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- Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 13th May 2006 22:03 UTC Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:55PMApple's security update train rumbled into the station late May 11 with fixes for a whopping 43 Mac OS X and QuickTime vulnerabilities . The company's Security Update 2006-003 patches 31 flaws in the Mac OS X, most of them serious enough to cause 'arbitrary code execution attacks'.
- Behind the scenes Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:42PMA view from inside the By Danielle McGrew of the Advocate-Press Editor’s Note: This is the first in the two part series, the second of which will appear on Tuesday.
- DeWitt Co. Judge Stephen Peters retiring after 22 years Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 8:51PMCLINTON -- When DeWitt County Judge Stephen Peters takes off his robe for the last time July 31, he will trade the legal profession for his two favorite hobbies: model trains and grandchildren.
- Athletes overcome challenges at third Extremity Games Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 8:04PMNAPLES, Fla. — Loi Ho is doing push-ups and pull-ups and hanging from door frames by her fingertips to prepare her upper body for a rock climbing competition this week.
- Updated 7/24: 'One of the best mayors we've ever had' Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 7:06PM Elmhurst Mayor Tom Marcucci said Thursday afternoon he has been contemplating for a while whether to seek a fifth term next year, finally concluding it was time to step aside.
- Ecotopia Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:15PMThese modern utopias preach environmentalism rather than Godly fervor or free love.
- infoUSA Offers Businesses A Total Solution For Direct Mail Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:01PM OMAHA, Neb.----infoGROUP , the leading provider of proprietary business and consumer databases, sales leads, direct marketing, email marketing, and global information solutions today announced that its infoUSA.com division has now made it easier than ever for businesses to find new customers and grow their business. infoUSA.com now provides small businesses with the service and functionality of ...
- How To Build Your Law Practice With Dignity Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 4:50PMLawyers spend thousands of dollars on complex marketing plans. But then, often, other priorities seize their attention and their marketing plans gather dust. Here’s the marketing plan I use for my clients.
- New Solutions Developer, Aaron Umbarger, Hired at BCTI Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 4:15PMBCTI continues to expand. To keep up with customer demand, BCTI has hired a new Solutions Developer, Aaron Umbarger. [PR.com - July 24, 2008]
- Scheer Reflections Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 2:01PMFormer Santa Monica resident and local activist Robert Scheer, one of the most famous and controversial progressive journalists in America, visited Barnes & Noble on the Third Street Promenade last Friday as part of his book tour to promote his latest book, The Pornography of Power , dedicated to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator George McGovern, “two war heroes who preferred plowshares ...
- Book ‘em: Libraries see a rise in visits Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 12:05PM The literati stereotypically care little for calculus, but a six million spike in library visits since 2001 proves they can multiply.
- Becker, Wolthuizen reign as fair king and queen Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 11:56AMRainy weather moved the crowning of the Plymouth County Fair royalty to Century Hall Wednesday evening. David Becker of Hinton was crowned the 2008 Plymouth County Fair King and Jesa Wolthuizen of Le Mars, was crowned the 2008 Plymouth County Fair Queen during the 7 p.m. ceremony.
- Mother, son honoured with citizen, youth of the year Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 10:37AM A mother and son were honoured with the citizen of the year and youth of the year awards in Badger this week.
- A dose of (un)reality Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 10:04AM[Television producers came to Lucas Joyce's door, showed him a picture of a beautiful woman and asked if he'd like to date her. That's not what most of us would describe as "reality," but it was this 27-year-old's ticket to reality television.
- News Briefly Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:36AM News and events in and around Carver
- MIKE WENDLAND: What's on your iPhone 3G? Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:31AMThe iPhone is cool. The apps are cooler. The apps, short for applications, are programs that Apple released for the iPhone on July 11. All of the programs work on both the new iPhone 3G and the older iPhones. But since many of those programs also use the Web for various functions, it is with a 3G connection that they shine the brightest.
