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Massive billiards parlor towers over prairie
January 2, 2010 12:01 pm | by DAVE KOLPACK - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe owner of what is believed to be the largest billiards parlor in the United States likes to joke that the key to success is found in low expectations. And not because the three-month-old pool palace is located in one of the least-populated states in the union.From the outside, the nearly...
Cities, counties take back corporate tax breaks
January 2, 2010 8:01 am | by DON BABWIN - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsCash-strapped communities have a message for corporations that promised jobs in return for tax breaks: A deal's a deal.As the economy sputters along, municipalities struggling to fix roads, fund schools and pay bills increasingly are rescinding tax abatements to companies that don't hire enough...
2009 donors to Clinton foundation
January 1, 2010 9:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe 2009 donors to the William J. Clinton Foundation who have given at least $1,000 to the former president's charity since its founding include:MORE THAN $25 MILLION:Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationFrank Giustra, Chief Executive Officer, The Radcliffe FoundationUNITAID (most passed through the...
Prion Proteins, Without Genes, Can Evolve
January 1, 2010 11:54 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | Comments‘Lifeless’ prion proteins are ‘capable of evolution’ scientists transferred prion populations from brain cells to other cells in culture and observed the prions that adapted to the new cellular environment out-competed their brain-adapted counterparts. When...
Carbon nanotubes show promise for high-speed genetic sequencing
January 1, 2010 8:58 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Arizona State University) In the current issue of Science, Stuart Lindsay, director of Arizona State University's Center for Single Molecule Biophysics at the Biodesign Institute, along with his colleagues, demonstrates the potential of a new DNA sequencing method in which a...
Nzu, Traditional Remedy for Morning Sickness
December 31, 2009 5:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsConsumers, especially pregnant or breastfeeding women, advised to avoid product because of the potential health risks from high levels of lead and arsenic
Nokia files second lawsuit against Apple
December 31, 2009 1:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsNokia Corp. continues to lob salvos at Apple Inc. in a patent infringement dispute.The Finnish phone maker filed a federal lawsuit in Delaware this week claiming that Apple is infringing on seven Nokia patents in products ranging from the iPhone to computers.The allegations are similar to those...
AT & T is latest to end Tiger Woods sponsorship
December 31, 2009 7:01 am | by PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsAT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world's top golfer, who's taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity.The phone company hasn't used Woods' image extensively in advertising, but...
Medicare officials plan for health stimulus funds
December 30, 2009 2:01 pm | by MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsMedicare officials on Wednesday detailed plans to distribute billions of dollars in stimulus to upgrade the nation's paper medical records to electronic files.Under the proposal, doctors and hospitals that keep updated electronic medical records of their patients could receive bonus payments...
Twitter co-founder takes aim at mobile payments
December 30, 2009 1:01 pm | by RACHEL METZ - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsJack Dorsey revolutionized online socializing by co-founding Twitter in 2006. Now he wants to transform the way people exchange money.Dorsey is leading a new startup called Square. Its first product resembles a cube: a tiny credit card terminal that plugs into the headphone jack of an iPhone....
Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in '09
December 30, 2009 12:01 pm | by POLLY ANDERSON - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsOf all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir.Scientist Norman Borlaug, who died Sept. 12 at age 95, developed crops that enabled Third World farmers to wrest more food from their land. His "green...
GuestLogix Board of Directors Grant Options
December 30, 2009 12:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsGuestLogix, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: GXI), announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the grant of 949,598 options to the Company's senior officers, directors, employees and contractors as follows: Name No. of Vesting ---- Options -------------- Senior Officers 370,000 Vesting annually in...
CCDs Hang Tight in Some Segments as CMOS Sensors Continue the March Toward Dominance
December 30, 2009 7:56 am | by In-Stat | CommentsCMOS image sensor unit shipments dominate over CCDs nearly 10 to 1 across all market segments.
Surgery is effective for some type 2 diabetes
December 30, 2009 7:53 am | by Cornell University | CommentsSurgery is a legitimate and effective treatment for type 2 diabetes, affirm 50 medical experts. Their statement is in a report by lead author Dr. Francesco Rubino of Weill Cornell.
Apple is seeing a 'renaissance of sorts,' according to computer watchers
December 30, 2009 7:01 am | by Scott Edmonds-Associated Press | CommentsThere are a lot of "what ifs" in the tech geek world.What if Beta had eclipsed VHS?What if Sony had decided in the 1950s that toasters made more sense than transistor radios?What if Alien met Predator? Oh, sorry, that's been done.But here's a crazy one. What if the Mac became the No. 1 computer...
