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Tech: Gadget News and Reviews
Mar 30, 2012 — Washington Post
Thanks. pegoraror: Yes, and have done so for several years now. If I purchase this, will my current MS Office 2003 run on it? pegoraror: Yes. Thanks. pegoraror: You should have no trouble meeting that price limit. -
Cutbacks at Jackson Health System will affect everyone's healthcare in Miami-Dade
Mar 14, 2010 — The Miami Herald
If facilities are closed down, Kosnitzky said, patients are "going to sit home, get sicker. Consider Jackson Memorial's emergency room, ground zero for the county's poor and uninsured. That's huge." Stierheim has become a volunteer advisor to Jackson. -
EDITORIAL
Mar 14, 2010 — Tampa Tribune
Retirement benefits cost taxpayers about 10 percent of a typical employee's pay. As TaxWatch President Dominic Calabro points out, even Social Security is indexed to inflation. The savings would allow lawmakers to spare Florida Forever and other key government functions. Lawmakers should follow TaxWatch's counsel. -
Miami's pensions pose its biggest financial problem: Facing another tough budget year and an ongoing federal probe, Miami leaders must next confront their biggest financial issue
Mar 14, 2010 — The Miami Herald
Those unions are required to submit proposals by April 1 and the city counters a month later. John Timoney, a national figure, was replaced as chief by Miguel Exposito, a 35-year city police officer who was an investigator in Internal Affairs during a decade when police shootings ran rampant. Migoya said Thursday that the sides have yet to reach an agreement on how, or whether, the money will be repaid. -
Virgina budget talks stall as lawmakers reach impasse
Mar 14, 2010 — The Virginian-Pilot
William Wampler, a Bristol Republican: "I think we're way beyond who prevails. Bob McDonnell, rejected a proposal left by former Gov. That means eliminating funding for 19 bench openings, including three in Hampton Roads. For government employees, the plan avoids furloughs proposed by the Senate. Del. -
$10 vehicle fee in the mix as fix for roads and transit
Mar 13, 2010 — Contra Costa Times
...transportation projects, and stepping up to pay for them." In Santa Clara County, a committee of the Transportation Authority recommended Wednesday that the full authority consider a November ballot measure. A poll of 900 Marin County voters found 65 percent in support of a $10 per auto fee, according to the Marin County Transportation Authority, which is investigating a ballot measure. The Solano County Transportation Authority is looking at a November ballot measure... -
Al Qaeda suspect had worked at nuke plants in NJ and Pa
Mar 13, 2010 — The Philadelphia Inquirer
PSEG spokesman Joe Delmar said Mobley worked as a contract laborer during refueling outages from 2002 to 2008 and satisfied federal security requirements. Federal authorities told state Homeland Security officials that there was no security breach involving Mobley at the nuclear plants, according to Mike Drewniak, spokesman for Gov. Chris Christie. Jenkins said Mobley, who worked on scaffolding at the nuclear plants and excavation projects in Camden County, would have been put... -
Are we close to
Mar 13, 2010 — CNN
Austin, Texas (CNN) -- An Internet that gives people the information they want virtually as soon as it's created is getting closer, according to Internet professionals. Recently, Twitter, on which most users make their information open to everyone, hit a major milestone -- its 10 billionth tweet. On sites like Twitter, Gowalla and Foursquare, Google Buzz and Facebook, status updates already exist as elements of a real-time Web. -
Are we close to real real-time Web?
