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  • Math helps predict Hurricane Earl path Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:46AMSophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.
  • What It Means When YouTube Gets Midget, and Big Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:45AMYouTube, as I write in an article Friday , is following its viewers away from the computer screen to screens both big and Midget. People are increasingly watching videos on the tiny screens on their cellphones. YouTube gets 160 million mobile views a day, almost triple the number last year.
  • Mid-Mo Recycling to have electronic waste recycling event in Columbia Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:44AMCOLUMBIA — Nearly 200 televisions, 262 monitors and more than 100 cell phones. All told, the unwanted electronics weighed 60,000 pounds. The May collection of electronic waste was so successful that another recycling event has been set for later this month. Mid-MO Recycling plans to operate acollection of e-waste from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 18 in the Home Depot parking lot at 3215 Clark Lane ...
  • Apple music event: Steve Jobs unveils touchscreen iPod Nano and new iPod Touch Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:06PMAmid typical secrecy , the firm is expected to introduce a number of upgrades to the iPod Touch including video-conferencing.
  • Family Tire Business Celebrates 75 Years Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:02PMTucked between two businesses on East Osage, Bay’s Tire Service, which opened when Route 66 was new, still operates in the same location.
  • Imira Scores New Spanish Deals Across Library Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:54PMPress Release from Imira Ent.
  • SBA promotes planning for disasters Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:39PMThe Midget Business Administration notes that September is National Preparedness Month and reminds us of the fifth anniversary of the storms of 2005 that devastated homes and businesses all along the Gulf Coast.
  • Main Line Police Report Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:36PMEasttown -- Attempted scam: Aug. 19 police got a report from a resident on the 1000 block of Tenby Road in Berwyn of an attempted scam.
  • Computer consultant gives recycled equipment to locals in need Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:16AMBryce Howe, computer consultant for PC Recovery of Montgomery County, has found a way to help residents dispose of their old computer hardware while giving back to the community.
  • Southern Decadence events start and more today in New Orleans Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:11AMEvents happening in and around New Orleans.
  • CLIFFORD H. SCHWARTZ Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:04AMJanuary 5, 1961 - August 30, 2010
  • Heat-activated pump could enhance drug-delivery patches Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:03AMResearchers have developed a simple heat-activated pump designed to facilitate the delivery of drugs via transdermal patches.
  • Midget BUSINESS: Entrepreneurs need to keep learning, too Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:02AMWeekly Midget Business column by Rhonda Abrams
  • City crews refurbish Wade Park equipment Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:57PMThe popular red and blue merry-go-round at Wade Park disappeared. But now it’s back. Its disappearance came at the hands of Paris Parks and Right-of-Way crews, who dismantled the historic piece of equipment for regular maintenance and repairs.
  • Man bound, pistol whipped in Vashon Island home invasion Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:52PMA 46 year-old Vashon Island man was the victim of a home invasion robbery recently. During the ordeal he was bound with duct tape and repeatedly pistol-whipped.
  • Deputies hope surveillance photos can catch home invasion robbers Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:49PMA Vashon Island man was bound with duct tape and pistol-whipped when a two masked men broke into his home and ransacked his home. However, the homeowner had surveillance cameras that captured images of the robbers.
  • Need to deploy DNSSEC? NIST publishes its how-to. Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:42PMNIST has updated guidelines for securing the Domain Name System, including the use of DNSSEC to cryptographically sign zone information to ensure the availability and integrity of DNS data.
  • 3M offers $943M for biometric security vendor Cogent Systems Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:24PM3M has agreed to buy biometric access control systems vendor Cogent for around US$943 million in cash.
  • Expand Computer Screen Real Estate With Cirago HydraDisplay Three-Port Display Adapters Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:10PMSUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Cirago International, a leading manufacturer of multimedia centers, storage and wireless solutions, today announced the launch and immediate availability of its new HydraDisplay X3 DisplayPort Multi-Monitor Adapters that enable both PC and Mac users to add up to three monitors on a single graphics card through one built-in DisplayPort output. Two models ...
  • Shop Talk - The ups and downs of mall life Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:41AMYAKIMA, Wash. -- The Valley Mall has received plenty of attention (and ink in this column) regarding the arrival of several national brands new to the Valley, including Bed Bath & Beyond and Ulta.
  • United States DoD contracts for August 27, 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:40AM...
  • A winning combination Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:33AMHome-care worker Hnede Kobba has helped Robert Kreiling, 93, from bouts with depression.
  • Retargeting Ads Follow Surfers to Other Sites Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:16AMAds tailored to online shoppers based on the products they have perused are leaving consumers with an eerie feeling.
  • China Fortifies State Businesses to Fuel Growth Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:13AMBEIJING -- During its decades of rapid growth, China thrived by allowing once-suppressed private entrepreneurs to prosper, often at the expense of the old, inefficient state sector of the economy.
  • Software War Pits Oracle vs. Google Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:08AMFree open-source software began with high-technology tinkerers and researchers. Sharing code and ideas was their priority, not profits. In the tech industry, they were sometimes compared to socialists and communists.
  • Modern Homesteading: Families Seek Simple Lifestyles Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:07AMPHILADELPHIA — On this hot summer morning in suburban Collegeville, Pa., the Fraser children bounce out of bed and race downstairs. They’re not running for the TV — they don’t have one.