- Slow and steady wins the race... Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:14AMWhen Terrapin Communications Inc. began in 1998, their objective was to market a personal alarm system designed to save small children and pets from drowning in backyard pools.
- Viewpoint: Ichiro is So Bland, He's Sensational Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 8:57PMWhy is it that every time I check the sporting Internet, I feel like I'm standing in line at Safeway? The National Enquirers of the world have nothing on the ever-probing blogosphere. There's Matt Leinart, partying in a hot tub with some, um, attractive ladies.
- Justice makes first run for City Council Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 6:11PMAfter living in Albertville for 65 years, Donald Justice is entering the Albertville City Council race for the first time.
- Amputee athletes ready for Extremity Games Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 5:59PMNAPLES, Fla.—Loi Ho is doing push-ups and pull-ups and hanging from door frames by her fingertips to prepare her upper body for a rock climbing competition this week.
- 7 Reasons Not to Dismiss Statin-Caused Pain Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 5:23PMMuscle pain can often be treated, and might signal a more serious health issue.
- Boydstun competing for state Junior Miss title Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 5:13PMLindsey Caroline Boydstun, Winston County's Junior Miss, will be one of 43 Mississippi high school seniors competing for more than $42,000 in college scholarships when the 2009 Mississippi Junior Miss Program gets under way Thursday, July 24, in Meridian.
- Midland man first Canadian to receive wireless heart monitor Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 5:13PMGeorge Woods gets a peck on the cheek from Betty, his wife of nearly 50 years, as they relax at home just one week after he underwent surgery to implant a new cardiac device that will remotely monitor him. Woods is the first person in Canada to receive the implant.
- 10 Things You Didn't Know About Paul Ryan Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 4:09PMThe Wisconsin congressman is a potential vice presidential pick for John McCain.
- Amputee Athletes Ready for Extremity Games Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 3:26PMAmputee athletes have become increasingly ambulatory since the mid-1980s, replacing the wheelchair team sports that became popular with Vietnam veterans.
- Kirkham Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 9:25PMLA JARA — Wanda Doris Langston Kirkham was born April 17, 1929 in Morgan Conejos, Colo. She was the seventh child and the fourth daughter of John Walter Langston, Jr. and Delzia Geneva Bridges Langston.
- Family wants dad’s special tackle box back Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 8:49PMIn late June, somebody paid $20 for a bunch of fishing equipment at a garage sale on Northeast 86th Street — and left with an irreplaceable family keepsake.
- Homeowners prep for Albany tour Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 8:38PMALBANY - A highlight for tourgoers attending Saturday’s Albany Interior Tour of Historic Homes will be visiting the 1911 Widmer-Ferguson farmhouse on Spring Hill Drive in North Albany.
- Clubs & Organizations Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 7:32PMParents Anonymous Support Group: Meets every Monday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church, 590 S. Huachuca in Benson. Desert Stitchers: Meets every Monday from 1-3 p.m. at the Sunsites Community Center.
- For the birds: Winnebago County woman rehabilitates feathered friends, mammals Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 7:32PM While most people might head home to play with their cats or dogs after a long day at work, Karen M. Herdklotz does things a little differently.
- Las Vegas Sun Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 6:27PMYou've heard the one about arguing the facts or the law - whichever is on your side. The principle is illustrated clearly on tonight's program by Governor Jim Gibbons' attorney in the Elko affair, John E. Marvel.
- Former police captain spent 32 years with Holland department Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 6:10PM When he graduated from Michigan State University in 1972, Dave Guikema had one stipulation as he searched for a job in police work: He wanted to live in a city where he could enjoy the lake. He found a position that was a perfect fit, a patrol officer in Holland, and spent the next 32 years with the Holland Police Department — but it wasn’t an easy job to get, said wife Nancy Guikema. ...
- Fifty years later, legendary Petty family still trying to set the pace Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 5:59PMHe is a legend in his own time. His belt buckle reads: "King Richard, seven-time Winston Cup champion." And he owns 200 victories, a mark no driver has come close to approaching.
