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  • More data released on key diabetes genes Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:47AMOne of the most reliable indicators to predict that a person will develop type 2 diabetes is the presence of insulin resistance.
  • Firefox warns users off China add-on Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:51AMMozilla has advised Firefox customers not to try add-ons classed as “experimental”, such as the recently released China Channel, because they could cause computer problems.
  • Firefox warns users off China add-on Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:39AM Rosalie Marshall, vnunet.com , Thursday 20 November 2008 at 02:15:00 Users should install at their own risk Mozilla has advised Firefox customers not to try add-ons classed as “experimental”, such as the recently released China Channel, because they could cause computer problems....
  • Silverlight ready to Moonlight on Linux Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 5:01PM Microsoft, Novell step up the Flash fight with Firefox plug-in
  • Daniel Reilly Appointed Vice President Finance of Kenwal Steel Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:19PM Daniel A. Reilly, former chief financial officer and controller of the Diez Group-operated Lapeer Metal Products, Inc. was appointed Vice President, Finance of Kenwal Steel Corp., effective Nov. 1.
  • Boxee lands $4 million for social media center Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:06PMSocial media center platform Boxee secures $4 million in funding to expand its business.
  • Windows 7 gives PCs quite the view with release of new operating software Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:37AMAh, Vista, so much to say, so little time. Hardware hog, unstable, compatibility issues, everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. But hey, it looks pretty. One service pack and a few months later, Microsoft announces the rumored new operating system that promises so much: Windows Vienna, now officially dubbed "Windows 7.
  • Adobe unleashes 64-bit Flash Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 9:01PMAdobe has released a 64-bit alpha Linux version of its Flash Player 10 media software -- in advance of versions for Windows or the Mac. Other news includes AIR 1.5 for Linux, upgraded media servers, a new design tool called Flash Catalyst, and an upcoming ARM version of Flash.
  • A shot in the ARM Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 6:46PMThe collaboration with ARM is intended to develop Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR for devices incorporating the ARMv6 and ARMv7 architectures used in the ARM11 family and Cortex-A series of processor cores, says Adobe.
  • Hyperion Club sets Visions of Trees for Nov. 22-23 Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:05PMFor more than a quarter of a century, the Hyperion Club has drawn together people with a passion for holiday decorations.
  • Pledges burned in frat ritual at NEC Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 5:16AM HENNIKER - Authorities are investigating an initiation ceremony during which students suffered chest injuries.
  • Rare illness may have caused death Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 5:14AMJAFFREY (AP) -- New Hampshire health officials are investigating whether a Jeffrey woman died of a rare illness related to mad cow disease. ...
  • Police investigate alleged hazing at NH fraternity Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 6:52PMHenniker police are looking into allegations of hazing at a New England College fraternity after at least four students were seriously injured.
  • Mobile Platform Allows Web Conferencing Via Smartphone Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 5:52PMPhoneTopp, outlining its vision to deliver ad hoc mobile collaboration to every smartphone user, will beta-test a cloud-based, thin-client architecture it says allows Web, audio and video conferencing from a smartphone with just one click. With its dedicated mobile platform, PhoneTopp says it can enable productivity improvements...
  • New England College Students Injured In Alleged Hazing Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:52PMA fraternity at New England College in Henniker is being investigated for an alleged hazing incident in which four students were injured.
  • "Yin Yang" Principle Suggests New Approach To Evaluating Breast Cancer Treatments Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:09PMAbout six in 10 breast cancer cases are caused when estrogen triggers cell receptors to promote abnormal cell growth leading to tumors. But if two particular receptors come together in what a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher calls a "yin yang" relationship, one might knock down the activity of the other and breast cancer growth could be halted.
  • Police investigate alleged hazing at NH fraternity Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 12:21PM Associated Press - November 14, 2008 7:15 AM ET HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) - Henniker police are looking into allegations of hazing at a New England College fraternity after at least four students...
  • Online Ad Optimization And Management: Software And Services To Maximize Your Site Advertising Revenue Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:50PM Ad optimization and management can increase your ad revenue by as much as 150% (as PubMatic did with BikerOrNot ). Or at least that is what companies offering ad optimization and management solutions are saying. If you are a professional blogger, you already understand that monetizing your content is extremely important. Google AdSense is a start. But it is only a start. To make the ...
