP) A small, family-owned Connecticut newspaper sued the state's largest newspaper Thursday, saying it repeatedly plagiarized stories after cutting its own reporting staff to save money ... Editor Naedine Hazell said the newspaper expected to issue a comment once it had a chance to review the lawsuit. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Glitch riles passengers Nov 20, 2009
Still, hundreds of travelers in Atlanta and elsewhere were left to fume over hours of delays as the high-tech snafu forced airlines and air traffic controllers to resort to faxes and paper forms to file and track flight plans ... Still, he said, while outages affecting the paperwork side of tracking flights have been more common, local and regional air traffic controllers have sometimes lost radar or radio service. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Arthur John Evans, Archeologist Nov 20, 2009
His mother was a member of the Dickinson paper manufacturing family ... Evans was able to pursue his interest in archaeology whilst travelling across Eastern Europe in his employ as the Balkan correspondent for the Manchester Guardian Newspaper (first published on Saturday 5 May 1821). (Suite101.com)
DogSpeak!: Holidays can be a topsy-turvy time for your pet Nov 20, 2009
They love tearing paper even more ... Keep articles and wrapping paper in a specific area so older visitors don t trip. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Top Eurobank prepares for 'global economic collapse'... Nov 20, 2009
If so, gold would go "up, and up, and up" as the only safe haven from fiat paper money ... If as they say gold is absolutely going to $3/4/5,000 what do they do with the "paper money" that you give them to buy some gold now at $1100 per ounce ... Then throw in some really bad practices of jumbling A rated and B- rated paper into the same bonds and you have worthless paper. (The Drudge Report)
Young family is player's priority Nov 20, 2009
Five years ago Marcus and Selecia -- both multisport star athletes for the Bears -- were judged by some peers, teachers and even their student newspaper as "bad examples" after having a child as teenagers ... They were labeled bad examples in the school paper, The Beat. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Marblehead police log: Nov. 11-16, 2009 Nov 20, 2009
Investigated report that house was toilet-papered on Batchelder Road at 9:38 p.m. ... Assisted with paper exchange after one vehicle struck another at post office on Smith Street at 3:04 p.m.. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Court order didn't stop gunman Nov 20, 2009
TruthTeller wrote on Nov 19, 2009 10:48 AM:Just another example of that piece of paper doesn't mean diddly squat ... A piece of paper cannot keep someone away from you, so you should not feel SAFE after you get the restraining order ... A piece of paper can not protect you. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Pasha bid comes under fire Nov 20, 2009
She said the company plans to file a position paper with the PUC tomorrow and noted that Pasha received letters of support from Lingle as well as from House Speaker Calvin Say, former Speaker Joe Souki and the state Department of Transportation. Since statehood, the interisland shipping market has operated as a regulated monopoly by Young Brothers. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hot Sellers in Short Supply This Holiday? Nov 20, 2009
The wireless device downloads books, magazines, and newspapers to a high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. says the device, which retails for $259. (ABC News -- Business)
Commercial Investment Remains Tough Sale Nov 20, 2009
Regulators are trying to reduce the problem by changing the rules so fewer loans are underwater, but even if commercial real estate values rise, banks will continue to ditch commercial loans because investors aren t interested in buying commercial paper. Source: The Wall Street Journal, Peter Eavis (11/18/2009). (Realtor Magazine Online)
Media Still Rely on "Jihad" Apologists Nov 20, 2009
Not that the newspaper identified them as such ... Indeed, a recent lead editorial in the paper was headlined "Mr. McDonnell's albatross," with Robertson, of course, in the role of dreaded bird. (Townhall.com)
Washington news » Nov 19, 2009
Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has withdrawn his concession in a close special election for a U.S. House seat, and New York officials have begun counting paper ballots. Hoffman's opponent, Democrat Bill Owens, was sworn in after he was declared the winner of the Nov.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
That is the Question! Nov 19, 2009
I respect and admire people who can think and put their ideas lucidly on paper ... Participatory democracy means much more than putting a cross against a name on a ballot paper every four years, as the case may be. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
LETTER: Obama dismantling free-market system Nov 19, 2009
ben of 101739 wrote on Nov 14, 2009 3:23 PM:" leroy on obama (nobama)..................free market system!you have it about 500% right leroy, people like the left wing radical HP is what makes this one of the biggest liberal rag sheet newspapers in the state.as sapient wrote be prepaired for attacks from the loonie left, looks as though the spineless and gutless HP was the first in line.ben " ... Harry Potter wrote on Nov 14, 2009 9:48 PM:" you have it about 500% right leroy, people like the... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
DogSpeak!: Holidays can be a topsy-turvy time for your pet Nov 19, 2009
They love tearing paper even more ... Keep articles and wrapping paper in a specific area so older visitors don t trip. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
How we travel » Nov 19, 2009
b. Offering hazardous material for transportation without properly describing the material on the shipping paper. c. Offering hazardous material for transportation when the package was not marked with the proper shipping name and identification number for its contents. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Chicago Pair Linked To Mumbai Attack Plan Nov 19, 2009