- New drug offers hope for Alzheimer's victims Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 5:39PMAs many as five-million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life.
- Homeowners prep for tour Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 4:38PMA highlight for tourgoers attending Saturday’s Albany Interior Tour of Historic Homes will be visiting the 1911 Widmer-Ferguson farmhouse on Spring Hill Drive in North Albany.
- Urban Farmer Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 3:43PMYES, I admit it: I once stole public property. And yes, I admit it, I was quite prepared to use my 2½-year-old daughter as a human shield to stop moustachioed gunmen from blowing my kneecaps off. But do I regret it? Not for one minute.
- New Principal "excited and honored" to be in Osage Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 12:09PMStory created Jul 22, 2008 - 10:55:52 CDT. Tim Hejhal, the new Osage High School Principal, sees the opportunity to serve the school and community as an honor.
- Linda Sue "Susie" Hix Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 10:35AMLinda Sue "Susie" Hix, 60, of Fernandina Beach, died Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at her home. A native of Dyers, Ark., she was raised and spent most of her life in Memphis, Tenn., until she relocated to Fernandina Beach in 2002.
- Giving Social Networking A Try Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 8:56AMImproving your online reputation can be a pain when you don’t know where to start. You can create your own Web site and implement Internet marketing strategies that will make it accessible to the online public; but this method, however, would only become a waiting game with no definite results.
- This 'mouse' can easily turn into Tiger Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 8:35AMNewmarket
- SheKnows Announces RealityTVMagazine's Predictions for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Winners Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 6:00AM SheKnows.com , one of the fastest growing online destinations for women, announced RealityTVMagazine's predictions for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Winners.
- BIGFlix.com Bags Exclusive Broadband Rights for Shemaroo's 'Shilpa's Yoga' DVD Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 5:24AMBIGFlix.com, part of Reliance ADA group and India's largest movie rental service, now offers a unique opportunity to practice yoga from the comfort of your home.
- Jeff Durbin's life inspires even after his death Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 5:18AMYORKVILLE -- To Lois Durbin, the celebration was just as it should've been this past weekend.
- Ruth White is named Mrs. Kingfield for 2008 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 5:14AMKINGFIELD - Family, friends and neighbors gathered Friday night on the lawn downtown to honor Ruth White, Mrs. Kingfield for 2008. The ceremony was held as a prelude to the annual Kingfield Festival Days.
- I always wanted to be an actress – Prachi Desai Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 2:06AMAn extract of an interview with Prachi Desai by Sabir Rahman. Q. Where did you grow up? A. I was born in Gujrat but grew up in Panchgani. Q. Were you a good student?
- Business briefs: Hotel firm to manage facility at Tarpon Point Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 1:15AMGrosse Pointe Development Company has signed an agreement with SunStream Hotel Resort Management to manage the Resort at MarinaVillage in Tarpon...
- Ichiro's so bland, he's sensational Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 1:14AM Why is it that every time I check the sporting Internet, I feel like I'm standing in the checkout line? The National Enquirers of the world have nothing on the ever-probing blogosphere. There's Matt Leinart, partying in a hot tub with some really cool...
- Area death: Annie Pearl Mallard Rahn Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 1:12AM POOLER - Annie Rahn was a devoted wife, mother and friend and dedicated her life to taking care of those she loved.
- Dentist Arthur Robbins, a founder of HIV clinic Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 11:55PMWhen the AIDS epidemic came to light in the United States in the early 1980s and little was known about how the disease spread, dentists were frightened, and many refused to treat patients suffering from it.
- Seniors use the arts to improve their lives Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 11:48PMAfter his thrice-weekly workout that includes dumbbells, the treadmill and 75 strokes on the rowing machine, 97-year-old Peter J. Franzino heads to his makeshift art studio, a windowless room by the air conditioning unit in the activities center of East Ridge Retirement Village in Cutler Bay.
