Leaked Dell Streak flyer shows multitude of color options, confirmed specificationsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:08PMThere's no denying that the Mini 5 is real , but up until now, we've had to provide all of our own promotional material . At long last, it seems as if the suits in Round Rock are finally getting around to crafting the first advertisements for the upcoming slate, and while we knew about the 5-inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, capacitive touch front ...
Terry Pluto: Despite 23 wins, why do MAC teams get denied at-large NCAA tourney bids?Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:05PMKent State University and The University of Akron are the favorites at the MAC basketball tournament at the Q starting Thursday. The MAC's winner gets an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. The runner-up likely will get nothing. The Plain Dealer's Terry Pluto talks to WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz about why the MAC conference gets overlooked when the at-large bids are handed out. WKSU's Amanda ...
Coast guard cutter plies Lake Erie at busiest time of the yearTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:04PMThe Coast Guard is beginning its busiest time of the year cutting ice on the Great Lakes. And with the shipping season opening in two weeks, an extra ship is helping to ram through Lake Erie's massive ice pressure ridges. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz spent a day aboard the Penobscot Bay cutter and has this report. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports.
Cleveland school board approves sweeping reform planTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:49PMThe planned overhaul of the Cleveland public school system will go forward....at least as far as funding will take it. Tuesday night, the school board voted nearly unanimously in favor of the sometimes controversial plan. WKSU's Kevin Niedermier reports.
Three Ways To Boost Retirement ConfidenceTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:06PMBOSTON -- I know, I know, we're starting to sound like a broken record, or MP3 player. But researchers are once again sounding the alarm that Americans are not saving enough for retirement.What's mor...
South Carolina Republican Says Now is Time to Act on Energy PolicyTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:40PMA Republican Senator negotiating climate change legislation left a White House meeting on Tuesday saying now is the time to act on energy policy. South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham (right) has been working for months with Democrat John Kerry of Massachusetts (center) and Independent Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut (left) on a bipartisan climate change [...]
King, Schnuelle, Baker Battle for Lead out of NikolaiTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:40PMPhoto by Patrick Yack, APRN -Anchorage Each musher’s sled is equipped with a tracking device that pinpoint the musher’s precise location. A sled full of devices await being positioned on sleds before the start of the race on Sunday. Iditarod front runner Sebastian Schnuelle was first into Nikolai Tuesday morning at 9:47 with just a hair more [...]
Albums on the Hill is the last independent music storeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:54PMTake a trip to Albums on the Hill before it’s too late. Go there before it succumbs to the inevitable fate of the record industry, before it turns into a pizza place, into a sandwich place, into a novelty store and suddenly you can’t recall how it felt to hold music in your hands.
Fast Pace Marks First Hours of IditarodMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:40PMPhoto by Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage Fans and supporters turned out in force Saturday to cheer on their favorite mushers. This year’s Iditarod is shaping up to be a fast one. The leaders are already out of the Rainy Pass checkpoint. Whitehorse musher Sebastian Schnuelle is in front. He left the checkpoint at 2:20 Monday afternoon. But [...]
Rookie’s Grandpa Made Original Serum RunMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:40PMRooke Middie Johnson has family ties to the original 1925 serum run. Unalakleet musher William ‘Middie’ Johnson is a rookie, but his grandfather, Henry Ivanoff, was on the original serum run in 1925. His nickname Middie is from his younger days when his grandmother called him Mr. William and younger kids who couldn’t quite say [...]
Game Board Eliminates Wolf BufferMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:26PMThe state Board of Game voted late Friday to eliminate the buffer zone on state land along the eastern boundary of Denali National park. The buffer has been in place to prevent hunting and trapping of wolves that range outside park protection. The board also placed a moratorium on any new proposals on [...]
Hoonah Makes List for Next Round of Renewable Energy FundsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:25PMOnly one Southeast project is slated for funding in the next round of Alaska Renewable Energy Fund grants. It’s work toward a small hydropower plant for Hoonah. Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau Download Audio (MP3)
Mat-Su Creamery Gets State LoanMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:25PMMatanuska Valley’s Matanuska Creamery has received a $200,000 loan from the state Board of Agriculture and Conservation this month, but a legislative report questions the move. Valley Dairy, Inc., the company that runs the creamery, was established two years ago to give Mat Valley dairy farmers a market for their milk. Later that year, [...]
Legislature Makes Move to Separate Oil Tax from Gas TaxMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:25PMThe first steps toward separating oil taxes from gas taxes are ready for formal consideration — and they’ll begin Tuesday. Two bills were introduced in the Senate on Monday that will be in front of the Finance Committee for the rest of this week. Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau Download Audio (MP3)
Su Valley High Finally Gets SettlementMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:25PMAfter exhaustive discussions with insurance companies, the Su Valley High school finally has an insurance settlement. The school burned to the ground in June 2007 and borough officials and others have been working since that time on a settlement. Sue Deyoe, KTNA – Talkeetna Download Audio (MP3)
Arctic Games Open in AlbertaMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:25PMOpening ceremonies for the 21st Arctic Winter Games were held over the weekend in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The international competition pits young people from Alaska, Greenland, and three northern Canadian regions against each other in sports such as skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, and hockey, as well as Native games and cultural events. Casey Kelly, KTOO [...]
Woman sentenced for crime spreeSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:15AMA Richland woman, who admitted participating in more than 100 thefts from vehicles in Bucks and Montgomery counties to finance her and her boyfriend's drug addictions, will be under the watchful eye of the law for seven years.