(AP) Two Chicago men accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper may have been involved in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities in that country say ... They are accused of plotting to kill one of the editors and a cartoonist at Danish paper Jyllands-Posten for publishing 12 cartoons in 2005 depicting the Prophet Muhammad, which ignited outrage in much of the Muslim world ... The FBI says Headley was in contact with Lashkar-e-Taiba while he... (CBS News)
Campus turns into wasteland on game days Nov 19, 2009
It reached all the way to Arizona in September when a Phoenix newspaper warned any Arizona State fans making the trip to Georgia to be prepared ... The situation on North Campus is so bad that the school has to close the library on game days because, as the student newspaper Red & Black reported earlier this year, "so many people were peeing in the stacks, vomiting in the stairwell and getting into fights in the lobby that the people who worked (there) got fed up with all the abuse." ... There... (The Augusta Chronicle)
The Bargain Hunter: Early holiday deals Nov 19, 2009
Together they create a great shopping expedition that covers categories such as down comforters, Asian home accents and furniture, quality cookware and kitchen gadgets from Kuhn Rikon, paper party items, Italian art glass, whimsical art and garden sculpture, fine artist materials, vintage French cards and home accessories, even artisan chocolates. Gifts of a more personal nature include fancy footwear, T-shirts, sweatshirts, pearl and semiprecious jewelry, ski wear, infant and toddler wear,... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rose won't have to pay more for horse neglect Nov 19, 2009
61938 wrote on Nov 18, 2009 4:43 PM:" ferguson couldn't argue his way out of a wet paper bag, yet alone win a court case. Now Coles County will never see this $68,000. Once again we get exactly what the miscreants elected, an incompetent clown that would have never made it working in the private sector. ". BigDaddy wrote on Nov 18, 2009 4:49 PM:" Looking like we taxpayers in coles county are stuck with the bill AGAIN! ". (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 19, 2009
It derives from a paper written by University of Pennsylvania Law Student Eva Gutierrez ... Also see , a white paper authored by University of Washington student Greg Plichta, and the EPIC page. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Colum McCann novel wins national award for fiction Nov 19, 2009
The evening's host, Andy Borowitz, joked that the meaning of publishing was "a lot of hard work. Then nothing." As the e-book march advances, both Eggers and fiction winner Colum McCann insisted that paper texts were stronger than ever. McCann won the fiction prize for "Let the Great World Spin," a novel about daring, luck and mortality in the pre-digital world of 1970s New York. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Chicago terror suspects investigated in India Nov 19, 2009
CHICAGO - Two Chicago men accused of developing what federal prosecutors call a blueprint for a terrorist assault on a Danish newspaper also are being investigated for possible involvement in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, according to authorities in that country. David Coleman Headley, 49, and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, are accused of plotting to kill one of the editors and a cartoonist at Danish paper Jyllands-Posten for publishing 12 cartoons in 2005 depicting... (ABC 7 News, DC)
Archives probing Watergate notes for hidden clues Nov 19, 2009
The technology is capable of detecting and highlighting indented images, such as those left on a sheet of paper when a pen has written on a sheet above it ... The question is whether missing notes, if any, can be gleaned from those papers and whether they will shed light on deeper secrets from that time. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Gift Wrap Solutions Nov 19, 2009
Lay the box face down on the paper ... This is how much paper you will need to go around the box ... To determine how much wrap you will need to cover the ends of the box, allow an overlap that's equal to the height of the box and trim the excess paper accordingly. (W-USA News, DC)
The Young Pro Nov 19, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Armed Pilots and Dead Terrorists Nov 19, 2009
Have you ever read an article in the paper or seen a video on TV of a citizen being interviewed who had used his rifle or handgun to stop a crime or save a life. I m reminded of a story from an NRA magazine: Liberals in a neighborhood were so proud of their progressive thinking that they put up anti-gun signs in their yards. (Human Events Online)
California Chamber of Commerce board holds monthly meeting Nov 19, 2009
Two ads about the lighting contest will be put in the paper ... Two ads will be put in the paper. (California Democrat, MO)
Business Booming In Shafter Nov 19, 2009
The second company, California Paper, is considered a green company since it will make new paper out of waste paper. It is slated to begin construction in six months. (KERO 23, CA)
The Bargain Hunter: Early holiday deals Nov 19, 2009
Together they create a great shopping expedition that covers categories such as down comforters, Asian home accents and furniture, quality cookware and kitchen gadgets from Kuhn Rikon, paper party items, Italian art glass, whimsical art and garden sculpture, fine artist materials, vintage French cards and home accessories, even artisan chocolates. Gifts of a more personal nature include fancy footwear, T-shirts, sweatshirts, pearl and semiprecious jewelry, ski wear, infant and toddler wear,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
The reality of school board service Nov 19, 2009
Doak Field wrote on Oct 31, 2009 9:26 AM:" Sounds like somebody is working for his net raise. I wonder if everybody's favorite school board member is chair of the superintendent review & compensation committee?I can't wait for the syrupy stroking that our bond-whatever-he does-for-a-living guy gets from Kelly. Ask King John why we are still paying this position when we could be getting a lot more for the kids by using that $80,000 salary somewhere more important. Of course our construction... (Boerne Star, TX)
