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Cannon Nears Deal To Open Abandoned Mittersill Ski Area Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:06PMFRANCONIA NOTCH, N.H. -- An abandoned ski area in Franconia Notch could be months from reopening as Cannon Mountain nears an agreement that could let it expand, but not everyone is happy with the plan.
Stephen R Covey Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:05PMThere comes a time in every professional’s life when putting in 90-hour weeks at work and devoting the remaining hours to family and sleep makes him reach a point which the Japanese refer to as karoshi (that is, sudden death from excessive work).
China targets Google in porn crackdown Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:05PMChina warned Google to block pornographic material from reaching Chinese users.
— Bill Gates Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:05PMWhy customer relationship management blogs are gaining in importance. The internet will help achieve “friction free capitalism” by putting buyer and seller in direct contact and providing more information to both about each other.
FiOS Offers HD Six-Month Freebies Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:00PMVerizon Communications Inc. is ringing in the new year with a new customer offer for potential FiOS subscribers with a strong HD component.
Change.org Opens Voting for the Top 10 Ideas for America Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:55PMSAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/05/09 -- Change.org, the leading online platform for social change, today announced it has opened voting for the Top 10 Ideas for America, to be presented to the Obama Administration at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., just days before the Inauguration.
7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:55PM Dan Schawbel is the author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success , and owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog . Between current economic conditions and the technological evolution of the Internet, the traditional approach most job seekers have taken in the past is no longer viable. The approach — developing a resume and cover letter, locating jobs on and ...
The Toughest Qs Answered in the Briefest Tweets Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 7:38AMIsrael has enlisted an arsenal of Internet tools to take its message directly to a global audience including the first governmental press conference ever held on Twitter.
Web video spreads the message Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 7:00AMSINCE YouTube launched in 2005 and made video-sharing part of pop culture, viral videos have quickly become the latest mutation in mass media.
Blogs: Salty conundrum, wine-filled new year Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 3:18PMFood blogger Rochelle Feil wants to educate us about a very important ingredient: salt.
Oprah and Ellen and Celine and Charice Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 3:17PMSPAM and eggs. We are in an ABS-CBN dressing room, waiting for Charice’s call to go on “Wowowee!,” where she will presently knock them dead with her new version of Gloria Gaynor’s disco chestnut “I Will Survive.”
Police Officer Suffers Smoke Inhalation After Accident Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:34PMWaco police worked an accident Saturday afternoon when one officer was sent to the hospital.
EMC reportedly buys SourceLabs, but for what purpose? Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:06PMEMC has apparently bought open-source support provider SourceLabs, but why?
Texas Teenager Sentenced In Murders Of Mother, Brothers Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:04PMA 17-year-old Texas girl won’t be eligible for parole until she’s 59 after pleading guilty to charges in the murders of her mother and two young brothers who were found dead in their burning house.
Body Of Missing Texas Soldier Found Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:04PMThe body of a Texas soldier who evidently drove his car off a pier while home on leave was found Saturday.
Gauging Risk to Paterson in Defying Conventional Wisdom Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 7:42AMIt is not hard to find people who ask how much, exactly, Gov. David Paterson might risk should he not appoint Caroline Kennedy to the Senate.
Obama: Country needs economic stimulus plan Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:57AMObama said Congress should pass a plan designed to create 3 million jobs
Good Morning! Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:38AMGood morning, it’s Saturday January 3 and it’s shaping up to be a warm, windy and maybe wet day in Central Texas. Happy birthday to the March of Dimes!
Martin To Attend CES For ‘Industry Insider’ Series Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:20PMFederal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin will be a featured speaker at the 2009 International CES next week in Las Vegas , the Consumer Electronics Association said Friday.
Police seek driver of van in fatal New Year’s accident Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:07PMTOWN OF CAMPBELL — Police are searching for a white GMC Safari van after a hit-and-run Wednesday night near the Clinton Street Bridge left a man dead, Campbell police Sgt. Tim Kelemen said Thursday.
Fisher Reaches Retrans Deal With Charter Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 8:50PMPacific Northwest broadcaster Fisher Communications reached its second retransmission-consent deal this week, this one involving Charter Communications, officials said Friday.
Halftime: Syracuse 35, South Florida 19 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 8:48PMAt the half, Syracuse leads South Florida 35-19.
Halftime: Syracuse 35, South Florida 19 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 8:35PM Tampa, Florida (WSYR-TV) - At the half, Syracuse leads South Florida 35-19. Arinze Onuaku leads the Orange in points (11) and rebounds (8). Stay with 9wsyr.com for the final score and a recap, and watch NewsChannel 9 Eleven@11:00 for highlights.
No. 19 Baylor Falls To South Carolina, 85-84 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 8:19PMUSC made a layup with 5.1 seconds left to seal the victory.
What music columnist Adam Richter is listening to so far in 2009 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 7:58PMJoe Strummer, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and more...
