The 25 Days of Newman (1)
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Every day from December 1st until December 25th (for the benefit of our Festivus-celebrating friends, that’s Christmas Day), we’re presenting a brand-new Randy Newman-style movie theme song, posted at our spanky-new Bandcamp page. Oh, and they’re all available for download absolutely FREE! Of course, you’re certainly welcome to pay for them, if you like. (The site allows you to choose any amount…always appreciated, but by no means required) The songs are also available via iTunes ...
Announcing THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES by Wil Wheaton (2)
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Readers of Wil Wheaton’s website know that he is a masterful teller of elegant stories about his life. Building on the critical success of Dancing Barefoot and Just A Geek, he has collected more of his own favorite stories in his third book, The Happiest Days of Our Lives. These are the stories Wil loves to tell, because they are the closest to his heart: stories about being a huge geek, passing his geeky hobbies ...
California Fish Face Extinction (31)
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Most of California's native salmon, steelhead and trout species face extinction this century without quick action to provide proper habitats. The SF Chronicle has reported 20 of 31 species of prized fish are in sharp decline, including the Sacramento River winter run of Chinook salmon, coastal Coho salmon and the Sierra Nevada golden trout. 368 Diggs and 62 Comments in Environment - Submitted by sungoddess808 - Mirror
Promoting sustainability by educating girls (1)
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In the November/December 2008 issue of Mother Jones magazine, which focuses on rescuing the planet, a round-up of “ideas for saving the world on a shoestring” includes a mention on girls’ education and Camfed’s work. You can read the piece here: LINK TK. How, you might ask, does girls’ education help the environment? Environmentalists and development experts alike agree that one key factor in preserving the health of the planet is educating girls and creating ...
Grocers Can't Neglect Quality as Store Brand Sales Take Off, PLMA Prez Says (1)
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Private label sales are going gangbusters nationally, but that’s no excuse for dropping the ball on high quality standards, cautioned Brian Sharoff, president of the Private Label Manufacturers Association, speaking at the trade association’s annual conference in Chicago this weekend.
Unified Grocers Ventures into Data Sync (1)
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ETSI tests Network-to-Network Interface (1)
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The principal aims of this event were to evaluate Interoperability of IMS networks and to assess the quality of 3GPP™ and ETSI TISPAN IMS specifications. These aims have been well-achieved, with interoperability between multiple vendors over a variety of configurations being proven beyond expectations. During the event over 410 tests were executed and 82 % interoperability was observed. Interoperability for basic as well as supplementary services based on TISPAN Release 1/3GPP Release 7 multimedia telephony ...
Latest HTC Max 4G: World’s first GSM-WiMax mobile (1)
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Talk about high tech gadgets, HTC is certainly on a role. For those who are addicted and just can’t stop from craving on the latest technology, HTC has announced the world’s first GSM/WiMAX headset. Unforunately, this may mean you will need to brush up your Russian, the device will be available only in Russia (at least for now) on the Yota Mobile WiMAX network. The MAX 4G appears similar to the super high-end HTC Touch ...
Announcing the all new Campaign Monitor (1)
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Today I'm super excited to announce a massive upgrade coming to your Campaign Monitor account at the end of this month. We're packing a lot of great stuff into this new version, but first the big news... Campaign Monitor and MailBuild become one Our goal at Freshview has always been to create the best email marketing software in the world for web designers. Campaign Monitor is great for designers sending for themselves and their clients. ...
ملك عبدالله همواره رهبر معظم انقلاب را امام خامنهاي خطاب ميكند (1)
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سفير جمهوري اسلامي ايران در عربستان گفت: ملك عبدالله پادشاه عربستان در تمام ديدارها با من، رهبر معظم انقلاب را امام خامنهاي خطاب ميكند. حسيني سفير جمهوري اسلامي ايران در عربستان كه عصر ديروز سه شنبه در خبرگزاري فارس حضور يافته بود در پاسخ به اين سوال كه آيا مقامات دولت عربستان در دعوت از رهبر معظم انقلاب براي سفر به اين كشور و انجام مناسك حج همچنان مصر هستند و آيا امسال نيز از ...
Threat of Cabbie Strike Grows (1)
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As gas prices continue to plummet, the gas surcharge on taxis is going away for good. The $0.50 surcharge kicks in when gas prices reach $2.70 per gallon and then rises to $1 when gas hits $3.20 a gallon. The surcharge was dropped back to $0.50 on Halloween, prompting the first warning of a cabbie strike and as the surcharge is now slated to go away Friday, the cabbies of Chicago are renewing that threat. ...
Raw Power-The Faction-The Drab @ The Skating Center Miami FL 6-29-85 (1)
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How Did The Wards Vote? (2)
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We're still trying to track down the Trib graphic they used, but The Beachwood Reporter outlines some of the interesting area election results, broken down by ward, of which McCain won none.
Even Rahm Emanuel's Mother Calls Him "Rahmbo" (1)
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This and other true Rahm bits can be found at Rahm Emanuel Facts, which presents info on the incoming White House Chief of Staff in a Chuck Norris-like manner. [via Gapers Block]