Mar 13, 2010 — CNN
Austin, Texas (CNN) -- An Internet that gives people the information they want virtually as soon as it's created is getting closer, according to Internet professionals. Recently, Twitter, on which most users make their information open to everyone, hit a major milestone -- its 10 billionth tweet. On sites like Twitter, Gowalla and Foursquare, Google Buzz and Facebook, status updates already exist as elements of a real-time Web. -
At ground zero in Cornelius, Dave Vanasche leads fight to preserve Washington County farmland
Mar 13, 2010 — The Oregonian
The acreage north of Cornelius is a large, intact segment of farmland where little development intrudes. Dave Vanasche became a civil engineer and licensed land surveyor. Vanderzanden and, of course, Vanasche, which is Belgian. Vanasche steers the pickup over a stream on the north edge of Cornelius. -
At Harvard, reengineering science
Mar 13, 2010 — The Boston Globe
Harvard has stepped up its recruitment of such students in recent years.Since 2006, Harvard has unveiled seven new undergraduate majors, and all of them have been in the sciences. We need to have an education that enables a wide range of students to be excited by the sciences. People who go into policy fields need to understand science. -
Ballantyne rezonings are not new, but opposition is
Mar 13, 2010 — The Charlotte Observer
Help us fight this rezoning now!" Ballantyne resident Doug Baumgartner e-mailed the Observer saying the apartments shouldn't be built. Twenty-four acres that were zoned for a commercial center were rezoned for apartments. CMS estimated the rezoning would add seven new students to area schools than under the current zoning. The petitioner sent 400 letters to nearby residents and homeowner associations. -
Bankruptcy agreement could aid Kenosha plant
Mar 13, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kenosha licenses were included in the filing to aid the Chrysler estate "in bolstering the recoverable value, and promoting the efficient liquidation" of the factory, equipment and fixtures in the Kenosha plant. Chrysler spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said she could not comment on the estate's plans for the disposition of the plant. "Our plans for Kenosha have not changed," she said. "We still plan to close the plant at the end of the year." Kenosha Mayor Keith Bosman said in a... -
Blending of job skills sought in Western Pennsylvania's nexus industries
Mar 13, 2010 — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
These skills would be valuable for workers who manage patient information in a hospital, for example. --Health care or life sciences combined with manufacturing. Workers with these abilities could develop systems to analyze traditional and alternative energy sources, for example. --Energy and manufacturing. -
BRIEF
Mar 13, 2010 — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
...peregrine falcons were decimated by pesticides such as DDT. The chemicals caused females to produce thin eggshells that often cracked during incubation. The bird's populations crashed by the 1960s, and in 1974 peregrines were listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. After a nationwide recovery program enabled the species to make a comeback, the peregrine falcon was federally delisted in 1999. The bird remains endangered in Pennsylvania because the populations... -
Broadband grant will boost schools' Internet speed
Mar 13, 2010 — The Augusta Chronicle
We're going from a two-lane interstate to a 20-lane interstate." Virtual teaching environments will be possible. Gifted students in the system's smaller schools often must travel by bus to a different school to take part in gifted classes. A 10-gigabit fiber-optic line will make it possible for pupils and teachers to share a dedicated server at the data center. -
Buying 'Patch' is cheap ASU option
Mar 13, 2010 — The Augusta Chronicle
Hamrick said. Nearby on Damascus Road is First Tee, a community golf center for youth; Augusta's Aquatic Center; about 35 acres owned by a private developer; and the Patch. Hamrick said that until the subcommittee met ASU didn't have the Patch on its radar. "They talked about how to save the Patch and the financial difficulties they were in," she said. "Only then did we start looking at the Patch as part of our master plan." ASU is examining the Patch for an... -
California Legislature takes up constitutional reforms, targets budget process
Mar 13, 2010 — San Jose Mercury News
Under them, lawmakers would carry fewer bills each year, with incentives provided for bipartisan bills. Legislative committees would spend more time vetting programs and watching over state departments. Technical details must still be worked out when legislative hearings begin this month. -
Chile Faces Huge Recovery Cost, but Can Go It Solo
Mar 13, 2010 — New York Times
Thanks to surplus stashed away in better times, Chile will be able to finance much of its own reconstruction from last month's disaster. In addition, the private sector is expected to recover more than $3.5 billion in insured damages. Pinera is Chile's first right-wing president since the dictatorship of Gen. -
China to bid on US high-speed rail projects
Mar 13, 2010 — Associated Press Online