Central Texas Woman Dies In One-Vehicle Crash Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:35AMA Central Texas woman who was a passenger in a pickup truck whose driver fell asleep died when the truck rolled and slammed into a tree.
Mileage tax story fuels interest on Drudge Report Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:33AMA link from Monday’s Drudge Report has brought heavy online traffic to a Democrat-Herald story by Editor Hasso Hering about the governor’s push for a new mileage tax based on GPS technology.
Under the Tree: A New Second Life Home Page Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:25AMMerry Christmas, ya’ll. I must admit that I consider the new SL home-page quite a Christmas Present. It’s slick and, despite the sniffs from design-prima-donas (“Puh-leeze! Black backgrounds are sooo 2001”) I think it showcases the variety of SL experiences well.
Unlocking the iPhone 3G - or maybe not Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 9:36PMAn application with the seasonal but rather unappetizing name of Yellowsn0w has some folks tinkering away, though not always happily.
YEAR AHEAD: Expect a tough 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:38PMEconomists expect a recession to continue in Southwest County and across the nation as consumers continue to sleep off the hangover that has followed their borrowing binge.
LOOKING AHEAD: Analysts see weakness persisting in 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:37PMEconomists expect a recession to continue in North County and across the nation as consumers continue to sleep off the hangover that has followed their borrowing binge.
USC Wins Rose Bowl Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:15PMSanchez passes USC to 38-24 Rose Bowl victory.
Tortoise or the hare? Daily siesta or overtime? Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:56AMVietNamNet Bridge - Seventeenth century poet Jean de la Fontein may be surprised to hear that lessons from his classic tale The Tortoise and the Hare are being learned by the younger Vietnamese generation.
Move over Kingfisher and Gladrags – DesiClub swimsuit calendar is here to rock Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:43AMWith its 3rd annual edition unleashed, the 2009 Desiclub.com Swimsuit Calendar unveils a bolder and sexier look.
Happy New Year! Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:38AMGood morning, it’s the first day of 2009 and it’s a little chilly outside.
Local language websites in bad state: survey Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:10AMMumbai, Dec 31 : A research jointly conducted by the Internet and Mobile Association of India and Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) has revealed that local language websites in India are in a very bad state, both in terms of quality and number.
Proposition 8 stirs questions about the nature of marriage Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:06AMSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- What is traditional marriage?
What now for Browns? Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:19AMNow the mad, desperate scramble begins.
Image makeover@ramalingaraju.com Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:19AMSatyam chairman’s supporters launch website for damage control. Dear Ramalinga Raju Garu, we are all with you @ any point of time. Our respects for you remain the same even today.” This is what the home page of a website – http://ramalingaraju.com/ -- launched today, says.
Man ruled unfit to stand trial Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:18AMAn 81-year-old Spanaway man accused of killing his son during an argument over a hood ornament has been found incompetent to stand trial and is being sent to Western State Hospital.
Pushovers? Won’t likely find them Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:18AMBefore the regular season began, the Pacific-10 Conference media picked Washington and Washington State to finish in the exact middle of the men’s basketball standings.
Cruise Control Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:18AMPITTSBURGH -- When you need to fix a headache you take two aspirin.
State Worker: Employees fight each other as budget crisis deepens Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:17AM State workers donned their rhetorical boxing gloves in 2008 and slugged it out – with each other. This column and its companion blog chronicled some of those battles: state workers in Sacramento vs. those everywhere else, staff vs. management, sworn law enforcement officers vs. non-sworn public safety workers, dues-paying union members vs. workers who pay reduced "fair share" fees and just ...
Illini hold on to beat poor-shooting Boilermakers in OT Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:22AMWEST LAFAYETTE -- There will be nights like this.
Come on, get happy Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:17AM Get healthy
It’s another brand new year Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:16AMSINGAPORE — Where did last year go? It seems like only yesterday that 2008 was starting.
Beyond the Arc: Breaking down the Missouri Valley Conference Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:11AMThe preliminaries are over for Missouri Valley Conference teams.
What’s Your Best Blog Post of 2008? Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 9:59PM The conversation, they say, is now distributed: from microcontent networks like Twitter and Friendfeed , to conversations happening on Facebook walls, to Tumblr ’s freeform content sharing, to the distribution and aggregation of comments through services like Disqus and IntenseDebate . What then, of blogs? At Mashable, we happen to think blogs served a vital role in social media, ...
Parenting Tip: Energy drinks and teens Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 9:56PM As most parents know, the teen years can be troublesome. A new behavior among teens has been linked to a rise in abnormal heart rhythms, aggressive behaviors, substance abuse and sexual promiscuity.
Golf mauling sparks blog outrage Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 9:33PMMANLA, Philippines--Just a day after a golf club mauling incident was reported dozens of blogs are denouncing alleged perpetrators who happen to be high-ranking government officials.