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Teams Brace For Indy 500 Pole Day After Rain

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:53:57 -0500

Scott Dixon's best-of-the-month lap (39.6531 seconds; 226.968 mph) on Fast Friday confirmed Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver Dixon's outlook three days earlier.

Blind 78-Years Old Bowles Perfect 300

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:48:33 -0500

Pretty sweet story about a 78-year-old blind dude who bowled a perfect game. Dale Davis, 78, scores first 300 at Century Lanes.

Indy 500 Pole Day Approaches

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:41:42 -0500

Tomorrow marks the first day of qualifying for the Indy 500 - Pole Day - where the first 11 starting positions are set. This caps the first full week of practice and is the first major event of the month of the Indy 500.

Lebanese PM calls on army to restore order

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:28:31 -0500

Prime Minister Fuad Saniora called on the army today to restore law and order across Lebanon and remove gunmen from the streets, accusing Hezbollah of staging an armed coup.

Ex-head of Qantas freight operations in US jailed for price fixing

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:24:35 -0500

Bruce McCaffrey, who was formerly the vice-president in charge of freight operations in the United States for Australian flag carrier Qantas, has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment and fined US$21,000 by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for his involvement in a major air cargo price fixing cartel.

CMS To Test Personal Health Records for Medicare Beneficiaries

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:55:15 -0500

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a new project that expands its efforts to encourage beneficiaries covered by traditional Medicare to take advantage of Internet-based resources to track their health care services and better communicate with their providers.

Mental Illness Without Treatment Costs Income

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:33:14 -0500

Mental Illness has a huge toll on lost earnings of American workers. Mental Health report shows that 30 days-off a year due to mood and anxiety disorders cost Americans at least $193 billion a year in lost earnings alone.

Google Says Farewell to "Hello" Photo Sharing

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:15:44 -0500

Google is saying goodbye to "Hello," Picasa's photo sharing service which was part of the Picasa acquisition in 2004. The Picasa's Hello site now simply says the following.

Canadian Owners of Older iPods to Receive $45 Credit

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:06:28 -0500

Two iPod lawsuits meaning a small credit ($45) will be due to Canadian owners of older iPods: first-, second- or third-generation iPods purchased before June 24, 2004.

P2P Throttling Test Brings Glasnost to the Web. Or Does It?

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:49:25 -0500

Worried about your ISP throttling P2P transfers (you ought to be, particularly if you have Comcast service)? Want to embrace the spirit of Internet glasnost (meaning openness and freedom of information as in the Russian social policies introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev)?

Vietnam National University First to Adopt New Initiative for Service Innovation

harminka — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:44:11 -0500

Vietnam’s New Collaboration Portal Goes Live on IBM Cloud, Accelerating Universities' Adoption of Service Science

EDS Chosen to Manage Combat Veteran Call Center for Department of Veterans Affairs

harminka — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:41:12 -0500

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected EDS to provide outbound calling services and inbound callback support to facilitate the Combat Veteran Call Center outreach and education campaign to make combat veterans more aware of health care services and benefits available from the VA. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Hertz Expands IBM Relationship to Provide Information Technology Services, Support

harminka — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:39:07 -0500

The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) has expanded its relationship with IBM (NYSE: IBM), signing a five-year contract for global information technology to support Hertz's overall reengineering and efficiency improvement efforts.

AT&T Helps Connect Military Families for Mother's Day

harminka — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:36:46 -0500

AT&T will donate more than 30,000 prepaid phone cards in 2008, with a retail value of more than $200,000, to be distributed to military personnel stationed overseas with the help of the USO. This donation builds on more than 85 years of AT&T support for U.S. military families and a 20-year partnership with the USO. The company also recently provided a $315,000 sponsorship to support USO events and entertainment tours in 2008.

Firefox Language Pack Ships with Malware

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:33:30 -0500

One of the strengths of Firefox has been its large assortment of extensions, plug-ins and language packs, which extend its functionality in any number of ways. Internet Explorer has nowhere near the number or variety of add-ons. Of course, if one of them gets compromised.