...rail projects including the high-speed systems in California, Florida and Illinois. "China is willing to share its mature and advanced technology with other countries to promote development of the world's high-speed railways," Wang said. So far, China's government has completed 2,295 miles (3,676 kilometers) of rail lines with top speeds of up to 220 mph (350 kph) and 1,795 miles (2,876 kilometers) with speeds up to 155 mph (250 kph), according to Wang. Another 6,000 miles... -
Coastal and ocean birds most at risk from climate change, report says
Mar 13, 2010 — San Jose Mercury News
Birds that rely on wetlands may well lose nesting and foraging areas in places where droughts become more common. -
Columbia takes hands-on approach to health care
Mar 13, 2010 — The State
But Singleton's heart looked more like a Hyundai. He was missing a valve. The missing valve meant he had a heart murmur, which the doctors said was one of the reasons he had been feeling so tired. The change prompted 13 employees to quit smoking, he said. Myrtle Beach has opened an on-site medical clinic, staffed with physicians and nurses, for its city employees. -
Company plays role in protecting data on Internet
Mar 13, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Verizon (NYSE:VZ) Business has reported that there were 285 million electronic records breached in 2008. The current administration has called the cyber threat one of the most serious economic and national security threats we face as a nation. These are enthusiastic firms with a practical vision for their data security and risk reduction. -
Construction industry still suffering
Mar 13, 2010 — Las Vegas Review-Journal
Permit data can't go below zero, right? Only 13 percent of companies surveyed plan to hire more workers from April to June, while 19 percent expect to reduce their payrolls. Industries planning to reduce staffs include construction, transportation and utilities, wholesale and retail trade, financial services and government. -
Council candidates already campaigning
Mar 13, 2010 — Tampa Tribune
Candidates for council districts 1, 2 and 3 run citywide. The one-term incumbent said he has been working hard to improve access to Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and make it safer. -
Data suggest consumers are consuming again
Mar 13, 2010 — The Oregonian
Take out the figures for car and gasoline sales, and the gain soars to 0.9 percent. Analysts had figured February's unusually extreme weather would take a larger toll on sales. -
Democrats optimistic on health bill vote
Mar 13, 2010 — The Boston Globe
The measure would require the government to originate student loans, ending the role of private lenders. Obama proposed transferring the savings into the Pell Grants program. -
Democrats more hopeful on health-care vote
Mar 13, 2010 — Washington Post
Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), who still has qualms about the Senate bill. Obama's leverage could be critical to wooing Democrats whose problems with the Senate bill are serious but narrow, and those are unlikely to be addressed in the package of fixes.Rep. Democratic leaders had considered combining the measures, so that members who don't like the Senate bill could avoid a vote on it. -
Democrats seek agreement, vote on health care
Mar 13, 2010 — Associated Press Online
White House and House and Senate leaders. The decision to add far-reaching student aid changes to the bill had its roots in obscure parliamentary rules governing the Senate's debate of the legislation. But House Democrats and the White House quickly seized on it as a way to advance a top administration priority that lacks the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate otherwise. The measure would require the government to originate student loans, closing out a role for banks and other... -
Democrats seek healthcare consensus
Mar 13, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
House Office of Health Reform. Democratic leaders believe that the House will have to vote first on the healthcare bill approved by the Senate last year without trying to change it. Leaders then plan to use a process known as budget reconciliation to push through the House and Senate a package of changes sought by House Democrats. Because budget reconciliation measures cannot be filibustered under Senate rules, Democrats could move the package through the Senate with 51 votes... -
Dems lose health care votes
Mar 13, 2010 — CNN
Stupak leads a coalition of conservative Democrats who will likely play a key role in the health care vote calculus. These lawmakers favor modifying the Senate health care bill to include an amendment written by Stupak that will further restrict ways abortions can be funded. During the House health care reform debate, 64 Democrats voted in favor of the Stupak amendment. -
Despite flu fear, cases are few
Mar 13, 2010 — The Miami Herald
John Livengood, epidemiologist with the Broward Health Department. And regular seasonal flu? "Haven't seen any. When swine flu peaked in late October, it was 7.7 percent of all visits, with 49 states reporting widespread disease. Miami-Dade had 38 swine flu deaths and 476 hospitalizations since April 2009.
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