  • Alfa Romeo Brera S: In a word, Bella! Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:18AMThe name Alfa Romeo serves to create an image of the caricature Italian uomo : the alpha male heartbreaker, a man who is neither a stranger to the mirror nor a martyr to reliability.
  • Programmer Unlocks Hidden Windows 7 Features Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:18PMTool disables protection scheme blocking some unfinished features in upcoming OS
  • Why you will love Mozilla’s Fennec browser: Extensions Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 8:02PMMozilla is hard at work to develop a mobile version of Firefox, code-named Fennec. It shapes up to become very much stripped down version of the desktop version Firefox, while maintaining key functionality. And as far as we can tell, Fennec will set the standard for mobile browsers: The software will support Mozilla-based extensions and themes, which is a feature no other mobile browser can ...
  • XOMA Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 9:01PM BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 10, 2008 -- XOMA Ltd. , a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, today announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
  • RVX-208 Data Demonstrates Increase in Functional HDL Particles Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 6:00PM Resverlogix Corp. is pleased to announce today key scientific data was presented in an oral presentation highlighting the novel features of RVX-208 at the American Heart Association Scientific Meeting.
  • RVX-208 Data Demonstrates Increase in Functional HDL Particles Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 6:00PM HDL generation and improved HDL functionality are distinguishing
  • Calendar Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 8:12AM FundRAISERS Ongoing Southern Triad Missions needs new appliances, clothing and household items for families in need. Make checks payable to Southern Triad Missions and mail to P.O. Box 1906, High Point, NC 27261-1906. 888-6091. The ACES office at Brooks Global Studies is collecting aluminum cans as a service project for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Mail or bring cans to Nathalie ...
  • Christ and College Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:20AMIt’s 11 a.m. Saturday, and whiskey is flowing at the big houses on fraternity row at the University of Alabama. Guys in ties and baseball caps are laughing and dancing with sorority girls in bright dresses as a band blares away just around the corner.
  • Breaking down the school boundary map differences Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 1:11PMThe Rochester school board now has four choices in selecting new attendance boundaries for schools
  • DivX 7 Player 7.0 Beta 1 with H.264 support released Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 12:01AMDivX has released a preview of its upcoming v7.0 video playback software, which now includes support for high definition H.264 files, with an extension for most Windows media players, and the surround sound AAC audio format.
  • Estrogen And Progesterone Receptor Isoforms Expression In Stomach Of Mongolian Gerbils Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 6:14PMGerbils were treated with estradiol and E2+ progesterone. Stomach proteins were immunoblotted for Estrogen-alpha, ER-beta, progesterone receptor-A, PR-B. ER-alpha, PR-A and PR-B were detected. PR isoforms were not regulated by hormones. E2 down-regulated ER-alpha in corpus. This suggests that E2 and P4 actions in stomach are mediated by their nuclear receptors.
  • Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation Announces Unaudited Results for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2008 and ... Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 4:30PM METAIRIE, La.----Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation today announces its unaudited results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2008 and provides update. Total revenue for the third quarter of 2008 was $249,062 compared to total revenue of $351,263 for the same period of 2007.
  • Bacteria Manage Perfume Oil Production From Grass Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 3:14PMScientists in Italy have found bacteria in the root of a tropical grass whose oils have been used in the cosmetic and perfumery industries.
  • Well Known Drug Might Overcome Obstacles To Pancreatic Islet Transplantation Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 3:08PMResearchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva, Israel have demonstrated that treating diabetic animals with alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) following an islet transplantation procedure eliminates the inflammation that causes islet transplants to fail.
  • Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT) Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 9:41PM1. What is SELECT? SELECT stands for the Sel enium and Vitamin E C ancer Prevention T rial, a clinical trial to see if one or both of these substances can help prevent prostate cancer when taken as dietary supplements.