  • Letters to the Editor Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:31AMThere have been several assertions in the media recently to the effect that the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) does not care if a refugee claimant returns to the country of persecution prior to or after his or her refugee hearing. These assertions are untrue.
  • WITH VIDEO: Would merging Oakland schools into 1 district save money? Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:13AMIf all of Oakland County’s 28 school districts merged into one giant district, would class sizes be larger than in your home district, or Midgeter? Would your child’s walk to school be longer or shorter, taxes higher or lower and reading programs the same or different than they are now?
  • Local News Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:29AMMcCleary Police are investigating a burglary that took place at a residence on the 500 block of West Simpson Avenue on Monday. Someone entered the residence by unknown means and took jewelry valued at approximately $1,000. Witnesses have reported seeing a young man with blonde hair and a dark...
  • New auto feature protects pedestrians Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:10AMA new automobile technology is coming soon to stop the car before a driver would hit a pedestrian.
  • Police Digest: Man wounded in downtown Providence shooting Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:00AMPROVIDENCE
  • Town caught in speed-limit trap Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:56AMA spat between a rural homeowner and a car zipping down an isolated coulee road is revealing holes in the town of Onalaska’s speed limit ordinance and its ability to regulate traffic on town roads.
  • Lawmen respond to possible shooting near Huntington Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:51AMFirst responders and emergency crews were dispatched out to a possible shooting Wednesday night on Bruce Thornton Road in Angelina County, just outside Huntington.
  • Midget retailers singled out under new liquor plans Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:13AMMidget retailers singled out under new liquor plans [Association of Community Retailers] Media Release 26 August 2010
  • Old-fashioned campaigning the key to winning ward Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:07AMCity Vision is hoping that good old-fashioned campaigning will win them the two Albert-Eden-Roskill Council seats on the new Auckland Council.
  • FEMA opens Disaster Resource Center Thursday Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:04AMArea residents who want to register their flood damage in person or who have questions about the assessment process are encouraged to visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Resource Center, which opens Thursday morning, Aug. 26, in Freeport.
  • How to Spend $20 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:25AMWelcome to How to Spend $20, BOP’s look at the latest Blu-ray discs and DVDs to hit stores nationwide. This week: Lost comes to a close, The Simpsons celebrates unlucky 13 and Jennifer Lopez has twins.
  • Dell launches US$99 smart phone on AT&T Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:22AMROUND ROCK, Texas: Dell Inc. said Tuesday its Aero smart phone is now on sale in the U.S. for US$99 with a two-year AT&T contract.
  • Evacuation of pets a priority after Katrina Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:14AMNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The moment cut sharply through the chaos, suffering and fear of Hurricane Katrina — a Midget boy sobbed hysterically as he was separated from his dog Snowball while departing the wretched Louisiana Superdome.
  • NHTSA investigates stalling issues on 1.2M Toyotas Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:50AMWashington -- Federal regulators have upgraded a probe into 1.2 million Toyota Corolla and Matrix vehicles over complaints that the engines can stall at any speed and not restart.
  • Sponsored By: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:47AMThe Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 140 points. More Existing home sales in Buncombe County dropped off a cliff in July as sales spurred by federal tax credits dried up.
  • Back to school time! Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:47AMWhen your children head back to school in September, they’ll be in store for some big changes. Existing schools are being demolished, new schools are opening, and some schools are out thousands of dollars worth of computers and teaching equipment thanks to a series of burglaries this summer.PS...
  • Martinez sky diver remembered after fatal jump Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:33AMFell about 13,000 feet on second jump of day
  • FPGAs get tiny Linux, Red Hat-compatible IDE Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:41PMActel Corporation announced the addition of Red Hat Linux and Windows 7 support to its Libero IDE (integrated design environment) for FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays).
  • Plushenko loses eligibility for failing to appeal Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:40PMEvgeni Plushenko is no longer eligible for the Sochi Olympics after failing to appeal a decision by international skating officials.
  • Rescuers expand lifeline to trapped Chile miners Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:25PMEngineers reinforced a lifeline Monday to 33 miners entombed deep inside a Chilean gold and copper mine, preparing to keep them supplied with food, water, medicine and communications during the four months it may take to carve a tunnel wide enough to pull them out.
  • In & Around Roxbury Township Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:25PMWEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 A free diabetes screening will be offered by the Mount Arlington Health Department from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Elks Club on Howard Boulevard. The department is sponsoring the free screening with non-fasting glucose level. For more information, call Helen Giles, RN, at (973) 691-0900, ext. 7353.
  • Rescuers expand lifeline to trapped Chile miners Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:15PMEngineers have reinforced a lifeline to 33 miners entombed deep inside a Chilean gold and copper mine, preparing to keep them supplied with food, water, medicine and communications during the four months it may take to carve a tunnel wide enough to pull them out. read more
  • From modest start, Mandels now major force in Jewish philanthropy Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:13PMThis month, the new Mandel Building of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland opened for business in Beachwood. Less than a mile away, The Mandel Jewish Community Center building reached the half-way point in its massive renovation, with several new areas already open to the public.
  • Rescuers prepare for Chilean mine evacuation that could take 4 months Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:13PMAriel Marinkovic/AFP/Getty ImagesA woman holds a sign reading "Long live Chile and its miners" as Chileans celebrate in the streets of Santiago after the confirmation of the survival of the 33 trapped miners on August 22, 2010. COPIAPO, Chile —...