Answer Man: Aunt T payed sax with the bestSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:12AMQ. A little info, please: Back in the '50s, there was a black Belleville woman who played saxophone. Her name was "T" -- (or Tea or ???) -- Wiley. Can you tell me anything about her? I enclose a picture that I think is of her.
Safety uniform allowances cover more than clothingSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:10AMEach year, every Newark police officer and firefighter receives a stipend to pay for uniforms and equipment to do his or her job. Those stipends, guaranteed by union contracts, are held in individual accounts by a quartermaster. Police officers and firefighters can request uniforms and other items they want to buy with their allotted funds throughout the year. What they don't spend, they receive ...
TRUTHLiVE UnLearning MP3Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:53AMA top story from this week. TRUTHLiVE is letting loose the fifth and final leak before his EP's release next week
Library Calendar: Career Specialist@Your LibrarySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:23AM- 10:30 a.m. Landrum Library, Career Specialist @ Your Library (second Monday of every month). Free employment workshop. No registration required. Call 864-457-2218 for details.
E-book use on rise in public library systemSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:10PMSTEUBENVILLE - The use of e-books, electronic digital copies of books that can be read on anything from an iPhone to a large home computer, continue to rise, with wholesale sales topping about $55 million, according to figures for the United States from the International Digital Publishing Forum.
Watchful neighbor helps deputies capture three burglary suspectsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:59PMA watchful neighbor in Saratoga on Friday led to the arrest of three burglary suspects who Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office deputies said tried to steal a bunch of high-priced items but ended up leaving a slew of would-be-stolen goods on a backyard lawn.
New tech products: portable, waterproof and durableSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:20PMBerlin - IPod and iPhone users can look forward to a new portable docking station from Altec Lansing. Dubbed the iMotion Compact, it comes with two loudspeakers and a subwoofer, according to the ...
As U.S. jobs stagger, China deals with labor shortageSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:14PMFactory workers making apparel for Oregon companies like Nike and Columbia Sportswear can find more desirable jobs elsewhere in the booming economy
The iPad Poses a Threat to Kindle’s Market Share [STATS]Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:16PMIndependent research boutique ChangeWave surveyed 3,171 consumers and found that consumer pre-launch interest in the iPad is high. Data demonstrates that consumers are more interested in purchasing an iPad than they were the iPhone prior to launch. Also, 27% of existing e-reader owners indicated they would have purchased the iPad over the model they own now. The study — which was conducted after ...
Rowdy.com podcast: Previewing the Kobalt Tools 500Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:46PMToday's Rowdy podcast can be found at: http://www.rowdy.com/system/audio/file_name/594/podcast030610.mp3 On today's show:
Reasonable Releases NoClone 2010 -- Powerful Duplicate File FinderSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:00AMReasonable Software releases a powerful free Windows tool – NoClone 2010 Duplicate File Finder, which will help Windows users recover valuable disk space by uncovering and deleting/archiving duplicate files.
'Dual Use' PC Headset That Doubles as a High-Quality HeadphoneSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:00AMLONDON--(Marketwire - 03/06/10) - -- High quality headphone sound with 30mm driver -- Unique dual-function mic design with removable voice tube for extra- clear speech (DR-350USB, DR-320DPV) -- Light, comfortable styling for extended wear -- USB adaptor for direct PC connection (DR-350USB) Now you can listen -- and be heard -- even more clearly with a choice of comfortable, colourful new PC ...
Acura back on track with 2010 MDXSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:15AMI've been tough on recent reviews of Acura -- Honda Motor Co.'s luxury brand that seems to have lost it way with recent vehicles. But then I got into the 2010 Acura MDX -- a slightly oversized crossover that reminds me how good this brand can be.
Saturday's Sentinel police logFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:22PMCarlisle police (243-5252) • A resident of the 500 block of North Bedford Street reported that someone tried to break into their home between 1 and 9 p.m. March 2.
Nissan Cube offers a square dealFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:20PMHuey Lewis & the News once wrote that "sometimes it's hip to be square" - a sentiment Nissan...
Remember to cut out forms for Spin & Win contestFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:13PMVISITORS to the Star Education fair 2010 are reminded to cut out the forms for the Spin & Win Contest where more than RM25,000 worth of prizes will be up for grabs today and tomorrow.
Valpo music lovers join forcesFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:04AMPassion for music can lead to large collections of compact discs, MP3 files and old albums and to thousands of dollars spent traveling to concerts. For two Valparaiso men, a love for music and artists who are just outside of the mainstream music world has led them into the live concert promotion business. "I've always been kind a music nut," said Rob Harkel, one of the partners in Imagine Music ...
Infinite Skills intros new Final Cut Pro 7 Training DVDFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:03AMInfinite Skills , a provider of e-Learning and interactive training online, has launched a new tutorial collection focusing on Apple's Final Cut Pro 7 video editing software.
Police warning over 'opportunist thief'Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:37AMPolice are warning motorists to be extra vigilant following a spate of vehicle crimes in Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley.
Fiji court sentences eight men over Commodore kill conspiracyFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:36AMFiji's High Court has sentenced eight men to between seven and three years in jail, for plotting to murder the country's coup leader, and currently-interim-Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
Wen Jiabao upbeat on China's economic recoveryFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:36AMChina's Premier Wen Jiabao has used the opening session of the National People's Congress to warn that the global economy is not out of the woods yet.
US backs tuna trade banFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:35AMSushi-lovers in Japan could be in for shock if a proposed international trade ban on Northern - or Atlantic - bluefin tuna goes ahead.
Little Brother Taking Their Curtain CallFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:25AMLittle Brother are back and ready to takeover speakers for the final time together with their new album