  • Designing It Right The First Time Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 9:15PMOne of the most difficult things to do in a startup is to correctly define and position the company’s first product/service.  Done properly, your company gets off to an incredible start. Done improperly and you are in for at least a six month ...
  • BlackBerry Gets Live Video Streaming Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 6:25PMThe mobile broadcasting service Qik announced support for the BlackBerry Bold and Pearl, with more handsets to come.
  • Seminars help students make sense on spending Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 3:24PMBeta Alpha Psi, an academic fraternity, is hosting three financial events for students. They are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 28; Nov. 4 and Nov. 11. All of the seminars will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Twilight Ballroom on the second floor of the BPSC.
  • Live Stream Video On a BlackBerry with Qik Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 1:40PMQik mobile allows you to stream live video with several different BlackBerry models.
  • Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" available Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 1:52AMCanonical has finally freed the Ibex. The first release candidate for Ubuntu 8.10 ("Intrepid Ibex") is available for download or in-place upgrade by 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") users, according to a post to the Ubuntu Announce mailing list by Steve Langasek, release manager.
  • Former student testifies against adult film actor Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 3:07PMCOLFAX — The former Washington State University student who pleaded guilty to raping a fellow student last year testified Thursday against the adult film actor he said committed the act with him, Christopher Jack Reid.
  • Why your health loves Halloween Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 1:30PMWho would have thought carving a jack-o-lantern — and eating the leftovers — could make you feel great?
  • Alpha And Style Persistence For Currency Managers Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 12:29PMInstitutional investors are increasingly turning to currency traders. This article confirms that past performance is no guarantee of future returns. But there is evidence that managers have a tendency to persistently use the same investment strategy, suggesting that investors may wish to diversify across currency managers
  • Scare on the Square set for Halloween Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 4:02AMHuntsville’s young trick-or-treaters have a special treat to look forward to on Oct. 31, one which their parents won’t have to worry about — the annual Scare on the Square.
  • Thinking Allowed. Thinking Aloud. Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 1:08AMCrude oil price dropped further to US$67.40 per barrel as at 20:23 PM EDT (Oct 23 08:23hr Malaysia time). See (almost) real-time crude oil price tracker on the top right-hand corner of this page The question is not whether pump...
  • Fraternities take back the night Sunday, October 19, 2008 @ 4:49AMStudents participate in last year´s women-only Take Back the Night march. This year, members of Alpha Epsilon Pi and Beta Theta Pi fraternities will march as well.
  • The E musketeers Sunday, October 19, 2008 @ 1:12AMCHECK your vitamin E supplement label and you will very likely find only alpha tocopherol on it. Food naturally contains all four members €“ alpha, -beta, -delta and gamma tocopherol (also known as mixed tocopherols) of the vitamin E (tocopherol) family.
  • This week in open source: OpenOffice.org 3, Firefox 3.1 b1 Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 10:16PM Lots of new open source software was released this week, including a major new version of OpenOffice.org, the first Firefox 3.1 beta, and the third Thunderbird 3.0 alpha. Ars looks back at the past week and shares the highlights. Read More...
  • ETC.: Bonham inducted in Alpha Chi Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 5:39AMAlicia Bonham, Upland, was inducted into the Indiana Beta Chapter of Alpha Chi of Huntington University. She was recognized for her superior academics and exceptional character.
  • Blizzard Answers Your Questions, From Blizzcon Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 6:13PMLast week we asked you to submit questions for several Blizzard employees on a wide range of issues. Since we undertook the pilgrimage to Blizzcon in person this year, we decided to use the question ideas as a guide rather than an absolute, so that it could be a little more conversational in tone. Below we have included the responses from Chris Sigaty, lead producer on StarCraft II; Jeffrey ...
  • Kit Digital Signs Multi-Year Partnership to Deliver IPTV Set-Top Box Solution for Global Ethnic Programming in North ... Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 4:37PM KIT digital, Inc. , a leading global provider of IPTV enablement technology and video-centric interactive marketing solutions, announced today that it has been selected by TV2Moro, a new firm backed by several top-tier ethnic television aggregators and producers, to deploy a new IPTV set-top box service to deliver programming to ethnic consumers in North America.